Rossendale Bird Sightings

johnh · johnh

male chiffcaff +1 male chiffcaff futures park bacup

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

At least 6 redwings today as well as around 20 bramblings. 1 nuthatch singing A raven flew over towards Cowpe yesterday cheers Kevin

C Bel · C Bel

2 Male Chiffchaff singing on "tip" off Goodshaw lane. Still there am today. 1st April. Craig.

Kathy · Kathy

I know this looks like a baby sparrow, but it's the ONLY sparrow I have ever seen in my garden in 18 months so am not 100% sure what it is. It always look a bit lost and a bit gormless and I feel a bit sorry for it. Kathy

pfyldes · pfyldes

Lee Quarry After tea Ring Ouzel 6m [3+2+1] Meadow Pipit 3 Canada Goose 3 Pied Wagtail 1 Quarry road Greenfinch 4 minimum calling Chaffinch 8 minimum calling Blackbird plenty Robin c6 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit 4 pfyldes

C Bel · C Bel

Had my 1st Swallow, alarm calling and mobbing a Sparrowhawk, and a male Wheatear east of Darwen today. Craig.

C Bel · C Bel

29th August 2013, 7 - 8.30pm.. Whilst clearing net rides ready for this autumns migration watch i had 2 L E Owls flying around the bushes and perched on the fence line at dusk. Also 1 male Whinchat with 2 M Pipits on fence. 1 W Warbler in the bushes, nothing else! Craig.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-11:30 Canada Goose, c20 in pairs / small groups, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, soaring to the east, Red Grouse, 3 singles, Pheasant, c6 calling birds, Moorhen, 1 at Irwell Vale, Golden Plover, a flock of 8 and c5 singles on the moss, Lapwing, 2/3 pairs, Curlew, 2 pairs, Jack Snipe, 1 flushed off the top...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

08:30hrs. no hirindines yet! Grey Heron 1 over Irwell Vale Cormorant 3seen flying over possibly some duplication Goosander pr at Lumb Vale + 2m at Ewood Bidge Green Sandpiper 1 flew low through stables calling at Irwell Vale onto sewage works - not relocated 1st sighting since 27/2/14. B.H.Gull c35...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-09:00 G.C. Grebe, 1 fishing the res, Cormorant, 2 fishing the res, Canada Goose, pair flying up the valley, Mallard, several pairs or groups of 3, Pheasant, 1 calling and a male flew from plantation onto moor, Curlew, calling bird(s) south of res, Herring Gull, flocks of 12, 11, 5 & 3 over ea...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

6 Wheatear at 2 sites at Clowbridge res on 23/3/14 + 1 Buzzard over from Dunnockshaw 1 Chiffchaff singing at Marl Pits on 24/3/14 Bob.

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Whitworth Garden Mar 25, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Drizzle and high of 7C 19 species Stock Dove 2 Common Wood-Pigeon 4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Common Magpie 2 Carrion Crow 2 Coal Tit 2 Great Tit 4 Blue Tit 3 Long-tailed Tit 2 Robin 3 Blackbird 2 Dunnock 4 Chaff...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Clough Bottom Goosander 1m 5f Mallard 5 Reed Bunting 1m Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 3 Wood Pigeon 3 Wren 2 calling Meadow Pipit c15 B.H.Gull 1 over Chaffinch 6 calling Peers Clough Fieldfare c30+15+3 Starling 300+ Rook c30 Jackdaw c30 Wood Pigeon c40 single flock +c10 single birds Curlew 2 minimum cal...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 curlew2 little owls - 1 at the east end of the quarry and 1 at the west end15 meadow pipit2 pied wagtail2m wheatear1 wren1 lesser redpoll cheers Kevin

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 12 roosting at Holden Wood, 2 on Ogden and one flew around the quarry face at Troy(?)! Canada Goose, 21 at Holden Wood, 15 at Ogden, 2 on Calf Hey plus pairs in the quarries, Mallard, c12, Teal, 9 on Calf Hey, Kestrel, pair hunting near Ogden, Buzzard, 1 so...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 3 on res, Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley and landing behind Nutshaw kennels, Canada Goose, 1 flew down the valley calling, Mallard, pair, Pheasant, 1 walked across the road near Boundary Garage, Curlew, 2 pairs, very vocal, Common Gull, immature flew so...

andyy · andyy

Little Grebe - 1 Calf Hey Cormorant - 10 in the tree Holden Wood Teal - 1 pr in the lapwing field, 1pr Calf Hey, 3 Troy Goosander - 2 prs Holden Wood and 1 on the Irwell Ewood Bridge Buzzard - 1 above Calf Hey Moorhen - 1 Holden Wood, 1 Troy Coot - 1 Holden Wood (1 HTL yesterday) Oystercatcher - 4 Calf Hey Lapwing -...

craggy · craggy

Went for a look at the Little Owl but no show. Saw Archie coming down the hillside had a good natter and he gave me some good info. I went on to have a look at the feeders BIRDS SEEN Goldfinch Greenfinch Chaffinch Linnet Pheasant m L T Tit Blue Tit Coal Tit Robin Dunnock House Sparrow Blackbird Magpie Chee...

andyy · andyy

1 singing chiffchaff this evening. Also a very noisy green woodpecker and about 30 pied wagtails. Only single figures of corvids and black-headed gulls on the beds but c350 jackdaws down the valley on my way back. 3 male, one female goosanders on the river Townsendfold. Andy

swtand62 · swtand62

3 wheatear 1m and 2f above quarry this afternoon. cheers andrew

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-10:30 Dabchick, pair on HTL, Cormorant, 1 flew towards Grane, Grey Heron, 2 singles flew down the valley, Canada Goose, c5 pairs, Mallard, c12, Goosander, a male was resting on shingle at the side of the river, Sparrowhawk, male being harried by a crow at Townsendfold, Pheasant, male on pastu...

den9112 · den9112

Around 10.00am this morning ,a peregrine hunting and swooping very close to morrisons car park ,watched for a good 10mins before I lost sight

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

09:00 hrs 2 Song Thrush singing from woodland 2 Curlew on pasture nr bungalow 10+ Skylark along road up to Foe Edge + several singles and pairs all along - back in decent numbers Odd Meadow Pipits displaying + many singles all along the way c50 Fieldfare at top of Lench 3 sightings of Pied Wagtail betwee...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

13:00hrs approx 8 Wigeon 4 Cormorant 3 Goosander Bob & Archie

redrobin · redrobin

This last week there has been a peregrine screeching very loudly .today it was joined by another peregrine.are this pair a regular pair of Bacup town?

craggy · craggy

What a lovely evening On and around res 7 Mallard 1 Goldeneye 2 Curlew at top end 2 Goosander m/f 4 Canada geese 1 Kestrel Feeders 5 Reed bunting 3m 2f 1 Brambling 4m chaffinch 2 Robins 1 Dunock Cheers Craggy

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Mistle thrush in song at Constablelee & Rawtenstall centre Pr Grey Wagtail + 1 Pied Wagtail nr Tesco Pr Goldfinch + 1 Redpoll at Balladen along with singing Chaffinch and calling Blue & Grt tit 2 small groups of House Sparrows along Lomas lane Horncliffe Top - c50 L.B.B. Gull drifting S. with a...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-10:30 Cormorant, 5 on Holden Wood (inc 3 in trees) & 3 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c60 with many now paired, Mallard, c12 in small groups, Kestrel, female at Holden Wood, Red Grouse, a pair on the tops were the first for a while, Grey Partridge, a pair on the side of Ogden were my first for ages, Phea...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Canada goose - 1 pr flew over Waterfoot to Lench, 1pr on Hoplmes Terrace Lodge & 1pr on Helmshore Textile Museum Lodgegrey heron - 2 over Edge Cotelittle grebe - 1 on Holmes Terrace Lodgesparrowhawk - 1 female at Edge Cote and 1 male harassed by a carrion crow over Helmshorecommon buzzard - 2 soarin...

David Ousey · David Ousey

The footpath around the res has now re- opened.A nice surprise as 2 Oystercatchers were present this evening along with 8 Tufted Ducks and 45 Mallard, Spring is nearly here! Regards, Dave Ousey

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	whinberry woods (Preview) male chiffcaff +1 male chiffcaff futures park bacup	johnh	0	89	Tue Apr 1 5:16 PM, 2014 by johnh
	Trickett's Memorial Grounds 010414 (Preview) At least 6 redwings today as well as around 20 bramblings. 1 nuthatch singing A raven flew over towards Cowpe yesterday cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	66	Tue Apr 1 3:12 PM, 2014 by KEVIN LISTER
	C/booth 31st March 2014. (Preview) 2 Male Chiffchaff singing on "tip" off Goodshaw lane. Still there am today. 1st April. Craig.	C Bel	0	90	Tue Apr 1 10:47 AM, 2014 by C Bel
	Vicarage Garden - little brown bird (Preview) I know this looks like a baby sparrow, but it's the ONLY sparrow I have ever seen in my garden in 18 months so am not 100% sure what it is. It always look a bit lost and a bit gormless and I feel a bit sorry for it. Kathy	Kathy	4	114	Tue Apr 1 10:44 AM, 2014 by C Bel
	Lee Quarry 31.3.14 (Preview) Lee Quarry After tea Ring Ouzel 6m [3+2+1] Meadow Pipit 3 Canada Goose 3 Pied Wagtail 1 Quarry road Greenfinch 4 minimum calling Chaffinch 8 minimum calling Blackbird plenty Robin c6 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit 4 pfyldes	pfyldes	0	54	Mon Mar 31 8:42 PM, 2014 by pfyldes
	1st Swallow and Wheatear today. 30th March 2014. (Preview) Had my 1st Swallow, alarm calling and mobbing a Sparrowhawk, and a male Wheatear east of Darwen today. Craig.	C Bel	0	68	Sun Mar 30 9:26 PM, 2014 by C Bel
	Limy Lane, CLOWBRIDGE. Migration watch/Ringing 2013. (Preview) 29th August 2013, 7 - 8.30pm.. Whilst clearing net rides ready for this autumns migration watch i had 2 L E Owls flying around the bushes and perched on the fence line at dusk. Also 1 male Whinchat with 2 M Pipits on fence. 1 W Warbler in the bushes, nothing else! Craig.	C Bel	49	1258	Sun Mar 30 9:22 PM, 2014 by C Bel
	Bull Hill, 30th March 2014 (Preview) 07:30-11:30 Canada Goose, c20 in pairs / small groups, Mallard, c12, Buzzard, soaring to the east, Red Grouse, 3 singles, Pheasant, c6 calling birds, Moorhen, 1 at Irwell Vale, Golden Plover, a flock of 8 and c5 singles on the moss, Lapwing, 2/3 pairs, Curlew, 2 pairs, Jack Snipe, 1 flushed off the top...	David Nuttall	1	102	Sun Mar 30 7:55 PM, 2014 by KEVIN LISTER
	E.B.S.W. to Strongstry 29/3/14 (Preview) 08:30hrs. no hirindines yet! Grey Heron 1 over Irwell Vale Cormorant 3seen flying over possibly some duplication Goosander pr at Lumb Vale + 2m at Ewood Bidge Green Sandpiper 1 flew low through stables calling at Irwell Vale onto sewage works - not relocated 1st sighting since 27/2/14. B.H.Gull c35...	Bigbadbob	1	99	Sat Mar 29 9:23 PM, 2014 by Dog Nobbler
	Clowbridge, 29th March 2014 (Preview) 07:30-09:00 G.C. Grebe, 1 fishing the res, Cormorant, 2 fishing the res, Canada Goose, pair flying up the valley, Mallard, several pairs or groups of 3, Pheasant, 1 calling and a male flew from plantation onto moor, Curlew, calling bird(s) south of res, Herring Gull, flocks of 12, 11, 5 & 3 over ea...	David Nuttall	0	63	Sat Mar 29 10:31 AM, 2014 by David Nuttall
	Late sightings. (Preview) 6 Wheatear at 2 sites at Clowbridge res on 23/3/14 + 1 Buzzard over from Dunnockshaw 1 Chiffchaff singing at Marl Pits on 24/3/14 Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	98	Tue Mar 25 5:32 PM, 2014 by Bigbadbob
	Whitworth 25/03/14 (Preview) Whitworth Garden Mar 25, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Drizzle and high of 7C 19 species Stock Dove 2 Common Wood-Pigeon 4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Common Magpie 2 Carrion Crow 2 Coal Tit 2 Great Tit 4 Blue Tit 3 Long-tailed Tit 2 Robin 3 Blackbird 2 Dunnock 4 Chaff...	Ste Rush	0	84	Tue Mar 25 4:21 PM, 2014 by Ste Rush
	Clough Bottom and Peers Clough 23.3.14. (Preview) Clough Bottom Goosander 1m 5f Mallard 5 Reed Bunting 1m Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 3 Wood Pigeon 3 Wren 2 calling Meadow Pipit c15 B.H.Gull 1 over Chaffinch 6 calling Peers Clough Fieldfare c30+15+3 Starling 300+ Rook c30 Jackdaw c30 Wood Pigeon c40 single flock +c10 single birds Curlew 2 minimum cal...	pfyldes	0	96	Sun Mar 23 8:02 PM, 2014 by pfyldes
	Lee Quarry 23/03/14 (Preview) 1 curlew2 little owls - 1 at the east end of the quarry and 1 at the west end15 meadow pipit2 pied wagtail2m wheatear1 wren1 lesser redpoll cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	71	Sun Mar 23 4:24 PM, 2014 by KEVIN LISTER
	Grane, 23rd March 2014 (Preview) 07:30-10:30 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Calf Hey, Cormorant, 12 roosting at Holden Wood, 2 on Ogden and one flew around the quarry face at Troy(?)! Canada Goose, 21 at Holden Wood, 15 at Ogden, 2 on Calf Hey plus pairs in the quarries, Mallard, c12, Teal, 9 on Calf Hey, Kestrel, pair hunting near Ogden, Buzzard, 1 so...	David Nuttall	0	74	Sun Mar 23 11:49 AM, 2014 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge, 22nd March 2014 (Preview) 07:30-09:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 3 on res, Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley and landing behind Nutshaw kennels, Canada Goose, 1 flew down the valley calling, Mallard, pair, Pheasant, 1 walked across the road near Boundary Garage, Curlew, 2 pairs, very vocal, Common Gull, immature flew so...	David Nuttall	0	73	Sat Mar 22 9:55 AM, 2014 by David Nuttall
	Mostly Grane (Preview) Little Grebe - 1 Calf Hey Cormorant - 10 in the tree Holden Wood Teal - 1 pr in the lapwing field, 1pr Calf Hey, 3 Troy Goosander - 2 prs Holden Wood and 1 on the Irwell Ewood Bridge Buzzard - 1 above Calf Hey Moorhen - 1 Holden Wood, 1 Troy Coot - 1 Holden Wood (1 HTL yesterday) Oystercatcher - 4 Calf Hey Lapwing -...	andyy	0	86	Fri Mar 21 3:56 PM, 2014 by andyy
	CLOWBRIDGE FEEDERS 21-03-2014 (Preview) Went for a look at the Little Owl but no show. Saw Archie coming down the hillside had a good natter and he gave me some good info. I went on to have a look at the feeders BIRDS SEEN Goldfinch Greenfinch Chaffinch Linnet Pheasant m L T Tit Blue Tit Coal Tit Robin Dunnock House Sparrow Blackbird Magpie Chee...	craggy	0	62	Fri Mar 21 11:59 AM, 2014 by craggy
	EBSW (Preview) 1 singing chiffchaff this evening. Also a very noisy green woodpecker and about 30 pied wagtails. Only single figures of corvids and black-headed gulls on the beds but c350 jackdaws down the valley on my way back. 3 male, one female goosanders on the river Townsendfold. Andy	andyy	0	108	Wed Mar 19 6:46 PM, 2014 by andyy
	jamestone quarry (Preview) 3 wheatear 1m and 2f above quarry this afternoon. cheers andrew	swtand62	0	114	Wed Mar 19 5:35 PM, 2014 by swtand62
	Lower Irwell Valley, 16th March 2014 (Preview) 07:30-10:30 Dabchick, pair on HTL, Cormorant, 1 flew towards Grane, Grey Heron, 2 singles flew down the valley, Canada Goose, c5 pairs, Mallard, c12, Goosander, a male was resting on shingle at the side of the river, Sparrowhawk, male being harried by a crow at Townsendfold, Pheasant, male on pastu...	David Nuttall	0	83	Sun Mar 16 11:52 AM, 2014 by David Nuttall
	Peregine (Preview) Around 10.00am this morning ,a peregrine hunting and swooping very close to morrisons car park ,watched for a good 10mins before I lost sight	den9112	0	78	Sun Mar 16 10:47 AM, 2014 by den9112
	Plunge - Top of Leach 14/3/14 (Preview) 09:00 hrs 2 Song Thrush singing from woodland 2 Curlew on pasture nr bungalow 10+ Skylark along road up to Foe Edge + several singles and pairs all along - back in decent numbers Odd Meadow Pipits displaying + many singles all along the way c50 Fieldfare at top of Lench 3 sightings of Pied Wagtail betwee...	Bigbadbob	0	81	Fri Mar 14 9:16 PM, 2014 by Bigbadbob
	Clowbridge res. 13/3/14 (Preview) 13:00hrs approx 8 Wigeon 4 Cormorant 3 Goosander Bob & Archie	Bigbadbob	0	77	Thu Mar 13 5:30 PM, 2014 by Bigbadbob
	Peregrines in Bacup centre (Preview) This last week there has been a peregrine screeching very loudly .today it was joined by another peregrine.are this pair a regular pair of Bacup town?	redrobin	0	92	Wed Mar 12 7:38 PM, 2014 by redrobin
	CLOWBRIDGE RES 11-03-2014 (Preview) What a lovely evening On and around res 7 Mallard 1 Goldeneye 2 Curlew at top end 2 Goosander m/f 4 Canada geese 1 Kestrel Feeders 5 Reed bunting 3m 2f 1 Brambling 4m chaffinch 2 Robins 1 Dunock Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	65	Tue Mar 11 9:08 PM, 2014 by craggy
	Rawtenstall - Cragg quarry 11/3/14 (Preview) Mistle thrush in song at Constablelee & Rawtenstall centre Pr Grey Wagtail + 1 Pied Wagtail nr Tesco Pr Goldfinch + 1 Redpoll at Balladen along with singing Chaffinch and calling Blue & Grt tit 2 small groups of House Sparrows along Lomas lane Horncliffe Top - c50 L.B.B. Gull drifting S. with a...	Bigbadbob	0	76	Tue Mar 11 6:09 PM, 2014 by Bigbadbob
	Grane, 9th March 2014 (Preview) 07:30-10:30 Cormorant, 5 on Holden Wood (inc 3 in trees) & 3 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c60 with many now paired, Mallard, c12 in small groups, Kestrel, female at Holden Wood, Red Grouse, a pair on the tops were the first for a while, Grey Partridge, a pair on the side of Ogden were my first for ages, Phea...	David Nuttall	2	97	Mon Mar 10 3:37 PM, 2014 by sarfraz
	Waterfoot to Helmshore 090314 (Preview) Canada goose - 1 pr flew over Waterfoot to Lench, 1pr on Hoplmes Terrace Lodge & 1pr on Helmshore Textile Museum Lodgegrey heron - 2 over Edge Cotelittle grebe - 1 on Holmes Terrace Lodgesparrowhawk - 1 female at Edge Cote and 1 male harassed by a carrion crow over Helmshorecommon buzzard - 2 soarin...	KEVIN LISTER	0	71	Sun Mar 9 8:22 PM, 2014 by KEVIN LISTER
	Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth 5/3/14 (Preview) The footpath around the res has now re- opened.A nice surprise as 2 Oystercatchers were present this evening along with 8 Tufted Ducks and 45 Mallard, Spring is nearly here! Regards, Dave Ousey	David Ousey	1	112	Sun Mar 9 7:35 PM, 2014 by David Ousey
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