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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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The Glen
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Had a House Sparrow in the garden along with the usual tits, finches, thrushes and corvids, first in the garden for some time.
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R.O.C Winter Birdrace, 13th Jan 2013
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08:00-15:00 3 teams took part, 2 lots of 2 and a late starting single and a total of 61 species were seen which is about average for a Winter race. The individual team scores were: Team A: 51 species. Team B: 46 species. Team C: 44 species. We had one new species for a Winter Birdrace with a Red Grouse on Has...
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L S Woodpecker. 15th Jan 2013.
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Male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker seen, and heard singing, on "tip" to side of Goodshaw Lane at 9.30am today in area of my feeders. 2 G S Woodpecker also present, along with 4 Brambling, 11 Blackbird (7 black-billed prob continental males), 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Chaffinch and 1 Greenfinch. Cra...
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Whitworth Jan 2013
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Cowm Reservoir, England, Manchester, GB-ENG Jan 1, 2013 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: Cool with cloud. No rain. 14 species Canada Goose 42 Mallard 25 Black-headed Gull 35 Common Wood-Pigeon 1 Common Magpie 3 Carrion Crow 12 Coal Tit 3 Great Tit 1 Blue Tit 3 Goldcrest 2 E...
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Short-eared Owl
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On Dearden Moor (Sand Beds Lane), this afternoon. Andy
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Male crossbill
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I spotted a couple more of these on the west side of the res ,,,,very near to the old ruins
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth 12/1/2013
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147 Canada Geese(my highest count) 2 Tufted Duck,42 Mallard,Goosander,65 Jackdaw,10 Carrion Crow,12 Rook,14 Magpie, Jay,4 Blackbird,5 Robin,60 BH Gull,4 Common Gull,Sparrowhawk.Sadly no sign of the Crossbills! Regards, Dave Ousey.
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Top end of Grane Sat 12 Jan 2013
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1 Woodcock 1 Raven 2 Goosander flew on to Calf Hey Res Crows, Magpies 1 Meadowpipit 1 Blackbird 1 Great Tit Neil
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rawtenstall
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Cowpe 07/01/13
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cormorant - 1 landed on Cowpe Res and flew off straight awaygrey heron - 1 at Lenchmallard - 4 pr on Lench lodgeswoodpigeon - flocks of 16, 14, 1 & 3 at Lenchferal pigeon - 22 at Kearn's Millcollard dove - flock of 7 at Lenchgreat spotted woodpecker - 1 at Lenchmeadow pipit - 2 on the hillside above Cow...
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Lower Irwell Valley, 6th Jan 2013
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14:00-16:00 Cormorant, 1 flew south down the Valley, Mallard, 2 pairs, Pheasant, 1 calling at Alderbottom, B.H.Gull, c60 at E.B.S.W, L.B.B.Gull, c20 north, Herring Gull, c200 north including a flock of c120, Wood Pigeon, c40 in small flocks, Pied Wagtail, c40 at E.B.S.W, Dipper, pair at Strongst...
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Spring Mill & Cowm etc
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Spring Mill1 goosander33 black headed gull2 common gull1 pheasant1 little owl1 pied wagtail1 dipper1 wren1 stonechat3 mistle thrush30 starling12 magpie feeding on sheep carcass6 crow2 jackdaw Cowm59 mallard8 tufted duckc50 black headed gull5 common gull2 wood pigeon1 dipper2 blue tit2 grea...
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cowm crossbill
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I spotted these around the same time Dave did...i have not had chance to get a pic due to the weather,however i went back today despite the dismal wether .....they were around 8 dennisgreenwoodphotography.co.uk -- Edited by den9112 on Thursday 3rd of January 2013 07:04:24 PM -- Edited by den9112 on T...
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bits 'n' pieces 01/01/2013
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goosander - 2 males seen on Jack Lodge from Seat Nazejack snipe - 2 at Edge Cotesnipe - 17 at EdgeCotecommon gull - 5 at Edge Cotekestrel - 1 seen hovering over the Hilewoodpigeon - 1 nest building on Burnley Road East at Mill End Waterfootstock dove - 2 flying down the Whitwewell valleydipper - 1 at Clo...
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Grane, 1st Jan 2013
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09:00-11:30 Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 28 in a field at Holden Wood, Teal, c10 sheltering from the wind in rocks on the side of Calf Hey Res, Peregrine, female over, Lapwing, 6 at Holden Wood, Snipe, 26 on Haslingden Moor, Jack Snipe, 1 on Haslingden Moor, Golden Plover, 1 on Haslingden...
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Whitworth December 2012
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Hoyle St Whitworth
Dec 29, 2012 9:00 AM
Comments: Wet, Breezy 10ºC
22 species
Feral Pigeon 5
Common Wood-Pigeon 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Eurasian Jay 3
Common Magpie 3
Eurasian Jackdaw 31
Carrion Crow 4
Coal Tit 2
Great Tit 3
Blue Tit 2
Long-tailed Tit 18...
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Whitworth Area 30/12/2012
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Wallbank Lodge 20 BH Gulls,5 Mallard,6 Mute Swan(2ad 4 juvs) Spring Mill Reservoir Goldeneye(male) 3 Mallard,2 Goosander,54 Canada Geese,41 BH Gull,2 Common Gull,Blue Tit. Cowm Reservoir No sign of the Crossbills,Blue Tit,62 Canada Geese,35 Mallard,10 Tufted Duck,Raven,4 Wood Pigeon,10 Ma...
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