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Vismig - Thr 18th Oct 2007 - Haslingden Grane.
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Thursday October 18th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs-1300hrsWind: Variable - W 2mphMovement: West unless specified different.A thick ground frost this morning. A great morning with lots of Fieldfare on the move, quite regular, though missing hundreds and probably low thousand...
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holden wood and musbury thursday 4-6pm
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on holden wood - 3 mallard drakes, 1 fem a mallard flew over an hour later grey heron flew over, min of 8 stonechats, green woodpecker heard, 3 moorhens seen at diff time but must have been same 1, min of 20 b h gulls, dark bird seen on holden wood - maybe cormorant? cormorant roost seems active again w...
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Cloughbottom Reservoir Woods 17th Oct 14:00 - 15:45
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First time in these woods and really enjoyed it. Species Seen 1 Wren 2 Robin 5 Chaffinch 6 Goldcrest 1 Goldfinch flew over 4 Coal Tit 3 Treecreeper 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Had some really good views, especially the woodpecker, and forgot the camera !! I'm pretty sure there were some other birds abou...
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Vismig Wed Oct 17th 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Wednesday 17th October 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs - 1100hrsWind: NW 4mph and increasing to about 8-10mphMovement: West unless stated otherwise.Odd light showers early, plus several rainbows over the first 3 hours, bright then dull, wind OK at first then increasing, taking ev...
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Vismig - Tues Oct 16th 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Tuesday October 16th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs-1030hrsWind: SW15mph and decreasing - 75% fogged out and clearing to 80% by 1000hours, heavy rain for first hour.Movement: West unless specified different.At first it was a absolute vismiggers nightmare, with strong wind, fog...
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Vismig - Mon Oct 15th 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Monday October 15th 2007 - Haslingden Grane.0715hrs-0915hrsWind: SSW 3mphMovement: West unless stated otherwise.First thing completely fogged out with only 75 yard viewing distance, then cleared to 60% by one hour later. During fog out heard 4 parties of Redwing go over and 3 parties of Fieldf...
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Grane 14/10/07
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Holden Wood 2 heron, 1 cormorant flying over south, 9 mallard, 6 wigeon, 45 black headed gull, 5 moorhen, 1 pheasant, 1 sparrowhawk unsuccessfully attacking 30 starlings, 1 kestrel, 7 skylark over, 1 jay, 13 magpie, 5 mistle thrush, 87 fieldfare, 4 redwing, 2 pied wagtail & 1 linnet. Cal...
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Reedsholme - Constablelee 14/10/07
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Reedsholme - 13:00hrs 1 G.S.W, 1 Grey Wagtail. Tip Lodge - 15:00 hrs 1st Fieldfares with min. of 12 present on hawthorns along with c20 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush and 30 Starlings. Usual numbers of Green, Gold, and Chaffinch and solitary Bullfinch and Goldcrest heard. 1 Heron also present. Bob.
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The Clough
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4 Teal 3Mallard 1 male Stonechat 3 Meadow Pipits 2 GSWoodpecker 10Siskin 10 Longtailed Tits 1Kestral 2 Jays 2 female Reed Buntings 11Fiedfare Goldcrest Blue tit Coal tit Cloughbottom Res and wood bye for now
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Vismig - Sun Oct 14th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
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There has been no vismig to report for Fri and Sat (12th & 13th), its been fogged out with rain as well. Anway back into it today, and now moved over to the Grane Valley. Sunday October 14th 2007 - Haslingden Grane0700-1100hrsSW 1-2 mphMovement: West unless stated otherwise.Changeover of valley...
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Cowm & Spring Mill, 14/10/07
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G.C.Grebe, 2 on Spring Mill, Tufted Duck, 1 on Spring Mill, 2 on Cowm, Teal, 1 on Cowm, Heron, 1, Sparrowhawk, 1, Golden Plover, 1 flew over Cown and then relocated on farmland above Cowm, Fieldfare, c60 in flocks up to 20, Stonechat, party of 7 & 1 male, Green Woodpecker, 1, G.S.Woodpecker 1, Chiff...
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Seat Naze to Marl Pits & Gaghills 13/10/07
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Seat Naze 1 peregrine, 9 black headed gull, 3 meadow pipit, 3 jay & 4 mistle thrush. Edge Cote 1 heron, 34 snipe, 4 meadow pipit, 2 jay, 40 starling, 2 siskin heard, 1 linnet & 1 mixed flock with a minimum of 9 long tailed tit, 4 blue tit, 1 great tit, 1 coal tit & 4 goldcrest (many more go...
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Cowm,Spring Mill, Lower Plunge & AMR 11/10/2007
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Cowm Res c60 mallard, 6 tufted duck, c60 black headed gull, 3 common gull, 1 green woodpecker, c90 meadow pipit, 4 pied wagtail, 1m stonechat, c60 starling, c38 chaffinch, 16 goldfinch, 10 greenfinch, 1 redpoll, 1 linnet, 1 twite, 2 bullfinch & 2 reed bunting. Spring Mill Res 2 great cr...
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Newhallhey - Irwell Vale 10/10/07
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10:10 - 12:30hrs approx. Newhallhey - 6 Goldfinch, 1 redhead Goosander, Long Tailed Tits heard not seen. The Holme - 1 Dipper in song (2 birds on return), 2 Grey Wagtail. Ewood Bridge - 1 Song Thrush, 2 redhead Goosander, 1 Heron, 1 Dipper in song 1 Grey Wagtail. E.B.S.W. - c60 B.H.Gull, c 20 Starling,...
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Vismig - Thr Oct 11 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Thursday October 11th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0700-0900hrsWind: SW8mph and decreasingMovement South unless stated otherwise.Meadow Pipit: 26 (2W)Pied Wagtail: 6 (2W)Linnet: 10 (7W)Starling: 11 (One party of 8 West following contour with haste - typical continentals)Siskin: 4Chaffinch: 1...
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Vismig - Wed Oct 10th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Wed Oct 11th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0700-1000hrsWind: NE 15mph decreasing to NE 7mphMovement: South unless stated otherwise.Meadow Pipit: 253 (9W)Linnet: 44 (2W)Twite: 2WPied Wagtail: 17Redpoll: 8Siskin: 13Greenfinch: 8 (1W)Chaffinch: 15 (3W)Goldfinch: 5Reed Bunting: 2Yellowhammer: 1...
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CLOWBRIDGE RES 9/10/07 5-00PM
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2 MALE 1 FEMALE COMMON SCOTER 54 CANADA GEESE IN FIELD 6 MALLARD 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE 1 GOOSEANDER 1 MALE STONECHAT 1 KESTREL 2 CROWS FLOCK c30 STARLINGS DAVE
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Grane, 07/10/07
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0800 - 11:00 Canada Goose 7, Sparrowhawk, 1 on Haslingden Moor, Peregrine, 1 flew up Deep Clough onto Haslingden Moor, Kestrel, 1, G.S. Woodpecker, c4 singles, Green Woodpecker, very vocal with at least 2 birds, Meadow Pipit, c80 with 50 in one flock near Holden Wood, Skylark, 2 flying west calling,...
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strongstry woods/river 6th/7th sept
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around the river heron 2 dipper 3[1 juv] grey wagtail 4 kingfisher 1 goosander 2[fem] mallard 10[mostly males ?] around the woods wood pigeons 15+ collared dove 3 crow 10+ rook 10+ jackdaw 6+ jay 5+ [coming to feeding s...
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i have indentified a bird sound i had heard earlier
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a couple of weeks ago i heard a bird calling near holden woodwhich was very distinct. today i saw a great spotted woodpecker there, my first sighting of a woodpecker of any sort in rossendale and was just checking to make sure i identified it correctly and as i did that i played with the sound. a few wee...
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Vismig Mon Oct 8th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Monday October 8th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0700-0800hrsWind: SE 10 mphMovement: SouthAbsolutely no-go morning, with medium Easterley winds, but also closing in mist all around closing it down together with drizzle rain.. There just were not any birds.Meadow Pipit: 4Chaffinch: 2Linnet: 3Red...
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Clowbridge Res. 7/10/07
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16:30 hrs - dusk. On the water - 5 G.C.Grebe, c18 B.H.Gull, c9 Mallard, 1 imm or f. Goldeneye. c44 Canada geese in fields down from a mid-week high of c120. 1 Kestrel, 2 pr Stonechat, 1 Grey Heron. 3 Robins in song at Boathouse and carpark. Kingfisher present on two occasions during past week + Dipper in th...
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Clough Bottom 7th October
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From Peter Fyldes (with John Hallsworth and Paul Heyhurst) Siskin 2 parties (10+20), Goldcrest - numerous, Goldfinch - numerous, Coal Tit 6, Redpoll 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 3, Greenfinch 6, Goosander 1 redhead, Tufted Duck 1f plus usual tits etc Also - Peter said on Thursday (4th) at Clough Bot...
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Wildfowl Count 7th Oct 07
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Holden Wood 4 Mallard, 1 Heron, 3 Black-headeds, 3 Moorhen. Calf Hey 6 Black-headeds, 1m 1f Stonechat, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, calls heard of Green Woodpecker from area of Fairy Glen
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Clowbridge Reservoir 07/10/07 10:00 - 12:00
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Battled the dog walkers this morning... 1 Grey Heron, 2 Robin, 2 Female Wigeon (way out in the middle of the lake), 1 pr. Wren, 6 Meadow Pipits, 1 Goldfinch, 10 Black Headed Gulls, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 pr. Stonechat, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 1st Winter Male Goldeneye. Is the Goldeneye an early arriv...
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Cowpe area 07/10/07
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Lench 1 heron, 1 dipper, 1 grey wagtail, 1 goldcrest, party of long tailed tits & 1 redwing. Cowpe Res/ Cragg Quarry and surrounding area 1 moorhen, 1 snipe, 1 peregrine, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 skylark, 1 wheatear, 5 stonechat, 6 mistle thrush, party of long tailed tits, 4 goldcrest, 1 pied wa...
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Reedsholme & moors 7/10/07
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11:40 - 14:00 hrs 1 Green Woodpecker calling - Folly Clough 1 Jay + 1 Redpoll - Bonfire Hill 1 Wheatear - Greenfold 4 Snipe - Swinshaw Moor Small numbers of M.Pipits on the moor largest flock c6. 1 Grey Wagtail - Reedsholme + Long Tailed Tits in woods heard but not seen. Bob.
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Vismig - Sun Oct 7th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Sunday October 7th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0700-0900hrsWind: SE 3mphMovement: South unless stated otherwise.First birds today where Brambling. Lots of Siskin and Chaffinch missed. Sort of dried up at 0830. Small Thrush parties at 0815 for 10 minutes.Meadow Pipit: 75 (1W)Brambling: 2Pied Wagt...
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Clough Bottom & Clowbridge Saturday evening 06/10/07
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Clough Bottom 3 kestrel, flock of 15 redwing over, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 mixed flock containing minimum of 2 chiffchaff, 6 goldcrest, 8 blue tit, 4 coal tit, 6 long tailed tit, 4 great tit, 10 chaffinch, 5 goldfinch, 2 redpoll & 25 siskin seen in the trees below the dam wall. 2 more f...
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Vismig - Sat Oct 6th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Saturday October 6th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0700hrs - 0830hrsWind: SE 4mph and decreasingMovement: South unless specified differentMeadow Pipit: 161 (best parties 9,17,13,12,12,10)Chaffinch: 6Siskin: 14 (6 parties, yet lots of parties heard and missed)Linnet: 4 (1W) and 14 blogging party...
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