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Cowm Reservoir and beyond! 13/08/09
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After a lot of searching the area looking for the once common Stonechat, I have some good news.I managed to see 2 together last night,could`nt get close enough to tell if they were young one`s though.Also Wheatear,Meadow Pipit,Grey Wagtail,Mistle Thrush,hirundine numbers well down. Dave Ousey....
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New Hall Hey
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river off car park unit 5. 3.00pm 1 female mandarin 1 kingfisher 1 grey wagtail 3 young mallard Dave & Pete Fyldes
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Grane, 9th August 2009
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07:00 -10:30 Cormorant, 4 on Ogden, 7 soaring over Clough Head and 2 flew in over Haslingden Moor. Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, 3 on Ogden, Canada Goose, 1 on Holden Wood, Mallard, 1 on Calf Hey, Kestrel, 3 singles, Lapwing, 5 on Holden Wood, 9 flying around top end of valley, B.H.Gull, c30 mainly on Ogde...
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Northern Res' 7th August 2009
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06:00 - 10:00 Clowbridge. Grey Heron, 2, Mallard, female & 6 duckings + 4, Kestrel, 2 hunting rushy field to south of res, Sparrowhawk, female attempting to take a swallow towards Liver Hill, Swallow, c20 including many juvs, Meadow Pipit, c6 only, Willow Warbler, c6, some in weak song others ju...
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Cowm Reservoir,recently.
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Bit of a late posting,but,last Saturday 5th August, 13 Cormorant flying over Cowm Res in the evening with 1 on the reservoir, 3 family parties of Wheatear totaling 12 birds.Last night, Wednesday,8 Grey Partridge in the area and, a major first for myself, a juvenile Herring Gull actually on the reser...
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Spotted flycatchers
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Two young looking spotted flycatchers, very visable, feeding along the river at strongstry.
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Edge Cote 3/08/09
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2 snipe 1 raven 3 meadow pipit 8 wood pigeon 3 chaffinch 2 greenfinch 10 crows 5 magpies Dave,PFyldes,Paul Hayhurst
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New Hall Hey
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Monday 3/8/09 2 Red headed gooseanders 2Grey wagtails 1 Dipper On river,off car park at unit 5 Dave
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Clowbridge 2/8/09
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Evening foray 19:00 - 21:00hrs 1 Whitethoat in with 5 juv. Stonechats a very aggressive bird. Finally got to grip with Stonechat numbers apart from the five juvs mentioned there were the following- 1m +1 juv. 1m + 4juvs. 2pr calling anxiously as if young were in cover. Time will tell. Family party of Sw...
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Clowbridge res. 1/8/09
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Clowbridge res. 18:50 - 21:00 hrs c6 B.H.Gull 4 L.B.B.Gull >N.W. Stonechat 3 juvs + 1m &1juv. + 1m c7 Swallow c12 Meadow Pipit 1 Skylark 1f Mallard with 3 sml yng + 1f with 6 half grown yng c3 Willow Warbler calling 1 Pied Wagtail with no tail 1 Kestrel 2 Raven flew N. mobbed by crows. 2 Redpoll +1 oth...
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Irwell vale to Strongstry Sat 1 August 17.00to 18.00 hr
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20+ Sandmartins 30+ swifts flying up the irwell 1 G, S Woodpecker 1 Mallard 5 Grey Wagtails Neil
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Cowm Res 26.7.09
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Cowm Res G.C.Grebe 1 Tufted Duck 1m Mallard c30 B.H.Gull 5 L.B.B.Gull 3 over Cormorant 1 Twite 2 Whitethroat 1 Crossbill 2 Redpoll c6 Linnet c20 Wheatear c12 ads and juvs Song Thrush 4 Mistle thrush 4 Starling c20 Grey Wagtail 2 juvs Pied Wagtail 3 Willow Warbler c10 mainly juvs Reed Bunting 5 Wren 1 Chaf...
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Clowbridge res 30/7/09
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Evening saunter 19:30 onwards. 3 reeling Grasshopper Warblers 1 m Reed Bunting 1 Kestrel 2 Redpoll c200 Swift c10 Swallow c5 Stonechat 1 f Mallard + 6yng. Bob.
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Clough Bottom 27.7.09
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Clough Bottom Res Stonechat 4 [1m 3juvs] Grey Wagtail 1 Swallow 3 House Martin 3 Swift 5 Carrion Crow 4 Woodpigeon c6 pfyldes and Dave Howorth
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Rawtenstall Town Centre
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A family of 4 Pied Wagtails, 2 young near the police station at about 5pm saturday 25 july
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Grane, 26th July 2009
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05:30 - 08:00 Almost managed to beat the weather but the wind and rain came in towrads the end of the walk. G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood Res, Cormorant, 1 preening on the side of Ogden Res, Grey Heron, 3 singles, Canada Goose, 22 on Holden Wood and around and 2 on Calf Hey, Mallard, c11 on Holden Wood, Pheasa...
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tawny owls
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Was out at dusk tonight and watched an adult tawny with two juviniles hunting voles, with some success.
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Northern Res', 19th July 2009
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07:30-10:30 Grey Heron, 1 on Clowbridge, Mallard, female with 6 duckings on Clowbridge, Kestrel, 2 at Clowbridge, 3 inc juvs at Clough Bottom, Pheasant, 1, Common Sandpiper, 2 at Clowbridge, Curlew, 1 on moors B.H.Gull, 3 at Clowbridge, Swallow, c120 inc many juvs, Meadow Pipit, c30 on shoreline a...
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Cowm Reservoir. 18/7/09
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Juv GC Grebe,Grey Heron,30 Mallard,3 Tufted Duck,Kestrel,25 BH Gull,2 LBB Gull(over),4 Wood Pigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 5 Swift,60 Swallow,25 House Martin, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Dipper (returned to overflow area), 4 Wren, Dunnock,Robin, 5 Wheatear (4 juvs),10 Blackbir...
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wallbank lodge
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1 pair mute swans 4 cygnets lumb 1 kingfisher
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STRONGSTRY WOODS/RIVER
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All day 11/7/09 GREAT TIT [PLENTY OF YOUNG] BLUE TIT [AS ABOVE] COAL TIT [ONLY A FEW] ROBIN [EVERYWHERE] WREN [SOME STILL FEEDING YOUNG] DUNNOCK [2 OR 3] BULLFINCH [SEVERAL WITH YOUNG] CHAFFINCH [MORE THAN USUAL] GOLDFINCH [1 OR 2] BLACKCAP [A FEW SINGING] WILLOW WARBLER [DIFFIC...
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Duck Count - Grane
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Oops! I forgot to read the Jul to Dec 09 bulletin when I posted it on the website and didn't notice that Sunday 12th was the Duck Count. Did anyone visit Grane this weekend? If so let me know what waterfowl you had. All the best
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Cribden, 12th July 2009
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06:30 - 10:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew over Rawtenstall town centre, Mallard, 2 over Rawtenstall, Sparrowhawk, female over Rawtenstall with 4 swifts in attendance, Kestrel, male hunting Cribden Moor, L.B.B.Gull, c200 moving through south in groups of up to 20 birds, B.H.Gull, 3 through south, Collar...
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Clowbridge - Crown Point
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12:00 - 14:00 Good number of Redpoll (at least 6 singing) Goldcrest singing Chaffinch singing Meadow Pipits Family party of 8 Skylarks Grasshopper Warbler singing near road Clowbridge ~10 Swallows 3 singing Reed Buntings 4 Mallards 2 Family parties Pied Wagtails Pair Stonechat Cheers Ian
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great spotted woodpecker - helmshore
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I saw a great spotted woodpecker at lunchtime in my garden, I have not seen it for months, glad to see back! Helmshore, gregory fold / old railway line area.
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cloughbottom
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grasshopper warbler sandpiper 1 redpoll 3
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On the Tops, 5th July 2009
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07:00 - 10:30 Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, c20 inc 3 juvs, Mallard, 10 scruffy looking birds in eclipse, Kestrel, 3 hunting the moors, Peregrine, a young bird was seen to "have a go" at a Green Woodpecker, pair of Carrion Crows and a Kestrel in quick succession before gliding off along the...
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Holden Wood Reservoir 30th June 09
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Holden Wood Reservoir 30th June 09 19:20 - 19:50 Reed Bunting - 1 (a first for me !!) Willow Warbler - 1 calling Blackbird - 3 Wren - 2 singing Swallow - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Meadow Pipit - 2 Linnet - 1 Lapwing - 5 BH Gull - c10 Canada Goose - 8 Great Crested Grebe - 1 Pretty pleased after quite a while out of action
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Hareholme 280609
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at least 2 spotted flycatchers seen on the old railway line at the back of the tyre and exhaust centre and Webron today. birds were first seen by Paul Kemp & Dave Howarth on Friday 26th, who reported a family party. cheers Kevin & John
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AMR to Deeply Vale 280609
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grey heron - 2 Canada goose - 50 on AMR, 4pr with around 11 goslings at Buckhurst and Deeply Vale mallard - 3female, 1 male and 1 young duckling at AMR and 3 females at Deeply Vale kestrel - male and juv at AMR oystercatcher - 1 at AMR lapwing - 10 at AMR curlew - 2 near AMR & 4 at Deeply Vale moorhen pr with 2...
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