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Whitworth 23/04/17
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Late visit from a male Siskin to the garden House Martins back at nesting site on Hoyle St First juveniles to the garden being 2 x woodpigeon. 1 x Buzzard low over garden being mobbed by Crow and Jackdaw -- Edited by Ste Rush on Sunday 23rd of April 2017 05:07:02 PM
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Grane, 23rd April 2017
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06:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, singles on each res, Cormorant, single on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 hunting the banks of Holden Wood and 2 over, Canada Goose, c80 inc many pairs and sitting birds, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 2 singles, Kestrel, female, Pheasant, c4, Moorhen, 1 at Holden Wood, Curlew, at least 2 pairs...
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Cuckoo. 22 April
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Cuckoo calling near Calf hay res 09.00 hrs Grasshopper Warbler reeling . Edgerton Moss Neil and Paul
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EBSW 20th April'17.
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Maybe up to 500 hirundines over the beds this afternoon with the majority being Swallows but decent numbers of Sand Martin and plenty of House Martins too. No Swifts yet or the hoped for Red-rumped Swallow!!
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Holden wood reservoir.
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Light South Westerly, overcast, 10 degrees, 1500/1700 hrs. Small amount of mud verge around the shore, species of note..... Lapwing....20+ pair with several sitting. Moorhen....one pair. Great Crested Greebe.....one pair. Teal.....two males. Little Ringed Plover....one feeding in mud. Wh...
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Alden, 17th April 2017
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10:00-12:00 Mallard, 3 flew up...then down the valley, Buzzard, 1 over, Pheasant, c4, all males, Curlew, at least 2 pairs, B.H.Gull, 6 feeding on farmland, L.B.B.Gull, 1 up the valley, Stock Dove, 4, Wood Pigeon, c30, Little Owl, 1 on dry stone wall, Skylark, c6, all in song, Meadow Pipit, c6, Pied Wa...
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Clowbridge res 17/4/17
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Afternoon mooch around. 1pr Little Ringed Plover 1 Cormorant 1m Mallard 2pr Canada Geese 1pr + 2f Goosander 2 L.B.B. Gull 4 singing Skylark Loose flock of 6+ Meadow Pipit, big insect hatch on - pipits and wagtails all feeding along shoreline. 2 Pied Wagtail Min. 3 White Wagtail poss.6 birds 3 separate...
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Rooks 12/4/17
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Still 2 nests at Goodshaw and 3 posibly 4 nests at Rawtenstall. Latest count at St Johns Crawshawbooth was 34 nests. Is anybody else counting? Bob.
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EBSW, 16th April 2017
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14:30-14:45 Just looked on for 15 minutes; Oystercatcher, 1 Swallow, c150 Sand Martin, c20, House Martin, min of 3. Willow Warbler, 2 singing. Regards, David Nuttall.
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River Irwell.
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After yesterday's pollution report I walked the river this morning on both banks (where accessible) from Stubbins to Ewood bridge, there was a cold northerly wind and barely 7 degrees. Firstly it may be to soon to assess any loss of species further up the food chain than invertberates and there was no...
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Migrants.
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Steady drizzle and 10 degrees midday. Five Swallows and a single House Martin (first this year) along the river in Strongstry. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge, 16th April 2017
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06:30-08:30 Cold, bright morning c3.5 degree, little breeze. Cormorant, 2 on the U-Boat, Canada Goose, c12, Mallard, c6, Kestrel, 1 hunting towards Crown Point, Pheasant, calling birds, Common Sandpiper, 2 lots of 2, LRP, 1, Lapwing, displaying bird south of boat house, Curlew, lots of activity...
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Whitworth Area. 15/7/2017
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8 Wheatear (4/4) 5 Redpoll, 4 Swallow. 24 Meadow Pipit, 6 Carrion Crow. Dave O.
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EBSW 15.4.17
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EBSW Swallow c40 House Martin 2 pfyldes
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Grane, 15th April 2017
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06:30-11:00 G.C.Grebe, singles on Holden Wood & Calf Hey, Cormorant, 3 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, several sitting pairs, c50 along side Ogden, 2 pairs on the moor top, Mallard, c12, Teal 2 pairs on Holden Wood, Goldeneye, pair on Calf Hey, Buzzard, 3 soaring together plus 4 singles seen, Spar...
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Clowbridge 14th April 2017
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09:00-10:00 That wetting stuff!; 6 degrees C. Cormorant, 2 on the U-Boat, Canada Goose, c12 birds inc sitting pair, Mallard, 3 males, Goosander, 3 Redheads, Common Sandpiper, 1 on res shore, LRP, 2, Curlew, calling bird from the moors, G.B.B.Gull, single bird dropped out of the mist and flew over th...
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Warblers 13/4/17
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Had a walkabout this afternoon just to see what had arrived thus far and found the following Chifchaff - singing birds at Reedsholme, Holland Ave, Cow Lane & Groundwork Willow Warbler - 1 singing at Twin Lodges Blackcap - Singing birds at Cribden House & Groundwork. Bob.
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C/booth. 13th April '17.
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Male Brambling singing on the "tip" this morning and my 1st Swallow in Rossendale over the house to N. Also first W Warb and Bkackcap in Rossendale on there yesterday morning aswell.
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Green Woodpecker.
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0800/1130 hrs calm, overcast and 10 degrees. Spent a few hours this morning watching the local pair of Green Woodpeckers displaying and checking out existing nest sites and making an attempt to excavate a new one, it appears no decision had been made when they went there separate ways to feed in the ad...
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Chapel Hill, 10th April 2017
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19:00-20:30 Grey Heron, 1 flew over The Irwell Valley, Buzzard, two soaring overhead, Snipe, 2 on Edge Cote, Lapwing, 4 pairs on Edge Cote, Meadow Pipit, c6 on Edge Cote, Song Thrush, 2 singing birds, Blackbird, lots of song with perhaps 10 singing birds, Willow Warbler, 2 singing at Marl Pits, Coal T...
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Cheesden Valley, 9th April 2017
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18:00-20:00 Canada Goose, c10 pairs, Mallard, c12, Teal, 10 on the flash near Deeply Vale, Goosander, female flew down the valley, Kestrel, male & female, Sparrowhawk, male over, Pheasant, 3 calling birds, Moorhen, 3 singles, Curlew, 3 pairs, Lapwing, 5 pairs, B.H.Gull, flock of c30 over wes...
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Grane 09/04/2017
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Canada goose 80 at Holden Wood, 4 pr on Ogden, 7 at Calf Hey, 12 at Jamestone Quarry & 2 pr at Troy QuarryTeal 1 pr at Holden WoodMallard 10 at Holden Wood, 1pr at Ogden, 1m at Calf Hey, 2m at Jamestone Quarry & 2m at Troy QuarryTufted duck 2m & 1f at Holden WoodGoldeneye 1pr in Jamestone Quarry...
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Clowbridge, 8th April 2017
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18:00-19:30 Grey Heron, 1 flew down The limy Valley, Canada Goose, sitting bird plus pair, Mallard, c8, Goosander, 3 Redheads, Pheasant, calling bird, Moorhen, 1 in Limy, Dunlin, 1 on res shore, Lapwing, 1 south of res, Curlew, 2 calling birds from moors, Stock Dove, a pair, Little Owl, 2 in gable end...
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Migrants 8/4/17
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Rawtenstall 1 singing Willow Warbler at Hurst Lane Singing Chiffchaffs at cemetry and at Tip Lodge Bob.
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Migrants
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Strongstry woods and river, 0700/1030 hrs, bright sunshine, calm, temp rising from 2 to 10 degrees. Sand Martins....now 20 plus individuals with at least 8 existing nest sites being cleaned out. There were six birds at the nest site on the 31/3/2017 (been away for a week) that is 10 days earlier than a...
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Jackdaw roost. Dunnockshaw. 7th April.
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Parked up on Burnley rd, Dunnockshaw tonight, 8 - 8.30 pm to watch the numbers of Jackdaws coming to roost in Riley's wood. Birds were coming in all the time until after dark from the south and more so from the Burnley direction. There were so many at the end swirling around it was like watching a Starli...
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Counts of some rookeries today
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I checked some of the sites included in the early Rookery Surveys by John Sykes, although they are in Greater Manchester. Holcombe Church - 22 St Johns Shuttleworth - 41. I could see no signs of activity at Holcombe Brook, Stubbins or at Kay Brow, Ramsbottom which were rookery sites back in the day.
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Swallows 6/4/17
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4 Swallows at E.B.S.W. + 1 Willow Warbler on far side of beds, this afternoon. Bob & Archie
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Great White Egret 6/4/17
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1 Grt White Egret at Clowbridge res. this morning, flew off S.E. - per A.Jones. Bob.
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Rooks 4/4/17
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Two nests in Rawtenstall (only one was tenanted) in Longholme Methodist's churchyard behind Fitzpatricks. First time I've known rooks breed in the town centre. Bob.
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