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Grane (Marsh Harrier), 3rd April 2016
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08:30-11:15 G.C.Grebe, singles on Holden Wood & Calf Hey, Cormorant, 4 on Holden Wood & 2 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c40, mainly in pairs or small groups, Teal, pair on Holden Wood, Mallard, c12, mainly males, Goldeneye, male on Holden Wood & 2 females in Jamestone, Marsh Harrier, cream he...
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Strongstry.
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Was out along the river first light this morning in drizzle and mist, 6 degrees, nothing of note home for 1000 hrs. Sun came out around 1030 hrs, so went again basically the same route..... 1 male Kingfisher digging in the bank. 2 pair Grey Wagtail displaying. Total 5 Dipper at different locations all s...
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Clowbridge, 2nd April 2016
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18:00-19:15 Canada Goose, pair, Mallard, 2 males, Goosander, single redhead on back pond, Kestrel, 1 on telegraph post, Curlew, 2 calling birds on the moors, Wood Pigeon, 4, Skylark, 4 singing birds, Sand Martin, flock of 4 through north, Meadow Pipit, c8, several in display, Pied Wagtail, 2, Hous...
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House Martin 02/04/16
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First of the year for me and a single was on Hoyle Street in previous years nesting #WelcomeHome
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Road End, EBSW circular 020416
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13:50 to 15:20hrscormorant - 1 over Road End to Granegrey heron - 2 near EBSWCanada goose - 1pr at EBSWmallard - 1pr & 3m at EBSWgoosander - female on the Irwellbuzzard - pr over Irwell Valesparrowhawk - 1 over Bent Gatelesser-black backed gull - steady continual passage of birds (c140), mostly f...
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Prob Pink Foot Hybrid Type Goose at Holden Wood Today
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Looks more Pink Foot for sure - but that white thing on it's beak?
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Lee Quarry 1.4.16.
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Lee Quarry Wheatear 2m 1f Stock Dove 3 Raven 2 Sky Lark 2 minimum Meadow Pipit c20 Kestrel 1 m Canada Goose 1 pair Wren 3 calling Mallard 1 pair Quarry Road Mistle Thursh1 Song Thrush 2 calling Greenfinch 3 Redpoll 2 Goldfinch 4 Chaffinch 2 Wood Pigeon 2 Dunnock 1 Robin 4 Wren 1 calling Carrion Crow 2 Mag...
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Changing season's birds..
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A nice typical sunny spring day today started with a, puzzling at first, Redwing blasting it's song from the top of a Larch tree on the Folly tip soon followed by a male Brambling doing the same. Both species due to depart northwards. Then later whilst at Holden Wood Res with Sarfraz there was a Chiffcha...
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Law head stacksteads
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30/03/2016 24 twite feeding in hay put out for cattle
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Reedsholme - Cribden 31/3/16
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12:30 hrs start Feeding flock of 20 Wood Pigeons in pasture nr Spout House, very common but this was largest flock. Raven over Top of Slate the back 5 mins later min 4 Sand Martin flew N. at 13 45 hrs over Top of Slate, + 2 more moving N. over Brookes wood at 14:45 then 4 more over Pinner quarry at 15:15 hrs. All...
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Grane 28/03/16
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9:10am-11:00am 2 little ring plover2 raven1 peregrine falconGood numbers of pied wagtail1 mallard2 pairs of Canada Geese2 buzzard, 1 carrying nesting material2 oystercatcher1 male wheatearodd meadow pipit 1 weasel spotted by Neil at Heap Clough car park Paul & Neil -- Edited by PaulB o...
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EBSW.
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1830/1900 hrs south westerly 5 degrees. 60+ Jackdaw. 80+ Pied Wagtail, these were still arriving when I left. 20+ Wood Pigeon. 4 Stock Dove. 4 Oystercatcher. 12 Carrion Crow. Several Mallard all males. Only half a dozen Black Headed Gulls Regards Brian.
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Whitworth 270316
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Whitworth Quarry1pr Canada goose1pr & 1m mallard1pr stock dovec12 skylarkc35 meadow pipit with some parachuting2 pied wagtail1m & 1f wheatear in same area Cowm1 cormorant21 Canada geese12 mallard1pr tufted duck3 black headed gull1 buzzard1 female sparrowhawk1 green woodpecker1 gr...
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Buckden woods/Beetle hill/Bull hill.
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0700/1030 hrs Strong south westerly 6 degrees, only just beat the rain to get home. Good numbers of Tits, Blackbirds, wrens. Two pair of Nuthatch nest building. Two Song Thrush feeding under Beech. One Treecreeper. Good numbers of Chaffinch, some in full song Three male Bullfinch and one female. Sm...
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Clowbridge, 26th March 2016
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07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 2, Cormorant, min 13 birds often feeding as a group, Canada Goose, pair, Teal, pair flew in from the north, Mallard, pair, Goosander, 2 males, Kestrel, 1 flew low over the length of the res, B.H.Gull, c12, Common Gull, 7 flew through south, Herring Gull, c12 through south, L.B...
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Grane, 25th March 2016
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07:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood & 2 on Calf Hey, Dabchick, 1 on Troy, Cormorant, c8 on Holden Wood, 4 on Ogden & 2 on Calf Hey, Canada Goose, c30, many paired up, Teal, 2 pairs & a single on Calf Hey & 1 pair on Calf Hey, Mallard, c12, Goldeneye, male & female on Calf Hey & 2 f...
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Warth, Hurdles Quarry to Strongstry 250316
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Warth 1 green woodpecker, 1 grey wagtail & 1 pr long tailed tit. Little else Hurdles area min 3 stock dove, min 15 meadow pipit, 1pr pied wagtail, 2m wheatear, 1 mistle thrush singing, 1 greenfinch flying through & 1pr siskin through Whinberry Naze/ Pasture 3 lapwing, 1 kestrel, 1 stock dove...
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Ewood Bridge -Ogden brook 25/3/16
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10:00 - 13:00hrs hrs approx Pr B.H.Gull displaying - E.B.S.W. 2 Greenfinch singing I.Vale + 1 at Sunnybank Pr Pied Wagtail - I. Vale Pr Collared Dove - I.Vale 1 Green Woodpecker calling - I.Vale 1 Grey Heron - I.Vale 3 Buzzard soaring over Bent Gate/E.B. area 1 Song thrush singing 1 Nuthatch - Sunnybank...
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Strongstry feeding station.
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Today is the first rain for 10 days, still only 8 degrees but calm. Watching now I can only see 6 species, Blue, Great, and Coal Tit and even there numbers are down, Robin, Song Thrush and Dunnock. All the finches have moved on and the Nuthatches have spread back through the woods along with the Great Spot...
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dipper 220316
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after saying at yesterday's club meeting that it was unlikely that there would be any dippers higher up the Irwell than Lee Mill, 1 flew over Park Road heading towards Bacup this morning cheers Kevin
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RE: Cown Reservoir, Quarry,Whitworth. 20/3/16
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Highlights:-Crossbill towards Brown Wardle, Bullfinch pair, lots of Meadow Pipit, 10 Skylark. No Wheatear yet!
Regards,
Dave Ousey
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Chiffchaff...1st summer migrant Warbler?
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Had a male Chiffchaff in patchy song at Townsendfold at lunchtime today. 1st summer migrant ?? of the year for me.
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Seat Naze & Edge Cote 200316
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cormorant - 3 over towards Granebuzzard - 1 very pale birdsparrowhawk - 1 malelapwing - 15 birds, including 3 birds possibly setting up territories on Seat Nazesnipe - 7black-headed gull - 2common gull - 4skylark - 8meadow pipit - 4pied wagtail - 2mistle thrush - 1prsiskin - 5greenfinch - 3reed bun...
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Lumb.Peers Clough.Twenty Peneth.20.3.16 .
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Lumb Redwing c40 Goldfinch 2 Chaffinch 3 Great Tit 4 Blue Tit 2 Dunnock 1 Robin 2 Magpie 2 Greenfinch 2 calling Dipper 1 Peers Clough Rook c10 Jackdaw 3 Pied Wagtail 1 Wood Pigeon 6 Nuthatch 1 calling Sparrow Hawk 1 f Blue Tit c6 Great Tit c10 Starling 6 Magpie 2 Carrion Crow4 Greenfinch 3 calling Mallard...
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Cheesden Valley, 20th March 2016
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08:30-12:00 Grey Heron, 1 on the bottom lodge, Canada Goose, c30 inc several paired birds, Mallard, c12, Teal, 21 on the scrape near Deeply Vale, Buzzard, 3 pairs and a single, Kestrel, 3 singles, Pheasant, 2 males, Lapwing, c6 pairs, Curlew, 2 pairs, Oystercatcher, single bird up the valley, B.H.G...
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Strongstry woods and river.
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This report covers the last three days when we have had sunshine, cloud and a cold east wind and around 8 degrees. We are still experiencing disruption mostly by the electricity board who are felling trees any where near a power cable, the damaged footbridge has been removed, we are now waiting on the E...
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Warth to Lench 190316
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Canada goose - 2prs at Lench, min 5 birds on Scout Moor Res & 1pr in a field at Cowpegoosander - 1pr on Lowe Lodge were the first I've ever seen there in the 40+ years that I have visited this sitekestrel - 1 hunting the hillside at Warthsparrowhawk - a female over Hareholme and a male over Waterfootla...
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Spring migrants.
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Spent several hours today around Clough head, Jamesions, Troy and Heap Clough hoping for a Wheatear, best found were several Skylark, Meadow Pipit and Curlew. Regards Brian
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Musbury Valley and Tor 19/03/16
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12:30pm-3pm Pied wagtail - 5Raven - 2Woodcock - 1Green woodpecker - 2 - a very active and noisy pair!Curlew - 2 - came up together out of higher part of valley and flew off down valley. Heard calling later.Kestrel - 1Meadow pipit - 3Wren - 1Starlings - 100+ in trees behind Helmshore Textile Museum
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Clowbridge res. 17/3/16
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25 Whooper Swans present 22 ads + 3 juvs. Still there at 14:30 hrs. Bob & Archie
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