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EBSW and Irwell Vale 27/4/08
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From Peter Fyldes and John Hallsworth: EBSW - 3 Swift, 200+ Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin (in total) 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, many Willow Warblers Irwell Vale - Nuthatch - pair copulating plus one other individual
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The Clough
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1 Dunlin 2 Female +1Male Gooseander 1 pair Canada Geese Gray Wagtail Heron Curlew Huttock Top 30 Twite Bye for now
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Clowbridge Res, 26/04/08
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20:00-21:00 G.C.Grebe, pair Commom Sandpiper, 1, Grasshopper Warbler, min 2 reeling, possibly 3, Willow Warbler, c4 singing, Song Thrush, 2 singing, Regards, David.
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E.B.S.W. 26/4/08
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E.B.S.W - 18:00 hrs approx. Very few hirundines c6 Swallow, 1 House Martin c18 Pied Wagtails - big drop in numbers 2 Moorhen, on beds Many Willow Warblers around the curcuit Min. 4 Blackcap in song Irwell Vale 1 Nuthatch calling as usual 1 SWIFT overhead (do they appear anywhere else?) - 1st this year. 1...
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Huttok top
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About 6 Twite second hand report of about 40 17 April in this area 1 Lapwing 1 pair Stonechat near Jack Lodge North side Lapwings Mow Grane Bacup 2 pair Lapwing Lumb corner Bramblings still at Lumb and Edgeside most like it here
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Plunge - Top of Leach & return, 26/04/08
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06:00 - 09:30 Canada Goose, 6 on Cowpe Res, Pair on Cragg, Pheasant, 3 calling birds, Dunlin, 1 on Cowpe Moss, Curlew, group of 4 & 2 pairs, Stock Dove, pair, Wood Pigeon, c12, Dipper, 1, Skylark, c40 most singing, Swallow, 2, Meadow Pipit, c60, Pied Wagtail, 1, Mistle Thrush, 1, Willow Warbler, c6...
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Common sandpipers
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They are pairing up on Ogden, Canada Geese, Mallard, Pied Wagtails, Sparrowhawks and Common Sandpipers. All successful breeders last year. Overhead are four Curlew, Cormorant, Meadow Pipit and a report of a Tree Pipit. Swallows in pairs but no Martins. Odd Stonechat but no Whinchats yet. Peacock...
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Gropper, 22/04/08
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There was a reeling Grasshopper Warbler in the rough field north of the weir near Groundwork tonight. Regards, David.
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Haslingden & Oswaldtwistle Moors - Tues Apr 22nd 2008
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approx 1pm - 3.30pm Grane Information Centre over Haslingden Moor to Dry Hill - Warmwithens on Oswaldtwistle Moor and check out Dotterel/Greenland Wheatear haunts etc....and return... Golden Plover: 4 (a party of 3 flushed and settled down somewhere around top of Deep Clough) plus a solitar...
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Cowm Res 21/04/08
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Warm day yet a cool wind early evening Swallow x 12 Meadow Pipit x 3 Linnet x c10 in a flock flitting around. Tufted Duck x 2f 1m Mallard 30 Curlew x 5 In flight calling. Willow Warbler x c8 in song Chaffinch x 3 Great Tit x 2 Pied Wagtail x 1 Pheasant x 1 Watching Weasel for some time working a dry stone wall.
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Cowm/ Spring Mill/ Withens Hey 20/04
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Cowm Res 3 Canada geese, 22 mallard, 3m & 2f tufted duck, 1 godeneye, 1m pheasant, 1 grey partridge, 9 lesser black back gulls & 2 herring gulls over, 1 sky lark, 1pr grey wagtail, 4 pied wagtail, 30 meadow pipit, 21 swallow, 1 mistle thrush, 1pr wheatear, 1pr stonechat, 1pr goldcrest, 8...
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EBSW Sat 19th April
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From Peter Fyldes - 30 Swallows, 30 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin, 1 singing Willow Warbler during late afternoon.
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Clough Bottom 17th April
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From Peter Fyldes : 1 Common Sandpiper 14 Meadow Pipit heading NE
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E.B.S.W. - Strongstry, 17/4/08
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E.B.S.W. 15:10hrs c80 Swallow c4 House Martin c20 Sand Martin 1 Sparrowhawk disturbing everything with its presence c70 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 4 Meadow Pipit 2m Reed Bunting 1 Blackcap 4 Willow Warbler around the ciruit 1 Chiffchaff 1 pr Long Tailed Tit Irwell Vale - Strongstry 2 pr Long Tailed T...
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Newline
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E.B.S.W. 15/4/08
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E.B.S.W. 18:30hrs 1 Blackcap in song - near entrance 1 Willow Warbler - " " + 2 around the circuit. c3 Grey Wagtail c20 Swallow c4 House Martin c10 Sand Martin Min. of 249 L.B.B.Gull moving N. - N.W. over 1.5 hrs 103 Pied Wagtail flew off coke beds at dusk to W.N.W. 1 Kestrel 1 J...
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Cloughbottom
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1 male 3 female Gooseanders 12 Mallards Stonechat Reedbunting female Kestral 4Goldfinch 6 Siskins 2 male 1female Bramblings home
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Willow Warblers at Top O'th Slate & Duckworth Clough 140408
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Had my first Willow Warblers back and calling. 1 at Top O'th Slate and 1 at Duckworth Clough. Cheers, Bryan.
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Warth to Plunge 13/04
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Warth 4 large juv herons seen streching their wings and clambering around the branches around their nest will probably fledge this week. 9 other nests are also in use, but these are quite a way behind the aforementioned nest in development. Only other birds of note at Warth were 1 sparrowhawk, 1...
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Clowbridge res. 13/4/08
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Clowbridge res. 19:00hrs
8 Wheatear
Flock of 4 Skylark
3 G.C.Grebe
Pr Canada Goose
c4 Mallard
1 Kestrel
1 Curlew
1 Reed Bunting
Stonechat still singing after dark.
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E,B.S.W. 13/4/08
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E.B.S.W. and Irwell Vale12:30hrs Min. of 40 Swallows, 20 Sand Martins and 4 House Martins feeding and resting. 10 Willow Warbler in song 1 Chiffchaff in song 2 Goldcrest in song 1 Nuthatch calling at Irwell Vale 2 Stock Dove 2 Jay 1 Dipper - river well up. 1 Oystercatcher flying N. calling - as they do. 6 P...
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cown to lumb
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Willow warbler 4Wheater 4 Redpoll 6 Raven female Goldeneye G C Grebe Green woodpecker Cown Res Huttock Top 8Twite Raven Reedbunting Edgeside Lane 12 Brambling still 1Brambling John and Peter bye for now
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Edenfield'ish 11/4/08
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Michael Wife Lane area - lunchtime'ish. Dozen or so Meadow Pipits feeding together in field. 2 Kestrel over the area, calling. This is just outside Rossendale but may be of interest. Shuttleworth Rookery is a hive of activity with c25 birds seen coming and going some with building materials or food...
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Grane 06/04/08 (Duck count!)
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Holden Wood 38 Canadas 2 (Pair) Great Crested Grebe displaying 1 Heron 8 Lapwings 1 Mallard Heard Snipe creeky gating Pair Oystercatcher 2 Pairs Stonechat (1 singing in flight) 2 Moorhens ~20 Black Headed Gulls 7 Cormorants 2 Male Reed Buntings Ogden 6 Canadas 3 Male Mallards Calf Hey 4 (Pair + 2F) Goo...
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Shadlock Cote, Clough Bottom & Clowbridge 06/04/08
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Shadlock Cote 1pr stonechat & 2m reed buntings Clough Bottom 7 mallard, curlew heard, 1 fieldfare, 2 sand martin, 3 pied wagtail, 1 grey wagtail, 5 meadow pipit, 1 jay, 9 goldfinch, 10 redpoll & 1m reed bunting. Clowbridge 3 great crested grebe, 1 heron, 1pr goosander, 4 golden...
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Lumb
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E.B.S.W. and surrounding area 04/04/08
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Clod Lane 1 chiffchaff E.B.S.W. An osprey moved north west at 16:10 hrs. It was mobbed briefly by a pr of sparrowhawks & a crow. Also seen 1 pheasant 4 black headed gull, 1pr stock dove, 2 chiffchaff, 1 meadow pipit, 12 pied wagtail, c20 sand martin, c10 swallow, 2 willow warbler, go...
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Clowbridge res. 4/4/08
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Clowbridge res. 15:40hrs Strong W. wind, song birds not so much in evidence Several Skylarks in song c5 4 G.C. Grebe - pr head shaking 3 Goldeneye - pr + 1 imm. male Pr Goosander Pr Stonechat - m. displaying 1 m. Reed Bunting 2 groups of Wheatear c5 + c9 1 group of feeding Meadow Pipit c14 1 f. Kestrel Bob.
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Ravens and Peregrines in Bolton
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Outside the area I know, but both species appear to be nesting on Bolton Town Hall. There's a thread about it on the GM Forum (see under Links on right above).
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E.B.S.W. 3/4/08
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E.B.S.W. - Irwell Vale 15:15hrs Irwell Vale 1 Swallow N. overhead 130 L.B.B.Gull moving S.E. in 9 groups during course of afternoon + 14 moving N.W. 2 Kingfisher on river 1 Nuthatch singing c6 Collared Dove 1 Stock Dove 2 Pr Long Tailed Tit G.S.Woodpecker calling All expected species either present o...
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