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Cowm Res 21.8.11
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Cowm Res Cormorant 4 Coot 1 Tufted Duck 5 B.H.Gull 35 Mallard 30+ Willow Warbler 1 calling + 2adults and 2 juveniles Swallow c20 Bullfinch 1 Blackbird 1 Robin several Blue and Great tits Pied Wagtail 3 juveniles Jackdaw 6 Wood Pigeon 4 Landgate Swallow c20 Wheatear 1 juvenile pfyldes and john
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Crossbill 21 August
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1 Bird seen and herd in flight Calf hey res Neil
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Clowbridge res 19/8/11
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07:50 hrs res. shoreline and car park 4 Swift -feeding for few minutes the gone. 2 Willow Warbler - singing c5 Pied Wagtail 1 Linnet c30 Meadow Pipit 2 Whinchat - rear of boathouse 1 Goldfinch 1 Wheatear - res. shoreline 1 Grasshopper Warbler flew from rushes calling 6 Swallow N, Compston Cross 70 Swall...
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Bits and Bobs
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no Blackbirds in Haslingden Memorial Gardens over the last week - they have all vanished! a swift sunday 14 august over haslingden at about 8pm at least 4 swifts over haslingden on 16 august at about 8pm plenty of lbbg's south in the morning, north in the evening.....are some still nesting?...
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Stubbylee Moss 20/08/11
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2 juvenile shelducks flew off in the direction of Clough Bottom 1 skylark 30+ meadow pipit in 1 flock 12 swallow 2 wheatear cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge res. 18/8/11
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08:45 - 12:00hrs 21 Swallow S. +c50 feeding then moving on + c80 feeding over moorland at top end of res. c6 Sand Martin with Swallows 2 Whinchat on walls c50 Meadow Pipit along shoreline 6 Pied Wagtail along shoreline 4 Willow Warbler - 3 in song 2 Reed Bunting in plantings 2 Raven over Hameldon/ New la...
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Clowbridge res. 17/8/11
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07:45hrs C3 Willow Warbler - 2 in song 2 Swift 1 House Martin c10 Swallow + 6 moving S. c40 House Sparrows 4 Linnet 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Whinchat - usual bird present since 20/07/11 c 50 Meadow Pipit 3 Pied Wagtail 11 Mallard 2 Redpoll 32 Canada Geese Jay calling from woods 1 Raven flew E. then 2 flew W. Comp...
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Hirundines on the river
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/6050550724/in/photostream-- Edited by br...
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Cowm and Spring Mill Reservoirs. 17/8/2011
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Just thought I would check out the local reservoirs in Whitworth to see if the recent Common Scoter had found its way here,no joy though! Cowm Reservoir:- 1 Coot (present since Monday I was told),20 Swallows,60 BH Gulls,5 Tufted Duck,3 Cormorant,50 Mallard, 2 LBB Gulls(both landed on water- adult a...
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Common Scoter, Clough Bottom, 16th Aug 2011
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18:15 - 18:20 Popped up to Clowbridge to see if the Scoter was there but dipped out. Called in on Clough Bottom on the way home more in hope than expectation and a (the?) male Scoter was there in the middle of the res. Regards, Jack Nuttall
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Clowbridge res 15/8/11
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07:50hrs approx. Reservoir area 1m Common Scoter still present at 11:45hrs 3 Willow Warbler - 2 in song 1 Reed Bunting c40 Meadow Pipits c40 Swallows 1 juv. Stonechat c3 kestrel Compstons Cross 09:15hrs Big passage of Swallows along quite a broad front involving 300+ birds over 1 1/2 hrs, mainly on...
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Facit Incline-Cowm Res 15/08/11
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Mallard (Domestic type) (Anas platyrhynchos (Domestic type)) 25 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 5 Great Cormorant (Eurasian) (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis/hanedae) 2 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1 Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 1 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 19 Lesser Black-...
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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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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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