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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2022 - Part 2
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Thursday 28 April - forgot to add 4 Rooks over Holden Wood towards Musbury May 1 - 1 Swift over Holden Wood Reservoir and 1 House Martin over Haslingden May 3 - increases in numbers of Swallows min 20 and Sand Martins min 15 over Grane, 4 Wheatear at Heap Clough, Paul had 8 Lapwing chicks in field with...
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Clowbridge res. 31/8/22
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Afternoon ramble - no chats, waders, hirundines or raptors seen. 2 Raven over flew down the valley tumbling and calling. 3 Cormorant disturbed by yacht. Flock of 7 Teal likewise disturbed by yacht. 1 G.C. Grebe. 8 redhead Goosander + 1 single bird. c20 Meadow Pipit. 11+ Pied Wagtail 1 Goldfinch 70+ B....
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clough bottom
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Weird one today-lunchtime walk only a single crow seen-not even anything on res
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Ewood Bridge 28/8/22
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Waterfoot to Whitworth Quarry via Cowpe 28/08/2022
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cormorant - 2 on Cowpe ResCanada goose - 33 at Cowpe Resbuzzard - 1 over Cowpe Reskestrel - 1 over Cowpe Lowe, min 2 at Cowpe Res & 1 over Lee Cloughgreen sandpiper - 1 flew from a pond at Whitworth Quarrycurlew - calling bird heard south of Whitworth Quarrylittle owl - 1 in east end of Lee Quarryskylar...
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Clough Bottom 21 8 22
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Clough Bottom Lapwing c80 Meadow Pipit c50 Linnet 10 Reed Bunting 6 Stonechat 3 Winchat 1 Redpoll 6 Bullfinch 1 Magpie 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Wren 2 Robin 1 Tufted Duck 1 B H Gull 6 Herring Gull 6 L B B Gull c40 Family parties Blue and Coat Tits and Chaffinch Peter and John
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Spring Mill Res etc 14/08/2022
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Spring Mill Rescormorant - 2grey heron - 1 juvCanada goose - 66lapwing - 6buzzard - 3sparrowhawk - 1 malekestrel - 1black-headed gull - 14pheasant - 1 malewoodpigeon - 17stock dove - 1green woodpecker - 2, including at least 1 juvpied wagtail - 3, including a fresh juvgrey wagtail - 1house martin - c3...
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Clowbridge Res 13th August 22.
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! -- Edited by C Bel on Saturday 13th of August 2022 10:06:31 PM
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Redstart
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PaulG found a juvenile Redstart in Cheesden Valley near the Mill ruin around lunch time today he managed some pics including the attached, watched for around 15 minute very mobile in some shrubs. Regards Brian.
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Spring Mill Res etc 07/08/22
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Spring Mill Rescormorant - 3 Canada goose - 87 mallard - 3shelduck - 5 (4 adults & 1 juv)buzzard - calling birdkestrel - 1 very ragged looking bird, missing several tail feathers & primariesblack-headed gull - 2woodpigeon - min 40pied wagtail - 2grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 1swallow - 6h...
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Seat Naze 6/8/22
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2 Swift 6+ Swallows 1 House Martin Cheers Ian
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Greensandpiper
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1 on Calf Hey res this morning 1 small white gull could not id Neil.
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AMR 3rd July 22.
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1 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin (1 juv) and 2 LRP plus 200+ LBBG at 5-7pm tonight. Tried hard to make a strange Sanderling into a decent yank peep to no avail !!!
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Clowbridge Res 27th June 22.
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7 C Scoter out in middle of Res when I drove past at 6.30pm.
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Clowbridge 31 7 22
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Clowbridge Ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Curlew 1 calling Goosander 10 redheads Grey Heron 1 Cormorant 1 Mallard c20 Swallow c40 House Martin c10 Swift 1 Pied Wagtail c15 Goldfinch 8 Meadow Pipit c10 B H Gull 20 Peter and John
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Little egret
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One this noon on irwell 500 metres lower down from k steels cheers andrew
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Clowbridge res 1000-1100hrs
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Goldfinch at least 10 in the car park Willow warbler Coal tit Great Spotted Woodpecker single in car park Stonechat single male South Bay Cormorant Great Crested Grebe Goosander 4 Oystercatchers pair in South Bay CurLew pair flew over res. Lapwing 8 in north bay Common Sandpiper 3 House...
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Clowbridge res. 26/7/22
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19:30 hrs onwards 1 Grey Heron 2 Cormorant 2 Great crested Grebe. 60+ Canada Geese flew in at dusk. c22 Mallard. 2 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew 2 Little ringed Plover 1 Dunlin. 1 Common Sandpiper. 200+ swifts moving through during the evening, largest party c100. Small numbers of Swallows and H. Martins. F...
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Next 6 Months
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Some dates for your diary ROC Meetings Autumn 2022 15th August - Clowbridge, meet at Kay Street car park 19:00 19th September - Catch-up meeting 17th October - Members photos 21st November - Quiz? / more photos 19th December - General chat!! 16th January - AGM Indoor meetings start at 19:15 at Weaver...
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clough bottom
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15 Lapwing 1 male Tufted duck 3 Stonechats
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Clowbridge 25th July22.
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Back to normal this morning.. 2 LRP, 1 C Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant.
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Little Egret.
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Single Little Egret just upstream of Stubbins Road Bridge now. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge Res 23rd July 22
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Early evening check before and during the rain... 7 - 8.15pm. Still 1 Dunlin associating with 7 LRP (4 1cy) south end, and mobile. 2 G C Grebe ( 1 a 1cy) 8 Mallard. 10 Swallow. 4 Sand Martin. 3 Swift. 1 Heron. 3 Raven over to east.
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Clowbridge res 230722
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1030-1145hrs Pied wagtail BHG Lapwing Curlew LRP Common Sandpiper Goosander GCG Swallow Swift House Martin Stonechat cheers, Phil
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Clowbridge res 220722
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0700-0800hrs Swallow BHG Heron GCG Curlew Lapwing Goosander Common Sandpiper LRP Snipe single in South Bay and it was there yesterday next to the jetty Pied wagtail Stonechat Goldfinch Coal tit Meadow pipit GSW kestrel cheers, Phil
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Clowbridge 21sr July 22.
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10.00am in the drizzle. 2 Dunlin, 7 LRP, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 4 C Sand, 3 G C Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 6 Goosander all redheads, 12 Mallard. -- Edited by C Bel on Friday 22nd of July 2022 10:33:11 AM
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Little Egret - Alder Bottom - Sunday 17th July
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Sighting of a little egret was reported to me by a relative on the morning of Sunday 17th July. The bird was on the Irwell upstream of the old railway bridge, alongside a grey heron.
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Grane.
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Two Whimbrel at Holden Wood res, one came down from Ogden, the other from south that one stayed briefly and went north west, the other is still here on the water edge of an extremely low HWR. Regards Brian. -- Edited by brian on Monday 18th of July 2022 10:20:19 AM
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Spring Mill Res 17/07/2022
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cormorant - 1great crested grebe - adult and full grown juv not associating with each otherCanada goose - 35mallard - 6lapwing - adult with fully fledged juvkestrel - 1black-headed gull - 17lesser black-backed gull - 1green woodpecker - 1woodpigeon - 14pied wagtail - 3grey wagtail - 1swallow - 9st...
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Grane 15/07/2022
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Holden Wood 15 Oystercatchers feeding in the mud 1 Grey Heron 10 Male Mallard coming out of Eclipse 6 B H Gulls and 4 juveniles Calf Hey Small toads on path 2 G C Grebe 1 Lapwing 1 B H Gull juvenile 1 Buzzard flying off with rabbit in its talons Troy Area 1 Wheatear 2 Stonechat 1m 1f 2 Meadow Pipit Good numbe...
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