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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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STICKY:
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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STICKY:
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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ROC summer bird race 2025
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2 teams (Bob & Nigel & Ian & Kevin) took part in the 2025 summer bird race, with a total of 75 species recorded. Bulfinch & jay were notable misses in the total count. Full species list belowCanada goosebarnacle goose - 1 at Holden Woodmallardpheasant - 1 in Cribden Cloughswiftferal...
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Rawtenstall up to chapel Hill1320-1445hrs
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Adult dipper and a young on the river, Blackcap ChiffChaff Willow Warbler Song thrush 3 in song Chaffinch Goldfinch Bullfinch at least 4 Goldcrest Coal tit Great Spotted Woodpecker Chapel Hill Buzzard Kestrel Pheasant Skylark Swallow cheers, Phil
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Clowbridge res. 1015-1130hrs
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Mistle thrush single on pylon Song thrush Swallow 6 Swift 4 House Martins 15Great Crested Grebe pair Goldfinch Chaffinch Greenfinch Willow Warbler Skylark Meadow pipit Reed Bunting 2 males, 1 calling another feeding Pied Wagtail at least 7 birds around the res Grey Heron single ove...
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Clough Bottom res. 1230-1340hrs
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Kestrel single male Long tailed tit Great tit Meadow pipit Skylark Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Reed bunting Whitethroat at least 2 if not 3 around the res. Chiffchaff Willow warbler Garden warbler 2 calling Pied wagtail Ring Ouzel single male at the top of the wooded area Curle...
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Whithorn Area 18 5 25
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Healey Dell Garden Warbler 1 Willow Warbler 2 Chiff Chaff 4 Blackcap 4 Nuthatch 1 L T Tit 6 Mallard 1 f with 3 young Moorhen 1 pair with 5 young Song Thrush 1 Blackbird 2 Wallbank Lodge Coot 1 pair with 8 young Blackcap 1 Landgate House Martin 1 Swallow 3 Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark 3 Peter and John
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AMR Kittiwake.
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Adult Kittiwake on reservoir for short period yhis morning info RobA. Regards Brian.
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Cuckoo Musbury.
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0730/1015 hrs 12 degrees sunny cool north easterly. Cuckoo.. male Calling from power cable then flew up Musbury brook. also of note Stonechat Lapwing House Martins House Sparrows Greenfinch Grey Wagtail Regards Brian, with NeilB part way round.
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2025
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Friday 3rd January effects of the cold spell showing with 3 Blackbirds in the field near the boardwalk at Holden Wood Reservoir. 4 Goldeneye at Ogden Reservoir. 11 min Mallards at both reservoirs Sunday 5th January min 10 Blackbirds at Victoria Park, and a few Song Thrush maybe at least 4, and som...
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Pied Flycatcher
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One singing this afternoon, initially in the little wood south of K Steel, then across the railway line at the bottom of Duckworth Lane. Still there and very vocal when I left c2.30 Andy
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Clough Bottom 12 5 25
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Clough Bottom Garden Warbler 1 calling Willow Warbler c10 calling Chiff Chaff 4 calling Redpoll birds over Reed Bunting Dunnock 2 Goldfinch 6 G S Woodpecker 1 Curlew 3 Oystercatcher 1 Skylark 3 Meadow Pipit 1 Mallard c10m + 1f 6 duckling L B B Gull 100+ Peter and John
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Plunge
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0700/1000 hrs 14 degrees, calm sunny. Of note. Buzzard Over calling. Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest hole. Dipper. On Dearden Brook. Siskin. Two pair in tree tops Song Thrush Several feeding on woodland floor. Tree creeper. At nest site Pied Wagtail. 3 on path. Sand Martins Small colony...
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HWR/ Musbury 8/5
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One sedge warbler singing at the top end. All the usual waders except curlew. 5 lapwings sitting but no young seen. At least 5 Canada geese with young. Stonechat with 2 young. Musbury very quiet but for one bubbling curlew, one pair of lapwings and a few swallows, plus house martins visiting the nest (a...
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Deerplay 5 5 25
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Deerplay Buzzard 1 Raven 1 Wheatear 1f Swallow 2 Lapwing 2 Curlew 1 calling Skylark calling birds Meadow Pipit 1 L B B Gull 6 over Magpie 2 Carrion Crow c10 Peter
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Spring Mil Res 04/05/25
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great crested grebe - 1prmallard - 3 drakestufted duck - 1 drakeblack-headed gull - 4herring gull - 1lesser black-backed gull - 4curlew - 1prgreen woodpecker - 1woodpigeon - 4grey wagtail - 1pied wagtail - 1sand martin - 2house martin - 3swallow - 4stonechat - 1 malereed bunting - 2 males cheers Kevi...
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Holden wood reservoir.
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0800/1030 hrs overcast 10 degrees cool north westerly. Lapwing. 20+ some sitting no young seen. Oystercatcher. Pair Black-headed Gull. 12 Herring Gull sp. 3 Canada Goose. 120 approx some sitting one crèche of new young 14 strong. Sand Martin. Three nest holes in inlet stream being used Swal...
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Clough Bottom, 2nd May 2025
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10:00-11:00
Great Crested Grebe, 1 on res,
Canada Goose, 2 pr on res,
Garden Warbler, singing male showing well at the top end.
Whitethroat, 3 singing males
Willow Warbler, 8 singing males
Chiffchaff, 2 singing males
Skylark, 1 singing male
Song Thrush, 1 singing male
LBB Gull, 26 on the re...
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Rookery census 2025
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A count of 30 nests at Rook Hill yesterday, which is 4 down on last year. I'll check it again next weekend to see if there's an increase cheers Kevin
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Stubbins to Ewood bridge round Robin.
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1400/1630 hrs calm 22 degrees sunny. Goosander. Pair on Irwell Strongstry, pair Irwell vale. Grey Wagtail 4 pair on river. Pied Wagtail Pair nesting in bank Strongstry. Dipper Adult carrying food to nest site Strongstry, Not seen Alderbottom pair for over a week probably some form of predat...
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Newchurch Overnight 26-27/4/25
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Whimbrel flew over at about 1:20am
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Chapel Hill/Swinshaw/Reedsholme
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Little Grebe 1 Shortclough Canada Goose 2 Shortclough Mallard 1 Shortclough with 4 young Buzzard 1 Coot 1 Shortclough Lesser Black Back c30 Woodpigeon c12 Collared Dove 1 Skylark c8 Swallow 2 House Martin 2 Meadow Pipit 7 Wheatear 1f Swinshaw Mistle Thrush 1 Chapel Hill Blackcap 1 Bottomley Ba...
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Clough Bottom Res 23/04/2025
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red-necked grebe still present Also1 great crested grebepeak count of c175 lesser black-backed gulls on the res, with much coming and goingherring gull - c8buzzard - 1 harassed by carrion crowsoystercatcher - 4curlew - 2 calling birdswheatear - male on res wall cheers Kevin
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Holden Wood
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Ringed plover late morning, flew down the valley but not subsequently seen by me or Sarfraz (med gull seen and grasshopper warbler heard by Sarfraz). My first whitethroat of the year at Groundwork on the way home Andy
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Redstart.
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Just had visual id of male Redstart at same location as discussed before. Regards Brian.
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Greenfold 22/4/25
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Late morning onwards. Lots of House Sparrows in the hedge along Gib Hill Lane with many adult Starlings feeding up on pasture. 2pr of Goldfinch in the hedge. 3pr Swallow around the stables. Min. 16 Wheatear on sheep pasture spread over a wide area. 1m Kestrel 1m Stonechat Pr Curlew 1 Snipe flushed. Mea...
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