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Greenfold etc 10/7
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One sedge warbler singing next to Greenfold Farm and a grasshopper warbler reeling nearby. Clowbridge Res - 2 common sandpipers, 3 great-crested grebes and a peregrine over Andy
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Rossendale Birding Thread 2018 Part 1
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All my sightings will now be in this thread rather than separate UNLESS a major rarity occurs (on a local level) which will get it's own thread but do not hold your breath. January 2nd minimum of 30 Great Black-Backed Gulls flying over Haslingden about 5pm - quite dark. January 3rd 5 Snipe at Hol...
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Rawtenstall, 8th July 2018
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08:30-11:00 Dabchick, managed to see two on HTL but so sign of breeding as Andy's post, Grey Heron, 1 on HTL, Mallard, 18 on HTL, Buzzard, 1 over Limy Valley, Kestrel, 1 over Cribden, Moorhen, 2 well grown young in a nest plus adult on HTL, L.B.B.Gull, c50 over, Stock Dove, 1 near Twin Lodges, Collared Do...
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Marl Pits, 7th July 2018
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10:00-11:00 Peregrine, juvenile giving more than it got from a pair of Ravens, Collared Dove, 1 in Balladen Clough, Swift, c30 feeding over Chapel Hill, Skylark, 1 in song, Swallow, c12, House Martin, c6, Song Thrush, 1 in song, Blackcap, 1 in song, Jay, pair, Raven, pair being hassled by juv Peregri...
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Townsend Fold
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A few odds'n'sods from around Townsend Fold this week: Peregrine - pr screaming, 1 with food heading towards Hardmans chimney yesterday (6/7). I assume this is the regular pair making an early return to their winter quarters (?) although unable to age them without optics to hand Sand Martin - 15 hole...
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Clowbridge, 6th July 2018
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20:00-21:00 G.C.Grebe, 2, Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 6, Mallard, c30 inc several well grown ducklings, Kestrel, 2 singles, Pheasant, calling bird, Moorhen, 1 on Limy, Common Sandpiper, at least 3, B.H.Gull, 4 around the res, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, Swift, c20 scattered around grassland or high a...
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grey partridges 03/07/2018
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A lass I work with (Caroline Bell) showed me a video on her mobile of a family of at least 12 grey partridges crossing the road in front of her car on the road to the quarry above Tong Lane, Bacup today cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge, 2nd July 2018
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20:20-22:00 G.C.Grebe, 3 in south bay, Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 6, Mallard, c20, mainly north bay, Tufted Duck, 2 males & 1 female in north bay, Kestrel, 2 singles, Moorhen, single on Limy, Common Sandpiper, 1 in small back pond, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, B.H.Gull, 3 on res, Swift, c12 over hillt...
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Bacup, 1st July 2018
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08:00-12:00 Canada Goose, pair with 3 well grown young at Deerplay, Mallard, c12 at Weir, Kestrel, 1 at Deerplay, Moorhen, pair with 3 young chicks at Deerplay, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, Collared Dove, pair at Bacup Rec, Swift, 3 over Bacup Rec, G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird at Weir, Skylark, c10 at Rea...
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spotted flycatcher 270518
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At least 1 at Hareholme today, at the same site as last year cheers Kevin
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Cribden Clough 29/6/18
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18+ Swifts feeding high over hillside. Bob.
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Migrants.
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Good numbers of breeding Sand Martin upstream of Ewood Bridge. Whitethroat feeding young between Ewood Bridge and Irwell Vale. Garden Warbler showing in low vegetation at Alderbottom. Low numbers of Swallow in traditional breeding sites in several stables Pair of Spotted Flycatcher feeding yo...
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Cloughb Bottom 24/06/2018
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grey heron - 1Canada goose - 24mallard - 2m & 2prslesser black backed gull - c8 landed on res in 2s and 3s before departingblack headed gull - 1common sandpiper - 2curlew - min 2sparrowhawk - 1kestrel - 1pied wagtail - 1grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 7stonechat - 1pr with at least 1 juvgreat tit - fami...
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Clowbridge, 23rd June 2018
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07:30-09:00 Cormorant, 1 fishing the res. Grey Heron, 1 in North Bay, Canada Goose, group of 6 on the res, Mallard, 3, Goosander, 1 redhead, Buzzard, 1 over top end, Kestrel, 2 at top end, Pheasant, 1 male, Common Sandpiper, 1, Curlew, min of 4, B.H.Gull, 2 around the rs, L.B.B.Gull, 4 on the res plus c30...
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Swifts. Clowbridge 21st June 18.
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100+ Swifts hawking the moor above the res tonight. Good to see some decent numbers as there seems very few around C/booth and Rawtenstall.
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Spring Mill Res 17/06/18
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Canada goose - 28 adult & 3 goslingmallard - 1prpheasant - 1lapwing - 5 (probably a family party)kestrel - 2lesser-black backed gull - 5black-headed gull - 2 adults and a juvwoodpigeon - c20pied wagtail - 2grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 2stonechat - 2prs (1pr calling anxiously, probably had you...
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Cheesden Valley, 17th June 2018
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10:30-14:00 Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, pair with 2 goslings, Mallard, 4, Buzzard, 2 singles one with prey, Kestrel, 2, Pheasant, 2 plus several calling, Curlew, 2 possibly 3 pairs, lots of alarm calling suggesting young but didn't see any, Lapwing, c100 with approx. 50% juvs near Deep Moss Farm, S...
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Grane. 7th June 18
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No sign of the Whinchat in thorough search. Could have missed it if not showing well and quiet?? 1 Dunlin, 3 Oyks, 5-6 BH Gulls on HWR. Looks very good for a few waders! 1 Med Gull, 15+ BH Gulls, 2 GC Grebe, 1 Cormorant on Ogden. 1 Gropper reeling top end HWR, 1 Stonechat, 3+ pairs R Bunting between HW and Ogde...
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Clowbridge Res. 10th June 18
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At least 4 ad Med Gulls hawking insects over res and southern moorside at c11am moved iff towards nutshaw hill then Burnley. Birds seen whilst I was photoing Skylarks. They were on their own and not with BHG. -- Edited by C Bel on Wednesday 13th of June 2018 04:08:03 PM
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Cuckoo at Britannia
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I received a reliable 2nd hand report today of a cuckoo heard near Tong Lane at Britannia on Saturday 9th June Also received a report of a great spotted woodpecker feeding young in a garden between the golf course and Bacup town centre today cheers Kevin
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Alden, 12th June 2018
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20:30-21:30 Mediterranean Gull, 2 adults feeding on pasture. B.H.Gull, 11 feeding on pasture. L.B.B.Gull, 2 feeding on pasture. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Grane, 10th June 2018
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08:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Cormorant, 3 fishing Ogden plus 1 on Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 3 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c40 on Ogden, Mallard, c6, Buzzard, 2 soaring birds, Kestrel, 2 hunting birds, Curlew, pair at top end of valley, Oystercatcher, 2 up and down valley plus single on Calf Hey, Lapw...
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Clowbridge, 9th June 2018
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10:00-12:00 Grey Heron, 1 in North Bay, Canada Goose, 20 on res / shore, Mallard, c6, plus female with 10 ducklings (doing well to evade the pike!), Kestrel, 2 singles hunting the moors, Curlew, calling bird, Lapwing, at least 2 south of boat house, L.B.B.Gull, 6 over, B.H.Gull, 2 on res, Stock Dove, 2...
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Brown Wardle and Shawforth. Friday pm.
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Grey & Pied Wagtail, Mistle & Song Thrush, Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Little Owl, LBB Gull, BH Gull, Mallard, Blackbird, C Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Wren, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Buzzard, Robin, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, House Sparrow, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove.
Nice walk on a pleasa...
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Summer Bird Race, 3rd June 2018
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06:00-16:00 A glorious day saw 3 teams of two taking place and a new record of 82 species was seen collectively throughout the day. The results were as follows: Team A (JH& KL). 74 species Team B (RI & DN). 71 species Team C (IB & PB). 68 species. The highlights were as follows: Grey Par...
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Clowbridge, 1st June 2018
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07:30-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 feeding from pontoon, Canada Goose, 3 flew onto res, Mallard, 2 males, Tufted Duck, 2 males, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw, Moorhen, 1 on Limy, Curlew, 1 calling regularly, Oystercatcher, 1 over res calling, B.H.Gull, 1 circuiting the res, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over, Stock Dove, floc...
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Spotted Flycatcher.
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Pair of Spotted Flycatcher carrying food on the Irwell down stream of Highfield road/footpath Clough fold area. Regards Brian.
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Stubbins to Ewood bridge round robin.
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Sustained warm sunny weather with light winds. Overnight 14 degrees daytime upto 25. 0630/1030. Blue Tits....Good numbers of young several boxes used. Great Tit...As above Coal Tit...excellent numbers. Long-tailed Tit....five nest sights watched over the last few weeks, one collapsed the ot...
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The Hile, 29th May 2018
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12:30-13:30 L.B.B.Gull, 22 sat in a newly mowed field, Swift, 4 overhead, Skylark, c6, mainly in song, Swallow, c8, mainly Coal Pit Lane farms, House Martin, 2 in Shawclough, Meadow Pipit, c12, Pied Wagtail, 2, Grey Wagtail, 1 at Jack Lodge, Song Thrush, 1 with food at Jack Lodge, Willow Warbler, 3 to...
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Grane, 28th May 2018
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07:30-11:30 G.C.Grebe, pair on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 dropped onto Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c80 mainly Holden Wood plus pair with 5 goslings above Troy, Tufted Duck, male in quarry, Sparrowhawk, female over alerted to by Pied Wagtail alarms, Kestrel, 3 singles, Pheasant, 2 calling birds, Moorhen...
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