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Grane (Ruff), 14th Aug 2011
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07:00-08:45 G.C.Grebe, 2 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 2 on Holden Wood, Mallard, c50 on Holden Wood, Ruff, 1 in with Lapwing flock at Holden Wood. I went all around the res trying to get a good view but only seen at a distance or in flight so scope would be handy. Couldn't pick up any...
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Cowm Reservoir(This weekend)
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Birds seen:- 3 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 4 Canada Geese,60 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck,2 Curlew(calling, heading south) 54 BH Gull, 3 LBB Gulls(over), 10 Wood Pigeon,5 Collared Dove, 5 Swift, 33 Swallow,10 House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail,4 Wren,Dipper, Robin(juvenile),3 Wheatear, 2 Black...
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Buckden woods
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Ploughed fields next to Buckden woods this morning, Lapwing 30+ mostly juviniles. Snipe 2 alond the edge of the field. Meadow pipits 20+. Skylark at least 6. Mixed flock of Goldfinch, Greenfinch, and Chaffinch. Lots of Crow, Rook, and Jackdaw.
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Clowbridge Res, 13th Aug 2011
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08:30-09:30 Mallard, female with 7 small ducklings perhaps a week old. Sparrowhawk, female through car park, Common Sandpiper, 1, B.H.Gull, 2, Swallow, c40 aound res and a further 40 over moorlands, Meadow Pipit, c50 especially east bank, Pied Wagtail, c6 inc several juvs, Willow Warbler, 3, Hou...
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Great Clough , Hameldon , New Laithe wood 12 Aug
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Swallows at Goodshaw Fold House Martins at Penny Lodge Willow Warbler - 3 groups Tawny Owl 30 swifts over Great Clough feeding before heading south to somewhere dryer Stonechat Kestrel - 6 birds Wrens at least 6 in NL wood Treecreeper - pair in NL wood GS woodpecker Bob
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Pat n Bob
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Facit Inline - Cowm Res
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 1 Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) 1 Common Magpie (Pica pica) 6 Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) 12 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 5 Common House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) 2 Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 1 Great Tit (Parus major) 2...
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Clowbridge res. 9/8/11
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08:00hrs Walk from boathouse around res. then to Compstons Cross 2 Reed Bunting c6 Meadow Pipit 5 Pied Wagtail c60 Swift feeding over E. bank - all gone for 08:30hrs c200 Swallows all around the area seen over the skyline as well as over the res. A general slow southerly movement. 3 Sand Martin 2 Willow W...
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cloughbottom
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2f gooseanders sprarrow hawk 2young bacup 5 swifts
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Cowm Res 7.8.11
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Cowm Res Wheatear 6 minimum Swallow 150+ Meadow Pipit good numbers Willow Warbler several family parties Coal Tit 1 family party Goldfinch good numbers Bullfinch c6 Chaffinch c20 Cormorant 1 Mallard c40 Tufted Duck 6 B.H.Gull 18 Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 1 pair + 4 cygnets Moorhen 1 pair + 4 young Mall...
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Middle Hill and Landgate Area.5/8/2011
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20 Carrion Crow, large flock 30+ Meadow Pipit,5 Wheatear, good news for Steve Rush found his "missing" Kestrels with 4 birds in the area all in the sky at once!, 4 Magpie,10 Swallow,2 Reed Bunting. Regards, Dave Ousey.
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Clowbridge res. 7/8/11
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19:00hrs to dusk 1 Whinchat - still present in same area - S. bay 1 juv. Cuckoo - back pond Min 3 Kestrel hunting - good numbers all around upper Limy valley. c5 Willow Warbler calling Pr Raven flew W. 1f Goosander Min. 100 Swift arrived from nowhere at 20:30 hrs still present feeding along E. Bank over moo...
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06.08 Dunnockshaw
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Hi, 1+1+3+8 Swallows apparently migrating south. Andy
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Cheesden Valley, 6th August 2011.
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07:30 - 10:00 Canada Goose, 74 on pasture, Mallard, c20, Sparrowhawk, male peched in bush, Kestrel, hunting rough ground, Pheasant, 1 calling, Moorhen, juv on middle lodge, Lapwing, c40 inc many juvs, L.B.B.Gull, c200 moving south west in groups up to 20, Little Owl, 1 on drystone wall, Swift, c60 h...
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Clowbridge res. 6/8/11
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18:45hrs - dusk 1 Whinchat 2 Stonechat c10 Swallow 5 Pied Wagtail c4 Willow Warbler calling 11 Canada Geese 3 kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 1 juv. Little Grebe found by AJ this a.m.- scarce bird here. c30 Swifts moving S. at dusk Bob & Archie
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Clowbridge res 4/8/11
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19:00hrs - dusk 2 reeling Grasshopper Warblers 1 Common Sandpiper 4 Kestrel No Swifts tonight. Bob & Archie
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Cowm Res
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On the warmest day of the year at 25.2C the birds were shy. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 6 Great Cormorant (Eurasian) (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis/hanedae) 1 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) 3 Common...
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Clowbridge res. 2/8/11
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19:30 hrs to dusk 1 juv. Stonechat + 1 pr still on territory 1 Redshank 2f Mallard both with 8 small young apiece - late broods min 3 Kestrel c50 Swift appeared just on dusk feeding over E.bank c20 Swallows Odd Willow Warbler calling and odd Redpolls over 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling nr boat house Bob...
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Facit Incline/ Cowm Res 01/08/2011
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 60 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 4 Great Cormorant (Eurasian) (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis/hanedae) 2 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 50 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) 7 Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus) 7 Eurasian Collared-D...
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Ste Rush
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Whitethroat family, 31st July 2011
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Duckworth Clough, 17:30. Family party of Whitethroats with at least 2 juveniles, Also Kestrel, c 20 House Martins, 20 Swallows, 12 Goldfinch & 2 Linnet! Regards, David Nuttall
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Along the river.
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Spotted flycatcher, Last Wednesday evening there were two adult and two young feeding of the handrail of Chatterton foot bridge, I have seen one young today same place. The three young at Alderbottom have fledged and moved upstream, with parents, towards Irwell vale where they all looked well tod...
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Clowbridge Res, 30th July 2011
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07:30 - 09:00 Canada Goose, 24 feeding on pasture and 4 on the water, Kestrel,2, Sparrowhawk, female being mobbed by swallows, Common Sandpiper, 1, B.H.Gull, c8 on res, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over, Collared Dove, 1 in car park, Swift, c20 feeding near boathouse, Green Woodpecker, 1 flew from point wood ac...
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Grane, 31st July 2011
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07:00-09:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 46 on Holden Wood Greylag Goose, 2 with Canadas, Sparrowhawk, 1 flew through Holden Wood with c100 swallows behind it and a female soaring over Calf Hey. Kestrel, 2 by Ogden, 4 hunting moorland near Jamestone Quarry, Phea...
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kearns lodge
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kingfisher moorhen +2young
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LBBG's
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large flick circling over Haslingden at about 8.30am Thursday 28 July incl begging juveniles.
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horncliff rawtenstall
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facit Incline - Cowm res 27/07/2011
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Late evening wander produced a strange sighting of over 20 Mistle thrush feeding on tops of Cown res. I also noted a Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding off a wall and floor. It seems a mass hatching of flying ants have drawn the crowds as masses of the critters were all over tonight. the floor was moving at...
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Spotted flycatcher
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After the problems of earlier predation we now have two fledged young being fed by both parents between Stubbins and Strongstry, I have now located a nest site futher upstream with three newly hatched young which are being fed by both adults, these i presume are either the birds found by Dave or maybe...
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Grane, 24th July 2011
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06:50-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 adult on Ogden, Grey Heron, 2 on Ogden, Canada Goose, flocks of 21, 5 & 7 on Holden Wood, Ogden & Calf Hey respectively, Greylag Goose, 2 with Canadas on Ogden, Kestrel, family of 5 + family of 3, Lapwing, c40 at Holden Wood, Oystercatcher, pair in quarry, Stock Dove,...
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Clowbridge Res, 24th July 2011
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05:30-06:30 G.C.Grebe, stripy juvenile associating with Canadas! Canada Goose, 16, Mallard, c6, Peregrine, juv female testing her wings! Common Sandpiper, 1, B.H.Gull, c4, Common Gull, 1, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over south, Stock Dove, 1, Swift, 3 south, Swallow, c50 inc many juv, Grey Wagtail, 1, Pie...
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Clough Bottom Reservoir,22/7/2011
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In a 3 hour "vigil" at Clough Bottom in which there was heavy showers,light rain and mist then, warm sunshine the following birds were seen:- 9 Greylag Geese(landed on res at 3-20pm and flew off in the direction of Burnley at 4-00pm) 1 Mallard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk,1 LBB Gull,...
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David Ousey
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