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CLOWBRIDGE AREA 20-09-2014
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Spent a good hour with Craig this morning watching him ringing fascinating to see him handling the birds very professionally done Up to 4 Kestrels keeping a eye on the Meadow Pipits Very large flock of Goldfinch Flock upon flock of Meadow Pipits passing through Thanks to Craig for pointing out a Osp...
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Grane - Highlights...
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G W Egret from 8 - 12.15 flew up to Ogden on the bank, in the fields.......big bird..much bigger than the Herons...a real beauty of a bird..... Holden Wood:- 3 snipe abt 15 teal 15 mallard min 40 min lapwing scattered over 3 res 2 lbb gull first winters on bank 3 snipe, 4 the other day 1 comm...
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Osprey. Clowbridge Res/ Cliviger Fish ponds.. 19th Sept `14..
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Up to 2 Osprey, 1 Ad and 1 Juv have been present in the area for a few days frequenting fishing ponds in the Cliviger Gorge/ Portsmouth area and Clowbridge Res area. 1, a Juv, was on Clowbridge Res late this morning and later visiting Loveclough Fisheries, the latter site not wanting anyone on there land...
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Great White Egret, Holden Wood
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There is currently a Great White Egret on Holden Wood Res.
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cloughbottom
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4 whinchat 1 male reedbunting 17 lapwings 50 meadow pipits 1pied wag huttuck top 3twite
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Clowbridge res. 17/9/14
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07:40 start Lots of stuff in the car park included singing Chiffchaff of which there was a minimum of 3 birds. Also Goldcrest,Blackbird,Goldfinch, Chaffinch,Reed Bunting,Dunnock, Wren, Robin, G.S.W. 30+ birds in total. 1 f Teal on res. 2 Cormorant on pylon 1 Snipe 1 Sedge Warbler in bankside rushe...
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Holden Wood res. 16/9/14
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14:00hrs approx. 1 Grt White Egret present, harrassed by the 3 Grey Herons which were present. At one point it was perched on the wall and in the field well away from the water. Eventually flew off over Ogden dam - not relocated by 16.00 hrs. Also present - Cormorant min 8 birds between here and Ogden r...
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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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