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Lee & Whitworth Quarries 23/04/22
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A red kite flew slowly west against strong winds over Lee Quarry this morning Also seenCanada goose - c30, including 5 sitting birds across both quarriessparrowhawk - male flew across the track at Lee Quarrykestrel - 1 in each quarrygreat black-backed gull - 1 in Whitworth Quarrylesser black-back...
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AMR/Harden Moor
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Strong Easterly wind, 10 degrees feels like 5, sunny. Of note.... Swallow....16 Over réservoir Sand Martin....8 as above. Willow Warbler.....5 trying to sing Moorhen.....one on reservoir, very rare for here. Yellow Wagtail.....one with Pied on south bank. Curlew.... at least 3 calling/seen...
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Clowbridge, 23rd April 2022
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08:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, pair plus a single bird, Cormorant, 1, Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 3 pair plus a 3 on the moors, Mallard, 2, Buzzard, 2 , Moorhen, 2 on Back Pond, Oystercatcher, pair flew up the res calling, Lapwing, 1, G.B.B.Gull, 2 on res, Stock Dove, 1 on gable end, Skylark, 4 in song, Swallow...
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Groundwork to Irwell Vale, 20th April 2022
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19:00-20:30 Grey Heron, 5, Greylag Goose, 1 flew up the valley quite high towards Waterfoot. Canada Goose, 2 pairs, Kestrel, 1 over Horncliffe, Moorhen, 1 on HTL, B.H.Gull, 1 flying up the river, Kingfisher, 1 up the river, Swallow, 5 behind EBSW, Sand Martin, 4, Grey Wagtail, male carrying food, Di...
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Cuckoo.
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Just been talking to a walker I know who played me a recording of a Male Cuckoo from yesterday, he watched it being harassed by Crows between Jamestones and Troy Quarries. Regards Brian.
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Red-Necked Grebe.
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Red-Necked Grebe found by RobA, witnessed by CraigB and BrianK at AMR Also.... Common Sandpiper. Grasshopper Warbler.....4 reeling. Regards Brian.
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Clough Bottom, 19th April 2022
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19:00-20:30 Grey Heron, 2 singles over, Mallard, 2 males & a female, Goosander, 9 with 2 adult males & 2x1w males and 5 Redheads, lots of noise & activity! Kestrel, male with vole, Oystercatcher, 3 males making lots of noise, Common Sandpiper, 1 in display over res, Skylark, 5, 3 in song,...
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Osprey 18 April 18.30 hr
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Osprey soaring over Bentley/Edgerton Moss headed West Neil
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Clowbridge to Mitchell House return, 18th April 2022
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14:30-18:00 G.C.Grebe, pair on Clowbridge plus single bird, Cormorant, 1 on Clowbridge, Canada Goose, c12 on each res, Buzzard, distant bird beyond M.H.Res, Kestrel, 1 on the tops, Pheasant, calling bird on the tops, Moorhen, pair in North Bay at Clowbridge, Curlew, 2 pairs, Oystercatcher, pair...
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Rook Count 2022, 17th April 2022
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18:00-20:00 I did most of the known rookery's this evening and counts were as follows: Bacup, 4, now between Tod Road and South Street, Broadclough, 13, Weir, 4, Water, 26, Peers Clough / Lumb, 11, Rook Hill, 40, St. John's , Crawshawbooth, 42, Goodshaw, 9, Acre, 21, Farmer's Glory, 9. Maybe a few more...
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Wallbank Lodge to Cowpe Res 170422
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Wallbank Lodgegrey heron - 1mallard - 5 malesmoorhen - 1blackcap - 2 singing Spring Mill Resgreat crested grebe - 1prCanada goose - 2 prmallard - 3oystercatcher - 1buzzard - 1kestrel - 1 prblack-headed gull - 1lesser black-backed gull - 2skylark - 2pied wagtail - 1grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 1sto...
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17/4/22 - Greenfold etc.
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17/4/22 Flock of 5 Linnet nr. Goodshaw Chapel. Good numbers of Skylarks in song as well as birds being flushed from the ground. Likewise Meadow Pipits 1 Wren singing from rushes Only 2 Lapwings seen, both on separate territories. Curlew calling from Swinshaw Moor 1 Raven causing havoc amongst Carri...
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Grane, 17th April 2022
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06:00-09:30 Cormorant, 3 on Holden Wood and 2 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 over, Canada Goose, c10 pairs, Mallard, c12, Tufted Duck, male in Jamestone West, Goldeneye, 2 males & 1 female on Calf Hey, Buzzard, soaring pair, Sparrowhawk, female over pursued by crows and male over later, Kestrel, 1 perc...
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Marl Pits, 16th April 2022
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13:00-14:00 Buzzard, soaring bird mobbed by a Crow, Willow Warbler, c8, mainly in song, Chiffchaff, 2 in song, Blackcap, 3 in song, Coal Tit, 1, L.T.Tit, pair going into nest in brambles, Raven, 1 over, Goldfinch, 4, Chaffinch, 2, Siskin, 1 over calling. Regards, David.
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Clough Bottom, 16th April 2022
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09:00-10:30 Canada Goose, 23 pairs, Mallard, 2, Goosander, 3, Kestrel, male perched in tree in the clearfell, Oystercatcher, 1, Skylark, 6 singing birds, Swallow, 2 over Swallow Shore, Meadow Pipit, c4, Pied Wagtail, 1 on Swallow Shore, Stonechat, male at top car park and pair on Swallow Shore, So...
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Clowbridge, 15th April 2022
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11:30-13:30 G.C.Grebe, 2 on the res, Cormorant, 2 on The U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 flying in as we left, Canada Goose, 8, Mallard, c4, Buzzard, 2 over Nutshaw and 3 over towards Thieveley Pike, Kestrel, 3 over Nutshaw, Moorhen, 1 on Back Pond, Curlew, calling bird & 1 chasing a Raven, Oystercatcher, p...
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River irwell
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Good numbers of Sand Martin back at nest site this morning cheers andrew
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Grasshopper Warbler.
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Single Grasshopper Warbler at AMR this morning, also Willow Warbler. Info RobA. Regards Brian.
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Ring Ouzel & Wheatear 14/04/2022
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Grane above Jamestone and Troy Quarry 7 Ring Ouzel 3M 4F six at first calling and slowly making their way up the hill side then one more dropped in with them 24 Wheatear 7 birds together in front of me turned round to see 7 more the rest was seen making my way to Calf Hey in ones and twos 2 Sand Martin over Jame...
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House Martins
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First returning House Martins in Edenfield/ Ramsbottom, info from RobA&PaulG. Regards Brian.
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C/booth 12th April 22.
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Blackcap singing away outside my house (Folly Tip) and a single Swallow overhead at 9am this morning. 2 Chiffchaff been on territory here for over a week now too.
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Migrants
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Late post from yesterday after the rain subsided, 1600/1800 hrs 12 degrees. Sand Martin.....14+ hawking over the river at Strongstry. Swallow.....5 with the Sand Martins, then later 3 ( could be same birds ) at Alderbottom. Chiffchaff.... one behind my house, and three between Chatterton and Ald...
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helmshore
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1 swallow flying over Kingstone crescent
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Whitworth & Lee Quarries 10/04/22
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4 whooper swans in Whitworth Quarry today until around 3pm18 Canada geese, mostly paired up in Whitworth Quarry & 2 prs in Lee Quarry1pr curlew in the quarry & another pair to the southonly around 5 skylarks 5 stock dove in Lee Quarry3 pied wagtail in Whitworth Quarry & 2 in Lee Quarryc17...
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Edenfield Circular, 10th April 2022
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07:00-11:00 Out over Cowpe Lowe then down Plunge and back up the Irwell Valley. Canada Goose,c12, Buzzard, 1 at Ewood Bridge, Kestrel, males at Chatterton Hey and Townsendfold, Curlew, pair at the bottom of Plunge, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, B.H.Gull, c12, Collered Dove, pair in Irwell Vale, Kingfish...
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Greenfold 9/4/22
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Greenfold - 2 Wheatears present and not an awful lot else. yesterday 8/4/22 single Chiffchaffs at E.B.S.W. and Ewood Bridge + pr Goosander on river at Ewood Bridge 2 separate G.S. Woodpecker at Irwell Vale 1 Dipper at Ewood Bridge again a quiet day for early April. Rook counts this week Hamer Ave, Love...
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Clowbridge, 9th April 2022
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09:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, pair displaying in the North Bay, Cormorant, 3 on the res, Canada Goose, 17 on or around the res, Mallard, c8, Goosander, 2 pairs on the Back Pond, Buzzard, 2 soaring birds south of the res, Moorhen, pair on the Lagoon and a pair on the Back Pond, Curlew, pair in the fields by Point...
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Whitworth area. 27/3/22
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3 Wheatear, 3 Raven, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 20+ Meadow Pipit. Dave O
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Willow Warbler.
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Single Willow Warbler attempting weak song during drizzle in some scrub where the River Ogden enters the River Irwell in Irwell Vale at 1430 hrs today. Rgards Brian.
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Whitworth Quarry to Spring Mill Res 03/04/22
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Apologies for late post Whitworth Quarry min 11prs of Canada geese, kestrel over Britannia, 1 lapwing, 1 curlew, 8 skylark. 2 pied wagtail, 30 meadow pipit, 1 wheatear & 14 linnet Cowm 35 Canada geese, 1pr oystercatcher, 9 mallard, male tufted duck, 2 black-headed gull, 1 green woodpecker, 1pr...
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