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Clowbridge, 5th Nov 2016
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09:30-11:00 Cormorant, 6, mainly sat on U-Boat, Heron, 1 fishing the shore, Mallard, pair, Teal, 1, Scaup, female diving constantly, Goosander, 2 redheads, Kestrel, 1 near boathouse, Snipe, flock of c40 disturbed from res shoreline, Lapwing, c70 on res shore, Little Owl, 2 sat on dry stone walls,...
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Pink-footed Geese
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Fortytwo Pink-footed Geese flying North up the Irwell valley over Strongstry at 1230 hrs. Regards Brian.
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Scholes Height, 2nd Nov 2016
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08:30-11:30 Cormorant, 1 over north, Pink Footed Goose, 3 skeins of c130, c120 & c50 all heading east, Buzzard, 1 displaying over Alden, Kestrel, 1 in Alden, Red Grouse, 1 on Alden Ratchers, Golden Plover, 1 on Wet Moss was quite approachable, Snipe, 5 on Wet Moss, Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling ne...
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Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth. 1/11/2016
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25 Canada Goose, 1 Cormorant, 42 Mallard, 14 LBB Gull, 5 Common Gull, 48 BH Gull, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Chaffinch, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Rook, 25 Jackdaw, 4 Magpie. Nice walk on a very pleasant day. Dave Ousey.
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Harden Moor, 1st November 2016
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1:00-2:30 Buzzard, soaring bird down Cheesden Valley, Snipe, 15 flushed off Harden Moor, Woodcock, 1 flushed off track near Croston Close Road, B.H.Gull, c8 feeding on pasture, Meadow Pipit, c12, L.T.Tit, flock of c10. Regards, David Nuttall.
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Grane 291016
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Generally very quiet round the reservoirs with poor visibility most of the afternoon. No sign of the great white egrets Holden Wood1 grey heron11 cormorant23 mallard6 teal2 moorhen14 meadow pipit1 male stonechat near the boardwalk1 mistle thrushmixed flock min 12 long tailed, 5 blue & 5 grea...
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2 Great White Egrets Grane
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2 Flew over holden wood heading to Ogden 5 minutes ago
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Pinkfeet. C/booth. 27th Oct'16.
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c360 Pinkfeet flying high NE at c8.30am.
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2 Great White Egrets Grane
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2 Flew over holden wood heading to Ogden 5 minutes ago
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Higher Lench area 26 Oct
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Flock of at least 500 fieldfares around the woods late afternoon (as far as I could tell no redwings with them). Also one brambling and around 20 siskins in the area Andy
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Strongstry woods and river
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Three outings between 0730 and 1730 temp from 3 to 12 degrees light westerly breeze, bright sunshine becoming cloudy. Several loose Tit flocks including good numbers of Long-tailed and Coal Tit. Odd Song Thrush feeding in leaf litter, one in weak song this evening, two flocks of Redwing, approx 20,...
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Waterfoot, Cowm & Spring Mill Res 23/10/16
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110 pink-footed geese flew west over Gaghills this morning @ 9:05am flock of c60 fieldfare seen high over Warth Cowmc45 mallardc100 lesser-black backed gull3 herring gullc70 black-headed gullc10 common gull1 green woodpecker2 meadow pipit2 grey wagtail2 pied wagtail2 mistle thrush2 ravenc...
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Clowbridge, 23rd October 2016
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09:00-10:30 Cormorant, 5 on 'U-boat' and later fishing the res, Canada Goose, c70 flew onto the res from the south, Mallard, 2 pairs, Kestrel, 1 over Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, c10 on the res, Common Gull, 5 on the res, L.B.B.Gull, 3 1st winter birds through north, Little Owl, 1 sat on dry stone wall near Nutsh...
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Rawtenstall, 22nd Oct 2016
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11:00 - 12:00 Sparrowhawk, 1 soaring over the town, Grey Wagtail, 1 near Asda, Pied Wagtail, 1, Dipper, 1 singing near Asda, Redwing, c12 near Ashworth Arms, Mistle Thrush, calling bird at Tip Lodge, Goldcrest, 2 near Waingate, L.T.Tit, flock near cemetery, Jay, 1 flew up towards Edge Cote, Raven, 2...
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Clowbridge 18th Oct '16.
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170 Pink feet flew high NE at 9.30am and a Merlin flew west over Limey lane at 10.
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Grane reservoirs 16/10/2016
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Holden Woodlittle grebe - 1cormorant - 9 @ 9am & 13 & 3:30pmCanada goose - 97mallard - 11teal - 6tufted duck - 1 (immature male?)moorhen - min 5buzzard - 1black-headed gull - 10grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 6fieldfare - flocks of 21, 32 & c50 coming in from the west then turning south bet...
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Clowbridge, 16th Oct 2016
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08:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 sat on res, Cormorant, at least 4, Grey Heron, 1 on res shore, Teal, 8 on back pond flew onto main res before 4 flew off to the east (Clough Bottom maybe?) Kestrel, 2 singles, B.H.Gull, c6 on res, Common Gull, 1 over east, L.B.B.Gull, c10 over, Wood Pigeon, flock of 6 over east, Sk...
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Rawtenstall 11/10/16
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Union Rd - 08:00hrs onwards 2 Cormorant flew across heading to Limy valley. c/30 Redwing across valley to Hall Carr area c/30 flock Goldfinch flighting around the area most of the morning. 2 Jay c/3 Blackbird in singles. very small numbers of Chaffinch & Greenfinch amongst gardens, odd P. Wagta...
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kingfisher on my garden pond
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Holed Wood 09-10-16
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09:15-10:30 5 Cormorant some fishing 1 Great Crested Grebe ~40 redwing over Hutch Bank 2 Moorhen 1 Pied Wagtail singing again on treatment plant building 4 Swallows over 3 Meadow Pipits 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Ian
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Warth & Clough Bottom 091016
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Warthgrey heron - 1buzzard - 2sparrowhawk - 1 hunting the area for 1 hour, at one point stooping at a flock of redwings from approx. 100 metres away unsuccessfullystock dove - 1redwing - min 100song thrush - c6 mixing and feeding with redwings. thought to be continental birdssiskin - flock of c25bull...
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Cowm Res 09-10-16
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15:30-17:00 Good number of Mallard ~50 BH Gull 3 Common Gulls Flock of ~50 Siskin Bullfinch calling Ian
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Rawtenstall - Musbury, 9th Oct 2016
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11:30-15:00 Dabchick, 1 on HTL, Sparrowhawk, 1 being mobbed by 2 Jackdaws over Townsendfold, Kestrel, 3 singles in Musbury, Pheasant, group of 4 males & 3 females in Musbury, Herring Gull, group of approx. 20 birds soaring on thermals, L.B.B.Gull, 2 over, Grey Wagtail, 3 singles along the Irwe...
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Grane, (Harrier & Ouzels) 8th Oct 2016
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14:00-17:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood, Cormorant, 3 on Holden Wood & 5 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c140 on pasture at Holden Wood, 58 along side Ogden & 68 above Troy, Mallard, 3 in Jamestones, Teal, 8 in Jamestones, Hen Harrier, Ringtail between Heap Clough & Clough Head, watched for appr...
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Clowbridge res./Compstons Cross
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09:00 hrs start 3 Cormorant, rising to 6 at 11:30hrs - 2 flew S. over Reedsholme at 08:50 hrs. 5 Wigeon 10 Teal 6 Mallard 1f Shoveler 1f Goldeneye 1 G.C.Grebe 1 Kestrel 3+1 Bullfinch c12 Redwing 3+ Chaffinch 3 Goldcrest c/20 flock Redpoll 1 Blue Tit 1 Reed Bunting 1 Pied Wagtail Compstons Cross 10:00 - 11:...
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Chapel Hill, 8th October 2016
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09:30-11:00 Canada Goose. 24 flew over Rawtenstall, Buzzard, 2 over Limy Valley, Sparrowhawk, female over Marl Pits, Kestrel, 1, B.H.Gull, 4 down the Irwell Valley & 1 at Marl Pits, Common Gull, 1 down Irwell Valley, Wood Pigeon, c40 on treetops in Brook's, Meadow Pipit, 2, Grey Wagtail, 1 in Ba...
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CLOWBRIDGE 05/10/2016
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1 Female Shoveler still present just up from boathouse in bay 14 Wigeon 2 Teal 18 Goldfinch on shoreline 1 Kestrel 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Meadow Pipit 3 Fieldfare no Redwings seen after seeing 4 flocks yesterday with Sarfraz over Grane Cheers Craggy
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01/10/16 Whitworth
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Unusually for the garden a male Bullfinch is feeding a juvenile. Never had a juvenile this late of any species in the garden being fed.
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3/10/16
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Union Rd, Rawtenstall c/10 Redwing S. at 08:15 hrs 1 Chiffchaff in brief song 1 large accipiter sp. over showing large white ventral patch - no bins! 1 Buzzard over Oakenhead area Long Tailed Tits active and noisey at 17:00hrs, probably coming to roost in gardens - not seen. Bob.
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Seat Naze to Rawtenstall 02/10/16
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Seat Naze/ Edge Cotegrey heron - 1snipe - 35 at Edge Cote & 1 on the path at Windy Willows Farmwoodpigeon - 14skylark - 2meadow pipit - min 86 (singles to 20 birds). Some moving south, others probably feeding up before moving onpied wagtail - 9 (7 possible migrants flying south)grey wagtail - 1 fle...
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