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*** Posting information about sensitive species ***
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Neil Burke has drawn my attention to a message on the Greater Manchester Bird Forum pointing out that there is an active group of egg-thieves operating from the Heywood area and that they trawl forums such as these to get clues as to the location of nests birds of prey etc. When posting on the Forum pleas...
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Spreadsheet for Rossendale Bird records
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If anyone is looking for a relatively simple way of storing their bird notes electronically, I've posted a sticky in the General Discussion section on this topic.
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STICKY:
*** REMINDER - Postings about sensitive species ***
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Just before the breeding season, it may be worth reminding users that, being a public forum, not everyone reading these messages will have the welfare of the birds at heart. Please take care not to put at risk the nest sites of sensitive species. Either make the description deliberately vague or do...
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*** PLEASE READ *** - New sighting entry facility
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Those of you who also use the East Lancashire forum will have seen an announcement about a new facility for entering birds records online via the ELOC website.
Tony Cooper of ELOC emailed me during December 2006 kindly inviting ROC to make use of this facility. Due to other pressure...
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Forum guidelines - PLEASE READ
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Welcome to the Rossendale Birds and Wildlife Forum
The forums within this site are provided for the purpose of recording sightings of the various groups within the Rossendale Borough boundary.
You do not have to register in order to use the forum simply for reading the existing messages.&...
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2026
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2 January walk around Grane and Quarries and highlights were approx 30 Mallard on Holden Wood and 5 Goldeneye on Calf hey 4 January visit to Holden Wood early morning 5 Snipe, 27 Lapwing in 3 different flocks including 9 on the breeding field, 1 Woodcock, 80 plus Fieldfare in hedge with sm...
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Calf Hey to Clough Head 2-3-26
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Not a lot around 2 x Treecreepers Blue, Great & Coal Tits Nuthatches Canada Geese Buzzard Over Good number of Greenfinch and Siskin at Clough head Most unusual was 26 Oystercatcher on field near to Ogden Cheers Ian
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Greenfold 27/2/26
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Afternoon ramble 1 pair Mallard Flock of c/60 Lapwing + 2 on territory. 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 2 Raven over calling c/ 100 flock of Starling + flock of 20 flew in from Whitewell Valley. 60+ Fieldfare Pr Stonechat have taken up same territory as 2024. 2 singing Skylark 1 Reed Bunting Bob.
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Clough Bottom, 27th Feb 2026
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12:00 - 1:00P.M. Canada Goose, 12 on the res, Goosander, 2 males & 4 redheads on the res, Buzzard, soaring pair, Curlew, 3 in fields near Windy Bank, Oystercatcher, 1 on the dam bank, Common Gull, c40 on res / dam wall, Stock Dove, 3 at Windy Bank, Skylark, 2 singing birds near Red Moss, Mistle Thrush...
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Goodshaw - Greenfold 24/2/26
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Late morning onwards - Small numbers of Starlings and House Sparrows around Goodshaw Ave + 2 Collared Doves. Greenfinch calling at Goodshaw Chapel + 4 Starlings House Sparrows calling in hedge at Goodshaw lane. 2 Raven over Badgercote flew into the Limy valley then 2 over Greenfold heading N. + 4 on...
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whitworth area 21/02/26
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Wallbank Lodge Canada goose - 1pr mallard - 8 coot - 1 moorhen - 2 black-headed gull - 3 collared dove - singing bird nuthatch - 1 song thrush - 1pr Eastgate Woods great spotted woodpecker - male mistle thrush - singing bird long-tailed tit - min 3 blue tit - c10 Spring Mill Res cormorant - 3 Canada goose - 2 g...
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Clowbridge 15 2 26
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Cormorant 11 Canada Geese 12 Gossander 5 (3m 2 f ) Mallard 2 over B H Gull 2 Stonechat 2 Reed Bunting 2 Blackbird 1 Goldfinch calling birds Dunnock 1 Wood Pigeon 3 Carrion Crow 2 Magpie 1 Kestrel 1 Peter and John
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Cheesden Valley & Harden Moor 14/02/2026
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cormorant - 1 at AMRgreylag goose - 1pr at AMRpink-footed goose - c140 over, heading south westCanada goose 1pr at AMRmallard - 3 drakes at Buckhurst Lodge & a pair at middle lodgeteal - a drake & 2 ducks at middle lodgebuzzard - 1pr & a singlekestrel - 1 at Cheesdenpheasant - 3 singleslapw...
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Grane 080226
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grey heron - 5 at Ogden, with another flying awaycormorant - 3 at Holden Wood in the morning & 5 there astarling - c80 at Calf Hey 3pmgreylag goose - 1pr at Ogdenpink-footed goose - c150 flew west @ 11:45Canada goose - 21 at Holden Wood, 55 at Ogden, 7 at Calf Hey & 46 at Heap Clough. mallard - 7 at Ho...
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Clough bottom 1230-1340hrs
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Raven Kestrel 2 Goosander 1M 3FOystercatcher single birdTufted duck single male Stonechat Grey wagtail Bullfinch 1M 2F cheers, Phil
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Clough Bottom & Clowbridge 07/02/26
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Clough Bottom ResCanada goose - 1prtufted duck - malegoosander - 5 femalesblack-headed gull - 7common gull - 31herring gull - 2woodpigeon - 6robin 2song thrush - 2coal tit - 2blue tit - 5wren - 1magpie - 6carrion crow - 6chaffinch - 4bullfinch - 2 calling birds Clowbridge Resgreat crested grebe - 1co...
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Ashworth Moor Reservoir 1/2/2026
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Ashworth Moor Reservoir 1 Water Pipit In overflow channel working its way down quickly towards the little footbridge then flying out of sight Cheers Craggy
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Clowbridge Reservoir 1/2/2026
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Clowbridge Reservoir 15 Goosander Cheers Craggy
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Clough Bottom 1 2 26
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Clough Bottom Goosander 9 Mallard 15 Cormorant 1 Tufted Duck 1 Herring Gull 38 Lapwing 18 Buzzard 2 ( 1 over 1 calling ) Kestrel 1 Blackbird 6 Robin calling birds Dunnock 1 L T Tit 6 Blue Tit 3 Coal Tit calling birds Goldcrest Calling birds Magpie 1 Carrion Crow 4 Song Thrush 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Woodpigeon 2 ov...
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Moor above stacksteads
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Male hen harrier 24 January
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Clowbridge 29/01/26 9:30-10:30
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Canadas Mallard 18 Goosander ~50/50 split 21 Cormorant 54 Lapwing in field north of res 1 Oystercatcher 1 Herring gull harassing a male goosander which took off and was chased by the gull. Cheers Ian
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Reedsholme area 28/1/26
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28/1/26 afternoon ramble c/20 Siskin near Woodcroft St, present since 23rd - high count of 30+ previously. 1 Dipper at Leabrook. Twin Lodges - 4 Rook in fields w/ jackdaws. 17 Mallard 1 Mistle Thrush 2 Raven on T.V. mast. flew off towards Chapel Hill area. 3 Stock Dove 400+ Jackdaw over Constablele...
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Clowbridge 4°c 11:30 28.01.26
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Cormorant 17 Goosander 18 - 6m 12rh Canada Goose 22 Goldeneye 1m Mallard c25 Moorhen 1 Black Headed Gull c12 Common Gull 2 Lapwing 32 North Bay Woodpigeon 2 Wren 2 Stonechat 2 South Bay Blackbird 3 Mistle Thrush 3 - 1 South Bay 2 North Field Fieldfare 5 North Field with Lapwing Long Tail Tit 2, Gre...
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Blackbirds 26 1 26
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C40 Blackbirds Greens Clough Stacksteads this morning 8 00 am Peter
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Waterfoot to Cowpe Lowe 25/01/26
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grey heron - 8 at Warthsparrowhawk - male at Warth, the probably same bird seen later over Hurdles Quarrygolden plover - 8 at Cowpe Lowesnipe - 6 at Cowpe Lowecommon gull - 63 near Glen football pitcheswoodpigeon - flock of 50+ in Staghills Woodsgreen woodpecker - yaffling bird at Warthgreat spotted...
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Various Sites 25 1 26
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K Steels Goosander 1m Dipper 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Blue Tit 4 Clough Bottom G B B Gull 1 B H Gull c20 Herring Gull c15 Tufted Duck 1m Bacup Park Mallard 19 Kingfisher 1 Peter and John
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Clowbridge Res 7°c (4°c) breezy 14:30 20.01.26
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Cormorant 17 on the U-boat Goosander 3m 4f Mallard 24 Moorhen 1 Buzzard 2 Black Headed Gull c50 Common Gull c6 Woodpigeon c10 Carrion Crow 2 Magpie 2 Jackdaw (groups constantly moving south over Nutshaw) Greenfinch 2 Great Tit 1 Starling c10 House Sparrow c20 Robin 2
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ROC winter bird race 18/01/26
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Ian, Dave & Kevin took part in this year's winter bird race today, with the following birds notedcormorant - c30 at Holden Woodgrey heron - 8 at Holden WoodCanada goose - min 300 at Holden Woobarnacle goose - 1 with Canada geese at Holden Woodteal - 9 at Ogdenmallardgoosander - 2 redheads at Holden...
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