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Cloughfold.
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Spent a couple of hours along the Irwell at Cloughfold yesterday evening. Spotted Flycatcher.....could only locate one pair, both adults were actively feeding young at the nest, because of the location it is impossible to see how many young without causing disturbance, so would be interested to k...
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ROC Summer Bird Race 2019
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06:00-16:00 Just 4 birders today resulted in two teams of two and a total of 80 species seen which is the joint second highest ever total just two short of last year's record. Scores were: Team A. (RI & DN) 69 species. Team B. (IB & KL) 66 species. No new species were seen, however, there were seve...
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Cuckoo Holden Wood Res 29th May
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Sorry for the late report... A cuckoo was calling all evening, right up until twilight, on the hillside above the far-bank trees at Holden Wood reservoir. It had a similar call to one heard last year, with a deformed "cuck" but a perfect "coo". I've been up there a couple of times since but haven't heard...
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Clowbridge, 2nd June 2019
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06:00-08:30 Early start as Bob & I were off on the Bird Race, however, it had been postponed until next week!! Grey Heron, 1 on back pond, Canada Goose, c12, Mallard, c6, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw, Pheasant, male south of boat house, Curlew, calling birds from the moors, Oystercatcher, 2 over first...
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Cowpe Res, 27th May 2019
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19:00-20:30 Canada Goose, 6 birds at both Cowpe Res & Lench Lodges, Curlew, bird over calling, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over west, Swift, 1, Skylark, 1 singing at Cowpe Res, Swallow, c6 at Lench & 4 at Cowpe, House Martin, c6 at Lench, Meadow Pipit, c6 at Cowpe, Grey Wagtail, pair at Lench Lodges, Pied...
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Rawtenstall, 27th May 2019
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10:30-12:30 Grey Heron, 1 on HTL, Canada Goose, pair at HTL, Mallard, c6 on The Irwell, Moorhen, 2 pair on HTL with 1 bird sitting, L.B.B.Gull, steady passage west with c30 birds, B.H.Gull, 2 on The Irwell, Collared Dove, 2 at Road End, Swift, 2 over Rawtenstall, House Martin, 3 over Rawtenstall, Sand...
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EBSW
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C500 assorted hirundines present early afternoon, with a very rough estimate of c250 house martins, c150 swift & c100 swallow2 herons on soap works roofmallard with 6 ducklings on the river1pr collared dovedipper feeding 2 juvs on the rivergreenfinch - birds at 3 sitesredpoll - calling birdb...
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Clowbridge, 25th May 2019
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20:30-21:00 Curlew, pair on res shore, male in display, Cuckoo, calling bird from Loveclough / New Laithe area, Skylark, 2 singing birds, Willow Warbler, 2 singing in car park, Reed Bunting, singing bird. Regards, David. -- Edited by David Nuttall on Saturday 25th of May 2019 10:00:50 PM
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Holden wood reservoir.
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0730/1000 hrs. 12/15 degrees slight breeze, sunny. Canada Geese......40+ and a creche of 26 young in varying sizes. Mallard....9 and 11 well grown ducklings. Grey Heron in dead tree. Lapwing.....10+ feeding, no young seen. Curlew....single bathing and feeding. Black-headed Gull....2 Herrin...
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Cuckoo.
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Cuckoo calling, Wham Hill farm area this morning, info thanks to Rob Archer. Regards Brian.
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Clough Bottom 200519
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Osprey - 1 flew over the res and carried on north westish @ c7:30pm curlew - 2 stonechat - pr with young whitethroat - singing male cheers Kevin with Ian & Peter
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Clowbridge res. 20/5/19
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07:45hrs F.P. 6 Stonechat 4m Reed Bunting 2 Curlew calling from moorland 1 Oystercatcher 5 Canada Goose - no breeding birds this year. 4 B.H. Gull > S +2 on fields.+ 1 Grasshopper warbler reeling 2 Blackcap in song 6+ Willow Warbler singing. Pair Cucko chasing and calling with attendant Meadow Pip...
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Clough Bottom 19 5 19
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Clough Bottom Oystercatcher 4 Common Sandpiper 2 Curlew 4 Spotted Flycatcher 1 Stonechat 2 adults + 3 young L B B Gull c140 Herrring Gull c20 Willow Warbler several calling Chaffinch several calling peter
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Tree Pipit Clowbridge
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One singing this morning near the path going E from Limy lane by the stream. Cuckoo still present between the res and Compston's Cross. A family party of stonechats with 2 young near the boathouse about the only other interesting sighting here or on the walk up from Rawtenstall via Greenfold Andy
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Grane, 18th May 2019
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09:00-11:30 G.C.Grebe, singles on Ogden & Calf Hey, Canada Goose, pairs with broods of 1, 5 & 10 plus c40 other birds, Mallard, c12, Tufted Duck, pair in Jamestones, Kestrel, female in Jamestones, Pheasant, calling bird, Moorhen, 1 at Holden Wood, Curlew, 2 singles over calling, Oysterca...
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Chapel Hill, 19th May 2019
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10:30-12:30 Curlew, 1 at Edge Cote, Lapwing, 2 pairs near Edge Cote, Swift, c15 over Rawtenstall, Skylark, 3 singing birds, Swallow, c12, House Martin, 1 over Rawtenstall, Meadow Pipit, c20, Pied Wagtail, c4, Redstart, singing bird at Marl Pits off the road to the driving range, Song Thrush, 2 sing...
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Redstart.
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Singing Male Redstart in Buckden woods below Holcombe road this morning, found by AndyY and heard by myself, thanks for the call Andy. Will keep an eye on the site for possible breeding. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 16th May 2019
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20:00-21:00 Pheasant, calling bird, Curlew, pair over calling, Oystercatcher, 4 did a circuit of the res before flying off north, Lapwing, displaying bird south of res, Common Sandpiper, single on res bank, Stock Dove, pair flew into Point Wood, Cuckoo, bird calling almost constantly from near C...
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Garden Warbler
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An other pair of Garden Warbler appear to have established a nest site near the picture frame along the Irwell in Chatterton For those who do not know the picture frame on the sculpture trail has now been taken down because it was in a dangerous condition, but I suppose the area will always be referred to...
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Holden Wood, 14th May 2019
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20:30-21:30 Dunlin, 2 resting on mud at top end only feeding occasionally but calling regularly, Common Sandpiper, flock of 6 birds flying together over the res then landed on res bank, Lapwing, at least 3 feeding on res bank, Oystercatcher, 5 feeding on exposed mud, Curlew, 1 feeding on exposed mud...
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Deeply Vale 140519
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great crested grebe - 1grey heron - 1Canada goose - 15 plus 6 half grown goslingsmallard - 18kestrel - 2pheasant - 10oystercatcher - calling birdlapwing - 3curlew - 3 including a pair harassing a pair of ravensblack headed gull - 1 overherring gull - min 3 overlesser-black backed gull - c120 overtawn...
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Migrants.
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Bright sunshine, 8/16 degrees 0700/1030 hrs. Strongstry woods. Garden Warbler in full song and same pair feeding. Chiffchaff in Song and a pair at nest site. Willow Warbler, at least four pair, one carrying food. Whitethroat Male in Song near last years nest site. Blackcap, four pair seen one pair p...
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Clowbridge, 13th May 2019
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20:30-21:30 Shelduck, 3 dropped in at 20:40 and left northeast at 20:45 Cuckoo, calling bird from near Compston's, Grasshopper Warbler, reeling bird. Archie had a Little Egret earlier in the day! Regards, David.
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Clough Bottom 12 5 19
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Clough Bottom Greylag Geese ? 2 flew in stayed twenty minutes then flew off Stonechat 1m Meadow Pipit 3 Sky Lark 5 Curlew 4 in one group flying round Common Sandpiper 1 pair Reed Bunting 2 pair Linnet 1 over Rredpoll 3 over Willow Warbler c10 calling Wren several calling Dunnock 2 pair Pied Wagtail 3 Wood...
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Bull Hill, 12th May 2019
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07:30-12:00 Canada Goose, pair with 3 goslings on The Irwell at Irwell Vale plus, 4 other pairs, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, soaring bird, Pheasant, c6 males & 1 female, Snipe, 'chipping bird' on Bull Hill, Lapwing, 3 pairs, Curlew, single bird in Alden, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, B.H.Gull, c12, Stock...
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Mitchell's House Res, 11th May 2019
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18:00-19:00 Mallard, pair, Buzzard, soaring bird, Kestrel, female hunting the moors, L.B.B.Gull, c20 on the res, Herring Gull, 1 on the res, Swift, c20 feeding high above the moors. Skylark, c6, several in song, Swallow, c6, Sand Martin, 1 over, Meadow Pipit, c12, Pied Wagtail, 1, Willow Warbler,...
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Clowbridge, 11th May 2019
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07:30-10:00 Canada Goose, 3 over, Mallard, 9, Pheasant, calling birds, Common Sandpiper, pair plus a single, Lapwing, pair south of res, single on scarified field plus single towards Crown Point, Curlew, pair over res, single mobbing pair of Raven plus calling birds from the moors, B.H.Gull, sin...
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Black Tern Void! 8th - 10th May.
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Been up to Clowbridge 7 times in last 3 days in hope of a Black Tern or two. Zilch, despite a large passage throughout the country in the last few days, some even local!! Best being 20+ Swift skimming the water in winter like conditions on the 9th May, none seen previously just lot of smaller hirundines. A...
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Glaucous gull 05/05/19
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Glaucous gull seen yesterday (apologies for late post) at a private site along with c200 herring & c200 lesser black-backed gulls. Unfortunately the bird moved on fairly quickly after I discovered it. A flock of 5 greylag geese flew over the same site cheers Kevin
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swifts 08/05/2019
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2 swifts over Waterfoot this evening at least 8 house martins have been present over Waterfoot flying to nest sites on The Jolly Sailor, BRGS & Victoria Arcade this week cheers Kevin
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