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GRANE 3-9-2015
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Holden Wood Goldfinch charm of 20+ Grey Heron 5 Robin 1 Wren 1 Cormorant 14 in roost Grey Wagtail 1 Mallard 21 Canada Geese 130+ Magpie 5 Owl screeching sounding like Barn Owl at around 10 this morning unusual ? Meadow Pipit ones and twos B-H-Gull 6 Willow Warbler 2 with very bright yellow chest Spotted f...
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Strongstry and environs.
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0800/1230hrs. Cool 12 degrees overcast and drizzle calm. Things of note. Swallows have fledged in the stables both here and at Sheep Hey, while checking Sheep Hey I had a flock of 14 Linnet including 8/9 young and at least 4 Greenfinch along with 20+ House Sparrows. House Martins still feeding young i...
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cloughbottom 31 8 15
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whitethroat family party must have missed them before siskin 15 sandpiper mistle thrush 4 pied wagtail 4 grey wagtail 3
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Unidentified
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Warth 290815
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Canada goose - 6 flew over Staghills Woodsbuzzard - 1 over Staghills Woodskestrel - 1 harassed by a magpiesparrowhawk - 1 female flew from Staghills Woods towards Hurdles Quarry & a male seen soaring over Rawtenstallstock dove - 1woodpigeon - 19great spotted woodpecker - 1swift - 1house marti...
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Ilex Mill
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Peregrines now becoming an almost daily sight on the chimney. As Craig previously alluded to would it be possible to get a nesting platform up there.?
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Strongstry.
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0700/1000 hrs overcast, calm, 14 degrees. All the usual suspects appear to be in good order, a few things of note. Very large Jackdaw presence in the open fields, counted around 80 individuals on the ground with more flying over. Good to see 5 Bullfinch at Alderbottom, 2 male 2 female 1 Juvinile. Charm...
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chough bottom
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whinchat 2 siskin 30 lapwing 2 sandpiper 1 kestrel 1 pied wagtail 3 grey wagtail 2 m pipit 6 lesser black back gull 12 Canada geese 7
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Rawtenstall to Holden Wood via Lumb Vale 230815
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Rawtenstall50 mallard on the river at Tesco 1 dipper at Groundwork Holmes Terrace Lodgelittle grebe - 2 adult & 2 large juvsmallard - 5moorhen - 1 adult & 2 large juvs kingfisher - 1nuthatch - 1chiffchaff - 1 singing weaklybullfinch calling K steels to Ewood Bridgemallard - 19stock dove -...
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Osprey, Crown Point 22nd Aug `15.
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1 Osprey South mobbed by Crows and a Gull at 10.25am. Craig.
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Musbury 22 August
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2 Raven 1 Kestrel 1 Jay flocks of Swallows high over Musbry Crows, Magpies, Wood pigeon Neil
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Swift.Haslinden. 20 August
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2 Swifts over Tesco, 18.30hrs 1 Buzzard hunting rabbits ? at back of house Neil
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Swift.Haslinden. 18 August
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1 Flew past back of House this morning . Neil
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Warth 160815
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mallard - 1 with half grown ducklingsparrowhawk - 1 juvgreen woodpecker - 1 yafflinggreat spotted woodpecker - 1stock dove - 1kingfisher - 1swift - c12house martin - c25swallow - c4dipper - 1chiffchaff - 1willow warbler - c4siskin - c8redpoll - 1greenfinch calling birdsbullfinch - calling bird c...
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Grane, 16th August 2015
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07:00-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden & 5 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, minimum of 4 moving between Holden Wood & Ogden, Grey Heron, singles at Holden Wood & Ogden, Canada Goose, 147 on Holden Wood with most flying off down the valley in flocks up to 40, Mallard, c12 on Holden Wood, Buzzard, 2 single...
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Tree Pipits..
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An amazing minimum of 21 Tree Pipits passed through my mist net area up Crown Point this morning. Craig.
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Clowbridge, 15th August 2015
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06:00-08:30 Cormorant, 2 over south & 1 on the 'U-Boat', Grey Heron, 1 over Nutshaw, Mallard, c6, Kestrel, c4 especially Nutshaw Quarry, Moorhen, pair plus 1 large chick, B.H.Gull, c6 on the res, L.B.B.Gull, c30 over generally south, Stock Dove, 1 near Nutshaw, Little Owl, 1 on dry stone wall, G...
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Bits and Bobs 2015
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Kestrel on the right handside of the a56 southbound new years Day 10.50am approx. 15 Starling around Asda in Rawtenstall about 3pm FRiday 2 Jan 7 Great Black backs flying south-ish Monday 3.30pm Monday 5 Jan
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Leabrook - Twin lodge 14/8/15
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Afternoon - during fine spell. 1 Kingfisher on R. Limy Flock of 19 Mistle Thrush on wires at Cribden Clough were constantly pestered by magpies, eventually flying off towards Cribden. 1 Willow warbler calling from scrub + 1 at Twin lodges 2 Swifts feeding high over Constablelee with a few H.martins...
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Black-headed Gulls, Haslingden, 18.00hrs Tusesday 12 August
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50+ Black-headed Gulls+ a few crows circling high over Tesco's caching insect Never seen this before Neil
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Clowbridge res. 11/8/15
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07:45 hrs onwards. Car park 40+ House Sparrows Single figure counts of Chaffinch, Goldfinch & Greenfinch. 4 Blue Tit 3 Willow Warbler, 2 were singing. 1f Blackcap 1 Song Thrush 3 Blackbird 1 Wren singing Res. 1 Common Gull c10 B.H.Gull c6 Pied Wagtail c20 Meadow Pipit 1 Snipe 1 Willow Warbler amon...
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Spring Mill Res 090815
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great crested grebe - 1cormorant - 4Canada goose - 76lapwing - 2black headed gull - 9little owl - 4green woodpecker - 1woodpigeon - 16grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 2swallow - 3stonechat - 1pr calling agitatedly as though young were present & 2 other juveniles from an earlier brood in a different...
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Whinchat.
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Juvinile Whinchat showing well this morning feeding from thistle beds near Alderbottom (no camera !). I will assume this is a passage bird as I have never recorded this species anywhere near its current location. Regards Brian. -- Edited by brian on Sunday 9th of August 2015 10:01:34 AM
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Grane Reservoirs 080815
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great crested grebe - 1 at Ogden & 4 at Calf Heygrey heron - 3 at Holden Wood & 1 at OgdenCanada goose - 80 at Holden Wood & 110 at Ogdenmallard - 27 adult & 5 duckling at Holden Wood & 9 at Calf Heyoystercatcher - 3 at Calf Heylapwing - 9 flew off Holden Wood and possibly the same birds s...
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Holden Wood Res 6th Aug `15.
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7 - 8.15pm. Very quiet tonight. 45 Mallard inc 5 half grown chicks. 1 juv Coot. 10 Cormorants in roost tree. 20+ B H Gull. NO waders.
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Holden Wood Res. 3rd Aug.
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7.45 pm.. 2 Little Egrets, 2 Snipe, 4 Cormorant, 15 Mallards, 25 BH Gulls.
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth. Wednesday 5th August 2015.
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Whilst walking my dog around Cowm Reservoir this evening (5-45 till 6-35pm) a sudden downpour had me sheltering under some trees, near to the waters edge. A quick search of the shoreline revealed a wader, that was quickly flushed by a dog (not mine). The sandpiper flew past me, about 15 yards away, at f...
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Spotted Flycatcher.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/albums 0800/0900 hrs sunshine, south westerly wind, 15 degees. The pair of Spotted Flycachers in the woods at Strongstry hatched their young over the weekend and are now very actively feeding, what looks like two or three young. The weather condit...
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Swifts 4/8/15
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Still c10 Swifts feeding at dusk over Schofield Rd area of Rawtenstall + c2 over Constablelee + c3 over Tup Bridge/Newchurch rd area. Bob.
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Grane, 3rd August 2015
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07:00-08:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 33 on Holden Wood, Mallard, c8 on Holden Wood, Kestrel, singles at Holden Wood and Heap Clough, Greenshank, single at Holden Wood soon flew up the valley towards Ogden but wasn't relocated, Lapwing, 8 at Holden Wood, B.H....
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