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Grane 19/12/2021
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cormorant - 6 at Holden Wood & 1 on Ogdengrey heron - 1 at OgdenCanada goose 32 at Ogden - 9 on Calf Heymallard - 3 at Holden Wood, 10 at Calf Hey, 5 in Jamestone East & 2 at Hutch Bankgoldeneye - 1 male at Calf Hey, 1 male & 1 female in Jamestone West & 1 male in Jamestone Eastmoorhen - 2 on Holde...
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Clowbridge, 11th Dec 2021
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09:00-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 4 on the res, Cormorant, 3 on the res, Canada Goose, 2 flew off from the res as I arrived, Mallard, c20 on the res, Goosander, 20 on the res inc 5 males, Common Gull, 20 on the res / jetty, B.H.Gull, c30 on the res / jetty, Stock Dove, single over 3 times, Stonechat, female in north bay...
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Request for help identifying a bird of prey under suspicion of being a hen harrier and failing to stop for a good photo
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Apologies for the frivolous title, I couldn't resist. I have hen harrier hallucinations quite regularly. Usually it's a buzzard or a gull (once it was a pigeon...). I know the photos aren't much to go off, just interested what people think it might be. Guess it could be a sparrowhawk. Just looked a bit...
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Clowbridge Res 7th Dec 21
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8 Goosander (4 pr) 3 GC Grebe 5 Cormorant 10+ Mallard
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Cloughbottom 05/12/2021
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6 x Goosander 1 x Buzzard (mobbed by a crow) - see photo. -- Edited by MikeD on Monday 6th of December 2021 01:15:03 PM
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Lowe 05/12/2021
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mallard - 16 in Waterfootbuzzard - 2 over the hillside at Warthsparrowhawk - single males over Hareholme and Warth, possibly the same birdkestrel -hunting birds at Warth & Scrubbing Millsgolden plover - 10 on Cowpe Lowesnipe - 2 on Cowpe Lowelittle owl - 1 at the head of Lench valleyredwing - 2 at...
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Clowbridge, 5th Dec 2021
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09:00-11:00 Cormorant, 4 fishing the res, Canada Goose, c20 flew off west, Mallard, 5, Goosander, pair flew off north, G.B.B.Gull, 1 on res, Herring Gull, c100 over mainly NE, Common Gull, 4 on res, B.H.Gull, c20 on res, Collared Dove, pair near Glory, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 over, Meadow Pipit, 2, Stone...
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Green Sand C/booth 4th Dec 21
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Green Sandpiper flew south, calling, over out house at 6.15 tonight..
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Barn Owl
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Some photos of a local Barn Owl!
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Landgate up towards Brown Wardle. 2/12/21
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Lovely cool walk up towards Brown Wardle seeing:- 5 Carrion Crow, 4 Magpie, 1 Stonechat, 4 Mistle Thrush, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Black headed Gull. Dave O
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth. 1/12/2021
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Seems to have been an increase in thrushes around the reservoir with: - 25+ Blackbirds, 12 Robins, 6 Dunnocks, 2 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 130 Canada Geese, 1 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 28 BH Gulls, a group of 10 Carrion Crows all together on the dam wall (not seen so many together before) 4 Magpies, 2 Jackdaw, 23...
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Winter feeding station Strongstry.
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Before Saturdays change of weather the feeding station was fairly quite, Brambling and large numbers of Chaffinch had not been seen for 10 days, then came the wind, Snow and minus 6 temperatures, below are average numbers recorded between Sunday midday and midday today. Blue Tit.....9 Great Tit.....
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Blackcap
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Male Blackcap in back garden yesterday and today 28 and 29 November Ventnor road, Haslingden Neil
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Dearden Wood 28/11/2021
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Thinking this is in Rossendale Boundary Dearden Wood was full of Redwings this morning feed on berries Also all along Michael Wife Lane in the hedgerows feed on berries and the same on Hollins Lane Cheers Craggy
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Rawtenstall, 28th Nov 2021
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09:30-11:30 Grey Heron, 1 on The Irwell at Tesco, Mallard, c12 along The Irwell, Peregrine, male over town, Herring Gull, c20 over, B.H.Gull, c6, Kingfisher, 1 on The Irwell, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 at The Holme, Dipper, 3 chasing along The Irwell at Hareholme with 1 in song plus a single at Townsendfold,...
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Clowbridge, 27th Nov 2021
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10:00-11:00 2 degrees, snow on ground, biting wind! G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 3 on res, Mallard, 8 on res and 16 on Limy, Goosander, 11, inc 7 males! L.B.B.Gull, 1 over, Common Gull, 4 on res, B.H.Gull, 2 on res, Stock Dove, 1, Meadow Pipit, 4 on res bank, Stonechat, pair on east bank wall, female ha...
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More Pink Feet 15/11/21
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Skien of c150 P.F.G over Twin Lodges this morning at 11:50 hrs approx. Heading W. on a line towards Helmshore. Also present around the Lodges were a flock of 7 Greenfinch, 4 Bullfinch and c6 Blackbirds & a single Kestrel. Group of c10 Redwing flew down valley over Leabrook earlier. 1 Dipper at Tup...
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Pink Feet
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100 plus North over Deerplay about 11.30 am
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Whitworth 14/11/21
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East Gate Woods (part of Healey Dell)grey wagtail - 1dipper - 2bullfinch - 1 female Spring Mill Rescormorant - 1tufted duck - 1 malegoosander - 1 redheadherring gull - 1common gull - 1black-headed gull - 53buzzard - 1kestrel - 2green woodpecker - 2grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 1 heardstonechat - 2bl...
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Clowbridge, 13th Nov 2021
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09:30-11:00 Cormorant, 4, Grey Heron, 1 on Limy, Wigeon, male & 2 females, Mallard, c6, Goosander, male & 5 Redheads, Pheasant, male towards Crown Point, Herring Gull, 5 on res & c20 over, Common Gull, c6 on res, B.H.Gull, c20 on res, Meadow Pipit, 4 behind boat house, Pied Wagtail, 1 on h...
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Clowbridge, 7th Nov 2021
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09:30-11:30 Cormorant, 2 on U-Boat, Canada Goose, 17 on res, Goosander, 4 redheads on res, Sparrowhawk, 1 over Reedsholme on the drive up, Kestrel, 1 behind boat house, Herring Gull, 5 over res, Common Gull, c6 on jetty, B.H.Gull, c20 on jetty, Meadow Pipit, 2 over, Fieldfare, c150 in car park & c...
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Pinkfeet C/booth 8th Nov 21.
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63 (60 in pic) flew very low east to west at 9.50am. So low they could have been grounded on chapel hill???
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Grane 07/11/21
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cormorant - at least 16 in the roost at Holden Wood @ 3:30pmCanada goose - 52 at Holden Woodmallard - 1pr at Holden Wood & 5 on Calf Heycoot - 1 on Holden Woodbuzzard - 2sparrowhawk - male over Holden Woodgreat black-backed gull - 1 on Ogden &b 1 over Heap Cloughherring gull - 6 + 7 + 1 over Heap Cloug...
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Reedsholme 6/11/21
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2 Moorhen - Shortclough res. Flock of 200+ Starling - above Heightside Lane 1 Kestrel along Heightside Lane Flock of 13 Redwing at Reeds Lane w/ c6 Blackbirds feeding on Holly Little else of note Bob.
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Clough Bottom, 6th Nov 2021
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09:30-10:30 Goosander, Redhead on the res, Lapwing, A flock c60 towards Deerplay split with 40 dropping to res bank and 20 dropping onto the moors, Common Gull, c12 on res bank & over, B.H.Gull, c30 on res bank, Wood Pigeon, c30 over, Meadow Pipit, c10 on Swallow Shore, Fieldfare, flocks of 70, 50...
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Water. 6th Nov 21.
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Big arrival of thrushes overnight at first light in c/booth both Fieldfares and Redwings flying around over my house in large numbers, then, very large numbers around Lumb and esp Dean Lane, Water with way over 1000 Fieldfare and Redwing (80-20% ratio) in fields in just one flick.. Several other flo...
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Cheesden.
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Overcast, 8 degrees and calm. 0800/1000. 60+ Redwing and same for Fieldfare, all feeding on Hawthorn, very little else of note. Regards Brian.
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Thrush movement over Whitworth. 5/11/21
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Very large group of Redwings and a couple of Fieldfare flying south at around 2pm today. Upwards of 300/400 birds. Dave O
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Smew at Calf Hey Reservoir
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Female, images attached. Seen at about midday today. -- Edited by Mohammed on Wednesday 3rd of November 2021 01:55:31 PM
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Brambling.
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Todays Brambling count at Strongstry feeding station is 13, some pictures attached, with some friends, courtesy of PaulG. RegardsBrian. -- Edited by brian on Friday 5th of November 2021 01:55:59 PM
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