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Cragg Quarry 22/2/11
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A very misty morning with visibilty down to 20 yards at times. Two machines in the quarry digging out trackways for mountain bike circuit. c10 Snow Buntings feeding in the quarry flew into the mist and not seen again. 1 Golden plover calling 1 Skylark in flight from Rooley Moor Rd c20 Starlings in shee...
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Absent friends
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First weekend since mid November that no Brambling have been present at the feeding station. To make up for them missing there has been a pair of Treecreeper chasing and displaying today.
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Muck spreading
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The farmer has muck spread the fields beside Buckden woods during the last couple of days and this afternoon in those fields were, Lapwing 12 C Crow 4 Rook 23 Jackdaw 18 Fieldfare 47 Redwing 28 Wood pigeon 12 + Meadow pipit certainly 7 but probably more Skylark 3 Goldfinch 14 Greenfinch 8. -- Edited b...
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Irwell Valley, 13th Feb 2011
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10:30 - 11:30 Canada Goose, 3 flew up the valley, Mallard, c12 on HTL Tufted Duck, pair on HTL Coot, single on HTL, B.H.Gull, c12 on EBSW, L.B.B.Gull, 4 south, Herring Gull, 2 south, Stock Dove, 1 at Alderbottom, Pied Wagtail, c70 at EBSW, Grey Wagtail, 1 at EBSW, Dunnock, 1 in song, Song Thrush, 3 in song...
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Waxwings 10/2/11
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12 Waxwings at Cloughfold rec. at approx 12:30hrs. Birds were feeding on insects. 2m Bullfinch also seen 3 Waxies still close by in the grounds of Leabank at 14:45 heading into Staghills estate. Bob.
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8/2/11 various
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E.B.S.W. c40 Pied Wagtail usual B.H.Gull lesser numbers of Jackdaw than of late, Irwell Vale 1 Kingfisher 1 Dipper singing c5 Long Tailed Tit nr football ground. Not much else. Grt. Hameldon 1 Short Eared Owl watched hunting behind Mitchells House res. 1 Snipe on Hameldon Bob & Archie.
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Seat Naze to Strongstry 06/02/11
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grey heron - 1 at Edge Cote & 2 at Holmes Terrace Lodge cormorant - 1 flying over Road End towards Grane mallard - 23 in Rawtenstall & 56 at Holmes Terrace Lodge goosander - 2 redheads at Holmes Terrace Lodge & 1 at Townsendfold buzzard - 1 mobbed by crow over Edge Cote/ Chapel hill area snip...
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Various Sites 6.2.11
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E.B.S.W. L.T.Tit c20 Pied Wagtail c40 B.H.Gull c100 Common Gull 1 Jackdaw c30 Edgeside Brambling 1 Greenfinch c10 Chaffinch 6 Mistle Thrush 2 Blue and Great Tits Robin 2 Woodpigeon 3 Goldfinch 1 over Stacksteads L.T.Tit c10 Robin c10 Blackbird 6 Blue and Great Tits Coal Tit 1 calling Jackdaw 10 Carri...
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Clowbridge Res, 6th Feb 2011
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09:00-10:00 Goosander, 6 males, Goldeneye, male & female, Mallard, 8, Kestrel, male sheltering from very strong wind on the boathouse, Coal Tit, 2, Blue Tit, 3, Great Tit, pair, House Sparrow, c12, Goldfinch, 4, Greenfinch, 8. Regradsm David Nuttall
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3/2/11- Newhallhey - E.B.S.W.
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Very little on the way downstream 3 Long Tailed Tit - Newhallhey E.B.S.W. 1 Green Sandpiper feeding at the base of one of the coke beds. 1 Stock Dove c 150 B.H.Gull c 150 Jackdaw 2 Long Tailed Tit 3 Kingfisher on river nr. football ground, 1 bird chasing a pr downstream. 1 Dipper at Townsendfold 1m Kestrel...
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law head stacksteads
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curlew found with injured wing 2 feb
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch at Gaghills this weekend
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1 sparrowhawk 6 feral pigeon 2 great spotted woodpecker 3 robin 8 blackbird 1 treecreeper 1 dunnock 7 starling 3 blue tit 2 great tit 2 coal tit 10 long tailed tit 1 house sparrow 12 chaffinch 2 brambling 12 greenfinch 17 goldfinch 2 bullfinch cheers Kevin
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Wildfowl count - Grane 10th October 2010
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Holden Wood Canada Goose, 35, Mallard 38, Grey Heron 1, Black-headed Gull 25, Pied Wagtail 3, Jay - several calling Calf Hey Mallard appx 200 (presumably we missed David's Teal among them) all arouund the shore probably feeding on "redshank" seeds. Cormorant 1, Black-headed Gull 10. Pinkfeet - ske...
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Spring Mill & Cowm 31/01/11
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Spring Mill 1 great crested grebe, 5 goosander, 4 goldeneye, 60 black headed gull, 7 common gull, 3 herring gull, 3 great black backed gull, 1 mistle thrush, 5 magpie and 24 carrion crow Cowm 1 heron, 2 skeins of pink footed geese heard moving west through the mist, 29 Canada geese, 73 mallard, 6 tufted d...
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Grane 30/01/11
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grey heron - 1 on Ogden Canada goose 16 on Ogden pink footed goose - 170 flying west at 12:10 mallard - 30 on Calf Hey & 36 on Ogden teal - 18 on Ogden goosander - 2 redheads on Ogden and 1 flying over Hutch Bank goldeneye - 5 males on Ogden red grouse - 1 on Haslingden Moor sparrowhawk - 1 on Haslingden Moor k...
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Clowbridge - Grt Hameldon 30/1/11
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Clowbridge res. 21 Goosander 1m Goldeneye 2 L.B.B.Gull 2 Herring Gull + 2 imm all counted from the road up to Hameldon. 1 Little Owl nr Clow farm c15 Fieldfare with c30 Starling in fields nr New Laithe farm Good finch flock on feeders at New Laithe inc. 1f Siskin, c6 Greenfinch,c6 Goldfinch, c6 Chaffinc...
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Healey Dell and New Line 30.1.11
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Healey Dell Woodcock 1 Nuthatch 1 G.S.Wpecker 1m Redwing 3 Treecreeper 2 L.T.Tit c6 Coal Tit several calling Blue and Great Tits numerous Dipper 1 Goldfinch 1 Greenfinch 2 calling Wren 1 calling Chaffinch c10 Blackbird 3 Rook 2 Jackdaw 8 Magpie 2 Woodpigeon c10 Collared Dove 6 New Line Res Goosander 1...
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Whitworth.30/01/11
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150 Pink Footed Geese heading north over Whitworth towards Bacup at 11-00am this morning. Dave Ousey.
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Spring Mill Reservoir 26/01/11
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Cormorant,G C Grebe,Goosander,120 Pink Footed Geese(heading west at 3-00pm),10 Mallard,30 Jackdaw,42 BH Gull,2 Common Gull,6 Carrion Crow,10 Magpie,Wren,2 Blackbird,4 Great Tit,2 Robin.
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Geese 26/1/11
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c180 Pinkfeet over Rawtenstall heading W. at 13:30hrs. Bob.
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Grane, 23rd Jan 2011
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08:45 - 11:00 Canada Goose, 16 on Ogden, Teal, 18 flew off Holden Wood west up the valley but were not relocated, Mallard, c50, mainly on Calf Hey, Goldeneye, 4 males on Ogden, Goosander, pair on Calf Hey, Sparrowhawk, female near Duke of Welly, Golden Plover, a flock of 8 on the tops, Snipe, 1 on the tops...
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Edgeside,Warth and Bacup 23.1.11
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Edgeside Waxwing 7 Redwing c20 Fieldfare 4 Blackbird 6 Mistle Thrush 1 Collard Dove 14 minimum Wood Pigeon c10 Greenfinch c20 Chaffinch c20 Robin 6 Dunnock 1 Blue and Great Tits Magpie 10 minimum Carrion Crow 3 Starling c 20 B.H.Gull 2 over Warth Goosander 1f in the river Heron 2 one in river one in the he...
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jays
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two jays in my garden feeding on nuts@15.35.pm on boothcresent waterfoot
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Goodshaw - Crawshawbooth - Swinshaw Moor
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Sunny afternoon. Main interest: Dipper , 2 wrens & peregrine (Goodshaw) Jay & GS woodpecker (Heightside Farm) Pair little owls on wall (SD 818243) Buzzard on wall (SD 830248) - flew towards Lumb Several groups of 20 - 30 redwings in pasture on tops. Bob
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pink footed geese 18/01/11
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Skein of pink footed geese moving west over Gaghills at 7am today. Too dark to see how many birds there were cheers Kevin
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waxwings
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at 430 pm in waterfoot on boorhcresent i seen 7 waxwings eating berrys of the tree on the side 0f the road i was waching the birds for 20 mins . feeding.20-of jan-2011
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Cowm Reservoir Area(Last 10 days)
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Cormorant,6 Tufted Duck(5m/1f)Goosander,42 Mallard,80 BH Gull,12 Common Gull,2 LBB Gulls(Over)3 Goldeneye(1m/2f)Sparrowhawk(male carrying prey item)6 LT Tit,12 Blue Tit,6 Great Tit,2 Coal Tit,2 Dippers(on overflow)Grey Wagtail,Pied Wagtail,40 Jackdaw,15 Carrion Crow,22 Rook,11 Ma...
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Calf Hey res. 18/1/11
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Afternoon c50 Mallard 11 Teal c200 Pink Footed Geese heading W. at 14:10hrs. Good movement today see ELOC site. 1 G.S.W. at feeders along with- 1 Treecreeper Blue, Great & Coal Tit in good numbers prob. c30 birds c20 Chaffinch 25 Wood Pigeon feeding in fields E.B.S.W. 15:00hrs 2 Stock Dove 8 Wood P...
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Lench - Cragg Quarry 14/1/11
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c100 Redwing at Lench along with c15 Chaffinch 2 Mistle Thrush c12 Wood Pigeon 1 Lapwing on Cowpe Lowe - an eary bird at such a high altitude. Cragg was completly devoid of birds, not even a crow! Bob & Archie
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The Glen, Stacksteads
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Tuesday, 11th, January, 2011 12noon - 1.00pm - 10 Blackbird 7m 3f, 1 Jay, 1 GSW, 6 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 8 Coal Tit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Robin, 20+ Jackdaw, 4 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 wren, overflying Grey Heron and Sparrow Hawk.
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