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Chapel Hill/Waingate 12.4.25 early morning
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Buzzard 1 Pheasant 2 Curlew 1 Black Headed Gull 5 Woodpigeon c10 Collared Dove 1 Wren 4 Dunnock 4 Robin 6 Blackbird 3 Song Thrush 4 Willow Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 1 Great Tit Coal Tit Nuttach 1 Treecreeper 1 Magpie 3 Jackdaw Carrion Crow Starling 8 House Sparrow Chaffinch 2 Goldfinch 4
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Edge Cote, Heightside Cloughfold 13.4.25
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Canada Goose 2 over Mallard 2 (Irwell, Cloughfold) Buzzard 1 Pheasant 1 Curlew 1 Herring Gull 5 Woodpigeon 12+ Collared Dove 1 Skylark 2 Swallow 1 (Heightside Lane) Meadow Pipit 6 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 4 Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 2 Long Tailed Tit 1 Magpie 4 Carrion Crow c20 Jackdaw c20 Rook 2 Raven...
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Greenfold 13/4/25
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Late morning visit 1 Pheasant calling 2 Canada Goose on the pond 1m Ring Ouzel chased off by a Wheatear into a bush. 7 Wheatear on sheep pasture. c/150 flock of Golden Plover flighting over for 10 minutes or so. 13 birds seen previously on pasture. Pr Curlew. Lapwing numbers remaining constant at c/8 pa...
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Clough Bottom 13 4 25
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Clough Bottom Common Redstart 1 Willow Warbler good numbers Chiff Chaff good numbers Chaffinch calling birds Goldfinch c10 Great tit 6 Blue tit 4 Wren 2 calling Blackbird 3 Song Thrush calling birds Carrion Crow c10 Magpie 2 Wood pigeon 3 L B B Gull 3 G C Grebe 2 Canada Geese 3 Mallard 1 pair Oystercatche...
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Whitworth 12/04/25
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Wallbank LodgeCanada goose - 1prmallard - 1 femalecoot - 1pr nesting on filter pumpmoorhen - 1black-headed gull - 1 collared dove - 1 near Hallfold Church & 2 nearby on Wallbank Estatenuthatch - 1chiffchaff - 1willow warbler - 1greenfinch - 1house sparrow - colony of at least 12 birds at Hallfo...
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Reedsholme to Oakenhead 11/4/25
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Late post for 11/4. 1 House Martin to nest at Reedsholme - my first this year. Calling Nuthatches at Reedsholme and Leabrook - 6 calling birds between here and Crawshawbooth over the last week. Pr Goldfinch on territory at Reedsholme 1 G.S. Woodpecker over into the wood Dipper on the river Sining Chif...
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Jamestone Quarry’s 10/4/2025
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Jamestone Quarrys 40+ Sand Martin including both quarrys 3 Swallow 11 Wheatear 3 Willow Warbler 2 Chiffchaff 3 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 2 Snipe over 5 Goldfinch 4 Chaffinch 1 Bullfinch 1f 2 Greenfinch 3 Stonechat 2m 1f 1 Jay 1 Wren Blue Tit Great Tit Long-tailed Tit 4 Mallard Robin Blackbir...
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AMR
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Bright and sunny, 10 degrees calm. 0830/1015 hours. Meadow Pipit. 20+ Skylark. 15+ Stonechat. 2 pair Willow Warbler. 3 in song. Reed Bunting 3 over. Linnet. 2 around small lodge Sand Martin 5 hawking midges. Kestrel 1 over. Wheatear. 2 on reservoir wall. Curlew. One distant calling. Rav...
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Rising Bridge12 4 25
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Late post for 11 4 25 Rising Bridge House Martin 4 Peter
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Red-necked Grebe, 9-4-25
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Not a lot to report from a walk round Clowbridge. Pair Great crested displaying I am hearing greenfinches in a lot of places - is it just me? Cheers Ian
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Migrants 9/4/25
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9 Wheatears at Greenfold Chiffchaffs at Goodshaw Chapel & Crawshawbooth 3 Swallows over Clowbridge then one over the water a short while later 2 Willow Warblers at Clowbridge car park New rookery at Crawshawbooth on the main road near the old Jesters pub - 2 or 3 nests. Bob.
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Grane
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One shelduck into Holden Wood c 1.00. Also teal(1), heron(1), cormorant(3), greater black-backed gull(1). bh gulls only in single figures. Summer migrants: swallow (5 HWR), sand martin (plenty around Jamestones including one flock of 20 birds), chiffchaff (lots), willow warbler (min 8 singi...
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Sand Martins 6/4/2025
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6 Sand Martins flying between Jamestone Quarry and Troy Quarry very vocal Cheers Craggy
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warblers etc 06/04/25
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late post for Sunday willow warbler - 2 singing at Lee Quarry & 1near Bacup Shoe blackcap - 1 singing in The Glen chiffchaff - 3 at Futures Park, 1 at Bacup Shoe, 2 in The Glen, 1 in Trickett's Memorial & 1 at Park road waterfoot swallow - 2 at Lee Quarry cheers Kevin
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Reedsholme to Goodshawfold 6/4/25
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Nuthatch singing at 3 sites Mistle Thrush at Crawshaw Hall 1 Jay at Stoneholme + 2 singing Chiffchaffs + 1 Coal Tit 2 Swallows over Goodshawfold + 1 Raven + 6 Rook nests but no Rooks. 2 Stock Dove at Sliven Clod Rd + 1 Canada Goose. 1 Dipper at Crawshawbooth, no sign of any Grey Wagtails along the river. Bob....
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Clough Bottom 6 4 25
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Clough Bottom Willow Warbler 3 Chiff Chaff 3 Sky Lark 2 Meadow Pipit 1 Curlew 1 calling Kestrel 1 Chaffinch calling birds Goldfinch 1 Wren 1 Magpie 3 Carrion Crow 8 Oystercatcher 2 G B B Gull 3 L B B Gull 2 Mallard 2 Goosander 5 Peter and John
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Blackcap
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Single male in song this morning Strongstry. Regards Brian.
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Strongstry and environs.
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Out and about all day upto 16 degrees, cool wind from south east. Of note.. Chiffchaff. 6 in song Strongstry/ Chatterton wood. Willow warbler. Single in song Lumb. Green Woodpecker calling Hodge clough Sand martin. 7 EBSW Swallow. 3 EBSW Swallow. Call from Cronkshaw farm, 5 Swallow entering b...
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Clowbridge res to Greenfold 5/4/25
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Red-necked Grebe still present & colouring up nicely. Pr Great-crest Grebe + 1 other 2pr Canada Goose 1 Common Sandpiper on the back pond. 1 Pied Wagtail Curlew calling. 1 Stock Dove Carrion Crow on nest sitting tight. Greenfold Flock of c/60 Golden Plover flighting over c/8pr Lapwing 1pr Ree...
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Top of the heights Stacksteads
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Red Kite Helmshore 4th April
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A red kite was circling above Helmshore Textile Museum for a couple of minutes around noon, before drifting off down the valley towards Helmshore.
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Bits'n'bobs
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Blackcap this morning Groundwork, plus willow warbler Ewood Bridge. Willow warbler yesterday Groundwork. Hirundines notable by their absence so far this year (other than a single sand martin last week). Andy
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Deerplay 2 4 25
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Deerplay Golden Plover c200 Lapwing c6 Grey Partridge 2 Skylark 1 Goldfinch 1 Great Tit 1 Sunday 30 3 25 Curlew 2 Lapwing 5 Peter
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Common Scoter 23/03/25
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Recorded at about 23:45 Hope you can hear them Ian
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Red-necked Grebe Clowbridge Reservoir 31/3/2025
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Red-necked Grebe Clowbridge Red-necked Grebe was showing really close in today giving great views of its changing plumage now well on its way to breeding plumage 4 Great Crested Grebe with two of them in courtship display 5 Curlews Skylarks calling 2 Meadow Pipits 7 Mallards Cheers Craggy
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Lee Quarry 31 3 25
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Lee Quarry Wheatear 3 m Little Owl 1 Kestrel 1 m Canada Geese 5 Mallard 3 m Carrion Crow 4 Peter
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Reedsholme 30/3/25
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Chiffchaff singing at Sunnyside park. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 28th March 2025
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12:00-13:00 Red-necked Grebe, still present and showing well near boat house, Great Crested Grebe, 3, Cormorant, 1, Stock Dove, 2, Grey Wagtail, male on outflow, Mistle Thrush, 1, Regards, David.
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Clough Bottom, 28th March 2025
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10:00-11:00 Canada Goose, 2 pr on res bank, Goosander, male & 2 redhead on res, Buzzard, pair soaring over the res, Curlew, 1 on Swallow Shore, Stock Dove, 4 below dam wall, Grey Wagtail, pair on outflow, Chiffchaff, singing bird, Goldfinch, charm of 4, Chaffinch, 5 singing birds, Regards, Davi...
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Deerplay
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A flock of around 32 Fieldfare in garden this morning
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