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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 04/08/24
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A green sandpiper was present this morning in Whitworth Quarry. Fairly quiet other than this with the following also notedCanada goose - 14 in Whitworth Quarrykestrel - 1 in Lee Quarrygreen woodpecker - juvenile calling in Lee Cloughswift - 2 over Whitworth Quarryhouse martin - min 32 feeding over...
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AMR
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One female/juv common scoter this morning. Also one goosander, c20 lapwings and c25 pied wagtails, 20 meadow pipits and a skylark on the eastern bank. Andy
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Swifts 24/7/24
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Swifts - Rawtenstall area 2 over Twin Lodges 17+ over Barnes Ave junction with Schofield Rd. 2 over Rawtenstall library. 4 over Kay St, Rawtenstall. Swallow - 4 at Twin Lodges perched in a hawthorn bush. Blackcap - 1 in short song Twin Lodges Song Thrush - 1 singing Twin Lodges Blackbird - singing bir...
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Clough Bottom Res, 26th July 2024
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10:00-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 on the res, Canada Goose, 10 on the res, Goosander, 1 redhead on the res, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, Oystercatcher, 3 feeding on pasture near Windy Bank, L.B.B.Gull, steady passage east with up to 6 on the res at any one time, Stock Dove, 2 on Swallow Shore, Swallow, c20, Willow...
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Spring Mill Res 210724
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Canada goose - 18 plus another c24 at Prickshaw Lodgemallard - 3sparrowhawk - 1 with preykestrel - 2green woodpecker - 3swift c20 over hillsidewoodpigeon - 82grey wagtail - 4pied wagtail - male with 2 juvsswallow & house martin - noisy flock of c100 birds, more house martins than swallowsston...
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Holden Wood
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Green sandpiper around lunchtime today. Also 2 common sandpipers, 2 oystercatchers and around 20 lapwings. Great crested grebe Ogden Andy
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AMR
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Common Scoter still present on AMR now, info from RobA.
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Grane and Irwell Vale 4/7/2024
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Holden Wood Reservoir 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Moorhen 1 Swift 7 Swallow Ogden Reservoir 2 Great Crested Grebe Irwell Vale 1 Juvenile Dipper on a stone preening then to my surprise and more the Dippers a Kingfisher lands side by side Dipper chased it down river 1 Kingfisher 1 Mallard F 3 Ducklings she was t...
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Little Egret HWR
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Present around 9.00, subsequently flying around Ogden then back HWR c12.00 Andy
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Clowbridge and Springfield Lane 2/7/2024
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Clowbridge and Springfield Lane Clowbridge Great Crested Grebe 2 Adult 4 Juvenile being very vocal 2 Swift 12 Swallow 1 Buzzard Springfield Lane 1 Greenfinch 6 Goldfinch 11 Swallow Stonechat 1 M 1 Juvenile 7 Skylark 11 Starling 6 Carrion Crow 1 Magpie Cheers Craggy
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Greenfold 23/6
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Singing sedge warbler in the bottom of the valley past Greenfold Farm. Oystercatcher, lapwing and curlew heard in the mist and 4/5 reed buntings and a stonechat Andy
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Calf Hey, 21st June 2024
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12:00-14:00 Canada Goose, 43 on res, Buzzard, 2 soaring birds, Kestrel, 4 hunting the hillsides, Common Sandpiper, 1 in outflow, G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird, Swallow, 2, Meadow pipit, just 2, 1 carrying food, Stonechat, singing male, Willow Warbler, 7 singing males, Chiffchaff, sing male, Bl...
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K Steels and EBSW 9/6/24
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K Steels Chiffchaff 1 Blackcap 1 Whitethroat 1 minimum Swallow 1 Sand Martin 3 Pied Wagtail 1 juvenile Grey Wagtail 2 B H Gull 2 Dipper 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Goosander 3 redheads Mallard 1 m Oystercatcher 1 over Song Thrush 1 calling EBSW House Martin good numbers Swift good numbers Swallow and Sand Mar...
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Limy Valley 8/6/24
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Late post - Goodshawfold 1 Whitethroat 1 Blackcap 2 Willow Warbler 1 Collared Dove, my first for weeks. 1 Curlew over calling 1 Bullfinch 1 Greenfinch 6+ Wrens singing. 1 Grey Partridge sunning itself on a pile of rubble. Stoneholme - 1 Chiffchaff 1 Blackcap 3 Willow Warbler A quiet afternoon, no Dipp...
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Lee Quarry & Spring Mill Res 08/06/24
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Lee Quarrygrey heron - 1Canada goose - 1pr with 2 goslingscurlew - 2 on the moorkestrel - 2stock dove - 2prsswift - 2wheatear - min 6 territories, with fledged juvs at 4 of these, including 3 just emerging from nest site Spring Mill Resgreat crested grebe - 2Canada goose - 3moorhen - 2common sandpiper -...
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Clough Bottom Res 03/06/24
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Canada goose - 14mallard - 2 drakespheasant - calling birdlapwing - 1 over the moor beyond Graver Weircommon sandpiper - 1curlew - 1 heard or seen several timesbuzzard - 2kestrel - 1 carrying preyherring gull - 1lesser black-backed gull - max count of 52 on the res, but birds constantly coming and goi...
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Rossendale bird race 02/06/24
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A total of 74 species were recorded today on the ROC summer bird race, increasing to 75 with Mark's excellent sighting of pied flycatcher today full list belowCanada goosemallardgoosander - 2 redheads at Clough Bottomcormorant - 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Cowmgrey heron little grebe - 1 at Shortcl...
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Clowbridge 2.6.24 07:45 fine clear
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Great Crested Grebe 2 Canada Geese 54 (+2 Young) Mallard 10 (+4 Young) Kestrel 2 Moorhen 1 Curlew 2 calling Common Sandpiper 1 Black Headed Gull 1 Lesser Black Back Gull 1 Herring Gull 2 Woodpigeon Stock Dove 1 Swift c6 Meadow Pipit 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Wren Robin Blackbird Song Thrush 2 Blackcap 2 Wi...
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Deerplay
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Male Pied flycatcher landed on wall 10 ft away whilst I was having a brew
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Deerplay
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Male Pied flycatcher landed on wall 10 ft away whilst I was having a brew
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Reedsholme 1/6/24
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1 Buzzard 1m Kestrel 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Blackcap singing 1 Song Thrush collecting worms from newly mown grass verge. 1 Grey Wagtail. c12 House Martin. Leabrook - 1f Pied Wagtail 1 Blackcap singing. No Swifts seen around Tup Bridge area of Rawtenstall. 1 Grey Wagtail at Tup Bridge. Bob.
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Deerplay
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Male peregrine unsuccessfully buzzing large flock of starlings
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Lee Road
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Great spotted woodpeckers feeding young in Bacup cemetery today
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Reedsholme to Top of Slate circular 26/5/24
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1 Juv. Dipper + 1 other bird, possibly another juv. at Reedsholme. 5 Swifts + 2 House Martin. 3 Kestrels 1 Whitethroat singing between Cribden End and Cribden Lane 1 silent Curlew over Laund Hey 7 L.B.B. Gull all moving S. Whitethroat singing at Top of Slate + another near the ski slope. 1 Mistle Thrush...
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Ewood Bridge 26/5
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Garden warbler singing just south of the bypass bridge over the river. Also reed bunting and few sand martins round the colony (none visiting nest holes). Minimum 100 house martins and 50 swifts over sewage works. Andy
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Various Sites 26 5 24
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K Steels Oystercatcher 2 over Chiffchaff 2 Whitethroat 1 Blackcap 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Sand Martin 2 Swallow 1 Mallard 5 EBSW Swift c20 Swallow odd birds Sand Martin odd birds Hose Martin good numbers Whitethroat 1 Grey Wagtail 1 B H Gull 3 Lee Quarry Wheatear 4 Skylarks Meadow Pipit 1 Wren 1 Stock Dove 1 Blac...
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Loveclough
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Reedsholme 19/5/24
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2 Swifts over + 1 Buzzard and 1 Kestrel Grey Wagtail and Dipper on the river Limy. Blackcaps singing at 2 sites. Bob.
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Clough Bottom and Seat Naze 19 5 24
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Whitethroat 5 Chiffchaff 3 Willow Warblers Reed Bunting 3 Chaffinchs Bullfinch 1 pair + 1 m Goldfinch 2 Jay 2 Magpie 5 Carrion Crows Jackdaw 2 Coal Tit calling bird Great Tit calling birds G S Woodpecker 1 Redpoll birds over calling Common Sandpiper 1 minimum Mallard 1 pair + 1 m G B B Gull 3 Linnet 1 Swallo...
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Gaghills to Cowpe Res 11/05/2024
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Canada goose - 1pr at Cowpe Resmallard - 5 male & 1 female on Cowpe Rescurlew - 1 over Cowpe Rescommon sandpiper - 1 at Cowpe Reslesser black-backed gull - c10 overgreen woodpecker - yaffling bird near Lenchpied wagtail - 1 at Cowpe Resmeadow pipit - c6 at Cowpe Resswallow - 2 at Cowpe Ressand martin...
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