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Buzzard, 18th June 2012
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18:15 A buzzard was soaring over Rawtenstall early evening with rat sized prey dangling from its talons. Regards, David Nuttall
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Wood Warbler Horncliffe 5 June
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In woods on east side of road just up from the Whitchaff - audible from road (traffic permitting). Was there yesterday morning as well Andy
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Grane
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sunday 17 june 4.30-7.30 Holden Wood :- 1 common sandpiper, maybe 2? 1 grey heron 1 male reed bunting singing small charm of goldfinch 3-4 linnet 1 dunlin on the shore.......surprise find! 4 lapwing 2 mallard flying up plenty of meadow pipits - many parachuting 1 song thrush singing, quite a few wi...
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Lobden, Wallbank Lodge and Spring Mill 170612
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Lobden 2 little owls, oystercatcher heard flying over, 1 herring gull over, 1 whitethroat, 2 redpoll & 1m reed bunting Wallbank Lodge 1pr mute swan with 5 cygnets, hatched on 9th June. 1 dead cygnet was near the nest site. 1 cygnet was taken by a grey heron soon after leaving the nest and 1 egg didn't...
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Short-eared Owl
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Adults with Two young this evening on the grane moors.
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brian
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Strongstry woods and river
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Blue, Great, and Coal tits all doing well Long tailed tits only one family party seen Chaffinch better numbers than normal Bullfinch good numbers with young Goldfinch and Greenfinch odd ones Redpoll one pair Robin and Wren are plentyful with young Nuthatch excellent numbers, four young fledged fr...
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Holden Wood & Around, 17th June 2012
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07:15 - 10:15 Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 33 adults & 7 goslings, Mallard, 2, Kestrel, family party of at least 4 & single male, Buzzard, 1 hunting low over the moors, Pheasant, 1, L.R.P , 3, Lapwing, c20, Curlew, pair flew over calling, B.H.Gull, c6, L.B.B.Gull, c30 soaring o...
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Clowbridge res. 14/6/12
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4m Common Scoter present since this morning - still there at 15:20 hrs. Bob - Archie.
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Common Scoters Clowbridge 14 June
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4 present this lunchtime - still there when I left at 1.15 Andy
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Calf Hey 8.25pm
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2 song thrush singing - 1 car park, 1 fairy glen 1 mistle thrush usual blackbirds, chaffinches, robins, willow warblers, carrion crows, magpies, wood pigeons, lesser black-backed gulls in air with one landing, maybe just one black-headed gull 2 curlew 1 common sandpiper 10 min mallards - nearly a...
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Cowm Reservoir(this w/end)
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Highlights:-Oystrcatcher,80+Swallows,10 House Martins,5 Swift,2 Tufted Duck,5 Willow Warblers,Redpoll,2 Reed Bunting,Dipper,Grey & Pied Wagtails and plenty of rain!!
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Bacup Park and quarry road 10.6.12.
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Bacup Park Blackcap 3 minimum Chiff Chaff 3 minimum Willow Warbler c6 Song Thrush 3 minmum Mistle Thrush 2 Blackbird c10 Chaffinch plenty Goldfinch 3 Great Tit c10 Blue Tit 4 Collard Dove 2 Wood Pigeon 6 G.S.Woodpecker 1 House Sparrow 4 Starling 4 Robin 2 Dunnock 1 Quarry Road Grasshopper Warbler 1 Wi...
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The Hile, 10th June 2012
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06:45-08:15 Mallard, 2 males flying between Jack Lodge and The Hile, Kestrel, 1 hunting over rough pasture, Moorhen, 1 on Jack Lodge, B.H.Gull, 2 flew over north, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over south, Stock Dove, flock of 3 plus 2 singles, Wood Pigeon, c12 in small flocks, Swift, c12 hawking high above, Green W...
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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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