Rossendale Bird Sightings

pfyldes · pfyldes

Ewood Bridge House Martin 1 over Buzzard 1 pair pfyldes

C Bel · C Bel

3 Swallows over Pinner quarry at lunchtime. 2 + 1 North.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:00-11:00 Dabchick, 1 on HTL, Grey Heron, 1 flew west over Wet Moss, Canada Goose, 3 on Alden Ratchers, Mallard, 2 drakes over, Buzzard, 1 perched on fence post near Alderbottom, Pheasant, c12 especially in Alden, Lapwing, 1 displaying in Alden, 1 over Wet Moss, & 3 on pasture off Holcombe Road...

C Bel · C Bel

6.45 - 8.30pm 2 rarities for me tonight ! 1 Grey Partridge calling at dusk North of Limey Lane and a single high flying Greylag Goose in from the NE 200yds behing 5 Canada"s. Greylag was my 1st ever in Rossendale.. I think. Thought I heard a Willow Warb for the second time today but both were Robins....

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Dipper singing at Townsend Fold and Ewood Bridge Pair Grey Wagtail + 1 at K Steels Ian

sarfraz · sarfraz

From 7 am 12 noon today Holden Wood:- approx 18 cormorants 3-4 moorhens 4 coot 3 teal Min 14 mallard 7 lapwing 2 oystercatcher 1 kestrel 1 mistle thrush in song 1 pied wagtail Good numbers of meadow pipit displaying Good numbers of reed bunting wrens 1 dunnock b h gulls in morning then around...

wayner59 · wayner59

13.00-14.30 2 treecreeper, chaffinch, goldfinch, pr long-tailed tits from hide great crested grebe on res, blue, great tits and goldcrest in conifers at top end pr buzzards soaring over top end then drifted off to north 3 pied wagtail, pt grey wagtail. green woodpecker waffling from 2 locations...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

great crested grebe - 1cormorant - 16Canada goose - 38 including 1 very pale birdmallard - 2 pr & 1 malepintail -1 femaleteal - 1 prgoldeneye - 1 maleoystercatcher - 1 prlapwing - 5little ringed plover - 1kestrel - 1 femalecoot - 4moorhen - 4black headed gull - 20lesser black backed gull - 1 on the re...

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

2 Jacksnipe 7 Snipe Neil

pfyldes · pfyldes

Elwood Bridgs Area Chiff Chaff 2 minimum Buzzard 2 pair Sparrow Hawk 1m Dipper 3 minimum B.H.Gull 5 Song Thrush 3 Goldcrest 1 calling Pied Wagtail 1 over Grey Wagtail 1 over pfyldes and johnh

john sm · john sm

At least 5/6 Buzzards soaring and interacting over Ewood Bridge about 16.30. Also Swallow 16.04. Lots of displaying Dunnocks,many Goldfinches and Blackbirds in full song. Goodbye to winter.

C Bel · C Bel

Osprey low to North over Grane Rd, Belmont at 11.30 persued by several B H Gulls!

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

09:15 hrs 1 Chiffchaff singing near boathouse 1 Swallow seen by Archie earlier 3 Cormorant 4 displaying Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark in song + many others over the moorland 2pr Pied Wagtail 1f Goosander 4+ Redpoll calling in flight Lots of Chaffinch song 1 Stock Dove 1 Sparrowhawk pr Little Owl Irwell Vale a...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Lee QuarryCanada goose - 3pr and a singlemallard 3 malessparrowhawk - 1 soaring over Britannialesser black backed gull - 33 overlittle owl - 1pr and a singlestock dove - 1prskylark - min 5 in songmeadow pipit - c20 (many displaying)pied wagtail - 1prwheatear - 3 males (2 singing, 1 displaying)mistl...

craggy · craggy

Bird feeders Chaffinch m/f Goldfinch Great Tit Greenfinch Redpoll Reed Bunting Blackbird Blue Tit Dunnock Robin House Sparrow In the meadow 4 Meadow Pipit 7 Skylark 8 Carrion Cow 1 Curlew calling On and around ress 11 Gulls 1 Canada Goose 3 Cormorant 2 Mallard 2 Moorhen 3 Goosander 1m/2f 4 Woodpig...

C Bel · C Bel

Female Merlin lowish over Goodshaw Lane houses this lunchtime heading NE. Craig.

pfyldes · pfyldes

Rook Nest,s Healy Corner 16 Broadclough 37 Northern School Water 23 Peers Clough 16 Rook Hill 27 pfyldes

pfyldes · pfyldes

Lee Quarry Raven 2 Meadow Pipit 6 Little Owl 1 G.B.B.Gull 1 over Cutler Lane Mistle Thrush 1 Collard Dove 1 calling Dunnock 1 singing Helm Clough area Magpie 5 Wood Pigeon 4 Redwing 1 House Sparrow 2 Starling c10 Chaffinch 1 singing Stock Dove 2 over Branch St Grey Wagtail 1 Blackbird 2 Blue Tit 2 House Spa...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

14:00-17:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley, Canada Goose, c5 pairs and a flock of 8, Mallard, c4, Goosander, redhead on top lodge, Kestrel, 1 tucked away from the wind in a hedge, Pheasant, 1 called, Moorhen, 1 feeding on pasture, Curlew, 2 calling birds, Lapwing, c6 near Deeply Vale & 1 on Rossen...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

quick walk up to Cowpe Reservoir early afternoon produced the followingCanada goose - 2 prs at Lench Lodges & 1pr at Kearn's Lodgecormorant - 2 at Cowpe Resperegrine - 1 over Boarsgreavemoorhen - sitting bird at Lench Lodgeskingfisher - 1 at Lench Lodgescommon gull - 30 over Gaghills appeared t...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

little grebe - 1pr at Holmes Terrace LodgeCanada goose - 1pr at Holmes Terrace Lodgetufted duck - 1 male at Holmes Terrace Lodgebuzzard - 1pr near EBSWpheasant - 1 calling near EBSWdipper - 1 at The Holmegrey wagtail - 1 male at K Steels & 2 at EBSWpied wagtail - c20 at EBSWmeadow pipit - 1 at EBSWking...

craggy · craggy

3 Wheatear 3 Goldcrest Goldfinch two flocks of 8 or 10 birds 2 Wren 4 Coal Tit 2 Blue Tit 1 Willow Warbler 7 Robin 2 House Sparrow 5 Dunnock 1 Greenfinch 11 Redpoll 3 Chaffinch 2m 1f Reed Bunting 1 Meadow Pipit 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Skylark Starling flock of 30+ 2 Blackbird Raven 6 calling birds mov...

sarfraz · sarfraz

This afternoon sat at my home with my 2 year old daughter Haniya, she walks towards the window and after a brief moment points and said "Eagle". I am intrigued and walk to the window and see a fine Lesser Black Backed Gull in adult plumage eating from the feeding station . Last year we staye...

brian · brian

Noon to 1800 hrs 7 degrees sunny spells cold easterly. Blue Tit....good numbers lot of nest building, also in my boxes. Great Tit...again good numbers and same as above. Coal Tit...very good numbers several in full song. Long-tailed Tit...now in pairs and in good numbers, no nest sites found. Bullf...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Whinberry Wood Chiff Chaff 1 calling noon today

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

lapwing - min 11 at Edge Cote (3 seen at Seat Naze may have been part of the same flock)snipe - 4 at Edge Cotecommon gull - 2 at Edge Cotelesser black backed gull - 5 over Edge Cote and c30 flying down the Irwell Valleygoldcrest - 1 at Marl Pitsstarling - 25 in trees at higher Cloughfoldchaffinch - flock of 20...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

cormorant - 1 flew down the Irwell Valleylapwing - 3 at Whittaker Pasturewoodcock - 1 at Warth & 1 at Hurdles Quarry (possibly same bird)kestrel - 1 at Warthgreen woodpecker - 1 or 2 at Warth & Hurdles Quarry (1 also heard yesterday at Stubby Lee Park)skylark - 4 singing on Whittaker Pasturest...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:30-10:30 -1.5 degree C to start but warmed up nicely. Cormorant, 8 roosting trees at Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 in Jamestones, Canada Goose, c60 in pairs and groups to c20 birds, Mallard, c12, Teal, pair on Holden Wood and 3 pair on Calf Hey, Goldeneye, pair in Jamestones, Buzzard, pair, Sparrowh...

johnh · johnh

pair of peregrines

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

Male imm Marsh Harrier flew past back of House, Syke side at moderate height heading west 16.30 hrs Friday 20 March Rang Jim Rostron. He saw it this morning Musbury at 09.30 Saturday 21 March Hen Harrier a female was near Pickup bank Just outside Rossendale this morning 21 March Neil

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	E.B.S.W. 7.4.15. (Preview) Ewood Bridge House Martin 1 over Buzzard 1 pair pfyldes	pfyldes	0	107	Wed Apr 8 7:14 AM, 2015 by pfyldes
	C/booth 7th April '15. (Preview) 3 Swallows over Pinner quarry at lunchtime. 2 + 1 North.	C Bel	0	93	Tue Apr 7 5:47 PM, 2015 by C Bel
	Bull Hill, 7th April 2015 (Preview) 07:00-11:00 Dabchick, 1 on HTL, Grey Heron, 1 flew west over Wet Moss, Canada Goose, 3 on Alden Ratchers, Mallard, 2 drakes over, Buzzard, 1 perched on fence post near Alderbottom, Pheasant, c12 especially in Alden, Lapwing, 1 displaying in Alden, 1 over Wet Moss, & 3 on pasture off Holcombe Road...	David Nuttall	0	92	Tue Apr 7 12:08 PM, 2015 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge 6th April "15. (Preview) 6.45 - 8.30pm 2 rarities for me tonight ! 1 Grey Partridge calling at dusk North of Limey Lane and a single high flying Greylag Goose in from the NE 200yds behing 5 Canada"s. Greylag was my 1st ever in Rossendale.. I think. Thought I heard a Willow Warb for the second time today but both were Robins....	C Bel	0	95	Mon Apr 6 9:16 PM, 2015 by C Bel
	Townsend Fold - Irwell Vale (Preview) Dipper singing at Townsend Fold and Ewood Bridge Pair Grey Wagtail + 1 at K Steels Ian	Ian Brady	0	83	Mon Apr 6 9:04 PM, 2015 by Ian Brady
	Holden Wood and Musbury (Preview) From 7 am 12 noon today Holden Wood:- approx 18 cormorants 3-4 moorhens 4 coot 3 teal Min 14 mallard 7 lapwing 2 oystercatcher 1 kestrel 1 mistle thrush in song 1 pied wagtail Good numbers of meadow pipit displaying Good numbers of reed bunting wrens 1 dunnock b h gulls in morning then around...	sarfraz	0	98	Mon Apr 6 2:56 PM, 2015 by sarfraz
	calf hey res 5-5-15 (Preview) 13.00-14.30 2 treecreeper, chaffinch, goldfinch, pr long-tailed tits from hide great crested grebe on res, blue, great tits and goldcrest in conifers at top end pr buzzards soaring over top end then drifted off to north 3 pied wagtail, pt grey wagtail. green woodpecker waffling from 2 locations...	wayner59	0	95	Mon Apr 6 2:34 PM, 2015 by wayner59
	Holden Wood Res 050415 (Preview) great crested grebe - 1cormorant - 16Canada goose - 38 including 1 very pale birdmallard - 2 pr & 1 malepintail -1 femaleteal - 1 prgoldeneye - 1 maleoystercatcher - 1 prlapwing - 5little ringed plover - 1kestrel - 1 femalecoot - 4moorhen - 4black headed gull - 20lesser black backed gull - 1 on the re...	KEVIN LISTER	1	114	Sun Apr 5 10:03 PM, 2015 by sarfraz
	Edgerton moss,6 April (Preview) 2 Jacksnipe 7 Snipe Neil	Neil Burke	0	90	Sun Apr 5 9:07 PM, 2015 by Neil Burke
	Ewood Bridge Area (Preview) Elwood Bridgs Area Chiff Chaff 2 minimum Buzzard 2 pair Sparrow Hawk 1m Dipper 3 minimum B.H.Gull 5 Song Thrush 3 Goldcrest 1 calling Pied Wagtail 1 over Grey Wagtail 1 over pfyldes and johnh	pfyldes	0	87	Sun Apr 5 3:08 PM, 2015 by pfyldes
	Buzzards (Preview) At least 5/6 Buzzards soaring and interacting over Ewood Bridge about 16.30. Also Swallow 16.04. Lots of displaying Dunnocks,many Goldfinches and Blackbirds in full song. Goodbye to winter.	john sm	0	93	Sat Apr 4 5:17 PM, 2015 by john sm
	Osprey Darwen 4th April '15. (Preview) Osprey low to North over Grane Rd, Belmont at 11.30 persued by several B H Gulls!	C Bel	0	94	Sat Apr 4 4:46 PM, 2015 by C Bel
	Clowbridge 4/4/15 (Preview) 09:15 hrs 1 Chiffchaff singing near boathouse 1 Swallow seen by Archie earlier 3 Cormorant 4 displaying Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark in song + many others over the moorland 2pr Pied Wagtail 1f Goosander 4+ Redpoll calling in flight Lots of Chaffinch song 1 Stock Dove 1 Sparrowhawk pr Little Owl Irwell Vale a...	Bigbadbob	0	93	Sat Apr 4 4:20 PM, 2015 by Bigbadbob
	Lee Quarry to Spring Mill Res 040415 (Preview) Lee QuarryCanada goose - 3pr and a singlemallard 3 malessparrowhawk - 1 soaring over Britannialesser black backed gull - 33 overlittle owl - 1pr and a singlestock dove - 1prskylark - min 5 in songmeadow pipit - c20 (many displaying)pied wagtail - 1prwheatear - 3 males (2 singing, 1 displaying)mistl...	KEVIN LISTER	0	85	Sat Apr 4 3:35 PM, 2015 by KEVIN LISTER
	CLOWBRIDGE BIRD FEEDERS 02-04-2015 (Preview) Bird feeders Chaffinch m/f Goldfinch Great Tit Greenfinch Redpoll Reed Bunting Blackbird Blue Tit Dunnock Robin House Sparrow In the meadow 4 Meadow Pipit 7 Skylark 8 Carrion Cow 1 Curlew calling On and around ress 11 Gulls 1 Canada Goose 3 Cormorant 2 Mallard 2 Moorhen 3 Goosander 1m/2f 4 Woodpig...	craggy	0	104	Thu Apr 2 6:08 PM, 2015 by craggy
	C/booth. 1st April '15. (Preview) Female Merlin lowish over Goodshaw Lane houses this lunchtime heading NE. Craig.	C Bel	0	81	Wed Apr 1 9:29 PM, 2015 by C Bel
	Rook Nest,s 28.3.15. (Preview) Rook Nest,s Healy Corner 16 Broadclough 37 Northern School Water 23 Peers Clough 16 Rook Hill 27 pfyldes	pfyldes	1	161	Sun Mar 29 9:17 PM, 2015 by Bigbadbob
	Stacksteads 29.3.15. (Preview) Lee Quarry Raven 2 Meadow Pipit 6 Little Owl 1 G.B.B.Gull 1 over Cutler Lane Mistle Thrush 1 Collard Dove 1 calling Dunnock 1 singing Helm Clough area Magpie 5 Wood Pigeon 4 Redwing 1 House Sparrow 2 Starling c10 Chaffinch 1 singing Stock Dove 2 over Branch St Grey Wagtail 1 Blackbird 2 Blue Tit 2 House Spa...	pfyldes	0	128	Sun Mar 29 8:41 PM, 2015 by pfyldes
	Cheesden Valley, 29th March 2015 (Preview) 14:00-17:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley, Canada Goose, c5 pairs and a flock of 8, Mallard, c4, Goosander, redhead on top lodge, Kestrel, 1 tucked away from the wind in a hedge, Pheasant, 1 called, Moorhen, 1 feeding on pasture, Curlew, 2 calling birds, Lapwing, c6 near Deeply Vale & 1 on Rossen...	David Nuttall	0	103	Sun Mar 29 7:08 PM, 2015 by David Nuttall
	cowpe 290315 (Preview) quick walk up to Cowpe Reservoir early afternoon produced the followingCanada goose - 2 prs at Lench Lodges & 1pr at Kearn's Lodgecormorant - 2 at Cowpe Resperegrine - 1 over Boarsgreavemoorhen - sitting bird at Lench Lodgeskingfisher - 1 at Lench Lodgescommon gull - 30 over Gaghills appeared t...	KEVIN LISTER	0	103	Sun Mar 29 5:00 PM, 2015 by KEVIN LISTER
	Holmes Terrace Lodge to EBSW 280.15 (Preview) little grebe - 1pr at Holmes Terrace LodgeCanada goose - 1pr at Holmes Terrace Lodgetufted duck - 1 male at Holmes Terrace Lodgebuzzard - 1pr near EBSWpheasant - 1 calling near EBSWdipper - 1 at The Holmegrey wagtail - 1 male at K Steels & 2 at EBSWpied wagtail - c20 at EBSWmeadow pipit - 1 at EBSWking...	KEVIN LISTER	0	113	Sat Mar 28 7:10 PM, 2015 by KEVIN LISTER
	CLOWBRIDGE 25-03-2015 (Preview) 3 Wheatear 3 Goldcrest Goldfinch two flocks of 8 or 10 birds 2 Wren 4 Coal Tit 2 Blue Tit 1 Willow Warbler 7 Robin 2 House Sparrow 5 Dunnock 1 Greenfinch 11 Redpoll 3 Chaffinch 2m 1f Reed Bunting 1 Meadow Pipit 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Skylark Starling flock of 30+ 2 Blackbird Raven 6 calling birds mov...	craggy	2	164	Wed Mar 25 10:29 PM, 2015 by craggy
	Eagle (Preview) This afternoon sat at my home with my 2 year old daughter Haniya, she walks towards the window and after a brief moment points and said "Eagle". I am intrigued and walk to the window and see a fine Lesser Black Backed Gull in adult plumage eating from the feeding station . Last year we staye...	sarfraz	0	123	Tue Mar 24 6:07 PM, 2015 by sarfraz
	Irwell valley Stubbins Bridge to Ewood Bridge. (Preview) Noon to 1800 hrs 7 degrees sunny spells cold easterly. Blue Tit....good numbers lot of nest building, also in my boxes. Great Tit...again good numbers and same as above. Coal Tit...very good numbers several in full song. Long-tailed Tit...now in pairs and in good numbers, no nest sites found. Bullf...	brian	0	124	Mon Mar 23 5:44 PM, 2015 by brian
	Chiff Chaff 22.3.15. (Preview) Whinberry Wood Chiff Chaff 1 calling noon today	pfyldes	0	103	Sun Mar 22 7:52 PM, 2015 by pfyldes
	Seat Naze, Edge Cote & Marl Pits 220315 (Preview) lapwing - min 11 at Edge Cote (3 seen at Seat Naze may have been part of the same flock)snipe - 4 at Edge Cotecommon gull - 2 at Edge Cotelesser black backed gull - 5 over Edge Cote and c30 flying down the Irwell Valleygoldcrest - 1 at Marl Pitsstarling - 25 in trees at higher Cloughfoldchaffinch - flock of 20...	KEVIN LISTER	0	122	Sun Mar 22 7:43 PM, 2015 by KEVIN LISTER
	Warth to Brow Edge Quarry 22032015 (Preview) cormorant - 1 flew down the Irwell Valleylapwing - 3 at Whittaker Pasturewoodcock - 1 at Warth & 1 at Hurdles Quarry (possibly same bird)kestrel - 1 at Warthgreen woodpecker - 1 or 2 at Warth & Hurdles Quarry (1 also heard yesterday at Stubby Lee Park)skylark - 4 singing on Whittaker Pasturest...	KEVIN LISTER	0	122	Sun Mar 22 11:48 AM, 2015 by KEVIN LISTER
	Grane, 22nd March 2015 (Preview) 06:30-10:30 -1.5 degree C to start but warmed up nicely. Cormorant, 8 roosting trees at Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 in Jamestones, Canada Goose, c60 in pairs and groups to c20 birds, Mallard, c12, Teal, pair on Holden Wood and 3 pair on Calf Hey, Goldeneye, pair in Jamestones, Buzzard, pair, Sparrowh...	David Nuttall	0	117	Sun Mar 22 11:46 AM, 2015 by David Nuttall
	ilex mill (Preview) pair of peregrines	johnh	2	252	Sun Mar 22 8:36 AM, 2015 by Greengrass
	Harriers (Preview) Male imm Marsh Harrier flew past back of House, Syke side at moderate height heading west 16.30 hrs Friday 20 March Rang Jim Rostron. He saw it this morning Musbury at 09.30 Saturday 21 March Hen Harrier a female was near Pickup bank Just outside Rossendale this morning 21 March Neil	Neil Burke	0	140	Sat Mar 21 7:42 PM, 2015 by Neil Burke
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