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various sites 24/03/18
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New Line Res2pr Canada goose6 mallard1 tufted duck 2 common gull13 black-headed gull 1pr woodpigeon sat together on a nest preening each other1pr collared dove1 female greenfinch pulling moss off a treebullfinch calling Whitworth Quarry and surrounding moor1 snipec35 skylark, many singing...
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A few odds'n'sods this week
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Sat 24/4 Chiffchaff singing EBSW, also 1 curlew over. Thu 22/3 AMR - 2 wigeon, 2 goldeneye. Only a handful of gulls and a few pied wagtails, meadow pipits. Moors on the way back fairly quiet - 4 golden plovers on Cowpe Lowe the only waders after leaving AMR Wed 21/3 Grane - pr great crested grebes display...
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Crown Point/ Clowbridge Autumn Ringing and Migration Watch 2017..
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Its only the first week of August but stuff is defo on the move south once again. Only seems a few weeks ago they arrived back here!! A few net rides re trimmed this week and an earlier 1st ringing session this year to attempt to catch some more Tree Pipits which by the time i usually get round to trying to cat...
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Reedsholme - Clowbridge res 20/3/18
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Cold N wind Reedsholme 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Buzzard Crawshawbooth 1 Dipper 17 Rook nests Shortclough res 2pr Canada Goose 1 Moorhen Greenfold area 1 kestrel 1 Buzzard 1pr + 2 single Lapwings 1 Raven 1 Curlew calling 1 Skylark singing briefly 1 Meadow Pipit over moor to Clowbridge. Clowbridge res. 1 Raven c...
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Holden Wood 20/03/2018
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2 Snipe 1 Jack Snipe 1 Curlew 3 Oystercatchers 25+ Lapwing 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 8 Mallard 9 Teal 30+ Canada Goose 1 G C Grebe being very vocal 8 Cormorants 30+ B H Gull 2 G B/B Gull 1 Moorhen 2 Pied Wagtail Field at very top end road side, all feeding at the same time 5 Song Thrush 3 Redwings 9 B...
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Cowm Reservoir. 19th March 2018
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Great Crested Grebe was an unusual visitor today at Cowm.
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Grane 18/03/2018
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Great crested grebe - 1 on Holden WoodCormorant - 1 on Holden Wood, 6 on Ogden & 1 flying in from north east as I leftCanada goose - 208 on Holden Wood, 86 on Ogden & 17 on Calf Hey (may include some duplication)mallard - 10 on Holden Wood, 2pr on Ogden & 2pr in Heap Cloughteal - 15 at Holden Wood,...
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Thrushes.
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Cleared five inches of snow from the feeding station this morning and put out chopped apple and sultanas plus all the usual seeds, nuts, and fat, at time of posting still -1, snowing, and bitter easterly, made a brew and sat back in the warm..... Robin....9 territorial instinct has gone out the window...
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Clowbridge, 17th March 2018
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08:30-09:30 Bitterly cold in a freezing easterly, -2 degrees, snowing! G.C.Grebe, 1 on the res, Cormorant, 3 on the res, Canada Goose, pair, Mallard, pair and a drake, Kestrel, 1 over Crawshawbooth on drive down, Moorhen, 1 on Limy, Common Gull, group of 4 on the res, L.B.B.Gull, 2 singles over, Skyl...
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Chiffchaff/ Wheatear
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Singing Chiffchaff EBSW this morning and a wheatear above Jamestones. Very little else of interest today despite a long walk taking in Grane, Mitchell's House and Clowbridge. Lots of bubbling curlews, singing skylarks and a good smattering of meadow pipits on the moors (2 singing Grane). Lapwing...
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Stonefold area 13/03/2018
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1 Hen Harrier 2 Sparrowhawk 4 Buzzards 3 Kestrel Curlew seem to be dropping in all over had 4 together, two twos and 3 single birds,possibly some duplicates 6 Skylark very vocal 1 Raven over A large flock of Starling 270+ with two Sparrowhawks in pursuit Cheers Craggy
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Cowpe area 11/03/2018
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cormorant - 2 on the res and 1 flying down the valleyCanada goose - 2pr at Lench & 4 or 5 prs at Cowpe Resmallard - 1pr at Cowpe Resbuzzard - 1 over Lenchkestrel - 1 over Brandwood Moorgrey partridge - droppings found on Brandwood Moorwoodcock - 1 flew up from a small quarry near Cowpe Resherring gull -...
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Grane, 11th March 2018
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08:30-11:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood, Cormorant, 4 on bank at Ogeden and 1 fishing the res, Grey Heron, 1 near Troy, Canada Goose, c80, many paired up with lots of aggression between pairs, Mallard, c20, Teal, 3 on bank at Calf Hey, Goldeneye, 4 females in Jamestones, Goosander, male on Calf Hey, Bu...
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Grey Partridge Cribden 9/3
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One calling around the top of Cribden Clough/ Cribden Flats yesterday afternoon. Don't think I've recorded one in this area before. Has anybody else recently? Also 4 lapwings flying around and 2 redpolls in the plantation. No joy with the glaucous gull on a brief visit to Holden Wood around 2pm. Andy...
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Greenfold 9/3/18
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Greenfold - afternoon ramble Sparrowhawk high over Folly Clough Mixed flock of c60 Starling & c40 Fieldfare + 2 Redwing, very mobile on sheep pasture. 3 Common Gull w/ c12 B.H.Gull. Flock of 5 Skylark on Liver Hill 1 kestrel 9 Raven 1 Lapwing Mistle Thrush singing off Goodshaw lane + 1 at Reedsholm...
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Larus Hyperboreus aka Glaucous Gull at Holden Wood
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08/03/18 - Greenfinch singing in Winfields Car Park 09/03/18 I spy with my little eye a big gull at top. Took a long range shot of it with my camera and looking at the photographs - it looked pale and had a pink and black bill. Russell told me he was coming from Quarry side. I phoned him and before I c...
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Holden Wood 07/03/2018
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Birds seen Teal coming and going so no count mallard coming and going so no count Canada Goose 70+ G C Grebe 2 Cormorant 4 Grey Heron 1 Moorhen 1 Coot 2 Oystercatchers 4 Lapwing 18+ Jack Snipe 1 Snipe 2 Curlew 1 B H Gull 35+ G B B Gull Juv 1 Herring Gull 1 Raven over 1 Redwing 1 Green Woodpecker calling Pheasa...
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Moor road/Bull hill.
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0930/1330 hrs good sunshine, calm, 10 degrees. Curlew....3 displaying. Meadow Pipit....loose flicks of 3/4 very mobile. Skylark....at least 5 two in full song. Oystercatcher....pair over calling. Starling, Lapwing, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, and Jackdaws all feeding in grazed fields. Kest...
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Reedsholme \Greenfold 7/3/18
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Reedsholme - this morning, 6 Song Thrush all singing between here and Cribden Clough, Chaffinch singing, Mistle thrush heard briefly. 1 Stonechat at Twin Lodges 1 Dipper at Longholme bridge Pr Long-tailed Tit Greenfold - afternoon 1 Kestrel 1 + 2 Lapwing on territory 1 Skylark singing Flock of 10 Ra...
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Grane, 3rd March 2018
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1:00-3:30 Cormorant, 5 on Ogden and 1 over, Canada Goose, c80, mainly Ogden & Holden Wood, Gadwall, pair still on Holden Wood (Thanks Sarfraz!) Teal, 8 on Holden Wood & 5 on Ogden, Goldeneye, 5 on Ogden inc adult male, Kestrel, 2 males fighting over territory at Calf Hey, Pheasant, 1 at Holden...
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Mostly Holden Wood
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This afternoon pr gadwall still present. Also 3 goosanders, 2 teal, c10 mallard, 1 coot, 1 great-crested grebe and a couple of cormorants. Only 2 lapwings (plus the feathers from one predated). No other waders and virtually no passerines around the res. On the way there slightly unusual sightings w...
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Irwell Valley, Groundwork - EBSW
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09:30-11:00 Canada Goose, 1 at EBSW, Mallard, 2 pairs, Goosander, male flew up the valley, Buzzard, 1 flew up the valley, Jack Snipe, 1 flushed off rough ground between by-pass and river at Groundwork and dropped into river bank, Herring Gull, c60 north, 10 south, B.H.Gull, c12, Stock Dove, 1 at Grou...
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Reedsholme area 4/3/18
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14:00 hrs 1 Cormorant down Limy valley 1 Sparrowhawk soaring high over Constablelee Herring gull passage all day up the Limy valley, prob. involved several hundred birds. Collared Dove- pairs at Waingate & Reedsholme 1 Raven calling over Reedsholme moved off E. Flock of 11 Redwing at cemetry/...
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A crowd of Redwing.
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With snow beginning to thaw in a balmy 3 degrees, and generous donations of apples, cherries, billberies etc the Redwing flock has increased to 20 plus at the feeding station, unfortunately the Woodpigeons, Jackdaws etc also love the fruit. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 3rd March 2018
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-2, strong easterly, rim of ice around all of the res. Canada Goose, 4 on res, Teal, 2 males & a female flushed from bank and flew to the middle of the res, Mallard, 31, Goosander, 3 redheads, Lapwing, 4 birds flying up the valley dropped onto pasture in front of Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, c20 on res, Common G...
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Limy Water 01-03-2018
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1 Snipe on river bank of Limy Water, Leebrook Rd Cheers Craggy
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Strongstry feeding station.
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Two days of good snow fall and -7 recorded, nothing unusual but big numbers. Numbers are best count at one time. Blackbird....34 Chaffinch.....22 Robin....7 Great Tit...16 Blue Tit....19 Nuthatch....7 Woodpigeon....9 Redwing....5 Jackdaw....8 Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 25th Feb 2018
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09:00-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 8 on res, Canada Goose, pair, Mallard, c12, Goosander, Redhead on res, Kestrel, 1 hunting rough ground near Nutshaw, Sparrowhawk, female flying along dry stone wall near Nutshaw, Moorhen, 2 on Limy, Lapwing, 18 flew over heading east, Snipe, 1 flushed o...
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Holden Wood 25/02/18
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09:00 - 10:00 12 Lapwings appear to be starting to hold territories, chasing off crows and display flight. 2 pair Oystercatcher 80+ Canadas 6 Mistle Thrush over 1 Snipe 1 Wren 2 Robins 1 Dunnock - early spring song Great tits singing Cheers Ian
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Whitworth area 24/02/2018
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Spring Millcormorant - 6grey heron - 1Canada goose - at least 1pr on Prickshaw Lodgegoosander - 2 males and a femalebuzzard - 1oystercatcher - 1prsnipe - 2black-headed gull - c75common gull - 2stock dove - 3woodpigeon - 18jackdaw - 40carrion crow - 4magpie - 6chaffinch - 3greenfinch - 1 Broadley Woo...
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