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Reedshome - Chapel Hill 29/11/14.
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Afternoon foray. 1 Dipper + 2 Blackbirds at Leabrook Twin Lodges c3 Redwing 6+ flock of Bullfinch 3 Greenfinch 3 Goldfinch 2 Sparrowhawk over hillside 1 Meadow Pipit Rawtenstall cemetry c6 Blackbird + 3 Redwing feeding on holly. Hurst Lane/Chapel Hill Small tit flock in hedge c100 starling flock...
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Grane 26/11/14
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Canada goose - 26 at Ogdenteal - 5 at Holden Wood & 8 at Calf Heymallard - 7 at Calf Hey, 5 at Troy Quarry and 14 at Holden Woodpheasant - 1m at Holden Woodcormorant - 4 at Holden Wood and 2 at Ogden at 10am then 14 in the roost at Holden Wood at 3:45 pmgrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Ogdenkestrel - birds a...
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Wood Duck
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I had a call from a friend about a strange Duck on the Ogden at Snig hole, on arrival I found a male Wood Duck in good condition and relaxed. This will be an escapee from a collection, but for anyone who has never seen this species it is worth a visit if it hangs round, it was in the large pool under the viaduct....
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Grane
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9.30-12.30 Nothing much out of the ordinary to be honest, nothing in good numbers. Holden Wood:- 5-6 meadow pipits, 1 grey heron 6 cormorants small number of teal 2 mallard 1 kestrel 6 wrens - including 3 around rusty iron fence Ogden:- 2 juv herring gulls Calf hey:- 2-3 mallard some flick of t...
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Cowpe 25/11/14
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Canada goose - 24 near Kearn's Millgrey heron - 1 at Lenchkestrel - 1 near Cowpe ResSnipe - 1 on Cowpe Moss (the only bird seen on the moss) and 1 near Tippett Farmblack headed gull - c80 near Cowpe Rescommon gull - c15 in the valleylesser black backed gull - flock of 3 over Rooley Moor Roadherring gull - 2 fl...
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Photographis highlights of the year in Rossendale so far
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarfrazh/15513839168/in/photostream
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Cough Bottom and Peers Clough
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Clough Bottom Teal 1m Lapwing 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Common Gull c60 B.H.Gull c15 Herring Gull 3 Mallard 1pair Cormorant 1 over L.T.Tit 2 Goldcrest 3 Robin 2 Chaffinch 6 Jay 2 Magpie 2 Windy Bank Stonechat 1 pair Bullfinch 1m 2f Cormorant 1 over Wren 2 Robin 2 Carrion Crow 4 Peers Clough G.S.Woodpecker 1 Greenf...
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pink footed geese 23/11/14
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skein of c50 pink footed geese heading westish over Rawtenstall at 3:30pm today cheers Kevin and Ian
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GRANE RESERVOIRS 21-11-2014
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Holden Wood top end with Sarfraz 1 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk Mixed group of Jackdaw and Gulls 1 Coot 2 Snipe popped out of reeds thinking there most be more in there but not seen Starling Flocks Flock one 250 up to 300 next flock 180 then small ones of 15/20 On the way up to Calf Hey 5 Reed Bunting 5 Carrion Crow S...
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Jack Lodge etc 20/11/14
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good number of finches at Jack Lodge included the followingmin 12 chaffinch1 brambling seen and another heardmin 20 goldfinchmin 8 greenfinch3 + 2 bullfinch also in same area1 moorhen2 stock dovemin 8 blackbird2 fieldfare1 redwingonly c20 starling also seen today1 pr goosander at Clough Bottom...
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Grane
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today 9.30-12.30 Holden Wood:- 2 grey herons 18 teal 1 sparrow hawk 1 kestrel approx. 100 starlings came in to feed 1 snipe 2 mallard on way back 6 cormorants in roost - cormorants down as a whole a few meadow pipit 4 wren 2 stonechat in sedges at top end - male and female 1 moorhen 1 coot 100 blac...
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Healey Dell 16.11.14.
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Healy Dell Green Woodpecker 1 calling Nuthatch 5 minimum Treecreeper 1 Jay 2 Blackbird 1 L. T.Tit c10 Blue Tit good numbers Great Tit good numbers Coal Tit 4 Chaffinch c10 Jackdaw c30 Carrion Crow 6 Magpie 3 Woodpidgeon c60 House Sparrow c10 Mallard 16 Moorhen 2 pfyldes and johnh
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Waterfoot/ Edge Cote circular 16/11/14
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grey heron - 5 at Warth & 1 at Waterfootsparrowhawk - 1 chased off Seat Naze by 2 crows, 1 attacking finch flock at Marl Pits and a male at our feeding station at Gaghillskestrel - 1 flew over BRGS yesterday, 1 in tussle with a magpie at Hurdles Farm and 1 hunting at Scrubbing Millssnipe - 68 at Edge C...
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Holdenwood res Saturday 15 Nov 09.00 hrs
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G W Egret 1 Coot 3 Cormorant 1 Mallard 2 Heron Plenty of Black headed gulls 150 Lapwings flew off Duralay roof Neil
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Cheesden Valley, 16th Nov 2014.
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08:00-11:00 Grey Heron, 1 on bottom lodge, Canada Goose, 12 flew off towards Bury and 22 feeding on pasture, Mallard, 5 on the flash near Deeply Vale, Teal, 1 on the flash and 10 on the bottom lodge, Peregrine, pair hunting Harden Moor, often flying low over the moor as if trying to flush their quarry, Ke...
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BACK GARDEN 15-11-2014
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Quick look out off the back window at the garden A nice group of Long-Tailed-Tits with Blue and Great Tits feeding in the trees looking for insects But the resident Robin and Dunnock were not impressed and tried their best to move then on Cheers Craggy
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Clough Bottom Res, 15th Nov 2014
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09:00-09:45 A quick circuit of the res produced: Goosander, 7 Redheads, Kestrel, 1, Lapwing, 1 on res bank, Common Gull, c25, B.H.Gull, c30, Collared Dove, 4 at Lumb corner, Grey Wagtail, 1, Mistle Thrush, 1, Coal Tit, c4, Goldcrest, c10, Raven, pair harassing other corvids and tumbling at times, R...
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Limey Lane, CLOWBRIDGE. Autumn Migration Watch/ Ringing 2014.
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Been up clearing the net rides on the last 2 nights getting ready for this years attempt. Already noticed several species starting to move, T Pipit, M Pipit etc so will start this weekend. Anyone passing, feel free to have a look if interested. Craig.
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Holden wood reservoir.
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1400 hrs to dusk, 10 degrees strong south easterly wind. Water level a lot higher than recently. Cormorant 12 Black-headed Gull 145 Lapwing 24 Teal 14 Coot 2 Mallard 7 Reed Bunting 2 Chaffinch 6 Blackbird 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Stonchat 1 female Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 Rook 12 No Egrets, Canada Geese, or Grey Her...
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Winter feeding stations.
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Sunrise to midday, heavy rain spells, 10 degrees, south easterly wind. First real change in numbers today, large flock of Chaffinch and Blackbird from first light, below are total counts for two sites. Blue Tit 16 Great Tit 13 Coal Tit 9 these appear to have had a good breeding year Long-tailed Tit onl...
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Grane
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8.20am to 1.40pm Holden Wood:- 8 Lapwing 10 Teal? 1 grey Wagtail 2-3 Pied wagtail 2-3 meadow pipit 1 goldcrest at top end 7-8 goldfinch 2 linnet 1 grey heron 1 great white egret - appeared around 11am as seen by Paul Burke - in its 3rd month, here till end at least 8 cormorant seen in total ? - 60 blac...
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Grane Reservoirs and Musden Head Moor
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09/11/14 9:15am to 1:40pmCalf Hey (with Neil)1 kestrel6 teal Musden Head Moor (with Neil)30 mallards in sky looking towards Hoddlesden1 jack snipe Ogden (with Neil)1 Cormorant Holden Wood1 great white egret1 little egret1 grey heron in meadow4 lapwing2 pied wagtail1 coot4 teal1 sparrowhaw...
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Cowm Res 9.11.14.
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Cowm Res Stonechat 3 minimum Raven 3 Cormorant 1 Tufted Duck 7 minimum Common Gull c10 B.H.Gull c60 Mallard c40 Mute Swan 1 adult 1 juvenile Pied Wagtail 1 Meadow Pipit 2 Reed Bunting 1 Robin c6 Great Tit 6 Coal Tit 1 Dunnock 3 Wren 2 Magpie c10 Jay 2 minimum Jackdaw 6 Carrion Crow c10 Wood Pigeon 6 Goldfinc...
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buckhurst/deeply vale
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good numbers of fieldfare this morning 100 above buckhurst and 400 in a flock circling over deeply vale . seemed to be in every hawthorn.other birds of note.pair of bulfinch and a treecreeper in trees below lower lodge and 10 teal on flood. cheers andrew
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Alden, 9th Nov 2014
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07:30-11:00 Grey Heron, 1 flying through the trees in Sunnybank Woods landed on a cottage roof, Kestrel, a tatty bird on the side of The Tor and a splendid male near Buckden, Pheasant, male in Alden, Golden Plover, a flock of 3 on the tops, Snipe, 9 singles on the tops and another whilst coming down Bull H...
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Holden Wood and Musbury
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9.30-13.30 Holden Wood:- 1 Goosander over 100 plus Canadas 10-15 Teal 6-10 Lapwing .... low numbers.....last year at this time in excess of 200? Mallard - where dId they all go? 1 kESTREL 1 Sparrowhawk 60 plus B H Gulls 2 common Gulls - 1 adult and 1 juv - they appear to be absent so far too! 2 juv...
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Twin Lodges 4/11/14
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09:15hrs 2 Dipper at Leabrook on the way up + pr Mistle Thrush at Collinge Fold Twin Lodges C30 Fieldfares + c10 Redwing + c6 Blackbird in hawthorns Mixed species flock feeding in hawthorns along track inc. 3 Meadow Pipit, 2m Bullfinch,10 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Blue Tit. 30+ Starlings on wires. W...
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AMR and Cheesden area.. Scaup and poss R L Buzzard. 4th Nov `14..
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Scaup Drake in eclipse plumage on the res with 3 Tufted Duck to 1pm at least today. Been there since yesterday. Buzzard, poss/prob of the Rough legged variety flew NW on the moor edge past the nearest wind turbines behind the Owd Betts pub, being aggressively attacked by 3 Crows. Very obvious white tai...
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Ilex mill
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Peregrine causing havoc amongst local magpies and feral pigeons around 2pm today
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Marsh Harrier. Clowbridge. 2nd Nov `14.
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Juv over Clowbridge at c 7.30am today, left over Nutshaw Hill to SW. Craig.
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