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The Hile, 17th May 2020
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Evening. Curlew, bird in display, Stock Dove, adult with juvs and a pair on pasture, Little Owl, bird on The Hile & a bird at Jack Lodge, Swift, 10 feeding high, Skylark, 4 singing birds, Swallow, c12, Meadow Pipit, c12, Pied Wagtail, 1, Grey Wagtail, 1 on Jack Lodge, Willow Warbler, c4 singing bir...
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Cheesden Valley, 17th May 2020
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Mid-Morning. Grey Heron, 1 at Deeply Flash, Malard, 2 pair, Buzzard, 2 soaring birds, Kestrel, 1, Pheasant, male on turf field, Curlew, min 3 pair, Lapwing, c10 pair but scattered with nowhere having more than 2 pairs, B.H.Gull, c6, Stock Dove, pair on rock face near top lodge, Swift, c12, Skylark, c...
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Alden Valley, Helmshore 15th May
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A morning walk up past Robin Hood's Well, round the back of Alden and down past the lodge back to Holcombe Road.Path up to Robin Hood's Well1 redpoll (photo)1 stonechat (m)1 dunnock Alden Lodge 4 Canada geese1 GS woodpecker2 treecreeper2 blackcap (photo)1 pied wagtail Rest of the Valley3 Raven...
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Grane, 16th May 2020
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Early morning. G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Cormorant, c6 inc 2 on Ogden fighting over a sizable trout which one bird somehow swallowed in seconds, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, many pairs with goslings inc a pair with 16! Mallard, c12, Buzzard, bird over scrubber, Kestrel, 1 over, Pheasant,...
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Clough Bottom Res, 15th May 2020
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Evening visit. Canada Goose, pair on the res, Kestrel, 1 over, Pheasant, calling bird, Curlew, pair on Red Moss, L.B.B.Gull, c30 on the res & c50 in sheep fields towards Dean, Stock Dove, group of 5 in with LBBG, Cuckoo, bird calling towards Clowbridge, Swift, 1 over, G.S.Woodpecker, flew into b...
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Cuckoo
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Cuckoo 1st thing this morning in the woodland surrounding Buckhurst Lodge and also visited Two Owls Cottage garden .. 2 Dunlin also flew over Buckhurst heading west coming from AMR... -- Edited by rob archer on Friday 15th of May 2020 04:07:18 PM
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Clowbridge Res, 14th May 2020
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Late afternoon. packed out due to good sunshine! Canada Goose, 3 on res, Mallard, c5, Lapwing, just 4 birds seen with 1 looking as if sitting, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, Stock Dove, pair near Nutshaw, Swift, c70 mainly over res but also over the moors, Skylark, c6 singing birds, Swallow, c6, House Martin,...
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Cowm Reservoir. 14/5/2020
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Sand Martin, 4 Swallows, 3 Swift, 4 Mallard, Cormorant, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, single Black headed Gull( looking a bit lost) 6 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 5 Robin, 2 Willow Warbler, regular crows.
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Cuckoos
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One this morning between Compston's and Clowbridge and the Clough Bottom bird also still present. Little else of any great interest at either res or on the way up and down from Rawtenstall. Other bits and bobs for the last few days: Now two little grebes at HTL and coot still present Sand martins up to 30...
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Landgate & Brown Wardle.12/5/20
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8 Skylark, 2 Wheatear, 3 Blackbird, 6 Meadow Pipit, Buzzard, Kestrel, 2 LBB Gull, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Swift, Lapwing, Robin, 4 Carrion Crow, 20 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie. 1 Snipe "drumming".
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Clough Bottom 12 5 20
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Clough Bottom Late post for Monday 11 5 20 Cuckoo 1 calling and seen also present Linnet Willow Warbler Reed Bunting Chaffinch Dunnock Sky Lark Wood Pigeon Curlew Canada Goose Mallard L B B Gull Swallow Peter
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Musbury Valley, Sunday 10th May
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I had an evening walk around Musbury, but there was very little moving as the wind picked up and the temperature dropped rapidly.2 green woodpecker, 1 flying down the valley near the sheep pen and 1 at the top end1 grasshopper warbler reeling above the old lodge at Hare Clough
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Res 10/05/2020
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grey heron - 1 at Cowpe ResCanada goose - 1pr at Lench & 1pr over Cowpe Resmallard - 1pr with 2 ducklings & 3 males at Lench & 1pr & 3 males at Cowpe Resmoorhen - 1 at Lenchcommon sandpiper - calling bird at Cowpe Rescurlew - 1 over Brandwood Moorlesser black backed gull - c10 (there seems t...
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Cribden, 9th May 2020
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Canada Goose, pair with 6 goslings on Twin Lodge, Mallard, 2 males on Twin Lodge, Buzzard, 3 soaring singles, Sparrowhawk, whilst watching a soaring bird it dropped like a stone and attacked another Sparrowhawk below. Both parted after a tussle! Kestrel, 1 over, Lapwing, calling bird on Cribden Fl...
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Rookeries, 8th May 2020
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Hi Guys, I've manged to get to the following rookeries over the last few weeks but left it a bit late with plenty of foliage making counting difficult so if anyone knows different to the figures below please correct. The main drop seems to be at Broadclough with nests in only one tree so far as I could see....
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Whitworth 7th May/ 9th May
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Little Owl, 12 Northern Wheatear, 10 Goldfinch, 30 Meadow Pipit, 6 Blackbird, 6 Mallard, 25 Canada Geese, 2 Skylark.
Just seen 5 Swift over Whitworth on 9th May
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River Rawtenstall to Irwell Vale
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Odds'n'sods from the last week :- Little Grebe - one HTL Monday (4/5) Grey Heron - some nests now appear deserted so assume fledged. There were at least two pairs at one site and three at another Coot - still present HTL Goosander - pr still present at various spots along the river up to yesterday (7/5). I...
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Red Kite
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Soaring over Ramsbottom and drifting North at 1420 hrs Regards Brian.
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Swifts. C/booth6th May 20.
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6 Swifts screaming away in flight over c/booth and Rhodesons Mill in particular this morning at c9.30am. Presumed breeders back at last! 5-6 House Martins over the village also. Grey Wagtail with 1 fledged young from a nest 100mys away from the river but still more chicks to make their way to the wate...
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Stubbins/Irwell vale round robin.
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0730/1100 hrs slight south easterly 8/14 degrees very sunny. Species Of note...... Dipper....after the severe pollution of April 2017 this species was one of the most effected as their staple diet is sub surface invertebrates, they have bred every year since but in reduced numbers and lots of fail...
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cloughbottom
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1 bullfinch chaffinch 6 redpoll 6 linnet 8 goldfinch 8 reed bunting 3 sandpiper pair curlew calling goosander pair 3 white thoat 3 willow warbler lots pied wagtail 1 3 may
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Cuckoo
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Something I've rarely seen anywhere, a female Cuckoo flew over Butcher Acre heading down towards Sales early this morning. 2 Whitethroat and plenty of Willow Warblers also around Butcher Acre
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Cowm reservoir 3rd 4th May
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Green woodpecker, Tawny Owl , Stoat, Grey wagtails. Mallards and Canadian geese. Sorry to say no sighting of the coot that was with us for several months. Maureen H
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Lesser Whitethroat
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Lesser Whitethroat seen and heard amongst the gorse/ Hawthorne bushes along the lane from Ridshaw to Croston Close, Nangreaves ... Whitethroat, Willow Warblers and plenty of Linnet also amongst the gorse .
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Holden Wood Reservoir, Sunday 3rd May
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There were 3 greylag geese on the water at Holden Wood reservoir this morning (8:30am). They were quite skittish and were gone within 10 minutes of my arrival. -- Edited by PaulB on Monday 4th of May 2020 09:37:41 AM
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Dotterel. Deansgreave, Bacup. 2nd May20.
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2 Dotterel seen briefly and heard twice on/ over large burnt area east of Deansgreave rd late this morning. Also a Golden Plover calling, 1 Snipe displaying, 3-4 Wheatears.
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EBSW.
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Hundreds Of Swift,House Martin and Swallows present just now, info from PaulG. Regards Brian.
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Groundwork to Irwell Vale
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EBSW - around 30-40 swifts, perhaps 50 house martins and 100 swallows over the beds this morning. Not a single wagtail seen here today. Elsewhere the ravens appear to be fairly close to fledging, with one of the young flapping and taking off briefly. A couple of sand martins around the colony but stil...
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Groundwork to Irwell Vale
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6 swifts (minimum) over EBSW/ Irwell Vale this morning. 1 sand martin, 2 house martins and around 10 swallows also here. Also today 2 greylags over Ewood Bridge south, pair of goosanders and 4 sand martins Townsend Fold (around the colony). Still just a single whitethroat Andy
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C/booth 25th April 20.
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2 male Whitethroat singing at Gin Clough/ Goodshawfold at 9am. 3 Greylag south over our house at c7.30pm. Lots of butterflies around in the last 2 days especially Orange Tips and more Small and Green Veined Whites now. 3 Speckled Woods too toda.
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