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Clowbridge Res, 30/06/08
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20:30-22:10, Shelduck, a flock of 18 birds flew up and down the Reservoir at maybe 200feet high for around 50 minutes at least. They quite often looked like landing on the res and also like flying off but never did either. I left them at 22:10 still flying up and down the res! Mallard, 7, Kestrel, at lea...
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sites various 29/06/08
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Lee Quarry 2 little ringed plover, 2 stock dove, 5 wheatear, 1 mistle thrush, 2 pied wagtail & 1 twite. Stubbylee Moss Canada geese as usual, flocks of 8, 7 & 2 lapwings, possibly the same birds seen each time, 1 or 2 curlew calling, 10+ snipe, 80+ skylark & a few meadow pipits. Walk...
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MOTHING AT CAMMS, HELMSHORE TONIGHT MON JUNE 30TH 2008
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Hello Jim, Ina, Brian and anybody else whom wants to come: (Sorry to use the birding pages but need to get this message through to members at short notice) We are starting off at 9.30pm (Monday June 30th 2008) until fed up - venue: Camms, Helmshore. Park Up at small cul de sac (left hand side) just before C...
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Stubbylee moss area 280608
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Canada goose 10 adults with broods of 5, 5 ,4 ,3 & 2 goslings lapwing 6 little ringed plover 5+ curlew 1 heard snipe 2 skylark 20+ meadow pipit 10+ pied wagtail 1 wheatear 2 raven 1 heard twite difficult to count but we thought there were at least 12 birds present, with 2 birds probably juveniles. chee...
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TTV 2nd breeding season visit Higher Cloughfold SD82G 28/06/08
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40 species seen as follows mallard - 5 lapwing - 1 lesser black back gull - 1 feral pigeon - 4 wood pigeon - 32 collared dove - 3 swift - 19 great spotted woodpecker - 6 skylark - 11 swallow - 6 house martin - 3 meadow pipit - 12 grey wagtail - 4 dipper - 1 wren - 29 dunnock - 5 robin - 24 blackbird - 32 song thrush - 4 mi...
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Deeply Vale - Harden Moor, 28/06/8
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06:30 - 09:30 Grey Heron, 1 Canada Goose, 3 adults, Mallard, 6, Kestrel, 2, Pheasant, 1, Moorhen, 2, Oystercatcher, 3 adults, Curlew, 2 pair, Lapwing, 1 pair, Snipe, 1 drummed briefly then "chippered" for a while! L.B.B.Gull, c40 in small groups generally heading south, Stock Dove, flo...
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Vismig: Radar movements earlier this week through Britain going East
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I have posted this to the group because some may find it interesting. Basically its saying that there was a lot of flocks of birds moving across the UK heading East at the early part of the week. Its conclusions are leaning towards the possibilities of - SWIFT. PLEASE READ THE MAILS BACKWORDS STARTIN...
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Whitethroats & Willow Warblers at Top O'th Slate.
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Today had 2 singing Whitethroats at Top O'th Slate and probably up to 8 Willow Warblers singing. Possibly missing another pair of Whitethroats (sure there is two pairs present..) Also another pair of Whitethroats present at small planting on left hand side, just before Landfill at Duckworth Cloug...
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Chiffchaff - Ewood Bridge - Tue Jun 24th 2008
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A Chiffchaff calling from heavy woodland area which lies against the main road from Ewood Bridge to Edenfield. Bryan
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Lumb
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Nuthatch seen on feeder at Hargreaves Court
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CLOUGH BOTTOM
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23/6/08 PAIR WHINCHAT CARRYING FOOD DAVE
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spring/summer in strongstry
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The following were recorded between 1st may and 23rd june on 10 walks morning and evening. canada goose[3 pair 1 with 4 young] mallard[several pair with young] goosander[a few male/female no evidance of breeding] pheasant[3 individuals all males] cormorant[flying over] grey heron[several.no...
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Clough Bottom Res, 23/06/08
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20:30 - 21:45, Canada Goose, 5 adults, Goosander, 3 Redheads, Mallard, 7, Common Sandpiper, pair, (Quite a rarity for me this year!) Curlew, pair, Swift, c20 hawking insects over the dam wall and surrounding grasslands, Swallow, c4, Goldcrest, 1, Pied Wagtail, 1, Regards, David Nuttall
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Wildfowl Count - 21 / 22 June
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Unfortunately, I am working both Sat and Sun this weekend. If anyone visits the Grane reservoirs, would they mind posting any sightings of wildfowl, waders etc?
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Holden wood Mon 16 June 5-6pm
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Min of 3 diff Grey Herons - may have been a 4th one but could be duplicated. 6 canada geese adults. one pair with still a min of 4 goslings - there were 5 over a week ago min of 5 lapwing 1 oystercatcher min of 6 mallard. a few reed buntings, wrens, meadow pipits a bird with min of 5 young. it may have been a grea...
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Either Swan or Large White Goose plus others...
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Nearly forgot to mention. Yesterday morning whilst passing Ogden Res, Haslingden Grane at approx 0900hrs, I glanced down towards the res and there was either a Swan or White Goose along with other dark ones, only got a second, because the hawthorns have now grown so large, so did not get any posit...
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Cowpe & Stubbylee Moss 15/06/08
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Lench 1pr Canada geese with 4 juvs, 1 moorhen, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 2 swallows & family parties of wren, magpie and blue and great tit. Cowpe Res area 1 kestrel, 1 grey partridge, 2 raven, 2 swift, 12 sky lark, families of pied wagtail & long tailed tit, 1 grey wagtail, 1juv & 1...
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Ewood Bridge - Wet Moss, 15/06/08
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06:30-10:30 Cormorant, 1 flew south down Irwell Valley, Grey Heron, 2, Goosander, female flew up The Ogden Valley, Kestrel, 3 hunting the moors, Red Grouse, 1flushed, Grey Partridge, 1, Pheasant, c4, Moorhen, 1 in the Irwell, Lapwing, 4, Curlew, 4, Golden Plover, 2 pairs, Little Owl, 2, Swift, c10...
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Nuthatches at Wayoh 15th June
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Not strictly Rossendale, but when doing my 2nd TTV count at Wayoh this morning I was pleasantly surprised to encounter 3 family parties of Nuthatch. Nothing much else of note but Great Tits seemed to be in short supply with only an odd family party.
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Clough Bottom Sun 15th Jun
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From Peter Fyldes and John Hallsworth: Whinchat - 3 (1m 2f), Redpoll - 6, Linnet - 6, Willow Warbler - c10, Reed Bunting - 1m, Swallow - c10, Swift - c10, Lots of Meadow Pipits and Skylarks
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Clough Bottom Fri 13th Jun
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From Peter Fyldes: Whinchat - 1m 2f
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Reaps Moss, 14th June 2008
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08:00 - 10:00 Kestrel, 2 hunting the moor, Lapwing pair, Snipe 2, 1 "singing"! Meadow Pipit, c40, Swift, 3 hawking over the moor, Skylark, c30, a good density and mainly in song, Stonechat, male in song, Wheatear, 2 males, Carrion Crow, c50 in a loose flock on pasture, Linnet, 3 males, Ree...
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Holden Wood - Sun 1 June - 3-5pm
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28 canada geese incl 5 fluffy cute young from 1 pair. 4 mallards - no ducklings seen yet 3 moorhen - 1 seen 2 heard 14 lapwings. 6 min.mobbing some chavs and a dog which were walking there and in the field next to grane road. they are probably breeding. 8 more on the opposite side of holden wood res not su...
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Summer Birdrace 2008, 08/06/08
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05:45 - 15:30, A glorious day with the 2nd highest total ever of 74 species between the three teams of two persons that took part. The total number of different species seen in Rossendale Summer Birdraces since 1992 is now 102 species. Team A = 65 species, Team B = 61 species, Team C = 66 species. Highli...
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Warning about Whitworth Quarry
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I've had an email from the manager of Whitworth Quarry. Would everyone take note, please? Dear Sir/Madam I have been informed this morning that members from of the Rossendale Ornithologists Club have been on the quarry site at Whitworth over the weekend. Sorry to be a kill joy but the quarry is off li...
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Staghills Woods 04/06/08
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3 prs great spotted woodpeckers feeding young at nests today. Young poking their heads out of nest hole at one site look ready to fledge soon. mistle thrush on nest & 1 pr chasing magpies at another site. 1 family of long tailed tits. 1 pr blue tits feeding young in nest box, bringing food every 1...
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Bits and Bats
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1. An owl was heard over my house - maybe 2 calling about 2am last wednesday night - one call was very close and the other distant. The house is in Haslingdn centre area. 2. A large corvid - Carrion or Raven has a large eerie type nest on a pylon on as you drive down Grane Road. It is directly opposite the r...
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Bamford road, Shuttleworth, & Harden moor. 1-6-08
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4 singing male Whitethroat. 1 .. .. male Blackcap. 3 Gouldfinch. Good colony of Swallows at Gate house Farm. 1 Snipe. 1 Curlew Best wishes Neil
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Lee Quarry etc
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4 at Stubbylee+16 Lapwings 1 Twite Lee Quarry I have put food out for the Twite now we will have to see how many we have and where they are nesting bye for now -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 13:48, 2008-06-01
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Stubbylee Moss area 30/05/08
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David Sowter, who coordinates the north west twite project, came over tonight and met Peter Fyldes, John Hallsworth and myself. We found at least 6 twite on the moor edge near Brittania Quarry. Also seen were the following 1 grey heron 7 adult Canada geese with 10 goslings 12+ lapwing 1 little ring...
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