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Edge Cote & Seat Naze 31/12/23
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cormorant - 1 over towards GraneCanada goose - 3 flew over towards Edgesidepink-footed goose - skein of 102 heading east snipe - 44great black-backed gull - 1 flying westherring gull - 1 in field off Hurst Lanecommon gull - 2black-headed gull - 2kestrel - 1 malegreen woodpecker - yaffling birdfiel...
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Various Sites 31 12 23
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Cosmo Res Cormorant 2 Tufted Duck 1m L B B Gull 1 Common Gull 6 B H Gull c20 Mallard c12 Nuthatch 1 Coal Tit 3 Gpldcrest calling birds Blackbird 2 Goldfinch calling birds Carrion Crow 6 Magpie 2 Wallbank Lodge Moorhen 7 B H Gull 3 Mallard 9 New Line Res Tufted Duck 1m Canada Goose 3 B H Gull 3 Mallard 8 Great Tit c...
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Curlew.
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An unusual tick for Rossendale in December, info RobA.
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Clowbridge to clough bottom via crown point
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Great crested grebe 2 Black headed gulls Lesser black backed gull Cormorant single Kestrel x4 Raven single Jay calling Pink footed geese first count of 2, second lot of about 60+Redpoll Great spotted woodpecker Goosander single cheers, Phil
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Merry Christmas 22/12/2023
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Merry Christmas -- Edited by craggy on Friday 22nd of December 2023 08:54:15 PM
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Jack Lodge 23rd Dec 2023
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10:15-10:30 Goosander, redhead on lodge, Kestrel, female on 1st chimney, Little Owl, 1 in the mill, Coal Tit, 1 top of Shawclough. Merry Christmas everyone, David.
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Irwell Vale and area 22/12/2023
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Irwell Vale 1 Buzzard over Hardsough Lane 1 Kestrel Gincroft Lane 4 Redwing 1 Great Tit 2 Blue Tit 12 House Sparrow 5 Goldfinch 2 Blackbird Michael Wife Lane 20+ Redwing feeding on a holly berries Hollins Lane 50+ Redwings feeding on holly berries 4 Mistle Thrush seen 6 Blackbird 12 Magpie flew off to...
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Twite family 24/06/23
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1 adult twite with 4 juvs and another adult with 2 juvs were present at an undisclosed location yesterday. Sad to say that there are perhaps only 1 or 2 prs left at this site and this may be the last site in Lancashire with any breeding birds. There have been none recorded all year at Cant Clough Res in Burnl...
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Whitworth 17/12/23
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Wallbank Lodgemallard - 20moorhen - 7black-headed gull - 15great spotted woodpecker - 1jay - 1song thrush - 1 Spring Mill Rescormorant - 2goosander - 1m, 2fgoldeneye - 2fgreat black-backed gull - 1common gull - 1black-headed gull - 45kestrel - 1mlittle owl - 1grey wagtail - 1magpie - 11carrion cro...
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Calf Hey
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5 Goldeneye on the res at 12:30 today - 3 female 2 male. Kestrel 2 Dippers
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Goodshaw moor and Clowbridge re late post 29.11.23
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Black Headed Gull 17 Common Gull 2 Cormorant 5 Goosander 1 Canada Geese 161 Stonechat 2 Goldfinch 6 Reed Bunting 4 Blackbird 5 Starling 80, 30 and 14 Lapwing 16 Kestrel 1 eating vole on fence post Sparrowhawk 1 Buzzard 1 Jay 1 Greenfinch 1 Magpie 16 Carrion Crow 10 Meadow Pipit 1 Snipe 1 Fieldfare 26 Sto...
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Various Sites 10 12 23
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New Line Res Moorhen 3 Canada Geese 3 Mallard 12 B H Gull 8 Wall Bank Lodge Moorhen 5 B H Gull 5 Mallard 5 Cowm Res Tufted Duck 1m Cormorant 2 Canada Geese 8 over Mallard 14 B H Gull c15 Common Gull 5 Dunnock 2 Robin 3 Blackbird 2 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit 1 Chaffinch 1f Carrion Crow 6 Branch St feeders L T Tit 7 Coal Tit 3 B...
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Irwell Vale and area 9/12/2023
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Irwell Vale A very wet morning but in between the downpours Hardsough Lane A good sized mixed flock of Redwing Fieldfare Starling and 3 Mistle Thrush 12 Blackbirds feeding on Hawthorns berries Mixed flock of 40+ Jackdaw and Carrion Crow feeding in field Church Lane Edenfield 6 Robins 10 Gol...
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Reedsholme area 06/12/23
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1 Kingfisher + 1 Dipper at Constablelee Bridge on the R. Limy. 1 Raven + 1 Kestrel over the western slope of the valley + a flock of 17 Fieldfares moving onto farm land. 7 large gulls (probably Herring Gull) moving to the W. inc. 1 Great Black Back. Usual tit species at the park along with odd Blackbird, Rob...
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Golden Plover.
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Nine Golden Plover in field Adjacent to Rochdale road and Bamford road, near Rossendale school.info RobA. Regards Brian.
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Clough Bottom 03/12/23
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mallard - 4teal - 9lapwing - 33snipe - 1woodcock - 1 flew through the clearfellpheasant - 1 callinggreat black-backed gull - 1herring gull - 7common gull - c15black-headed gull - c100kestrel - 2great spotted woodpecker - 2robin - 3blackbird - 2wren - 4goldcrest - 1coal tit - 1blue tit - 2carrion crow...
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Another first for Strongstry.
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After three nights of -5, now 40mm of snow has brought 46 Lapwing down in the Barn field in Strongstry. Regards Brian. -- Edited by brian on Sunday 3rd of December 2023 10:25:30 AM
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Ox Hey woods to Irwell Vale
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Cold and sunny 2 degrees (-5 overnight) 1400hrs/1600hrs. Of note. Redwing. 16 on Hawthorn Ox Hey, 30/40 on same Irwell vale. Buzzard. One Ox Hey, two soaring Hodge Clough. Great Spotted Woodpecker. Two Ox Hey, one Lodge farm, two Strongstry woods. Jay. three small groups, 2/4 Ox Hey, Irwell Val...
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Cribden Clough 27/11/23
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Signs of an influx of Blackbirds today with 15+ along the lane up to Twin Lodges from Holland Ave. and similar numbers at Cribden Clough. c6 redwings amongst blackbirds with 20+ amongst bushes in Cribden Clough. Also - 2 Bullfinch 3 Goldfinch 10 Greenfinch 1 Jay 1 Mistle Thrush Bob.
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First sighting in Strongstry
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Although they did not land, this is the first sighting I have had of Ring-necked Parakeet in Strongstry, five flew over this afternoon coming from Ramsbottom and going towards Irwell Vale Regards Brian.
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Warth & Staghills Woods 26/11/23
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grey heron - 1 at Warthcormorant - 1 over to Cowpemallard - 14 on the Irwellbuzzard - 1kestrel - 1common gull - 5 overblack-headed gull - 2 overwoodpigeon - c20 at Warth & 6 in Staghills Woodscollared dove - 1 over Trickett's Memorialgreen woodpecker - yaffling bird near Lea Bankgreat spotted woo...
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Clough Bottom 26 11 23
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Clough Bottom Pink-Feet 100+ over towards Clowbridge Reed Bunting 2 calling Goldcrest 4 Wten 1 Goldfinch calling birds Coal Tit calling birds Blackbird 1 Magpie 2 Wood Pigeon 2 Carrion Crow c10 Raven 2 G S Woodpecker 1 Kestrel 1 Cormorant 1 Goosander 2 redheads Common Gull c10 Herring Gull 6 L B B Gull 8...
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Rawtenstall to Crawshawbooth 0730-0930hrs
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Bullfinch pair male and female together Chaffinch single maleLost count of Great, Blue and Coal tit, Long tailed tit at least 5 togetherMoorhen 4 Dipper pair Song Thrush single Redwing into double figures Goosander single Redhead Cormorant 1 Stock dove 3 Kestrel male and female togethe...
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Clowbridge 24.11.23
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Moorhen 2 Mallard 8 Redwing 3 Cormorant 6 Great Crested Grebe 1 Canada Geese 39 Black Headed Gull 16 Common Gull 5 Lesser Black Back Gull 1 Goosander 5 (Red Head 2, male 3) Reed Bunting 1 Goldcrest 1 Bullfinch 1 Long Tail Tit 17 Stonechat 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Kestrel 1 Stock Dove 4 (Nutshaw) Raven 3 Rook 2
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Whoopers
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6 whoopers present now at AMR info RobA. Regards Brian.
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Whitworth 21/11/23
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Cowm Rescormorant - 1Canada goose - 120mallard - 12black-headed gull - 61common gull - 6lesser black-backed gull - 1buzzard - 1sparrowhawk - 1grey wagtail - 1woodpigeon - 1great spotted woodpecker - 1robin - 8blackbird - 4song thrush - 1long-tailed tit - min 12coal tit - 7blue tit - 3great tit - 2nut...
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2023 - Part 1
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2nd January - 42 Pink Feet over Grane heading West, then another 4 some minutes later 18 January - a number of Blackbirds feeding on the receding shoreline of Holden Wood Res in the cold spell Number of Meadow Pipits quite low since the cold spells, 2 Stonechat - male and female at Deep Clough on 05/...
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Bird Club 20-11-23
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All I hope to be at the Bird Club tomorrow starting at 19:15 Weavers Cottage I have a quiz. If you have photos we can show them at the AGM, 15th January 2024 Bird Race 14th Jan '24 Cheers Ian
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Coot.
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Local rarity at Holden wood reservoir this morning, a single (very tame) Coot, nothing else of note. Regards Brian.
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Warth 12/11/2023
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pink-footed goose - 56 flew south-westwoodcock - 1kestrel - 1woodpigeon - flocks of 28, 17 & 15fieldfare - 11redwing - 2long-tailed tit - 12raven - 1 overchaffinch - 6goldfinch - c25bullfinch calling bird cheers Kevin
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