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Calf hey
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4pm-5.30pm 5-6 Stonechats around felled plantation 1 wren 1 green woodpecker heard yaffling from ogden side 2 g c grebes 3 mallards 1 cormorant 1 grey heron approx. 40 lapwinngs 17 pied wagtails.......not sure double counts as 12 seen in one sighting........they appeared to be commuting betwee...
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Grane Reservoirs 25/08/13
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great crested grebe - 2 on Calf Heygrey heron - 1 at Ogdencormorant - 1 on OgdenCanada goose - 78 on Ogden & 3 on Calf Heylapwing - 41 on Calf Heymallard - 65 on Holden Woodteal - 4 on Calf Heylesser black backed gull - 1 caught and ate a fish at Ogdenblack headfed gull - 105 on Ogden & 5 on Calf Heykestr...
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cloughbottom
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common sandpiper 1 siskin pied wagtail +young grey wagtail 20 meadow pipits 20 swallows l b b gull trees are all gone now seems stange
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Magic Day Birding!
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I wish I could have played We are Family out there.....a bit of a family affair going on in Grane at the moment from 5 - 7.20pm Holden Wood:- 1 Grey Heron...which did fly off and may have settled at Ogden 60 plus Mallards ..many drakes in eclipse....sadly I put most to flight 2 min Goosander 2 Snipe 9 m...
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth 20/8/13
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2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 juvenile Bullfinch, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel.Nice stroll and unexpected find! Dave Ousey
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ROC meeting 19/08/13
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Only myself and Russell (aka Craggy) attended and we decided to walk from Rawtenstall towards Ewood Bridge. Species of note werelittle grebe - 1pr on Holmes Terrace Lodgemallard - 22 on Holmes Terrace Lodgekestrel - 1 hunting over Horncliffe Tip and 2 seen flying over Townsendfold towards Road En...
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Spring Mill Res 18/8/13
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very little about, the only things of note being 1pr stonechat, 1 kestrel, flock of 32 woodpigeon and 2 calling bullfinch 5 swift were over Waterfoot with c50 house martin on 17th August and 1 swift was over Stacksteads on the same dafe cheers Kevin
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Spotted flycatcher update.
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The two Spotted Flycatcher nest sites are a good news and bad news story, bad news first, the pair near Alderbottom hatched four young and were feeding well on the 5th of August, when checked on the 8th of August the nest was hanging out of the tree. The adults were still in the area but no sign of young, I th...
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Roud up
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Musbury 11 august 1 singing Sedge warbler 1 Kestrel 1 Stonechat few Meadow Pipit Calf Hey Res 18 August 2 Great crested Grebe 4 Black-headed G...
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Clowbridge Res, 18th August 2013
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09:00-10:30 Canada Goose, 30 flew in, Kestrel, 2 singles hunting, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over south, B.H.Gull, adult & 2 juvs, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling near Compston's Cross, Swallow, c20, Meadow Pipit, c10, Willow Warbler, 1 singing weakly, Spotted Flycatcher, 1 in the "big hedge"...
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Clowbridge Res, 16th Aug 2013
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20:30-21:00 Swift, 2 over heading south! Swallow, 2, Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling behind boat house. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Holden Wood Res
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Wed 2pm 4 mallard females/drakes in eclipse min 40 black headed gulls incl 2-3 on res res passing over incl some juves mallard with 10-11 ducklings....maybe in their 2 week.....she has done well to get them so far! 3 lapwings
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Great Black-backed Gull 14/08/2013
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Hi One seen heading from Rawtenstall to waterfoot about 9am what a size these birds are, two birds where mobbing it. Cheers Craggy
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Cheesden Valley, 11th August 2013
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10:00-11:30 Cormorant, 1 flew up the valley onto AMR, Grey Heron, 1 on Buckhurst Lodge, Canada Goose, 36 on pasture, Mallard, 24 on Buckhurst Lodge, Sparrowhawk, female flew up the valley mobbed by swallows & pipits, Kestrel, 3 singles hunting rough pasture, Curlew, 1 calling in alarm, L.B.B...
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Clough Bottom Res, 10th August 2013
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19:00-20:00 Mallard, 2 females, L.B.B.Gull, 62 bathing on res shore, Swift, 2 over moors, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling as flying over newly felled trees, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 calling, Swallow, 4, Willow Warbler, 1 calling, Grey Wagtail, 2 juveniles, Coal Tit, family party of 4, Jay, 1 calling. Reg...
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Clowbridge Res, 10th August 2013
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07:00-09:00 Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 34 on the res, Kestrel, 1x2 & 1x1 at the top end, L.B.B.Gull, c30 south in small groups, B.H.Gull, c8, Swift, 1 over point wood, Skylark, 1 on res bank, Swallow, c6 over point wood, House Martin, 1 over car park, Meadow Pipit, c30 especially in the "in...
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Harden Moor
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Barn Owl hunting over southern slopes of moor early am. also 1 Raven, and 2 Kestrel Rob Archer
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Whitworth Garden 06/08/13
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It's been a good few years since we have had Stock Dove in the garden but this morning two were feeding on seed spill. Gorgeous.
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Clowbridge Res, 3rd August 2013
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19:30-20:30 Heron, 1 fishing in east bay Canada Goose, c25 flew off the res to feed on pasture, Mallard, 2 females, Kestrel, at lest 3 feeding around the res and over Nutshaw Hill, L.B.B.Gull, steady flow over west, B.H.Gull, c6, Stock Dove, 2 flew in, Swift, c40 feeding over the res, especially over ...
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Swifts 3/8/13
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22 Swifts chasing and screaming over Constablelee this evening - 20:40 hrs approx. Bob.
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AMR 25th - 31st July 2013.
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31st July. Water level risen by 2 ft covering what looked good wader attracting mud. Yellow Wagtail - 1 to South. 17 Redhead Goosander. Last week. Water level low showing very good mud areas for passing waders.. 1 Yellow Legged Gull in with LBB Gulls. 2 L R Plover, 1 R Plover, 1-2 Dunlin. (all seen by R...
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The Hile, 30th July 2013
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18:15-19:15 Mallard, 2 females on Jack Lodge, Kestrel, a male on a fence post was being harried by swallows, Moorhen, juvenile on Jack Lodge, B.H.Gull, c12 feeding on pasture, L.B.B.Gull, c15 feeding on pasture or passing overhead, Stock Dove, a pair flew in, Little Owl, 1 was mobbed by swallows, S...
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Clowbridge Res, 27th July 2013
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19:00-20:15 Canada Goose, 8 flew off down the valley, Kestrel, group of 3 birds over Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, c20 inc 4 juvs, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over, Swift, c50 up high especially over Nutshaw, Swallow, c12, Meadow Pipit, 5, Pied Wagtail, c6, Whinchat, 1 female on fence behind boathouse, Stonechat, 1 male...
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Clowbridge res 26/7/13
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19:30 hrs 1 Little ringed plover 5 Lapwing - on shoreline with gulls and LRP 1 Common Gull c15 BH Gull inc 2 yng 2 Heron c10 Pied Wagtail - pre roost gathering 1 Common Sandpiper 6 Swallow >NE 3 Willow Warbler - calling from plantings c3 Redpoll 1 Curlew - calling anxiously from moor as if young still pre...
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Clowbridge res 23/7/13
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19:30 hrs c8 BH Gull 4 L.B.B.gull over c12 Pied Wagtail inc juvs 2 Mallard 2 Canada geese 1 probable Green Sandpiper flew off back pond to S - not seen to land. Profile and flight behaviour suggest this species. 2 Grasshopper warbler reeling N.end Several Redpoll flighting to and fro 1 Willow Warble...
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Clowbridge Res, 22nd July 2013
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09:15-10:00 Heron, 1, Mallard, 2, Kestrel, 1 hunting over Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, c4, Swift, c20 hawking high, Swallow, c20, House Martin, c4, Willow Warbler, 1 calling, Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling from bottom end near boat house, Regards, Jack Nuttall.
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IRWELL VALE
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1- Treecreeper 4- Goldfinch 5- Chaffinch 6- Blackbird 2- Juvenile 2- Dunnock Cheers Craggy
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Cowm Res 21.7.13.
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Cowm Redpoll c10 Willow Warbler 2 Bullfinch 2m Stock Dove 3 Carrion Crow 6 Swallow c30 House Martin c20 Swift 1 B.H.Gull c10 Mallard c40 Wood Pigeon 6 Chaffinch c10 Wren 2 Dunnock 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Oystercatcher heard Tufted Duck 3 Magpie 2 Goldfinch 6 Heron 1 Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 5 Heron 1 Moorhen...
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Northern Reservoirs, 21st July 2013
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07:30-10:00 Clowbridge Res. Canada Goose, Pair on res, Mallard, 2, Kestrel, 1 hunting over Heights Farm, Lapwing, 1 juv on waters edge, Curlew, calling birds, B.H.Gull, c8, L.B.B.Gull, 2 on water & c12 over south, Swift, c40, hawking high over moors, Skylark, 1 on res edge, Swallow, c60 hawing...
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Spotted Flycatcher
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Both Spotted Flycatcher nest sites were active this morning with one bird sitting on eggs and the other hawking and feeding the sitting bird, with around 13 day incubation we should see young being fed in the next few days. The young should be on the wing 14 days after incubation. Keeping fingers cro...
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