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HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Clough Bottom, 1st Jan 2015
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10:30-11:30 Kestrel, 1 hunting the res bank and 1 along edge of conifers, B.H.Gull, c30 on res or on pasture on Swallow Shore, Common Gull, c20 on res or on pasture at Swallow Shore, L.B.B.Gull, 1 over east, Coal Tit, 2 in conifers, Jay, 2 calling, Raven, pair tussling with Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, c6 c...
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Holden Wood Res and Musbury Heights etc.
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9 - 12am. Had a 3 hr look up Musbury Heights and adjacent moorland looking for Sarfraz's Bunting flock but could not find many today. 3 Snow Buntings (2 male, 1 fem) were feeding in the quarried area of Musbury Heights, SW of the chimney, but we're wary and very flighty. They eventually moved up the moor...
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West Rossendale, 31st Dec 2014
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08:00-12:00 Cormorant, 1 on Ogden & 7 roosting in trees at Holden Wood, Mallard, 12 on Ogden, Goldeneye, male & female on Ogden, Buzzard, pair in Musbury, Sparrowhawk, female in Alden, Kestrel, birds in Alden, Musbury and Grane, Red Grouse, a pair and a single on Scholes Height, Pheasant, 2...
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Grane
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8.20-11.20 Holden Wood:- 1 grey heron 7 cormorants in roost on way back 2 lapwings in field but none on way back 1 grey wagtail flew over and later probably seen closer to calf hey 7 meadow pipits on way back before 2 blackbird on way back 3 wren 2 robin 1 greenfinch flying over Usual b h gulls, carrion cr...
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Clowbridge, 29th Dec 2014
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11:00-13:00 Tufted Duck, male & 2 females, Goosander, male & 3 redheads, Kestrel, 1 sat in hawthorn, Lapwing, 3 over heading west, G.B.B.Gull, 1 on res, L.B.B.Gull, 1 on res, Herring Gull, 6 over south, Common Gull, c12 on res, B.H.Gull, c40 on res, Little Owl, 1 on its usual dry stone wall, Ro...
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Haslingden Birds 2014
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10 Herring Gull looked mainly 2nd, 3rd Winter types on April 1st Tuesday flying south in the afternoon. a Buzzard drifting south over haslingden today about 3.30pm
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Reedsholme - E.B.S.W. 27/12/14
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12:15 start - low hill fog, clearing mid afternoon. Very little small stuff with notable absence of finches. Reedsholme 1 Mistle Thrush 1 G.S.W. 1 Blackbird 1 B.H.Gull Rawtenstall 60+ Mallard on river at Tesco + 1f Goosander 2 Wren 1 Goldfinch 1 Blackbird Groundwork 1pr Goosander c53 Pink-footed G...
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lee mill garden
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In the garden this weekend blue tits great tits coal tits 3 bullfinch (1m 2f ) 1 greenfinch (first sighting since August) robin 2 blackbirds m+f 1 dunnock 1 jay
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Spring Mill & Cowm 28/12/14
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Spring Mill6 cormorant4 Canada geese1m & 2f goosander1m goldeneye62 black headed gull3 common gull1 little owl1 green woodpecker yaffling1 pied wagtail1 meadow pipit heard1 wren10 magpie4 jackdaw5 carrion crow6 goldfinch Cowm1 mute swan (2 adults & 2 juvs also on Wallbank Estate)70...
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KEVIN LISTER
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Strongstry feeding station.
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Three Redwing feeding on chopped Apple first thing this morning, Grey Wagtail still visiting. Plus all the usual suspects, good numbers of Blackbird and Chaffinch. Bright and sunny was minus 4 degrees now minus 0.6. Regards Brian
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Moor road/Musbury/Alden road.
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Strong westerly 5 degrees sunny spells. Very little seen probably due to strong wind, plenty of Redwing and Fieldfare, Perigrine and Buzzard soaring and a Sparrowhawk hunting the flocks of Redwing. On the way back called in to EBSW, all the usual suspects in good numbers, plus a flock of 12 Stock Dove...
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Possible Lapland Bunting Haslingden Moor
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been up hassy moor today feeders at clough head busy with all the tits about 6 mistle thrush on the slope up min of 20 fieldfare flying over a few starling around less than 10 total 2 kestrel min 40 unknown finches buntings flying over 11 snipe 4 carrion crows a bird disturbed on the ground in an area l...
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Lee Mill garden
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forgot to add 8 long tailed tits on fat balls
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Clowbridge, 21st Dec 2014
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14:00-15:30 Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw & 1 in The Big Hedge towards the Wagoners, B.H.Gull, c200 coming in to roost on the res having been feeding on pasture, Common Gull, c60 coming in to roost on the res, Little Owl, 1 sat half way down dry stone wall sheltering from the wind, Rook, c20 feeding on past...
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Lee Mill garden
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In the garden this weekend Blue tits Great tits Coal tits 3 Bullfinch (2m 1f) Blackbird m Robin Dunnock Wren also c20 house sparrow on Park Rd Wdnesday
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Staghills Woods and Warth 211214
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Staghills Woods (Trickett's Memorial to Lea Bank)kestrel - 1woodpigeon - c55great spotted woodpecker - 4grey wagtail - 1great tit - 14blue tit - 15coal tit - 2long tailed tit - calling birds not seengoldcrest - 1robin - 13redwing - 3 flocks of 6, 6 + 4blackbird - 13song thrush - 1nuthatch - 2 + 2 + 1treec...
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Irwell Valley, 21st Dec 2014
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10:00-11:00 Grey Heron, 1 sat in a tree at HTL, Mallard, 4 on HTL, Goosander, pair at Groundwork, Moorhen, swam across the river at Townsendfold, B.H.Gull, 2 along the river and c6 over south, Herring Gull, c15 over south in flocks to 7, Kingfisher, 1 at Townsendfold, Grey Wagtail, pair and a single at...
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Broadway, Helmshore evening Sat 20 Dec
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Aprox 200 Lapwings flying around flat top unit Aprox 1500 Starlings sky dancing Neil
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Holden Wood and Musbury
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8.30-1pm Holden Wood:- 3 grey herons min 70 b h gulls 2 common gulls 1 great black backed gull 4-5 herring gulls - immatures 15 mallard ......on way back maximum of 16 counted 2-3 cormorant...on way back 7 in trees 41 Canada geese 2 pied wagtails 1 grey wagtail 1 coot small flock of goldfin...
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Seat Naze and Edge Cote 141214
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snipe - 21jack snipe - 1black headed gull - 20common gull - 2tawny owl - 1 disturbed from roostgoldcrest - calling in plantation fieldfare - 1redwing - 8mistle thrush - 1blackbird - 4wren - 3starling - c400jay - 1magpie - 6crow - 16jackdaw - 6 cheers Kevin
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Cheesden Valley, 14th Dec 2014
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08:30-11:30 Cormorant, 1 sat in the top of a Hawthorn! Grey Heron, 1 on bottom Lodge, Teal, 24 on bottom lodge, 4 on scrape and 2 on top lodge, Mallard, c8, Kestrel, 1 at Edenfield on the drive up was the only sighting, Sparrowhawk, female hassled by crows at Deeply Vale, Pheasant, male & 2 females, M...
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Rawtenstall Cricket Club
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10am - 10.30am Peregrine circling over disturbing magpies and gulls. c30 house sparrows on feeders with great tits, blue tits and coal tits + 2 lesser redpoll. 1 grey and seven pied wagtails on field. 2 grey herons noisily interacting heading towards the Irwell. Tony
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Winter feeding station.
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A Grey Wagtail has been present all morning, feeding on meal worm, at the feeding station opposite my house. This is a first for this location. it was -4 here last night. For some reason yesterday's post went on twice, apologies. Regards Brian
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Clough Bottom, 13th Dec 2014
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08:00-09:00, -3 degrees, frozen around the edges! Cormorant, 1 flew down the Whitewell Valley, Canada Goose, 25 on the res, Mallard, c12, Lapwing, 2 on res bank, B.H.Gull, c20 on the res, Stock Dove, 1, Grey Wagtail, 1 on res bank, Meadow Pipit, 1 on res bank, Dipper, 1 flew up The Whitewell at the top en...
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Winter feeding station.rs
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After a very quite couple of months because of the fine weather it appears winter has has arrived with several days of sub zero temps, hail, sleet, rain and wind. The bonus is the feeding stations have come alive, below is a list of sightings at some time today, numbers are an average total. Blue Tit 26 s...
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Grane, 7th Dec 2014
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09:30-12:00 Cormorant, 1 feeding on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 flew over Calf Hey, Canada Goose, 39 on pasture at Holden Wood, Teal, 2 on Holden Wood & 2 on Calf Hey, Mallard, c8 on Calf Hey, Goldeneye, female on Jamestones, Goosander, male & 3 redheads on Calf Hey, Kestrel, 4 si...
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Clowbridge, 5th Dec 2014
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09:00-11:00 Cormorant, 1 sat on a pylon, Mallard, 2 males, Tufted Duck, male & 2 females, Goldeneye, male, Goosander, 5 feeding at top end inc 2 males plus single redhead on back pond, Kestrel, 2 hunting moors / top end, B.H.Gull, c20, Common Gull, c10, Herring Gull, 3 over south, L.B.B.Gull, 6 ov...
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River Irwell/Ogden Stubbins to Helmshore.,
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0800 hrs to 1300 hrs, sunny 4 degrees. Plenty of Tits all round the route, especially good numbers of Coal Tit, seven flocks of Long-tailed tits varying from 6 to 14. Struggled with Finches, the only ones in good numbers were Chaffinch especially where there was fallen Beechmast. Goldfinch were reas...
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