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Strongstry, Irwell vale and Chatterton.
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After the devastation of Boxing Day birding seems rather irrelevant but I suppose life goes on and thankfully no one was injured. We have some weak sunshine and a pleasant 9 degrees this morning, for anyone walking this way be careful, the footpath system has been severely damaged, the path between S...
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Trickett's Memorial and Grane 291215
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Trickett's Memorial 1 kestrel over 1 great spotted woodpecker 1 jay 1 nuthatch 2 coal tit singing 1 woodpigeon on nest Holden Vale another woodpigeon on a nest 36 mallard on Holden Vale pond 1 redwing 1 great spotted woodpecker 2 greenfinch siskin heard but not seen, probably only small party 1 pr bull...
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Bits and bats 29/12/15
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1 G.S.W. over Carr Mount, Bury rd 1 G.B.B. Gull S. over Wood Top. Flock of c20 Goldfinch over Cribden House 2 Cormorant flew up the valley over Brynbella 12 Starling on pylon at The Holme 1f Goosander on river at Townsendfold prob. same bird at Groundwork later. No route through to Ewood Bridge from Town...
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Swinshaw Moor, 27th Dec 2015
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10:00-13:00 Grey Heron, one fishing a pond on the side of Chapel Hill, Kestrel, 2 on Chapel Hill, Snipe, 6 on Swinshaw Moor & 4 on Edge Cote, B.H.Gull, c100, Common Gull, c12, Herring Gull, 1 over, L.B.B.Gull, c30 over, Stock Dove, 2 pairs on Chapel Hill, Meadow Pipit, 1 on Swinshaw Moor & 6 on Ed...
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Stacksteads 24.12.15
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Stacksteads Fieldfare 12 Redwing 1 Mistle Thursh 1 Blackbird 2 Magpie 9 Carrion Crow 1 Jackdaw 4 Wood Pigeon 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Goldfinch 3 Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch 1 B.H.Gull c20 over pfyldes
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Strongstry feeding station.
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Overcast, drizzle, 12 degrees. No sign of any disease in the high Goldfinch and Chaffinch numbers. Blue Tit.....13 Great Tit.....16 Coal Tit......7 Long-tailed Tit.... 5 Goldfinch.....17 Chaffinch.....20+ Bullfinch......1 female Siskin......5 Robin.....3 Wren....1 Nuthatch......3 Du...
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Calf Hey res, 21 December
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18 Teal 2 Mallard 3 Goldeneye. Neil
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Lowe 191215
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grey heron - 1 at Lench golden plover - c30 on Cowpe Lowe snipe - 6 at Cowpe Lowe buzzard - 1 at Warth grey partridge - covey of 6 on Cowpe Lowe with droppings found in many places meadow pipit - 2 at Cowpe Lowe redwing - c20 at Cowpe Lowe dipper - 1 at Lench Lodges goldfinch - charm of c20 at Warth siskin - 4 at Wart...
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Whitworth 20/12/15
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Cowm Canada goose - c110 grazing in field mallard - c30 tufted duck - 4 males teal - female flew onto the res black headed gull - c135 common gull - c15 lesser black backed gull - 1 herring gull - 1 grey wagtail - 1 siskin - 5 bullfinch - 1 female & 2 calling birds Spring Mill cormorant - 2 goosander - 1 male g...
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Clowbridge, 20th Dec 2015
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09:00-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on the res, Cormorant, 5 flew up the valley and dropped onto the res, B.H.Gull, c70 on the res, Common Gull, 1 on the res, L.B.B.Gull, 2 over, Little Owl, 1 on its dry stone wall, Pied Wagtail, 2, Meadow Pipit, 2, behind boat house, Stonechat, male behind back pond, Mistle Thrus...
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Bull Hill
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2 Snow Bunting's by the Trig point on Bull Hill this afternoon..
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Mistle Thrush 17 december Musbury
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1 in song this morning . Neil
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Grane, 13th Dec 2015
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08:30-11:00 Cormorant, 2 on Holden Wood & 7 on Ogden, Heron, 2 moving between Holden Wood & Ogden, Canada Goose, c100 throughout the valley in 5 flocks to 47, Mallard, 2 on Holden Wood, Teal, 12 on Holden Wood, 8 on Ogden & 4 on Calf Hey, Goldeneye, a female in Jamestone was the first of the wi...
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Rawtenstall circular 6/12/15
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1 Cormorant S. over Reedsholme 1 Jay in wood 1 Heron N. Cribden Clough- 4 Bullfinch 3 Blackbird c10 Great Tit between here and Leabrook. Oakenhead rd- 3 Redwing c6 Goldfinch 2 Chaffinch Whittaker Park- Flock of 10+ Blackbird turning over leaves + 3 birds in other areas 1 Song Thrush singing. party of 3 D...
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Edge Cote, Clowbridge & Clough Bottom 061215
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Edge Cote 10:45 to11:15 grey heron - 1 snipe - 17 woodcock - 1 common gull - flock of 33 over towards Clowbridge black headed gull - 2 over lesser black backed gull - 1 over buzzard - 1 kestrel - 1 meadow pipit - 1 robin - 1 wren - 2 starling - 7 carrion crow - 5 magpie 3 jackdaw - 1 goldfinch - 4 Clowbridge 2 - 3pm gre...
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Chapel Hill, 6th Dec 2015
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14:30-16:00 Buzzard, 3 circling overhead, L.B.B.Gull, c10 west, Wren, 1 in song, Mistle Thrush, 1 in song in Balladen Clough, Redwing, c8 feeding in undergrowth at Marl Pits, L.T.Tit, calling flock, Coal Tit, 1 calling bird, Treecreeper, 1 at Marl Pits, Starling, c35 in an Ash tree with some in song...
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Holdenwood res Wed 2 December 09.30-10.30hrs
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Usual Cormorants, Black-headed Gulls, Canada Geese . 1 pair Mallard 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 2 Meadow pipit 1 Woodcock flew off Musbury-Hiights and then flew back on. Aprox 100 Starlings 8 Fieldfares Neil
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Long eared owl
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One long eared owl in tree St Johns RC primary school/church car park ,being watched by crows and magpies ,spotted at 4.00pm then flew off and was mobbed but came back at 5.30pm and making some noise ,my first thoughts were possible escapee
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Goldfinch.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/23078253349/in/datetaken/
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Power cuts, floods, and birds
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A large tree falling took out all our power on Sunday, by Monday morning we were on flood alert, the culvert blocked and flooded our road around lunch time, we now have a que of electricity vans on the cycle track ( last count was nine ) and more chain saws than I new existed, we are on an emergency generato...
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Grane Part 2 2015
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HOLDEN WOOD from 10.45-11.45am 2 pairs Great Crested grebe 24 lapwing 1 kestrel 4 reed bunting 2 mallard Pied wagtail with 2 juvenile 2 little ringed plover Meadows pipits still displaying 2 willow warbler in song 1 blackcap 4 coot including 1 juvenile Evidence of a very late spring -...
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Strongstry feeding stations
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Sunny spells, calm, 8 degrees. On a more positive note there has been good numbers of all the usual suspects the last couple of days, the highlights being... Grey Wagtail...1 Goldcrest....2 Treecreeper....1 Blackbird....10+ Song Thrush....1 Great Spotted Woodpecker...3 Bullfinch....3 Chaf...
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Haslingden Birds 2015
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A Kestrel around near Duckworth Rise area and 6 Mallards - 3 Pairs in the small lodge on the left as you drive to the recycling centre - what is this lodge called?
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Whitworth and Waterfoot 22.11.15
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Cowm Res Green Woodpecker 1 calling Bullfinch 1 calling Tufter Duck 4 m G.C.Grebe 1 Common Gull 5 L.B.B.Gull 1 over B.H.Gull c60 Mallard c50 Magpie 2 Carrion Crow 2 New Line Res Moorhen 6 Canada Geese 2 Mallard c30 Park Road Waterfoot Grey Wagtail 1 Brambling 2 minimum Greenfinch c6 Goldfinch c10 L.T.T...
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Mitchell's House Res, 22nd Nov 2015
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10:00-11:00 Buzzard, 1 being hassled by 2 crows, B.H.Gull, c60 on the res, Common Gull, c20 on the res, Herring Gull, c20 through north and 4 on the res, L.B.B. Gull, c200 through north and 10 on the res, G.B.B. Gull, 1 on the res, Redpoll, 3 over, Bullfinch, 2 females in scrub. Regards, David.
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Holden wood.
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1430/dusk very cold but calm, snow on the ground, water level well up from last week. Canada Geese 146 on the water then grazing. Lapwing 72 one flock very mobile and never settled. Cormorant 19 Teal 14 probably more in the cover Buzzard one with left hand primaries missing Kestrel one hunting. Black...
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RCC
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Tuesday - Peregrine on Ilex, two cormorants over, grey heron taking advantage of drowned worms in the puddled outfield, numerous pied and one grey wagtail, blue tits and house sparrows on feeders, first for me, I think, a raven flew over cronking loudly probably at the peregrine.
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Strongstry feeding station.
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A good day at the feeding station in terrible weather, cup of tea and feet up watching the usual suspects when a flock of Redwing of around 40 came in and landed in the trees opposite my house. A quick replenishment of chopped apples and they starred to drop down and feed for around an hour, then a male Spar...
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Cowpe 161115
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mallard - 1pr on Kearn's Lodge & 9 on Cowpe Res cormorant - 1 flew down the valley, 1 on the res & 1 seen cutting across Seat Naze from the Whitewell to the Irwell Valley grey heron - 3 together in a field & 1 at the lodges at Lench sparrowhawk - 1 chased by a carrion crow and 2 jackdaws at Boarsgrea...
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Grane 151115
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Canada goose - 5 at Holden Wood wigeon - 1 male on Holden Wood teal - 10 on Holden Wood & 8 on the bank at Calf Hey mallard - 28 on Holden Wood & 7 on Ogden red legged partridge - 2 at Ogden cormorant - 23 were in the trees at Holden Wood at 15:10 with another bird flying in from Haslingden grey heron - 3 at H...
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