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Whitworth, New Line and EBSW 15th April 07
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Relayed from Peter Fyldes and John Hallsworth: Lime Farm, Cowm (visit for a farm survey): Snipe 3, Curlew 2, Lapwing 3-4 pr, Carrion Crow 100+, Twite 1, Linnet 2, Grey Heron 1, Sparrowhawk female, Reed Bunting 3 singing males, Starling 7, Skylark and Meadow Pipit about 20-25 of each. New Line Willow W...
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Grane walk 15/04/07 9:00-12:00
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Holden Wood 4 pair lapwing 2 pair Reed Buntings 1 pair Stonechat Scrubber side of Ogden 2 Female Wheatear 2 pair Stonechat, one male singing quiet 'subsong' Calf Hey Willow Warblers, Goldcrest, Coal Tits all in good numbers not counted Redpolls reeling over Fairy Glen Goldfinch singing Troy Quarr...
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Reedsholme & Clowbridge 15/4/7
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Reedsholme 10:30hrs G.S.W drumming, Nuthatch calling and Willow Warbler in song. Clowbridge res. 11: 00 hrs Minimum of 10 singing Willow Warbler, 1 m Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting calling, 1Redpoll calling in flight over plantings, 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling 1st of the year. 1 G.C.Grebe on the wat...
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Vismig 14/04/07 & 15/04/07 Haslingden Laund & Top O'th Slate
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Saturday April 14th 2007 - Haslingden Laund 0730hrs - 0930hrs All movement NW unless specified different. Meadow Pipit: 2 Redpoll: 4 Curlew: 1 E Sunday April 15th 2007 - Haslingden Laund 0800hrs - 1000hrs Redpoll: 3 Absolute dire!! not even a moving Meadow Pipit today (4 or 5 on territory). Cheers, B...
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13/04/07 Osprey again!
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E.B.S.W. 13/04/07 14:30 - 16:30 hrs Yet another Osprey the third in just over two weeks in this area. This particular bird was moving on a line west to east and high well out of the way of any mobbing crows. It eventually flew out of sight over Windy Harbour above Horncliffe so may have passed over Cowpe or...
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white wagtail 14/04/07
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A male white wagtail was at EBSW this afternoon. Only other birds seen on the beds were c50 jackdaws, c30 carrion crows, 2 wood pigeons & 12 black headed gulls. 11 lesser black back gulls flew over. A fourth nest is under construction at the new rookery. Across the river from the sewage work...
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Vismig 12th & 13th April 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate
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Copied from Vismig reports: Yesterday Thursday April 12th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate 12noon - 1300hours Meadow Pipit: 2 Willow Warbler: Only 1 bird singing today at Top O'th Slate. Friday April 13th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate 0645hrs-0830hrs Wind: NE 5mph Movement: NW unl...
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Lee Quarry 12/04/07
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1 grey heron, 1 pr Canada geese, 1 lapwing nearby, 1 moorhen, 1 female kestrel, 1pr little owl, 3 skylark, c35 meadow pipit, 2 pied wagtails & min of 3male & 3 female wheatears. cheers Kevin
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Plunge 12/04/07
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Punge 12/04/07 - 16:00 - 17:45 hrs. 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, c10 Fieldfare, 1 Goldcrest in song, pr Grey Partridge, c 7 Wheatear inc. 3 singing males on the scree, 1 calling Reed Bunting, good numbers of Meadow Pipits in lower part of valley. Bob.
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NEW HALL HEY
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12.00 NOON FEMALE MALLARD AND SIX YOUNG DAVE (Moved from Butterfly section) -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 12:19, 2007-04-12
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ALLOTMENT AT COWP
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11/4/07 6-00PM 3 HOUSE MARTINS OVER SPARROW HAWK WREN 3 GREENFINCH 1COAL TIT 3 BLUE TIT 2 GREAT TIT 3 WOOD PIGEON C12 STARLINGS 2 CROWS DAVE
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E.B.S.W. 11/04/07
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E.B.S.W. - 15:00hrs Perimiter circuit - 3 Willow Warbler in subdued song, very intermittent, 1 Blackcap in song, 2 Chiffchaffs in song. Usual Shelducks, corvids and B.H.Gulls. Very low numbers of Pied Wagtails c3. No hirundines. Chiffchaff in song at Groundwork + 2 at Clowbridge res. this morni...
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Vismig 110407 Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate
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Wednesday April 11th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate0730hrs - 0930hrsWind: 3mph variableMovement: NW unless specified different.Pipits going strong at first with one party of 22 (probably ex local roost) then odd parties of 5-8s. Move finished by 0900hrs with just a trickle of single bi...
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Holden Wood 7pm
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2 grey herons, 2 swallows, 3 moorhen, 1 great crested grebe, 24 canada geese, 6/7 lapwing - in the fields to the right, mallards - min 14 - mostly drakes, 4 kestrels -first 2 not the same - last 2 came from different angles
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E.B.S.W. Sth Rossendale 10/04/07
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South Rossendale - 08:30am - 12:20 pm 7 Rook at 2 nests in Ravenshore. Irwell Vale - pr Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, pr Bullfinch, Jay, Nuthatch calling. Alderbottom - Chiffchaff in song, 2 Stock Dove overhead. Buckden Clough - 3 Jay, Chiffchaff in song, 2 Stock Dove on farmland Cliffe Lodge - 1 Treecreeper,...
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Vismig 100407 Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate
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Tuesday April 10th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate0800hrs-0930hrsWind: SW 10mphMovement: North West unless specifiedPipits were moving today in pairs and singles (in the main) with just the odd larger party. Again flying side on to compensate for the SW strong gust. Also put off at times...
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E.B.S.W. 9/4/7
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E.B.S.W 09/04/07 - 13:45 hrs. Pr Shelduck, c6 Pied Wagtail, 5 B.H.Gull, 1 Willow Warbler - subdued song at bottom end then flew over river into the village. 10 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff on far side and pr Grey Wagtail in river. Calf Hey Res. 15:30 hrs. 1 f. Goosander, c40 mainly Goldfinch wit...
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Lee Quarry 9th April 07 - evening
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Info from Peter Fyldes: 3 Wheatear, 1 Peregrine, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Owl, 100+ Meadow Pipits, pr mallard, pr Canada Goose, 1 Moorhen, 1 Heron, 1 Lesser-black back over, 1 Wren -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 20:14, 2007-04-09
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house martin 09/04/07
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Just spoke to Peter Fyldes who has had the following at EBSW today 1 house martin, 10 swallows, 1 collared dove carrying nest material, 10 black headed gulls, 1 shelduck & c200 corvids. This morning at Clough Bottom he had 4 redpoll. At Windy Bank were male reed bunting, 1 skylark and 6 meadow pipit...
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Willow Warbler at Grane 9th April 2007
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I had my first Willow Warbler today at 1300hrs in rough planting at side of new footpath which runs alongside Jameston Quarry, approached from the Grane Information Centre Car Park.
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Ospray, Syke side, Haslingden. 8\4\2007
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Flew over house, heading North
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Vismig 090407 Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate
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Monday April 9th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate 0730-0930hrs Wind: West 8mph gust Movement: NW unless stated otherwise. Weather: Drizzly rain on and off. Pipits had a great burst in the early hour with a odd party of 27 and several of 8,9 & 12 and thereafter the movement tailed off with jus...
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Grane etc 08/04/07
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Haslingden centre 3 herring gull & 77 lesser black back gulls flew north between 15:15 & 16:00 hrs. 11 lesser black back gulls flew north @20:10 hrs. 13 Stone Hill 16:00 1lapwing, 1pr curlew, 6 skylark, 8 meadow pipit & 1m reed bunting. Troy Quarry 16:45 1 little grebe, 4pr Canada ge...
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Swallow EBSW 8th April
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Posted on behalf of Peter Fyldes: 2 Swallows at EBSW about 18:00
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Reedsholme - Irwell Vale 8/4/7 - Osprey
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Cribden Clough - pr Linnet and Green Woodpecker calling. Oakenhead Wood Rd - 3 Linnet and f Blackbird with nest material. E.B.S.W. - Little of note no Shelducks and very few Wagtails. Rooks at 2 nests at Ravenshore. Pr Nuthatch at nest site in Irwell Vale. Osprey flew into river and emerged with a fish...
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vismig 080407 Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate
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Sunday April 8th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate 0730hrs -0900hrs Wind: SW with strong gust Movement: NW unless stated otherwise. Very low Pipit movement probably on account of strong gusty South West, all birds noticed where flying side on to wind to compensate. Meadow Pipit: 30 Linnet: 5 (...
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Grane 8\4\2007
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Near huch bank quarry. 1 pair Partridge & 1 Stock Dove. Calf hey res. Met Bob& Pat Rishton, 6+ Brambling , 1 Chiffchaff, herd Redpoll
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Alden 7\4\2007
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2pair of Red Grouse, 1 pair Curlwe, 1Raven. Wet moss. 1male Ring ouzel, 3 male Weatear & a few Linnet. side of Tor hll above Great house farm. -- Edited by Neil Burke at 12:17, 2007-04-08
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Plunge 7/4/7 RingO
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Plunge valley -14:30 - 16:45 3 Wheatear, Reed Bunting at 3 sites, Curlew over, 1 Little Owl, c45 Fieldfare, 1m Ring Ouzel, GreenWoodpecker calling, Meadow Pipits displaying and Skylarks in song. Ring ouzel was on grazed pasture with Fieldfares just out the woodland on the N. side of the valley. Reed...
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blackcap 07/04/07
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A blackcap was singing across the river from EBSW today. 1 chiffchaff also singing in same area (1 also at Groundwork again). Usual stuff also present but still no hirundines or willow warblers. Also had a report of a buzzard seen over the bypass near Mitchell's House Reservoirs yesterday from Pau...
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