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Clowbridge, 27th June 2021
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08:30-10:00 Cormorant, 2, Grey Heron, 2, Canada Goose, 26 on the res, Mallard, female with 5 very young old ducklings, Goosander, 4 redheads fishing the res, Kestrel, 2 singles, L.B.B.Gull, c100 over, B.H.Gull, 4 on res inc 1 juv, Stock Dove, pair, Swift, c12 feeding around the res & moorland,...
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Spring Mill Res 27/06/2021
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Canada goose - 27oystercatcher - 2lapwing - 1curlew - 1kestrel - 2lesser black-backed gull - 1black-headed gull - 1green woodpecker - 1skylark - 1meadow pipit - 5grey wagtail - 1pied wagtail - 7swallow - 4house martin - 4stock dove - 1woodpigeon - 48starling - c50jackdaw - c36stonechat - 1 male whe...
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Bird identification?
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Hi... I'm new(ish) to the group and Rossendale also. I enjoy photographing wildlife including birds, I'm just going through some photos from earlier this year. I'm struggling to identify this bird? Reed Bunting? But does not seem to very closely match online images. Linnet maybe? The photo was tak...
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Cowm Res 20/6/21
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Cowm Buzzard 1 Raven 1 Pied Wagtail family party Grey Wagtail 2 Wheatear 4 juveniles Green Woodpecker 1 Heron 1 LLB Gull 1 BH Gull 2 Mallard 5 Canada Goose c30 Goldcrest 1 calling Treecreeper 1 Goldfinch several small charms Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch calling birds Bullfinch 1 pair + 1calling bird Coal Ti...
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garden warbler 20/06/2021
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A garden warbler was singing just off Deansgreave Road, New Line this afternoon, just off the track from New Line Res. Not much else to report between here and Waterfoot. Didn't hear the wood warbler at Lee Quarry today. Of note the below were seenkestrel - 1 near Lee Quarrylittle owl - 1 in east end of Le...
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Clough Bottom, 19th June 2021
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08:30-10:00 Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 15 on res, Curlew, pair over calling, L.B.B.Gull, c80 on res, Swift, group of 6 feeding along side of conifers, Skylark, 2 in song, Swallow, 4, House Martin, 2 at 'Doric' & 3 at Whitewell Bottom, Meadow Pipit, c12, Willow Warbler, c8 in song plus feeding bi...
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Jack Lodge, 18th June 2021
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17:30-18:30 Grey Heron, 1, Sparrowhawk, male smashed into a bush chasing tits; didn't see the outcome! Lapwing, 1 flying over The Hile. Present for several weeks so hopefully a family somewhere, L.B.B.Gull, 9 on newly mowed field, Stock Dove, 2, Little Owl, 1, Swift, flock of 4 over, Skylark, 3 in so...
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Hareholme. 17/6/21
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Spotted Flycatcher at the regular location, along with Starling, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Magpie, Jackdaw. Dave Ousey.
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Reedsholme - Greenfold 15/6/21
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1 Dipper at Crawshawbooth Shortclough res. - 1 Little Grebe 4 Coot 3 Moorhen 5 Canada Geese + 1pr w/ large young Bonfire Hill Quarry - 1 Nuthatch calling Coal Tit calling Blackcap singing + 1 heard from Folly Clough 1 Swallow at farm nearby Greenfold - 2 Swallow 1 Curlew 1+6 Lapwing all adults 3m Reed Bunt...
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Red kite 16/6/21
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Reedsholme raptor watch point - 12:45hrs. 1 over Reedsholme circled widely for 5 minutes the headed rapidly towards Chapel Hill area. Big gaps in primaries on both wings. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 14th June 2021
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20:15-21:15 G.C.Grebe, 1 still on the res, Grey Heron, 1 on lagoon wall and 1 over, Canada Goose, 10, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 1 sat in a conifer, Sparrowhawk, a tatty male flew the length of the res with Swallows & a Pied Wagtail in pursuit, Kestrel, 3 hunting the moors at the same time, Pheasant, cal...
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Reed Warbler Clowbridge Car Park, 1st June 2021
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09:00 Reed Warbler, 1 singing from deep cover in car park approx. 10m from ticket machine. Grasshopper Warbler, reeling bird! Blackcap, 1 in song, Willow Warbler, 4 in song, Buzzard, 1, Raven, 1. Regards, David.
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David Nuttall
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Grane, 13th June 2021
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08:00-10:30 Canada Goose, c220 at Holden Wood, Goldeneye, female still at Calf Hey, Buzzard, single bird soaring over the skyline, Kestrel, 4 singles, Pheasant, calling bird, Moorhen, 1 at Holden Wood, Oystercatcher, c8, several sitting, Lapwing, 3, Common Sandpiper, 1 at Calf Hey, L.B.B.Gull...
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David Nuttall
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Osprey, 10th June 2021
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20:00 - 21:00 Holden Wood Res. Osprey, a bird flew around the corner from Hutch Bank at 20:35 and carried up the valley for a while, mobbed by a single crow, before drifting off north over Haslingden Moor. Cuckoo, one flew over Holden Wood res. My first of the year! Regards, David.
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Lee Clough Wood Warbler
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Present again this morning, singing intermittently for about half an hour around 9 o'clock (around SD864212). Nice one Kevin Andy
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Cheesden Valley, 6th June 2021
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09:30-13:00 Grey Heron, 2 at Deeply Pond, Canada Goose, pair with 2 young, Greylag Goose, pair with at least 4 young, maybe more hidden in vegetation, Buzzard, 1 up the valley towards Whittle, Kestrel, 4 singles, Pheasant, calling birds, Curlew, 2 pairs, Oystercatcher, pair near Deeply Pond, Lapw...
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Waterfoot to Britannia 06/06/21
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oystercatcher - 1pr over Edgeside & 1pr in Whitworth Quarrysnipe - 1pr curlew - 1 or 2 around Whitworth & Lee Quarrieslesser black-backed gull - 1 in Whitworth Quarry. Up to two years ago there were 100s regularly up thereskylark - c15, including a fledged juv on Stubbylee Mossgreat spotte...
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Clough Bottom, 5th June 2021
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08:30-10:00 Lots about on this sunny morning with the following noted: Sparrowhawk, male through pursued by a Swallow, Kestrel, male hunting over the moors, Curlew, 2 calling birds, Skylark, 3 singing birds, Swallow, 4, Meadow Pipit, 1, Grey Wagtail, 1, Garden Warbler, 2 singing birds. The first...
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Heap Clough Cuckoo 3rd June
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A cuckoo started calling at Heap Clough around 8:25pm and was still at it when I left around 8:55pm.
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Strongstry Woods and river.
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Overcast, calm 18 degrees. 0900 hrs to 1230 hrs. Wren feeding young in my garden nest. Coal Tits feeding in garden. Goldfinch carrying food to nest site in village. Nuthatch calling. Along river/Pin meadow to Stubbins....... Nine Swallows, seven House Martin hawking insects. Sand Martins had a to...
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ROC Summer Bird Race 2021, 30th May 2021
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06:00-16:30 3 members of ROC, IB, KL & DN, took part in The Summer Bird Race in glorious sunny weather and recorded an impressive total of 72 species. Records were also received from members who didn't take part in The Bird Race but were out birding, RI, PF, JH & AY and their sightings increased...
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Facit old railway walk. 28/5/2021
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3 Blackcap, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiff-chaff, 2 family`s Long tailed Tit, Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 12 Blackbird, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Sparrowhawk`s displaying. Nice walk and near to home. Dave Ousey
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Grane reservoirs 23/05/2021
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cormorant - 2 grey heron - 1 at Ogdenmallard - c8goldeneye - female still on Calf Hey. I think this is our latest record for a wintering bird. Let's hope it's still there next weekoystercatcher - 2 at Holden Wood & 2 at Ogdenlapwing - 8 at Holden Woodcommon sandpiper - 1 at Calf Heykestrel - 1 at Holde...
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Greenfold, 23rd May 2021
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10:00-13:00 Canada Goose, 9 near Shortclough, Kestrel, 1 at Greenfold, Pheasant, calling bird, Moorhen, 2 on Shortclough, Coot, 2 on Shortclough, Curlew, pair calling, Lapwing, 6 pairs, Stock Dove, 2 pairs, Little Owl, 1 at Edge Yate, Swift, 4 singles, Skylark, c15, many in song, Swallow, c10, Ho...
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Sedge Warbler.
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Sorry for late report. But after an early foray around AMR, I got dragged screaming and shouting out for a birthday meal where I had to enjoy my familys company and consume some alcohol. . Sedge Warbler found in song by RobA at AMR, I witnessed the bird singing well, and we both though there was a possibil...
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Clough Bottom 16 5 21
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Clough Bottom Whitethroat 3 singing Redpoll several over Linnet 3 pair Goldcrest 1 calling Chaffinch good numbers Goldfinch c10+2 Reed Bunting 2 calling Song Thrush 1 Blackbird c10 Willow Warbler good numbers Dunnock calling birds Grasshopper Warbler 1 calling Goosander 1 redhead Mallard 3 C...
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wood warbler 16/05/21
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wood warbler singing in Lee Clough (just below Lee Quarry) this afternoon also present at least 5 singing wheatears in the quarry 1pr long tailed tit 2 redpoll 1 blackcap 2 or 3 willow warbler 2 buzzards soaring across the valley cheers Kevin with Pete -- Edited by KEVIN LISTER on Sunday 16th of May 2021...
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Cheesden Valley, 16th May 2021
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09:00-12:00 Greylag Goose, pair with 6 quite large goslings, Canada Goose, c12, Mallard, c6, Buzzard, 4 soaring singles, Kestrel, 3, Pheasant, 3 males all having a scuffle! Moorhen, adult with 2 chicks plus another adult, Curlew, c3 pairs, Oystercatcher, pair over calling plus a single, Lapwing...
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David Nuttall
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Cowm 16-5-21
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9:30-10:30 No ducks, Geese or gulls! Redpoll Godldfinch singing Bullfinch (pair) Chaffinch, good numbers singing Willow Warblers, good number singing Dunnock singing Robin singing Blue, Great and Coal Tits Redstart singing from woods near Goats Hill Quarry (to west of res) Pair Grey Wagtail Ia...
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Ian Brady
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Spotted Flycatcher.
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Single Spotted Flycatcher présent on the River Irwell Clough fold, found by PaulG and relocated this afternoon near last years nest site. Regards Brian.
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