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Summer Migrants are on the way...
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Not in the Valley but.. At least 3 singing male Chiffchaff`s alongside Manchester Airports 2nd runway today were obviously newly arrived summer visitors. Should be here soon.
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New Line to Lee Mill 080314
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3:50 pm to 5:45 pmCanada goose - 17 on New Line Restufted duck - 2m & 1f on New Line Resmoorhen - 5 on New Line Ressparrowhawk - 1 at Lee Milllittle owl - 1 in the east end of Lee Quarrygreen woodpecker - 1 yaffling at Futures Parksky lark - 2 near Whitworth Quarrygrey wagtail - 1 at Lee Millpied wagtail - 1...
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Clowbridge Res, 8th March 2014
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08:00-09:30 Cormorant, 6 feeding in the res is the most I've ever seen here, Mallard, 8 on the res and 3 on the Limy, Goldeneye, female on the back pond, Goosander, 2 males and a redhead, Curlew, a birds call was carrying on the wind but not seen, Common Gull, 11 on res and c12 through south, B.H.Gull, 3 on r...
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NEW LINE LODGE 07-03-2014
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16 Canada Geese 3 Moorhens 6 Mallard 3 Tufted Ducks 2m 1f 2 Goldfinch 7 Canada Geese in meadow 1 Meadow Pipit Various Geese and Ducks Cheers Craggy
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Holden Wood MEGA Rarity
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Visit to Grane today from 2-4.30pm Holden Wood:- min of 10 mallard 8 Lapwing on farm 14 in field 2 teal 20 cormorant at end MEGA Rarity in the form of a COOT! The last time I saw a Coot here could have been the 90's. Made me wonder what pushed it here and where from? Not exactly a Siberian Rubythro...
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Cheesden 1500 hrs to Dusk.
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Greenfinch 9 feeding flock Goldfinch 5 tree top group Curlew 6 in three pairs Meadow Pipit 8 in total well spread Magpie 2 carrying twigs Stonechat 3 two female, one male, all were not far from a previous nest site from several years ago Lots of Black headed Gull over Male Tufted Duck flying towar...
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Holmes terrace lodge 5/3/14
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1 pr Canada goose 1 Coot 1 Moorhen 1pr Tufted duck 2m Mallard Bob.
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Musbury sunday 2 March 2014
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1 Pair Partridge 8 Lapwings 1 Buzzard 1 Dipper 1 Pair grey Wagtails Neil
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Swinshaw Moor, 2nd March 2014
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10:30-13:30 Cormorant, 2 singles west down the Irwell Valley, Grey Heron, 2 singles on marshy ground near Edge Cote, Canada Goose, 10 on pasture above Shortclough Res, Kestrel, 1 near Bolton Woods & a male on Chapel Hill, Lapwing, c30 on pasture near Twenty Penneth most in a large flock with Gull...
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Varios Sites 2.3.14.
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Cowm Res Curlew 1 calling Cormorant 3 Tufted Duck 7 Mallard c30 Canada Geese 4 B.H.Gull c20 Common Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Bullfinch 2 calling Chaffinch several calling Robin several calling Goldfinch 4 Blackbird 3 Song Thrush 1 Carrion Crow c6 Magpie 4 Kestrel 1f Landgate Snipe 2 Lapwing 1 Sky Lark 2 mi...
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CALF HEY 28-02-2014
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2 Oystercatchers most definitely the same two has seen on Holden Wood Res last week Teal hard to say how many they were scattered along the far bank 1 Grey Heron 1 Song/Mistle Thrush put photos in general discussion 1 Dunnock 2 Goldcrest mixed in with Blue Tit 3 Black-Headed Gull 1 Kestrel hovering over...
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Afternoon ramble 26/2/14
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Pr Long tailed Tit - Waingate Kestrel - Hurst lane Green Woodpecker - on lane up to Edge Cote Raven - 1 over Edge Cote Common gull - flock of 9 on farmland nr Wheathead. (Eric Ward always used to comment on single species flocks at this time of the year). Goldcrest - 2 together in Edge Cote planation Lapw...
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Clowbridge, 23rd Feb 2014
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07:00-09:00 Cormorant, 2 feeding in the res, Mallard, 4 on The Limy, Goldeneye, female seen briefly on very choppy res, Goosander, 2 redheads & 2 males battling through the waves! Woodcock, 1 flushed, Common Gull, c50 through south in flocks up to 15 including many 1st winter birds, Little Owl,...
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Ogden and Holden Wood 22-02-2014
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Ogden 2 G B B Gulls on the water 1 G B B Gull juvenile flying around feeders near fishing hut zero birds 5 Cormorants fishing Holden Wood 70+ Canada geese in field back of old church then 30+ took off settling on the res 2 Grey Herons flying around 8 Cormorants flying up to Ogden 3 Cormorants on res fishing 3...
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Grane
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Friday 9.30am-12.30pm Looks like numbers of different species building up. Holden Wood:- approx. 8 Mallard 101 Canada Geese 13 Cormorants in roost - max count at any one time 1 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew 45 Lapwing - max count at any one time 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Heron 60 min B H G...
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Rawtenstall to Todmorden
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A very pleasant walk (apart from conditions underfoot) despite the relative paucity of birds. Highlights;- Pink-footed goose: 160 - 170 west over Bacup c12.10. I would think these were a different lot from Bob's birds (?) Curlew 2 flushed Sharneyford (old road) and 1 Freeholds Top. Skylark 3 sing...
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Chatterton 19-02-2014
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Stubbins Vale Road 1 Sparrowhawk kept being moved from tree to tree by one single Crow 2 Chaffinch 6 Long-Tailed Tit good number of Robins and Blackbirds in full song Brian's feeding stations Strongstry Road Blue-Great-Coal and Long-Tailed Tit 1 Blackbird f with white freckles on its head and ne...
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Reedsholme - Chapel Hill 19/2/14
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10:30 approx. 1f Bullfinch in tree tops at Reedsholme Mistle Thrush, in song at Rushbed, Tip Lodge and Chapel Hill Chaffinch, in song at Rushbed, Higher Constablelee and Hurst lane Song Thrush, in song at cemetry G.S.W. singles at Rushbed and cemetry 1 Sparrowhawk at Hurst Lane disturbed redwings...
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Tawny Owl
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Had to visit Linemark UK/HD Signs, Holme Lane, Rawtenstall this afternoon, a tawny owl has taken up temporary residence in their warehouse.
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Grane reservoirs 16/02/14
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Canada goose - 62 on Holden Woodteal - 35 on Calf Heymallard - 1pr at Holden Wood & 11 on Calf Heygoosander - 2 redheadsw on Calf Heycormorant - 14 on Ogdenkestrel - 2 at Ogden and 1 at Calf Heylapwing - 28 at Holden Woodblack headed gull - 70 at Holden Woodcommon gull - 10 at Holden Wood and 7 at Ogdenless...
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Clowbridge res. 16/2/14
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12:00hrs approx. 14 Goosander 5 Cormorant 4 Goldeneye c20 mixed BH gull and Common gull 1 G.B.B.Gull 1 Woodcock Bits and bats around the car park inc. chaffinch and robin in song Bob.
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Cheesden Valley, 16th Feb 2014
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09:00-11:30 Canada Goose, 2 pair on Buckhurst Lodge, Teal, 8 on flooded pond, Sparrowhawk, 1, Buzzard, 2 soaring birds east into the Valley, Moorhen, pair on pond, Lapwing, 8 at A.M.R, Jack Snipe, 1 on Harden Moor, Snipe, 3 on Harden Moor, B.H.Gull, pair on Buckhurst Lodge one with full summer hood, W...
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Kittiwake
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Adult winter on the river nr K steel/ bypass. Watched for 20 minutes flying up and drifting down the river before heading south around 3.30 Andy
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Crawshawbooth - Clowbridge 14-02-2014
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PINNER LANE 1 Peregrine other birds seen Goldfinch Robin Jackdaw blackbird Great and Blue Tit Magpie DISUSED QUARRY birds seen Green Woodpecker Wren Goldfinch Woodpigeon Dunnock Magpie Robin Great and Blue Tit PINNER LODGE 1 Mallard m CLOWBRIDGE feeders at rear of car park Robin 1 Goldfinch 5 Gre...
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Lumb Vale 11/2/14
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A single Curlew on farmland above Lumb Vale this afternoon - the only bird of any note. Bob & Archie.
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Pink-footed Geese 10.2.14.
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300+ Pink-footed Geese flying south west over Whitworth 11.15am today pfyldes
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Grane 10/2/14
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Cast in order of appearance Heap Clough - 6 Canada geese, 6 Mallard, 1 Green Woodpecker Haslingden Moor - 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, c40 flock of Golden Plover, 1 Skylark Jamestone Quarry - Pr Stock Dove flew over Ogden res - 1 Cormorant, c20 Fieldfare on roadside pasture along with 1 G.S.W. & 15 Magpie...
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Raptor Protection
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What came over very clearly in a recent talk to the ELOC by an RSPB Investigations Officer is the number of raptors still being killed on grouse moors. There is currently an e-petition urging the government to licence grouse moors. Please visit and sign at epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/464...
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Grane, 8th Feb 2014
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09:30-11:30 Cormorant, up to 10 on Holden Wood and up to 6 on Ogden could have involved some duplication of numbers, Canada Goose, 26 on Holden Wood, Teal, 15 on Calf Hey, Kestrel, 1 hunting along the side of Ogden, Snipe, 1 flushed off the moor, Golden Plover, a flock of 7 on the moor, Lapwing, 12 on wet pa...
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Grane - the 3 Res's
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2 - 5 pm Holden Wood:- 2 Grey Herons 4-5 mallard 10 Cormorant all in roost 12 Lapwing 42 Canada Geese 30-40 B H gulls 6 Common Gulls In the region of my feeders - Long Tailed Tits, Blue and Great Tits, Chaffinches, Robins, Goldfinch , Blackbird, what sounded like Redwings in the hedges and the biggest su...
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