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Grane 090814
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Canada goose- 136 at Holden Wood & 5 in Jamestone Quarrymallard - 27 adult and 4 half grown ducklings at Holden Woodcormorant - 6 at Holden Wood & 1 flying south over Haslingdengrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Troy Quarrykestrel - 1 at Holden Wood, 1 at Ogden, 1 at Jamestone Quarry and 2 at H...
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Sparrowhawks
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There has been two juvenile Sparrowhawks around Strongstry and Edenfield the last two days. Yesterday they were giving an aerial display and today they were hunting as a pair (?) along the river chasing young Dippers, as far as I could see they were unsuccessful.
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Clowbridge, 9th August 2014
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06:00-08:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew over Limy Lane, Canada Goose, 33 flew off down the valley as I arrived leaving a further 20 on the res which later flew onto pasture near Nutshaw Hill, Mallard, c20 inc a female on the back pond with 2 young ducklings, Sparrowhawk, female seen twice, first for a while! Moor...
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Clowbridge res. 8/8/14
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07:30 hrs 20 Mallard 20 Canada Goose 2 Coot 1 juv Moorhen 1 L. Grebe 6 Swallow >S then 40+ feeding over moorland 2 House Martin 5 Willow Warbler singing + party of c5 in plantings. 1 Whinchat - back pond wall Party of 4 Redpoll + 3 fly overs Linnet heard calling 1 Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit + 1 carrying foo...
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Stubbins/Ewood Bridge round Robin.
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Sunny 19 degrees. 0730-1200 hrs. Blue Tit, plenty around including young of varying ages. Great Tit, as above. Coal Tit. appears to have bred well. Long-tailed Tit. several family parties with good numbers. Bullfinch. breeding numbers seem low, will know better when I start to feed in the a...
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Spring Mill Res 030814
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Canada goose - 10 & a dead bird on the dam wallgrey heron - 1kestrel - 2common sandpiper - 1black headed gull - 16lesser black backed gull - 1 on res & 4 flying south eaststock dove - 1woodpigeon - 42collared dove 2 on Wallbank Estateswift - 2green woodpecker - 1magpie - 8jackdaw - 14carrion crow...
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Buckhurst, 3rd August 2014
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14:30-16:30 Mallard, c8 on Buckhurst Lodge, Buzzard, 1 hassled by Kestrel & Crows, Kestrel, 3 singles, Moorhen, pair on Buckhurst Lodge, Swift, 4 through south, Swallow, c40 inc many juvs, Whitethroat, 2 males, one in display! Willow Warbler, 3, Goldfinch, c8, Linnet, 3, Reed Bunting, 1 Rega...
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Grane, 3rd August 2014
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07:30-10:30 G.C.Grebe, pair on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 2 on Holden Wood and 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 42 on pasture near Holden Wood, Mallard, c12, Tufted Duck, female on Holden Wood, Kestrel, 4 hunting the side of Haslingden Moor plus 2 singles, Coot, 1 on Holden Wood, Lapwi...
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Clough Bottom Res, 2nd August 2014
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18:30-20:00 Grey Heron, 1 on res bank, Canada Goose, 1 with a female Mallard & 4 ducklings? Mallard, c12, Kestrel, 2 singles hunting the hillsides, Pheasant, 1 calling, L.B.B.Gull, c50 over with many stopping off for a drink / bathe in the res, Swift, a flock of 30 flew through slowly heading sout...
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Clowbridge, 2nd August 2014
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06:30-08:30 Cormorant, 2 feeding in res, Canada Goose, family of 5, Mallard, c12, Kestrel, family of 4 hunting over Nutshaw plus female towards Compston's, Moorhen, pair in south bay, Coot, pair in south bay, Lapwing, juv in south bay, Snipe, 2 near south bay, Common Sandpiper, 1 near boat house, B....
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Blk Tailed Godwit. AMR. 1st August 2014.
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4 Black tailed Godwit on AMR this morning (1/8/14) at 6 am. Flew off NW after being disturbed. ( Thanks for info from Geoff Margison.) Craig.
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Clowbridge res 1/8/14
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07:30 hrs - hill fog then rain later Usual waterfowl and gulls but 1 juv Ringed Plover + 1 juv Common Sandpiper were on the shoreline nr to the boathouse. 4 Swallow + 2 Sand Martin moving S. 2 Linnet c15 Meadow Pipit 3 Pied Wagtail 3 Willow Warbler singing from plantations + others calling No swifts today y...
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Jack Lodge, 31st July 2014
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Just had a hour or so up there this evening with the following noted: Heron, 1 flew onto newly cut pasture, Canada Goose, 5 on Jack Lodge, Mallard, 7 on Jack Lodge, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over west, Little Owl, 1 on The Hile, Swift, 5 up high, Green Woodpecker, 1 calling near radiator gate! Swallow, c80, some nu...
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Swifts 28/7/14
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c60 Swifts very high over Rawtenstall centre seen from Cribden Clough this evening. Bob.
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Lee Quarry 27/07/14
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2 snipec35 lesser black backed gull over1 stock dove1 green woodpecker1 pied wagtail1 grey wagtail14 meadow pipit1 swift6 house martin6 house martin5 wren6 wheatear1 mistle thrush2 willow warbler3 starling10 house sparrow6 carrion crow1 redpollmin 16 goldfinch2 greenfinch6 twite (family p...
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Clowbridge, 27th July 2014
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07:30-10:30 A good morning with plenty of birds on the move. Canada Goose, family of 5 on the res and 14 grazing on pasture including the pale bird, Mallard, c12, Kestrel, 1 over plantations at top end, Coot, pair in south bay, Moorhen, 1 in south bay, Common Sandpiper, a group of 3 and a single on the res s...
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Holden Wood
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7.15-8.30pm today lots of canada geese - including a min of 10 young a flock of 23 Mallards....mostly appearing to be eclipsed males 1 solo male Mallard..non-eclipsed 2 pied wagtails 2-3 meadow pipits displaying a pair of lapwing with at least 1 very recently hatched young... 1 stock dove 2 gr...
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Clough Bottom Res, 26th July 2014
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17:30 - 19:00 Canada Goose, 21 on the res, Mallard, female with 7 young ducklings plus 4 adults, Kestrel, 1 female flying beyond dam wall, L.B.B.Gull, birds constantly coming in from the east, landing on the res, and then off to the west with c170 at one point on the res, Herring Gull, 2 with the L.B.B.Gs...
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Clowbridge
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2 coots, 3 moorhens, few canada geese, mallards and black-headed gulls only birds on the water 2 snipe flushed from south shore and 1 common sandpiper north shore Grasshopper warbler reeling nr Limy Lane. Little sign of passerine migration with the possible exception of 1 wheatear on the south shor...
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Calf Hey
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min of 10 Mallard ..mostly eclipsed males 3 grey heron - one on the res, one flying over trees, thirds actually on ogden 2 great crested grebe - in fact one of these was on ogden min of 50 b h gulls loafing around on the waters edge .. 1 oystercatcher 1 lapwing 2 singing wrens - one very subdued blackbi...
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Northern Reservoirs, 20th July 2014
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Clowbridge, 07:30-10:00 with Archie. Canada Goose, family of 5, Mallard, female with duckling plus 12 further adults, Coot, pair in south bay, Moorhen, pair with 1 chick in north bay & pair with 1 chick in south bay, Common Sandpiper, 1, B.H.Gull, c6 on res, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over east / south east...
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Rawtenstall Cricket Club
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Over the last few days there has been up to twenty Black Headed gulls on the ground, many this seasons young, I've worked there 12 years and only ever seen the odd one or two BHGull on the ground in the past, just wondered if there is a reason for the recent influx. They appear to be feeding on insects, poss...
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Clowbridge, 19th July 2014
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09:00-10:00 Cormorants, 2 fishing the res near the boathouse, Canada Goose, family of 5, Mallard, female with just 1 young duckling plus group of 10, Moorhen, 1 in South Bay, Coot, 1 in South Bay, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res shore near boathouse and 1 on back pond, B.H.Gull, c12 inc 1 juv, L.B.B.Gull, c3...
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Seat Naze to Chapel Hill 17-07-2014
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1 Green Woodpecker 2 G-S-Woodpecker 6 Swallow 1 Juvenile Robin 1 Wren 18 Woodpigeon 1 G-B-B-Gull 2 L-T-Tits 12 Carrion Crow 2 Collared Dove 6 Meadow Pipit 12 Magpie 20+ Goldfinch feeding on thistle seeds 2 Black Bird 3 Blue Tit 1 Buzzard soaring over Cheers Craggy
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Clough Bottom, 15th July 2014
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20:15-21:15 Canada Goose, 31, Mallard, females with 4 medium & 8 newly hatched ducklings respectively plus c12 adults, Kestrel, 1 hunting grasslands, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res bank, Redshank, 1 on res bank was flighty and calling regularly before flew off south east, Curlew, 1 over the moor t...
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lee mill 15.7.14
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Kingfisher and 2 grey wagtails on the river. Pair of bullfinch, juv G.S.W. juv great tits and blue tits on feeders 6 swift over JJO
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Clowbridge res. 15/7/14
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07:30hrs 1 Grey Heron in the outflow 2 Coot 2 Moorhen 1 Sand Martin flew S. 1 Snipe 1 Common Sandpiper 3m Reed Bunting singing 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling Bullfinch calling Mixed flock of species feeding along plantation edge included 20+ Willow Warbler inc many juvs, c4 Coal Tit, 2 possibly 3 juv...
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Clowbridge res. 13/7/14
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Constant passage of L.B.B.Gull moving NW during the course of the evening on a line from Compstons Cross to the Wagonners pub then over towards the Ribble valley, must have been towards 1000 birds. Still moving over at 20:30 hrs. Initial flock of c100 Swifts feeding over eastern moorlands increase...
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Clowbridge, 13th July 2014
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09:00-10:15 G.C.Grebe, pair on the res, Canada Goose, pair with 3 well grown young, Mallard, c12, Coot, pair in south bay, Moorhen, pair with 2 young plus possibly 1 further adult bird, Little Ringed Plover, 1 on res bank in front of boathouse, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res bank, B.H.Gull, c8 on res and 10...
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Clowbridge res 12/7/14
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09:00hrs 2 Coot 1pr Moorhen with 2 young c10 BH Gull 12 Mallard Pr Canada goose + 3yng 2 Swift 3 Reed Bunting in song c 10 Pied Wagtail mainly juvs Willow Warblers calling from plantations 1 Chiffchaff singing weakly from plantations Jay at 2 points. 3 Swallow feeding then c6 over Nutshaw hill. Redpoll...
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