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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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swift
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a swift over haslingden on sunday at about 12 noon
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House Martins - 7/5/11
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Half a dozen H.Martins hawking round the house (Edenfield) this afternoon. 7 Swift over K Steels 14:30
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Crawshawbooth 7/4/11
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4pm stroll
3 Swifts over village with 2 House Martin
1ad Dipper feeding 1 juv. on river
1 Tawny Owl hooting - Stoneholme 16:30 hrs
2 Swift >S over Goodshawfold +
4 House Martin
c6 Swallow
7 Swifts over Crawshawbooth on return
4 Sand Martin excavating below motorway bridge at Townsendfol...
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Clowbridge and Ogden Resvrs Thursday 5th
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Clowbridge 9am 2 Curlew 1 Comman Sand 1 Grasshopper warbler reeling well close to inlet Ogden 11 am 2 Curlew 1 Oystercatcher 2 Comman Sand Greenwoodpecker yaffle from wood behind fishing hut with answering call from towards Kiln Field direction.
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Clowbridge Res, 7th May 2011
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07:30-08:30
Canada Goose, 2 grazing in fields,
Mallard, c6,
Sparrowhawk, female soared over res and off over Waggoners,
Pheasant, 1 calling regularly,
Common Sandpiper, 1 on res bank calling away,
Curlew, 2 possibly 3 pair inc birds chasing crows and a pair chasing Ravens. Most this year!
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Dotterel on Brown Wardle Hill,Whitworth.
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9 Dotterel on the south facing slope of Brown Wardle Hill and moving around feeding in the area. Regards, Dave Ousey.
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Marsh Harrier, Sunday 1 May
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A Male Marsh Harrier on moor near Pickup Bank, Sunday evening. also 2 Swifts. Neil
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Blackbird young
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/5684761002/in/photostream
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Thirteen Stone Hill, 2nd May 2011
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07:30-09:30
Grey Heron, 1,
Canada Goose, c12 mainly in pairs,
Mallard, c10 all males,
Kestrel, 1,
Coot, 1 on Troy,
Moorhen, 1 on Troy,
Dotterel, a group of 4 flew in, calling, and landed approx, 60 yards from me. There were 3 females and one duller male. They only stayed c5 minutes before flying...
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Whitworth Garden
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Bird numbers are thinning out but today a sure sign the weather has helped any early nesters with 2 young Mistle Thrush being fed by their parents today on sultanas. House Martin numbers at regular breeding spot are still low but Swallow passing have been increasing. Blackbird nest failed and no othe...
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Wood warbler
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Pair of Wood warbler displaying this morning 0820hrs in Lumb vale at same location as last report.
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Cowm Res.30/4/11
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2 Grey Partridge,2 Linnet,5 Lesser Redpoll,3 Wheatear,4 Swallow,Grey Wagtail,4 Pied Wagtail and all the regular suspects! Dave Ousey.
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Waterfoot to Alderbottom 29/04
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Canada goose -1 pair at Townsendfold mallard - 8 females with between 2 and 13 ducklings mandarin - 1 male flying downstream at Townsendfold common sandpiper - 1 at Townsendfold buzzard - 1 low over the beds at EBSW tawny owl - 1 still sat tight on nest near Irwell Vale stock dove - 3 at Alderbottom green...
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Grane 29-4-11
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Stonechat M near water treatment plant Siskin Calf Hey Redpoll Calf Hey Great Crested Grebe 1 Calf Hey Wheatears P on Scrubber 6+ pairs on Jamesons side Stock doves 2P displaying Grasshopper Warbler singing Jamesons Quarry Sand Martins 6+ Jamesons Quarry Good numbers of Lapwing around quarry Snip...
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rawtenstall
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whitethroat 22 april and27 april near railway station
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Various 26/4/11
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Cool wind all day little warbler song apart from Willow W.
3 Swallow at Twin Lodges
Min 3pr Linnet at Oakenhead Rd
5 Swallows at Jolly Barn
5 Starlings on wires at Jolly Barn
3pr Linnet at Laund Hey feeding in fields
1m Sparrowhawk - Cribden
Little in the way of larks and pipits probably due to coo...
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Lumb vale/Irwell vale.
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Wood warbler very visible singing and catching insects on the wing in Lumb vale near the old bridge over the river, i assume this is the bird David saw, but i think it is not the same bird i had at Porritt lodge as it was still there this morning ?, also two pairs Blackcap, several Willow warblers and one...
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Spring Mill 24/04/11
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1 pr great crested grebe, 8 Canada goose, 1 pr tufted duck, 1 little owl, 1 pr stock dove, 5 pied wagtail, 1 male grey wagtail, 1m stonechat, 1 female wheatear, 1 mistle thrush, 2 jay, 1 linnet & 3 reed bunting grasshopper reeling in Healey Dell cheers Kevin and John Hallsworth
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Brown Wardle,Landgate. 22nd April.
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Canada Goose 4 pairs,Mallard 2 pairs,Curlew 6,Wood Pigeon 3,Skylark 6,Swallow 4,Meadow Pipit 17, Pied Wagtail 5, Wren 6, Dunnock 7, Robin 14, Wheatear 3, Blackbird 10, Willow Warbler 14, Great Tit 2, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 18 (in same field feeding together) Chaffinch 15, Goldfinch 10,Linnet 2, R...
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EBSW and circuit.22nd April.
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Mallard 10,BH Gull 14,LBB Gull 11,Wood Pigeon 4,Dipper 2,Pied Wagtail 2,Wren 8,Dunnock 4,Robin 7,Blackbird 8,Song Thrush 2, Whitethroat 1(Thanks Kevin, new Rossendale bird) Blackcap 7, Willow Warbler 14, Great Tit 9, Blue Tit 15,Magpie 7, Carrion Crow 2, Jackdaw 20, Chaffinch 16, Linnet 4, Bul...
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David Ousey
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Cowm Res,Whitworth. 22nd/23rd April
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Tufted Duck 2, LBB Gull 20 over,Sparrowhawk,Oystercatcher 2,Swallow 4,Pied Wagtail 4, Grey Wagtail 1,Wheatear 2,Willow Warbler 6,Jay 2, Lesser Redpoll 6 (1 stunning male)
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