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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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KNOWL HILL 17-03-2016
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Nice day for a stroll up Know Hill Birds seen 3 Buzzards soaring together 2 Curlew over calling and two more calling but not seen 4 pairs of Skylark m/f and a good number of singing birds in flight The odd one or two Meadow Pipits 7 Carrion Crow 3 Magpie Cheers Craggy
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Greenfold 16/3/16
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Cool N.E. wind Pr Long-tailed Tit at Rushbed 3 Grey Wagtail still on river at Rushbed Greenfold Min 7 Skylark in song + party of 3. Flock of c200 Fieldfare on pasture 1 Curlew 1f Kestrel 2pr Lapwing still on territory Swinshaw Moor 5 Common Gull feeding on sheep pasture 13 Snipe flushed 4 Lapwing 1 Golden...
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reedsholme - Greenfold 15/3/16
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Reedsholme 1 Mistle Thrush, pr yesterday. House Sparrows in garden at Rushbed Goldfinch 1 Song Thrush singing 3 Grey Wagtail , males disputing territory Crawshawbooth 2 Wren in song 1 Dunnock in song Rooks building c6 nests so far. Shortclough res. 1 pr Mallard 2pr Canada Goose c200 flock of Starlin...
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Grane, 13th March 2016
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07:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 4 on Holden Wood, Little Grebe, 1 on Troy, Cormorant, min 4 on Holden Wood & 4 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c100 with many pairs formed and disputes for territory, Mallard, c12, Teal, pair on Calf Hey, Tufted Duck, 2 males & 1 female on Troy, Goldeneye, 2 females on Jamestone...
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Gincroft - Cragg Quarry 13/3/16.
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08:45 start, tops fogged out. 3 Starling + pr Greenfinch, usual tit sp. + Dunnnock, Wren, Robin, House Sparrow, Chaffinch - Gincroft lane 6+ Skylark some singing,4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Curlew + pr Reed Bunting on the way up to Foe Edge. Raven heard through the mist 3 Canada Goose flew onto Scout Moor res. 3 S...
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Warth to Hall Carr 12/03/16
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Warthgrey heron - 12mallard - 3moorhen - 1stock dove - 1 in display flightgrey wagtail - 2robin - 10blackbird - 8redwing - 1great tit - 7blue tit - 4long tailed tit - 1 prwren - 8dunnock - 5jackdaw - c60magpie - 1prcarrion crow - 2chaffinch - 9goldfinch - 1pr + a charm of 5greenfinch - 1 singing Hurdles Whi...
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Chapel Hill, 12th March 2016
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07:30-09:00 Heron, single seen twice flying over, Woodcock, 1 flushed at Marl Pits, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, several calling, Wood Pigeon, c12, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 calling, Skylark, 1 singing, Grey Wagtail, pair in Balladen Clough, Wren, c6 singing birds, Dunnock, c4, Robin, c12 with many in song, S...
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Reedsholme - Cribden 11/3/16
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Reedsholme - 11am start 1 Song Thrush singing 1 G.S.W. 1 Collared Dove 3 Chaffinch 2 Starling 4+ House Sparrow Crawshawbooth c25 Rook at rookery 1 G.S.W. drumming 12 Wood Pigeon Cribden Lane 1 Starling 1 Grey Heron - Pinner Lodge Pr Pied Wagtail 1 Blue Tit 10 Wood Pigeon c40 mixed Rook,Jackdaw, C,Crow 2...
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Cown Reservoir, Whitworth. 26/6/2016
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A single Oystercatcher on the reservoir this afternoon (one of the returning pair?) 2 LBB Gull, 4 Common and 60 Black Headed Gulls, 30 Canada Geese, 25 Mallard. 1 Tufted Duck, 55 Wood Pigeon,2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Robin, usual crows. Is spring in the air?? Dave Ousey.
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Waterfoot and RCC
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Had a pleasant half hour on Monday around 1.45pm watching a group of 15+ Corvids mobbing a very light coloured Sparrowhawk very high over Kevin's feeding site at Gaghills. Buzzards have shown daily this week over the cricket ground as have grey and pied Wagtails. A good sized flock of house sparrow...
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Clowbridge res. 10/3/16
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Min. 22 Cormorant at Clowbridge res this morning, from A.Jones A site record. Bob.
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HOLDEN WOOD RESERVOIR 10-03-2016
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Holden Wood Reservoir Buzzard - one bird was soaring and calling but was mobbed by three crows so it moved on But ten minutes later on it was back calling again and was joined by one more Buzzard calling too Then one by one four more Buzzard appeared all circling right above me fantastic sight Birds seen a...
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Strongstry
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Late evening sunshine after a full day of rain. Three Buzzards displaying by tumbling and flying upside down, three Carrion Crows tried to hassle them and got short shift, never seen Buzzards that aggressive. All this action attracted a female Sparrowhawk which was then joined by a male and they sta...
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DIPPER REPORT FOR LIMY WATER 12-02-2016
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One Dipper calling back of St James The Less but not seen Pair of Dippers in river side of Quakers Church watched for some time looking for food then they went down river Single Dipper in river across from Stone-Holme Terrace all so this bird was looking for food Single Dipper feeding just down stream ...
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JAMESTONE QUARRY 07-03-2016
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14 Black-Headed Gull 2f Tufted Duck 2 Oystercatchers 3 Stock Dove 6 Canada Geese 1 Buzzard low over conifer trees 11 Carrion Crow in meadow with 7 Magpie 1 Skylark 1 Wren 3m Blackbirds Robin - Blue - Great Tit and Chaffinch in conifers Cheers Craggy photo- Fungi Stump Puffball (pear shaped)
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Rawtenstall Cricket Club
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Pair of Buzzards circling above at 11.15am today, two Grey Wagtails sat on terrace benches at 5.00pm
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Brown Wardle 06/03/16
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Walk up to Brown Wardle & Lobden. Raven x2 Skylark x2 Goldfinch x2 Collared Dove x1 Wood Pigeon x10 Cnada Goose x2 Black Headed Gull x12 Jackdaws x 18 Carrion Crow x 20 Magpie x8 Great Tit x 4 Wren x1 Chaffinch x3 Blackbird x1 Robin x3
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Warth 050316
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grey heron - min 8Canada goose - 1prwoodcock - 1stock dove - 1prkingfisher - 1grey wagtail - 1long tailed tit - flock of 5jay - 1 cheers Kevin
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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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