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Owl sighting off the a56 - 18/11/2006
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i was driving up te m66......and just entered the section where the motorway ends and becomes the a56 at 7.45pm.....when an owl appeared andflew across the motorway......it appeared fairly light in colour..........not a tawny owl.......
it could have been a short eared owl but i suspe...
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North Rossendale 19/11/06
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Shortclough Res. 08:00. Grey Heron, 3 Mallard, 30 Goldfinch.
Clowbridge Res. 08:15 -9:00. 1 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 12 B.H. Gull, Pair Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Reed Bunting.
Clough Bottom Res. 09:15 - 09:45. 1 Goldeneye, 1 lapwing, 1 Jay.
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Edgeside, Clough Bottom, Clowbridge and Mitchell's House res etc 19/11/06
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Edgeside 09:00: 1m sparrowhawk mobbed by a carrion crow, 1 juv peregrine drifted over towards the Hile and 2 mistle thrush, 1 of which was singing.
Jack Lodge 09:25: 1 little grebe, 1 grey heron, 17 mallard, 1 pr wigeon, 1 moorhen, 1 goldcrest and 1pr bullfinch.
Shadlock Cote and Lumb Corner 09:55...
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Wildfowl Count, Grane 19th Nov 06
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Holden Wood
2 Gt Crested Grebe, 4 Mallard, 130 Black-headed Gull, c5 Common Gull, 2 Moorhen, 200+ Fieldfare over Tenements Farm area, Green Woodpecker calling from S side just above dam.
Ogden
2 Cormorant
Calf Hey
Nil
Ashworth Moor Res
c20 Common Gull, c30 Black-headed Gull, 6 Malla...
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Gaghills, Warth and Cowpe 18/11/06
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minimum counts at our feeders at Gaghills this morning: 35 greenfinch, 10 chaffinch, 6 goldfinch, 1m 1f bullfinch, 4 blue tit, 2 great tit, 1 coal tit, 5 feral pigeon, 4 collared dove, 2 dunnock, 1 wren, 6 house sparrow, 4 starling, 2 blackbird, 1 robin, 1 magp...
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New Line Res 16/11/06
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12 mallard, 4 moorhen, 27 black headed gull, 1 common gull, 250 starling, 2 redwing, 6 blackbirds, mixed flock of tits and finches with a minimum of 5 long tailed tits 6 blue tits 2 great tits 2 goldfinch 3 greenfinch and 2 chaffinch, 1 dunnock singing and displaying to what I assume was a fe...
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Townsend Fold 16th Nov
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16/11/06 12.15pm RIVER IRWELL
2 PAIR GOOSEANDER, 2 GREY HERON, 2 DIPPER, 1 KESTREL,
DAVE -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 13:59, 2006-11-16
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Edenfield Area a.m. 15/11/06
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E.B.S.W. 14/11/06
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E.B.S.W. 14/11/06 - 14:55 - 15:45
Species counted - c150 Jackdaw, c90 Pied Wagtail counted flying off to the N.W. between 15:25 and 15:45 hrs. There were still at least another half dozen birds feeding on the beds as we left including a white coloured bird (partial albino as opposed to white w...
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FIELDFARE
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14/11/06 c80 FIELDFARE AT FOXHILL DRIVE WATERFOOT 9.30 am
12/11/06 GOLDCREST WATERFOOT CENTRE OPPOSITE ROYAL HOTEL 8.30 am
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Irwell Valley and AMR 12 11 06
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Warth 09:00 60 fieldfare over towards Lench. Good numbers of common birds feeding in the hedges which included the following: 25 redwings 15 blackbirds 1 mistle thrush 12 greenfinch 8 chaffinch 2 jays 12 great tits 8 blue tits and 2 coal tits.
Bocholt Way 09:55 8 mallard...
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Deeply Vale 12/11/06
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Canada Goose, c40 feeding on pasture.
Goosander, male flew west.
Kestrel, 2.
Sparrowhawk,1.
Snipe,1.
Lapwing,66 (AMR).
Meadow Pipit 5.
Fieldfare, c500, largest flock c200.
Redwing, c20.
Stonechat, 5, 2prs & single male.
Starling, flock of c200.
Regards,
David...
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Bar T. Godwit
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Hello there - there is a posting on the east lancs site for a Bar Tailed Godwit at Clowbridge res on 10/11/06. Unfortunatley I was working so didn't get to see it. Closer to home a Song Thrush has been singing for the last two days at Reedsholme and today 100 Fieldfares were at Goodshawfold along with the u...
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New Line Res 9th Nov
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2 canada goose 10 mallard 4 moorhen 46 black headed gull 6 blackbird and very little else
also this week 21 redwing at Edgeside Monday 6th and 1 tawny owl at Park Rd Industrial Estate Bacup at 17:30 8th
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Vismig 071106 - Haslingden Grane
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Tuesday November 7th 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0700hrs -1000hrs
Wind: 1-3mph variable
Movement: West unless stated otherwise.
The early Fieldfare which I had this morning where all going back East along the valley. Whether they actually went out East or they...
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Cowm Res Mon Nov 6th.
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250 Fieldfare
1 Jay
1 Blackbird
100 Carrion Crow mixed with 30 Jackdaw
12 Chaffinch
5 Blue Tits
4 Great Tits
34 Black Headed Gull
2 Goldcrest
8 Goldfinch
1 Grey Heron
1 Male Stonechat
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Vismig 061106 Haslingden Grane
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Monday November 6th 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0700hrs - 0830hrs
Wind: NW 12mph
Movement: North West
Again winds strong and making Starlings go through very low down, and obviously would be missing them. Very few Fieldfare, just a trickle at first light a...
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Edgecote, Irwell Valley Grane etc Nov 5th
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Gaghills 08:00: 24 redwing flying towards Cowpe.
Edgecote 09:45: 39 common snipe, 3 meadow pipit.
Marl Pits 10:20: 9 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 3 redpoll.
Lower Cloughfold 10:45: 1 party long tailed tits, 2 redwing, 1 or 2m bullfinch and 1 flock 0f 10 redwing and 60 fieldfare flying nort...
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Grane Valley 05/11/06
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Grane Valley 07:15 - 10:00 A.M
Great Crested Grebe 1.
Goosander Pair flew west.
Grey Heron 3.
G.S. Pecker 1.
Redwing, several parties between 9 and 30 with probably 160 in total.
Fieldfare, several parties between 4 and 50 with around 400 in total.
Mistle Thrush 2 pairs
Long Tailed T...
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Vismig 051106 Haslingden Grane
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Sunday November 5th 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0700hrs-1100hrs
Wind:NW 15mph
Movement: North West unless stated otherwise.
Fieldfare: 646
Redwing: 122
Blackbird: 5
Starling: 245
Chaffinch: 19
Skylark: 1 (0715hrs)
Goldfinch: 6
Woodpigeon: 38
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jack snipe etc 4th Nov
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1 jack snipe flushed from small pond at Scrubbing Mills.
2 common snipe in fields above Cowpe Res.
Mixed flock of fieldfare and redwing (estimate 100 of each) at Higher Lench 10:30. Another mixed flock of 90 over Brow Edge Quarry (estimate 30 fieldfare and 60 redwing) 11:30. 70 fiel...
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Clowbridge Res 4th Nov
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Hameldon Hill, Clowbridge Res. 4/11/06 - 11:00 - 14:45hrs
A pair of Stonechat, a Kestrel and a G.S.W. were at New Laithe Farm
20 Snipe and 4 Lapwing were on Hameldon near the weather station. 6 M. Pipit flew W. 13 Fieldfare flew W. and c40 Redwing flew N.
2 Redhead Goosander, 3 Wigeon (1m + 2f...
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More Fieldfares 4th Nov
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Dunnockshaw - 3/11/06 - 16:15hrs ref.813275
A report of thousands of fieldfares in the area, got there after work to find at least 1000 birds in tree tops. Most flew W. over the next half an hour in the direction of Stonefold/ Mitchells House res. c40 Redwing flew in as if to roost in coni...
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Vismig 041106 Haslingden Grane
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Saturday November 4th 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake) 0700hrs-1000hrs Wind: W 1-3mph then freshening to 5-7mph Movement: North West unless stated otherwise. Fieldfare: 1557 (26parties, best parties 200,180,160,100). First half hour best, then occasional parties say every 20 mi...
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Fieldfare Nov 4th.
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Just off market St Facit, Whitworth
07:30
About 150 were feeding on Hawthorn for some time before heading over toward cowm res/quarry
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Vismig 021106 Haslingden Grane FIELDFARES
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Thursday November 2nd 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0645hrs - 1230hrs
Wind: NW 3-5mph variable
Movement: W/North West unless specified different
A follow on from yesterday, lots of Fieldfares, all going North West (as is usual around here at peak times). Best move perio...
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021106 - 7 Whooper Swans 1945hrs
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Whilst at front door having a quick drag - 7 Whooper Swans flew above me calling - West to East 1945hrs. Could see clearly with moonlight and streetlight, only about 50ft high. Never seen them before at night.
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Vismig 031106 - Haslingden Grane
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Friday November 3rd 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0645hrs-1100hrs
Wind: W 1-3mph
Movement West unless stated otherwise.
Fieldfare numbers had come off the boil from yesterday, but still reasonable numbers occasionally going through - all North West as usual, m...
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Fieldfares 3rd Nov
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50 fieldfares over Lench 07:15
Kevin -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 10:46, 2006-11-03
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COUGHBOTTOM RES 1st Nov
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16-00 TO 16-45
1/11/06
3 WHOOPER SWANS OVER
34 FIELDFARE OVER
2 PAIR MALLARD
6 LAPWING
1 GREY WAGTAIL
12 WOOD PIGEONS
1 ROBIN
DAVE HOWORTH & PETE FYLDES -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 08:51, 2006-11-02
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