Rossendale Bird Sightings

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Bird numbers are thinning out but today a sure sign the weather has helped any early nesters with 2 young Mistle Thrush being fed by their parents today on sultanas. House Martin numbers at regular breeding spot are still low but Swallow passing have been increasing. Blackbird nest failed and no othe...

brian · brian

Pair of Wood warbler displaying this morning 0820hrs in Lumb vale at same location as last report.

David Ousey · David Ousey

2 Grey Partridge,2 Linnet,5 Lesser Redpoll,3 Wheatear,4 Swallow,Grey Wagtail,4 Pied Wagtail and all the regular suspects! Dave Ousey.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Canada goose -1 pair at Townsendfold mallard - 8 females with between 2 and 13 ducklings mandarin - 1 male flying downstream at Townsendfold common sandpiper - 1 at Townsendfold buzzard - 1 low over the beds at EBSW tawny owl - 1 still sat tight on nest near Irwell Vale stock dove - 3 at Alderbottom green...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Stonechat M near water treatment plant Siskin Calf Hey Redpoll Calf Hey Great Crested Grebe 1 Calf Hey Wheatears P on Scrubber 6+ pairs on Jamesons side Stock doves 2P displaying Grasshopper Warbler singing Jamesons Quarry Sand Martins 6+ Jamesons Quarry Good numbers of Lapwing around quarry Snip...

johnh · johnh

whitethroat 22 april and27 april near railway station

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Cool wind all day little warbler song apart from Willow W. 3 Swallow at Twin Lodges Min 3pr Linnet at Oakenhead Rd 5 Swallows at Jolly Barn 5 Starlings on wires at Jolly Barn 3pr Linnet at Laund Hey feeding in fields 1m Sparrowhawk - Cribden Little in the way of larks and pipits probably due to coo...

brian · brian

Wood warbler very visible singing and catching insects on the wing in Lumb vale near the old bridge over the river, i assume this is the bird David saw, but i think it is not the same bird i had at Porritt lodge as it was still there this morning ?, also two pairs Blackcap, several Willow warblers and one...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 pr great crested grebe, 8 Canada goose, 1 pr tufted duck, 1 little owl, 1 pr stock dove, 5 pied wagtail, 1 male grey wagtail, 1m stonechat, 1 female wheatear, 1 mistle thrush, 2 jay, 1 linnet & 3 reed bunting grasshopper reeling in Healey Dell cheers Kevin and John Hallsworth

David Ousey · David Ousey

Canada Goose 4 pairs,Mallard 2 pairs,Curlew 6,Wood Pigeon 3,Skylark 6,Swallow 4,Meadow Pipit 17, Pied Wagtail 5, Wren 6, Dunnock 7, Robin 14, Wheatear 3, Blackbird 10, Willow Warbler 14, Great Tit 2, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 18 (in same field feeding together) Chaffinch 15, Goldfinch 10,Linnet 2, R...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Mallard 10,BH Gull 14,LBB Gull 11,Wood Pigeon 4,Dipper 2,Pied Wagtail 2,Wren 8,Dunnock 4,Robin 7,Blackbird 8,Song Thrush 2, Whitethroat 1(Thanks Kevin, new Rossendale bird) Blackcap 7, Willow Warbler 14, Great Tit 9, Blue Tit 15,Magpie 7, Carrion Crow 2, Jackdaw 20, Chaffinch 16, Linnet 4, Bul...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Tufted Duck 2, LBB Gull 20 over,Sparrowhawk,Oystercatcher 2,Swallow 4,Pied Wagtail 4, Grey Wagtail 1,Wheatear 2,Willow Warbler 6,Jay 2, Lesser Redpoll 6 (1 stunning male)

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:00-09:15 Grey Heron, 1 on Chapel Hill, Canada Goose, c12, mostly in pairs inc pair on Broadley's Mill with one sat on top of chimney stack! Sparrowhawk, soaring bird over Rawtenstall, Pheasant, 3 males, Culew, 2 pairs, Lapwing, at least 4 pairs & flock of 5, L.B.B.Gull, c12 southeast...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Sorry for the late post! GC Grebe,Sparrowhawk,Oystercatcher 4,Skylark4,Swallow 4,Stonechat 3, Wheatear 2, Grasshopper Warbler 3,Reed Bunting 4.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:30-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 on Calf Hey, Canada Goose, c10 pairs, some sitting birds, Mallard, c20, mainly males, Goosander, 1 male on Calf Hey, Pheasant, c4 calling birds, Moorhen, 1 on Troy, Curlew, 1 possibly 2 pair, Lapwing, c10, Oystercatcher, 2, B.H.Gull, c6, Stock Dove, pair, Wo...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Shuttlworth 1 house martin back at colony and 31 nests at the rookery at St John,s Fletcher Bank Quarry 3pr Canada goose, 7 lapwing, 3 curlew, 4 stock dove, 1 skylark in the quarry and 4 singing on adjacent moorland, 1 pied wagtail, 6 meadow pipit, 2 swallow, approx 100 sand martins, 12 willow warbler...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:30-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 feeding in river, Canada Goose, c5 pairs, Mallard, c6 males and female with 10 newly hatched young, Goosander, single female and male & 2 females, Pheasant, 2 calling birds, Coot, pair on HTL, Moorhen, single on HTL, B.H.Gull, c6 on Sewage Works, Collared Do...

brian · brian

Still have a single Wood warbler and Whitethroat and several Blackcap, Willow warblers and chiffchaffs.

brian · brian

Dippers have fledged, three young on the river. Good weather has ment earliest brood i have recorded. Walked up to Porritt lodge area this evening to check Blackcap sites and found a Wood warbler singing in the evening sunshine, will check again tomorrow.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

18:15 - 20:00hrs Wheatear 3 resident + 7 passage birds 4 Fieldfare 1 Mistle Thrush in song 1m Stonechat 1 Grasshopper Warbler 1m Kestrel with prey 1pr Reed Bunting 4 Canada Goose Good numbers of Redpoll and Willow Warblers Bob.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Ronnie the window cleaner from Waterfoot informed me that there are 14 nests at the rookery at Weir near Northern School and 28 at Rook Hill in Stacksteads whitethroat singing at Stand Athletic football ground at Ewood Bridge today cheers Kevin

pfyldes · pfyldes

Rook nest,s Peers Clough 9 Water 20 Northern 14 Broad Clough 7 Cowm 2 Healey 9 Rook Hill 29 Clough Bottom Common Sandpiper 1 Goosander 1m Tufted Duck 1m Mallard 7m 2f Meadow Pipit c6 Lee quarry road Willow Warbler 6 minimum Song Thrush 1 calling Redpoll 2 minimum Blackbird Robin Chaffs Blue and Grea...

brian · brian

A cold windy day spent recording the following : Blue tit, plentyfull with nesting material and food, some in nest boxes. Great tit, many as above. L t tit, one nest site, other pairs about. Coal tit, one pair possibly feeding young, only one other seen. Bullfinch, At least six pair, some carry...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

13:00 - 17:15 hrs Walked to Compstons Cross then around the upper tracks. Min.13 Willow Warbler in plantings 1 Pied Wagtail 1 White Wagtail on shoreline Redpolls all around Wheatear, min 18 at Wholaw ruin 12 in fields across from Wagonners pub 4 adjacent to Limy Lane 3 + 2 resident pairs at Nu...

pfyldes · pfyldes

New Line Res Tufted Duck 3m 1f Willow Warbler 2 calling Cowm Res Tufted Duck 4m 2f Mallard c20 Canada Goose c10 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 3 Swallow 3 Willow Warbler 10 minimum Wheatear 3m Redpoll c6 Chaffinch plenty Greenfinch c6 calling Meadow Pipit c10 Sky Lark c4 Oystercatcher 2 calling Rook 4 + 2 ne...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Canada Goose 10, Mallard 16,Goosander 2,Pheasant 4,Oystercatcher 2, LR Plover 7,Lapwing 30, Curlew 3,Common Sandpiper 1, BH Gull 6,LBB Gull 2, Stock Dove 2,Collared Dove 1,Wood Pigeon 18, Green Woodpecker 2,Skylark 2, Sand Martin 1,Swallow 4, Meadow Pipit 36, Pied Wagtail 3, Wren 4,Dunnock 6,R...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:00-10:30 Grey Heron, 3 feeding in rivers, Canada Goose, c6, Mallard, c12, Goosander, male on Irwell, Kestrel, pair & single, Sparrowhawk, female soaring over townsendfold, Red Grouse, pair & single on tops, Pheasant, c6, Curlew, 2 pairs, Golden Plover, single & floc...

brian · brian

Very cold dawn but turned into warm morning : Blackcap 4 males [singing] 1 female Willow warbler 5/6 singing 1 carrying nesting material into bramble Ciffchaff pair at last years nest site male displaying Whitethroat 1 singing this is early here may be a good sign. One pair of Dippers ha...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:00-10:10 Canada Goose, c12 with one sitting, Mallard, c20, Goosander, male & 2 redheads on Holden Wood, Pheasant, calling bird(s), Curlew, 1 over & several calling, Lapwing, c12 at Holden Wood & sitting bird, Oystercatcher, single at Holden Wood and single in quarry, Sn...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Meet at Kay Street car park at 19:00 for a ramble Cheers Ian

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Whitworth Garden (Preview) Bird numbers are thinning out but today a sure sign the weather has helped any early nesters with 2 young Mistle Thrush being fed by their parents today on sultanas. House Martin numbers at regular breeding spot are still low but Swallow passing have been increasing. Blackbird nest failed and no othe...	Ste Rush	1	181	Mon May 2 7:13 PM, 2011 by Ina
	Wood warbler (Preview) Pair of Wood warbler displaying this morning 0820hrs in Lumb vale at same location as last report.	brian	1	247	Sat Apr 30 11:05 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Cowm Res.30/4/11 (Preview) 2 Grey Partridge,2 Linnet,5 Lesser Redpoll,3 Wheatear,4 Swallow,Grey Wagtail,4 Pied Wagtail and all the regular suspects! Dave Ousey.	David Ousey	0	170	Sat Apr 30 12:19 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Waterfoot to Alderbottom 29/04 (Preview) Canada goose -1 pair at Townsendfold mallard - 8 females with between 2 and 13 ducklings mandarin - 1 male flying downstream at Townsendfold common sandpiper - 1 at Townsendfold buzzard - 1 low over the beds at EBSW tawny owl - 1 still sat tight on nest near Irwell Vale stock dove - 3 at Alderbottom green...	KEVIN LISTER	0	242	Fri Apr 29 10:21 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Grane 29-4-11 (Preview) Stonechat M near water treatment plant Siskin Calf Hey Redpoll Calf Hey Great Crested Grebe 1 Calf Hey Wheatears P on Scrubber 6+ pairs on Jamesons side Stock doves 2P displaying Grasshopper Warbler singing Jamesons Quarry Sand Martins 6+ Jamesons Quarry Good numbers of Lapwing around quarry Snip...	Ian Brady	0	229	Fri Apr 29 6:17 PM, 2011 by Ian Brady
	rawtenstall (Preview) whitethroat 22 april and27 april near railway station	johnh	0	152	Wed Apr 27 3:27 PM, 2011 by johnh
	Various 26/4/11 (Preview) Cool wind all day little warbler song apart from Willow W. 3 Swallow at Twin Lodges Min 3pr Linnet at Oakenhead Rd 5 Swallows at Jolly Barn 5 Starlings on wires at Jolly Barn 3pr Linnet at Laund Hey feeding in fields 1m Sparrowhawk - Cribden Little in the way of larks and pipits probably due to coo...	Bigbadbob	0	186	Tue Apr 26 7:44 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Lumb vale/Irwell vale. (Preview) Wood warbler very visible singing and catching insects on the wing in Lumb vale near the old bridge over the river, i assume this is the bird David saw, but i think it is not the same bird i had at Porritt lodge as it was still there this morning ?, also two pairs Blackcap, several Willow warblers and one...	brian	0	181	Mon Apr 25 8:41 PM, 2011 by brian
	Spring Mill 24/04/11 (Preview) 1 pr great crested grebe, 8 Canada goose, 1 pr tufted duck, 1 little owl, 1 pr stock dove, 5 pied wagtail, 1 male grey wagtail, 1m stonechat, 1 female wheatear, 1 mistle thrush, 2 jay, 1 linnet & 3 reed bunting grasshopper reeling in Healey Dell cheers Kevin and John Hallsworth	KEVIN LISTER	1	164	Mon Apr 25 9:55 AM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Brown Wardle,Landgate. 22nd April. (Preview) Canada Goose 4 pairs,Mallard 2 pairs,Curlew 6,Wood Pigeon 3,Skylark 6,Swallow 4,Meadow Pipit 17, Pied Wagtail 5, Wren 6, Dunnock 7, Robin 14, Wheatear 3, Blackbird 10, Willow Warbler 14, Great Tit 2, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 18 (in same field feeding together) Chaffinch 15, Goldfinch 10,Linnet 2, R...	David Ousey	0	164	Mon Apr 25 9:51 AM, 2011 by David Ousey
	EBSW and circuit.22nd April. (Preview) Mallard 10,BH Gull 14,LBB Gull 11,Wood Pigeon 4,Dipper 2,Pied Wagtail 2,Wren 8,Dunnock 4,Robin 7,Blackbird 8,Song Thrush 2, Whitethroat 1(Thanks Kevin, new Rossendale bird) Blackcap 7, Willow Warbler 14, Great Tit 9, Blue Tit 15,Magpie 7, Carrion Crow 2, Jackdaw 20, Chaffinch 16, Linnet 4, Bul...	David Ousey	0	136	Mon Apr 25 9:45 AM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Cowm Res,Whitworth. 22nd/23rd April (Preview) Tufted Duck 2, LBB Gull 20 over,Sparrowhawk,Oystercatcher 2,Swallow 4,Pied Wagtail 4, Grey Wagtail 1,Wheatear 2,Willow Warbler 6,Jay 2, Lesser Redpoll 6 (1 stunning male)	David Ousey	0	158	Mon Apr 25 9:37 AM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Swinshaw Moor, 25th April 2011 (Preview) 06:00-09:15 Grey Heron, 1 on Chapel Hill, Canada Goose, c12, mostly in pairs inc pair on Broadley's Mill with one sat on top of chimney stack! Sparrowhawk, soaring bird over Rawtenstall, Pheasant, 3 males, Culew, 2 pairs, Lapwing, at least 4 pairs & flock of 5, L.B.B.Gull, c12 southeast...	David Nuttall	0	168	Mon Apr 25 9:37 AM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Holden Wood/Ogden Res. Friday 22nd April (Preview) Sorry for the late post! GC Grebe,Sparrowhawk,Oystercatcher 4,Skylark4,Swallow 4,Stonechat 3, Wheatear 2, Grasshopper Warbler 3,Reed Bunting 4.	David Ousey	0	161	Mon Apr 25 9:32 AM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Grane, 24th April 2011 (Preview) 06:30-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 on Calf Hey, Canada Goose, c10 pairs, some sitting birds, Mallard, c20, mainly males, Goosander, 1 male on Calf Hey, Pheasant, c4 calling birds, Moorhen, 1 on Troy, Curlew, 1 possibly 2 pair, Lapwing, c10, Oystercatcher, 2, B.H.Gull, c6, Stock Dove, pair, Wo...	David Nuttall	0	185	Sun Apr 24 10:38 AM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Waterfoot, Shuttleworth & Fletcher Bank Quarry 23/04/11 (Preview) Shuttlworth 1 house martin back at colony and 31 nests at the rookery at St John,s Fletcher Bank Quarry 3pr Canada goose, 7 lapwing, 3 curlew, 4 stock dove, 1 skylark in the quarry and 4 singing on adjacent moorland, 1 pied wagtail, 6 meadow pipit, 2 swallow, approx 100 sand martins, 12 willow warbler...	KEVIN LISTER	0	186	Sat Apr 23 8:19 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Irwell Valley, 23rd April 2011 (Preview) 06:30-09:00 Grey Heron, 1 feeding in river, Canada Goose, c5 pairs, Mallard, c6 males and female with 10 newly hatched young, Goosander, single female and male & 2 females, Pheasant, 2 calling birds, Coot, pair on HTL, Moorhen, single on HTL, B.H.Gull, c6 on Sewage Works, Collared Do...	David Nuttall	0	150	Sat Apr 23 9:28 AM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Warblers (Preview) Still have a single Wood warbler and Whitethroat and several Blackcap, Willow warblers and chiffchaffs.	brian	0	166	Fri Apr 22 10:41 PM, 2011 by brian
	Dippers plus Wood warbler (Preview) Dippers have fledged, three young on the river. Good weather has ment earliest brood i have recorded. Walked up to Porritt lodge area this evening to check Blackcap sites and found a Wood warbler singing in the evening sunshine, will check again tomorrow.	brian	2	245	Fri Apr 22 10:37 PM, 2011 by brian
	Cowbridge res. 22/4/11 (Preview) 18:15 - 20:00hrs Wheatear 3 resident + 7 passage birds 4 Fieldfare 1 Mistle Thrush in song 1m Stonechat 1 Grasshopper Warbler 1m Kestrel with prey 1pr Reed Bunting 4 Canada Goose Good numbers of Redpoll and Willow Warblers Bob.	Bigbadbob	1	174	Fri Apr 22 9:57 PM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	rookeries & whitethroat 22/04/10 (Preview) Ronnie the window cleaner from Waterfoot informed me that there are 14 nests at the rookery at Weir near Northern School and 28 at Rook Hill in Stacksteads whitethroat singing at Stand Athletic football ground at Ewood Bridge today cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	134	Fri Apr 22 8:47 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Various and Rook nest,s 22.4.11 (Preview) Rook nest,s Peers Clough 9 Water 20 Northern 14 Broad Clough 7 Cowm 2 Healey 9 Rook Hill 29 Clough Bottom Common Sandpiper 1 Goosander 1m Tufted Duck 1m Mallard 7m 2f Meadow Pipit c6 Lee quarry road Willow Warbler 6 minimum Song Thrush 1 calling Redpoll 2 minimum Blackbird Robin Chaffs Blue and Grea...	pfyldes	0	128	Fri Apr 22 8:42 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Strongstry woods and river. (Preview) A cold windy day spent recording the following : Blue tit, plentyfull with nesting material and food, some in nest boxes. Great tit, many as above. L t tit, one nest site, other pairs about. Coal tit, one pair possibly feeding young, only one other seen. Bullfinch, At least six pair, some carry...	brian	1	178	Thu Apr 21 11:16 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Clowbridge 19/4/11 (Preview) 13:00 - 17:15 hrs Walked to Compstons Cross then around the upper tracks. Min.13 Willow Warbler in plantings 1 Pied Wagtail 1 White Wagtail on shoreline Redpolls all around Wheatear, min 18 at Wholaw ruin 12 in fields across from Wagonners pub 4 adjacent to Limy Lane 3 + 2 resident pairs at Nu...	Bigbadbob	0	179	Tue Apr 19 6:57 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Various Sites 17.4.11 (Preview) New Line Res Tufted Duck 3m 1f Willow Warbler 2 calling Cowm Res Tufted Duck 4m 2f Mallard c20 Canada Goose c10 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 3 Swallow 3 Willow Warbler 10 minimum Wheatear 3m Redpoll c6 Chaffinch plenty Greenfinch c6 calling Meadow Pipit c10 Sky Lark c4 Oystercatcher 2 calling Rook 4 + 2 ne...	pfyldes	0	137	Sun Apr 17 9:02 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Grane Area 17/4/11 (Preview) Canada Goose 10, Mallard 16,Goosander 2,Pheasant 4,Oystercatcher 2, LR Plover 7,Lapwing 30, Curlew 3,Common Sandpiper 1, BH Gull 6,LBB Gull 2, Stock Dove 2,Collared Dove 1,Wood Pigeon 18, Green Woodpecker 2,Skylark 2, Sand Martin 1,Swallow 4, Meadow Pipit 36, Pied Wagtail 3, Wren 4,Dunnock 6,R...	David Ousey	0	160	Sun Apr 17 8:33 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	EBSW - Schole Heights, 17th April 2011 (Preview) 06:00-10:30 Grey Heron, 3 feeding in rivers, Canada Goose, c6, Mallard, c12, Goosander, male on Irwell, Kestrel, pair & single, Sparrowhawk, female soaring over townsendfold, Red Grouse, pair & single on tops, Pheasant, c6, Curlew, 2 pairs, Golden Plover, single & floc...	David Nuttall	0	168	Sun Apr 17 12:20 PM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Warblers in the woods. (Preview) Very cold dawn but turned into warm morning : Blackcap 4 males [singing] 1 female Willow warbler 5/6 singing 1 carrying nesting material into bramble Ciffchaff pair at last years nest site male displaying Whitethroat 1 singing this is early here may be a good sign. One pair of Dippers ha...	brian	0	159	Sun Apr 17 11:49 AM, 2011 by brian
	Grane, 15th April 2011 (Preview) 08:00-10:10 Canada Goose, c12 with one sitting, Mallard, c20, Goosander, male & 2 redheads on Holden Wood, Pheasant, calling bird(s), Curlew, 1 over & several calling, Lapwing, c12 at Holden Wood & sitting bird, Oystercatcher, single at Holden Wood and single in quarry, Sn...	David Nuttall	2	171	Sat Apr 16 11:24 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Monday Meeting 18-4-11 (Preview) Meet at Kay Street car park at 19:00 for a ramble Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	0	145	Sat Apr 16 10:30 AM, 2011 by Ian Brady
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