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Reedsholme - E.B.S.W. 14/4/12.
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14-15/4/12 Leabrook 1 Dipper 1Chiffchaff 1 Nuthatch 1 Long Tailed Tit 1pr Grey Wagtail Ewood Bridge 1 Kingfisher 5 Willow Warbler in song around circuit 1 Song Thrush 1 Coal Tit 1 Blackcap Met up with Keven L. 1 Peregrine over Irwell Vale/ Ravenshore c24 Swallow 1 Moorhen on beds 1f Goosander on river 1...
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Irwell - Townsend Fold to Strongsty April 14th am
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Swallow - 8 south, 15 north, 4 north at different times - not sure how many would be the same birds. I may be the last person in Rossendale to say "my first of the year" Sand Martin - 1 Strongsty Willow warbler - at least 8 different singing birds (also a few blackcaps, chiffchaffs, 1 stock dove a...
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Grane, 15th April 2012
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07:30 - 10:45 G.C.Grebe, 2 on Ogden, Dabchick, 1, Cormorant, 1 in trees at Holden Wood later flew up the valley. Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley, Canada Goose, c20 in pairs, Mallard, c8, Goosander, pair on Calf Hey, Kestrel, 2 singles, Sparrowhawk, 2 females, Buzzard, 1 soaring high over Haslingden M...
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Clowbridge Res, 14th April 2012
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07:30-09:00 Canada Goose, 3 pairs & a single chasing around, Mallard, c12, Tufted Duck, male diving in east bay, Goosander, 4 redheads near boat house, Kestrel, 1 at either end of res, Sparrowhawk, female soaring mobbed by 8 starlings, Pheasant, 1 calling, Lapwing, 1 over south calling, Curle...
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Whitworth Area 13th April
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Apart from the heavy hailstorm a good walk with lots of good birds:-Canada Goose 5,Mute Swan 2,Mallard 8,Tufted Duck 3,Goldeneye 3,Pheasant,Oystercatcher 2,Snipe,Curlew,Woodpigeon 20,Collared Dove 2,Little Owl,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Skylark 17,Swallow,Meadow Pipit 33,Grey Wagtai...
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Sand Martin
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Three Sand Martin hawking along the Irwell at Strongstry this evening.
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Strongstry woods
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Male and female Blackcap together in evening sunshine
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Swallow in Whitworth
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My first Swallow flew north over our house at 6-30pm tonight,spring at last!
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Clough Bottom Res 11.4.12
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Clough Bottom Siskin 6 Coal Tit calling Chaffinch several calling Grey Wagtail 2 Goosander 3r Mallard 3 Canada Goose 1 Sky Lark several calling Meadow Pipit c6 Kesrtel 1 minimum [3sightings] pfyldes Dave Howorth Paul Kemp
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Kingfisher nest site
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I am almost sure that I have found a kingfisher nesting site on the Ogden, I have only seen the bird very close to the hole but it looks a new site to me. If anyone wishes to monitor the site please email me for further info.
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Dog Nobbler
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Buzzard over Snig Hole
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At 12.30 pm today a buzzard flew slowly over Snig Hole at a height of only 30 feet, due to the number of sightings I think a pair have settled in the area.
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Dog Nobbler
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Cowm Reservoir 9/4/2012
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Mallard 20,Tufted Duck 4,Cormorant, Robin 8,Chaffinch 10, Redpoll 5, Goldfinch 12, Greenfinch 3, Raven , Sparrowhawk,Wood Pigeon 20, lofs of crows & rain!
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Heap Clough and Quarries, Grane,9 April
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In wood. 1 wounded Green woodpecker , from small pile of feathers it would seem to be a Sparrowhawk Attack. 1 healthy Green woodpecker calling outside wood. 1 Pair of teal, 1 feamale Goldeneye, Black- Headed Gulls, only a few Lapwings Neil
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E.B.S.W. 9/4/12
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Afternoon squelch..... Little on beds except Jackdaws, BH Gulls and crows 1 Chiffchaff singing at entrance + 1 in song on far side of beds. 2 Willow Warbler in song on far side of beds 1 G.S.W. - Lumb Vale 1pr + 1f Goosander on river Continual L.B.B.Gull passage S. lots of rain! Bob & Archie.
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Redshank 9.4.12.
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Clough Bottom Res Redshank 1 at 10a.m. this morning Curlew 2 Mallard c10 Canada Goose 1 L.T.Tit 1 pair Coal Tit odd ones calling Goldcrest 1 calling Pied Wagtail 1 Donnock 2 Meadow Pipit more birds today c15 Chaffinch good numbers calling Song Thrush 1 Blackbird c6 Wood Pigeon c10 Carrion Crow c10 Magp...
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Spring Mill etc 08/04/12
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Spring MIll Res 1pr Canada geese, 5 mallard, 3pr teal, 2 redhead goosander, 1pr stock dove, 5 pied wagtail, 1 grey wagtail, 12 meadow pipit, 1pr stonechat and 5m reed bunting other bits todaytufted duck - 1m at New Line Res and 4m and 2f at Cowmgolden plover - flock of 13 flying north over Stubbylee Moss...
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Irwell Townsend Fold to Strongsty April 8th
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1 Common Sandpiper Ewood Bridge. Usual riparian spp but only other summer migrants 1willow warbler (n of Strongsty), 3 blackcaps, 4 chiffchaffs.
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Clowbridge res. 7/4/12
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1m Ring Ouzel still present in quarry 2 Swallows over the water Bob & Archie.
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Deeply Vale and E.B.S.W.
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Deeply Vale Willow Warbler 2 Curlew 1 Sky Lark good numbers Meadow Pipit c20 thro Green Woodpecker 1 Lapwing 4 Kestrel 1 pair Bullfinch 2f Mallard several pairs Teal 1m Goosander 1m over Canada Geese 14+7+2+2+2 Carrion Crow too many Magpie c10 Jackdaw Wood Pigeon plenty Goldfinch c10 Chaffinch c10...
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E.B.S.W. 7/4/12
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13:15 hrs 1 Blackcap singing nr entrance 1 Moorhen on beds 1 L.T.Tit 1 Kestrel 1 Sand Martin + 2 House Martin - very high 1 Sparrowhawk over Horncliffe + 1 evading a crow over E.B.S.W. 1 Chiffchaff around the curcuit + 1 singing at entrance on return. 19 Redwing flew into trees then headed off up the valley...
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Troy Quarry / Haslingden Moor
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7-4-12 11:30-14:30 Not a lot around. Skylarks singing Meadow Pipits singing Stonechat in Deep Clough 2 Oystercatcher on meadow + Lapwings Canadas (6) on Troy, 1 on Jamesons 6 Wheatear (1 quite singing) Willow Warbler singing Ian -- Edited by Ian Brady on Saturday 7th of April 2012 04:19:08 PM
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EBSW to Strongstry and Holmes Terrace Lodge 060412
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little grebe - 1pr on Holmes Terrace Lodgegrey heron - 1 at EBSW and 1 at Holmes Terrace LodgeCanada goose - prs at Irwell Vale and Holmes Terrace Lodgemallard - 8 at Holmes Terrace Lodge and c7prs on the river from The Holme to Strongstrygoosander - 1pr near Strongstry and 1 female on Holmes Terrace Lod...
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Clowbridge Res, 6th April 2012
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07:30-09:00 Canada Goose, 3 pairs, Mallard, 4 pair + 4 males, Tufted Duck, pair, Pheasant, 1 calling, Curlew, calling bird(s) from the moors, L.B.B.Gull, 21 over north east, Skylark, c6 singing birds, Meadow Pipit, c20, Pied Wagtail, 4, Song Thrush, 2 singing, Mistle Thrush, 3 singing, Coal Tit, 2...
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Swallows - C/booth 5th April 2012.
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Swallow - 2 flying fast, North over C/booth at 7pm today. 1st of year for me. Chiffchaff - 2 males singing in Folly area - AM. Buzzard - Single to south 10am. Golden Plover - 2 alarm calling on moor, Greenfold. Redwing - 26 in bushes, Hardmans area. Craig.
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Top of Leach
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Dotterel (female judging by bright colouration) seen and heard in flight early this morning near Top of Leach. It flew quite low south over the brow of a hill below Top of Leach and was lost to view - may have landed.
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Strongstry evening
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Chiffchaff singing. Pair of Nuthatch have occupied one of my nest boxes. Buzzard overhead with a primary missing from left wing.
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union road to whittaker park, rawtenstall
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2 jays 1 gsw 2 mistle thrush 3 song thrush singing at least 2 nuthatch a small rookery...saw 2 nests with 4 birds present, other nests may have een out of view usual chaffinches, great and blue tits, blackbirds, robins, carrion crows, magpies etc
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Ewoodbridge Sewage works 3 April 2012
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50+ Pied Wagtails, 1 Oystercacher, 2 Mallard, plenty of Jackdaws Neil
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EBSW to Strongstry (white stork!!!!!!!!!) 01/04/2012
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1 white stork flew over this morning around 10:55am heading north, following the same route taken by most of the lesser black backed gulls that pass through. The same bird was seen earlier at Elton Res4 goosander1pr oystercatcher on the bedscurlew heard near Alderbottom1 moorhen1 pheasant1 buzza...
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Scout Moor
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Ring Ouzel on boulder field on the western slopes of the moor this am.. Rob Archer
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