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Sand Martins.
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Sunshine/Cloud 16 degrees slight south westerly, proper spring evening. Excellent evening activity along the Irwell at Strongstry with 23 Sand Martins excavating nest sites, there are 12 holes under construction some are nearly complete so laying will be imminent. Also 3 Swifts, 9 Swallows and...
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The Glen back garden feeders
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For the past few days I've had the usual tits, finches (No Bull or Green), corvids etc and an abundance of robins daily counts have approached and on two occasions passed double figures 11 and 13, I just wondered if anyone with more experience could shed some light on why I'm getting these unusually la...
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Strongstry to Ewood bridge round robin.
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0800/1230 Hrs 5/9 degrees, cold easterly with hail and sunshine. Blue Tit....many nesting, pair in garden box have fledged approx 7 young. Great Tit....usual numbers 2 pair in boxes feeding young. Coal Tit...best numbers for a long time, one pair feeding young in nest in stone wall, never had much l...
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Clowbridge res. 2/5/16
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06:30 hrs - strong W. wind 100+ hirundines feeding low over the water 90+ Swallow 20+ House Martin 2+ Sand Martin 6 Swift 1 Dunlin 1f Goosander 2 Skylark in song 2 Pied Wagtail only odd M.Pipits 300+ corvids in fields to S. of res. mainly Jackdaws - pre roost gathering with many already in the plantation a...
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Grane, 2nd May 2016
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06:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, single on Calf Hey, Cormorant, single on Ogden, Canada Goose, c30, many sitting pairs, Mallard, c12, female still has 3 ducklings in Troy, Goosander, 2 males on Holden Wood, Pheasant, calling bird near Holden Wood, Coot, 2 on Holden Wood, Common Sandpiper, calling bird at C...
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Waterfoot to Strongstry 010516
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little grebe - 1pr on Holmes Terrace LodgeCanada goose - 5 at Warth, including a sitting bird, 4 prs at Holmes Terrace Lodge, including 2 sitting birds & a sitting bird at Lumb Valegoosander - 1 male at Irwell Valebuzzard - 1 soaring over Cloughfoldsparrowhawk - 1 male over Lea Bankkestrel - 1 at Fa...
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Northern Reservoirs, 1st May 2016
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06:00-09:30 Heron, 1 on marshy ground above Peers Clough, Canada Goose, 2 at Clowbridge & 3 on the moors, Mallard, pair on Swallow Shore & 3 drakes above Peers Clough, Curlew, 2 pairs, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, B.H.Gull, 2 at Clowbridge, Wood Pigeon, c20 with 12 at Peers Clough, Skylark, c20, ma...
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Plunge, 30th April 2016
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17:30-19:30 Canada Goose, 6 tussling in rushy field, Mallard, drake flew up the valley, Buzzard, 2 pr, Kestrel, male hunting rough ground, Pheasant, calling bird, Lapwing, 4 flew over the valley towards Sandbeds, L.B.B.Gull, steady movement north c30 birds, Stock Dove, pair & a single, Wood...
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EBSW, 30th April 2016
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09:15-09:30 Oystercatcher, single, Swallow, c40, House Martin, c30, Swift, single high above, first of year for me, Willow Warbler, c6 singing, Blackcap, 1 calling, Jackdaw, c80. Regards, David.
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Thirteen Stone Hill, 30th April 2016
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07:00-08:30 Icy rain showers, 3 degrees. Canada Goose, c12, several sitting birds, Mallard, female with 3 ducklings in Troy, Moorhen, 1 in Troy, Common Sandpiper, pair in Jamestones, Snipe, drumming bird in the rain, first for ages & 'Chipping' bird were two separate birds, Lapwing, calling...
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Seat Naze to Chapel Hill 29-04-2016
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Blizzard conditions this morning lots of snow on tops Seat Naze 4 Lapwing in the next meadow to where they was nesting 2 Meadow Pipits 8 Carrion Crow 7 Magpie 1 Pied Wagtail 6 Lesser Black-backed Conifer Plantation Coal-Blue and Great Tit looking for food 5 Robins looking like they should be on front o...
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Troy Quarry 27-04-2016
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Troy 1 Grey Heron 5 Mallard female with three ducklings 1 Moorhen 4 Canada Geese 1 Sand Martin 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 7 Swallow Curlew calling Oystercatcher calling 2 Stock Dove 3 Magpie Jamestone Quarry 8 Sand Martins 3 Swallow 4 Carrion Crow 1 Oystercatcher 2 Teal 7 Canada Geese 3 B H Gulls Me...
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Irwell Vale 25/04/2016
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Irwell Vale to Stubbins Over village around 30+ Swallow with Sand Martin and the odd House Martin 1 Buzzard very high, later further on 3 Buzzards soaring together calling and one more being mobbed by B H Gull In river 3 Grey Wagtail 2 Dippers 3 Mallard 2m 1f In woods 1 G S Woodpecker watched drumming ma...
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25/4/16
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Not so much about this afternoon amongst the hail showers but birds appearing between breaks in weather. 1 Chiffchaff at Cow Lane 1 Willow Warbler and 1 Chiffchaff at Duckworth Hall, Townsendfold then c12 Swallow + c5 House Martin feeding over river nearby, surprisingly no sandies. Also Song Thrus...
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around Jameston quarry 25.4.16
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Quick look around this afternoon in the hail, heron mobbed by 2 black headed gulls, LBB gull over,10 canada geese ( one on eggs), f goosander, 5 m 1f mallard, reed bunting.Pheasant and curlew heard,2 pr oystercatcher, kestrel, several wheatear, great tits, chaffinch, blackbird, crows, magpies....
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A few odds and sods 22 - 25 April
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Friday 22 April, Grane area - sand martins starting nesting at Jamestones (2 digging holes, 5 individuals seen) and at least 15 wheatears along the northern and western fringes. All the usual waterfowl/waders (4 goldeneyes, 5 greatcrested grebes etc) Sat 23rd April, Clowbridge - 1male tufted duc...
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Grane Reservoirs 240416
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Holden Woodgreat crested grebe - 2 (possibly 3)cormorant - 5Canada goose - 57mallard - 2pr, 6 males & a duck with one ducklingtufted duck - 1 malecoot - min 6pheasant - 2 calling birdsoystercatcher - 1prlapwing - 10snipe - 1meadow pipit - 6grey wagtail - 2pied wagtail - 1swallow - 7willow warbler...
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Top of Leach, 24th April 2016
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07:30-10:30 Canada Goose, several pairs including several sitting birds one of which was on the top of the moss at over 1500 feet. It spread itself flat to the ground, head and neck stretched out in front, whilst I passed within 10 yards of it. Mallard, pair on moorland pond, Buzzard, soaring bird to t...
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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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