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Mostly Clowbridge 29 Oct
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Clowbridge my first goldeneye of the winter plus 1 tufted duck, 1 teal, 4 goosanders, 1 cormorant. About 50 finches south car park (chaffinch, greenfinch and goldfinch), 1 stonechat. Skylark, few redwings and fieldfares heard in the mist Clough Bottom 1 lesser black-backed gull, 1 black-headed...
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Stronstry woods.
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There are Blackbirds every where this morning, there were 14 on the ground at the feeding station at one time around 0800hrs, and over 30 counted at various points through the woods to Irwell Vale. The majority were males.
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Clowbridge res. 27/10/12
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12:30 start 6 B.H.Gull 10 Fieldfare >E + c40 in the hedge off Limy lane flew S. then c60 heading N. but pushed W. over New Laithe Odd Blackbirds, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush Pr Stonechat along lane at rear of boat house. Mixed tit flock of c20 birds at Goodshawfold contained min 6 Long Taile...
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Warth and Hurdles Quarry 27/10/12
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Warth 1 heron on river, a good mix of birds in one area included 1 mistle thrush, 3 redwing, 3 blackbird, 1 robin,3 blue tit, 2 great tit, 3 long tailed tit, 1 chiffchaff, 6 goldfinch, 2 chaffinch, 2 greenfinch & 2 siskin Hurdles area 1 buzzard mobbed by 2 crows before flying off towards Horncliffe...
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Croston close rd/Cheesden/Scout moor.
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1400hrs to dusk Bright sunny and cold. Cannada goose 14 Mallard 6 Teal 2 Reed Bunting 2 Dipper 1 Little owl 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 6 Stonechat [fe] 1 Starling 40+ Redwing 14 Kestrel 1 Lapwing 20+ over Blackheaded Gull, many Goosander 5 over Goldfinch charm of 10 + Meadow pipit 5 Several Blue Tits a...
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Edenfield - Top of Leach- 26/10/12
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Quiet day all around 2 Goldfinch at Gincroft 1 Goldcrest at Plunge + 1 Blackbird 1f Sparrowhawk - Plunge mobbed by 8 Meadow Pipits 1 Wren on wall nr cattle pen 19 +1 + 9 Meadow Pipits along track plus several other singles c30 flock of Fieldfare at top of Lench Small numbers of M.Pipits in Cragg Quarry - no s...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.26/10/2012
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50+ Fieldfare heading west over the reservoir this evening. Dave Ousey.
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Hen Harrier Records Urgently Required
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A proposal has been submitted to fence off part of Champion Moor in Bowland (grid ref. SD750530). The East Lancashire Ornithologists' Club (ELOC) has submitted an objection, one of the main grounds being that the moor is both a hunting ground and roosting site for Hen Harrier. (We would not normally...
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Grane Wednesday 24 Oct
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Late Posting - walk from 1.30pm-5.10pm Holden Wood :- 10 pied wagtails 1 cormorant some linnet 1 grey heron 100 plus black-headed gulls through with 1 common gull robin in song wren in rushes on other side under ogden dam wall long-tailed tits Musbury :- little owl buzzard kestrel green woo...
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Various Sites 25 Oct
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Hameldon Hill 150+ pink-feet west 14.00, 1 wheatear between here and Goodshaw Hill, 35 snipe Thirteen Stone Hill 1 merlin, 80 lapwing 200 starling, 5 mallard, 6 snipe Clowbridge 1 moorhen, 2 mallard, few black-headed gulls only things on water. 1 little owl, c 20 long-tailed tits Grane 1 cormor...
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Hen Harrier Folly Clough
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Ringtail being harassed by crows heading towards Crawshawbooth c 12.00 Andy
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Redwing & Fieldfare
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Just a note to keep your eyes upwards if outside as some record number of Thrushes have been seen yesterday on the East coast. Be interesting to read if any are noted by the vis miggers. Good time of year.
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Fieldfares
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Hi, i am more of a photographer of birds ,however today while i was at spring mill res i spotted travelling north to south a flock of at least 130 fieldfares around 1.30pm
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Whitworh and New Line 21.10.12.
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Healey Dell Nuthatch 3 minimum Jay 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Tawny Owl 1 calling Cowm Res Tufted Duck 6 Common Gull 5 B.H.Gull c60 Pink-footed Goose c45 over west New Line Tufted Duck 6 Canada Goose 42 Mallard c20 Moorhen3 pfyldes and johnh
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Lench to EBSW 21/10/12
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green sandpiper - 1 on the beds at EBSWsparrowhawk - 1 over EBSW and 1 at Warthkestrel - 2 over Warthblack headed gull - c100 @ EBSWcommon gull - 1 at EBSWherring gull - a juvenile bird at EBSW was probably a pale second winter birdstock dove - 2 at EBSWskylark - 1 near Hurdles Quarrymeadow pipit - c35 in Hur...
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Clowbridge, 21st Oct 2012
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10:00-11:30 Cormorant, 1 flew in, Mallard, 5, Kestrel, 4 around Nutshaw, one being mobbed aggressively by a Carrion Crow, Sparrowhawk, female being mobbed by a Carrion Crow, Moorhen, 2 on Clowbridge Res, Snipe, 1 over calling, B.H.Gull, c12, Common Gull, 1, Herring Gull, flock of 6 over north, Wo...
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Sat & Sunday sightings from my front & back gardens Haslingden
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Sat Adult Goshawk soaring, came from the south , went west 1 hour later 1 Sarrowhawk Sun 2 Flocks of approx 100 Pink-footed Goose? east to west Siskin, Robin, Long-tailed tit, Greenfinch, Blue, Great, Coal tit. Neil
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Clowbridge res & environs 20/10/12
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10:15 hrs Car park - c14 Long Tailed Tit with c6 Grt Tit +c4 Blue Tit c4 Robin in song res. - 1f Goosander, 1 Common Gull, 4 B.H.Gull, 1 juv. Moorhen Compstons Cross - c200 Pink footed Goose E-W at 11:07 hrs, 1 Raven > E. Nutshaw Hill & quarry - 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Owl Hameldon Hill -32 Snipe, 1 Skylar...
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Strongstry.
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My better half [Maureen] tells me that a male Sparrowhawk has spent most of the afternoon perched on the suspended bird table opposite my house, needless to say nothing else was to be seen.
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Weekend sightings 13-14/10/12
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Clowbridge res. 13/10/12 3f Goosander 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Blackbird 1 Reed Bunting 3 Redpoll Flock of 13 Redwing in plantings 1 Peregrine flew towards Wagonners pub 2 Reed Bunting at Compstons Cross 1 Chiffchaff calling from plantation 4 Rook >N. very little in the way of anything on t...
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Feeding stations.
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Blue Tit 16 Great Tit 21 Coal Tit 7 Long-tailed Tit 3 Chaffinch 6 Bullfinch 12 Goldfinch 9 Redpoll 2 Robin 6 Dunnock 4 Wren 1 Nuthatch 6 Treecreeper 1 Blackbird 7 Mistle Thrush 1 Jay 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 Magpie 2 Jackdaw 3 Woodpigeon 3 Collard Dove 2
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Grane 14/10/12
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grey heron - 1 on each of the reservoirs, but probably only 2 birds presentcormorant - 2 at Holden WoodCanada goose - 34 at holden wood and 25 in the field above Troy Quarrymallard - 6 on Holden Wood and 5 on Calf Heyteal - 7 flew from Ogden to Calf Heyblack headed gull - 8 over Holden Wood, c20 on Ogden and 4 on...
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Clowbridge, 14th Oct 2012
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09:00-11:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Clowbridge Res, Mallard, 5 at Clowbridge, Sparrowhawk, male over Clowbridge later mobbed by a Carrion Crow, Moorhen, 3 around Clowbridge Res, B.H.Gull, c18 over and on the res, Common Gull, 5 on the res, L.B.B.Gull, 1 juv over, Little Owl, 1 sat on dry stone wall , G.S.Woo...
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Heap Clough, 13th Oct 2012
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16:00-17:00 Cormorant, 1 over west, Canada Goose, 25 in the Quarry, Moorhen, 1 in Troy Quarry, Mistle Thrush, 4 on pasture, Goldcrest, c10, Coal Tit, 2, Jay, 1, Goldfinch, c12, Chaffinch, c12, Crossbill, flock of 6 plus 2 singles. Regards, David.
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Cal hey res Sat 13 oct 2012
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6 Siskins 4 Teal 4 Pied wagtails 1 Kestrel 6 Black- Headed gulls 1 Cormorant flying over Neil
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Monday Meeting 15-10-12
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For those that didn't see it in the general discussions. Dave N has set a quiz so we need a good number there to find the answers. 19:15 for 19:30 start. Ian
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Rawtenstall Cricket Ground
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Whilst working on the ground yesterday afternoon I counted 50+ Pied Wagtails and four Grey Wagtails all at the same time.
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Clowbridge res. 10/10/12
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08:30hrs 12 Wigeon on the water 4f Goosander 2 Mallard 1 Moorhen + 1 in the outflow 1 Cormorant per A.J. 5 Rook >N. 2 Reed Bunting Limy Lane 3 Stonechat 5+ Blackbird 4 Mistle Thrush +5 flew off 1 Fieldfare c15 Goldfinch c10 Greenfinch c10 Chaffinch 1 G.S.W. 2 Redwing over Compstons Cross 1 Raven 1 Kest...
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Clowbridge res. 9/10/12
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08:00hrs 1 Moorhen on res. Compston Cross - 9 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, 3+8 Redpoll 1 Snipe flushed from track on way back to res. Limy Lane 2 Reed Bunting close by c10 Meadow Pipit 1 Kestrel 3 Blackbird 4 Mistle Thrush 2 Redwing one of which flew off N. c10 flock of Greenfinch 3 Great Tit 1 Blue Tit 7 Long...
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Clowbridge, 7th Oct 2012.
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09:00-11:00 Cormorant, 1 feeding on res then 2 more flew in from the west, Mallard, c20 flew in from the south, Sparrowhawk, 2 circling high over Heights Farm, Kestrel, 1 on telepraph wires, Moorhen, 1 in south bay, B.H.Gull, c6, Common Gull, 1 feeding on surface of res, Little Owl, 1 sat on dry stone wa...
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