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EBSW. 13/4/13
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08:40hrs 1 Willow warbler in song nr the outflow 1 Chiffchaff in song around circuit + 1 silent bird along the river. 1 Dipper under bridge at Irwell Vale Pr Goosander on river 1 Moorhen on river c15 Swallow feeding over coke beds with 1 House martin and c2 Sand martin. 17 swallows at 12:45 hrs but no marti...
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EWBS Works
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Spring Migrants 2013
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It has been a very late year for early spring migrants. In some places early arrivals such as Sand Martins, Little Ringed Plovers, Chiffchaff and Wheatear have arrived a month later than normal. I managed to see 2 Swallows flying North over Holden Wood yesterday. I have not see other spring...
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Strongstry/Irwell vale
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Sunny, 9 degrees, 0800hrs to 1030hrs. Blue Tit, many in song and nesting. Great Tit, as above. Coal Tit, two pair. Long-tailed Tit, one pair with nesting material. Chaffinch, at least 12, numbers still higher than normal. BullFinch, still the commonest finch here. GoldFinch, only two, at the feed...
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Grane 12/4/13
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Cloughhead circular - a quiet day, no Curlew, Lapwing and few larks and pipits 1 pr Coal Tit c4 Grt Tit c4 Blue Tit Party of 3 Dunnock 1 G.S.Woodpecker 2 Song Thrush in song c3 B H Gull 1 Stock Dove c4 Skylark in song 1 Wheatear c4 Meadow Pipit Several Chaffinch in song - no other finch species seen or heard. Ja...
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Grane Wednesday 10 April
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3.45-6.45pm Holden Wood:- 5 Mallard, 10 lapwing in field 20 BH Gulls Song Thrush - singing a few Meadow Pipit Curlew usual birds sighted included Great Tit, Wren, Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon, House Sparrows opposite the pub in the hedges, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Magpies, Chaffinch, On the To...
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whinberry woods
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various sites 30/3/13
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Warth to Heights Quarry4 lapwing in Whinberry Naze areacurlew - 1 heard calling probably near Sand Beds1 woodcock at Warthlesser black backed gull - flocks of 3 and 6 flying up the Irwell Valleylittle owl - 1 in Brow Edge Quarrystock dove - 2 at Warth, 3 in Hurdles Quarry and 2 on the hillside above Ball...
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Warth to EBSW via Plunge 060613
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grey heron - 1 flew off the lodge at Plunge carrying a frogCanada goose - 1pr on Scout Moor Res and 1 pr at Irwell Valemallard - 1pr at warth, 1pr in wet area at Plunge & 6prs around EBSWgoosander - 1pr flew up the Irwell Valley at EBSWcommon buzzard - 3 sightings near EBSW including pair soaring over th...
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Waterfoot to Spring Mill 07/04/13
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grey heron - 1 flying over Lenchmute swan - 6 on Wallbank LodgeCanada goose - 2pr at Lench, 3pr at Kearn's Lodge, 3pr at Cowpe Res, 20 at Cowm, 1pr on Wallbank being harrassed by cob mute swan & 9 at Spring Millmallard - 2pr on Lench lodges,6 in Whitworth Quarry, 20+ on Cowm and 5 at Spring Milltufted...
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Top end of Grane 8 April 2013
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30+ Fielfare 4 Redwing 1 Woodcock 1 Curlew Neil Sun 7 April 2 Male Wheatear in Huchbank Quakky
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Gaghills feeding station 01/12/2012
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female brambling at our feeders today also seen at the feeders recentlysparrowhawk - 1feral pigeon - 11wood pigeon - 1collared dove - 2great spotted woodpecker - 1goldcrest - 1 occasionalblue tit - 4great tit - 3coal tit - 2long tailed tit - 11treecreeper - 1 occasionaldunnock - 2robin - 2blacbird...
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Troy Quarry/Picker hill
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Raven 3 displaying. Green Woodpecker 1 calling. Meadow Pipit several groups of 5/6. Wheatear 1 male. Skylark 2 in full song. Wren in and out of nest. Several Coal Tit and Goldcrest in the conifers Little Geebe and pair of Moorhen on the water, also three pair of Canada Geese with females on e...
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Lee Quarry 7.4.13.
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Lee Quarry Wheatear 1 Little Owl 1 Meadow Pipit 8 L.B.B.Gull c80 + 60over east to west Carrion Crow c80 Jackdaw c20 pfyldes
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Grane, 7th April 2013
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08:00-11:30 G.C.Grebe, pair on Ogden displaying, Cormorant, minimum of 6 on Ogden but probably more overall, Grey Heron, 1 over Hog Lowe Pike towards grane res's, Canada Goose, c40 in pairs or small groups, Mallard, c12, Goosander, 1 male on Holden Wood, Kestrel, male flew down the Valley, Sparrow...
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E.W.S.W. Chiffchaff 7.4.13.
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E.B.S.W. Circuit. Chiffchaff 1 behind the beds 10.30 am Green Woodpecker 1 calling Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 calling Grey Wagtail 1 pair Dipper 1 Oystercatcher 1 pair Song Thrush 2 Blackbird c6 Wren c6 Dunnock 3 Blue Tit good numbers Great Tit good numbers Greenfinch c10 Goldfinch good numbers Gol...
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Grane, sat 6 April
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3 Woodcock 6 Teal plenty of Siskin in most Woods 2 pair Curlew no Lapwings above Holdenwood Res 1 Little ringed Plover Mallards, Canada Gees,Black-headed Gulls Scatering of Meadow Pipits 20+ Chaffinches, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Mistlle thrush Crows ,Magpies 1 Peacock butterfly Neil
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Waxwing (singular) 02/04/2013
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Finally caught up with the little beauty for this year and local to boot. Cowpe, Waterfoot. So far has been there since 1st April Image Is Mandy's. Grrrr
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Not in Rossendale but ...
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Within the last 12 months Nuthatches have started visiting the garden more frequently until they have now decided to take up residence in a woodcrete box. Apologies for poor picture - it is taken through rather grubby double-glazing.
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Blackcaps
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My better half [Maureen] has recorded a pair of Blackcap at the feeding station today, and a Green Woodpecker at Alder bottom.
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Syke Side to Stubbins, 3 April
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Best siteing, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, butterfly in a shelterd suntrap at Bent gate. 2 pair Dipper and 1 Gray Wagtail on Irwell, + Mallards 1 Treecreeper , Lumb Blackbirds, robbins, woodpidgions, crows, jackdaws Very late nesting season, 1 part built Blackbird nest and 1 part built Longtaled tit ne...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth 24/3/13
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Great Crested Grebe(present all week)15 Canada Geese,30 Mallard,33 BH Gull,6 Common Gull,130 Lesser Black Backed Gull,5 Herring Gull,Great Black Backed Gull(1st winter,1st one I have ever seen on the water! ) Amazing amount of gulls for Cowm with gulls leaving & arriving whilst I was there,...
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Waxwings C/booth 26th March 2013.
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Flock of 30+ Waxwings, low over Goodshaw Lane towards Adelaide St at 12 noon. Calling loudly and must have landed close by.. Craig. -- Edited by C Bel on Tuesday 26th of March 2013 04:06:58 PM
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Various sites 31/3/13
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Highlights of a walk from Trickett's Memorial Ground to Ogden Res via Edge Cote, Chapel Hill and EBSWlittle grebe - 1pr on Holmes Terrace Lodgecormorant - at least 2 on Ogden Resgrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood and 1 at Chapel Hillcoot - 3 on Holmes Terrace Lodgeoystercatcher - 1 ar Holden Woodlapwing - 1 at...
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rooley moor rd stacksteads
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Osprey
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Osprey over Raven shore, gaining height before heading off roughly north 12:00.
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Waxwings Newchurch 26.3.13.
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Newchurch 30+ Waxwings at the top end of Dark Lane . Info thanks to Paul Kemp pfyldes -- Edited by pfyldes on Tuesday 26th of March 2013 07:28:23 PM
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Goodshaw hill 26 March
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Curlew calling 7.30am Bob
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Grane Sunday 24th March
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2.30-5.45pm Holden Wood :- 2 Oystercatchers on pasture near track down to res, canada geese everywhere, 40 plus b h gulls on around water, no birds singing at all, virtually no passerines except usual corvids and pigeons, 1 cormorant, 1 goldfinch over, 1 juvenile herring gull flying over south th...
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Barn owl
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Barn owl with prey flew over the East Lancs railway between Lumb and Alderbottom. Also Kingfisher flying upriver above Strongstry. 1700 hours Sunday March 24. John.
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