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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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From the garden, 25th April 2020
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All day out in the garden with the following seen (or heard)! Grey Heron, 2 over east together, 1 back west, Buzzard, circling over the house headed over towards Chapel Hill, Sparrowhawk, over 4 times with 3 sightings of a female and 1 of a male, Kestrel, male over, L.B.B.Gull, 6 over, G.B.B.Gull, 1 ove...
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Scout Moor
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3 Ring Ouzel and at least 4 pairs of Wheatear amongst the south/west slopes boulder fields this afternoon.
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Cheesden/Buckhurst.
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0800/1100 hrs slight southerly 14 degrees Sunny. Linnet.....three pair. Goldfinch.....lots in pairs Meadow Pipit.....over a dozen feeding Skylark....3/4 displaying. Greenfinch.....3 in conifers Goldcrest....single in same conifer. Sand Martin.....20 plus hawking over the brook. Dipp...
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C/booth 24th April 20
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Garden Warbler singing nr Killeleas steelworks at Stoneholme this morning, not there 1 hr later, and lots and lots of willow warblers singing everywhere. Seems to be a big yr for them. 4+ Blackcap singing, Only 2 pr of swallow seen in what seems to be a very poor yr for them and House Martins (virtually...
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Irwell Groundwork to Ewood Bridge
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A singing whitethroat between Groundwork and Townsend Fold this morning and 2 common sandpipers around the bypass bridge. Over the last few days a few sand martins have arrived around the colony but not showing any sign of nesting activity as yet. The pair of goosanders is still putting in regular ap...
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Waterfoot to Townsendfold
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Canada goose - 7 at Holmes Terrace Lodgegrey heron 3 at Holmes Terrace Lode, 10 at Warthcoot - 1pr at Holmes Terrace Lodgemoorhen - 1 at Holmes Terrace Lodgebuzzard - 1 at Holmes Terrace Lodgekestrel - 3 at Hurdles & 1 at Holmes Terrace Lodgestock dove - 1 at Warth, 1pr at Hurdles & at least 1 off L...
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HWR return, 19th April 2020
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Late afternoon. Cormorant, 4 in the trees, Grey Heron, 1 over, Canada Goose, sitting bird at EBSW being 'oined' by a Carrion Crow plus c100 at HWR, Sparrowhawk, female at HWR chased away by Lapwings, Kestrel, 1 on the tops, Moorhen, 1, Common Sandpiper, 1, Dunlin, 1, Lapwing, 4 pair HWR, 3 pairs on the t...
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Garden Warbler.
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My earliest Garden Warbler in full song on edge of ELR line in Strongstry. Regards Brian.
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Crawshawbooth Bird Obs is back ...(trampoline)! 14th April 20.
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Pays off straight away... 1 Crossbill over to north calling in afternoon. Also a juv Peregrine south shortly after.
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Irwell Valley, 13th April 2020
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Mid Afternoon. Grey Heron, 2 at HTL & 1 on Clowes Lodge, Canada Goose, pair on HTL and 1 on Clowes Lodge, Goosander, pair flew down the river, Buzzard, 2 soaring birds, Sparrowhawk, 1 soaring high, Kestrel, 1 in display near Ilex, Moorhen, pair on Clowes Lodge, B.H.Gull, single on the river, Colla...
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Hurdles Quarry, 12th April 2020
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Around Noon. Canada Goose, pair up the valley, Buzzard, 1 over, Kestrel, male up the valley, Skylark, c10, many in song, Meadow Pipit, c12, Wheatear, 7 in total, 2 males in song, Mistle Thrush, singing bird, Chiffchaff, 2 singing, Willow Warbler, c10 singing, Blackcap, 1 singing, Coal Tit, 2 singin...
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Strongstry/Irwell vale round robin.
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0730/1030 hrs, after a night of thunderstorms, calm 13/15 deg Cloudy. Lots of song and nesting activity by our common residents especially Wrens. Of note..... Dipper.....four pair have now established territory but are still nest building. Sand Martin......18 hawking over the nesting bank and...
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