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Cheesden Valley, 21st March 2020
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08:30-11:00 Grey Heron, 1 down the valley, Canada Goose, c12, generally in pairs, Mallard, female flushed off Harden Moor plus pair over, Goosander, male plus two Redheads on Top Lodge, Buzzard, 1 over Deeply Hill plus two low over Harden Moor, Sparrowhawk, male near Sales's Farm, Kestrel, 3 singl...
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Croston close road.
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0830/1030 hrs bright but strong North Easterly 5 degrees. Partly with RobA....Of note.... Next to no Passerines, presumably because of the wind. Female Sparrowhawk over. Buzzard over. Single Curlew feeding. Two Lapwings displaying Fifty plus Fieldfare feeding and flying. Single Redwing in w...
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Whooper swans 21/03/2020
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2 whooper swans flew north westish over Waterfoot this morning around 8:45 to 9am cheers Kevin
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Chiffchaffs 20/3
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2 singing at the bottom end of EBSW in the morning Andy
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Pink feet 20/03/2020
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What sounded like a large number of pink-footed geese passed over Mill End, Waterfoot at around 9:40pm. I could make out a skein of c100 in the night sky, but there could've been many more from the noise they were making. Birds were heading roughly north westish cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge, 20th March 2020
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17:30-18:30 Dry & sunny but bitter easterly wind! Greylag Goose, 4 birds in with Canada Geese on pasture behind Point Wood, Canada Goose, 26 with the Greylag plus a pair on the back pond, Mallard, 7 on res and 10 on Limy, Goosander, 2 pairs on the res, Moorhen, 1 on The Lagoon in North Bay, Lapwing, 8 o...
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AMR 19th March 20
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4 Wheatears (3 males) on rough grassland north of the north dam wall early afternoon. Also 1 fem Stonechat. -- Edited by C Bel on Friday 20th of March 2020 08:38:19 AM
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AMR.
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Bright sunny calm, 7 degrees. This morning partly with RobA...... 5 Greylag Goose. 1 Redshank. 1 Whooper Swan. All the above had flown by 1000 hrs Two Wheatear feeding on south bank. Several pairs of Skylark displaying. Several Meadow Pipit around. 10 plus Pied Wagtails. 4/5 Curlew calling and feed...
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Clowbridge Res, 18th March 2020
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17:00-18:00 Cormorant, 1 fishing the res, Canada Goose, c12, Mallard, 5 on the res and 8 on the Limy, Goosander, pair on the res and a pair on the back pond, Sparrowhawk, male near Point Wood, Moorhen, calling bird from 'The Lagoon' in North Bay, Pheasant, male behind boat house, Lapwing, 3 on res and 6 o...
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Northern Wheatear.
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Two Wheatear at AMR this afternoon, info thanks to Rob A. regards Brian.
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Calf hey. 16th March 2020.
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Little ringed plover at top end of the Res and in boggy field adjacent at lunchtime. My first summer migrant and earliest LRP record for ROC area?, previous earliest 18th March 2003. (thanks Kevin). Male Goldeneye, 3-4 Siskin and a few Buzzards was only other notable birds
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Clowbridge & Clough Bottom, 15th March 2020
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Clowbridge, 09:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 on res, Cormorant, 2 on res, Canada Goose, 21, Teal, 1, in middle of res, Mallard, 8, Goosander, 2 males & 2 redheads on back pond, Buzzard, pair over Nutshaw, Sparrowhawk, male being hassled by 2 crows, Kestrel, 1, Curlew, pair over calling, Lapwing, 7 on pa...
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Lee Quarry to Spring Mill Res 15/03/2020
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Lee Quarry 1 little owl, 1 skylark, 1 pied wagtail, min 14 meadow pipit, 2pr Stock dove, min 41 redwing, min 2 redpoll calling Whitworth Quarry area 1 jack snipe, min 15 skylark singing, 2 pied wagtail, just 1 meadow pipit Cowm Res 58 Canada geese in field, 18 mallard, 1 buzzard, 5 black-headed gull, 1 le...
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Clowbridge Res 13th March 20.
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Afternoon stroll in spring like weather.. its about time.! Not much about small bird wise just pr of Stonechat on fence behind boathouse and another in SE Bay. A few Pipits and Skylarks singing. 2 Raven and a Buzzard over. On the water were 2 Goosander (1m,1f), 1 G C Grebe, 1 Moorhen (boathouse end in rus...
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Marsh Tit 13th March 20.
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My little buddy is still present. Almost 8 months now. Think its addicted to sunflower seeds!!
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Grane 08/03/2020
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cormorant - 4 at Holden Wood & 5 at Ogdengrey heron - 1 over Holden wood & 1 at OgdenCanada goose - 137 at Holden Wood, 34 at Ogden, 10 at Calf Hey, 4 at Troy & 2 at Hutch Bankmallard - 14goldeneye - 2 males & a female at Holden Wood & 1 male with 3 female types in the western end of Jamestone...
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Clough Bottom, 8th March 2020
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16:30-18:00 Canada Goose, a pair and a group of 3 on the res bank, (Pair dropped on to IOM Lodge) Mallard, 2 males & 1 female on Swallow Shore, Goosander, 2 males and 4 redheads on the res, Sparrowhawk, 1 over Swallow Shore, Pheasant, 2 males on Swallow Shore, Curlew, pair calling over Red Moss, Skyl...
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Clowbridge, 8th March 2020
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07:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe,1 on res, Cormorant, 2 on 'U'-Boat, Greylag Goose, 2 with Canada Geese on pasture near Point Wood, Canada Goose, 15, Mallard, c10, Goosander, a male & 2 redheads flew off leaving a male & 1 redhead, Sparrowhawk, female over Nutshaw and 2 having a tussle over the new pla...
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Lapwings and Curlew.
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28 Lapwing and one pair of Curlew displaying and feeding in fields near Lower Buckden Farm this morning. Regards Brian.
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Stubbins to Irwell Vale river and woodland.
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Two days of good weather with the river at normal level for the first time in four weeks, Sunshine, light easterly, one to 8 degrees. Sightings for two full days... Blue Tit...good numbers all round showing signs of nesting and in Song Great Tit....as above. Coal Tit....better numbers for many years...
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AMR and Croston close road.
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Morning circuit of AMR, Buckhurst and Cheesden, overcast, dry, and 5 degrees. 0830/1030. Of note.... Single Curlew over calling. Kestrel hunting res bank. Several Skylark in Song around res. Flock of 5 Meadow Pipit over. Only 20 plus Black-headed Gulls on the res. Single Goosander on Buckhurst lo...
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Mitchell House Res, 6th March 2020
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17:00-18:00 Canada Goose, 5, Goosander, male & redhead, Buzzard, 1 soaring and 1 through west, Kestrel, 2, Curlew, 1 over calling, G.B.B.Gull, 2, L.B.B.Gull, 1, Common Gull, 1, B.H.Gull, flock of c20 through, Pied Wagtail, group of 6, Stonechat, female on dry stone wall, Starling, flock of c6...
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Clough Bottom Res, 4th March 2020
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17:30-18:00 Pink Footed Goose, c200 over heading west, Canada Goose, single on res bank, Mallard, pair, Goosander, male with 9 redheads on res, Curlew, pair on res bank plus a single over calling, Carrion Crow, c80 through heading north including flocks of 33 & 22, Rook, c12 birds plus 3 or 4 nest...
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Brambling.
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Single Brambling on the feeders at Cloughhead cafe yesterday, info thanks to Arlene Harris. Regards Brian.
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Grane 01/03/2020
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Grey heron - 1 flew east over Holden Woodcormorant - 9 on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden in the morning. 17 in trees at Holden Wood at 4pmmallard - 8 on Holden wood, 1pr on Ogden, 11 on Calf Hey & 1pr in Jamestone Quarryteal - 1pr on Calf Heygoosander - 1 female at Holden woodgoldeneye - 2 males & a femal...
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Harden Moor, 1st March 2020
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16:00-17:30 Kestrel, male near Cheesden Bar Lodge, Jack Snipe, 1 on the moor, Snipe, 32 on the moor, Lapwing, 3 flew down Cheesden Valley, Curlew, 1 on the moor and a pair flew down Cheesden Valley calling, G.B.B.Gull, 3 over, L.B.B.Gull, 4 over, Common Gull, 1 over, B.H.Gull, c200 over and onto AMR, S...
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Clowbridge, 1st March 2020
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10:30-11:30 Strong westerly but dry! G.C.Grebe, 1 fishing the res, Cormorant, 1 on the 'U'-Boat, Mallard, a pair flew in, Goosander, 6 with 3 males, Lapwing, 1 still in fields behind Point Wood, Common Gull, 1 over, Stock Dove, 1 over, Dunnock, 4 inc singing bird, Redwing, 1 by feeder in car park, L.T....
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Reedsholme 27/2/20
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C25 siskin feeding across from Woodcroft St 1 Dipper singing at nest site - 3 together at Leabrook 26/2. Buzzard calling. Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Nuthatch & Chaffinch singing. 3 Stock Dove at Cribden Clough 26/2. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 26th Feb 2020
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17:00-18:00 With the evenings drawing out now just about managed a circuit of the res after work: G.C.Grebe, 1 fishing the res, Canada Goose, pair over, Mallard, 6, Goosander, male & 2 redheads plus another redhead flew in, Sparrowhawk, female flew over towards New Laithe and a male flew over to...
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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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