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Grane, 24th March 2019
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07:30-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 2 on Holden Wood and a single on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 1 in trees at Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 at Holden Wood with what looked like a fair sized Perch and 2 over, Canada Goose, c12 pairs, including a pair on the moor top, and a flock of c40, Mallard, c12, Teal, pair on Holden Wood, Gol...
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Grane, 24/03/19
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10.30-12.30 Sparrowhawk (Male) - Calf Hey Grey Partridge x2 - flushed walking toward ruined buildings - Calf Hey - at the speed they flew it was hard to ID but i presume Grey rather than red legged? Wheatear (m) x3 - near ruined buildings - Calf Hey Wheatear (f) - near ruined buildings - Calf Hey Grey Wagt...
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Swinshaw Moor, 23rd March 2019
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07:30-10:30 Grey Heron, 1 over, Canada Goose, 2 pair on Shortclough and a pair over, Mallard, pair, Pheasant, calling bird at Edge Cote, Curlew, flock of 3 over Swinshaw Moor, Lapwing, single near Swinshaw Moor, Snipe, 5 on Swinshaw Moor & 13 on Edge Cote, L.B.B.Gull, 3 feeding on Twenty Penneth...
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Lee Quarry 23 3 19
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Lee Quarry Wheatear 1m Little Owl 1 Carrion Crow c4 pairs Meadow Pipit c20 in small groups and singles Mallard 1 pair Peter
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Clowbridge Res 21st March 19.
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Full circuit of Res. Almost devoid of birds!! 2 G C Grebe, 2 Male Tufted Duck, 3 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Skylark singing! 2 M Pipits..
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Chiffchaff, C/booth. 21st March 19
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Male Chiffchaff singing on folly tip this morning.
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Wheatear 20-3-2019
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Wheatear 2 one above Troy Quarry one in Deep Clough Cheers Craggy
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Thirteen Stone Hill etc 19 Mar
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Thirteen Stone A large flock of golden plovers flying around the hill, off high to the north then back around 15 minutes later, appearing to land. A reasonably accurate count of 180 to 200. Also on the hill 4 pairs of lapwing, 2 pairs of curlew and six snipe. 15+ rooks at the Farmers Glory. A good smatteri...
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Stonefold & Grane 18-3-2019
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Stonefold Curlew 6 in flight together being very vocal then landing on Moor (17-3-2019) Today just 2 Curlew seen Buzzard 1 Grane Oystercatchers 14 all feeding together in field side of Ogden Reservoir Buzzard 3 in flight together with a Raven calling and diving at them Jay 2 Goldeneye 1m 2f Grey Wag...
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Clowbridge Res, 17th March 2019
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09:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 on the res. Cormorant, 4 on the res, Greylag Goose, a single flew up the valley then off to the east, Mallard, 3, Goosander, redhead flew off the res and down the valley, Curlew, pair in display over moorland, B.H.Gull, c6 on res, Common Gull, 12 on res, Herring Gull, 9 on res, L....
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth. 11/3/2019
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40 Canada Geese, 35 Mallard, Cormorant, 2 Oystercatcher, 60 BH Gull, 38 Common Gull (high number, on passage? ) 2 LBB Gull, 34 Herring Gull (3 adults) 23 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker-yaffling, 8 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 4 Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, 15 Starling, 15 Bla...
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C/booth 10th March 19
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5 Bramblings, 6 Bullfinch and 6 Greenfinch back on the feed outside our house this aft.
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Cheesden Valley, 9th March 2019
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07:30-09:30 Canada Goose, 3 pairs, Mallard, c30 on Buckhurst Lodge, Kestrel, male near Cheesden Bar Lodge, Pheasant, 3 males, Curlew, 1 on Harden Moor and 2 singles down the valley, Lapwing, 18 birds loosely pair up and 3 flew across the valley, Jack Snipe, 1 flushed off Harden Moor, Snipe, 5 flushed...
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Mitchell’s House Reservoirs and surrounding area 8-3-2019
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Curlew 3 Skylark 7 in song Meadow Pipit 4 Buzzard 2 Fieldfare 3 Sterling flock of 50+ On Reservoirs Goosander 1 Mallard 3 Canada Goose 4 Herring Gull 2 calling Great Black-backed Gull 2 Black-headed Gull 50+ Pied Wagtail 1 Stonefold House Sparrow in good number 30+ Cheers Craggy
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Strongstry feeding station
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During the mild spell in late February the numbers of most species dropped off and food consumed was well down for that time of year, now we have moved into a wet cool period, over the last couple of days activity has increased..... Brambling....were down to a handful, but now back up to around 20. Green...
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Reedsholme 4/3/19.
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For anybody who has an interest in Jackdaws there are now 1000+ roosting at Reedsholme from 17:30 hrs onwards. Most birds are coming in from the north. Further to this, are Jackdaws still heading south through Ewood Bridge during the late afternoon to roost south of the valley? Bob.
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Mandarin
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Male at Holmes Terrace Lodge this morning. Somewhat dodgy, no doubt, but at least free flying. Only one coot seen here today. Also round and about two pairs goosander on the river but no sign of the greylags today. Andy
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Clowbridge, 3rd March 2019
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09:00-10:30 Cormorant, 5 on res, Canada Goose, pair over calling, Mallard, pair, Goosander, 3 Redheads, Curlew, 1 over calling, B.H.Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1, Herring Gull, 10 on res, G.B.B.Gull, 2 on res, Little Owl, 1 sat in pipe on gable end was the first for a while, Skylark, 3, Meadow Pipit, 2, 1 in di...
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Grane, 2nd March 2019
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08:00-10:00 G.C.Grebe, singles on Holden Wood & Calf Hey, Cormorant, 3 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c30, several in pairs, Mallard, c12, Teal, 5 on Holden Wood & 5 in drain at Ogden, Pheasant, 2 calling birds, Curlew, single flew down the valley, Oystercatcher, pair...
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Little Egret
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Damp, cool and misty, 6 degrees. Single Little Egret feeding on the Irwell just upstream of Stubbins road bridge at 0830 hours this morning, it was then disturbed by people on the bridge and flew upstream towards Alderbottom. Regards Brian.
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Bull Hill to Musbury Height
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Golden Plover - 35 to 40 flying around Scholes Height area then 15 north over Causeway Height. Single birds at 3 locations Lapwing - 8 nr Bull Hill then 16 Causeway Height Curlew - 1 Scholes Height and 1 west of Causeway Height Snipe - 1 Scholes Height Red Grouse - 1 Wet Moss Probably less than 10 skylarks t...
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Ewood Bridge area
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One singing chiffchaff in the sewage works - presumably the bird recorded a couple of times over the winter rather than a new migrant. Two male goosanders having a bit of a barney north of the bridge (2 females present). Greylags nr K Steel and single coot still HTL Andy
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Cribden/ Mitchell's House 24/2/19
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Cribden - 2 red grouse about a mile north of the summit on Cribden Moor. These are , I think, the first I've seen in this area. Also around here 8 snipe, 4 meadow pipits and reasonable numbers of skylarks Mitchell's House - one bubbling curlew and one other calling. Male tufted duck and two goosanders on t...
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Spring Mill & Cowm 24/02/2019
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Spring MillCormorant - 3Canada goose - 26tufted duck - 1 malegoosander - 1 male, 4 femalekestrel - 2lapwing - 16herring gull - 15lesser black-backed gull - 1common gull - 3black-headed gull - c70woodpigeon - 47stock dove - 1prskylark - 1 calling near the res & 1 singing from adjacent moorlandgr...
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Reedshome 24/2/19
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2pr Buzzard soaring, mid morning + 1 moving S. later. Pr Grey Wagtail on river - female inspecting nest sites Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Wren, Robin, Dunnock all in song Blackbird sub song 1 Cormorant flew S. Pr Raven soaring over c600 Jackdaw at roost 18:10 hrs, lesser numbers of C.crow. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 24th Feb 2019
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09:30 - 11:00 G.C.Grebe, pair on res, Cormorant, 2 on the res, Mallard, c6, Goosander, redhead on back pond, Buzzard, pair over hassled by corvids, Curlew, 1 over calling, B.H.Gull, c40 on res, Common Gull, c8 on res, Herring Gull, 5 on res, Skylark, c6 singing birds, Pied Wagtail, 1 on res wall, Meado...
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Lowe 23/02/2019
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cormorant - 1 flew down the Irwell Valleygrey heron - 10 at WarthCanada goose - 1pr at Warth & at least 1pr at Cowpe Res (viewed from Cowpe Lowe)mallard - 3prs at Lench Lodgesmoorhen - 1 at Lench Lodgesgolden plover - flocks of 15 & 4 at Cowpe Lowesnipe - 1 at Cowpe Lowelesser black-backed gull - 4...
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Various sites 22 Feb
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Bull Hill and Moors north c200 Pinkfeet over west, 1 woodcock near summit, 1 snipe, 1 golden plover. Decent numbers of skylarks on the whole moor. Grane 2 great crested grebes (displaying), 6 goldeneye (total), 6 teal (HWR), 10 oystercatchers, 14 lapwings in the breeding field plus about 20 others....
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New Line 20 2 19
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New Line Goosander 1m + 4r Tufted Duck 1m Moorhen 3 Canada Goose 3 pair Mallard c20 Peter
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Back Garden! 19th Feb 2019
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Half term holiday so family at home whilst I'm at work. Got home to a video of a female Sparrowhawk taking a Jackdaw in our back garden. It took the Sparrowhawk over 20 minutes to subdue the Jackdaw and a further 90 minutes to devour it. Looking at the struggle on the video the Jackdaw was almost the same si...
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