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- Sat Nov 20, 2021 1:41 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Cuerden valley park
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Cuerden valley park
Cvp records for last week little egret on lake for several days first seen early am Friday. Pair of ravens displaying over local wood 13 goosander on lake. Kingfisher and water rail kem mill lodge numerous thrushes about mostly blabi and redwi 20+siskin in river side alders brambling heard in fly ov...
- Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:30 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: cuerden valley park
- Replies: 0
- Views: 143
cuerden valley park
cuerden lake early am 6 gadwall on the lake in nature reserve corner 4m 2f .
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:34 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Last nights moths
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- Views: 116
Last nights moths
Clayton green moths heart and dart 5 large yellow underwing 5 riband wave 2 dark arches 1 the snout 1 clouded silver 2 buff tip 1 common wave 1 common white wave 2 barred straw 1 straw dot 3 clouded border 1 small fan foot wave 2 double square dot 2 straw dot 2 Willow beauty 3 the clay 1 common emer...
- Thu Jul 01, 2021 8:02 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Late post moths Clayton green garden weds morn
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Late post moths Clayton green garden weds morn
Wednesday morning moth's light emerald 2 elephant hawk 1 drinker moth 1m riband wave 3 flame shoulder 4 heart and dart 4 common wainscot 4 barred yellow 1 flame 1 may Highflyer 2 dark arches 1 ingrained Clay 1 grey/dark dagger 1 barred straw 1 common carpet 2 small square dot 1 clouded silver 1 clou...
- Thu May 27, 2021 7:36 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Chorley town centre ravens
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- Views: 154
Chorley town centre ravens
The two young ravens taking flights today with the parents. Plenty practice flights good to watch
- Sat May 22, 2021 8:08 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Odds and sods
- Replies: 1
- Views: 209
Re: Odds and sods
The raven could well have been heading to nestsite in town. Young getting close to fledging now.
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 2:45 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Cuerden valley park
- Replies: 0
- Views: 133
Cuerden valley park
Early am today pair of Gadwall on lake 14prs Canada's and at least 4pr heron on island. Pair of nuthatch plastering up an old woodpeckers hole in the pinetum. 3 further calling males heard during our walk.
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:36 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Singing chiffchaff
- Replies: 1
- Views: 185
Singing chiffchaff
One chiffchaff singing in the wood at rear of garden in last afternoon sunshine. Appeared to be ringed. All so in garden 11golfi 6 bulfi 5 siskin and m+f great spot. Single raven over garden
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:14 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Cuerden VP - Friday 5th Feb 2021
- Replies: 5
- Views: 413
Re: Cuerden VP - Friday 5th Feb 2021
The pair of Mandarin have been on the lake for well over a week now either loafing by the island or over in the N.R corner. Last year the heronery held 6 active nests. And the max count of goosanders was 19 birds
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:21 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Cuerden Whittle Buckshaw circular
- Replies: 4
- Views: 380
Re: Cuerden Whittle Buckshaw circular
Hi john the same question as I asked ian the other week about his sighting of willow tit did you notice if the bird in question was ringed or not. Several birds have been ringed in the area over the last couple of years cheers andy
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:26 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Black Gold Red
- Replies: 0
- Views: 162
Black Gold Red
Over the last two weeks the garden has been overrun with blabis on a very regular basis. Maximum count of 18 birds on the 8th. And on most days into double figures. Since the 31st DEC 18 blabis have been caught and ringed but only two have been retrapped (caught again on a later date). At least 8 ar...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:18 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Cuerden Valley
- Replies: 4
- Views: 347
Re: Cuerden Valley
Ian did you notice if the wilti you saw was ringed or not several birds have been ringed in an area just east of kem mill lodge over the last couple of years
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:10 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Yuletide ringing session
- Replies: 0
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Yuletide ringing session
Yesterday's session ringing at the feeding station was quite successful 33birds caught in two hours mostly titmice inc 5 Lotti's no wilti though also nutha f great spot. Chafi. Bulfi 2m 3f 5 Golfi and 3 robins. Then in the afternoon a one hour session ringing in the garden produced 15birds caught ag...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:25 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Solstice birding
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- Views: 240
Solstice birding
Out and about locally early am 7ravens leaving a roost cuerden valley 12 goosander and 17 cormorants on lake. Topped up feeders at ringing station ready for tomorrow's ringing session (weather permitting) spent an hour sat quiet watching feeders. Many mixed titmice inc Lotti's and single wilti also ...
- Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:00 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Corvid Roost Stannings Folly Ulnes Walton
- Replies: 5
- Views: 484
Re: Corvid Roost Stannings Folly Ulnes Walton
Numbers of jackdaws at cuerden fluctuate year on year but on average 2000 are in the roost during late autumn early winter