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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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Landgate up towards Brown Wardle. 7/12/20
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9 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch. Nice walk but not many birds. Dave O.
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Clowbridge, 6th Dec 2020
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09:00-11:00 Cormorant, 4, Mallard, c40 Goldeneye, female in south bay, Goosander, 2 males & 3 redheads, Kestrel, 1 flew onto pylons near Compston's G.B.B.Gull, 2 on the res, Herring Gull, c60 over in flocks to 21, Common Gull, c30 over in flocks to 15 and 6 on the res, B.H.Gull, c30 on the rer, Coll...
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Warth & Clough Bottom 06/12/2020
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Warthgrey heron - 2woodcock - 1 in one area and a mass of droppings in another areapheasant - 1 maleherring gull - 20 over weststock dove - 3 overgrey wagtail - 2 overredwing - 2 overblackbird - 12long-tailed tit - min 8jay - probably same bird seen a dozen timesbullfinch - 1 female & a calling bird Cl...
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Mitchell's House Res, 5th Dec 2020
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15:00 - 16:00 Goosander, 24 into roost inc 5 males, Kestrel, 2, G.B.B.Gull, 3, B.H.Gull, c10, Kestrel, 2, Stonechat, male of dry stone wall, Regards, David.
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Clowbridge Res 3rd Dec 20
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Drake Goosander, 1 Goldeneye, 1G C Grebe, 10+ Mallard, c 15 Gulls inc 2 Common.
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Clowbridge Res 2nd Dec 20.
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On Res at 9am. 1 imm Male Goldeneye, 1 G C Grebe, 1 fem Teal, 3 Cormorant, 1 redhead Goosander, c20 Mallard , 5 C Gull and 10 B H Gulls...
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Wallbank & Spring Mill Res 29/11/2020
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Spring Mill Rescormorant - 1grey heron - 1Canada goose - 103 flew onto the reslapwing - 15black-headed gull - min 80common gull - 1green woodpecker - 1redwing - 1long-tailed tit - 12goldcrest - 1magpie - 8jackdaw - c30starling - 155 Wall Bank Lodge areamallard - 11moorhen - 1kingfisher - 1collared d...
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Warth 29/10
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Four woodcocks flushed from the soggy bits of the wood mid-afternoon (3 from the bottom end and one from the top which I assume was a different bird as none of the others went in that direction). Otherwise an extremely quiet day here and along the river from Townsend Fold. Andy
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Peers Clough Area 29 11 20
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Peers Clough Rook 1 Jackdaw 24 Carrion Crow 6 Magpie 6 Redwing c20 Fieldfare 8 Blackbird 4 Meadow Pipit 1 Goldfinch c6 Chaffinch 4 L T Tit c20 Great Tit c20 Blue Tit c10 Starling 30 B H Gull 12 over Herring Gull 2 over Robin 4 Dunnock 4 Wren 1 Peter and John
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Lower Irwell Valley, 29th Nov 2020
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09:30-12:00 Cormorant, 1 on HTL, Grey Heron, 2 at HTL, Mallard, c12, mainly EBSW, Moorhen, 1 on The Irwell at Townsendfold, Herring Gull, c20 down the valley, B.H.Gull, c50, mainly at EBSW or flying down the valley, Collared Dove, 3 in Irwell Vale & 1 at Townsendfold, Pied Wagtail, c20 at EBSW, Gr...
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Clowbridge, 28th Nov 2020
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10:30-12:00 Cormorant, 1 on U-Boat, Mallard, c10, Goldeneye, female flew in from The Limy Valley, Goosander, Redhead on back pond, Herring Gull, 2 on the res & 6 over, Common Gull, 7 on the res & c8 over, B.H.Gull, c25 on the res & c12 over, Stock Dove, 1 over, Fieldfare, flock of 3, Redwing...
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pink feet 28/11/2020
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c50 pink-footed geese flew west over Gaghills at 9:10 this morning treecreeper also seen in Park Road, Waterfoot cheers Kevin
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Haslingden moor Friday 27 November
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2 Golden Plover 6 Snipe 1 Meadow Pipit 1 Raven 3 Crows found 2 lots Red Grouse droppings Neil
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Chiffchaff C/booth 24th Nov 20...
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A chiffy has just been around our feeding area with a flock of 20+ LT Tits. As usual the lot moved through pretty rapid but theyre usually here 3-4 times a day so hopefully theyll be back! Only bird of note on Clowbridge Res this am was a GC Grebe! -- Edited by C Bel on Tuesday 24th of November 2020 12:04:54 PM...
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Haslingden Moor, Tuesday 24 November
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Short walk on moor above deep clough 1 Jack Snipe Neil
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Mitchell's House Res, 22nd Nov 2020
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15:00-16:30 Cormorant, 1 on causeway, Grey Heron, 1 on causeway, Canada Goose, 1, Goosander, 27 into roost of which 6 were males, Buzzard, pair soaring over hillside, G.B.B.Gull, 14 on causeway then flew onto res, Herring Gull, c30 over west, Common Gull, 2 over west, B.H.Gull, c12 over west, Meado...
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Little Egret
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One flew south past the sewage works this morning around 8.20. Not seen again between here and Strongstry (or by Brian to Stubbins) so presumably flew straight through. Also today a single red grouse on Wet Moss (two snipe, one meadow pipit, one raven and a few carrion crows the only other birds up here...
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