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Winter feeding station.
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The feeding station has been up and running for four weeks now and not a lot of species or numbers present until Wednesday of this week when things changed..... Blackbird....still only residents, around 6. Blue Tit....5 Great Tit.....7 Long-tailed Tit....first flock of 12 turned up Wednesday and...
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Lee Quarry to Cowm 03/11/19
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Lee Quarrysparrowhawk - female flew from Stubbylee Park area up the hillside. 1 juv male chasing small birds through bushes in Lee Cloughlittle owl - 1 in east end of quarrywoodpigeon - c40meadow pipit - 5robin - 4blackbird - c20 in Lee Clough (10 also seen in 2 hawthorns at Gaghills this morning)song...
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Cheesden Valley, 3rd November 2019
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15:00-16:30 Cormorant, 1 flew up the valley towards AMR, Mallard, c12 on Buckhurst Lodge, Goldeneye, 2 males on Buckhurst Lodge, Goosander, 1 flew up the valley towards AMR, B.H.Gull, c100 feeding on pasture, Common Gull, c20 feeding on pasture, Grey Wagtail, 1, Dipper 1, Fieldfare, c25, Redwing...
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H.T. Lodge, 3rd November 2019
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10:00-11:00 Cormorant, 3 perched in the trees at the top end; unusual for me to see them here! Mallard, 2, Moorhen, 5, B.H.Gull, 13, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 over & calling, L.T.Tit, c20, Goldcrest, 2, Nuthatch, 2 calling birds, Grey Wagtail, 1, Dipper, 1 on Irwell, Song Thrush, 1, Starling, c20, Rega...
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Clowbridge, 2nd Nov 2019
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07:00-08:30 Cormorant, 3 on 'U'-Boat, Canada Goose, c50 flew off down the valley first thing, Mallard, c8, Goosander, 1 redhead, Buzzard, 1 over the moors, Sparrowhawk, male skimming the tops of the conifers, Kestrel, 3 singles, Common Gull, c8 on res, B.H.Gull, c15 on res, Stock Dove, 1 near Nutsh...
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Redwing/Fieldfare.
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0830/1030 hrs bright sun, calm, 4/9 degrees. Above Porritt lodge. Steady movement south, south East mainly Redwing but included Fieldfare. Redwing.....16...8...24...12...35.....15. Fieldfare.....7...12....9...3. Some of both species dropped into Hawthorn and fields around East view l...
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Whooper swans
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2 at Clowbridge this morning (11.00) Andy
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Grane, 27th Oct 2019
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08:30-11:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Cormorant, 1 on Holden Wood and 6 on Ogden, Whooper Swan, flock of 5 over east, Canada Goose, just 3 on Holden Wood were joined later by flocks of c30 & 50 which dropped in, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 1 soaring bird, Sparrowhawk, 1 over, Kestrel, male in clearfell at C...
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Scaup. Clowbridge res. 17th Oct 19
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Fem/ imm Scaup flew in at 3pm, was still present when I left at 3.30pm.
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Lowe 20/10/19
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grey heron - 1at Warthpink footed goose - 52 over Cowpe Lowe then turned eastmallard - 6 at Waterfoot, 3 at Warthmoorhen - 1 at Lenchbuzzard - 1 soaring over Zacharias' Scar & 2 over Cowpe Lowesparrowhawk - female chasing redwings at Warth then Lea Bank. 1 male soaring over Zacharias' Scar briefly...
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth. 18/10/19
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20 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 25 BH Gull, 6 Common Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Coot, 1 Jay, 14 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chaffinch.
Nice peaceful walk around the Reservoir after all the galavanting I've done recently!
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New Laithe, 16th Oct 2019
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18:15-18:30 Jackdaw, estimate of 1500 at roost! Raven, at least 3 birds joined the Jackdaws at roost. Regards, David.
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Grane 13/10/2019
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Apologies for the delay in posting grey heron - 1 at Calf Heycormorant - 11 idling in trees at Holden Wood & 2 on OgdenCanada goose - 10 at Holden Wood, 8 at Ogden & 27 at Calf Heymallard - 3 at Holden Wood & 15 at Calf Heyteal - 1 female at Holden Woodtufted duck - 1 male in Jamestone Quarrymoorh...
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Swinshaw Moor, 13th Oct 2019
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09:00-11:30 Buzzard, 1 sat in dead tree at Marl Pits, Kestrel, 1 on gable end at Crown Farm, Crawshawbooth, Snipe, 34 on Edge Cote, L.B.B.Gull, c12 down The Limy Valley, Common Gull, 4 over east, Stock Dove, 2 at Edge Yate and 2 at Heightside Farm, Little Owl, 1 at Edge Yate, Tawny Owl, pair in fine voice e...
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Clowbridge, 12th Oct 2019
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08:00-10:00 Cormorant, 4 on res, one bird flew in tumbling like a Raven! Pink Footed Goose, c350 east at 09:00 so probably same birds as Kevin. Also c200 west 30 minutes later! (pictured moving east) Canada Goose, 7 on pasture near Point Wood, Mallard, 13, Sparrowhawk, 2 single females and a pair of pa...
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Cheesden/Ashworth Moor.
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Mist then bright sunshine,calm, 6/10 degrees. 0830/1030hrs. Mistle Thrush....3 in Hawthorns Carrion Crow....lots around Magpie....7 in one group. Meadow Pipit.....20+ on Moor, 15 on reservoir wall. Redwing....small loose flock (10) moving between Hawthorns. Kestrel....one on the Moor, a...
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Pink footed geese 12/10/2019
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c300 pink footed geese flew east over Waterfoot at 9am this morning cheers Kevin
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Merlins. Grane . 11th Oct 19.
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2 Merlins fighting in flight over Grane rd near Belthorn turn off (grey mare end) and a Buzzard riding the wind on the crescent of Grane rd above Grey Mare at 4.45pm this afternoon.
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C/booth 11th Oct 19.
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An early male Brambling on the sunflower hearts at 3.30 this afternoon. Also Marsh Tit still present which has been seen regularly during the day, almost every day for last few weeks. Still not sure theres only one yet! Also at least 6 Goldcrests around feeders with local tit flock and 2 Continental Bl...
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Clowbridge Res. 11th Oct 19
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3 late Swallows low over water at 1.15pm this afternoon during a heavy downpour.
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Facit 10/10/2019
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8 Redwings heading norththis morning. Dave O.
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Osprey.
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Single Osprey flying very low, west over Strongstry at 1100 hrs. Regards Brian.
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Winter feeding station.
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Light drizzle, 10 degrees, calm. Chiffchaff has reappeared this morning feeding on fat/mealworm..... also feeding were.... Song Thrush....2 Blackbird.....3 Great Tit.....4 Blue Tit....2 Coal Tit....5 Robin.....2 Dunnock.....1 Chaffinch.....4 Goldfinch....5 Nuthatch.....probably...
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Clowbridge, 6th Oct 2019
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17:30-19:00 Canada Goose, 76 on the res, Sparrowhawk, female off Limy Lane, Kestrel, 2 singles, Whinchat, late bird in north bay. (Thanks to Russell from ELOC for the tip off!) Stonechat, 3 behind boat house, Pied Wagtail, c6 on dam wall, Jackdaw, c700 into roost, Raven, single over early and then 2 f...
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Twin Lodges 6/10/19
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Afternoon stroll - Chiffchaff still present in scrub, probably same bird as seen on 3rd & 4th of October otherwise little else. Covered Chapel Hill area - again very quiet apart from c40 Starling. Bob.
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Redwings Sunday 6 Ooctober
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12 flew in to trees behind back garden 08.00 hours stayed 10 minuets then flew off west. Wednesday the 2. 7 Siskins did the same as above Neil
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Spring Mill & Cowm etc 06/10/19
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Spring Mill ResCanada goose - 2tufted duck - 1 malesparrowhawk - 1 female flying away from the respied wagtail - 5meadow pipit - c5woodpigeon - min 100 at Fer Isle Woodswallow - 3dipper - 1linnet - 1 Cowm Reslittle grebe - 1cormorant - 1mallard - min 25tufted duck - 4 malescoot - 1black-headed gull - c60...
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Clough Bottom Res, 6th Oct 2019
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10:30-12:00 Cormorant, 1 fishing the res, Teal, a flock of 5 flew in from the south and landed in the middle of the res, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, B.H.Gull, 3 around the res, Skylark, 2 calling over Swallow Shore heading west, Meadow Pipit, c20 in groups to 5, Grey Wagtail, 1, Pied Wagtail, 4, Stonechat...
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Waterfoot - redwings 05/10/19
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flocks of c60, 20, 20 ,20, 14 & a couple of single redwings over Waterfoot this morning cheers Kevin
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Holden wood.
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Overcast/ Sunny, calm 10 degrees. 0800/1030 hrs. House Sparrow.....9 in hedge. Tit Flock....Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 4, Long-tailed Tit 7. Meadow Pipit....30+ around. Goldfinch.....charm of 50+ at inlet end. Kestrel....2 on power lines. Mallard....7 Teal....1 Canada Geese.....150+ in fields....
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