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Chapel Hill, 19th May 2019
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10:30-12:30 Curlew, 1 at Edge Cote, Lapwing, 2 pairs near Edge Cote, Swift, c15 over Rawtenstall, Skylark, 3 singing birds, Swallow, c12, House Martin, 1 over Rawtenstall, Meadow Pipit, c20, Pied Wagtail, c4, Redstart, singing bird at Marl Pits off the road to the driving range, Song Thrush, 2 sing...
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Redstart.
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Singing Male Redstart in Buckden woods below Holcombe road this morning, found by AndyY and heard by myself, thanks for the call Andy. Will keep an eye on the site for possible breeding. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 16th May 2019
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20:00-21:00 Pheasant, calling bird, Curlew, pair over calling, Oystercatcher, 4 did a circuit of the res before flying off north, Lapwing, displaying bird south of res, Common Sandpiper, single on res bank, Stock Dove, pair flew into Point Wood, Cuckoo, bird calling almost constantly from near C...
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Garden Warbler
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An other pair of Garden Warbler appear to have established a nest site near the picture frame along the Irwell in Chatterton For those who do not know the picture frame on the sculpture trail has now been taken down because it was in a dangerous condition, but I suppose the area will always be referred to...
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Holden Wood, 14th May 2019
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20:30-21:30 Dunlin, 2 resting on mud at top end only feeding occasionally but calling regularly, Common Sandpiper, flock of 6 birds flying together over the res then landed on res bank, Lapwing, at least 3 feeding on res bank, Oystercatcher, 5 feeding on exposed mud, Curlew, 1 feeding on exposed mud...
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Deeply Vale 140519
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great crested grebe - 1grey heron - 1Canada goose - 15 plus 6 half grown goslingsmallard - 18kestrel - 2pheasant - 10oystercatcher - calling birdlapwing - 3curlew - 3 including a pair harassing a pair of ravensblack headed gull - 1 overherring gull - min 3 overlesser-black backed gull - c120 overtawn...
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Migrants.
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Bright sunshine, 8/16 degrees 0700/1030 hrs. Strongstry woods. Garden Warbler in full song and same pair feeding. Chiffchaff in Song and a pair at nest site. Willow Warbler, at least four pair, one carrying food. Whitethroat Male in Song near last years nest site. Blackcap, four pair seen one pair p...
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Clowbridge, 13th May 2019
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20:30-21:30 Shelduck, 3 dropped in at 20:40 and left northeast at 20:45 Cuckoo, calling bird from near Compston's, Grasshopper Warbler, reeling bird. Archie had a Little Egret earlier in the day! Regards, David.
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Clough Bottom 12 5 19
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Clough Bottom Greylag Geese ? 2 flew in stayed twenty minutes then flew off Stonechat 1m Meadow Pipit 3 Sky Lark 5 Curlew 4 in one group flying round Common Sandpiper 1 pair Reed Bunting 2 pair Linnet 1 over Rredpoll 3 over Willow Warbler c10 calling Wren several calling Dunnock 2 pair Pied Wagtail 3 Wood...
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Bull Hill, 12th May 2019
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07:30-12:00 Canada Goose, pair with 3 goslings on The Irwell at Irwell Vale plus, 4 other pairs, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, soaring bird, Pheasant, c6 males & 1 female, Snipe, 'chipping bird' on Bull Hill, Lapwing, 3 pairs, Curlew, single bird in Alden, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, B.H.Gull, c12, Stock...
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Mitchell's House Res, 11th May 2019
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18:00-19:00 Mallard, pair, Buzzard, soaring bird, Kestrel, female hunting the moors, L.B.B.Gull, c20 on the res, Herring Gull, 1 on the res, Swift, c20 feeding high above the moors. Skylark, c6, several in song, Swallow, c6, Sand Martin, 1 over, Meadow Pipit, c12, Pied Wagtail, 1, Willow Warbler,...
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Clowbridge, 11th May 2019
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07:30-10:00 Canada Goose, 3 over, Mallard, 9, Pheasant, calling birds, Common Sandpiper, pair plus a single, Lapwing, pair south of res, single on scarified field plus single towards Crown Point, Curlew, pair over res, single mobbing pair of Raven plus calling birds from the moors, B.H.Gull, sin...
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Black Tern Void! 8th - 10th May.
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Been up to Clowbridge 7 times in last 3 days in hope of a Black Tern or two. Zilch, despite a large passage throughout the country in the last few days, some even local!! Best being 20+ Swift skimming the water in winter like conditions on the 9th May, none seen previously just lot of smaller hirundines. A...
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Glaucous gull 05/05/19
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Glaucous gull seen yesterday (apologies for late post) at a private site along with c200 herring & c200 lesser black-backed gulls. Unfortunately the bird moved on fairly quickly after I discovered it. A flock of 5 greylag geese flew over the same site cheers Kevin
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swifts 08/05/2019
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2 swifts over Waterfoot this evening at least 8 house martins have been present over Waterfoot flying to nest sites on The Jolly Sailor, BRGS & Victoria Arcade this week cheers Kevin
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Cribden, 6th May 2019
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10:00-12:30 Buzzard, 2 soaring birds, Curlew, pair mobbing a Raven, Swift, 6 feeding over the hillside, Skylark, c12, many in song, Swallow, 1, House Martin, 5 feeding over the hillside, Meadow Pipit, c12, Pied Wagtail, 1, Wheatear, 3 on a dry stone wall, Song Thrush, 2 singing birds near twin lodge...
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Clowbridge, 5th May 2019
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09:00-11:00 Canada Goose, a pair down the valley, Mallard, 5 drakes chasing around the res, Pheasant, calling bird near boat house, Common Sandpiper, pair, Curlew, calling birds from the moors plus one over calling then down on pasture, L.B.B.Gull, 16 down on the res, Stock Dove, pair at top end, Sk...
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Deeply Vale/Croston Close Road.
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0730/1000hrs Bright sunshine very cold northerly. Species of note... Wheatear....3 Curlew....2 Lapwing....6 Sand Martin....30+ nesting Swallow...7 Willow Warbler......at least 4 in song Whitethroat....2 seen possible 2 more singing. Stonechat..... two pair in the valley, Single Male ne...
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Garden Warbler.
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Garden Warbler in full song this afternoon in quite open habitat alongside the railway line between Strongstry and Alderbottom viaduct. Regards Brian.
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Swift 2-5-2019
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Single Swift over Moor Greenfold area Cheers Craggy
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Cuckoo 30 April 19
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Cuckoo calling from Greenfold area of c/booth tonight..
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night birdwatching
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1 moorhen heard calling over Gaghills @ 10pm tonight tawny owls also calling in the area 1 redshank heard over BRGS on Tuesday 23rd 1 magpie heard calling yesterday @ 10:15pm. This is the third time I've heard them calling at night this year. In February one of our local birds was calling for half an hour...
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Sand Martins.
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Nearly four weeks later than last year the Sand Martins have started to nest again between Strongstry and Stubbins, 20+ this morning and four active nests. Regards Brian
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Mitchell's House Res, 28th April 2019
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17:30-18:30 Buzzard, 2 over off the moors towards Accrington. 1 was being mobbed by a Carrion Crow and a Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, single at Winfields, Kestrel, 1 mobbing Buzzard! L.B.B.Gull, c20 over northwest, Skylark, c6, all in song, Swallow, just a single bird, Meadow Pipit, 2, Pied Wagtail, 1, S...
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Spring Mill Res 28/04/19
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cormorant - 1Canada goose - 1pr plus 8mallard - 1 pr plus 1 maleoystercatcher - 1snipe - 1buzzard - 1kestrel - 1stock dove - 1woodpigeon - 7green woodpecker - 1pied wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 7swallow - 1house martin - 6stonechat - 1 malemistle thrush - 1prstarling - 9magpie - 3jay - 1jackdaw - 12carrion...
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Grane, 28th April 2019
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10:30-14:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood & 2 on Ogden, Cormorant, 2 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c50 inc many sitting birds, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 3 pairs, Sparrowhawk, female over valley mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows, Kestrel, 1 near Ogden, Coot, at least 2 on Holden Wood, M...
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Northern Res's, 28th April 2019
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06:00-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Clowbridge, Grey Heron, 1 at clowbridge, Canada Goose, pairs at Clough Bottom & on Red Moss, Mallard, c6, Goosander, pair on Clough Bottom, Pheasant, calling birds at Clowbridge, Curlew, probably 4 pairs with birds constantly calling, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, Stoc...
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Brambling
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It seems the Brambling have departed for there breeding grounds, no sign for two days now. They first appeared in Strongstry on 29/11/18 with a couple of females, by mid January numbers were over sixty and I even had one flew into the house for a warm. They were here for a total of 144 days, numbers peaked...
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Clough Bottom Res, 22nd April 2019
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16:30. Just popped my head over the wall and got my first Common Sandpiper of the year! Regards, David.
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Rookeries 2019, 22nd April 2019
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I managed to get around most of our Rookeries today, counts as follows: Farmers Glory 14. Acre. 12. Rook Hill. 41. Bacup. 15. Broadclough. 35. Water. 26. Peers Clough. 14. Crawshawbooth. 32. Rawtenstall. ...
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