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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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Signs of harsh weather
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Two Cormorant and three male Teal on the Irwell this morning,also 3/4 Brambling on the feeders all week. Belated new year wishes to all.
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Hard Times
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got a female blackbird feeding from my yard today. it is a first. i know it would sounds strange to some people but you do not get any thrushes in the terraced housing areas of haslingden especially between the town centre and bury road/mcr rd junction. is different where there are lawsn, greener...
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Snowy day at Reedsholme
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Seen today in our garden : Brambling x 1 , Fieldfare x 1, Long tailed tits x 4 , Starlings x 5, Bullfinches male and female, Greenfinches x 4, Goldfinches x 3 , Robin x 1 , House Sparrows x 2 , Chaffinches x 4, Dunnock x 1 , Blackbirds x 7.
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NEW HALL HEY 5/1/10
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From office window 1 kingfisher 1 heron 1 morehen 3 mallard all on river 1 peregrine on Hardman mill chimney Happy new year all Dave
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Snow bound garden
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My Garden list went up by one today. Fieldfare arrived at dawn with Blackbirds (4)and Songthrush (2). A few Goldfinch and Chaffinch, but less than usual and no Greenfinch. Jackdaws and Starlings are breaking up the fatballs for others to feed on. Dunnocks, a Robin and a wren in the undergrowth. A fe...
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Snow Buntings
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Posting for Paul Kemp 11.30 am 4/1/10 34 snow buntings above Cowpe res on Rooley Road 6 reed buntings top of cowpe Dave
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holden wood reservoir 3/01/2009
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1-2pm over 40 bh gulls - over 20 on the iced out reservoir. 8 magpies up to 6 carrion crows 3 woodpigeons 2 blackbirds calling 1 wren seen 2stone chat 2 corvids flying over westwards may have been ravens no ducks, cormorants, herons, moorhens, geese on the reservoir - i walked up to the far side. a mi...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth,this weekend.
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Birds seen this weekend:-Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant 2,Grey Heron,Canada Geese 42,Pink Footed Goose(Later seen flying off alone heading north),Mandarin Duck,Mallard 50,Tufted Duck 10(highest total this winter),Goldeneye(Male),Goosander 3(2M,1f), BH Gull 42, Common Gull 4,GBB Gull...
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Clowbridge Res, 3rd Jan 2010
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10:15 - 11:00 The reservoir was around 80% frozen over which was unsurprising as it was -6 when I arrived and reliably informed it was -9.7 overnight! The following were noted: Barnacle Goose, feral bird associating with Mallard on small pond by car park. Goosander, 10 ( 6 males) feeding in the ice fre...
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Crossbills, 2nd Jan 2010
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Two Crossbills flew over calling whilst I was sledging with the kids at Marl Pits this afternoon! Regards, David Nuttall
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Staghills Woods & Warth 01/01/10
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Staghills Woods 4 mallard, 1 moorhen, 3 feral pigeon, 7 wood pigeon, 1 collared dove, 4 great spotted woodpecker, 5 wren, 3 dunnock, 11 robin, 30 blackbird, 6 song thrush, 20 redwing, 27 long tailed tit, 4 coal tit, 21 blue tit, 14 great tit, 2 or 3 nuthatch, 2 treecreeper, 1 jay, 13 magpie, 20 jackdaw,...
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Bits n Bobs
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2 lapwings on the h'den/osw'le border flying ito h'den at about 11.45am on xmas eve grey wagtail on our yard wall at 3.15pm on xmas day. dont get many of them aroun here except odd few in winter. so a nice littlexmas present i guess. anway hope you are all enjoy Xmas day and Merry Xmas from my side!
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Save the best till the last. 31.12.09.
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Cowm Res Tufted Duck 6 minimum G.C.Grebe 1 Goosander 1 pair Mallard c40 Pink Footed Goose 1 Canada Goose 36 B.H.Gull c40 Common Gull c10 Mute Swan 6 New Line Res Goosander 1m Moorhen 4 Mallard 47 B.H.Gull 80 Common Gull 8 Canada Goose 17 Clough Bottom Common Gull 1 Happy New Year to all pfyldes
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Mistle Thrush
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I live at the edge of Helmshore and a Mistle Thrush was feeding on a neighbours tree today which suggests to me that times are hard in the open country. Merry Christmas everyone.
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth 30/12/09
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Birds seen in blizzard conditions:- Mute Swan 6,Canada Geese 30,Pink Footed Goose,Mandarin Duck,Mallard 50,Tufted Duck 8,Goldeneye(F),Goosander(Pair), BH Gull 65, Common Gull 2,Woodpigeon 4,Collared Dove 4,Dunnock, Robin 2,Blackbird 2, Magpie 8,Carrion Crow 4, Starling 24, House Sparr...
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Grane, 31st Dec 2009
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08:30 - 10:30 Canada Goose, 18 flew in from Oswaldtwistle direction, Mallard, 4 on Ogden, Golden Plover, flocks of 3 & 6 on the tops, B.H.Gull, c40, Common Gull, 1, G.B.B.Gull, 2 singles (Adult & Imm) heading west, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffled several times, Coal Tit, c12, Mistle Thrush, 1, B...
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L T Tits
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about 15 L T Tits in the rawtenstall frie station trees 2.30 pm today -- Edited by sarfraz on Monday 28th of December 2009 08:10:56 PM
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Waterfoot and New Line 28.12.09.
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Waterfoot Park Road Brambling 5 Redpoll 1 Chaffinch c10 Blackbird 2 Wren 2 Great Tit 1 Starling c6 New Line Res Goosander 5 [3m] B.H.Gull 110 Common Gull 5 Moorhen 4 Mallard 41 pfyldes
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Clowbridge Res, 26th Dec 2009
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09:00 - 10:00 Cormorant, 3 on foating platform flew into the water to feed. Mallard, 11 on small pond near car park, Goldeneye, 1 male feeding in east bay, Goosander, 14 (10 males), Sparrowhawk, 1 female hunting south of res, B.H.Gull, c20, Common Gull, c6, Collared Dove, 4, Dipper, 1 feeding in outfl...
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Strongstry woods/river
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Grey Heron 2 in the wet fields Moorhen 1 on the river Dipper 3 all up the streams Goosander 3 female Grey Wagtail 1 on the horse manure Pied Wagtail 3 same place Wood Pigeon 20+ in Buckden woods roost Jackdaw 5,Crow 2,Rook 8 in horse fields Jay 1 Lumb vale G S Woodpecker 3 around the woods Wren 3, one seem...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.24/12/09
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Last year I was lucky enough to find 12 Crossbills on Christmas Eve,what would this year bring! Not much change really at Cowm,now a male and female Goosander a female Goldeneye,Pink Footed Goose,but there was no sign of the male Mandarin. No activity on the water,motorboats,skiers etc due to lots o...
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David Ousey
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Cowm Res,Whitworth.23/12/09
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100 Canada Geese,60 Mallard,5 Tufted Duck,Mandarin Duck,35 BH Gull,2 Common Gull, Goosander (Male),10 Carrion Crow,4 Jackdaw,6 Magpie,4 Goldfinch,20 House Sparrow,18 Starling,3 Coal Tit,2 Blue Tit,4 Great Tit,2 Dunnock,3 Robin,12 Blackbird, 6 Mute Swan.Went around the res after going to s...
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