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Plunge.
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Overcast with sunshine, southerly wind, 16 degrees. Ring Ouzel....male feeding on Hawthorn and Alder. Record shots taken. Possible 2nd bird female, not poss Id. Also... Fieldfare ...3 Buzzard....1 Kestrel.....1 Sparrowhawk....1 Stonechat.....good numbers of Male and female along Plunge a...
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Porritt lodge/East view lodge.
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Overcast, calm, 16 degrees, 0800/1030 hrs. Two Chiffchaff flycatching around hedges at Eastview. Redwing...loose flock of around 20 flying towards Ramsbottom Buzzard...single in tree. Green Woodpecker....one on ground feeding Tit flock at Porritt lodge which included... Goldcrest 3 Tree...
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Black Redstart.
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A single Black Redstart was relocated around the derelict print works in Eden wood yesterday midday, my intention was to go again today, hence late post, but weather has killed that idea. Regards Brian.
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Lee Mill garden
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In the garden today as I was making dinner, blue tits, great tits, coal tits, 2 nuthatch, 3 wood pigeon, robin and minimum 18 house sparrows making short work of the fat balls.Also on the river outside at 11am, a kingfisher and a dipper.
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Eden wood lodge.
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A small winter feeding station has been set up in Eden wood for a few days, so the area is being watched....PaulG photographed a bird on Sunday that he was not familiar with, on inspection it turned out to be a Black Redstart, this was relocated today in the same area, but there were two of them....would b...
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Twite Monday 9 October, Lawn Hay, Haslingden
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John Holllinrake reports a flock 20 Twite at the above site , 13.00 hrs Neil
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Redwings Monday 9 October
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60+ in flocks 5 to20 flying west towards Grane . From 08.30 to 09.30 hrs seen from backgarden Ventnor road ,Haslingden. Neil
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Black Redstart
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There has been a Black Redstart around Jim Rostrons garden and barn in Musbury regularly from 7 September, to seen yesterday 2 October 17.00 HRS Neil -- Edited by Neil Burke on Monday 2nd of October 2017 02:30:01 PM
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Hobby.
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Positive ID of a Hobby (Adult) over Harden moor catching meadow Pipit today, also Whinchat, both a bit late but has been a strange year. Info from PaulG, regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 8th October 2017
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08:30-10:00 Cormorant, 3 on the res and 1 over, Canada Goose, 64 mainly back pond, Mallard, c60, Goldeneye, 1st Winter Male, Peregrine, juv hassled by 2 crows zipped off north, Kestrel, at least 5, Moorhen, 1 on Limy outflow, Lapwing, 27 over, Snipe, 1 over then landed in rushy field behind boat house...
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Recent Sigthings
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Been lazy putting sightings on but nothing extra special seen. Been hoping to see Ring Ouzels but sadly 0. Pink Footed Geese approx. 100 heading North West over Haslingden - first Rossendale sighting this autumn for me. Friday 6th October Grane Reservoirs, Jamestone and Musbury:- Holden...
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Compstons/ Clowbridge 6 Oct
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Compstons 7.30 - 8.45. Clear/sunny NW2-3 Swallow 2 Chiffchaff 1 Meadow pipit c150 Goldfinch 60 in 2 flocks Reed Bunting - good numbers present throughout, with around 10 -15 at any one time. Total anyone's guess (50+??) Single figures chaffinch and redpoll. 1 greenfinch, 1 bullfinch, few tits pres...
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C/booth 10.45pm...
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Just been outside for ten mins and starting to rain but 4 redwings heard calling / moving south down valley.
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pied wagtails, Park Road Bacup 06/10/17
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min 21 pied wagtails flew off the rooftops of the small industrial estate at 6:10 pm this evening, possibly to a roost site in the Stubbylee Park/ Futures Park/ New Line area cheers Kevin
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Pink-footed Geece, Grane, 5 October
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Approx 60 flying west, 11.00 hrs Neil
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Winter feeding station Strongstry.
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The site has been up and running for a few days now, no big numbers yet but the following have been recorded...... Blue Tit.....6 Great Tit....5 Coal Tit....7 Long-tailed Tit ....5 Goldfinch....9 Nuthatch....3 Robin.....4 Dunnock.....2 Wren...2 Blackbird....4 Song Thrush....1 Great Spotted...
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Rawtenstall to HCC, 1st Oct 2017
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12:00-13:15 Dabchick, 2 on HTL, Grey Heron, 1 in rushy field near road end, Mallard, 3 over, Sparrowhawk, female near old hospital, Kestrel, 1 on telegraph pole near road end, Moorhen, 1 on HTL, L.T.Tit, flock of c6 near Woolpack, Starling, c30 near HTL, Regards, David Nuttall.
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Cowpe area 01/10/17
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Roughlea/ Lenchgrey heron - 1sparrowhawk - 1kestrel - 1kingfisher - 1 (1 also in Waterfoot)pied wagtail - 10grey wagtail - 1nuthatch - 1mistle thrush - 1goldcrest - 1 Cowpe villageswallow - 2 Cowpe Resmallard - 19 (probably the largest flock I've seen here in 40 years!)lesser black backed gull - min...
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Clowbridge, 30th September 2017
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07:30-09:00 Cormorant, 2 briefly on the res, flew off north, Canada Goose, 35 up the valley and landed on the res, Mallard, c80 around the res but especially south bay Teal, 3 in South Bay, Wigeon, what looked like a female was in cover in south bay but disturbed by an angler before certain ID, Kestrel, 2...
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Hen Harrier, 28 September
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1 ring tailed Hen harrier, Hog low pike. Edgerton moss 3 Snipe 30+ Meadow pipit A few Skylarks 1 Sparrow Hawk flew over Neil
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Chiffchaff, 27 September
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1 Chiffchaff calling this morning at back of Ventnor road, Haslingden Neil
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Haslingden Moor, Monday 25 September
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50+ Snipe 2 Kestrels 1 Buzzard 1 Short-eared Owl 2 Skylarks 8 Lapwing 73 Lapwing back on works roof on Broadway Neil
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Edge Cote 23/09/17
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Kestrel - 1 over Seat NazeSnipe - 20skylark - 2pied wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 35goldcrest many calling birds in the coniferswheatear - 1raven - 1jay - 1redpoll - calling birds heardgoldfinch - charm of 21 cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge, 23rd Sep 2017
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07:30-09:30 Cormorant, 2 on the res, Canada Goose, 1 on the shore, Teal, 1 female, Mallard, c70, Buzzard, 1 hunting over moorland near Heights Farm, Kestrel, 4 together over Nutshaw, Moorhen, 2 on Limy outflow, B.H.Gull, c12, Common Gull, 3, L.B.B.Gull, 5 immatures, House Martin, 2 over Beijing, M...
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C/booth 22nd Sept'17.
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8 Greylags flew south over village this lunchtime. Pretty rare sight for here!
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Huttock Top, Spring Mill & Landgate 17092017
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Huttock Topc20 lesser black backed gullc30 black headed gull3 swallowc50 meadow pipit9 pied wagtailmin 43 linnet Bacup Golf Course6 collared doveflock of goldcrest 6 seen, from calls rough estimate of 15 - 20 birds present2 bullfinch calling Spring Mill Res2 cormorant57 Canada geese (at Pricks...
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Cribden Flat, 17th Sep 2017
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16:30-17:30 Kestrel, 1 hunting over rough pasture, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffled briefly, Meadow Pipit, c20 over in flocks to 8, Linnet, flock of c25, Regards, David Nuttall. -- Edited by David Nuttall on Sunday 17th of September 2017 07:29:23 PM
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Clowbridge, 17th Sep 2017
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07:30-09:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 at top end, Cormorant, 2 on the 'U'-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 feeding in rough pasture, Canada Goose, 56 on back pond, Mallard, c90, Teal, 1 female with Mallard, Buzzard, 1 soaring near Heights Farm mobbed by corvids, Sparrowhawk, female sat on fence post, Kestrel, c5 hunting ove...
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Warth & Hurdles Quarry 16/09/2017
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Cormorant - 1 flew down the Irwell ValleyPink-footed goose - heard calling in flight at 12:40. No idea of numbers or direction, but sounded to be a small skeinbuzzard - 3sparrowhawk - 1 malekestrel - 1 with metal ring on right leg, no doubt ringed by Craigskylark - 1great spotted woodpecker - 1kingfis...
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Old site of Greenfold Reservoir
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1 Wheatear 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 stonechat 15 Goldfinch 2 Ravens over 3 Reed Bunting Cheers Craggy
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