|
Deeply Vale - Turf Moor & Return 18/05/08
(Preview)
06:00-10:00 Canada Goose, several small groups inc pair with 3 small young, Kestrel, 2, Pheasant, c6 males, Moorhen, 1, Oystercatcher, flock of 3 & 2 singles, Lapwing, c30 inc some well grown young, Curlew, c4 pairs, L.B.B.Gull, 2, B.H Gull, c12, Wood Pigeon, c20 in small flocks, Stock Dove, pa...
|
David Nuttall
|
0
|
147
|
|
|
|
|
TTV Cowpe Lowe
(Preview)
44 species recorded as follows heron - 3 Canada goose - 3 mallard - 12 moorhen - 1 pheasant - 2 lapwing - 4 curlew - 1 black headed gull - 1 lesser black back gull - 2 feral pigeon - 8 wood pigeon - 13 stock dove - 4 collared dove - 1 swift - 2 sky lark - 23 swallow - 4 house martin - 6 meadow pipit - 20 pied wagtail - 3 gre...
|
KEVIN LISTER
|
0
|
126
|
|
|
|
|
Rawtenstall - Bull Hill & Return 11/05/08
(Preview)
05:00 - 10:00 Goosander, female feeding on river, Kingfisher, 1, Grey Wagtail, c 4 family parties, young being fed, Kestrel,1, Sparrowhawk, female, Whitethroat, 3 singing males, Blackcap, c 20 singing birds, Willow Warbler, c 30, Chiffchaff, 3, Wood Warbler, bird singing at Strongstry, Nuthat...
|
David Nuttall
|
5
|
213
|
|
|
|
|
TTV Irwell Vale'ish
(Preview)
34 Species in all. Edited Highlights:- 1 Lapwing 1 Kingfisher 7 Sand martin 4 Grey Wags + young 3 Blackcap singing 6 Wilow Warb singing 1 Chiffchaff 1pr Jay Didn't manage a Dipper anywhere unfortunately. Sand martin colony 3 nestholes being used. Also seen 1 industrial archeologist and 1 lesser s...
|
Ina
|
4
|
243
|
|
|
|
|
TTV SD71Z
(Preview)
TIMED TETRAD STRONGSTRY 0600/1000/SUN 11/5/08 CANADA GOOSE 2 MALLARD 8 GOOSANDER 4 GREY HERON 1 LAPWING 2 BLACK HEADED GULL 9 HERRING GULL 3 FERAL PIGEON 12 WOOD PIGEON 42 COLLARD DOVE 9 TAWNY OWL 2[PREVIOUS EVENING] SWIFT 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER 6 SAND MARTIN 3 SWALLOW 7 HOUSE MARTIN 2 GREY WAGTAI...
|
brian
|
0
|
126
|
|
|
|
|
Turtle dove clowbridge 11th may
(Preview)
A turtle dove landed in the hedge on Limey Lane briefly this evening at 7.30pm before flying on to The Waggoners Inn where it paused on wires before flying on.
|
gary waddington
|
0
|
139
|
|
|
|
|
Staghills
(Preview)
2 Blackcap singing 1Chiff chaf GSWoodpecker Dipper Gray Wagtail Kenroy
|
johnh
|
0
|
144
|
|
|
|
|
sites various 11/05/08
(Preview)
Bacup Golf Course to Small Shaw Height 1m golden plover, 2 pr lapwing, 1 snipe, 100+ sky lark, 3 swift, 100+ meadow pipit, 1pr grey wagtail, 3pr swallow, 4 willow warbler, 1 blackcap, 1 long tailed tit, 3+ linnet & 2+ redpoll. Stubbylee Moss, Whitworth Higher End Moor & Jam Hill 2...
|
KEVIN LISTER
|
0
|
149
|
|
|
|
|
Clowbridge res. 10/5/08
(Preview)
Clowbridge res. 18:30 - dusk Highlights were - 1Sedge Warbler in car park - cheers for that one Dave. 3 Grasshopper Warbler - very short song bursts in all cases. Flock of 4 Redpoll song flighting 4 m Reed Bunting in song Min. of 8 Willow Warbler in song. 2 Kestrel hunting and taking voles. 8 Swallows mov...
|
Bigbadbob
|
0
|
139
|
|
|
|
|
twite 10/05/2008
(Preview)
15 twite at Huttock Top this evening, at least one of which was a colour ringed bird. Up to 35 reported to have been in the area in the past week. cheers Kevin, with John Hallsworth -- Edited by KEVIN LISTER at 19:12, 2008-05-10
|
KEVIN LISTER
|
0
|
167
|
|
|
|
|
TTV Higher Cloughfold 10/0508
(Preview)
39 species recorded as follows Canada goose 1 mallard 2 lapwing 7 lesser black back gull 2 feral pigeon 31 wood pigeon 33 collared dove 3 swift 7 great spotted woodpecker 3 skylark 7 swallow 7 meadow pipit 7 pied wagtail 1 grey wagtail 3 wren 32 dunnock 9 robin 19 song thrush 9 mistle thrush 3 blackbird 28 b...
|
KEVIN LISTER
|
0
|
133
|
|
|
|
|
TTV Meadowhead, 10/05/08
(Preview)
05:15 - 07:15, 34 species seen in total of which the following were of note: Goosander, 4 males and two females flew onto Clowbridge Res, Common Sandpiper, 1 on Clowbridge, Redshank, 1 trying to feed on the edge of Clowbridge but constantly disturbed by dogs! Sedge Warbler, 1 singing in Hawthornes ne...
|
David Nuttall
|
0
|
139
|
|
|
|
|
TTV. Plunge 7/5/08
(Preview)
TTV for SD81E done this morning. Nothing wildly exciting so edited highlights. 1 Pheasant 1 Sparrowhawk m. 3 Lapwing 1pr GSW 25 Swallows 2 House martin 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Blackcap m. 1 Jay 3 Willow Warbler 4 Swift Ina
|
Ina
|
0
|
144
|
|
|
|
|
Tor Loop 05/05/2008
(Preview)
Sunny Bank 2xJays Linnets (6+) singing on gorse above farm on Tor side Rossendale Way to Musden Head Pair Lapwings Pair Curlew Few Skylark and Meadow Pipits Pair Wheatears Kestral hunting Musden Head to Helmshore 2 pair of Lapwings displaying Pair Grey Partridge (my first in Rossendale for a long ti...
|
Ian Brady
|
0
|
141
|
|
|
|
|
Cowpe 04/05/08
(Preview)
Lench area 1 heron, 1 Canada goose, 1pr mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 pr swallow, 3 willow warbler & 1 song thrush
Cowpe Res/ Kearn,s Lodge 1 pr Canada goose, 1 moorhen, 1 pr curlew, 2 lesser black back gull, 1 pr stock dove, 10 meadow pipit, 1 pied wagtail, 12 swallow, 2 house martin, 1m stonechat, 3 whe...
|
KEVIN LISTER
|
0
|
158
|
|
|
|
|
Clough Bottom 03/05/08 20:30-21:30
(Preview)
6+ Goldcrest singing ~20 Swallows feeding over woods Grasshopper Warbler reeling on opposite side of road Jay Cheers Ian
|
Ian Brady
|
0
|
152
|
|
|
|
|
Edenfield Garden 3.5.08
(Preview)
2 House Martins this morning. Blue Tits copulating, but, after weeks of investigation they are ignoring the new detatched house I bought for them. Ungrateful or what!! Ina
|
Ina
|
0
|
144
|
|
|
|
|
First Swift & Hse Martins back on Pine St, Haslingden territory 020508.
(Preview)
First Swift back on territory (Pine Street- Haslingden)and also a couple of House Martins back on territory (probably Poplar St - Haslingden)... Cheers, Bryan.
|
Birderbryan
|
0
|
135
|
|
|
|
|
Clough Bottom 1st May
(Preview)
From Peter Fyldes, John Hallsworth, Paul Heyhurst: 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Goosander (1m 3f), 9 Swallow, 9m Mallard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Skylark, 10 Woodpigeon, many Meadow Pipits, 1 Curlew, 3 Willow Warblers
|
JimOrmerod
|
0
|
129
|
|
|
|
|
E.B.S.W. 30/4/08
(Preview)
E.B.S.W. - 15:30hrs Still a good number of hirundines present with 250+ estimated. There were many Sand Martins far more than breed along the Irwell. Very few remained at 17:00 hrs though a flock of c100 House Martins were feeding over the lower end of the works. Pied Wag. numbers are dropping gradua...
|
Bigbadbob
|
0
|
143
|
|
|
|
|
Mon April 28th 2008 - Haslingden & Oswaldtwistle Moors
(Preview)
approx 1pm - 3.30pm From Information Centre, Grane Road, Haslingden Moor to Oswaldtwistle Moor (Warmwithens & Dry Hill areas) then East to Thirteen Stone Hill, Haslingden and down to Farmers Glory Pub. Curlew: 2 pairs Swallow: 6 (1,2,3) all heading North. Redpoll: 1 crossing moor. Lapwing: 2...
|
Birderbryan
|
0
|
156
|
|
|
|
|
Marsh Harrier. Sunday evening, 27 April
(Preview)
A Male Marsh Hairrier seen being mobbed by a crow, I was in the Naden valley, the Harrier was on Rooly Moor. It flew in to view 3 times ,it was heading south. Best wishes Neil
|
Neil Burke
|
0
|
148
|
|
|
|
|
Hirundine passage - 28/4/08
(Preview)
Massive numbers of Swallows and Martins at Ewood Bridge sewage works this afternoon. A conservative estimate would be around the 700 mark. Just 2 Swifts seen. Bob.
|
Bigbadbob
|
0
|
138
|
|
|
|
|
Seat Naze to Haslingden Grane 27/04/08
(Preview)
Gaghills 2 juv robins present yesterday. brambling still coming to feeders. Seat Naze 8 lapwing, 3 sky lark, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 8 wood pigeon, 1 pied wagtail, 4 meadow pipit, 1 song thrush, 5 willow warbler, 2 jay & 2 linnet. Edge Cote 1 curlew heard, 1 snipe, 1 jack...
|
KEVIN LISTER
|
0
|
137
|
|
|
|
|
EBSW and Irwell Vale 27/4/08
(Preview)
From Peter Fyldes and John Hallsworth: EBSW - 3 Swift, 200+ Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin (in total) 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, many Willow Warblers Irwell Vale - Nuthatch - pair copulating plus one other individual
|
JimOrmerod
|
0
|
142
|
|
|
|
|
The Clough
(Preview)
1 Dunlin 2 Female +1Male Gooseander 1 pair Canada Geese Gray Wagtail Heron Curlew Huttock Top 30 Twite Bye for now
|
johnh
|
0
|
185
|
|
|
|
|
Clowbridge Res, 26/04/08
(Preview)
20:00-21:00 G.C.Grebe, pair Commom Sandpiper, 1, Grasshopper Warbler, min 2 reeling, possibly 3, Willow Warbler, c4 singing, Song Thrush, 2 singing, Regards, David.
|
David Nuttall
|
0
|
158
|
|
|
|
|
E.B.S.W. 26/4/08
(Preview)
E.B.S.W - 18:00 hrs approx. Very few hirundines c6 Swallow, 1 House Martin c18 Pied Wagtails - big drop in numbers 2 Moorhen, on beds Many Willow Warblers around the curcuit Min. 4 Blackcap in song Irwell Vale 1 Nuthatch calling as usual 1 SWIFT overhead (do they appear anywhere else?) - 1st this year. 1...
|
Bigbadbob
|
0
|
127
|
|
|
|
|
Huttok top
(Preview)
About 6 Twite second hand report of about 40 17 April in this area 1 Lapwing 1 pair Stonechat near Jack Lodge North side Lapwings Mow Grane Bacup 2 pair Lapwing Lumb corner Bramblings still at Lumb and Edgeside most like it here
|
johnh
|
0
|
165
|
|
|
|
|
Plunge - Top of Leach & return, 26/04/08
(Preview)
06:00 - 09:30 Canada Goose, 6 on Cowpe Res, Pair on Cragg, Pheasant, 3 calling birds, Dunlin, 1 on Cowpe Moss, Curlew, group of 4 & 2 pairs, Stock Dove, pair, Wood Pigeon, c12, Dipper, 1, Skylark, c40 most singing, Swallow, 2, Meadow Pipit, c60, Pied Wagtail, 1, Mistle Thrush, 1, Willow Warbler, c6...
|
David Nuttall
|
0
|
145
|
|
|
