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Whitewell Valley 3rd Feb 2024
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10:15 - 11:15 Clough Bottom Res. Canada goose, 3 over west, Goldeneye, pair, Goosander, 2 Redheads, Buzzard, 1 being mobbed by a crow, Lapwing, c70 over hillside at the back of the res, B.H.Gull, c12 Common Gull, c25, L.B.B.Gull, 2, Herring Gull, 6 over south, Coal Tit, 3, Starling, c80 om Swallow Sho...
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Edge Cote 28/01/24
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grey heron - 1snipe - only 4, lowest count I've had here at this time of yearjack snipe - 1common gull - 4moorhen - 4 feeding in a field below Chapel Hill Farmkestrel - males at Edge Cote and Seat Nazecommon gull - 4redwing flock of c20 in Bolton's Woodreed bunting - flock of 7 near Windy Willows Farm cheers...
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Clowbridge 28.1.24 09:00 fine dry 2°C
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Cormorant 3 Canada Geese c76 flying south Great Crested Grebe 1 Goosander 1 m flying south 3f on back pond Mallard c6 Black Headed Gull c20 Lesser Black Back Gull 1 Magpie 2 Carrion Crow c10 Woodpigeon 12 Starling 12 Blackbird 1 Kestrel 1
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Slavonian Grebe - Mitchell's House Reservoir 20/1/2024
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Slavonian Grebe - Mitchell's House Reservoir Still showing very well at 11:00 feeding close to the edge catching small fish Lifer for me Cheers Craggy
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Clowbridge 24/1/2024
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Clowbridge Reservoir 22 Lapwing in field north end Nothing on the water Cheers Craggy
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Cribden Clough/Rawtenstall/Reedsholme 24.01.24 cloudy 8°
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Cribden Clough: Cormorant 2 flying south Goosander 1 f Twin Lodges Mallard 23 Twin Lodges Black Headed Gull 1 Jackdaw c50 Bullfinch 2 Greenfinch 2 Rawtenstall: Grey Heron 1 Tesco Mallard 28 Tesco Goldfinch c10 cemetery Tip Lodge: Goosander 1 f 1m Moorhen 1 Mallard 10 Starling c20 House Sparrow c12...
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Strongstry.
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After all the snow and ice had gone a mild 8 degrees. A first for Strongstry, a pair of Stonechat catching insects in open field near the river. Also of note. Dipper 4 on the river. Grey Heron. Four in sheep fields Jay, 3 chasing through the woods. Green Woodpecker, single calling. Great Spotted Woodp...
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Irwell Vale 22/1/2024
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Irwell Vale Not seen this before Magpie flew in and attacked a Weasel that was just out of sight the Magpie then stepped back and then the Weasel leaped forward and attacked the Magpie a short scrap took place then the Magpie and Weasel departed 5 Mallard 4m 1f under Lumb Viaduct Sparrowhawk flew ove...
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Stonefold, Mitchell's House 21/01/24
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Mitchell's House Rescormorant - 1Canada goose - 1, with injury to wingmallard - 3teal - 7goosander - 7black-headed gull - c25common gull - c100 & another c200 seen either in fields or over Stonefoldherring gull - c200 & another c200 seen either in fields or over Stonefoldgreat black-backe...
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Clowbridge 21.1.23 08:30-09:30 (7° rain)
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Cormorant 3 Mallard 2 Goosander 16 (9 red heads 7m) Kestrel 1 Black Headed Gull c20 Common Gull 1 Woodpigeon 2 Dunnock 2 Stonechat 1 Redwing 1 Great Tit 3 Blue Tit 4 Magpie 7 Starling 12 House Sparrow 4 Chaffinch 1 Goldfinch 2 18.01.23 Canada Geese 120
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Mitchell house res
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0900hrs Slavonian Grebe still present cheers, Phil
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Slavonian Grebe - Mitchell's House Reservoir
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Slavonian Grebe on Mitchells House Res - the northern one since yesterday. A Rossendale addition for me found by ELOC birder John Metcalfe -- Edited by sarfraz on Friday 19th of January 2024 07:24:22 PM
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Rawtenstall up via twin lodge to Crawshawbooth and back via chapel hill
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1115-1400hrs Peregrine, present this morning in rawtenstall Ring tail Harrier, lifer, even better that its in Rossendale!!! KestrelLittle Owl Song thrush Mistle thrush first I have seen this winter Fieldfare Stock dove 2Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch 2M 2F all together Greenfi...
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17-1-24 Walk round Seat Naze - Heightside
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Snow! Female Kestral 2 Snipe Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming Ian
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ROC Winter Bird Race 14/01/2024
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two teams, Ian & Kevin and Bob & Dave attended the ROC bird race today, with additional sightings from Phil, Brian & John & Pete. A total of 64 species were recorded, as shown below. great crested grebe - 1 at Clowbridgecormorant grey heronpink-footed goose - skein of c40 & c70...
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WeBS/Bird race.
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Bright sunny -2/+1, Species seen Grane and Strongstry woods and river. Blue Tit Great Tit Coal Tit Long-tailed Tit. Goldfinch Bullfinch Chaffinch Treecreeper Nuthatch Song Thrush Robin Wren Dunnock Great Spotted Woodpecker Moorhen Mallard Grey Heron Cormorant Stonechat Dipper Pied Wagtail G...
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Clowbridge 6th and 7th Jan
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6th Kestrel 2 Goosander 3 Great Crested Grebe 1 Mallard 10 and 2 Raven 1 calling Chaffinch 1 Reed Bunting 8 Cormorant 1 7th Kestrel 1 Goosander 2 Great Crested Grebe 1 Black Headed Gull c40 Common Gull 3 Cormorant 3 Reed Bunting 8 Goldcrest 1 Canada Geese c80 Great Black Back Gull 1 Mallard c30 Nige a...
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Clough Bottom Res 07/01/24
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Canada goose - 29 pink-footed goose - c40 heading west @ 11:20mallard - 6goosander - 5 (1m, 4 redheads)lapwing - c60 over the hillsidebuzzard - calling birdkestrel - 1black-headed gull - 44common gull - 14 when I arrived, increasing to c100 just after middayherring gull - 2woodpigeon - 2grey wagta...
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Reedsholme - Rawtenstall 5/1/24
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Walk around checking old waxwing sites - more in hope than expectation. Song Thrush - singing birds at Reedsholme and Rawtenstall. Collared Dove - 2 at Rushbed. Goldfinch - flock of 15+ at Rushbed + 20+ near Tip Lodge. Starling - 11 at Rushbed + 20 near Tip Lodge. House Sparrow - 20+ at Higher Constablel...
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Burnley Road 5/1/24
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Walk from Crawshawbooth to Newchurch Song thrush in song various places Dipper flying upstream opposite 'Craven Heifer' Kingfisher flying downstream opposite 'Craven Heifer' Nuthatch calling near Edge Lane
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Reedsholme area 04/1/24 - Waxwings.
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28 Waxwings in a big chestnut tree along Hollin Way (Reedsholme end) this afternoon - all gone 30 mins later. Searches around the area with N.G. revealed nothing further. 1 Buzzard over Higher Constablelee 24+ House Sparrows at H/C along with 10+ Starlings. 1m + 3f Goosander at Tip Lodge with 2 Moorhe...
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Reedsholme 3.1.24
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Blackcap (m) on feeder with Long Tail Tits
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Edge Cote & Seat Naze 31/12/23
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cormorant - 1 over towards GraneCanada goose - 3 flew over towards Edgesidepink-footed goose - skein of 102 heading east snipe - 44great black-backed gull - 1 flying westherring gull - 1 in field off Hurst Lanecommon gull - 2black-headed gull - 2kestrel - 1 malegreen woodpecker - yaffling birdfiel...
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Various Sites 31 12 23
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Cosmo Res Cormorant 2 Tufted Duck 1m L B B Gull 1 Common Gull 6 B H Gull c20 Mallard c12 Nuthatch 1 Coal Tit 3 Gpldcrest calling birds Blackbird 2 Goldfinch calling birds Carrion Crow 6 Magpie 2 Wallbank Lodge Moorhen 7 B H Gull 3 Mallard 9 New Line Res Tufted Duck 1m Canada Goose 3 B H Gull 3 Mallard 8 Great Tit c...
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Curlew.
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An unusual tick for Rossendale in December, info RobA.
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Clowbridge to clough bottom via crown point
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Great crested grebe 2 Black headed gulls Lesser black backed gull Cormorant single Kestrel x4 Raven single Jay calling Pink footed geese first count of 2, second lot of about 60+Redpoll Great spotted woodpecker Goosander single cheers, Phil
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Merry Christmas 22/12/2023
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Merry Christmas -- Edited by craggy on Friday 22nd of December 2023 08:54:15 PM
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Jack Lodge 23rd Dec 2023
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10:15-10:30 Goosander, redhead on lodge, Kestrel, female on 1st chimney, Little Owl, 1 in the mill, Coal Tit, 1 top of Shawclough. Merry Christmas everyone, David.
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Irwell Vale and area 22/12/2023
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Irwell Vale 1 Buzzard over Hardsough Lane 1 Kestrel Gincroft Lane 4 Redwing 1 Great Tit 2 Blue Tit 12 House Sparrow 5 Goldfinch 2 Blackbird Michael Wife Lane 20+ Redwing feeding on a holly berries Hollins Lane 50+ Redwings feeding on holly berries 4 Mistle Thrush seen 6 Blackbird 12 Magpie flew off to...
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Twite family 24/06/23
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1 adult twite with 4 juvs and another adult with 2 juvs were present at an undisclosed location yesterday. Sad to say that there are perhaps only 1 or 2 prs left at this site and this may be the last site in Lancashire with any breeding birds. There have been none recorded all year at Cant Clough Res in Burnl...
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