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Crossbills
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Led a walk of a dozen of the Rochdale field Naturalist society members around Haslingden Grane today sat 27-10. Great walk with the highlight being 14 crossbills feeding in the tops of trees mainly favouring larches. Easy to pick out red males feeding away then the whole party would move on calling. T...
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Seat Naze/ Edge Cote 27/10/07
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snipe 34 grey partridge 3 common gull 3 west pied wagtail 1 meadow pipit 3 redwing 20 mistle thrush 1 starling 40 jay 1 long tailed tit 1 party heard but not seen cheers Kevin
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Vismig - Tues October 23rd 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Tuesday October 23rd 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs-1030hrsWind: SE 8mphMovement: West unless specified differentVery quiet but Starling parties now picking up in numbers. Siskin parties down. Ina was having a walk around and joined in vismigging - just wish there had been more...
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Vismig - Wed Oct 24th 2007 - Haslingden Grane - Stoney Rake
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Wednesday October 24th 2007 - Haslingden Grane0730hrs-0930hrsWind: SE 3mphMovement: West unless specified different.Very quiet again today after the initial half hour. Lots of disorientation/unsure move showing especially amongst Thrushes.Redwing: 55 (19E, best party 27,15)Fieldfar...
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Vismig - Mon Oct 22nd 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Monday October 22nd 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs - 1000hrsWind: South 8mphMovement: West unless stated otherwise.Gone very quiet this morning - more Blackbirds showing, nice Crossbill party, still very few Starlings.Fieldfare: 118 (8 parties, best 35,20)Redwing: 43 E (8 pa...
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AMR etc 21/10/07
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Smithy Carr Farm area 21 goosander seen flying over and heading north west @ 15:50hrs, 80 lapwings seen on Harden Moor, 1f kestrel, 3 fieldfare & 1 flock of 20+ mistle thrush. AMR C40 Canada geese flew into roost, 41 goosander (1 male) roosted, 1pr mallard, c260 black headed gull &...
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Grane, 21/10/07, 08:00 - 11:00
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Cormorant, 1 west over Haslingden Moor, Grey Heron, 2, Snipe, 3 on Haslingden Moor, Moorhen, 2, Red Grouse, 1 on Haslingden Moor, Kestrel, 3 singles, Sparrowhawk, 3 singles, B.H.Gull, 12 Calf Hey, L.B.B Gull, 3 west, Stonechat, 2 singles, G.S.Woodpecker, 3 singles, Green Woodpecker, 1 at Calf Hey...
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Calf hay res sunday 21 oct 07
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1 Greenwoodpecker, 2 G.S. Woodpecker, 6 Crossbills, 1 Kestrel,
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Vismig - Sun Oct 21st 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Sunday October 21st 2007 - Haslingden Grane0730-1030hrsWind: SE 3mphMovement: West unless specified differentAfter Thursday and Friday it was relitively quiet today. I was expecting good numbers of Starlings today, because of the fantastic movements on the Continent yesterday and also wit...
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Clowbridge Res 21/10/07
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Beautiful morning 1 Male Stonechat 5 Great Crested Grebe - one caught a fish 61 Canadas 16 Black Heads Good number of Rooks on way to res in Goodshaw area. Cheers Ian
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Calf Hey Reservoir, SD752223 - 19th Oct.
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Visited Calf Hey dam end this afternoon in the hope of some Crossbills, but no joy. Neither did fellow Blackburn birders Bob & Joyce Calder who walked around the plantings to the SW of the reservoir. Vis, 15:10-16:10. Fieldfare: 415 > W/NW between 15:15 -15:35, with no more seen by 16:10. Flo...
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Vismig Fri 19th October 2007 - Full report - Haslingden Grane
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Friday October 19th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730hrs-1100hrsWind: NW 1-2 mphMovement: West unless specified different.Sorry for belated report. Excellent morning, especially for Thrushes. There must have been thousands poured through and I probably missed the majority. It s...
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Clowbridge res. 20/10/07
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Clowbridge res. 11:00 - 13:00hrs 61 Canada geese, 6 G.C. Grebe, 1 f Tufted Duck, c10 B.H.Gull, 2 pr Stonechat, pr Kestrel, 1 G.S.W. 10 Goldfinch, Dunnock in song. Report from 08:30 hrs included 1Cormorant, 2 Wigeon and 1 Little Grebe there but not present during my visit though G.C.Grebe and Canada ge...
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Fieldfares 19/10/07
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Cribden Clough - 17:00hrs c150 Fieldfares feeding on hawthorn and holly + 7 Starlings moving W. Report of a small group of Wigeon at Clowbridge this a.m. with a possible Teal, does anybody have anything further on this? Bob.
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Vismig - Thrush Alert - Fri 19th October 2007 - Haslingden Grane
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Just a quick summary, because I do have to dash - father of the bride this afternoon.Friday October 19th 2007 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)0730-1100hrs all North WestFieldfare: 3385Redwing: 979plus lots of other stuff.and still going through regular now - will not get chance to count tomorro...
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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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