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Irwell Valley/ Harden Clough etc 02/06/07
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Rawtenstall to Irwell Vale 1 heron, 1pr coot, 1 moorhen, 3 black headed gull, a few lesser black back gulls flew south, 2 pheasant, 1 kingfisher, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 7 grey wagtails, 2 pied wagtails, min 12 sand martins, 1 song thrush, 2 whitethroat, 1pr garden warbler, 1 chiffchaff, 8 wil...
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Calf Hey 02/06/07
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Fairy Glen area 10 Mallard - no young 1 Heron Pair Moorhen Pair Common Sandpiper 2+ Goldcrest singing 1 Blackcap singing Robins singing Dunnock Willow Warblers Goldfinch (~6) 4 Redpoll flying around Blue, Great and Coal tits NO WOODWARBLER!!! Cheers Ian
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holden wood 6pm - 1/6/2007
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from 6pm to 7.15 2 grey herons 7 adult mallards of which 5 were drakes and 2 fem - one fem had 6/7 small ducklings. on the far bank and not noticeable until a heron flew over them and mother duck quacked aggressively. 3 moorhens sighted - 2 more heard but not seen approx 25 canada geese 6 lapwings in the fi...
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Rawtenstall, 01/06/07
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Garden Warbler, pair taking food to nest & male singing well, Blackcap, 2 singing well, Chiffchaff, 1 singing briefly, Willow Warbler, c4 singing. Regards, David Nuttall
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31/5/7 Reedsholme - Cribden Clough
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Reedsholme -7pm Blackcap in song, Song Thrush with food being chased by Blackbird, Chiffchaff in song at Leabrook and House Martins over the breeding site nearby. Cribden Clough Pr Stonechat feeding at least 1 yng, (could be first breeding record for this site) Willow Warbler in song, Swift and H...
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Grane, 01/06/07
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Dabchick,1, Grey Heron, 1, Oysterctacher,1, Curlew,c4 singles & 1 pair, Lapwing, c6, L.R.Plover, pr with at least 3 young, Skylark, c6, Wheatear,1 male, Stonechat, at least 7 males, most with females & young. Max group pr with 5 young. Sand Martin, 2, House Martin,c6 (Hassy centre) Swall...
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strongstry woods and river
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little owl above porritt lodge young tawneys in woods several blackcaps with young pr whitethroat sedge warb has young grass warb still there but very elusive g s woodpecker young in woods several willow warb and c/chaff both thrushes doing very well dunnock with young in garden several young bullf...
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Grane 30/05
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Holden Wood 2 heron, 3 Canada geese, 7 mallard, 1 coot, 4 moorhen, 1 black headed gull, 2 oystercatchers, 4 lapwing, 1 sand martin, 6swallow, 2 house martin, 2 willow warbler, 1 blackcap, 1pr mistle thrush, 2pr stonechat & 5 juvs, 1pr linnet & 6m reed bunting. Ogden 21 Canada geese &...
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Irwell Valley / Bull Hill 30/05/07
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Red Grouse, 2 singles, Pheasant, 1 calling, Curlew, 4 & 2, Lapwing, c6, Golden Plover, pr, Oystercatcher,1flew high over valley calling, B.H.Gull c8, south L.B.B.Gull, c8 south, Skylark, c30, Stock Dove, 1, G.S.Woodpecker, 2 calling birds, Nuthatch, 1 at nest hole with food + very brief song...
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Calf Hey 15:00 28/05/07
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Rain + Hail 4+ Willow Warblers 1 Blackcap Goldfinch Robin + Juvs 2 (pos pair) Oystercatcher 2 Redpoll Cheers Ian
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Birds
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House martins Swifts Swallows Redpolls 8 Linnits 4 Goldfinch Chaffinch Wheatear Stonechat Reedbuntings 4 Greywagtail Pied wagtail Oystercatcher Willow warbler flock of 14 Mistlethrush COWN RES Nuthatch HEELY DELL Snipe Lapwing Starlings 50 BRANWOOD...
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Plunge 28/05/07 10:30am
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Cool, windy 2 Blackcaps singing 1 Willow Warbler singing 1 Goldcrest singing 1 Jay calling 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker calling 2 pair Stonechat 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail Cheers Ian
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Deeply Vale, 27/05/07
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Canada Goose, c30 one pair with 4 young, Mallard, c12,mainly males but female with young, Grey Partridge, 1, Lapwing, c 20, Oystercatcher, Pr + 1, Curlew, 1 calling in distance, Kestrel, 1 male, B.H.Gull, c 12 feeding in newly cut fields, L.B.Gull, c 6 flying south, Starling, c50 inc many juvs, Stock...
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Irwell Valley & Grane 26/05/07
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Whinberry Wood, Lower Cloughfold 4 willow warbler, 1 chiffchaff, 2m blackcap, long tailed tit heard, 1pr coal tit, family of great tits & 2 bullfinch calling. Groundwork & The Holme area 1 heron, 1pr coot, 1pr moorhen, all on the lodge. 3 willow warbler, 3 willow warbler, 1 whitethroa...
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Cowm Res 25/05/07
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19:00 Jackdaw x20 Lesser Redpoll x1 male in fine fettle Party of 6 Linnet at Cowclough Willow Warbler all over. Mallard 20 plus with 2 young. 2 Pr Mistle Thrush Plenty Skylark and Meadow Pipits Pheasant calling. Pied Wagtail x1 Starlings over a hundred with 50% of these Juveniles Wheatear x1 female...
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Hasligden&Oswaldtwistle Moor 26may
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1 Pair Cerlew, 1Pair Red Grouse, 5 Carrion Crow, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 1 female Greenland Weatear A large pale bird with large brilliant white rump
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Clowbridge Res.
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Clowbridge Res. 19:00hrs Good selection of commoner birds in car park inc. Willow Warbler,Collared Doves, Blackbird, tits, finches etc. Both Pied and Grey Wagtail feeding young in nest. Stonechat at 2 sites inc. 1 pr with 3 fledged young. 1 Common Sandpiper on territory, pr Canadas, c12 m. Malla...
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Common Sandpipers
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The Common Sandpipers that have been active on Ogden Res. recently have laid four eggs in a well hidden nest that I have brought to the attention of the anglers in case they step on it. The Sparrowhawks have been very vociferous lately and I expect the young to be showing soon, I thought I saw one yesterda...
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Edgerton Moss, 22 May
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1 Sinpe, 2 pair Curlew, 1pair Red Grouse, plenty of Skylark & Meadow pipit
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Holden Wood 7.30-8.30
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2 kestrels - may have been 1 which moved location though. 1 sparrow hawk 20 plus canada geese in the field 10 plus lapwings 2 grey herons 2 mallard - drakes 2 oystercatchers - flying above and on to ogden 2/3 ravens - flying the sky above quite a few stonechat, reed buntings and linnets a yellow bird on the...
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Plunge - 21/5/7
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Plunge 15:00hrs 2 singing Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 2 singing WillowWarbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, Reed Bunting heard, c30 mixed Swift, Swallow and House Martin feeding over Scout Quarry, pr Jay, Stonechat at 3 sites 4th site not checked, 1 Little Owl and 2 Wheatear on scree. Reedsholme 06:00 - 14:00 hr...
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South Rossendale 20/5/7
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E.B.S.W and surrounding area - 15:00hrs approx. 4 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 singing Blackcap, Goldfinch nest 4 eggs, 3 singing Willow Warbler, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 1 singing Whitethroat + a poss diff. bird 200 yrds away, 1 Dipper, 2 Swift and min. 5 Sand Martins at 5 holes at las...
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Grane, 19 May
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Wood warbler still singing in fairy glen, 2 pair of Stonechat on moorland edge with fledged young
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strongstry woods and river valley
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Report to 19/5/ 07. After a week of wet days and cold nights not a lot has changed,all the usual suspects are here,both pairs of dippers have young,a male kingfisher has been feeding on several days,no sign of female or young,mallard ducklings everywhere,female goosa...
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Calf Hey Res, 20/05/07
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Common Sandpiper,1, Oystercatcher, pr feeing on res edge thanks to low water level & copulating. Curlew, 1 flew over calling, B.H.Gull,3, L.B.B.Gull, c40 heading west / north west in small groups, Swift c 20, Swallow, 2, Song Thrush, 1, Mistle Thrush, 2, Stonechat, pr + 2 juvs, Goldfinch,3 pr...
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AMR/ Harden Clough/ Groundwork 20/05/07
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AMR 2 great crested grebe, 15 Canada geese, 5 mallard, 5 lapwing, 1 snipe, 3 pheasant, 6 lesser black back gulls, 1pr kestrels, 5 skylark, 2 swift, 2 swallow, 2 pied wagtail, 7 wheatear, 1 linnet & 4 reed bunting. Harden Moor 1m sparrowhawk, 2pr curlew, 2 lapwing & 1pr linnet. Harden Clo...
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Birds
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Willow Warbler Spotted Flycatcher pair Grey wagtail with young Reedbunting 1 pair Stonechat Goldcest l0ts Chaffiinch Goldfinch 3Sandpipper Cloughbottom Stonechat Linnet Windybank 8 Swallows Stonechat Swallow Shore Linnet 1 pair Lapwing Ree...
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Bacup Rec 20/05/07
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Whitethroat, 1 singing well & song flight, Willow Warbler, c5 singing, Swift c 5, Goldfinch, 2, Greenfinch, 4, Chaffinch,c6, Redpoll, 1 singing well in flight. Regards, David Nuttall
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Cowm & Spring Mill Res 19/05/2007
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Cowm 12 mallard, 1m kestrel, 1m sparrowhawk, 3 pheasant, 4 swift, 6 swallow, 1 skylark, 2 mistle thrush, 5 linnet, 3 redpoll & 2m reed bunting. Spring Mill 1 great grested grebe, 6 Canada geese, 1pr & 1m tufted duck, 8 mallard, 1pr curlew, 4 swift, 4 swallow, 1 house martin, 1m wheatear,...
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Clough Bottom Res. 17/05/07
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Grey Heron, 1, Kestrel, 1, Common Sandpiper, pr, Meadow Pipit, c 10, Skylark, 2 singing birds, Stonechat, pr, Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling strongly in large rushy field to north east. Reed Bunting, 3 singing males. Regards, David Nuttall
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