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Summer Birdrace 2008, 08/06/08
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05:45 - 15:30, A glorious day with the 2nd highest total ever of 74 species between the three teams of two persons that took part. The total number of different species seen in Rossendale Summer Birdraces since 1992 is now 102 species. Team A = 65 species, Team B = 61 species, Team C = 66 species. Highli...
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Warning about Whitworth Quarry
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I've had an email from the manager of Whitworth Quarry. Would everyone take note, please? Dear Sir/Madam I have been informed this morning that members from of the Rossendale Ornithologists Club have been on the quarry site at Whitworth over the weekend. Sorry to be a kill joy but the quarry is off li...
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Staghills Woods 04/06/08
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3 prs great spotted woodpeckers feeding young at nests today. Young poking their heads out of nest hole at one site look ready to fledge soon. mistle thrush on nest & 1 pr chasing magpies at another site. 1 family of long tailed tits. 1 pr blue tits feeding young in nest box, bringing food every 1...
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Bits and Bats
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1. An owl was heard over my house - maybe 2 calling about 2am last wednesday night - one call was very close and the other distant. The house is in Haslingdn centre area. 2. A large corvid - Carrion or Raven has a large eerie type nest on a pylon on as you drive down Grane Road. It is directly opposite the r...
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Bamford road, Shuttleworth, & Harden moor. 1-6-08
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4 singing male Whitethroat. 1 .. .. male Blackcap. 3 Gouldfinch. Good colony of Swallows at Gate house Farm. 1 Snipe. 1 Curlew Best wishes Neil
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Neil Burke
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Lee Quarry etc
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4 at Stubbylee+16 Lapwings 1 Twite Lee Quarry I have put food out for the Twite now we will have to see how many we have and where they are nesting bye for now -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 13:48, 2008-06-01
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Stubbylee Moss area 30/05/08
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David Sowter, who coordinates the north west twite project, came over tonight and met Peter Fyldes, John Hallsworth and myself. We found at least 6 twite on the moor edge near Brittania Quarry. Also seen were the following 1 grey heron 7 adult Canada geese with 10 goslings 12+ lapwing 1 little ring...
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The Clough and Redmoss
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Graywagtail 2 Grasshopper Warblers 2 Blackcap Chiffchaff 2 Sandpipers 2 Treecreepers 2 Jays Reedbunting Curlew Lapwing Redpoll W Warblers Chaffinch Goldcrest Coal Tit Woodpigeon Blue Tit G Tit Skylark Meadow Pipit bye for now
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New Line / Whitworth, 26/05/08
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08:00 - 10:00 G.C.Grebe, pair on Spring Mill Mute Swan, 1 on New Line, Canada Goose, 12 on New Line, pair on Spring Mill with 3 young, Sparrowhawk, female at Broadley, Moorhen, 2 on New Line, Lapwing, 4 on Spring Mill, Common Sandpiper, 2 on Spring Mill, Swift, c12 on Spring Mill, 15 on Cowm, Kingfisher,...
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Grane, 25/05/08
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06:15-09:15. G.C.Grebe, pair on Holden Wood catching small fish, Canada Goose, 23 on fields near Holden Wood + 1 on Haslingden Moor, Kestrel, 2 hunting, Curlew, 1, Lapwing, c12 in small groups, Common Sandpiper, 1 on Calf Hey, B.H.Gull, c12, L.B.B.Gull, c20 generally south, Stock Dove, 1, Wood Pig...
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Stubbylee Moss
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S E Owl 6 Lapwings Snipe 6Twite Skylarks Me adow Pipits to windy keeping birds down bye for now
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Edenfield, Stubbins, Irwell Vale 24/5/08
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Eden Wood Juv Greenfinch Rose Bank, Stubbins Moorhen, sitting on nest. 1 Grey Wag Lumb, Irwell Vale. 2 Willow Warb, singing 1 Chiffchaff, singing L.T.Tits family party Goldfinch, at least 4 very noisy!! 3 Swift, one appeared to enter top of viaduct. 2 Grey Wags. Stood to attention in WW2 uniform!! (n...
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Lench, Cragg Quarry & Cowpe Res 240508
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Lench 1pr Canada goose with 5 goslings, 1pr moorhen, 1 stock dove, 3 swift, 1pr long tailed tit, at least 1 juv starling & 1m reed bunting. Cragg Quarry 6 sky lark, 4 wheatear & 1pr wheatear. Cowpe Res/ Kearn's Lodge 8 Canada goose, 9 lesser black back gulls over, 12 sky lark, 1 pied w...
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Cuckoo, Grane 23/05/08
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07:45. A cuckoo was seen flying near Clough Head, Grane, this morning. Regards, David Nuttall
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holden wood tuesday 5pm tuesday 20 may
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1 grey heron, 1 g c grebe, 18 canada, 3 mallard drakes, 7 lapwing seen in total but im guessing there were 3/4 individuals, some ston chat, reed buntings, plenty of meadow pipits, house martins, swifs, swallows, about 15 b h gull, 1 moorhen called, wood pigeons, carrion crows clough head - 1 kestrel wh...
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Wood Warbler pictures from Brian
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/roc_bb4/sets/72157605180024788/
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Stubbins/Edenfield 21/5/08
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East View, Stubbins. Willow Warbler & Blackcap. Also abandoned Mallard nest with some broken shells near by. Cliffe Lodge. Pr, Mallard (no ducklings). Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Mistle thrush, Jay. Back Garden, Edenfield. 1m Sparrowhawk being attacked by min 30 House Martins and 2/3 Sta...
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The Clough
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Ciffchaff Wiillow Warblers 10 Sandpiper 1pair Piedwagtail Treeceeper Redpoll linnit Goldfinch Chaffinch Goldcrests Red Moss 1pair Stonechat Wheater Reedbunting 1pair Piedwagtails Rooks House Martins on Lumb Baptist
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stubbylee moss brittania quarry
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4+pair twite 1little ring plover 1 snipe 7 lapwing 1 piedwagtail 8 canada geese+ young
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Chiff chaff
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1 edenfield 1 roadend +1blackcap
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spotted flycatcher 20/05/08
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1 spotted flycatcher in Waterfoot this morning. cheers Kevin
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Cowm Res 19/05/08
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Grey Partridge x2 Lesser Redpoll x 12 inc young. Stonechat x1Pr + 3 young Grey Wagtail x 1Pr Pied Wagtail x 3 Swift x 10 Swallow x8 House Martin x3 Mistle Thrush x2 Blackbirds x4 Reed Bunting x1m Meadow Pipits x4 Willow Warbler x5 -- Edited by Ste Rush at 22:23, 2008-05-19
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Irwell Valley, Harden Clough, AMR etc1805
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Warth to Rawtanstall along the Irwell 1 female mallard with 12 young & 1 with 9 young, 1 stock dove, 3 grey wagtail, 2 dipper, 2 song thrush, 4 willow warbler & 1pr long tailed tit. Groundwork to Ewood Bridge including Holmes Terrace Lodge 1pr Canada goose, 1 coot , 1 moorhen, 1 black headed gu...
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Cown
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G oldfinch 3 Chaffinch 10 Redpoll 6 Linnet 4 Stonechat 1 pair Graywagtail Willow Warbler 10
Partridge Woodpidgeon Swallows 10 House marrins 8 Swifts 8 Reedbuntings 3
Jam Hill 1 Little ring plover 5 Lapwings 3 Ganada geese +2 young 1 Snipe
Brittania Quarry 1Little ring plover 2 Wheatear 2 p...
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Deeply Vale - Turf Moor & Return 18/05/08
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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...
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TTV Cowpe Lowe
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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...
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Rawtenstall - Bull Hill & Return 11/05/08
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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...
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TTV Irwell Vale'ish
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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...
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TTV SD71Z
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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...
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Turtle dove clowbridge 11th may
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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.
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