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Plunge 18/3/08
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Plunge valley - Cowpe Moss - 15:20 - 18:30hrs 2 m. Wheatears on the N. side of the valley with a flock of 4 Skylarks a short way further on. 2 Meadow Pipits were in Cragg Quarry and a pr. of Golden Plover were on Cowpe Moss with a further single bird calling above Foe Edge. A single Curlew called from Newhal...
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WHEATEAR
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At least four wheatear tonight[18/03/08 1700 hrs] feeding on the steep bank.
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Red Kite going over Haslingden Laund/Duckworth Clough 1500hrs 19th March 2008
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A Red Kite observed for 15 minutes going over Haslingden Laund and Duckworth Clough plantings, directly overhead at approx 60ft with clear close up observations. It came through at approx 1455hrs and gaining height all the time, did two large circular soars over Cribden side of Duckworth Cloug...
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Warth Waterfoot
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1 pair Bullhhfinch 2 pair Long tailed tits 24 Redwings Greenfinch Goldfinch Blue tit Great tit Blackbirds bye for now
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AMR
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SUN 16/3/08 1700 HRS TO DUSK. Thought i might get a wheatear,but not yet.All the usual suspects as last week plus 6 oystercatchers.
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Trickett's Memorial to Lench via Cowpe Moss 16/03/08
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Trickett's Memorial Park & Staghills Woods a sparrowhawk tried to take a green woodpecker unsuccessfully, 2m great spotted woodpecker, 2 mistle thrush, 2 song thrush, 2prs long tailed tit, 2 prs coal tit & 1m brambling. Lower Cloughfold a flock of 34 meadow pipits & 3 pied wagt...
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Clowbridge Res. 15/3/08
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Report from Clowbridge res. of 1 Sand Martin, 2 Curlew, 2 Raven moving E-W + Goldeneye, Stonechat. 1 Brambling present on 3 dates during the week at the feeders in the car park - all courtesy of A.Jones. Bob.
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Grane, 15th March 2008
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07:00 - 10:00 G.C.Grebe, 1, Cormorant, 1 dropped onto Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, c6 pairs, Mallard, c20, Goldeneye, pair on Calf Hey, Goosander, male + 2 redheads, Sparrowhawk, 2x1 females, Kestrel, female, Moorhen, 2 pairs on Holden Wood, Lapwing, 2 pairs, Golden Plover, 28 on Hasl...
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Plunge 15/3/08
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Very quiet, very strange weather. Mostly Bluetit, Great-tit and Chaffinch. 2 small groups of L.T.Tits 1 f Kestrel 8 Redwing (top of Gincroft Lane) 1 farmer on a moped and 1 very sick sheep. Ina.
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AMR
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Amr 14/3/08 1700 hrs to dusk lapwing 18 goosander 15 [3 male] canada geese 8 great crested greebe 1 pair curlew 6 mallard 2 pair kestrel 1 male little owl 1 meadow pipit 8 stonechat 1 pair pied wagtail 1 pheasant 1 pair no gulls to be seen ?
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STRONGSTRY
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wet and windy sat 8th march 0800 to 1200 hrs. strongstry review. great tit 12+ blue tit 16 +[female on eggs in nest box] l t tits 20 +[still in small flocks] coal tit 6+ chaffinch[several in pairs] greenfinch[only odd ones] goldfinch[still can not find any] bullfinch 6+pairs[all paired off,couple of...
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Trickett's Memorial Park to Marl Pits 09/03
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Trickett's Memorial 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1pr song thrush & 3 brambling. 1 green woodpecker heard nearby at Marslands just off Turn Pike. Seat Naze 19 black headed gull, 1 lapwing, 1 pr stock dove over towards the Hile, 3 skylark, 12 wood pigeon, 1 pied wagtail, 2 meadow pipit, 3 m...
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Grane Wildfowl Count 9/3/08
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Holden Wood 2m Reed Bunting singing plus 1 additional male, 2 Great Crested Grebe - in breeding plumage, calling and displaying a little, Mallard 6, Moorhen 3, Canada Goose 2, Black-headed Gull c35, Lapwing c30 on S field plus c 6 displaying over fields between res and road, 2-3 Meadow Pipit. Ogde...
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The Clough
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Curlew Treecreeper Goldfinch 2 Siskin 4 GSWoodpecker Coal Tit Pied Wagtail 4 Woodpidgeon Chaffinch lots Rakehead Stacksteads 6 Lapwings bye for now
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Reaps Moss, 9th March 2008
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08:00-11:00, Reaps Moss. Raven, a flock of six were hanging around feeding on a sheep carcass. Heron, flock of 3, Skylark, c20 in good song dispite the blizzard up there! Snipe, 3, Meadow Pipit, 4, Redwing, flock of 7, Reed Bunting, 1. New Line Res. The first winter Mute Swan still present, Canada Goos...
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AMR
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1530 hrs to dusk sat 8th march rain stopped. b h gull 100+ l b b gull 25+ canada goose 16 goosander 18 lapwing 14 curlew 8 oystercatcher 6 stonechat 2 pair g c greebe 1
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Haslinden Grane, Sat 8 March 2008
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Peregrine stoop at Mallard, Mallared ducked out of the way. Calf Hay Res, 12 Goosander, 3pair Mallard,1 Curlew. Best wishes Neil -- Edited by Neil Burke at 15:23, 2008-03-09
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Bacup
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2 Twite Bankside Lane 100 Fieldfare Lumb 6 March Bye for now
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NEW LINE RES 5/3/08
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1 JUVENILE MUTE SWAN 1 MALE GOOSEANDER 25 CANADA GEESE 2 MOREHEN 17 MALLARD 8 BLACK HEADED GULLS
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Swan
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first year bird on Newline res also 1 male Gooseander 2 Moorhens 8 Canada Geese
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Warth TO Great Heights Quarry via Irwell Vale 02/03
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Warth 1 stock dove, 1 dipper, 1 grey wagtail, 5 long tailed tit & 1 song thrush. At least 7 nest sites occupied at the heronry. 2 nests have recently been blown away. 1 was an old nest and appeared not to be in use this year, the other had been built this year. Holmes Terrace Lodge 3 heron, 1...
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WATERFOOT 2/3/08
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EDGESIDE PARK,9-00AM 4 BRAMBLING 2 MISTLE THRUSH 30 STARLINGS 2 GREENFINCH BLUE TIT GREAT TIT GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER STAGHILLS WOODS TREE CREEPER GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER BLUE & GREAT TITS ROBINS BLACKBIRDS CHEERS DAVE
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Constablelee 1/3/08
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Constablelee area - 15:00 hrs very windy with little showing 1m Bullfinch with Chaffs, Greens and tits at Hollin Lane. 30+ House Sparrows at Higher Constablelee, highest count for some time they were in hedges around gardens. Bob.
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Radar Migration - yesterday TUES 26TH FEB 2008
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Just for anyone whom may be interested, there must have been a large passage through Britain. and here is a transcript of the message from Hans (Scandanavian radar operator) via Josef (vismig at Kingussie Scotland) A short translation from Hans message, see underneath. Mostly about yesterday. Th...
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Brambling 24/2/08
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6 Brambling seen by G Grimshaw at Sherfin side farm Rising Bridge Haslingden. Regards Steven -- Edited by Steven Grimshaw at 10:30, 2008-02-25
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Warth to Gatehouse Farm 24/02/08
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Warth/ Higher Lench 4 stock dove, 1 dipper, 1 grey wagtail, 120 starling, 6 long tailed tit & little else. Hurdles Quarry to Heights Quarry 2 Canada geese over, 1 goosander over, 3 skylark, 4 mistle thrush & 1 linnet. Cowpe Lowe 6 snipe, 5 skylark, 1 meadow pipit & 40 starling....
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Rawtenstall, 24/02/08
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Got home at 5:15 just as a Goosander flew East and a pair of Raven flew West over Rawtenstall. Regards, David Nuttall
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grane
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small facon flying over grane - rapid wingbeats then appeared to dive on a small bird which appeared to get away as hard to tell if it was a male kestrel or a merlin? looked very noticeably smaller
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Deeply Vale, 23/02/08
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07:00 -10:00, A good dawn chorus this morning with many Snog Thrush, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Wren, Dunnock and tits all contributing. Full list as follows: Gre Heron, 2 or 3 at variouys ponds and lodges, Pink Footed Goose, 6 feeding on pasture, very unusual for me as they are usually fly over...
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Holmes Terrace Lodge to Grane 22/08
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Holmes Terrace Lodge 4 Canada geese, 2 heron, 18 mallard, 3 moorhen, 6 black headed gull, 10 wood pigeon, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 dipper & 1 song thrush. The Holme to Ewood Bridge 1 kestrel, 30 woodpigeon, 1 kingfisher & 1pr bullfinch. Ewood Bridge Sewage Works 3 mallard, 30 bla...
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