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Thirteen Stone Hill, 23rd April 2016
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16:30-18:15 Canada Goose, c6 pair with several sitting birds around Jamestone & Troy, Mallard, a pair flew north over the moor, Pheasant, calling bird, Red Legged Partridge, calling bird at the top of Heap Clough, Jack Snipe, one flush from wet ground, Lapwing, 1 over pasture above Troy, Oyst...
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Whitworth Garden 21/04/16
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First fledgling in garden today being a Robin Goldcrest x1 Bullfinch x2 Robin x3 Dunnock x1 Coal Tit x2 House Sparrow x6 Blackbird x2 Willow Warbler x1 Stock Dove x1 Wood Pigeon x5 Greenfinch x5 Goldfinch x3 Chaffinch x5 Wren x1 Great Tits x2 (sat on eggs in nestbox) Blue Tits x3 Quite a few omissions of...
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House Martins 21/4/16
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Two birds flying up to last years nests at Reedsholme. Don't remember them being back 'on site' so soon. Bob.
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Whitethroat
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In the usual area south of Groundwork this morning. Two Oystercatchers flying over is unusual here. Andy
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GRANE ROSSENDALE WAY
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From Troy Quarry to Calf Hay vier Rossendale Way Troy 1 moorhen 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Mallard 8 Black-headed Gull 1 Oystercatcher 6 Canada Goose Jamestone Quarry 11 Canada Goose 1 Little Grebe 4 Oystercatcher all flew of together 1 Wheatear 2 Chaffinch m/f A long Rossendale Way to Calf Hey 1m...
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Sand Martin.
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Bright sunshine, calm and a high of 16 degrees. First Sand Martins have started excavating nest holes in the river bank between Strongstry and Stubbins. Regards Brian.
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Common Sandpiper.
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Single Common Sandpiper on the Irwell between Strongstry and Stubbins, this is only my second record of one on the river. Regards Brian.
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Brown Wardle.18.4.2016
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5 Wheatear(2m 3f) 10 Skylark, 8 Meadow Pipit, 6 Carrion Crow.
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Swallows and Martins.
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Light drizzle and slight north easterly, 9 degrees. Good movement most of the day of Swallows, Sand Martin, with the odd House Martin along the Irwell between Stubbins and Ewood bridge. All going North, North/West, hard to count but I don't think they were circling or comeining back.... Swallow......
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Waterfoot to Whitworth 170416
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Cowpe areaCanada goose - 2pr at Lench ( 1 sitting) & 18 at Cowpe Resmoorhen - 1 at Kearn's Lodgelesser black backed gull - c50 flying to and from Cowpe Res & c100 over Brandwood Moorpied wagtail - 3 at Cowpe Resgrey wagtail - 1pr at Cowpe Resstonechat - 3 males near Cowpe Res ( 2 singing birds)mist...
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Jack lodge 15.4.16
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2 canada geese flew from lodge to pasture, 2 curlew, moorhen, m and f mallard, 2 dipper around overflow, 4 blackbird in same bush, wren singing, crows, 2 magpie,3 swallow, 3 house martin, willow warbler, wood pigeons, blue tits and great tits.
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Trickett's Memorial, Seat Naze & Edge Cote 16/04/2016
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mallard - 1m & 2flapwing - 8, including 2 sitting birds. 1 bird seen faking a broken wing to lure a lamb away from it's nest.snipe - 3buzzard - 1 over Edge Cote was probably the same bird seen later over Marl Pitssky lark - 1 singing bird and a flock of 5woodpigeon - flock of c60pied wagtail - 1meadow pi...
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Cowm Res Whitworth.8.4.16
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First Wheatear above the res this afternoon.
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Rawtenstall to Ewood Bridge 14 Apr
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Blackcap - singing birds at Groundwork, K Steel, Ewood Bridge Willow Warbler - at least 6 singing birds between Groundwork and EBSW Hirundines - 100 to 150 swallows EBSW around 5.30, plus c20 sand martins and a few (<10) house martins Andy
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13/4/16
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Some singing birds this afternoon - Song Thrush at Reedsholme & Constablelee Nuthatch at Leabrook & The Holme Greenfinch at Twin Lodges. Willow Warbler 3 at Twin Lodges Chiffchaff 1 at Twin Lodges + 1 at Townsendfold +1 feeding bird at The Holme Lots of Buzzard sightings this afternoon, mos...
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Clowbridge, 13th April 2016
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19:45 - 20:30 Canada Goose, 2 pair Goosander, pair and single male, Mallard, 4 males, Meadow Pipit, c12, Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling in rushy field with cattle feeder behind boat house was my first of the year. Sailing club were on the res so little else present. Regards, David.
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Various sites 13 April
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A.M.R. - 1 white wagtail, 2 little ringed plovers, 2 goldeneye (few pied wags, reed buntings) Cowpe Moss area - 1 golden plover, 1 snipe and 2 dunlins (these I think my earliest for Rossendale) Lee quarry - 1 ring ouzel (male) at the westernmost end Of the commoner migrants only one blackcap today and a f...
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Gaghills feeding station 17/10/15
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I put the feeders back out a couple of weeks ago. As usual finches are more prominent than other species here, but so far greenfinch numbers appear greatly reduced. The following have been seen so far, in the limited time I've been able to watch. great spotted woodpecker - 1 male robin - 2 dunnock - 1 wren...
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EBSW to Irwell Vale. 12.4.16
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1 Sand Martin in amongst 50+ Swallow, 18 House Martin. No warblers but plenty of rain!!
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Healey Dell and Landgate 10.4.16.
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Healey Dell Willow Warbler 1 calling Chiff Chaff 1 calling Bullfinch 1 pair G.S.Woodpecker 1 Treecreeper 1 Coal Tit 6 Blue Tit good numbers Great Tit good numbers Robin good numbers Chaffinch good numbers Goldfinch 4 Song thrush 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Blackbird 6 Mallard 5 Canada Goose 1 pair Moorhen 1 Her...
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Grane, 10th April 2016
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07:30-11:30 G.C.Grebe, pair on Holden Wood and singles on Holden Wood & Ogden, Cormorant, c6, Grey Heron, 1 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c30, several pairs and some sitting birds, Mallard, c10 adults, mainly males but female on Holden wood with c5 ducklings, Teal, pair on pasture at Holden Wood, Gol...
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Plunge, E.B.S.W. 10/4/16
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08:00 hrs 1 Starling to nest site - Edenfield House Sparrows mating - Gincroft Lane. Plunge area 2 Jay 6+4 L.B.B.gull >S. 1 Curlew Lapwing at Sand Beds prob. 4 pr only odd pipits and larks probably due to snow cover. Southern moors whited out in contrast to western side of valley. Pr Pied Wagtail Pr St...
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A few migrants 9 April
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Blackcap - 1 singing EBSW Willow warbler - 1 singing EBSW and 1 other side of river from here Chiffchaff - 6 singing birds between Rawtenstall and Strongstry, 1 south of Strongstry presumably one of Brian's birds and 1 nr Edenfield Sand Martin - 1 Townsendfold,1 Ewood Bridge Swallow - 2+ EBSW Wheatear...
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Warblers.
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0730/1000 hrs weak sunshine calm and 5/8 degrees. One or two Chiffchaffs have been present locally for a couple of days, but this morning along a route taken the last few mornings in similar weather, produced the following...... Chiffchaff..... 5, four in full song all in one area along the railway...
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Reedsholme area 8/4/16
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13:00hrs onwards. 3 Lapwing over onto Cribden 1 Sparrowhawk over Pr Dipper on R. Limy 2 Blackbird singing 2 Greenfinch singing 3 Coal Tit singing 5 Siskin - present for 2nd day around gardens. Folly Clough 1 Nuthatch calling 1 Chiffchaff in song 1 Greenfinch in song Greenfold area 1pr Lapwing c6 Skyl...
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Crown Point / Limey Lane Migration Watch - Ringing Autumn 2015..
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Its that time again !! I decided to go and clear a few mist net rides up Crown Point this morning to be ready for my ringing sessions this autumn as things are starting to move again. I will probably be concentrating the mist netting a lot more up at Crown Point this year as its far quieter with regards to ign...
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Ewood Bridge -Ogden brook 6/4/16
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1f Goosander + 1 pair in flight over Ravenshore. 1 Chiffchaff - E.B.S.W. c6 Swallows + 2 House Martin feeding over R.Ogden near soap works. Pr Grey Wagtail + 1 single. Nuthatch calling at Ravenshore 1f Sparrowhawk 1 Song Thrush very windy , keeping the birds quiet. Bob & Archie
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Holden wood.
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1500/1700 hrs 10 degrees (out of the wind) strong north westerly. The reservoir is at maximum capacity, Cormorant 17. Canada Goose 40+ mainly in pairs some on eggs. Great Crested Greebe 2. Lapwing 22 in pairs with some sitting on nests. Mallard 7 all males. Coot 5. Goldeneye pair in full breeding plum...
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Osprey Grane
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This afternoon briefly circling Troy quarry then heading off north. No other summer migrants seen around Grane. Goldenenyes present on Holden Wood (M+F), Calf Hey (1) and Jamestones (2) and 3 teal Calf Hey perhaps of note now we're well into April (?). Andy
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Reedsholme - Ewood Bridge 4/4/16
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12:30 - 17:00 hrs Buzzard + Grey Wagtail on river Nuthatch calling and odd H.Sparrow singing - Reedsholme Chiffchaff singing - Cow Lane Nuthatch & Coal Tit - Cribden House Pr Little Grebe+ pr Canada goose + 1 Heron - Holmes Terrace 2 Redpoll + 3 Siskin + Chiffchaff - Greens Lane c4 Swallow + 2 H. Mart...
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