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sarfraz


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I started about 9am I think and I had:-

On Holden Wood:-

A bird I have not seen at the res since 1997 - Mute Swan - 4 of them - 2 adult and 2 young which - must have arrived just after you left!

55 Teal which flew off to Calf Hey where Kevin got even a better number
60 Mallards min

Lapwing in excess of 150 - I met a birder from Bacup who used to count at Guernsey and he said there were over 200 Lapwing. I forgot your name sorry.

1 Meadow Pipit at Holden Wood

2 Stonechat


Ogden;-

Ravens
some Mallard

Calf hey:-

3 Stonechat in southern side newly planted trees
Woodcock flew across - see by me Kevin and Andy Swift

Fairy Glen:-

1 Green woodpecker
1 g s woodpecker
plenty of goldcrest
8 field fare - 2 which flew east

Grane Road itself from Calf hey to Holden Wood:-

1 herring gull over
2 pied wags and 4 meadow pipits


I had the pleasure of meeting a birder from Bacup whose name I forgot - hope to see you on 18th, Jim Rostron in the woods above Calf Hey and Kevin and Andy.  It was really nice talking to you all. 

The autumn colours were showing spectacularly today.  



-- Edited by sarfraz on Sunday 10th of November 2013 05:19:56 PM

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07:30-10:30

Cormorant, 3 in trees at Holden Wood Res,

Grey Heron, 1 at Holden Wood & 1 at Ogden,

Canada Goose, 48 at Holden Wood Res,

Mallard, c20 on Calf Hey, 40 on Ogden & 12 on Calf Hey,

Teal, 9 on Holden Wood, 6 on Ogden & 3 on Calf Hey,

Buzzard, 1 soared just over the tops of the trees at Calf Hey mobbed by crows,

Kestrel, 4 singles around the res' and 1 over Thirteen Stone Hill,

Lapwing, 18 at Holden Wood, 38 at Ogden,

B.H.Gull, c20,

Wood Pigeon, c50 in small flocks,

G.S.Woodpecker, 3 singles including 2 calling birds,

Green Woodpecker, 1 yaffling at Clough Head and 1 on the short grass above Jamestone's Quarry were possibly the same bird,

Meadow Pipit, 3 in Jamestone's Quarry,

Pied Wagtail, 1,

Grey Wagtail, 1 in Ogden outflow,

Fieldfare, flock of 30 west,

L.T.Tit, c8,

Coal Tit, c20 especially in mixed Tit flock,

Great Tit, good numbers c40,

Blue Tit, c20,

Goldcrest, c6 in mixed Tit flock,

Nuthatch, 1 at Calf Hey,

Treecreeper, at least 4 in mixed Tit flock at Calf Hey,

Jay, 2/3,

Raven, pair over Ogden with tumbling bird,

Starling, c100 through west in flocks of 40, 40, & 20,

Brambling, female in the top of an Ash tree at Calf Hey but couldn't find any others despite searching the surrounding beeches,

Goldfinch, c30 inc charm of 20 on feeders at Heap Clough,

Chaffinch, c30,

Greenfinch, 2,

Bullfinch, calling birds at Clough Head,

Siskin, calling bird(s) over Calf Hey.

Regards,

David Nuttall.

 



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Hi Dave/ Sarfraz

I can add the following to your sightings

  • The 4 mute swans flew off Holden Wood @ 16:30 towards Rawtenstall
  • 67 Canada geese at Holden Wood
  • buzzard seen again in the afternoon at Calf Hey
  • 68 teal on Calf Hey
  • 1 redhead goosander on Calf Hey
  • c36 golden plover on Haslingden Moor
  • 1 sparrowhawk at Holden Wood and 1 at Calf Hey
  • 4 great spotted woodpeckers at Calf Hey
  • c150 starling at Holden Wood
  • c60 fieldfare at Holden Wood
  • 2 dippers in the outflow at Holden Wood

cheers Kevin with Andy Swift



-- Edited by KEVIN LISTER on Sunday 10th of November 2013 09:38:37 PM

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oh well ..they came and they went.......

68 teal must be a record?

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