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Cowpe area 09/12/13
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little grebe - 1 on Kearn's Lodgemallard 1pr on Lench Lodgessparrowhawk - 1 on the hillside above Boarsgreavegolden plover - 4 on Cowpe Mosssnipe - 1 on Cowpe Mossjack snipe - 1 on Cowpe Mossblack headed gull - c90 on Cragg High Level Tankcommon gull - c40 on Cragg High Level Tankherring gull - c20 flyin...
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Haslingden Birds
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a few bits and bobs here and there:- 1. 2 female sparrowhawks over haslingden soaring together occasionally sparring 2. woodpigeon visited my backyard - quite a rare sight las weekend! 3. swallows around broadfield on tuesday 4. house martins numbers dropped this week 5. 10 min pied wagtai...
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Seat Naze & Edge Cote to EBSW
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Seat Naze & Edge Cotesnipe - 40jack snipe - 3black headed gull - min 60min 6 common gull - min 6lesser black backed gull - 1herring gull - 11woodpigeon - flock of 24collared dove - 2meadow pipit - 7robin - 3blackbird - 4song thrush - 1fieldfare - flocks of 3 & 28starling - flocks of 12 & 30wren...
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Cheesden Valley, 8th Dec 2013
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08:00-11:30 Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley, Canada Goose, 81 on flooded pasture, Mallard, c12, Teal, springs of 21 off a small pond and 9 in flooded rough pasture, Kestrel, 7 singles probably involving duplicate birds, Sparrowhawk, a male through near Ridshaw Farm chased by a crow, Pheasant, male...
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Cowm Res, Whitworth 8/12/2013
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A Great Black Backed Gull(adult) landed on the res to bathe & drink. My first ever seen on the res! 12 Tufted Duck, Comorant, Green Woodpecker and all the regulars . Regards, Dave Ousey
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Little Egret
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This morning on the Irwell, Townsend Fold, between KSteel and the bypass bridge. First seen around 11.00 and still present fishing the river when I left at 11.30. Andy
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OLD RAILWAY LINE BACK OF HELMSHORE MILLS 6-12-2013
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2 Moorhens on mill lodge 2 Jays 20+ Flock of Chaffinch feeding on the ground 11 Magpie 1 Nuthatch 2 Robin 1 Grey Heron in flight 6 Jackdaw 2 Dippers in River Ogden across from Musbury Park Mill Good number of Great Tit & Blue Tit Photo of old railway line Helmshore Cheers Craggy
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Fern Isle Wood etc
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Nice brambling flock - lots of birds flying hither and thither so difficult to get a sensible count - probably more than 50 (thanks to Kevin for the original posting). Woodcock flushed from the western edge and jack snipe on the edge of the moor above Bagden quarry. Cowm res - 5 tufty, 1 teal, c50 mallar...
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Pink Feet.
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38 Pink Feet in formation flying west over Holcombe tower at 1530 hrs today.
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Spring Mill and Fern Isle Wood 011213
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yellow legged gull? - a large adult gull with yellow legs flew in from the south with 3 great black backed gullsgreat black backed gull - min 10 passing through in 1s, 2s and 3sherring gull - 6 flew in from the west and carried on turning south eastblack headed gull - 35common gull - 3buzzard - 1kestrel -...
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Swinshaw Moor, 1st Dec 2013
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13:30-16:30 Mallard, 8 on Clowbridge Res and 12 on pasture near Peers Clough, Goosander, pair on Clowbridge Res and redhead on Clough Bottom Res, Kestrel, 1 at Swallow Shore and 1 hovering over Swinshaw Moor, Snipe, 1 near Peers Clough and 18 flushed on Swinshaw Moor, Jack Snipe, 3 flushed on Swins...
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Whitworth and New Line 1.12.13.
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Cowm Res G.B.B.Gull 3 Common Gull c10 B.H.Gull c70 Herring Gull 2 over Tufted Duck 9 Mallard c40 Everything else very quiet Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 2 Moorhen 2 Mallard 12 B.H.Gull 58 Jackdaw 4 over New Line B.H.Gull 90 Common Gull 5 Moorhen 7 minimum Mallard c20 Starling c50 over pfyldes and johnh
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Buckden woods.
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Sunny, mild 9 degrees. Flock of Redwing 40+ feeding mainly in Holly, also, Mistle Thrush 3 Song Thrush 2 Jay 5 Chaffinch 7 Robin 4 Many Wood Pigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Coal Tit.
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LEE QUARRY 30-11-2013
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1 Green Woodpecker 8 Crows 1 Jay 1 Robin 2 Blackbirds 3 Blue Tit Photo from top of Lee Quarry Cheers Craggy
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Barn Owl
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There was a Barn Owl hunting and catching Voles, [Cheesden] between Croston Close road and the reservoir this afternoon.
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E.B.S.W
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Green Sandpiper present again on the beds in front of the main gate (2.30)
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Rawtenstall Cricket Club
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Female Peregrine 'tailing' town centre pigeons yesterday afternoon.
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Holden Wood Tuesday 2.45-4pm
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min of 40 teal min of 40 mallard 1 grey heron min of 4 cormorants 1 snipe some lapwings but none seen...they were heard min of 60 Canada geese 7-8 meadow pipits 1 pied wagtail 4 bullfinches....1 male..3 females 1 fem goldeneye 1 kestrel 1 sparrowhawk a min of 60 fieldfare flying northwards must ro...
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25-11-2013 IRWELL VALE TO STRONGSTRY
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IRWELL VALE 1 Kingfisher 1 Dipper 2 Blackbird 4 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit CHATTERTON WOOD 2 Jay 8 Blackbird 1 Song Thrush 3 Redwing Good mix of Blue Tit - Great Tit - Coal Tit STRONGSTRY 1 Dipper 10 Mallard 6m-4f 50+ mix flock of Jack Daws and Rooks Got to Brian's winter feeders the light had gone nothing to see ...
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Warth to Cowpe Lowe 24/11/13
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kestrel - 1 hunting the hillside at Warth and 1 hunting the hillside over Cowpe villageperegrine - 1 over Cowpe Lowe towards Rawtenstallgolden plover - 8 on Cowpe Loweherring gull - flocks of 14, 7, 8, 12, 50, 70, 6, 7, 5 & 2 moving in all directionslesser black backed gull - 1 flying towards Cowpe a...
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24-11-2013 CALF HEY TO HOG LOWE PIKE
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Calf Hey 1 Kestrel in top of dead tree at top end Hog Lowe Clough Bullfinch 10 flittering from tree to tree Hog Lowe Pike 2 Ravens Photo from top of Musbury Heights of Calf Hey and Ogden Reservoirs Cheers Craggy
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Clough Bottom and Peers Clough 24.11.13.
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Clough Bottom Stonechat 2 minimum Lapwing 1 Mallard 11 Herring Gull c20 Common Gull 3 B.H.Gull 9 L.B.B.Gull 1 Starling 500+ Peers Clough Green Woodpecker 1 calling Fieldfare c80 Redwing 1 Blackbird c6 L.T.Tit c10 Greenfinch 15 Goldfinch 8 Chaffinch 6 Sparrow Hawk 1f Heron 2 Robin 2 Wren 1 Jackdaw c40...
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Calf Hey, 24th Nov 2013
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10:30-11:30 We went to Calf Hey specifically to search for Treecreepers as I'd never seen one before. We went to the Bird Hide but it was fairly quiet as the feeders were empty and only an odd Blue Tit and Great Tit were present. Coming along the track through the trees below the car park we started hearin...
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nr tesco haslinden
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Clowbridge Res, 23rd Nov 2013
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08:00-09:30 Mallard, 35. Teal, 1 female flushed out of rushes on waters edge, Goosander, 5, Sparrowhawk, female through over back pond, Kestrel, female hunting near boat house, Moorhen, 1 on Limy, B.H.Gull, c10, Common Gull, 1, Stock Dove, pair on wires near Nutshaw, Wood Pigeon, a flock of 5 over s...
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Strongstry and Holden Wood
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Strongstry from 9am-10am 3 nuthatches, 1 treecreeper, 1 jay, 2 roe deer on Brian's feeders....pair of Bullfinches, goldfinches, blue tits, blackbird, jackdaw in 5 minutes.... Holden Wood and tops above;- 40-50 Mallard, approx. 30 Teal 1 Goldeneye female 2 cormorants on water which f...
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haslingden moor
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5 x grey partridge present this afternoon,cheers andrew
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Bits and Bobs
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A thread dedicated to sightings by me seen in various areas as I am just passing through. Thursday 2- Sept 11.45am - at least 100 Starlings present around Brookside farm, at least 10 Rooks with Crows and plenty of Swallows. At 7 Ish on Grane Road Kestrel hunting along road side at highest point wh...
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Seat Naze/ Edge Cote 18/11/13
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snipe - 37jack snipe - 1woodcock - 1black headed gull - 20common gull - 5herring gull - flocks of 7 & 29 flying over Chapel Hill towards Clowbridge & 8 flying eastmeadow pipit - 4pied wagtail - 3fieldfare - 1redwing - 9raven - 3jackdaw - flock of 20jay - 1goldcrest - min 4chaffinch - flock of 20go...
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Spring Mill, Cowm and Trickett's Memorial Ground 17/11/13
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Spring Mill Rescormorant - 1 on pylonCanada goose - 12mallard - 1mtufted duck - 2mgossander - 1 redheadkestrel - 1f and 1mpheasant - 2black headed gull - c60common gull - 4herring gull - 8 + 5 flying westlittle owl - 2woodpigeon - c75pied wagtail - 1meadow pipit - flock of 15great spotted woodpecker - 1...
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