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Vismig - Fri Nov 2nd 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
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Friday November 2nd 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0700-0900hrsWind: West 8mphMovement: West unless specified different.It was really bad from the off which mist gathering and closing in to about 50 yards throughout count, so visability very limited. Anyway did manage to get bits and ba...
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Vismig - Thr Nov 1st 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
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Thr Nov 1st 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0700-0800hrsWind: SW 15-20 mph with gustMovement West unless specified different.Chaffinch: 21 (best party 7)Goldfinch: 1Greenfinch: 1Fieldfare: 3Redwing: 6Starling: 1EWoodpigeon: 23Heron: 1 LocalGreen Woodpecker: 1 LocalSparrowhawk:...
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Clowbridge Res. 31/10/07
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Clowbridge res. - 15:00 - 17:00hrs 43 B.H. Gull + 4 Common Gull increased to 250+ at dusk presumably to roost, 5 G.C.Grebe, 3 Mallard, 1 f Goldeneye, 1 juv. L.B.B.Gull to S. 1 pr + 2 seperate m Stonechat, 51 Canada Geese, 15 Fieldfares to E, 1 Kestrel. Bob.
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Clough Bottom, 31/10/07
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Peregrine, a male had a go at two Carrion Crows but never with real intent. (Maybe the crows thought otherwise?!) Treecreeper, 1, G.S.Woodpecker, 1, Stonechat, pair, Goldcrest, c4, Carrion Crow, steady stream of birds flying north into Cliviger/Burnley, c60 in 30 minutes. Mallard, 2 pairs. Rega...
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Vismig - Wed Oct 31st 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
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Wednesday October 31st 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0700-0900hrs
Wind: W 15-20 mph with gust
Movement: West unless specified different.
Grey skies, then patchy blue, light drizzle at times. Winds far too strong today for good vismig. Had to go 100 yards South further down into the va...
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Clowbridge, 28/10/07
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16:00 - 17:15 G.C.Grebe, only one for sure but appeared to be evrywhere so possibly more! Goosander, 1 redhead, B.H.Gull, c 70, Peregrine, 1, Kestrel, 1, Fieldfare, 1, Goldcrest, calling from car park, Stonechat, party of 3, Reed Bunting, 2, Regards, David Nuttall P.S. Earlier in the day 140 Lapwin...
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Vismig - Tues Oct 30th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
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Tuesday October 30th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0700-0900hrsWind: NW 8-12 mphMovement: West unless specified different.Very poor, things never got going, from 0710hrs mist moved in and blanket up until clear at 0815hrs, after that hardly anything other than 2 Redwing parties. 1) B...
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After bryan's Vismig Mon 29Oct.
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I intended tagging this on to Bryan's vismig bit, but I have got to my computer before he got to his. So keep that in mind while reading it please. You were right Bryan, Crossbills were still in Top o'th Knoll. I could hear 'em but just as I thought I'd got 'em surounded it went quiet, so my guess is they went...
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Vismig - Mon Oct 29th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
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Monday October 29th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0700hrs - 0900hrsWind: NW 8mphMovement: West unless stated otherwise.Better morning, Small Redwing and Fieldfare parties and Starlings just starting to come through again, but had to leave at 0900hrs. Hardly had any Linnets this year at...
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CALF HEY
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28/10/07 3-00PM 7 CROSSBILLS ON CONES NEAR PICNIC BENCH 1 SPARROWHAWK MIXED FLOCK OF GOLDCREST,BLUE TIT,COAL TIT,AND LONG TAILED TIT c 50 FIELDFARE 6 GOLDFINCH 6 GREENFINCH 1 PAIR MALLARD 1 CORMORANT OVER DAVE HOWORTH & PAUL KEMP
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AMR 1500 HRS TO DUSK
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lapwing 120 bh gull 220 com gull 20[approx] goosander 28[1 male] pied wagtail 6 meadow pipit 4 mallard 4 fieldfare 40 kestrel 2[male&female] merlin [hunting pipits] no canada geese ? regards brian
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Holmes Terrace & Grane etc 28/10/07
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Rawtenstall & Groundwork 2 herons, 1f kestrel, 1f goosander, 42 mallard, 1 kingfisher, 1 dipper & 2 grey wagtail. Holmes Terrace Lodge 1 little grebe, 3 herons, 60 mallard, minimum of 20 moorhen (my previous highest count here is 12), 20 black headed gulls overhead, 3 lesser black back...
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Vismig Friday Oct 26th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
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Friday October 26th 2007 - Haslingden Grane0730-0930hrsWind: SW 6mph then swung to SE 8mphMovement: West unless stated otherwise.Fieldfare: 41 (18SW, 1E, best parties 17,20)Redwing: 20Blackbird: 9 (one party 7)Starling: 86 (best parties, 30,40)Siskin: 4Chaffinch: 31 (17E 2S)Goldfinch: 8...
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Jay a56
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saw a jay cross the dual carriageway a56 southbound to bury. see quite a number crossing just utside the rossendale boundary. there is also a dead i think female, pheasant there.
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Vismig - Thr Oct 25th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
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Thursday October 25th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0730-0900hrsWind: E 3mphMovement: West unless specified different.Fieldfare: 11 (2S 7E)Blackbird: 6 (one party 5)Mistle Thrush: 1Starling: 4ESiskin: 34 (one party 22E, also 6E)Brambling: 6 (3 pairs minimum)Chaffinch: 31 (10E, best parties 8,6...
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Crossbills
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Led a walk of a dozen of the Rochdale field Naturalist society members around Haslingden Grane today sat 27-10. Great walk with the highlight being 14 crossbills feeding in the tops of trees mainly favouring larches. Easy to pick out red males feeding away then the whole party would move on calling. T...
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Seat Naze/ Edge Cote 27/10/07
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snipe 34 grey partridge 3 common gull 3 west pied wagtail 1 meadow pipit 3 redwing 20 mistle thrush 1 starling 40 jay 1 long tailed tit 1 party heard but not seen cheers Kevin
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Vismig - Tues October 23rd 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Tuesday October 23rd 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs-1030hrsWind: SE 8mphMovement: West unless specified differentVery quiet but Starling parties now picking up in numbers. Siskin parties down. Ina was having a walk around and joined in vismigging - just wish there had been more...
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Vismig - Wed Oct 24th 2007 - Haslingden Grane - Stoney Rake
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Wednesday October 24th 2007 - Haslingden Grane0730hrs-0930hrsWind: SE 3mphMovement: West unless specified different.Very quiet again today after the initial half hour. Lots of disorientation/unsure move showing especially amongst Thrushes.Redwing: 55 (19E, best party 27,15)Fieldfar...
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Vismig - Mon Oct 22nd 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Monday October 22nd 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs - 1000hrsWind: South 8mphMovement: West unless stated otherwise.Gone very quiet this morning - more Blackbirds showing, nice Crossbill party, still very few Starlings.Fieldfare: 118 (8 parties, best 35,20)Redwing: 43 E (8 pa...
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AMR etc 21/10/07
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Smithy Carr Farm area 21 goosander seen flying over and heading north west @ 15:50hrs, 80 lapwings seen on Harden Moor, 1f kestrel, 3 fieldfare & 1 flock of 20+ mistle thrush. AMR C40 Canada geese flew into roost, 41 goosander (1 male) roosted, 1pr mallard, c260 black headed gull &...
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Grane, 21/10/07, 08:00 - 11:00
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Cormorant, 1 west over Haslingden Moor, Grey Heron, 2, Snipe, 3 on Haslingden Moor, Moorhen, 2, Red Grouse, 1 on Haslingden Moor, Kestrel, 3 singles, Sparrowhawk, 3 singles, B.H.Gull, 12 Calf Hey, L.B.B Gull, 3 west, Stonechat, 2 singles, G.S.Woodpecker, 3 singles, Green Woodpecker, 1 at Calf Hey...
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Calf hay res sunday 21 oct 07
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1 Greenwoodpecker, 2 G.S. Woodpecker, 6 Crossbills, 1 Kestrel,
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Vismig - Sun Oct 21st 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Sunday October 21st 2007 - Haslingden Grane0730-1030hrsWind: SE 3mphMovement: West unless specified differentAfter Thursday and Friday it was relitively quiet today. I was expecting good numbers of Starlings today, because of the fantastic movements on the Continent yesterday and also wit...
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Clowbridge Res 21/10/07
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Beautiful morning 1 Male Stonechat 5 Great Crested Grebe - one caught a fish 61 Canadas 16 Black Heads Good number of Rooks on way to res in Goodshaw area. Cheers Ian
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Calf Hey Reservoir, SD752223 - 19th Oct.
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Visited Calf Hey dam end this afternoon in the hope of some Crossbills, but no joy. Neither did fellow Blackburn birders Bob & Joyce Calder who walked around the plantings to the SW of the reservoir. Vis, 15:10-16:10. Fieldfare: 415 > W/NW between 15:15 -15:35, with no more seen by 16:10. Flo...
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Vismig Fri 19th October 2007 - Full report - Haslingden Grane
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Friday October 19th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs-1100hrsWind: NW 1-2 mphMovement: West unless specified different.Sorry for belated report. Excellent morning, especially for Thrushes. There must have been thousands poured through and I probably missed the majority. It s...
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Clowbridge res. 20/10/07
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Clowbridge res. 11:00 - 13:00hrs 61 Canada geese, 6 G.C. Grebe, 1 f Tufted Duck, c10 B.H.Gull, 2 pr Stonechat, pr Kestrel, 1 G.S.W. 10 Goldfinch, Dunnock in song. Report from 08:30 hrs included 1Cormorant, 2 Wigeon and 1 Little Grebe there but not present during my visit though G.C.Grebe and Canada ge...
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Fieldfares 19/10/07
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Cribden Clough - 17:00hrs c150 Fieldfares feeding on hawthorn and holly + 7 Starlings moving W. Report of a small group of Wigeon at Clowbridge this a.m. with a possible Teal, does anybody have anything further on this? Bob.
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Vismig - Thrush Alert - Fri 19th October 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Just a quick summary, because I do have to dash - father of the bride this afternoon.Friday October 19th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730-1100hrs all North WestFieldfare: 3385Redwing: 979plus lots of other stuff.and still going through regular now - will not get chance to count tomorro...
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