26-04-2012, 19:54
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Re: Peregrine Falcon Web Cam!
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Originally Posted by Stevie R
Yes,Peregrines are resident in and around Accrington,preferring as in Haslingden to inhabit disused quarries.
Red Kites to my knowledge are not breeding locally.My brother did manage however to spot one drifting over The Coppice 12 months ago.I am pretty sure Grizedale Forest in the Lakes and the late Earl Lichfields estate in Yorkshire are the nearest Red Kite release areas to Accrington.
Regarding Buzzards,very few sightings over the years,but I am sure that will change in the not too distant future.Nearest local sighting this week was Ramsbottom,year before Bury.I hope the progression carries on.
Pleasington in Blackburn has had Buzzards for years but I have never noticed any spreading our way,probably heading Brinscall, White Coppice area but would only be a guess.
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Thanks for the update Stevie - last time I was up there I saw Buzzard over that valley below Accrington Scouts - old quarries, in the woods. Also you get Short-eared Owls over Hambledon.
Are there still Tawny Owls around Ardenhall/Owl hall? Also there used to be Little Owls above the lodges on the coppice - up Moleside - Used to hear both these type of owls calling at night.
Last edited by kestrelx; 26-04-2012 at 19:59.
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