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Cowm Res 2 4 23
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Cowm Ring-Neck Parakeet 1 in the beech trees at the top end Buzzard 3 in the air together G W Pecker 1 Oystercatcher 1 Stock Dove 2 over Cormorant 1 B H Gull 2 Chiff Chaff 1 Bullfinch 1m Chaffinch birds calling Goldfinch 1 Robin 4 Dunnock 2 Redpoll 2 over Jay 2 Magpie c6 Canada Geese c15 Also 3 minimum Sand Mar...
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Brambling, Halingden 31 March
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2 in back garden 07.30hrs Ventnor road. Neil
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Swallow
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One at Ewood Bridge this morning just before the rain. Also 8 singing chiffchaffs along the river between Irwell Vale and Rawtenstall and a small flock of around 10 redwings at Townsendfold (plus the usual residents) Andy
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Cheesden/AMR 27/3
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2 teal, 2 goosanders and 1 goldeneye on the lodges, 3 goldeneyes AMR; Pair of kestrels copulating; 2 bubbling curlews, 5+ oystercatchers and one or two lapwings; around 10 pied wagtails and a few meadow pipits at the res (no wheatears/chiffchaffs in this area) A few other odds and sods over the past we...
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woodcock 27/03/22
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My partner Maxine flushed a woodcock in Trickett's Memorial this afternoon. The bird was next to the footpath and was only around 50ft off Burnley Road East cheers Kevin
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Troy Quarry to Clough Head 27/3/2023
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14 Wheatear seen between Troy Quarry and Clough Head (two lots of three two lots of two and four single) 2 Sand Martin 2 1m 1f Goldeneye 1 Buzzard calling 2 m Stonechat Skylark 7 singing along the way Around 6 Meadow Pipit seen 4 Pied Wagtail Cheers Craggy
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Lee Quarry 27 3 23
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Wheatear 3 Meadow Pipit 7 Skylark 3 Pied Wagtail 1 Stock Dove 3 Kestrel 2 Raven 3 over Heron 1 over Carrion Crow 6 Blackbird 1 Wren 1 Quarry Road Chiff Chaff 1 Dunock 3 L T Tit 2 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 3 Mistle Thrush 1 in song Peter and John
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Deerplay
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@ 20 Whooper Swans heading N| about 1.30
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Chiffchaff.
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My first returning Chiffchaffs this morning, one on railway bank in Strongstry and one in Strongstry woods, both singing in the sunshine. Regards Brian.
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Various Sites 26 3 23
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Chiff Chaff 3 EBSW 3 Kay Steel 1 Cloughfold Oystercatcher 1 calling EBSW Song Thrush 1 EBSW Pied Wagtail 4 EBSW Grey Wagtail 2 New Line Dipper 1 EBSW Kingfisher 1 Kay Steel Buzzard 2 EBSW Goldcrest 1 calling EBSW Chaffinch calling birds at all sites B H Gull c15 EBSW L B B Gull 2 over EBSW Mallard 2 EBSW Moorh...
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Whitworth & Lee Quarries 26/03/2023
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grey heron - 2 over Futures ParkCanada goose - 4pr & a flock of 3 in Whitworth Quarrymallard - 1pr in Whitworth Quarry & c12 flying around Lee Quarrybuzzard - 1sparrowhawk - male over Futures Parklapwing - 3 or 4 south of Whitworth Quarrycurlew - 1jack snipe - 1 between Lee & Whitworth Quar...
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Clowbridge 1200hrs-1500hrs
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Male and Female Sparrowhawk two buzzards curlew oystercatcher single flew in skylarks displaying two treecreepers in North wood 20+ Fieldfare 24 whooper Swans flying south to north cheers, Phil
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AMR
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Strong westerly rain hail, 0830/1000 hrs Very few Gulls, mostly Black-headed, some Herring sp. Oystercatcher 4 Curlew 1 Dunlin 1 Skylark 6 Meadow PIPIT 8 Piec Wagtail 4 No Wheatear seen. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge 1200-1400hrs
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Windy plenty of birds in the car park yesterday afternoon, A single great spotted woodpecker, two redpoll in with 10+ Goldfinch, also, Greenfinch , Chaffinch, Blue tit, Long tailed tit, a single Goldcrest and a Redwing, House Sparrow, Starlings, Robin and at least 3 Blackbirds. 2 Great Crested...
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Whitworth area. 24/3/23
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Buzzard, 2 Peregrine over, 4 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipit, Little Owl, Mistle Thrush, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Cormorant, 2 BH Gull, 70 Canada Goose, 6 Mallard, 2 Robin. No sign of any Wheatear! Dave O.
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Whitworth Quarry to Cowpe Res 19/03/23
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grey heron - 1 near Cowpe ResCanada goose - 1pr in Whitworth Quarry & 1 pr at Cowpe Reslapwing - 3 displaying over Brandwood Moorsnipe - chipping bird near Whitworth Quarrywoodcock - 1 flew through Lee Quarry curlew - 1 near Cowpe Resbuzzard - 4kestrel - 1 at Deansgreave Road, New Line & 1 at Co...
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A few chiffchaffs
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Singing birds this morning at Groundwork, K Steel and around Ewood Bridge/ sewage works at several locations (perhaps only one individual here). Yesterday (17/3) two linnets HWR Andy -- Edited by andyy on Saturday 18th of March 2023 06:05:14 PM
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Clowbridge 1015-1115hrs
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Quick blast this morning and was well worth it, Starlings Lapwing single in north bay field Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Blue tit, Great tit, long Tailed tit House Sparrow, Goldfinch black bird and song thrush all in the bottom car park Pied wagtail 3 Reed bunting at least two around the res Stonechat...
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Wheatear
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One (male) yesterday morning Clowbridge. 6 goosanders, one great-crested grebe, 2 stonechats and a few meadow pipits also here. On the way up 6 golden plovers, 2/3 curlews, 3 meadow pipits, one reed bunting and good numbers of skylarks around Greenfold/ Meadow Head Andy
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Spring Mill Res 12/03/23
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Spring Mill Rescormorant - 5goldeneye - 1 immature maleblack-headed gull - c90common gull - 1oystercatcher - 3kestrel - 1woodpigeon - 33skylark - 1green woodpecker - 1 yafflingpied wagtail - 1grey wagtail - 1prmistle thrush - 1prmagpie - 15carrion crow - 2jackdaw - 16wren - 1starling - 1 c300 jack...
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Greenfinch and Redpoll.
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Winter feeding station (Strongstry) has been poor this winter for northern visitors, one Brambling for a couple of days, no Redpoll, not as many Blackbirds, and odd possible northern Chaffinch. Resident finches have been dominated by Goldfinch and Bullfinch with occasional Siskin. We have anot...
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Bits n pieces 05/03/23
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Canada goose - 29 @ New Line Resmoorhen - 6 at New Line Reslapwing - flock of c24 over The Hilewoodcock - 2 at the old Sheephouse Reservoir site at Britanniakestrel - 1 hunting near Lee Quarrylittle owl - birds at 2 sites in Lee Quarrysnipe - 1 nr Whitworth Quarryskylark - just a single near Whitworth Quar...
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Clowbridge 4.3.23 14:30
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Mallard 13
Canada Geese 60
Greylag 2
Great Crested Grebe 2
Starling 22,
Lapwing 2
Curlew (flew in from South into North Bay field)
Grey Heron 2 (Point Wood)
Goldfinch, Greenfinch 3 Goodshaw Lane
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Brex Hill
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River Irwell Strongstry area.
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After reports of a pollution issue on the River Whitewell before it enters the Irwell, I have walked the river and can not see any physical evidence of any problems here, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Moorhen and Mallard were all feeding as normal, time will tell. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge 0700-0900hrs
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Clowbridge With a loop up to compstons cross, if you ever wanted to see a magpie today was your day Moorhen on stream in the car park Dunnock Robin Wren Goldfinch Starling House Sparrow all in the car park 3 Chaffinch plenty of Blue tit and Great tit around, and only a single Coal tit, a group of 4 Long...
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Res via Cowpe Lowe 26/02/23
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cormorant - 6 at Cowpe Resgrey heron - 9 at Warthmallard - 11 at St James St. Waterfootgreat black-backed gull - 1 on Cowpe Reslesser black-backed gull - 1 flying up the Irwell valleyherring gull - 7 + 4 high over Warthcommon gull - min 10 at Cowpe Res & 12 at the head of Lench black-headed gull - c80 at...
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Clough Bottom
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Goosander 27 (6m+21f) Cormorant 1 Curlew 2 over calling Oystercatcher 2 around the Res calling Canada Geese 5 B H Gull c20 Common Gull 9 L B B Gull 2 juvs Skylark 2 Dunnock 3 Chaffinch 4 Coal Tit 4 Wren 1 Carrion Crow c10 Jackdaw 5 Magpie 2 Wood Pigeon 3 Stock Dove 1 over Treecreeper 1 Johns garden Lumb Peter a...
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Stubbins/Irwell vale round Robin.
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Sunshine, calm 9 degrees. Morning 0930/1200 Afternoon 1400/1630 hrs. Species of note. Siskin, 3 at feeding station. Dipper, A pair in Strongstry displaying and calling. Singles at Alderbottom and Irwel vale. Grey Wagtail, 3 singles feeding along the river bank. Goosander, 2 males and 3 females a...
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Spring Mill & Cowm 19/02/2023
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Spring Mill Rescormorant - 6Canada goose - 6goosander - 2oystercatcher - 2lapwing - 16buzzard - 1kestrel - 1black-headed gull - c60common gull - 3herring gull - 2green woodpecker - yaffling birdskylark - 1woodpigeon - 24grey wagtail - 1pied wagtail - 1stonechat - min 2 females & 1 malemistle t...
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