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Helmshore
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Dipper singing behind Robin Hood on Holcolme Rd this morning, and a song thrush singing in my garden yesterday ...... at least someone thinks it's still spring!
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Waxwings Bacup 5.3.13.
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Waxwings 30+ in the Hawthorne Road / Thorn Drive area 2.00 pm this afternoon.
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Various 5/3/13
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1 Green Woodpecker calling this morning at Reedsholme Heap Clough 1 Grey Wagtail flew over into quarry 1 Siskin calling in flight 2 Mallard on quarry pool 1 Lapwing in fields c20 Starlings with c30 Fieldfares on moor edge Pr Stonechat on fence along quarry edge 16 Cormorant on Ogden res. + 2 G.B.B.gull...
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Cowm Reservoir 3/3/2013
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1 Mute Swan(flew over to Watergrove) 43 Mallard,15 Canada Geese,1 Greylag Goose,10 Common Gull,23 BH Gull,1 Sparrowhawk,2 Bullfinch,6 LT Tit,5 Robin,6 Goldfinch,1 Great Tit,3 Magpie,4 Carrion Crow. Greylag Goose a nice surprise! Regards, Dave Ousey & Kevin Lister.
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Reedsholme and beyond 3/3/13.
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Rushbed 4 Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch in song Robin in song Starling in song Dunnock in song Grey Wagtail on river Crawshawbooth c12 Rook in tree tops at St Johns 2 Long Tailed Tit at Bonfire Hill 1 Sparrowhawk at top of Folly clough 1 Skylark in song at Greenfold. c20 flock of Lapwing in fields at Wheathea...
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Clowbridge, 3rd March 2013
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08:00-10:30 Mallard, 9, Goosander, 2 males & 3 Redheads on Res, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw Hill, B.H.Gull, c20, Common Gull, c6, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over northwest, Wood Pigeon, c12 in small groups, Stock Dove, 2, Little Owl, 1, Skylark, 1 behind Boat House, Pied Wagtail, 1, Dunnock, 4 singing birds,...
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Spring Mill Reservoir & Daneswood 1/3/2013
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3 Goldeneye,2 Mallard,20 BH Gull,10 Magpie,4 Carrion Crow,1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel Regards, Dave Ousey
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lumb
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longtailed tits building nest this morning in the garden
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Barn Owl Ewood Bridge
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Flushed from the rushy field by the river between the bypass and Ewood Bridge - headed (roughly) towards the sewage works but not relocated. A very pleasant surprise at 10.30 in the morning. Waxwing postscript - at least 8 birds still at Groundwork 3.00 pm. Seemed quite settled and still lots of berri...
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Deerplay Bacup
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Pink Feet 28th Feb
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Approx 120 pink feet heading west over Loveclough at 12.25 today against a clear blue sky. Must be spring! Bob -- Edited by Pat n Bob on Thursday 28th of February 2013 12:39:51 PM
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Grane Today 12.20-2.45pm
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Holden Wood:- House Sparrows chipring in the hedges opposite Holden Arms, dont know how many though. Dunnock singing. max of 8 Cormorants on both reservoirs.....including the beautiful white headed one.... 1 Grey Heron 35 lapwing on the road side of holden wood. one displaying around the farm...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth 34/2/2013
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After a call from Peter Fyldes telling me about a large gathering of gulls on the reservoir I met him and we counted:-64 Herring Gulls,62 Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 10 Common Gulls, 58 Black Headed Gulls.To my knowledge the largest amount of gulls on Cowm!! Ta for the call Peter. Regards, Dave Ousey
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Fishmoor Res Gull Roost. 24th Feb 2013.
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With R Archer. 1 Red Kite South, low, over Grane Rd/ Belthorn turn off, on way to Fishmoor Res around 4pm. On Fishmoor:- Large number of Gulls tonight. 5-6000 (min) G B B, L B B, Herring and B H Gulls all present but we couldnt find anything scarcer amongst them. Very jumpy and wouldnt settle on any roof. ...
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Grane, 24th Feb 2013
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08:30-11:30 Cormorant, 14 on Ogden & 1 on Holden Wood, included one white headed/ necked individual, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 30 on pasture at Holden Wood & a pair each on Ogden & Calf Hey, Teal, could only pick out a single male on the bank of Calf Hey, Mallard, 4 on Calf H...
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Snow Buntings. C/booth. 23rd Feb 2013.
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2 male Snow Buntings with 3 Skylark and a Linnet on wind turbine works site at Crown Farm/ Swinshaw moor at 10.30am this morning. Nice suprise! in the snow.. 20 Fieldfare and 11 Redwing in Folly Clough also. Craig.
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Cribden
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Buzzard mobbed by crows over Cribden and New Hall Hey 12 noon yesterday
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Lee Quarry And Spring Mill res 170213
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Lee Quarrymale merlin flew over towards Whitworth Quarry2 nuthatch in the trees below the quarry3 skylark on the moor above the quarry Spring Millcormorant - 4tufted duck - 1prgoosander - 1mgoldeneye - 1pr & 1fcommon gull - 4black headed gull - 70robin - 1mistle thrush - 1prstarling - 96great t...
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Bull Hill, 17th Feb 2013
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09:00-12:00 Heron, 1 high over Wet Moss heading north, Canada Goose, pair at Irwell Vale, Mallard, 9 on Irwell, Sparrowhawk, female at Dowry Head, Buzzard, 1 soaring over Helmshore and another soaring over Stubbins with c20 crows in attendance, Lapwing, a small flock of 7 on the lower slopes of Bul...
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Swallow Shore, 16th Feb 2013
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16:45-17:45 Mallard, 15 on Clough Bottom Res, Coal Tit, 2 calling in conifers, Mistle Thrush, pair on wires, Fieldfare, flock of c90 over east, Rook, c12 at bottom of Dean, Raven, pair over west dropped onto rough pasture. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Cowpe and Gaghills 16/02/13
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1 skylark on the hillside above Cowpe Res today 2 stock dove near Kearns Lodge At our feeders at Gaghills today were the following 3 siskin, 1f brambling, 1pr bullfinch and 1 treecreeper seen feeding on the ground for several minutes cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge 15th Feb. 10am.
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2 Goosander (m+f), 2 Goldeneye (m+f) and c10 BH Gulls. Craig
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Rawtenstall Cricket Ground
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Male Peregrine Falcon following flock of feral pigeons flying over the ground yesterday lunchtime, 6 Pied Wagtails 1 Grey Wagtail Small flock of House Sparrows Grey Heron 2 Mistle Thrush
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Grane, 9th Feb 2013
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14:00-17:00 Cormorant, 16 on Ogden with 4 on the water and 10 drying out on the bank at the top end; the most I can recall, Grey Heron, 1 on Ogden, Canada Goose, 39 on pasture at Holden Wood, Mallard, c6, Teal, c10 on Calf Hey but tucked into bank so could have been more, Goldeneye, female on Calf Hey the firs...
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Whitworth 07/02/11
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Healey Dell 1 grey heron, 6 mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 jay, 1pr dipper,2 nuthatch, 1 treecreeper, 4 wren & 1 goldcrest foraging in leaf litter Spring Mill 1 cormorant, 5 mallard, 3 goldeneye (1m & 2f), 2 common gull, 24 black headed gull, 2 little owl, 1 wren, 4 magpie &a...
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Bittern Still There - Photos
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Neil and I went down Irwell Vale to check if the bittern was still around - and it is. The bird was in the reeds at the far left of the pond.
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Edge Cote/ Seat Naze 03/02/13
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1 grey heron, 2 common snipe, 1 jack snipe, 5 common gull, 7 black headed gull, 1 meadow pipit, 5 mistle thrush, 3 starling,6 magpie, 10 carrion crow & 25 jackdaw cheers Kevin
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MED GULL on Clowbridge. 2nd Feb 2013.
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Ad Med Gull in roost with 100+ B H and 45+ Common Gulls on Clowbridge at 4.40pm tonight. Had to leave early with lots of gulls still coming in from Rawtenstall and Burnley directions. Craig.
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Siskin.
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Flock of Siskin perhaps 15+ at the feeding station [Strongstry], males and females.
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