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Irwell Valley, 9th June 2012
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08:30-10:00 Fogged off the higher ground so checked out EBSW to Alderbottom. Mallard, c6, L.B.B.Gull, c20 south over Horncliffe, B.H.Gull, c4 on sewage works, Stock Dove, 2 at Alderbottom, Swift, c250 over the beds, G.S.Woodpecker, 2 calling birds, Swallow, c50 over the beds, House Martin, c1...
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A few bits'n'bobs 6th June
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Horncliffe - wood warbler still present (also this morning 7 June but rather more elusive) Grane - alas no cuckoo but 1 buzzard, lrp, common sand and oystercatcher (2). Only about 10 lapwings and 1 curlew Moors - 1 red grouse, 3 dunlin and a very vocal golden plover (all near the burnt out vehicle nr B...
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Deeply Vale, 5th June 2012
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07:15 - 10:30 Canada Goose, several small flocks, Mallard, c6, Kestrel, pair, Pheasant, several calling birds, Snipe, 1 possibly 2 pairs, drumming & chipping! Lapwing, c12, little sign of juvs except for distress calls from one pair, Curlew, c4, B.H.Gull, c12, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, Wood Pig...
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Cuckoo, 4 June
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Cuckoo calling this evening top end Calf hey resr. Neil
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R.O.C Summer Bird Race, 3rd June 2012
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06:00 - 15:00 A very wet, quite cold day, didn't spoil the birding and 8 ROC members split into three teams to see a grand total of 78 species which, incredibly for the day, is a new summer record beating the previous record of 77 set in 2010. The individual team scores were: Team A: 70 species (JH &...
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Bird Race tomorrow
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Just incase I missed telling anyone Start at 06:00 at Waterfoot car park - be there for about 5:50 Ian
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Clowbridge res 1/6/12
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1/2 hr visit 20:30hrs E. wind, a bit late for black tern but you never know! c20 Swift feeding over the water with - c25 Swallow 2 Sand martin 1 House martin 1 Grey Partridge calling 1 Kestrel Skylark in song Curlew calling 1 Common Sandpiper c60 Starling flock inc juvs. Bob.
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Whitworth near high school 1/6-2012
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Green Woodpecker yaffling never heard 1 there before !!
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Yesterday in my Helmshore garden I saw this......
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A very strange finch type bird landed in my garden and ate some dandelion seed, it was yellow and orange with a bit of black, not a goldfinch. I photographed it but I am struggling to post it on here, can anyone advise me how to do it? The bird then flew off and hit a window and stunned itself, I managed to catc...
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Grane valley 28/5/12
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Afternoon. Troy Quarry 1 Linnet at Heap Clough car park 2pr Canada goose with 1yng & 4 yng. 1 Moorhen 1pr Mallard Jamesons quarry pools 1pr Canada goose with 5 yng Sand Martin at least 7 holes being used with birds carrying nest material from nearby pasture land. 1 pr Oystercatcher - prob. nest si...
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Fletcher Bank Quarry 28/05/12
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11 Canada geese1 common buzzard soaring near Bleakholt1 grey partridge44 lesser black back gull soaring over Harden Moor1 black headed gull over3 skylark1 pied wagtail5 meadow pipit1 swift12 sand martin4 swllow2 house martin8 wood pigeon3 collared dove4 dunnock8 wren3 wheatear6 robin8 black...
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Cowpe Res, Buckhurst and Deeply Vale 27/05/12
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Cowpe Res 8 Canada geese (1pr with 4 goslings at Lench Lodges and another pr with 4 goslings on Kearn's Lodge)2 curlew either side of the res1 common sandpiper1 common buzzard mobbed by around 8 crows flew off towards Cowpe Lowe2 skylark4 swift4 swallow12 meadow pipit1pr grey wagtail1m and 1f pied w...
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Clough Bottom and Windy Bank 27.5.12.
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Clough Bottom Common Sandpiper 2 pairs Treecreeper 2 minimum Goldcrest 10 Willow Warbler 4 Chiff Chaff 3 Blackcap 2 Redpoll several over Chaffinch numerous Goldfinch 2 Song Thrush 3 calling + 4 young Blackbird 2 Wood Pigeon several Robin 2 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit c6 Canada Goose 1 Swallow 4 Magpie 4 Meado...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.27/5/12
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Blackcap singing,5 Willow Warbler,3 Swift,10 Canada Geese,8 Mallard.
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Cribden, 26th May 2012
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07:45-09:15 Swift, c12 over Rawtenstall, Swallow, c8, House Martin, c6, Meadow Pipit, c6, Song Thrush, 1 singing, Mistle Thrush, pair, Willow Warbler, c8 singing birds, Blackcap, 2 singing, Greenfinch, 3, Goldfinch, pair, Chaffinch, c6, Linnet, c20, all adults, inc c15 males so good colony. Re...
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Clowbridge Res, 26th May 2012
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06:00-07:30 Canada Goose, pair on back pond, Mallard, c6, Sparrowhawk, female being mobbed by Goldfinch, Swallows and Sand Martin, Curlew, single seen 3 times calling away, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over north, Swift, c12 through north, Skylark, c6 singing birds, Swallow, c12, Sand Martin, 1 north, Meado...
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lumb
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spotted flycatcher in the garden, hope it stays, probably on its way to the clough
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The Hile, 24th May 2012
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17:30-19:00 Mallard, 4 over farmland, Kestrel, 1 hunting moorland, Lapwing, pair on pasture defending territory so hopefully have bred, Stock Dove, pair in with 6 Wood Pigeons feeding on pasture, Swift, 2 over Whitewell Valley, Skylark, c4 singing birds, Swallow, c20 mainly around the farm buil...
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Summer visitors at Strongstry
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Blackcap 4 males 2 females Willow Warbler 7 Garden Warbler 2 Chiffchaff 3 Spotted Flycatcher 3 all on the river at different areas Curlew 3 young in fields Swift 10+ over Swallow at least 3 pair breeding in stables House Martin several over Sand Martin 4 low down along river near last years nest sit...
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windybank
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grasshopper warbler 3 willow warblers 4 redpoll 2 goldfnch curlew
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holden wood 7.30-8.30 21 may
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3 oystercatchers around 10 lapwings - numbers appear to be way down this year! 1 reed bunting male 3 linnet - incl 1 male in song plenty of meadow pipits incl many parachuting 1 male kestrel 3 pied wagtails 1 grey wagtail usual blackbirds, robin, tits few willow warbler - appear to be down 1 blackc...
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Irwell Valley & Plunge 20th May 2012
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05:30-10:00 Dabchick, 1 eating small fish on HTL, Grey Heron, 1 flew up river near Alderbottom, Canada Goose, c30 including 10 on Irwell at Townsendfold, a pair on sandbeds and a pair with 5 goslings at Horncliffe, Mallard, c12, Goosander, at least a male & 2 redheads, Kestrel, 1 over groundwork...
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short eared owl 19/05/2012
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1 seen hunting at 4:30 pm this afternoon in east Rossendale cheers Kevin
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Spotted Flycatcher
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Spotted Flycatcher this morning, this is by four days the earliest I have recorded one in Strongstry, and unusually it is not on the river but quite high up in woodland by a stream. Maybe just passing through.
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Leucistic Chaffinch
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Was visiting the garden for a few weeks. I can only imagine that it is a Chaffinch
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Garden Warbler
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Definate sighting of Garden Warbler in full song in the late evening sunshine. Site is just on the Strongstry side of Alderbottom viaduct on the railway side path.
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Strongstry to Townsend Fold 13/5/12
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Wood Warbler singing Strongstry this morning. 1 whitethroat and 1 bigbadbob only other notable sightings Andy
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Staghills Woods 13/05/12
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tawny owl adult and young bird roosting near each othergreen woodpecker - 1 calling from Warthgreat spotted woodpecker - 6 birds at 5 sites including 1pr feeding young at nest holedipper - 1 on the riverwood pigeon - 13magpie - 6jay - 1prcarrion crow - 4treecreeper - 1nuthatch - 1willow warbler - 1chi...
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holden wood res
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10am 13 may 4 mallard no ducklings seen 1 cormorant 1 common sandpiper 1 grey wagtail 1 LRP 17 canadas approx incl a pairwith 7 goslings approx 10 lapwing - much less than usual although some still displaying meadow pipits - less than 10 some parachuting 1 song thrush singing numbers of carrion crow, w...
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Clough Bottom Res/Crawshawbooth. 12th May 2012
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Clough Bottom. 2-4pm. Whimbrel - 2 feeding on Res far banking, calling regularly. Still there when i left. Common Sand - At least 3 birds. Crawshawbooth. Am. Folly Area. Garden Warb - Male singing, been present for 3-4 days now. Blackcap - 2+ Males singing. Chiffchaff - 2 Males singing. Craig.
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