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10.30-14.00

Georges Lane: 1m Reed Bunting, 2 Buzzards and 4 Ravens.

A couple of Willow Warblers were singing in the border plantation, but otherwise there was a

noticeable lack of summer migrants, apart from a couple of passing Swallows.

Burnt Edge area: 2 Kestrels, 1m Wheatear, 2 Linnets, 4 Ravens and 2 Buzzards.

Cuckoo heard calling, but not seen.

Meadow Pipits did not seem as abundant as they have appeared in previous springs, but the

complete lack of any Stonechats being found along Burnt Edge bank and Georges Lane is worrying.

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This morning, 37 Wheatear and 4 Ring Ouzel around Adams Hill.

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Visit for 26th April - 36 species seen including -

1 Ring Ouzel near to Mast Road

1 Sparrowhawk

1 Buzzard

2 Kestrel

2 Raven

1 Jay

1 Goldcrest

1 Jay

6 Wheatear

3 Lesser Redpoll

2 Bullfinch

 



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Highlights for yesterday on the moors included:

 

69 Wheatears including a couple of Greenland types

Male Whinchat at Heather Hall

1 Yellow Wagtail north over Higher Meadows and a White Wagtail down at Scout Road watchpoint

2 male Ring Ouzel at Adams Hill

Whitethroat along Coal Pit Lane

 

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This morning 3 Ring Ouzel in the horse fields at the bottom of Mast Road and another moving around the compounds off Mast Road. Also, a total of 30 Wheatear.

 

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Late news for yesterday morning:

12 Willow Warbler around Walker Fold

160 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin and 5 Swallow over Fleet Moor and a further 100 Sand Martin moved south later on

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Highlights today included:

4 Curlew N

8 Fieldfare N

2 Golden Plover high N and 1 down on Smithills Moor

4 Wheatear included a colour ringed male

1 Ring ouzel on grass just above Montcliffe close to Mast Road

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7 Bar-tailed Godwit flew low north over Scout Road this morning.

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This morning from Scout Road:

39 Whooper Swan flew N early morning landing on Delph Reservoir then back N again at 07:55

3 Sand Martin N

30 Redwing N

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2 male Wheatears along Higher Meadows this morning, also 4 Curlew and 20 Meadow Pipit N.

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Late news for yesterday morning from Higher Meadows:

56 Skylark N including flock of 47 which were grounded feeding in fields

1 Golden Plover N

Green Woodpecker calling below the cafe

Scout Road later in the morning produced:

Flocks of 35 and 15 Curlew flew north

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This morning's highlights, 23 Curlew N, 6 Oystercatcher N, 20 Siskin 20 N

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Further sightings from Scout Road this morning included:

1 Golden Plover N

Three flocks of Curlew N with one single, a group of 32 and a group of 45

13 Fieldfare N

242 Skylark SE (largest flock of 70)

2 Crossbill SW

78 Chaffinch S 

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Two drake Red-breasted Merganser flew north over Scout Road and out over Delph at 09:49 this morning.

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Sightings around Scout Road this morning included 60 Curlew, with two flocks of 14 and 7 through north and then 39 dropping in to fields by the Wilton Arms pub. Also 26 Greylag Geese feeding in fields below Scout Road.

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41 Curlew were in a field below Scout Road near to the Wilton Arms early this morning.

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2181 Woodpigeon N/NW and 196 S over the moors and 1 male Crossbill S over Scout Road 

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12.00-15.00

Georges Lane : 1 Kestrel and 3 Ravens. 1 Treecreeper with a couple of Goldcrests in the border plantation.

Interestingly the Goldcrests appeared to spend much of the time foraging on the ground below the conifers.

Burnt Edge : 2 Red Grouse (M+F) and 1f Reed Bunting.

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Late news for yesterday morning:

2050 Woodpigeon high north in 79 small flocks

1 Brambling over calling

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Late news for yesterday morning from Scout Road:

1710 Woodpigeons, with 1322 N/NW in 23 flocks and 388 S in 7

294 Redwing S in 4 flocks

1 Waxwing low WSW

1 Brambling S

1 Red Grouse in a field just to the west of the watchpoint at the bottom of Horrocks Fold

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Highlights over Scout Road this morning included 91 Fieldfare high south in small groups, 14 Redwing, 10 Siskin north and 124 Chaffinch south.

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Minimum of 2 Brambling in Beech trees near Burnt Edge today

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Highlights from Scout Road this morning included:

Male Ring Ouzel south

507 Chaffinch south in just half and hour

34 Brambling south

677 Woodpigeon over

 

Yesterday:

212 Chaffinch and 8 Brambling south and 12 Goosander also south.

 

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Highlights from Higher Meadows this morning:

819 Pink-footed Geese SE in 7 skeins and 190 NW in 3 skeins

12,759 Woodpigeon S in 128 flocks, the largest flock of 1000+ and another of 700+

639 Fieldfare and 58 Redwing S

123 Brambling S including one flock of 100+ 

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Late highlights from Monday (14th) morning from Higher Meadows included 5000+ Woodpigeon ESE, 779 Fieldfare ESE and 333 Redwing ESE.

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This morning from Scout Road after mist had clearer around 8am:

1109 Woodpigeon S in 22 flocks

1206 Fieldfare SW in 21 flocks (largest of 350)

339 Redwing S

101 Chaffinch S

5 Brambling S

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This morning's highlights from Scout Road included:

20 Snipe N/NW in 1 and 2s

2623 Woodpigeon S

1419 Fieldfare SW

25 Brambling S

352 Chaffinch S 

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Highlights from Scout Road this morning:

75 Pink-footed Geese SE in 2 skeins

380 Fieldfare S in 10 flocks

210 Chaffinch S

11 Brambling S 

6 Crossbill S

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Highlights from a fairly brief visit to Higher Meadows area this morning:

345 Pink-footed Geese SE in 4 skeins

469 Fieldfare W in 5 flocks

76 Brambling S including flocks of 40, 16 and 15

7 Crossbill S (one flock)

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8 Whooper Swan (3 immature) over east at 08:15

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Late highlights for yesterday:

40,023 Woodpigeon with 39,794 S in 189 flocks and 229 N in 5 flocks

1147 Fieldfare and 321 Redwing N

Female type Merlin 

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This morning’s highlights from Scout Road:

3 Pintail NW (1 drake)

2 Goosander S

1 male type Ring Ouzel in the quarry then flew S

121 Fieldfare and 39 Redwing S

1045 Woodpigeon S

135 Chaffinch S

50 Lesser Redpoll S

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Highlights from Scout Road this morning:

100 Pink-footed Geese SE

5077 Woodpigeon in 40 flocks

551 Redwing S in 33 small flocks

162 Chaffinch S

11 Brambling S

2 Snow Bunting SW over Horrocks Moor

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An hour from Scout Road this morning ahead of rain setting in produced highlights of:

3 Whooper Swans SE

315 Pink-footed Geese SE, 5 NW and 60 NE

2491 Woodpigeon S

265 Fieldfare S

265 Redwing S

7 Brambling S

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This morning’s moors highlights from Scout Road:

280 Pink footed Geese SE and 75 NW

9724 Woodpigeon S

138 Fieldfare S in 9 small flocks

118 Redwing S

1 male type Ring Ouzel NW

221 Chaffinch S

2 Crossbill S 

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Highlights from yesterday morning included:

2 Whooper Swan over N

82 Pink-footed Geese in two skeins of 15 and 67 low W

4 Goosander SW

1 Riing Ouzel (male type) S

371 Redwing S

427 Fieldfare S

185 Chaffinch S

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Late news for yesterday morning:

Adult male Merlin S

2102 Woodpigeon S (including one flock of 650)

14 Stock Dover S

396 Fieldfare and 39 Redwing S

38 Siskin S

247 Chaffinch S

1 Crossbill S

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An hour at Scout Road/Horrocks Wood this morning produced a Merlin flying low west and a Ring-Necked Parakeet which was the biggest shock for us! Plenty finches, including Siskins, and about 100 each of Redwing and Fieldfare. Nice to meet two birders - not sure of your names!

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Highlights from this morning from Scout Road included:

270 Pink-footed Geese SE

1 ringtail Hen Harrier E though possibly one of the recent lingering birds

1628 Woodpigeon SW

1 Green Woodpecker 

1 male Ring Ouzel high SSE

32 Song Thrush including 26 in one flock

1151 Fieldfare S in 29 flocks

370 Redwing in 21 flocks

275 Chaffinch S

45 Siskin S

1 Tree Sparrow S

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Late highlights for yesterday morning from Scout Road:

27 Whooper Swan with 17 E and 10 SE

17 Goosander S in three flocks and a single

Usual adult male Hen Harrier hunting during morning

1 female Marsh Harrier moving high E

2 single Swallows fast S

306 Redwing S

1646 Fieldfare S

1 male Ring Ouzel S

3 Tree Sparrow together over S

11 Brambling S

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Highlights from this morning included:

4 Red-breasted Merganser (1 male) south over Horrocks Moor

1 Jack snipe low south over Edge Lane

2 Hen Harrier, with a male and ringtail 

1760 Woodpigeon S

1365 Fieldfare, with 1193 S and 172 N

1665 Redwing, with 1433 S and 232 N

5 Ring Ouzel with 2 over Scout Road, a male briefly near the Walker Fold car park and 2 south over Edge Lane

8727 Starling SW including some massive flocks

6 Brambling S

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Today's moors highlights included:

11518 Redwing S in 172 flocks

1584 Fieldfare s in 42 flocks

5 Brambling S

196 Siskin S

3 Crossbill S

15 Twite (in one flock) low S

1 Tree Sparrow low overhead

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Impressive visible migration highlights from today on the GM moors 07:30 to 15:15:

63962 Redwing S/SE in 449 flocks (largest flock of 2000!)

8957 Fieldfare S/SE in 166 flocks

9 Ring Ouzel S with 3 singles and 2 and 4 together 

271 Siskin S

1 Yellowhammer S

4 Hen Harrier, with a male through south and 3 ringtails, one through south and 2 hunting over the moors most of the day

Female Marsh Harrier

4050 Woodpigeon

5 Golden Plover SW

2 Swallow S

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Tuesday 18th October 2:30 to 4:30pm - Burnt Edge & Holdens Farm circuit including farm at end of Matchmoor Lane.

5 buzzards, 4 of which were together rising on thermals;  Grey Heron over Holden's Farm

M & F Stonechat;  10 Meadow Pipits on telegraph wires;  12 Redwing;  Kestrel;  Goldfinch;  Chaffinch;  Long-Tailed Tit;  Nuthatch

& I'm pretty certain there was 2 Juvenile Ring Ouzel moving along the grassy & fern slope off Burnt Edge Lane but couldn't get close enough to be absolutely sure.



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Highlights from this morning, with fog rolling in early on preventing further viewing on the lower slopes:

735 Woodpigeon S

60 Pink-footed Geese NW

Male Hen Harrier on Smithills Moor

Male Merlin off Mast Road

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Highlights from this morning included 110 Redwing S in 13 small flocks and 426 Woodpigeon S in 21 flocks

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This morning‘s highlights from Scout Road:

21 Redwing S

3 Swallow S

337 Meadow Pipit S

296 Siskin S including flocks of 80 and 50

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Yesterday morning's moors highlights included:

27 Pink-footed Goose NW

888 Woodpigeon

931 Meadow Pipit through

244 Redwing NW/SW

187 Linnet S

16 Stonechat around the mast compounds on the Lancs/GM border

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Today's main highlights from Scout Road included:

1 ringtail Hen Harrier Hen Harrier near Gale Brook Plantation

721 Woodpigeon S

10 Swallow and 2 House Martin S

163 Linnet, 279 Goldfinch, 291 Siskin 291 and 55 Lesser Redpoll all S

5 Tree Sparrow S 

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Late news for yesterday morning, with highlights from Scout Road of:

 

1 Merlin

1 ringtail Hen Harrier high south

Grey Plover over south

1593 Meadow Pipits S

47 Swallow and 4 House Martin S

1 Tree Sparrow S

164 Linnet S

62 Siskin S

175 Goldfinch S

4 male Crossbill S

 

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