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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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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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Herring Gull
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Wed 20 July 8.35pm over H'den High School heading North with LBBG's - no juveniles in the 100 plus that flew over.
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Scoters & Gr Sand 20/7/11
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Clowbridge res 12:45pm 3 Common Scoters 2m +f on water still present at 15:45 hrs 1 Green Sandpiper - back pond c20 Pied Wagtail 1ad + 1 juv Great Crested Grebe 20 Canada Geese 1m Whinchat 1m Stonechat 3 Common Sandpiper 1 Sand Martin c20 Swift c30 Swallow inc. family parties 3 juv. Kestrels Bob - thanks t...
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E.B.S.W. 20th July 2011.
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Green Sandpiper, 1 off filter beds and out to the south at 12 noon. Oystercatcher, pair feeding on filter beds. 600+ Swallow, Swift, Sand and House Martins. Craig.
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Coalyard Waterfoot
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Two grey Wagtails in The Irwell near the weir behind the coalyard
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Stubbins - Rawtenstall 18/7/11
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14:00hrs onwards.
2 Spotted Flycatcher downstream from Strongstry
c12 Swift + 2 Sand Martin feeding over fields
1 Jay
1f Goosander on river
c60 House Martin feeding Alderbottom viaduct
c100 Swifts feeding over tree tops between Alderbottom and Irwell Vale with c20 Swallows.
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Ewood Bridge Sewage Works. Sun 17th July 2011.
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2pm - 5pm whilst ringing Hirundines - 500+ House Martins, 80% newly fledged young going off birds netted ratio. All of which were "infested" with large blood sucking flat flies ( 25-30+ removed from some birds! ) which are regularly seen in 2`s or 3`s on juvs and adults of all hirundines...
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Cowm and Wallbank 17.7.11
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Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 1 adult + 4 cygnets Moorhen 3 aduts + 4 full grown and 4 small young Mallard c10 B.H.Gull 3 Dunnock 2 Robin 1 juvenile Tufted Duck 1 House Martin 3 Cowm Res Redpoll several over Swallow c20 House Martin 3 Goldfinch 6 Tufted Duck 6 Jackdaw 3 Carrion Crow 2 B.H.Gull 6 Mallard c40 Pied W...
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The Glen Waterfoot
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Dipper feeding in River Irwell 11.00am this morning, first I've seen for some time, 4 Jays, Male GSW, heron passing over, blue, coal and great tits, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Magpies and Jackdaws.
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Grane, 17th July 2011
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08:00-09:00
Grey Heron, 2,
Canada Goose, 20 on Holden Wood & 15 on Ogden,
Greylag Goose, 2 with Canadas on Ogden,
Common Sandpiper, 1 on Holden Wood,
LRP, 3 on Holden Wood,
Lapwing, 50 on pasture near Holden Wood,
Redshank, 1 flew up the valley calling before heading south towards Bull Hil...
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