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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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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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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 08/03/25
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2 linnets in Whitworth Quarry today, were the first returning birds of the year for me. c20 skylarks singing & c10 meadow pipits, with some in display around Whitworth Quarry little owl at 2 sites in Lee quarry cheers Kevin -- Edited by KEVIN LISTER on Saturday 8th of March 2025 05:17:14 PM
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Chapel Hill area 4.3.25 08:00
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Goosander 3f 1 drake Tip Lodge Black Headed Gull c20 Common Gull 2 Canada Goose 1 over Mallard 2 Tip Lodge and 1 on the Limy Kestrel 1 Buzzard 1 over Reedsholme Woodpigeon c25 Collared Dove 1 Skylark 1 Dunnock 3 Robin good numbers Blackbird 5 Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush 2 Blue, Coal and Great tit Lon...
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Reedsholme 3/3/25
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Sunnyside Park Chiffchaff sang briefly at the park mid-afternoon. My earliest date yet. Flock of 12 Goldfinch Pr Long tailed Tits 1 Goldcrest feeding on fat balls. Usual small numbers of Blue, Coal & Grt. Tit on feeders. Pr Robin Pr Blackbird Greenfinch singing + a pair at Cribden Clough. 1m Kest...
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Clowbridge 1100-1300hrs
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Red necked grebe still present 2 great crested grebe Goosander pair read heads Black headed gull c10 Common gull c6 Curlew calling Skylark Meadow pipit Reed bunting Stonechat Redpoll single over Raven Long tailed tit 3 Coal tit Kestrel Buzzard pair Pink footed goose flying west N...
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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 02/03/25
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fairly quiet up here with just the following noted Lee QuarryCanada goose - 2prsmallard - 1 prkestrel - 1little owl - 1 in east end of quarrystock dove min 12green woodpecker - 1greenfinch - 4bullfinch - 2 or 3 calling birds Whitworth Quarrysnipe - 1jack snipe - 2skylark - 2meadow pipit - 2pied wagtail...
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Clowbridge res. red necked grebe. 28/2/25
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1 Red necked Grebe, feeding well near the boat house from lunch time - no doubt dropped in due to low cloud all morning. Still present at 14:15 hrs. Another rarity up here, a single Grey lag Goose. 2 Great crested Grebe Pr Canada Goose 5 Mallard 1 male + 2f Goosander + 2f on the back pond. Pr Raven 1 Kestrel 4 B...
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Clough Bottom Res 01/03/25
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grey heron - 1cormorant - 1Canada goose - 2 prs & a singlemallard - 3goosander - 2 male & 2 femalecurlew - 4black-headed gull - 32common gull 7pheasant - 1great spotted woodpecker - drumming birdstock dove - 2woodpigeon - 4grey wagtail - 1meadow pipit - 2-coal - tit - 4blue tit - 3great tit - 2ro...
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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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Grane, 27th Feb 2025
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09:00-11:00 Canada Goose, 56 at various locations, many paired up, Mallard, 9 on Calf Hey res, Goldeneye, pair on Calf Hey res plus 3 on Ogden, Buzzard, soaring pair plus a single, Oystercatcher, 25 feeding in a field near Ogden, Lapwing, single flew over plus looked to be c12 near Holden Wood when I dr...
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Buckden woods
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Bright sunshine 7 degrees calm Buzzard. 2 soaring over woods and a single Curlew in adjoining field. Regards Brian.
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Ox Hey wood to Irwell vale.
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Through the by fields below Helmshore road and back along the Irwell valley. 1400/1630 hrs. 7 degrees, sunny with showers. Long-tailed Tit. Small feeding flock 12. Blue Tit Several all round. Great Tit. As above. Coal Tit. Couple in Ox Hey, 4 Strongstry wood. Goldfinch. Flock of 14 near Hodge C...
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Clowbridge res. 24/2/25
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Afternoon visit - 6 Canada Goose 7 Mallard 1f Goosander 2 Great crested Grebe 1 Buzzard Pr Raven 10 Wood Pigeon 2 Stock Dove 19 B.H. Gull 1 Herring Gull flew through. 1 Pied Wagtail small numbers of Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Chaffinch in the carpark. Bob.
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Singing chiffchaff at the bottom end this morning. Little excitement around Grane but 1 curlew around Musbury, 20+ lapwings, 1 or2 Oystercatchers, a few skylarks and a singing reed bunting Greenfold Saturday (22/2) - 2 curlews, a few lapwings around and 21 over east. 1 golden plover nr Compstons An...
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Warth 23/02/25
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grey heron - 10Canada goose 1prmallard - 1pr plus 3prs at St James St in Waterfootgoosander - 1pr at St James St in Waterfootlesser black-backed gull - 1 up the valleywoodpigeon - 9robin - 8blackbird - 10song thrush - 2 singing birdsredwing - c70long-tailed tit - 3coal tit - 2blue tit - 7great tit - 5tre...
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Positively balmy 7 degrees and Sunny, calm. 0800/1000 hrs. Lapwing. 130+ wheeling round. Goldeneye. 5 Grey Heron 1 Skylark. 7 two in song. Meadow Pipit. 3 Pied Wagtail. 2 Reed Bunting. 1 Gulls. 70+ mostly Black-headed some Herring sp, Little Owl. 1 Regards Brian.
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Irwell Vale 17/02/2025
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Irwell Vale Hardsough Lane 3 Bullfinch 2m 1f the two males squabbling over the female 1 Peregrine low and fast River Irwell Lumb Viaduct 1 Kingfisher flying down river 1 Dipper flying down river 3 Mallard 2m 1f 2 Nuthatch calling Cheers Craggy
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New Line res
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10 minute sitting in car after someone had scattered seed and mealworms
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Canada Goose-20+
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Hardmans Mill Chimney
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Raven and Peregrine having a dogfight around the chimney with both vying for the space. Looks like the Raven is winning as a nest is currently being built on the north face of the chimney
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Whitworth 15/02/25
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Wallbank Lodgegrey heron - 1 on the rivermallard - 4tufted duck - 1 coot - 1moorhen - 1black-headed gull - 5mistle thrush - 1nuthatch - 1chaffinch - singing bird near Hallfold Church Eastgate Woods, Healey Dellgreat spotted woodpecker - drumming bird plus 1 othercollared dove - 1 over to Wallbankd...
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Stonefold to Mitchells House Res 19/02/25
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Stonefold to Black Mosskestrel - 1 over Rising Bridgeblack-headed gull - c23common gull - c6herring gull - c150woodpigeon - 13robin - 2dunnock - 1magpie - 3carrion crow - 4jackdaw 4 starling - min 500chaffinch - 1mgoldfinch - 2house sparrow - c20 Mitchell's House Res - blowing a gale up hereCanada...
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Trickett's Memorial to Shortclough Res 08/02/25
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Trickett's Memorialgreat spotted woodpecker - drumming birdredwing - 7song thrush - singing bird & a pairtreecreeper - 1nuthatch - 1long-tailed tit - 1pr plus 3 other birdscoal tit - singing bird Seat Nazeblack-headed gull - 8stock dove - 2magpie - 2carrion crow - 18jackdaw - 10raven - 3 Edge C...
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Clowbridge 1230-1330hrs
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Its been a while but nice to be back home a for a day, Black headed gull c20Common gull c3 Greater black back gull 2Sparrowhawk in car park Buzzard pair Lapwing c10 Oystercatcher single Cormorant Goosander single redhead Raven 4, possibly more Goldfinch and Goldcrest in north plantation...
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Holden Wood Reservoir also Springfield Lane Clowbridge and Clowbridge Reservoir 2/2/2025
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Holden Wood Reservoir 50+ Canada Goose 6 Mallard 3m 3f 80+ Black-headed Gull including birds in fields and on the water 4 Common Gull 1 Buzzard 1 Meadow Pipit 1 Wren 1 Great Tit 5 Magpie 3 Carrion Crow 5 Jackdaw Springfield Lane 1 Little Owl 1 Mistle Thrush 14 Magpie all in one flock 5 Carrion Crow 1 Kestr...
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Stacksteads Buzzard 2 Pink-Footed Geese c 100 over east to west Peter
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Clowbridge Res, 29th Jan 2025
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10:00-11:30 Pink Footed Goose, 44 over west, Goldeneye, male & female, Cormorant, 1 on filter pump, Buzzard, pair over north, G.B.B.Gull, 2 on res, Common Gull, 3, B.H.Gull, 4, Stock Dove, pair on barn gable, Stonechat, male on res wall, Mistle Thrush, singing bird at Point Wood, Coal Tit, 4, wi...
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