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holden wood
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sunday 25th december 10am-11.15am my feeders is attracting chaffinches, great tietc etc 2 cormorants approx 12 mallard a few teal 50 plus common gulls esp around the bank min 1 herring gull, maybe more, some unid'd large gulls most likely herring 1 grey heron 1 raven fielding in fields then mobbed b...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth
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Merry Christmas to all Rossendale birders. 2 Goosander,14 Tufted Duck,5 Common Gull were the highlights. Then a garden tick for me in the shape of a "gronking" Raven ! Dave Ousey.
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The Glen
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Large Turkey in kitchen, all the best to everone for Christmas and The New Year, let's hope for a milder winter for our beautiful birds, they've had a lot to put up with over the last couple of years, Tony.
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Grane, 24th Dec 2011
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14:15-16:15 Cormorant, 5 at Holden Wood, 4 of which were roosting in trees on far side & 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 hunting on pasture at Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 28 on pasture at Holden Wood, Mallard, 6, Goosander, 2 males & 1 redhead at Calf Hey, Kestrel, 1 at Holden Wood, Golden Plover, 3 in t...
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A weekend at Strongstry feeding stations.
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Blue tit 9 Numbers down on last year Great tit 14 Same as last year Coal tit 4 Have recovered from a poor start L T tit 7 Well down on last year Bullfinch 12 Numbers have increased year on year Chaffinch 4 Static numbers Greenfinch 2 Fewer than summer Goldfinch 4 As abov...
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Cowm Reservoir 18/12/2011
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16 Tufted Duck,60 Mallard, 80 Canada Goose,4 Goosander,6 Common Gull,45 BH Gull,Dipper, Pied Wagtail,Grey Wagtail,Reed Bunting. Dave Ousey
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Edge Cote, 18th Dec 2011
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10:00-12:00 Snipe, 12 flushed. L.B.B.Gull, c12 over generally south west, G.S.Woodpecker, male on Edge Lane, Grey Wagtail, 1 flew over Marl Pits, Coal Tit, 1, Rook, 1 over, Jay, 1 in conifers, Raven, 1 over. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Cowpe 18/12/11
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mallard - 1pr on Lench lodgessparrowhawk - 1 over Lenchperegrine - 1 over Cowpe Rescommon gull - min 30 at Cowpe Resblack headed gull - 6 at Cowpe Resherrring gull - 2 at Cowpe Resmoorhen - 2 at Lench Lodgeskingfisher - 1at Lench Lodgesgrey wagtail - 1 at Cowpe Resdipper - 1 at Cowpe Resraven - 2 over Cowpe...
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Snipe? Jack Snipe
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3pm- 4.45pm Holden Wood today Somethings similar to Kevin.....soemthings very different.... cormorant - 1 at Holden Wood flying around nt sure if it roosted.grey heron - 1 at Holden Woodmallard - 12 on holden wood, 2 flew up valleyteal - 5 on Holden Woodgoosander - 2 flew up valleylapwing - i did no...
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Grane etc 16/12/2011
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Granecormorant - 7 on Ogdengrey heron - 1 at Holden Woodmallard - 7 on Holden wood, 4 on Ogden & 8 on Calf Heyteal - 5 on Holden Woodgoosander - 3m & 1 redheadlapwing - 21 at Ogden & Holden Woodblack headed gull - 60 at Holden wood, 16 at Ogden & 1 at Calf Heycommon gull - 2 at Holden woodless...
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Rear Garden, The Glen
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Friday Morning 10am - 11am Collared Dove 2, Blackbird 3m 1f, Dunnock 2, Great Tit 10+, Blue Tit 6, Coal Tit 2, Long Tailed Tit 10+, Magpie 6, Jackdaw 20+, Carrion Crow 2, Rook 4, Black Headed Gull 10+ over, Robin 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Chaffinch 1m, Wren 1, Grey Squirrel 2. Dipper on Irwell near to...
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Spring Mill & Cowm 12/12/11
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Spring Mill1m mallard1m tufted duck1pr goosander86 black headed gull2 common Gull5 lesser black back gull overflocks of 41 & 5 wood pigeon flying south & 1 flock of 10 flying west4 stock dove2 meadow pipit1 pied wagtail Cowm1 cormorant45 Canada geese50+ mallard8 tufted duck50 black head...
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Grey wagtail and 1 robin
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I spotted 1grey wagtail and 1 robin today Dee Dee
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Redpolls
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Five Redpoll have been at the feeding station most of the day, with some luck they might hang around for the winter, we usually only see the odd one here.
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Clowbridge Res, 11th Dec 2011
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09:00 - 10:00 Seen by Dad this morning Tufted Duck, 1 male Goldeneye, 1 male Goosander, 1 male Meadow Pipit, 1 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch, 2 in the car park Bullfinch, 2 males Regards Sarah Nuttall
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Thrushes.
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Large flock of Mistle thrush with some Song thrush in the fields along Helmshore road near Pleasant view farm. Very difficult to count as they were moving all the time towards Irwell vale, but would estamate 30+. Also one flock of Redwing 20+ strong and 15+ Lapwing.
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Feeding stations
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After a quiet few weeks at the feeding stations the last couple of days have been very busy, 20+ Blackbird 12 Mistle thrush 4 Song thrush 17 Bullfinch 8 Redpoll 5 Jays 1 Green woodpecker 1 Pheasant Plus all the usual suspects. -- Edited by brian on Saturday 10th of December 2011 07:26:02 PM...
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Strongstry and Pink-footed
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Flight of 70+ Pink-footed Geese flying up the Irwel noth/west this morning.
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Buzzards over Musbury
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Three buzzards over Musbury yesterday afternoon all heading south, one was harangued by a pair of kestrels. I am looking forward to see how the tree planting in Musbury affects the wildlife in the next few years, broadleaf plantings are in my opinion a good move in general. Does anyone have their own v...
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Waterfoot, Rossendale bird sighting
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Hi there!! I have seen a kingfisher in Waterfoot, Rossendale. I have seen it twice now. Magnificant bird!!! Dee Dee
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Holden Wood Sunday 4th December
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2.45-4pm Very very wet and muddy - a stream and a waterfall created by the rainfall. at least 22 mallard seen - 17 separate individuals, 12 teal 2 pied wagtails 3 goosander. flying over northwards......2 at 3.30, 1 at 3.50pm 3 cormorant sightings but only 1 roosted 2 blackbirds, robins singin...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.2/12/2011
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A sure sign of winter is the arrival of 2 cracking male Goldeneye on the res this afternoon plus 7 Tufted Ducks,2 Jays. Regards, Dave Ousey.
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Clowbridge Res, 4th Dec 2011
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09:00-10:00 Tufted Duck, male diving east bay, Goosander, 2 males on the back pond, Kestrel, female hunting over rough pasture, B.H.Gull, 10 resting on the res, Blackbird, c12 in car park, Raven, 1 over new wood, Goldfinch, 2 in car park, Greenfinch, 1 in car park, Bullfinch, pair in car park. Regard...
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Blackcap. C/ booth. 27th Nov 2011.
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BLACKCAP. 1, a Male, in conifer/hawthorn hedge nr Folly Terrace on Sunday morning. Prob here for the winter now? Craig.
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27th Nov 2011, Holden Wood Res
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14:45-15:45 Grey Heron, 1 on the res shore, Canada Goose, 52 feeding on pasture, Mallard, 3, Teal, 16 at the inlet stream, Peregrine, 1 through causing pandemonium amongst the lapwing & starling before flying off towards Haslingden Moor! Lapwing, 20 flushed off pasture. B.H.Gull, 1 on the re...
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AMR 22nd Nov.
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1 Wigeon. Nothing else! 11am.
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Whitworth Reservoirs.This Weekend
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Cormorant at Cowm,Mute Swan 3 on Wallbank Lodge,Canada Goose on Spring Mill, Mallard 80 on Cowm,2 Spring Mill,Teal still on Spring Mill, Tufted Duck 10 on Cowm,2 on Spring Mill,Kestrel 1 at each reservoir, BH Gull 40 on Cowm,15 on Spring Mill, Common Gull 5 on Cowm, 3 on Spring Mill,Wood Pigeon 5 at Co...
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CLOWBRIDGE (Limy Lane).Vis mig.
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Sun 2nd Oct 2011. 6 - 10.30am. Monitoring whilst mist netting. Overcast, rain 6.30 - 7 then mainly fine. 10SW wind. REDWING - 2 (min) South, over high at 10.35. 1st of autumn. M Pipit - 100`s (500+) in large parties to start then 5-10`s. (22 ringed). Quiet by 10am. 3 large parties(20+ birds) over a...
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Lower Irwell Valley, 20th Nov 2011
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08:00-09:30 Mallard, c12, Goosander, 1 redhead surging up and down the river! B.H.Gull, c50 mainly at E.B.S.W, Common Gull, c8 inc 4 at E.B.S.W., L.B.Gull, c4 over, Kingfisher, 1, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 female feeding quietly, Grey Wagtail, 1, Pied Wagtail, c12 at E.B.S.W., Dipper, pair + 2 singles in...
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Windy Bank and Peers Clough 20.11.11.
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Windy Bank Reed Bunting 30+ Siskin 1 Coal Tit c6 Goldfinch c10 Meadow Pipit 4 Kestrel 1m Mistle Thrush 1 Pheasant 1 Robin 2 Blue Tit 6 Great Tit 8 Carrion Crow 14 Peers Clough Fieldfare 12 Wood Pigeon 14 Jackdaw 9 Starling 10 Greenfinch 2 Pheasant 1m Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 4 Coal Tit 1 Chaffinch 1 Blackbird 1 Ca...
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