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Compstons/ Clowbridge 6 Oct
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Compstons 7.30 - 8.45. Clear/sunny NW2-3 Swallow 2 Chiffchaff 1 Meadow pipit c150 Goldfinch 60 in 2 flocks Reed Bunting - good numbers present throughout, with around 10 -15 at any one time. Total anyone's guess (50+??) Single figures chaffinch and redpoll. 1 greenfinch, 1 bullfinch, few tits pres...
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C/booth 10.45pm...
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Just been outside for ten mins and starting to rain but 4 redwings heard calling / moving south down valley.
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pied wagtails, Park Road Bacup 06/10/17
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min 21 pied wagtails flew off the rooftops of the small industrial estate at 6:10 pm this evening, possibly to a roost site in the Stubbylee Park/ Futures Park/ New Line area cheers Kevin
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Pink-footed Geece, Grane, 5 October
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Approx 60 flying west, 11.00 hrs Neil
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Winter feeding station Strongstry.
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The site has been up and running for a few days now, no big numbers yet but the following have been recorded...... Blue Tit.....6 Great Tit....5 Coal Tit....7 Long-tailed Tit ....5 Goldfinch....9 Nuthatch....3 Robin.....4 Dunnock.....2 Wren...2 Blackbird....4 Song Thrush....1 Great Spotted...
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Rawtenstall to HCC, 1st Oct 2017
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12:00-13:15 Dabchick, 2 on HTL, Grey Heron, 1 in rushy field near road end, Mallard, 3 over, Sparrowhawk, female near old hospital, Kestrel, 1 on telegraph pole near road end, Moorhen, 1 on HTL, L.T.Tit, flock of c6 near Woolpack, Starling, c30 near HTL, Regards, David Nuttall.
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Cowpe area 01/10/17
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Roughlea/ Lenchgrey heron - 1sparrowhawk - 1kestrel - 1kingfisher - 1 (1 also in Waterfoot)pied wagtail - 10grey wagtail - 1nuthatch - 1mistle thrush - 1goldcrest - 1 Cowpe villageswallow - 2 Cowpe Resmallard - 19 (probably the largest flock I've seen here in 40 years!)lesser black backed gull - min...
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Clowbridge, 30th September 2017
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07:30-09:00 Cormorant, 2 briefly on the res, flew off north, Canada Goose, 35 up the valley and landed on the res, Mallard, c80 around the res but especially south bay Teal, 3 in South Bay, Wigeon, what looked like a female was in cover in south bay but disturbed by an angler before certain ID, Kestrel, 2...
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Hen Harrier, 28 September
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1 ring tailed Hen harrier, Hog low pike. Edgerton moss 3 Snipe 30+ Meadow pipit A few Skylarks 1 Sparrow Hawk flew over Neil
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Chiffchaff, 27 September
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1 Chiffchaff calling this morning at back of Ventnor road, Haslingden Neil
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Haslingden Moor, Monday 25 September
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50+ Snipe 2 Kestrels 1 Buzzard 1 Short-eared Owl 2 Skylarks 8 Lapwing 73 Lapwing back on works roof on Broadway Neil
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Edge Cote 23/09/17
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Kestrel - 1 over Seat NazeSnipe - 20skylark - 2pied wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 35goldcrest many calling birds in the coniferswheatear - 1raven - 1jay - 1redpoll - calling birds heardgoldfinch - charm of 21 cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge, 23rd Sep 2017
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07:30-09:30 Cormorant, 2 on the res, Canada Goose, 1 on the shore, Teal, 1 female, Mallard, c70, Buzzard, 1 hunting over moorland near Heights Farm, Kestrel, 4 together over Nutshaw, Moorhen, 2 on Limy outflow, B.H.Gull, c12, Common Gull, 3, L.B.B.Gull, 5 immatures, House Martin, 2 over Beijing, M...
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C/booth 22nd Sept'17.
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8 Greylags flew south over village this lunchtime. Pretty rare sight for here!
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Huttock Top, Spring Mill & Landgate 17092017
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Huttock Topc20 lesser black backed gullc30 black headed gull3 swallowc50 meadow pipit9 pied wagtailmin 43 linnet Bacup Golf Course6 collared doveflock of goldcrest 6 seen, from calls rough estimate of 15 - 20 birds present2 bullfinch calling Spring Mill Res2 cormorant57 Canada geese (at Pricks...
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Cribden Flat, 17th Sep 2017
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16:30-17:30 Kestrel, 1 hunting over rough pasture, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffled briefly, Meadow Pipit, c20 over in flocks to 8, Linnet, flock of c25, Regards, David Nuttall. -- Edited by David Nuttall on Sunday 17th of September 2017 07:29:23 PM
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Clowbridge, 17th Sep 2017
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07:30-09:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 at top end, Cormorant, 2 on the 'U'-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 feeding in rough pasture, Canada Goose, 56 on back pond, Mallard, c90, Teal, 1 female with Mallard, Buzzard, 1 soaring near Heights Farm mobbed by corvids, Sparrowhawk, female sat on fence post, Kestrel, c5 hunting ove...
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Warth & Hurdles Quarry 16/09/2017
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Cormorant - 1 flew down the Irwell ValleyPink-footed goose - heard calling in flight at 12:40. No idea of numbers or direction, but sounded to be a small skeinbuzzard - 3sparrowhawk - 1 malekestrel - 1 with metal ring on right leg, no doubt ringed by Craigskylark - 1great spotted woodpecker - 1kingfis...
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Old site of Greenfold Reservoir
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1 Wheatear 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 stonechat 15 Goldfinch 2 Ravens over 3 Reed Bunting Cheers Craggy
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Hawfinches.
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A very reliable source has told me today that between last Friday & Sunday around 5 Hawfinch were at Cowm Res.
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Grane 10/09/17
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Canada goose - 13 at Holden Woodteal - 2 at Holden Woodmallard - 108 at Holden Woodtufted duck - 2 in Jamestone Quarrygoosander - 1 at Holden Woodcormorant - 1 live bird at Holden Wood & 1 dead bird in the roost trees, 8 on Ogden & 3 flying north over Ogdengrey heron - 1 at Holden Woodgreat crested...
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Chapel Hill, 10th Sep 2017
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10:30-12:00 Buzzard, 2 soaring together, Kestrel, 2 hunting the hillsides, B.H.Gull, c20 up the Irwell Valley, L.B.B.Gull, c80 up the Irwell Valley, Wood Pigeon, c10, Skylark, 1 on Edge Cote, Swallow, c12, Meadow Pipit, c50 over south in flocks to 10 birds, Song Thrush, 1 at Marl Pits, Chiffchaff,...
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Clowbridge, 9th Sep 2017
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17:00-18:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 3 on U-Boat, Mallard, c30, mainly south Bay, Kestrel, 2 over the moorland, Moorhen, 2, Lapwing, flock of 7 over west, Curlew, calling bird over, B.H.Gull, c12, L.B.B.Gull, 2 on res shore, G.B.B.Gull, 1 immature on res shore, Little Owl, 1 on dry stone wall...
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AMR 9th Sept 17
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2 fem/imm Scaup on Res tonight ( R Archer).
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CLOWBRIDGE & Holden Wood 07/09/2017
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Clowbridge 2 Snipe 4 Stonechat 1 Whinchat 9 Swallow 15 Goldfinch feeding on thistle seeds 4 Cormorants 28 Mallards 1 G C Grebe Holden Wood Very high up looked like 30 + Swallow but when I put my bins on them 100+ more 22 Lapwing 2 Grey Heron 1 Grey Wagtail 13 Canada Goose 18 Jackdaws 15 Meadow...
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Today's Birding
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Have visited Last week and highlights were 1 Common Sandpiper on 31st August - must have been stopping off at Holden Wood Reservoir 1 Hobby over with kestrels on 31st August 1 possible Honey Buzzard circled high drifted south - it will remain justa possible 3 Song Thrush on 31st August 1 Oystercatche...
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth. 4/9/2017
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After waiting for the first eight months of this year, I finally managed to see a Kingfisher at Conder Green, Lancashire last week. Today I walked around the reservoir and flying at the side of me was a beautiful Kingfisher. This is only my third sighting at Cowm Reservoir of this species in the 14 years...
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A few migrants 4 sep
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Hurst Lane, Rawtenstall - 1 redstart near the top also a mixed flock of tits, chaffinches and goldfinches with 4 phyloscs (prob all chiffchaffs) Clowbridge - along the south shore 1 whitethroat, 1 sedge warbler, around 70 meadow pipits, 30 goldfinches, 2 stonechats plus the odd reed bunting. Also 1...
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Feeding flock.
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17 degrees, damp, overcast and calm. 0730/1000 hrs. The path between Chatterton and Alderbottom (sculpture trail) and surounding area has been left uncut and ungrazed all year, it is now a mass of Thistle, Hawthorn, Bramble, Elderberry and of course Balsam and is wet underfoot, that said it is not u...
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Crossbill, sunday 3 September.
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1 Crossbill in fer trees at back of Garden this morning , Ventnor road haslingden flew off towards Criden Neil.
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