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Strongstry
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Still very quite at the feeding stations, except for regular visits over the last couple of days by a male Sparrowhawk he came in twice this morning trying for Blackbirds.
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Clowbridge Res, 19th Nov 2011
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09:00-10:00 Mallard, 12, Pochard, 2 males are first for a while on here for me, Tufted Duck, pair, Goldeneye, male & female, Goosander, pair, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, c10, Common Gull, c12, G.B.B.Gull, 1, Wood Pigeon, good flock of c250 flew northeast, Redwing, 2, Stonechat, pair ne...
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Grane 18/11/11
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Canada goose - 39 at Holden woodteal - 9 at Calf Heymallard - 46 at Calf Hey + 4 flying down the valleygoosander - 1 redhead on Calf Heyred grouse - 1 on Haslingden Moorcormorant - 1 on Holden Wood + 6 on Ogdengrey heron - 1 flying over Grane Road carrying fish in beak, 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Ogdengreat cr...
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Holden Wood!
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today 2.20pm-3.20pm 1 Mipit, couple of goldfinch, couple of linnet, 2 min pied wagtails plenty of carrion crows and magpies, more black head gulls 2 large gulls soaring over ogden, 1 large gull flying north No woodpigeons 2 cormorants roosting in the tree, stones underneath are very white about 40...
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Cowpe Moss
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36 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe.
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Herrign Gulls and Odd Jackdaw behaviour
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On Ruesday I noticed a group of Jackdaws chasing a Starling around Memorial Gardens in Haslingden. All but 1 gave up the chase. It did not catch it but maybe just trying to predate it. 26 large Gulls passed over Haslingden today of which most were Herring Gulls. Some could not be identified but proba...
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Waxwing on Tuesday 15th November
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Whilst checking a sightings list I noticed that a Waxwing had been found yesterday "in a garden in Whitworth". Keep your eyes and ears open its probably still around! Regards, Dave Ousey.
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Edge Cote 14/11/11
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120 pink footed geese flew west @10:30am, 1 woodcock, 46 snipe, 1 jack snipe, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 3 meadow pipit & 2 coal tit cheers Kevin
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Seat Naze 13-11-11 15:30
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1 Peregrine flying up the valley and back again 7 Raven enjoying themselves! Ian
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Harden Moor, 13th Nov 2011
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08:30-11:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew over south, Kestrel, 1 hunting over the moor, Lapwing, 24 at A.M.R, Snipe, 3 flushed off Harden Moor, Herring Gull, c20 south, L.B.B.Gull, c20, Meadow Pipit, 4, Grey Wagtail, 1 at Turn, Fieldfare, c12, Mistle Thrush, 4, L.T.Tit, flocks of 4 & 12, Rook, c30, Raven, 1...
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Whitworth Reservoirs 13/11/11
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Cowm Reservoir Cormorant,Canada Goose 20,Mallard 90,Tufted Duck 8,Goosander 2,Kestrel,BH Gull62,Common Gull 4,Herring Gull 2(over), LBB Gull 12(over),Collared Dove 6,Meadow Pipit 20(heading south), Grey Wagtail,Dipper,Wren 4,Dunnock 4,Robin 6,Blackbird 2,Coal Tit, Blue Tit 3,Magpi...
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Staghills Woods, Warth & Hurdles Quarry 13/11/11
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Staghills Woods 3 Great spotted woodpecker, 2 wood pigeon, 2 grey wagtail, 2 flocks of long tailed tit, 5 coal tit, 18 blue tit, 16 great tit, 12 wren, 2 dunnock, 1 treecreeper, 4 nuthatch, 16 robin, 16 blackbird, 6 redwing, 3 carrion crow, 1 jay, 6 magpie, 3 chaffinch, 18 goldfinch & 1 flock of 6 bul...
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Whitworth Vis-Mig 23/10/2011
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08:00-10:00 Facit Incline Summit 1100ft. Weather strong southerly constant. Overcast with mid cloud. Few spots of rain but clearing skies. 21 species Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 Common Kestrel 1 Black-headed Gull 12 (1-5-2-4) Common Wood-Pigeon 30 (6-6-6-1-12) Eurasian Jay 3 Common Magpie 30 This...
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Feeding stations Strongstry.
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Concidering the mild weather we have had a sudden increase of Blackbirds, there were at one point today 13 feeding at the same time, only two were females. Regarding every thing else, very quiet.
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Clowbridge Res, 12th Nov 2011
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08:30 - 09:45 Cormorant, 3 flying up the Limy Valley, Mallard, 12, Tufted Duck, male & 2 females, Goldeneye, 5 inc 3 males, Goosander, male & 2 redheads, Kestrel, 1, B.H.Gull, c12, Redwing, c6 over south, Raven, 2 over east, Starling, c20 over south, House Sparrow, c25 in car park, Goldfinch...
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David Nuttall
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Haslingden Birds
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saw a Jay Monday 7 November 1pm around the cemetry on Grane Road double figures of House Sparrows usually present in the hedges behind H'den Health Centre and haslingden County Primary School. Fairly decent numbers present on Helmshore Road and St Peters Avenue too.
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Waterfoot to Grane 061111
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Waterfoot 50 redwing & 1 mistle thrush singing Warth 1 grey heron, 1 stock dove,2 green woodpeckers yaffling, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 pied wagtail, 9 robin, 7 blackbird, 2 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 2wren, 2 dunnock, 1 treecreeper, 10 great tit, 10 blue tit, 2 coal tit, 5 chaffinch, 4 gol...
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Swinshaw Moor, 6th Nov 2011
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08:00-11:00 A frosty morning turned into a glorious day! Cormorant, 3 on Shortclough Res, Grey Heron, 1 on Shortclough and flew over the moor, Pink Footed Goose, c50 east at 09:50, Mallard, 20 on Limy near Craven Heiffer, Goosander, male flew up the Irwell Valley, Sparrowhawk, female chasing Starl...
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Cowm Reservoir. 4/11/2011
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Canada Goose 106,Mallard 62,Tufted Duck 7,GC Grebe,Kestrel, BH Gull 32(1 with black head already moulting back!) Common Gull 2, LBB Gull 26 & 2 Herring Gull (Adults) flying over,Wood Pigeon 12, Collared Dove 4, Magpie 6,Jackdaw 12,Carrion Crow 10, Blue Tit 6,Great Tit, Coal Tit 4,Treecreepe...
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strongstry 4/11/11
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brief walk by the river ....from 2.45-3.45pm 1 moorhen, 2 mallard, 1 grey heron, 1 dipper 2 flocks of long tailed tits one with 13 with at least 2 blue tits 1 rook over stubbins, 1 wren usual carrion crows, blackbirds, robin, dunnocks there was a cormorant at calf hey on tuesday 1st nov 11.50am
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Haslingden
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3 Herring Gulls over Haslingden about 11.55am heading south.....
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Grane, 30th Oct 2011
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08:30-11:30 Cormorant, 3 fishing on Ogden, Grey Heron, 2 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 7 on Holden Wood, Mallard, 54 on Holden Wood & 2 on Calf Hey, Kestrel, 2, Sparrowhawk, 2 inc 1 chasing Blue Tits around a Hawthorn tree, Red Grouse, pair on the moors, Pheasant, a male and three hens "flushe...
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Cowpe area 30/10/11
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Cowpe allotments mixed flock including minimum of 10+ long tailed tit, 3 great tit, 3 blue tit, 1 coal tit, 3 goldfinch & 1 treecreeper. 2 jay and 3 dunnock (1 singing) Lench 1 grey heron, 2pr mallard, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 stock dove, 1 pied wagtail, 6 robin, 8 blackbird, 1 fieldfare, 40 redwing, 19 jac...
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Marsh Harrier. Clowbridge Sun 30th Oct 2011.
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Marsh Harrier fem/imm over to South above pylon height at 7.30am. Craig. -- Edited by C Bel on Sunday 30th of October 2011 01:02:29 PM
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Another big cat sighting
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Apparently a big cat chased a lurcher at Calf Hey yesterday afternoon according to a story in the Lancashire Telegraph so you had better keep your cameras handy if birding in this area.
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Clough Bottom and Clowbridge 29/10/11
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Clough Bottom 1 female mallard, 45 fieldfare, 6 mistle thrush, 150 starling, 30+ coal tit, 12+ goldcrest, 9 crossbill and 1 linnet over towards Deerplay Clowbridge 64 Canada geese, 1 female goldeneye, 30+ mallard, 1 male tufted duck, 9 black head gull and 1 mistle thrush cheers Kevin
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Silven Clod Road 28th October
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09.00 - 09.30 Robin , Magpie (15) , crows , starlings (10) , chaffinch , blue & Great tits , Blackbird , Fieldfare (6) feeding on berries , Redwing (3) , Wren , Pheasant (3) , Kestrel , Greenfinch (4) , Goldfinch (10) , Goosander (1) flying down valley , Jay (present msot days recently) , Canadas (52) g...
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Cowm Reservoir 28th October
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Great Crested Grebe,Cormorant,76 Canada Geese, 40 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, 25 BH Gull,3 Common Gull, 2 Wood Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, Grey Wagtail, 2 Dunnock,3 Robin, 4 Blackbird, 3 Blue Tit, Jay, 6 Magpie,2 Rook,12 Carrion Crow,8 Jackdaw,20 Starling,6 House Sparrow,Chaffinch,4 Goldfinch. Re...
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Harden Moor
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Walk on the Moor this evening till last light.. Birds of note; Merlin over Fletcher Bank flying W . Single Jack Snipe and Little Owl on the Moor Rob Archer
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Spring Mill and Cowm etc 23/10/11
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Spring Mill 16 Canada geese flew over towards Prickshaw Lodge, pink footed geese hear in the distance but not seen, 4 tufted duck, 2 grey partridge, 3 lesser black backed gull over, 24 black headed gull, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 kestrel, 1 little owl, 1 stock dove, 2 wood pigeon, 2 pied wagtail, 3 meadow pipit...
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