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David Nuttall


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Hi all,

I've got round to counting most of our Rookeries over the last week with the following results:

Rook Hill..................35

Broadclough............44

Water.....................27

Lumb.....................14

Farmers Glory........20

Acre......................18

Crawshawbooth.....34 (I think this was Bob's total when I saw him there?)

Total....................192

Still need to get to Healey but struggling for other sites in Rossendale.

I've checked back in our 1990 report and it says there were 590 nests in Rossendale at 21 rookeries although this did include Shuttleworth.

Anybody know of any other sites?

Regards,

David.



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KEVIN LISTER


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Hi Dave

Pete and John counted the following on April 10th

  • Rook Nests
  • Rook Hill 34    7up
  • Peers Clough 15     1down
  • Water Park 24      1up
  • Broad Clough 41     4 up
  • Healey Corner 9     7down No birds present

It seems as though the small rookeries at Cowm & Irwell Vale that started up in recent years have not persisted. 

cheers Kevin



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brian


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Hi David/Kevin,

I recorded the following for GMC at St Johns Shuttleworth On April 17 2016........

41 nest sites constructed or under construction, 28/32 appeared to be in use with 53 adult birds feeding on adjacent fields some of which are in Rossendale.

I agree with Kevin the small rookery at Irwell vale is now nearly empty, possibly because of the increase of Carrion Crow and Jackdaw in the area.

Regards Brian.



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JimOrmerod


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I was just checking the site for recent rookery counts and came across this thread from last year.  I was a bit shocked to see how few rookeries and nests there now appear to be in Rossendale.

I wonder if people would be able to carry out counts this year (2017) too?  From now to mid-April is the best time to do it before leaves obscure things.

One thing to say regarding the overall total is that John Sykes's surveys from 1976 onwards treated Rossendale as a flexible area.  As well as Shuttleworth Churchyard, he included counts from Ramsbottom (Kay Brow), Summerseat, Holcombe Church, Holcombe Brook and probably others which are actually part of Greater Manchester so the past counts are not directly comparable.

I'm also trying to count ones in Bolton this year (also in short supply) so I'll try to get over to Holcombe Brook etc to see if the rookeries are still there.

Best wishes

Jim Ormerod

 



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David Nuttall


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Hi Jim,
Had a quick look at some rookery's today with the following results:

St John's , Shuttleworth...34,
Acre,................................ 8,
Farmer's Glory..................11,
Lumb...............................12,
Water...............................18,
Broadclough......................36,
Rook Hill...........................19.

Hopefully there will be a few additions yet as still early in the season.

Regards,
David.

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JimOrmerod


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Thanks David.  I hadn't realised there was one at Farmers Glory.  I wonder when that started?

 

Also - is the Lumb rookery the same as Peer's Clough?

Jim



-- Edited by JimOrmerod on Monday 20th of March 2017 09:30:08 AM

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David Nuttall


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Hi Jim,

Not sure how long the rookery has been at The Farmer's Glory; 3 years at least to my knowledge but don't know before that.

Lumb is indeed Peer's Clough!

Regards,
David.

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