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house martin 09/04/07
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Just spoke to Peter Fyldes who has had the following at EBSW today 1 house martin, 10 swallows, 1 collared dove carrying nest material, 10 black headed gulls, 1 shelduck & c200 corvids. This morning at Clough Bottom he had 4 redpoll. At Windy Bank were male reed bunting, 1 skylark and 6 meadow pipit...
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Willow Warbler at Grane 9th April 2007
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I had my first Willow Warbler today at 1300hrs in rough planting at side of new footpath which runs alongside Jameston Quarry, approached from the Grane Information Centre Car Park.
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Ospray, Syke side, Haslingden. 8\4\2007
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Flew over house, heading North
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Vismig 090407 Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate
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Monday April 9th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate 0730-0930hrs Wind: West 8mph gust Movement: NW unless stated otherwise. Weather: Drizzly rain on and off. Pipits had a great burst in the early hour with a odd party of 27 and several of 8,9 & 12 and thereafter the movement tailed off with jus...
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Grane etc 08/04/07
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Haslingden centre 3 herring gull & 77 lesser black back gulls flew north between 15:15 & 16:00 hrs. 11 lesser black back gulls flew north @20:10 hrs. 13 Stone Hill 16:00 1lapwing, 1pr curlew, 6 skylark, 8 meadow pipit & 1m reed bunting. Troy Quarry 16:45 1 little grebe, 4pr Canada ge...
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Swallow EBSW 8th April
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Posted on behalf of Peter Fyldes: 2 Swallows at EBSW about 18:00
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Reedsholme - Irwell Vale 8/4/7 - Osprey
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Cribden Clough - pr Linnet and Green Woodpecker calling. Oakenhead Wood Rd - 3 Linnet and f Blackbird with nest material. E.B.S.W. - Little of note no Shelducks and very few Wagtails. Rooks at 2 nests at Ravenshore. Pr Nuthatch at nest site in Irwell Vale. Osprey flew into river and emerged with a fish...
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vismig 080407 Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate
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Sunday April 8th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate 0730hrs -0900hrs Wind: SW with strong gust Movement: NW unless stated otherwise. Very low Pipit movement probably on account of strong gusty South West, all birds noticed where flying side on to wind to compensate. Meadow Pipit: 30 Linnet: 5 (...
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Grane 8\4\2007
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Near huch bank quarry. 1 pair Partridge & 1 Stock Dove. Calf hey res. Met Bob& Pat Rishton, 6+ Brambling , 1 Chiffchaff, herd Redpoll
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Alden 7\4\2007
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2pair of Red Grouse, 1 pair Curlwe, 1Raven. Wet moss. 1male Ring ouzel, 3 male Weatear & a few Linnet. side of Tor hll above Great house farm. -- Edited by Neil Burke at 12:17, 2007-04-08
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Plunge 7/4/7 RingO
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Plunge valley -14:30 - 16:45 3 Wheatear, Reed Bunting at 3 sites, Curlew over, 1 Little Owl, c45 Fieldfare, 1m Ring Ouzel, GreenWoodpecker calling, Meadow Pipits displaying and Skylarks in song. Ring ouzel was on grazed pasture with Fieldfares just out the woodland on the N. side of the valley. Reed...
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blackcap 07/04/07
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A blackcap was singing across the river from EBSW today. 1 chiffchaff also singing in same area (1 also at Groundwork again). Usual stuff also present but still no hirundines or willow warblers. Also had a report of a buzzard seen over the bypass near Mitchell's House Reservoirs yesterday from Pau...
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Vismig 070407 Sat Apr 7th 2007 - Haslingden Laund - Top O'th Slate
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Saturday April 7th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate. 0815hrs - 1100hrs Movement North West unless stated otherwise. Wind: Light variable Meadow Pipits starting to show well at first then quietened off. Actually missing a higher percentage than I could count because of clear blue skies. I c...
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Irwell Valley & AMR etc 06/04/07
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Warth 08:20 2pr stock dove, 3 great spotted woodpecker, 1 dipper, 1pr long tailed tit, 1 jay & 1 grey wagtail. Groundwork 09:25 1 chiffchaff singing. Holmes Terrace Lodge 09:35 2 canada geese, 4 mallard, 2 coot, 2 moorhen & 1 great spotted woodpecker. EBSW area 10:00 1pr shelduck, 1m & 1...
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Clough Bottom Reservoir SD845268
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Tit,2-Magpie,6-Goldfinch,4-Greenfinch,1-Redpoll,4-C
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Clowbridge Res. 5/4/7
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Clowbridge Res. 5/4/7 - 6:20pm until dusk Car park - Robin, Goldfinch and Blackbird in song + Chiffchaff singing - going off memory my first spring record of this species for this site. A single Collared dove also present On the water - 3 Canada geese, 1 pr Goldeneye + imm. male and an additional female,...
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Bullfinch at Yonne Cottage Nr Duckworth Clough Plantings
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I had a pair of Bullfinch back on territory today (050407) at 1100hrs nearby Yonne Cottage/Slate Farm - Pathway which runs alongside Duckworth Clough Plantings - Haslingden.
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E.B.S.W. 4/4/7
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E.B.S.W. 04/04/07 - 18:00 - 20:00 hrs On the beds - c3 Grey Wagtail, c5 M. Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk overhead, pr Pheasant, c 3 B.H.Gull. No sign of Shelducks, but seen flying towards Townsendfold before dusk on 02/04/07 so possibly in that area now. Ravenshore - two nests in topmost branches...
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Vismig 040407 - Haslingden Laund
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Posted from vismig notes: Wednesday April 4th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0900hrs - 1100hrsWind: 2mph - variant mainly NWBright, Sunny odd cloudsMovement: NW unless stated otherwise.Just the odd Meadow Pipit going through perhaps every 8-10 mins and generally in singles. Its as though when the weat...
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Chiffchaff calling back on Territory - Camms 020407
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It was reported to me today by Nigel Higson, that a Chiffchaff was calling yesterday and possibly back on its breeding territory at the Camms (footpath near to Old Railway Track which leads from off Grane Road towards the rear of the Helmshore Textile Museum. Bryan.
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Vismig 030407 Haslingden Laund
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Copied from mail to vismig: Tuesday April 3rd 2007 - Haslingden Laund 0730hrs - 0830hrs Wind: NNE 10mph Movement: NW unless stated otherwise Pipits had slowed down this morning compared to yesterday, they were yet again impeded with strong head on winds from the North, which were keeping them very...
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Cowm Res 01/04/07
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Gorgeous sunny day with a cool strong wind. 2 Male Wheatear 2 Male Reed bunting 1 Male Goldeneye 15-20 Redwing Lesser Redpoll singing in flight and perched for some time. Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming A couple of strange wind swept individuals in a florists van! Nice to meet Dave Ousey, how did yo...
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Vismig 020407 Haslingden Laund
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Monday April 2nd 2007 - Haslingden Laund
0730-0830hrs
Wind: NE 5-7mph gust
Movement: NW unless stated otherwise
Steady flow of Meadow Pipits, in larger parties now averaging around the
4/5, with best parties 10/11
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LBBG: 6 (SE)
Pied Wagtail: 2
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E.B.S.W. 1/4/7 - Osprey
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E.B.S.W. 1/4/7 - 18:20 approx. c20 Pied Wagtail, c4 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stock Dove, 5 B.H.Gull, pr Shelduck the m. repelling a crow. Lumb Vale Several groups of L.B.B.Gull moving from over Holcombe then Bull Hill and towards Grane at least 47 birds in 20 mins. An Osprey came out of Lumb Vale pursed by crows a...
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Staghills Woods, Edge Cote, Grane & Irwell Valley. 01/04/07
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Staghills Woods area 09:00 1m sparrowhawk over chased by a magpie & a crow, 1 green woodpecker, 4 great spotted woodpecker, c20 redwing, 2 song thrush, 1 treecreeper & 5prs of coal tit Seat Naze 10:15 8 lapwing & 10 meadow pipit Edge Cote 09:30 2 lapwing, 6 snipe, 6 skylark, 23 meadow pi...
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Whitworth area 1st April 07
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Info from Peter Fyldes and John Hallsworth: Farm Survey - Limed Farm, Whitworth Lower End Moor - SD866186 approx Snipe 1, Lapwing 4pr, Curlew 1pr, Stonechat 1pr, Skylark c20, Meadow Pipit c15, Starling c30, Carrion Crow c50, Raven 1 over, Pheasant 1m, Mallard 1pr Cowm Res 20 Redwing, 2m Goldeneye, 1...
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Edenfield, (back garden)
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2 Male Reed Bunting feeding on seed this afternoon. Not at the same time, but 2 diff birds. Not used to getting them here, must have changed the seed!!
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Grane 01/04/07
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G.C.Grebe 1, Cormorant 4, Goldeneye, 3/4. Red Grouse Pr, Pheasant 3 including 1 on the plateau of Haslingden Moor. Curlew 2/3, Lapwing 8, Snipe 1, Golden Plover single flock of c44. Kestrel 1, Peregrine 1, Sparrowhawk Pr, Stock Dove 3, Stonechat just 1 male tussling with a Reed Bunting for a favourab...
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Staghills Woods & EBSW 31/03/07
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Staghills Woods 09:00 green woodpecker calling & c20 redwing Holmes Terrace Lodge 11:00 2 mallard, 4 moorhen, 2 coot, 1 chiffchaff singing nearby & 1 pr long tailed tits. EBSW 11:45 1 pr shelduck, 1 pr mallard, 1m pheasant & 1 calling, c20 black headed gull, 15 herring gull over, 4 less...
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heronry at Warth 31/03/2007
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large juvs can now be seen on one of the nests at the heronry. Brian Oldfield says that they will probably fledge in around the next 10 days. Birds on the other nests appear to be several weeks behind. cheers Kevin
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