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Grane/Musbury/Alden 15 Oct
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Chiffchaff - singles at Holden Wood and Alden Ring Ouzel - one in the company of a couple of fieldfares and a mistle thrush at Alden Fieldfare - flocks of around 50 flying north at Holden Wood, c100 on the south side of Ogden which flew off west and around 30 in Musbury Andy
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Little Egret.
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One seen flying upstream over Stubbins road bridge (RobA) this morning, I have walked the river as far as Ewood Bridge but could not relocate, may get picked up around Grane. Regards Brian.
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Wallbank Lodge & Cowm Reservoir. 15/10/2020
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Wallbank Lodge 7 Goosander, 5 BH Gull and the resident 2 Black Swans Cowm Reservoir 25 Canada Geese, 1 Cormorant, 5 BH Gull, 1 noisy Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 6 Mallard Dave O.
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Oakenhead Wood Rd 15/10/20
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First decent thrush influx for this area - c40 Fieldfare moved off south c15 Blackbird feeding on hawthorn along w/ similar numbers of Redwings. 4 more Blackbirds at Oakenhead cottages. 2 Raven over Cribden slope + 1 hovering Buzzard 1 Kestrel at Cribden Clough 1 Jay at ski slope 1 Grey Wagtail at Reed...
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Stubbins to Ewood Bridge round robin.
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1400/1630 hrs lovely afternoon sunshine, calm 11 degrees. Several feeding Tit flocks around the route including Great, Blue, and Coal tit nothing unusual in with the flocks. Long-tailed Tit.....two parties of 14/11 on cycle track and Ewood Bridge. Goldfinch....large charm on thistles near Irw...
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Yellow-Browed Warbler. C/booth 13th Oct 20.
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A lovely YBW spent some time around our feeders and in my garden this afternoon and showed extremely well (5-6ft!) Dave O was fortunate to be there when it showed at its best. Not seen later till dusk but will check in the morning to see if its still around. More pics on my Flickr page. Link below.
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Brambling Goodshaw Lane 14th Oct 20.
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At least 2 Bramblings heard calling loudly in tree tops outside my house this morning. Winter is coming!!!
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Oakenhead Wood Rd -13/10/20
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A mixed group amongst hillside scrub included the following - 1 Chiffchaff 2 Mistle Thrush c6 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit c20n Goldfinch 2 Chaffinch 2 Robin Flocks of 4 + 5 Redwing flew up the Limy valley Also around Cribden Clough/Twin lodges - 1 Stock Dove 1 Kestrel 10+ Magpie 1 Jay c25 Goldfinch 1 Greenfinch...
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Yellow-browed warbler ?
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A bird most probably of this species opposite the sewage works entrance yesterday afternoon (c.2.00 so couldn't be Craig's bird?). Called three or four times as it moved swiftly through the canopy before going quiet. Unfortunately didn't see it and was unable to relocate subsequently Andy
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Fieldfare and Redwing.
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In a steady drizzle between 1030hrs and 1300hrs movement of Fieldfare and Redwing along the Irwell valley mostly going north, the ones I could see were 14/25/12 Redwing, 9/24/12/8 Fieldfare, there were more in the murk I could not count. Regards Brian.
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Waterfoot to Hurdles Quarry 11/10/2020
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Waterfoot Moorhen, kingfisher & dipper seen off Baltic & Waterfoot bridges Warth/ Hurdles areacormorant - 1 over to Cowpeblack-headed gull 9 overcommon gull - 1 overbuzzard - 1sparrowhawk - 2 birds chased the same song thrush/ redwing (not sure which). Never seen this happen before, but...
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Clough Bottom, 11th Oct 2020
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16:30-18:00 Kestrel, 3, Pheasant, calling bird, Stock Dove 5 to roost plus a single, Meadow Pipit, c15, Black Redstart, single still present, Stonechat, 2, Redwing, flock of c90 over west, Regards, David with Kevin for some of the time.
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Seat Naze 11-10-20
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20+ Meadow Pipits blogging Jay 7 Skylark migrating south Cheers Ian
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Cheesden Valley, 11th Oct 2020
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Cormorant, 1 over, Kestrel, c5, Jack Snipe, 2 on Harden Moor, Snipe, 24 on Harden Moor & 3 flushed near Buckhurst, Lapwing, c45 near Sales's Farm, G.B.B.Gull, 4 in one flock over north, Green Woodpecker, calling bird near Butcher Acre Farm, Nuthatch, near Butcher Acre Farm, Skylark, 4 on Harden...
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Deerplay
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Three Grey Partridge in field at side of my house
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Clowbridge, 10th Oct 2020
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G.C.Grebe, 1 on the res, Cormorant, 3 on the res, Grey Heron, 1 on little back pond, Canada Goose, flock of 10 over Nutshaw, Mallard, c20. Goosander, 2 redheads, Buzzard, 1 over old plantation, Kestrel, 3 over the moors, G.B.B.Gull, 1 juv, Common Gull, 4 through south, B.H.Gull, c12, Coal Tit, 2, L.T....
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Merlin.
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A Merlin has been seen a few times this morning around Alderbottom, the attached picture is a phone capture in the wind and rain and cropped, it was successful in catching a small passerine. Info from PaulG. Regards Brian.
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house martins 09/10/20
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3 house martins over Gaghills this morning & 5 over Edgeside Park this afternoon cheers Kevin
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Seat Naze, Edge Cote 08/10/20
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Seat Nazecommon gull - 3 down the valleypied wagtail - 7meadow pipit - 18stock dove - 1crossbill - 5 over towards trees behind Windy Willows Farm Edge Cotegrey heron - 1snipe - 142, my highest local count by some distancejack snipe - 1 raven - 1redwing - 1goldcrest - a few in the woodscoal tit - a few in th...
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Yellow-Browed Warbler. 17.10 hrs 7 October. Ventnor road Haslingden
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1 seen in trees behind back garden feeding, very active with Gt Tits. Neil
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Compstons/Clowbridge
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3 whooper swans over south-east (nr Compstons c 8.00), 62 pink-feet over north-east (Clowbridge c 9.00). Groups of 20 and 7 redwings over SW, otherwise very little passerine-wise with just a thin trickle of meadow pipits and 2 pied wagtails over, and a few siskins, redpolls and a couple of reed bunti...
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tree creeper in my garden
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pink feet 051020
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c120 pink footed geese heading east over Edgeside @ 8am this morning, followed by c250, again heading east, over Gaghills @ 8:24 also a chiffchaff singing @ Gaghills cheers Kevin
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Mitchell's House Res's, 4th Oct 2020
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16:30-18:30 Canada Goose, 292 birds present. initially on pasture then they flew onto the res's before flying off in smaller flocks in various directions. One of the biggest counts I've had in Rossendale. Mallard, 2, Goosander, 3 redheads, Kestrel, 3 hunting over the moors, Lapwing, 10 over west a...
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Clowbridge, 4th Oct 2020
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08:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 on the res, Cormorant, 2 on the res, Teal, 2 on the back pond, Mallard, c30 on the res, Common Scoter, 2 drakes, 1 being constantly hassled by B.H.Gulls but later both birds in middle of res, Goosander, 3 redheads on back pond, Buzzard, 1 over Nutshaw, Kestrel, c8 on the surroun...
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Reedsholme 4/10/20
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1 Grey Wagtail in river across from house 2 Chiffchaff min. poss. 3 in willows at park 1 Dipper singing - Leabrook, up to 4 birds during the week, prob. establishing winter territories 50 Mallard - on river at Leabrook, bread is a wonder bait 1 Kestrel - Cribden Clough 1 Buzzard - over hillside Twin Lodge...
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New Line to Warth 04/10/2020
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mandarin - duck on Springhill lodgegolden plover - 3 flying east & a calling bird near Whitworth Quarrysnipe - 3 near Whitworth Quarrybuzzard - 2 at Warthkestrel - 1 near Whitworth Quarrymoorhen - 1 on the river at Warthskylark - 2 near Whitworth Quarryswallow - 1 high over Waterfoot heading sou...
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Redwings.
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0800/1030 Cheesden valley, strong north easterly, 8 degrees. Flocks Of Redwing (20/16/34) dropping into the hawthorn along Cheesden Brook, they joined the same species already feeding on berries. Very few passerines in a very strong wind, of note Flock of Starlings around three hundred soarin...
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Edge Lane / Edge Yate Lane 2/10/2020
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Top of Edge Lane 2 Wheatear 1 Chiffchaff Edge Yate Lane 5 Redwing Flock of 14 Linnet Cheers Craggy
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Reedsholme - Chapel Hill 1/10/20
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1 Grey Wagtail - Rushbed 1 Pied Wagtail - Crawshawbooth Heightside Lane - Flock of 19 Greenfinch Flock of c30 Meadow Pipit + 11 near Clough Edge 2 Kestrel - Bonfire Hill/Shortclough + 1 nr Heightside farm 1 Swallow Bob
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