Rossendale Bird Sightings

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

Cuckoo calling this evening top end Calf hey resr. Neil

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:00 - 15:00 A very wet, quite cold day, didn't spoil the birding and 8 ROC members split into three teams to see a grand total of 78 species which, incredibly for the day, is a new summer record beating the previous record of 77 set in 2010. The individual team scores were: Team A: 70 species (JH &...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Just incase I missed telling anyone Start at 06:00 at Waterfoot car park - be there for about 5:50 Ian

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1/2 hr visit 20:30hrs E. wind, a bit late for black tern but you never know! c20 Swift feeding over the water with - c25 Swallow 2 Sand martin 1 House martin 1 Grey Partridge calling 1 Kestrel Skylark in song Curlew calling 1 Common Sandpiper c60 Starling flock inc juvs. Bob.

David Ousey · David Ousey

Green Woodpecker yaffling never heard 1 there before !!

Dog Nobbler · Dog Nobbler

A very strange finch type bird landed in my garden and ate some dandelion seed, it was yellow and orange with a bit of black, not a goldfinch. I photographed it but I am struggling to post it on here, can anyone advise me how to do it? The bird then flew off and hit a window and stunned itself, I managed to catc...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Afternoon. Troy Quarry 1 Linnet at Heap Clough car park 2pr Canada goose with 1yng & 4 yng. 1 Moorhen 1pr Mallard Jamesons quarry pools 1pr Canada goose with 5 yng Sand Martin at least 7 holes being used with birds carrying nest material from nearby pasture land. 1 pr Oystercatcher - prob. nest si...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

11 Canada geese1 common buzzard soaring near Bleakholt1 grey partridge44 lesser black back gull soaring over Harden Moor1 black headed gull over3 skylark1 pied wagtail5 meadow pipit1 swift12 sand martin4 swllow2 house martin8 wood pigeon3 collared dove4 dunnock8 wren3 wheatear6 robin8 black...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Cowpe Res 8 Canada geese (1pr with 4 goslings at Lench Lodges and another pr with 4 goslings on Kearn's Lodge)2 curlew either side of the res1 common sandpiper1 common buzzard mobbed by around 8 crows flew off towards Cowpe Lowe2 skylark4 swift4 swallow12 meadow pipit1pr grey wagtail1m and 1f pied w...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Clough Bottom Common Sandpiper 2 pairs Treecreeper 2 minimum Goldcrest 10 Willow Warbler 4 Chiff Chaff 3 Blackcap 2 Redpoll several over Chaffinch numerous Goldfinch 2 Song Thrush 3 calling + 4 young Blackbird 2 Wood Pigeon several Robin 2 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit c6 Canada Goose 1 Swallow 4 Magpie 4 Meado...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Blackcap singing,5 Willow Warbler,3 Swift,10 Canada Geese,8 Mallard.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:45-09:15 Swift, c12 over Rawtenstall, Swallow, c8, House Martin, c6, Meadow Pipit, c6, Song Thrush, 1 singing, Mistle Thrush, pair, Willow Warbler, c8 singing birds, Blackcap, 2 singing, Greenfinch, 3, Goldfinch, pair, Chaffinch, c6, Linnet, c20, all adults, inc c15 males so good colony. Re...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:00-07:30 Canada Goose, pair on back pond, Mallard, c6, Sparrowhawk, female being mobbed by Goldfinch, Swallows and Sand Martin, Curlew, single seen 3 times calling away, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over north, Swift, c12 through north, Skylark, c6 singing birds, Swallow, c12, Sand Martin, 1 north, Meado...

johnh · johnh

spotted flycatcher in the garden, hope it stays, probably on its way to the clough

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

17:30-19:00 Mallard, 4 over farmland, Kestrel, 1 hunting moorland, Lapwing, pair on pasture defending territory so hopefully have bred, Stock Dove, pair in with 6 Wood Pigeons feeding on pasture, Swift, 2 over Whitewell Valley, Skylark, c4 singing birds, Swallow, c20 mainly around the farm buil...

brian · brian

Blackcap 4 males 2 females Willow Warbler 7 Garden Warbler 2 Chiffchaff 3 Spotted Flycatcher 3 all on the river at different areas Curlew 3 young in fields Swift 10+ over Swallow at least 3 pair breeding in stables House Martin several over Sand Martin 4 low down along river near last years nest sit...

johnh · johnh

grasshopper warbler 3 willow warblers 4 redpoll 2 goldfnch curlew

sarfraz · sarfraz

3 oystercatchers around 10 lapwings - numbers appear to be way down this year! 1 reed bunting male 3 linnet - incl 1 male in song plenty of meadow pipits incl many parachuting 1 male kestrel 3 pied wagtails 1 grey wagtail usual blackbirds, robin, tits few willow warbler - appear to be down 1 blackc...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

05:30-10:00 Dabchick, 1 eating small fish on HTL, Grey Heron, 1 flew up river near Alderbottom, Canada Goose, c30 including 10 on Irwell at Townsendfold, a pair on sandbeds and a pair with 5 goslings at Horncliffe, Mallard, c12, Goosander, at least a male & 2 redheads, Kestrel, 1 over groundwork...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 seen hunting at 4:30 pm this afternoon in east Rossendale cheers Kevin

brian · brian

Spotted Flycatcher this morning, this is by four days the earliest I have recorded one in Strongstry, and unusually it is not on the river but quite high up in woodland by a stream. Maybe just passing through.

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Was visiting the garden for a few weeks. I can only imagine that it is a Chaffinch

brian · brian

Definate sighting of Garden Warbler in full song in the late evening sunshine. Site is just on the Strongstry side of Alderbottom viaduct on the railway side path.

andyy · andyy

Wood Warbler singing Strongstry this morning. 1 whitethroat and 1 bigbadbob only other notable sightings Andy

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

tawny owl adult and young bird roosting near each othergreen woodpecker - 1 calling from Warthgreat spotted woodpecker - 6 birds at 5 sites including 1pr feeding young at nest holedipper - 1 on the riverwood pigeon - 13magpie - 6jay - 1prcarrion crow - 4treecreeper - 1nuthatch - 1willow warbler - 1chi...

sarfraz · sarfraz

10am 13 may 4 mallard no ducklings seen 1 cormorant 1 common sandpiper 1 grey wagtail 1 LRP 17 canadas approx incl a pairwith 7 goslings approx 10 lapwing - much less than usual although some still displaying meadow pipits - less than 10 some parachuting 1 song thrush singing numbers of carrion crow, w...

C Bel · C Bel

Clough Bottom. 2-4pm. Whimbrel - 2 feeding on Res far banking, calling regularly. Still there when i left. Common Sand - At least 3 birds. Crawshawbooth. Am. Folly Area. Garden Warb - Male singing, been present for 3-4 days now. Blackcap - 2+ Males singing. Chiffchaff - 2 Males singing. Craig.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 great crested grebe7 Canada geese2 male mallard1 little owl10 swift , some flying within inches of me and Dave Ousey2 stock dove3 wood pigeon2 house martin6 swallow3 pied wagtail1 grey wagtail4 meadow pipit1 female whinchat1 mistle thrush42 starling1m reed bunting cheers Kevin

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Reedsholme - am. 1 Sparrowhawk being mobbed by c10 Swifts + 2 Swallows+ 3 House Martins 1 Blackcap 1 Chiffchaff 1 Goldcrest singing from a garden conifer at Rushbed c10 swift over Crawshawbooth + c4 House Martin Leabrook I Dipper 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Willow Warbler Clowbridge res. 18:30 onwards c15 Swift...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

16:00hrs approx 1000+ hirundines mostly swallows and house martins + c200 swifts over football field. Magnificent sight! c20 Pied Wagtail 1 Moorhen Usual Jackdaws & B.H.Gull. Bob 'n' Archie

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	Cuckoo, 4 June (Preview) Cuckoo calling this evening top end Calf hey resr. Neil	Neil Burke	0	43	Tue Jun 5 4:08 AM, 2012 by Neil Burke
	R.O.C Summer Bird Race, 3rd June 2012 (Preview) 06:00 - 15:00 A very wet, quite cold day, didn't spoil the birding and 8 ROC members split into three teams to see a grand total of 78 species which, incredibly for the day, is a new summer record beating the previous record of 77 set in 2010. The individual team scores were: Team A: 70 species (JH &...	David Nuttall	0	48	Mon Jun 4 4:04 AM, 2012 by David Nuttall
	Bird Race tomorrow (Preview) Just incase I missed telling anyone Start at 06:00 at Waterfoot car park - be there for about 5:50 Ian	Ian Brady	0	32	Sun Jun 3 1:35 AM, 2012 by Ian Brady
	Clowbridge res 1/6/12 (Preview) 1/2 hr visit 20:30hrs E. wind, a bit late for black tern but you never know! c20 Swift feeding over the water with - c25 Swallow 2 Sand martin 1 House martin 1 Grey Partridge calling 1 Kestrel Skylark in song Curlew calling 1 Common Sandpiper c60 Starling flock inc juvs. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	57	Sat Jun 2 4:31 AM, 2012 by Bigbadbob
	Whitworth near high school 1/6-2012 (Preview) Green Woodpecker yaffling never heard 1 there before !!	David Ousey	0	37	Sat Jun 2 1:29 AM, 2012 by David Ousey
	Yesterday in my Helmshore garden I saw this...... (Preview) A very strange finch type bird landed in my garden and ate some dandelion seed, it was yellow and orange with a bit of black, not a goldfinch. I photographed it but I am struggling to post it on here, can anyone advise me how to do it? The bird then flew off and hit a window and stunned itself, I managed to catc...	Dog Nobbler	9	134	Thu May 31 5:06 AM, 2012 by Dog Nobbler
	Grane valley 28/5/12 (Preview) Afternoon. Troy Quarry 1 Linnet at Heap Clough car park 2pr Canada goose with 1yng & 4 yng. 1 Moorhen 1pr Mallard Jamesons quarry pools 1pr Canada goose with 5 yng Sand Martin at least 7 holes being used with birds carrying nest material from nearby pasture land. 1 pr Oystercatcher - prob. nest si...	Bigbadbob	0	42	Tue May 29 12:07 AM, 2012 by Bigbadbob
	Fletcher Bank Quarry 28/05/12 (Preview) 11 Canada geese1 common buzzard soaring near Bleakholt1 grey partridge44 lesser black back gull soaring over Harden Moor1 black headed gull over3 skylark1 pied wagtail5 meadow pipit1 swift12 sand martin4 swllow2 house martin8 wood pigeon3 collared dove4 dunnock8 wren3 wheatear6 robin8 black...	KEVIN LISTER	0	40	Mon May 28 10:09 PM, 2012 by KEVIN LISTER
	Cowpe Res, Buckhurst and Deeply Vale 27/05/12 (Preview) Cowpe Res 8 Canada geese (1pr with 4 goslings at Lench Lodges and another pr with 4 goslings on Kearn's Lodge)2 curlew either side of the res1 common sandpiper1 common buzzard mobbed by around 8 crows flew off towards Cowpe Lowe2 skylark4 swift4 swallow12 meadow pipit1pr grey wagtail1m and 1f pied w...	KEVIN LISTER	0	36	Mon May 28 6:00 AM, 2012 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clough Bottom and Windy Bank 27.5.12. (Preview) Clough Bottom Common Sandpiper 2 pairs Treecreeper 2 minimum Goldcrest 10 Willow Warbler 4 Chiff Chaff 3 Blackcap 2 Redpoll several over Chaffinch numerous Goldfinch 2 Song Thrush 3 calling + 4 young Blackbird 2 Wood Pigeon several Robin 2 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit c6 Canada Goose 1 Swallow 4 Magpie 4 Meado...	pfyldes	0	35	Mon May 28 4:25 AM, 2012 by pfyldes
	Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.27/5/12 (Preview) Blackcap singing,5 Willow Warbler,3 Swift,10 Canada Geese,8 Mallard.	David Ousey	0	37	Sun May 27 10:32 PM, 2012 by David Ousey
	Cribden, 26th May 2012 (Preview) 07:45-09:15 Swift, c12 over Rawtenstall, Swallow, c8, House Martin, c6, Meadow Pipit, c6, Song Thrush, 1 singing, Mistle Thrush, pair, Willow Warbler, c8 singing birds, Blackcap, 2 singing, Greenfinch, 3, Goldfinch, pair, Chaffinch, c6, Linnet, c20, all adults, inc c15 males so good colony. Re...	David Nuttall	0	58	Sat May 26 4:57 PM, 2012 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge Res, 26th May 2012 (Preview) 06:00-07:30 Canada Goose, pair on back pond, Mallard, c6, Sparrowhawk, female being mobbed by Goldfinch, Swallows and Sand Martin, Curlew, single seen 3 times calling away, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over north, Swift, c12 through north, Skylark, c6 singing birds, Swallow, c12, Sand Martin, 1 north, Meado...	David Nuttall	0	40	Sat May 26 4:53 PM, 2012 by David Nuttall
	lumb (Preview) spotted flycatcher in the garden, hope it stays, probably on its way to the clough	johnh	0	37	Sat May 26 12:54 AM, 2012 by johnh
	The Hile, 24th May 2012 (Preview) 17:30-19:00 Mallard, 4 over farmland, Kestrel, 1 hunting moorland, Lapwing, pair on pasture defending territory so hopefully have bred, Stock Dove, pair in with 6 Wood Pigeons feeding on pasture, Swift, 2 over Whitewell Valley, Skylark, c4 singing birds, Swallow, c20 mainly around the farm buil...	David Nuttall	0	38	Fri May 25 4:41 AM, 2012 by David Nuttall
	Summer visitors at Strongstry (Preview) Blackcap 4 males 2 females Willow Warbler 7 Garden Warbler 2 Chiffchaff 3 Spotted Flycatcher 3 all on the river at different areas Curlew 3 young in fields Swift 10+ over Swallow at least 3 pair breeding in stables House Martin several over Sand Martin 4 low down along river near last years nest sit...	brian	0	40	Fri May 25 4:07 AM, 2012 by brian
	windybank (Preview) grasshopper warbler 3 willow warblers 4 redpoll 2 goldfnch curlew	johnh	0	53	Thu May 24 10:51 PM, 2012 by johnh
	holden wood 7.30-8.30 21 may (Preview) 3 oystercatchers around 10 lapwings - numbers appear to be way down this year! 1 reed bunting male 3 linnet - incl 1 male in song plenty of meadow pipits incl many parachuting 1 male kestrel 3 pied wagtails 1 grey wagtail usual blackbirds, robin, tits few willow warbler - appear to be down 1 blackc...	sarfraz	0	40	Tue May 22 7:54 AM, 2012 by sarfraz
	Irwell Valley & Plunge 20th May 2012 (Preview) 05:30-10:00 Dabchick, 1 eating small fish on HTL, Grey Heron, 1 flew up river near Alderbottom, Canada Goose, c30 including 10 on Irwell at Townsendfold, a pair on sandbeds and a pair with 5 goslings at Horncliffe, Mallard, c12, Goosander, at least a male & 2 redheads, Kestrel, 1 over groundwork...	David Nuttall	0	43	Sun May 20 6:40 PM, 2012 by David Nuttall
	short eared owl 19/05/2012 (Preview) 1 seen hunting at 4:30 pm this afternoon in east Rossendale cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	45	Sun May 20 3:54 AM, 2012 by KEVIN LISTER
	Spotted Flycatcher (Preview) Spotted Flycatcher this morning, this is by four days the earliest I have recorded one in Strongstry, and unusually it is not on the river but quite high up in woodland by a stream. Maybe just passing through.	brian	0	44	Sat May 19 4:53 PM, 2012 by brian
	Leucistic Chaffinch (Preview) Was visiting the garden for a few weeks. I can only imagine that it is a Chaffinch	Ste Rush	1	64	Fri May 18 4:48 AM, 2012 by sarfraz
	Garden Warbler (Preview) Definate sighting of Garden Warbler in full song in the late evening sunshine. Site is just on the Strongstry side of Alderbottom viaduct on the railway side path.	brian	0	51	Tue May 15 4:24 AM, 2012 by brian
	Strongstry to Townsend Fold 13/5/12 (Preview) Wood Warbler singing Strongstry this morning. 1 whitethroat and 1 bigbadbob only other notable sightings Andy	andyy	3	113	Tue May 15 4:17 AM, 2012 by brian
	Staghills Woods 13/05/12 (Preview) tawny owl adult and young bird roosting near each othergreen woodpecker - 1 calling from Warthgreat spotted woodpecker - 6 birds at 5 sites including 1pr feeding young at nest holedipper - 1 on the riverwood pigeon - 13magpie - 6jay - 1prcarrion crow - 4treecreeper - 1nuthatch - 1willow warbler - 1chi...	KEVIN LISTER	0	60	Mon May 14 3:00 AM, 2012 by KEVIN LISTER
	holden wood res (Preview) 10am 13 may 4 mallard no ducklings seen 1 cormorant 1 common sandpiper 1 grey wagtail 1 LRP 17 canadas approx incl a pairwith 7 goslings approx 10 lapwing - much less than usual although some still displaying meadow pipits - less than 10 some parachuting 1 song thrush singing numbers of carrion crow, w...	sarfraz	2	45	Mon May 14 6:22 AM, 2012 by sarfraz
	Clough Bottom Res/Crawshawbooth. 12th May 2012 (Preview) Clough Bottom. 2-4pm. Whimbrel - 2 feeding on Res far banking, calling regularly. Still there when i left. Common Sand - At least 3 birds. Crawshawbooth. Am. Folly Area. Garden Warb - Male singing, been present for 3-4 days now. Blackcap - 2+ Males singing. Chiffchaff - 2 Males singing. Craig.	C Bel	0	40	Sun May 13 4:09 PM, 2012 by C Bel
	Spring Mill Res 120512 (Preview) 1 great crested grebe7 Canada geese2 male mallard1 little owl10 swift , some flying within inches of me and Dave Ousey2 stock dove3 wood pigeon2 house martin6 swallow3 pied wagtail1 grey wagtail4 meadow pipit1 female whinchat1 mistle thrush42 starling1m reed bunting cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	1	51	Sun May 13 9:55 PM, 2012 by David Ousey
	Various 12/5/12 (Preview) Reedsholme - am. 1 Sparrowhawk being mobbed by c10 Swifts + 2 Swallows+ 3 House Martins 1 Blackcap 1 Chiffchaff 1 Goldcrest singing from a garden conifer at Rushbed c10 swift over Crawshawbooth + c4 House Martin Leabrook I Dipper 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Willow Warbler Clowbridge res. 18:30 onwards c15 Swift...	Bigbadbob	0	38	Sun May 13 5:39 AM, 2012 by Bigbadbob
	E.B.S.W. 11/5/12 (Preview) 16:00hrs approx 1000+ hirundines mostly swallows and house martins + c200 swifts over football field. Magnificent sight! c20 Pied Wagtail 1 Moorhen Usual Jackdaws & B.H.Gull. Bob 'n' Archie	Bigbadbob	0	35	Sat May 12 1:11 AM, 2012 by Bigbadbob
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