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Clough Head - wed 21
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was sat n the cark parking on grane road around clough head 6pm to 7.45 pm. saw 7 kestrels make a visit to one field - all females - visits not at same time so i assume it was just 1 bird coming back. also 3/4 ravens around - i am quite sure they were raven - size and flying. other than that some magpies, wood p...
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clowbridge june 21st
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grasshopper warbler reeling around 1.00pm for about 5 minutes. pair of c. sandpiper on res stonechat 2 lesser redpoll in flight
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E.B.S.W - Stubbins
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09:00 - 12:00hrs Min. 4 singing Blackcap, 2 singing Chiffchaff, only odd Willow Warblers in song,2 G.S.W, 1 silent Whitethroat, 1 calling Nuthatch at Strongstry, 1 Treecreeper at Buckden (a rarity these days) and f Mallard with 4 large yng at Chatterton. A quiet morning really with little of not...
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garden warbler waingate rawtenstall 13 june
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Raven/Crow Interaction
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A few of us sat out in the garden had our attention drawn to the sky as a Raven was heard calling. On looking up we were surprised to see it was a locally nesting Crow imatating, very well, a Raven call. This was in direct response to a Raven that was flying East to West to Cowm directly above him. This was agai...
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Irwell valley 18/6/07
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10:00 - 12:00hrs approx. 7 Blackcaps in song between Newhallhey and Ewood Bridge, Chiffchaffs in song at Townsendfold and The Holme, 4 Swifts over The Holme + 2 Swallows at nest site on Combining Co. building, 1 Ad + 1 juv. Dipper at Sand Martin colony where there was a min. of 14 holes along with c25 bir...
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Bacup Rec / Golf Club 17/06/07
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Grasshopper Warbler, certainly 1 but probably 2 reeling well between 09:45 - 10:00, Willow Warbler , c5 singing birds, Skylark, 1, Meadow Pipit, c6, Swallow c 6, Swift, 2, Redpoll, 1. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Deeply Vale / AMR 17/06/07
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G.C.Grebe, 2 on AMR, Canada Goose, 7 adults with a creche of 18 goslings, Moorhen 2, Oystercatcher, pr, (+1 at AMR) Curlew, c 8 in 1's & 2's, Lapwing, flocks of 20 & 35 + several 1's & 2's. (also c60 at AMR) Kestrel, 3, L.B.B.Gull, c 12 flying south / west in small groups, Little Owl, 1 (AMR) Mea...
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Warth to Cowpe Lowe 17/06/07
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Warth/ Higher Lench 2 grey heron on Kenroy's Pond, 1pr grey partridge, 1m green woodpecker, 2 great spotted woodpecker, 3 grey wagtail, 2 juv pied wagtail, 1f blackcap, 2 willow warbler, 6 swallow, 4 house martin, 3 linnet & 1 reed bunting. Hurdles Quarry to Heights Quarry 1pr Canada goose w...
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Common Sandpipers
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The Ogden Common Sandpipers have left the nest and are secreted nearby to avoid the wretched crows, the Sparrowhawks are quiet so I presume their young have fledged and are in the vicinity. Would a cull of crows benefit the rest of the birds or create an artificial environment....some years ago crow n...
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WARBLERS
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THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS OF BREEDING WARBLERS[INCLUDING GOLD CREST]ARE FOR THE AREA EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER IRWELL FROM STUBBINS TO IRWELL VALE TO DATE. CHIFF CHAFF~~MINIMUM 4 PR,2 PR SEEN FEEDING YOUNG. WILLOW WARBLER~~MINIMUM 6 PR,DEFINATE 4 LOCATIONS,YOUNG SEEN. ...
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Whitworth Garden 11/06/07
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1x Lesser Redpoll feeding several times on sunflower hearts in garden. 28x Swift counted late evening. 10x House Martin 3x Swallow Plenty of young birds now apart from very few sightings of Juvenile Dunnocks?
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Clowbridge Res. 11/6/07
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18:30 - 21:00 hrs 3 Reed Bunting, 2 m + 1 juv. Stonechat, Willow Warblers still in good voice , 2 Redpoll, Kestrel, Pied Wagtail, 2 G.C.Grebe on the water, c6 B.H.Gull inc. 1st juv. of the year. 20 Canadas, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, juv. Blue Tits in nest inside an Ash at very low level. 1 Kestrel over Clough...
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Buzzard - South West Rossendale - 1400hrs 050607
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One Buzzard seen - South West Rossendale 1400hrs 050607 Bryan.
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Swinshaw Moor circular, 10/06/07
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Swallow, c 20, Swift, c 50, House Martin, c 12 (Crawshawbooth), Little Owl, 1, Willow Warbler, c 10 still in good song, Blackcap, c 4 singing, Chiffcaff, 1 singing, Whitethroat, 1 male in song flight, Garden Warbler, feeding young, Skylark, c 30 many in good song, Meadow Pipit, c40 Stonechat, 2 pairs...
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Dunnockshaw 9/6/07
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19:40 hrs 3 Stock Dove, c2 calling Goldcrest and 1 calling Cuckoo usual Robins, Blackbirds, Wood Pigeons etc. Bob.
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Clough Bottom, 8th June 2007
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Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling near top end of plantation by roadside, Kestrel 1, Swallow c 6. Regards, David Nuttall
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Kestrtels
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saw a kestrel tuesday about 2.45pm around holcombe another one seen wednesday about 11.05 am hovering on clough head moor and saw 3 kestrels at blackburn royal - 2 in 1 field at about 10.50am wednesday -- Edited by sarfraz at 01:01, 2007-06-07
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Clowbridge, 6/6/07 a.m.
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2 Common Tern with BHG's over water. Curlew calling, 2 I think.
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Clowbridge Res. 5/6/07
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Clowbridge res. 19:00 - 21:40 hrs approx 2 Pr Pied Wagtail 1 pr with + yng, Willow Warblers in good voice and well spread, 2 Reed Bunting calling, Stonechat with 4 yng + 1 m & 2 juvs at another site + 1 m at third site. 1 Kestrel, 1 Redpoll, 1 Linnet, 3 Mistle Thrush E. into Whitewell valley at Compstons C...
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Edenwood Lodge
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1 Blackcap, singing. 2 Willow Warblers, singing. 1 Moorhen (ticking me off) Must be much more, but I seem to have my eyes down looking for Odonata these days. Ina
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Chiffchaff to add
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Today had Chiffchaff calling at Duckworth Clough plantings. I have had them here last year, but then I only heard them towards the end of the breeding season, so this time it maybe possible they are actually breeding at this site... Also, 2 separate Whitethroats singing at Top O'th Slate together w...
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Tree Creeper
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Ogden Res Fishing Hut is the home of a breeding Tree Creeper that is currently feeding young, the tower is home to a nest of Pied Wags and Common Sandpipers are still sitting on eggs on the shore. I hope the Sparrowhawks leave them all alone. Oyster Catchers are about daily and may be nesting somewhere...
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Summer Bird Race, 03/06/07
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A good day all round with seven birders taking part in three teams. Results were: Team A = 60 species, Team B = 61 species, Team C = 68 species, Total all teams = 71 species. No new species were seen for a summer boird race but 71 is the 3rd highest total in 15 years of the event taking place. The grand total o...
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Holcombe Moor Training Camp 3rd June
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Mainly looking for dragonflies but several interesting birdy things too: Whitethroat - at least 4 singing males alongside the Krypton Factor course. Linnet - 2 singing males Blackcap - several singing in wooded valley, Willow Warbler - lots singing Garden Warbler - 1 singing at bottom of Krypton F...
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BBS Square SD7926 - Stonefold/Goodshaw Hill 2nd June
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Notably no Lapwings this year, very few carrion Crows this visit (usually 50+ stooging around). Wheatear m feeding young in nest near top of Goodshaw Hill, Whitethroat singing near Equestrian Centre, Stonefold. -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 16:15, 2007-06-03
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birds
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Whitethroat bullfinch, moorhen, blackcap near clayton ave, rawtenstall. Green woodpecker, kenroy's 3 sandpipers,reedbunting,piedwagtail,blackcap, spotted fly catcher clough bottom kestral,linnets,redpoll,stonechatts 5 red moss
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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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