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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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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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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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