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Cribden Clough 17/10/09
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One each of Dipper and Grey Wagtail on the river on the way up. 40 Mallard loafing on the river. 50 Redwing then joined by c100 moving from E. then up the Limy valley eventually moving N.W. 3 Chaffinch S. but probably only local movement. 15 Fieldfare + 5 Redwing dropped into clough from E. 12 Starling W. 3...
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Redwing, saturday 17 october 09
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Heavy passage 1500+++ of redwing east to west over Haslingden 08.00 hr-09.15hr peak 08,30hr in flocks of upto aprrox 200 seen from back garden Neil
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Gt Hameldon 16th October
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Group of 20 Golden Plover on the South slope of Gt Hameldon this afternoon at 4pm. Bob
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Waterfoot 15/10/09 (unusual find)
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A friend today brought a bird to work for me to have a look at. His cat had brought it in this morning and he did not know what it was. He had it in his van in a box. In my mind I thought it would be a Starling of sorts but was amazed to see a magical and beautiful. Water Rail! Of all the things a Cat would catch.....I...
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Nuthatch count.
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Tried an experiment on saturday, with the help of friends, mobile phones, cameras, and plenty of peanuts, we staked out three feeding stations and two wooded areas for over two hours and came up with a confiedent seven[nuthatch] individuals, with the aid of photographs we tried to identify these in...
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Limy Valley 15/10/09
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Reedsholme - 06:00 -14:00hrs 2 Goldcrest calling most of the morning from leylandii 1 G.S.W. 1 Kestrel 2 Dippers chasing over the mill yard c50 Redwing moving N. 1 Heron, over Folly Clough - 15:30hrs c130 Redwing feeding in scrub and flying about c5 Long Tailed Tit with birds heard a further site among...
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Unusual Bird of Prey ( Marl Pitts)
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I have been a falconer for many years. Mainly hawks. However today whilst playing football at Marl Pitts I saw a very large Falcon. I am almost 100% sure it was bigger than a Female Peregrine. Does anybody know if a falconer has lost a falcon around Rossendale?? Gyr??? Saker??? Hybrid???
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Turn 14/10/09
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c70 mainly Redwing with ? a couple of Fieldfare ('chacks' heard) this afternoon. 1GSW storing food in top of a telegraph pole, capped it off with something pink!!! Female of course.
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Marl Pits- Chapel Hill, 13/10/09
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14:30 hrs 2 Mistle Thrush 3+10+7 Goldfinch 1 Jay 15 Magpie C50 Starling c80+10+3 Redwing on the move W. though 2 with Starlings 1 G.S.W. 5 Greenfinch Twin Lodges - 16:00 hrs 4 Redwing + 1 Fieldfare in trees c100 flew into same trees with another c100 moving on W. c40 Jackdaw c8 Magpie 6 mixed Green & C...
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Telescope found at Ashworth Moor Res
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Found a telescope this eve at AMR, if its yours contact me at davidwinnard@yahoo.co.uk Dave
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Musbury 12/10/09
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Kestrel Pheasant Meadow Pipit Green Woodpecker Grey Partridge Magpie Carrion Crow Wood Pigeon Rock Dove
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Waterfoot an Whitworth 11/10/09
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Waterfoot 15 + 45 redwings Stubbylee Moss 2 teal, 1 snipe, 1 kestrel, 1 skylark, 3 pied wagtail, 12 meadow pipit & 1 raven Cowm 1 great crested grebe, 2 cormorant, 45 mallard, 1 tufted duck, 60 black headed gull, 2 common gull, 3 lesserblack back gull, 1 pied wagtail, 25 mead...
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Clough Head & Calf Hey 08:30 - 10:30 11/10/09
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Great Spotted Woodpecker Chaffinch Blue Tit Great Tit Carrion Crow Meadow Pippit Pheasant Goldcrest Goldfinch Cormorant Grey Wagtail Long Tailed Tit -- Edited by Matt on Monday 12th of October 2009 01:32:46 PM
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Calf Hey res, Saturday 10 October
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5 Wigeon 8 Mallard Siskin Mistle THrush Goldcrest Coal tit Wren Robin Woodpigeon Neil
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Clowbridge Res 8.10.09
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Clowbridge Stonechat 5 Goldfinch 5 family party Dunnock 1 Meadow Pipit c10 Pied Wagtail c10 Magpie 1 Carrion Crow c10 Kestrel 1 Goosander 2 redheads Mallard 3 G.C.Grebe 1 Cormorant 4 B.H.Gull c40 Common Gull 1 juv Canada Goose 20 pfyldes Dave Howorth Paul Kemp
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lapwing
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c 40 lapwing over factory units Broadway estate 9-30 am 8/10/09 Dave
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Redwing 8/10/09
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2 Redwing over Helmshore 07:15 today.
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Quiz question
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Which bird was formerly eaten by Catholics during Lent because it wasn't classed as meat and why?
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Whitworth Area 4/10/09
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Stubbylee Moss Area 2 Snipe,8 Meadow Pipit,6 Carrion Crow. Quarry Area 2 Wheatear,1 Snipe,10 Meadow Pipit,2 Rook,6 Carrion Crow,8 Goldfinch. Cowm Reservoir 12 Long Tailed Tits,6 Great Tit,63 Mallard (an increase on the normal) 3 Cormorant,2 Tufted Duck,2 Common Gull,30 BH Gull. Sorry for the la...
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Redwing parties going over Darwen and elsewhere.
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0645pm Just had 100 skein Pink Feet going North above me at Borthwick (near Tewitfield Locks) North of Carnforth - listed in vismig section. But also just been informed that Mavis Smith at Darwen and others are getting plenty of Redwing party calls tonight.....
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Seat Naze to Stubbylee Moss via Cowpe Lowe 041009
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Seat Naze 3 black headed gull, 6 meadow pipit, 2 grey wagtail, 10 swallow, 2 house martin, 6 magpie & 5 mistle thrush. Edge Cote 38 snipe, 1 kestrel, 2 skylark (1 giving brief bursts of song), 1 great spotted woodpecker, 17 meadow pipit, 3 pied wagtail, 8 magpie, family party of goldcrest, 5 goldfi...
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Ogden today
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Kestrel being chased from territory of a Sparrowhawk, Cormorant Heron Meadow Pipit Dabchick Pied Wagtail Grey Wagtail Canada Geese Usual Corvids and Pigeons I note that my latest quiz question has left you stumped.
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Cowm Res 4.10.09
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Cowm Green Woodpecker 1 calling Jay 1 Dipper 1 Wood Pigeon c30 Wren 2 Carrion Crow c6 Magpie 3 Great Tit 1 Cormorant 3 Tufted Duck 1 Mallard c40 B.H.Gull c20 L.B.B.Gull 1 Heron 1 pfyldes johnh Dave Howorth
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Stubbylee Moss etc 01/10/09
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821757@N02/sets/72157622371384905/
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Clowbridge 1st Oct
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Lower numbers of meadow pipits today (about 10) at Meadow Head. Odd skylark. 30 Canadas flying towards Clowbridge over Loveclough. On the water at 6.15 were 58 Canadas & 1 Pinkfoot. All relocated onto the field 6.30. 3 teal and 1 widgeon still on the small res. Peregrine on the first pylon , flew r...
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Clough Bottom Res 1.10.09
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After work Clough Bottom Crossbill 12 at least 5 males Stonechat 1 pair Grey Wagtail 3 Pied Wagtail 8 [5 and 3] Chaffinch 1 Coal Tit 1 Meadow Pippit 2 Mallard 12 [2m + 10f] Canada Goose 74 Lapwing 6 pfyldes and Dave Howorth
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Clowbridge Res. 1/10/09
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Afternoon jaunt - 14:45 hrs approx. 2 Collared Dove 2 G.C.Grebe 6 Cormorant on top of plylon c20 flock of Goldfinch 4 B.H.Gull 4 Mallard 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Wigeon on back pond 3 Teal " " " 1 Grey Heron " " 4 Stonechat 1 Chiffchaff call...
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What childrens game was named after a bird?
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Simples............ what is your answer?
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Warth 280909
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2 great spotted woodpecker, 25 wood pigeon, 1 stock dove, 41 mistle thrush, 1 dipper, 1 jay, 7 goldfinch & 5 chaffinch. cheers Kevin
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Grane,Friday 25 Sep. Haslingden Moor & Grane, Sat 26 Sep
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Friday, Grane. 2 Raven Satursday Has moor 2 Red Grouse 2 Snipe 3 Skylarks 60+ Meadow Pipits, on edge & just below Moor heading West Grane 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Kestrel Neil
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