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blackcaps etc 03/04/2026
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male blackcap seen feeding and singing across the river from EBSW & another heard briefly singing at The Holme, Townsendfold today. Also noted today 6 chiffchaffs around EBSW goosander pr on the river at Ewood Bridge & another pair off Holt Mill Bridge at Warth cheers Kevin
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Reedsholme & Greenfold 2/4/26
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Reedsholme 2 Buzzard displaying 1 Jay Pr Grey Wagtail Mistle Thrush singing Chiffchaff singing Dipper at possible nest site for the second day. Nuthatch calling Goodshaw - 1 Raven Male Rook soliciting female in the middle of the road at Goodshaw Ave. Jackdaw stealing sticks from old rook nests. Gre...
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HWR - Jamestones - Clough Head 2-4-26
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HWR Pair Great Crested Grebe 8 pair Lapwing Heard Teal - couldn't see them 1 Cormorant Canada Geese Moorhen Coot 2 Chiffchaff - 1 singing ~10 Sand Martin 1 Swallow 2 Male Reed Bunting 6 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Juv Common Gull 2 Oystercatcher on meadow Greenfinch singing in wood from HWR to Grane Rd Troy Qua...
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Clowbridge to Clough Bottom
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Clowbridge: Great Crested Grebe 4 (2 pair) Cormorant 2 Grey Heron over back pond Canada Goose 17 Mallard 2 Goosander 1m (back pond) Moorhen 1 (Limy Water) Curlew 1 sat and 2 over calling Lesser Black Back Gull 2 Stock Dove 1 Skylark 1 Meadow Pipit 6 Pied Wagtail 2 Wren, Dunnock, Robin, LTT2, Blue Ti...
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Greenfold 1/4/25
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16:00hrs onwards - overcast & gloomy. 1 Herring Gull + 4 Rook on mucked field at Goodshaw. Mistle Thrush singing from Badgercote area. 2 Canada Goose on pond at Greenfold + 5 flying in later 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel Only 1 or 2 Meadow Pipits 2 or 3 singing Skylarks Lapwings all on territory 8+ prs. c/30 Gol...
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Whitworth Quarry & Irwell valley 28/03/26
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Not much seen at either site. It was blowing a gale up at the quarry and it hail-stoned, thundered and snowed at Ewood Bridge. What few sightings there were listed belowoystercatcher - 1pr in Whitworth Quarry & a calling bird at EBSWlesser black-backed gull - 2 singles on the quarry pool in Whitwo...
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Reedsholme to Cloughfold 27/3/26
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Late post for 27/3/26 Chiffchaff singing at Leabrook Sparrowhawk over Rawtenstall town centre putting pigeons to flight. 3 Grey Wagtails on the Irwell at Greenbridge. 1 pr of Goosander + 2m Mallard on the river at Greenbridge. 1 Dipper at Albert Terrace Greenfinch displaying over Heys Close, Clou...
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Limy Valley - Greenfold 26/3/26
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Rookery counts so far - Crawshawbooth, St Johns church - 41 nests Loveclough, new site - 5 nests. 5 Fieldfare over Goodshaw Fold Greenfold 3 Wheatear, my first here this year. Pr Kestrel hunting. 3 Skylark in song + 1 pair on the ground. 2m Pheasant calling. 4 Carrion Crow 2 Reed Bunting 21 Golden Plover...
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Seat Naze to Clowbridge 22/03/2026
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Seat Nazestock dove - 2skylark - 8pied wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 2song thrush - singing birdfieldfare - min 20chiffchaff - 2 singing birdsmagpie - 3jackdaw - 3carrion crow - min 28 feeding in manured fieldlinnet flock of 4 Edge Cotemallard - 1prpheasant - male and 2 calling birdssnipe - 28jack snipe -...
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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 21/03/26
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Whitworth QuarryCanada goose - 39mallard - 2prssnipe - chipping birdcurlew - 1 callingkestrel - 1 malelesser black-backed gull - 2black-headed gull - flock of 12 on quarry pool, unusual to see so many up hereskylark - c40, many in songmeadow pipit - min 40, some in parachute display. pied wagtail -...
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Limy Valley - Greenfold 20/3/26
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Late post from yesterday. Afternoon ramble - 1 Dipper at Crawshawbooth + Nuthatch calling. 1 Buzzard over Stoneholme 2 Raven over Stoneholme Kestrel at Stoneholme + Greenfinch singing. 10 Rook & 5 nests at Loveclough - this group move around every year nesting in different areas. 10 Fieldfare...
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Limy Valley - Greenfold 18/3/26
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Afternoon ramble Pr Long-tailed Tits at Rushbed + pr at Forest Bank. Single Mistle Thrushes at Rushbed, Heightside Lane and a singing bird at Folly Clough. Shortclough res. 10 Canada Goose c/4 Mallard Pr Teal 2f Goosander 4 Moorhen 2 Little Grebe Raven over Crawshawbooth calling. 1 L.B.B. Gull movi...
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Lumb my garden
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Reedsholme 17/3/26
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1 Chiffchaff singing briefly this afternoon. Bob.
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HWR - Clough Head 17-3-26
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8:30 - 11:30 HWR 4 Cormorant 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Coot 1 Moorhen Canadas Mallards 7 Pair Lapwing 1 Pair Curlew 1 Oystercatcher ~40 Fieldfare Heap Clough - Clough Head Siskin- Heap Clough + Clough Head 1 Wheatear - Deep Clough (photos nearly in focus!) 3 Pair Stonechat - males singing Meadow Pipits S...
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Overnight 14-03-26
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Newchurch Between around 20:15 and 20:40 Wigeon flew over, sound might be a bit weird because I've had to filter a lot of traffic out 21:20 Common Scoter Cheers Ian
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Clowbridge 13.03.26 10:30 4°c windy
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Great Crested Grebe 1 Cormorant 2 Mallard 4 Goosander 11 (5m 6f) Lapwing 2 North Field Woodpigeon 2 Meadow Pipit 5 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 5 Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird (car park) Chiff Chaff 1 Goldcrest 1 Long Tailed Tit 2 Great Tit 1 Magpie 2 Carrion Crow c20 Starling 6 feeder and 12 North Fiel...
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Whitworth 14/03/2026
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Wallbank Lodgemallard - 1prcoot - 1prmoorhen - 1collared dove - 1greenfinch - 1 Eastgate Woodschiffchaff - 2 singinglong-tailed tits - heard at 2 sitesdipper - 1 singing Spring Mill Rescormorant - 3great crested grebe - 2Canada goose - 2prsgoosander - 23 (largest flock I've seen here)buzzard - 2k...
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Holden Wood Res - Heap Clough 10-3-26
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HWR 1 Great Crested Grebe 7 Pair Lapwing 1 Moorhen Reed Bunting singing Meadow Pipits Skylark Oystercatcher 3 Kestrel 3 Buzzard over 3 Cormorant Troy Quarry 7 Pair Canadas 1 Heron Pair Stock Dove Siskin Chaffinch Pair Stonechat on fence above Quarry Jamestones Pair Goldeneye 3 P Stonechat from Troy...
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Clowbridge/Clough Bottom/Greenfold 10:45-15:00 dry breezy 9°c
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Great Crested Grebe 1 Clowbridge Little Grebe 1 Clough Bottom Cormorant 2 Clowbridge 1 Clough Bottom Canada Goose 14 C/bridge 5 C/Bottom 14 Shortclough Teal 2 Greenfold Mallard small numbers on all water bodies Goosander 5 C/bridge, 2 C/Bottom, 1 Shortclough Buzzard 2 Nutshaw,1 C/Bottom ...
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Chiffchaffs 9/3/26
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1 Chiffchaff singing briefly at Reedsholme + 1 calling at Stoneholme. 1 Buzzard at Stoneholme with c/40 Jackdaw 11 Rook nests at St Johns church Crawshawbooth. Pr Grey Wagtail at Crawshawbooth. f. Tawny Owl calling last night at Reedsholme. 1f Goosander at Shortclough. Bob.
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Cowm 8 3 26
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Cowm Goldeneye 1m Mallard 19 Cormorant 3 Canada Goose 3 B H Gull c20 Oystercatcher 3 G W Pecker 1 calling Curlew 1 calling Treecreeper 2 Wood Pigeon 2 Carrion Crow c10 Magpie 2 Robin calling birds Goldfinch calling birds Coal Tit 2 calling Great and Blue Tits Dunnock 1 Song Thrush 2 Blackbird 1 Peter and...
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Whitworth Quarry 07/03/26
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Not much about, but of note Canada goose - 11prs teal - 1 drake oystercatcher - 1pr kestrel - 1pr towards Lee Quarry skylark - c15 green woodpecker heard yaffling from Back Cowm meadow pipit - only 4 pied wagtail - 2 linnet - 3 cheers Kevin
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Deerplay Area 7 3 26
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Curlew 1 Sky Lark 2 Lapwing 4 Pied Wagtail 2 Starling c25 over Blackbird 1 House Sparrow 1 Carrion Crow c10 Peter
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Reedsholme to Greenfold 5/3/26
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07:45 hrs onwards. Min. of 6 Song Thrush and 2 Mistle Thrush singing from Reedsholme to Crawshawbooth - no blackbird song. 2 Long-tailed Tit + Nuthatch calling at Rushbed. 1 Nuthatch and G.S. Woodpecker calling at Bonfire Hill Quarry. Rooks building at St Johns church, Crawshawbooth Pr Goldfinch...
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Grane 5-3-26 8:30 - 11:30
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HWR Long-tailed Tits Mallard 5 Cormorant 1 GC Grebe 5 P Lapwing displaying 1 Moorhen 1 Reed Bunting singing Curlew 'bubbling' P Kestrel Oystercatcher HWR - Calf Hey P Goldeneye on Ogden flew to Calf Hey 4 P Stonechat males singing Calf Hey Siskin Blue, Great & Coal Tits P Treecreeper Nuthatch Grea...
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Greenfold 3/3/26
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Mid-morning to lunchtime - clear blue skies. c/24 Canada Goose 1 pair Mallard 2 Golden Plover w/ c/20 Lapwings - some birds on territory. 1 Curlew calling - my first here this year. Large group of c/70 Herring Gull over to the North. Pair Kestrel 1 Buzzard over calling, seen twice. 6 Fieldfare at Folly C...
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Calf Hey to Clough Head 2-3-26
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Not a lot around 2 x Treecreepers Blue, Great & Coal Tits Nuthatches Canada Geese Buzzard Over Good number of Greenfinch and Siskin at Clough head Most unusual was 26 Oystercatcher on field near to Ogden Cheers Ian
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Greenfold 27/2/26
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Afternoon ramble 1 pair Mallard Flock of c/60 Lapwing + 2 on territory. 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 2 Raven over calling c/ 100 flock of Starling + flock of 20 flew in from Whitewell Valley. 60+ Fieldfare Pr Stonechat have taken up same territory as 2024. 2 singing Skylark 1 Reed Bunting Bob.
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Clough Bottom, 27th Feb 2026
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12:00 - 1:00P.M. Canada Goose, 12 on the res, Goosander, 2 males & 4 redheads on the res, Buzzard, soaring pair, Curlew, 3 in fields near Windy Bank, Oystercatcher, 1 on the dam bank, Common Gull, c40 on res / dam wall, Stock Dove, 3 at Windy Bank, Skylark, 2 singing birds near Red Moss, Mistle Thrush...
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