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Clowbridge, 5th Oct 2019
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08:00-10:00 Good movement first hour with birds generally moving through south. Cormorant, 3 on the res, Grey Heron, 2 flew over the res and landed on Nutshaw! Canada Goose, 7, Wigeon, flock of 6 (4 males) circled the res for approx. 10 minutes but did not land, Mallard, c20, Kestrel, 1 at Compstons' a...
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Chiffchaff
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Just setting up the winter feeding stations in Strongstry this morning and one of the first visitors was a very wet Chiffchaff... good start. Regards Brian.
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Cribden Clough 3/10/19
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4 Mistle Thrush w/ 1 Redwing 1 Jay 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 1 Raven + 2 > N over Reedsholme late afternoon 1 Chiffchaff in scrub calling. Bob
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Redwing
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My first Redwing overnight 2-10-19 recorded at about 03:00am Cheers Ian
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Clowbridge Res. 30th Sept 19.
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on res... 3 G C Grebe. 42 Mallard. 3 Teal. 2 Cormorant. 11 B H Gulls. Others... 3 Raven, 3 Stonechats, Sparrowhawk around car park.
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Chapel Hill, 29th September 2019
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17:00-18:30 Collared Dove, a pair and a single on chimney pots on Newchurch Road, G.S.Woodpecker, two in Balladen Clough, Meadow Pipit, 3 over calling, Mistle Thrush, pair over, Chiffchaff, 1 at Marl Pits, Jay, 5 , group of 3 and two singles, Chaffinch, c12, Greenfinch, a flock of 6 at Waingate, Bull...
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Clowbridge, 28th Sep 2019
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18:00-19:00 G.C.Grebe, adult & juv in South Bay, Goldeneye, 1st w Male in South Bay, Kestrel, 1 near Point Wood and 1 over Nutshaw, Jackdaw, c100 over New Laithe were joined by a flock of c300 that came in from the north, Raven, min 29 on the pylons. Regards, David.
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Clowbridge (Alpine Swift), 26th September 2019
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17:30-19:00 I parked up on Limy Lane and went to look out from the first gate towards Crown Point and picked up a bird on the horizon which looked initially like a bird of prey. I was thinking Hobby but it just didn't fit right and as it got closer I could see it was an Alpine Swift. An unbelievable sighting a...
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Strongstry sky.
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cloud drizzle 15 degrees. House Martins......25+ feeding and moving slowly south. Pink-footed Geese.....around 30 in and out of the clouds going south/west, strangely quite., Buzzard....two soaring then joined by a Sparrowhawk and three Carrion Crow. regards Brian.
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Swifts. C/booth 5th Aug 19.
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A minimum of at least 14 Swifts over our house in c/booth at 7.15 tonight, hard to count as they were scattered but we're pretty sure there was a few more too. Never seen so many so later in the year. 1 Marsh Tit at feeders also. -- Edited by C Bel on Thursday 5th of September 2019 08:25:45 PM -- Edited by C B...
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Clowbridge res 17th Sept 19
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Had a wonder at the southern end of the res/ back of boatyard area. Best birds were 2 White Wagtails in South Bay. Not much of else note except a steady trickle of M Pipit going south, a few Goldfinch blogging, 3 Stonechat together on the South Bay wall, a Stoat on path and 11 Mallard. Another unusual bird w...
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Clowbridge Res 22/09/2019
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great crested grebe - 2Canada goose - min 75 in fieldcormorant - 1 on a pylon & the remains of a bird on the res shoremallard - 22teal - 5goosander - 7 redheadsgoldeneye - 1black-headed gull - 7skylark - 1 callinggrey wagtail - 1pied wagtail - flock of 18 in field plus 2 on res shoremeadow pipit - c20st...
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Bird influx, back garden, Ventnor road Haslingden. Sunday 22 September.
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09.30 to 11.00 hours over 10 Chaffinch. Plenty of Blue, Great and Coal tits. 3 Starlings, 10+ dull plumage Blackbirds 6 Greenfinch 4 Bullfinch 1 Goulfinch 6 House Sparrows 2 Nuthatch 1 female Blackcap 1 calling Chiffchaff + 3 other leaf Warblers. all gone after 11.00 hours. Neil
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Clowbridge, 21st Sep 2019
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06:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 fishing the res, Cormorant, 4 fishing the res, Canada Goose, flocks of 3,6 & 2 flew in early morning, Mallard, c12, Teal, 2 females in south bay, Goldeneye, 1, early bird still present! Goosander, single Redhead flew in, Kestrel, 1 near Compstons' and 2 over Nutshaw, B....
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Clowbridge, 19th Sep 2019
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19:30-19:45 Tawny Owl, a bird was calling from the 'old' wood, Raven, min 34 birds. Regards, David.
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Clowbridge Res 18th & 19th Sept 19.
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2 G C Grebes both days. (Ad + Juv) 3 Stonechat 18th, 5 19th at boathouse end. 1 Dunlin 19th South Bay then off south. 5 Swallows 19th. 100's M Pipits on res bankings and over south both days. Pics - G C Grebes + Stonechat. -- Edited by C Bel on Thursday 19th of September 2019 10:07:50 PM
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Facit & Landgate
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Good walk in the autumn sunlight seeing:- 20 BH Gull, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, Pellet (Barn Owl) 8 Magpie, 42 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 3 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 22 Starling, 10 Robin, 60+ Meadow Pipit (a steady trickle of pipits at first then the majority near the stream at Landg...
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Pink-footed Geese
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20 west over Alderbottom and Bull Hill yesterday morning (17 Sep) Andy
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C/booth 16th Sept 19.
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A single swift over c/booth again this morning at 9am, ridiculously late now with c10 h martins, Marsh tit on feeders and 3 Buzzard (2 juvs) circling and crying for food..
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Cowm Res 15/09/19 15:30 - 16:30
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Sparrowhawk closely followed by ~50 Swallows 2 Cormorant 3 Tufted Duck Ian
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Clough Bottom, 15th Sep 2019
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08:30-11:00 Sparrowhawk, female over 3 times, Kestrel, 1 on Swallow Shore, L.B.B.Gull, c100 over north west in groups to 12, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 in conifers, Swallow, c20, House Martin, 2, Meadow Pipit, c200 inc a flock of c120 on Swallow Shore, Grey Wagtail, 3 in outflow at CBR, Pied Wagtail, 1, Whin...
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Alden/Musbury 14/9
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One ring ouzel top end of Musbury and one top end Alden late morning. Also a steady trickle of meadow pipits and skylarks over (mostly heading west). No proper counts but perhaps 50 skylarks and 100 meadow pipits. Additionally around 100 meadow pipits in one flock on Bull Hill. Andy
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Marl Pits, 14th Sep 2019
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17:45-18:45 Kestrel, 4 over Chapel Hill, Sparrowhawk, 1 over Chapel Hill, Tawny Owl, calling birds everyday this week; usually around 04:30! Swift, very late bird over Newchurch Road, Swallow, c30, House Martin, c6, Meadow Pipit, c20, Coal Tit, c10 in Balladen Clough, Goldcrest, 3 in Balladen Cl...
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Clowbridge, 13th Sep 2019
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17:45-19:45 Cormorant, 1 on U-Boat later flew off south, Grey Heron, 2 on res bank, Canada Goose, 64 feeding in field north of res, Mallard, c20, Goosander, 5 redheads, Merlin, female sat on dry stone wall flew off low to the south, Kestrel, 4 hunting hillsides, B.H.Gull, 14 on res, Swift, very late bi...
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Reedsholme 10/9/19
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11:00 hrs approx More House Martin movement with100 - 150 feeding over a wide area before moving on down the valley Very few swallows but a single Swift present 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 Jay 1 Grey Heron perched in wood. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 8th Sep 2019
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18:45-20:15 Cormorant, 1 rooting in Point Wood was a first for me, Grey Heron, 1 flew the length of the res, Canada Goose, c40, Mallard, c12 inc 6 growing ducklings, L.B.B.Gull, 1 on res, B.H.Gull, 14 on res, Swallow, c20 over Point Wood, Meadow Pipit, c10 in scarified field near boat house, Pied Wagta...
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Gaghills 09/09/19
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1 swift still feeding in the area tonight 2 raven over this evening, no doubt heading towards Dave's roost at Clowbridge. There were 4 over yesterday afternoon cheers Kevin
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New Line Res, Whitworth Quarry, Lee Quarry 08/09/2019
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Canada goose - 6 at New Line Resmallard - 38 at New Line Res & 3, including an escaped domestic type, in Whitworth Quarrykestrel - 1 over Whitworth Quarrylesser black-backed gull - flock of 21 over & 56 in Whitworth Quarrymoorhen - 1at New Line Reslittle owl - 1pr in east end of Lee Quarrykingfi...
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Facit & Whitworth. 8/9/2019
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After moving house and various "twitches" I thought it was time to check out my "new" local area seeing: - 20 Canada Geese, 24 Mallard, Grey Heron, 5 LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, GBB Gull, 30 BH Gull, 20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, Common Swift, 18 Magpie, 2 Jays, 35 Jackdaw, 3 Rooks, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Swal...
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Wheatear/Common Sandpiper 7/9/2019
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Single Wheatear top of Buckden Woods on Moor Road One Raven over calling Irwell Vale Where River Ogden meets the River Irwell one Common Sandpiper which then flew up River Ogden Cheers Craggy
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