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Change of date for Bird Race
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Ian has asked me to post a message about the forthcoming Bird Race. Instead of Sun 1st June as published in the bulletin, it will be held on the following Sunday - 8th June. Ian has managed to contact by phone those people he knows are likely to take part, but it is possible that forum members may have bee...
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This Sunday
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Hi I am hoping to get out for a couple of hours this Sunday morning after a break from birding over winter. I am just wondering if anyone can suggest a good, shortish walk in the Rossendale area. I just feel like a change from Grane and Clowbridge. I probably only have a few hours early on Sunday morning...
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Goshawk Request
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Whilst probably not the most of popular of pastimes I have a friend who keeps Goshawk. It has now broke free from Cloughhold and is going it alone. For obvious reasons I do not expect people to put up sightings of such a bird on a public forum but could I please ask that you email me personally through this o...
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Seasons Greetings
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All the best to everyone on the forum or just visiting. Thank you to Jim for keeping it together. Best Regards Ian
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HELP
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THIS IS ONLY MY SECOND WINTER HERE,I HAVE TWO DISCUSSION POINTS,HAS THERE EVER BEEN COOTS OR MOORHENS ON PORRITT LODGE,SEEMS GOOD HABITAT ?,SECONDLY, ARE THE NUMBERS OF LONG TAILED TITS NORMAL, OR ARE WE SEEING AN INCREASE,I HAVE RECORDED A BIG DIFFERENCE IN WINTER NUMBERS IN ONE YEAR. BEST WISHE...
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Pseudonyms and Nicknames
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The vast majority of participants to this and other club forums do either sign or attach their full name to their postings. Have the few who do not considered that they are in effect anonymous to many visitors to the forum? Tony Cooper
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Snow Buntings & sedges
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Just stumbled across your website & got to thinking about Snow Buntings which I found years back, in winter, on Hambledon Hill. They were feeding close to sedges which may have been Birds Foot Sedge Carex ornithopoda, they hung around it for a few days and at the time I wondered if it was their prefe...
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meeting?
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will there be a meetign held this monday? what time will it be, how logn will it last for and where abouts will it be. is it weavers cottage and between 7-9pm ? just wanted to confirm it. i have loads of plastic bottles and newspapers to be recycled but the tesco recyling centre in haslingden is no longe...
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VISMIG - TEST YOUR COUNTING SKILLS - TRY THIS GAME
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Never, ever be bored again, test your counting skills, good vismig game but not quite like the real thing. Heres the link and have a go.... http://personal.inet.fi/cool/live/birds/index.html Start it by clicking New Game, then OK, then New Game again. When you have guessed how many birds went t...
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BTO / BWI / SOC Bird Atlas 2007-11
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The Atlas commenced its first season of field work on 1st November. I should be delighted if members of the Rossendale Ornithologsts' Club were to take part. The survey is based on tetrads (i.e. 2km squares) and is being run in parallel with an atlas of all Lancashire and North Merseyside Birds organi...
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Quiz Night
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All Don't forget that tomorrow (15th) is Quiz night - no prizes!! See you there Ian
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bird id
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarfrazh/1514555621/ is this a chiff chaf or a willow warbler? seen in the small wood near clow bridge
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Question about telescopes
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http://www.hawkeoptics.com/spottingscopes/nature.htm
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How do you record your sightings ?
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Hi all Having lost all my sightings from my computer recently, I was just wondering if there are any software packages or logbooks for recording your sightings. I have tried to create a program for doing this in Access with limited success. I did have my sightings on individual Excel spreadsheets bu...
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Good places for birdwatching in rossendale
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Hey, As you have all probably noticed by now i tend to not bird watch outside of Grane but will change that. Ideally I would love to visit some new areas for birdwatching within Rossendale - all types of habitat welcome but any involving a good walk with some ascent would be a plus point. Directions fr...
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brockholes quarry
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hey all, on sunday i am hoping to visit brockholes quary so have just afew questions for you:- 1. what is the best way to get there from haslingden centre? the quickest and most scenic routes. 2. i by passed a quarry sign just off the rounadabout between blackburn and preston, next to the bp garage - is...
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Where have the birds gone ???
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Hi all I am looking for some advice. I set up a bird table in the back garden at the beginninig of April and some success with mainly sparrows and starlings visiting as well as a few blue tits. I also had a pair of goldfinch that visited a few times to enjoy the nyger seed I put out. One problem I had was with...
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Meeting and Trips July - December
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All I am about to get the next 6 months sorted out but as you know the turnout for trips is very low so if anyone has any ideas as to places to go that might encourage a better turnout then please let me know. Likewise for meetings we have a stock set for the next 6 months but if anyone has any special requests le...
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Bird Race 03/06/2007
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Well done to the 'A' team of Bob, Dave and Kevin who won at a canter with 68 of the total of 71 seen. We will have to make sure they are split up in future!! Cheers Ian
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Why use an on-line database for posting sightings?
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Could I urge all readers to look at the entry under this heading on the ELOC Bird Discussion Forum www.eastlancsornithologists.org.uk Thanks Tony Cooper
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Garden Birdy Plants/shrubs/small trees
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Hi. I live in Rochdale and am interested in cultivating my garden further so as to attract more birds in total but specifically to give them a food source during the winter months. I currently have one of these black metal pole type feeding arrangements and use hanging fat balls, containers with fin...
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How do I get up to the Rosendale Way
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Hi I recently went up Lench road in a bid to join up with the Rossendale Way and along through Cragg Quarry and then down past Cowpe Reservoir but I got a bit lost. Can anyone help advise the best way up ? I reached the 3 farm houses and the track seemed to stop. I have an OS map but I am not too keen on tresspass...
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Brockholes Quarry Whimbrel Roost.
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Can I please direct any birders interested in viewing the Brockholes Quarry Whimbrel roost, and who are currently deterred from doing so by the spectre of car break-ins outside the entrance to the thread on the Brockholes Quarry forum of the East Lancs Birding website regarding vehicular access ar...
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Brockholes Trip 30-04-07
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Would those intending going on this trip please let me know asap so that I can tell LWT and make arrangements. Thanks Ian
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Buzzards
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i notice there been a coule of buzzard sightings over the last week in rossendale. thats good news. i have never seen buzzards here - i saw 2 over burnely in september last year. they are expanding their range and acordign to the RSPB they are britains commonest bird of prey. i saw 2 buzzards today in t...
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Breeding Ringed and Little Ringed Plover Survey
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A message from Tony Cooper, BTO Regional Rep: Dear AllA Breeding Little Ringed and Ringed Plover Survey is taking place this year. It involves visiting a tetrad (2-km square) on 2 or 3 occasions at least 14 days apart, to look for one of the two species (different tetrads for each species - 2 visits for...
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Mute Swans at Newhallhey
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No, not a modern record, but a blast from the past kindly sent to me by Bob Ives. A sight for sore eyes for the oldies among you! Follow this link to view: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roc_bb4/427967417/
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PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!
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Hi guys and gals I'm in the process of finishing my section of the report for 2006 so I'm writing this whilst its still in my head. Records for Lesser Black Backed Gull - would you please note numbers, times, and flight direction. The same would go for most species which are acually "on...
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Were they Curlews ?
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I spent 10 mins at Ashworth Moor Res on my way home from work yesterday and I saw small group of about 5 waders fly in over the water, at first I thought they were gulls. They came to rest on the far wall, one on each stone. I noticed that they had long curved bills. My instincts said they must be Curlew but I...
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A Few Photos
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Hi I thought I would put some of my recent photos up for you to look at. I am only just starting out with bird photography so the subjects aren't that exciting. I use a Fujifilm S5600 camera which has a 10x optical zoom but that isn't really enough for long range stuff. Any hints or tips would be gre...
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