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Sat Apr 21st - Haslingden/Oswaldtwistle Moor (West)
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Approx 3pm-4pm. Scoured Mid-West side of Haslingden/Oswaldtwistle Moor with particular emphasis on the Dotterel haunts!! No Dotterel - No Northern Greenland Wheatear - no Dunlin but.... 2 Golden Plover in full breeding plumage (paired- probably Northerns) 1 Red Grouse (kekking) 2 Curlew 10 ap...
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AMR & STRONGSTRY 18/19TH APRIL
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AMR 1800 TO 2100 HRS 18TH,20+WHEATEAR,6 CURLEW,MANY SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPITS,PIED WAGTAILS,1 PR GREY WAGS,9 GOOSANDER[3 MALES],1 PR G C GREBE,FEM KESTREL. STRONGSTRY 1800 TO 2030 HRS 19TH,SEVERAL WILLOW WARBLERS,CHIFFCHAFF,&USUAL TITS,GR SP WOODPECKER,BULLFINCH,ON RIVER,2 PR DIP...
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Warth 21/04/07
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2 pr stock dove, wood pigeon nesting, 1m great spotted woodpecker, 1 pr dipper, 2 willow warblers, 1 linnet over, flying west. 3 large juv herons could be seen streching their wings in one of the nests at the heronry. Young have probably already fledged from 1 of the nests. cheers Kevin
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Edenfield to Waterfoot. (High route).
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20/4/07 Edited highlights. Plunge. WILLOW WARBLERS singing 4+ HERON Plunge lodge with large FROG. New Hall to Cowpe Lowe. REED BUNTINGS 2+ SKY LARK lots MEADOW PIPITS lots PHEASANT 1 CURLEW 2 WHEATEARS 2PR Cowpe Lowe to Hurdles Quarry. More Mippits and the odd Lark. LAPWING 1 trying to attract atten...
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Cowpe & Whitworth 15/04/07
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Lench 08:20 1 moorhen, 1 blackcap, 1 willow warbler, 1 grey wagtail & 1 goldcrest. Cowpe Res and surrounding area 08:50 4prs of Canada geese, 3m mallard, 1 curlew, 3 snipe,15 skylark, lots of meadow pipits, 1m wheatear, 1m stonechat, linnet heard, 1 grey wagtail, 1 pied wagtail, 1pr mistle...
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Ewood Bridge, 19th April
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From Peter and Nick Fyldes this evening: 100+ Swallows, c6 House Martins, 2 Sand Martins
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Stubbins/Strongestry 18/4/07
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Seen &/or heard while exploring 'Tetrad SD71Z' MISTLE THRUSH seeing off MAGPIES nr South Lodge. CHIFFCHAFF singing 2 WILLOW WARDLER singing 3 NUTHATCH GT, BLUE & COAL TITS WRENS ROBINS BLACKBIRDS G.S.W. f. exploring rotten trees. GREENFINCH GOLDFINCH JACKDAWS & CROWS WOOD PIGEONS...
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Swallows at Jack Lodge
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Message from Nick Fyldes via Peter: 10+ Swallows along Coal Pit Lane near Jack Lodge today.
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0gden Res. 17.4.07
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The fishing was poor but the birds showed up, pair of sparrowhawks in the conifers, pair of canada geese, stonechat, common sandpiper, grey heron, swallow, chaffinch, wood pigeon, mallard,curlew, meadow pipit,crows and magpies in fields. No cormorants. Grey and pied wagtails all over. Orange t...
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E.B.S.W. 17/4/7
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Access gained at approx. 10:40hrs c25 mixed hirundines with min. of 11 House Martins, 1 Sand Martin and 6 Swallows - birds very high and mobile. 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 B.H.Gull, pr Shelduck, 4 Willow Warbler, c60 Jackdaw, c40 C.Crow, c12 Mallard, Sparrowhawk over- poss. same bird seen over...
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Vismig 16th & 17th April 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate
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Monday April 16th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate0700hrs - 0830hrsall NWcomplete misted out by 0730hrsMeadow Pipits: 10Tuesday April 17th 2007 - Haslingden Laund/Top O'th Slate0630hrs - 0930hrsWind: NW 9mphMovement: NW unless stated otherwise.95% of Pipit movement in 1st hour.Meado...
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Plunge 16/04/07
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09:50 - 11:30 hrs Very hazy poor visibilty. 2m + 1f Wheatear, pr Stonechat, 1m Reed Bunting calling, 1 Green Woodpecker, Pr Curlew, Grey Partridge calling, Snipe drumming. Pr Linnet and Willow Warbler singing on Gincroft Lane. 15/04/07 Knowl Moor - 19:00 hrs. 3 Wheatear, 1 pr Curlew, 1 Peregrine a...
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Grane, 15/04/07
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G.C.Grebe, 1. Goldeneye, 1. Red Grouse, 3 (Pr & single male) Grey Partridge, Pair. Pheasant, c6 males. Curlew, c 6 Pair. Lapwing, c 4 Pair. Snipe, 1 "see-sawing". Golden Plover, c42. L.R.Plover, Pair. Kestrel 1. Skylark c 25. Meadow Pipit c 60. Wheatear, c 12. Grasshopper Warbler, 1...
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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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