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//Plunge & E.B.S.W. 7/4/11
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Great day weather wise
4 singing Wrens all the way up the valley
1m Stonechat
Raven heard calling on 4 occasions
Wheatear 1pr on quarry scree + 3 together below Scout moor res.
Very good numbers of Meadow Pipits
No Curlews seen or heard
Woodland
1 Treecreeper
Bullfinch heard
Chaffinch
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swallow
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swallow over memorial gardens heading north, has'den - 12 noon today a limp woodpigeon collecting twigs there too 20-30 rook nests in the rookery opp winfields
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Spring Mill Res etc 03/04/11
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Spring Mill Res 1 great crested grebe, 4 pr Canada gooose, 5 mallard, 1 pr oystercatcher, 1 pr lapwing, 1 redshank, 1 curlew, 1 pheasant, 1 little owl, 4+ pied wagtail, 30 meadow pipit, 4 male wheatear, 1pr & 1 male stonechat, 1 swallow & 3 reed bunting other stuff 1pr nuthatch in Stubbylee Pa...
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Cowm Res New Rookery 3.4.11.
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Cowm Res Rook 3 birds. One nest built one part built.grey wagtail 1 pairpied wagtail 1redpoll 1 pair minimumjay 3tufted duck 2m 1fgoldeneye 1mcanada goose c10mallard c15m 2fchaffinch plenty in songgoldfinch c10dunnock 1 in songblackbird severalstock dove 1 overcoal tit 1 pairblue and great tit...
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E.B.S.W.3/4/11
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11:30 hrs approx
A quiet walk down river from The Holme
First bird of note was a single Swallow over Ewood Bridge then
c7 inc. 1 House & 1 Sand Martin over sewage works
Chiffchaff in usual place + 1 at Groundwork
Pr Blackcap nr E.B.S.W. gates, m in song
2 pr Coal tit in the area
1 Willow Warbler in...
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Irwell Valley, 2nd April 2011
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16:15-18:00
Dabchick, 1 carrying nesting material on HTL
Canada Goose, pair + odd one on HTL,
Mallard, c12,
Sparrowhawk, female over Horncliffe,
Coot, pair on HTL
Oystercatcher, pair on EBSW,
Lapwing, 6 chasing off crows at the back of Horncliffe,
B.H.Gull, c12,
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E.B.S.W. - Lumb Vale 1/4/11
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Met up with Kevin Lister at E.B.S.W.
Usual Jackdaw, C.Crow B.H.Gulls present along with
c30 Pied Wagtail
7 Swallows
1 House Martin
2 Sand Martin - seen by K.L.
Pr Oystercatcher
Sparrowhawk causing havoc
Dippers at Irwell Vale & Lumb Vale
Pr Goosander flew down valley
1 Cormorant fle...
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E.B.S.W. & curcuit 31/3/11
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13:00hrs onwards.
Dipper at Ewood Bridge
5 Swallow
1 House Martin
11 Wood Pigeon
Min. 70 Jackdaw
Min. 70 C.Crow
Min. 17 B.H.Gull
Min. 15 Pied Wagtail
1 Magpie
3 Mallard
1 Grey Wagtail Irwell Vale
1 Moorhen calling
Chiffchaff still in song
1 Kingfisher
Pr Long Tailed Tit
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cloughfold
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Irwell Valley 29/3/11
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12:00 - 15;00hrs Finches and tits very active all the way down river1pr Goosander - Townsendfold2 Sand Martin moving N. Ewood Bridge2 pr Long Tailed Tit Ewood Bridge 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay1 Green Woodpecker flew to Ravenshore 1f Goosander Irwell Vale Pr Moorhen still on river 1 Swallow high over E...
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Lea Mill Quarry 28/3/11 5-30pm
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1 grey heron 2 wheatear c12 meadow pipit 6 crows 3 mallard Dave, Pete Fyldes, Paul Hayhurts and Paul Kemp -- Edited by JimOrmerod on Wednesday 30th of March 2011 07:33:00 AM
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Osprey
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Posting for Paul Kemp 28-03-11 11-30am Waterfoot center Osprey circling over the glen then flew off over seat naze
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various sites 27/03/11
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Cowpe canada goose - 2 prs at Lench & 1pr on the res , little grebe - 1 on Kearn's Lodge, sparrowhak - 1 at Lench, green woodpecker calling near Hugh Mill and also near Kearn's Mill(probably same bird), 1 grey wagtail at Cowpe res, 2 pied wagtail at Cowpe res, 1 male stonechat Cowpe Res & 2 reed bunt...
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various sites 26/03/11
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apologies for late postings. internet connection problems at home 26/03/11 Staghiils Woods 1 sparrowhawk, 1 tawny owl, 4 great spotted woodpecker, green woodpecker heard, 1 treecreeper, 1 chiffchaff (another 2 reported by Chris Collis), 2 mistle thrush & 7 wren Bocholt Way 1 grey wagtail...
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Holden Wood
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3pm onwards pair of long tailed tits 10 + mallards approx 15 lapwing some sitting 20 + canada geese 2 teal 4 oystercatchers - a pair came from ogden side flew around holden wood and back north. also blue tits, chaffinches, wood pigeons, carrion crows, magpies , black headed gulls, blackbirds, son...
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C/booth 25th March 2011.
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Chiffchaff singing all day on G/shaw Lane. Craig.
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A martin
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I saw a martin over Ogden on Thurday flying high and northwards, I couldn't tell which one it was. Meanwhile there was plently of yaffling in the plantation and curlews in the fields, pied wagatails were pairing up.
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E.B.S.W - Stubbins 22/3/11
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2 Rook building - Ravenshore Grey Wagtail - Irwell Vale & Lumb Vale Pr Moorhen nest building in middle of river- Irwell Vale Pr Nuthatch in woodpecker hole m. calling 1 Nuthatch calling at Lumb Vale Pr Goosander + 3f. G.S.W. - Strongstry 2 Nuthatch calling - Strongstry 1m Bullfinch at Stubbins 1 Nu...
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chiffchaff 23/3/11
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1 singing in Waterfoot near the park this morning cheers Kevin
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Ewood Bridge 22.03.11
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17:00-17:20 Goosander, pair flew up river, Buzzard, 2 circling birds were mobbed by carrion crows before drifting off north west, Lapwing, pair over Horncliffe, Stock Dove, pair on sewage works, Pied Wagtail, c30, Jackdaw, c80. Regards, David Nuttall
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C/Booth 20th & 22nd March 2011.
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Sorry for late post. Sunday 20th March. OSPREY flew NE very low over Bonfire hill quarry, folly clough up towards Greenfold res then over moors, 9am last seen being mobbed by male Peregrine and 2 crows. Could have been hunting on Winfields pond as it was so low. 1st summer migrant for me this year. Pair...
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Waxwings Bacup 21.3.11
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46 Waxwings at the junction of Hawthorn Rd and Thorn Drive 4pm today pfyldes
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Woodcock
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I have spent a few evenings at dusk this week at Stubbins vale where i flushed the Woodcock and have been rewarded twice by seeing them rodding, on Thusday there was one and tonight there were two, i could only see one but could here another further away. The Tawny owls were also very vocal.
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Whitworth 20.3.11
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Cowm Res Tufted Duck 8 [5m 3f] Goldeneye 3 [1pair 1f] Goldfinch c15 in loose flocks Chaffinch c10 some in song Canada Geese 11 Mallard c20 Woodpigeon 12 Blackbird 2 Mistle Thrush 1 calling Wren 1 Robin c6 Blue and Great Tits Collard Dove 2 Magpie 3 Carrion Crow 6 Jackdaw 2 Wallbank Lodge Tufted Duck 6[3m 3...
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Grane, 19th March 2011
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12:15-2:45 Canada Goose, 26 on Holden Wood + 2 pairs in Troy, Cormorant, 1 on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden, Mallard, c20. Teal 26 on Calf Hey, Sparrowhawk, 2 females, Curlew, 2 over calling, Lapwing, 8 at Holden Wood & 6 in quarries, Oystercatcher, pair at Holden Wood, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling...
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New Line Res & Whitworth Quarry 19/03 & Lee Quarry 18/03
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New Line Res & Deansgreave Farm area 32 Canada geese, 6 mallard, 2m & 1f tufted duck, 1 sparrowhawk, 2wren, 1 song thrush, 1 mistle thrush, 3 greenfinch, 1 of which was carrying nest material, 2 redpoll & 1 pr reed bunting Stubbylee Moss & Whitworth Quarry 5 Canada goose, 2pr mallard,...
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Various 17/3/11
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Cragg quarry from Rakehead Just 3 singing Skylark and 1 Raven then fogged out Large corvid flock off Rooley Moor Rd c100 Jackdaw and C.Crow 2 Pied Wagtail on way back down 2 Stock Dove + c25 Redwing at Rakehead tip. Calf Hey res. 3 Canada Goose 2m + 4f Goosander Best count of 26 Teal 10+ Mallard Mistle Thrus...
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Various 18/3/11
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Irwell Vale/Ewood Bridge 10:45hrs Pr Moorhen on river Chiffchaff singing at rear of old beds - 1st of the year. Kingfisher flew downstream Goldcrest calling Few Pied Wags on beds c25 B.H.Gull Heap Clough 11 Canada Geese +1pr in adjacent flooded quarry 1 Moorhen calling 1f Goosander 1pr Pied Wagtail...
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Gincroft, Sandbeds Lane, Plunge
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18/3/11 am. 3 Pied Wags 1 Reed Bunting 5 Mipits (not looking settled, just arrived?) 1f Merlin 2m Wheatear 2 Curlew (bubbling) Also heard Tawny Owl at Plunge just before lunchtime, TooWoo'ing.(2 males maybe?)
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Windy Bank, 13th March 2011
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10:00-11:45 Goosander, 21 on Clough Bottom inc 6 males, Sparrowhawk, female soaring, Lapwing, 1 calling looking for others? Curlew, 1 calling, Pied Wagtail, 2, Grey Wagtail, 1 on Clough Bottom, Wheatear, 1 male feeding from fenceposts onto pasture, Stonechat, seperate male & female, Skyla...
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