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Fields above Jameson's Quarry 23/08/2017
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1 Wheatear One large flock of Goldfinch 60+ flew out of three small trees but left behind 30+ Juveniles with six Adult Goldfinch Family of 5 very vocal Buzzards with one landing on a post 3 Kestrels 15 Swallows 2 Sandmartins 1 Green Woodpecker Mixed flock of 40+ Lapwings and 20+ Starlings Phot...
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Garden Warbler and friends.
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Garden Warbler found along railway embankment (Strongstry) in rain this morning, there were a pair in same area in the spring but not seen or heard until today. Returned this afternoon with camera in good sunshine and 20 degrees, it was showing well, in the same area were two Willow Warbler, one Chiff...
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Above Sykside, Halingden, 22 August
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1 Redstart Bullfinch calling flock of Gold finch Neil
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Swifts
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7-8-17 4 over Lea Bank area 20:00 8-8-17 2 over Acre 18:00 Ian
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Around Grane 20/08/2017
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Hi Everyone Dusted off my binoculars and got out for a couple of hours this morning. Hoping to make it a more regular occurance !! 08:30 - 10:30 Holden Wood Reservoir Long Tailed Tit - I only actually saw 1 bird !! House Martin Swallow Grey Heron x2 Cormorant x5 Lapwing x3 Moorhen x 2 Kestrel male hunt...
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various sites 20/08/2017
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great crested grebe - juvenile at Clowbridgecormorant 2 at Clowbridgeteal - 3 flew onto Clough Bottom for 5 minutes then departedtufted duck - 3 on Clough Bottombuzzard - 1 at Cowmsparrowhawk - juvenile male in Lee Quarry & a female over Huttock Topkestrel - 1 at Lee Quarry, 1 Clough Bottom &...
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Limb vale
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Seven Swifts high over Lumb vale this afternoon, see separate thread in sightings. Regards Brian.
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Hirundines
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Large numbers of Swallow, House Martin and some Sand Martin started passing over my house (Strongstry) around Middday, westerly winds increased with heavy showers, did a rough count of 200+ HM, 100+ Sw and 10+ SM, but they kept coming, went to high ground above Lumb Vale and in varying visibility wat...
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Little Egret
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One seen by a very reliable observer, coming onto a lodge at Clewes, Townsendfold at dusk on 15 August. The description could hardly be anything else. Bob.
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Plunge.
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0730/1030hrs overcast, drizzle with some sunshine 14/16 degrees, westerly. Paul G had two adult Spotted Flycatchers (record photo taken) yesterday evening along Dearden brook in Plunge. Tried to relocate this morning without success assuming passage. Also this morning...... Adult male Ston...
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Grane, 13th Aug 2017
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10:00-12:00 Cormorant, 2 on Holden Wood, 4 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c50, Buzzard, at least 3 soaring birds, Sparrowhawk, female being mobbed by Sand Martins at Holden Wood, Kestrel, 2 hovering birds, Moorhen, 2 at Holden Wood, Lapwing, 92 in a field along side Ogden, Oystercatcher, 4 near Ogden, B.H...
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Clough Bottom 120817
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cormorant - 1Canada goose - 2mallard - 1 with 4 small ducklings & 2 other femalesgoosander - 1 femalekestrel - 1grey wagtail - 4swallow - 12stonechat - 2 + 1dunnock - 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 all juveniles bar 1wren - 6coal tit - 5 plus other calling birdswhitethroat - male and female in different areaschaffinc...
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Clowbridge, 10th Aug 2017
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20:30-21:15 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Canada Goose, 70 flew in up the valley, Moorhen, 1 on Limy, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, c35 on res shore, Tawny Owl, 1 in car park being mobbed by two magpies, Swift, 10 feeding over dam wall, House Martin, 2, Regards, David Nuttall.
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Crawshawbooth 10th Aug `17.
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Goshawk soaring around with at least 3 very noisy, alarm calling Buzzards tonight over our house spotted and heard by my 7 yr old daughter first!! 8 Swift over village too.
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Crawshawbooth 9th Aug.
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A Green Sandpiper flew down limey valley over our house calling at 10.55 tonight.
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house martins & swifts 06/08/2017
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c600 house martins at EBSW this morning. Only a couple of swallows and sand martins mixed in with them 5 swifts over Waterfoot & 6 over Fallbarn cheers Kevin & John
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Clowbridge Res 5th Aug `17.
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11am - 12noon.. 3 Tufted Duck, (prob Juvs) causing confusion for Scaup as showing a lot of white around bill but were square headed and had tufts on head clearly visible through scope. 2 G C Grebe, Juvs. 7 Mallard. 3 Cormorant. 1+ LRP.
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Rawtenstall 29/7/17
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Town centre area c10 juv. House Sparrow - nr police station 40+ Feral pigeon 2 juv. Grey Wagtail at Longholme then 2 more at Newhallhey bridge. 2 Dipper at Limy - Irwell confluence 1 Wren feeding young in nest - at Limy - Irwell confluence 6 Swift + 2 House Martin over Buffer Stops bar. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 30th July 2017
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08:00-10:00 Cormorant, 2 on The U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 in The Lagoon, Canada Goose, c20, Mallard, 5, Goosander, Redhead as per Archie, Kestrel, 2 hunting birds, Moorhen, adult & large juv on Limy outflow, LRP, c8 inc juv that swam across the mouth of a 6ft wide stream; not seen that happen before! C...
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HWR, 29th July 2017
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18:00-19:15 Cormorant, 11 in the roost, Grey Heron, 1 feeding on the shore, Canada Goose, c50, Mallard, c20, Kestrel, 1 hunting birds, Moorhen, 1 on shore, Oystercatcher, 6 making lots of noise, Lapwing, 8, Common Sandpiper, 1, B.H.Gull, c20, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, Stock Dove, 1 over, Swift, 3 feed...
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Clowbridge, 29th July 2017
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07:30-08:30 Cormorant, 1 flew in from the north, Grey Heron, 1 by the lagoon, Kestrel, 1 by causeway & 3 mobbing a Buzzard near Nutshaw, Buzzard, 1 over Nutshaw, Moorhen, 1 on Limy outflow, LRP, at least 8 inc 3 juvs, B.H.Gull, c25, Swallow, c12, House Martin, 4, Meadow Pipit, c6, Pied Wagtail, c4,...
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Clowbridge res. 28/7/17
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11:00hrs onwards. 3 Cormorant 48 Canada geese 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel over Crown Point 20 B.H.Gull 1 Common Gull 1 Dunlin Min 3 L.R.Plover + pr with c2y. c20 Swallow moving through S. + c10 others at various points 2 House Martin with swallows c4 Pied Wagtail inc. juvs 2 juv. Stonechat 2 Reed Bunting onl...
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Clowbridge/Holden Wood 27 July
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Clowbridge late am Redshank - 1 Little Ringed Plover - at least 4 flying birds Common Gull - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Black-headed gull c10 Cormorant - 2 Heron - 1 In the fields south of the reservoir another common gull and a few rooks amongst c100 corvids Holden Wood late afternoon Redshank - 1 fl...
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Clowbridge res. 24/7/17
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Evening visit - 6 Common Scoter 4m + 2f 1 Curlew 1 Redshank L. R. Plovers as per C.Bs description 37 Canada Goose 8 Swift at dusk from SW 3 House Martin 1 Kestrel 1 Grey Heron Bob & Archie.
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Clowbridge Res. 24th July '17.
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Think it's safe now to say LRP have had a decent breeding season on the Res after a terrible start due to all eggs going missing from 4 nests prob due in the main to Carrion Crows, poss Fox etc but it has not been helped by sightings posted of these sched 1 breeders on our local bird websites! Re-laid nests ha...
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Grane, 23rd July 2017
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07:30-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 3 on Ogden & 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 5 on Holden Wood & 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 3, Canada Goose, c50 at Holden Wood, Mallard, c6, Buzzard, 3 perched birds (2&1) and a pair soaring over the valley, Kestrel, 2 near Calf Hey, Moorhen, 1 on Holden Wood, Common Sandpiper...
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Clowbridge, 22nd July 2017
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08:30-10:00 Cormorant, 1 fishing the res then later on the U-Boat, Canada Goose, 30, Mallard, 4, Kestrel, family of 4 in Nutshaw Quarry, Moorhen, pair with well grown juv on Limy outflow, Lapwing, 16 over hills south of the boat house, Common Sandpiper, 2 on res shore, L.B.B.Gull, 1 on res and c12 over...
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Grane 2017 - Part 1
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2016 was a good year with 4 new ticks for Grane. First was a Marsh Harrier in April, then 2 Common Terns in June, and a much belated Common Redstart in August and then a Hen Harrier in October. Not only new ticks for Grane but for Rossendale too. On top of that an Iceland Gull at Ashworth Moor (self found :...
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Sedge Warbler
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One singing this evening in the remains of the old lodge in Balladen, opposite Bess Nook.
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Troy Quarry, Jamesons Quarry 16/7/17 13:30 - 15:30
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Troy: Moorhen 1 Juv Kestrel Jamesons: 25 Lapwing roosting 3 Oystercatcher LRP Common Sandpiper up to 20 Sand Martin nest holes, a good number of birds flying around pair Stonechat alarming Wheatear including young Ian
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