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- Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:37 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Early morning on the moors
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Early morning on the moors
Brinscall-Gt Hill via main track-GH Farm-Dean Black Brook-Coppice Stile returning via top of the bluff-Heatherlea Woods. 0545hrs-0910hrs Pheasants - at least 16, I'd heard 4 from Well Lane before 6am! Similarly, there appeared more Red Grouse than usual, and many Meadow Pipits and Skylark. Didn't do...
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:33 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Brinscall-White Coppice-Drinkwaters-Brinscall
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- Views: 277
Brinscall-White Coppice-Drinkwaters-Brinscall
Early morning brisk walk. Pair Buzzard over Brinscall at first light. 3 Tufted Ducks (2M 1F) on lodge near former print works 2 Grey Wagtail chasing each other on Goit nearby. 2 more Buzzards (or same pair as above) hovering virtually motionless over the bluff near Sharrock's (0650hrs), hanging in t...
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:00 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Counting Meadow Pipits
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- Views: 269
Counting Meadow Pipits
Morning exercise possibly not in keeping with the 1 hour a day exercise prescribed, but there are few people out on the moors first thing. And for anyone with "moor envy", I'm missing wandering around other parts of Chorley... Brinscall - Great Hill Farm via the main track - return via the...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:02 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Saturday Withnell NR/Today Brinscall-White Coppice
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Saturday Withnell NR/Today Brinscall-White Coppice
Saturday walk Shale Holes/Withnell NR 1410-1530hrs Goldfinch, Blackbird, Greenfinch (6) - pair west of Shale holes about 200m from our garden, haven't seen any in our garden since the week before the winter garden bird survey started! 2 pairs at the Abbey Village end. Blue Tits, Jackdaws, BH Gulls o...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:31 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Withnell nature reserve
- Replies: 1
- Views: 453
Re: Withnell nature reserve
Nice to hear Chiffchaffs there again. Spotted my first Chiffchaffs of the year in Brinscall on Saturday afternoon, I'm just about to send a delayed report
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:31 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Early morning patch birding
- Replies: 2
- Views: 430
Early morning patch birding
With the car out of bounds and on furlough, I'll be taking mostly early morning exercise on the moors. Might mean better patch coverage than usual? 0500-0900hrs Brinscall - Great Hill (via GH farm) - top Dean Black Brook & return via the track N of Calico Hall to Well Lane Blackbird & Robins...
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:40 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Looking for Wheatear at the Temples
- Replies: 1
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Looking for Wheatear at the Temples
With all the recent posts about Wheatear/Whitebottoms (polite) had 2 sessions during the weekend at and around the top of Well lane, Ratten Clough, Solomon's Temple and New Temple. But they are not back there yet. Saturday late afternoon 1620-1815hrs: 1 Lapwing, 1 Curlew (prob. male), 4 Carrion Crow...
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:33 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Brinscall to Alance Bridge return
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- Views: 403
Brinscall to Alance Bridge return
Fine day, fine walk, 1200hrs to 1700hrs Brinscall-Drinkwaters-across the moor to Lead Mines Clough-Alance Bridge-reservoirs-White Coppice-Brinscall (9.5 miles). Of note: Top of Well Lane: Pair of Stonechat*, Kestrel in tree nearby. Increasing numbers of Meadow Pipits and Skylark singing than noted r...
- Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:20 pm
- Forum: Field Trips
- Topic: Hic Bibi Nature Reserve, Sat 7th March
- Replies: 5
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Re: Hic Bibi Nature Reserve, Sat 7th March
Thanks Len and Lydia. Slight error in my list: I try to use the BTO 2-letter codes when noting birds and had 2 ST's on my list. The first was for Song Thrush but must have put ST down also for a small flock of Starlings which I recall flew over the reserve. Starlings should be SG. So we can add Star...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:44 pm
- Forum: Field Trips
- Topic: Hic Bibi Nature Reserve, Sat 7th March
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Re: Hic Bibi Nature Reserve, Sat 7th March
11 members met up on a relatively mild and dry morning to wander in Hic bibi Nature reserve and around nearby fields, returning by Hic bibi Lane. On arrival the first thing I heard on opening the car door were Greenfinch which was a good sign. Several were seen/heard near the entrance, and occasiona...
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:55 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Common Bank Lodge & YVP
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Common Bank Lodge & YVP
Outside for the first time in a while... CB Lodge 1030 to 1130hrs: Mute Swan (2), LT tits, Moorhen, Robins, Magpie, Woodpigeons, Blackbirds, Jay (1), Coot, Great tits, Little Grebe* (3) - noisy scuffle broke out between a pair and another, guessing it was a pair in territory with the odd one encroac...
- Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:09 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Oystercatchers are back
- Replies: 1
- Views: 446
Oystercatchers are back
Reliably informed that the Oystercatchers have returned to the timber yard rooftops in Withnell where they have breed before. 4 Oystercatchers flew over our house this morning so there could be two pairs set up for breeding - or they may be unrelated to the timber yard birds...
- Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:50 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Tawny Owls, floods & other stuff...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 401
Re: Tawny Owls, floods & other stuff...
Forgot to add that GC and MP takes my total to 62 Chorley sp...
- Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:46 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Tawny Owls, floods & other stuff...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 401
Tawny Owls, floods & other stuff...
Thursday evening 21.00hrs pair of Tawny Owls in and around the garden calling and flying around. Last Sunday cut off due to storm Ciara, expecting same today, ponding (+30cm deep) at bottom of Well Lane and floods at bottom of School Lane. Yesterday 14.45-16.30hrs walked up Well Lane, across moors, ...
- Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:03 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: On the moors
- Replies: 0
- Views: 317
On the moors
Lead Mines Clough-Dead Forest-Holts Flat and back to Jepson's Gate. 1330 - 15.45 hrs Fairly quiet: 2 Buzzard, Carrion crows, 5 Blackbird, 2 Magpie, 6 Bullfinch*, 1 Robin, several Pheasant*, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay*, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Brambling skulking in the dead forest, flew out with their white rumps fla...