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Grane, 1st August 2010
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08:30 - 11:00 Canada Goose, flock of 46 on Holden Wood Res, Pheasant, 1 calling, Cormorant, 5 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood Res, Kestrel, at least 5, Lapwing, flock of 42 on Holden Wood Res, Curlew, 1 single bird calling & later stood on dry stone wall, Wood Pigeon, c80 in small groups, Swift...
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Strongstry woods/river July sightings
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Blue tit Lots of young,second brood in one box Great tit Doing well Coal tit Numbers still down L t tit Very elusive, one family party seen regular Bullfinch Commonest finch,still feeding y...
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Clowbridge res. 1/8/10
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18:30 til dusk Minimum of 6 Kestrels all hunting. 12 Canada Goose 37 Lapwing 3 Swallow 2 Swift - numbers dropping away now. 8 Stonechat Several Wllow Warbler calling c6 1 Green Woodpecker flew in from Crown Point direction. 1 Jay calling 1 redhead Goosander flew in at dusk. 2 Pied Wagtail Crawshawboot...
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black redstart 01/08/10
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female/ immature black redstart seen briefly in Whitworth Quarry today. The bird was about 80 yards from the entrance to the quarry on the left hand side. cheers Kevin
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LBBG's
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A few LBBG's passing over after 8pm last night with youngsters in tow begging for food. Some Gulls with youngsters heading back North-West ish and some adult groups heading back same way. Some groups with youngsters heading south and did not look like they would be returnining to Bowland. I guess...
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Clowbridge res, 31/7/10
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09:30 start C70 Swallows feeding over S. end with many more over moorland from Wagonners to Crown Point probably in the region of 150 birds. Many juveniles perching on fencing. 1 Sand Martin 1 Oystercatcher 30 Lapwing 1 redhead Goosander c12 Meadow Pipit c6 Pied Wagtail 2 Linnet 1 Redpoll feeding on...
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Clowbridge res 23/7/10
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Evening visit, low water levels. 1 G.S.W. in car park area 1f Goosander 1f Mallard with 4 well grown young 2 Redshank on shoreline - present all day 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Linnet flew S. c3 Willow warbler Many Redpoll inc. 1 flock of 4 2m Reed Bunting 1 Mistle Thrush carring food into wood c35 Swift at dusk so...
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Cowm Res 28.7.10.
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Cowm Res Redpoll 8 Linnet 6 Wheatear 3 juvs Pied Wagtail 6 family party Goldfinch c10 Willow Warbler 1 Jay 1 Blackbird 1 singing Meadow Pippit c15 Collard Dove 1 Wood Pigeon c6 Swallow 1 L.B.B.Gull c60 over B.H.Gull c25 Mallard 45 Magpie 3 Carrion Crow c6 Chaffinch 1m Canada Goose 4 pfyldes Dave Howort...
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Clowbridge res. 27/7/10
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Evening foray 2 Oystercatcher 1 Ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper 1f Goosander c4 Willow Warbler calling from plantations Redpolls calling all over top end Pr Bullfinch probable nest site in larch planting 1 Heron 2 Kestrel c40 Swift before dusk feeding up Pr Stonechat with c4 fledged yng - 2nd clutc...
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Edenwood 19/7/10
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Very quiet birdwise. Moorhen, 1ad,3juv. Jay, 1 seen, but at least 2, lots of calling to each other Apart from that, ticking robins, Magpies, Blue & Great tits, half a dozen House Martins over.
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Clowbridge Res, 18th July 2010
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09:30-10:30 Cormorant, 1 fishing is res, Mallard, female with well grown duckling, Little Ringed Plover, 2, Common Sandpiper, 2, Lapwing, 1 adult with 1 well grown juv, Black Headed Gull, c6, Pied Wagtail, c12 inc juvs, Swallow, c20, Starling, 8, House Sparrow, c20 inc juvs, Goldfinch, 5 on res ban...
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Clowbridge 17/07/10
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evening visit, highlight was a hobby which flew over west at 19.45 grasshopper warbler (seen and heard) little ringed plover swift c75
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Clough bottom
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2 Common Sandpipers 1 Sparrow Hawk 2 Kestrals 2 Jays Spotted Flycatcher lots of young Blue Great and Coal Tits + Chaffinch
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Ashworth Moor Res and Holmes Terrace Lodge 11/07/10
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Ashworth Moor res 58 Canada geese, 3 lapwing, 2 dunlin, 2 ringed plover, 1 kestrel, 3 black headed gull, 30 lesser black backed gull, 4 pied wagtails, 3 sand martin, 5 swallow & 2 reed bunting. Holmes Terrace Lodge 1pr little grebe and 2 juvs, 3 grey heron, 10 mallard on lodge & 1 female with 7 hal...
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spotted flycatcher
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8/9/10 Bridge Street Cowpe 2 adult 3 fledged young spotted fly catchers in trees over cowpe brook Dave
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Clowbridge Res, 7th July 2010
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21:00-22:00 Mallard, c12 including female with 5 mid sized ducklings, Grey Heron, 1 on back pond, Kestrel, 2 hunting moorland, Little Ringed Plover, min 3 possibly 5, hard to count! Lapwing, 2, Curlew, 1, Common Sandpiper, min 4, possibly 5, hard to be sure as flying around! L.B.B.Gull, 1 west, Sw...
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Crossbills at Marl Pits, 4th July 2010
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11:00-11:30 Cycling at Marl Pits with the kids when c20 Crossbills flew over north east! Regards, David Nuttall.
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Clowbridge res. 4/7/10
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4/7/10 Evening visit - 3 Little Ringed Plover 4 Common Sandpiper - family party 1 Kestrel 1 Lapwing 1m Reed Bunting in song. 3/7/10 - Evening visit 2 Common Sandpiper 4 Little Ringed Plover - flew off high to the W. at dusk 3m Reed Bunting in song 10 ad B.H.Gull c30 Swift 1 Willow Warbler in song c2 Redpoll 1...
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Spring Mill Res 04/07/10
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grey heron - 1 Canada goose - 14 adults and 1 gosling little ringed plover - 7 including at least 1 large juv dunlin - 1 pr lapwing - 11 black headed gull - 3 pied wagtail - 2 adults and 3 juvs wheatear - 1male with 2 juvs 4 mistle thrush reed bunting - 3 males cheers Kevin & John Hallsworth
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Stacksteads 4.7.10.
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Stacksteads Cemetery Futures and Stubby Lee park Blackcap 2 Willow Warbler 3 Swallow 3 groups c10 c20 c20 Goldfinch 2 charms 5+6 Dipper 1 Pied Wagtail 2+1 juvenile Dunnock 3 Robin Blackbird Magpie Mistle Thrush 1 Starling 6 House Sparrow Carrion Crow 4 Wood Pigeon Blue and Great Tit Chaffinch Gre...
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The Hile, 4th July 2010
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08:15-09:15 Flying visit to my old stomping ground! Quite an amount of small plantation added lately and could something in the future. Today brought: L.B.B.Gull, c20 in 1's & 2's heading south east, Wood Pigeon, 2, Little Owl, 1, Swift, c4 over Whitewell Valley, Skylark, c12, a couple sing...
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Clowbridge - Rawtenstall
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07:15 - 10:45 Mallard, female with 4 small ducklings at Clowbridge Res + c12 others, Tufted Duck, male on Clough Bottom, Pheasant, 2 calling, Grey Heron, 1 at Clowbridge, Kestrel, 3 over Nutshaw, 2 on Red Moss and 1 on Swallow Shore, Curlew 1 over calling & 1 stood on dry stone wall, Common Sandpip...
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Garden, Edenfield
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Not much evidence of a good breeding season this year:- Blackbirds first brood failed, I spent most of Sunday and Monday fielding the local feline population and 2 yng made it out of the garden and away. Dunnocks not successful. No Robin or Wren at all this year. Goldfinch has been singing from the tv a...
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Young on river
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Three, possibly four young spotted flycatchers being fed this afternoon, also one young Grey wagtail being fed by both parents. Buzzard overhead being mobbed by corvids. -- Edited by brian on Tuesday 29th of June 2010 10:15:28 PM
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Common Sandpiper nest
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At the moment it has two eggs, I expect four so it probably has just laid but the odds are stacked against it as I found badger and fox tracks nearby. The nest will rely on camoflage as it is in the open, the other dangers are humans accidentally trampling on it and the wretched mink,stoats , weasels and cor...
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LBBG's 21 June 7pm
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about 50 min in a field eating stuff put out for horses I presume at Brookside Farm, between h'den and Ozzie? most then appeared to be heading westwards to Blackburn rather than Clitheroe probably to the Ribble Marsh colony. soem Curlew in the vicinity too
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Plunge 27/6/10
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09:00 hrs Chiffchaff in song c18 Swallows mostly juvs perched on wires c5m Reed Bunting in the area calling or feeding on track 1 Snipe chirping 1pr Little Owl 1m Wheatear + 2yng 2 parties of Wheatear in Cragg Quarry inc. c5 juvs 11 Canada Geese at Scout Moor res. 1m Wheatear + 4yng at Foe Edge 1m Wheatear...
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Clowbridge Reservoir 27th June (evening)
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lapwing (3 small chicks feeding at reservoir edge) lesser redpoll (at least three newly fledged juveniles off Limey Lane) kestrel 2 swift 25
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Cowpe 27/06/10
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grey heron - 2 adults and 3 juvs at Lench Canada goose - 2 adults and 2 goslings at Kearn's lodge sparrowhawk - 1 over Cowpe Res oystercatcher - 2 at Lench Fold common sandpiper - 1pr at Cowpe Res pied wagtail - 2 adults and 3 juvs at Cowpe Res spotted flycatcher - 1 at Lench Fold blackcap - 1 at Lench willow war...
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Cowm Res 27.6.10.
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Cowm Res Tufted Duck 4m 2f Mallard c20 Canada Goose 1 B.H.Gull 6 L.B.B.Gull 4 over Grasshopper Warbler 1 Willow Warbler 4 Blackbird 6 Grey Wagtail 3 Redpoll c10 Chaffinch plenty Goldfinch 3 Magpie 6 Carrion Crow 6 Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 1pair 4young + 1young from last year pfyldes johnh
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