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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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Behavioural Mechanisms & bird ethology
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Today,20th April, magpie chattering happily in tree where nest was built. This tree already full of flowering leaves and nest almost invisible. There are two adjacent trees(one taller-different species of tree) but both very bare of leaves so nest site would be fully exposed if built in either on...
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Stacksteads 19 4 26
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Stacksteads Cemetery Willow Warbler 2 Blackcap 2 Dunnock 1 Song Thrush 1 Blackbird Coal Great Blue tit Wren Robin Chaffinch 6 Robin plenty Goldfinch 2 Peter
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Clowbridge 19 4 26
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Oystercatcher 1 over calling Common Sand Piper 1 calling G C Grebe 1 pair Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit 4 Sky Lark 2 Buzzard 1 over Chaffinch 4 Goldfinch 2 Willow Warbler c8 K Steels Area Chiff Chaff 2 Willow Warbler 3 Blackcap 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Dipper 1 Peter and John
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2026
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2 January walk around Grane and Quarries and highlights were approx 30 Mallard on Holden Wood and 5 Goldeneye on Calf hey 4 January visit to Holden Wood early morning 5 Snipe, 27 Lapwing in 3 different flocks including 9 on the breeding field, 1 Woodcock, 80 plus Fieldfare in hedge with sm...
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Helmshore village & environs
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1 pair of magpie working very hard with large twigs in bills nest-building in fork of deciduous tree. Third successive day they have been carrying twigs to nest, using their wedge-shaped tails as a rudder to balance the weight of the twigs. Another pair on conifer tree some way away, nest probably fro...
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Cloughbottom 0700-0930hrs
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Song thrush Pheasant 3 Grasshopper warbler at least 5 calling around the res Willow warbler Chiffchaff Chaffinch Goldfinch Bullfinch 1F Goldcrest Reed bunting Stonechat Meadow pipit Curlew 6+ Oystercatcher 3 on res Goosander single red head Goldeneye single female Grey wagt...
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Rook Nests 25 3 26
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Rook Hill Stacksteads 26 Broadclough Bacup 8 Water park 33 Healy Whitworth Peter
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Clowbridge, 15th April 2026.
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1:00-1:30P.M. Buzzard, 1 towards Crown Point, Swallow, 1 south of the res, Willow Warbler, 5 singing in car park / boat house bushes, Long Tailed Tit, pair in car park, Raven, 1 over towards Nutshaw, Siskin, 1 over calling, Reed Bunting, male on the res bank, Regards, David.
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Spring Mill Res 15/04/2026
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great crested grebe - 1prCanada goose - 2prgoosander - 6oystercatcher - 1lesser black-backed gull - 2buzzard - 2stock dove - 1prpied wagtail - 1swallow - 1house martin - 1stonechat - 1prmistle thrush - 1starling - 13magpie - 6jackdaw - c50carrion crow - c30 Very quiet at Cowm Res, with a yaffling gre...
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Jamestone West 13-4-26
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11:00 - 13:00 ~40 Sand Martins in nest holes Linnets 3 Ring Ouzel 6+ Male Wheatear, 1 singing 3 P Stonechats Meadow Pipits 1 Raven over Cheers Ian
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Stacksteads 13 4 26
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Blackcap 1 cemetery Willow Warbler 2 Cemetery 1 Lee Clough Chiff Chaff 1 cemetery Nuthatch 1 cemetery Chaffinch 2 cemetery 2 Lee Clough Robin several at both sites Blue 3 cemetery 2 Lee Clough Coal Tit 1 cemetery Great Tit 3 Cemetery Goldfinch 2 cemetery 1 Lee Clough Wood Pigeon 2 cemetery Whea...
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various sites 10 to 12/04/2026
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Friday 10/04 blackcaps singing off Thornfield Avenue & at Gaghills in Waterfoot Saturday 11/04 curlews at Nun Hills & on the moor between Weir & Clough Bottom oystercatcher 1pr in Whitworth Quarry kestrel in Lee Quarry swallow in Whitworth Quarry & at Deansgreave road New Line si...
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house martins 11/04/26
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1pr of house martins flying to nest site on Victoria Arcade a couple of minutes before it hail-stoned this morning cheers Kevin
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Greenfold 11/4/26
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2 Swallows feeding in the remains of the old reservoir. 13 Golden Plover in flight + 6 on the ground later. Bob.
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Greenfold 10/4/26
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Afternoon ramble Usual cast of lapwings, larks and curlew + 10 Wheatears on sheep pasture at Greenfold. Now 2 rook nests at the White Bull, Crawshawbooth. Pr Dipper + Grey Wagtail on Folly Brook. Bob.
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Clough Bottom, 10th April 2026
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10:15-11:15 Canada Goose, pair flew over Red Moss, Goosander, 1 redhead on the res, Sparrowhawk, 1 female soaring over plantation, Curlew, calling birds at Red Moss, Swallow Shore and a pair flying below Deerplay Hill, Skylark, 1 singing over Red Moss, Meadow Pipit, 6 at Red Moss, Song Thrush, 1 sin...
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Reedsholme to Greenfold 8/4/26
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Afternoon onwards 1 Buzzard over Brookes' Wood 1 Rook nest nr the White Bull at Crawshawbooth Folly Clough - 1 Nuthatch Pr Jays 2 Willow Warblers, 1 singing + 1 perched quietly. 1 Buzzard Greenfold - Pr Reed Bunting + 1 male. 5 Wheatear + 3 on sheep pasture 1m Kestrel c/20 Golden Plover 8+ pr Lapwing 2 L.B....
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Heap Clough, 6th April 2026
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17:45-18:45 Cormorant, 1 flew over and dropped onto Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 near Jamestones, Canada Goose, 12, mainly in Troy quarry, Kestrel, 1 over the moor, Buzzard, soaring bird, Skylark, 1 singing bird, Sand Martin, 1 flew over west, Pied Wagtail, 2 pairs, Stonechat, 1 male sat on a fence post, Mis...
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Clough Bottom Res 05/04/2026
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A common sandpiper was present today Also noted in the strong winds great crested grebe - 1 Canada goose 5 mallard - 2prs goosander - 2 male & 2 female curlew - calling bird grey wagtail - 1pr pied wagtail - 1 reed bunting - 1 male cheers Kevin
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Overnight 22-3-26
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Large movement of Common Scoter from about 21:00 - 22:45 Ian
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Clough bottom res. 0810-0940hrs
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Good to be home. damp but missed the drizzle Pheasant Skylark Curlew pair Reed bunting Chiffchaff Siskin Goldfinch Chaffinch Bullfinch Long tailed tits Goldcrest Song thrush Great spotted woodpecker Grey wagtail pair Kestrel only and single Canada goose and about ) mallards...
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blackcaps etc 03/04/2026
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male blackcap seen feeding and singing across the river from EBSW & another heard briefly singing at The Holme, Townsendfold today. Also noted today 6 chiffchaffs around EBSW goosander pr on the river at Ewood Bridge & another pair off Holt Mill Bridge at Warth cheers Kevin
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Reedsholme & Greenfold 2/4/26
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Reedsholme 2 Buzzard displaying 1 Jay Pr Grey Wagtail Mistle Thrush singing Chiffchaff singing Dipper at possible nest site for the second day. Nuthatch calling Goodshaw - 1 Raven Male Rook soliciting female in the middle of the road at Goodshaw Ave. Jackdaw stealing sticks from old rook nests. Gre...
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