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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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Clowbridge Res. 19/2/08
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Clowbridge Res 15:10 hrs. 3pr Goldeneye + 2 additional males, 7 Goosander, c4 Mallard, 1 m. Stonechat and 2 Raven over fields across from Wagonners pub. c350 mixed B.H.and Common gull. 1 Nuthatch in song at Reedsholme this morning. Bob.
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TTV SD82G Higher Cloughfold
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timed visit for BTO atlas. 35 species seen as follows grey heron - 2 mallard- 2 black headed gull - 9 common gull - 3 feral pigeon - 30 wood pigeon - 9 collared dove - 4 great spotted woodpecker - 5 skylark - 11 grey wagtail - 1 wren - 14 dipper - 2 dunnock - 15 robin - 33 song thrush - 6 redwing - 20 mistle thrush - 9 b...
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blackcap 18/02/08
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A male blackcap was at our feeders at Gaghills this morning. cheers Kevin
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Crows, Crows and More Crows
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Large number of Carrion Crows over Grane 4pm and onwards. I had counted over 100 from Holden Wood to Clough Head - there were lots I had not counted. I am not sure if Rooks were amongst them but those that came nearby in view were all Carrion Crows. They appeared to be playing, yo-yo-ing. There were a few m...
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lapwings hyndburn
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100+ lapwings in the fields lon the left handsie of the a56 clitheroe bound from haslngden thy were in the field and flying around where that deer farm is
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TTV SD71Z
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Timed tetrad SD71Z [strongstry]sat 16/2/08 0930/1200 hrs mallard 7 goosander 4 grey heron 2 sparrowhawk 1 kestrel 1 moorhen 1 blackheaded gull 5 herring gull 2 feral pigeon 12 wood pigeon 9 collard dove 5 tawny owl 2[heard only] great spootted woodpecker 5 grey wagtail 3 pied wagtail 5 dipper 3 wren 8...
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E.B.S.W. 17/2/08
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A walk around the Irwell Vale area - highlights. E.B.S.W. - 11:15 hrs c100 Carrion Crow c20 B.H. Gull c200 Starling 1 Sparrowhawk overhead c30 Pied Wagtail 2 Grey Wagtail 3 Meadow Pipit 4 Long Tailed Tit 1 Song Thrush in song - the only one heard during the walk. Irwell Vale 23 Mallard 2 Kingfisher perc...
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Cowm to Cowpe 17/02
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Cowm Res 18 canada geese, 44 mallard, 4m & 2f tufted duck, 1pr goldeneye, 85 black headed gull, 7 common gull, 2 goldcrest, 1pr mistle thrush, 7 chaffinch, 7 goldfinch & 3 reed bunting. Spring Mill Res 1 great crested grebe, 5 goldeneye, 2 goosander, 58 black headed gull, 2 common gull, 1...
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TTV COMMENTS
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Mallard numbers down in strongstry they all seem to be in ramsbottom eating fish and chips !! No kingfishers seen on the river since the january floods. I counted 11 robins at 0830 on one feeding station this morning,presumably the result of two very cold nights. Songthrush singing its heart out last...
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TTV SD71U
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Timed tetrad SD71U[BULL HILL]sun 17/2/08 1000/1330 hrs. pheasant 2 kestrel 1 lapwing 23 snipe 1 blackheaded gull 22 wood pigeon 18 collard dove 4 great spotted woodpecker 1 pied wagtail 3 wren 3 dunnock 2 robin 1 stonechat 6 blackbird 7 mistle thrush 5 longtailed tit 7 blue tit 7 great tit 4 magpie 5 jac...
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Grane&Alden Sat 16 Feb 2008
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Heap Clough. 2 Woodcock, Gouldcrest in gorse. 1 Male Kestrel. Alden. 2 Lapwing, 6 Feildfare, 50+ Starling, 1pair Stonechat, 2 pair Nuthach, 1 Sarrowhawk. Best wishes Neil
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Staghills Woods 16/02
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A nuthatch was singing in the area near Top Barn Lane this morning. other birds seen included, treecreeper - 1 redwing - 20 bullfinch - 1 great spotted woodpecker - 2 green woodpecker - 1 song thrush - 7 jay - 2 cheers Kevin
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