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Waterfoot to EBSW 06/01/2021
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grey heron - 1 flying over fields at Ewood Bridgemallard - 48 at Tesco & 36 on the river at EBSWgoosander - 1pr flew upstream at Townsendfoldmoorhen - 1 on a wall above the river at EBSWbuzzard - 3 sightings of singles between K Steels & EBSW, involved at least 2 birdskestrel - 1 at Ewood Bridgesn...
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Rough-legged Buzzard.
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An excellent view of this species as it flew over my head only 40 feet up in good light, dark belly patch was visible along with wing tips and carpal patches gave me a positive ID. It was flying slowly north along Helmshore road and I lost it over Irwel Vale, I walked to Alden then down to Snig Hole but could n...
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Clough Bottom & Clowbridge 03/01/21
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Clough Bottom mallard - 16goosander - 3 (2 drakes)black-headed gull - 52common gull - 3great black-backed gull - 3herring gull - 1 on the res & 4 over to Clowbridgekestrel - 3, included 2 that appeared to be in conflict on a pylon at Windy Bankwoodpigeon - 1great spotted woodpecker - 1green woodp...
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Edge Lane / Edge Yate Lane and moor above 2/01/2021
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Edge Lane 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel Pinewood above very top of Hurst Lane Small charm of 8 Goldfinch Flock of 15 Magpie Around 8 Carrion Crow Goldcrest calling flock of 7 Long-tailed Tit Fields above Edge Yate Lane Mixed flock of 12 Fieldfare 2 Redwing 9+ Starling On the very tops 1 Lapwing ca...
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Alden 2/1/21
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Went in search of the snow buntings, but no sign today. Curlew 1 - flew over path up to Robin Hood's well, over Alden Valley towards Musbury Robin 2 Stonechat 3 (2m,1f) Kestrel 4 Raven 1 Peregrine 1 Wren 6 Pied Wagtail 1 Flock of mixed tits at Alden lodge Goldfinch 1 -- Edited by PaulB on Saturday 2nd of Janu...
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread Part 2
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27 June - min 1 Common Gull over Victoria Park Haslingden, heading toward Grane 30 June - forgot to add Mallard with 3 small young at Troy Quarry 1 July - Treecreeper with fledged young at Victoria Park - looks like a second fledged brood here this season. Trip to Stonefold highlight min 80 House Sp...
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Clowbridge, 1st Jan 2021
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14:15-16:15 Cormorant, 3 on the res, Grey Heron, 2 flew in at dusk, Mallard, 4 on the res and 10 on The Limy, Goldeneye, female on res, Goosander, male flew low over Limy Lane and presumed it had just taken off from the res, Buzzard, two over rough pasture behind the boat house, Can you spot one in the sunse...
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Blackcap
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Blackcap visited garden regular through out the day Neil
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Blackcap 31 December Ventnor road Haslingden
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1 Male Blackcap feeding on fat balls in back garden seen 3 times afternoon
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Winter feeding station
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Over the last few days of Snow and frost, lowest temp has been -4.2 C, I have put out lots of fruit, apples, sultanas etc. Thrush results include, seen at one time, Blackbird.....18. Song Thrush....5 Redwing.....3 Mistle Thrush....1. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 29th Dec 2020
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14:00-16:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on the res, Cormorant, 7 on the res, Mallard, 4 on the res & c12 on The Limy, Goosander, male & 2 Redheads on the res. Flew off west at dusk. Buzzard, single bird over Compston's towards Crown Point, Sparrowhawk, male over the res towards the plantations was the last si...
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Spring Mill Res, Wallbank Lodge & Cowm Res 28/12/2020
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Spring Mill ResCanada goose min 26 in fields near Prickshaw Lodgecormorant - 1 at the res and a flyover birdgoosander - 1 redheadgoldeneye - 3 female/ immature typesblack-headed gull - min 60common gull - 2kestrel - 1green woodpecker - 1 flying towards Cowmmagpie - 15carrion crow - 6jackdaw - 15 at t...
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Lench, 28th Dec 2020
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14:00-16:00 Sparrowhawk, female flew low over Peel Street then on towards Cloughfold Rec. Also, a female high across the valley towards Lench. Herring Gull, one down the valley, G.S.Woodpecker, one calling from trees near Clougfold Rec, Grey Wagtail, female on The Irwell, Dipper, one on The Irwe...
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Pink feet... Clowbridge Res. 27th Dec 20
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57 Pink feet on the res and leaving SW at 3.45pm. They werent on the Res 15 mins earlier on my way to Rose Grove but were sat mid Res on my way home. Left as I pulled up to view. Never seen so many grounded in Rossendale before.. Other stuff present 3 Goosander, 1 G C Grebe, 1 Goldeneye, 5 Cormorant, c30 gulls.
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Cheesden Valley, 27th Dec 2020
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12:00-16:00 Cormorant, 2 singles up the valley, Greylag Goose, 5 grazing in a field near Ridshaw, Mallard, groups of 9, 8 & 4, Buzzard, soaring bird, Kestrel, 5, Pheasant, 3 males together in the corner of a field plus a calling bird, Lapwing, a flock of 12 flew up the valley, Jack Snipe, 1 on Harden...
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Clough Bottom Res, 26th Dec 2020
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12:30-14:00 Goosander, 2 males & 4 Redheads on the res, Kestrel, male on a pylon on Swallow Shore, Pheasant, male on Swallow Shore, G.B.B.Gull, 1 on the res, Herring Gull, 28 on the res, Common Gull, c8 on the res & c10 on Swallow Shore, B.H.Gull, c10 on the res & c40 on Swallow Shore, G.S.Wo...
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Clowbridge, 24th Dec 2020
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15:00-16:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 4, Canada Goose, 9 on the res, Mallard, 4 on the res & c20 on The Limy, Goosander, pair flew off at dusk, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, G.B.B.Gull, 4 on the res, Herring Gull, 2 on the res, Common Gull, c20 on the res, B.H.Gull, c150 on the res, Mistle Thrush, 2 f...
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The Hile, 24th Dec 2020
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11:30-13:00 Cormorant, 2 up The Irwell Valley, Mallard, 5 on Jack Lodge, Buzzard, soaring bird towards Cowpe, Common Gull, c40 feeding in fields, B.H.Gull, c20 feeding in fields, Stock Dove, flock of 5 plus a pair & 2 singles, Mistle Thrush, 1 over, Jackdaw, c50 feeding in fields, Rook, c20 feed...
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Harden Moor.
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1400/1600 hrs bright sunshine, Northerly wind 2 degrees. Large movement of Gulls going North/North West, hundreds of Black-headed, Lesser Black-backed, also good numbers of Herring, there were several Common and a few Great Black-backed. Several wisps Of Snipe flushed, 5/11/9. Kestrel........
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Mitchell House Res, 23rd Dec 2020
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15:00-16:00 Canada Goose, c50, Goosander, only 6 birds tonight but the water was very rough and perhaps many birds re-located to a more sheltered spot, Kestrel, 1, G.B.B.Gull, 1, L.B.B.Gull, 2, Common Gull, 4 over, B.H.Gull,c12 over, Regards, David.
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Woodcock.
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Just flushed a Woodcock on rough land above Alderbottom viaduct, had them before in same field. Regards Brian.
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Grane, 22nd Dec 2020
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13:30 - 16:00 Cormorant, 16 at roost at Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c50 feeding in fields at Ogden, Mallard, 6 on Ogden & 5 on Calf Hey, Goldeneye, 5 on Ogden inc 2 males, Sparrowhawk, male perched up in a dead tree at Calf Hey, Kestrel, 1 on the Moor and 1 at Holden Wood, Snipe, just a single bird on the Mo...
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Marl Pits
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Late records for 19/12/20 Marl Pits - 3 Buzzard over calling towards Chapel Hill 1 Dipper on stream which runs down from Edge Cote - 1st for here. otherwise very quiet. Bob.
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Chapel Hill, 20th Dec 2020
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14:00-16:00 Cormorant, 1 over, Grey Heron, 1 on Edge Cote, Sparrowhawk, female seen twice, Kestrel, 2, Snipe, 19 on Edge Cote, Herring Gull, 1, Common Gull, c6, B.H.Gull, c12, Stock Dove, pair at Edge Yate and 1 near Bonfire Hill, Mistle Thrush, pair plus a single, Redwing, 2 singles, Raven, pair wit...
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Clowbridge, 19th Dec 2020
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10:00-11:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 4 on res, Mallard, 6. Goldeneye, female in south bay, Goosander, 2 males & 3 redheads, Kestrel, 1 over hillside, Lapwing, c45 over the res and down The Limy Valley. Seen later flying over The Valley. G.B.B.Gull, Adult & a 1stW bird on the res, Herri...
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Winter feeding station.
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First dry day for some time..... Blue Tit.....8/10 average Great Tit.....similar to above. Coal Tit....always difficult to count but definitely taken over as the commonest Tit here. Long-tailed Tit.....small group of around 8 visit most days. Chaffinch....commonest finch, around 20, no Bram...
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woodcock 12/12/20
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a woodcock flew low over the rooftops on Park Road, Waterfoot heading towards Edgeside Park at 4:25 pm today A song thrush was singing in the park this morning and 1 has been heard in Waterfoot, initially in sub-song for the past 3 weekends cheers Kevin
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Deeply Vale 11/12/2020
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heron - 1 on top lodgemallard - 9 on Buckhurst, 9 on middle lodge & 2 at the flashteal - 2 flew off middle lodgegoosander - 1pr on top lodge & 28 roosting on AMR @ 16:20buzzard - 2sparrowhawk - 1 chased by a carrion crowkestrel - 3 at Buckhurst/ Cheesden, only seemed to appear towards duskblack-he...
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Troy Quarry
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After a walk around the Grane reservoirs with Sarfraz (which he will no doubt document in his ongoing thread), I took a detour up to Troy quarry to see what was around. It was pretty quiet, but I was surprised to find 2 cormorants on the rocks by the water - they are the first I've ever had on Troy. Another fi...
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Poss Caspian Gull.. Clowbridge Res 9th Dec 20
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A possible/probable 1st winter Caspian Gull flew in from the north, landed on the u-boat for 30 secs then flew onto the water in South Bay before departing south with more larger gulls which were flying overhead. Viewing not ideal with drizzle and mist but Im familiar with the species and it looked the...
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