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First sighting in Strongstry
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Although they did not land, this is the first sighting I have had of Ring-necked Parakeet in Strongstry, five flew over this afternoon coming from Ramsbottom and going towards Irwell Vale Regards Brian.
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Warth & Staghills Woods 26/11/23
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grey heron - 1 at Warthcormorant - 1 over to Cowpemallard - 14 on the Irwellbuzzard - 1kestrel - 1common gull - 5 overblack-headed gull - 2 overwoodpigeon - c20 at Warth & 6 in Staghills Woodscollared dove - 1 over Trickett's Memorialgreen woodpecker - yaffling bird near Lea Bankgreat spotted woo...
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Clough Bottom 26 11 23
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Clough Bottom Pink-Feet 100+ over towards Clowbridge Reed Bunting 2 calling Goldcrest 4 Wten 1 Goldfinch calling birds Coal Tit calling birds Blackbird 1 Magpie 2 Wood Pigeon 2 Carrion Crow c10 Raven 2 G S Woodpecker 1 Kestrel 1 Cormorant 1 Goosander 2 redheads Common Gull c10 Herring Gull 6 L B B Gull 8...
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Rawtenstall to Crawshawbooth 0730-0930hrs
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Bullfinch pair male and female together Chaffinch single maleLost count of Great, Blue and Coal tit, Long tailed tit at least 5 togetherMoorhen 4 Dipper pair Song Thrush single Redwing into double figures Goosander single Redhead Cormorant 1 Stock dove 3 Kestrel male and female togethe...
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Clowbridge 24.11.23
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Moorhen 2 Mallard 8 Redwing 3 Cormorant 6 Great Crested Grebe 1 Canada Geese 39 Black Headed Gull 16 Common Gull 5 Lesser Black Back Gull 1 Goosander 5 (Red Head 2, male 3) Reed Bunting 1 Goldcrest 1 Bullfinch 1 Long Tail Tit 17 Stonechat 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Kestrel 1 Stock Dove 4 (Nutshaw) Raven 3 Rook 2
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Whoopers
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6 whoopers present now at AMR info RobA. Regards Brian.
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Whitworth 21/11/23
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Cowm Rescormorant - 1Canada goose - 120mallard - 12black-headed gull - 61common gull - 6lesser black-backed gull - 1buzzard - 1sparrowhawk - 1grey wagtail - 1woodpigeon - 1great spotted woodpecker - 1robin - 8blackbird - 4song thrush - 1long-tailed tit - min 12coal tit - 7blue tit - 3great tit - 2nut...
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2023 - Part 1
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2nd January - 42 Pink Feet over Grane heading West, then another 4 some minutes later 18 January - a number of Blackbirds feeding on the receding shoreline of Holden Wood Res in the cold spell Number of Meadow Pipits quite low since the cold spells, 2 Stonechat - male and female at Deep Clough on 05/...
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Bird Club 20-11-23
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All I hope to be at the Bird Club tomorrow starting at 19:15 Weavers Cottage I have a quiz. If you have photos we can show them at the AGM, 15th January 2024 Bird Race 14th Jan '24 Cheers Ian
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Coot.
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Local rarity at Holden wood reservoir this morning, a single (very tame) Coot, nothing else of note. Regards Brian.
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Warth 12/11/2023
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pink-footed goose - 56 flew south-westwoodcock - 1kestrel - 1woodpigeon - flocks of 28, 17 & 15fieldfare - 11redwing - 2long-tailed tit - 12raven - 1 overchaffinch - 6goldfinch - c25bullfinch calling bird cheers Kevin
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Waxwings at Haslingden Sports Centre 11/11/23
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A minimum of 7 waxwings are present at Haslingden Sports Centre car park feeding on rowan berries. I watched them 10:50-11:50am. Thanks to SteGidz for finding and reporting them.
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Clough Bottom & Clowbridge 15/11/23
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Clough Bottomcormorant - 1 seen flying towards Clowbridge, then seen flying back to Clough Bottomwhooper swan - 28 seen flying eastpink-footed goose - 6 flew in from the west, then turned and flew down the Whitewell valleymallard - 2teal - 1 drakegoosander - 1 redheadpheasant - 1 malelapwing - c 250...
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AMR
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Bright sunshine,dry 7 degrees. Two Whooper. Goldeneye. Little Egret over. Yesterday two Dunlin. Info RobA.
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Winter feeding station Strongstry.
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Started feeding first week in October, up to a couple of days ago quite Just usual resident species but by last weekend and into today numbers have increased. Blue Tit. Usual numbers of around 10 Great Tit. Low numbers around 6 Coal Tit. This is the third year numbers have increased, can regularly h...
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Edge Cote & Saunder Height 29/10/23
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grey heron - 1pheasant - 1 malesnipe - 75sparrowhawk - 1 malekestrel - 1common gull - 3meadow pipit - 4grey wagtail - 1raven - 2starling - c300siskin - noisy flock calling from Chapel Hill Quarry cheers Kevin
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Clough Bottom 29 10 23
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Clough Bottom Lapwing 100+ Goosander 5 redheads Cormorant 1 Canada Goose 1 Herring Gull 6 L B B Gull 6 B H Gull c30 Common Gull c30 Stonechat 1 Meadow Pipit 2 Reed. Bunting 2 Bullfinch 2 Peter and John
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Oakenhead Wood Old rd 27/10/23
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Flock of c100 Fieldfares in trees, near the ski slope. These birds headed off towards Twin Lodges. Flock of c100 Starling in fields near Spout House along with a House Sparrow flock of c20 birds. Bob.
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East view lodge.
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Nice sunny afternoon 14 degrees, 1400/1600 hours. Redwing. Around a hundred in loose flocks very flighty feeding mostly on the ground. Goldfinch. Charms of 20/40/15 feeding on Birch and Hawthorn in the sunshine Redpoll. 5 or 6 in with the Goldfinch Chaffinch. Around 10 in the Hawthorns Bullf...
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clough bottom 22 oct
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common scoter cormorant G S Woodpecker Kestral siskin calling crossbill calling Tree creeper bullfinch 2 jay 3 reed bunting 5 m pipit 4 long tailed tit 8 peer clough 6 field fare
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Rock Pipit.
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Single Rock Pipit,found by RobA, along shore line of AMR. -- Edited by brian on Thursday 19th of October 2023 04:58:35 PM
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Jack Lodge, 14th Oct 2023
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09:30-10:00 Stock Dove, 1 over, Little Owl, 1 on old factory, Grey Wagtail, 1 on outflow, Raven, pair, male tumbling, up on The Hile, Regards, David.
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Clowbridge res. Compstons Cross 10/10/23
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Compstons Cross 09:40 hrs - clearing skies Pink footed Goose - 1 skein c66 to E. at 10:00 hrs. 1 skein c30 to W. at 10:20 hrs. 2 skeins 200+ to W. at 11:15 hrs. Latter group seen at distance heading W. towards Goodshaw Hill. Chaffinch - 4 to S. Wood Pigeon - 3 to S. Raven - 6 from E. into Limy valley. Redwing - 1 to...
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redwings 09/10/23
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c100 redwing calls heard over Waterfoot tonight between 22:00 & 22:50hrs should be some large flocks around tomorrow morning cheers Kevin
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Twin Lodges 09/10/23
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At least 25 Redwings with10+ Blackbirds feeding on hawthorns. 1 Song Thrush in sub song. c5 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 2 Chaffinch 2 Moorhen 14 Mallard c130 flock of Starlings on wires. Single Jay + flock of 8 Goldfinch at Reedsholme. Bob.
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Whitworth & Lee Quarries 08/10/23
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whooper swan - flock of c16 birds seen to south of Whitworth Quarry were probably whoopers.pink-footed goose - birds heard calling over Lee Quarry area heading east. Sadly couldn't see them, so no idea of numbersbuzzard - 3sparrowhawk - male over Deansgreave Road, New Linekestrel - 1snipe - 6herri...
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Clowbridge 8.10.23. 08:00-09:00
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Grey Wagtail 1 Chaffinch 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Canada Geese 16 Greylag Geese 2 Black Headed Gull 5 Mallard 22 Grey Heron over Meadow Pipit 3 Stonechat 7 Cormorant 1 Rook 1 over Goldfinch 10 Chiffchaff 1
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Fieldfare's 8 10 23
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Clough Bottom c60 Fieldfare over Windy Bank followed by c12 Swallows this morning
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Clowbridge 1.10.23
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Moorhen 1 on Limy Mallard 4 Cormorant 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Carrio Crow devouring frog Stonechat 4 Reed Bunting 3 Linnet 3 Meadow Pipit c20 Jay 2 Kestrel 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Goldcrest 10 Chaffinch Pied Wagtail 1 Wheatear 1
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Reedsholme 1/10/23
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1 Cormorant flew down the valley. 1 Chiffchaff calling in the park. Bob.
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