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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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Male Ruff. AMR 5th July 22.
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A cracking summer plumages male Ruff (a black one) is on AMR. Present from early this morning and was still present when I left at 12.30. Flew off high north mid morning with 2 gulls but returned a minute later. Another R Archer decent bird. other stuff.. Greenshank flew over from the north and contin...
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Clowbridge, 28th June 2022
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07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, well grown juv on res, Canada Goose, 32, Goosander, 9 Redheads, Curlew, calling birds, LRP, pair, Common Sandpiper, pair, L.B.B.Gull, 1 on back pond, B.H.Gull, 3 juvs, 4 adults, Stock Dove, pair, Swift, c50 around the res, G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird from car park, Skyla...
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Grane Jamestones to Holden Wood via Rossendale Way
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Jamestones 1 Oystercatcher 1 Ringed Plover 1 Lapwing Skylark Meadow Pipit A first for me, Creeping Thistle with White Flower (see phot ) 1 Common Damselfly Small Heath butterfly seen in twos and threes every 40 steps or so, but not seen on opposite side of valley 1 Large Skipper male Hillside along...
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Clowbridge, 25th June 2022
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10:30-12:00 Canada Goose, 30 on the res, Curlew, pair with at least 1 chick in long grass behind Point Wood, Oystercatcher, 1 over calling, Common Sandpiper, 2 singles, LRP, 2, B.H.Gull, 4 adults, 3 juvs, Swift, c40 feeding over & around the res, Skylark, 2 singing birds, Swallow, c6, House Mart...
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2022 - Part 2
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Thursday 28 April - forgot to add 4 Rooks over Holden Wood towards Musbury May 1 - 1 Swift over Holden Wood Reservoir and 1 House Martin over Haslingden May 3 - increases in numbers of Swallows min 20 and Sand Martins min 15 over Grane, 4 Wheatear at Heap Clough, Paul had 8 Lapwing chicks in field with...
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Clowbridge, 23 June 2022
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20:30-21:30 Redshank, 1 in South Bay area and thanks to Mo for pointing me in the right direction, Common Sandpiper, adult with well grown chick plus a pair, Oystercatcher, 1 on Back Pond and a pair around the res, Curlew, pair in display over res. Regards, David. -- Edited by David Nuttall on Thursday...
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Cheesden Valley, 19th June 2022
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16:00-18:00 Grey Heron, 1. Canada Goose, 8, Buzzard, soaring bird, Pheasant, pair plus 2 calling birds, Curlew, 3 singles, Lapwing, c12 adults & 2 chicks, Snipe, 1 near Cheesden Bar Lodge, Oystercatcher, 1 flew down the valley calling, Swift, 3, Skylark, c4, a couple in song, Swallow, c40 inc s...
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Spring Mill to Futures Park 19/06/22
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Spring Mill Resgrey heron - juvenilecormorant - 1Canada goose - flock of 35 plus a pair with 4 goslingsmallard - 7lesser black-backed gull - 3black-headed gull - 3kestrel - 2skylark - 2grey wagtail - 1prmeadow pipit - 2stock dove - 1prwoodpigeon - 12swift -c25swallow - c12, 2 family partieshouse ma...
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Rawtenstall 17/6/22
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Yesterday around town centre 1 Herring Gull on roof top at Tup Bridge. c3 L.B.B. Gull low over town. c10 B.H. Gull on lamp posts nr train station. c20 Swift feeding over river nr Tesco - my largest local flock so far. 6+ House Martin with swifts. Bob.
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Clowbridge, 18th June 2022
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13:30-15:00 Canada Goose, c30 in North Bay, Buzzard, 1 behind Boat House, Dunlin, summer plumage bird in South Bay, Common Sandpiper, 1 South Bay, Oystercatcher, pair in North Bay, Curlew, single calling / over, L.B.B.Gull, passage over North West c200 birds, Swift, c200 over res/ moors, Skylark...
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Treecreeper
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Seen last evening opposite my house on Lee road
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Clough Bottom 130622
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Grey heron - 1Canada goose - 31 mallard - c12 around the restufted duck - 1 maleoystercatcher - 1prlapwing - 2 at Swallow Shorecurlew - 1pheasant - 1lesser black-backed gull - 3 at Swallow Shore plus a few singles overstock dove - 3swift - c10swallow - 2garden warbler - singing bird seen briefly gras...
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Spring Mill Res etc 12/06/22
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Canada goose - 29black-headed gull - 2 adults and a fresh looking juvlesser black-backed gull - 4oystercatcher - 1pheasant - 1woodpigeon - 55pied wagtail - male with 3 juvsgrey wagtail - 1swift - 3swallow - 2house martin - min 12wheatear - 1prstonechat 1pr with at least 3juvsreed bunting - 4 singing...
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K Steels to EBSW 12 6 22
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Along the Irwell Whitethroat 2 Blackcap 6 Chiff Chaff 3 Willow Warbler 6 Reed Bunting 2 Dipper 2 Kingfisher 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Sand Martin c20 ebsw c10 along the river Swift c10 Swallow 6 House Martin 1 Peter and John -- Edited by pfyldes on Sunday 12th of June 2022 05:07:02 PM -- Edited by pfyldes on Su...
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Clowbridge res. 6/7/22
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No sign of Sanderlings or L.R.Ps. 3 Great crested Grebe 1pr Red breasted Merganser (thanks to R.Carter ELOC). Especially good record not many sightings of this species over the years here. 10+ B.H.Gull Pr Common Sandpiper Curlew calling from fields c10 Swifts 1 House Martin Blackcap singing c34 Ca...
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2 Grey Partridge near road john and peter 6 June
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Summer Bird Race, 5th June 2022
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06:00-16:00 It was a rainy, quite cold and sometimes blustery day and two teams of 3 competed in the 2022 Summer Bird Race and with both teams seeing 66 species each the result was a honourable draw! Some ROC members who could attend all day also contributed and the total number of birds seen in the Rosse...
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Whitworth. 12/5/22
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3 Swift north over Facit 12 noon. First of the year for me. Dave O.
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Grey Partridge, 30th May 2022
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21:30 A calling Grey Partridge near Swallow Shore tonight was my first for quite a while. Regards David
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AMR.
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Light North Easterly, Sunshine, 13 degrees, 0730/ 1000 hrs. Kestrel.one hunting. Skylark..several singing and feeding. Black-headed Gull..20+ moving north. Herring Gull sp....several over, 15+ In middle of reservoir. Swift.30+ hawking. Swallow.only 3/4. Sand Martin.around 15. Common Sa...
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Clough Bottom, 28th May 2022
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08:30-10:30 Buzzard, soaring bird, Kestrel, male on the hunt, Curlew, feeding in rough grass, Swift, 1 down the valley, Skylark, 2 in song, Swallow, just a single, House Martin, 3 small colony's down the Whitewell Valley, Song Thrush, singing bird, Mistle Thrush, singing bird, Willow Warbler, c1...
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The Hile, 27th May 2022
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19:00-20:00 Oystercatcher, flock of 4 towards Foxhill, Lapwing, 1 over The Hile hopefully has a family, Stock Dove, flock of 3, Swift, 2 feeding, Skylark, c4 in song, Swallow, c12, House Martin, c4, Dipper, 1 above the waterfall above Jack Lodge was well upstream! Willow Warbler, 3, Blackcap, 2 in s...
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Clowbridge, 27th May 2022
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08:30-10:00 Better numbers of Swifts & Hirundines feeding over the res and around as follows: Swift, c50, Swallow, c12, House Martin, c12, Sand Martin, c4. Regards, David.
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Irwell Vale 27/05/2022
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Below Lumb Viaduct Dipper feeding one Juvenile Little bridge over Irwell up to Lumb one Grey Wagtail with ring a very brief view before flying down river Ring looked to be Red/Orange with White One Wren with nesting material Viewed from Tottington Bridge Stubbins Pied Wagtail feeding two Juveni...
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clough bottom
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anyone knocking around clough bottom try the tall pines at top of site. bird in full song tonight, i think Garden Warbler but some very atypical notes. couldnt get a sighting
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