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Reedsholme area 29 - 30/10/17
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29/10/17 1 Buzzard 1 Peregrine seen twice eventually heading over Bolton Woods towards Waterfoot 2 Goldcrest w/ c5 Long-tailed Tits at Sunnyside Park 1 Kestrel 1 G.S.Woodpecker 2 Jay 4-5 Blackbirds - Cribden Clough 1m Bullfinch - Cribden Clough 30/10/17 Pr Dipper - Leabrook Cribden Clough 10.00h...
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Fieldfares.
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First frost of this autumn minus one in Strongstry. Fifty Fieldfares high going NNE over Edenfield, info from Geoff. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 29th Oct 2017
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Dry, still, quite cool, a contrast to yesterday! 07:00-08:00 Cormorant, 1 fishing res later on U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 on shore, Canada Goose, c80 on res, Mallard, c20. Kestrel, 1 hunting the moors, Moorhen, 3 on Limy, Common Sandpiper, late bird on res shore, B.H.Gull, c12, Common Gull, c4, Herring G...
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Grane 29/10/2017
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great crested grebe - 1 on Ogdengrey heron - 1 at Holden Wood & 3 at OgdenCanada goose - min 145 Holden Wood & 2 at Ogdencormorant - 26 birds roosting at Holden Wood. 1 bird flew into roost, lost it's footing and was left dangling in the tree before falling 20 - 25 ft through the branches to the resma...
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Warth 29/10/17
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grey heron - 1snipe - 1 high over Cowpe Lowebuzzard - 2sparrowhawk - 2peregrine - 1 pr over to Rawtenstall. Female looked huge against the malekestrel - 2kingfisher - 1great spotted woodpecker - 1stock dove - 2grey wagtail - 1nuthatch - 2robin - 14blackbird - 14redwing - 1 heardmistle thrush - 1goldc...
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Pallid Harrier, 10.15 hrs 29 October. Halingden Grane.
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1 juvenile flew past me on moor above Ogden res, had a 20 to 30 second good view of the bird all its plumage fits perfect with field Guide. Neil
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Redwings.
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Wet, windy (westerly) 11 degrees 0800/1030 hrs. Redwing movement all going south, showed no sign of landing, calling constantly. Flock of 25 Strongstry. Flock of 60 plus Alderbottom. Flock of 43 Lodge view. Flocks of 10/8/14 near pleasant view farm. Some could have been counted twice if they swung...
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Clowbridge, 28th October 2017
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Poor visibility in misty, windy, heavy drizzle conditions. 08:00-09:00 Canada Goose, 2 over, Mallard, 4, Moorhen, 3 on Limy, B.H.Gull, 8 around pontoon, Common Gull, 2 on pontoon, Little Owl, 1 tucked up in dry stone wall, Meadow Pipit, c6 along dam wall, Pied Wagtail, 1 with pipits, Stonechat, mal...
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Fieldfares and Redwings. Thursday 26 October
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Land at back of Ventnor road Haslingden 13 Fildfaes flew west 09.30 hrs 30 + Redwing flew out trees, flew west 13.00hrs Neil
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Strongstry feeding station.
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After all the gales, rain, and flooding in our village it was good to see some sunshine today with autumn temperatures at 14 degrees and calm. The feeding station produced the following over a few hours till 1400 hrs. Blue Tit...12 Great Tit...9 Coal Tit....at least 10 probably more, this is there bes...
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Swallow, 24 October
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1 Swallow flew S W, land behind Ventnor road Haslingden. 4 Bullfinch Neil
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Staghills Woods, Marl Pits & Edge Cote 22/10/2017
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Staghills Woodswoodpigeon - 7feral pigeon - 2great spotted woodpecker - 2robin - 17blackbird-15song thrush - 1goldcrest - 4treecreeper - 2great tit - 11blue tit - 13coal tit 3long tailed tit - c20carrion crow - 4jackdaw - 2magpie - 3chaffinch - 2goldfinch - 2bullfinch - 2 Marl Pitsmistle thrush -...
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Warth & Hurdles Quarry 21/10/17
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Warth1m sparrowhawk attacking a flock of assorted finches1 dipper singingc60 redwing4 fieldfarec35 goldfinch3 siskin2 greenfinch3 bullfinch Hurdles2 kestrel hunting in the rain3 meadow pipitc20 fieldfare cheers Kevin
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Woodcock.
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Single Woodcock flushed along path in Buckden woods, also single Chiffchaff still present in hedge at East view. Regards Brian.
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Pink feet. 18/10/17
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A skein of c40 Pink-footed geese flew NW over Reedsholme at approx. 10:30hrs also 2 buzzard heard but not located. Bob.
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Red-throated Pipit.
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A single of this species flew south, calling, low over ringing site at C Point at 9.10 this morning. Also 2 Grey Plover flew west at 9.05am.
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Chapel Hill, 15th Oct 2017
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17:00-18:30 Cormorant, 1 flew high down the Limy Valley, Buzzard, 1 soaring overhead, Kestrel, 2 singles, Snipe, 35 on Edge Cote, L.B.B.Gull, c150 over west, Common Gull, 3 over west, B.H.Gull, 7 over west, Meadow Pipit, c12 on Edge Cote, Mistle Thrush, 2, L.T.Tit, single! Goldcrest, c6, House Spa...
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Clowbridge, 15th October 2017
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07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 at top end of res, Cormorant, 1 on the res and 1 flying up the valley as I was leaving, Grey Heron, 2 in Limy outflow flew up onto res, Canada Goose, flocks of 26 on res & 14 on back pond, Mallard, c50, Teal, a flock of 5 flew onto the res from the north, Sparrowhawk, female throug...
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Jack Lodge, Clough Bottom, Peers Clough & Warth 15/10/2017
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Jack Lodgegrey heron -1cormorant - 1pied wagtail - 3meadow pipit - c25goldfinch - c25bullfinch - 1pr Clough Bottomgoosander - 5black headed gull - c25common gull - 22lesser black backed gull - c25herring gull - 1kestrel - 1pied wagtail - 1meadow pipit - min 15stonechat - 5raven - 1 overgoldfinch - 5...
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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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