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New Line Res 9th Nov
(Preview)
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
(Preview)
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
(Preview)
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
(Preview)
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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Vismig 051106 Haslingden Grane
(Preview)
Sunday November 5th 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0700hrs-1100hrs
Wind:NW 15mph
Movement: North West unless stated otherwise.
Fieldfare: 646
Redwing: 122
Blackbird: 5
Starling: 245
Chaffinch: 19
Skylark: 1 (0715hrs)
Goldfinch: 6
Woodpigeon: 38
S...
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jack snipe etc 4th Nov
(Preview)
1 jack snipe flushed from small pond at Scrubbing Mills.
2 common snipe in fields above Cowpe Res.
Mixed flock of fieldfare and redwing (estimate 100 of each) at Higher Lench 10:30. Another mixed flock of 90 over Brow Edge Quarry (estimate 30 fieldfare and 60 redwing) 11:30. 70 fiel...
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Clowbridge Res 4th Nov
(Preview)
Hameldon Hill, Clowbridge Res. 4/11/06 - 11:00 - 14:45hrs
A pair of Stonechat, a Kestrel and a G.S.W. were at New Laithe Farm
20 Snipe and 4 Lapwing were on Hameldon near the weather station. 6 M. Pipit flew W. 13 Fieldfare flew W. and c40 Redwing flew N.
2 Redhead Goosander, 3 Wigeon (1m + 2f...
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More Fieldfares 4th Nov
(Preview)
Dunnockshaw - 3/11/06 - 16:15hrs ref.813275
A report of thousands of fieldfares in the area, got there after work to find at least 1000 birds in tree tops. Most flew W. over the next half an hour in the direction of Stonefold/ Mitchells House res. c40 Redwing flew in as if to roost in coni...
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Vismig 041106 Haslingden Grane
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Saturday November 4th 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake) 0700hrs-1000hrs Wind: W 1-3mph then freshening to 5-7mph Movement: North West unless stated otherwise. Fieldfare: 1557 (26parties, best parties 200,180,160,100). First half hour best, then occasional parties say every 20 mi...
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Fieldfare Nov 4th.
(Preview)
Just off market St Facit, Whitworth
07:30
About 150 were feeding on Hawthorn for some time before heading over toward cowm res/quarry
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Vismig 021106 Haslingden Grane FIELDFARES
(Preview)
Thursday November 2nd 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0645hrs - 1230hrs
Wind: NW 3-5mph variable
Movement: W/North West unless specified different
A follow on from yesterday, lots of Fieldfares, all going North West (as is usual around here at peak times). Best move perio...
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Birderbryan
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021106 - 7 Whooper Swans 1945hrs
(Preview)
Whilst at front door having a quick drag - 7 Whooper Swans flew above me calling - West to East 1945hrs. Could see clearly with moonlight and streetlight, only about 50ft high. Never seen them before at night.
Bryan.
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Vismig 031106 - Haslingden Grane
(Preview)
Friday November 3rd 2006 - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake)
0645hrs-1100hrs
Wind: W 1-3mph
Movement West unless stated otherwise.
Fieldfare numbers had come off the boil from yesterday, but still reasonable numbers occasionally going through - all North West as usual, m...
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Fieldfares 3rd Nov
(Preview)
50 fieldfares over Lench 07:15
Kevin -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 10:46, 2006-11-03
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COUGHBOTTOM RES 1st Nov
(Preview)
16-00 TO 16-45
1/11/06
3 WHOOPER SWANS OVER
34 FIELDFARE OVER
2 PAIR MALLARD
6 LAPWING
1 GREY WAGTAIL
12 WOOD PIGEONS
1 ROBIN
DAVE HOWORTH & PETE FYLDES -- Edited by JimOrmerod at 08:51, 2006-11-02
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Vismig 011106 - Haslingden Grane
(Preview)
Wednesday November 1st 2006 - Haslingden (Kings Highway) 0645hrs-0900hrs Wind: NW 12-15 mph Movement WEST unless stated otherwise. Chaffinch: 44 (27S) Meadow Pipit: 12 (3S) Pied Wagtail: 1 Starling: 134 (16E) Greenfinch: 10 (1S) Redwing: 11 (4S) Redpoll: 4 (S) Fieldfare: 42 Woodpigeon: 53 (37S...
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Neww Line Res 12:30
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63 canada goose, 16 mallard, 1 female tufted duck , 4 moorhen, 43 black headed gull & 1 common gull. Also today 40 redwings flew east over Waterfoot @ 07:15.
I have also been told of a large bird of prey seen at Clowbridge on Sunday Oct 29th. From the description given it was probably a...
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River irwell New Hall Hey
(Preview)
7-30 am 1/11/06
1 kingfisher, 1 grey heron, 1 dipper
dave
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Dave Howorth
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Wed.1 Nov Clowbridge
(Preview)
Clowbridge Res 10:00 1.11.06
3 Whooper Swans
67 Canada Geese
3 Redhead Goosander
2 GC Grebe
Plus BHG's and Mallard as usual.
 Happy birding
Ina
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Vismig 301006 Haslingden King's Highway
(Preview)
Jim et al : Yesterday (Sunday October 29th 2006) at 1350hrs had a Ring-Necked Parakeet flying around our Avenue constantly shrill calling and being harassed by a local Magpie. Seem to think from the behaviour that it may have been a escapee... but there again it was a very strong flyer, s...
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Winter Thrushes
(Preview)
Cribden Clough - Twin Lodges ref 808233 11:20 am - 12 20pm
200 mixed Redwing, Fieldfare and Starling. Mostly Redwings. Also a mixed flock of mostly Greenfinch with small numbers of Goldfinch and Bullfinch c20 in number. Female Kestrel hunting.
c12 Long Tailed Tit with 2 G...
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Cowm Res
(Preview)
300-400 Fieldfare.
1m 1f Stonechat
100 |Woodpigeon
50 Carrion Crow roosting.
Little Owl calling.
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RING OUZEL ETC
(Preview)
COWPE AREA 09:00 - 10:45
NO SIGN OF THE BLACK REDSTARTS IN CRAGG QUARRY BETWEEN 09:30 & 10:30. 2 RAVEN FLYING TOWARDS LEE QUARRY OVER COWPE RES. 2 TWITE FLEW SOUTH OVER CRAGG QUARRY & 1 WAS HEARD ON BRAND WOOD MOOR. 80 CARRION CROWS CRAGG QUARRY. 1 PEREGRINE SAT ON QUARRY F...
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VISMIG 291006 Haslingden King's Highway
(Preview)
(yesterday) Saturday October 28th 2006
Haslingden Laund - NO COUNT BECAUSE OF MIST OUT AND RAIN....
Sunday October 29th 2006
Haslingden - King's Highway (King's Highway is about 500 yards SE of Laund)
0645hrs-0930hrs
Movement: South unless stated otherwise.
Cha...
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Clough Bottom Res
(Preview)
Sunday 29th Oct 2006
Swan species, 7, probably Whooper, flew North East at 07:25.
Pink Footed Goose, 130 flew North East ay 09:00.
Pheasant, 1.
Sparrowhawk, female mobbed by crows.
Lapwing, 36.
Stonechat, pair.
Jay, 2.
Regards,
David.
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BLACK REDSTART
(Preview)
A MALE BLACK REDSTART WAS AGAIN IN CRAGG QUARRY TODAY. ON 22ND OCT A PAIR WERE PRESENT. ALSO SEEN TODAY 6 FIELDFARE AT COWPE RES AND 2 REDWING SOUTH WEST OVER COWPE LOWE.
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Vismig 271006 Haslingden Laund
(Preview)
Friday October 27th 2006 - Haslingden Laund 0730hrs-1000hrs Wind: SW 3-5mph and then increasing Movement: South unless stated otherwise. Redwing: 243 (24NW & 2E) (largest parties 50+50) Fieldfare: 16 NW (one party) Mistle Thrush: 2 Chaffinch: 57 (one party 14) (20W) Meadow Pipit: 36 Starli...
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Birderbryan
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Thr Oct 26th 2006 - Haslingden Laund
(Preview)
Thursday October 26th 2006 - Haslingden Laund 0730hrs-1000hrs Wind: SW 15-20 mph with gust Movement: South unless stated otherwise. Atrocious weather, yet Redwing where going through come what may, yet how the mighty have fallen, yesterday only specks in the sky, and today they where reduced to a...
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