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Dipper and nuthatch sightings & others
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Walking the dog up the Alden stream, Musbury on 27th Nov at 10am, a dipper was feeding in the leaves at the western end of the stream. New white splashes on the rocks as I walked upstream told me he was about, as we had had rain in the night and sure enough, the white flash of his chest was visibl...
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Limy Valley Bottomlands
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Dec 4th 2006 3pm ish - Leabrook ref 809 237 - Tip Lodge ref 814 237
Greetings all -
Several species showing despite a poor day weather wise. A pair of Dippers were at Leabrook on the river and a group of 16 Long Tailed Tits were in trees close by. A further group of at least 10 birds (there's a lot ab...
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Edgecote, Irwell Valley, Grane etc 03/12/06
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Edgecote 10:00, 26 common snipe, 1 skylark, 2 meadow pipit, circa 600 starling put to flight by a sparrowhawk, 40 fieldfare.
Marl Pits 10:50, 1m sparrowhawk, 21 black headed gull, 2 jay,2 mistle thrush, 7 redwing, 3 lomg tailed tit, 1m bullfinch.
Holme Lane and Holmes Terrace Lodge area 1...
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Cowm Res, 08:00 - 09:00 A.M 02/12/06
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G.C.Grebe 1, Canada Goose c 20, Tuted Duck 2 males, Goldeneye 2, Mallard c50, Kestrel 1, Wood Pigeon c400 flew over, several flocks of 15-20 also present, B.H.Gull c 70, Common Gull c 6,Blackbird c 8 in same Hawthorn, Song Thrush 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Redpoll 1 flew over, Bullfinch 2, Chaff...
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David Nuttall
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Early morning! 01/12/06
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Birds singing / calling this morning in the pitch dark at 06:15 were Tawny Owl, Robin and Dunnock!
Regards,
David
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DO IT ALL
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10-00AM RIVER IRWELL 29/11/06
2 MALE, 3 REDHEAD GOOSEANDER
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NEW HALL HEY
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RIVER IRWELL UNDER RAILWAY BRIDGE 15-30pm
1 pair gooseander,1 heron,mixed flock blue and great tits c12
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Dave Howorth
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park rd ind estate bacup 28/11/06
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1 song thrush singing today, mistle thrush singing today and yesterday, 5 teal flew over yesterday towards newline or cowm res.
cheers kevin
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Clowbridge 25 Nov 06
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40 Canadas, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Female Goldeneye, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 4 Mallard, 8 Lapwing over moor.
12:30 - 14:00
Ian -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 08:58, 2006-11-27
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brambling at Gaghills 26/11/06
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1 female brambling was with around 20 chaffinches at our feeders at 09:00.
other minimum counts at our feeders this weekend: bullfinch 3m, 1f, greenfinch 40, goldfinch 6, song thrush 1, mistle thrush 1, blackbird 4, robin 2, blue tit 6, great tit 2, coal tit 1, long tailed tit 3, great s...
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New Line Res 12:30 21/11/06
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12 mallard, 22 black headed gull, 1 common gull, 3 moorhen, 7 blackbirds and not a lot of anything else.
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Owl sighting off the a56 - 18/11/2006
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i was driving up te m66......and just entered the section where the motorway ends and becomes the a56 at 7.45pm.....when an owl appeared andflew across the motorway......it appeared fairly light in colour..........not a tawny owl.......
it could have been a short eared owl but i suspe...
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North Rossendale 19/11/06
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Shortclough Res. 08:00. Grey Heron, 3 Mallard, 30 Goldfinch.
Clowbridge Res. 08:15 -9:00. 1 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 12 B.H. Gull, Pair Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Reed Bunting.
Clough Bottom Res. 09:15 - 09:45. 1 Goldeneye, 1 lapwing, 1 Jay.
Br...
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Edgeside, Clough Bottom, Clowbridge and Mitchell's House res etc 19/11/06
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Edgeside 09:00: 1m sparrowhawk mobbed by a carrion crow, 1 juv peregrine drifted over towards the Hile and 2 mistle thrush, 1 of which was singing.
Jack Lodge 09:25: 1 little grebe, 1 grey heron, 17 mallard, 1 pr wigeon, 1 moorhen, 1 goldcrest and 1pr bullfinch.
Shadlock Cote and Lumb Corner 09:55...
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Wildfowl Count, Grane 19th Nov 06
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Holden Wood
2 Gt Crested Grebe, 4 Mallard, 130 Black-headed Gull, c5 Common Gull, 2 Moorhen, 200+ Fieldfare over Tenements Farm area, Green Woodpecker calling from S side just above dam.
Ogden
2 Cormorant
Calf Hey
Nil
Ashworth Moor Res
c20 Common Gull, c30 Black-headed Gull, 6 Malla...
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Gaghills, Warth and Cowpe 18/11/06
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minimum counts at our feeders at Gaghills this morning: 35 greenfinch, 10 chaffinch, 6 goldfinch, 1m 1f bullfinch, 4 blue tit, 2 great tit, 1 coal tit, 5 feral pigeon, 4 collared dove, 2 dunnock, 1 wren, 6 house sparrow, 4 starling, 2 blackbird, 1 robin, 1 magp...
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New Line Res 16/11/06
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12 mallard, 4 moorhen, 27 black headed gull, 1 common gull, 250 starling, 2 redwing, 6 blackbirds, mixed flock of tits and finches with a minimum of 5 long tailed tits 6 blue tits 2 great tits 2 goldfinch 3 greenfinch and 2 chaffinch, 1 dunnock singing and displaying to what I assume was a fe...
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Townsend Fold 16th Nov
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16/11/06 12.15pm RIVER IRWELL
2 PAIR GOOSEANDER, 2 GREY HERON, 2 DIPPER, 1 KESTREL,
DAVE -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 13:59, 2006-11-16
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Edenfield Area a.m. 15/11/06
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E.B.S.W. 14/11/06
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E.B.S.W. 14/11/06 - 14:55 - 15:45
Species counted - c150 Jackdaw, c90 Pied Wagtail counted flying off to the N.W. between 15:25 and 15:45 hrs. There were still at least another half dozen birds feeding on the beds as we left including a white coloured bird (partial albino as opposed to white w...
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FIELDFARE
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14/11/06 c80 FIELDFARE AT FOXHILL DRIVE WATERFOOT 9.30 am
12/11/06 GOLDCREST WATERFOOT CENTRE OPPOSITE ROYAL HOTEL 8.30 am
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Irwell Valley and AMR 12 11 06
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Warth 09:00 60 fieldfare over towards Lench. Good numbers of common birds feeding in the hedges which included the following: 25 redwings 15 blackbirds 1 mistle thrush 12 greenfinch 8 chaffinch 2 jays 12 great tits 8 blue tits and 2 coal tits.
Bocholt Way 09:55 8 mallard...
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Deeply Vale 12/11/06
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Canada Goose, c40 feeding on pasture.
Goosander, male flew west.
Kestrel, 2.
Sparrowhawk,1.
Snipe,1.
Lapwing,66 (AMR).
Meadow Pipit 5.
Fieldfare, c500, largest flock c200.
Redwing, c20.
Stonechat, 5, 2prs & single male.
Starling, flock of c200.
Regards,
David...
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Bar T. Godwit
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Hello there - there is a posting on the east lancs site for a Bar Tailed Godwit at Clowbridge res on 10/11/06. Unfortunatley I was working so didn't get to see it. Closer to home a Song Thrush has been singing for the last two days at Reedsholme and today 100 Fieldfares were at Goodshawfold along with the u...
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New Line Res 9th Nov
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2 canada goose 10 mallard 4 moorhen 46 black headed gull 6 blackbird and very little else
also this week 21 redwing at Edgeside Monday 6th and 1 tawny owl at Park Rd Industrial Estate Bacup at 17:30 8th
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Vismig 071106 - Haslingden Grane
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Tuesday November 7th 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0700hrs -1000hrs
Wind: 1-3mph variable
Movement: West unless stated otherwise.
The early Fieldfare which I had this morning where all going back East along the valley. Whether they actually went out East or they...
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Cowm Res Mon Nov 6th.
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250 Fieldfare
1 Jay
1 Blackbird
100 Carrion Crow mixed with 30 Jackdaw
12 Chaffinch
5 Blue Tits
4 Great Tits
34 Black Headed Gull
2 Goldcrest
8 Goldfinch
1 Grey Heron
1 Male Stonechat
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Vismig 061106 Haslingden Grane
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Monday November 6th 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0700hrs - 0830hrs
Wind: NW 12mph
Movement: North West
Again winds strong and making Starlings go through very low down, and obviously would be missing them. Very few Fieldfare, just a trickle at first light a...
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Edgecote, Irwell Valley Grane etc Nov 5th
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Gaghills 08:00: 24 redwing flying towards Cowpe.
Edgecote 09:45: 39 common snipe, 3 meadow pipit.
Marl Pits 10:20: 9 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 3 redpoll.
Lower Cloughfold 10:45: 1 party long tailed tits, 2 redwing, 1 or 2m bullfinch and 1 flock 0f 10 redwing and 60 fieldfare flying nort...
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Grane Valley 05/11/06
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Grane Valley 07:15 - 10:00 A.M
Great Crested Grebe 1.
Goosander Pair flew west.
Grey Heron 3.
G.S. Pecker 1.
Redwing, several parties between 9 and 30 with probably 160 in total.
Fieldfare, several parties between 4 and 50 with around 400 in total.
Mistle Thrush 2 pairs
Long Tailed T...
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