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Clowbridge 1/8/15
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Report from Archie of a Little Egret on the shoreline this morning, the bird eventually flew off down the Limy valley. Bob.
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Holden Wood res. 31/7/15
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13:00hrs. 3 Greenshank 1 Oystercatcher + 2 in fields with geese. 12 Lapwing 180+ Canada Geese 3 Cormorant 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Pied Wagtail Family party of 5 Swallow 1 Heron c10 B.H.Gull. Bob & Archie.
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Strongstry woods/river
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0730/1030hrs bright sunshine only 14 degrees cool North easterly. Good numbers of Great, Coal and Blue Tit, only saw two Long-Tailed, feeding activity by Blue and Great at a couple of nest boxes. Flock of around 30 Goldfinch including juveniles at Alderbotttom, Chaffinch numbers look to be still r...
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Greenshank
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Holden wood this morning between 0830 and1130 hrs, grey damp and misty, cool north easterly, around 10 degrees. Single adult Greenshank feeding along shoreline very active, flew to Ogden once, but returned almost immediately no sign of other two birds. Regards Brian and Geoff.
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Bittern at Holme Terrance Lodge 26-07-15
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Kevin has asked me to post Bittern seen 12:30 Ian
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Warth to Holmes Terrace Lodge 260715
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Warth1 grey heron7 Canada geese1 buzzard2 stock dove1 nuthatch1 dipper1 grey wagtail1 pied wagtail10 swift (c40 over Newchurch as well)c24 house martinc24 swallow1 mistle thrushredpoll heardflock of 8 - 10 crossbills overbullfinch heardfamily parties of blue tit, great tit, coal tit, long ta...
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Tor Round 25-07-15
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Good to see Jim. Kestrel hunting over Tor 4 Ravens playing in the air over the Tor 2 Buzzard over from Bull Hill direction 2 Twite near Gas line lots of Goldfinch Few Meadow Pipit Curlew over experimental farm Cheers Ian
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Reedsholme area 25/7/15
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09:30hrs Willow warbler calling at Leabrook Single grey wagtail and dipper on river Buzzard perched in Cribden clough - white from head to foot on front, palest bird I've ever seen. One soaring later over Reedsholme calling possibly same bird? c20 House martins feeding over fields + 3 feeding at n...
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Clowbridge, 25th July 2015
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06:30-08:30 Water level down and looking good for wader passage with Redshank present yesterday apparently. Today's sightings were: Cormorant, 1 was sat preening on a pylon and later flew down onto the res, Canada Goose, 12, Mallard, c12, Moorhen, 3 on the lagoon, Common Sandpiper, 2 singles, L.B...
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David Nuttall
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Plunge via Gin Croft lane
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0830/1300 hrs 16/18 degrees bright, light North Easterly. Robins, Wrens, and Blackbirds in good numbers. Blue, Great, And Coal Tits, odd ones. Greywagtail, several adults and young along the stream. Swallows, large numbers feeding over the bracken, including many young. House Martin, only one...
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Spotted Flycatcher.
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From 20th July until today varied cloud cover, sunny spells, 14/20 degrees. Short periods of aerial insect activity. It appears our only pair (that I can find here) of Spotted Flycatchers are very resilient, if I assume that this is the same pair, they arrived on the 11th of May and had adopted my nest b...
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Grane Reservoirs 190715
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Canada goose - 178 at Holden Wood, 5 on Ogden & 7 at Calf Heymallard - 27 adult & 6 ducklings at Holden Wood & 5 at Calf Heyshelduck - juv bird flew off Holden Wood this morning but had returned when I returned at 3pmcormorant - 4 at Holden Woodgrey heron 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Calf Heygreat c...
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Cheesden Valley, 19th July 2015
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13:30-15:30 Canada Goose, 15 on top lodge, Mallard, 9 on Buckhurst Lodge, Kestrel, min 4 spread down the Valley, Moorhen, 1 on Buckhurst Lodge, Curlew, 1 on Harden Moor & 2 near Deeply Vale, L.B.B.Gull, c60 over north west, Little Owl, adult and juv near Buckhurst, Swift, c50 over the valley, Swa...
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David Nuttall
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Clough Bottom, 19th July 2015
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09:30-10:45 Cormorant, 1 flew in to feed, Canada Goose, 41, Mallard, 4, L.B.B.Gull, c100 with birds constantly coming to bathe and then leaving south west, Stock Dove, flock of 3, Swift, none at CB but c40 over Whitewell Valley especially near Seat Naze, Swallow, c12, House Martin, none at CB but c12...
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Holden Wood, 18th July 2015
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18:30-20:00 Cormorant , 2 roosting, later fishing in res, Grey Heron, 2 on res bank, Canada Goose, 142 on pasture, Mallard, 23, Teal, 1, Shelduck, juv still present, Moorhen, 1 well grown juv, Coot, 1 adult plus well grown juv, Common Sandpiper, 2, Lapwing, 7, Oystercatcher, 6, B.H.Gull, 132 on shor...
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Clowbridge, 18th July 2015
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07:30-09:00 Pretty quiet in the strong breeze other than for 3 Black Tailed Godwit which flew through south at 08:20. All sightings were: Canada Goose, family of 7, Mallard, 17, Kestrel, just 1 hunting the moors, Black Tailed Godwit, 3 through south, B.H.Gull, 9 around the jetty, L.B.B.Gull, c12 th...
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HOLDEN WOOD 14-07-2015
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Holden Wood 28 Mallard with 6 ducklings 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Shelduck 2 L-R-Plover 4 House Martin 25 Lapwing 50+ B-H-Gull with juveniles 3 Goldfinch 4 Pied Wagtail 1 juvenile 1 Moorhen 2 Coot and 1 juvenile 4 Oystercatcher 8 Meadow pipit 3 Reed Bunting 140 Canada Geese in meadow Photo Goldfinch Irwel...
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Ilex Mill
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Two Peregrines this morning
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Spring Mill Res 120715
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great crested grebe - 2cormorant - 2grey heron - 2 adults and a juvmallard - 1lapwing - 15, including at least 3 juvsoystercatcher - family party of 4buzzard - 1 soaring over Healeykestrel - 1lesser black backed gull - 2black headed gull - 2little owl - 5, 3 at top end of res and 2 below dam wall included at...
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Plunge, 12th July 2015
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15:30-17:30 Buzzard, 1 soaring high calling, Kestrel, 1 over Scout Quarry, L.B.B.Gull, c40 soaring high over the bottom of the valley, Swift, c12 feeding over grassland at top end of the valley, Swallow, c10, House Martin, 1 up to nest under eaves of a house in Edenfield, Grey Wagtail, male on Dearde...
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David Nuttall
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Clowbridge, 12th July 2015
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08:30-10:30 G.C.Grebe, pair, Grey Heron, 1 over low, Canada Goose, family of 5 plus 2 over, Mallard, female with 4 ducklings plus c8 adults, Kestrel, single seen 2/3 times, B.H.Gull, adult with juv, L.B.B.Gull, c60 over generally heading northwest, Stock Dove, 1 single over, Skylark, 1 singing br...
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Clough Bottom, 5th July 2015
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20:00-21:30 Canada Goose, 40 on the res, Mallard, c12 including several small ducklings, Kestrel, 2 hovering over hillsides, Pheasant, 2 calling birds, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res shore, L.B.B.Gull, 3 on res shore and c12 over west, Tawny Owl, 1 flew off res wall into conifers, Swift, min 16 hunting...
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Deeply Vale 050715
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great crested grebe - 1reported on AMR by Barry CorlessCanada goose - c40 on AMR, 8 on the top lodge and 15 on the middle lodgelapwing - 20+ AMRpheasant - 3kestrel - c4stock dove - 1great spotted woodpecker - 1blackcap - 3willow warbler - 3 singing plus a family partychiffchaff - 1 singinggrasshoppe...
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Holden Wood Res 05-07-15
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09:30 - 10:30 1 Cormorant 1 Coot + 1 Juv 2 Male Redd Bunting singing 1 Heron 120 Canada Geese 1 LRP Swallows, House Martins and a few Sand Martins - no Swift! Goldfinch singing 2 Linnets and 2 Siskin flew over Willow Warbler singing Great Spotted Woodpecker Meadow Pipits Black Headed Gulls + Juvs Ian
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Ian Brady
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Clowbridge, 5th July 2015
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08:00-10:00 Canada Goose, family of 7, Mallard, c10, Sparrowhawk, 1 flying through Hawthorns near car park, Kestrel, up to 4 hunting over Nutshaw, Moorhen, 3 on the lagoon, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res shore, Oystercatcher, 1 early morning, L.B.B.Gull, c15 over, B.H.Gull, c4 around res, Stock Dove...
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David Nuttall
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crane sp
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presume common crane but only brief sighting over lomas lane balladen 1.15 fairly low heading in a northerly direction cheers Andrew
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C/booth. 2nd July '15.
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11 Crossbills feeding in pine wood today. Also lots of Siskins flitting around. Seeing lots of Siskins in several areas at present so it's looking like a few have stayed around this summer to breed. Craig.
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C Bel
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Humming Bird
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Does a Humming Bird Hawk Moth count? I had one in the garden this afternoon.
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Bacup golf course
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family parties of pied wagtail. mistle thrush, magpie. chaffinch and goldcrest. Also jay over and phesant heard
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Rawtenstall Swifts, 30th June 2015
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21:45 A minimum of 36 Swifts screaming over the town tonight. The best number I can recall in the last ten years or so. Regards, David Nuttall.
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