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KNOT.
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Single KNOT on bank of AMR. Regards Brian.
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2022 - Part 1
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5 January - Grane and Quarries Highlights:- 5 species of Gull present at Gull feed at Holden Wood - 2 Great Black Backed adults, 2 Common Gulls, 1 Lesser Black Backed adult, min 10 Herring Gulls, and min 100 Black Headed Gulls lack of waterfowl - a handful of Mallards and Goldeneye min 4 Stonechat - a...
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Grane, 30th April 2022
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08:00-11:30 Cormorant, 2 on Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 2 singles over, Canada Goose, c40, many pairs or sitting birds, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 3 soaring birds, Pheasant, pair at Calf Hey, Moorhen, 2 at Holden Wood, Curlew, 2 pairs, Oystercatcher, c6, Lapwing, c8 pairs, Snipe, 1 on the tops, Stock Dove...
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Mitchell's House Res, 29th April 2022
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17:30-19:00 Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 10, Mallard, 3, Buzzard, pair towards Accrington and a single over the quarry, Pheasant, calling bird, Curlew, calling bird, Oystercatcher, pair flew in and landed on the water treatment building roof, Lapwing, single in display, G.B.B.Gull, 2, L.B.B.G...
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Whitethroat.
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Two singing male Whitethroat, one on cycle track at Alderbottom, and another on river path between Ewood Bridge and Irwell vale. Regards Brian.
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Reedsholme etc 27/4/22
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Park, this morning 3m Blackbird feeding + 1pr w/nest material 2 Song Thrush feeding w/blackbirds. 1 G.S.W calling. 1 Blackcap singing. 1 Goosander flew up the valley. 1 Raven over W. side of valley. Dipper on river. Nuthatch calling from wood. Crawshawbooth to Greenfold - afternoon. 42 Rook nests a...
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Springfield Lane/Clowbridge Reservoir 27/04/2022
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Springfield Lane 1 Grasshopper Warbler very vocal 2 Stonechat 1m 1f 1 Rook over 1 Wren 4 Skylarks seen 4 Meadowpipit Curlew calling 2 Goldfinch No Wheatear seen Clowbridge Reservoir just a look over the water 6 Swallow 1 House Martin 1 Grey Heron over 1 Herring Gull 6 Mallard Cheers Craggy ...
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Irwell Valley, 26th April 2022
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17:30-19:30 Grey Heron, 5, Canada Goose, pair on HTL, Mallard, 5, Goosander, pair plus single male, Moorhen, 2 on HTL, Kingfisher, 1 , Swallow, c10 at EBSW, House Martin, c10 at EBSW, Grey Wagtail, adult feeding juv, Mistle Thrush, adult feeding juv, Dipper, 3, Willow Warbler, 4 singing birds, Chif...
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Clough Bottom Res 25/04/22
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grey heron - 1Canada goose - 3 on the res with another 8 flying in to roost at duskmallard - c10, including a duck with c8 ducklingskestrel - 1lesser black-backed gull - 2oystercatcher - 2curlew - min 5 whimbrel - 2 flew over the res and departed east, and possibly a different bird to these flew westskyl...
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clough bottom 24/04/2022
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1 sandpiper 1 kestral 1pair ostercatcher 7 goosander 4 males 3 females
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Clowbridge, 24th April 2022
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18:00-19:30 G.C.Grebe, pair on the res, Cormorant, 2 on The U Boat, Canada Goose, 2 pairs Goosander, 3 Redheads, Sparrowhawk, female hunting moor-side flitting from one side of dry stone wall to the other, Curlew, 1 behind boat house, Oystercatcher, pair in North Bay, Lapwing, 1 in field in front of...
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Cheesden Valley, 24th April 2022
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08:30-12:00 Grey Heron, 2, Canada Goose, c20, mainly in pairs, Mallard, c6, Teal, pair on bottom lodge, Buzzard, soaring pair, Kestrel, pair, Pheasant, calling birds, Moorhen, pair on Deeply Pond, Curlew, pair at Deeply Pond, Lapwing, c12 scattered throughout the valley, Snipe, 5 on Harden Moor...
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Lee & Whitworth Quarries 23/04/22
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A red kite flew slowly west against strong winds over Lee Quarry this morning Also seenCanada goose - c30, including 5 sitting birds across both quarriessparrowhawk - male flew across the track at Lee Quarrykestrel - 1 in each quarrygreat black-backed gull - 1 in Whitworth Quarrylesser black-back...
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AMR/Harden Moor
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Strong Easterly wind, 10 degrees feels like 5, sunny. Of note.... Swallow....16 Over réservoir Sand Martin....8 as above. Willow Warbler.....5 trying to sing Moorhen.....one on reservoir, very rare for here. Yellow Wagtail.....one with Pied on south bank. Curlew.... at least 3 calling/seen...
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Clowbridge, 23rd April 2022
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08:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, pair plus a single bird, Cormorant, 1, Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 3 pair plus a 3 on the moors, Mallard, 2, Buzzard, 2 , Moorhen, 2 on Back Pond, Oystercatcher, pair flew up the res calling, Lapwing, 1, G.B.B.Gull, 2 on res, Stock Dove, 1 on gable end, Skylark, 4 in song, Swallow...
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Groundwork to Irwell Vale, 20th April 2022
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19:00-20:30 Grey Heron, 5, Greylag Goose, 1 flew up the valley quite high towards Waterfoot. Canada Goose, 2 pairs, Kestrel, 1 over Horncliffe, Moorhen, 1 on HTL, B.H.Gull, 1 flying up the river, Kingfisher, 1 up the river, Swallow, 5 behind EBSW, Sand Martin, 4, Grey Wagtail, male carrying food, Di...
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Cuckoo.
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Just been talking to a walker I know who played me a recording of a Male Cuckoo from yesterday, he watched it being harassed by Crows between Jamestones and Troy Quarries. Regards Brian.
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Red-Necked Grebe.
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Red-Necked Grebe found by RobA, witnessed by CraigB and BrianK at AMR Also.... Common Sandpiper. Grasshopper Warbler.....4 reeling. Regards Brian.
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Clough Bottom, 19th April 2022
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19:00-20:30 Grey Heron, 2 singles over, Mallard, 2 males & a female, Goosander, 9 with 2 adult males & 2x1w males and 5 Redheads, lots of noise & activity! Kestrel, male with vole, Oystercatcher, 3 males making lots of noise, Common Sandpiper, 1 in display over res, Skylark, 5, 3 in song,...
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Osprey 18 April 18.30 hr
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Osprey soaring over Bentley/Edgerton Moss headed West Neil
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Clowbridge to Mitchell House return, 18th April 2022
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14:30-18:00 G.C.Grebe, pair on Clowbridge plus single bird, Cormorant, 1 on Clowbridge, Canada Goose, c12 on each res, Buzzard, distant bird beyond M.H.Res, Kestrel, 1 on the tops, Pheasant, calling bird on the tops, Moorhen, pair in North Bay at Clowbridge, Curlew, 2 pairs, Oystercatcher, pair...
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Rook Count 2022, 17th April 2022
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18:00-20:00 I did most of the known rookery's this evening and counts were as follows: Bacup, 4, now between Tod Road and South Street, Broadclough, 13, Weir, 4, Water, 26, Peers Clough / Lumb, 11, Rook Hill, 40, St. John's , Crawshawbooth, 42, Goodshaw, 9, Acre, 21, Farmer's Glory, 9. Maybe a few more...
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Wallbank Lodge to Cowpe Res 170422
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Wallbank Lodgegrey heron - 1mallard - 5 malesmoorhen - 1blackcap - 2 singing Spring Mill Resgreat crested grebe - 1prCanada goose - 2 prmallard - 3oystercatcher - 1buzzard - 1kestrel - 1 prblack-headed gull - 1lesser black-backed gull - 2skylark - 2pied wagtail - 1grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 1sto...
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17/4/22 - Greenfold etc.
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17/4/22 Flock of 5 Linnet nr. Goodshaw Chapel. Good numbers of Skylarks in song as well as birds being flushed from the ground. Likewise Meadow Pipits 1 Wren singing from rushes Only 2 Lapwings seen, both on separate territories. Curlew calling from Swinshaw Moor 1 Raven causing havoc amongst Carri...
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Grane, 17th April 2022
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06:00-09:30 Cormorant, 3 on Holden Wood and 2 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 over, Canada Goose, c10 pairs, Mallard, c12, Tufted Duck, male in Jamestone West, Goldeneye, 2 males & 1 female on Calf Hey, Buzzard, soaring pair, Sparrowhawk, female over pursued by crows and male over later, Kestrel, 1 perc...
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Marl Pits, 16th April 2022
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13:00-14:00 Buzzard, soaring bird mobbed by a Crow, Willow Warbler, c8, mainly in song, Chiffchaff, 2 in song, Blackcap, 3 in song, Coal Tit, 1, L.T.Tit, pair going into nest in brambles, Raven, 1 over, Goldfinch, 4, Chaffinch, 2, Siskin, 1 over calling. Regards, David.
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Clough Bottom, 16th April 2022
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09:00-10:30 Canada Goose, 23 pairs, Mallard, 2, Goosander, 3, Kestrel, male perched in tree in the clearfell, Oystercatcher, 1, Skylark, 6 singing birds, Swallow, 2 over Swallow Shore, Meadow Pipit, c4, Pied Wagtail, 1 on Swallow Shore, Stonechat, male at top car park and pair on Swallow Shore, So...
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Clowbridge, 15th April 2022
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11:30-13:30 G.C.Grebe, 2 on the res, Cormorant, 2 on The U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 flying in as we left, Canada Goose, 8, Mallard, c4, Buzzard, 2 over Nutshaw and 3 over towards Thieveley Pike, Kestrel, 3 over Nutshaw, Moorhen, 1 on Back Pond, Curlew, calling bird & 1 chasing a Raven, Oystercatcher, p...
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River irwell
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Good numbers of Sand Martin back at nest site this morning cheers andrew
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Grasshopper Warbler.
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Single Grasshopper Warbler at AMR this morning, also Willow Warbler. Info RobA. Regards Brian.
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