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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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EBSW, 30th April 2016
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09:15-09:30 Oystercatcher, single, Swallow, c40, House Martin, c30, Swift, single high above, first of year for me, Willow Warbler, c6 singing, Blackcap, 1 calling, Jackdaw, c80. Regards, David.
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Thirteen Stone Hill, 30th April 2016
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07:00-08:30 Icy rain showers, 3 degrees. Canada Goose, c12, several sitting birds, Mallard, female with 3 ducklings in Troy, Moorhen, 1 in Troy, Common Sandpiper, pair in Jamestones, Snipe, drumming bird in the rain, first for ages & 'Chipping' bird were two separate birds, Lapwing, calling...
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Seat Naze to Chapel Hill 29-04-2016
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Blizzard conditions this morning lots of snow on tops Seat Naze 4 Lapwing in the next meadow to where they was nesting 2 Meadow Pipits 8 Carrion Crow 7 Magpie 1 Pied Wagtail 6 Lesser Black-backed Conifer Plantation Coal-Blue and Great Tit looking for food 5 Robins looking like they should be on front o...
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Troy Quarry 27-04-2016
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Troy 1 Grey Heron 5 Mallard female with three ducklings 1 Moorhen 4 Canada Geese 1 Sand Martin 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 7 Swallow Curlew calling Oystercatcher calling 2 Stock Dove 3 Magpie Jamestone Quarry 8 Sand Martins 3 Swallow 4 Carrion Crow 1 Oystercatcher 2 Teal 7 Canada Geese 3 B H Gulls Me...
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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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