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Nuthatch 29/09/07
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1 nuthatch seen just off the main path in the Sandybank area of Staghills Woods this morning (possibly only the 3rd record for Staghills Woods). 3 goosander nearby on the Irwell. cheers Kevin
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Vismig Fri Sept 28th 2007 - Haslingden Laund & Haslingden Grane
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Friday September 28th 2007Haslingden Laund0645hrs - 0800hrsWind: N 25mphMovement: South unless stated otherwise.Really strong winds, almost blowing you of your feet eg: N25+ mph. Small numbers of Pipits going through, very high and passing at what seemed about 40 mph side on....Meadow Pipit:...
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Vismig Thurs Sept 27th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Thr Sept 27th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0645hrs - 0930hrsWind: NW 6mphMovement: South unless stated otherwise.Early Redwings (thanks Dave (Dave Barker- vismig) for early phone alert) 3 parties followed immediately after later phone call. Also early Brambling and more Pink Feet. Some cracking s...
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Vismig Wed Sept 26th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Wednesday September 26th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0645hrs - 0830hrsWind: NW 8mphMovement: South unless stated otherwise.Very cold this morning. Still no major Pipit movement, lots of blogging with large M.Pipit & Linnet parties. Siskin, Redpoll & Goldfinch definately on the move.M...
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Cor Blimey
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A solitary cormorant flew on to Ogden Res yesterday, the first one I have seen for ages. I suppose it will the first of many. The bailiff had seen a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the conifer plantation and I heard a Yaffle in the clough by the tramway from the quarry.Other species were Reed Bunting, Whinc...
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Vismig - Tues Sept 25th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Tuesday September 25th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0630hrs - 0730hrs (nothing)1015hrs - 1145hrsWind: NW 8mphMovement: South unless stated otherwise.Things now look good and ready to go once we get the weather - back end and weekend forecast look great! Nice Skylark party today (all early date Skyl...
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Brown Wardle,Whitworth.23/9/07
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Had a good stroll over Brown Wardle and down towards Watergove this morning and had:- 20+ Carrion Crow,40+ Meadow Pipit,1 Skylark,1 Wheatear,4 Stonechat,2 Magpie.In Whitworth a flock of about 15 LT Tits were on Tong Lane. Dave Ousey
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Lench to Whitworth via Cowpe Moss 23/09/07
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Lench 1 heron, 1 great spotted woodpecker, mixed flock of 30+ swallow & 25+ house martin & 1 mixed tit flock with min 8 long tailed. Cowpe Res and surrounding hillside 18 Canada geese, 3 snipe, 1 merlin, 1 little owl, 4 skylark, 5 stonechat, 1 pied wagtail, c60 meadow pipit, 23 swallows...
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Reedsholme - Goodshawfold 23/9/07
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Jay at Reedsholme, Dipper and Grey Wagtail on the river at Crawshawbooth, large tit flock at Stoneholme heard but not seen, many calling Long Tails, odd Goldcrest and Coal - well inside the wood. 16 Swallow at Goodshawfold + Dipper in song. 7 House Martins, 7 Mistle Thrush over Crawshawbooth on re...
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Deeply Vale, 23/09/07
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Kestrel 3, Sparrowhawk, male zipped through! Meadow Pipit, c 80 generally moving south in 1's -8's, Skylark, 2 moving with pipits, Grey wagtail 1, Wood Pigeon, c60 in flocks of 2 - 12, L.T.Tit, c20, Raven, pair flew towards Holcombe, Rook, parties of 6 & 5, Jay, 5 singles & party of 3, Bullfinc...
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Vismig - Sun Sept 23rd 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Sun Sept 23rd 2007 - Haslingden Laund 0630hrs -0730hrs Wind: SSE 15-20mph Movement: South unless stated otherwise. Nothing much showing, not suprised, the few birds that did show could not get through because of high wind (head on Southerlies). Did notice on way down going back home that a party of...
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interesting day in bamford, rochdale
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im not registered on the rochdale sight so will leave it here. at 1.30 pm around bamford chapel, i noticed a hawk circling, i looked closer and noticed it was bigger than a ususal sparrow hawk and within a minute it was joined by a magpie and then another magpie. they mobbed it rather clumsily in fact...
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AMR, Warth etc 22/09/07
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Warth 09:00 to 09:45 3 herons, 1 stock dove, 2 grey wagtails, 1 dipper singing then later 2 seen in territorial dispute, 20 house martins, 2 sand martins & 21 swallows. Cheesden Bridge 3 snipe, 3 stonechat,1 pied wagtail & 1 reed bunting. A raven was also seen flying south over Harden Clough...
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Holdenwood Res, 22 Sep 2007
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3 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 1Reedbunting, 6 B. H. Gulls , 6 Mallard, 1 Jay.
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Vismig Sat Sept 22nd 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Saturday September 22nd 2007 - Haslingden Laund 0900hrs 1015hrs Wind: S 6mph Movement: South unless stated otherwise. Completely fogged out. From 0900hrs it tried to clear then quickly came back. Small trickles of Pipits where coming through skirting less misty lower altitudes, but again in ve...
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Clowbridge Res. 21/9/07
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Clowbridge Res 21/9/07 - 15:00 - 17:00 hrs 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 G. C. Grebe, 3 Redhead Goosander, c6 Mallard, 1 B.H.Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 pr + party 4 Stonechat, 1 Kingfisher on the larger of the two ponds off Limy Lane, 1 juv. Heron, c 10 Goldfinch, 7 Canada Geese. Only odd M....
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Vismig - Thr 20th Sept 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Thursday September 20th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0645hrs-0815hoursWind: W10-12 mph and decreasingMovement: South unless stated otherwise.Meadow Pipit: 46 (plus blogging party of 40)Goldfinch: 1Starling: 7Pied Wagtail: 1Mallard 2Stock Dove: 1Kestrel: 1 (probably local)Cheers,Bryan.
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Vismig Tues Sept 18th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Tuesday September 18th 2007 - Haslingden Laund 0700hrs - 0815hrs Wind: NNW 4-5mph Movement: South unless stated otherwise. Extremely cold, thick frost on windscreen. Nice parties of Goldfinch going through and my first PFG's of the year (2days behind normal). But still no Pipits, and very few Swa...
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Vismig Mon Sept 17th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Monday September 17th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0645-0830hrsWind: WNW 5mphHeavy Rain showers earlyMovement: South unless stated otherwise.Meadow Pipit: 67 (plus 20+ blogging party)Grey Wagtail: 1Goldfinch: 4 (plus a 30+ blogging party)Linnet: 5 (plus a 20+ blogging party)Chaffinch: 4Skyla...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.16/09/07
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1-GC Grebe (2nd day),2-Teal,30+ Mallard,4-Tufted Duck,3-Common Gulls(normally one)34-BH Gull,3-LT Tit,6-Linnet,1-Rook,6-C Crow,3-Magpie,10+ House Martin.Not much watersking activity probably the reason for the "quality" wildfowl! Dave Ousey.
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Seat Naze to EBSW 16/ 09/07
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Seat Naze/ Edge Cote/ Marl Pits 11 lapwiing, 4 snipe, 3 great spotted woodpecker, 2 jay, 7 swallow, c 30 meadow pipit, 3 parties of goldcrest, c100 starling & 2 bullfinch.EBSW 24 mallard on the beds, 4 goosander fling over, 60 black headed gull, c70 jackdaw, c40 carrion crow, 35 starling &...
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strongstry woods 15th/16th sept
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Early morning and evening walk both days, sightings as follows~~~ All the usual tits and finches,large party of L T TITS,AND GOLD FINCH,lots of young in flocks. Two CHIFF CHAFF feeding in hawthorn Quite a few JAYS in the woods G S WOODPECKERS very active I h...
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Grane, 16/09/07
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The following were noted in a couple of hours early this morning. Grey partridge, 1 calling, Snipe, 1 flushed at Holden Wood, Kestrel, 3, Meadow Pipt, c30 Swallow, c 30, Pied Wagtail, a party of 7 moving west, 3 on Holden Wood, Grey Watail, 2, Chiffchaff, 1 singing briefly from willow at Holden Wood, L...
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Vismig Sun Sept 16th 2007 Haslingden Laund
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Sunday September 16th 2007 - Haslingden Laund 0645-0730hrs Wind: South 5-8mph Movement: S unless stated otherwise. Thick fog moved in from the South and East and totally covered the area by 0700hrs. Meadow Pipit: 20 (one party leaving from overnight) Raven: 1 SW Cheers, Bryan. PS: Yesterday also h...
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merlin, hobby & buzzard etc 15/09
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Lench a merlin flew over, 1 kingfisher, 10 meadow pipit, 1 grey wagtail & c300 - 400 house martins. Turf Moor 1m kestrel, 1 snipe, 30 meadow pipit, 1 pied wagtail, 1juv spotted flycatcher, 1 goldcrest, 1m & 3juv stonechat & 1 reed bunting. AMR A hobby flew pas...
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Vismig 15th Sept 07 - Haslingden Laund
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Saturday September 15th 2007 0645-0800hrs Wind: variable. Movement: S unless stated. S T I L L D I R E ! Thick fog came in by 0730hrs and completely filled in everywhere so called it a day at 0800hrs. Meadow Pipit: 22 (9W) Chaffinch: 4 Greenfinch: 4 (3W) Siskin: 2 tried again when fog had 85% lifted 1030hr...
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thursday driving over grain at 1.45 pm
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still some swallows/martens around grane very large crow soaring very gracefully and for a minute thought it was a bird of prey at clough head about 7.30 pm.....must have been a raven but ddi not see the tail......seemedto join a party of 3 already there
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Vismig - Fri Sept 14th 2007 - Haslingden Laund
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Friday September 14th 2007 - Haslingden Laund0645-0800hrsWind: W/NW 3-5mphMovement: South unless stated otherwise.Meadow Pipit: 60Chaffinch: 3Twite: 1Starling: 4House Martin: 1LBBG: 2Cheers,Bryan.
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yellow wagtail
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12th sep clowbridge 1 yellow wagtail! didnt hang around, flew south, fairly high, giving distinctive call. my first for clowbridge!
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Vismig 130907 Haslingden Laund
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Thr Sept 13th 2007 - Haslingden Laund 0700-0815hrs Wind: or Var 1-2mph Movement: South unless stated otherwise. Meadow Pipit: 47 (6W) also a 15 blogging party) Linnet: 1 (plus 18 blogging party) Twite: 3 NW Starling: 5 Chaffinch 2 (1NW) Swallow: 6 (one party extremely high) Reed Bunting: 1 House Ma...
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