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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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Grane, 24th Feb 2018
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07:30-10:00 Cormorant, 5 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Barnacle Goose, 1 in with Canada flock on pasture on the north side of Ogden. I don't think I would have picked it up without scanning through the flocks so thanks Craggy for the find! Canada Goose, c90 at various locations, Mallard, c12,...
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C/booth 22nd Feb '18 at 11.45pm..
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A noisy flock of Pink Feet flying high to the north whilst taking dogs out 11.45pm last night. Looks to have perhaps been a movement with todays Whoopers on Clowbridge and Hollingworth Lake and the Barnacle at HWR??
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Barnacle Goose Holden Wood ress 23/02/2018
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1 Barnacle Goose in with 30+ Canada goose Cheers Craggy
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Whooper Swans on Clowbridge Res 23rd Feb. ‘18
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2 Ad Whoopers Swans just appeared at 9.40am, currently near far bank from rd. -- Edited by C Bel on Friday 23rd of February 2018 02:13:22 PM -- Edited by C Bel on Friday 23rd of February 2018 05:53:04 PM
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Mediterranean Gull. Holden Wood Res. 22nd Feb '18.
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Nice Ad Med Gull coming to bread for Sarfraz this morning so I popped up for a look armed with more bread supplies but in typical fashion it failed to come as close as earlier. After eating most of the bread the Gulls spent rest of morning touring the surrounding fields. Also present on the res (what I saw)...
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Curlew/Raptor.
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Moor road above Buckden wood. Calm, overcast 4 degrees. 0800/1030 hrs. Two Curlew calling and displaying, one other distant call. Fleeting sight of a large narrow winged raptor with wing tags, it took off from a distant post and disappeared over a rise, then reappeared momentarily before disappea...
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Grane 18/02/18
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Canada goose - 34 flew away from Holden Wood towards Hutch Bank leaving a pr & a single. 25 at Ogden. 1pr & a single were in Jamestone Quarryteal - 1pr at Holden Wood & 14 birds at Calf Haymallard - c6 at Holden Wood, 3prs at Calf Hey & 1m at Jamestonesgoldeneye - 3 females at Ogden, 3 female...
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Cheesden Valley, 18th Feb 2018
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09:00-12:00 Cormorant, 1 on Buckhurst Lodge, Grey Heron, 1 near Deeply Hill, Goldeneye, male on Buckhurst Lodge, Sparrowhawk, female near Buckhurst Farm, Pheasant, female near Butcher Acre, Moorhen, 1 on Buckhurst Lodge, Snipe, 9 flushed off Harden Moor, G.B.B.Gull, 2 in fields near Rossendal...
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