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Clowbridge 1100hrs
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Grey heron top pond Single common sandpiper Pair ofgreat crested grebe 6 goldfinch Chaffinch Willow warbler calling all over Mallard pair with 11 ducklings top pond Redpoll over top pond at least 3 Pied wagtail Song thrush Curlew pair in top field with Lapwings counted 6 but possibly mo...
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Edgeside 2 5 26
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Edgeside Late post for Friday the 1 5 26 Swift c15 2 5 26 Swift 4 Peter
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pfyldes
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The Musbury Valley
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12 + starlings amongst rusting agricultural machinery. 1 grey heron in the river - fair number of butterflies on the edges of the birch woodland - large numbers of green-veined whites(which haunt the wet, woodland edges)c.12+, a fair number of orange tips c.20, and at least 6+ Peacocks. Blackbir...
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Clough bottom 1100hrs
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Chaffinch Goldfinch 4 together Siskin Coal tit Goldcrest Whitethroat 2 both either side of the main road Chiffchaff Willow warbler Grasshopper warbler 2 reeling around res. Stonechat male and a female together Reed bunting 1F 3M Song thrush Mistle thrush Herring gull a100 Cormor...
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Clough Bottom 27-4-26 10:00-11:00
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Kestrel Pair Bullfinch At least 10 Willow Warblers singing Pair Little Ringed Plover displaying Goldcrest singing ~5 Blackcaps singing 3 Garden Warblers singing 6+ Whitethroats singing Song Thrush singing Curlew over Siskin over Good number of Redpoll displaying Goldfinches Chaffinches Hou...
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Ian Brady
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Whitewell bottom 26 April 1900hrs
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Pair of Sparrowhawks displaying bullfinch greenfinch song thrush at 5 seen and two more calling swifts over the house this morning 27th cheers, Phil
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clough Bottom 7.30-8.30
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Chiffchaff
Whitethroat-2 singing
willow warbler @8
Song Thrush-2 singing
Pheasant
Chaffinch 2
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Clough Bottom 26 4 26
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Clough Bottom Tree Pipit 2 Meadow Pipit 4 Sky Lark 2 Stonechat 2 Reed Bunting 5 minimum Bullfinch calling birds Goldfinch 8 Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch several Dunnock 3 Blue Coal and Great Tits Cormorant 1 Canada Geese 11 Mallard 4 L B B Gull 150 Herring Gull 10 Peter and John Redstart Stacksteads cemete...
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Overnight 26-4-26
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Not a lot happening at the present but last night 1 Whimbrel call at 3:00am
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Ian Brady
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greenfold 24/4/26
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Wheatear passage continues with groups of 3 + 6 + 1 Usual Lapwings & Curlew present but little song from larks and pipits. Bob.
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Stacksteads 19 4 26
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Stacksteads Cemetery Willow Warbler 2 Blackcap 2 Dunnock 1 Song Thrush 1 Blackbird Coal Great Blue tit Wren Robin Chaffinch 6 Robin plenty Goldfinch 2 Peter
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Clowbridge 19 4 26
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Oystercatcher 1 over calling Common Sand Piper 1 calling G C Grebe 1 pair Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit 4 Sky Lark 2 Buzzard 1 over Chaffinch 4 Goldfinch 2 Willow Warbler c8 K Steels Area Chiff Chaff 2 Willow Warbler 3 Blackcap 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Dipper 1 Peter and John
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Cloughbottom 0700-0930hrs
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Song thrush Pheasant 3 Grasshopper warbler at least 5 calling around the res Willow warbler Chiffchaff Chaffinch Goldfinch Bullfinch 1F Goldcrest Reed bunting Stonechat Meadow pipit Curlew 6+ Oystercatcher 3 on res Goosander single red head Goldeneye single female Grey wagt...
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Rook Nests 25 3 26
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Rook Hill Stacksteads 26 Broadclough Bacup 8 Water park 33 Healy Whitworth Peter
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Clowbridge, 15th April 2026.
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1:00-1:30P.M. Buzzard, 1 towards Crown Point, Swallow, 1 south of the res, Willow Warbler, 5 singing in car park / boat house bushes, Long Tailed Tit, pair in car park, Raven, 1 over towards Nutshaw, Siskin, 1 over calling, Reed Bunting, male on the res bank, Regards, David.
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David Nuttall
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Spring Mill Res 15/04/2026
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great crested grebe - 1prCanada goose - 2prgoosander - 6oystercatcher - 1lesser black-backed gull - 2buzzard - 2stock dove - 1prpied wagtail - 1swallow - 1house martin - 1stonechat - 1prmistle thrush - 1starling - 13magpie - 6jackdaw - c50carrion crow - c30 Very quiet at Cowm Res, with a yaffling gre...
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KEVIN LISTER
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Jamestone West 13-4-26
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11:00 - 13:00 ~40 Sand Martins in nest holes Linnets 3 Ring Ouzel 6+ Male Wheatear, 1 singing 3 P Stonechats Meadow Pipits 1 Raven over Cheers Ian
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Stacksteads 13 4 26
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Blackcap 1 cemetery Willow Warbler 2 Cemetery 1 Lee Clough Chiff Chaff 1 cemetery Nuthatch 1 cemetery Chaffinch 2 cemetery 2 Lee Clough Robin several at both sites Blue 3 cemetery 2 Lee Clough Coal Tit 1 cemetery Great Tit 3 Cemetery Goldfinch 2 cemetery 1 Lee Clough Wood Pigeon 2 cemetery Whea...
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pfyldes
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various sites 10 to 12/04/2026
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Friday 10/04 blackcaps singing off Thornfield Avenue & at Gaghills in Waterfoot Saturday 11/04 curlews at Nun Hills & on the moor between Weir & Clough Bottom oystercatcher 1pr in Whitworth Quarry kestrel in Lee Quarry swallow in Whitworth Quarry & at Deansgreave road New Line si...
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house martins 11/04/26
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1pr of house martins flying to nest site on Victoria Arcade a couple of minutes before it hail-stoned this morning cheers Kevin
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Greenfold 11/4/26
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2 Swallows feeding in the remains of the old reservoir. 13 Golden Plover in flight + 6 on the ground later. Bob.
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Greenfold 10/4/26
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Afternoon ramble Usual cast of lapwings, larks and curlew + 10 Wheatears on sheep pasture at Greenfold. Now 2 rook nests at the White Bull, Crawshawbooth. Pr Dipper + Grey Wagtail on Folly Brook. Bob.
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Bigbadbob
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Clough Bottom, 10th April 2026
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10:15-11:15 Canada Goose, pair flew over Red Moss, Goosander, 1 redhead on the res, Sparrowhawk, 1 female soaring over plantation, Curlew, calling birds at Red Moss, Swallow Shore and a pair flying below Deerplay Hill, Skylark, 1 singing over Red Moss, Meadow Pipit, 6 at Red Moss, Song Thrush, 1 sin...
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David Nuttall
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Reedsholme to Greenfold 8/4/26
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Afternoon onwards 1 Buzzard over Brookes' Wood 1 Rook nest nr the White Bull at Crawshawbooth Folly Clough - 1 Nuthatch Pr Jays 2 Willow Warblers, 1 singing + 1 perched quietly. 1 Buzzard Greenfold - Pr Reed Bunting + 1 male. 5 Wheatear + 3 on sheep pasture 1m Kestrel c/20 Golden Plover 8+ pr Lapwing 2 L.B....
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Lumb my garden
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Lumb my garden
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Heap Clough, 6th April 2026
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17:45-18:45 Cormorant, 1 flew over and dropped onto Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 near Jamestones, Canada Goose, 12, mainly in Troy quarry, Kestrel, 1 over the moor, Buzzard, soaring bird, Skylark, 1 singing bird, Sand Martin, 1 flew over west, Pied Wagtail, 2 pairs, Stonechat, 1 male sat on a fence post, Mis...
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David Nuttall
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Clough Bottom Res 05/04/2026
(Preview)
A common sandpiper was present today Also noted in the strong winds great crested grebe - 1 Canada goose 5 mallard - 2prs goosander - 2 male & 2 female curlew - calling bird grey wagtail - 1pr pied wagtail - 1 reed bunting - 1 male cheers Kevin
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KEVIN LISTER
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Overnight 22-3-26
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Large movement of Common Scoter from about 21:00 - 22:45 Ian
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Ian Brady
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Clough bottom res. 0810-0940hrs
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Good to be home. damp but missed the drizzle Pheasant Skylark Curlew pair Reed bunting Chiffchaff Siskin Goldfinch Chaffinch Bullfinch Long tailed tits Goldcrest Song thrush Great spotted woodpecker Grey wagtail pair Kestrel only and single Canada goose and about ) mallards...
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