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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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Common Scoter Clowbridge
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Male this morning c9.00. Nothing else of note round the res Andy + Archie
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AMR/Cheesden
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1400/1630 hrs, flat calm 16 degrees overcast. Great Crested Grebe....2 fishing. Cormorant....5 on bank. Lapwing....43 roosting on bank. Black-headed Gull......87 roosting on bank. Tufted Duck.....2 diving. Common Sandpiper....2 flew of the north bank and headed south towards Elton. Meado...
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Redwing. (and Black Redstart) Water. 27th Sept 20
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My first Redwing of the year flew over me and Russ whilst watching the Blk Redstart at Water this afternoon. The Blk Redstart showed well in compounds every now and again. Tricky to see at times. -- Edited by C Bel on Sunday 27th of September 2020 09:28:10 PM
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HWR 28th Sept.
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Lovely calm morning, clouding over slowly. Steady walk around up to Ogden dam.. Completely dead Passerine wise.!! 4 Mallard, 10 B H Gulls, 2 Moorhens on Res. Not even a Canada to be seen.
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Clough Bottom (Black Redstart) 27th Sep 2020
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08:00-10:00 Black Redstart, Male on Swallow Shore in the compound of Lee Ashworth Demolition. It cam out occasionally but usually on the machinery or rubble within the compound. Buzzard, 1 in tree in north east side of res circled over the res before drifting off north with a crow for company, Kestre...
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Spring Mill Res etc 27/09/20
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Spring Mill Rescormorant - 2mallard - 2tufted duck - 2black-headed gull - 2buzzard - calling birdgreen woodpecker - 1meadow pipit - c12kingfisher - 1 (a first for me here)stonechat - min 11wheatear - 1treecreeper - at least 1 in a lone oak tree near the quarryrook - single juvenile feeding in fieldre...
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Newchurch Nocmig 26-9-20
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First Redwing at 21.28 6 calls overnight in total. Cheers Ian -- Edited by Ian Brady on Monday 28th of September 2020 07:19:35 AM
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Clowbridge, 26th Sep 2020.
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16:30-18:30 G.C.Grebe, 2 on the res, Goosander, 5 Redheads on the res, Buzzard, soaring bird and another low over Old Wood, Sparrowhawk, 1 being hassled by 2 Carrion Crows, Kestrel, c7 over hillsides, House Martin, 1, Stonechat, pair in south Bay, Jay, 1 over back pond, Jackdaw, c1000 over New Laith...
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Oakenhead Wood Rd 22/9/19
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10:30 hrs onwards Min. 70 Meadow Pipit, possibly 100 birds in fields and on wires 1 Skylark came through from Cribden area 6 Goldfinch on wires 1 Buzzard at Cribden Clough 1 Raven calling but not located 1 Heron at Twin Lodges 2 Dipper at Leabrook, 1 singing 1 Nuthatch calling at Leabrook Bob.
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Holden Wood
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Yellow wagtail female feeding at the top end this morning on the shore and around the juncus. Watched for about 10 minutes before it disappeared although I didn't see it fly off. Pochard found by Sarfraz near the dam. Headed back down from Ogden just in time to see it fly off west. Shoveler present agai...
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House Martins.
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Large movement of House Martin going due south along the Irwell from Clough Fold (PaulG) Over Irwell Vale and Stubbins, 3/5 Swallows with 400+ HM. Regards Brian.
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Grane Reservoirs only 200920
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great crested grebe - 1 on Calf Heycormorant - 12 in the roost at 16:45hrsgrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Calf Heymallard - 12 at Holden Woodteal - 5 at Holden Woodlapwing - 19 at Ogdenbuzzard - 3kestrel - probably 6 individuals, including a male carry what looked like a field vole at Holden Woodmo...
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Heap clough to Clough head and back 20 September, 18.00 hrs
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1 Drake Tufted Duck + 6 Mallard on middle Quarry 1 Short-eared Owl flew briefly off the moor 3 Stonechat 3 Kestrels A flock of 30+ thrushes on hill side around the gorse and Hawthorns different sizes included 10 Mistle thrushes A large Hawk flew off with one of them Friday 18 Sep Wet Moss 1 red Grouse 2 Mea...
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Reedsholme 20/9/20
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Reedsholme raptor watchpoint - 12:00hrs 3 Buzzard 4 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Raven 3 House Martin Also 1 Chiffchaff calling on 18/9. Bob.
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Black Necked Grebe, Clowbridge, 19th Sep 2020
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07:00-09:00 Black Necked Grebe around buoy 4 towards North Bay. Associating at times with with G.C.Grebe and calling regularly. Dived a few times but no catch. Cormorant, 3, Goosander, 4 redheads, Meadow Pipit, c40 in North Bay and c20 over south, Pied Wagtail, c12 around the res, Stonechat, 3 in S...
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Holden Wood
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Had a look for the Cetti's warbler this morning but no joy. Probably didn't give it a fair chance as it was rather cold and windy and I left to twitch the grebe around 10.00. One male ring ouzel still present above Ogden with eight mistle thrushes. A steady movement of small numbers of meadow pipits along...
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Cheesden valley.
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0800/1030 hrs cold easterly, 10 degrees. Greenfinch...7 in Alders at Buckhurst. Tit Flocks.....three good sized feeding flocks around, mostly Great, Blue, and Coal, but also Long-tailed, Nuthatch, and one Treecreeper. Chiffchaff....along Cheesden Brook. Lesser Redpoll......6 on Deeply l...
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Reedsholme 16/9/20
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Reedsholme 16/9/20 3 Buzzard hovering over hillside 4 Kestrel - all hovering over Cribden slope 1 Sparrowhawk flew out of scrub at Cribden Clough + a further 4 sightings of soaring bird, same one ? 1 Peregrine stooped from very high , lost to view over Laund Hey area 1 Grey Wagtail at Leabrook 10 Mallard...
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Compstons/Clowbridge
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Compstons 06.30 - 09.00 SSE 1-3 clear Meadow Pipit - 482 counted flying south, probably a good number more. Siskin - 37 south Pied Wagtail - 7 south, 1 north Chaffinch - 30 south and lots blogging Redpoll - 12 south Mistle thrush - 8 south Grey Wagtail - 3 south Swallow - 33 south House martin - 3 small group...
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Shoveler Holden Wood
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Male in partial eclipse at the top end this morning. Still present when I left c9.30 Andy
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Cheesden Valley, 13th Sep 2020
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16:00-17:30 Cormorant, 1 dropped onto Buckhurst Lodge for two minutes before flying off again, Grey Heron, 1, Buzzard, 3 in the air together, Sparrowhawk, male at Cheesden Bar Lodge, Kestrel, c5, Moorhen, 1 on Buckhurst Lodge, Kingfisher, 1 on Buckhurst Lodge, Swallow, c12, Meadow Pipit, c12, St...
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Grane, 13th Sep 2020,
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08:00-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 2 in roost at Holden Wood and 2 on Ogden, Canada Goose, 4 onto Holden Wood, Buzzard, at least two soaring pairs plus many singles, Peregrine, what looked like a juv male over, Kestrel, c8, Moorhen, 2 on Holden Wood, G.B.B.Gull, 2 adults on Ogden, L.B.B....
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Oakenhead Wood Rd 12/9/19
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11:00hrs onwards Cribden Clough 1 Buzzard 1 Reed Bunting 1 Whitethroat in scrub along lane nr mast. c100 House Martin moving through around hillside Oakenhead Wood Rd - 4 Mistle Thrush c30 Goldfinch 4 Linnet 4 Great Tit 2 Coal Tit 2 Long-tailed Tit 1 Robin 1 Blackbird c25 Starling 12+ Swallow 15 Hou...
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Clowbridge, 12th Sep 2020
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08:00-10:00 G.C.Grebe, 1, Cormorant, 1, Goosander, 4 Redheads, Kestrel, 6 inc group of 4 towards Crown Point, Skylark, a flock of 5 over plus a single, Swallow, c12, House Martin, c4, Sand Martin, 1, Meadow Pipit, c25 in small groups, Stonechat, family of 5 behind back pond, Blackbird, 6 in the car pa...
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Haslinden Moor, 10 September
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11 Snipe a few Meadow Pipits, Skylarks & Crows. no Signs of Red Grouse Neil
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Pink-footed Goose.
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Bright sunshine 14 degrees 0815 Hrs. A skein Of Pink-footed Goose, approx 22, going south high over Irwell valley (Strongstry). Regards Brian.
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