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Hirundines
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Large numbers of Swallow, House Martin and some Sand Martin started passing over my house (Strongstry) around Middday, westerly winds increased with heavy showers, did a rough count of 200+ HM, 100+ Sw and 10+ SM, but they kept coming, went to high ground above Lumb Vale and in varying visibility wat...
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Little Egret
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One seen by a very reliable observer, coming onto a lodge at Clewes, Townsendfold at dusk on 15 August. The description could hardly be anything else. Bob.
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Plunge.
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0730/1030hrs overcast, drizzle with some sunshine 14/16 degrees, westerly. Paul G had two adult Spotted Flycatchers (record photo taken) yesterday evening along Dearden brook in Plunge. Tried to relocate this morning without success assuming passage. Also this morning...... Adult male Ston...
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Grane, 13th Aug 2017
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10:00-12:00 Cormorant, 2 on Holden Wood, 4 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c50, Buzzard, at least 3 soaring birds, Sparrowhawk, female being mobbed by Sand Martins at Holden Wood, Kestrel, 2 hovering birds, Moorhen, 2 at Holden Wood, Lapwing, 92 in a field along side Ogden, Oystercatcher, 4 near Ogden, B.H...
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Clough Bottom 120817
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cormorant - 1Canada goose - 2mallard - 1 with 4 small ducklings & 2 other femalesgoosander - 1 femalekestrel - 1grey wagtail - 4swallow - 12stonechat - 2 + 1dunnock - 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 all juveniles bar 1wren - 6coal tit - 5 plus other calling birdswhitethroat - male and female in different areaschaffinc...
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Clowbridge, 10th Aug 2017
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20:30-21:15 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Canada Goose, 70 flew in up the valley, Moorhen, 1 on Limy, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, c35 on res shore, Tawny Owl, 1 in car park being mobbed by two magpies, Swift, 10 feeding over dam wall, House Martin, 2, Regards, David Nuttall.
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Crawshawbooth 10th Aug `17.
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Goshawk soaring around with at least 3 very noisy, alarm calling Buzzards tonight over our house spotted and heard by my 7 yr old daughter first!! 8 Swift over village too.
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Crawshawbooth 9th Aug.
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A Green Sandpiper flew down limey valley over our house calling at 10.55 tonight.
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house martins & swifts 06/08/2017
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c600 house martins at EBSW this morning. Only a couple of swallows and sand martins mixed in with them 5 swifts over Waterfoot & 6 over Fallbarn cheers Kevin & John
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Clowbridge Res 5th Aug `17.
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11am - 12noon.. 3 Tufted Duck, (prob Juvs) causing confusion for Scaup as showing a lot of white around bill but were square headed and had tufts on head clearly visible through scope. 2 G C Grebe, Juvs. 7 Mallard. 3 Cormorant. 1+ LRP.
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Rawtenstall 29/7/17
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Town centre area c10 juv. House Sparrow - nr police station 40+ Feral pigeon 2 juv. Grey Wagtail at Longholme then 2 more at Newhallhey bridge. 2 Dipper at Limy - Irwell confluence 1 Wren feeding young in nest - at Limy - Irwell confluence 6 Swift + 2 House Martin over Buffer Stops bar. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 30th July 2017
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08:00-10:00 Cormorant, 2 on The U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 in The Lagoon, Canada Goose, c20, Mallard, 5, Goosander, Redhead as per Archie, Kestrel, 2 hunting birds, Moorhen, adult & large juv on Limy outflow, LRP, c8 inc juv that swam across the mouth of a 6ft wide stream; not seen that happen before! C...
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HWR, 29th July 2017
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18:00-19:15 Cormorant, 11 in the roost, Grey Heron, 1 feeding on the shore, Canada Goose, c50, Mallard, c20, Kestrel, 1 hunting birds, Moorhen, 1 on shore, Oystercatcher, 6 making lots of noise, Lapwing, 8, Common Sandpiper, 1, B.H.Gull, c20, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, Stock Dove, 1 over, Swift, 3 feed...
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Clowbridge, 29th July 2017
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07:30-08:30 Cormorant, 1 flew in from the north, Grey Heron, 1 by the lagoon, Kestrel, 1 by causeway & 3 mobbing a Buzzard near Nutshaw, Buzzard, 1 over Nutshaw, Moorhen, 1 on Limy outflow, LRP, at least 8 inc 3 juvs, B.H.Gull, c25, Swallow, c12, House Martin, 4, Meadow Pipit, c6, Pied Wagtail, c4,...
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Clowbridge res. 28/7/17
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11:00hrs onwards. 3 Cormorant 48 Canada geese 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel over Crown Point 20 B.H.Gull 1 Common Gull 1 Dunlin Min 3 L.R.Plover + pr with c2y. c20 Swallow moving through S. + c10 others at various points 2 House Martin with swallows c4 Pied Wagtail inc. juvs 2 juv. Stonechat 2 Reed Bunting onl...
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Clowbridge/Holden Wood 27 July
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Clowbridge late am Redshank - 1 Little Ringed Plover - at least 4 flying birds Common Gull - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Black-headed gull c10 Cormorant - 2 Heron - 1 In the fields south of the reservoir another common gull and a few rooks amongst c100 corvids Holden Wood late afternoon Redshank - 1 fl...
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Clowbridge res. 24/7/17
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Evening visit - 6 Common Scoter 4m + 2f 1 Curlew 1 Redshank L. R. Plovers as per C.Bs description 37 Canada Goose 8 Swift at dusk from SW 3 House Martin 1 Kestrel 1 Grey Heron Bob & Archie.
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Clowbridge Res. 24th July '17.
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Think it's safe now to say LRP have had a decent breeding season on the Res after a terrible start due to all eggs going missing from 4 nests prob due in the main to Carrion Crows, poss Fox etc but it has not been helped by sightings posted of these sched 1 breeders on our local bird websites! Re-laid nests ha...
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Grane, 23rd July 2017
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07:30-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 3 on Ogden & 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 5 on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 3, Canada Goose, c50 at Holden Wood, Mallard, c6, Buzzard, 3 perched birds (2&1) and a pair soaring over the valley, Kestrel, 2 near Calf Hey, Moorhen, 1 on Holden Wood, Common Sandpiper...
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Clowbridge, 22nd July 2017
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08:30-10:00 Cormorant, 1 fishing the res then later on the U-Boat, Canada Goose, 30, Mallard, 4, Kestrel, family of 4 in Nutshaw Quarry, Moorhen, pair with well grown juv on Limy outflow, Lapwing, 16 over hills south of the boat house, Common Sandpiper, 2 on res shore, L.B.B.Gull, 1 on res and c12 over...
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Grane 2017 - Part 1
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2016 was a good year with 4 new ticks for Grane. First was a Marsh Harrier in April, then 2 Common Terns in June, and a much belated Common Redstart in August and then a Hen Harrier in October. Not only new ticks for Grane but for Rossendale too. On top of that an Iceland Gull at Ashworth Moor (self found :...
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Sedge Warbler
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One singing this evening in the remains of the old lodge in Balladen, opposite Bess Nook.
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Troy Quarry, Jamesons Quarry 16/7/17 13:30 - 15:30
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Troy: Moorhen 1 Juv Kestrel Jamesons: 25 Lapwing roosting 3 Oystercatcher LRP Common Sandpiper up to 20 Sand Martin nest holes, a good number of birds flying around pair Stonechat alarming Wheatear including young Ian
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The Hile, 16th July 2017
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12:30-14:00 Grey Heron, 1 circling over, Canada Goose, 10 on Jack Lodge, Buzzard, 1 soaring over The Whitewell Valley, Kestrel, 1 on the chimney at Jack Lodge and 1 over The Hile, L.B.B.Gull, c20 feeding in newly cut hay meadow, Wood Pigeon, 32 feeding in newly cut hay meadow, Stock Dove, 1 on wires, Sw...
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Clowbridge, 16th July 2017
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09:30-11:00 Cormorant, 1 on the 'U'-Boat, Grey Heron, juv in lagoon, Canada Goose, 33, Mallard, 6, Goosander, a flock of 18 over, Buzzard, soaring bird south of the res, Sparrowhawk, soaring bird towards New Laithe, Kestrel, 4 hunting the moor south of the res, Moorhen, single on Limy outflow, Comm...
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Tawny owls 130717
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I arrived home today to be told 2 juvenile tawny owls were sat in a tree at the front of our house. The attached photo is the best I could manage through the foliage cheers Kevin
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Holden Wood 09/07/17 09:15 - 10:40
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5 Cormorant 150+ Canada Geese ~15 Swift ~40 Sand Martins ~40 Swallows ~15 House Martins 2 Redshank 1 Common Sandpiper 1 LRP 4 Pied Wagtails Reed Buntings (2 singing) 3 Linnet Goldfinch 6 Lapwings Meadow Pipits Carrion Crows, Magpies, Wood Pigeons. Kestrel over Jamesons Quarry
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Clowbridge res. 5/7/17
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08:30 hrs - rain, hill fog etc. 2m Common Scoter c4 ad B.H.Gull 2 Common Sandpiper Odd Curlew calling 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling very strongly along S.bank 3 Juv. Stonechat 2m Reed Bunting + party of 3 juvs Party of 5 Swallows usual M.Pipits, Redpoll, Chaffinch, Pied Wagtail etc. c5 Swift over Craw...
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Clough Bottom Res, 3rd July 2017
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20:00-21:00 Shelduck, a flock of 18 circling high over the res for at least 10 minutes and still doing so when we left, Kestrel, 1 hovering over moorlands, L.B.B.Gull, c20 on res and c40 over west, Swift, minimum of 100 feeding over moorlands, Swallow, 1 feeding over moorland, Sand Martin, 1 over res,...
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Cuckoo. 3 July
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1 Cuckoo calling for about 15 minutes this evening above Syke side Hotel Haslingden. Neil and Susan Burke
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