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swifts etc
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A couple of bits from the past few days2 swifts over Waterfoot this morning & 1 over Edgeside yesterdayperegrine soaring over Gaghills on Fridayblackcap singing at Park Road, Bacup on Fridaythere has been a jackdaw roost in Waterfoot in The Glen/ BRGS for the past month cheers Kevin
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Cheesden Valley, 25th Aug 2019
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10:00-13:00 Cormorant, flock of 3 up the valley onto AMR, Grey Heron, 1 fishing Buckhurst Lodge, Sparrowhawk, female over mobbed by Swallows and Goldfinches, Kestrel, c6, inc several juvs, Moorhen, 2 on bottom lodge, L.B.B.Gull, c30, Swallow, c140 throughout the valley, Meadow Pipit, c20, Whea...
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Holden wood.
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0730/1030 hrs 20 degrees bright sunshine, calm. House Sparrow....20+ in hedges at Holden Arms. Willow Warbler.....2 at dam end 1 at inlet. Wren ....family party on banking. Cormorant.....7 in roost and two on water. Mallard....20+ all round. Canada Goose.....50+ in fields. Swallows.....30+ h...
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Cheesden Brook etc 24 Aug
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At least 3 whinchats near the top of the valley (Rossendale side) and 2 further down approaching AMR (Manchester side). Also 3 wheatears and a green woodpecker around here. AMR - 8 lapwings on the res and one curlew over E. 3 goosanders the only ducks. 50+ pied wagtails, good numbers of meadow pipits (...
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Clowbridge, 24th August 2019
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18:30-20:00 Grey Heron, 1 on the res & 1 over, Canada Goose, c90 on pasture, Mallard, party of 6 ducklings at approx. 1 week old plus c12 around the res, Goosander, 1 redhead, Sparrowhawk, female behind boat house, Kestrel, hunting over moorland, Lapwing, 6 on res shore, Stock Dove, pair near Nut...
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Musbury 24 August + others
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Musbury 2 Sparrow Hawks 3 Kestrels 1 Little Owl 6 Stone chatts A few Meadow pipits Late afternoon 50 + Black- headed Gulls hawking high flying insect ( Ladybirds ) above Tesco Haslingden. Last Swifts Thursday 22 August 3 & 4 Neil
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Spotted Flycatcher.
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Single adult and two juvenile (Spotted Flycatcher) hawking airborne insects on old railway line at Ravenshore this evening. Regards Brian.
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Tree Pipits Crown Point 23rd Aug 19.
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At least 4 singles passing high to the south this morning whilst I was clearing net rides. 1st netting session for them tomorrow as weather been too poor for last 2 weeks to have a go at them.
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Seat Naze 21/8/2019
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Seat Naze 12 Swift straight through at pace south Cheers Craggy
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Reedsholme 21/8/19.
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12:30 hrs c40 House Martin feeding 1 Hobby stooping at HMs - lost it behind trees 2 vocal Buzzards Cribden Clough - c30 House Martins 2 Swift - fed for 15 minutes with martins then drifted S. towards Rawtenstall 1 Cormorant over up the Limy valley. Bob.
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Stubbins/Ewood Bridge round robin.
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0730/1100 hrs overcast,calm 14 degrees. As you would expect good numbers of Blackbird, all usual Tits, Robin and Wren and Wood Pigeon. Of note..... Jackdaw....300 plus over and feeding in fields. Rook...7 in cut field in Chatterton including three juveniles, a rare sight here, assume they have co...
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Reedsholme 20/8/19
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12:00hrs onwards Bullfinch calling from bushes 2 Buzzard sat in trees on Laund slope c40 House Martins drifting down valley 1 Swift with HMs 1 Dipper singing at Leabrook Oakenhead Wood Rd Big hirundine flock feeding over fields and perching on wires inc. - 60+ House Martin - lots of juvs c20 Swallow 1...
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Ashworth Moor Res 19/08/2019
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7:20pm to 8:40pm with Ian A minimum of one thousand swifts feeding at the res tonight, mostly feeding low over the water. Impossible to give an accurate count and the real number could have been anything up to 2000 c300 swallows also present Also noted1 male tufted duck80 goosander1 buzzard1 kestre...
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Clough Bottom Res, 19th Aug 2019
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20:15-20:45 Tufted Duck, female on res, Sparrowhawk, 1 briefly chasing swallows, Kestrel, 2 hunting over moorland, Swift, still coming through south in good numbers with 25 in groups to 12 birds, Swallow, c12, Raven, bird calling from pylon. Regards, David.
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Yellow Wagtail Clowbridge 19th Aug 19
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Had a stroll around the res between the showers this afternoon looking for an apparently odd looking Coot seen yesterday but no sign. Worth going up though with a juv Yellow Wagtail showing ok with Pied Wags in sheep field behind point wood. Also of note 22+ Sand Martin and 2 Swallows over res, c10 malla...
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Marsh Tit C/booth. 19th Aug 19.
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Marsh Tit still present outside my house 16.00 today
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Swits 18/8/19
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Minimum of 8 Swifts feeding over Rushbed - Shortclough area this evening also 2 House Martin moving through S. + Buzzard over. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 18th Aug 2019
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08:30-10:00 Cormorant, 4 on res later flew south, Canada Goose, 94 on pasture, Mallard, c12, Peregrine, juvenile chasing anything else that flew! Kestrel, 2 over Nutshaw and 2 distantly towards Loveclough, Pheasant, calling bird, Coot, not seen personally but another birder advise one was in so...
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Grane, 17th August 2019
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14:00 - 17:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 4 in trees at Holden Wood and 3 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 2 singles, Canada Goose, 67 in fields near Ogden, Mallard, c12, Sparrowhawk, female in Heap Clough, Kestrel, 2 singles, Oystercatcher, 1 over Jamestones, G.B.B.Gull, 2 on Ogden, L.B.B.Gull, c12 w...
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Clowbridge, 15th August 2019
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20:00-21:00 Canada Goose, c30 flew in at dusk, Goosander, 1 redhead in south bay, Kestrel, 3 hunting Nutshaw, Swift, 29 feeding over rushy field behind boat house for 20 minutes before the majority moved on south, Swallow, c12, Whinchat, 2 males behind boat house, Stonechat, 2 behind boat house. Re...
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Clowbridge, 14th August 2019
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08:30 - 10:00 Kestrel, 1 hunting over Nutshaw, Lapwing, minimum of 16 with majority juvs, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res shore, Stock Dove, single and a pair, Swift, single over Nutshaw, Swallow, c80, many juvs, House Martin, c20, feeding over res mainly, Sand Martin, min 2 feeding over res, Meadow Pipi...
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Spring Mill Res 11/08/19
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grey heron - 1cormorant - 1Canada goose - 57 on the res & another c16 at Prickshaw Lodgeblack-headed gull - 2buzzard - 1sparrowhawk - 1 over Healey Dellkestrel - 5green woodpecker - 1stock dove - 4woodpigeon - 20swift - 2swallow - c25house martin - c25willow warbler - 1stonechat - min 9 cheers Kev...
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Marsh Tit.. C/booth. 28th July 19
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1 outside our house on feeders etc has been here 3-4 days now. Thought it was a dodgy juv blue tit calling other day but heard again now and photographed.. BOC shot attached. -- Edited by C Bel on Sunday 28th of July 2019 10:25:52 AM
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Clowbridge Res. 1st Aug 19
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Been up every day this week hoping for a Wood Sandpiper!! Not seen anything of note but large number of mallards today. Most Ive ever seen on there. 72 most eclipse drakes plus a redhead Goosander.
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Glossy Ibis. C/booth 25th July 19.
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Just had a Glossy Ibis circling and gaining height for c1 minute above C/booth at 17.10pm. Drifted off out of sight behind trees in a North East direction. It pays dividends to lay on your childs trampoline watching Swifts and Martins!! sounds like a large thunderstorm to our west..
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C/booth 10,45 pm 24th July 19
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Common Sandpiper flying straight down limey valley in the dark calling regularly ..
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AMR ... 24th July 19
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1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin and 4 LRP waders on mud. 24 Goosander on water.
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Wood Warbler.
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1830/2100hrs sunny 23 degrees, calm. On a round robin of Harden Moor and Bury Old road, a single, very bright adult Wood Warbler was feeding in a Rowan tree in the grounds of Butcher Acre Farm. Also of note.... Lapwing.....34 feeding in cow field. Little Owl in disused quarry. Greenfinch.....Severa...
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Grane, 21st July 2019
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09:00-12:00 Cormorant, 4 in trees at Holden Wood and 3 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c150 at Holden Wood and 8 each on Ogden & Calf Hey, Buzzard, 2 soaring singles. Kestrel, 3 singles & a pair hunting the hillside above Troy, Oystercatcher, 4 at Holden Wood, Lapwing, c20...
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Clowbridge, 20th July 2019
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08:00-09:00 Dry start , wet finish! Sparrowhawk, female with small pipit sized prey! Oystercatcher, 1 in North Bay, Lapwing, 1 in field north of res, B.H.Gull, c8, Swallow, c20, Sand Martin, 4 feeding over water, Meadow Pipit, c30 in South Bay, Pied Wagtail, two family groups of c12 birds in total, C...
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