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recent odds 'n' sods
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green sandpiper - 1 in Whitworth Quarry today kingfisher - 1 at Greens Lodges, Stacksteads today sparrowhawk - min 2 juvs at Healey Dell today hobby - 1 over Trickett's Memorial yesterday green woodpecker - 1 over Gaghills on Friday 7th peregrine - 1 sat on the church at Stubbylee Park on Tuesday 4th c...
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Red Kite Grane
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This morning flying west over Troy and Jamestones then over Clough Head area around 11.00 Andy
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Marsh Harrier.. Huttock Top. 8th Aug 20.
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Imm Marsh Harrier low over and around Huttock top fields then climbed high drifting off towards Cowpe/Lench now (10.49am.) Amazing views of an imm Green Woodpecker landed on the ground next to me ( c10 ft away!) and proceeded to hop around for a minute before flying off! No camera as is the norm. Been t...
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Yellow-legged Gull
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2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull has been present amongst the sheep in the fields by the entrance to Scout Moor Quarry and above Bleakholt for around 5 days now. Was there again today in with around 30 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. The same bird was also in the fields by Croston Close Farm last weekend
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Red kite.. Goodshaw. 1st Aug 20..
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A Red Kite circled over Goodshaw tonight and drifted off SW over cribden at 8.15pm.
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Mitchell's House Res, 1st August 2020
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Mid-Morning. Kestrel, c6 hunting the moors, Lapwing, 4, B.H.Gull, c70, L.B.B.Gull, c40, Herring Gull, 2, Swallow, c40, Meadow Pipit, 1 carrying food, Stonechat, 3 juvs, Willow Warbler, 2 with 1 in song, Raven, family flock of 7 birds feeding in sheep fields, Starling, flocks of 80 & 60 plus 20...
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Grane 26/7
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2 gadwall at Holden Wood around lunchtime. Also around Grane a reeling grasshopper warbler (HWR), 3 groups of stonechats, adult and 2 young wheatears (Jamestones) and a great crested grebe (Calf Hey). Only waders were common sandpiper (Calf Hey and Jamestones), one lapwing (Jamestones) and 2 oy...
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Clowbridge, 25th July 2020
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Mid-morning. Cormorant, 1 fishing the res then later drying off on the 'U'-Boat, Canada Goose, c40, Goosander, 2 redheads, Kestrel, 5 hunting all at once, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res shore, L.B.B.Gull, 1, B.H.Gull, 4 flew down the length of the res, Swift, 3 over, Swallow, c250 with good numbers over...
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Clowbridge, 20th July 2020
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Late Evening. Common Tern, 2 feeding in res, completely diving in rather than picking off the surface. Left at 21:50 to the south, Swift, c70 feeding over moors, Stonechat, 2 near boat house, Regards, David.
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Spring Mill etc 19/07/2020
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grey heron - 1Canada goose - 26lapwing - 9, which included 5 fledged juvsdunlin - flock of 3 flew in from the west, then turned and flew south westkestrel - 1 malehobby - 1 flew over the res, landed in a tree briefly, then continued southherring gull - 1black-headed gull - 1pheasant - 1stock dove - 2 wood...
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Grane, 19th July 2020
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Mid-morning. Cormorant, 2 at Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c80 at Holden Wood, c50 at Ogden & c30 at Calf Hey, Buzzard, 4 singles, Sparrowhawk, 1 over Holden Wood, Kestrel, 5 inc family group of 3, Moorhen, 1 at Holden Wood, Curlew, 1 calling from a dry stone wall, Oystercatcher, pair plus 4 singles,...
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Clowbridge, 18th July 2020
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Mid-Afternoon. Cormorant, 1 flushed off a pylon by a Raven, Grey Heron, 2 fishing the ponds, Canada Goose, 20 plus the growing gosling, Mallard, c12, Goosander, 1 redhead, Buzzard, soaring bird, Kestrel, 5 in the air together, Oystercatcher, 1 over, Common Sandpiper, 1 low over res, L.B.B.Gull, c...
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Siskin/Wood Warbler.
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Had a report of sightings of Siskin by a land owner at Alderbottom, quite unusual for us in the summer so spent some time and found probably two family parties feeding on the alders along the Irwell, this would not be unusual in winter but I have not recorded them possibly breeding here before, while wat...
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C/booth. 13th July 20
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A Barn Owl has just flown over our house from the Folly Clough direction and headed south down the valley, quite low, calling many times whilst I was letting the dogs out last thing, 11.15pm. New garden species!
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Common Scoters Grane
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5 on Ogden Res this morning. All males so presumably a different lot from those the other day. A few crossbills heard at Troy Andy
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Cheesden Valley, 12th July 2020
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Morning Visit. Grey Heron, 2, Buzzard, soaring bird, Kestrel, 2 family parties with at least 6 birds present, Herring Gull, 2 over, L.B.B.Gull, c30 over, Stock Dove, 3, Wood Pigeon, c100 inc flock of c75, Swift, c6, G.S.Woodpecker, 1, Skylark, c4, Swallow, c60 inc many juvs, Sand Martin, c35, Meado...
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Clowbridge 11 July 20
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1 C Scoter on Res 7.30am.
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Clowbridge, 11th July 2020
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Mid-Morning. Cormorant, 1 on U-Boat, Canada Goose, c20 inc ever growing gosling! Common Scoter, drake still present in middle of res, Goosander, female with two well grown juvs, Buzzard, soaring bird over, Swift, group of 3 over, Swallow, c60, House Martin, 10, Sand Martin, at least 1, Meadow Pipi...
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Holden wood.
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0800/1030 hrs Damp overcast calm 14 degrees. House Sparrow......9 in hedge at dam end. Whitethroat.....family party in copse. Reed Bunting.....several young and adults round the res. Cormorant.....single only in roost. Swallow and Sand Martin.....quite good numbers around. Sparrowhawk.....
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Grane 10/7
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One common scoter (male) Holden Wood and 3 (2 males) on Ogden this morning. Also at Holden Wood an egret seen from the bottom end which had disappeared when I got to the top. Most likely a little egret, no doubt, but not positively identified. Also 6 crossbills around Troy Andy
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C Scoter. Clowbridge 10th July 20.
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2 Common Scoter on Res at 8.45am. -- Edited by C Bel on Friday 10th of July 2020 01:36:30 PM
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Grane 8th July
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Me & Neil watched a pair of curlew doing their best to protect 2 young from a marauding pack of at least 3 ravens and a buzzard. We also saw and heard crossbills at Calf Hey.
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Grane, 5th July 2020
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Mid-Morning. Cormorant, 3 at Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c20 at Calf Hey, Buzzard, soaring bird, Sparrowhawk, soaring bird, Kestrel, 1 hovering over hillside, Moorhen, 1 at Calf Hey, Lapwing, 2, Oystercatcher, pair and 2 singles, BH.Gull. c12, L.B.B.Gull, 2, Swift, c25, G.S.Woodpecker, male at...
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2020 Part 1
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January 10 visit to Grane and Heap Clough Holden Wood:- 4 Reed Buntings 2 Mallard 5 Great Black Backed Gulls - 4 being escorted away from Ogden by an adult and flying south 30 min Black-headed Gulls 1 Stonechat min 2 Song Thrush in song min 50 Redwing min 20 Fieldfare min 100 Starling min 40 Jackdaw...
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AMR
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Two Common Scoter present this morning, yesterday a Little Egret landed for short period before moving on, info from RobA. Regards Brian. -- Edited by brian on Friday 3rd of July 2020 08:54:35 AM
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Reaps Moss, 27th June 2020
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Mid Afternoon. Meadow Pipit, c20 inc nest with 2 chicks, Pied Wagtail, 3, Swift, 2, Skylark, c12, several in song in the windy conditions, Wheatear, 2 juvs, Stonechat, 2 adult males & 4 juvs, Raven, 2 singles over, Reed Bunting, singing male. Photo from Reaps Moss looking west with Cowpe Lowe on t...
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Crossbills this week (c25th June)
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Several parties of Crossbills around the north of the valley this week. 9 up Clough bottom res (22nd), 4 at Clowbridge(23rd), 6 over Goodshawfold and 5 fleetingly in a larch tree at Acre, Rising bridge both in 25th June. Also had a flock of 21 in pines just into Calderdale on 24th. So obviously a decen...
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Deeply Vale/Buckhurst/Ridshaw.
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0700/1020 hours, Thats when the rain came, Overcast calm 15 degrees. Of note..... Common Whitethroat.....one in song and several with young. Garden Warbler.....Single feeding. Willow Warbler......good Numbers around lodges several young. Stonechat...pair with two juveniles. Sand Martin...
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Red Kite
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One drifting south over Newchurch 12:28 pm Cheers Craggy
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Yellow-legged Gull. AMR 23rd June 2020.
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Sub adult with a few other large gulls on the island late morning. This one is one of at least 3-4 individuals thats been on here in the last week. with R Archer. -- Edited by C Bel on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 08:30:01 PM
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