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8 - 11.30

 

usual suspects present in usual places - highlights were :-

 

holden wood:-

grasshopper warbler  reeling near board walk and one further up near farm  nearby rusty fence

1 greylag which was not seen on return

min 15 mallard

 

ogden:-

 

5 linnet

 

calf hey:-

 

2 male kestrels

3 male sparrowhawks

1 female sparrowhawk

1 buzzard

1 grasshopper warbler reeling

1 drake goldeneye

1 drake goosander

 



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Holden Wood and Musbury from 9am - 12 pm


Holden Wood:-

min 10 mallard
5-6 lapwing
2 oystercatcher
6 reed buntings
2 grasshopper warbler - one near farm which showed quite well and another bird in rushed at top end which might be new in - the one at boardwalk did not reel at all

5 sand martins
approx. 70 starlings - why are they still in flocks??
2 little ringed plover
1 common sandpiper
4 pied wagtails
2 house martins
30 plus swallows
2 kestrel


Musbury :-

17 wheatear
1 kestrel
1 curlew
5-6 lapwing
1 stoat



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Holden Wood from 9.30-11

min 12 Mallard

4 maybe 5 Great Crested Grebe

2 Common Sandpiper

3 Little Ringed Plover

1 Curlew

2 Oystercatcher

3-4 Lapwing - numbers have really dwindled? - what is the cause?

1 Snipe - 6 species seen

1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling at top end

1 moorhen

2 coots

1 Raven

also the usual species

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Hi Sarfraz,

The Lapwings have paired off and set up territories in the fields around, there are several pair to be seen displaying along Helmshore road.

Regards Brian.



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Hi Brian

I know there are some pairs but surely there are less than Spring 2014?

Sarfraz

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Hi Sarfraz,

I have checked my records for 2013/2014 and numbers are very similar, my Lapwing records are only for the breeding areas of Helmshore, Harden, and Nangreave which is a drop in the ocean nationally.

If you refer to the BTO atlas (2007/11) the numbers in the northwest are quite static.

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Grane from 7.30-12.15 today


Holden Wood:-

approx. 10 Mallards
3 great crested grebe - 4th missing
2 coot
1 moorhen
1 grey heron
1 kestrel
2 curlew in middle field between res and grane road
1 wheatear on way back
1 grasshopper warbler reeling
7 b h gulls
1 song thrush in song
1 common sandpiper
4 cormorants


Musbury Heights:-

2 wheatear prob residents
2 black bird - pair at top of rail track
1 raven
min 50 Meadow Pipits from Musbury Heights to Musbury Valley
4 lapwing


Musbury :-

11 Wheatear
3 kestrel
1 buzzard
1 ring ouzel
1 whinchat
2 mistle thrush same place from last week


Calf Hey:-

1 buzzard
2 kestrel
2 mallard
min5 goldcrest I nsong
1 grasshopper warbler briefly reeled#
stonechat pair in felled plantation between calf hey and ogden
mistle thrush in song
1 tree creeper


Ogden:-

2 mallard
3 linnet
1 common sandpiper
1 little ringed plover
1 wheatear


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6.45am - 12 noon

Holden Wood:-

 

9 swifts .....in morning but not later

1 maybe 2 sedge warbler in song at top end

2 pairs of grebes

3 moorhen
2 coot

4 cormorant

7 lapwing

Candada Geese pair with 3 tiny young

min of 10 Mallards


Musbury Heights and Musbury Valley


Little Owl at MH

2 Wheatear at MH



Musbury Valley:-

3 wheatear

1 prob Med Gull adult in flight coming from the West side heading to Holden Wood -

1 Grasshopper Warbler - I have had birds in 5 areas over Grane now only this was reeling today

1 possible Sedge Warbler or Skylark mimicking it?

1 Cuckoo - bird calling on Rossendale Way just before you hit the horse shoe section ...where the tallest tree is and ruined farm....amazing to see and hear it....my first Rossendale record.....I have heard cuckoo before in Rossendale but not sure if I ever saw one as a casual birder....so this gets to be another addition to the list!

1 buzzard

2 kestrel

5 lapwing


Musden Head Moor to the trig point before Hoddlesden

7 lapwing
3 wheatear
2 kestrel


Calf hey:-

pair of great crested grebe
min 5 mallard
1 grey wagtail
treecreepers, tits aplenty in woods
3 curlew over res

Ogden:-

2 wheatear
2 mallard
1 great crested grebe - 7 total
2 linnet



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Holden Wood today from 7pm-8pm


1 curlew/whimbrel flew off from res......over towards Ogden....did not call.....
1 sedge warbler singing vociferously at top end ...it actually has a great song...and appears to mimic some other birds

4 g c grebes

1 female mallard with 2 young.....must be few days

2 pairs of Canada geese eac with 3 small goslings

1 pheasant called

4-5 reed buntings

min 10 swift over with swallows both martins


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visit from 9.30-12.....holden wood, ogden and calf hey

windy......nothing to report.....usual species but in less numbers

3 wheatear near tram track.....migrants?

blackcap in brief song at calf hey



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7am-12 noon visit

Holden Wood:-

2 Pairs of Grebes
5-6 Mallard
1 Canada with 3 young

4-6 Cormorants

2 lapwing

Song Thrush in song at bottom end
Blackcap in song
1 grey heron


Musbury Heights:-

2 red legged partridge
1 green woodpecker

Musbury Valley ;-

1 buzzard
2 kestrels min
1 grasshopper warbler - showing very well


Musden Head Moor:-

7 Lapwing


Calf hey:-

2 G C Grebes
2 Mallard
1 buzzard
1 kestrel

good number of coal tits, goldcrest
1 green woodpecker yaffled
2 great spotted woodpecker -1 drumming and one calling
1 grey heron


Ogden:-

1 g c grebe
1 male stonechat on path on ruin


I cannot believe it but 0 Wheatear seen throughout the day. Not even resident birds!


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Hi Sarfraz

 

Nice photo on flickr of the Grasshopper Warbler in full song

 

Cheers Craggy



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Hi Craggy

Thanks for that!

Quick visit to Holden Wood today 10-11am

Pair of Canada Geese with 8 young, and a pair with 5 Young

Little Ringed Plover over

2nd Cy Herring Gull in field on far side resting.

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Holden wood from 11 to 12

3 pairs of Canada geese with young - one with 7, two with 3 young each

3 great crested grebes
3 coot
2 moorhens
4 mallard drakes
1 oystercatcher
5 reed bunting
1 willow warbler in song
1 mistle thrush





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Grane from 8 - 12 today

Holden Wood:-

min 3 Great Crested Grebes maybe 4

2-3 coot
2 moorhen
1 grey heron
1 cormorant

18 woodpigeon feeding on field on musbury side

5 lapwing
4 starling

5 oystercatcher - 2 pairs and a single came from ogden

2 pied wagtails
4 reed buntings

3-4 mallard

6 goldfinch


Ogden:-

skylark singing on side
a good few meadow pipits
1 immature herring gull



Calf hey:-

2 great crested grebe
4 mallard - 3 drakes 1 fem
1 little ringed plover heard
1 oystercatcher heard
1 pied wagtail

4 magpies

2 blackcaps in song
4 willow warblers in song

1 curlew over
1 buzzard
2 kestrel

gold crest in song

usual tits, finches

 

Canada geese with 6 young



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Grane 7.30-12

Holden Wood;-

11 mallard - 4 females.....females either paired up or being chased by drakes

16 young Canada geese win large flock with 30 plus adults.......

2 oystercatcher

4 coots min

2 moorhen
1 curlew calling
2 pied wagtails

8 min meadow pipits

2 reed buntings

1 kestrel

12 woodpigeons feeding in field

3 lapwing



Musbury Heights :-

1 wheatear
1 curlew


Musbury Valley:-

2 mistle thrush
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 possible cuckoo did not call ...flew into a tree.....


Musden Head Moor:-

2 curlew
3 lapwing

plenty of skylark maybe min of 20 throughout musbury heights musbury valley and musden head moor

50 min meadow pipits throughout


Calf hey:-

4 blackcap in wood
1 green woodpecker
7 mallard....once again 2 females no young seen

Canada pair with 6 young

2 great crested grebe

2 mistle thrush in wood

not heard a nuthatch for a while in this area

sounds of 2 blue tit families




Ogden:-

1 green woodpecker





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Grane from 8am to 11am today



Must not forget 5-6 house sparrows seen on house opposite holden arms....on last 2 visits



Holden Wood:-

3 mallard

3 coot

1 moorhen
4 lapwing
2 cormorants
2 great crested grebes - 1 sitting

16 young Canada geese...a crèche of 12, and also a batch of 4


21 woodpigeons feeding in field ..over 30 seen in total

1-2 reed buntings

1 blackcap in song


Ogden

1 great crested grebe
1 buzzard


Calf hey

2 green woodpeckers
1 male stonechat - alarming because of me

2 mistle thrush - another seen on fields near grane road side collecting food..at least 3 pairs here

3 great crested grebe
1 kestrel

great tit pair feeding young in a hole in a stone wall
 2 rooks over

2 goldfinch

 

 

1 lesser black  juve and 1 oystercatcher feeding in field opposite duke of wellis



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visit to calf hey form 8.30 to 11.30 ..with craggy

1 curlew
1 mallard
2 great crested grebes

min of 4 kestrel

2 red legged partridge each quite a distant apart.....one was flushed the second was a calling bird sat on a wall....

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Holden Wood 11.45-12.30

Blackcap singing from toward Holcombe road and at top end of res
Willow warbler singing at both ends
Tree creeper family party in trees where cormorants roost

9 mallard

8 drake teal - 2 on res from before and 6 came in....moulting into eclipse
5 cormorants
2 oystercatcher
13 lapwing
3 reed bunting
Min 2 great crested grebe
5 coot
B h gull with young
1 grey heron
1 song thrush at top end

Calf hey 12.45 to 1.45

5 great crested grebe
5 mallard - 2 drakes having massive fight
1 female common sscoter
2 kestrel
1 mistle thrush by car park
2 teal

Looking back on ogden could see another great crested grebe which means 8 min on the 3 Grane res

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Early afternoon today 6 great crested grebes on calf hey and 2 on ogden

Last Thursday I saw 5 great crested grebes on calf hey 2 on ogden and there must have been 2 on holden wood so 9 in total

Also 4 mallard and 2 oystercatcher today

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