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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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Irwell Vale, 2nd Feb 2013
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08:30-09:30 Just had a hour to spare so nipped down to see if any sign of Bob's Bittern but alas no luck! A good spring morning however with lots of song and the following noted: Cormorant, one perched in tree over Irwell, Mallard, c6 on the Irwell, Moorhen, 1 on the banks of the Irwell, B.H.Gull, c20 on t...
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Bittern 31/1/13
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1 Bittern seen at Irwell Vale on garden pond at top of Milne St. Still can't beleive it! The bird walked off to the far end of the pond and disappeared into the undergrowth beyond. Bob & Archie
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Garden BirdWatch Sat 26 Jan 2013, 09-10 hr Ventnor road , Haslingden
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10 Blackbirds , all seen together 4 Blue tit 2 Coal tit 2 Collared Dove 4 Dunnock 3 Great tit 6 Long-tailed tit 1 Magpie 4 Robin 2 Woodpigeon 1 Wren 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Bullfinch 2 Carrioncrow Neil & Susan
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Whitworth 27/01/13
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Spring Mill 1 grey heron, 1pr goosander, 1pr goldeneye, 6 black headed gull, 1 common gull, 1 little owl, 1 dipper. 7 magpie & 9 starling Cowm 1 Canada goose, c60 mallard, 2m & 1f tufted duck, 5 teal, c70 black headed gull, 1 common gull, 2 woodpigeon, 1 dipper, 1 robin, 2 blackbird, 1 coal tit,...
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Cribden
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Not been up here for nearly 20 years but I am glad I did. 11.30am-3.15pm Top of the Slate:- 2 Kestrels - seen by another observer not by me Magpies, Crows At least 3 Roe Deer in the plantation - must have been hungry as they did not run very far even though people with dogs. Cribden:- Carrion Crow...
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Friday 25/01/2013 Musbury
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1 Woodcock 1 Pair Dipper Crows, Magpies Neil
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Bits and Bobs
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12 noon Thursday - couple of Common Gulls, 1 LBB Gull over Rawtenstall Today Waterfoot....9.30am--10pm..exhaust needed changing so walked from Rossendale exhaust to Waterfoot centre and on the way I noticed :- 1 Dipper at the stream near Kidderminster 2 Dippers on the water at Hawoth...(...
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Grane Wed 23rd
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2.30-5.15pm One highlight right at the end of the day.....read on to find out what it is... Holden Wood Res:- 33 Mallard, 4 Teal 1 Grey Heron 1 Lapwing 3 Pied Wagtails 30 plus BH Gulls 3 Common Gulls with the above good numbers of Carrion Crows and Magpies - most birds barring the 2 duck species were on...
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Male and female Goldcrest
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Spotted at cowm res,very active ,must be due to the cold weather
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Clough Bottom & Clowbridge 22/01/13
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Clough Bottom A barn owl was hunting in the fields below Windy Bank Farm at 10:40 this morning. Unsurprisingly there was little else about, with nothing at all on the res and only the following in the woods 2 woodpigeon, 1 treecreeper, 2 goldcrest, 2 great tit, 2 coal tit, 1 robin, 2 carrion crow, 2 mag...
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Spring Mill Res,Whitworth 20/1/2013
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19 Canada Geese,6 Goosander,2 Tufted Duck,2 Mallard,49 BH Gull,3 Common Gull,1 LBB Gull adult-on res,1 Herring Gull adult-on res,,1 Stonechat,4 Magpie,2 Carrion Crow,60 Jackdaw,36 Starling.Very cold!! Regards, Dave Ousey.
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Clowbridge Res, 20th Jan 2013
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09:00-10:30 Wigeon, flock of 7 (4 males) in the middle of the res. They took flight and landed back in front of the boat house. Tufted Duck, 3 males & 2 females in south Bay, Goosander, 2 males, G.B.B.Gull, 1 adult on the res, Common Gull, 5, B.H.Gull, c8, Goldfinch, 4. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Strongstry feeding stations.
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Snow on the ground, never better than -1c. Have to start with Blackbirds and Jackdaws, must be at least 40+ Blackbirds in the area of the feeders, most appear to be winter visitors but very difficult to distinguish as beak colour is so variable. Next was a Jackdaw invasion, I put feed out at first ligh...
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Balladen Clough, 19th Jan 2013
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11:00-12:00 G.S.Woodpecker , 1 male, Wren, 2. Mistle Thrush, 1 on house aerial, Redwing, c6, Blackbird, c6, Great Tit, c8, Blue Tit,c4, Coal Tit, 1, L.T.Tit, flock of c20, Nuthatch, 1 feeding on tree trunk and later singing, Jay, 1 screeching at Marl Pits, Starling, c40, House Sparrow, 2 at Waingate...
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Cowm Res,Whitworth 19/1/2013
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70 Mallard,82 Canada Geese,12 Common Gull,42 BH Gull,2 Coal Tit,5 Robin,2 Dunnock,3 Magpie,2 Carrion Crow,4 Wood Pigeon,2 Reed Bunting,5 Crossbills flew over res from "little bridge" to quarry road side. Will try hard to get to this Monday evenings AGM!! Regards, Dave Ousey.
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Clowbridge Res, 18th Jan 2013
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13:30-14:00 Mallard, 2 on outflow, Tufted Duck, 1 male & 3 females, Goosander, 1 male & 2 female, B.H.Gull, c20, Common Gull, c15, Grey Wagtail, 1 in outflow, Wren, 2 chattering away! Regards, David Nuttall.
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