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Post Info TOPIC: Cribden Clough & Chapel Hill 24/10/10


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Cribden Clough & Chapel Hill 24/10/10
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10:30 hrs approx.

Cribden Clough
3 Redwings on berries
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Jay
11 Long Tailed Tit
c25 Wood Pigeon on berries.

Twin Lodges
6+6+7 Fieldfare
1f Sparrowhawk on the hunt
c150 W. over ski slope following the hillside
1 Pied Wagtail
c100 Fieldfare seen dropping in from E. over Bonfire Hill, Crawshawbooth

Hurst Lane
c4 Bullfinch feeding on Dock
c60 mixed Herring & L.B.B.Gull high over Horncliffe eventually moving up the Limy valley.
1 Buzzard soaring over Constablelee
1 Heron on pond
Fieldfare everywhere in trees and bushes much flighting with little apparent direction in movement probably c150 but other birds seen moving in from the direction of Edge Cote, c40 especially notable.
Small numbers of Redwing, Blackbird & Starling
c4 Long Tailed Tit along lane.
1f Sparrowhawk- again!
c30 Starling from off hill top onto housing estate where
c15 House Sparrow were feeding on pavement.
A number of Wrens in song throughout the walk and an odd Dunnock as well.

Bob.








 

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