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clough bottom 13th may
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seen this morning chiff chaff tree creeper pied fly catcher willow warbler sand piper stone chat reed bunting linnet
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Jack Lodge to Clough Bottom 12/05
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Jack Lodge & Shadlock Cote 1 coot, 6 mallard, 1 kestrel, 1 lapwing, 4 swift (12 also over Edgeside & 6 over Waterfoot, 9 swallow, 3 skylark, 12 meadow pipit, 1f wheatear, 3 linnet & 1 reed bunting. Peers Clough to Windy Bank 2m pheasant & 2 others calling, 2 curlew, 5 wheatear, 2pr s...
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Sat May 12th 2007 - Top O'th' Slate - Slate/Duckworth Clough 0900-1030hrs
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No change at Top Oth Slate: Willow Warblers: about 4 pairs settled in territories. Whitethroat: 2 singing birds from settled territories. BLACKCAP & GRASSHOPPER not yet appeared this year. Blackbirds: 2 pair on territory. Others: Goldcrest (not heard for a few days), Dunnock, Blue & Gre...
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around strongstry woods & river
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seven day report to sun 6th may.[my first spring here] crows,rooks,jackdaws all doing well,jays seem to be plentifull. only 1 pr col/dove grey heron several. canada geese several mallard and chicks everywhere[strange nest site on foot bridge] 1m 2 fe goosander[no young yet] ...
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Top O'Th' Slate -Slate Farm - Laund Wed May 9th 2007 0900-1030hrs
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Willow Warblers - at least 4 singing. Whitethroat - at least 2 singing (been there now for 1 week) Grasshopper Warbler - NIL (I have checked out at different parts of the day including dusk over the past week and none reeling) the earlier visitors moved on within 24 hours. Swift - A local grouped party of...
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Stubbins, Strongstry 9/5/07 am.
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Song Thrush, Blackcap and chiffchaff all singing from same tree on NT.Stubbins Estate. Think this is just in Rossendale, but who cares it sounds lovely. 2 Juv Grey Wags on Irwell at Strongstry. Mountaineering Duck (new species)still sitting pretty. Ina
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Syke Side, Haslingden. 8 May
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1 Pair Redpoll, 2pair Linnet, 1 singing Whitethroat, 1Goldcrest
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Naden 7 may
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3 pair Wheatear, 1 pair Stonechat, 1 Little owl, 1 Cuckoo, 1Kestrel.
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Marl Pits, 07/05/07
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Chiffchaff 1 singing strongly. Blackcap 3 singing birds. Willow Warbler c6 singing birds. Kestrel 1 hunting over Edge Cote, Swift 3 over Rawtenstall, Swallow 6 hawking over farmland. Long Tailed Tit 2. Jay 2. Bullfinch 1. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Grane 06/05/07
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Todd Hall Plantation 1chiffchaff, 1 blackcap & 1 willow warbler Hutchbank to Clough Head 3pr Canada Geese & 1 moorhen at Troy Quarry, 1pr lapwing, 1 kestrel, 3 stock dove, 1pr stonechat, 3 wheatear, 1 grasshopper warbler, 10 swallow & 1 linnet. Clough Head 4 willow warbler &am...
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Musbury,6 may
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1 Pair Partridge, 2 Little Owl, 1 Stonechat
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Deeply Vale & area 06/05/07
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Canada Goose, c20, 2 birds sitting. Kestrel, 2. Pheasant, 2 calling birds. Coot, Pair. Whimbrel, 3 feeding on turf fields. Curlew, 2 feeding on turf fields, Oystercatcher, 3 feeding on turf fields. Lapwing, c30 inc 3 young. Best numbers here for several years. B.H.Gull, c15 on turf fields, L.B.B....
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Warth to AMR 05/05/07 (ouzel, godwits, whimbrel & common gull)
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Warth/ Higher Lench 1 green woodpecker, 1pr stock dove, 1 dipper, 1 pied wagtail, 2 grey wagtail, 1 chiffchaff, 4 willow warbler, 3pr long tailed tit & 1 swift. Hurdles Quarry to Cowpe Lowe 1 canada goose, 7 lapwing, curlew heard, 1 kestrel, 13 wheatear, 1m ring ouzel, 1 swallow, 25+ skylark...
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Holcombe Moor Camp 5th May 07
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Visit to Training Camp, primarily to look for damselflies (see below), but some nice birds too: 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, numerous Willow Warbler, 2 singing Mistle Thrushes, Jay, Curlew. Technically outside Rossendale but who cares?
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Grane, 5may
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1Wood warbler singing,fairy glen, 1 Red grouse on Musbury heights, 1 Common sandpiper, calf hey res
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Bar Tailed Godwits 4/5/7.
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Visit to S. Rossendale 15:00 hrs onwards. Knowl Moor - Pr Curlew, 1 Wheatear, 1 m Golden Plover, 1 Crane 100ft high and bright yellow. A.M.R. - 2 G.C.Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Wheatear,1 L.B.B.Gull, sev. Canadas Cheesden Bar - 2m + 1f Bar Tailed Godwits and 2 halfwits. Usual lapwings and 1 Curlew. E.B....
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Bar-wits 2/5/07
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5 Bar-tailed Godwits still in same field (Rossendale School) at 11am this morning. Very close to road, didn't need 'bins'. 3 Lapwing, 1 Pied Wag, 1 Meadow pipit. also. Ina
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Warth/ Staghills Woods 030507
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1 green woodpecker, 1 pr stock dove, 1 swift, 4 swallow, 1 chiffchaff, 2 willow warbler, 1 long tailed tit, 1 song thrush, 1 jay & 2pr goldfinch at Warth. 1 treecreeper & 1pr long tailed tit in the Sandybank area of Staghills Woods cheers Kevin
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Grane,3 may
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around Clough head . 5 singing Gouldcrest, 1 singing Blackcap,
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Reedsholme 3/5/7
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First of the year, 2 days later than last year. 2 Swifts here visiting nest site and flying the under eaves of the mill. Bob.
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Seat Naze 02/05/07
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19:00 - 20:00 short walk 3 Swift 1 Sparrowhawk which caused 12 Lapwings (I guess 6 pairs) to all have a go at it along with a few Carrion Crows and Starlings. Cheers Ian
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Cowp res, wed 2 May
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1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling, 1 pair Stonechat feeding young, + 1 other pair
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Marl Pits/ Edge Cote 02/05/07
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1m sparrowhawk, 4 lapwing, 3 skylark, 12 meadow pipit, 11 willow warbler, 1 chiffchaff, 1m blackcap, 1pr song thrush, 2pr swallow, 1pr linnet, 2m bullfinch & 1f reed bunting. A swift was over Newchurch this evening. cheers Kevin
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Horncliffe Top and Plunge 2/5/7
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Horncliffe Top - 3 pr Linnet, 4 Swallow. Plunge - Stonechat at 3 sites with male & female carrying food at site near to old waterboard house. 3 Wheatear prob. passage birds + 1m on scree prob. breeder. Pr Linnet flew over and Curlew calling, little else seen. Bob.
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Clough Bottom Res, 01/05/07
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Common Sandpiper 2, Curlew 1, Swift 2, Swallow 9, Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling in rushy meadow at north east of the res. Reed Bunting 2 males singing. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Haslingden & Oswaldtwistle Moor - Tues May 1st 2007
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also yesterday Monday April 30th 2007 - Top O'th' Slate - Haslingden/Duckworth Clough and Laund. 1000hrs - 1200hrs Very little showing with no Grasshoppers Warbler's calling at Slate. Willow Warblers seem settled at approx 5 singing birds, nothing else very special at present. Today Tuesday May...
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BAR TAILED GODWITS
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12.15 PM 30/4/07 OWD BETTS FIELD AT ROSSENDALE SCHOOL TURNING 4MALE,1 FEMALE SUMMER PLUMAGED BAR TAILED GODWITS 6 LAPWING 1 CURLEW DAVE HOWORTH & PETE FYLDES -- Edited by Dave Howorth at 13:33, 2007-04-30
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A.M.R. 30/4/7
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18;00hrs approx. No sign of Bar Tails at Cheesden Bar so visited A.M.R. on the off chance. Two were on the small headland / spit eventually disturbed by an Oystercatcher. They (Bar Tails) flew into the fields adjacent to the lane which leads to Rossendale School as per Kevins original sighting. A quic...
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Ogden 30.4.07
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Pair of sparrowhawks, pair of common sandpiper, pair of canada geese, grey and pied wagtail, swallow,willow warbler, crow, magpie, pair of grey heron, tawny owl calling, wood pigeon and chaffinch. Roe deer in plantation.
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Irwell Valley to AMR 29/04/07
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Chris Collis reported a wood warbler in Staghills Woods this morning in the area behind CDM Windows, roughly opposite the old Tnt building. He also a treecreeper in the Sandybank area of the woods. Warth to Hareholme 1 juv cormorant over flying over, 2pr stock dove, 1 dipper carrying food, 3 wil...
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