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Irwell Valley & Grane 11/02/07
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Gaghills 08:00: 24 goldfinch, 2m & 1f bullfinch, 15 greenfinch & 12 chaffinch were at our feeders. Staghills Woods 09:00: 2 great spotted woodpecker, 1pr long tailed tit, 2pr coal tit, 2 singing song thrush & 11 singing dunnock. Lower Cloughfold 10:15: 1 sparrowhawk, 1pr mistle...
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Clowbridge Res.
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Clowbridge res. 11/2/07 - 13:30 - 16:00hrs On the water - c11 Goosander, 3 G.C.Grebe, 1m + 1imm. m + 3f Goldeneye Car Park - Dunnock in song, Goldfinch, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Greenfinch, House Sparrow. In the fields - 1 m Stonechat, 6 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 13 Rook, pr Mallard. In the woods - 1 G.S.W, 3 Woodcock,...
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Laund & Duckworth Clough - Wed 7th Feb 2007
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Approx 1000-1200hrs Wednesday 7th Feb 2007 3 Fieldfare SE to NW Redwing contact calls (not seen) Meadow Pipit - a build up party of at least 20 at Laund Crossbill - heard party calling (not seen) at Duckworth Clough Plantings. Goldfinch - party of at least 15 in conifers at Ducworth Cl Pltgs. Bryan
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2 WHite Peasants in the Forest of Bowland - sunday 28 jan 2007
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a sighting i have not yet submitted and one i totally forgot about. i saw 2 white-ish pheasants in the forest of bowland roosting in a tree on 28 jan sunday 2007. i am not sure if they were both albino ring necks or silver pheasants even. they were both in the same tree and i did get quite close to them....
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owl monday 5 feb - 8.20pm
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i saw an owl at 8.20pm on the border of rossendale and hyndburn as i was driving up grane road from blackburn side. it was just on the hyndburn side - not sure which type of owl exactly could have been - i guess it was a bit light for a tawny owl though.
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River Irwell 6/2/07
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6/2/07 River Irwell. Newhallhey - E.B.S.W. 14:45 - 16:15 hrs Highlights 3 seperate prs of Long Tailed Tit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Cormorant over Townsendfold >S.W. 4 Moorhen at Holmes Terr. Lodge (frozen over), c20 mixed Redwing and Blackbird at Ewood Bridge. 2 Herons feeding along one...
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Goosander - Haslingden 1623hrs - 6th Feb 2007
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4 Goosander going over Haslingden 1623hrs flying from South and heading North West. Bryan.
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A.M.R. - Balladen
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4/2/07 A.M.R. - Balladen via Cowpe Moss, Cragg Quarry etc 13:00 - 16:00hrs A.M.R. - 14 Goosander, 2 Mallard, c100 B.H.Gull, no large gulls present. Knowl Moor - pr Red Grouse Cowpe Moss devoid of birds Balladen - 67 Lapwings on manured fields. Not much for all those miles!
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Clowbridge Res
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Clowbridge Res. 5/2/07 - 15:30 hrs Kestrel at Dunnockshaw. On the water - 1m Wigeon, 3 pr Goldeneye, 2 G.C.Grebe, 3f Goosander, c8 Mallard and 1 G.B.B.Gull + c200 mixed B.H.Gull & Commons. In the fields and trees - 4 lapwing, 5 Chaffinch, 1 M.Thrush, 2Robin ,1 Reed Bunting, 20 Rook, 3 Collared Dov...
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Cowpe & AMR 04/02/2007
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Lench: 1 kingfisher, 50 starling, 6 long tailed tit, 1 chaffinch singing. Cowpe Res: 18 herring gull flying south, 2 stock dove, 5 skylark (1 of which was singing) on the hillside above, 1pr stonechat, 3 meadow pipit. Cowpe Moss: 7 golden plover, 1 snipe, Cheesden Bridge: 1 snipe, 1f kestrel. AMR: 1...
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Heap clough 4th Feb 07
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One pair of Stock Dove -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 19:04, 2007-02-04
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Lee Quarry 03/02/07 11:30-13:00
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2 Raven - no sign of nest, ~12 Meadow Pipits, 1 Little Owl Beautiful day Cheers Ian
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Clowbridge Res 3/2/07
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Clowbridge Res. and the headwaters of the Limy valley. 13:30 - 16:00hrs - clear blue skies. On the water, 3 G.C.Grebe, 4 Goldeneye (1m+1imm. m & 2f), 6 Mallard and c100 mixed B.H.Gull & Common Gull. Around the edge, pr Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting. Crown Point - pr Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting &...
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Clowbridge Reservoir - Fri Feb 2nd 2007 12noon-1300hrs
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2 Stonechat 12 Goosander 2 Goldeneye 20+ BHG 3 Cormorant (possibly 5) them Stonechat are getting everywhere!! Bryan
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Pink Footed Goose
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120 Pink Feet going East - West 1445hrs today (over Ross Gen Hosp towards Grane). 50 Pink Feet going East - North West 1500hrs more slightly North over my house towards North Blackburn. Bryan. PS: Movements of Pink Feet going North West reported over Bradford (Yorks) this am -- Edited by Birderbrya...
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Great crested grebes
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Hello, I am back on line after a gap of two weeks hence this late report.....However last week on 17th January I was walking around Clowbridge reservoir when I saw a pair of Great crested grebes performing the mirror image ritual, both birds copied each others actions and the male spent a lot of time pr...
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Meadow Pipits returning
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Yesterday 29th Jan 2006 - Circular Walk between Laund and Sherfin, noticed Meadow Pipits starting to gather at Laund (perhaps 10-12 in number), this seems rather early (maybe 2 weeks earlier than the norm). Also a party of 15 Fieldfare flew over Sherfin from SE to NW. Bryan.
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Clowbridge Res
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Clowbridge Res. 13;00 - 15;30hrs Weather - terrible species seen - 1 G.C.Grebe, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Mallard, 1 m Goosander in flight, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Pied Wagtail and 1 Woodcock. c40 gulls present mostly Black Heads with 8 Commons. In addition a Dipper was on the R.Limy at Loveclough. Regards - Bob.
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Staghills Woods, Edgecote, Cowpe Lowe etc 28/01/07
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Staghills Woods/Tricket's Memmorial Ground: 1 jay, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 20 redwing. Marl Pits: 5 meadow pipit, 100 starling, 4 redwing, 1 bullfinch calling. Edgecote: 1 woodcock, 15 snipe, 1 skylark, c40 redwing, 5 fieldfare. Chapel Hill: 1 grey heron, 1 cormorant over, 5 lesser blac...
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R.O.C Winter Birdrace 2007 21/01/07
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The R.O.C winter birdrace took place today with eight participents making up three teams. We started at 08:00 and finished at 15:00 and the results were as follows: Team A = 43 birds. Team B = 50 birds. Team C = 52 birds. Altogether we saw 59 different species the highlights of which were male Hen Harr...
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Holden Wood res - Sunday 21 Jan 07
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Went down about 3.45 pm - just after it finished snowing 12-14 mallards, 1 rest crested grebe, 4 resting/roosting cormorants joined by another 3 from elsewhere - totalling 7, approx 40-50 lapwings, grey heron in the fields, 1 kestrel, heard a pheasant and moorhen, -- Edited by JimOrmerod...
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Holden Wood and Grane 21st Jan 07
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a party of at least 50 Rooks over Grane, in the fields around where the 2 parking lay bys are.....they crossed the road to clough head ..the large party was obviously on a "crawl" of some sort... on holden wood at about 4pm - 5 mallards, 4 cormorants roosting in a tree on the bank of the...
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Holmes Terrace Lodge and AMR etc 19/01/07
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Holmes Terrace Lodge 14:00: 5 grey heron, 72 mallard, 4 moorhen, 1 coot, 11 black headed gull, 3 great black backed gull flew over towards Ashworth Moor Res, 6 long tailed tit. 62 lapwings were seen flying over the Road End area of Haslingden. Turn Village 14:50: 2 mistle thrush, 2 fieldf...
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Stonechat - male at Laund Hey
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Nearly forgot - had a Stonechat male on the walls near Laund Hey yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) at approx 1345hrs. I had seen a pair several times during the vismig counts which seemed to be hanging about, and it maybe possible that they are now over wintering there also!
I noticed on th...
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Pink Feet 15/01/07
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Whitworth 13:20
100 Pink feet flew over in two skeins. Flying west over toward Cowm Res
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Edge Cote; Haslingden Grane etc 14/01/2007
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Newchurch 09:45: 1 cormorant flying towards Clough Bottom or Clowbridge. 1 great spotted woodpecker drumming in the grounds of Ashlands Nursing Home on Turn Pike.
Edge Cote 10:30: 1 grey heron, 23 snipe, c40 black headed gull, c40 common gull, flocks of 30,14 &46 wood pigeon flying south wes...
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Limy Valley
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14/01/07 13:00 hrs - Fine ,bright
Shortclough Res. - 8 Goosander, 8 Mallard and 1 Cormorant.
Clowbridge Res. - 1 Cormorant, 4 Goldeneye, 4 G.C.Grebe (report of 6 this am), 2 + 1 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Peregrine flew S. Min. of 300 B.H. and Common Gulls at 16:00 hrs.
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Woodpigeons on the move again
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Again just by chance I noticed and counted over 400 Woodpigeon on the move again this morning (approx 0900-0930hrs), in groups of 60,40,40,14,60,90,30,10,50,30,30,13. All going from South to North mainly high above Kings Causeway (behind Ross Gen Hosp) and Whittaker Park. This wa...
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Irwell Valley 10/1/2007
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Warth 11:00: 1 grey heron, 70 jackdaw, 6 blackbird, 2 redwing, 3 long tailed tit.
Rawtenstall 11:40: 1 male goosander over, 65 mallard, 50 jackdaw.
Holmes Terrace Lodge 12:10: 6 grey heron, 63 Mallard, 1 female tufted duck, 2 moorhen, 1 great spotted woodpecker.
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Haslingden Grane & Holmes Terrace Lodge 07/01/07
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This is my first time recording my sightings so here goes:
Date: 07/01/06 Conditions: Weak sunshine giving way to cloud later Wind: SW Temp: 7c
08:45 -09:15 Holden Wood Reservoir 1 Great Crested Grebe 5 pr. Mallard 10 Black Headed Gull 2 Woodpigeon 1 Robin 09:20 - 10:30 Calf Hey Reservoir 1 Pheasa...
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