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Strongstry
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One pair of Spotted flycatcher have returned to the river, i hope they are nesting but dont know yet. Two young Kingfishers have been on the river for a couple of days now, there was 50 plus Swifts hawking this evening and also around 10 Sand martin, the young of these have fledged from the four nests her...
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Holden Wood 14-7-2011
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at 7pm very large mistle thrush, blackbird singing, just under 40 lapwing, about 2 in field where they breed adjacent to grane road....alarm calling....must have had young, about 32 in field before looked like a post-breeding flock, 2 on farm on other side alarm calling heard a LRP but did not see o...
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Shelduck, 14th July 2011
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21:00-21:50 29 Shelduck at Clowbridge tonight. A flock of 19 were flying back and forth over the res and evetually, after 20 minutes of this flew off but I missed which way they flew but presume southeast! That left a flock of ten that took off from the res and were also flying back and forth up and down the...
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Facit Incline-Cowm Res 13/07/2011
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Plenty Woodpigeon feeding on Swallows x 15 Meadow Pipit x 2 Bullfinch x 1 Female and 2 young Pied Wagtail x 2 Carrion Crow x6 Magpie x 10 Willow Warbler x 6 Blackcap x 1 Reed Bunting x 1 Chaffinch x 4 Lesser Redpoll x 6 Linnet x 2 Great Tit x 1 Blackbird x 2 Robin x 1 Wren x 2 Goldfich x 3 A passage of LBBG Black Heade...
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Deeply Vale 10.7.11
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Deeply Vale Whitethroat 3 minimum Chiff Chaff 1 calling Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler c10 L.T.Tit 3 Goldfinch several family paryies Reed Bunting 2m Linnet c6 Kestrel 1m Swallow good numbers Mallard 2 Moorhen 1 Canada Geese 24 + 3 juveniles Magpie 6 Carrion Crow 5 pfyldes and johnh Cowm Res after tea Spot...
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Great Black-Backed Gull
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Great Black-Backed Gull Present at Holden Wood Reservoir 1800hrs today. Little Egret was present later, leaving at 2105hrs flying towards Haslingden.
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Northern Reservoirs, 10th July 2011
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07:30 - 10:15
Canada Goose, 21,
Mallard, 4,
Sparrowhawk, 1 male sat on post being mobbed by 3 swallows,
Kestrel, 2 singles,
Pheasant, 2 calling,
Common Sandpiper, flock of 8 at Clowbridge & 1 at Clough Bottom,
Curlew, 2 calling,
B.H.Gull, c6,
Swift, c25 hawking over moors,
G.S.Woodp...
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David Nuttall
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Bits and Bobs
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Just parked near Halo yesterday at 5.15pm about 10-15 large gulls passed heading south. 14 LBBG's with a few juveniles in there. 1 Herring Gull too. on 24th June a newly fledged House Sparrow in my Yard. Found a newly fledged Magpie near H'den police station with p[arenst nearby on the day of the bir...
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Holden Wood 5pm 4th July
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20 plus BH G ulls and quit few juveniles in there too. 10 + Lapwings - some in the field flew off and moved off original positions - might have young or eggs still? meadow pipits with food for their young in the beak, some displaying, linnets, goldfinch some young too pied wagtails on the shoreline 1 gr...
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Grane, 3rd July 2011
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06:30-10:00
G.C. Grebe, 2 on Ogden,
Cormorant, 2 flew off Ogden down onto Holden Wood,
Grey Heron, 4,
Canada Goose, 3 groups each with approx. 20 birds including young,
Grey Lag Goose, at least 1 in with Canadas on Ogden,
Mallard, c10,
Goosander, 3 redheads on Holden Wood,
Sparrowhawk, fema...
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New Line Res 03/07/11
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17 mallard, 1 moorhen, 2 black headed gull, 1 sand martin, 12 swallow, long tailed tit family heard, 4 twite feeding on common sorrel in field above the res & 1 juv bullfinch cheers Kevin
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Grane Reservoirs.Friday 1st July 2011
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Visited Holden Wood,Ogden and Calf Hey Reservoirs this afternoon and saw the following species:-GC Grebe,Little Egret(feeding at the far western end of Ogden Reservoir for over 2 hours) Grey Heron, Greylag Goose,Canada Goose,Mallard, Buzzard,Kestrel (watched 4 birds hunting together) Lapw...
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Clowbridge Res, 2nd July 2011
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07:45 - 08:45
Canada Goose, 21 inc 2 well grown goslings,
Mallard, c6,
Kestrel, 1 hunting moorland,
Sparrowhawk, male mobbed by Swallows,
Common Sandpiper, pair seen twice,
Curlew, 2,
B.H.Gull, c6,
L.B.B.Gull, 2 south 1 north,
Swift, 4,
Skylark, c6 singing,
Swallow, c20,
Pied Wagta...
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little egret
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Holden Wood Res 12-00 noon 1/7/11 1 little egret on mud at side of res
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Grane valley 30/6/11
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12:00pm start Walk from Heap Clough to Clough Head
Sand Martins breeding c8 holes in use at Jamestone quarry
1 Oystercatcher
2 L R Plover
1pr Wheatear + 2 yng
1 Reed Bunting calling
1 Mistle Thrush
5 juv. Wheatears - no ads present
1pr B.H.Gull on rock ledge with 1 small juv. - 1st breeding recor...
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Spotted flycatchers
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We now have no Spotted flycatchers in Strongstry, the second nest has been predated and the fledgelings have gone, there is on adult carrying food this morning but no sign of any others.
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Little Egrets
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Pair of Little Egrets at Holden Wood Resevoir PM today.
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Watergrove 29/06/2011
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Bit on the quiet side Cormorant x1 Mallard x10 Canada Geese x 15 Coot x1 Tufted Duck x1 Great Tit x 3 Goldfinch x 6 Chaffinch x 5 Wren x1 Robin x 1 Blackbird x1 Willow Warbler x 10 (6 in one party) Crow x 5 Rook x1 Common Sandpiper x1
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Holden Wood res. 28/6/11
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14:00 - 15;00hrs No signs of Egrets but in addition to yesterdays wader count 1 Redshank 1 Oystercatcher Bob & Archie -- Edited by Bigbadbob on Tuesday 28th of June 2011 10:30:51 PM
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Reedsholme to Clowbridge 29/6/11
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11:00hrs onwards
Song Thrush still in good voice hereabouts - 2 in song this morning + 1 feeding bird at Crawshawbooth.
Blackcaps in song at Crawshawbooth and Stoneholme
Stoneholme
1 juv. Dipper
1 juv. Grey Wagtail
Coal Tit family party in conifers
Willow Warbler in song
Jay calling
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Spotted flycatcher
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Unfortuneatly it appears the downstream pairs nest has been predated around the 14th day after laying, i have checked a before and after photograph and the front of the nest has been pulled downwards, possibly Rat or Heron. Both Rob and I have checked the site today and there is no sign of the adults, i...
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Grane Area
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Walked over from Rammy . . 0520 till 1300 Saw the following; 3 Garden Warbler singing again in the Strongstry area. Upstream Spotted Flycatcher pair still feeding young Holden Wood Res, Grey Heron Kingfisher c 8 Little Ringed Plover 2 Common Sandpiper Snipe calling f Sparrowhawk Ogden Pair Stonec...
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Clowbridge Res, 26th June 2011
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06:30-07:30
Canada Goose, 17 in middle of res,
Mallard, 2 males,
Common Sandpiper, 2 acting agitated so suspect young around,
Curlew, 2 pair on surrounding hills, again acting like young around,
L.B.B.Gull, c20 south / west,
Swift, c8,
Skylark, c5 in song,
Swallow, c12,
House Martin, 1 n...
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Alderbottom Viaduct, 25th June 2011
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20:00-21:00
Great Crested Grebe, 1 flew down the valley; had me wondering for a while!
Mallard, c4 well grown family groups,
Lapwing, 1 flying towards Buckden,
B.H.Gull, c12 on E.B.S.W
L.B.B.Gull, steady flow of birds north,
Stock Dove, 1 on wires,
Swift, c20 seen near and far from the viadu...
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Windy Bank 22.6.11.
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Windy Bank Willow Warbler good numbers Meadow Pipit c6 Sky Lark c10 Swift c10 Curlew 2 Grasshopper Warbler 1 minimum pfyldes johnh
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Youngsters in the garden
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Plenty of juvs knocking around just now including, Goldfinch (lots), Greenfinch (a few), Dunnock, H Sparrow, Starling, Great-tit, Bluetit, Blackbird, and a young Robin starting to show an interest in the moth trap, think I will have some help emptying it before long. I have been expecting Bullfin...
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Cowm res 20/06/11
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Evening whip round with the worst pr of bins imaginable. 2 x Tufted Duck 20+ Mallard 2x Black headed Gull 10+ Willow Warbler 12x Swift 2x Greenfinch 10x Goldfinch 2x Lesser Redpoll 2x Linnet 3x Rook 1x Tawny Owl flying 2x Grey Wagtail 15 x Pied Wagtail (lot's of young) 3x Chaffinch 5x Magpie 1 x Carrion Cr...
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Staghills and Shadlock 19.6.11.
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Staghills Woods Blackcap 3 Chiff Chaff 3 L.T.Tit c10 Coal Tit family party G.S.W.pecker 1m + 1 juvenile Sparrow Hawk 1f soaring over woods Greenfinch family party Wood Pigeon several + 1 on a nest Robin several with young Song Thrush 1 singing Shadlock Area Lapwing 3 adults + 2 well grown young Sky Lark...
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Spotted flycatcher update
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First pair now feeding young, they either hatched yesterday or Thursday i think, the second pair for what ever reason have abandoned the first nest site [ i have had a quick look at the first nest and it looks fine ] and moved across the river and the female is sitting on eggs. There is almost certainly a th...
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Whitworth Garden Breeding to date
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Mixed Fortunes this year in the garden for seeing young Bullfinch 4 males 2 females 3 young (Highest ever count of both adults and young) Blackbird 3 males 2 females young Goldfinch 8 adults 5 young Greenfinch 2 males 2 females young Chaffinch 1 male 1 female young Blue Tit 4 adults 6 young Great Tit 3...
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