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Swallows & Wheatear- Haslingden Laund 3rd April 2008
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Haslingden Laund/Duckworth Clough at 1430hrs on 3rd April 2008 Had a party of 3 Swallow flying NW and about one metre off ground. Also a party of 3 Wheatear resting and feeding up. On way down to Kirk Hill there was a Curlew calling and going North West. (Yesterday had Brambling amongst others with a par...
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Osprey - Rawtenstall 31/3/08
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Peter Fyldes tells me he and Nick had an Osprey flying over Balladen and Rawtenstall heading N at about 08:15 today.
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Grane, 30/03/08
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07:00-10-30A.M. G.C.Grebe Pair and two singles. The pair were displaying! Cormorant, 2 at roost on Holden Wood, 4 on Ogden, Grey heron, 1 flew high over towards Edgworth, Canada Goose, c5 pair plus 15 on Ogden, Mallard, c12, mainly males including 5 in Heather at Calf Hey! Goldeneye, pair on Holden W...
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Lee Quarry 31/3/08
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Also from Peter Fyldes: 3 Wheatear (2m 1f), pr Stonechat, 1 Kestrel, 1 Heron. All this evening.
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Swallow 31/3/08
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E.B.S.W. and circular walk. 31/3/08 - 15:15hrs 1 Swallow hawking over beds 1 Willow Warbler in song along riverside at rear of beds 1 Chiffchaff in song in same area as above c6 Grey Wagtail c50 Pied Wagtail c20 Jackdaw c50 Carrion Crow 1 Meadow Pipit 11 Starling c6 B.H.Gull 58 L.B.B.Gull moving S. in 1....
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Plunge area.29/3/08
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07:30 - 08:30. Sparrowhawk 1pr in flight, watched displaying for approx 5mins Kestrel 1f. Jay 2 G.S.Woodpecker 2, 1 drumming, 1 calling. L.T.Tits 2 singles. Gt, & BlueTits in abundance. Coal Tits, a few Mistle Thrush 2 Woodpigs c12 Songthrush 3, all singing. Blackbirds, Robins, Wren and Dunno...
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Staghills Woods to Lench via AMR 30/03/08
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Staghills Woods/ Tricketts Memorial 1f sparrowhawk, 3 great spotted woodpecker, 1pr blue tit at nest box, 1pr great tit inspecting another nest box, 1pr long tailed tit, mistle thrush on nest, 1pr treecreeper & 4 brambling. Ewood Bridge/ Irwell Vale 1 Canada goose, 2pr Goosander,...
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Swallow this
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I saw a swallow this afternoon at Hawkshaw flying north, it seems very early but I am sure it was a swallow.
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Whitewell bottom
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3 in 1
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Stubbylee Moss Jam hill 10 pairs Lapwings 2 Curlews 1pair Mallard Skylarks Meadow Pipits Brandwood 5 pairs Lapwings 20 Redwings Stockdove Meadow Pipits Whitworth 5 pairs Lapwings 3 Curlews 2 Snipe Wheater lots of Meadow Pipits and Skylarks John and Peter bye for now
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Thr 27th March 2008 - Haslingden Laund MEADOW PIPIT PUSH
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Thursday 27th March 2008 - Haslingden Laund 0945hrs - 1045hrs Wind: SW 10mph all North Rain at first then fined up at 1000hrs. Probably missed a thousand or two, when I got there it was obvious some sort of main push had been taking place, the Pipits where coming through in ten's parties, with several pa...
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Water
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Garden list for Lumb 23 24 March
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1 pr Bullfinch 3 Chaffinch 6 Greenfinch 2 House Sparrows 1Woodpidgeon 1 pr Longtailed Tits 4 Blue Tits 1 Coal Tit 3 Great Tits 1 Starling 1pr Robins 1 pr Dunnocks 3 Blackbirds 3Wrens Magpie C Crow Sparrow Hawk bye for now
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Stubby lee moss
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2 pair Lapwings 1Snipe 1Curlew 6Skylarks 2Meadow pipits john and peter bye for now
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chiffchaff/strongstry woods
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Dawn to 0900 hrs 24/3/08 Chiffchaff singing and seen 0720 this morning. Also~~~~~~~~ nuthatch treecreeper greenfinch bullfinch b/g/lt tits goldfinch[first for a while] siskin [1fe] robins[still have large numbers] g s woodpecker dunnock chaffinch mistle thrush song thrush blackbird jay cro...
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Cowm & Spring Mill 23/03
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Cowm Res 8 Canada geese, 21 mallard, 3 goldeneye, 2 common gull, 5 black headed gull, 3 pied wagtail, 7 meadow pipit, 1pr stonechat, 1pr mistle thrush, 4 redpoll & 4 reed bunting. Spring Mill Res 1pr great crested grebe in brief courtship display, 1 Canada goose, 1f goldeneye, 1 black headed...
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Clowbridge - Rawtenstall, 22/03/08
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07:00-10:30 Not a good day with high winds and driving snow at times but the following were noted: Canada Goose, pair on Clough Bottom, Mallard, pair on Clowbridge, Goldeneye, pair on Clowbridge, Goosander, pair on Clowbridge, Sparrowhawk, female at Clowbridge flew over res and scattered two Woo...
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Deeply Vale - Cheesden Bar, 21/03/08
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06:30 - 09:15 Grey Heron, 1, Pink Footed Goose, 6 on pasture again as seen a couple of weeks ago, Canada Goose, c20, mainly paired up. Mallard, c12, Peregrine, a male zipped through south with a major tail wind! Kestrel, 1, Pheasant, 1, Curlew, 1 pair, 2 singles, Golden Plover, 1 single on turf fields...
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bramblings, blue tit & herons 21/03
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18 bramblings in Tricketts Memorial Park today. 1 blue tit seen leaving nest box hole in Staghills Woods. 4 large juvs seen on one nest at the heronry at Warth. Unfortunately the strong winds appear to have destroyed another nest. cheers Kevin
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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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