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Clough Bottom 13/6/11
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8 curlew edge of res 1 common sandpiper 2 canada geese 1 female mallard and 1 young redpoll chaffinch goldcrest jay blue and great tits Dave and kempy
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Lee Quarry 12.6.11
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Lee Quarry Wheatear c6 Redpoll 1 over Heron L.B.B.G. c40 over going south Swift 3 Pied Wagtail 2 Meadow Pipit c10 Sky Lark 6 Carrion Crow 2 Quarry Road Willow Warbler c6 Redpoll 2 Linnet 1 Swallow 2 Chaffinch 5 Blackbird 1 Calling Robin 1 Starling 6 Magpie 2 Wood Pigeon 2 pfyldes johnh
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Strongstry/Irwell vale round robin
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Blue tits most young in boxes fledged good numbers Great tit lots of young around Coal tit numbers still down L T Tit several family parties Bullfinch several young doing well Greenfinch one family party not many about Goldfinch more than usual in the hay fields Chaffinch 2/...
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Deeply Vale, 11th June 2011
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06:15 - 08:45
Grey Heron, 2 on local lodges,
Canada Goose, c90 with many family groups / creches with up to 30 goslings. 37 adults on AMR,
Mallard, 2 pair,
Grey Partridge, a pair flushed; first for a while!
Pheasant, pair + c6 calling males,
Moorhen, pair with 2 small young,
Curlew, c4,
Lapwing...
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David Nuttall
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Tawny
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Two young Tawny owls in a tree in my back garden tonight.
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brian
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Clough Bottom 10.6.11.
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Clough Bottom Curlew 3 Common Sandpiper 2 pair Oystercatcher 1 over Spotted Flycatcher 2 minimum Redpoll 1 pair with young G.S.W.pecker 1 calling Goldcrest good numbers Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 1 Chaffinch good numbers Blackbird c6 Swallow c6 pfyldes johnh
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Buzzard - Edenfield
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1 over recreation ground this afternoon, inner-most primaries missing. (both wings) -- Edited by Ina on Thursday 9th of June 2011 07:19:44 PM
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Gulls over H'den
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Was parked up near the Halo on Tuesday about 5pm and watching the return passage of the LBBG's. 100's passed by with 1 confirmed Herring Gull. There may have been 3 other HG's in them but could have looked paler because of the light.
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Cloughbottom Res 31-5-11
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spotted flycatcher tree creepers goldcrests blue,great and coal tits common sandpiper curlew over little ringed plover over kestrel meadow pipits skylarks 2 mallard 1 chick pied wagtail goldfinch Dave & Paul Kemp
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Dave Howorth
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Spotted flycatchers
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/5797212926/in/photostream
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Bull Hill via Irwell Valley & Ogden Valley, 5th June 2011
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05:00-10:00
Pheasant, 2,
Oystercatcher, 1 at EBSW,
Curlew, 2 pairs,
Golden Plover, 3 pairs on the tops,
Lapwing, 3 pairs,
Dunlin, 1 on the tops,
Wood Pigeon, c30,
Stock Dove, groups of 4 & 2,
Collared Dove, 2,
Swift, c40,
G.S.Woodpecker, 2,
Green Woodpecker, yaffling at Sunnybank...
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David Nuttall
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Grane, 4th June 2011
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05:45 - 08:45
G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden,
Canada Goose, c20 inc young,
Kestrel, 2,
Pheasant, 2 calling,
Oystercatcher, 1 / 2 pair,
Curlew, pair,
Lapwing, c20, inc sitting birds,
Snipe, 1 "chipping",
Swift, c20,
G.S.Woodpecker, 2,
Green Woodpecker, calling regularly,
Skylar...
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David Nuttall
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Spotted flycatcher
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The spotted flycatchers at strongstry have built there nest and the female this morning was sitting on it, and the male was hawking from a nearby tree.
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Spotted flycatcher
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Pair of Spotted flycatcher on the river in Strongstry very close to last years nest site.
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Clowbridge res. 31/5/11
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09:30hrs approx
Circular tour as far as Compstons Cross
1 Collared Dove in carpark + lots of H.Sparrows
Min 4 Reed Bunting
Pr Curlew on territory with poss yng + others heard
1 Grey Partridge
1pr Stonechat
c20 Swift
1 Sand Martin
2 Swallows
1pr Canada Geese
3pr Linnet
Min 8 Redpoll spread...
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Bigbadbob
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Cowpe area.30/5/2011
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Moorhen 2, Pied Wagtail 4, Wheatear 2,Meadow Pipit 5, Great Tit 12, Blue Tit 6,Long Tailed Tit 5,Blackbird 3,Willow Warbler 4, Blackcap 2, Jackdaw 22, Carrion Crow 14,Magpie 6,Grey Heron 2,Canada Goose 5.LBB Gull 10,Swift 40+,Swallow 35, House Martin 10,Starling 24,Chaffinch 8,Goldfinch 4,Re...
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David Ousey
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.Sunday 29th May.
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Common Tern on the reservoir was found by John Hallsworth and Peter Fyldes this morning before 11-15am.Many thanks gentlemen! Went up the second time with a rather wet Kevin Lister and saw the bird along with lots of Swift a few Swallows and House Martins,2 Kestrels together also 2 Redpoll on the res w...
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David Ousey
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.25/5/2011
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An unusual visitor to the reservoir tonight in the form of a Coot,its only the second one I have seen here in the last eight years of watching the site.Also 2 Redpoll,3 Tufted Duck,10 Mallard and 2 people swimming around the reservoir! Regards, Dave Ousey.
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David Ousey
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bacup park
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1pair nuthatch feeding young g s woodpecker 2 blackcaps
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johnh
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Trickett's Memorial to EBSW 220511
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Trickett's to Lea Bank great spotted woodpeckers in 4 sites, 1pr nuthatch feeding young in nest, 2 family parties of treecreepers, 3 juvenile great tits, family party of long tailed tits, 4 blackcaps & 2 chiffchaff Lower Cloughfold to Rawtenstall female mallard with 13 half grown ducklings, 2...
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Buzzard over Rawtenstall, 21st May 2011
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09:45 A Buzzard was over Rawtentall town centre at 09:45 this morning slowly heading west. It had primaries missing or out of position on its right wing. Kind Regards, David Nuttall
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Compston's Cross and around!, 21st May 2011
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05:45--8:45
Mallard, 3,
Goldeneye, 1st summer male on Clowbridge was a surprise,
Sparrowhawk, male over wood at Clowbridge,
Kestrel, pair over Clowbridge,
Pheasant, c6 calling birds,
Lapwing, pair and a single near Swallow Shore,
Curlew, c4,
L.B.B.Gull, c20 generally south,
Stock D...
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David Nuttall
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E.B.S.W. 14/5/11
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Evening dash Really big numbers of hirundines last night. 600+ along with a few Swifts. Best estimates as follows. 300+ House Martins the bulk of them feeding over the railway line 250+ swallows feeding over the coke beds Mixed in with all these were c40 Swifts with lesser numbers of Sandies. 2 sighti...
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Cowpe 14/05/11
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little grebe - adult with well grown juv Canada goose - 3pr (1pr with 6 goslings) mallard - 7 moorhen - 1 stock dove - 1 spotted flycatcher - 1 swallow - 24 dipper - 2 stonechat - 1pr with at least 2 freshly fledged juvs grasshopper warbler - 1 reeling willow warbler - 3 long tailed tit - 1pr with 9 juvs raven -...
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KEVIN LISTER
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Jack Lodge, 9th May 2011
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19:15-19:45
Mallard, pair & 1 male,
Pheasant, 1 calling,
Sparrowhawk, male perched on wall mobbed by Swallows,
Swift, 4,
Skylark, 3 singing birds,
Swallow, c20, good numbers hawking over farmland,
House Martin, 1,
Willow Warbler, 3 singing,
Whitethroat, 1 singing. Seems to be a go...
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David Nuttall
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Rawtenstall Cricket Club
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Buzzard seen flying over towards Cribden, Peregrine being mobbed by Jackdaws and Crows. A couple of feathery kills on the ground over the last two weeks so although only seen a couple of times I suspect a Peregrine is pretty much local.
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Greengrass
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Whitworth
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8th May A Common Buzzard flying high and South East late afternoon over Brown wardle 9th May Cowm Quarry and Res Oystercatcher x1 flying Swift x10 Swallow x6 House Martin x5 Bullfinch singular male Chaffich Blue and Great Tits Lesser Redpoll x 6 Mistle Thrush singing Blackbird Grey Wagtail
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Ste Rush
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Stubbins to Irwell vale
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Blue tit plenty nesting, 5 pair in boxes Great tit many nesting, 3 pair in boxes Coal tit few pairs, numbers down on last year L t tit several pairs nesting Bullfinch commonest finch hear Chaffinch couple of pair nesting Goldfinch several pair Greenfinch uncommon nesting...
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brian
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Deeply Vale 08/05/11
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Canada goose - 14 buzzard - 1 kestrel - 2 sparrowhawk - 1 lapwing - 6 pheasant - 1 swift - 6 green woodpecker - 1 stock dove 3 sand martin - 2 swallow - 4 mistle thrush - 1 whitethroat - 6 singing males willow warbler - 8 blackcap - 1 linnet - 3 redpoll = min 3 bullfinch - 2 cheers Kevin & John Hallsworth
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KEVIN LISTER
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Mitchell's House Res, 8th May 2011
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15:00-16:00
Common Sandpiper, 1,
Curlew, 2 calling,
L.B.B.Gull, c200 passing through with many bathing in the res,
Herring Gull, just 1 with above,
Wood Pigeon, c6,
Swift, c8,
Skylark, c10 singing birds,
Swallow, c12 over farmland
House Martin, 1 over res,
Pied Wagtail, c4,
Mistle Th...
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David Nuttall
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