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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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STICKY:
*** 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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Clough Bottom 13 10 25
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Clough Bottom Lapwing 48 Snipe 3 Kestrel 1 Goshawk 1 fly over Teal 4 Goosander 2 redheads Mallard c20 Canada Geese 90 Common Gull 3 B H Gull 3 Herring Gull 1 L B B Gull 2 Wren 2 Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark 1 Linnet 2 Redpoll 1 calling Bullfinch 2 calling Blue Tit 6 Great Tit 6 Coal Tit 3 Goldcrest c10 Blackbird 2 Robi...
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Lumb
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About 20 redwing flying west
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whitworth area 12/10/25
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Wallbank Lodgecormorant - 1mallard - 7moorhen - 2black-headed gull - 5kingfisher - 1grey wagtail - 1 overnuthatch - 1long-tailed tit - family partygoldcrest - family party Spring Mill Rescormorant - 2grey heron - 1Canada goose - 138pink-footed goose - c110 flew south west @ 10:45, followed by ano...
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Sunny 12 degrees calm. 0900/1200 hrs. Lapwing 130 Canada Goose 23 Cormorant 3 Wigeon 3 Gadwalll single male. Great Crested Grebe 1 Pink- foot Goose 1 on water 2 skeens over. Meadow Pipit 20+ Linnet 15+ Gulls Black-headed, Common, Herring sp including one Yellow-Legged. Re...
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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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Warth 11/10/25
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cormorant - 1 over from Cowpe & another flew off a lodge below Zaccharia's Scar at Cloughfold grey heron - 1 at the lodge below Zaccharia's Scar and another on the river at Fallbarn Canada goose - 15 over towards Lowe Lodge mallard - 1pr on the river moorhen - 2 on Kenroy's pond buzzard - 2 soaring ove...
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River Irwell Stubbins to Ewood Bridge.
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Overcast calm 12 degrees 1330/1600 hours. Goosander. At least seven along the route all females. Grey Wagtail. 2 Strongstry, 1 Alderbottom, 3 near Ewood bridge. Dipper. 5 singles along the route. Grey Heron. 1 Irwell vale, 3 in Barn field Strongstry. Moorhen. Single Irwell vale. Mallard. T...
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Various sites 8/10/25
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Afternoon ramble Clowbridge res. 2 Cormorant 24 Canada Goose 85+ Mallard 12 B.H. Gull 2 Raven 2 Stonechat Flock of c/20 Goldfinch 1 G.S.Woodpecker. Greenfold 2 Raven 3 Buzzard, all perched on fence posts. 1 Kestrel 3 Stonechat Flock of c/25 Goldfinch Shortclough res. 40+ Canada Goose 2 Moorhen 1 Coo...
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Whooper Swan
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Nine Whoopers over Harden Moor this morning info RobA. Regards Brian.
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Whitworth Quarry area 05/10/25
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Whitworth Quarry pink-footed goose - skein of 18 flew west against the wind herring gull - 2 through west skylark - 1 meadow pipit - 6 swallow - 2 flying low through the quarry heading south stonechat - 3 goldfinch - 4 Deansgreave Road, New Line pheasant - 1 mistle thrush - 2 starling - c80 over Britannia b...
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Clowbridge 1-10-25 15:00-16:00
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1 Female Pintail 1 Wigeon 1 Cormorant If anyone is walking between the boat house and south bay please keep an eye out for a lens cap I dropped. Sorry about the photos, they were quite a long way off!! Cheers Ian
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Holden Wood Reservoir 30/9/2025
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Holden Wood Reservoir 28/9/2025 5 Wigeon 30/9/2025 1 G.C.Grebe then seen later on Ogden reservoir on return to H Wood reservoir was seen again possibly two birds 7 Teal 1 Moorhen Mallard lots 1 Grey Heron 1 Buzzard on post 2 Kestrel 1 Jay 2 Raven A flock of mixed birds in tree at top end - 9 Long-taile...
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Clowbridge res. 30/9/25
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10:00 hrs approx. 3 Cormorant c/20 Mallard 1f Wigeon 4 Teal 1f Goosander 10+ B.H. Gull 1 Common Gull 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel Flock of 20+ Long-tailed Tit 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Chiffchaff w/ L.T. Tit flock 4 Stonechat c/30 Goldfinch 2 Linnet Bullfinch heard in car park. Bob & Nigel.
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Whitworth Quarry & Mitchell's House Res 28/09
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Whitworth Quarry general areaCanada goose - 128 in groups of 2 to 21 flying from Whitworth Quarry to graze in fields above the quarry off Tong Lane Britanniapink-footed goose - 2 unseen skeins heard flying south? through the mist over Britanniateal - 1snipe - 1kestrel - 1 skylark - 2meadow pipit - c1...
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Clough Bottom and Deerplay 28 9 25
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Clough Bottom Teal 8 Mallard c50 Canada Goose 2 Cormorant 3 B H Gull 9 L B B Gull 1 Stonechat 7 Meadow Pipit c10 Skylark 3 Carrion Crow 6 Magpie 1 Blackbird 1 Goldcrest 6 Coal Tit 4 Blue Tit 1 Great Tit 2 Rred Bunting 3 Chaffinch calling birds Goldfinch calling birds Chiff Chaff calling bird Siskin 1 over Li...
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Grane, 28th Sep 2025
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10:00-13:00 With Sarfraz at Holden Wood. G.C. Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Cormorant, 3 on the res's and 1 heading over Haslingden Moor, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c240, majority in field at the side of The Duke of Wellington, Wigeon, 9 on Holden Wood, Teal, 2 on Holden Wood, Mallard, c20 on the R...
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Clowbridge Res, 27th Sep 2025
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16:00-17:00 Pink-footed Goose, 46 over west, Canada Goose, 15 over north, Mallard, 26 on the res, Kestrel, 2 towards Crown Point, Chiffchaff, 1 calling, Coal Tit, 1, Long-tailed Tit, family group, Grey Wagtail, 2 in South Bay, Meadow Pipit, 8 around the res, Raven, pair showed several times on the h...
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Waterfoot to Rawtenstall 27/09
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grey heron - 1 eating a fish on the Irwell near Tescocormorant - 1 over Marl Pits & up the Limy ValleyCanada goose - 2 on a pond below Brow Edge Quarrymallard - min 30 near Tescomoorhen - 1 on Kenroy's pond Warthbuzzard - 1 over Cloughfold & 1 beyond Chapel Hillgreat spotted woodpecker - 1 over Tri...
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Clough Bottom, 26th Sep 2025
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10:00-11:00 Kestrel, 2, one of which had prey, Chiffchaff, 1 singing bird, Meadow Pipit, 34, mainly around Red Moss, Stonechat, 1 female on a fence post, Coal Tit, 2 in confers, Goldcrest, 1 in conifers, Jay, 4, two over Red Moss flew into a plantation plus two singles near res, Raven, 1 calling from a p...
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Cribden Clough 25/9/25
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08:00 hrs 1 Whitethroat preening in early morning sunshine. My latest date. 1 Bullfinch Greenfinch and Jay heard. Goldfinch party still present. 1 Kestrel Lots of Wood Pigeons and Jackdaws - 200+ to roost in Brookes's wood on the evening of 23rd. 12 Linnet still along Oakenhead Wood rd. Unusual arou...
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Overnight 23/24-9-25
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Newchurch 23rd Pink Feet 24th Common Scoter Cheers Ian
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Blackcap.
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Male Blackcap fueling up on mealworm in my back garden last 3 days. Regards Brian.
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Cribden clough 22/9/25
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60 to 70 skein of Pink footed Goose from the west heading east at 08:30 hrs approx. Bob.
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