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Northern Reservoirs, 16th Feb 2019
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Clowbridge Res, 08:30-09:00 Cormorant, 5 on the 'U'-Boat, Mallard, pair, B.H.Gull, c20, Common Gull, c6, Herring Gull, 4 on res and c60 over, Skylark, 7, including group of 5 and 1 singing bird, Rook, 2 over and c6 at rookery in Crawshawbooth, House Sparrow, c12 in car park, Goldfinch, charm of 4 in ca...
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Mostly Grane
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One great crested grebe on Ogden Res today and oystercatchers have increased to 6. Otherwise just the usual waterfowl Ogden and Calf Hey (not a full circuit). 6 or 7 skylarks Bull Hill (2 singing) and 3 between Alden and Musbury. A treecreeper along Holcombe road next to the allotments was an unusual s...
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Harden Moor etc
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One jack snipe with about 25 common snipe this morning. 2 skylarks singing and several others around/over (perhaps 20 today with groups of 3 and 5 Dearden Moor and a few around AMR/Cheesden with one singing here). On AMR around 80 lapwings, 8 teal and 3 goldeneye. Relatively small numbers of gulls - mo...
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Mitchell’s House Reservoirs 13-2-2019
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1 Skylark singing 150+ Gulls on the water mostly Black-headed with 3 Great Black-backed 2 Herring Gulls 22 Canada Geese Mixed flock of Fieldfare with 2 Redwing and 2 Mistle Thrush Cheers Craggy
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Grane 12 Feb
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One oystercatcher over Ogden this morning then possibly the same bird Jamestones a little later Two (pair?) lapwings in the breeding field HWR, also 4 teal, one coot, one heron. one common gull and about 100 black-headed. One goldeneye, 2 great black-backed gulls Ogden Andy
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Golden Plovers Cowpe Lowe 11 Feb
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At least 50 north of the summit yesterday, plus 5 snipe. Also yesterday one golden plover and a snipe Cowpe Moss, and 3 or four skylarks on the edge of the moors above AMR - one of these in half-hearted song. 3 goldeneye and a few gulls AMR. One stonechat and 2 pied wagtails the only passerines noted here. L...
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Buckden woods/Porritt lodge area.
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Overcast, cool North Westerly, five degrees, first light till 1030 hrs. Yesterday evening I watched a Woodcock half heartedly displaying over Buckden woods. This morning in the same area the bird was feeding then flew up the Clough where it has been seen several times over the last weeks. Also of in...
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Grane, 10th Feb 2019
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14:30-16:00 Cormorant, 3 in trees at Holden Wood and 4 on Ogden, Canada Goose, 94 on pasture at Holden Wood and 22 on pasture at top end of Ogden, Mallard, 12, Goldeneye, male on Holden Wood and a pair on Ogden, Kestrel, 2 singles, Moorhen, 2 in dispute at Holden Wood, Lapwing, single at Holden Wood, B.H....
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Gaghills to Holmes Terrace Lodge via Edge Cote 10/02/2019
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cormorant - 1 over Waterfoot & 2 flying towards Grane over Rawtenstallgrey heron - 2 at Holmes Terrace Lodge & 1 over NewchurchCanada goose - 1pr at Holmes Terrace Lodgermallard - 30 at Rawtenstall & 3prs at Holmes Terrace Lodgemoorhen - 1 at Holmes Terrace Lodgebuzzard - 1 over The Holm...
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Clowbridge Res, 10th Feb 2019
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09:00 - 10:00 Cormorant, 14 fishing the res then later on the U-Boat, Canada Goose, pair back in usual spot then later on the lagoon, Mallard, c30, Goosander, 3 Redheads on back pond, B.H.Gull, c20 on res, Common Gull, c10 on res, Herring Gull, 3 on res and c20 over west, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over west, G.B.B...
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Gaghills feeding station 02/02/2019
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3 brambling (2m & 1f) present today. First we have had all winter, as far as I am aware cheers Kevin
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Strongstry woods and river.
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After Several days of snow and freezing conditions today was damp and 8 degrees. The large numbers of finches at the feeding station have reduced to five or six of each, but Blackbird numbers are in the high twenties, and five Song Thrush were nice to see, the highlight has been a Green Woodpecker which...
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Greylag Geese
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2 north over Rawtenstall (Cribden side) yesterday morning Andy
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Clowbridge, 2nd Feb 2019
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14:30-16:30 Cormorant, 14 mainly on the 'U'-Boat, Teal, Drake with Mallards, Mallard, c30, Goosander, male & 7 Redheads, B.H.Gull, c300, Common Gull, c30, Herring Gull, c40, G.B.B.Gull, off res and off to the west, Stock Dove, 2, Rook, 2 singles over south, Raven, over towards Crown Point. Re...
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Buckden woods
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New layer of snow on top of frozen ground. Several Snipe and a Single Woodcock have been seen around Buckden/Porritt lodge area over the last couple of days by PaulG and Dog walkers, a sure sign of the frozen moors. Regards Brian.
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Grane Area 31-1-2019
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Troy Quarry Area 1 Woodcock Goldfinch a charm of 20+ Green Woodpecker calling Pheasant calling Haslingden Moor 1 Hare Buzzard calling Musbury Heights 7 Snipe together in flight 3 Red Grouse flying off ahead of me Cheers Craggy
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Saunder Height to Chapel Hill 30-1-2019
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Pink-footed Geese over calling, but not seen for the mist Buzzard tucked up in a tree 1 Common Crossbill 6 Redwing 1 Greenfinch 1m Bullfinch 1 Goldcrest Cheers Craggy
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Merlin.
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Plenty snow on the ground, sunshine and just over freezing. Male Merlin flying low along Moor road towards Alden this afternoon around 1500 hrs. Regards Brian.
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C/booth 29th Jan 19
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7 Bramblings (4 males) and 5 Greenfinch coming to our seed this aft. Have hardly seen a Greenfinch here all winter. Lots of commoner species present too Inc 7 Bullfinch.
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Big garden bird watch, Sunday 27 January
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Ventnor road , Haslingden. 11 .00 hr to 12.00 Strong wind kept birds away, Blue Tit 4 Gt Tit 3 Robin 3 Bullfinch 3 Wood pigeon 3 Blackbird 2 Magpie 3 House Sparrow 7 Dunnock 1 Starling 1 Coal Tit2 Jackdaw 1 Neil and Susan Burke
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Spring Mill & Warth 27/01/2019
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Spring Millcormorant - 2Canada goose - 1 on res & 12 flew onto Prickshaw lodgegoosander - 3 males & 1 femalesnipe - 1stonechat - 1 prmagpie - 2carrion crow - 4starling - c60 nearby on Wallbank Estategoldfinch - 4 Warth grey herongreen woodpecker - 1 yafflingredwing - c40great tit - c14blue...
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Grane, 27th Jan 2019
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09:30-11:00 Cormorant, 2 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c80 at Holden Wood & 23 at Ogden, Mallard, c20, Goldeneye, 2 males & 1 female on Ogden, Coot, 1 at top end of Holden Wood, B.H.Gull, c40, Common Gull, c6, Herring Gull, c12 over, G.B.B.Gull, 1 on Ogden, Stock Dove, 1 at Jamestones, Meadow Pipit,...
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Irwell Vale over to Peel Tower 23-1-2019
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Irwell Vale Mallard 16 Moorhen 1 Dipper 1 Collared Dove 2 Jackdaw 30+ Path towards Raven Shore Brambling 1m Bullfinch 1m Goldfinch 6 Chaffinch 3 Long-tailed Tit 4 Robin 3 Alden Road Jay 2 Nuthatch calling Wood Pigeon 12 Blackbird 15 Robin 5 Moor Road (Robin Hoods Well) Magpie 8 together Wren 3 Carri...
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C/booth 23rd Jan 19
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At least 13 Brambling on the food outside our house this afternoon. The snow obviously hampering their natural feeding today.
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Brambling.
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As you all probably know by now I have had good numbers of Brambling for some time now, but I never expected them to come in the house.....took the dog out around 2230 hrs, as I opened the door in heavy snow in flew a Brambling and landed on my grandkids picture, it stayed for a while to warm up and then flew ou...
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Mitchell’s House Reservoirs & Strongstry 22-1-2019
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Allways a good number of gulls around here on and off the reservoirs Black-headed Gull 40+ common Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 3 7 Large Juvenile gulls Kestrel 2 Meadow Pipit 1 Stonechat 1 Reed Bunting 1m Strongstry River on way down Dipper 2 Moorhen 1 Kingfisher 1 Brians Feeders...
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Grane 20/01/19
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grey heron - 1 at Holden Wood cormorant - 3 on Holden wood & 1 on Ogden in the morning. 32 in the roost & 3 on the res at Holden Wood @ 4pm. Also 1 dead bird under a bush on the res bankCanada goose - 102 at Holden Wood & 20 at Ogdenmallard - 3 at Holden Wood, 1pr at Ogden & c4 on Calf HeyTeal - 7 at...
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Rawtenstall, 20th Jan 2019
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09:30-11:00 Buzzard, 1 over towards Cowpe. Sparrowhawk, 1 flap, flap, gliding over Hall Carr! B.H.Gull, c12 over, Common Gull, 1 over, Herring Gull, c100 east up The Irwell Valley in flocks to 12, Collared Dove, 2 singles calling, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 over Balladen Clough, calling, Wren, 1, Dunnock...
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Clowbridge Res, 19th Jan 2019
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15:30-16:30 Cormorant, 6 on the 'U'-Boat, Mallard, c40, Goosander, 9, (male with 6 Redheads & a pair), B.H.Gull, c200, Common Gull, c70, Herring Gull, c50, L.B.B.Gull, 2, Stonechat, female in south bay, Bullfinch, pair in car park. Regards, David.
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Strongstry/Finches
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Over the last three days we have had -4 for two nights, driving rain/sleet and sunshine during the day. Finch numbers have fluctuated during this period but on two occasions, Wednesday midday and again this morning the numbers were very high, the highest for Brambling and Chaffinch I have ever seen,...
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