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Chapel Hill Cribden Clough 25/10/15
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07:30 start 1 Cormorant S. down Limy valley c150 Pink-footed Geese heading high and E. over Rawtenstall at 08:04 hrs 6 imm. gull prob. herring following the hill edge towards Marl Pits Greenfinch calling along Heightside lane. 1 Jay - Chapel Hill farmland. c50 mixed flock in hedge at Chapel hill farm...
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Warth 25/10/15
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cormorant - 1 flew down the Whitewell Valley towards Cowpe, 1 flew up the Irwell Valley towards Cowpe & then 1 flew down the Irwell Valley goosander - 1 redhead flew up the Irwell Valley buzzard - 1 green woodpecker - 1 wood pigeon - 3 grey wagtail - 1 pied wagtail - 1 meadow pipit - 1 robin - 13 blackbird...
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Strongstry/Ravenshore/Snighole/Irwellvale.
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0730/1030 hrs, calm, bright, 7 degrees. Goldfinch...charms of 7,10,15,7, all round the route. Chaffinch... Lot of odd ones. Siskin....4 in hawthorn at Irwell Vale Good feeding flocks of Tits in several places, including Long-tailed. Treecreeper...1 Goldcrest...3 Nuthatch...4 Robin... 10+...
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Swallow
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A report from top of Weir in Bacup of a Swallow taking advantage of flies around trees. It clearly has no clue of the weather forecast.
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New Line to Whitworth 231015
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New Line Res mallard - 25 tufted duck - 2m & 1f moorhen - 7 black headed gull - 5 redwing - 1 over bullfinch - 2 calling Whitworth Quarry lesser black backed gull - 5 meadow pipit - 24 pied wagtail - 1 magpie - 2 carrion crow - 4 greenfinch - 1 over goldfinch - 6 reed bunting - 3 Cowm (only from the quarry road)...
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Scaup.
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Female immature Scaup on Ashworth Moor reservoir at 1130 hrs today. Regards Brian and Geoff.
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Rawtenstall to Holden Wood 211015
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Groundwork 2 redhead goosander & 1 song thrush Holmes Terrace Lodge 3 little grebe, 1 grey heron, 25 mallard, 3 moorhen, 2 goldcrest, 1 redwing, 10 goldfinch & 1 bullfinch calling The Holme to Ewood Bridge 1 redhead goosander, 1m sparrowhawk over Horncliffe, 1 juv moorhen, 1 kingfisher, 4 d...
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RCC & Ilex Mill
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30+ Pied Wagtails on cricket ground, Buzzard over Rawtenstall town centre, mobbed by crows, Peregrine back on Ilex chimney 5.30pm today.
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Cribden circular 18/10/15
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07:30 hrs. Every hill top in cloud apart from Musden Head to top of Grane. Loads of Jackdaw & C.Crow on Cribden hillside and adjoining pasture. 21 Lapwing nr Laund hey + 7 later over Oakenhead Rd flew from over Road End area to join them. 4 Greenfinch + 2 Redwing - Spout House 5 Redwing +1 Blackbird al...
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Waterfoot 181015
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skein of c60 flew up the Irwell Valley over Waterfoot @ 9:15 am 2 cormorant flew down the Irwell Valley from Cowpe 1 male sparrowhawk dipper - 1 pr near Baltic Bridge flocks of c50 & c36 redwing flew from Trickett's Memorial Ground to Lench cheers Kevin
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Grane, 18th Oct 2015
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08:30-11:00 Cormorant, 2 in trees at Holden Wood and 15 on Ogden where 13 were stood drying their wings and 2 fishing the res, Canada Goose, c75 on Holden Wood left to the south around 09:00, Mallard, 10 on Calf Hey, Teal, 8 on Calf Hey, Buzzard, pair soaring over the valley, Kestrel, 2 singles, Lapwing,...
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Warth to Plunge 171015
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Warth grey heron - 2 pink footed goose - skein of 43 flew up the Irwell Valley at 10:45 goosander - 1 redhead on the river and 2 flying down the Irwell Valley buzzard - several sightings of at least 3 birds, 2 of which were seen locking talons sparrowhawk - 6 sightings of 4 males, 1 female and a pair wood pigeo...
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Buckden woods/Beetle hill.
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0730/1000 hrs light north easterly, cloudy then sunny, 8 degrees. Blackbirds....more than normal in the woods. Goldfinch....four flocks total 28. Chaffinch....14+. Green Woodpecker...one feeding on ground. Meadow Pipit..... 4. Kestrel...1. Mistle Thrush....loose flocks total 12. Pink-...
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Cribden, 17th October 2015
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07:30-09:00 Good movement first thing with the following noted: Cormorant, 2 singles flew around 'the end' from Limy Valley towards Grane, Kestrel, 1 hovering over rough pasture, Lapwing, 47 feeding on pasture then flew north, Golden Plover, 1 flew over low, calling, from the north, B.H.Gull, fl...
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Redwings.
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Between 1500/1600 hrs light north easterly, overcast 10 degrees. Four loose flocks of Redwing, approx 50 per flock, came over plunge heading north towards Grane, some touched down near Bleakholt. Most flew across the valley, one group of around 50 dropped onto hawthorn along the river in Irwell va...
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Compstons Cross 14/10/15
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08:20 start to 10:00 1 Wigeon on Clowbridge res. 2 Blackbird in planting on arrival Redwing - c100 from S. into plantings then 40+60+2+60+150 all S. Redpoll - 34+5 >S. Chaffinch - 5 >S. Goldfinch - 2 >S. Wood Pigeon - 12 in 4 flocks >S. Starling 50 >S Fieldfare - 4>W. Rook - 3 >S....
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KING'S HIGHWAY TO MITCHELL'S HOUSE RESERVOIRS 13-10-2015
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Set off with Sarfraz up through wooded brook up to moorland Birds seen Goldcrest calling birds in mix of Blue/Great Tits 1 Greenfinch 2 Blackbird 1 Buzzard swooped in landing on wood post Robin Wren 7 Magpie 1 Chaffinch In open fields 1 Wheatear (JUVENILE) Sarfraz watched it drop in from high up sugge...
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Redwings 13/10/15
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12/10/15 - Compstons Cross little of note, cold front moving in from the north bringing cloud cover and low temps from 09:00hrs. Redwing - 6 flushed from plantation on arrival then 2 flocks of c100 moving S. at distance + c60 flock unidentified very distant. 3 L.B.B.Gull > W 1 Herring Gull>W...
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Sunday 11 October. Lapwings. Haslingden
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Approx 80 Lapwings flying high from Tesco area towards Rawtenstall side of Cribden 18.30 hrs Neil
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various sites 11/10/15
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Waterfoot 1 grey heron, 2 grey wagtails & a dipper seen on the Irwell from Waterfoot Bridge Lench mallard - 2 collared dove - 3 wood pigeon - 5 grey wagtail - 1 robin - 11 blackbird - 3 mistle thrush - 1 nuthatch - 1 wren - 4 magpie - 4 jackdaw - c 20 rook - min 14 carrion crow - c10 blue tit - 5 long tailed tit - 9 c...
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Chapel Hill, 11th Oct 2015
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17:15-18:45 Kestrel, 1 hovering over towards Twenty Penneth, Snipe, 11 on Edge Cote, L.B.B.Gull, 2 feeding on pasture, B.H.Gull, 4 over, Meadow Pipit, 31 on Edge Cote, L.T.Tit, a flock of 4, Jay, pair and a single, Starling, c20 feeding on pasture, Siskin, 2 into conifers, Goldfinch, c6, Chaffinch...
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Harden moor.
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1400/1700 hrs overcast light wind 10 degrees. Very little of note, best being..... 20+ Mistle Thrush in groups of 4/5 feeding on Hawthorn. 1 Buzzard. 4 Snipe. Regards Brian
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Haslingden moor Sat 10 October.
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Thirteen stone hill area First bird seen on moor Green woodpecker feeding on ground flew off onto Telegraph poll 9 Snipe 20-30 Meadow pipit 10 Skylark 1 Kestrel 50 Starlings perched on Telegraph wire 1 Heron Crows , Jackdaws 0n way off moor 3 House Sparrows ( farm buildings ) Plenty of Rooks in trees o...
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Warth to Hurdles Quarry 10/10/15
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Warth grey heron - 2 idling in field buzzard - 1 kestrel - 1 sparrowhawk - 1 male lesser black backed gull - 3 flying towards Cowpe black headed gull - 1 flying up the valley pied wagtail - 1 great spotted woodpecker - 1 calling wood pigeon - 10 robin - 17 blackbird - 5 song thrush - 2 mistle thrush - 4 wren - 7 dun...
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Compstons Cross 10/10/15
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09:20 start to 11:35 2 Wood Pigeon > N. 8 Meadow Pipit + flock of c20 on moor 12 Swallow >S Redwing - flock of 7 >S 31 Chafficnch >S largest flock 8 5 Greenfinch >S 10 Goldfinch >S 2 Redpoll >N Flock 6 Siskin >S 1 Reed Bunting >S 1 Cormorant flying onto Clowbridge res then1 fly...
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Strongstry winter feeding stations.
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Cold night 4 degrees, overcast sunny spells, 10 degrees. Great Tit 7 Blue Tit 6 Coal Tit 7 Goldfinch 12 Chaffinch 3 Siskin 3 Nuthatch 4 Robin 3 Blackbird 3 Song Thrush 1 Wren 1 Jackdaw 5 Jay 1 Woodpigeon 2 Collard Dove 2 Regards Brian.
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House Martins. Crawshawbooth. 8th Oct 15.
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5 H Martins circling over Goodshaw Lane this afternoon. Getting a bit late for them now. Not seen any here for over a week.
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Buzzards 8/10/15
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12:30 hrs 1 over Cribden/Reedsholme area + 1 high over Edge Cote later. Bob. -- Edited by Bigbadbob on Thursday 8th of October 2015 08:13:05 PM
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Various 7/10/15
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1 Grey Wagtail at Leabrook Cribden Clough Min 30 Wood Pigeon on haws 1 Chiffchaff 1 Long-tailed Tit 2 Blackbird 2 Mistle Thrush Lots of birds in the air above Heightside lane/Bonfire Hill seen at distance from Cribden Clough so decided to walk over and take a look. The following were present. 2 - what...
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NEWCHURCH 06-10-2015
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One Buzzard soaring low over Newchurch village this morning Cheers Craggy
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