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Hen Harrier at Bentley Moss today - 1st october 2008
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Glyn Haworth (United Utilities Ranger) has informed me that he had a Hen Harrier at Bentley Moss today. Bryan.
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Top o The slate - sunday 28 sept 5pm
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sorry for late reply been a bit busy with ending our fasting period and eid celebrations few magpies, min of 6 carrion crows, 3-4 rooks, some b h gull flying over, a min of 10 l bb gulls, a kestrel being mobbed by 2 jackdaws and all 3 doing spectacular acrobatics in the sky....meadow pipits, a raven flyi...
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Cowpe Valley
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Cowpe Valley Buzzard 1 over at 1 pm
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Bacup Rack
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Buzzard 20 Meadow Pipits 2 Stock Dove 27 Sep
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Holden Wood Res, Mon 29 sep 2008
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3 Ccomorant 4 Mallard 10+ Black-headed Gulls 3 Stonechats Meadowpipits 11 Grey Partridge, Hill end Farm. 2 Jay 2 Kestrel Best wishes Neil
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Edge Cote, Seat Naze & Marl Pits 29/09/08
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Seat Naze lesser black back gull - 1 meadow pipit - 8 swallow - 8 house martin - 4 (first I've seen for over 2 weeks) linnet - 1 Edge Cote heron - 1 snipe - 11 meadow pipit - 36 pied wagtail - 1 mixed flock of blue and long tailed tits, minimum of 6 of each 2 parties of goldcrest reed bunting - 1 Marl Pits meadow pi...
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Strongstry
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A kingfisher on the river at last fishing in the early morning mist,and where was my camera,you guessed,at home Green woodpecker still present Coal tits have appeared at the feeding station this week Buzzard flew over buckden woods friday evening
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Cribden End, 28/09/08
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18:15-19:15 Just caught the last hour of sunshine and some splendid views of The Valley and beyond: Kestrel, 1, Sparrowhawk, female disturbed flock of Lapwing, Lapwing, 22 feeding on recently mown field, Wheatear, 1 flew from drystone wall into rutted field and was still there 30 minutes later wh...
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New Line Res
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New Line Res Tufted Duck 2 Mallard 45 Canada Geese 22 Moorhen 2 B.H.Gull 12 Pied Wagtail 10 pfyldes
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Cowpe Valley & Whitworth Quarry 28/09/08
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Cowpe Valley 1 heron 1 buzzard 1 sparrowhawk 1 kestrel 2 moorhen 2 snipe 2 pied wagtail 2 chiffchaff 1pr stonechat 7 mistle thrush 30+ chaffinch Whitworth Quarry 1 wheatear flock of 20 twite cheers Kevin with John Hallsworth
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AMR, 28/09/08
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16:15-16:45 Canada Goose, 28, Brent Goose, 1 juv in with Canadas!(There was a family party of 5 Brents on Elton today!) Lapwing, c110, Sparrowhawk, female put up the Lapwings! Meadow Pipit, c4 flitting about! Regards, David Nuttall
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Dearden Clough 27/09/2008
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Two parties of LT Tits, one with at least 20 birds 2 Sparrowhawks having a go at Magpies 2 Stonechats 2 Whinchats Good number of Meadow Pipits 1 Skylark 2 Kestrel Cheers Ian
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Clowbridge, 28/09/08
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08:00-09:30 Canada Goose, 3 (there were 72 earlier in the week!) Mallard, 3, B.H.Gull, c8, Tawny Owl, 1 calling, Snipe, a party of at least two flew over calling but couldn't see them in the mist! Pied Wagtail, 1, Meadow Pipit, c12, Stonechat, 8, Chiffchaff, 2 feeding in willows near boat house / car p...
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Loveclough 27/9/08
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Osprey flew NW over at 4.30pm Large quantity (approx 20) Goldfinch in the garden. Bob
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Reedsholme - Loveclough 27/9/08
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Few things of any real note. Single Dippers were at Stoneholme (singing) and Goodshawfold. c12 Wood Pigeon at Goodshawfold with a further c20 in fields at Loveclough. A calling Chiffchaff was at Loveclough and another silent bird was at Goodshawfold feeding with 2 Goldcrests and a Blue Tit. Talki...
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Edenfield,Stubbins,Irwell Vale 27/9/08
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Hi-lights from 'not so fruitfull' Odonata search. Eden Wood 2 GSW 1 Grey Heron 1 Jay 3 LT Tits (min) East View to Cliffe Lodge 1 Kestrel 3 Jays (over) 1 Moorhen 10+ LT Tits 1 Song Thrush Irwell Vale (Lumb) 1 Nuthatch More LT Tits 1 more Jay having a go at a Grey Squirrel 1 Mistle Thrush Basically Jays and LTT's...
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Whitworth Quarry/ Stubbylee Moss 27/09/08
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2 snipe 7 sky lark 1 pied wagtail 100+ meadow pipit 1 wheatear 3 raven 4 golfinch c30 twite present again with 2 colour ringed birds seen. 40 linnet were feeding on derelict land near Lancashire Sock, New Line. cheers Kevin -- Edited by KEVIN LISTER at 19:08, 2008-09-27
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feeding stations
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I started feeding over a week ago at three sites for the autumn/winter and early sightings include, great tit[commonist bird] blue tit[second commonist] long tailed tit[small flocks] nuthatch[4 individuals regular] robin[odd ones] dunnock[2/3] g s woodpecker[present at all three sites] w...
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Cloughbottom and New Line
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Cloughbottom Res Teal 6 Mallard5 Grey Wagtail 3 Pied Wagtail 1 Common Gull 1
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Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate Thr Sept 25th 2008
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0645hrs-0830hrsToday was OK with birds moving steadily up until about 0830hrs then it just died. The party numbers where very good today (pipits) eg: 23,26,19,80 etc. Lots of Chaffinches where being missed as I could hear parties going high overhead but could not see..Meadow Pipits: 416,Pied W...
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Vismig Haslingden Top O'th Slate - Wed Sept 24th 2008
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0645hrs - 0900hrsWind SE 10-12mph and decreasing.. most movement finished by 0815hrs. Today Pied Wagtails in better numbers and Snipe showing.Meadow Pipit: 252 (2W),Chaffinch: 13 (2W)Pied Wagtail: 27 (3W and best party 8)Siskin: 20 (14,6)Goldfinch: 4Linnet 11 (9W)Reed Bunting: 1Common Sni...
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Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate Tues Sept 23rd 2008
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0645hrs-0845hrs, Wind: NE 15mph and weakening by 0830hrs. Very strong birds coming through sideways on... All Movement South unless stated otherwise Meadow Pipits: 269, Linnet: 8, Pied Wagtail: 5 (4,1), Goldfinch: 1, Chaffinch: 1, Kestrel: 1, LBBG: 2
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New Line Res
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New Line Res Canada Geese 58 in field above res Mallard c40 Moorhen 4 Pied Wagtail 12 pfyldes
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Vismig Haslingden Top O'th Slate - Mon Sept 22nd 2008.
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0645hrs - 0845hrsBirds:Meadow Pipit: 127 (6W), Pied Wagtail: 1, Linnet: 3 (1W), Siskin: 10 (6,4), Chaffinch: 7 (4W), Greenfinch: 1 NW, Goldfinch: 1W, Mistle Thrush: 2, Lapwing: 11 plus a very large party to the North West over Oswaldtwistle area, Stock Dove: 3, LBBG: 3.....
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Warth to Turn Village via AMR 21/09/08
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Warth 3 herons, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 4 stock dove, 1 grey wagtail, 1 pied wagtail, 1 dipper, 1 spotted flycatcher, 1 swallow, 5 mistle thrush & 1 party of long tailed tits. Hurdles Quarry/ Whittaker Pasture 1 sparrowhawk, 1 little owl, 1 sky lark, 50+ meadow pipit, 1 wheatear &...
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Heap Clough 3.30-5.30pm 21/09/2008
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usual magpies, robins, woodpigeons, wrens just before the quarry. after the quarry on the farmland where you get views across the valley 2 kestrels, 2 locks of goldfinches with about 20 min in, over 40 meadow pipits, some carrion crows, a raven, 4 stone chat at about 4.30 a large flock of geese were g...
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Whitworth Quarry Area
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Whitworth Quarry Twite c30 Stubbylee Moss Snipe 4 Raven 3 Meadow Pippit c10 Sky Lark c6 Swallow 2 over Jam Hill Snipe 2 Meadow Pippit c30
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Cowm & Springmill, 21/09/08
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Early A.M. Cowm, Tufted Duck, 6, Mallard, c24, Grey Heron, 1, B.H.Gull, c12, Meadow Pipit, good movement south with c100, best party 15, Green Woodpecker, 1 seen and yaffling loudly!, Chaffinch, c30 in small groups, Bullfinch, 2 flew into bushes calling, Redpoll, 1 flew up the res calling, Jay, 2 S...
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Vismig Haslingden Top O'th Slate Sun Sept 21st 2008.
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The movement never got going again today, although there was some wind though light SE 3 mph. Chaffinch looked like they where picking up..Birds: Meadow Pipit:96, Pied Wagtail: 9 (1W), Chaffinch: 15 (1W), Linnet: 19 (7W), wite: 10 NW, Siskin: one party audible only, Goldfinch: 2, Greenfinch: 4 (2N...
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Holdenwood res 21 sep 2008
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3 Cormorant 1 Great crested Grebe 1 Mallard 1 Snipe 1 Stonechat 3 reedbunting 10 Meadow pipit Best wishes Neil
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