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Vismig - Top O'th Slate - Sat Sept 20th 2008
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0630hrs-0830hrs,Wind: Variable 3mph, movement South unless stated otherwise... Again today it never really got going and by about 0730hrs the main movement was over with....Meadow Pipit: 225,Pied Wagtail: 9 (2W),Grey Wagtail: 2, Chaffinch: 16 (4W), Goldfinch: 3, Linnet: 31 (one party of 20)...
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Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate Fri Sept 19th 2008
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0645hrs - 0845hrs Wind SW 3mph - Movement South unless stated otherwise. Very murky with fog building at times at 200 metres visability... The passage today never got going with just trickles of birds throughout watch.... Meadow Pipit: 163 (9W), Pied Wagtail: 5 (1W) Grey Wagtail: 1 Chaffinch: 11 (4...
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Merlin, 18/09/08
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Having got lucky at Clough Bottom this morning I thought I would call at Clowbridge on my way home. There were four Wigeon, 2 males & 2 females, circling around which finally landed and a chiffchaff calling from the car park. Then a group of Starlings started causing a commotion and I could see a fe...
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Hen Harrier at Priestentax..18th Sept 2008
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Had a short walk with Charlie Payne from Heap Clough via Crowtrees, Clough Head, Priestentax to Troy..... Birds: Goldfinch: 48 (a party of 18 near Crowtrees, and a party of 30 approx at back of Clough Head), also approx 15 Mistle Thrush at Crowtrees, Swallows: 14 (12 plus 2 - plus missing lots, everyti...
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Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate Thr Sept 18th 2008
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Sunny, but murky to South and West... bird movement had finished completely by 0830hrs... 0645hrs-0830hrs Wind: variable 3mph Movement: South unless stated otherwise... Meadow Pipits: 306 Pied Wagtail: 10 (3W) Grey Wagtail: 1 Goldfinch: 2 Chaffinch: 6 Reed Bunting: 1 Starling 5 (1NW) Linnet: 1...
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Harrier, 18/09/08
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07:00, Clough Bottom Res, I stuck my head over the wall at Clough Bottom on my way to work this morning and within two minutes a Hen Harrier flew in from the west, circled over a couple of times and then continued east pursued by a single Carrion Crow! The bird was difficult to sex as I was always looking at i...
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Cowm Reservoir. 6/7pm .17/09/08
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40 Mallard,1 Cormorant,6 Tufted Duck,8 BH Gull,5 Wood Pigeon, 1 Jay and the real highlights 1 Green Woodpecker and a male Sparrowhawk! Sorry that I did`nt make it to last Monday`s meeting,must try harder. David Ousey.
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Vismig Haslingden Top O'th Slate Wed Sept 17th 2008
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0645hrs - 0930hrs Wind: SE 5mph All movement South unless stated otherwise.. Today was without doubt the best so far this Autumn especially with good numbers of Pipits. Its looking good and maybe the "big push" is not far away..... Birds: Meadow Pipit 721 (best parties: 100 (came through...
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Vismig Haslingden Top O'th Slate Tues Sept 16th 2008
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0645hrs - 0945hrs. A far better morning. Wind at 8mph SE moderate heavy rain specking from 0800 on...Birds: Meadow Pipit 375 (5W)Linnet: 31 (14W)Greenfinch: 4 (2W)Siskin: 2 audible parties - not seenReed Bunting: 1Goldfinch: 11 (2W)Chaffinch: 9 (7W)Swallow: 3 NW plus 1 audible party not seen...
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Clowbridge Res, 15/09/08
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Sightings from Bob Ives, early evening. Wigeon, 4, Cormorant, 1 over flying north east!, Chiffchaff, 2, Meadow pipit, c20, Stonechat, c8, Regards, David Nuttall for Bob Ives
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Feeding Station No 1
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Huttock Top A flock of about 70 Twite was seen this morning -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 22:35, 2008-09-15
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Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate Mon Sept 15th 2008
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0645hrs - 0830hrs - Red Sky to East on arrival, strongish 6-8mph SE winds. Steady movement up until around 0800hrs then movement suddenly died and by 0830hrs rain.... All movement South unless stated otherwise...Birds: Meadow Pipit 268 (best parties: 22,18,16,15)Chaffinch: 4Goldinch: 11 Linn...
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Grane, 13/09/08
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Late Afternoon. mallard, 4, Kestrel, 2, B.H.Gull, c120 west in total, 52 the largest flock, Meadow Pipit, c6, Swallow, c12, Stonechat, pair at Holden Wood, Green Woodpecker, 1 "yaffling" at Heap Clough, Willow Warbler, 1 calling from Hawthorns, Pied Wagtail, 12 on Holden Wood, Jackda...
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Huttock Top 14/09/08
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1 sparrowhawk, 12 wood pigeon, 14 black headed gull, 2 lesser black back gull, 20+ meadow pipit, 13 pied wagtail, 12 swallow, 6 mistle thrush, 40 goldfinch & 6 reed bunting. There were also flocks of 3, 4 10, 17 & 11 twite. No doubt some of these were the same birds seen twice. John Hallsworth...
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Whitworth Quarry 14/9/2008
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80+ Swallows in small parties of 6/8 from 9-50-11-00am,6 House martins,1 Redpoll all heading south! 50+ Meadow Pipits,10 Mistle Thrush,no sign of any Twite in brief search. Cowm reservoir:-40 Mallard,6 Tufted Duck,55 BH Gull, 1 Jay. David Ousey.
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Stacksteads
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Sheep House Twite 8 Grey Heron 2 House Martin 10c Lbb Gull 2 over Wood Pigeon 3 pfyldes and johnh
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Wildfowl Count Grane Sun 14th Sep
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Holden Wood: 6 Mallard, 1 Great Crested (prob imm with stripy head), 2 Heron, 1 Cormorant, 3 Canadas, 1 Kingfisher, several Meadow Pipits, Reed Buntings. Nice to bump into 2 Rostrons - not seen for a while. Ogden: 1 Cormorant Calf Hey: 3 Black-headeds, part of 10 Goldfinch, parties of tits active near...
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Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate - Sun Sept 14th 2008
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0645hrs - 0900hrsCompletely fogged out, just had a trickling which came close and was able to observe.Meadow Pipit: 29Linnet: 35 (5W) one party 20,8.Siskin: One party audibleSwallow: 4Reed Bunting: 1Pied Wagtail: 4W one party0900hrs - 0930hrs (from Hutch Bank Quarry - Haslingden Grane area)S...
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Clowbridge Res, 14/09/08
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Early Morning mainly with Archie Jones. Canada Goose, 45, Goosander, 2 redheads dropped in as I was leaving, G.C.Grebe, 1 adult, Grey Heron, 1, Kingfisher, 1 on side of res in small tree, Meadow Pipit, c12, Sylark, 2 flew south calling, Stonechat, c6, Whinchat, 1, Willow Warbler, 1, Whitethroat, 1 e...
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Clowbridge Res, 13/09/08
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A brief visit with the kids this morning produced a few things mainly at the southern end: Meadow Pipit, c40 in small parties, Skylark, 1 over calling, Stonechat, c 8, usually in a tussle with meadow pipits! Willow Warbler, 2 feeding in Hawthorns, constantly calling, House Sparrow, 1, Goldfinch, c8...
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Feeding Station number 2
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A feeding station as been set up at Sheephoues Stacksteads about 24 birds have been arriving about 10 AM all week Bye for now John
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Twite feeding station number 2
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A feeding station has now been setup at sheepshouse farm stacksteads this week about 24 twite have been arriving at 10am every day.
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Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate - Sat Sept 13th 2008
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0700hrs - 1130hrs First hour or so was continual light drizzle and at times foggy closing in and out all the time but came OK for about 0900hrs... very little going on to say the conditions looked good.... Birds: Meadow Pipit: 51 (2W) plus about 50 bloggers near Cribden Flatts which showed themselve...
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Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate - Fri Sept 12th 2008
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0630hrs-0830hrs. Quite thick with fog mainly to the East and then filling in all around with very low visability but did manage to record some movement. It cleared to 75% but had to go at 0830hrs. Wind changed to variable light SW...Birds: Meadow Pipit: 101Goldfinch: 21 (14 one party)Pied Wagtail...
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Vismig - Top O'th Slate, Haslingden 10th September 2008
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0645hrs- 0730hrs. Beautiful on arrival then within 15minutes completely blanketed in fog.. Just managed to records a few... all South unless stated.Birds: Meadow Pipit: 12, Swallow 4, Pied Wagtail 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Linnet 3 plus audible party missed, Siskin at least 3 audible parties missed, Go...
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Vismig Top O'th Slate Tuesday September 9th 2008
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0645hrs-0800hrs Wind SE 6 mph, heaving rain stop play at 0730hrs....All moving South unless stated otherwise...Meadow Pipit: 44 (best parties 7,7,9)Chaffinch: 2Linnet: 7 (one party 6)Swallow: 7 one partySiskin: party heard but not seen.Common Snipe: 1Heron: 2W - a pair high and calling....K...
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Whitworth 08/09/08
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18:00 tonight flying S/E was a single Fieldfare. Not stopping either high and fast.
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Vismig - Top O'th Slate, Haslingden Mon Sept 8th 2008
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0700hrs-0900hrsToday was better with vismig and saw parties of Goldfinch in particular and a steady Meadow Pipit passage of 40-60 per hour...All passage South unless stated otherwise....Swallow: 29, incl: 5,6NW,4,4 etc.Pied Wagtail: 1Meadow Pipit: 101 (6NW) 43 1st hour and 58 2nd hour. House...
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Sheephouse Branwood Stacksteads
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Whitworth Quarry area and Cowm Reservoir 7/9/08
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Quarry:-Twite 15+,Greenfinch 3,Goldfinch 4,Skylark 2,Wheatear 2, CCrow 4,Meadow Pipit 20,Stonechat 1,Pied Wagtail 3,LBB Gull 2. Cowm reservoir:-Cormorant 1(present all week),Mallard 48,Tufted Duck 8,BH Gull 12,Dipper 1,Grey Wagtail 2,Stonechat 1. Plus plenty of rain! David Ousey.
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