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Edgside wood
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I saw a woodpecker yesterday and heard it today. He has red and white in his feathers. I tried to take a photo but my phone naff.
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Rawtenstall - E.B.S.W.
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15:00 hrs approx Dipper with food to nest site at The Holme 2 Swallows - Townsendfold 2 Blackcap in song around Ewood Bridge circuit - also odd Willow Warblers 3 Goosander flew up stream over Irwell Vale 250-300 hirundines - mostly Swallows, over E.B.S.W. min of 4 Swifts present + 1 Sparrowhawk which w...
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Cowm Res,Whitworth 1/5/2012
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Just having seen my first House Martins of the year (6)with Swallows(12) a flight of 9 Goosander dropped in,the largest flock I have seen on Cowm! A stunning male Redpoll also seen.
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David Ousey
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Swift over Sunnybank
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Nice to see the first swift of the season over the bowling green tonight.
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Dog Nobbler
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Cowpe Res 30/04/2012
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1 common sandpiper1 swift2 wheatear3pr Canada goose1 mallard3 pied wagtail6 meadow pipit1 jay1 dunnock1 long tailed tit1 blackbird2 chaffinch1pr linnet1m reed bunting cheers Kevin
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KEVIN LISTER
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Rossendale April 2012
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Hoyle St Whitworth 10th Swallow x1 flying North very fast. Todd Carr Road, Waterfoot 5th. Chiif Chaff in song early evening
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Ste Rush
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Staghills Woods 29/04/2012
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green woodpecker - 1great spotted woodpecker - 1wood pigeon - 2robin - 11blackbird - 13song thrush - 1mistle thrush - 1willow warbler -1chiffchaff - 3blackcap - 3treecreeper - 2wren - 8dunnock - 2blue tit - 7great tit - 4coal tit - 1long tailed tit - 1jay - 1magpie - 2carrion crow - 3chaffinch - 5greenf...
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E.B.S.W. 28th April 2012
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08:45 - 09:00 Sparrowhawk, female over Swift, 1 over trees at side of beds, Swallow, c60, House Martin, c15, Sand Martin, c6 Willow Warbler, 1 singing, Blackcap, 3 singing, Dipper, 1 on Irwell, Regards, David Nuttall.
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Clowbridge Res, 28th April 2012
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07:00-08:30, stiff north easterly wind! Grey Heron, 2 over west, Canada Goose, 2 flew north up the valley, Mallard, c20, mainly drakes, Goosander, 5 redheads, Kestrel, 1 hunting over Nutshaw Hill, Curlew, calling on the moors, Wood Pigeon, c20, Skylark, c6, 2/3 in song, Swallow, c12 feeding over r...
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The Hile, 24th April 2012
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18:30-19:30 Mallard, c15 in small groups, Kestrel, 1 hunting over rough pasture, Lapwing, 1 calling in display but alas couldn't see its mate! Stock Dove, pair, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling distantly was probably over Foxhill or even Seat Naze, Skylark, 3 singing, Swallow, 6, Meadow Pipit, c12, P...
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Edenwood
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Been away for a while...came back to Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Grey Wagtail & L-TT's joining the Chiffchaff etc setting up home at Edenwood. Nice! Ina
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A First
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First in my yard in the form of a Woodpigeon. It came to eat. Never had one before. I wonder if one is nesting on a roof nearby as one took off the day before and started to display. Can hear a Mistle Thrush from my house but sadly no Blackbird so far. There appears to be a few less in the Haslingden area...
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Haslingen Halo
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8PM Sunday meadow pipits parachuting skylark singing willow warblers singing blackcap singing robin, mistle thrush singing also 3 kestrel, a pair and a single plenty of lbbg over
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Cheesden Valley, 22nd April 2012
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07:30 - 10:30 Canada Goose, c12 pairs, Mallard, 4 males, Goosander, pair on A.M.R, Kestrel, pair near Deeply Hill, Pheasant, c6 males, several calling, Grey Partridge, calling birds near Deeply Vale, Curlew, 3 /4 pairs inc Harden Moor, Lapwing, c18 pairs inc 3 / 4 on Harden Moor whiuch is unusual, Re...
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Grane 21/4/12
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As well as the usual stuff 3 male ring ouzels between Heap Clough and Deep Clough 19 wheatear 1pr at Ogden Res and all the others from Jamestone Quarry to Hutch Bank Quarry, with at least 3 Greenland race birds present 2 Burkes at Hutch Bank Quarry. Sorry I didn't stop to say hello Neil, I was running late...
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Clowbridge Res, 21st April 2012
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07:30-09:00 Canada Goose, 6 flew in from down the valley, Mallard, 3 males Goosander, 5 redhead, Curlew, 2 pairs calling but less frequent now, B.H.Gull, 3, L.B.B.Gull, 2 south, Stock Dove, 1, Wood Pigeon, c12, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling from northern end early on only, Skylark, c6 but little son...
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Short-eared Owl
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Pair of Short-eared Owl hunting the moor in the Grane area. Watched for over an hour in broad day light. Grid ref available.
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Strongstry woods
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Early morning sunshine, Blackcap 2 Willow Warbler 3 Chiffchaff 1 Song Thrush 2 Mistle Thrush 1 All singing Pair of Nuthatch carring nesting material to a nest box, two Swallow overhead with a male Sparrowhawk
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E.B.S.W. 20th April 2012
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18:45-19:00 Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling towards Ravenshore, Swallow, c80 over beds, House Martin, c20 over beds, Chiffchaff, 1 singing. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Club Trip Ewood Bridge Sewage Works 16/04/12
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A warm welcome to the couple that joined the club on this trip. Light winds and dry although overcast with a cool edge. Please feel free to add anything I missed. Canada Goose 2 Mallard 15 Grey Heron 1 Black-headed Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 10 Feral Pigeon 3 Stock Dove 2 Common Wood-Pigeon...
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Cowpe Moss etc
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1 dunlin in the company of 3 golden plovers + 1 gp on another part of the moss. No indication whether nesting or not Also a canada goose nesting in the middle of the moor on Stubylee Moss
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Trickett's Memorial, Cowpe and Spring Mill 15/04/12
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Trickett's Memorial 1 green woodpecker, 2pr mistle thrush, 1 song thrush and 1 chiffchaff Cowpe 5prs and a single Canada goose, 1 moorhen, 1 tawny owl roosting at Lench, 1 green woodpecker,1 stock dove, 5 pied wagtail, 1 female grey wagtail, 16 meadow pipit, 4 wheatear, 1f 7 2m stonechat, 1 mistle t...
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Varios Sites 15.4.12.
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Twine Valley Willow Warbler 3 Chiff Chaff 2 Bullfinch 1m Mistle Thrush 1 calling Song Thrush 1 Redpoll 2 over Pied Wagtail 2 Dunnock 1 calling Wren 2 calling Chaffinch many calling Goldfinch 4+2+1 Blackbird c6 Great Tit c10 Blue Tit 2 E.B.S.W. Willow Warbler 5 minimum Chiff Chaff 2 Swallow 30+ House Ma...
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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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