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Ian McKerchar


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Sightings from today between Andy Makin and myself:

42 Wheatear
Spotted Flycatcher at 07:10 landed on wire fence at Higher meadows for a minute then flew of north over the moor. The same thing also happened with male Redstart which briefly sang at 7am before moving on.
Single White Wagtail
Garden Warbler singing at Roscows Tennemant Clough
2 male Cuckoo, with birds at Higher Meadows and Burnt Edge; at one point in the early afternoon two males were at Higher Meadows with one then flying off over the moor towards Burnt Edge!
6 Buzzard W/WSW
Hobby over Higher Meadows heading NW
Adult Mediterranean Gull low north over Coal Pit Road

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Ian McKerchar


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29 Wheatear through today, also five Greylag Geese over south and two Cuckoo along Georges Lane.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Ian McKerchar


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Singing male Cuckoo around Wilderswood this afternoon.

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My youngest daughter wanted to walk up to the mast so we walked through walker fold, along burnt edge, over 2 lads and up to the mast and back. Species seen included the following: Meadow pipit, skylark, Kestrel, Wheatear, Raven, Cuckoo (heard only), buzzard, Whitethroat, Curlew, swallow. A brilliant walk considering she is only 4 years old!!!

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Sightings from all day today:

23 Wheatear
2 Whimbrel north
1 Swift north
Cuckoo at Green Nook

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Ian McKerchar


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Late afternoon today in a 10 minute period after a brief spell of drizzle:

Wood Warbler singing in Holdens Plantation before heading north
Tree Pipit also there feeding on caterpillars
Cuckoo
13 Wheatear

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Ian McKerchar


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Sightings from today:

1 Whimbrel north
1Tree Pipit calling over east at Higher Meadows
1 Cuckoo
44 Wheatear

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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9.20am to 11.45am

Scout Road/Coal Pit Road :-
Pair of Mallards on Bryan Hey Reservoir, Pheasants, Lapwings included two juveniles by Scout Road (only saw one in the long grass a few days ago), Curlews, Black-headed Gulls, Woodpigeons, 1m Cuckoo at the bottom of Scout Road & a bubbling call above Lomax Wives Plantation could have been a female (not heard one calling for years so not entirely sure), Skylarks, Swallows, Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtails, Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, 7 Wheatears, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, 6 Grasshopper Warblers heard reeling, Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap, Willow Warblers, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starlings, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Linnets, & Reed Buntings.

Walker Fold Woods included :-
1 Buzzard, 1m Cuckoo, Whitethroats, Willow Warblers, Goldcrests, & a Siskin.


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Ring Ouzel in horse paddock/field directly before wilderswood car park @approx 18-00,

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This morning:

1 Yellow Wagtail north
Cuckoo at Georges Lane
35 Wheatear
Whimbrel still present near Higher Meadows

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Today:

Whimbrel still present
single Cuckoo north
4 singing Grasshopper Warblers
28 Wheatear
1 Whitethroat
2 Greylag Geese south Georges Lane

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Scout Road this morning :-

2 Lapwings with 1 juvenile
Grasshopper Warbler reeling
Skylarks, dozens of Starlings, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Linnets, Willow Warblers, 1f Wheatear, Pheasants, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, 1 Pied Wagtail.
Horrocks Hill Farm had a Grey Heron, a Canada Goose, and a pair of Mallards.


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Ian McKerchar wrote:

The moors finally got into their stride today smile

122 Wheatear
Whimbrel again just over the border in Lancs and another flew over north
2 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Hobby

Info thanks to Andy Makin




Can't wait for the weekend then - up there early doors

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The moors finally got into their stride today smile

122 Wheatear
Whimbrel again just over the border in Lancs and another flew over north
2 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Hobby

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Possible common redpoll at George's lane near big hedge. Very pale with almost pure white/cream chest and only any red on top of it's head. Flew off towards wilder sword and could not relocate.

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1 cuckoo calling at burnt edge now. Also up to 3 grasshoppers warblers reeling

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Late news for yesterday:

Single Whimbrel feeding in fields below Georges Lane just in Lancashire
30 Wheatear

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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5 Wheatear this morning.

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A couple of hours this morning between 8.30 - 10.30 firstly along Georges Land then a loop from Burnt Edge to Holden's Farm. Overall fairly quiet

Georges Lane
1 Wheater below kennels
3 Goldcrest, 2 Willow Warbler, 7 Lesser Redpoll in the conifers
Kestrel

Burnt Edge / Holden's Farm
6 Willow Warbler
14 Linnet
2 Swallows
2 Curlew
5 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Goldfinches in conifers at Burnt Edge
1 Red Grouse on raised edge of quarry as you walk down from Burnt Edge - then flew towards Burnt Edge

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36 Wheatear present this morning and also a single Fieldfare at Holdens Farm.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Ian McKerchar


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This morning:

Single Twite through NE
Ringed Plover over the tops
3 Curlew over N
16 Wheatear

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Eight Twite flew low east through Higher Meadows at 07:30 this morning.

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Originally posted today by Jack Danson:

Holdens Farm.
What a start to the day !! 8.30 a.m 2 swallows swooping over the farm and darting in and out of the buildings. Then at lunch time sat watching 2 Pied wagtails exploring stone wall and carrying in nesting material. Super day.




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Andy - thanks for your company this morning good to get to know a bit more about places of interest around the moors
by the way forgot Swallow over stables on George's Lane


Ian McKerchar wrote:

Sightings from this morning:

Crossbill 5 over NNW and 11 briefly down in Wilderswood before flying N
Siskin 15 W
Redpoll 20 N
Linnet 3 N
Chaffinch 14 S
Wheatear 2 females at Holdens

Info thanks to Andy Makin




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Sightings from this morning:

Crossbill 5 over NNW and 11 briefly down in Wilderswood before flying N
Siskin 15 W
Redpoll 20 N
Linnet 3 N
Chaffinch 14 S
Wheatear 2 females at Holdens

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Other sightings from today:

9 Wheatear
7 Buzzard
Merlin over high east

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Glossy Ibis circling high in thermals south over Howich at 11:25am.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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A male Ring Ouzel was along Georges Lane this morning.

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2 Swallows battling through the gloom nr Coal Pit Lane entrance this morning

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Quiet along George's Lane around the kennels this morning

3 Siskins over
5 Lesser Redpoll
4 Mallard
Curlew
Kestrel
Meadow Pipits


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Scout Road late morning :-

4 Lapwings
1 Curlew
Numerous Pheasants
30+ Woodpigeons
Skylarks
Meadow Pipits
1 Reed Bunting
Others included Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Magpies, Carrion Crows, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, & Goldfinches.

3 Mallards on Bryan Hey Reservoir & a pair of Canada Geese on the fields behind the reservoir.

My first Swallows of the year (two), as I headed down Smithills Dean Road, presumably the birds that nest at Bryan Hey Farm.



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Two Wheatears at Higher Meadows this morning quickly flew north over the moor.

A total of 732 Meadow Pipits flew north at 08:45 in a brief window of blue skies and much reduced wind, viewed from Scout Road.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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George's Lane 10:00am

3 Wheatear (all male and the first I've seen this year) in the field below the kennels.
2 Lapwing
1 Red-legged Partridge in the same field


4 Goldcrest &
10 Lesser Redpoll in the small conifer plantation on the GM/Lancs border

Elsewhere:
1 pair of Stonechat


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10.00-13.00

Burnt Edge

4 Meadow Pipits & 2 Black Headed Gulls

Mast Road

1 Reed Bunting, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 6 Meadow Pipits and a pair of Mistle Thrushes.

Georges Lane

On the rough pasture below the kennels.

26 Fieldfares mixed with 50+ Starlings in a single flock, 1 Kestrel, 1 male Stonechat, 1 Raven and 2 Lapwings.

Holdens Farm

Another mixed flock of Fieldfares & Starlings, on pasture behind the farm, a highly mobile group, impossible to count, but numbers seem similar to those near the kennels.

1 Pied Wagtail

-- Edited by John Williams on Saturday 15th of March 2014 03:40:06 PM

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Afternoon walk from Burnt Edge to Smithills Moor via Holdens Farm and return.


Stonechat pair on Smithills Moor
Curlew 2 over displaying
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel F
Meadow Pipit 6
Skylark 3
Pheasant 2

Dean Mills Reservoir (atop Smithills Moor)

Mandarin M
Shoveler 2M
Mallard 3


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9.00am to 10.45am. Scout Road - Coal Pit Road - Burnt Edge.

5 Canada Geese & 3 Mallards at Bryan Hey Reservoir
Pheasants
Lapwings off Scout Road & Coal Pit Road
Numerous Black-headed Gulls & a flock of 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over
Woodpigeons
1 Green Woodpecker calling from Lomax Wives Farm. Another one heard near Holden's Farm.
Pied Wagtails, Skylarks , & Meadow Pipits
Wrens, Dunnocks, & Robins
2 Blackbirds, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush
Blue Tits & Great Tits
Magpies, Carrion Crows, & a pair of Ravens over Burnt Edge
Starlings
Chaffinches, Greenfinches, & Goldfinches
1 Lesser Redpoll at Bryan Hey Reservoir
1 Linnet at Holden's Farm
Reed Buntings off Coal Pit Road & at Burnt Edge






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Originally posted today by Jack Danson:

Spent a wonderful 15 mins watching from the car, 2 Green Woodpeckers feeding in short heather at the side of Coal Pit rd near Holdens Farm. Before flying into trees at other side of road.

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9.30am to 11.50am. Scout Road- Coal Pit Road- Burnt Edge- Walker Fold.
Not too much about, the best sightings being :-

1f Goosander with 12 Mallards on Bryan Hey Reservoir.
A Redwing with 8 Blackbirds at Green Nook
10 Meadow Pipits & 100+ Fieldfares on field between Gilligant's & Roscow's Tenement Farms
A Kestrel at Holden's Farm
A Reed Bunting was the only bird at Burnt Edge





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2 Ravens on posts at quarry edge on the road to Burnt Edge this morning



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5 male, 3 female Goosanders on Bryan Hey Reservoir. Stonechat on mast road adjacent to quarry.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 4th of January 2014 11:48:08 AM

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Late news for yesterday, when 30+ Brambling were in Roscows Tenament Clough, off Coal Pit Lane.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Around 8.45 this morning, 4235 Woodpigeons flew over Scout Road, then a flock of at least 300 Skylark headed directly NW over the watch point. Other birds included 310 Starlings, 40 Reed Bunting and 6 Goosander south and 7 on Bryan Hey Reservoir.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Single snow bunting 8.00 am this morning bird took up off mast road and landed next to the second to last compound no sign of black redstart , heard several red grouse and had a great view of one bird next to the road ( all in lancashire ) 2 carrion crow were eating the bird seed left for the snow buntings , 1 female stonechat on manchester side several redwing flew over at head hight .

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Ian McKerchar


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A Black Redstart was on the rocket shaped mast just over the border in Lancashire on Winter Hill this morning.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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Had a walk round Burnt edge area 3-4.00.
Didn't see much just 2 Buzzards and a fantastic Green Woodpecker.
Had great views of them all though.
I have never seen a Green Woodpecker up there before!

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circuit from Walkers Fold to Holden Farm.

A few mixed flocks around Walkers comprising
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Treecreeper
Goldcrest

also

Chaffinch and Blackbirds in the woods

Around Holden's

4 Starlings
6 Redpoll

a few Corvids knocking about

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Sightings from yesterday:

929 Fieldfare over SW with 40 Bramblings mixed in the flocks
Bramblings throughout the Beech woodlands from Holden's Farm to Walker Fold with at least 200+ birds!
A flock of 30 Lesser Redpoll and 25 Greenfinch at Holden's Farm
4 Red Grouse on Sugar Loaf Hill was very unusual
A very vocal Water Rail was in juncas at Green Nook and was the first record for the moors recording area

All info thanks to Andy Makin

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Sightings from this morning:

99 Brambling, including one flock of 80+
1160 Woodpigeon NW


Info thanks to Andy Makin


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Had a walk round Burnt Edge area today as part of my week off work 10.00 till 12.00.
Species seen:

3 Stonechat
Meadow Pipit
Female Reed Bunting
Buzzard being mobbed by a crow
Greenfinch
Pheasant

But the highlight was a massive flock of Brambling in Holdens Plantation. This had at least 100-150 birds may be more. They were constantly moving around the trees feeding on the beech mast but every now and then a smaller flock would fly up from the ground into the trees above. Brilliant to see!
Thanks to Pete for the information.

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2 female/immature Snow Buntings over Scout Road watch at this morning and also 16 Brambling, 14 Siskin, 330 Fieldfare.

Info thanks to Andy Makin

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