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Common Snipe.
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Rain, hail, sunshine 4 degrees, 1600 hrs. While checking a Tawny Owl box near Alderbottom Farm I disturbed 17 Snipe which were roosting in a flooded field, they flew low over the Irwell and up to fields above Lumb Wood. I assume they had been driven down here from the moors by the severe weather on high gr...
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C/booth 24th Feb 2020.
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Male Brambling singing yesterday afternoon opposite our house for a few minutes. Surprising as seen very little of the species this winter. Marsh Tit still present. Surely its got to be thinking of moving on if its still on its own??
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Cowm Res, 23rd Feb 2020
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16:00-17:00 Cormorant, 1 on the Ski Jump, Canada Goose, 29 on the res, Mallard, 4, Buzzard, 1 soaring bird over the back of the res, B.H.Gull, c8, Common Gull, 5, Green Woodpecker, a bird yaffled 3 times, Song Thrush, 2 singing birds, Coal Tit, c4, Goldcrest, 3, Brambling, a flock of c20 birds flew into...
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Grane, 23rd Feb 2020
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08:30-10:30 Very wet & windy conditions with poor visibility. Cormorant, 1 on Holden Wood & 3 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c150 throughout the valley but especially on pasture near Holden Wood, Mallard, c12, Goldeneye, 2 males on Holden Wood & 2 females in Jamestones, Coot, 1 on Holden Wood...
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Snow Bunting Bull Hill
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One fairly tame bird on the path to the east of the summit (c400m) this morning, still present when I left. A single skylark was the only other bird on the hill Andy
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Spring Mill & Cowm 16/02/2020
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Spring Mill ResCormorant - 3Canada goose - 4 flew onto Prickshaw Lodgemallard - 2m & 1fgoosander - 3m & 2fgoldeneye - 1m & 2fsparrowhawk - 1mherring gull - 2lesser black-backed gull - 1common gull - 4black-headed gull - 37woodpigeon - 16carrion crow - min 10magpie - 6stonechat - 1mmist...
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Chapel Hill, 16th Feb 2020
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10:00-12:00 Cormorant, 1 flew over from Whitewell Valley towards Grane, Grey Heron, 1 on Edge Cote, Buzzard, 3 in the air together and a pair up together, Kestrel, 2 singles, Snipe, 23 on Edge Cote, L.B.B.Gull, 2 over, Common Gull, c12 over plus c10 on pasture, B.H.Gull, c10 over, Skylark, 1 calling o...
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Clowbridge, 15th Feb 2020
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08:30-09:30 Cormorant, 1 on res later on 'U'-Boat, Mallard, 6 on The Limy, Goosander, a pair, single male, single Redhead, Lapwing, single bird still in field behind Point Wood, B.H.Gull, c12, Herring Gull, c4, Stonechat, female on fence near Back pond, Mistle Thrush, pair flew into Point Wood, So...
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lumb
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about 150 geese flying west 13/02/2020
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Clowbridge, 9th Feb 2020
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14:30-15:30 Cormorant, 2 on the res, Canada Goose, 2 flew in from the north and landed in front of the boat house, Mallard, c12, Goosander, pair in south bay, Sparrowhawk, female near Nutshaw, Lapwing, single in field behind point wood, B.H.Gull, c6, Common Gull, c50, mainly heading south west into...
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Bits'n'bobs this week
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Wed 5/3 Bull Hill 1 skylark near the summit. 45 golden plovers flying around Thu 6/3 Haslingden Moor 1 jack snipe flushed from under my feet - probably within an inch or two of actually kicking it. 6 snipe and an adult peregrine in the area and at least 4 skylarks Thirteen Stone Hill. Amongst many singing...
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Reedsholme 4/2/20
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4/2/20 2 Song Thrush in song. c40 Siskin at Constablelee - in birch trees across from the old Ashworth Arms pub 1 Dipper + 1 pr Mallard on river at Leabrook. 1 Green Woodpecker yaffling - 3/2/20 Bob.
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Warth 02/02/20
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grey heron - 8mallad - 3green woodpecker - 1woodpigeon - 6stock dove - 3wren - 5dunnock - 2 singing males & a pairdipper - 1robin - 18blackbird - 6song thrush - 2 singingmistle thrush - 1 chasing a song thrushfieldfare - 3blue tit - 14coal tit - 6great tit - 8long-tailed tit - 1prmagpie - 10carrion cr...
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Mitchell House Res, 2nd Feb 2020
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15:30-16:30 Canada Goose, 6 on the larger res, Mallard, pair, Goosander, 8 when I arrived but birds regularly dropping in and 16 present, inc 5 males, when I left, Kestrel, 2, G.B.B.Gull, 4 on res, Herring Gull, c8 on res, Common Gull, 1 on res, B.H.Gull, c12 on res, Fieldfare, flock of c40 over moors, S...
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Grane, 2nd Feb 2020
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11:00-13:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Cormorant, 9 in trees at Holden Wood & 4 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c40 on pasture at Holden Wood & 5 on the res, Mallard, c12, Moorhen, 2 on Holden Wood Res, Lapwing, 1 flew down the valley, G.B.B.Gull, 2 on Ogden, Herring Gull, 4 up the valley, Common Gull, c12 up...
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Stacksteads Area 2 2 20
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Lee Clough Starling c100 Redwing c40 Fieldfare c50 Wood Pigeon 6 Blackbird 2 Carrion Crow 3 Magpie 2 Bacup Park Area Fieldfare c20 Starling c40 Mistle Thrush 1 + 1 calling bird Chaffinch c10 Goldfinch 2 Brambling 6 minimum Peter
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Marsh Tit 2nd Feb 20
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Still present this morning on our feed -- Edited by C Bel on Sunday 2nd of February 2020 02:08:49 PM
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Winter Feeding Stations.
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Up until now a very average year for the feeding station, our resident species are still here but in lower numbers due to the mild winter and abundance of natural food. But over the last few day which included a cold spell the Chaffinch numbers have steadily risen to around 50 today, and again today ther...
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Clowbridge Res, 26th Jan 2020.
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14:30- 15:30 Cormorant, 3 on the res, Mallard, 11 on the res, Goosander, male plus 4 redheads, G.B.B.Gull, 3 on res, Herring Gull, 6 on res, Common Gull, 28 on res, B.H.Gull, 23 on res, Meadow Pipit, 2 around res bank, Fieldfare, c35 in ash tree, Song Thrush, 1 in song, L.T.Tit, c4 at feeders, Coal Tit, 1 a...
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Big Garden Bird Watch Ventnor road Haslinden
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Saturday 25 January 10.00 to 11.00 hrs 1 House Sparrow, later 14.00 hrs 24 seen 3 Dunnock 4 Great Tit 6 Greenfinch 5 Bullfinch 2 Coal Tit 4 Blue Tit 3 Woodpigeon 1 Blackbird 1 Starling 2 Caffinch 1 Robin 1 Wern Neil & Susan Burke
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Holden Wood.
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0830/1030 hrs Very wet and windy 7 degrees. Black-headed Gull.....48 on the res. Cormorant......9 in the roost. Mallard....8 in pairs House Sparrow....5 in hedges. Great Spotted Woodpecker.....drumming Buzzard.....Single very wet roosting in tree above Tenements farm. Canada Goose.....6...
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C/booth 25th Jan 20.
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No sign of the Marsh Tit today after several watches during the day despite lots of other birds present. It was here yesterday. A bit more worrying is we have picked up 3 dead Chaffinch at the site in last 2 months and there was a female looking poorly this afternoon that wont last long. They all look in goo...
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Whooper Swan.
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In heavy mist there were five Whooper Swans on Ashworth Moor Res this afternoon noon at 1600 hrs, still there when I left. Regards Brian.
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Rooks.
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Although not in Rossendale but of interest. St Pauls Shuttleworth Rookery. Over the past seven days there has been early activity at the above Rookery, the birds only return here to nest, 24 in the tree tops basically in pairs and some tidying up wind blown nests. Regards Brian.
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Spring Mill Res 19/01/2020
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cormorant - 5Canada goose - 27mallard - 3goldeneye - 1m & 1fgoosander - 1m & 2 redheadslapwing - 10meadow pipit - 12blackbird - 5fieldfare - 1wren - 5chaffinch - 4greenfinch - 1goldfinch - 2reed bunting - 3 Kingfisher on Wallbank Lodge cheers Kevin
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Siskins - 18/1/20
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Flock of c20 birds feeding on birch in grounds of St James the Less primary school off Haslingden Old Rd this morning. Few Goldfinch present + 1 Greenfinch calling nearby. 1 kestrel at Cribden Clough. Bob.
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Clowbridge Res, 18th Jan 2020
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09:00-10:30 Cormorant, 4 on Res, Mallard, c10, Goosander, male & 2 redheads, Sparrowhawk, female soaring, G.B.B.Gull, 4 on res plus c6 over, Herring Gull, c8 on res, Common Gull, 3 on res, B.H.Gull, c15 on res, Pied Wagtail, 1 over, Stonechat, male in copse in front of Nutshaw, Dunnock, 2 in car p...
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ROC Winter Bird Race, 12th Jan 2020
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08:00-16:00 Despite appalling conditions 8 members joined in The Winter Bird Race enabling 4 teams of 2 people to compete. The results were as follows: BK & IW 48 species. RI & DN 47 species. IB & PB 46 species. KL & RH 45 species. So all very tight with some teams hav...
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Rossendale Birds and other Wildlife Thread 2019 Part 2
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An Osprey was seen at Grane late May soaring over Ogden and then moving West. Friday 5th July 64 Lapwings in the fields above Troy Quarry1 adult Mediterranean Gull in fields opposite the gate of Ogden ResFemale Mallard with 8 DucklingsSkylarks - 2 in song above Clough Head5 Ringlet Butterflies 2...
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