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Seat Naze to Shortclough Res 18/02/24
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grey heron - 2 at Edge CoteCanada goose - 7 at Shortclough Resmallard - 5 at Shortclough Resgoosander - 11 at Shortclough Res departed down the Limy valley at 1:20pmmoorhen - 3 at Shortclough Resbuzzard - 2 soaring over the hillside above Shortcloughsparrowhawk - male near Shortcloughkestrel - 1 ne...
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Warth 17/02/24
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grey heron - 8mallard - 2prsblack-headed gull - flock of 20 flew down the valleywoodpigeon - 22stock dove - 2robin - 14blackbird - 6song thrush - 5 (4 singing)mistle thrush - singing birdwren - 6dunnock - 3prs & 7 singleslong-tailed tit - 1prblue tit - 8great tit - 13coal tit - 5goldcrest - sing bir...
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Dunnockshaw
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A very wet walk up to the golf ball, song thrush stonechat meadow pipit skylark 4 fieldfare 12 kestrel single cheers, Phil
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pink-footed geese 13/02/2024
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min 100 pink-footed geese flew north-west over Park Road, Bacup at around 12:50 today cheers Kevin
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Whitworth to Lee Quarry 11/02/24
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grey heron - 1 over Spring Mill Rescormorant - 1 at Spring Mill Res & 1 at CowmCanada goose - 14 at Spring Mill Res & 14 in the horse fields at Cowmmallard - 6 at Wallbank Lodge, 3 at Spring Mill Res & 26 at Cowmgoldeneye - 2 females at Spring Mill Res & distant view of a male and a female on Pric...
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Clough Bottom 11 2 24
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Clough Bottom Song Thrush 2 singing Goldcrest calling birds Wren 1 Robin calling birds Great Tit 5 Blue Tit 6 Blackbird 2 Jay 1 Magpie 3 Jackdaw c20 Goosander 6m + 9r Common Gull 50+ Herring Gull c15 B H Gull c30 L B B Gull 6 Canada Goose 50+ Peter and John Skylark 5 at Sheephouse Stacksreads John
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Reedsholme 10/2/24
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Siskin flock at bottom of Woodcroft St again, c20 birds seen before dusk. Bob.
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Clowbridge area 08:30 10.2.23 dry/clear
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Great Crested Grebe 2 Cormorant 5 Canada Geese 3 Mallard 3 Goldeneye 2 (m&f) Kestrel 1 Lapwing c50 North bay Black Headed Gulls Common Gull 7 Woodpigeon c15 Wren 1 Dunnock 1 Stonechat 1 South Bay Blackbird 2 Mistle Thrush 2 Redwing 1 Long Tail Tit 5 Blue Tit Great Tit Coal Tit Magpie c20 Carrion Crow c...
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K Steels/Warth Area/Stacksteads 4 2 24
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Goosander 1 pair K Steels Dipper 2 K Steels Mallard 7 K Steels Great Tit 3 K Steels c10 Warth Blue Tit 2 K Steels c10 Warth Chaffinch c20 Warth Bullfinch 1 m Warth Siskin c25 Warh c50 Stacksteads Pied Wagtail 1 Stackeads Collard Dove 2 Stacksteads Robin singles at Warth and Stacksteads Wood Pigeon 2 Warth...
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Whitewell Valley 3rd Feb 2024
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10:15 - 11:15 Clough Bottom Res. Canada goose, 3 over west, Goldeneye, pair, Goosander, 2 Redheads, Buzzard, 1 being mobbed by a crow, Lapwing, c70 over hillside at the back of the res, B.H.Gull, c12 Common Gull, c25, L.B.B.Gull, 2, Herring Gull, 6 over south, Coal Tit, 3, Starling, c80 om Swallow Sho...
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Edge Cote 28/01/24
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grey heron - 1snipe - only 4, lowest count I've had here at this time of yearjack snipe - 1common gull - 4moorhen - 4 feeding in a field below Chapel Hill Farmkestrel - males at Edge Cote and Seat Nazecommon gull - 4redwing flock of c20 in Bolton's Woodreed bunting - flock of 7 near Windy Willows Farm cheers...
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Clowbridge 28.1.24 09:00 fine dry 2°C
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Cormorant 3 Canada Geese c76 flying south Great Crested Grebe 1 Goosander 1 m flying south 3f on back pond Mallard c6 Black Headed Gull c20 Lesser Black Back Gull 1 Magpie 2 Carrion Crow c10 Woodpigeon 12 Starling 12 Blackbird 1 Kestrel 1
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Slavonian Grebe - Mitchell's House Reservoir 20/1/2024
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Slavonian Grebe - Mitchell's House Reservoir Still showing very well at 11:00 feeding close to the edge catching small fish Lifer for me Cheers Craggy
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Clowbridge 24/1/2024
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Clowbridge Reservoir 22 Lapwing in field north end Nothing on the water Cheers Craggy
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Cribden Clough/Rawtenstall/Reedsholme 24.01.24 cloudy 8°
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Cribden Clough: Cormorant 2 flying south Goosander 1 f Twin Lodges Mallard 23 Twin Lodges Black Headed Gull 1 Jackdaw c50 Bullfinch 2 Greenfinch 2 Rawtenstall: Grey Heron 1 Tesco Mallard 28 Tesco Goldfinch c10 cemetery Tip Lodge: Goosander 1 f 1m Moorhen 1 Mallard 10 Starling c20 House Sparrow c12...
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Strongstry.
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After all the snow and ice had gone a mild 8 degrees. A first for Strongstry, a pair of Stonechat catching insects in open field near the river. Also of note. Dipper 4 on the river. Grey Heron. Four in sheep fields Jay, 3 chasing through the woods. Green Woodpecker, single calling. Great Spotted Woodp...
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Irwell Vale 22/1/2024
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Irwell Vale Not seen this before Magpie flew in and attacked a Weasel that was just out of sight the Magpie then stepped back and then the Weasel leaped forward and attacked the Magpie a short scrap took place then the Magpie and Weasel departed 5 Mallard 4m 1f under Lumb Viaduct Sparrowhawk flew ove...
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Stonefold, Mitchell's House 21/01/24
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Mitchell's House Rescormorant - 1Canada goose - 1, with injury to wingmallard - 3teal - 7goosander - 7black-headed gull - c25common gull - c100 & another c200 seen either in fields or over Stonefoldherring gull - c200 & another c200 seen either in fields or over Stonefoldgreat black-backe...
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Clowbridge 21.1.23 08:30-09:30 (7° rain)
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Cormorant 3 Mallard 2 Goosander 16 (9 red heads 7m) Kestrel 1 Black Headed Gull c20 Common Gull 1 Woodpigeon 2 Dunnock 2 Stonechat 1 Redwing 1 Great Tit 3 Blue Tit 4 Magpie 7 Starling 12 House Sparrow 4 Chaffinch 1 Goldfinch 2 18.01.23 Canada Geese 120
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Mitchell house res
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0900hrs Slavonian Grebe still present cheers, Phil
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Slavonian Grebe - Mitchell's House Reservoir
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Slavonian Grebe on Mitchells House Res - the northern one since yesterday. A Rossendale addition for me found by ELOC birder John Metcalfe -- Edited by sarfraz on Friday 19th of January 2024 07:24:22 PM
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Rawtenstall up via twin lodge to Crawshawbooth and back via chapel hill
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1115-1400hrs Peregrine, present this morning in rawtenstall Ring tail Harrier, lifer, even better that its in Rossendale!!! KestrelLittle Owl Song thrush Mistle thrush first I have seen this winter Fieldfare Stock dove 2Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch 2M 2F all together Greenfi...
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17-1-24 Walk round Seat Naze - Heightside
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Snow! Female Kestral 2 Snipe Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming Ian
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ROC Winter Bird Race 14/01/2024
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two teams, Ian & Kevin and Bob & Dave attended the ROC bird race today, with additional sightings from Phil, Brian & John & Pete. A total of 64 species were recorded, as shown below. great crested grebe - 1 at Clowbridgecormorant grey heronpink-footed goose - skein of c40 & c70...
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WeBS/Bird race.
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Bright sunny -2/+1, Species seen Grane and Strongstry woods and river. Blue Tit Great Tit Coal Tit Long-tailed Tit. Goldfinch Bullfinch Chaffinch Treecreeper Nuthatch Song Thrush Robin Wren Dunnock Great Spotted Woodpecker Moorhen Mallard Grey Heron Cormorant Stonechat Dipper Pied Wagtail G...
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Clowbridge 6th and 7th Jan
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6th Kestrel 2 Goosander 3 Great Crested Grebe 1 Mallard 10 and 2 Raven 1 calling Chaffinch 1 Reed Bunting 8 Cormorant 1 7th Kestrel 1 Goosander 2 Great Crested Grebe 1 Black Headed Gull c40 Common Gull 3 Cormorant 3 Reed Bunting 8 Goldcrest 1 Canada Geese c80 Great Black Back Gull 1 Mallard c30 Nige a...
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Clough Bottom Res 07/01/24
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Canada goose - 29 pink-footed goose - c40 heading west @ 11:20mallard - 6goosander - 5 (1m, 4 redheads)lapwing - c60 over the hillsidebuzzard - calling birdkestrel - 1black-headed gull - 44common gull - 14 when I arrived, increasing to c100 just after middayherring gull - 2woodpigeon - 2grey wagta...
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Reedsholme - Rawtenstall 5/1/24
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Walk around checking old waxwing sites - more in hope than expectation. Song Thrush - singing birds at Reedsholme and Rawtenstall. Collared Dove - 2 at Rushbed. Goldfinch - flock of 15+ at Rushbed + 20+ near Tip Lodge. Starling - 11 at Rushbed + 20 near Tip Lodge. House Sparrow - 20+ at Higher Constablel...
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Burnley Road 5/1/24
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Walk from Crawshawbooth to Newchurch Song thrush in song various places Dipper flying upstream opposite 'Craven Heifer' Kingfisher flying downstream opposite 'Craven Heifer' Nuthatch calling near Edge Lane
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Reedsholme area 04/1/24 - Waxwings.
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28 Waxwings in a big chestnut tree along Hollin Way (Reedsholme end) this afternoon - all gone 30 mins later. Searches around the area with N.G. revealed nothing further. 1 Buzzard over Higher Constablelee 24+ House Sparrows at H/C along with 10+ Starlings. 1m + 3f Goosander at Tip Lodge with 2 Moorhe...
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