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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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Grane 07/02/2014
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Holden Wood top end 16 Canada Geese Flock of Gulls in field lot of work going on so moved on Ogden 3 Cormorant fishing Bird feeders near fishing hut Coal-Great and Blue Tits Calf Hey Flock of Fieldfare 5 Teal 3 Mallard Met Jim and had a right good natter walking around Calf Hey, gave me some good pointer...
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EBSW/Bull Hill
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Green Sand at EBSW again this afternoon. 4 partridges nr summit Bull Hill (don't think I've ever seen any here before), plus one lapwing, two skylarks, one reed bunting and a mipit or two here and there. Further signs of spring included my first singing chaffinch and canada geese returning to the loca...
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Waterfoot to Swinshaw Moor 060214
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mallard - 2pr on Jack Lodge & 2pr flushed off Swinshaw Moorgrey partridge - a covey of 4 on Swinshaw Moorgrey heron - 1 at Jack Lodgesnipe - 51 on Swinshaw Moorblack headed gull - c40 at Shadlock Cote & c30 at Peer's Cloughcommon gull - c80 at Shadlock Cote & c50 at Peer's Cloughstock dove - 1...
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Pair of buzzards
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I saw them on the 3rd at Lumb in Rossendale.
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Cowpe 040214
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red grouse - 1 pr on Cowpe Moss snipe - 2 on Cowpe Mossblack headed gull - c60 at Cowpe Rescommon gull - c40 at Cowpe Resherring gull - 5 at Cowpe Resgreat black backed gull - 1 at Cowpe Ressparrowhawk - male at Cowpe Resmeadow pipit - 1 on the hillside above Cowpe Resfieldfare - c65 at Cowpe Res and c135 nea...
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Seat Naze & Edge Cote 030214
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snipe - 27jack snipe 2common gull - 60black headed gull - 20kestrel - 1meadow pipit - 1mistle thrush - 1raven - 2carrion crow - 7jackdaw - 4magpie - 13 cheers Kevin
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Spring Mill and Cowm 020214
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Spring Millmute swan - 1goosander - 6cormorant - 3grey heron - 2sparrowhawk - 1kestrel - 1black headed gull - 40common gull - 4stock dove - 2green woodpecker - 1rook - 4carrion crow - 4jackdaw - 6magpie - 8wren - 1 CowmCanada goose - 48mallard - 54tufted duck - 5kestrel - 1black headed gull - 70common gu...
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Varios Sites 2.2.14.
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Cowm Res Tufted Duck 5 Mallard c40 Canada Geese 4 B.H.Gull c40 Common Gull 2 Coal Tit 3 Blue Tit 4 Great Tit 6 Robin 4 Goldfinch 2 Wood Pigeon 3 Jackdaw c30 Carrion Crow 3 Wallbank Lodge Moorhen 3 Mallard 16 B.H.Gull 20 Nuthatch 1 L.T.Tit 4 Blackbird 4 Wren 1 Collard Dove 2 Magpie 5 Chaffinch 1 Jackdaw 8 New Li...
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Waxwings
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More east lancs but I thought I would give it a mention as its easy to get to as they are on a carpark , I have been down the last four days and their is four in total....Mincing Lane Blackburn ,just go under Darwen street bridge ,stay in middle lane were it goes in to the one way system ,either park on mincing l...
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A56 Near Chatterton
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Two Buzzards being mobbed by Corvids 2.15pm today
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EBSW
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Green sandpiper still present (nearest bed to main entrance this afternoon) Andy
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Holden Wood 3.15-4.45pm Monday
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18 lapwing 50 Canada geese Approx 10 Mallard max 1 Dipper at top end In stream 1 Kestrel 3 grey Heron 1 Meadow Pipit Some Blue tits 20-22 Cormorants in roost.... 9 Goosander flying over in 1'2's and a 3.......heading North after 4pm - is there a roost somewhere North of Holden Wood - calf hey, ogden, fis...
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Big Garden Bird Wach Sunday 26 January 2014
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Back Garden Ventnor Road Haslingden 14.00 to 15.00 hr 1 Wood pidgeon 1 Magpie flew over twice 1 Sparrowhawk flew over The lowest birds seen in 27 years in back garden Neil
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Gaghills feeding station 14/12/13
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A nuthatch finally made an appearance at our feeding station this morning. Also noted recently at the feeders3 collared dove9 feral pigeon2 robin2 great spotted woodpecker4 blackbird5 blue tit2 great tit2 coal tit4 long tailed tit2 dunnock1 wren2 magpie4 jackdaw1 starling9 house sparrow30 go...
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Heap Clough ,Grane 25 January 2014
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2 Woodcock 1 Kestrel 1 G S Woodpecker 1 Moorhen Chaffinches, Crows Magpies, Wood pigeons,Blackbirds, Blue tits , Great Tits Neil
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Irwell Vale 24-01-2014
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From Aitken Street bridge to Lumb bridge Mallard 5m 3f Moorhen 1 Dipper 1 Great Tit / Blue Tit good number Kingfisher 1 watched for a good 15 mins moving from perch to perch and successfully catching two fish Cheers Craggy
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Top Of Jack Lodge (22/01/14)
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Starlings x 1000-1500 in flock.
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Waterfoot to Edge Cote 200114
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Waterfoot dipper and kingfisher on the River Whitwell Trickett's Memorial Ground 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 nuthatch, 3 singing song thrush & 1 singing mistle thrush Seat Naze 90+ black headed gull, 5 common gull, 9 herring gull flying towards Cowpe, 3 stock dove flying towards The Hile...
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Grane 190114
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Canada goose - 33 at Holden Woodteal - 18 at Calf Heymallard - 5 at Holden Wood & 1pr at Calf Heygoosander - 2 males flew up the valley then 1 male flew back towards Haslingdencormorant - 4 at Holden Woodgrey heron - 3 at Holden Woodsparrowhawk - 1 at Calf Heykestrel - 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Calf Heygol...
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Alden, sun 19 January 2014
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1 Greenwoodpecker 1 Nuthach 1 Treecreep 1 Sarrowhawk 1 Heron 2 Goosanders 1 Jay 5 Long-tailed tits, Wood pigeons, Crows, Magpies,Robins, Blackbirds, Blue Tits. Sad to see the old nesting tree of Tawny owl ( 25 year) and Goosander (6 years when owl did not use the hole) as blown down. Neil
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Reaps Moss, 19th Jan 2014
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09:45-11:15 Jack Snipe, 4, with 3 flushed off the moss and 1 from rushes back towards Todmorden Road, Snipe, 27, Magpie, 2, Carrion Crow, c20. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Broadclough, 19th Jan 2014
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08:30-09:30 Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffled, G.S.Woodpecker, 2 drumming on the metal covered tops of telegraph posts & 1 calling, Dunnock, 1 singing, Mistle Thrush, 1 singing & a pair on wires, Redwing, a single flock of c20 over west, Fieldfare, c30 preening on wires then dropping down onto p...
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Pink-feet
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About 300 west approximately over Thieveley Pike 1.30. Can't be more specific as I was following them from deepest Yorkshire (Stoodley Pike). Andy
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth 17/1/2014
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Sparrowhawk,40 BH Gull,90 Canada Geese, 8 Tufted Duck, 41 Mallard, Dipper, Raven, 8 LT Tit,4 Great Tit,2 Coal Tit,5 Blue Tit, 3 Dunnock, 2 Redwing, 6 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 10 Chaffinch. Dave Ousey
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Irwell Vale to Lumb Grange 17-01-2014
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1 Moorhen 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Goldcrest seen one at last 3 Goldfinch 3 Great Tit 8 Chaffinch 4 Coal Tit 5 Blackbird 1 Black-Headed Gull 20+ Blue Tit 3 Long-Tailed Tit 4 Nuthatch 6 Robin 5 Woodpigeon 1 Dipper 1 Dunnock 2 Mallard 1m-1f 7 Pied wagtail 1 Kingfisher 5 Jackdaw 8 Crow Cheers Craggy
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clowes lodge bury rd rawtenstall
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Shelduck Passage
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An unprecedented number of Shelduck records was posted on the ELOC website (www.eastl;ancsornithologists.org.uk) for Monday 13th January. If anybody knows of any other sightings for that day, would they please post them on either the ROC or ELOC website, so that we can get a full picture of this un...
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