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Haslingden & Oswaldtwistle Moor - Tues May 1st 2007
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also yesterday Monday April 30th 2007 - Top O'th' Slate - Haslingden/Duckworth Clough and Laund. 1000hrs - 1200hrs Very little showing with no Grasshoppers Warbler's calling at Slate. Willow Warblers seem settled at approx 5 singing birds, nothing else very special at present. Today Tuesday May...
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BAR TAILED GODWITS
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12.15 PM 30/4/07 OWD BETTS FIELD AT ROSSENDALE SCHOOL TURNING 4MALE,1 FEMALE SUMMER PLUMAGED BAR TAILED GODWITS 6 LAPWING 1 CURLEW DAVE HOWORTH & PETE FYLDES -- Edited by Dave Howorth at 13:33, 2007-04-30
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A.M.R. 30/4/7
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18;00hrs approx. No sign of Bar Tails at Cheesden Bar so visited A.M.R. on the off chance. Two were on the small headland / spit eventually disturbed by an Oystercatcher. They (Bar Tails) flew into the fields adjacent to the lane which leads to Rossendale School as per Kevins original sighting. A quic...
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Ogden 30.4.07
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Pair of sparrowhawks, pair of common sandpiper, pair of canada geese, grey and pied wagtail, swallow,willow warbler, crow, magpie, pair of grey heron, tawny owl calling, wood pigeon and chaffinch. Roe deer in plantation.
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Dog Nobbler
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Irwell Valley to AMR 29/04/07
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Chris Collis reported a wood warbler in Staghills Woods this morning in the area behind CDM Windows, roughly opposite the old Tnt building. He also a treecreeper in the Sandybank area of the woods. Warth to Hareholme 1 juv cormorant over flying over, 2pr stock dove, 1 dipper carrying food, 3 wil...
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Holden Wood and Grane
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forgot to post this last night Curlew seen at Rossendale/Hyndburn border on Grane at 7pm Saturday evening. Holdenwood about 4pm - 8 mallar drakes, 1 pr canada geese on the res and 20 plus in the field. 2 moorhen - 1 seen and 1 heard. 20 plus lapwings on the fiels to the left and right and flying aroun...
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Bull Hill & Irwell Valley
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Goosander male & 2 females Shelduck male, Red Grouse Pair, Grey Partridge pair, Pheasant pair + 2 males Curlew c 4, Lapwing 2, Marsh Harrier 1st summer bird flew over Holcombe Moor / Bull Hill and kept heading north towards Hameldon (09:15 -09:25), Nuthatch 1 at Irwell Vale, Willow Warbler c 10...
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Clowbridge Res. 29/4/7
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10:30hrs v.fresh easterly blowing. 3 B.H.Gull, 3 L.B.B.Gull moving N. 9 Wheatear at 2 locations, M.Pipit nest with 4 eggs, Reed Bunting at just 2 sites, c10 Willow Warbler in song, T.Owl and Goldcrest in wood, 3 G.C.Grebe on the water, just 4 Swallows seen, Redpoll heard and a single White Wagtail on t...
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Clough Bottom/ Windy Bank 28/04/07
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Clough Bottom 1 Canada goose, 6m & 1f mallard, 3 common sandpiper, 1 lapwing seen near Dean Lane from dam wall, 1 curlew, 1 skylark, 8 meadow pipit, 3 pied wagtail, 1 grey wagtail, 1 swallow, 3 willow warbler, min 1pr redpoll & 1m reed bunting. Windy Bank 1grey heron, ,2 skylark, 12 meado...
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Irwell Vale & Lumb 28/4/07
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Early afternoon. 2 Dipper 1pr Grey wag + 1f 1 Jay 1 Tree creeper 2 GSW 1 Mistle Thrush in tree near lodge 3 Willow warblers singing 1 Sparrowhawk over station. Ina
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Reedsholme - The Holme 28/4/7
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11:20 hrs onwards Reedsholme 1 Chiffchaff in song from a different site. 1 Dipper at Tup Bridge. Newhallhey 4 Willow Warblers in song at Groundwork and surrounding area 1 Whitethroat in song Chiffchaff singing from Cribden House 3 Sand Martin over the colony. 2 House Martin over Longholme site. No B...
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Top O'th' Slate & Laund Sat Apr 28th 2007 0900-1000hrs
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Whitethroat: Present and singing again near to Rawtenstall Old Rd (Kirkhill) Grasshopper Warbler: At least 2 reeling at Top O'th' Slate (possibly more) Linnet: A party of 10 heading S-N (transient), plus a pair at Laund Swallow: 1 back on territory - Higher Lane. Lapwing: One messing about near Top...
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Grt. Hameldon
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Grt. Hameldon by way of Loveclough - 17:30hrs Strong E. wind. 2 pr Canada Goose on Pad Lodge, 3 Wheatear in Grt. Clough + 4 on the moor along with 3 singing Skylark and good numbers of M.Pipits. 2 Wheatear and 5 singing Skylark on Grt. Hameldon, no Dots. 2 Wheatear in sheep fields at Dunnockshaw and 3 Swall...
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Top O'th' Slate - Duckworth Clough - Laund - Fri Apr 27th 2007
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Heading off today, the Whitethroat was still present and singing near too Rawtenstall Old Road. Willow Warbler: About 5 singing on Top O'th' Slate - Still no Grasshoppers/Whitethroat or Blackcap. Swallow: 2 back on Territory at Duckworth Clough. Whitethroat: One singing at Duckworth Clough in t...
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Clowbridge Res. 26/4/7
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A report from A.Jones of 1 Ring ouzel and 30+ Wheatears around the valley head this morning. 18: 20hrs 1f Ring Ouzel at quarry across from res + 2 Wheatear. 1 G.C.Grebe on the res and Redpoll calling from copse on the point + 1 Wheatear in adjacent field. 1 Swallow over. Good numbers of Willow Warblers in...
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Kirkhill, Top O'th' Slate, Duckworth Clough, Laund - Thur Apr 26th 2007 7.30-9.15am
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Whitethroat on small lane between Cedar Ave and Haslingden Old Road (Nr Kirkhill Farm) watching close within 10 yards for 10 minutes - both on arrival and return. Redpoll - small party seen now for over 4 weeks near Kirkhill Farm. Willow Warbler - one singing near Kirkhill Farm. Wheatear - female on mu...
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Clowbridge. Evening Tues 24th
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2 reeling Grasshopper Warblers. Sat for close to half an hour to convince myself there was two and not their usual 'vent' act. Ina
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Clowbridge Res. 25/4/7
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A good report of c25 Wheatears well spread around the valley watershead in small groups (2 - 7 birds). Also 3 Ring Ouzel on moor to N.E. of res. and 7 Common Sand. on res. All seen this morning by A. Jones. 18:30hrs still c6 Wheatear present to N.E. of res, pr Common Sand, 2 Swallow feeding over res. otherwi...
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Haslingden & Oswaldtwistle Moor Wed Apr 25th 2007 also SWIFT
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Did a full circular starting from Grane Information Centre, up to Haslingden Moor, via Snipe Holes to Rushy Hill, then back to Dry Hill & Warmwithens, then back East to Thirteen Stone Hill, returning via Priestentax and Deep Clough. No Dotterel, No definite Greenlands... Lapwing - a pair displ...
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GLEN CRESCENT
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TAWNEY OWL CHICK FOUND TANGLED IN WIRE FENCE ,RELEASED BY TENANT CHECKED OUT BY THREE OWLS SANCTUERY THEN RETURNED TO TREE NEAR WHERE FOUND DAVE 3.00PM 25/4/07 -- Edited by Dave Howorth at 15:25, 2007-04-25 -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 16:36, 2007-04-25
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Strange duck at Strongstry
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/roc_bb4/sets/7215760012...
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WATERFOOT
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3 HOUSE MARTINS INSPECTING NESTS AT ARCADE WATERFOOT CENTRE DAVE
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CLOUGHBOTTOM
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25/4/07 6.00PM 3 COMMON SANDPIPER 2 CURLEW 9 MALLARD 1 CANADA GOOSE 3 MEADOW PIPITS 4 CROWS 3 WOODPIGEONS 2 SWALLOWS ON WIRES AT WATER DAVE -- Edited by Dave Howorth at 08:37, 2007-04-25
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E.B.S.W. 24/4/7
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E.B.S.W. 18:40hrs Pr Goosander flew S. c50 Swallows, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest in song at Irwell Vale and Kingfisher on river. Rookery now stands at 8 nests and 55 Pied Wagtail flew off before dusk. All birds were Pied with no sign of anything that looked like a White, or a Y...
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Clough Bottom 24th April
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Information from Peter and Nick Fyldes: In late afternoon there were 3 Common Sandpipers and 2 Swallows at Clough Bottom
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strongstry 22/23 april
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several pairs of bl/caps setting up territories,willow warb,chiff chaff,and 1 pr sedge warb in the woods,all usual suspects very active:blue,great,long tailed,coal tits,bull,green,chaffinch,1 lone female linnet,on the river dippers and grey wags,swallows,sand&house martins,the...
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Irwell Vale and EBSW 23rd Apr 07
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From Peter Fyldes and Dave Howorth: Late afternoon 23rd April. Irwell Vale, old railway Female Pied Flycatcher, m Blackcap, Chiffchaff in song, Grey Wagtail, pr Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush EBSW 100+ Swallow, c40 House Martins
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22/04/07
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Clowbridge Res 11:00hrs Very poor weather 1 G.C.Grebe, min. 3 singing Willow Warblers, 1 Swallow moving N, 1m Stonechat, 1 M.Thrush in song and min. of 4 Wheatear with 1m. displaying and singing to f. in S. bay. 2 Swallow at Dunnockshaw prob. resident + 1 at Goodshawfold. Chiffchaff in song at Stoneho...
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Heap Clough, Grane
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3 Canada geese sitting , 1 Coot, 1Little Greabe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Siskin, 6, singing Gouldcrest.
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Neil Burke
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Haslingden Grane - Sun Apr 22nd 2007
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Sunday April 22nd 2007 approx 3pm - 5pm Walk from Clough Head Information to Haslingden Moor side of Jamestone Quarry, via Deep Clough to Priestentax and back in circular on to new footpaths running parallel with road back to Clough Head. 5 pair Wheatear (Eurasian) in 1/2mile stretch - (1 pr at rear...
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