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Possible waxwings, Park Road, Bacup 10/01/19
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Possible flock of c40 waxwings flew past the industrial estate towards Bacup around 3:30 pm to 4pm today. Birds flew past at decent speed. Roughly starling sized, but clearly deeper chested. Can't think what else they would be. Probably worth checking any berry trees in the Bacup area tomorrow che...
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Various Sites 6 1 19
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Peers Clough Redwing c10 G S Woodpecker 1 Starling c20 Jackdaw 8 Goldfinch6 Wood Pigeon 6+4+4+2 Blackbird 2 Carrion Crow 2 Magpie Great Tit 2 Robin 1 Edgeside Park Coal Tit 1 House Sparrow c10 Starling 4 New Line Res Goosander 1m Tufted Duck 1m Moorhen 3 Mallard c20 Canada Goose 4 B H Gull c30 Common Gull 4...
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Staghills Woods 06/01/2019
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Woodpigeon - 14great spotted woodpecker - 2robin - 28blackbird - 25song thrush - 4redwing - 9great tit - 20blue tit - 30coal tit - 5long-tailed tit - 4goldcrest - 1treecreeper - 1nuthatch - 4dunnock - 2wren - 14magpie - 7carrion crow - 5raven - 2 over towards Warthstarling - 15house sparrow - 2chaffin...
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Clowbridge Res, 6th Jan 2019
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09:30-11:00 Cormorant, 13 fishing the res, Mallard, c20, Goosander, 1 male and 4 Redheads, Kestrel, 2 singles, may have been the same bird, B.H.Gull, c20, Common Gull, c10, Herring Gull, 6, L.B.B.Gull, 1, Blackbird, 1 in car park, Blue Tit, 2 in car park, House Sparrow, flock of 6 in car park, Chaffin...
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Strongstry feeding station.
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Two consecutive sub zero nights have concentrated the birds into roosting in the Rhododendrons behind the feeding station and then feeding most of the day, this has produced excellent viewing and good numbers as follows..... Numbers are highest actually seen together over two days..... Blue Tit...
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Clowbridge, 1st January 2019
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09:00 - 10:30 Cormorant, at least 19 with birds constantly coming and going, Mallard, 2 on the res and 12 on The Limy, Teal, 2 in the middle of the res, Goosander, 3 redheads, Kestrel, 1 at the top end, B.H.Gull, c20 around the res and c30 over, Common Gull, c10 around the res and c10 over, Herring Gull, 4 on...
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Rawtenstall to Strongstry 31/12/18
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grey heron - 4 at Holmes Terrace Lodgemallard - 8 at Holmes Terrace Lodge & 9 at EBSWgoosander - 1 redhead at Irwell Valesparrowhawk - female over Horncliffekestrel 1 near EBSWblack-headed gull - c150 at EBSW & c100at Horncliffestock dove - 1 on the viaduct at Irwell Vale & a flock of 9 ove...
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Chapel Hill, 31st December 2018
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10:00-12:00 Pink Footed Goose, skein of 42 low over Edge Cote heading west, Kestrel, male perched in a tree, Snipe, just 3 on Edge Cote, B.H.Gull, c20, Common Gull, c8, Herring Gull, c20 through north, Collared Dove, group of 3 on Newchurch Road and a single in Waingate, Meadow Pipit, 2 on Edge Cote, Mi...
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Cowpe area 30/12/18
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cormorant - 5 on Cowpe ResCanada goose - 14 flew low over Lench and carried on down the valleymallard - 29 at Lenchsparrowhawk - 1 over the hillside near Thorpe's Farm, 1 carrying prey near Kearn's & a male flew off the roof of a bungalow in the villagestock dove 2 near Cowpe Reskingfisher - 1 at Lench...
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Brambling.
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Overcast, 9 degrees and calm. Brambling numbers have increased to well over 40 in the past couple of days, this is now my highest count since I started the Strongstry feeding station 12 years ago. I will try for a video when the area quietens down after Christmas as they are quite flighty. Regards Brian...
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Wallbank Lodge, Whitworth. 24/12/2018
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Mallard 6, Tufted Duck 1, BH Gull 8, Kingfisher 1, Magpie 6, Jackdaw 4, Starling 5, Blackbird 2, Robin 6. Merry Christmas to All, Dave O.
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Grane, 24th December 2018
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09:00-11:30 -0.5 degrees, bright sunshine! Cormorant, 3 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 at Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c70 on Holden Wood, Mallard, c20, Goldeneye, 1 male and 2 females on Ogden, Goosander, 3 redheads on Holden Wood, Kestrel, 1 male at Calf Hey, Snipe, 1 flushed near Ogden, B.H.Gull, c60 on Ho...
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Collared Dove.
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A very cold (-2) morning at first light I had Nineteen Collared Doves at the feeding station, I have never recorded anywhere like these numbers locally, in fact there used to be a breeding pair here but they have not bred for several years, the nearest breeding is Irwell Vale and Edenfield but I dont thi...
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Clough Bottom, 23rd December 2018
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09:30-10:15 A quick circuit of the res, in the rain, in between errands! Mallard, 26, Goosander, 2 flew in from the west, Snipe, 1 flushed from the res bank was unusual for me, B.H.Gull, c50, Herring Gull, 7, Meadow Pipit, 13 around the res shore, Stonechat, male feeding in rushes, Coal Tit, 2 in conife...
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Strongstry.
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Rain, rain and more rain, 5 degrees and calm. Still good numbers of Brambling at the feeding station and also of note.... Four Siskin. Three Greenfinch. Treecreeper. Two Goldcrest. Twenty plus Chaffinch. High teens of Goldfinch. Blackbird numbers on the up....each day. Male Sparrowhawk has been...
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Spring Mill Res 22/12/2018
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cormorant - 4grey heron - 1pink-footed goose - flock of 25 flying east @ 12:30mallard - 13goosander - 1 redheadkestrel - 1black-headed gull - 25common gull - 3stonechat - 1prmistle thrush - 1prstarling - 20jay - 1greenfinch - 2 cheers & a merry Christmas to everyone Kevin
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Warth to Rawtenstall 21/12/18
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woodcock - 1 at Warthblack-headed gull - 250 feeding in fields below Brow Edge Quarrycommon gull - 11 feeding fields below Brow Edge Quarryfieldfare - flock of 65 near Lowe Lodgeredwing - 3 at Warth & 3 near Lowe Lodgestarling - 40 near Lowe Lodgejackdaw - 50 at Warth & 250 feeding in fields bel...
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Rossendale Birding Thread Part 2
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On the 28th June min 2 Crossbills seen at Calf Hey by a Bury Birder Steven Higginbottom I have made a quite a few visits around Grane over the last 2 weeks and almost daily visits to Holden Wood over the last 2 weeks - no rarities noted but I was not really expecting any. In fact rarities downgraded to the...
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Mitchell’s House Reservoirs 17/12/2018
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1 Shelduck 1 Goldeneye (m) 1 Goosander (m) 7 Mallard 4(m) 3(f) 1 Stonechat (m) 2 Bullfinch 1(m) 1(f) 1 Grey Heron 2 Kestrel 30+ B-H-Gulls 3 G-B-B Gulls (J) Cheers Craggy
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Brex Hill above Lumb, 14/12/18
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One leucistic starling (it was a white bird with some darker speckles on the body) within a flock of approximately 100 scavenging in the fields on the hill side.
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Seat Naze/ Edge Cote 16/12/18
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snipe - 9jack snipe - 4black-headed gull - 40common gull - 27green woodpecker - 1meadow pipit - 1robin - 2blackbird - 1carrion crow - 12magpie - 6jay - 1chaffinch - 2 cheers Kevin
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Rawtenstall, 16th December 2018
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10:00-12:00 Buzzard, 1 behind Leabrook perched in a tree. Later flew over towards Chapel Hill, Sparrowhawk, male at Townsendfold being hassled by B.H.Gull & Common Gull, Moorhen, 3 on HTL, B.H.Gull, c40, Common Gull, 2 up the valley, L.B.B.Gull, c50 over, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 at The Holme, Wren...
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Clowbridge, 15th December 2018
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09:30-10:30 -0.5 degrees, strong easterly making it feel bitterly cold, but dry! Cormorant, 6 on res / 'U'-Boat, Canada Goose, 15 on res flew onto rough field to north, Mallard, c50, Teal, 3 males on shore near boat house, Goosander, Redhead on res plus 4 more on back pond, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw and 1...
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Snow Bunting Bull Hill
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One in the rushy bit near the summit this lunch-time. Flushed perhaps 100 metres to the east but could not be re-located. Also today pink-feet heard somewhere around Harcles Hill and 2 stonechats and a pair of tumbling ravens at the top end of Alden. Other bits'n'bobs this week: 45 meadow pipits Cribd...
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Brambling.
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Yesterday evening around dusk a flock of Brambling arrived in trees above the Feeding station in Strongstry, this morning when I put the food out there was no sign of them, but the regular half dozen were still here. Just arrived home at 1100 hrs to find 16+ Brambling feeding on sunflower hearts on the g...
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Chiffchaff EBSW
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Yesterday (9/12) very active at the bottom end around the willow scrub. At least one brambling still at Brian's feeders (none found in Buckden wood). Nothing much on the moors above here Andy
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Cheesden Valley, 9th December 2018
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10:00-12:30 Cormorant, 2 over, Buzzard, 1 soaring over Deeply Hill, Sparrowhawk, female on dry stone wall on Harden Moor, Snipe, 47 on Harden Moor and 2 near Buckhurst, Pheasant, male near Ridshaw, B.H.Gull, c30, Common Gull, c12, Herring Gull, c20, L.B.B.Gull, c6, G.B.B.Gull, c30 with 25 on past...
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Grane, 7th December 2018
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08:30-11:00 Cormorant, 6 on Ogden and 1 on Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 2 flew down towards Holden Wood, Pink Footed Goose, skein of c60 over east, Mallard, c40, Teal, 16 on Ogden at top end, Goldeneye, female on Ogden, Buzzard, 1 over Clough Head, Kestrel, males at Ogden and Jamestones, Red Legged Partri...
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Clowbridge, 8th December 2018
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08:30-09:30 Cormorant, 5 on the 'U'-Boat and 2 flying up the valley, Canada Goose, 14 in north bay, Mallard, 92, Teal, 5 on back pond, Goldeneye, male on res, Goosander, 5 redheads on back pond, Kestrel, 1 near boat house, B.H.Gull, c20 on res / shore, Common Gull, c6 around res, Collared Dove, 1 at Good...
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Lee Mill
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Quick walk up quarry road this morning produced, 4 crows in the field, blue tits and great tits in the hedge, 1 chaffinch, 1 herring gull over, min 4 magpies, min 7 blackbirds, 1 G S woodpecker. In the small wood below the quarry, 4 wood pigeons, coal tits great tits and 1 tree creeper Restocked the...
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