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Clowbridge res to Greenfold 5/4/25
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Red-necked Grebe still present & colouring up nicely. Pr Great-crest Grebe + 1 other 2pr Canada Goose 1 Common Sandpiper on the back pond. 1 Pied Wagtail Curlew calling. 1 Stock Dove Carrion Crow on nest sitting tight. Greenfold Flock of c/60 Golden Plover flighting over c/8pr Lapwing 1pr Ree...
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Top of the heights Stacksteads
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Red Kite Helmshore 4th April
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A red kite was circling above Helmshore Textile Museum for a couple of minutes around noon, before drifting off down the valley towards Helmshore.
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Bits'n'bobs
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Blackcap this morning Groundwork, plus willow warbler Ewood Bridge. Willow warbler yesterday Groundwork. Hirundines notable by their absence so far this year (other than a single sand martin last week). Andy
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Deerplay 2 4 25
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Deerplay Golden Plover c200 Lapwing c6 Grey Partridge 2 Skylark 1 Goldfinch 1 Great Tit 1 Sunday 30 3 25 Curlew 2 Lapwing 5 Peter
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Common Scoter 23/03/25
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Recorded at about 23:45 Hope you can hear them Ian
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Red-necked Grebe Clowbridge Reservoir 31/3/2025
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Red-necked Grebe Clowbridge Red-necked Grebe was showing really close in today giving great views of its changing plumage now well on its way to breeding plumage 4 Great Crested Grebe with two of them in courtship display 5 Curlews Skylarks calling 2 Meadow Pipits 7 Mallards Cheers Craggy
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Lee Quarry 31 3 25
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Lee Quarry Wheatear 3 m Little Owl 1 Kestrel 1 m Canada Geese 5 Mallard 3 m Carrion Crow 4 Peter
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Reedsholme 30/3/25
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Chiffchaff singing at Sunnyside park. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 28th March 2025
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12:00-13:00 Red-necked Grebe, still present and showing well near boat house, Great Crested Grebe, 3, Cormorant, 1, Stock Dove, 2, Grey Wagtail, male on outflow, Mistle Thrush, 1, Regards, David.
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Clough Bottom, 28th March 2025
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10:00-11:00 Canada Goose, 2 pr on res bank, Goosander, male & 2 redhead on res, Buzzard, pair soaring over the res, Curlew, 1 on Swallow Shore, Stock Dove, 4 below dam wall, Grey Wagtail, pair on outflow, Chiffchaff, singing bird, Goldfinch, charm of 4, Chaffinch, 5 singing birds, Regards, Davi...
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Deerplay
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A flock of around 32 Fieldfare in garden this morning
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Lee Road
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Tawny owls still roosting and calling most evenings, Jay and magpie nest building. Curlew flying over last week. Grey wagtail on river
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shortclough farm
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willow warbler +1 swallow courtesy of Vanessa
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Rawtenstall and Deerplay 23 3 25
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Ground Work area Chiff Chaff 4 minimum Deerplay area Golden Plover 30+ Redwing 2 Peter and John
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Greenfold 24.3.25 07:30
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Canada Goose 4 Curlew 2 Lapwing 8 Fieldfare c40 Meadow Pipit c12 Skylark c12 Raven 2
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Clowbridge area 7:30 22.3.25
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Great Crested Grebe 2 Red Necked Grebe 1 Cormorant 1 Canada Goose 4 Mallard 5 Goosander 7 (2m, 5f) Oystercatcher 1 Lapwing 3 Curlew 1 Woodpigeon 6 Stock Dove 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Wren Dunnock Robin Stonechat 2 Blackbird 3 Song Thrush 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Chiffchaff 1 Long Tail Tit 2 Blue Tit 4 Coal Tit 1 Great T...
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Clowbridge Res, 20th March 2025
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14:30-15:15 Red-necked Grebe, still present and showing well, Great Crested Grebe, pair in display plus 2 singles, Cormorant, 1, Canada Goose, 16 on the res, Buzzard, 1 soaring high over Compston's, Herring Gull, 14 on the res, L.B.B. Gull, 3 on the res, Stock Dove, 5 towards Nutshaw, Chiffchaff, 1...
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Holden Wood 19/3
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Redshank found by Sarfraz late morning still present around 4pm. Red kite again over the south side and drifted towards Troy. Also a linnet nr Bull Hill and 5 chiffchaffs (mostly along the Irwell) Andy
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Clowbridge - Greenfold 19/3/25
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Clowbridge res. Report of 12 Whooper Swan on 18/3/25 Red necked Grebe still present Pr + 1 Grt crested Gebe Pr Canada goose 4pr Mallard Pr Goosander + 1 female Pr Curlew 1 Lapwing 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Raven 1 Meadow Pipit Greenfold - Flock of c/150 Starling 4pr Lapwing + flock of 12 No sign of any Golden Plovers...
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Migrants
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My first wheatear of the year at the quarries by Cowpe Lowe today - unusually a female. Also 3 chiffchaffs along the river between Groundwork and Irwell Vale. A little owl at Edge Yat and a little grebe plus 6 goosanders Shortclough and 2 goosanders at the lodge by Alder Grange. Andy
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Greenfold 16/3/25
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Morning visit 4 Skylark in song 1 Meadow Pipit Flock of 300+ Starling c30 Fieldfare 3pr Lapwing + flock of c/17 Skien of 30+ Whooper Swan heading N.W. dropped and swung towards Clowbridge res. Same as I.Bs birds. 2 Buzzard 6 Stock Dove at Bottomleybank farm. Green Woodpecker calling from Brookes's Wo...
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Clowbridge Res 16/03/25 11:30am
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35 Whooper Swans landed 4 Buzzard over
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Irwell valley Stubbins to Ewood Bridge
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Cold northerly 7 degrees bright 0830/1130 hrs Mute Swan. not seen this morning but been seen flying over Chatterton and returning to the river, so could be the one Andy saw on Grane. Dipper. Three pair on territory some displaying and song taking place, single at fourth site. Grey Wagtail. Two pai...
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Spring Mill Res etc 15/03/25
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Spring Mill Resgreat crested grebe - 1prcormorant - 1whooper swan - 4 (almost certainly the same 4 birds that were seen flying north over Lee Quarry later in the afternoon)Canada goose - 2prmallard - 1prgoosander - 4 males & 3 femalesoystercatcher - 1prcurlew - 1black-headed gull - 3 lesser bl...
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Grane
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Mute swan this morning HWR (imm poss same as Brian's bird?). Otherwise fairly quiet but a chiffchaff singing at Clough Head perhaps notable - also birds at EBSW and Groundwork today. Amongst the rather thin pickings this week a woodcock near the summit of Freeholds Top 14/3 and a nice male brambling a...
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Clowbridge res 15/3/25
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Morning visit - Red necked Grebe still present and feasting well off Limy Lane. 4 Great crested Grebe 1 Cormorant - flew in as I was leaving 2pr Mallard 1pr Canada Goose Met C.Bell who reports a Pr Goosander present earlier. 1 Sparrowhawk over - thanks to Craig. 1pr Lapwing 1pr Curlew 1pr Stock Dove 1pr R...
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Holden Wood Reservoir 13/3/2025
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Holden Wood Reservoir 5 Teal 1 Coot 2 Moorhen 2 Oystercatcher 7 Mallard 21 Lapwing 40+ Black-headed Gull 1 Pied Wagtail 7 Meadow Pipit 1 Wren 1 Robin 1 Blackbird 2 Long-tailed Tit 1 Great Tit 2 Starling Cheers Craggy
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Mute Swan.
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An unexpected first for Strongstry, a first winter Mute Swan on the Irwell this evening it swam upstream out of sight, could be an escapee, certainly not in the right habitat.
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Clowbridge 10/03/25 06:45
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Quickly dropped in to see if I could see the grebe - no luck Male Shoveler towards SE side Ian
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