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STICKY:
*** 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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Common Sandpiper
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Midday walk along the Irwell as it begins to settle back to normall level, pair of Common Sandpiper were feeding and displaying near Alderbottom Viaduct. Regards Brian.
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Clowbridge 16/4/24
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Cool N. wind blowing but fine. 10 Wheatear adjacent to the quarry 3 Stock Dove 6 Redpoll on feeders at Cotton Row Pr Greenfinch on feeders at Cotton Row Pr Curlew in field + 1 calling from the moor Pr Lapwing in field 12 Canada Goose 12 Willow Warbler singing 2 Swallow flying N. over the moor Pr Raven over ca...
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Late posted Whitethroat.
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Had a singing Whitethroat on Friday, but forgot to post and was away Saturday, relocated today in same area at Alderbottom feeding in a willow. Regards Brian.
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Lee Quarry 14/04/2024
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grey heron - 1Canada goose - min 8prsmallard - 2 drakeskestrel - 1prlesser black-backed gull - 8 heading weststock dove - c4 prspied wagtail - 2meadow pipit - c20wheatear - 5, including a singing male & 1 collecting grass & feathersring ouzel - female near quarry entrancesong thrush - 1long...
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Reedsholme circular 14/4/24
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Afternoon ramble Chiffchaff - singing birds at Rushbed & Stoneholme. Blackcap - singing birds at Rushbed, Crawshawbooth & Stoneholme Mistle Thrush - singing bird at Crawshawbooth Sparrowhawk - 1 at Crawshawbooth Coal Tit - 1 at Stoneholme Mallard - 1f w/ 2 small young on river at Goodshaw...
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Rookery counts 2024
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I checked the following rookeries today Rook Hill - 34 nests, some birds sitting, but some nests were still in various states of construction, including 2 that had only just started to be built Bacup - couldn't find any nests around town centre or up Todmorden Road as far as Beech Industrial Estate Bro...
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Clowbridge 14.4.24 08:30 5°c
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Canada Geese 9 Mallard 13 Goosander 1f 1m Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 1 Pheasant 1 Curlew 5 Common Sandpiper 1 Great Black Back Gull 2 Woodpigeon 4 Stock Dove 2 Skylark 1 Swallow 1 Wren Robin Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling Willow Warbler c15 Goldcrest 1 (Point Wood) Blue Tit, Gr...
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Bacup to Peer's Clough 13/04/24
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Took a walk this primarily to check rookeries, which i will post on a separate thread Bacup to Deerplay highlight was c430 golden plovers flying over from north side of Deerplay towards the moors above Clough Bottom Res. Some time later a smaller flock of c60 birds was seen landing near Bank End/ Small...
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2024
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Great start to the year with the first Slavonian Grebe I have seen in Rossendale. I wonder if this is where the Rossendale birding year will peak? It is now on Fishmoor Reservoir. Having added Black Necked Grebe and Red Necked Grebe locally. Although the Red Necked Grebe was at Ashworth Moor Res...
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Springfield Lane Clowbridge 12/4/2024
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Springfield Lane 2 Ravens at one point both birds clasped talons and tumbled then let go and both started calling loudly 2 Kestrel 3 Wheatear 1 M 2 F 1 Little Owl 1 Pheasant 5 Herring Gull 10 Carrion Crow 3 Magpie 7 Meadow Pipit 1 Grey Heron Cheers Craggy
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house martin 11/04/2024
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first house martin of the year back over Waterfoot this evening cheers Kevin
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AMR/Croston close road
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0730/1000 hrs, another misty, wet morning, strong westerly But some surprises after 2/3 quite visits over the past week. Wheatear. 3 on south bank of res, 2 in field opposite Two Owls cottage. Great Crested Grebe. Single on res. Oystercatcher. 2 on res wall, another 2 over. Common Sandpiper. Single...
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Strongstry
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Five Swallows and three House Martin this morning along the Irwell. Regards Brian.
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Reedsholme to HTL 7.4.24 am
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Grey Heron 1HTL 1 over lower Cribden Canada Geese 2 Tip Lodge Mallard 6 Tesco, 6 Tip Lodge, 2 Limy water Moorhen 2 HTL, 1 Tip Lodge Woodpigeon c12 Feral pigeon c30 town centre Kingfisher 1 HTL Sand Martin 1 over HTL Grey Wagtail 2 Lea Brook Wren c10 Robin C5 Blackbird 4 Song Thrush 2 HTL and cemetery ...
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EWBS 7 4 24
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Ewood Bridge circuit Swallow 1 minimum Sand Martin 1 Blackcap 1 Chiffchaff 4 Dipper 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Song Thrush 3 calling L T Tit calling birds Goldfinch several Chaffinch several Blue and Great tit B H Gull 3 Mallard 4 Canada Goose 2 Grey Heron 1 Collard Dove 1 calling Wood Pigeon birds pr...
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Holden Wood
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Two Willow Warbler in song in small coppice at entrance to reservoir. Regards Brian.
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Whitworth 06/04/2024
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Broadley Stationchiffchaff - singing bird Spring Mill Rescormorant - 1Canada goose - 1prgoosander - male & female goldeneye - male & 2 femalesoystercatcher - 1prbuzzard - 1 over Wallbanksparrowhawk - 1 malekestrel - 1lesser black-backed gull - 3 overstock dove - 1prwoodpigeon - 28gre...
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Grane, 4th April 2024
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Common Scoter, drake on Jamestone west, Buzzard, 3 soaring birds, Kestrel, 2, Oystercatcher, flock of 13 at Jamestones, Stock Dove, 4, G.S.Woodpecker, 1, Skylark, 2 in song, Sand Martin, 4 excavating at Jamestones, Mistle Thrush, 2 in song, Song Thrush, 1 in song, Willow Warbler, 2 in song at Calf H...
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blackcap 03/04 & 04/04/24
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blackcap singing on the Waterfoot end of the Glen for the past 2 mornings cheers Kevin
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Rawt.-Loveclough 1030-1300
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Twin lodge Buzzard over Chiffchaff Canada goose single Cribden Skylark Meadow pipit Reed bunting pairLapwing 3 Snipe 1 displaying second drumming Ring tail Hen Harrier single bird. similar place to the start of the year. Stock dove Loveclough down through Stoneholme Road Kestr...
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Clowbridge 1830-2000hrs
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A very calm evening tonight, no breeze and was comfortably warmish. stock dove single bird on telegraph wire pied wagtail 2 single birds moorhen cormorant single bird landed just as I was leaving Curlew, 3 together in flight and at least 3/4 single birds over lapwing pair over more crown point...
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Bull hill
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0945hrs-1130hrs Greenfinch Song thrush calling Great spotted woodpecker Lapwing 3 Kestrel cheers, Phil -- Edited by Phillip on Tuesday 2nd of April 2024 10:30:17 PM
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Rawtenstall/Crawshawbooth
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0930-1200hrs, wet, Rawtenstall Cem. Goldfinch Nuthatch Chiffchaff Great tit, Blue tit Chapel Hill Song thrush Coal tit Chaffinch Dunnock Moorhen Canada Goose pair Stock dove Crawshawbooth Mistle thrush single Greenfinch Greenfould Skylark Meadow pipit Reed bunti...
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Whooper Swans
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.? Whooper swan seen on the Cowm resi Sunday afternoon.
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Whitworth & Lee Quarry 31/03/24
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mute swan - an immature bird was on the lake in the main quarry area, a first for me hereCanada goose - min 26 in Whitworth Quarrypink-footed goose - skein of 71 over westmallard - 2 drakesoystercatcher - 2 calling in the mist this morningsnipe - 2 chipping birdskestrel - 1 in each quarrylesser black-ba...
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