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Various 27 - 30/1/17
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Peregrine present on Hardmans Mill chimney (Newhallhey) 27/1 late afternoon then present on Ilex Mill chimney 29/1 plucking prey, then flew to Hardmans Mill again - afternoon. Present again at Ilex Mill on 30/1, then low over Lidl car park (great views) towards Hardmans Mill, again during the afte...
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Roundhill Road.
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A bit of bird interest this evening thrashing up Roundhill Road towards Haslingden Old Road on the Road Bike. c200 mixed flock of Fieldfare and Redwings along Hedgerows by the road. c15 Red-legged Partridge flew up and over the road above me. Kestrel All close to the junction with Roundhill Lane.. Ro...
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Clowbridge Res 27th Jan `17.
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Scaup - Female still present at top end. Goosander - 14 inc 3 Males. Teal - 11. Mallard - 7. Cormorant - 8. Raven - 2 over.
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RSPB Garden bird count. Sunday 29 January
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09.30 to 10.30 hrs. Ventnor road Haslingden 3 Blue Tits 2 Great Tits 1 Coal Tits 2 Blackbirds 1 Song Thrush 14 Starlings 2 Wood pigeons 7 Goldfinch 1 Chaffinch 2 House Sparroe 4 Robib 2 Dunnock 1 Wren 2 Magpie 3 other species seen but not in the count. 7 long-tailed Tit. 1 Siskin. 2 Bullfinch. Neil and Sus...
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Edge Cote etc 290117
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Edge Cotegrey heron - 1buzzard - 2 seen locking talons brieflysparrowhawk - male and femalesnipe - 19jack snipe - 3black headed gull - c30common gull - 1 ion it's own plus a flock of 9 flying towards Cowpetawny owl - fresh pellets found in the plantationfieldfare - c30mistle thrush - 1goldcrest &am...
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Grane Part 2 2016
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Calf Hey 4.30 -5.30 pm 6 Ravens frolicking not far from the path 1 Whitethroat singing in felled plantation 1 Great Crested Grebe 2 Stonechat 2 Grey Wagtail and usual suspects
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Waxwings 24/1/17
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16 Waxwings in tree tops feeding in gardens on yellow berried rowan at Slaidburn Ave, Constablelee at 13:20 hrs. Very close to previous years sightings at Higher Constablelee. Bob.
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odds n sods 220117
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1 woodcock on Stacksteads old tip3 snipe on Stubbylee moss3 herring gull over Stacksteads old tip1 kingfisher at Hugh Mill Business Park Waterfoot1 meadow pipit on Stubbylee Moss1 pr great spotted woodpecker in Stubbylee Park1pr song thrush in Stubbylee Park2pr mistle thrush in Stubbylee Park1...
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Clowbridge, 22nd Jan 2017
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09:45-11:15 G.C.Grebe, 1, Cormorant, min 21, Mallard, c12, Teal, 10 all in North Bay, Scaup, near pink buoy at top end, Goosander, 3 drakes and 5 Redheads, Common Sandpiper, back in North Bay feeding on shoreline, Snipe, 1 flushed from The lagoon near North Bay, Lapwing, 10 on shoreline near South Ba...
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Scaup
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Still present Clowbridge around lunchtime but no sign of the common sand (or any waxwings on the way up/down) Andy
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Pink-footed Goose
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Dog walking at 1930 hours in Strongstry, large skein of noisy Pink-feet overhead, impossible to see but noise lasted well over two minutes so possibly large flock. Regards Brian
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Early nesting.
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Just been watching a pair of Magpies building a nest in Stubbins, nearly complete, that was not there yesterday. Regards Brian.
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Rawtenstall, 15th Jan 2017
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14:30--16:00 Dabchick, 1 on HTL, Grey Heron, 2 on HTL, Kestrel, 1 sat on lamp post overlooking the by-pass, Herring Gull, c100 through mainly south flying low under the mist, L,B.B.Gull, group of 6 through, Wood Pigeon, c12 near Townsendfold, G.S.Woodpecker, female in trees at Townsendfold Grey W...
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Grane reservoirs 150117
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9:20 to 1:45cormorant - 2 at Holden Wood, with another 5 flying off to the west. 7 on OgdenCanada goose - 46 at Ogdenmallard - 31 at Holden Wood, 1pr on Ogden & 16 on Calf Heyteal - 1pr at Holden wood & at least 6 on the bank at Calf Hey (could've been more but visibility was poor at the time)goldeneye...
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Bits N Bobs 2017
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for sightings away from Grane and Haslingden had a look around Groundsworks with Craggy for Waxwings but a few Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush and Redwing. A bloke said he saw Waxwings a few days back and there were about a dozen twitchers present but then the birds flew off towards Townsend Fold. I assu...
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ROC Winter Bird Race, 8th Jan 2017
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08:00-16:00 Overall a total of 68 species were seen which equals the best for a winter bird race. Five birders for this year's event meaning two teams. Team A (RI, DN) = 64 species. Team B (IB, BK, KL) = 58 species. New species included 3 stunning Waxwings, feeding on berries at Groundwork, Rawtens...
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Waxwings Townsend Fold
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Heard this morning somewhere between Lower Clowes Rd and Clayton Avenue. Unable to see them and drew a blank after a wander round looking for somewhere with a better view. No more joy later in the day - frustrating! Andy
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Lee Mill garden
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4.1.17 In the garden today, min 4 blue tits min 4 great tits 2 robins 2 pr blackbirds pr wood pigeon wren dunnock coal tits magpie nuthatch - now seen almost every day also a treecreeper first time seen in the garden
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Feeding stations Strongstry.
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Sightings for the first few days of the new year, mixed weather including -4 to +9, lovely sunshine, and constant drizzle, no wind. At least the Tit family seem to be reliable, good numbers of Great and Blue probably similar to previous years. Coal tits are higher than usual and there numbers have been...
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Waxwing. Reedsholme. 2-3rd Jan `17.
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At least 50 but prob as many as 80 Waxwing feeding on Rowans up Reeds Close. Moved on it seems as couldnt see any at 2pm. Drove around rest of estate and up Hollin Lane estate but nowt..
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Reedsholme 2/1/17
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14:40 hrs Search for waxwings amongst gardens - all to no avail. 10+2 Herring Gull >N. 3 G.B.B. Gull >N. 1 Cormorant >S. Small flock of Goldfinch in larches. 3 Collared Dove in gardens. Robin and Dunnock in song Wren calling at Higher Constablelee Pr Goosander at Tip Lodge. 4 separate House...
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Swinshaw Moor, 2nd Jan 2017
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10:30-12:30
Cormorant, 1 dropped onto Shortclough,
Sparrowhawk, soaring bird over Crawshawbooth,
Snipe, 2 flushed off Swinshaw Moor,
Herring Gull, as with Bob's report for yesterday big numbers still heading north up the Limy Valley with c600 in flocks to 50,
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1/1/17 Gull Passage
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Constant passage of Herring Gulls up the Limy valley from mid-day to 14:45 hrs. Some c200 seen in a steady passage in small groups with birds coming from the Horncliffe/Edenfield area then low over Rawtenstall town centre then very low over Holland Ave/Twin Lodge area (good observation point here)...
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Lowe 01012017
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mallard - 1pr at Warthgrey partridge - fresh droppings on Whittaker Pasturecormorant - 4 at Cowpe Resgrey heron - 1 at Lenchbuzzard - 1 over Lenchkestrel - 1 at Warthgolden plover - 6 + 1 on Cowpe Lowesnipe - 5 on Whittaker Pasture & 10 on Cowpe Lowewoodcock - 1 at Warthblack headed gull - 10 near War...
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Cheesden Valley, 1st Jan 2017
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10:00-12:30 Cormorant, 2 flew up the valley and a third bird was on Buckhurst Lodge, Mallard, c12, Teal, 11 flushed off flooded fields near Ridshaw and 22 on the scrape near Deeply Vale, Goosander, redhead on the top lodge and a pair on Buckhurst lodge, Sparrowhawk, female whizzed through near Sales...
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Clowbridge, 31st Dec 2016
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09:15-10:45 G.C.Grebe, 1 fishing middle of res, Cormorant, constantly coming and going with 18 seen at max, Teal, 3 in middle of res, Mallard, c6, Scaup, constantly diving at the top end then later sleeping on water, Goosander, 3 males and 3 redheads chasing around, Common Sandpiper, initially dis...
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Redpoll.
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Overcast 8 degrees calm. Small flock of Redpoll [10/12 ] feeding in Alder on the old railway line near Ravenshore at 1000 hrs this morning, all appeared to to be Lesser Redpoll with a mix of male and female. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge Res.29th Dec '16.
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No sign of C Sandpiper today or the Scaup which now looks to have moved on. Birds seen - 1 G C Grebe, 6 Goosander (2ad M, 1 imm M, 3 redheads.), 11 Mallard, 30+ BH Gull, 10 Common Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 21 Cormorants. Also 63 Pinkfeet flew high to West from the East calling.
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Willow Tit.
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Geoff Margison found a Willow Tit with a flock of mixed Tits yesterday in Dearden Clough (between Bury road and Rochdale road) we have been back this morning to try and relocate the bird, but without succes. Anyone around that way could try again, the path runs between both main roads, the houses are el...
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Haslingden Moor 28 December, 09.30-11.00hr
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Misty at beginning, then foggy 6 Golden Plover 30 Snipe 2 Crows Neil & Paul Burke
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