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Warth/ Hurdles area 25/10/14 & Seat Naze to Alderbottom 26/10/14
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Apologies for late posting due to a knackered computer at homelittle grebe - 2 adults and 3 large juvs Holmes Terrace Lodgecormorant - 1 flying over Rawtenstall towards Shortclough or Clowbridge & 2 flying from EBSW towards Granemallard - mc 70 at Rawtenstall, 28 at Holmes Terrace Lodge & 2...
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Haslingden Moor
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9.30-12 46 Snipe, min 20 Red Grouse near trig point.....flew out of sight.....could not be relocated.... 2 meadow pipits 1 pied wagtail 2 buzzards - one looking very rough legged.....pale, brown wing patches (I think they call it carpal) pale tail with brown tip.....tail and wing colour really...
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Grane Reservoirs 26th Oct
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10am-12pm Holden Wood2 mistle thrush1 sparrowhawk2 kestrel2 buzzard2 tufted duck9 teal (6 possibly same as seen on Ogden)1 grey heron4 Canada goose6 mallard5 cormorants1 coot Ogden4 mistle thrush1 sparrowhawk1 jay1 kestrel12 fieldfare9 teal4 cormorants Calf Hey1 great crested grebese...
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Grane, 25th Oct 2014
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14:00-17:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 14 including 10 roosting in trees at Holden Wood, Grey heron, 1 fishing the bank at Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c80 in fields near Holden Wood, Mallard, c6, Teal, 8 on Holden Wood, Buzzard, pair over Heap Clough plus single at Calf Hey, Peregrine, 1, Kes...
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Grane - The Morning After, The Storm Before!
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- The Morning After, The Storm Before! 10am - 1 pm Holden Wood:- 6 Teal less than 10 Mallard 2 Grey Heron 15-16 Cormorants in roost approx. 20 Lapwing 1 Snipe flew on towards Ogden Long Tailed Tit flock in trees at other side 8 1st Winter Herring Gulls over 2 Stonechat 1 Coot 2 Ring Ouzel over, seep se...
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Harden Clough
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4 Ring Ouzel in the Clough this evening.. 2 Little Owl also.
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THE THREE RESERVOIRS GRANE 19-10-2014
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HOLDEN WOOD 2 Moorhen 1 Coot 1 Grey Wagtail Teal in all 6 40+ Lapwing in a mix of 6o+ Gulls 1 Pheasant on footbridge top end 1 Grey Heron 3 Mallard Meadow Pipit flickering about all over Cormorant up and down the three ress hard to keep a count Canada Geese a lot 8 Carrion Crow Jackdaw 26 in a flock 2 Kestrel 1 G...
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Buckden woods to Beetle hill.
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Low white cloud 12 degrees slight westerly. 0800 hrs to 1030 hrs. Two large feeding Tit flocks, estimate total would be 40 Blue Tit, 30 Great Tit, 35 Coal Tit, and 30 plus Long-tailed Tit. In the second flock were two ChiffChaff and one Nuthatch. Also in the woods were, Good numbers of Robin And Wren. Tre...
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Warth/ Hurdles area 18/10/14
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1 buzzard2 kestrelsc200 woodpigeon came up from the trees near Fielden Factors as the buzzard drifted over1 green woodpecker1 great spotted woodpeckerc110 redwingc3 song thrushc12 fieldfare6 mistle thrush1 chiffchaffmixed flock of 11 long tailed tit + 8 blue tit4 + 13 + 10 + 30 + 7 + 1 goldfinch3 gr...
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Holden Wood and Musbury
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No sign of the Little Egret, G W still present. Holden Wood:- GW present till 1pm - it is no longer harassed by the Herons about 20 cormorants some Teal some Mallard kingfisher something that sounded like a common sandpiper as well but none seen 1 grey heron 20 lapwing juvenile herring gull on water 4...
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little and great egret at Holden wood now
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Little in trees before cormorant roost. Great at top end. Done the doubling, heron too
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Clowbridge res - Compstons Cross 15/10/14
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Clowbridge res 07:40hrs 4f Teal 1m Tufted Duck 1f Goosander 2 Cormorant Compstons Cross 08:20 - 10:40hrs with AY. NE wind + low cloud and light drizzle early then clearing. All species moving over S. Big redwing movement from the off, 1342 counted moving S. + several flocks dropping into plantings in...
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Calf Hey
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9.30 - 10.30 G W Egret flew from Calf Hey to Ogden Min of 10 Mallard Peregrine looked like an immature, unsuccessful attempt at hunting Black Headed Gull Set up a feeding station at in the woods. When you get to the gate and can turn right up the path and past the ruins, then down and cross the stream, you c...
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Rawtenstall Cricket Club
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A small gull landed on the ground around 3.00pm yesterday, I subsequently three hours later found it dead, white head and body, greyish wings, red bill, red legs, black tail, dark spot to rear of eyes, was it a juvenile Black Headed Gull. ? I have some photos on my phone but can't download them here.
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Clowbridge 14-10-2014
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5 Goosander all diving for food 12 Goldfinch in car park 3 Cormorant fishing 2 flying over 1 Chaffinch 9 Carrion Crow 2 Mallard 4 Teal 1 Tufted Duck 2 Kestrels both hunting one over moor and at top end in meadow 1 meadow Pipit 1 Blackbird F 10 Gulls Cheers Craggy
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Harden moor 09/10/2014
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No less than 20 common snipe, 3 skylark,female stonechat
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Rossendale Way above Jamestone Quarry 12-10-2014
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Troy woods Goldcrest 8/10 and a good mix of B-Tit - C-Tit - G-Tit Rossendale Way above J-Quarry 44 V-Formation of Geese no ID going in a westerly direction at 12:55 pm 1 Chiffchaff calling G-S-Woodpecker several calling birds 1 Green Woodpecker seen but more calling birds 3 Wren 8 Carrion Crow 7 Magp...
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Grane reservoirs 12/10/14
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Holden Wood1 great white egret (flew off towards Ogden at 4:25pm)1 grey heron14 cormorant111 Canada geese1 wifeon16 teal51 lapwing30 black headed gull1 kestrel2 pied wagtail2 meadow pipit1 reed bunting Ogden 4 cormorantmin 30 lapwing1 tufted duck Calf Hey1 great crested grebe1 grey heron33 m...
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Swinshaw Moor, 12th Oct 2014
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15:30-18:00 Cormorant, 1 flew south down The Limy Valley, Grey Heron, 1 flew onto a small pond on the side of Chapel Hill, Goosander, 4 redheads flew down The Whitewell Valley, Buzzard, pair soaring over The Limy Valley harassed by Carrion Crows, Kestrel, 1 perched in a tree near Bonfire Hill, Snipe,...
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Holden Wood res & Haslingden Moor 11/10/14
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Holden Wood Res (before & after walk on moor, 09:10-09:30 & 11:30-12:45)Teal 2Mallard 8Common snipe 2Kestrel 4Coot 31 unidentified duckCormorants 9 in trees Haslingden Moor (09:40-11:20) Common snipe 60+ Kestrels 2 Meadow pipits - lots Pied wagtail 3 Swallow 5 Skylark heard Paul &...
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Clowbridge, 11th Oct 2014
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08:00-10:15 Cormorant, 1 fishing the res, Canada Goose, 13 on the back pond, Teal, 4 in south bay, Mallard, c12, Tufted Duck, 2 males, Goosander, 5 redheads, Harrier sp, a bird seen flying south mobbed by 2 crows gave poor distant views but looked like a Hen Harrier, Kestrel, c5 hunting the moors, Phe...
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Grane
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8am - 11.30am Holden Wood : - 6 cormorants in trees, 5 teal, 1 grey heron, 7-8 mallard, 1 kestrel, 80 plus woodpigeons moving west-north west, 1 common gull, chiffchaff with tits in ferns between Ogden and Holden wood, Usual suspects Ogden:- 6 cormorants. 50 lapwings, 5-6 mallard Calf Hey:- 1 g c...
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Great White Egret
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Back on Holden Wood this morning (assuming it's the same bird). Arrived some time between 9.00 and 9.30, still present when I left around 10.00 Andy
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Road End Haslingden
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Flock of 20+ Lapwings 9.00am this morning. Buzzard over Park Farm Garden Centre, Stubbins.
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Chatterton Wood - River Irwell 10-10-2014
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1 Kingfisher 2 Dippers 1 Dunnock 1 Wren 5 B Tit 3 G Tit 7 L T Tit Robins lots seen and in song 5 Nuthatch in one tree 12 Mallard 2 Juvenile Moorhens 2 Blackbirds 2 Buzzards 1 Grey wagtail 50+ Flock of Woodpigeon Brian's winter feeders Birds seen Thrush Robin Goldfinch Great Tit Chaffinch M/F Coal Tit Blackb...
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Warth 081014
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at leats 16 house martins still feeding over the hillside today 1 nuthatch heard near the old isolation hospital 2 kestrels 2 jays 2 dippers cheers Kevin
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Irwell Vale to Helmshore
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Irwell Vale 5 Swallow River Irwell 1 Goosander 10 Mallard 1 Moorhen 1 Grey Heron 1 Large White Duck Along River Ogden to Helmshore 1 Goldfinch 1 Grey Heron 1 Grey Wagtail 4 Blackbird 1 Wren 1 Moorhen 8 Woodpigeons 12 Jack Daws 3 Dippers 4 Collared Dove Good number of Robins 4 G Tit 7 L T Tit 3 C Tit 11 B Tit 1 Gold...
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Cowpe 07/10/14
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mallard - 11 on Lench LOdgescormorant - 1 at Cowpe Res and 2 flying down the valleykestrel - 1 at Cowpe Resmoorhen - 2 at Lench Lodges & 1 at Kearn's Lodgeblack headed gull - 5 at Cowpe Rescommon gull - 1 at Cowpe Resherring gull - 4 at Cowpe Reslesser black backed gull - 16 at Cowpe Reswoodpigeon - c70 at...
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Cribden Clough area 6/10/14
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17:00hrs After a day of rain, clearing skies towards dusk. Party of thrushes in hawthorns and along wires included c9 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush & 1 Ring Ouzel. Also present around Twin lodges 2 Song Thrush, c10 Meadow Pipit, 22 Starling, 1 G.S.W. 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, very small numbe...
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Holden Wood + Jamesons 5-10-14
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09:00-10:00 HWR 125+ Canadas 3 Teal 5 Snipe ~25 Lapwing 1 Kingfisher 5 Cormorant Grey Wagtail 30 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin over Great Spotted Woodpecker 14:00 - 16:00 Jamesons 2 Stonechat 2 Buzzards, 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel 1 Moorhen on Troy 54 Lapwing Green Woodpecker Cheers Ian
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