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TTV SD82W Reaps Moss and TTV SD82R Bacup 05/02/2010
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SD82W Reaps Moss 8 species seen 1 mute swan, 2 mallard, 1 kestrel, 1 woodcock, 50 fieldfare, 4 magpie, 9 carrion crow & 500 starling. SD82R Bacup 24 species seen 1 sparrowhawk, 5 black headed gull, 2 common gull, 26 wood pigeon, 57 feral pigeon, 4 collared dove, 3 great spotted woodpecker,...
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Big Garden Birdwatch Results
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12 Collard Dove, less than usual. 4 Blackbird 2 Chaffinch 7 Starling 3 House sparrow 2 Robin 2 Bluetit 1 Great tit 1 Magpie 1 Dunnock 3 Goldfinch 1 Coaltit 2 LTTit 1 Jackdaw 1 Goldcrest, Feeding on peanuts, this was the surprise of the morning, just shows what is there if o...
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Clowbridge Res, 31st Jan 2010
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09:45-10:30 65% of Res frozen over. Mallard, 28 on pond near car park, Goldeneye, 1 male, Goosander, 29 (9 adult males), Kestrel, 1 hunting the moors, B.H.Gull, c100, Common Gull, c10, G.B.B.Gull, 1 x 2nd winter bird, Herring Gull, 1, House Sparrow, c8, Chaffinch, 3, Greenfinch, 2, Rook, 4 near Jest...
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Whitworth and Bacup 31.1.10.
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Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 6 Tufted Duck 1pair Coot 1 Moorhen 2 Mallard 4m B.H.Gull c40 Collsrd Dove 3 Wood Pigeon 2 Starling c20 Cowm Res Green Woodpecker 1 calling Coal Tit 3 Blue Tit c6 Great Tit c10 Chaffinch 4 Robin 2 Starling c20 House Sparrow c10 Wood Pigeon 2 Carrion Crow 2 Magpie 2 Blackbird 3 Mandar...
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dippers
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Pair of Dippers singing and displaying this morning and showing an interest in an old nest site, Woodpeckers still tapping for mates and the Tawny was calling loudly last night.
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Grane And Warth 30/01/10
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Warth 2 stock dove and 1 green woodpecker Holden Wood Res 2 Canada geese, 1pr mallard, 2 lapwing, 50 black headed gull, 1 common gull, 1 wood pigeon, 2 dipper, 1 robin, 2 blackbird, 5 carrion crow, 4 magpie, 2 jackdaw, 1 chaffinch & 2 goldfinch. The footpath along the side of the res i...
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various sites 24/01/10
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cormorant - 1 flew over Gaghills this morning mute swan - 6 Wallbank Lodge mallard - 7 at Spring Mill Res tufted duck - 1f Wallbank Lodge goosander - 3 over Gaghills this morning & 13 at Spring mill Res sparrowhawk - 1 at Warth moorhen - 2 Wallbank Lodge coot - 1 Wallbank Lodge pheasant - 1m Marl Pits la...
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BTO and Lancashire Atlas - Help Needed
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We are hoping to achieve complete coverage of ALL 300 tetrads (2x2km squares) in the Lancashire East BTO Region for the Lancashire Atlas. At this half-way stage 150 tetrads should have been covered - they have not. To see the current situation, please visit www.bto.org/birdatlas and click on Lates...
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Edenfield area x2
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24/1/10 pm Lower Plunge c30 mixed:- Gt tit, Bluetit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch feeding together 3 Mistlethrush Michael Wifes Lane 1 GSW, m. Hollins Lane 2 Mistlethrush 1 Kestrel, m. Edenwood 1 Grey Heron 9 Jackdaws 25/1/10 am Edenwood 1Songthrush singing 9 Collard Dove 1 Kestrel, f. 1 Mistlethrush 1 Wo...
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Clowbridge res. 24/1/10
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Afternoon. 1 pr Raven over to the E. 2m Goldeneye 12 Mallard 16 Goosander 1 Collared Dove House Sparrows & tits on feeders - little else. Bob & Archie.
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Strongstry area
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No sudden drop in numbers at the feeding stations,all seemed to have survived the cold spell amazingly well. Unusual for here a 10/15 flock of Goldfinch have been around for a couple of days. A G s woodpecker was tapping on a BT junction box this morning,and the Robins were singing. The farmer above b...
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New Line and Cowm Res 24.1.10
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New Line Res Teal 1m first at this site for John and myself. Goosander 1pr Moorhen 4 Mallard 26 B.H.Gull 40 Common Gull 3 Cowm Res Gossander 12 [4m 8f] Mandarin Duck 1m Tufted Duck 1pr Goldeneye 1m Mallard c60 Pink-footed Goose 1 Canada Goose c60 B.H.Gull c30 Common Gull 2 Blackbird 1 Chaffinch 1 Coal Tit...
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Clough Bottom Res, 24th Jan 2010
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10:30-11:00 A quick walk around the res as it was cold and misty! Mallard, 4 flew off south, Stock Dove, pair, Goldcrest, c4, Coal Tit, c4, Carrion Crow, c20 Regards, Sarah Nuttall. P.S. Tawny Owl calling at home last night and Dunnock singing this morning!
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Snowfree Garden
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I'm back from foreign parts where I found my Moussier's Redstart without looking too hard, plus other stuff........ most of it Roman. Back to a snowfree garden with Dunnock singing and some of the marauding hordes of Collard Doves picking up and trying out bits of suitable nesting material. Whil...
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Clowbridge 23/01/2010
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14:00 - 15:15 12 Goosander (5M+7F) 2m Goldeneye ~400 Black-headed Gull (more coming in all the time) ~50 Common Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull Nothing on the feeder. Cheers Ian
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Holden Wood - Wed 20 Jan
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12 noon 60 plus B H Gulls over 15 carrion Crow 2 mallards on the 70% iced over res 2 goosandrakes flying southwards 1 large gull flying northwards over - not sure if LBBG? usual blackbirds, woodpigeons, magpies, and a first winter large gull either a GBB or a LBB. it was quite a large bird and appeared v...
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1 male gooseander 2 moorhens
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Strange "Heron" spotted at Ewood Bridge on 17th Jan 2010
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Out walking on Sunday morning at approx 930am, I disturbed a large bird on the River Irwell next to the Old Mayfield Chicks site. I only saw it briefly before it took off through the trees, but it was a similar size to a grey heron, but was very dark in colour, possibly black. I saw it from behind and as it st...
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Clowbridge 19/01/2010
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over 50 b h gulls at least 3 common gulls 1 lbb gull at least 6 goosander some mallard at least 15 carrion crows some magpies a big flock of goldfinch mainly at the feeders and near the car park with plenty of greenfinch, blue tits, chaffinch, house sparrows, and small numbers of great tit
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Holden Wood
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today 2.30pm most of the res still frozen but much of the snow gone. an absolute transformation has taken place. the feeder i had put out was still there but if anything had been to eat it did not eat a lot. at least no one had pinched it. over 100 black headed including those present and flying over. ...
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A.G.M. 18.1.10
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The A.G.M. for the Rossendale Ornithologists Club is on Monday 18.1.10 at the Weavers Cottage at 7.30p.m. The Guest Speaker is Brian Oldfield. -- Edited by pfyldes on Sunday 17th of January 2010 07:35:05 PM -- Edited by pfyldes on Sunday 17th of January 2010 07:36:19 PM
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R.O.C. Winter Birdrace, 17th Jan 2010
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08:00 - 15:00, 3 teams each with two people took part and recorded 63 species in total, which is the second highest ever behind 2006 when 64 species were noted. The individual team scores were as follows: Team A: 40 species. Team B: 50 Species. Team C: 56 species. We had three new species for the Winte...
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bits n bobs
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about 15 longtailed tits with a gold crest and other tits in a garden on devon crescent helmshore friday 2pm a kestrel on the bypass when leaving haslingden to manchester today aout 11.45am
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Holden Wood 14/01/2010
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at 12 noon over 30 B H Gulls and over 10 Carrion Crows. all fighting over the brown bread i was throwing onto the ice. a grey heron present and flew over but would not come close. it must have been very hungry to fly from the top end to where the bench is. it and the crows were attracted by the gulls. ...
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Holden Wood Reservoir
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1.45pm-2.45pm sunday minimum of 10 B H Gulls min of 8 Carrion Crows min of 3 Woodpigeons 1 kestrel 2 pied wagtails min 1 Dipper on the reservoir which is frozen all over with a Carrion Crow almost right next to it. The Dipper was moving forwards slightly the Crow after it. I had a feeling the Crow was t...
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Staghills Woods to Ewood Bridge 10/01/09
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grey heron 1 at Groundwork mandarin - 2 males & 3 females on the Irwell at K Steels mallard - 4 at Hareholme, 82 at Tesco, 22 at Groundwork, 40 at K Steels & 2 at Ewood Bridge goosander - 1 pr flying over Bocholt Way & 1 pr at Townsendfold sparrowhawk - 1 male seen over Hurdles Quarry, 1 male nea...
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EBSW - Strongstry, 10th Jan 2010
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08:30 - 10:30 Cormorant, 4 singles down the valley & 2 singles on the river Irwell, Grey Heron, 2 singles on the Irwell, Mallard, c20 on Irwell, Goosander, group of 5 on the Irwell, + single redheadon river + redhead flying up the valley, Sparrowhawk, female over, Snipe, 3 on filter beds ( very unus...
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Unbelievable sighting in Helmshore
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When I awoke this morning I saw a Redwing feeding on my holly tree but later in the morning I couldn't believe my eyes when I was sliding down Cherry Tree Way, there in front of me about 20 yards away flew in a Common Snipe, it landed on the snow covered road, pecked at something and flew off. I recall a young M...
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Pink-feet 9.1.10
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Stacksteads Pink-footed Goose c50 flying south 9.30 a.m 9.1.10
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