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Clough Bottom res. 1230-1340hrs
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Kestrel single male Long tailed tit Great tit Meadow pipit Skylark Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Reed bunting Whitethroat at least 2 if not 3 around the res. Chiffchaff Willow warbler Garden warbler 2 calling Pied wagtail Ring Ouzel single male at the top of the wooded area Curle...
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Whithorn Area 18 5 25
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Healey Dell Garden Warbler 1 Willow Warbler 2 Chiff Chaff 4 Blackcap 4 Nuthatch 1 L T Tit 6 Mallard 1 f with 3 young Moorhen 1 pair with 5 young Song Thrush 1 Blackbird 2 Wallbank Lodge Coot 1 pair with 8 young Blackcap 1 Landgate House Martin 1 Swallow 3 Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark 3 Peter and John
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AMR Kittiwake.
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Adult Kittiwake on reservoir for short period yhis morning info RobA. Regards Brian.
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Cuckoo Musbury.
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0730/1015 hrs 12 degrees sunny cool north easterly. Cuckoo.. male Calling from power cable then flew up Musbury brook. also of note Stonechat Lapwing House Martins House Sparrows Greenfinch Grey Wagtail Regards Brian, with NeilB part way round.
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Pied Flycatcher
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One singing this afternoon, initially in the little wood south of K Steel, then across the railway line at the bottom of Duckworth Lane. Still there and very vocal when I left c2.30 Andy
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Clough Bottom 12 5 25
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Clough Bottom Garden Warbler 1 calling Willow Warbler c10 calling Chiff Chaff 4 calling Redpoll birds over Reed Bunting Dunnock 2 Goldfinch 6 G S Woodpecker 1 Curlew 3 Oystercatcher 1 Skylark 3 Meadow Pipit 1 Mallard c10m + 1f 6 duckling L B B Gull 100+ Peter and John
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Plunge
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0700/1000 hrs 14 degrees, calm sunny. Of note. Buzzard Over calling. Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest hole. Dipper. On Dearden Brook. Siskin. Two pair in tree tops Song Thrush Several feeding on woodland floor. Tree creeper. At nest site Pied Wagtail. 3 on path. Sand Martins Small colony...
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HWR/ Musbury 8/5
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One sedge warbler singing at the top end. All the usual waders except curlew. 5 lapwings sitting but no young seen. At least 5 Canada geese with young. Stonechat with 2 young. Musbury very quiet but for one bubbling curlew, one pair of lapwings and a few swallows, plus house martins visiting the nest (a...
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Deerplay 5 5 25
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Deerplay Buzzard 1 Raven 1 Wheatear 1f Swallow 2 Lapwing 2 Curlew 1 calling Skylark calling birds Meadow Pipit 1 L B B Gull 6 over Magpie 2 Carrion Crow c10 Peter
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Spring Mil Res 04/05/25
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great crested grebe - 1prmallard - 3 drakestufted duck - 1 drakeblack-headed gull - 4herring gull - 1lesser black-backed gull - 4curlew - 1prgreen woodpecker - 1woodpigeon - 4grey wagtail - 1pied wagtail - 1sand martin - 2house martin - 3swallow - 4stonechat - 1 malereed bunting - 2 males cheers Kevi...
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Holden wood reservoir.
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0800/1030 hrs overcast 10 degrees cool north westerly. Lapwing. 20+ some sitting no young seen. Oystercatcher. Pair Black-headed Gull. 12 Herring Gull sp. 3 Canada Goose. 120 approx some sitting one crèche of new young 14 strong. Sand Martin. Three nest holes in inlet stream being used Swal...
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Clough Bottom, 2nd May 2025
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10:00-11:00
Great Crested Grebe, 1 on res,
Canada Goose, 2 pr on res,
Garden Warbler, singing male showing well at the top end.
Whitethroat, 3 singing males
Willow Warbler, 8 singing males
Chiffchaff, 2 singing males
Skylark, 1 singing male
Song Thrush, 1 singing male
LBB Gull, 26 on the re...
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Edgeside 27 4 25
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Rookery census 2025
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A count of 30 nests at Rook Hill yesterday, which is 4 down on last year. I'll check it again next weekend to see if there's an increase cheers Kevin
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Stubbins to Ewood bridge round Robin.
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1400/1630 hrs calm 22 degrees sunny. Goosander. Pair on Irwell Strongstry, pair Irwell vale. Grey Wagtail 4 pair on river. Pied Wagtail Pair nesting in bank Strongstry. Dipper Adult carrying food to nest site Strongstry, Not seen Alderbottom pair for over a week probably some form of predat...
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Newchurch Overnight 26-27/4/25
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Whimbrel flew over at about 1:20am
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Chapel Hill/Swinshaw/Reedsholme
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Little Grebe 1 Shortclough Canada Goose 2 Shortclough Mallard 1 Shortclough with 4 young Buzzard 1 Coot 1 Shortclough Lesser Black Back c30 Woodpigeon c12 Collared Dove 1 Skylark c8 Swallow 2 House Martin 2 Meadow Pipit 7 Wheatear 1f Swinshaw Mistle Thrush 1 Chapel Hill Blackcap 1 Bottomley Ba...
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Clough Bottom Res 23/04/2025
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red-necked grebe still present Also1 great crested grebepeak count of c175 lesser black-backed gulls on the res, with much coming and goingherring gull - c8buzzard - 1 harassed by carrion crowsoystercatcher - 4curlew - 2 calling birdswheatear - male on res wall cheers Kevin
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Holden Wood
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Ringed plover late morning, flew down the valley but not subsequently seen by me or Sarfraz (med gull seen and grasshopper warbler heard by Sarfraz). My first whitethroat of the year at Groundwork on the way home Andy
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Redstart.
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Just had visual id of male Redstart at same location as discussed before. Regards Brian.
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Greenfold 22/4/25
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Late morning onwards. Lots of House Sparrows in the hedge along Gib Hill Lane with many adult Starlings feeding up on pasture. 2pr of Goldfinch in the hedge. 3pr Swallow around the stables. Min. 16 Wheatear on sheep pasture spread over a wide area. 1m Kestrel 1m Stonechat Pr Curlew 1 Snipe flushed. Mea...
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Clough Bottom 21/04/25
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red-necked grebe still present tonight Also1 grey heronc12 mallard4 oystercatchers1 common sandpiper2 or 3 curlewkestrel carrying prey across the res & then returning 6 swallow cheers Kevin & Ian
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Common Redstart
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Near the old picture frame on Sunday morning I heard a Redstart in Chatterton woods, but could not find, went back yesterday morning and it called several times over a period of 20 minutes but still not seen, I have permission to enter this land but am reluctant for disturbance reasons. I will try again...
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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 20/04/2025
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Lee Quarrygrey heron - 1Canada goose - 3prskestrel - 1curlew - 1prstock dove - 6skylark - 4meadow pipit - 8pied wagtail - 3swallow - 1chiffchaff - 1, plus another 2 at Futures Parkwillow warbler - 2nuthatch - bird singing in the cemetery on the way upwheatear - 7carrion crow - 1pr lining a nest Whitwort...
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Troy/Jamestone quarries
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0800/1030 hrs 10 degrees sunny light south easterly Wheatear. 9 Stonechat. 2 pair. Meadow pipit. 15+ Skylark. 5 in song. Willow Warbler. 3 in song. Chiffchaff. 1 in song, Blackcap. 1 in song Sandmartin. 40+ at nest site and hawking. Swallow. 3 over Stock Dove. 2 pair. Canada Goose 30+ m...
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Peers Clough to Clough Bottom via Greenfold & Clowbridge 18/04/25
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Peers Clough curlew heardstock dove - 1prswallow - 2skylark - c5 singingmeadow pipit - 4greenfinch GreenfoldCanada goose - 5flock of c25 golden plover seen distantly flying over the brow of the hill from Peers Cloughlapwing - c4 seencurlew - 1prpheasant - 2skylark - c15meadow pipit c10wheatear...
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Greenfold - Cowbridge res 17/4/25
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Afternoon ramble. Greenfold - Pheasant calling Curlew calling Pr Linnet c/25 Golden Plover 3 Wheatear Lapwings on territory but one pair appear to have been displaced. Clowbridge res. - No sign of Red necked Grebe. 3 G.C. Grebe 2 Common Sandpiper 7+ Canada Goose 2 Mallard 2 L.B.B. Gull Curlew over t...
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EBSW
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Decent numbers of hirundines this morning. Rough guesstimate 50 sand martins, 20 swallows and 10 house martins. No other excitement along the river. Sad to report that there has been no sand martin activity at the Townsend Fold colony this year Andy
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Clowbridge 1000-1100hrs
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Quick hour, Great Crested Grebe 3 possibly 4 Goosander male and a female Reed Bunting at least 6 around the res. pair of common sandpiper, cheers, Phil
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Greenfold 15/4/25
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Mid-day onwards 2 calling Pheasant 16 Canada Goose 2f + 1m Wheatear 1m Ring Ouzel Flock of Golen Plover on pasture - 93 counted - northern form. 1 Oystercatcher over calling. 1 Swallow at the stables. Flock of 16 Starlings. Calling Curlew and Lapwing on territory. c/5 larks in song. Bob
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