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11/04/09 Whitworth
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2 House Martins present at Nest Site at Hoyle St 1 Pr Lesser Redpoll at feeders 1 Reed Bunting at feeders Mistle Thrush Sat on Eggs at nest site in Whitworth No calls of a Wiilow Warbler heard from here yet.
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Migrants 11/4/9
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Various sightings from todays wanderings
1 Swallow at Leabrook
1 Swallow + 1 House Martin over Haslingden Old Rd nr Barnes Ave.
1 Willow Warbler in song at Newhallhey
1 Willow Warbrler in song at E.B.S.W.
1 Blackcap in song at E.B.S.W.
1 Swallow + 1 Sand Martin at E.B.S.W.
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Bowland Eagle Owls - access arrangements
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The East Lancashire Ornithologists' Club has been requested by the Police Wildlife Unit to remind everybody that there is NO public vehicular access up the Dunsop valley. [A limited number of permit holders are allowed]. Cars must be left in Dunsop Bridge and those wishing to visit the site must wal...
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Reedsholme
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2 chaffinches
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2 chaffinches, 1 male, 1 female on feeders in my garden late afternoon 1 song thrush earlier in the morning, seen everday this week plus all the other usual visitors! gregory fold location
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Lee Quarry and New Line Res 10.4.09
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Lee Quarry Wheatear 1 pair Meadow Pipit c6 Wren 3 calling Canada Geese 2 pair Mallard Mountain bikers 916 Quarry Road Blackbird 1 calling Blue Tit several calling Great Tit several calling Robin 3 Greenfinch 1 Starling 6 Woodpigeon 1 Carrion Crow 3 Magpie 2 New Line Res Canada Goose 1 Tufted Duck 1 pair...
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Gaghills 09/04/09
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1 brambling & 1 redpoll present at our feeders today cheers Kevin
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Crawshawbooth
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2 Ravens flying west 1 Willow Warbler 1 Ciff chaff
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Pink-Feet?
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Just heard some Geese, which sound almost identical to Pink-Feet passing over my house in H'den. Definitely not Canada Geese as they have a very different sound. I could not see any but the sounds appeared to be heading towards Grane and not Cribden. I could hear them from my attic at about 9pm today...
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Helmshore
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About 12 Siskins bottom of Gregoryfold Road
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redpolls, siskins, goldfinches
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15 redpolls 8 siskins 2 goldfinches All on feeders in observers garden near Gregory Fold 08:00 hours
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Willow warbler
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Willow warbler feeding this evening at same place as a few days ago. Also it seems a single moorhen has taken up residence in porritt lodge, there was one on the Irwell over the winter, maybe the same bird.
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Chiffchaff singing at Hutch Bank yesterday morning Sunday April 5th 2009
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Chiffchaff singing at Hutch Bank yesterday.
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Stubbylee to Whitworth Quarry
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5 lapwings Skylark Meadow Pipits on the Moss, Quarry 6 Twite, 1male Wheatear, 2 Raven . Clough bottom 1pair Gooseander 1 Curlew Brandwood 1Lapwing 1 Snipe Lapwings still at Lumb +Tawny Owl
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Grane 05/04/09
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Holden Wood 9 Pair Lapwings on road side meadow + 2 pair on opposite side 38 Canadas 1 Pair Oystercatcher 1 Heron 2 Pied Wagtails 1 Chiffchaff singing 6 Black headed gulls 1 Great crested grebe calling 2 Swallows Calf Hey Siskin singing near Rossendale Way 1 Great spotted woodpecker calling Good numbe...
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Various 5/4/09
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Singing male Blackcap at E.B.S.W.- across from the main gate. Crawshawbooth 1 calling Green Woodpecker 2pr Canada Goose at Shortclough res. 4 Swallows feeding high over Folly Clough c4 male Reed Bunting on feeder at Folly Terrace 1 G.S.W. at Folly Clough Clowbridge res. 18:30hrs approx. 1 G.C.Gre...
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Warth to Scout Moor Quarry 05/04/09
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Warth 1 kestrel, 3 stock dove, 9 wood pigeon, 1 grey wagtail, 1 dipper, 1 swallow, 1 mistle thrush, 10 goldfinch & 2pr greenfinch. Scrubbing Mills to Cowpe Lowe 1 heron, 1pr Canada goose, 3 mallard, 1 lapwing, 34 skylark, 43 meadow pipit & 7 wheatear. Plunge 1 heron, 1pr curl...
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Ewood Bridge area 5.4.09
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Ewood Bridge area Chiff Chaff 1 calling Blackcap 1 calling G.S.Woodpecker 1 pair Bullfinch 1 calling Goldfinch 1 Chaffinch c10 Great Tit c10 Coal Tit c6 calling Pied Wagtail c10 Grey Wagyail 1 Jackdaw c50 Carrion Crow c20 Magpie c10 B.H,Gull c20 Woodpigeon c6 pairs Swallow 5 Irwell Vale Nuthatch 1 ca...
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Goldfinch
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Spent some time this afternoon at the woodland feeding station/hide, and look what turns up[photos below]four goldfinch after none all winter. http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/
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EBSW TO Holmes Trrace Lodge 04/04/09
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EBSW 14:15 to 15:45 175 lesser black back gulls over, 20 black headed gull, 1 goosander over, 5 mallard, 1 pheasant, 1 meadow pipit, 2 grey wagtail, 1 white wagtail, 35 pied wagtail, 1pr mistle thrush, 4 jay, 40 carrion crow, 80 jackdaw, 40 swallow, 2 house martin, 3 sand martin, 3 long tailed tit &...
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Reedsholme - Goodshawfold 4/4/09
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12:00hrs approx. Stoneholme 4 Jays - 2pr disputing territory Bullfinch calling 1 Grey Heron Goodshawfold 1 Pied Wagtail c3 Greenfinch displaying 4 Chaffinch in conflict 3 Swallow 2 Blackbird in song 1 Sparrowhawk overhead 1pr Goldfinch Crawshawbooth 1pr Grey Wagtail 1 Dipper c38 Rook nests (cou...
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Strongstry woods
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0800 to 1100 hours Two Willow warblers singing and four swallows feeding. One Chiffchaff. All the usual suspects most carrying nesting material. Definate shortage of Goldfinch,Greenfinch and Coaltits.
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whinberry woods
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chiff chaff + 5 swallows EBSW
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Deeply vale
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Harden moor to Ashworth moor. stonechat 2 pair curlew 6 + lapwing 20 + canada geese 4 meadow pipits 12 + goosander 6 + [over] pied wagtail 2 blue/gt/lt tits very few finches There was a Buzzard flying around for about half an hour and then headed towards calf hey.
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Rawtenstall - E.B.S.W. 2/4/09
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15:00hrs onwards Very quite with little of note as far as Ewood Bridge - has the winter taken its toll on our bird life ? 10 Swallows feeding over Irwell Vale/ E.B.S.W. - no martins. 1 Chiffchaff in song on far side of river 1 Bullfinch calling in same area. Oystercatcher calling from sewage works possib...
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widgeon at Clowbridge 2nd April
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Forgot to mention - a pair of widgeon also on Clowbridge this morning. Bob
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Lower Plunge - Gincroft. 2/4/09
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Grey Wag 1pr LT tit 1 Jay 2 Skylark 3 singing Curlew 1 Lapwing 1 displaying Mipits serveral Tree Creeper 1 Mistle Thrush 2 Blue, Grt & Coal tits Green, Gold & Chaffinchs Ina
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EBSW & Greens Lane 02/04/09
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EBSW 1 kestrel, 20 black headed gull, 6 pied wagtail, 2 grey wagtail, 2 dipper, 1 song thrush, 1m blackcap, 2 chiffchaff, 40 carrion crow, 15 jackdaw & 1 reed bunting. Greens Lane 1pr siskin & 1f bullfinch cheers Kevin
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waxwings
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09.00 2/4/09 mercer cresc 44 waxwings Dave & Pete Fyldes 11.00 Deerplay 2 curlew in field Dave
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Whooper Swan at Clowbridge 2nd April
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Whooper swan flew in from NE onto water at 9am. Still there at 10am.
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