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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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Reedsholme - Rawtenstall 10/2/16
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10:30 am approx. 1 Raven over Twin lodges 1 Heron - Twin lodges 1 Cormorant W. over Twin lodges 1 Song Thrush singing Constablelee 1 Sparrowhawk over Constablelee 1 Grey Wagtail - Longholme c60 Jackdaw - Cloughfold Chapel Hill area 2 Buzzard 2 Stock Dove + flock of 4 seen not too far away may have involv...
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Park Road, Bacup 12/02/16
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c300 pink footed geese over towards the Hile @ 16:45 possibly splitting into 3 or 4 skeins A merlin flew over towards Huttock Top at 07:20 this morning Also of note today 1 blackbird singing at Gaghills this evening 1 tawny owl calling at Gaghills at 06:40 this morning cheers Kevin
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Reedsholme - Chapel Hill 12/2/16
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1 Buzzard over Reedsholme mobbed by 3 crows. pr Long -taied Tit at Holland Ave. c21 flock of Goldfinch at Waingate. Hurst lane. Pr Bullfinch flock of c20 Redwing 1 Blackbird 1 Chaffinch 1 Long-tailed Tit 2 B.H.Gull 1 Goldfinch c10 mixed Grt & Blue tit. 1 Mistle Thrush Song thrush singing at Constab...
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Various sites 11 and 12 Feb
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This morning 12 Feb 1 singing chiffchaff EBSW. 100+ pinkfeet over Townsend Fold heading in the usual direction towards Helmshore (c1130 so different lot from Brian's earlier). Groundwork to Ewood Bridge - 2 dippers, 1 grey wag and 1 kingfisher. At least the dippers are still present on this bit of th...
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Pink-footed Goose.
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Two " V " formations of Pink-feet numbering 170 going due west at 1030hrs over Irwell vale/Strongstry. Regards Brian.
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THREE RESERVOIRS GRANE 10-02-2016
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Holden Wood 3 Dunnock 3m Blackbird 6 Robin 12 Magpie 8 Carrion Crow 1 Raven calling 4m 5f Mallard 12 Cormorant 8 Meadow Pipit 18 Lapwing 70+ Canada Goose 200+ Gulls Ogden very little 1 G B B Gull 1 Cormorant 60+ Canada Goose 3 Meadow Pipit Calf Hey 1 Goldeneye 26 Teal 3M 5F Mallard 1 Buzzard very low over ress...
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Strongstry feeding station.
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Intermitant heavy rain, snow and hail showers, occasional sunny spell, 3 degrees max. Very active between showers, good numbers of most regular species, finch numbers have been rising steadily for over a weak. Blue Tit.....18 Great Tit....14 Coal Tit....5 Long-tailed Tit....9 Chaffinch........
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various sites 07/02/16
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Trickett's Memorial Ground1pr nuthatch, 1 of the pair examining a nest site1 jaycoal tit singing Seat Naze1 cormorant over to Jack Lodge19 lapwing14 black-headed gull8 common gull1 lesser black backed gull2 herring gull flying down the Whitewell Valley36 starling10 carrion crow6 jackdaw5 mag...
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Groundwork, 7th Feb 2016
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12:00-13:00 Grey Heron, 1 at HTL, Pink Footed Goose, Skein of c100 over west, Mallard, 5 on HTL, Common Gull, 2 south, B.H.Gull, 1 north, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 male, Nuthatch, 1 singing near HTL, Great Tit, 1 in song, Dunnock, 1 in song, Chaffinch, 1 female, Goldfinch, c4, Regards, David Nuttall
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PINNER LANE (TRACK) 03-02-2016
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Saint John Church 3 Rook perched on top of tower 30+ Jackdaw going in and around tower 18 Carrion Crow Pinner Lane (track) 1 G S Woodpecker 2 Nuthatch good number of Coal and Blue Tit 2m Blackbirds 3 Magpie 4 Robin Old Quarry 2 Goldcrest 2 Wren 1m Blackbird 3 Robin 5 Woodpigeon 3 Meadow Pipit over 6 Song Th...
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Buckden woods/Moor road
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1400 hrs to Dusk bright sunny 6 degrees. 5 Raven displaying over the moor. Pair of Kestrel hunting in fields below Moor road. 2 Buzzard soaring over Irwell Vale. Flock of Fieldfare numbering 23 feeding in the sheep fields. Regards Brian. -- Edited by brian on Wednesday 3rd of February 2016 06:59:22 PM...
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Waterfoot 1-01-16
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Kingfisher and morehen on river Whitewell
Dipper and heron on Irwell
Buzzard over allotment at Cowpe
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Big Garden Birdwach 31 january
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Back garden Ventnor road Haslingden 3 Blackbird, 2 Woodpigeon 3 Blue tit 3 Jackdaws 2 Chaffinch 1 Wren 2 Bullfinch 2 Coal tit 2 Collard dove 4 Dunnock 2 Great tit 3 House sparrow 2 Magpie 4 Robin 19 Starlings. they only come when theirs Meal worms for them. Other birds seen in or from back garden in Januar...
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New Line Res 31.1.16.
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New Line Res Goosander 7 Tufted Duck 6 Moorhen 4 Cormorant 1 Mallard c20 Stock Dove 1 over Common Gull 1 B.H.Gull . pfyldes and johnh
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Clowbridge, 31st Jan 2016
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09:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 3 fishing the res, Cormorant, 2 fishing the res, Mallard, 4, Pheasant, male flew over Burnley Road near Nutshaw, Lapwing, 18 on the side of the res in the south bay, B.H.Gull, c12 on the res, Common Gull, 1 on the res, Herring Gull, c20 over north, Dunnock, 1 singing bird, Robin,...
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Sparrowhwk
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This male has just turned up in the heavy rain and wind, made no attempt to attack, just sheltering from weather.
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Strongstry feeding station.
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Wet and very windy, 10 degrees. Nice to see 3 Greenfinch this morning, most for sometime, 3/4 Siskin present most days, Stock Doves have been turning up most afternoons. Regards Brian.
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TRACK UP TO TOP OF HAMELDON HILL
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1 Little Owl sheltering from wind back of wall 40+ Carrion Crow 35+ Jackdaw 11 Rook mixing in with the Jackdaws 1 calling Raven over 50+ Flock of Starling 16 Magpie all in one field 25+ Flock of Woodpigeon 1 Kestrel struggling to hunting in the strong wind 1 Peregrine low over FEEDERS AT FARM 13 Greenfi...
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Bits from Bob 24/1/16
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23/1/16 - PM wander. 4 Blackbird close to cemetry grouped up in same tree. Mid afternoon gull passage to N.E. over Reedsholme 20+50+36+1+16+17, distant high views only but most appeared to be Herring or L.B.B. gull judging from calls. Hurst lane - c15 flock of Goldfinch 9 Wood Pigeon 1 Heron Chapel Hi...
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Warth to Cowpe Lowe 240116
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Warth10 Grey heron2 cormorants over to Cowpe, then 4 flying down the Irwell valley from Cowpe & then another over to Cowpe1 goosander flying down the Irwell valley6 woodpigeon2 stock dove + 5 over Hurdles Quarry, with 1 in display flight1 dipper flying down the hillside5 robin3 blackbird1 red...
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