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Reedsholme 1/9/19 again!
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14:00hrs onwards c200 House Martins with few swallows + 1 Swift feeding up underneath storm clouds. Most had gone by 16:00 hrs. 2 Buzzard 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Grey Heron Bullfinch calling Sparrowhawk over Cribden Clough then stooping into martins 2 Raven over Constablelee towards Rawtenstall . Bob....
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Reedsholme 1/9/19
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Single Swifts flew down valley on 31/8 and 1/9 in company of House Martins. Bob.
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Grane, 1st September 2019 (Marsh Harrier)
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08:30-11:30 Part of the way with Andy Young. Cormorant, 2 in trees at Holden Wood and 7 on the res bank at Ogden, Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, c40, Marsh Harrier, bird seen briefly but clearly flying along the hill top above Troy before disappearing towards Thirteen Stone Hill, Buzzard, 1 over, Sparr...
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Cheesden Valley, 31st Aug 2019
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19:00 - 20:00 Grey Heron, 1 up the valley, Goosander, flocks of 9 & 3 up the valley towards AMR. All looked to be Redheads! Kestrel, 3 hunting birds, L.B.B.Gull, c200 coming & going in all directions, Swift, 10 feeding over the valley, Swallow, c50, Meadow Pipit, c30. Regards, David.
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C/booth 30th Aug 19
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2 Swifts and the Marsh Tit still outside our house this afternoon.
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Clowbridge, 31st Aug 2019
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07:30-09:00 Cormorant, 2 on U-Boat, Canada Goose, c12, Mallard, c12, Goosander, 1 Redhead, Kestrel, 1 sat on wires, Lapwing, at least 5 sat on res bank, L.B.B.Gull, c20 through south, Swift, late bird through south, Swallow, c12, House Martin, c10, Meadow Pipit, c20 around the res and c20 moving th...
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Swifts Strongstry.
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As the light fades this evening seven Swift moving south along the Irwell valley. Regards Brian.
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Swifts C/booth 29th Aug 19
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3 swifts over c/booth at 16.45. Must be departing soon.
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Clowbridge 27 Aug
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3 wigeon flew in from the north around 08.00 (still present when I left). Also a whitethroat hopping along the dam wall and feeding on the reservoir side - an unusual sight amongst all the pied wags and meadow pipits. Also present a single goosander and 8 lapwings, one stonechat behind the boathouse. O...
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Osprey and Swifts.. C/booth 27th Aug 19. 15.45pm
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Just been watching 4 Swifts hawking insects over Goodshaw Lane and C/booth, along with c100 other hirundines (inc sand martins) when I picked up an Osprey high up heading south. It then stalled presumably due to the bad weather to the south of me. It circled a few times then drifted out of site to the ea...
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Crown Point Ringing/Migration Watch... Autumn 2019.
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1st session this autumn as weather been rubbish since the end of July, with it being too windy even in the dryer mornings so prob missed lots of T Pipits now. Sat 24th Aug 19. 6AM - 10.30AM. with Mike Killelea. Clear and sunny. 5-10 SE breeze. 2 small 40ft nets targeting T Pipits really. 31 Birds ring...
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Clowbridge, 26th Aug 2019
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17:30-19:30 Cormorant, 3 on U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 stood in middle of field beyond north bay, Canada Goose, c80 on res, Mallard, c20, Goosander, 2 redheads, Kestrel, 1 behind boat house, Lapwing, 9 flying around the res, B.H.Gull, 21 on res, Stock Dove, pair, Swallow, just 3, Meadow Pipit, c6, Pied Wa...
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House Martins etc 26/8/19
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13:00 hrs onwards Min of 150+ House Martins at Twin Lodges on wires with 40+ over Cribden Clough - very few Swallows - c20. Also 2 kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 1 Willow Warbler in the area 1 Cormorant flew up the limy valley this morning Nuthatch and Dipper at Reedsholme. Bob.
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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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