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Irwell Vale 25/04/2016
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Irwell Vale to Stubbins Over village around 30+ Swallow with Sand Martin and the odd House Martin 1 Buzzard very high, later further on 3 Buzzards soaring together calling and one more being mobbed by B H Gull In river 3 Grey Wagtail 2 Dippers 3 Mallard 2m 1f In woods 1 G S Woodpecker watched drumming ma...
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25/4/16
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Not so much about this afternoon amongst the hail showers but birds appearing between breaks in weather. 1 Chiffchaff at Cow Lane 1 Willow Warbler and 1 Chiffchaff at Duckworth Hall, Townsendfold then c12 Swallow + c5 House Martin feeding over river nearby, surprisingly no sandies. Also Song Thrus...
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around Jameston quarry 25.4.16
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Quick look around this afternoon in the hail, heron mobbed by 2 black headed gulls, LBB gull over,10 canada geese ( one on eggs), f goosander, 5 m 1f mallard, reed bunting.Pheasant and curlew heard,2 pr oystercatcher, kestrel, several wheatear, great tits, chaffinch, blackbird, crows, magpies....
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A few odds and sods 22 - 25 April
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Friday 22 April, Grane area - sand martins starting nesting at Jamestones (2 digging holes, 5 individuals seen) and at least 15 wheatears along the northern and western fringes. All the usual waterfowl/waders (4 goldeneyes, 5 greatcrested grebes etc) Sat 23rd April, Clowbridge - 1male tufted duc...
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Grane Reservoirs 240416
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Holden Woodgreat crested grebe - 2 (possibly 3)cormorant - 5Canada goose - 57mallard - 2pr, 6 males & a duck with one ducklingtufted duck - 1 malecoot - min 6pheasant - 2 calling birdsoystercatcher - 1prlapwing - 10snipe - 1meadow pipit - 6grey wagtail - 2pied wagtail - 1swallow - 7willow warbler...
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Top of Leach, 24th April 2016
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07:30-10:30 Canada Goose, several pairs including several sitting birds one of which was on the top of the moss at over 1500 feet. It spread itself flat to the ground, head and neck stretched out in front, whilst I passed within 10 yards of it. Mallard, pair on moorland pond, Buzzard, soaring bird to t...
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Thirteen Stone Hill, 23rd April 2016
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16:30-18:15 Canada Goose, c6 pair with several sitting birds around Jamestone & Troy, Mallard, a pair flew north over the moor, Pheasant, calling bird, Red Legged Partridge, calling bird at the top of Heap Clough, Jack Snipe, one flush from wet ground, Lapwing, 1 over pasture above Troy, Oyst...
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Whitworth Garden 21/04/16
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First fledgling in garden today being a Robin Goldcrest x1 Bullfinch x2 Robin x3 Dunnock x1 Coal Tit x2 House Sparrow x6 Blackbird x2 Willow Warbler x1 Stock Dove x1 Wood Pigeon x5 Greenfinch x5 Goldfinch x3 Chaffinch x5 Wren x1 Great Tits x2 (sat on eggs in nestbox) Blue Tits x3 Quite a few omissions of...
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House Martins 21/4/16
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Two birds flying up to last years nests at Reedsholme. Don't remember them being back 'on site' so soon. Bob.
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Whitethroat
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In the usual area south of Groundwork this morning. Two Oystercatchers flying over is unusual here. Andy
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GRANE ROSSENDALE WAY
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From Troy Quarry to Calf Hay vier Rossendale Way Troy 1 moorhen 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Mallard 8 Black-headed Gull 1 Oystercatcher 6 Canada Goose Jamestone Quarry 11 Canada Goose 1 Little Grebe 4 Oystercatcher all flew of together 1 Wheatear 2 Chaffinch m/f A long Rossendale Way to Calf Hey 1m...
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Sand Martin.
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Bright sunshine, calm and a high of 16 degrees. First Sand Martins have started excavating nest holes in the river bank between Strongstry and Stubbins. Regards Brian.
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Common Sandpiper.
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Single Common Sandpiper on the Irwell between Strongstry and Stubbins, this is only my second record of one on the river. Regards Brian.
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Brown Wardle.18.4.2016
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5 Wheatear(2m 3f) 10 Skylark, 8 Meadow Pipit, 6 Carrion Crow.
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Swallows and Martins.
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Light drizzle and slight north easterly, 9 degrees. Good movement most of the day of Swallows, Sand Martin, with the odd House Martin along the Irwell between Stubbins and Ewood bridge. All going North, North/West, hard to count but I don't think they were circling or comeining back.... Swallow......
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Waterfoot to Whitworth 170416
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Cowpe areaCanada goose - 2pr at Lench ( 1 sitting) & 18 at Cowpe Resmoorhen - 1 at Kearn's Lodgelesser black backed gull - c50 flying to and from Cowpe Res & c100 over Brandwood Moorpied wagtail - 3 at Cowpe Resgrey wagtail - 1pr at Cowpe Resstonechat - 3 males near Cowpe Res ( 2 singing birds)mist...
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Jack lodge 15.4.16
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2 canada geese flew from lodge to pasture, 2 curlew, moorhen, m and f mallard, 2 dipper around overflow, 4 blackbird in same bush, wren singing, crows, 2 magpie,3 swallow, 3 house martin, willow warbler, wood pigeons, blue tits and great tits.
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Trickett's Memorial, Seat Naze & Edge Cote 16/04/2016
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mallard - 1m & 2flapwing - 8, including 2 sitting birds. 1 bird seen faking a broken wing to lure a lamb away from it's nest.snipe - 3buzzard - 1 over Edge Cote was probably the same bird seen later over Marl Pitssky lark - 1 singing bird and a flock of 5woodpigeon - flock of c60pied wagtail - 1meadow pi...
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Cowm Res Whitworth.8.4.16
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First Wheatear above the res this afternoon.
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Rawtenstall to Ewood Bridge 14 Apr
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Blackcap - singing birds at Groundwork, K Steel, Ewood Bridge Willow Warbler - at least 6 singing birds between Groundwork and EBSW Hirundines - 100 to 150 swallows EBSW around 5.30, plus c20 sand martins and a few (<10) house martins Andy
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13/4/16
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Some singing birds this afternoon - Song Thrush at Reedsholme & Constablelee Nuthatch at Leabrook & The Holme Greenfinch at Twin Lodges. Willow Warbler 3 at Twin Lodges Chiffchaff 1 at Twin Lodges + 1 at Townsendfold +1 feeding bird at The Holme Lots of Buzzard sightings this afternoon, mos...
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Clowbridge, 13th April 2016
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19:45 - 20:30 Canada Goose, 2 pair Goosander, pair and single male, Mallard, 4 males, Meadow Pipit, c12, Grasshopper Warbler, 1 reeling in rushy field with cattle feeder behind boat house was my first of the year. Sailing club were on the res so little else present. Regards, David.
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Various sites 13 April
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A.M.R. - 1 white wagtail, 2 little ringed plovers, 2 goldeneye (few pied wags, reed buntings) Cowpe Moss area - 1 golden plover, 1 snipe and 2 dunlins (these I think my earliest for Rossendale) Lee quarry - 1 ring ouzel (male) at the westernmost end Of the commoner migrants only one blackcap today and a f...
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Gaghills feeding station 17/10/15
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I put the feeders back out a couple of weeks ago. As usual finches are more prominent than other species here, but so far greenfinch numbers appear greatly reduced. The following have been seen so far, in the limited time I've been able to watch. great spotted woodpecker - 1 male robin - 2 dunnock - 1 wren...
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EBSW to Irwell Vale. 12.4.16
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1 Sand Martin in amongst 50+ Swallow, 18 House Martin. No warblers but plenty of rain!!
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Healey Dell and Landgate 10.4.16.
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Healey Dell Willow Warbler 1 calling Chiff Chaff 1 calling Bullfinch 1 pair G.S.Woodpecker 1 Treecreeper 1 Coal Tit 6 Blue Tit good numbers Great Tit good numbers Robin good numbers Chaffinch good numbers Goldfinch 4 Song thrush 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Blackbird 6 Mallard 5 Canada Goose 1 pair Moorhen 1 Her...
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Grane, 10th April 2016
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07:30-11:30 G.C.Grebe, pair on Holden Wood and singles on Holden Wood & Ogden, Cormorant, c6, Grey Heron, 1 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c30, several pairs and some sitting birds, Mallard, c10 adults, mainly males but female on Holden wood with c5 ducklings, Teal, pair on pasture at Holden Wood, Gol...
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Plunge, E.B.S.W. 10/4/16
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08:00 hrs 1 Starling to nest site - Edenfield House Sparrows mating - Gincroft Lane. Plunge area 2 Jay 6+4 L.B.B.gull >S. 1 Curlew Lapwing at Sand Beds prob. 4 pr only odd pipits and larks probably due to snow cover. Southern moors whited out in contrast to western side of valley. Pr Pied Wagtail Pr St...
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A few migrants 9 April
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Blackcap - 1 singing EBSW Willow warbler - 1 singing EBSW and 1 other side of river from here Chiffchaff - 6 singing birds between Rawtenstall and Strongstry, 1 south of Strongstry presumably one of Brian's birds and 1 nr Edenfield Sand Martin - 1 Townsendfold,1 Ewood Bridge Swallow - 2+ EBSW Wheatear...
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Warblers.
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0730/1000 hrs weak sunshine calm and 5/8 degrees. One or two Chiffchaffs have been present locally for a couple of days, but this morning along a route taken the last few mornings in similar weather, produced the following...... Chiffchaff..... 5, four in full song all in one area along the railway...
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