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Swallows
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Around 5.30 this evening several small groups of swallows around Ewood Bridge and over the sewage works. Biggest gathering 14 birds but I suspect rather more than this altogether (no other hirundines and nothing else unusual between here and Rawtenstall). Andy
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Little Egret.
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Little Egret flushed from flooded field at Alderbottom, it flew upstream towards Ewood bridge.... By the time I walked to Irwell Vale it had apparently caused a bit of a stir with some walkers by briefly landing on the river near Lumb bridge, it then apparently flew high to the west of Lumb Vale. Regard...
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Clowbridge, 7th April 2018
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06:30-08:30 G.C.Grebe, 1, Cormorant, 1 flew in and later on U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 over, Greylag Goose, 1 flew in just after 06:30 and departed 07:15. My first on Clowbridge...I think! Canada Goose, 8 loosely in pairs, Mallard, c8, Pheasant, 1 calling seen near boat house, Curlew, 2 pairs on the moors...
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EBSW 6 4 18
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EBSW Sand Martin 8 minimum Peter
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Cribden area
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1 male Ring Ouzel this morning on the top of Pike Law (south side Cribden) 1 wheatear and 3 or 4 pied wagtails nr The Halo. Nothing else remotely exciting on the flats. Chiffchaffs at Groundwork, Ewood Bridge and woods NE of the golf course (this my first away from the Irwell this year) Andy
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Greenfold to Clowbridge res. 5/4/18
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15:00 hrs Flock of c60 Meadow Pipit on pasture - also heard redwing but not seen. 1 Pied Wagtail 1m Reed Bunting 2+1+1 Lapwing in paddocks. 1+3 Raven c4 Skylark in song. 1 Swallow flew through N. at distance. Clowbridge res. 1 G.C. Grebe 2 Cormorant 2m Reed Bunting 3pr Mallard 2+1 Canada Goose 1 Pied Wagt...
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Clowbridge, 5th April 2018
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19:00-19:30 Just managed half a hour after work! G.C.Grebe, adult fishing the res caught a 5" fish which it struggled to down but finally made it! Grey Heron, 1 up the valley and through north, Mallard, a pair, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, Moorhen, pair on the Limy, Curlew, bird in display over the moors,...
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A few migrants
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Rawtenstall to Stubbins and back Willow warbler - 1 singing north side EBSW during a very brief sunny interlude Sand Martin - 1 over Stubbins south in the rain possibly additional to Brian's birds seen earlier (?) Chiffchaff - 1 Groundwork on the way down and going back, 1 south of Strongstry with Bria...
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Chiffchaff and friends.
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After another mini beast from the east a break in the weather this afternoon with some sunshine and 10 degrees before the thunderstorms rolled in..... Chiffchaff....one singing at back of house, two more singing and feeding on the railway embankment between Stubbins and Strongstry, then later an...
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Whitworth 01/04/2018
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CowmCanada goose - 14tufted duck - 1moystercatcher - 1prsparrowhawk - 1 soaring high over the rescommon gull - 3 grey wagtail - 1mistle thrush - a singing male chasing after another pairgoldfinch - 4redpoll - 4bullfinch - 1pr Wallbank LodgeCanada goose - 1prmallard 5moorhen - 1black-headed gull...
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Clough Bottom, 1st April 2018
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17:00-18:00 Canada Goose, 27 on res, Mallard, 1, Curlew, calling bird up on the tops, Herring Gull, 3 through north, L.B.B.Gull, 7 through north, Meadow Pipit, 4 on res bank, Pied Wagtail, 3 on res bank, Grey Wagtail, male on outflow, Raven, minimum of 5 in a flock beyond Swallow Shore, Starling, c30 e...
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Grane, 1st April 2018
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08:30-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood and 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 over, Canada Goose, c70, many in pairs, Mallard, c12, Teal, 5 on Holden Wood, Buzzard, 3 up together, Sparrowhawk, female soaring, Kestrel, male on telegraph post, Grey Partridge, pair dropping off the moor into Deep Clough, Phe...
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Ravens..
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Despite the cold horrid weather this spring the Ravens are doing more than ok.. 1st local nest of chicks ringed today, 6 of them in there, all of which were very fit and healthy. Even though it has been really poor conditions these were ringed more than a week earlier than we've ever done any before. Than...
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Reedsholme 31/3/18
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14:00 - 15:15 hrs A constant stream of mixed herring and lesser black backed gulls totalling 336, all moving up the Limy valley from Rawtenstall. Doubtless more had been moving through before I started watching. Numbers would therefore have been considerably higher. Also 1 Buzzard, 1f Sparrowhaw...
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Gaghills feeding station autumn/winter 2017/18
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male blackcap present today cheers Kevin
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Townsendfold
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2x greylag geese flew low over k steels this morning cheers andrew
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Clowbridge, 30th March 2018
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18:00-19:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Grey Heron, 1 flew high north over the res, Canada Goose, 4 dropped onto the res, Mallard, 4 pairs, Goosander, pair dropped onto the back pond, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw, G.B.B.Gull, immature bird on res, Herring Gull, flock of 12 over north, Common Gull, c10 in mixed fl...
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A few signs of spring?
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Chipping snipe on Holcombe Moor (above Buckden Wood) and a displaying golden plover over Bull Hill/ Scholes heights (off and on for about an hour over a wide area) plus another pair. No red grouse seen but fresh droppings. Singing stonechat Musbury. Along the river reed bunting singing in the rough f...
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Grane(Haslingden Moor) 26/03/2018
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Moor 1 Golden Plover in flight and calling 1 Curlew calling 3 Buzzards 2 Kestrel 7 Skylark 10 Meadow Pipit could have been duplicated Jamestone Quarry 1 Tuffed Duck 2 Oystercatchers 6 Mallard 2 Teal m/f 6 Stock Dove 1 Jay calling 1 Green Woodpecker calling Clough Head 1 Chiffchaff very brie...
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Grane
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Greylag goose associating with canadas at Calf Hey this lunchtime. 1 male wheatear above Jamestones (all the usual waterfowl/waders etc) Andy
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Various sites 26 Mar
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Townsend Fold area 1 greylag goose flew around with two canadas and landed on HTL. Not there when I returned later in the day. Singing chiffchaff at Groundwork and singing reed bunting nr K Steel Bonfire Hill area 7 ravens over the hill. The day before I counted 13 in the air at the same time here. 2 stock d...
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Clowbridge Res 26th March ‘18.
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Full circuit after lunch with Sophie.. twas Rubbish! 2 G C Grebe. 9 Mallard. 4 Cormorant. 1 Imm G B B Gull. 1 B H Gull. very few mipits/skylarks singing. Nothing else of note except a rapid moving mr young!
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Clowbridge, 25th March 2018
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17:00-18:00 G.C. Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 1 on res, Mallard, 4 pairs, Goosander, pair on back pond, Kestrel, 3 singles, G.B.B.Gull, 1st Winter bird on res, L.B.B.Gull, 2 over, Herring Gull, 1 over, Common Gull, 2 on res, B.H.Gull, 4 on res, Meadow Pipit, c8 on res shore, Raven, a group of 5 which appe...
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Cheesden Valley, 25th March 2018
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10:30-13:00 Canada Goose, c20 inc 2 pairs, Teal, 1 on a small pond, Buzzard, many sightings with probably 3 pairs, Kestrel, many sightings with probably 2 pairs, Pheasant, 2 calling birds, Moorhen, 3 on Buckhurst Lodge, Curlew, 2 pairs, Lapwing, displaying bird near Rossendale School was the only...
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EBSW and Shadlock 25 3 18
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EBSW and circuit B H Gull c20 Jackdaw c30 Pied Wagtail 3 Goldcrest 5 Grey Wagtail 1 pair + 1 Dipper 1 Kingfisher 1 Shadlock Lapwing 5 Skylark 3 Stock Dove 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Raven 1 over Meadow Pipit Peter and John
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Warth to Sand Beds 25/03/2018
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Warth/ Hurdlesgrey heron - 8Canada goose - 1prbuzzard - 1green woodpecker - 1stock dove - 1prwoodpigeon - 10pied wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 4robin - 19blackbird - 6song thrush - 2redwing - c40 in very noisy congregationblue tit - 8great tit - 12coal tit - 1long tailed tit - a single and a flock of 3goldcr...
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various sites 24/03/18
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New Line Res2pr Canada goose6 mallard1 tufted duck 2 common gull13 black-headed gull 1pr woodpigeon sat together on a nest preening each other1pr collared dove1 female greenfinch pulling moss off a treebullfinch calling Whitworth Quarry and surrounding moor1 snipec35 skylark, many singing...
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A few odds'n'sods this week
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Sat 24/4 Chiffchaff singing EBSW, also 1 curlew over. Thu 22/3 AMR - 2 wigeon, 2 goldeneye. Only a handful of gulls and a few pied wagtails, meadow pipits. Moors on the way back fairly quiet - 4 golden plovers on Cowpe Lowe the only waders after leaving AMR Wed 21/3 Grane - pr great crested grebes display...
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Crown Point/ Clowbridge Autumn Ringing and Migration Watch 2017..
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Its only the first week of August but stuff is defo on the move south once again. Only seems a few weeks ago they arrived back here!! A few net rides re trimmed this week and an earlier 1st ringing session this year to attempt to catch some more Tree Pipits which by the time i usually get round to trying to cat...
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Reedsholme - Clowbridge res 20/3/18
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Cold N wind Reedsholme 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Buzzard Crawshawbooth 1 Dipper 17 Rook nests Shortclough res 2pr Canada Goose 1 Moorhen Greenfold area 1 kestrel 1 Buzzard 1pr + 2 single Lapwings 1 Raven 1 Curlew calling 1 Skylark singing briefly 1 Meadow Pipit over moor to Clowbridge. Clowbridge res. 1 Raven c...
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