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Clowbridge Res. 23rd May 18.
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2 Med gulls hawking insects and calling at mega altitude this morning with 10+ B H Gulls. Drifted off down Limey valley.
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Reedsholme 21/5/18
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Singing Willow Warbler, Blackcap & Whitethroat + 1 kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 Swift 12 House Martin at 3 sites 1 Swallow 1 Grey Wagtail w/food on river 1 Blue Tit to nest box. Bob
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Limy Valley, 20th May 2018
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09:30-12:30 Up Chapel Hill side and back down Cribden side! Hobby, one soaring high over Rawtenstall, Kestrel, 2 singles, Sparrowhawk, female soaring over Cribden End with Rooks & L.B.B.Gulls! Buzzard, soaring bird, L.B.B.Gull, c60, Collared Cove, 1, Stock Dove, 5 inc 3 at Edge Yate, Swift,...
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Chapel Hill, 17th May 2018
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17:00-18:30 Buzzard, 1 tussling with Magpies, Swift, 4 over Rawtenstall, Swallow, c20, House Martin, 2 over Rawtenstall, Pied Wagtail, 1 over, Song Thrush, 2 singing birds, Willow Warbler, c14 singing birds, Chiffchaff, singing bird in Balladen Clough, Whitethroat, singing bird near lower Ch...
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David Nuttall
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Spotted Flycatcher etc
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One at Groundwork this morning (checked last years sites yesterday without any luck). Amongst other bits and bobs along the river, whitethroats are at all the usual sites between Groundwork and Ewood Bridge (probably 5/6 territories) and sand martins have returned to the Townsend Fold site - 5 hol...
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Holden Wood
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light North westerly, sunny, 10/14 degrees. 0830/1030 hrs. Canada Geese all round some with young. Grey Heron. Snipe...three feeding on shore. Lapwing...12 fighting Carrion Crows, at least 17 young on the ground. Meadow Pipit....10+ feeding. Pair of Reed Bunting feeding several young. Severa...
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Thirteen Stone Hill, 13th May 2018
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07:30-10:30 Dabchick, 1 in Jamestones, Canada Goose, c8 pairs on the Moor Tops, Mallard, pair near Heap Clough, Buzzard, 2 singles over the moor, Kestrel, 2 singles over the moor, Red Grouse, pair on the moors, Grey Partridge, calling bird above Troy, Curlew, at least 3 pairs, Lapwing, at least 3 pai...
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Clowbridge, 12th May 2018
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07:30-09:30 G.C.Grebe, 3 on the res, Canada Goose, c12, mainly in pairs, Mallard, 4, Kestrel, 2, Pheasant, 2 calling birds, Curlew, calling birds from the tops, Lapwing, 1 towards Crown Point, Common Sandpiper, pair, L.B.B.Gull, flock of 12, mainly immatures, through west, Cuckoo, calling bird...
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Heap clough/Deep clough and quarries.
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Cool westerly 14 degrees. Goldfinch and House Sparrow in car park. Green Woodpecker yaffling. Two Raven over. Canada Geese every where some with young. Several Lapwing over. Carrion Crows in sheep fields. Two pair Oystercatcher. Single Common Sandpiper. Wheatear....Good Numbers chashing ins...
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calf hay grane
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little egret catcher 2 lapwing1 green woodpecker reed bunting oystercatcher 2
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Clowbridge, 7th May 2018
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07:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, pair on res, Grey Heron, 1 over, Canada Goose, 2 pair, Mallard, 4 drakes, Sparrowhawk, female through Compston's and later soaring over hillside, Kestrel, 2 over Nutshaw, Pheasant, 4 calling birds, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res bank, Lapwing, 1 in fields south of res, Curlew,...
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Around and about.
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Amazing what sunshine and 18 degrees can do..... Wood Warbler....singing and visible within 100 yards of last sighting. Plunge.....Good numbers of Wheatear, at least two pair Stonechat, yesterday, and a Cuckoo flying and calling this morning info from PaulG. Reddisher woods....yesterday e...
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Thirteen Stone Hill, 6th May 2018
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06:30-09:00 Canada Goose, 2 pairs on the moor tops and c20 around the quarries on the way up, Kestrel, 1 over the moor, Pheasant, calling bird, Moorhen, 1 in Troy, Common Sandpiper, pair, LRP, Pair, Snipe, at least 2 and probably 3 displaying males both 'drumming' and 'chipping'. Lapwing, at least 2...
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Glaucous Gull Mitchell's House
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Present this morning 11.00 to 11.45 when I left. Huge 2nd yr bird dwarfing the accompanying lesser black-backed gulls (about 50 or so). Happily stayed on its own when they all took off. Andy
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Clowbridge, 4th May 2018
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20:00-21:00 G.C.Grebe, pair in display, Canada Goose, 4, Mallard, 4, Kestrel, 1 towards Crown Point, Moorhen, 1 on Limy, Common Sandpiper, pair near boat house, Curlew, calling birds, Little Owl, 1 in gable end, Meadow Pipit, c8, Wheatear, female on res wall, Song Thrush, 2 singing birds, Grassho...
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Clough Bottom 4 4 18
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Clough Bottom Common Sandpiper 2 pair Curlew 1 over calling Dunlin 1 first at this site for myself and John Canada Goose 2 pair + 1 Mallard 2m Goosander 1 pair Swallow 2 Willow Warbler plenty Reed Bunting 1 pair Wren 3 Robin 3 Blackbird 2 Meadow Pipit c6 Skylark 8 Peter and John
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Reedsholme 1/5/18
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1 Common Sandpiper on R. Limy at Leabrook, also fledged juv. Robin with adult. Pr Long-tailed Tit carrying food to nest Willow Warbler in song. Goldcrest feeding at Sunnyside Park - one of two nest sites. Pr Mistle Thrush feeding on newly mown grass at the park + 4+ Blackbirds all carring food. Song Thr...
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Lee Quarry 30 4 18
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Lee Quarry Wheatear c10 Stock Dove 1 Kestrel 1m Meadow Pipit c10 Sky Lark 6 LBB Gull 1 over Carrion Crow 3 pair Quarry Road Redpoll 2 over Swallow 1 Willow Warbler 10 Song Thrush 2 calling Dunnock 2 Robin several calling Blackbird several calling Collared Dove 1 calling in Farholme area teatime Peter...
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Wood Warbler/Pied Flycatcher.
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Wood Warbler was singing near Alderbottom viaduct yesterday evening and quite visible, went this morning 0700 hrs in sunshine but only 6 degrees, could not hear or see bird. In past years they have always moved down into Lumb Vale which is now in private hands, so after a little bit of trespassing I rel...
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Irwell Valley, 29th April 2018
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06:00-08:30 Canada Goose, 2 sitting pairs and 2 pairs over, Mallard, 3 over, Buzzard, 1 over towards the moors, Curlew, calling bird on the moors, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, Collared Dove, 4 singles, Stock Dove, 2 singles, Swift, single bird above EBSW, Green Woodpecker, yaffling bird at ewood Bridge,...
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Odds'n'sods 26-28 Apr
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Swift - 4 EBSW 28/4 Goldeneye - 1 male AMR 26/4 Little Owl - pr Bamford Lane 26/4 Wheatear - 5 together nr Waugh's Well. One in the quarry west of Cowpe Lowe the only one spotted in this area (26/4). Lots of passage birds this spring but still seem very thin on the ground at the breeding sites House Martin - ar...
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Wood Warbler.
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Single singing Wood Warbler found by Andy Young opposite my house around 0830 hrs, quick jog back from Alderbottom and met Andy who had to leave, took an hour and the emergence of the sun to relocate the Bird. Singing well and good views on the old railway line between Stubbins and Strongstry, checked m...
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Clowbridge, 28th April 2018
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07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, pair in South Bay, Grey Heron, 1 up the valley with bent leg, Canada Goose, c12 with 1 very aggressive bird, Mallard, c6, Buzzard, 1 being hassled by a crow over Heights Farm, Sparrowhawk, female over plantation, Kestrel, 1 at top end, Pheasant, calling bird, Curlew, pair plu...
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Assorted migrants 25/4
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Ewood Bridge 1 whitethroat (at last!) singing next to the football field. At least 200 hirundines over the sewage works - mostly swallows but perhaps 50 house martins and 10 sand martins. 4 blackcaps, 4 chiffchaffs and one or two willow warblers between Groundwork and EBSW Holden Wood 1 white wagtai...
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Poss Turtle Dove. C/booth 24th April.
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99% sure a Turtle Dove was singing its purring ringing song on Folly Tip last night c8.30pm (footie half time). Heard pretty clearly about 5-6 times but couldnt see it during a quick search in the rain. Nothing here first light.
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Clowbridge
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1 common sandpiper, 1 little ringed plover, 2 great-crested grebes on the reservoir today. One curlew to the south. No cormorants and no gulls during my brief visit. On the way up a reeling grasshopper warbler nr Greenfold farm. Andy
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23/4/18
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2 Chiffchaff possibly a pair - Leabrook 1 Willow Warbler - Leabrook Wren w/nest material - Leabrook 1 Dipper - Leabrook + birds at nest sites at Crawshawbooth and Rawtenstall 1 House Martin - Crawshawbooth 1 Swallow - Greenfold, looked like a stayer, perched on barn roof. 1f Wheatear - Greenfold 20+ W...
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Swifts
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3 swifts north over Ewood Bridge this morning. Other odds'n'sods today: About 100 hirundines over the sewage works am. Mostly swallows but c30 house martins Bubbling curlews Alden and Musbury (bottom of valley) Singing wheatear Alden and a pair (male chacking) Musbury Blackcaps, chiffchaffs an...
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Great Grey Shrike, Musbury Valley, 22nd April
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Like the subject says! I had 3 great views of the bird over a period of 30 mins before it disappeared. It was right at the furthest end of the Rossendale Way, where the valley narrows and the path comes back down the other side of the valley, below what is shown on the OS map as Musden Head Moor. It was in a bush...
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Grane, 21st April 2018
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06:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, pair on Holden Wood, 3 on Ogden & single on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, 1 on Calf Hey, Canada Goose, c12 pair inc moor top and sitting birds in the quarries, Teal, pair on Calf Hey and in Jamestones, Mallard, c20, Tufted Duck, pair in Jameston...
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