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Winter Feeding Stations.
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Up until now a very average year for the feeding station, our resident species are still here but in lower numbers due to the mild winter and abundance of natural food. But over the last few day which included a cold spell the Chaffinch numbers have steadily risen to around 50 today, and again today ther...
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Clowbridge Res, 26th Jan 2020.
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14:30- 15:30 Cormorant, 3 on the res, Mallard, 11 on the res, Goosander, male plus 4 redheads, G.B.B.Gull, 3 on res, Herring Gull, 6 on res, Common Gull, 28 on res, B.H.Gull, 23 on res, Meadow Pipit, 2 around res bank, Fieldfare, c35 in ash tree, Song Thrush, 1 in song, L.T.Tit, c4 at feeders, Coal Tit, 1 a...
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Big Garden Bird Watch Ventnor road Haslinden
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Saturday 25 January 10.00 to 11.00 hrs 1 House Sparrow, later 14.00 hrs 24 seen 3 Dunnock 4 Great Tit 6 Greenfinch 5 Bullfinch 2 Coal Tit 4 Blue Tit 3 Woodpigeon 1 Blackbird 1 Starling 2 Caffinch 1 Robin 1 Wern Neil & Susan Burke
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Holden Wood.
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0830/1030 hrs Very wet and windy 7 degrees. Black-headed Gull.....48 on the res. Cormorant......9 in the roost. Mallard....8 in pairs House Sparrow....5 in hedges. Great Spotted Woodpecker.....drumming Buzzard.....Single very wet roosting in tree above Tenements farm. Canada Goose.....6...
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C/booth 25th Jan 20.
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No sign of the Marsh Tit today after several watches during the day despite lots of other birds present. It was here yesterday. A bit more worrying is we have picked up 3 dead Chaffinch at the site in last 2 months and there was a female looking poorly this afternoon that wont last long. They all look in goo...
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Whooper Swan.
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In heavy mist there were five Whooper Swans on Ashworth Moor Res this afternoon noon at 1600 hrs, still there when I left. Regards Brian.
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Rooks.
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Although not in Rossendale but of interest. St Pauls Shuttleworth Rookery. Over the past seven days there has been early activity at the above Rookery, the birds only return here to nest, 24 in the tree tops basically in pairs and some tidying up wind blown nests. Regards Brian.
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Spring Mill Res 19/01/2020
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cormorant - 5Canada goose - 27mallard - 3goldeneye - 1m & 1fgoosander - 1m & 2 redheadslapwing - 10meadow pipit - 12blackbird - 5fieldfare - 1wren - 5chaffinch - 4greenfinch - 1goldfinch - 2reed bunting - 3 Kingfisher on Wallbank Lodge cheers Kevin
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Siskins - 18/1/20
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Flock of c20 birds feeding on birch in grounds of St James the Less primary school off Haslingden Old Rd this morning. Few Goldfinch present + 1 Greenfinch calling nearby. 1 kestrel at Cribden Clough. Bob.
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Clowbridge Res, 18th Jan 2020
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09:00-10:30 Cormorant, 4 on Res, Mallard, c10, Goosander, male & 2 redheads, Sparrowhawk, female soaring, G.B.B.Gull, 4 on res plus c6 over, Herring Gull, c8 on res, Common Gull, 3 on res, B.H.Gull, c15 on res, Pied Wagtail, 1 over, Stonechat, male in copse in front of Nutshaw, Dunnock, 2 in car p...
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ROC Winter Bird Race, 12th Jan 2020
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08:00-16:00 Despite appalling conditions 8 members joined in The Winter Bird Race enabling 4 teams of 2 people to compete. The results were as follows: BK & IW 48 species. RI & DN 47 species. IB & PB 46 species. KL & RH 45 species. So all very tight with some teams hav...
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Rossendale Birds and other Wildlife Thread 2019 Part 2
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An Osprey was seen at Grane late May soaring over Ogden and then moving West. Friday 5th July 64 Lapwings in the fields above Troy Quarry1 adult Mediterranean Gull in fields opposite the gate of Ogden ResFemale Mallard with 8 DucklingsSkylarks - 2 in song above Clough Head5 Ringlet Butterflies 2...
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Irwell Valley, 5th Jan 2020
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14:00-15:00 Cormorant, 1 in trees at HTL, Heron, 2 over together, Mallard, 4 on HTL, Goosander, male & 2 redheads on river, Moorhen, 2 on HTL & 1 on river, B.H.Gull, c12, L.B.B.Gull, 1 through south, Kingfisher, 1 caught a small fish on HTL, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 at HTL & 1 at Groundwork, Grey...
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Winter feeding station
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Overcast 7 degrees, calm. A pleasant surprise this afternoon was three Lesser Redpoll (cabaret) with the resident Goldfinch feeding on sunflower hearts and niger seed. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 4th Jan 2020
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09:30-10:30 Cormorant, 2 on 'U'-Boat & 1 flying in as I left, Canada Goose, single bird near pontoon, Mallard, 8 on the res & c12 on The limy, Goosander, pair south bay with male displaying, Sparrowhawk, male low over north bay of res then inches over the outer wall and whizzed through between...
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Cheesden Valley, 1st Jan 2020
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10:30-13:30 Cormorant, 1 on middle lodge & 2 on nearby pylon, Grey Heron, 1 near middle lodge, Teal, pair on flooded field, Goosander, male flew down the valley, Buzzard, pair feeding in field, Sparrowhawk, female through hassled by a Carrion Crow, Merlin, female on Harden Moor, Kestrel, 3 sin...
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Grane 31 December
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150+ Pink-footed Goose flying west, + 50 Tawny Owl calling in wood 10.15 hrs 16 Snipe Edgerton moss. 1 Reed bunting 200+ Wood Pigeon in Fairy Glen 1 Kestrel Blue, Coal, Great & L T Tits Black-Headed Gulls 2 Mallards Carrion Crows Neil & Paul
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Clowbridge, 31st Dec 2019
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10:30-12:00 Cormorant, 4 on the 'U'-Boat. Pink Footed Goose, a skein of 21 over west, Canada Goose, 44 on pasture adjacent to the res, Mallard, 33 around the res, Goosander, pair in display plus two redheads, Kestrel, 2 over Nutshaw, Common Gull, c8, B.H.Gull, c30, Stock Dove, pair, Wood Pigeon, c30...
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Cribden, 30th Dec 2019
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11:00-13:30 Pink Footed Goose, c140 heading west, Kestrel, 1 near Height End, Woodcock, 1 flushed from tussocks near Duckworth Clough, Snipe, 2 flushed off the tops, Stock Dove, pair on ruin at top of Duckworth Clough, Wood Pigeon, c400 especially over Brooks' Wood and feeding on beech mast near Sk...
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Marsh Tit 28th Dec 19
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The Marsh Tit is still ever present on our feeders etc. Info for all you bird racers and yr listers!! 5 months now!
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Grane, 29th Dec 2019
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10:30-13:00 Cormorant, single on Ogden, Canada Goose, flocks of 9. 11, 7 & c70 flew onto Holden Wood, Mallard, 4 on Calf Hey & 2 in Jamestones, Goldeneye, male & 2 females in Jamestones, Buzzard, pair over, Kestrel, 1 on post near Duke and male in Jamestones, G.B.B.Gull, 4 on Ogden, L.B.B...
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Strongstry winter feeding stations.Etc
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Because of a strange three months at the feeding stations I thought I would review my sightings, weather and food usage over the last twelve years. On the average food used each year I have used nearly 50% less this year, I have not recorded a proper ground frost this year, only previous year with no grou...
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Red kite Rawtenstall 21sr Dec 19
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Red Kite circling over Rawtenstall town centre, reasonably low, now drifting north towards chapel hill. seen from Lidl car park!
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Reedsholme 21/12/19
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11:50 hrs - just caught the tail end of a skein of Pink footed geese heading W. over Brookes' wood, min. of 30 birds. Bob. Another skein of c140 over the same area heading N - NW at 13:30 hrs approx. Following seen around the area - 1 G.S.W. 4+2 Long - tailed Tit 1 Jay 1 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk 100+ Wood Pigeon - t...
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Deeply Vale 19/12/19
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cormorant - 2 singles up the valley to AMRgrey heron - probably the same bird seen twicemallard - 1pr at the flash & 15 on Buckhurst Lodgeteal - 2 males flew off the middle lodgegoldeneye - adult male and first winter male on middle lodgebuzzard - 3 singlessparrowhawk - male being hassled by a crow,...
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woodpigeons 16/12/2019
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c400 woodpigeons over Waterfoot this morning, mostly settled in Staghills Woods cheers Kevin
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Grane Resrvoirs only 15/12/19
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cormorant - 6 on OgdenCanada goose - 40 flew onto Ogden around 11:40 and departed around 15:20mallard - 1pr at Holden Wood, 2pr on Ogden & 25 on Calf Heygoldeneye - female still at Holden Woodmoorhen - 1 at Holden Woodkestrel - 1 at Holden Woodblack-headed gull - 15 at Holden Wood & 18 at Ogdenhe...
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Brambling. C/booth. 15th Dec 19.
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Female Brambling on the feed this morning with 3-4 Chaffinches. 5 Bullfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 5+ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush and 10+ Blackbirds. Marsh Tit still here.
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Chapel Hill, 15th Dec 2019
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10:00-12:00 Buzzard, 3 in the air together and a fourth bird up The Irwell Valley. Sparrowhawk, female seen twice and a male once, Kestrel, male near Edge Cote, Snipe, 3 on Edge Cote, G.B.B.Gull, 1 down The Limy Valley, Herring Gull, c100 in flocks to c40, Common Gull, 2 over, B.H.Gull, c12, Wood Pige...
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Geese
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Bright clear skies. 58 Pink-footed Geese flying south over Strongstry at 1145 hrs. Regards Brian.
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