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Landgate and Brown Wardle. 14/7/2022
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1 Skylark, 4 Wheatear, 5 Meadow Pipit, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Raven on top of Brown Wardle, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Magpie, 20 Swift, 1 Kestrel. On small quarry pool at Landgate: - 5 Canada Geese, 1 Mallard, 2 Moorhen`s with 2 unfledged young. Nice day and a good walk. Dave O
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Clowbridge res. 13/7/22.
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19:45 hrs onwards. Highlight was a female Common Scoter and a constant passage of swifts down the valley. Probably in excess of 300 over the evening. Other species seen 1 Little ringed Plover 3 Oystercatcher 1 Common Sandpiper 1 calling Curlew 2 male Stonechat 2 calling Willow Warbler 30+ B.H.Gull,...
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Clowbridge 15:15-16:00 9/7/22
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Good number of Mallard and Canadas pair Little ringed plover Black headed gulls Curlew calling over moor Greenfinch singing Limy Lane House sparrows Limy Lane 9 Redshank 1 juvenile Great Crested Grebe Ian -- Edited by Ian Brady on Saturday 9th of July 2022 09:49:48 PM -- Edited by Ian Brady on Saturd...
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Buckhurst/Cheesden valley.
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0800/1100 hrs. Sunny 16 degree strong north westerly. Of note. Mistle Thrush.6 strong family party. Sand Martin.7 over and 4 young being fed perched on a Hawthorn. Swallow.4 over Buckhurst. House Martin.3 around farm buildings. Willow Warbler..several around in small parties. Whitethroat..c...
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Med gull 07/07/2022
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A single Mediterranean gull flew over Hugh Mill towards Cowpe around midday today cheers Kevin
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Deeply Vale 6/7/22
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Not knowing how to visit the site of the fairly famous "Deeply Vale Music Festivals" of 1976/77/78 etc I spoke with Rob A who gave me good directions. So not really a birdy walk but I did see: - 11 Mallard, 6 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 3 Swift, 4 Swallow, 1 Buzzard, various crows and gulls mainly passing o...
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Male Ruff. AMR 5th July 22.
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A cracking summer plumages male Ruff (a black one) is on AMR. Present from early this morning and was still present when I left at 12.30. Flew off high north mid morning with 2 gulls but returned a minute later. Another R Archer decent bird. other stuff.. Greenshank flew over from the north and contin...
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Clowbridge, 28th June 2022
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07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, well grown juv on res, Canada Goose, 32, Goosander, 9 Redheads, Curlew, calling birds, LRP, pair, Common Sandpiper, pair, L.B.B.Gull, 1 on back pond, B.H.Gull, 3 juvs, 4 adults, Stock Dove, pair, Swift, c50 around the res, G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird from car park, Skyla...
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Grane Jamestones to Holden Wood via Rossendale Way
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Jamestones 1 Oystercatcher 1 Ringed Plover 1 Lapwing Skylark Meadow Pipit A first for me, Creeping Thistle with White Flower (see phot ) 1 Common Damselfly Small Heath butterfly seen in twos and threes every 40 steps or so, but not seen on opposite side of valley 1 Large Skipper male Hillside along...
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Clowbridge, 25th June 2022
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10:30-12:00 Canada Goose, 30 on the res, Curlew, pair with at least 1 chick in long grass behind Point Wood, Oystercatcher, 1 over calling, Common Sandpiper, 2 singles, LRP, 2, B.H.Gull, 4 adults, 3 juvs, Swift, c40 feeding over & around the res, Skylark, 2 singing birds, Swallow, c6, House Mart...
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Clowbridge, 23 June 2022
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20:30-21:30 Redshank, 1 in South Bay area and thanks to Mo for pointing me in the right direction, Common Sandpiper, adult with well grown chick plus a pair, Oystercatcher, 1 on Back Pond and a pair around the res, Curlew, pair in display over res. Regards, David. -- Edited by David Nuttall on Thursday...
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Cheesden Valley, 19th June 2022
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16:00-18:00 Grey Heron, 1. Canada Goose, 8, Buzzard, soaring bird, Pheasant, pair plus 2 calling birds, Curlew, 3 singles, Lapwing, c12 adults & 2 chicks, Snipe, 1 near Cheesden Bar Lodge, Oystercatcher, 1 flew down the valley calling, Swift, 3, Skylark, c4, a couple in song, Swallow, c40 inc s...
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Spring Mill to Futures Park 19/06/22
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Spring Mill Resgrey heron - juvenilecormorant - 1Canada goose - flock of 35 plus a pair with 4 goslingsmallard - 7lesser black-backed gull - 3black-headed gull - 3kestrel - 2skylark - 2grey wagtail - 1prmeadow pipit - 2stock dove - 1prwoodpigeon - 12swift -c25swallow - c12, 2 family partieshouse ma...
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Rawtenstall 17/6/22
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Yesterday around town centre 1 Herring Gull on roof top at Tup Bridge. c3 L.B.B. Gull low over town. c10 B.H. Gull on lamp posts nr train station. c20 Swift feeding over river nr Tesco - my largest local flock so far. 6+ House Martin with swifts. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 18th June 2022
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13:30-15:00 Canada Goose, c30 in North Bay, Buzzard, 1 behind Boat House, Dunlin, summer plumage bird in South Bay, Common Sandpiper, 1 South Bay, Oystercatcher, pair in North Bay, Curlew, single calling / over, L.B.B.Gull, passage over North West c200 birds, Swift, c200 over res/ moors, Skylark...
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Treecreeper
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Seen last evening opposite my house on Lee road
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Clough Bottom 130622
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Grey heron - 1Canada goose - 31 mallard - c12 around the restufted duck - 1 maleoystercatcher - 1prlapwing - 2 at Swallow Shorecurlew - 1pheasant - 1lesser black-backed gull - 3 at Swallow Shore plus a few singles overstock dove - 3swift - c10swallow - 2garden warbler - singing bird seen briefly gras...
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Spring Mill Res etc 12/06/22
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Canada goose - 29black-headed gull - 2 adults and a fresh looking juvlesser black-backed gull - 4oystercatcher - 1pheasant - 1woodpigeon - 55pied wagtail - male with 3 juvsgrey wagtail - 1swift - 3swallow - 2house martin - min 12wheatear - 1prstonechat 1pr with at least 3juvsreed bunting - 4 singing...
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K Steels to EBSW 12 6 22
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Along the Irwell Whitethroat 2 Blackcap 6 Chiff Chaff 3 Willow Warbler 6 Reed Bunting 2 Dipper 2 Kingfisher 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Sand Martin c20 ebsw c10 along the river Swift c10 Swallow 6 House Martin 1 Peter and John -- Edited by pfyldes on Sunday 12th of June 2022 05:07:02 PM -- Edited by pfyldes on Su...
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Clowbridge res. 6/7/22
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No sign of Sanderlings or L.R.Ps. 3 Great crested Grebe 1pr Red breasted Merganser (thanks to R.Carter ELOC). Especially good record not many sightings of this species over the years here. 10+ B.H.Gull Pr Common Sandpiper Curlew calling from fields c10 Swifts 1 House Martin Blackcap singing c34 Ca...
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clough bottom
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2 Grey Partridge near road john and peter 6 June
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Summer Bird Race, 5th June 2022
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06:00-16:00 It was a rainy, quite cold and sometimes blustery day and two teams of 3 competed in the 2022 Summer Bird Race and with both teams seeing 66 species each the result was a honourable draw! Some ROC members who could attend all day also contributed and the total number of birds seen in the Rosse...
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Whitworth. 12/5/22
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3 Swift north over Facit 12 noon. First of the year for me. Dave O.
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Grey Partridge, 30th May 2022
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21:30 A calling Grey Partridge near Swallow Shore tonight was my first for quite a while. Regards David
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AMR.
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Light North Easterly, Sunshine, 13 degrees, 0730/ 1000 hrs. Kestrel.one hunting. Skylark..several singing and feeding. Black-headed Gull..20+ moving north. Herring Gull sp....several over, 15+ In middle of reservoir. Swift.30+ hawking. Swallow.only 3/4. Sand Martin.around 15. Common Sa...
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Clough Bottom, 28th May 2022
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08:30-10:30 Buzzard, soaring bird, Kestrel, male on the hunt, Curlew, feeding in rough grass, Swift, 1 down the valley, Skylark, 2 in song, Swallow, just a single, House Martin, 3 small colony's down the Whitewell Valley, Song Thrush, singing bird, Mistle Thrush, singing bird, Willow Warbler, c1...
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The Hile, 27th May 2022
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19:00-20:00 Oystercatcher, flock of 4 towards Foxhill, Lapwing, 1 over The Hile hopefully has a family, Stock Dove, flock of 3, Swift, 2 feeding, Skylark, c4 in song, Swallow, c12, House Martin, c4, Dipper, 1 above the waterfall above Jack Lodge was well upstream! Willow Warbler, 3, Blackcap, 2 in s...
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Clowbridge, 27th May 2022
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08:30-10:00 Better numbers of Swifts & Hirundines feeding over the res and around as follows: Swift, c50, Swallow, c12, House Martin, c12, Sand Martin, c4. Regards, David.
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Irwell Vale 27/05/2022
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Below Lumb Viaduct Dipper feeding one Juvenile Little bridge over Irwell up to Lumb one Grey Wagtail with ring a very brief view before flying down river Ring looked to be Red/Orange with White One Wren with nesting material Viewed from Tottington Bridge Stubbins Pied Wagtail feeding two Juveni...
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clough bottom
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anyone knocking around clough bottom try the tall pines at top of site. bird in full song tonight, i think Garden Warbler but some very atypical notes. couldnt get a sighting
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