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Swallows on way back 22nd Aug 2007
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Whilst on way back down from Top O'Th' Slate and nearing Kirkhill a party of approx 20-25 Swallows went past me and did appear to be on the move, I was overhead looking down over them as they flew very close to the ground, some of which where immature birds, all heading out in a North Westerley direction....
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Twite
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Flock of 35 to 40 still at Bacup
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Swimming Heron?
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Hi everyone, No, not a new species but yesterday on the back pond at Clowbridge a Heron was seen several times to spot something further out than its reach, spring into the air above the water and almost pelican like plunge into the water. It then appeared to swim, quite elegantly considering, the eig...
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Ashworth Moor Res, Mon evn 20th Aug
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Cool but dry evening visit with Ian Brady, Peter Fyldes, Dave Howorth, Paul Kemp, Kevin Lister and Ina Smith. Canada Goose - 30 grazing in nearby field + 5 on far bank (Owd Betts side), Goosander 11 + 4 + 9 = 25 in total, all redheads, Lapwing appx 40 counted on far bank, Wheatear 2 (I think), Wader sp seen ov...
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Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.18/08/07
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Nice surprise whilst walking around the reservoir this afternoon in the rain a Kingfisher flew from one side to the other,not seen one of those before at this location.20 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck,2 Grey Heron,1 House Martin,all the other small birds must have been sheltering!
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Clough Bottom Reservoir. Sunday 12th August 2007.
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First of all sorry for the late posting! These are the species seen last Sunday in a 1 1/2 hour walk:-Goldcrest 6,Blackbird 2,Mallard 4,Chaffinch 4,Greenfinch 5,Dunnock 2,Great Tit 10,Blue Tit 2, Magpie 1,Robin 8, Goldfinch 12,Coal Tit 4, Treecreeper 3,Willow Warbler 1,Song Thrush 2,Wren 10,Pi...
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Twite
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The flock at Bacup now totals 35 15august bye for now
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Brandwood
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1female kestral 5linnets 1snipe 15 aug
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Haslingden Grane 12th Aug
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Arrived to do the Wildfowl Count but torrential rain put us off. Does anyone have any sightings for Grane reservoirs over last couple of days?
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More Twite
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7 more birds have joined the flock at Brandwood making the total 13 bye for now
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Cowpe
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Family party of Spotted flycatcher 4or5 Lench Waterfoot 12 Aug
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LEA MILL QUARRY
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11/8/07 2 RAVEN 2 CROWS 4 WHEATEAR SEVERAL MEADOW PIPIT C15 SWIFTS OVER HEADED TOWARDS WHITWORTH 1 PEREGRINE DAVE HOWORTH, PETE FYLDES AND PAUL HAYHURST
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Seat Naze to Grane 12/08/07
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Seat Naze/ Edge Cote 1 kestrel, 23 lesser black backed gulls over, 22 wood pigeon, 1 green woodpecker, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 2 skylark, 2 swift, 15 swallow, 14 house martin, 5 linnet, 1 flock 18 greenfinch & 23 bullfinch. Groundwork to Ewood Bridge 37 mallard, 2 moorhen, 1 common s...
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Cowm Reservoir 12th August
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From Peter Fyldes, John Hallsworth, Dave Howorth: 5 Heron, 3 Tufted Duck, c40 Mallard, c15 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 juv Grey Wagtails, c6 Willow Warbler, 2 juv Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1f Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipits, c10 Swallws plus 1 Green Woodpecker calling from Beech wood at top end.
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Twite
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Flock of 6 Twite Brandwood Stacksteads
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Twite
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Flock of 30 Twite 6Greenfinch 6Goldfinch Bacup 11 Aug
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Twite
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Flock of 10 Twite Little Owl Green Quarrys Quarry
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Whinchat - Larkhill Farm, Nr Farmers Glory 9th Aug 2007
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Watching Whinchat for over one hour flying on and off local posting. Can't as yet establish whether breeding local or whether its on movement. I suspect movement, although the owner of the farm will now keep a look out over the next few days. By the way its at the same site where the albino wagtail has b...
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Sandking
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Common sandpiper Kingfisher Near K Steels Rawtenstall
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Twite
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Waterfoot 8/8/07
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Behind Gemini Dispersions 7-00pm 5 heron 1 jay c50 crows c15 wood pigeons 1 sparrow hawk being mobbed by 2 magpies 6 swallows 1 dipper Dave & Lynn Howorth
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granne tuesday 4-7pm
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holden wood - 1 heron, 10 mallard, meadow pipits, 1 linnet, 43 canada geese slopes near ogden along rossendale way - gold finch, and maybe 2 ravens - not get to close, meadow pipits, clough head res. - approx 10 black headed gulls, jay in woods next to it, 2 more jays seen off grane road afte turn...
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Clough Bottom 12:00 07/08/07
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Cool breeze, 'sunny intervals' 2 Teal (eclipse) 2 Mallard (eclipse) 1+2Juv Pied Wagtails 4 Spotted Flycatcher Coat Tits, Goldcrests, Song Thrush, Jay, Wrens, Chaffinchs, Goldfinchs, heard GS Woodpecker. No dogs!! Cheers Ian
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holden wood 7.30pm sundau 5 aug
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1 grey heron 4 lawpings - lapwings seem to have been absent for 2 months approx 43 canada geese 20 or 24 mallard min - 4 may have been counted twice. heard 2 moorhen - could have been same bird well over 50 - martins, swallows swifts 1 tone chats, 2 meadow pipits woodpigeons, carrion crows, wren one de...
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Whitworth 05/08/07
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Peregrine flying low and remaining in area for 10mins making circular flights around area. A party of 4 Lesser Redpolls (3 Juveniles) are visiting feeders. Lots of flying insects in evidence with many birds fly catching inc Starlings x 10 House Martin x 40 Swallow x 10 Swift x 5 Black Headed Gull x 1 ( mo...
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Edenwood Lodge 5/8/07
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2 Willow Warblers (singing) 7 Moorhens (still 6 young) 8 House Martins Family party of 5 Greenfinches, including 1 very pale, ? lucistic bird.
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Grane, 05/08/07
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Cormorant, 1 on Calf Hey, Moorhen, 3, Canada Goose, c24, Grey Partridge, 1 calling Pheasant, 1, Kestrel, c8 in 3's, 2'1 & 1's, Wood Pigeon, c40, Willow Warbler, c8 a few still singing. Green Woodpecker,1, G.S.Woodpecker, 3, Swallow c80, Swift, c6, Stonechat, c12 in 3's, 2's & 1's, Wheatear...
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GULLS
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5 Graeter blackbacked gulls flying over Cloughbottem
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Oakenheadwood Rd.
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Oakenheadwood Rd - between Cribden Clough and Jolly Barn Cott. 19:15 - 21:00 hrs. L.B.B.Gull passage all evening from over Horncliffe presumably from A.M.R. west towards Grane, total numbers well in excess of 500 birds. Birds were moving low over Road End though very much higher over the Ewood Bri...
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holden wood mon 6.45 pm
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2 grey herons, 1 moorhen, 60 black headed gulls - with not a black head in site, aprox 26 canada geese, approx 20 mallards of which there must have been about 12 young, 1 female still there with 6 young, other young more or less sub-adult, some drakes - but there colour looks faded - is that because they a...
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