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Edenfield 3/9/11 Early!!
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I've heard a distant Yaffle a few times when emptying the moth trap, but this morning it was very loud...must have been Edenwood. Never seen/heard Green Woodpecker so close to home. Also c50 Martins in the air overhead in front of the rain.
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Strongstry river
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All between Stubbins and Irwell vale Dipper 5 Grey wagtail 7 Kingfisher 2 Moorhen 1 Goosander 5 Mallard 13 Mink 1 No Herons ?
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swifts 31/08/11
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at least 4 swifts over Waterfoot this evening loosely associated with about 25 house martins. cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge res. 2/9/11
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08:00hrs - bit quiet today little discernable movement 8 + 3 Linnet 1f Goldeneye c30 M.Pipits 4 Goldfinch 3 Pied Wagtail 1 Reed bunting 2Willow Warbler - calling 2 Kestrel + 2 over Clow Height c40 Swallow feeding + c30 over Clow Height 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Dipper in outflow Bob & Archie
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Seat Naze 31/8/11
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15.30-17.30 Woodpigeon 13 Stock Dove 3 Black headed Gull 73 Swallow 12 LT Tit 17 Great Tit 1 Blue Tit 3 Chaffinch 1 Goldfinch 26 Greenfinch 6 Meadow Pipit 9 Golfinch feeding on thistle heads. Gulls flying south, as were Swallows. Tony
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Clowbridge res. 30/8/11
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10:30 start A lot of steady Swallow movement today with birds passing S. over the moors in small parties. c50 were feeding over the E. banking with 1 Sand Martin in attendance. c20 Meadow pipit 3 Linnet 2 Swift feeding over S. end moors Bob.
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Nesting Swift
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Just saw a Swift flying into what I presume to be a nest on Manchester Road, H'den opposite the Health Centre. I had spotted a Swift flying in about a month or more a go. It flew out again as I was watching. I have not spotted any since last week but I am glad at least this one is hanging on in there with mou...
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Broadclough Bacup
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Broadclough Woods and Meadows Ave Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch Blue tit Great Tit Robin Jay Bacup Cricket Club - Sparrowhawk back of pavilion
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Clough Bottom 280811
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1 mallard 1 redhead goosander 1 green woodpecker min 40 coal tit min 10 goldcrest several crossbills heard only 1 seen cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge res. 27/8/11
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09:00hrs approx. with Ina until 10:00hrs c4 Willow Warbler in car park + 1 in plantings c50 Meadow Pipit mostly around res. c30 Swallows + handfull of S. Martin over plantations then c200 mostly Swallows moving S.E. ahead of oncoming rain cloud. 1 Whinchat in hedge off Limy lane c3 Pied Wagtail 1 Sparr...
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Seat Naze 25/8/11
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14.30-17.30 Swallow 8 Meadow Pipit 6 Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 1 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 7 Mistle Thrush 12 Redstart (fem) 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Blue Tit 2. Great Tit 1 Wood Pigeon 6 Thrushes feeding in grazed field. Redstart in Hawthorn hedge
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Clowbridge res.24/8/11
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Sorry that this is a bit late boys & girls 24/8/11 - 07:00 Car Park - 4 Willow Warbler + small numbers of Blackbird, Greenfinch,Goldfinch, c10 Chaffinch,Blue Tit, 1 Collared Dove. Res - c4 Pied Wagtail + c100 Meadow Pipit Woodland - Tit flock inc. c12 Blue Tit,c2 Coal Tit,c6 Willow Warbler,c3 Gras...
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Cowm Reservoir 24/8/2011
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The Coot that has been on Cowm for the last 10 days has been joined by a juvenile bird tonight,perhaps they will both stay and make it their home? 2 Cormorants on the pylon. Regards, Dave Ousey.
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cloughbottom
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75 canada geese 1f gooseander 1greenwoodpecker juv
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Lench to Buckhurst 21/8/11
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little grebe - 1 on a pond that has been created on the site of an old lodge at the western end of AMR grey heron - 1 at Lench and 1 at Buckhurst goosander - 2 juvs at AMR oystercatcher - 1 at AMR moorhen - 1 at Lench and 1 at Buckhurst sparrowhawk - female near Waugh's Well flying on to Cowpe Moss kestrel - 4 hunt...
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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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