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Grane, 22nd May 2016
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06:30-09:30 G.C.Grebe, pair displaying on Calf Hey and a single on Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 flew onto Holden Wood, Canada Goose, many pairs, several with young with flocks of 2,3,4,5x2 & 6 goslings being seen, Mallard, pair with 6 newly hatched ducklings on Holden Wood, Buzzard, 1 soaring ove...
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IRWELL VALE TO STRONGSTRY 19-05-2016
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River 3 Grey Wagtail 1m Mallard 1 Dipper 3 Swift feeding over river with around 12 Swallow,lots more high up 100+ 1 Kingfisher 1 Wren in and out of tree roots 1 Grey Heron Not seen any Goosander on river for some time now? Along old railway track Birds in full song from one end to the other 3 Collared Do...
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Bits and Bobs 2016
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Around Goodshaw Avenue today for a few hours and noticed quite a few Starlings feeding young in the guttering of bungalows around Gambleside avenue. I saw a Swift going into a nest site at one of the lower numbers of Goodshaw Avenue. Rooks and Jackdaws taking moss from the roof tops. A couple of pai...
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Strongstry migrants.
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Good look round local woods and river most of the day, east north east breeze all day, temp around 12 but felt like 6, overcast. Insect life airborne and leaf cover is not bad considering the cool Spring. Not a lot of song even early on today, but good numbers of Willow Warbler several low in undergrowth p...
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Cowpe area 160516
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LenchCanada goose - 2prs with 3 & 5 goslingspied wagtail - 4grey wagtail - 1swallow - 7house martin - 1nuthatch - 1mistle thrush - 1 fledged juvgreat tit - pr feeding young in nest in hole in walllong tailed tit - 1greenfinch - 1 callingredpoll - 1 calling Cowpe Villagestarling - 5house sparrow - 30...
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Chapel Hill, 15th May 2016
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17:00-18:30 Sparrowhawk, female then later a male soaring overhead, L.B.B.Gull, steady movement west of c100 birds, Swift, c6 over the town, Swallow, c12, House Martin, 2, Grey Wagtail, female with 2 fledged young in Balladen Clough, Pied Wagtail, 1, Song Thrush, 2, Willow Warbler, c12, Chiffch...
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Waterfoot to EBSW 150516
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Staghills Woods (Trickett's to Lea Bank)collared dove - 1great spotted woodpecker - 2nuthatch - 1pr feeding young in nest and removing faecal sacstreecreeper - 1great tit - 1pr taking food to nest boxblue tit - 1pr taking food to nest boxblackcap - 5 singingchiffchaff - 2 singingwillow warbler - 1 s...
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Grane Valley 15/5/16
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Clough Head circular to Heap Clough 13:00hrs Pr Siskin + 1 Goldcrest feeding in conifers 1 Buzzard 1 Peregrine 40 B.H.Gull on quarry pools + 1 sitting bird. 1 G.S.W. Several pairs of Canada Goose around , only 2 with young. 3 Oystercatcher flying around calling Raven heard but not seen. 2 Mistle Thrush...
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Cheesden Valley, 15th May 2016
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08:30-12:00 Grey Heron, 1 feeding in pond, Canada Goose, c30, mainly in pairs although a large family party of 5 adults and 11 goslings, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, 2 pairs, Sparrowhawk, female seen twice probably the same bird, Kestrel, c6 sightings and probably 2 pairs, Pheasant, 3 calling males, Moo...
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Clowbridge, 14th May 2016
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07:30-09:00 Canada Goose, 2 flew in, Mallard, c10 inc group of 5 males that flew in over The Waggoners, Tufted Duck, pair feeding, Curlew, pair on the moors, B.H.Gull, 2 on the res and 10 over north in two flocks, L.B.B.Gull, c10 over, Swift, 6 feeding over boathouse, Skylark, c5, all in song, Swallow,...
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Hollins Lane, Edenfield to Deeply Vale 120516
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Hollins Lane 1 pheasant, 5 swallow, 1 mistle thrush, 1pr willow warbler, several fledged starlings calling from cover & 1pr bullfinch Bamford Road, Vine Terrace Shuttleworth curlew heard near Rossendale School, 1 kestrel, 1 pied wagtail, 4 swallow, 1 dipper, 1pr + 1 mistle thrush, 2 song thr...
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Rawtenstall to Crawshawbooth 8-05-2016
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Lovely warm sunny day Swallows and House Martins gliding around in the warm air Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler calling along the way 4 Blackcap 3m 1f Grasshopper Warbler reeling 3 House Sparrows collecting food good number of male Blackbirds gathering worms 5 Chaffinch 6 Goldfinch 3 Buzzard s...
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Grane Fire 08.05.15
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Massive fire which spread west on the moors above the woods at Calf Hey Res. Dread to think it could have wiped out quite a few breeding birds, most which are already on the decline. Hog Low Pike (thanks Kevin) looks like Mordor from Lord of the Rings. -- Edited by sarfraz on Sunday 8th of May 2016 09...
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colour ringed twite 07/05/16
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I have been feeding twite at a private site in west Rossendale for the past few weeks. Numbers have increased and today there were at least 24 birds present (more likely at least 30). Several of the birds have been colour ringed as part of a monitoring scheme. The birds that I have received informat...
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Grane 080516
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great crested grebe - 1pr on Holden Wood & 1pr at Calf Heycormorant - 2 at OgdenCanada goose - 20prs at Holden Wood, including 1pr with 5 goslings & 5 other sitting birds. min 4 prs on Ogden including 1pr with 6 goslings. 4prs on Calf Hey including 1pr with goslings. 4pr in Jamestones Quarry in...
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Rossendale Way
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Long walk today in great weather..
Cuckoo from the top of Hog Low away towards top of Broadhead Valley.. (One also in GM in Redisher Woods)
Ring Ouzel at the top of Musbury Valley
2 Pair of Stonechat.. One pair with 2 fledged young above Alden Valley
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Ewood Bridge-Bull Hill circular, 8th May 2016
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06:30-11:00 Canada Goose, c6, Mallard, c12, Kestrel, 3 including bird being hassled by c12 Jackdaws, Pheasant, c6 mainly in Alden, Lapwing, 2 pair at top of Buckden and single on Bull Hill, Curlew, 2 pairs, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over, B.H.Gull, 3 on pasture in Alden, Collared Dove, pair at Irwell Vale, St...
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Spotted Flycatcher.
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One Spotted Flycatcher seen and heard in Plunge wood at midday today, courtesy of Geoff. Regards Brian.
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EBSW and Ashworth Moor
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Will try to visit these sites in future more..... 6.20 - 7.15pm EBSW:- 2 minMallard 1 oystercatcher lots of jackdaws and pied wagtails usual gulls swallows martins Ashworth Moor:- just some lesser black back over and 1 immature herring gull
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The Hile, 7th May 2016
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Canada Goose, pair at Jack Lodge, Mallard, c8, Moorhen, 1 on Jack Lodge, Curlew, calling birds on The Hile, L.B.B.Gull, c20 over north, Stock Dove, 2 near East Hile, Little Owl, single at Jack Lodge, Swift, c8, Skylark, c12, many in song, Swallow, c12, Meadow Pipit, c12, Pied Wagtail, 1, Song Thrush,...
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Garden Warbler.
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One Garden Warbler in full song this morning in Strongstry wood. Regards Brian.
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Rawtenstall 5/5/16
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1 Sceaming Swift over the town Cemetry - Pr Grey Wagtail feeding on the grass at cemetry then returning to riverside nest with food 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Blackcap in song, 50 yards apart, reduced to one bird after 10 minutes listening. 2pr Blackbird feeding 1pr Robin 1 Blue Tit to nest site in tree cavity 1 Wo...
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Sand Martins.
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Sunshine/Cloud 16 degrees slight south westerly, proper spring evening. Excellent evening activity along the Irwell at Strongstry with 23 Sand Martins excavating nest sites, there are 12 holes under construction some are nearly complete so laying will be imminent. Also 3 Swifts, 9 Swallows and...
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The Glen back garden feeders
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For the past few days I've had the usual tits, finches (No Bull or Green), corvids etc and an abundance of robins daily counts have approached and on two occasions passed double figures 11 and 13, I just wondered if anyone with more experience could shed some light on why I'm getting these unusually la...
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Strongstry to Ewood bridge round robin.
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0800/1230 Hrs 5/9 degrees, cold easterly with hail and sunshine. Blue Tit....many nesting, pair in garden box have fledged approx 7 young. Great Tit....usual numbers 2 pair in boxes feeding young. Coal Tit...best numbers for a long time, one pair feeding young in nest in stone wall, never had much l...
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Clowbridge res. 2/5/16
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06:30 hrs - strong W. wind 100+ hirundines feeding low over the water 90+ Swallow 20+ House Martin 2+ Sand Martin 6 Swift 1 Dunlin 1f Goosander 2 Skylark in song 2 Pied Wagtail only odd M.Pipits 300+ corvids in fields to S. of res. mainly Jackdaws - pre roost gathering with many already in the plantation a...
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Grane, 2nd May 2016
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06:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, single on Calf Hey, Cormorant, single on Ogden, Canada Goose, c30, many sitting pairs, Mallard, c12, female still has 3 ducklings in Troy, Goosander, 2 males on Holden Wood, Pheasant, calling bird near Holden Wood, Coot, 2 on Holden Wood, Common Sandpiper, calling bird at C...
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Waterfoot to Strongstry 010516
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little grebe - 1pr on Holmes Terrace LodgeCanada goose - 5 at Warth, including a sitting bird, 4 prs at Holmes Terrace Lodge, including 2 sitting birds & a sitting bird at Lumb Valegoosander - 1 male at Irwell Valebuzzard - 1 soaring over Cloughfoldsparrowhawk - 1 male over Lea Bankkestrel - 1 at Fa...
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Northern Reservoirs, 1st May 2016
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06:00-09:30 Heron, 1 on marshy ground above Peers Clough, Canada Goose, 2 at Clowbridge & 3 on the moors, Mallard, pair on Swallow Shore & 3 drakes above Peers Clough, Curlew, 2 pairs, L.B.B.Gull, c12 over, B.H.Gull, 2 at Clowbridge, Wood Pigeon, c20 with 12 at Peers Clough, Skylark, c20, ma...
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Plunge, 30th April 2016
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17:30-19:30 Canada Goose, 6 tussling in rushy field, Mallard, drake flew up the valley, Buzzard, 2 pr, Kestrel, male hunting rough ground, Pheasant, calling bird, Lapwing, 4 flew over the valley towards Sandbeds, L.B.B.Gull, steady movement north c30 birds, Stock Dove, pair & a single, Wood...
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