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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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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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