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Cowm and New Line 25th Aug
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From Peter Fyldes and John Hallsworth: Cowm Res: Green Woodpecker 1, Tufted Duck 9, Mallard 40, Stonechat 2 (1m 1juv), Mistle Thrush 8 in a flock, Willow Warbler calling, Wren calling, Black-headed Gull 15, House Martin 30, Swallow 20 New Line Res: Mallard 20, Canada Goose 5, Moorhen 3 -- Edited by Ji...
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Clough Bottom 24/08/08
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1 mallard with 1 duckling, 1 jay, 1 grey wagtail, 1 meadow pipit, 2 swallow, 3 parties of goldcrest, 4 reed bunting & 1 mixed flock containing 4 or 5 treecreepers, 10+ chaffinches, 6+ coal tits, 2 blue tits, 2 great tits and 2+ goldcrests. cheers Kevin
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Bacup Crossbills
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Hello, I saw a family of 5 Crossbills at Bacup Golf Course 13th August 08 While walking the dog,Excellent Views. They flew over me and landed on a nearby tree,then landed on the path ahead of me. I take it they've probably bred in the area or close by? Another case of should of brought me video camera.
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Crossbill - Heap Clough
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Whilst at Troy this morning. A single Crossbill left Heap Clough planting and calling on its way South West into Calf Hey.
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Twite, Peregrines, & Common Gull.
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Today... Friday 22nd August 2008. A very large feeding party of Twite (20-30) flying between Slate and Radio Mast, Greenfinch (3), Swallows (6 and local), Wood Pigeon (2), I am sure I heard a trace call from a Willow Warbler (1), Superb close ups of 2 Peregrines (one adult and one juvenile) at times the...
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AMR
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Ashworth moor 1900 hrs to dusk. pied wagtails 12 linnet 2 common sandpiper 1 kestrel 1 meadow pipit 4 little owl 1 swallows 8 no goosander, lapwings, or canadas and only 3/4 gulls
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Single Swift heading South - tonight Birch Avenue 2000hrs
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One Swift feeding up here at 2000hrs Birch Avenue, Haslingden. Bryan.
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Holmes Terrace Lodge to Ewood Bridge 18/08/08
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Holmes Terrace Lodge 1pr little grebe with at least 1 juv, 4 grey heron, 23 mallard, 3 moorhen, 1 kingfisher & 1 jay. the Holme to Ewood Bridge along the Irwell 1 common sandpiper, 75 lesser black back gulls over, 2 dippers, 1 great spotted woodpecker & 2 willow warbler. Ewood Bridge Se...
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Wildfowl Count 16 / 17 August
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Once again the WeBS time table and that of my job at Bolton Library are exactly 180 degrees out - I'm working next weekend again. If anyone is in the Grane area next Sat or Sun could they please post any sightings here - particularly waterfowl and waders? Many thanks
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Cowm and New Line 17th Aug
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From Peter Fyldes: Cowm: 7 Tufted Duck, 50 Mallard, 30 Black-headeds, 20 Swallows (ads and juvs), 6 Stonechat (family party), 6 Mistle Thrush (family party), 2 Pied Wags, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Sparrowhawk, 6 Starling, 1 Willow Warbler calling, Wrens, 3 Goldfinch New Line: 20 Mallard, 1 Can...
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Honey Hole Farm, Stacksteads 15th Aug
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Peter Fyldes and P Hayhurst saw 2 Tawny Owls at the farm in the early evening of 15th. (Apologies - I should have posted this for Peter on Friday night.) -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 08:08, 2008-08-17
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Clowbridge res. 16/8/08
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14:00 - 16:00hrs approx. 13 Stonechat at 4 sites, 1 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 B.H.Gull, 2 Common Gull, min.of 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Kestrel + a family party of 4 Wheatear. No Swallows seen! Bob.
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Clowbridge Res. 13/8/08
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19:00hrs approx 3 Collared Dove, 6 Mallard, 2 kestrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Stonechat, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Swallow moving S. 1 B.H.Gull 1 S.E.Owl hunting on the moor S. of Crown Point + a flock of c25 swallows pursing the owl at one point, didn't see in which direction they moved off. Bob.
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green woodpecker
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I have had good sightings of a green woodpecker for the last four days between strongstry and irwell vale,maybe it will take up residence. There is also a mallard with five very small ducklings. -- Edited by brian at 21:52, 2008-08-12
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4 Swifts moving South at 2100hours yesterday Monday 12th August 2008
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4 Swifts moving South over Haslingden yesterday evening at 2100hrs. Bryan.
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Wheatear & Bullfinch at Calf Hey 100808
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Had a Wheatear at Pike Lowe and then a bullfinch at rear of Top O'th Knoll Planting, plus lots of butterflies been recorded under "Butterflies". Cheers, Bryan.
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Clowbridge Res, 08/08/08
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20:30-21:30 Canada Goose, 17 + 1 snow goose type hybrid! B.H.Gull, 2, L.B.B.Gull, juv taking flies off the water, Kestrel, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling, Stonechat, c8, Swift, c10, Pied Wagtail, min 16, maily juvs, on floating platform by boathouse. Regards, David Nuttall
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Curlew & Raven over Top O'th Slate
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Yesterday (Thursday) had a Curlew going West and calling throughout. Today (Friday) had Raven which was being harassed by LBBG and the Raven was seen to do a double somersault rollover.... 5 Willow Warblers yesterday and 3 today (todays in full song). Also W.Warblers at Pitt Head and also at Duckwo...
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Ospreys over Ogden
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Three raptors passed over Ogden at 2.45pm today, they were very high and heading S.E. I am pretty sure they were Ospreys due to the wing shape but I wonder if anyone can confirm the sighting.
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Stonechats returned..... 6th August 2008
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A pair of Stonechat on the approach Walls to Top O'th Slate.
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clowbridge 4th august
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Grasshopper warbler reeling and showing very well, off limey lane. [7.15pm] Also juvenile lesser redpoll.
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Whitworth quarry
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Still about 30 Twite in the area + 3 Wheaters 1 Lapwing Lumb
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C. Buzzard plus others - Top O'th Slate, Slate Farm, D/Clough back to Slate 040808 11am
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One C. Buzzard at 1130hrs circling very high above Top O'th Slate eventually moving South. For a short while was in close company with Sparrowhawk. 3 Willow Warbler calling on Slate. Swallow at least 10 local. Swift 1 returning South. 1 immature Robin at Slate Farm area. Cheers, Bryan.
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alls well in the woods
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Everything as usual in the woods and on the river,things of note other than the usual suspects. Family party of treecreepers[dont know where they breed] Several young nuthatch around the house Female sparrowhawk Two spotted flycatchers Young dippers growing up On the downside no kingfisher sinc...
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Northern Reservoirs 03/08/08
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Early A.M. Clowbridge Res. Kingfisher, 1 flew along eastern edge of res, Meadow Pipit, c25 Stonechat, c20 with lots of juvs, Willow Warbler, c4, Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling weel in rushy field to south, Greenfinch, flock of 6, Reed Bunting, 2. CloughBottom Res Mallard female with just a single 3...
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The week at Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth!
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The week started of with a 2 day visit of a summer plumaged Great Crested Grebe.Tufted Duck numbers reached the dizzy height of 11 birds on Tuesday slowly dropping to 5 by Thursday.Reed Bunting and Meadow Pipit were all seen and a couple of Willow Warbler were noted.Up to 60 BH Gulls one night and down to...
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Clough Bottom Reservoir 1/8/08
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No sign of any Whinchat! 2 or 3 Spotted Flycatchers,6 Willow Warblers(Family Party) 10 Goldfinch,2 Wren,3 Carrion Crows,4 Chaffinch,2 Meadow Pipit,1 Kestrel, 1 Mallard.Very enjoyable,apart from a brief downpour! David Ousey.
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Dead Bird Grane Road
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Was driving from Blackburn today about 11.15am and I noticed a dead bird - its a beigey colour and for some reason i thought its an owl. Its right in the centre of the road near the highest point ..inside Rossendale. I strictly dont remember seeing it when i drove up about 10.10am. I could nt stop due to t...
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On the boundary, 21/07/08
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I passed a Short Eared Owl sat on a fence post on my way to work this morning on the boundry between Rossendale and Burnley. It flew off its perch a couple of times to briefly hunt the moor before returning to its lookout! Regards, David Nuttall
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green sandpiper
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Just returned from a walk round clough bottom and clowbridge,and found a green sandpiper on the small pond at clowbridge,feeding around the stream inlet,concidering the current discussions on boundries was this bird in rossendale ?.
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