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Ewood Bridge area 5.4.09
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Ewood Bridge area Chiff Chaff 1 calling Blackcap 1 calling G.S.Woodpecker 1 pair Bullfinch 1 calling Goldfinch 1 Chaffinch c10 Great Tit c10 Coal Tit c6 calling Pied Wagtail c10 Grey Wagyail 1 Jackdaw c50 Carrion Crow c20 Magpie c10 B.H,Gull c20 Woodpigeon c6 pairs Swallow 5 Irwell Vale Nuthatch 1 ca...
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Goldfinch
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Spent some time this afternoon at the woodland feeding station/hide, and look what turns up[photos below]four goldfinch after none all winter. http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/
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EBSW TO Holmes Trrace Lodge 04/04/09
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EBSW 14:15 to 15:45 175 lesser black back gulls over, 20 black headed gull, 1 goosander over, 5 mallard, 1 pheasant, 1 meadow pipit, 2 grey wagtail, 1 white wagtail, 35 pied wagtail, 1pr mistle thrush, 4 jay, 40 carrion crow, 80 jackdaw, 40 swallow, 2 house martin, 3 sand martin, 3 long tailed tit &...
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Reedsholme - Goodshawfold 4/4/09
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12:00hrs approx. Stoneholme 4 Jays - 2pr disputing territory Bullfinch calling 1 Grey Heron Goodshawfold 1 Pied Wagtail c3 Greenfinch displaying 4 Chaffinch in conflict 3 Swallow 2 Blackbird in song 1 Sparrowhawk overhead 1pr Goldfinch Crawshawbooth 1pr Grey Wagtail 1 Dipper c38 Rook nests (cou...
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Strongstry woods
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0800 to 1100 hours Two Willow warblers singing and four swallows feeding. One Chiffchaff. All the usual suspects most carrying nesting material. Definate shortage of Goldfinch,Greenfinch and Coaltits.
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whinberry woods
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chiff chaff + 5 swallows EBSW
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Deeply vale
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Harden moor to Ashworth moor. stonechat 2 pair curlew 6 + lapwing 20 + canada geese 4 meadow pipits 12 + goosander 6 + [over] pied wagtail 2 blue/gt/lt tits very few finches There was a Buzzard flying around for about half an hour and then headed towards calf hey.
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Rawtenstall - E.B.S.W. 2/4/09
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15:00hrs onwards Very quite with little of note as far as Ewood Bridge - has the winter taken its toll on our bird life ? 10 Swallows feeding over Irwell Vale/ E.B.S.W. - no martins. 1 Chiffchaff in song on far side of river 1 Bullfinch calling in same area. Oystercatcher calling from sewage works possib...
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widgeon at Clowbridge 2nd April
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Forgot to mention - a pair of widgeon also on Clowbridge this morning. Bob
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Lower Plunge - Gincroft. 2/4/09
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Grey Wag 1pr LT tit 1 Jay 2 Skylark 3 singing Curlew 1 Lapwing 1 displaying Mipits serveral Tree Creeper 1 Mistle Thrush 2 Blue, Grt & Coal tits Green, Gold & Chaffinchs Ina
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EBSW & Greens Lane 02/04/09
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EBSW 1 kestrel, 20 black headed gull, 6 pied wagtail, 2 grey wagtail, 2 dipper, 1 song thrush, 1m blackcap, 2 chiffchaff, 40 carrion crow, 15 jackdaw & 1 reed bunting. Greens Lane 1pr siskin & 1f bullfinch cheers Kevin
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waxwings
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09.00 2/4/09 mercer cresc 44 waxwings Dave & Pete Fyldes 11.00 Deerplay 2 curlew in field Dave
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Whooper Swan at Clowbridge 2nd April
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Whooper swan flew in from NE onto water at 9am. Still there at 10am.
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Waxwings in Helmshore 1st April
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36 waxwings at 5pm , 20 at 6pm. Willow (!) tree between #133 and #135 Mercer Cres Helmshore. Apparently been there most of the day. Bob & Pat
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E.W/B.S. 1.4.09
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E.W.B.S. 4pm Chiff Chaff 1 calling Swallow 3 pfyldes
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Clough Bottom 30.3.09 and 31.3.09
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Clough Bottom Res 30.3.09 Goosander 4 [1m 3redheads] Canada Geese 3 Mallard 7 31.3.09 White Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Meadow Pipit 3 Mallard 1 pfyldes
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Pheasant
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male pheasant in rossendale, on the border with holcombe at about 1.30pm yesterday a dead male pheasant on the a56 just when leaving haslingden on the way to burnley/clitheroe
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E.B.S.W. 31/3/09
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E.B.S.W. & circular route - 15:00hrs approx. 1pr Oystercatcher c15 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Pheasant c60 mixed C. Crow & Jackdaw c25 B.H.Gull On the river 1 Kestrel 1 Kingfisher 1 Dipper 1pr Grey Wagtail 1 Moorhen 1pr Goldfinch - a distinct lack of finches! 2 Sand Martin feeding with 7 S...
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cloughbottom
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1 pair stonechat 29 march
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Swallows
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30/03/09 Ewood Bridge 6 Swallows behind sewage works Dave
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Swallow at Ramsbottom today.
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I had a Swallow on passage at Fir Street, Ramsbottom today. It brought itself to my attention with the constant chattering as it headed North...
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Clowbridge / Gambleside 25.03.09
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Short stroll - without bins aaargh !!! Siskin (heard) 1 Reed Bunting 1 Curlew Meadow Pipit song & display flight Skylark song Goldfinch song Greenfinch song Chafinch song Evidence of badger diggers..... Andy
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Loveclough to Cribden
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Siskin & Reed bunting Loveclough. Jay & Grey Wagtail Gin Clough. 2 pairs Curlew & 3 Snipe Cribden Moor. Grouse droppings Cribden top. Stock Dove Laund Farm. 6 pairs Lapwing Pinner Clough area Sparrowhawk behind Carr Bank Farm. Bob and Pat.
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Lee Quarry and E.W.B.S. area
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Lee Quarry Wheatear 5 [2m 3f] Meadow Pipit 6 Quarry road Mistle Thrush 2 Starling 1 Sparrow Hawk 1f E.W.B.S. area Swallow 1 over the beds Chiff Chaff 1 Sparrow Hawk 1f Grey Wagtail 1 L.T.Tit 3 Bullfinch 1 L.B.B.Gull c10 over going north west
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various sites 29/03
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Warth 4 stock dove & 1 green woodpecker Hareholme 1pr long tailed tit & 1 chiffchaff Whinberry Wood, Lower Cloughfold 1pr mistle thrush & 1 chiffchaff Holmes Terrace Lodge 1 little grebe, 1pr mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 female sparrowhawk in tree at the lodge & 2 mal...
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Plunge - E.B.S.W. 29/3/09
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Plunge - 13:00hrs 1 G.S.W 2 Coal tit 1 Goldfinch 2 Blackbird 2 Chaffinch 7 Wheatear 1m Reed Bunting 1pr Pied Wagtail 1pr Stonechat 1 Snipe 1 Mistle Thrush 2 Kestrel E.B.S.W. - 15:00hrs 1 Oystercatcher on far side 1 Dipper on river 1pr Grey Wagtail on river 1pr + 1m Sparrowhawk displaying very high 1pr Kes...
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New Line and E.W.B.S. 28.3.09.
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New Line Res Tufted Duck 6 [3m 3f] Mallard c10 Canada Geese 60 Pied Wagtail 1 E.W.B.S. beds only Shellduck 1 Canada Geese 2 Jackdaw 200+ Carrion Crow c20 Pied Waigtail c50 Magpie c10 B.H.Gull c20 Mallard 4 Starling 10 pfyldes
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Clowbridge Res. 28/03/09
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06:45 - 08:15 Canada Goose, flock of 14 on the main res which later flew off to the south. 2 pairs on the "back pond", Mallard, 6 males, Goldeneye, 3 males, Goosander, 2 males & 2 Redheads on the "back pond", Curlew, 1 over south, Lapwing, min 3 chasing around to fields north of...
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Seat Naze to Grane 22/03/09
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Seat Naze/ Edge Cote/ Marl Pits 12 snipe, 1pr stock dove, 6 skylark, 14 meadow pipit, 1 pied wagtail, 1 jay, 7 long tailed tit, 1m bullfinch & 1 reed bunting. Holmes Terrace Lodge 1pr little grebe, 3 heron, 1pr mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 kingfisher & 1pr long tailed tit carrying nest mate...
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Aggressive blue tit
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I have witnessed strange behavior from a blue tit that has been deliberately flying into the window at the rear of my house, it does this several times and on a regular basis. I am wondering if it is because I have a nest box on the wall nearby and the bird sees its own reflection as a rival, anyone any commen...
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