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Grane, 23rd March 2014
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07:30-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 12 roosting at Holden Wood, 2 on Ogden and one flew around the quarry face at Troy(?)! Canada Goose, 21 at Holden Wood, 15 at Ogden, 2 on Calf Hey plus pairs in the quarries, Mallard, c12, Teal, 9 on Calf Hey, Kestrel, pair hunting near Ogden, Buzzard, 1 so...
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Clowbridge, 22nd March 2014
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07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 3 on res, Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley and landing behind Nutshaw kennels, Canada Goose, 1 flew down the valley calling, Mallard, pair, Pheasant, 1 walked across the road near Boundary Garage, Curlew, 2 pairs, very vocal, Common Gull, immature flew so...
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Mostly Grane
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Little Grebe - 1 Calf Hey Cormorant - 10 in the tree Holden Wood Teal - 1 pr in the lapwing field, 1pr Calf Hey, 3 Troy Goosander - 2 prs Holden Wood and 1 on the Irwell Ewood Bridge Buzzard - 1 above Calf Hey Moorhen - 1 Holden Wood, 1 Troy Coot - 1 Holden Wood (1 HTL yesterday) Oystercatcher - 4 Calf Hey Lapwing -...
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CLOWBRIDGE FEEDERS 21-03-2014
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Went for a look at the Little Owl but no show. Saw Archie coming down the hillside had a good natter and he gave me some good info. I went on to have a look at the feeders BIRDS SEEN Goldfinch Greenfinch Chaffinch Linnet Pheasant m L T Tit Blue Tit Coal Tit Robin Dunnock House Sparrow Blackbird Magpie Chee...
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EBSW
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1 singing chiffchaff this evening. Also a very noisy green woodpecker and about 30 pied wagtails. Only single figures of corvids and black-headed gulls on the beds but c350 jackdaws down the valley on my way back. 3 male, one female goosanders on the river Townsendfold. Andy
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jamestone quarry
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3 wheatear 1m and 2f above quarry this afternoon. cheers andrew
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Lower Irwell Valley, 16th March 2014
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07:30-10:30 Dabchick, pair on HTL, Cormorant, 1 flew towards Grane, Grey Heron, 2 singles flew down the valley, Canada Goose, c5 pairs, Mallard, c12, Goosander, a male was resting on shingle at the side of the river, Sparrowhawk, male being harried by a crow at Townsendfold, Pheasant, male on pastu...
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Peregine
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Around 10.00am this morning ,a peregrine hunting and swooping very close to morrisons car park ,watched for a good 10mins before I lost sight
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Plunge - Top of Leach 14/3/14
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09:00 hrs 2 Song Thrush singing from woodland 2 Curlew on pasture nr bungalow 10+ Skylark along road up to Foe Edge + several singles and pairs all along - back in decent numbers Odd Meadow Pipits displaying + many singles all along the way c50 Fieldfare at top of Lench 3 sightings of Pied Wagtail betwee...
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Clowbridge res. 13/3/14
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13:00hrs approx 8 Wigeon 4 Cormorant 3 Goosander Bob & Archie
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Peregrines in Bacup centre
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This last week there has been a peregrine screeching very loudly .today it was joined by another peregrine.are this pair a regular pair of Bacup town?
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CLOWBRIDGE RES 11-03-2014
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What a lovely evening On and around res 7 Mallard 1 Goldeneye 2 Curlew at top end 2 Goosander m/f 4 Canada geese 1 Kestrel Feeders 5 Reed bunting 3m 2f 1 Brambling 4m chaffinch 2 Robins 1 Dunock Cheers Craggy
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Rawtenstall - Cragg quarry 11/3/14
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Mistle thrush in song at Constablelee & Rawtenstall centre Pr Grey Wagtail + 1 Pied Wagtail nr Tesco Pr Goldfinch + 1 Redpoll at Balladen along with singing Chaffinch and calling Blue & Grt tit 2 small groups of House Sparrows along Lomas lane Horncliffe Top - c50 L.B.B. Gull drifting S. with a...
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Grane, 9th March 2014
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07:30-10:30 Cormorant, 5 on Holden Wood (inc 3 in trees) & 3 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c60 with many now paired, Mallard, c12 in small groups, Kestrel, female at Holden Wood, Red Grouse, a pair on the tops were the first for a while, Grey Partridge, a pair on the side of Ogden were my first for ages, Phea...
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Waterfoot to Helmshore 090314
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Canada goose - 1 pr flew over Waterfoot to Lench, 1pr on Hoplmes Terrace Lodge & 1pr on Helmshore Textile Museum Lodgegrey heron - 2 over Edge Cotelittle grebe - 1 on Holmes Terrace Lodgesparrowhawk - 1 female at Edge Cote and 1 male harassed by a carrion crow over Helmshorecommon buzzard - 2 soarin...
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth 5/3/14
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The footpath around the res has now re- opened.A nice surprise as 2 Oystercatchers were present this evening along with 8 Tufted Ducks and 45 Mallard, Spring is nearly here! Regards, Dave Ousey
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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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