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holden wood - mon 1st sept 6.15pm
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13 mallards 1 cormorant flying over 1 raptor which could have been a female sparrowhawk plenty of gulls flying over about 100 possibly lbb gulls.....hard to tell because of the crows, magpies, woodpigeons .... i did nt walk to the other side
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Whitworth Area 31/08/2008
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Despite the poor weather conditions,low cloud and mist,had a walk around Whitworth met Kevin Lister and we birded the area,then it started to rain! Whitworth Quarry Buzzard (heading south),LBB Gull 2,Little Owl,Swallow 8,Meadow Pipit 40,Wheatear 5, CCrow 6,Goldfinch 4, Linnet 2, Twite 47 (som...
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Irwell Vale 1/9/08
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Went looking for dragonflies, didn't find any but..... 1 Dipper 2 Swallows Plus usual gulls, corvids etc. Regards Ina
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huttock top
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twite 70+ siskin 12 wood pidgeon 22 starling 40 swallow 10 greenfinch 3 goldfinch 6 linnet 3 from peter and john
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Clowbridge Res, 31/08/08
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Early A.M, Foggy turning very foggy! Canada Goose, 20 were joined by a further 19 that flew in, Goosander, 1 Redhead appeared out of the mist! Mallard, 21, Meadow Pipit, c6, Stonechat, 5, Willow Warbler, 1 calling, Many Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Chaffinch, Raven, 1 flew over heading north west towa...
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David Nuttall
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Cowm Res 30/8/08
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10 Tufted in eclipse 7 Crossbill flew over towards Britannia Quarry Ian
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Clowbridge res. 29/8/08
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14:30 hrs Much the same as yesterday really but no Whinchat seen. However I watched a Grasshopper Warbler calling (ticking call) from rushes and carring food into possible nest area. Late brood I would have thought. Nutshaw Hill - c20 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch + 1 Wheatear. Bob.
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Clowbridge res. 28/8/08
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15:00hrs - low cloud and drizzle Car park - 2 Willow Warbler + 1 juv. Robin On the water - 1 B.H.Gull, 3 Mallard + 1 Stonechat on wall. Plantings off Limy lane - 3 juv.Swallow being fed by adults, 5 Goldfinch, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Grt Tit, min. of 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat, min.of 14 St...
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Clowbridge res. 27/8/08
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19:30 hrs 6 Stonechat + 2 Whinchat, a single Willow warbler call heard and 25 Canada geese on the water. Only an odd Swallow seen but then it was very misty. Bob.
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Stacksteads 25th Aug
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More from Peter Fyldes: 100+ Jackdaws in Tunstead area early this evening.
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JimOrmerod
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Edenwood, Plunge area 25/8/08
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2 parties of Goldfinch feeding on thistle. 4 & 5 3 Swifts feeding above Plunge area. Willow warbler calls at Eden wood. Too carried away looking at insects to count birds I'm afraid, sorry. Regards Ina
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Cowm and New Line 25th Aug
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From Peter Fyldes and John Hallsworth: Cowm Res: Green Woodpecker 1, Tufted Duck 9, Mallard 40, Stonechat 2 (1m 1juv), Mistle Thrush 8 in a flock, Willow Warbler calling, Wren calling, Black-headed Gull 15, House Martin 30, Swallow 20 New Line Res: Mallard 20, Canada Goose 5, Moorhen 3 -- Edited by Ji...
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Clough Bottom 24/08/08
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1 mallard with 1 duckling, 1 jay, 1 grey wagtail, 1 meadow pipit, 2 swallow, 3 parties of goldcrest, 4 reed bunting & 1 mixed flock containing 4 or 5 treecreepers, 10+ chaffinches, 6+ coal tits, 2 blue tits, 2 great tits and 2+ goldcrests. cheers Kevin
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KEVIN LISTER
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Bacup Crossbills
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Hello, I saw a family of 5 Crossbills at Bacup Golf Course 13th August 08 While walking the dog,Excellent Views. They flew over me and landed on a nearby tree,then landed on the path ahead of me. I take it they've probably bred in the area or close by? Another case of should of brought me video camera.
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Crossbill - Heap Clough
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Whilst at Troy this morning. A single Crossbill left Heap Clough planting and calling on its way South West into Calf Hey.
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Twite, Peregrines, & Common Gull.
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Today... Friday 22nd August 2008. A very large feeding party of Twite (20-30) flying between Slate and Radio Mast, Greenfinch (3), Swallows (6 and local), Wood Pigeon (2), I am sure I heard a trace call from a Willow Warbler (1), Superb close ups of 2 Peregrines (one adult and one juvenile) at times the...
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AMR
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Ashworth moor 1900 hrs to dusk. pied wagtails 12 linnet 2 common sandpiper 1 kestrel 1 meadow pipit 4 little owl 1 swallows 8 no goosander, lapwings, or canadas and only 3/4 gulls
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Single Swift heading South - tonight Birch Avenue 2000hrs
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One Swift feeding up here at 2000hrs Birch Avenue, Haslingden. Bryan.
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Holmes Terrace Lodge to Ewood Bridge 18/08/08
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Holmes Terrace Lodge 1pr little grebe with at least 1 juv, 4 grey heron, 23 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 kingfisher & 1 jay. the Holme to Ewood Bridge along the Irwell 1 common sandpiper, 75 lesser black back gulls over, 2 dippers, 1 great spotted woodpecker & 2 willow warbler. Ewood Bridge Se...
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KEVIN LISTER
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Wildfowl Count 16 / 17 August
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Once again the WeBS time table and that of my job at Bolton Library are exactly 180 degrees out - I'm working next weekend again. If anyone is in the Grane area next Sat or Sun could they please post any sightings here - particularly waterfowl and waders? Many thanks
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JimOrmerod
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Cowm and New Line 17th Aug
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From Peter Fyldes: Cowm: 7 Tufted Duck, 50 Mallard, 30 Black-headeds, 20 Swallows (ads and juvs), 6 Stonechat (family party), 6 Mistle Thrush (family party), 2 Pied Wags, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Sparrowhawk, 6 Starling, 1 Willow Warbler calling, Wrens, 3 Goldfinch New Line: 20 Mallard, 1 Can...
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Honey Hole Farm, Stacksteads 15th Aug
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Peter Fyldes and P Hayhurst saw 2 Tawny Owls at the farm in the early evening of 15th. (Apologies - I should have posted this for Peter on Friday night.) -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 08:08, 2008-08-17
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Clowbridge res. 16/8/08
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14:00 - 16:00hrs approx. 13 Stonechat at 4 sites, 1 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 B.H.Gull, 2 Common Gull, min.of 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Kestrel + a family party of 4 Wheatear. No Swallows seen! Bob.
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Clowbridge Res. 13/8/08
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19:00hrs approx 3 Collared Dove, 6 Mallard, 2 kestrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Stonechat, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Swallow moving S. 1 B.H.Gull 1 S.E.Owl hunting on the moor S. of Crown Point + a flock of c25 swallows pursing the owl at one point, didn't see in which direction they moved off. Bob.
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green woodpecker
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I have had good sightings of a green woodpecker for the last four days between strongstry and irwell vale,maybe it will take up residence. There is also a mallard with five very small ducklings. -- Edited by brian at 21:52, 2008-08-12
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4 Swifts moving South at 2100hours yesterday Monday 12th August 2008
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4 Swifts moving South over Haslingden yesterday evening at 2100hrs. Bryan.
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Wheatear & Bullfinch at Calf Hey 100808
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Had a Wheatear at Pike Lowe and then a bullfinch at rear of Top O'th Knoll Planting, plus lots of butterflies been recorded under "Butterflies". Cheers, Bryan.
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Clowbridge Res, 08/08/08
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20:30-21:30 Canada Goose, 17 + 1 snow goose type hybrid! B.H.Gull, 2, L.B.B.Gull, juv taking flies off the water, Kestrel, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling, Stonechat, c8, Swift, c10, Pied Wagtail, min 16, maily juvs, on floating platform by boathouse. Regards, David Nuttall
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Curlew & Raven over Top O'th Slate
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Yesterday (Thursday) had a Curlew going West and calling throughout. Today (Friday) had Raven which was being harassed by LBBG and the Raven was seen to do a double somersault rollover.... 5 Willow Warblers yesterday and 3 today (todays in full song). Also W.Warblers at Pitt Head and also at Duckwo...
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Ospreys over Ogden
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Three raptors passed over Ogden at 2.45pm today, they were very high and heading S.E. I am pretty sure they were Ospreys due to the wing shape but I wonder if anyone can confirm the sighting.
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