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Ashworth Moor Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir 8/9/2024
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Ashworth Moor Reservoir 250+ Meadow Pipits in small flocks made up of 25 to 30 birds feeding on small flies along the grass bankings and the reservoir walls 20+ Pied Wagtails feeding too 1 Stonechat 5 Swallow 5 Tuffted Duck 3 Goosander Holden Wood Reservoir 1 Spotted Flycatcher possibly two...
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Whitworth & Lee Quarries 08/09/24
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buzzard - 2 snipe - 2 skylark - 1 meadow pipit - flocks of 50 & 12 green woodpecker - 1 swallow - c12 house martin - c12 wheatear - 4 linnet - 24 bullfinch - 2 cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge res. 6/9/24
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1 Little Egret on the larger back pond. 2 Cormorant 3 + 1 redhead Goosander c20 Mallard c20 B.H. Gull Party of 3 Stonechat 1 Meadow Pipit 1 Reed Bunting 1 dead adult G.C. Grebe 2 Swallows 1 Goldfinch Little else amongst woodland and no sign of any passage yet. Bob.
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0830-1000hrs clough bottom
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a first for me this morning, 2 Scaup a single Peregrine following 100+ Lapwings Goldcrest Coal tit Meadow pipit all around the res. Pied Wagtail 2 Sand Martin 20 odd a single great crest grebe 4 Goosander all Redheads 3 Raven and a Kestrel. Cheers, Phil Photos arent great -- Edited by Ph...
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Clough bottom 1900-2000hrs
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Lovely evening, should have tried getting up earlier Than I did. Swallow c200+ Green woodpecker called twice Goosander redhead 3 Great Crested Grebe single Pied Wagtail Grey heron Curlew pair Teal 7 Mallard 50+Kestrel three different birds Raven 5 cheers, Phil
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Chapel hill up to crawshawbooth 1430-1600hrs
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Raven single Swallow c20 + c10 Sand martin c20Starlings c70+Stock dove 5 Bullfinch 2Goldfinch 4 + 4Sparrowhawk Kestrel cheers, Phil
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Clowbridge 0830-0930hrs
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Nice to be home. Conditions werent the greatest. Goldfinch 4 Meadow pipit c10 Swallow 9Pied wagtail 4Grey wagtail single Moorhen 2Goosander single redheadCormorant pairBlack headed gulls 8 cheers Phil
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Clough Bottom, 30th August 2024
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10:00-11:00 G.C. Grebe, 1 on res, Kestrel, 1 male, Swallow, c12, Meadow Pipit, 4 on Red Moss, Stonechat, 2 on Swallow Shore, Whinchat, 1 on Swallow Shore, Goldcrest, 4, Coal Tit, 3, Linnet, pair, Raven, pair over. Kind Regards, David.
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Little Egret
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One at Clowes Lodge this morning. Flew off in the general direction of the river c11.30 Andy
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Deerplay Area 26 8 24
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Deerplay Area Wheatear 2 Linnet c60 Stonechat 3 Starling 300+ Swallow c10 Meadow Pipit 5 Magpie 1 Carrion Crow 4 Wood Pigeon 5 Canada Geese 2 over Peter and John
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Strongstry - Lumb Vale 10:00 - 11:00
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Little Egret flew over Edenfield bypass river bridge Tawny Owl called near Strongstry 3 Swift + good number of House Martins over Lumb Vale Buzzard in tree above Lumb Vale Flock of ~12 Long Tailed Tits, Blue tits, Nuthatch, Willow Warbler - Lumb Vale Ian
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Clough Bottom 25 8 24
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Curlew 1 Oystercatcher 2 Cormorant 1 Mallard c40 Goosander 4 redheads G C Grebe 1adult 1juvenile Grey Heron 1 over L B B Gull 1 Kestrel 1 hunting Raven 3 Carrion Crow 5 Woodpigeon 1 Goldfinch 4 Wren 1 Blckbird 1 Peter and John
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Clowbridge 25.8.24 08:00
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Great Crested Grebe 2a 4juv 1 single adult Cormorant 1 Canada Geese 78 Mallard c20 Tufted Duck 1 with 1 juvenile Goosander 1 Buzzard 1 Moorhen 1 Black Headed Gull 4 Lesser Black Back Gull 2 Woodpigeon c10 Stock Dove 1 Nutshaw Swallow c15 House Martin c20 Pied Wagtail 5 Grey Wagtail 2 Wren 1 Robin 1 Stonec...
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Holden Wood 20-8-24
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9:00 - 10:30 ~55 Canadas 8 BH Gull 2 Heron 1 Cormorant ~50 Goldfinch 2 Greenfinch Heard a Siskin 5 F Mallard 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Meadow Pipits Ian
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18/8/24
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Oakenhead Wood Old rd 18/8/24. c30 Swallows feeding and perching on wires above Twin Lodges + 6 more beyond Jolly Barn. Cribden Clough - charm of c6 Goldfinch 1 Willow Warbler calling 1 Kestrel 7 distant Raven over Edge Cote moved towards Bonfire Hill area. Bob.
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Spring Mill Res & Wallbank Lodge 18/08/24
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Wallbank Lodgemallard - 13coot - 1pr with 9 youngmoorhen - 2black-headed gull - 2kingfisher - 1 Spring Mill Resgrey heron - 2Canada goose - 19buzzard - 1snipe - 1black-headed gull - 2woodpigeon - 34green woodpecker - 1swift - 11, another 7 over Whitworthswallow - c42house martin - c50grey wagtail -...
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Clowbridge res. 17/8/24
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1 Cormorant Pr Great crested Grebe w/ 4 large young calling for food. 8 + 19 Mallard 2 redhead Goosander c90 Canada Goose 1 Moorhen 2 B.H. Gull 3 L.B.B. Gull c20 Swallow moving down the upper Limy valley beyond the res. Tit flock of c15 - mostly Long tailed Tits but at least 2 calling Willow Warblers amongs...
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Deerplay
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Little Egret flying up the valley at 7pm
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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 11/08/24
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grey heron - 1 over Lee QuarryCanada goose - 37 in Whitworth Quarrylesser black-backed gull - c10buzzard - 2sparrowhawk - 1 hunting the moorkestrel - 3skylark - 1swift - 2 over Stubbylee Park & 3 over Whitworth Quarrygreen woodpecker - juvenile bird in Lee Cloughgreat spotted woodpecker - call...
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Clough Bottom 11 8 24
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Lapwing c100 Oystercatcher 4 Goosander 3 redheads G C Grebe 1 Cormorant 2 Canada Geese 30 Mallard 15 B H Gull 10 L B B Gull c50 Buzzard 1 over calling Swallow c20 Pied Wagtail 2 family parties Willow Warbler calling bird Redpoll birds over calling Meadow Pipit 1 Peter and John
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Clowbridge 9th Aug 2024
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12:30-14:00 G.C.Grebe, family of 4 plus a single, Cormorant, 1, Canada Goose, 29 Mallard, 32, Goosander, 2 Redheads, Swift, 4 through south, Swallow, 5, Grey Wagtail, 1 on outflow, Pied Wagtail, 1, Stonechat, 1 immature male, Willow Warbler, 1 calling bird, L.T.Tit, family party, Regards, David...
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Little Egret.
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Little Egret catching Minnows on the Irwell at Stubbins Road Bridge. Regards Brian.
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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 04/08/24
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A green sandpiper was present this morning in Whitworth Quarry. Fairly quiet other than this with the following also notedCanada goose - 14 in Whitworth Quarrykestrel - 1 in Lee Quarrygreen woodpecker - juvenile calling in Lee Cloughswift - 2 over Whitworth Quarryhouse martin - min 32 feeding over...
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AMR
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One female/juv common scoter this morning. Also one goosander, c20 lapwings and c25 pied wagtails, 20 meadow pipits and a skylark on the eastern bank. Andy
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Swifts 24/7/24
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Swifts - Rawtenstall area 2 over Twin Lodges 17+ over Barnes Ave junction with Schofield Rd. 2 over Rawtenstall library. 4 over Kay St, Rawtenstall. Swallow - 4 at Twin Lodges perched in a hawthorn bush. Blackcap - 1 in short song Twin Lodges Song Thrush - 1 singing Twin Lodges Blackbird - singing bir...
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Clough Bottom Res, 26th July 2024
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10:00-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 on the res, Canada Goose, 10 on the res, Goosander, 1 redhead on the res, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, Oystercatcher, 3 feeding on pasture near Windy Bank, L.B.B.Gull, steady passage east with up to 6 on the res at any one time, Stock Dove, 2 on Swallow Shore, Swallow, c20, Willow...
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Spring Mill Res 210724
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Canada goose - 18 plus another c24 at Prickshaw Lodgemallard - 3sparrowhawk - 1 with preykestrel - 2green woodpecker - 3swift c20 over hillsidewoodpigeon - 82grey wagtail - 4pied wagtail - male with 2 juvsswallow & house martin - noisy flock of c100 birds, more house martins than swallowsston...
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Holden Wood
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Green sandpiper around lunchtime today. Also 2 common sandpipers, 2 oystercatchers and around 20 lapwings. Great crested grebe Ogden Andy
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AMR
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Common Scoter still present on AMR now, info from RobA.
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Grane and Irwell Vale 4/7/2024
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Holden Wood Reservoir 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Moorhen 1 Swift 7 Swallow Ogden Reservoir 2 Great Crested Grebe Irwell Vale 1 Juvenile Dipper on a stone preening then to my surprise and more the Dippers a Kingfisher lands side by side Dipper chased it down river 1 Kingfisher 1 Mallard F 3 Ducklings she was t...
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