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E.B.S.W. 9/12/08
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E.B.S.W. circuit 14:30hrs approx. Fine, bright but bloody cold. c20 L.T. Tit flock with c2 Goldcrest and 1 Coal Tit near to entrance 1 Reed Bunting 1 Redwing with 11 + 6 seen at dusk 1 Wood Pigeon 1 Moorhen on river Pr Mistle Thrush c4 Blackbird 11 Mallard on river 1 Fieldfare over c40 B.H.Gull on beds 3 Her...
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Cowm to Bacup
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Cowm Res Tufted Duck 7 Goosander 1 pair Goldeneye 1 f Mallard c 30 B.H.Gull c 20 Common Gull 2 Raven 2 over Blackbird 3 Meadow Pipit 1 Wren 1 Robin 2 Carrion Crow 16 single flock + 3 New Line Res Mallard 28 Canada Geese 18 B.H.Gull c 30 Wren 1 Coal Tit 1 calling Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 3 Chaffinch 6 Bacup Park Nuthatc...
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PECKING ORDER
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Great weather for working out who rules the feeding station, as the numbers increase in the cold weather. wood pigeon (top dog,not aggresive just big) jackdaw (very aggresive) jay (sees everyone off except above two) squirrel (not avian,but keeps clear when top three are about) nuthatch (attack...
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Troy Quarry area 07/12/08
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1 Kestrel(m) which started chasing a Sparrowhawk(f) which was flying up highish in spirals ~30 Fieldfare feeding on field with ~30 Redwing Cheers Ian
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Staghills Woods area 07/12/2008
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mallard - 4 tawny owl - 1 disturbed from roost near Thistlemount Avenue great spotted woodpecker - 3 feral pigeon - 12 wood pigeon - 1 grey wagtail - 1 on the stream in Lea Bank & 1 at Hareholme. wren - 3 dipper - 1 dunock - 3 robin - 13 song thrush - 4 redwing - 6 blackbird - 14 great tit - 8 blue tit - 17 coal tit...
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Clowbridge Res, 7th Dec 2008
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09:30 -10:30, 75% frozen over, minus 2 degrees so in Winter's icy grip! Cormorant, 1 flew in and landed but appeared edgy and flew off after five minutes! Goosander, male, Goldeneye, 2 males and an immature. B.H.Gull, c40, Common Gull, 7, L.B.B.Gull, 2, Filedfare, 1 lone bird calling often, Gold,...
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Pink Footed Goose over Rising Bridge - Sat Dec 6th 2008
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A skein of approx 30-35 going over Winfields and then slightly veering towards the Blackburn direction, yesterday Saturday at approx 1130hrs. Overhall heading W-NW
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Irwell Valley, 30/11/08
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08:00-10:00, Grey Heron, 3 individuals fishing in river plus another in a tree. Mallard, 4 on EBSW plus 4 at HTL, Goosander, pair on river behind EBSW, Pheasant, female at feeders in Irwell Vale, Moorhen, 2 at HTL, B.H.Gull, c80 at EBSW, Collared Dove, c12 mainly in pairs, Wood Pigeon, c12, Dipper, 3...
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Haslingden Grane Sat 29 November
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Holdenwood resv 3 Cormorants, 2 G.C.Greabs, 2 Mallard, 50+ fielfares 1G.S.Woodpecker Ogden resv 2 Cormorants Calfhey resv 5 goosander Best wishes Neil
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Clowbridge 28/11/08
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12:00'ish to 13:00'ish Goldeneye 2m,1f. Goosander 1m,1f. Cormorant 1. G.C.Grebe 1 Herring Gull 2 B.H.Gulls & Common Gulls, didn't count. A lot of comings and goings, but in roughly equal quantities. 2 Mistle Thrush On feeder:- 10 + Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 2 Chaffinch Blue &...
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Winfields pond
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21 Gooseander 2Cormorant 26 Nov
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late report
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Diriving over grane about12.45 pm friday 21 nov and i thought i saw what was a male hen harrier in the distance - definitely a grey-ish coloured bird inthe distance. could have been a gull toi guess. it was at clough head and flying low. no positive id then a raven flying fairly low from oswaldtwis...
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New Line Res
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New Line Res Goosander 1 pair Canada Goose 5 Mallard c30 Moorhen 4 B.H.Gull 23 Common Gull 2
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Garden 07:30 24/11/08
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Garden list just gone up by one species!!! Goldcrest in my garden this morning. There must be something to be said for keeping it like a jungle. My excuse and I'm sticking to it!!!
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Holmes Terrace to AMR 23/11/08
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Holmes Terrace Lodge 74 mallard 1f wigeon 3 moorhen 1 kingfisher 2 song thrush 1 jay 4 greenfinch 6 goldfinch. Rossendale Combining to Ewood Bridge 1 heron 4 goosander flying towards AMR 4 lesser black back gull, 4 herring & 1 great black back gull flying north 1 kingfisher flying towards Hol...
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Edgeside to Cloughbottom
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Edgeside Brambling 1m Collared Dove 6 Greenfinch c10 Chaffinch c20 Coal Tit 2 Starling c30 Magpie 2 Blackbird 6 Lumb L.T.Tit 12 Bullfinch 3f Jay 1 G.S.Woodpecker 1f Peersclough Grey Wagtail 1 Mallard 20 Starling c40 Blackbird 4 B.H.Gull 6 over west Robin 2 Wren 1 Blue Tit c10 Great Tit c10 Woodpigeon 2...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth 23/11/08
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Wintry conditions but a nice walk seeing:-Cormorant,40 Mallard,3 Tufted Duck, Female Goldeneye(Been around almost a week),20 BH Gull,2 Common Gull,12 Goldfinch,2 Rooks, 10 C Crow,3 Magpie, 4 Wood Pigeon.Our flock of 90 Canada Geese had a new addition in the form of the Brent Goose up to last weeke...
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Clowbridge Res, 23rd Nov 2008
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09:15-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1, Goldeneye, 2 males & 2 females Goosander, 1 Redhead, Kestrel, 2, Lapwing, 1 flew over res east - west probably looking for the flock of c80 that was off Manchester Road just north of The Waggoners. B.H.Gull, 4, Collared Dove, 1, Stonechat, 1, House Sparrow, flock of 6 at...
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Whitworth Garden 22/11/08
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Great start to the day today as a Treecreeper decided to grace us with it's prescence. First time seen here in the garden as it worked the bark of a Sycamore of all things! Got over to Barrow to see the Waxwings which were showing very well but the light was very poor so photos were hard work. Try to add a few p...
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TTV for Swinshaw Moor SD82H 22/11/08
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pink footed goose - 120 flew north west mallard - 22 kestrel- 1 black headed gull - 5 common gull- 1 feral pigeon - 2 stock dove - 4 wood pigeon - 4 meadow pipit - 1 pied wagtail - 1 grey wagtail - 2 wren - 2 dunnock - 1 robin - 6 blackbird - 7 fieldfare - 10 redwing - 2 mistle thrush - 3 goldcrest - 1 coal tit - 1 blue ti...
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blackcap 21/11/08
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A male blackcap was at our feeders at Gaghills today. The female brambling is still coming as well. cheers Kevin
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Crawshawbooth 20/11/08
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Top of Gin Clough this afternoon 3 male bullfinch and 1 merlin Bob
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Rawtenstall area 20/11/08
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Constablelee 11 Goosander at Tip lodge inc. 1 ad. male bird - first time I've seen these here. Rawtenstall - checked out R. Irwell at Greenbridge, no sign of Waxxies yet! but numbers appear to be increasing in Ribble valley so keep your eyes open, Grey Wagtail along the river here + another at Leabrook a...
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SD82K, Brandwood Moor, 16th Nov 2008
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Mallard, pair on The Irwell, B.H.Gull, 3 on Cowpe Res, Kestrel, 1, Sparrowhawk, 1, Little Owl, 1, Meadow Pipit, 11, Grey Wagtail, 1, Mistle Thrush, 1, Blackbird, 2, Fieldfare, 12, Stonechat, female at Cowpe Res, Blue Tit, 5, Great Tit, 1, Robin, 2, Wren, 2, Starling, 37, Carrion Crow, 21, Jackdaw, 4...
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Grane 16/11/08 Late Duck Count
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Holden Wood 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Moorhen ~50 BH Gulls 2 Cormorant Ogden Nil Calf Hey 2 Mallard 2M + 1F Goldeneye 1 Green Woodpecker Near Troy Quarry 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 Mistle Thrush (2+2) 2 Fieldfare (Heard Redwing but didn't see them) See everyone tomorrow evening...
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BTO WA SD72L Sunday 16 November
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Goldeneye , 3 Snipe , 13 Black-headed Gull 32 Woodpigeon, 1 Carrion Crow, 16 Magpie, 3 Starling, 7 Robin,2 Wren, 6 Meadow pipit,6 Grey Wagtail, 1 Blackbird, 4 Fielfare,20 Mistlethrush, 2 Goldcrest,2 Bluetit,1 Goldfinch,11 Best wishes, Neil
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New Line Res to Spring Mill 16/11/08
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New Line Res 46 Canada geese, 8 mallard, 2 moorhen, 70 black headed gull & 3 common gull.
Stubbylee Moss c130 pink footed geese flying west, 5 lapwing, 5 snipe, & 8 meadow pipit.
Cowm Res 81 Canada geese, 1 brent goose, 30 mallard, 2 tufted duck, 50 black headed gull, 6 common gull & 1 ree...
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Whitworth 16/11/08
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A Brambling was at the feeders this morning. A pr of Mistle Thrush seemed to have returned to their winter/breeding grounds as they are regularly seen high up in some Poplar trees. Great to think that normally I here song from this pr in about 4 weeks.
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Cloughfold
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1 jay sparrowhawk 12 longtail tits 3 goldfinch 1 goldcest greywagtail 13 nov
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feeding station observations
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The following is average sightings at three stations, i feed nut/fruit/fat mix on table,hangers and on the ground, i have yet to see a rat but have had a common vole and a house mouse. I have been experimenting with mealworm in hollowed out branches, have had a treecreeper showing interest, but the t...
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