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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:
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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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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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Edgeside 27 4 25
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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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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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Clough Bottom 21/04/25
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red-necked grebe still present tonight Also1 grey heronc12 mallard4 oystercatchers1 common sandpiper2 or 3 curlewkestrel carrying prey across the res & then returning 6 swallow cheers Kevin & Ian
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Common Redstart
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Near the old picture frame on Sunday morning I heard a Redstart in Chatterton woods, but could not find, went back yesterday morning and it called several times over a period of 20 minutes but still not seen, I have permission to enter this land but am reluctant for disturbance reasons. I will try again...
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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 20/04/2025
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Lee Quarrygrey heron - 1Canada goose - 3prskestrel - 1curlew - 1prstock dove - 6skylark - 4meadow pipit - 8pied wagtail - 3swallow - 1chiffchaff - 1, plus another 2 at Futures Parkwillow warbler - 2nuthatch - bird singing in the cemetery on the way upwheatear - 7carrion crow - 1pr lining a nest Whitwort...
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Troy/Jamestone quarries
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0800/1030 hrs 10 degrees sunny light south easterly Wheatear. 9 Stonechat. 2 pair. Meadow pipit. 15+ Skylark. 5 in song. Willow Warbler. 3 in song. Chiffchaff. 1 in song, Blackcap. 1 in song Sandmartin. 40+ at nest site and hawking. Swallow. 3 over Stock Dove. 2 pair. Canada Goose 30+ m...
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Peers Clough to Clough Bottom via Greenfold & Clowbridge 18/04/25
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Peers Clough curlew heardstock dove - 1prswallow - 2skylark - c5 singingmeadow pipit - 4greenfinch GreenfoldCanada goose - 5flock of c25 golden plover seen distantly flying over the brow of the hill from Peers Cloughlapwing - c4 seencurlew - 1prpheasant - 2skylark - c15meadow pipit c10wheatear...
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Greenfold - Cowbridge res 17/4/25
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Afternoon ramble. Greenfold - Pheasant calling Curlew calling Pr Linnet c/25 Golden Plover 3 Wheatear Lapwings on territory but one pair appear to have been displaced. Clowbridge res. - No sign of Red necked Grebe. 3 G.C. Grebe 2 Common Sandpiper 7+ Canada Goose 2 Mallard 2 L.B.B. Gull Curlew over t...
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EBSW
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Decent numbers of hirundines this morning. Rough guesstimate 50 sand martins, 20 swallows and 10 house martins. No other excitement along the river. Sad to report that there has been no sand martin activity at the Townsend Fold colony this year Andy
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Clowbridge 1000-1100hrs
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Quick hour, Great Crested Grebe 3 possibly 4 Goosander male and a female Reed Bunting at least 6 around the res. pair of common sandpiper, cheers, Phil
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Greenfold 15/4/25
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Mid-day onwards 2 calling Pheasant 16 Canada Goose 2f + 1m Wheatear 1m Ring Ouzel Flock of Golen Plover on pasture - 93 counted - northern form. 1 Oystercatcher over calling. 1 Swallow at the stables. Flock of 16 Starlings. Calling Curlew and Lapwing on territory. c/5 larks in song. Bob
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Greenfold 14/4/25
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Windy day, inhibiting lark song etc. Flock of Golden Plover still present on rushy pasture c/110, lots of flighting with 60 or so heading into the Whitewell valley. c/50 remaining. 1f Stonechat 5 Wheatear on pasture. 1 kestrel 1 Pheasant
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Chapel Hill/Waingate 12.4.25 early morning
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Buzzard 1 Pheasant 2 Curlew 1 Black Headed Gull 5 Woodpigeon c10 Collared Dove 1 Wren 4 Dunnock 4 Robin 6 Blackbird 3 Song Thrush 4 Willow Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 1 Great Tit Coal Tit Nuttach 1 Treecreeper 1 Magpie 3 Jackdaw Carrion Crow Starling 8 House Sparrow Chaffinch 2 Goldfinch 4
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