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Clowbridge Res, 27th July 2008
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Black Headed Gull, 4 feeding over water or loafing on buoys, L.B.B.Gull, 6 flew east, Kestrel, 1 hunting the moor, Common Sandpiper, 1 on bank of res, Meadow Pipit , c12, Swallow, c20 inc many juvs, House Martin, c6 hawking high over res, Swift, c12, 6 high over res and 6 hawking over grassland, Stonec...
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Whiteworth Quarry
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Holden Wood 23/07/2008 6.15pm - end of summer?
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20 canada geese, 13 mallards - some which look sub-adult 4 moorhen - 2 adults taking 2 babies for a wander 1 grey heron some reed buntings 21 lapwing some b h gulls.....some have lost their chocolate heads...is that the end of summer? 1 snipe flying over the tree which has been used by cormorants as aroo...
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Stubbins to the Cliffe.21/7/08
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Singing Chiffchaffs in 2 places. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, 2 Mallard on Cliffe lodge, 20-30 Swallows (all ages) feeding over water for 5 mins then moved on, SE. Willow Warbler carrying insects and calling to at least 2 others. A second family party of Willow Warblers and 1 Jay at East View pond. Ina
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Grane 20/07/08 (duck count)
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Holden Wood Res 5 Mallard 1 Cormorant flying off - joined by another from Ogden direction 3 Moorhen 10+ Lapwing on meadow by road 1 Snipe calling 2 Sedge Warblers singing 3 Male Reed Buntings 2 Linnets 19 Canadas Jays calling 2 pair Stonechat Good number of Swifts and Swallows Ogden 3 Canadas 2 male Kest...
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Clough Bottom Area 20/07/08
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Bright and breezy at 10:00 with the odd spot of rain. Stock Dove x1 Spotted Fly x2 Robin x2 Jay x2 Woodpidgeon x3 Tawny Owl x1 Coal Tit x8 Blue Tit x2 Chaffinch 10+ Song Thrush x1 Kestrel x1 Did not locate the Whinchat sadly.
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Whitethroat near Irwell Vale.
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A Whitethroat singing near to house called Hillcrest which is about midway between White Horse Hotel, Helmshore and lane down to Irwell Vale, approx 8pm. Bryan.
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Hilltop Drive, Haslingden 13/7/08
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Whitethroat in bushes between houses and Clod Lane. Has anyone seen a dipper in or around Irwell Vale since early spring? Done this tetrad today and didn't get one, again. Ina
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Clough Bottom 14th July
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From Peter Fyldes: Whinchat re-located on LHS of main track - ad with 3-4 young birds.
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Clowbridge res. 13/7/08
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Clowbridge 19 :00 - 21:00 hrs approx. c60 Swallows feeding over grassland inc. many young birds, c200 Swifts feeding over plantations appeared to be on the move. 1 pr Stonechat with c4 fledged yng, c3 m. Reed Bunting calling, 2 Skylark flushed from ground cover, odd M. Pipit still displaying, 2 Grass...
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Chiffchaff at Duckworth Clough.
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A Chiffchaff was calling from both the Yonne Cottage area and the Duckworth Clough planting area - possibly the same bird. this is now probably the 3rd year I have heard this bird calling from mid breeding season and around this same area, and would expect that breeding could well have taken place. Che...
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belated news
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Clowbridge 10th june: Drake common scoter present at 12:20pm
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Stubbylee Moss & Whitworth 13/07/08
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Stubbylee Moss area 1 grey heron, 30 Canada geese, 2 lapwing, 3 little ringed plover, 3 snipe, 4 lesser black back gull, 28 skylark, 25 meadow pipit, 1 pied wagtail, 1 wheatear, 3 linnet & 18 twite, including 1 colour ringed bird. Cowm Res 2 grey heron, 25 black headed gull, 1 moorhen,...
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Clough Bottom, 13/07/08
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09:30 - 10:30 Canada Goose, 5, Whinchat, pair, Kestrel, 4 soaring high over northern end, Sparrowhawk, female flew over, and a good mixed flock with many juvs containing minumum of 5 Coal Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Chaffinch and 5 Willow Warblers. Regards, David Nuttall.
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TTV, The Hile, 13/07/08
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06:30 -08:30 31 species seen of which the following were of note: Little Owl, pair, Kestrel, 1, Blackcap, 2 in brief song, Swallow, good numbers with lots of juvs, Goldfinch, good numbers with lots of juvs, House Sparrow, good numbers with lots of juvs, Stonechat, agitaded pair carrying food, Jay, 1...
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Sparrow hawk
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1 at Lumb and 1 at Reedsholme
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Chiffchaff - Camms - Sun 6th July 2008
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Chiffchaff calling at Camms today at 1100hrs and I also believe it was calling for most of the day yesterday and has been resident since May so looks like it may have bred. Cheers, Bryan.
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Edenwood to Stubbins 6/7/08
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1 Jay 1f GSW 1 adult, 1 juv Grey Heron, the latter trying to make a meal of... 4 Moorhen chicks and 1 adult. Ina
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Ashworth Moor Res 06/07/08
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Ashworth Moor Res 52 Canada geese, 67 lapwing, 4 common sandpiper, 10 lesser black back gull, 1 black headed gull, 1 sky lark, 4 swallow, 1 sand martin, 1 pied wagtail, 10 meadow pipit, 6 goldfinch & 5 reed bunting. 3 herons still on a nest at Warth. 1 nuthatch again in Waterfoot Park. cheers Kevin...
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belthorn 5.15 sat 5 july
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around the belthron grane road junction 1 raven - posibly 2 more but was nt sure 4 curlew 1 lapwing heard not seen
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Cloughbottom Area Early 5/7/08
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2-Greenfinch.3-Goldfinch,10-Meadow pipit,2-Whinchat,2-Carrion crow.Very windy,just before the rain came!Thanks to the gentlemen I met last week whilst walking round Cowm Res,Whitworth. Dave Ousey.
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Meadowhead SD82I, 5th July 2008
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06:00 - 08:00 TTV 24 species in total including Grey Partridge 1, Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling, Stonechat, family party inc 4 juvs, Swallow, good numbers inc many juvs, Swift, party of 6 moving south!(others feeding over grassland) Regards, David Nuttall.
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Holden Wood Res, 4th July 2008
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20:45 -21:30 Grey Heron, 2 Canada Goose, pair with 5 young + 9 adults, Moorhen, 1, Lapwing, 2, Snipe 1 calling, Oystercatcher, pair feeding on pasture, Curlew, 1 calling, Sparrowhawk, female taking home supper! Swift, c50 especially towards Top o th Slate, Swallow, c20 inc many juvs, Pied Wagtail,...
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K Steels to Ewood Bridge 4/7/08
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1 adult, 2 juv Grey Wagtail 2 Kingfisher, flying together. 1f Kestrel. LT tits, small group Blackcap Willow warbler 2 Swallows Irwell Vale (Lumb) Chiffchaff GSW
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Cloughbottom
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30/6/08 1 TAWNEY OWL 1 PAIR WHINCHAT 1 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 LINNETT 2 JAYS 2 GOLDFINCH WRENS BLACKBIRDS CROWS HEARD CURLEW
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Clowbridge Res, 30/06/08
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20:30-22:10, Shelduck, a flock of 18 birds flew up and down the Reservoir at maybe 200feet high for around 50 minutes at least. They quite often looked like landing on the res and also like flying off but never did either. I left them at 22:10 still flying up and down the res! Mallard, 7, Kestrel, at lea...
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sites various 29/06/08
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Lee Quarry 2 little ringed plover, 2 stock dove, 5 wheatear, 1 mistle thrush, 2 pied wagtail & 1 twite. Stubbylee Moss Canada geese as usual, flocks of 8, 7 & 2 lapwings, possibly the same birds seen each time, 1 or 2 curlew calling, 10+ snipe, 80+ skylark & a few meadow pipits. Walk...
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MOTHING AT CAMMS, HELMSHORE TONIGHT MON JUNE 30TH 2008
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Hello Jim, Ina, Brian and anybody else whom wants to come: (Sorry to use the birding pages but need to get this message through to members at short notice) We are starting off at 9.30pm (Monday June 30th 2008) until fed up - venue: Camms, Helmshore. Park Up at small cul de sac (left hand side) just before C...
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Stubbylee moss area 280608
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Canada goose 10 adults with broods of 5, 5 ,4 ,3 & 2 goslings lapwing 6 little ringed plover 5+ curlew 1 heard snipe 2 skylark 20+ meadow pipit 10+ pied wagtail 1 wheatear 2 raven 1 heard twite difficult to count but we thought there were at least 12 birds present, with 2 birds probably juveniles. chee...
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TTV 2nd breeding season visit Higher Cloughfold SD82G 28/06/08
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40 species seen as follows mallard - 5 lapwing - 1 lesser black back gull - 1 feral pigeon - 4 wood pigeon - 32 collared dove - 3 swift - 19 great spotted woodpecker - 6 skylark - 11 swallow - 6 house martin - 3 meadow pipit - 12 grey wagtail - 4 dipper - 1 wren - 29 dunnock - 5 robin - 24 blackbird - 32 song thrush - 4 mi...
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