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Grane to Rawtenstall 06/10/10
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little grebe - 1 on Calf hey cormorant - 1 on Calf hey Canada goose - 40 on Ogden Res mallard - 146 on Calf hey, 11 on Holden wood, 7 at Irwell Vale, 57 at Holmes Terrace Lodge & 8 at Rawtenstall teal - 11 on Calf Hey goosander - 2 on the Irwell at Townsendfold kestrel - 2 on Haslingden moor, 2 at Holden Wood &a...
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Lapwings
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about 60 in the air at about 4.30 - probably the Knowsley Road lot.
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Hawfinch in Memorial Gardens, Haslingden?
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Took my little boy to the park today about 11.30am and noticed a Grey Heron fly over pretty low and the odd sight of a pair of Magpies carrying a number of twigs to a specific tree. There were plenty of Robins singing by the sound of it. One thing that caught my eye was at least 1 bird in a tree maybe 2, midway...
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Stubbylee Moss to Spring Mill 04/10/10
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Stubbylee Moss/ Whitworth Quarry 1 sparrowhawk, 2 kestrel, 2 snipe, 6 skylark, 6 pied wagtail, 60 meadow pipit, 5 swallow, 3 house martin, 1 wheatear, 9 goldfinch, 23 linnet & 1 reed bunting Cowm 1 great crested grebe, 1 cormorant, 1 mute swan, 40 mallard, 13 tufted duck, 15 black headed gull,1 gr...
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Spring Mill Reservoir and Healey Dell area.Sat 2nd October
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Spring Mill Great Crested Grebe,Meadow Pipit,5 BH Gulls,2 LBB Gulls over. Healey Dell area Great Spotted Woodpecker(M),4 Chaffinch,Great Tit,Blue Tit,Robin,Mallard,2 Moorhens,Grey Heron,Sparrowhawk(Flew at the side of me clutching a pigeon that managed to escape losing lots of feathers i...
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Swallows Newchurch 02/10/10
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10:30am 12 flew over 16:00 2 flying around Seat Naze Ian
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Grane 02/10/10
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Holden Wood Res 100+ Mallard 1 Heron 16 Canadas Goldfinch, Linnets, Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipits 1 Jay Ogden 2 Cormorant Calf Hey 80+ Mallard 6 Teal 1 Cormorant 1 Raven over 1 Kestrel 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Shame it wasn't Duck Count!! Ian
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Various 2/10/10
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1 Swallow on wires at rear of Union Terrace Cloughfold 1 Heron in river at Fallbarn 2 Pied Wagtail on Rawtenstall cricket field Holland Ave, Twin lodges, Cribden Clough 1 Chiffchaff - brief song Good mixed flock of finches/tits inc, juv. Bullfinch 3 Jay over + 2 at Twin lodges then 3 from Laund Hey very h...
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Clowbridge Res, 2nd Oct, 2010
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07:15-08:45 Good passage and plenty about. Canada Goose, 86 at first light but most flew off down the valley, Mallard, 38, Wigeon, 3, Merlin, juv through alerted to it calling wagtails and pipits, Kestrel, 1 hunting rough ground, Moorhen, 1, Lapwing, at least 27 with flocks of 27, 16 & 3, B.H.Gul...
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Redwings
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My first this Autumn 3 flying over Newchurch 29-09-10 Ian
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Seat Naze to Marl Pits 26/09/10
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Seat Naze 1 kestrel, 1 chiffchaff, 15 swallow, 2 hose martin, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 40 meadow pipits, 1 grey wagtail, 1 pied wagtail, 2 jay, 7 greenfinch, 30 goldfinch, 30 linnet & 1 redpoll Edgecote 1 heron, 13 snipe, 1 kestrel, 27 meadow pipit, 2 mistle thrush, 16 starling, 1 goldcrest fa...
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Clowbridge res. 26/9/10
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10.30 hrs approx. with P.Fyldes. 4 Goldfinch 1 Cormorant 1 B.H.Gull 1 Kestrel 4 Stonechat 2 Jay 3 M.Pipit c90 Canada Goose in field Small planting nr. to Compstons Cross Min. 12 Long Tailed Tit 1 Willow Warbler 1 Jay Bullfinch heard 1 Redpoll flew over 7 M.Pipit > S. 1 Coal Tit 1 Reed Bunting nearby. Bo...
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Grane, 26th Sep, 2010
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07:00-11:00 Cormorant, 3 flew in from the west down the valley, Grey Heron, 2, Canada Goose, 8, Mallard, 90 on Calf Hey, Teal, 4 on Calf Hey, Sparrowhawk, female over Calf Hey, Kestrel, 2 singles, Peregrine, male over, Merlin, female landed on a dry stone wall close to where I was climbing up onto Hasli...
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Ospreys over Ogden
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At 1.55pm today there were three raptors over Ogden calling and flying very high, so high I am unsure what they were but my impression was that they were Ospreys. Did anyone else see these birds who could perhaps have a more certain identification.
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Whitworth 25.9.10
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Cowm Res Tufted Duck 12 G.C.Grebe 1 Mallard c30 Cormorant 3 Mute Swan 1 B.H.Gull 10 Landgate Stonechat 2 Meadow Pipit 3+15 Starling 10 Kestrel 1 Wood Pigeon 1 pfyldes
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flock of small birds
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i noticed a flock of about 30 possibly more smaller birds flying around Grane - they appeared smallish finches flying close together. looked fairly lightish in colour - not dark. could have been goldfinch, linnet or one of those migrant buntings/finches ..... they were to the side of the highes...
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Cowm Res 19.9.10
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Cowm Res Green Woodpecker 1 seen and calling Kingfisher 1 Dipper 1 middle outflow Grey Wagtail 1 middle outflow Raven 1 over Cormorant 3 Tufted Duck 7 Mallard c30 Mute Swan 1 B.H.Gull 2 Swallow c50 Chaffinch c10 + c20 Goldfinch 4 Robin 1 singing Magpie 3 Carrion Crow c10 Starling 8 Meadow Pipit 4 New Line...
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Clowbridge Res, 19th Sep, 2010
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09:30-11:00 Cormorant, 2 on usual pylon, Mallard, 3, Moorhen, 1 juv, Snipe, 1 over south, B.H.Gull, 1, Meadow Pipit, c80 in east bay especially, Pied Wagtail, c8, Grey Wagtail, 1 on outflow, Dipper, 1 on outflow, Mistle Thrush, party of 9 near car park, Stonechat, 3 to north of res, Coal Tit, 2 in point...
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David Nuttall
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Buzzard
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One Buzzard most of this evening in the sky between Strongstry and Irwell vale.
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Calf Hey Thursday 16 Sept
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3pm - over 50 ducks.....around 40 mallards....and soem saller ducks which i asume to be Teal.
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New Hall Hey
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17/9/10 on feeder at unit 5 3 male,1 female and 1 young Bullfinch on river 1 kingfisher 1 dipper Dave
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Tor hill , Hemshore Sat 11 September
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1 Skylark 6 Meadow pipit 9 Grey Partridge 1 Kestrel 3 Carrion Crow Neil
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Deeply Vale - Harden Moor, 12th Sep, 2010
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07:00-10:00 Cormorant, 2 flew up the valley towards A.M.R Canada Goose, over 200 with flocks of 160, 45, 6 & 3, Mallard, c20, Kestrel, 6 singles, Pheasant, group of 3, Moorhen, 3, Snipe, 1 flushed off Harden Moor, L.B.B.Gull, c12, B.H.Gull, c12, Wood Pigeon, c40 in small flocks, Stock Dove, 1, Co...
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Lots of Swallows and Martins at Broadclough, Bacup.
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A few hundred Swallows and Martins are flying over the ponds at Broadclough of an evening recently. Quite a sight. -- Edited by Paddy on Wednesday 18th of August 2010 12:38:23 AM
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Staghills Woods to EBSW 10/09/10
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Staghills Woods 1 nuthatch, 1 chiffchaff, 1 willow warbler & 1 jay Bocholt Way/ rawtenstall 1 grey heron, 41 mallard, 5 goosander, 1 kingfisher & 50 house martin Groundwork/ Holmes Terrace Lodge 2 little grebe, 12 mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 dipper, 2 parties of long...
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Grane 08/09/10
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Hutch Bank 1 sparrowhawk, 1 kestrel, 10 pied wagtail, 4 swallow, 1 female black redstart, 4 wheatear, 50 jackdaw, 20 rook & 30 carrion crow. Troy Quarry/ Heap Clough 1 kestrel, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 juvenile redstart, 12 long tailed tit, 2 willow warbler & 2 raven over. Haslingden Mo...
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General Observations
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Sat 4th - Strange day with several species of bird of prey being seen including a Buzzard being mobbed by Rooks flying over Stacksteads toward rake head.
Mon 6th- Several times during the day 100+ House martins feeding up over Fielden factors in Waterfoot.
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Buzzard
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One Buzzard perched and hunting around strongstry this evening,flew towards scout moor at 1930 hrs.
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Clowbridge Res, 4th Sep 2010
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17:00-18:00 Canada Goose, 85 feeding in fields at side of res, Mallard, 4, Kestrel, min 5, Common Sandpiper, 1 feeding on shoreline, B.H.Gull, 4, Wood Pigeon, flock of 9 feeding in fields, Swallow, 6 through south, Meadow Pipit, c12 Grey Wagtail, 1, Pied Wagtail, c8, Stonechat, 4, Mistle Thrush, 2,...
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David Nuttall
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Helmshore, Tor hill, 3rd & 4th September
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4 Buzzards over Helmshore, going West. Friday 3rd Sat 4th Tor hill 1 Blackredstart 1Whinchat 2 Kestrels A few Meadow Pipits, Swallows, Woodpigons Neil
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