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Clowbridge, 6th March 2016
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10:00-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 on the res, Cormorant, at least 16 on the res; the most I've seen here, Mallard, 3, Goosander, 2 males & 4 Redheads, B.H.Gull, c20 around the res, Common Gull, 1 on the platoon, Herring Gull, 2 over, L.B.B.Gull, 2 over, G.B.B.Gull, 1 immature on res, Skylark, 1 calling, Ro...
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COWN RESERVOIR TO BROWN WARDLE 03-03-2016
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Cown Reservoir 3 Tufted duck 18 Mallard 4 Canada Geese Pair of Oystercatchers flew full length of the reservoir Good number of B-H-Gull 1 G B B Gull Robin in large number must have seen 12 8 Long-Tailed Tit 5 Goldfinch Good number of Blue Tit 4 Great Tit 3 Coal Tit 1 Goldcrest Cown Brook 12 Magpie In all 3...
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Rawtenstall
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2 tawny owls calling at rear of Asda last night 10pm Also from Tuesday - 34 Canada geese on Weir Dam. one was a very pale individual. stood out a mile
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White Winger Ashworth Moor 28-2-16
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First impressions Iceland Gull. Second - looks a bit big and stocky. If the other Gulls around it are all Herring/Lesser complex then it is Iceland! If any of them are Great Black-Backs then....Glaucous or Hybrid species could be a contender?
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Strongstry feeding station
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Dull overcast very calm, 6 degrees 1400hrs. Was watching several Song Thrush which have just started to appear, along with our resident flock of Siskin when our local Sparrowhawk turned up, unfortunately for him he missed and looked quite put out that everything had disappeared.
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Long-eared Owl.
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Overcast, dull, light breeze, very cold. A roosting Long-eared Owl was found in Rossendale by Kevin L at around 1600 hrs today, both Geoff M and myself attended the site and witnessed the bird in a very open area to roost, it stayed motionless for around an hour when it flew and started hunt ing, after a f...
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Reedsholme - Chapel Hill - Greenfold 28/2/16
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1 Buzzard harried by crow over Brookes wood + 1 over Chapel Hill getting the same treatment later flew into the valley bottom. 6 Blackbirds at Reedsholme/Constablelee mostly males. 1f Goosander + 1 Canada goose - Tip lodge Chaffinch in song at Waingate Hurst lane 9 Wood Pigeon 2 L.B.B.gull >N 1 Gr...
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Deeply Vale 280216
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Canada goose - 3 + 2mallard - 2 prteal - 33 flew off the lower lodge and were probably the same birds seen at the Flashgoosander - 1prbuzzard - 1peregrine - 1kestrel - 6 sightings involving at least 3 birdsmoorhen - 1pheasant calling birdlapwing - flocks of 20, 22 & c60 & 2 at the flashcurlew - 1 at...
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Bull Hill, 28th Feb 2016
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07:30 - 11:00 Buzzard, soaring pair, Pheasant, 1 calling near Dowry Head and male in Torside Lodge Wood, Golden Plover, min 17 on The Moss, Snipe, 2 on The Moss, B.H.Gull, 1 in Alden with full hood, Wood Pigeon, c12, G.S.Woodpecker, 2 males chasing and a drumming bird at Sunnybank, Green Woodpecker, y...
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Rawtenstall to Stubbins 27/02/16
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little grebe - 1 heard calling from Lodge Farm Lodge? Not sure what this lodge is called but is the fenced off lodge between Lumb Vale and Aldencormorant - 1 flew down the Irwell ValleyCanada goose - 5 prs on Holmes Terrace Lodge & 1 pr at Irwell Valebuzzard - several sightings thought to involve at...
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Merlin 27th Feb 16. AMR/Cheesden..
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Nice to see a lovely female Merlin by Owd Betts/ Cheesden area today, no doubt on a northward movement. No Pipits though.. and virtually nothing else. very cold.!! -- Edited by C Bel on Saturday 27th of February 2016 05:45:57 PM
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Song Thrushes 26/2/16
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Song Thrushes in song at Reedsholme, Rawtenstall cemetry and Newhallhey bridge today. No sign of any Mistle Thrush, yet. 150+ Carrion Crow to roost at Reedsholme on 24th. Bob.
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Gin croft/Sandy beds/Cowpe low/Dearden Clough.
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Bright sunny, 6 degrees slight south easterly. 0830/1300 hrs. Snipe....3 Jack Snipe....1 Golden Plover....1 Lapwing....20 Mistle Thrush.....2 Song Thrush.....1 Redwing.....10 Raven....1 Carrion Crow.....all round route. Kestrel....2 Sparrowhawk.....1 Meadow pipit....5 Skylark......
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CLOUGH HEAD - CALF HEY (rossendale way)
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Lovely sunny morning Clough Head feeders Good mix of Coal - Great and Blue Tit Also Chaffinch - Robin and the odd Blackbird Jamestone Quarry 2 Mallard 1M1F 3 Stock Dove 5 B-H Gull 4 Carrion Crow Chaffinch - Blue Tit in conifers and 5 Robin Rossendale way to Calf Hey 1 Green Woodpecker odd one or two Meado...
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Clowbridge, 24th Feb 2016
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17:15-18:00 A quick look at last light with the following seen: G.C.Grebe, 1, Mallard, 5, Tufted Duck, 1 male in middle of res looking like it was going to roost, Lapwing, 14 in south bay, B.H.Gull, c50 with several hoods on show, Stock Dove, pair over Nutshaw, Blackbird, 2 in song, Jackdaw, steady flo...
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Reedsholme - Crawshawbooth 23/2/16
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4 House Sparrow + c6 Goldfinch - Reedsholme estate Chapel Hill 1 Buzzard perched on wall 2 Little Owl 3 Stock Dove 2 L.B.B. gull >N. Higher Meadow Head 1 Song Thrush feeding in horse paddock. 3 Long-tailed Tit 1 Goldcrest 2 Jay 1 Blackbird Wheathead 2 Stock Dove on pature + 4 at a ruin in the Whitewell va...
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cheesden and lee mill garden 23.2.16
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1.30 -3.00pm 20 lapwings flying around 2 cormorants on pylon 3 magpie 1 f sparrowhawk 2 goosander 5 canada geese 2 heron 8 crows 10 house sparrow near Nursery 2 mistle thrush 2 robin, great tits and blue tits brief glimpse of possible snipe? In the garden today--4 blue tits, 5 great tits, robin, blackbi...
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CLOWBRIDGE RESERVOIR AND MOOR 23-02-2016
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Nice bright sunny day On reservoir and around 4 Goosander 10 Cormorant 20+ B-H Gull 2 Raven 7 Carrion Crow Compton Cross and beyond 4 Skylark at Compton cross and 8 more see later 3 Meadow Pipit at Compton cross and 7 more see along the way 3 Carrion Crow 4 Reed Bunting Small flock of Redwing around 12 or so...
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Grane Reservoirs & herring gulls
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Holden Wood2 grey heron33 cormorant92 Canada geese15 mallard2 coot2 moorhen1 oystercatcher12 lapwing1 snipe54 black-headed gull3 common gull4 herring gull3 meadow pipit1 pied wagtail1 grey wagtail20 starling1 robin24 jackdaw2 magpie2 carrion crow3 goldfinch Ogden4 cormorant1pr mallar...
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Reedsholme - Chapel Hill 18/2/16
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18/2/16 House Sparrows at 5 sites with 19+ at Rose Bank at the top of Union St. Hurst lane 1 Goldcrest 1 Chaffinch 4 Blue Tit 4+ Goldfinch + c20 at Waingate 1 Bullfinch c12 Redwing 8 Wood Pigeon 1 Cormorannt flew N. Chapel Hill 2 Buzzard hovering over hillside 1 Peregrine mobbing buzzards 1 Stock Dove c10 W...
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Strongstry feeding station.
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Bright, sunny, minus four overnight plus two this morning. Still good numbers of finches arriving first light for a free feed...... Goldfinch....12 Chaffinch....23 Bullfinch......three males two females Greenfinch....3 Siskin.....14 Plus all the usual suspects, except Collared Dove ?.
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Reedsholme - Cribden 14/2/16
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14/2/16. Chaffinch singing at Reedsholme + 1 Dipper on river! L.B.B.Gull passage over Rawtenstall then up the Limy valley from 10:30 hrs. Ones and twos initially then groups of 6+11+72+7+28+18. Chaffinch singing at Duckworth Clough, Cribden devoid any bird life 20+ Rook feeding with jackdaws on...
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Calf Hey Reservoir and Hillside 14th Feb 2016
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8:45am-10:30am Calf Hey ReservoirGoldeneye - 2Dipper - 1Mallard - 8 Woodland and HillsideWoodcock - 1Raven - 6 (2 + 4)Chaffinch - good numbers in treesGreenfinch in song Buzzard - 2G.S. woodpecker - 1Goldfinch - 2Coal tit - 1Nuthatch -1Robin - 1 Paul & Neil -- Edited by PaulB on Sunday 14th of Fe...
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Warth & Whitworth 140216
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Warthgrey heron - 6buzzard -1woodcock - 1stock dove - 3grey wagtail - 1bullfinch - 1 female Wallbank LodgeCanada goose - 4mallard - 14black-headed gull - 32kingfisher - 1 Spring Millcormorant - 8Canada geese - 3goosander - 1prgoldeneye - 1m & 2fblack-headed gull - 55common gull - 1herring gul...
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Harden Moor, 14th Feb 2016
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16:30-17:30 Kestrel, female near Cheesden Bar Lodge, Lapwing, a flock of c80 up the Cheesden Valley and another flock of 26 on pasture, Snipe, 20 on Harden Moor, Herring Gull, c200 to & from AMR, L.B.B.Gull, c70 to & from AMR, Meadow Pipit, 1 on Harden Moor, Mistle Thrush, pair in Cheesden Val...
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Snow Bunting Bull Hill
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One this morning in the rushy patch about 100m north of the summit - very tame and didn't flush. This is my first in Rossendale for many a long year!!! Also on the hill at least 10 skylarks - mostly flushed but 2 at least heading north and one in full, glorious song. A pair of tumbling ravens were the only oth...
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Grane, 13th Feb 2016
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14:30-17:00 Cormorant, 8 on Holden Wood / Ogden, Teal, 5 on Holden Wood & 9 on Calf Hey, Buzzard, 3 soaring together over the valley, B.H.Gull, c20 on Holden Wood, Stock Dove, 1 perched in a tree near Duke of Wellington, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 in Heap Clough, Skylark, 1 on the edge of Haslingden Moor, Me...
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Waterfoot 13-02-16
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Kingfisher and dipper on river Whitewell
Dipper on Irwell 7-30 am
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Pink-footed Goose 12 feb
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Around 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon another skein flying over west somewhere north of Hareholme - unfortunately couldn't see then from the valley bottom but must have been a fair number to make themselves heard above the traffic noise! Also 1 kingfisher on the river nr Waterfoot and a singing dipp...
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Bits N Bobs 2016
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Wed 10 Feb - Little Egret on the Irwell spotted form a56 southbound on left hand side
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