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Reaps Moss, 30th May 2014
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08:30-10:00 Mallard, male flew over, Snipe, 1 "chipping", Curlew, 2 pairs, Skylark, c25, many in song, Swallow, c6, Meadow Pipit, c50, Pied Wagtail, 1, Wheatear, 2, Reed Bunting, 3 males & 1 female. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Clowbridge Res, 28th May 2014
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08:45-10:15 Mallard, female with 3 ducklings plus 4 males on Limey, Pheasant, calling bird, Curlew, 1 calling on the moors, L.B.B.Gull, 2 singles over, Wood Pigeon, 4, Cuckoo, 1 calling from plantations towards Compston's, Little Owl, 1 sat on a fence post shaking off the rain!, Swift, c30 feeding...
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The Hile, 27th May 2014
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17:00-19:30 Grey Heron, 1 on Jack Lodge, Canada Goose, 4 on Jack Lodge & 2 flew over The Hile, Mallard, female with 4 ducklings on Jack Lodge & 3 males, Curlew, 1 calling regularly and later flew over, L.B.B.Gull, 2 over west, Wood Pigeon, c30 in groups up to 12, Swift, c20, Skylark, c20, many in...
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Cheesden Valley, 26th May 2014
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07:00-10:00 Canada Goose, pair with 5 goslings plus c40 grazing on pasture, Mallard, male feeding with Black Headed Gulls, Sparrowhawk, female went under a flock of Starlings, Pheasant, c6 calling birds, Moorhen 2 singles on lodges, Lapwing, 2 singles which may have been a pair; a poor breeding se...
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Clowbridge res 25/5/14
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18:45 hrs c40 Swift feeding over the water c8 House Martin c20 Swallow 2m Reed Bunting singing Pied Wagtail at 2 sites. 1 Kestrel Several Redpoll flighting over plantations and around car park c6 Willow Warbler singing Curlews calling from hillsides 1 Cuckoo calling from planations 2m Pheasant Son...
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Whitworth 25/5/14
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A few bits and pieces seen in between the rain todaya large bird of prey that flew over Spring Mill Res was probably a red kitemute swan - 1pr with 6 cygnets in a garden on Wallbank Estatateoystercatcher - 1pr in Whitworth Quarry, 1 pr at Spring Mill Res, 1 at Cowm & 1 flying over Wallbank Estatecomm...
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Clowbridge to Rawtenstall, 24th May 2014
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06:00-10:00 Mallard, pair on Clough Bottom, Pheasant, 1 ran across the car park at Clowbridge & c10 calling birds, Moorhen, 1 at Clowbridge, Common Sandpiper, 1 at Clough Bottom, Lapwing, pairs at Swallow Shore, south Swinshaw Moor & Seat Naze, Curlew, c4 pairs, L.B.B.Gull, c20 mainly ea...
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Holden Wood and Calf hey
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Holden Wood yesterday afternoon:- 10-15 Lapwing min 8 Mallard Drakes, 4 of them flying after a female whitethroat singing, displaying, songflighting desperately at dam side 4 coot - 1 on nest 1 mallard with 2 ducklings 1 mallard with 5 ducklings recently hatched common sandpiper bird of th...
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Healey Dell and Lee Quarry 18.5.14.
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Healey Dell Spotted Flycatcher 1 Chiff Chaff 4 Blackcap 3 Willow Warbler c6 G.S.Woodpecker 1 calling Grey Wagtail 2 Heron 2 L.T.Tit 1 Great Tit nest with 6 young Robins plenty Chaffinch plenty Coal Tit 2 Magpie 9 in one groupe + singles Goldfinch 4 Greenfinch 3 calling Wren birds callihg Lee Quarry and...
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Cowm Reservoir 23/5/14
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A Goldcrest singing along with 4 Swift,2 Swallow,6 Willow Warbler, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 6 Canada Geese. Regards, Dave Ousey
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rooley moor top of the heights
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Holden Wood & around, 17th May 2014
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Grey Heron, 1 dropped onto Holden Flash, Canada Goose, c20 plus a pair with 6 goslings, Mallard, female with 3 ducklings, Kestrel, 1, Pheasant, 3 calling birds, Coot, 2 pairs, Moorhen, 1 with 4 young chicks in Troy, Common Sandpiper, 2 were touring the res, Snipe, 1 "chipping" bird, Lapwi...
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Bull Hill & Beyond, 18th May 2014
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06:00-10:30 Canada Goose, 1 on EBSW, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 1 hunting the moor tops, Pheasant, 2 calling birds and 1 sat on tussock, Snipe, 1 "chipping" from rushes on lower slopes, Dunlin, pair on the tops, Golden Plover, 2 pairs on the tops, Curlew, 2 singles, B.H.Gull, c20 east, L.B.B....
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Strongstry.
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Yesterday and today warm sunny max 20 degrees. After the heavy rain of last weekend the river was very high until around Wednesday but there has been no visble damage to river side nests, sadly the rain did wash out one of the Long-tailed Tit nests with the loss of a brood. The four common Tit species are...
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Dotterel on Pendle.. 13th May `14.
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A couple of pics of the 4 Dotterel present on Pendle Hill for the past 2 weeks. Usually found near the Trig Point on the "Big End" of Pendle. May be worth checking any other high summits for other birds in the valley??
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clough bottom
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3 sandpipers 1curlew 1grey wagtail male reedbunting a lot of dead toads on the path 10 or more
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EBSW 10/05/2014
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c500 swifts present this morning at 10:45 all had dispersed when I returned at 1:30 pm also present - c80 swallow, c10 sand martin, c40 house martin only other birds of note 1 buzzard hovering near Horncliffe Wood mobbed by 3 magpies 1 female sparrowhawk at Irwell Vale 1 goldcrest singing at Irwell V...
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E.B.S.W. 7/5/14
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E.B.S.W. 7/5/14. A minimum estimate of hirundines & Swifts counted through the rain Min. 40 House Martin Min. 10 Swift Min. 10 Sand Martin Min. 200 Swallow probably more but they just won't keep still! c20 Pied Wagtail Bob.
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Calf hey
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3.30-5pm 2 buzzards 1 g c grebe 5 mallard singing song thrush blackbird robin dunnock wren chaffinch goldfinch great tit 1 singing stonechat 1 g s woodpecker 1 grey wag 5 pied wags plenty of meadow pipits..on the move?
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Swifts
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Bit of an explosion - at least 12 seen over Haslingden today from 5.45-6.45pm
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6/5/14
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Crawshawbooth -Haslingden - Reedsholme 09:20hrs 2 Swift over Crawshawbooth 1 Chiffchaff in song nr pet cemetry + 1 Blackcap Several - c6 swallows feeding around farms along track to Cribden End + Pr Curlew in fields 3 Stock Dove in fields 1 Long Tailed Tit at Hugh Rake farm 4 Wheatear just past Cribde...
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Stubbins 9:30-10:30
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GS Woodpecker Blackcaps Singing Nuthatch Singing Chiffchaff Singing Willow Warblers Singing Wood Warbler Singing - on cycle track near culvert Goosander F flew downstream Lots of others - Blue, Great, Coal Tits, Robins, Dunnocks, Song Thrushes, Blackbirds, Woodpigeons, Stock Doves. Cheers I...
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Clowbridge & Beyond, 4th May 2014
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06:00-09:30 G.C.Grebe, pair on Clowbridge, Mallard, c12, Pheasant, c8 calling birds, Common Sandpiper, 1 on Clough Bottom Res, Lapwing, 1 over Clough Bottom, pair on Swallow Shore & a pair at Greenfold, Oystercatcher, 1 flew over Clowbridge then off to the east, Whimbrel, two at Clowbridge f...
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Grane, 5th May 2014
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06:30-10:00 Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Pink Footed Goose, 2 at Holden Wood feeding on pasture with Canada Geese, Canada Goose, c20 in small groups, some sitting birds, Mallard, c12, also female with 2 ducklings on Holden Wood, Kestrel, 2 singles, Buzzard, soaring pair, Pheasant, 2 calling birds...
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Cowpe to Cowm 04/05/2014
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mute swan - 2 on Cowm ResCanada goose - 3 in field near Kearn's Mill, 1pr flying over Cowpe Res, 2 pr in Whitworth Quary and 11 on Cowm Respheasant - 1 calling on the hillside at Cowpe Resgrey heron - 1 on the Irwell at the lower end of Cowpemerlin - a male chased a meadow pipit unsuccessfully over Whitworth...
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C/Booth 3rd May `14.
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Male Cuckoo singing in Crown Farm to Greenfold area late afternoon. 3+ Swift over village tonight. Craig.
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Bull Hill, 3rd May 2014
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05:30-10:00 Grey Heron, 2 in Irwell, Canada Goose, c20, mainly in pairs but 3 on Alden Ratchers were surprising, Mallard, c12, Goosander, male fishing the river at Irwell Vale, Pheasant, calling birds on lower slopes of Bull Hill, Snipe, "chipping" bird on lower slopes of Bull Hill, Gol...
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EBSW etc 030514
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EBSWCanada goose - 1pr on the bedsoystercatcher - 3 flying to and from Graneswift - 52 great spotted woodpeckersand martin - 6swallow - c70house martin - c201 dipper1 nuthatch singing at the rear of the soap worksgoldcrest - 1 singingwillow warbler - 6chiffchaff - 1blackcap - 2raven - 1 over the soap...
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River Irwell Strongstry.
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0700-1000 hrs Sunny cool 6 to 8 degrees. Lots of Blue, Coal, and Great tit activity, Long-tailed Tits feeding young. Plenty of Chaffinch, one pair Goldfinch nesting, Bullfinch doing well. Young Blackbird and Robin seen. Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker all doing well. Jay and Ja...
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Sand Martins.
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There are now around nine nest holes that are active, and increasing each day, along the river between Strongstry and Stubbins, unfortunately or fortunately the foot path along the river has been closed as they are doing flood defence work at Stubbins. This work I am assured will not encroach on the b...
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