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IRWELL VALE 16-09-2014
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Nice warm afternoon 2 Blackbirds 1 Spotted Flycatcher Lumb Grange 2 Goldfinch 2 Goosander Mallard 1 Thrush Magpie 3 Robins 1 Swallow at Strongstry Blue Tits Cheers Craggy
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Swifts 24/08/14
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2 x Swift feeding with Martins this morning over Whitworth.
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Grane, 14th September 2014
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07:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 3 on Holden Wood & 4 on Ogden, G.W.Egret, 1 on Holden Wood fishing top end and then north bay, Grey Heron, 2 on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden, Canada Goose, 64 dropped onto Holden Wood, 2 on Ogden & 1 on Calf Hey, Teal, 8 on Holden Wood, 4 on Ogden &...
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HOLDEN WOOD 14-09-2014
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G W Egret was present at 3:40 pm but was moved on by two Grey Herons up towards Calf Hey ? about 4:00 pm 2 Swallows 2 Redshank far bank 50+ Lapwings at 5:10 pm Meadow pipits in singles 2 Cormorants fishing 4 in roost 2 JV Moorhens top end 7 Teal at top end 1 Kestrel over hill side being mobbed by 5 Magpies 2 Whin...
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Lench to Black Hill and various other sites 140914
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mallard - 11 on Lench Lodges little grebe - 1pr feeding young at Holmes Terrace Lodgebuzzard - 1 soaring over the bypass at Townsendfoldkestrel - 2 hunting over Cowpe Lowehobby - 1 flew west through Lench moorhen - adult and large juv at Lench Lodges & 2 adults and a dead bird at Holmes Terrace Lod...
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Clough Bottom, 13th September 2014
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17:00-19:00 Canada Goose, 1 with Mallard family as usual! Mallard, c25, Kestrel, 1 hunting new plantation, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 calling, Meadow Pipit, c60 with c12 over the remainder looking set for the night, Pied Wagtail, c50 with 27 on the dam bank alone; the highest number I've seen here, Grey Wag...
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Spring Mill 13/09/14
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Canada goose - 2cormorant - 3grey heron - 2sparrowhawk - 2buzzard - 1black headed gull - 22woodpigeon - 8little owl - 2green woodpecker - 1magpie - 13jackdaw - 8rook - 1carrion crow - 5swallow - 7house martin - 2starling - c30blackbird - flock of 9 in bush near the resgrey wagtail - 1pied wagtail -2mead...
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Grane
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8am - 1pm Holden Wood:- 30 min Lapwings..chasing Crows and Crows chasing them 2 Kestrel 1 Snipe a possible Redshank...a bird flew across from near side to far side looked very much like a Redshank,.......a call heard was two times both very briefly.. 3 diff Grey Herons seen - 2 adult and 1 juv 5-6...
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Clowbridge, 13th September 2014
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07:00-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 on res bank, Canada Goose, 34 on the res, Teal, 1 female, Mallard, c20, Kestrel, c4 hunting the moorland, B.H.Gull, c4, Wood Pigeon, c20 in small flocks, Little Owl, 1 in the hole and 1 on a fence post, Meadow Pipit, c70 with the largest flock c15 going south. Pied Wagtail, c6, G...
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Landgate, Brown Wardle & Whitworth. 12/9/2014
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Lots of Meadow Pipits moving through the valley, along with lots of machinery working on Middle Hill. The hope of another Whinchat did not go to plan, but my dog flushed a Snipe! Then the bird of the day showed for about 30 seconds a Merlin dashing around and scattering more pipits. A Spotted Flycatcher...
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swallow
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Lone swallow feeding on Bacup rec yesterday 1.30 pm
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Clowbridge, 7th September 2014
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19:00-20:00 Merlin. A male flew up the side of the res bank and over towards the Waggoners. Little else of note with just couple of Kestrels hunting the moors, well grown juv Moorhen and around 8 Swallows. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Grane Reservoirs 070914
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Canada goose - 161 at Holden Woodteal - 7 at Holden Wood Neil and Paul saw 10 before I arrivedmallard - c10 at holden Wood, 2 on Ogden & 8 at calf Heygoosander - female flew up the valley over Holden Wood. Later 2 females seen flying over Ogdenpheasant - 1 heard at Holden Woodgrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood...
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Osprey - Holden Wood! Grane area
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was at Grane from 8am-1pm Osprey in Cormorant roost on way back about 12.45 ........ could hae taken a good shot but battery was dead .......lucky i had my video on mobile hone or distance footage.....at first it did not fly but then it did slowwly got to the dam , greeted by local corvids en masse...
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Clowbridge, 6th Sep 2014
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07:00-09:00 Cormorant, 2 fishing res, Canada Goose, 18 on res, Mallard, 11 on Limy and pale female on res, Kestrel. male on edge of old wood, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res bank, L.B.B.Gull, 4 over north, B.H.Gull, 1 on res, Wood Pigeon, c20 in small groups, Little Owl, one sat on farm roof, Meadow Pipit, pe...
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Spring Mill Reservoir, Whitworth. 25/8/2014
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3 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 2 Wheatear, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, 5 Wren, Green Woodpecker, 10 Linnet, 8 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, Little Owl, 4 Grey Wagtail, 15 House Martin, 100+Swallow. Regards, Dave Ousey.
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house sparrows
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The local house sparrow population around Gaghills seems to have prospered this year. Recently I counted a flock of 32, which is 12 up on any other count I can remember. I suspect this is partly down to a reasonable summer allowing the adults to forage longer for food and also because there are weedy ar...
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Clowbridge res 4/9/14
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07:40hrs - low cloud & dull 27 Teal 6 Mallard 1 Tufted Duck 5 Cormorant c20 Canada Goose c12 Meadow Pipit 3 Kestrel 1 Jay c2 Pied Wagtail 1 Skykark 7 Lapwing >S A very mobile mixed species flock amongst plantations consisted of mainly Blue, Great, Coal, Long tailed Tit with just 1 or two Willow Wa...
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Clowbridge, 3rd Sep 2014
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07:30-09:45 Cormorant, 4 fishing the res and then perched on a pylon, Canada Goose, 7 (Archie), Mallard, c20, Teal, 2 on lagoon and 7 flew in from the north east, circled a couple of times and then flew off south west, Kestrel, 2, Moorhen, 2 on the lagoon, B.H.Gull, c4, Stock Dove, 2 on dry stone wall (Arc...
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Clowbridge 2nd Sept'14.
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7pm till dark. 1 Greenshank heard in flight, not seen from in bushes.. Seemed to be going towards Res from Waggoners area. 2 noisy Raven over L Lane several times. Goldcrest heard calling. Craig.
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Sparrowhawk.
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Two Sparrowhawks and a Kestrel soaring over Alderbottom this afternoon.
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Moss 310814
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Canada goose - 9 at Cowpe Resmallard - 12 at Lench Lodgesgrey heron - 2 birds in trees at the back of the Co op in Waterfootsparrowhawk - 1 male over Gaghillsbuzzard - 1 seen soaring over The Glen Playing Fields drifted over Brandwood & Greens Moor. Probably the same bird seen later flyinf west over C...
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Reedsholme - Clowbridge res 30/8/14
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20+ House Martins - Reedsholme Greenfold area 13 Lapwing in fields c15 Swallows feeding 30+ Starling c25 flock of Goldfinch 1 Kestrel 2 Wheatear + 2 nr Compstons Cross Clowbridge res. 1 Kestrel 2 Cormorant on pylon 2 Whinchat Flock of 12 Meadow Pipit 3 Swallow 1 Chiffchaff calling from woodland. Bo...
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Stubbins to Ewood Bridge round robin.
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Thursday 28th and Friday 29th 16 degrees sunny/showers. The four common Tits all seem to have good numbers, two feeding flocks watched both days, numbers were around 30 and included all four species. one party also had a Nuthatch, young Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Goldcrest [first seen here for s...
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Holden Wood etc
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1 grey heron 4 cormorants 55 mallard 1 moorhen 2 little ringed plovers 4 snipe 3 whinchats - 1 on south shore and 2 on the path up to Ogden (nr tramway) I assume different birds. Female and 3 juv stonechats and 1 whitethroat also here. Flocks of 40+ linnets and 60+ starlings. A scattering of other passeri...
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Cribden area 27/8/14
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14:30 hrs Good numbers of Kestrels hunting over hillsides at least 7 birds from Cribden Clough via Oakenhead Wood rd, Laund Hey and Cribden hill. 1 juv Cuckoo perched on wires behind Spout House farm flew to Top of Slate then back onto wall adjacent to lane. 2 Wheatear at Laund Hey 1 Cormorant over Cribd...
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Clowbridge to Reedsholme 26/8/14
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10:00am start very poor for passerines this morning odd swallow, meadow pipit, p.wagtail & willow warbler. Pr Coot 1 Tufted Duck 1 Cormorant 1 Reed Bunting 1 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 3 Wheatear + 1 Whinchat nr Compstons Cross Greenfold area - c20 flock of Meadow Pipit Flock of 30 Lapwing in field 5 W...
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hobby 25/08/14
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Whilst unloading a lorry at work today at Park Rd Bacup a hobby flew over towards Huttock Top cheers Kevin
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Townsend Fold 24-08-14
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Sparrowhawk mobbed by ~40 swallows Pair sand martin going into hole 2 Grey Wagtails ~25 Long Tailed Tits + Blue Tits and Great Tits Kingfisher flying upstream Ian
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Lee Quarry etc 240814
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Lee Quarrylittle owl - 2 (1 at either end of the quarry)stock dove - 1lesser black backed gull - 14 feeding on Greens Moor with c50 carrion crow, min 3 rook, min 10 jackdaw & 1 magpiemeadow pipit - 23wheatear - 2swallow - 7twite - family of 6linnet - c 30 feeding in field below quarry, then later a famil...
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