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Oakenhead Wood Rd 22/9/19
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10:30 hrs onwards Min. 70 Meadow Pipit, possibly 100 birds in fields and on wires 1 Skylark came through from Cribden area 6 Goldfinch on wires 1 Buzzard at Cribden Clough 1 Raven calling but not located 1 Heron at Twin Lodges 2 Dipper at Leabrook, 1 singing 1 Nuthatch calling at Leabrook Bob.
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Holden Wood
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Yellow wagtail female feeding at the top end this morning on the shore and around the juncus. Watched for about 10 minutes before it disappeared although I didn't see it fly off. Pochard found by Sarfraz near the dam. Headed back down from Ogden just in time to see it fly off west. Shoveler present agai...
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House Martins.
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Large movement of House Martin going due south along the Irwell from Clough Fold (PaulG) Over Irwell Vale and Stubbins, 3/5 Swallows with 400+ HM. Regards Brian.
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Grane Reservoirs only 200920
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great crested grebe - 1 on Calf Heycormorant - 12 in the roost at 16:45hrsgrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Calf Heymallard - 12 at Holden Woodteal - 5 at Holden Woodlapwing - 19 at Ogdenbuzzard - 3kestrel - probably 6 individuals, including a male carry what looked like a field vole at Holden Woodmo...
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Heap clough to Clough head and back 20 September, 18.00 hrs
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1 Drake Tufted Duck + 6 Mallard on middle Quarry 1 Short-eared Owl flew briefly off the moor 3 Stonechat 3 Kestrels A flock of 30+ thrushes on hill side around the gorse and Hawthorns different sizes included 10 Mistle thrushes A large Hawk flew off with one of them Friday 18 Sep Wet Moss 1 red Grouse 2 Mea...
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Reedsholme 20/9/20
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Reedsholme raptor watchpoint - 12:00hrs 3 Buzzard 4 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Raven 3 House Martin Also 1 Chiffchaff calling on 18/9. Bob.
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Black Necked Grebe, Clowbridge, 19th Sep 2020
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07:00-09:00 Black Necked Grebe around buoy 4 towards North Bay. Associating at times with with G.C.Grebe and calling regularly. Dived a few times but no catch. Cormorant, 3, Goosander, 4 redheads, Meadow Pipit, c40 in North Bay and c20 over south, Pied Wagtail, c12 around the res, Stonechat, 3 in S...
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Holden Wood
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Had a look for the Cetti's warbler this morning but no joy. Probably didn't give it a fair chance as it was rather cold and windy and I left to twitch the grebe around 10.00. One male ring ouzel still present above Ogden with eight mistle thrushes. A steady movement of small numbers of meadow pipits along...
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Cheesden valley.
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0800/1030 hrs cold easterly, 10 degrees. Greenfinch...7 in Alders at Buckhurst. Tit Flocks.....three good sized feeding flocks around, mostly Great, Blue, and Coal, but also Long-tailed, Nuthatch, and one Treecreeper. Chiffchaff....along Cheesden Brook. Lesser Redpoll......6 on Deeply l...
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Reedsholme 16/9/20
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Reedsholme 16/9/20 3 Buzzard hovering over hillside 4 Kestrel - all hovering over Cribden slope 1 Sparrowhawk flew out of scrub at Cribden Clough + a further 4 sightings of soaring bird, same one ? 1 Peregrine stooped from very high , lost to view over Laund Hey area 1 Grey Wagtail at Leabrook 10 Mallard...
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Compstons/Clowbridge
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Compstons 06.30 - 09.00 SSE 1-3 clear Meadow Pipit - 482 counted flying south, probably a good number more. Siskin - 37 south Pied Wagtail - 7 south, 1 north Chaffinch - 30 south and lots blogging Redpoll - 12 south Mistle thrush - 8 south Grey Wagtail - 3 south Swallow - 33 south House martin - 3 small group...
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Shoveler Holden Wood
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Male in partial eclipse at the top end this morning. Still present when I left c9.30 Andy
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Cheesden Valley, 13th Sep 2020
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16:00-17:30 Cormorant, 1 dropped onto Buckhurst Lodge for two minutes before flying off again, Grey Heron, 1, Buzzard, 3 in the air together, Sparrowhawk, male at Cheesden Bar Lodge, Kestrel, c5, Moorhen, 1 on Buckhurst Lodge, Kingfisher, 1 on Buckhurst Lodge, Swallow, c12, Meadow Pipit, c12, St...
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Grane, 13th Sep 2020,
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08:00-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 2 in roost at Holden Wood and 2 on Ogden, Canada Goose, 4 onto Holden Wood, Buzzard, at least two soaring pairs plus many singles, Peregrine, what looked like a juv male over, Kestrel, c8, Moorhen, 2 on Holden Wood, G.B.B.Gull, 2 adults on Ogden, L.B.B....
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Oakenhead Wood Rd 12/9/19
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11:00hrs onwards Cribden Clough 1 Buzzard 1 Reed Bunting 1 Whitethroat in scrub along lane nr mast. c100 House Martin moving through around hillside Oakenhead Wood Rd - 4 Mistle Thrush c30 Goldfinch 4 Linnet 4 Great Tit 2 Coal Tit 2 Long-tailed Tit 1 Robin 1 Blackbird c25 Starling 12+ Swallow 15 Hou...
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Clowbridge, 12th Sep 2020
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08:00-10:00 G.C.Grebe, 1, Cormorant, 1, Goosander, 4 Redheads, Kestrel, 6 inc group of 4 towards Crown Point, Skylark, a flock of 5 over plus a single, Swallow, c12, House Martin, c4, Sand Martin, 1, Meadow Pipit, c25 in small groups, Stonechat, family of 5 behind back pond, Blackbird, 6 in the car pa...
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Haslinden Moor, 10 September
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11 Snipe a few Meadow Pipits, Skylarks & Crows. no Signs of Red Grouse Neil
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Pink-footed Goose.
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Bright sunshine 14 degrees 0815 Hrs. A skein Of Pink-footed Goose, approx 22, going south high over Irwell valley (Strongstry). Regards Brian.
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Grane 8th August.
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No sign of Kittiwake in Grane area with Sarfraz.
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Oakenhead Wood Rd 6/9/19
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c50 Swallow on wires and feeding out over Rawtenstall + 3 House Martin c10 Linnet c3 Meadow pipit 2 Goldfinch 1 Raven on mast at Cribden Clough c90 Starling on wires 1 Kestrel 2 Buzzard over Marl Pits - very high Cribden Clough - 1 Buzzard charm of c20 Goldfinch on thistles 1 Jay Leabrook F. Mallard w/8 la...
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Clowbridge, 6th Sep 2020
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09:30-11:00 Cormorant, 1 on U-Boat, Canada Goose, single bird flew onto the res, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 3 in the air together, Sparrowhawk, 2 over together west, Kestrel, c7 over the hillsides, Green Sandpiper, 2 flushed off the res bank headed off high to the west, B.H.Gull, c6, Little Owl, 1 on a fe...
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Kestrel chasing a Bat! 1st Sep 2020
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Just caught the last 30 minutes of light at Clowbridge tonight and hopes were high when the first thing I saw was a Falcon chasing aerial prey behind the boat house! It turned out to be Kestrel pursuing a Pipistrelle type Bat but after 3 attempts it gave up as the bat easily dodged its attacks! Just 11 Goo...
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Cheesden Valley, 31st Aug 2020
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08:30-12:00 Cormorant, 2 up the valley to AMR, Grey Heron, 1 at Buckhurst Lodge and 1 on the Bottom Lodge, Canada Goose, c80 in fields, Teal, 2 on Bottom Lodge, Mallard, c12 on Buckhurst Lodge, Buzzard, 3 singles & a pair, Sparrowhawk, female over with prey, Kestrel, c8, Pheasant, 1 male, Moorhen...
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Mitchell's House Res, 31st Aug 2020
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15:30-18:00 Buzzard, 1 sat on dry stone wall, Kestrel, c6, Lapwing, at least 13, Little Owl, 1, Wheatear, c6, Linnet, flock of c40. Regards, David. -- Edited by David Nuttall on Monday 31st of August 2020 06:32:22 PM
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Greenfold/Clowbridge 30 Aug
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Greenfold - 4 whinchats and 2 wheatears around the top of the valley, also one wheatear Crown Farm. A hobby flew through south Clowbridge - one sedge warbler in the south bay, plus around 10 pied wagtails and 30 meadow pipits. A fem/imm redstart north of Limy Lane. One goosander on the res. All 3 species...
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Grane, 30th Aug 2020
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08:00-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 2 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c70 in the fields adjacent to Ogden, Buzzard, 5 up in the air together plus several singles, Kestrel, family of 5 together plus birds on most horizons, Moorhen, 1 on Holden Wood, G.B.B.Gull, adult on Ogden, Common Gull, 2, B.H...
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Sand Martins Townsend Fold
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Unfortunately the colony was washed out following the heavy rains on Tuesday - there may have been as many as 10 pairs still on the go. On Sunday (23rd) there were large young in five of the holes so some of these may have got away. Nevertheless, this year has been the best I can remember for this colony - a m...
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Clowbridge, 29th Aug 2020
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07:00-10:00 Cormorant, 2, Canada Goose, c20, Mallard, c30, Goosander, 5 Redheads, Buzzard, 2 over towards Widdop & a single over south, Sparrowhawk, 2 juvs tussling plus 2 singles over, Kestrel, 3 at Compstons plus singles over many hillsides, Common Gull, 1, B.H.Gull, 4, Skylark, 2 near Com...
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Short-eared Owl
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One around the area south of Cowpe Lowe, top of Dearden this morning (c 6.30) watched hunting in the early morning sunshine for about 20 minutes before I left. Andy
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Common Tern Grane
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One at Holden Wood this morning (c8.30) around the res for about 5 minutes before heading over Ogden. Also 2 common sandpipers and a kingfisher here Andy
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