Rossendale Bird Sightings

johnh · johnh

11 Teal 1male Tufted Duck 2Ravens 1GS Woodpecker

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Rawtenstall to EBSW little grebe - 3 juvs on Holmes Terrace Lodge Canada goose - circa 16 flying down the valley at Rawtenstall mallard - 78 at Rawtenstall, 24 at Holmes Terrace Lodge and 14 on the river at EBSW goosander - 3 redheads at Fallbarn and 3 over EBSW sparrowhawk - 5 sightings between Rawtens...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Twine Valley Fieldfare 200+ Redwing 2 Blackbird 10 Starling 100+ Brambling 4 Goldfinch several charms Bullfinch 1m Greenfinch 2 Chaffinch c10 Meadow Pipit 1 L.T.Tit 4+3 Coal Tit 2 Great Tit good numbers Blue Tit good numbers Raven 1 over Jackdaw 4 Carrion Crow c10 Magpie c20 Rook 1 Kestrel 1m 1f Sparr...

petectid · petectid

Yesterday on the whats around map on Birdforum I noticed a orange square over Rossendale, it stated that a Rough Legged Buzzard had beeen seen by a user known as Den9112. http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=213724 Today he has a thread confirming his identification of the bird and photos...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

10:40-11:10 Wigeon, 7 females / juvs Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 male, Crossbill, 1 calling but not seen, Regards, David Nuttall

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

09:00-10:30 Goldeneye, 2, Goosander, 2 imm males & 2 redheads, Mallard, 2, Kestrel, 1 hunting moor, Sparrowhawk, 1 over south, Common Sandpiper, 1 on dam wall, Redwing, c12, Fieldfare, c20 Meadow Pipit c20 south, Chaffinch, c30, Reed Bunting, c12. Regards, David Nuttall

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

cormorant - 1 seen flying over Rawtenstall towards Grane common buzzard - 1 circling high over Waterfoot with a male sparrowhawk for company little owl - 1 in Hurdles Quarry green woodpecker - 1 heard yaffling in Staghills Woods and another or possibly the same bird seen in Hurdles Quarry skylark - 2 n...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Stacksteads. Fieldfare 15 Redwing 1 Blackbird 2 Jay 4 G.S.W.pecker 1 Greenfinch 6 Chaffinch 4 Goldfinch 4+10+1 Blue and Great tits pfyldes

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

A Flock of aprox 30 redwings flew into trees at back of my garden 18.15 hrs comeing in from northwest. Syke Side, Haslingden Neil

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Start 08:30 - 10:00hrs all bird south. Dull, overcast. Noticable tailing off of birds at 10:20 onwards. Fieldfare - 50 Redwing - 315 Mixed Fieldfare/Redwing - 410 mostly Redwing Meadow Pipit - 12 Chaffinch - 39 Greenfinch - 5 Redpoll - 20 Goldfinch - 14 Starling - 4 Reed Bunting - still lots in the plant...

Dave Howorth · Dave Howorth

14/10/11 10-00am c150 Fieldfare Edgemoor Close Whitworth

Dave Howorth · Dave Howorth

13/10/11 2-30pm 90 Lapwing on factory roof on Knowsley Rd Haslingden 1 redhead Gooseander on river behind unit 5 New Hall Hey

sarfraz · sarfraz

12 large gulls passed over Haslingden in 2 groups between 11.00am-12pm - at least 4 were HG's, 1 was a LBBG....others unidentified but me thinks more likely HG

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 heron, 1 kestrel, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 snipe, 1 green woodpecker, 12 meadow pipit, 1 dipper, flocks of 70 & 10 redwing flying down the valley, 7 mistle thrush, 11 blackbird in hawthorn hedge, 2 jay, flock of 18 chaffinch flying down the valley, flock of 10 green finch 2 house martins were still in Wat...

brian · brian

Wet and windy !!! Blue tit 10+ Great tit 12+ Coal tit 5 Long tailed tit 7 [one flock] Goldfinch 7+ Greenfinch 8+ Chaffinch 5+ Bullfinch 10+ Robin 5/6 Nuthatch 5 Wren 1 Treecreeper 1 Dunnock 4 Blackcap [male] 1 Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 2 Collard dove 2 Woodpigeon...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Compstons Cross Reed Bunting c20 Meadow Pipit 4+4 Windy Bank Meadow Pipit 4+4+6+6+3+1+1+3 Goldfinch c12 Reed Bunting 1 Robin 2 Clough Bottom Crossbill 10 Dave and Paul 8 Goldeneye 1m Tufted Duck 1m Cormorant 1 Magpie 2 Peers Clough Starling c100 L.B.B.Gull 15 over Carrion Crow c10 Jackdaw c10 Robi...

sarfraz · sarfraz

Woodpigeon begging parents for food last week in memorial Gardens, at least 4 Pied Wagtails present, Robins singing, 1-2 Blackbirds.....very scarce since breeding period House Martins still visiting nest sites last week in haslingden but numbers have dropped last couple of days. Large flock of...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

02/10/11. Very evident vis-mig, from 08:15 until 11:30 hrs. All moving south unless stated otherwise. Meadow Pipit - 328 - largest flock 30 birds heaviest movement up to 10:30hrs. Chaffinch - 109 Greenfinch - 11 Goldfinch - 2 Linnet - 59 Siskin - 92 Redpoll - 42 Pied Wagtail - 1 Mistle Thrush - 1 G.S.W....

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Waterfoot 4 house martin & 1 chiffchaff Lench 1 sparrowhawk, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 4 house martin, 8 wood pigeon, 2 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush, 1 wren, mixed flock with minimum of 15 long tailed tit, 2 blue tit, 2 great tit, 2 coal tit and 2 goldcrest, 20 jackdaw, 3 carrion crow, 4 magpie, 2 go...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Visible Migration, Whitworth, Manchester, GB-ENG Oct 2, 2011 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Stationary 27 species Weather. Overcast light W turning stronger and more SW Intermittent spots of rain ending in drizzle. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 S Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus rid...

68 impala · 68 impala

small groups of crossbill mixed in with the very large flocks of siskin

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

10:00-13:30 with a hours vismig with Bob n Archie from Compston's Cross. Pink Footed Goose, c40 over west, Canada Goose, 2 small flocks, Goldeneye, 2 on Clowbridge, Mallard, 8 on Clowbridge, Kestrel, c4 hunting moors, Snipe, 7 over south, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 over Compston's north, Swallow, a flock...

C Bel · C Bel

Vismig/Ringing 6.15 - 10am. Lots of movement to south from 6.30 and still coming - mainly mipits and chaffinch - at 10am. Impossible to count and mist net at the same time!! Birds over - M Pipit - 100`s! Large parties early then 3-6`s. Chaffinch - 100+ (20 ringed) steady 2-3`s. Crossbill - 6 in 1 flock...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

Heron, 1 mobbed by c60 Jackdaws over Cloughfold Rec showed some nifty flightwork to "escape"! Kestrel, 1 hunting Chapel Hill, Sparrowhawk, 1 being mobbed by a corvid over Height End / Cribden, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 at Marl Pits, Swallow, a flock of 12 south down the Limy Valley, Chiffchaff,...

sarfraz · sarfraz

from 3.30-4.45pm 30 plus mallard at least 4-5 teal at least 30 min b h gulls on the water many bathing with some common gulls flick of min 10 linnet around flock of 10 min goldfinch some drinking water

David Ousey · David Ousey

3 Cormorant,22 Canada Geese, 40 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck,Coot, 25 BH Gull, 2 Wood Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 25 Meadow Pipit (heading east),5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Dunnock,6 Robin, Stonechat(male), 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Coal Tit,3 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Jay, 6 Magpie,2 Rook,12 Carrion...

C Bel · C Bel

A good morning with a decent movement of passage birds to south 8.30 - 11.30am. 600+ M Pipit. 200+ Swallow. 40+ Siskin. 30+ L Redpoll. 25+ Goldfinch. 10 Chaffinch. 3 Linnet. 4 R Bunting. 3 Wheatear, juv Cuckoo, 1 Hobby, 1 Buzzard and a fem Merlin all seen moving through.

brian · brian

Two male Blackcaps feeding on meal worm this morning and again this evening, we also had a brief visit from a young Green woodpecker on Tuesday which was a first for the feeding station near the house.

C Bel · C Bel

Had 1hr 10 mins sat watching proper between 9.50 - 11am. (Started way too late!) M Pipit - 10,14,2,3,1,4,3,3,5,5,10,3,4,5,12,4,1,2,3,5,2,10. = 111 all south. Chaffinch - 1,3,1,1,1,1,1,3,2,1,2. = 17 sth. Linnet - 8,6,7,2,2. = 25 sth. R Bunt. - 1 sth. B/Bird - 1 sth. Greenfinch - 8 sth. Siskin - 2,15...

David Ousey · David Ousey

3 first winter Common Gulls, 20 BH Gull,Coot,4 Tufted Duck.5 LBB Gulls over. Regards, Dave Ousey.

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	cloughbottom (Preview) 11 Teal 1male Tufted Duck 2Ravens 1GS Woodpecker	johnh	0	143	Mon Oct 17 3:22 PM, 2011 by johnh
	Rawtenstall to EBSW & Grane 16/10/11 (Preview) Rawtenstall to EBSW little grebe - 3 juvs on Holmes Terrace Lodge Canada goose - circa 16 flying down the valley at Rawtenstall mallard - 78 at Rawtenstall, 24 at Holmes Terrace Lodge and 14 on the river at EBSW goosander - 3 redheads at Fallbarn and 3 over EBSW sparrowhawk - 5 sightings between Rawtens...	KEVIN LISTER	1	182	Mon Oct 17 12:51 AM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Twine Valley 16.10.11 (Preview) Twine Valley Fieldfare 200+ Redwing 2 Blackbird 10 Starling 100+ Brambling 4 Goldfinch several charms Bullfinch 1m Greenfinch 2 Chaffinch c10 Meadow Pipit 1 L.T.Tit 4+3 Coal Tit 2 Great Tit good numbers Blue Tit good numbers Raven 1 over Jackdaw 4 Carrion Crow c10 Magpie c20 Rook 1 Kestrel 1m 1f Sparr...	pfyldes	0	144	Sun Oct 16 2:16 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Did anyone spot this on Birdforum.net (Preview) Yesterday on the whats around map on Birdforum I noticed a orange square over Rossendale, it stated that a Rough Legged Buzzard had beeen seen by a user known as Den9112. http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=213724 Today he has a thread confirming his identification of the bird and photos...	petectid	6	278	Sun Oct 16 12:57 PM, 2011 by Greengrass
	Clough Bottom Res, 16th Oct 2011 (Preview) 10:40-11:10 Wigeon, 7 females / juvs Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 male, Crossbill, 1 calling but not seen, Regards, David Nuttall	David Nuttall	0	149	Sun Oct 16 11:38 AM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge Res, 16th Oct 2011 (Preview) 09:00-10:30 Goldeneye, 2, Goosander, 2 imm males & 2 redheads, Mallard, 2, Kestrel, 1 hunting moor, Sparrowhawk, 1 over south, Common Sandpiper, 1 on dam wall, Redwing, c12, Fieldfare, c20 Meadow Pipit c20 south, Chaffinch, c30, Reed Bunting, c12. Regards, David Nuttall	David Nuttall	0	147	Sun Oct 16 11:36 AM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Waterfoot to scrubbing Mills 15/10/11 (Preview) cormorant - 1 seen flying over Rawtenstall towards Grane common buzzard - 1 circling high over Waterfoot with a male sparrowhawk for company little owl - 1 in Hurdles Quarry green woodpecker - 1 heard yaffling in Staghills Woods and another or possibly the same bird seen in Hurdles Quarry skylark - 2 n...	KEVIN LISTER	0	138	Sat Oct 15 6:30 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Stacksteads 15.10.11. (Preview) Stacksteads. Fieldfare 15 Redwing 1 Blackbird 2 Jay 4 G.S.W.pecker 1 Greenfinch 6 Chaffinch 4 Goldfinch 4+10+1 Blue and Great tits pfyldes	pfyldes	0	169	Sat Oct 15 4:48 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Redwings Friday 14 October (Preview) A Flock of aprox 30 redwings flew into trees at back of my garden 18.15 hrs comeing in from northwest. Syke Side, Haslingden Neil	Neil Burke	1	150	Sat Oct 15 9:59 AM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Compstons Cross 14/10/11 (Preview) Start 08:30 - 10:00hrs all bird south. Dull, overcast. Noticable tailing off of birds at 10:20 onwards. Fieldfare - 50 Redwing - 315 Mixed Fieldfare/Redwing - 410 mostly Redwing Meadow Pipit - 12 Chaffinch - 39 Greenfinch - 5 Redpoll - 20 Goldfinch - 14 Starling - 4 Reed Bunting - still lots in the plant...	Bigbadbob	0	147	Fri Oct 14 8:39 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	fieldfare (Preview) 14/10/11 10-00am c150 Fieldfare Edgemoor Close Whitworth	Dave Howorth	0	123	Fri Oct 14 1:23 PM, 2011 by Dave Howorth
	Lapwing (Preview) 13/10/11 2-30pm 90 Lapwing on factory roof on Knowsley Rd Haslingden 1 redhead Gooseander on river behind unit 5 New Hall Hey	Dave Howorth	0	165	Fri Oct 14 7:29 AM, 2011 by Dave Howorth
	Herring Gulls Sunday 9 October (Preview) 12 large gulls passed over Haslingden in 2 groups between 11.00am-12pm - at least 4 were HG's, 1 was a LBBG....others unidentified but me thinks more likely HG	sarfraz	0	131	Wed Oct 12 12:17 AM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Warth to Whittaker Pasture 091011 (Preview) 1 heron, 1 kestrel, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 snipe, 1 green woodpecker, 12 meadow pipit, 1 dipper, flocks of 70 & 10 redwing flying down the valley, 7 mistle thrush, 11 blackbird in hawthorn hedge, 2 jay, flock of 18 chaffinch flying down the valley, flock of 10 green finch 2 house martins were still in Wat...	KEVIN LISTER	0	156	Sun Oct 9 6:02 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Strongstry feeding stations (Preview) Wet and windy !!! Blue tit 10+ Great tit 12+ Coal tit 5 Long tailed tit 7 [one flock] Goldfinch 7+ Greenfinch 8+ Chaffinch 5+ Bullfinch 10+ Robin 5/6 Nuthatch 5 Wren 1 Treecreeper 1 Dunnock 4 Blackcap [male] 1 Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 2 Collard dove 2 Woodpigeon...	brian	0	185	Sun Oct 9 2:29 PM, 2011 by brian
	Various Sites 9.10.11. (Preview) Compstons Cross Reed Bunting c20 Meadow Pipit 4+4 Windy Bank Meadow Pipit 4+4+6+6+3+1+1+3 Goldfinch c12 Reed Bunting 1 Robin 2 Clough Bottom Crossbill 10 Dave and Paul 8 Goldeneye 1m Tufted Duck 1m Cormorant 1 Magpie 2 Peers Clough Starling c100 L.B.B.Gull 15 over Carrion Crow c10 Jackdaw c10 Robi...	pfyldes	0	164	Sun Oct 9 1:59 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Bits and Bobs (Preview) Woodpigeon begging parents for food last week in memorial Gardens, at least 4 Pied Wagtails present, Robins singing, 1-2 Blackbirds.....very scarce since breeding period House Martins still visiting nest sites last week in haslingden but numbers have dropped last couple of days. Large flock of...	sarfraz	0	171	Fri Oct 7 11:55 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Compstons Cross 2/10/11 (Preview) 02/10/11. Very evident vis-mig, from 08:15 until 11:30 hrs. All moving south unless stated otherwise. Meadow Pipit - 328 - largest flock 30 birds heaviest movement up to 10:30hrs. Chaffinch - 109 Greenfinch - 11 Goldfinch - 2 Linnet - 59 Siskin - 92 Redpoll - 42 Pied Wagtail - 1 Mistle Thrush - 1 G.S.W....	Bigbadbob	0	188	Mon Oct 3 9:26 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Waterfoot to Cowm 02/10/11 (Preview) Waterfoot 4 house martin & 1 chiffchaff Lench 1 sparrowhawk, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 4 house martin, 8 wood pigeon, 2 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush, 1 wren, mixed flock with minimum of 15 long tailed tit, 2 blue tit, 2 great tit, 2 coal tit and 2 goldcrest, 20 jackdaw, 3 carrion crow, 4 magpie, 2 go...	KEVIN LISTER	0	167	Sun Oct 2 9:26 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Facit Incline, Whitworth (vis-mig) 02/10/2011 (Preview) Visible Migration, Whitworth, Manchester, GB-ENG Oct 2, 2011 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Stationary 27 species Weather. Overcast light W turning stronger and more SW Intermittent spots of rain ending in drizzle. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 S Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus rid...	Ste Rush	3	217	Sun Oct 2 8:51 PM, 2011 by Ste Rush
	clough bottom res (Preview) small groups of crossbill mixed in with the very large flocks of siskin	68 impala	1	214	Sun Oct 2 4:57 PM, 2011 by JimOrmerod
	Northern Rossendale, 2nd Oct 2011. (Preview) 10:00-13:30 with a hours vismig with Bob n Archie from Compston's Cross. Pink Footed Goose, c40 over west, Canada Goose, 2 small flocks, Goldeneye, 2 on Clowbridge, Mallard, 8 on Clowbridge, Kestrel, c4 hunting moors, Snipe, 7 over south, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 over Compston's north, Swallow, a flock...	David Nuttall	0	172	Sun Oct 2 2:41 PM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	CLOWBRIDGE(Limy Lane) 1st Oct 2011 (Preview) Vismig/Ringing 6.15 - 10am. Lots of movement to south from 6.30 and still coming - mainly mipits and chaffinch - at 10am. Impossible to count and mist net at the same time!! Birds over - M Pipit - 100`s! Large parties early then 3-6`s. Chaffinch - 100+ (20 ringed) steady 2-3`s. Crossbill - 6 in 1 flock...	C Bel	0	167	Sat Oct 1 9:54 PM, 2011 by C Bel
	Around Rawtenstall, 1st Oct 2011 (Preview) Heron, 1 mobbed by c60 Jackdaws over Cloughfold Rec showed some nifty flightwork to "escape"! Kestrel, 1 hunting Chapel Hill, Sparrowhawk, 1 being mobbed by a corvid over Height End / Cribden, G.S.Woodpecker, 1 at Marl Pits, Swallow, a flock of 12 south down the Limy Valley, Chiffchaff,...	David Nuttall	0	143	Sat Oct 1 9:16 PM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	calf hey 30 sept 2011 (Preview) from 3.30-4.45pm 30 plus mallard at least 4-5 teal at least 30 min b h gulls on the water many bathing with some common gulls flick of min 10 linnet around flock of 10 min goldfinch some drinking water	sarfraz	0	148	Sat Oct 1 8:48 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Cowm Reservoir.1/10/2011 (Preview) 3 Cormorant,22 Canada Geese, 40 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck,Coot, 25 BH Gull, 2 Wood Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 25 Meadow Pipit (heading east),5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Dunnock,6 Robin, Stonechat(male), 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Coal Tit,3 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Jay, 6 Magpie,2 Rook,12 Carrion...	David Ousey	0	136	Sat Oct 1 1:07 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Clowbridge (Limy Lane) 27th Sept 2011. (Preview) A good morning with a decent movement of passage birds to south 8.30 - 11.30am. 600+ M Pipit. 200+ Swallow. 40+ Siskin. 30+ L Redpoll. 25+ Goldfinch. 10 Chaffinch. 3 Linnet. 4 R Bunting. 3 Wheatear, juv Cuckoo, 1 Hobby, 1 Buzzard and a fem Merlin all seen moving through.	C Bel	8	283	Thu Sep 29 8:49 PM, 2011 by C Bel
	Feeding stations (Preview) Two male Blackcaps feeding on meal worm this morning and again this evening, we also had a brief visit from a young Green woodpecker on Tuesday which was a first for the feeding station near the house.	brian	0	132	Thu Sep 29 8:48 PM, 2011 by brian
	CLOWBRIDGE(Limy Lane) 29th Sept 2011. (Preview) Had 1hr 10 mins sat watching proper between 9.50 - 11am. (Started way too late!) M Pipit - 10,14,2,3,1,4,3,3,5,5,10,3,4,5,12,4,1,2,3,5,2,10. = 111 all south. Chaffinch - 1,3,1,1,1,1,1,3,2,1,2. = 17 sth. Linnet - 8,6,7,2,2. = 25 sth. R Bunt. - 1 sth. B/Bird - 1 sth. Greenfinch - 8 sth. Siskin - 2,15...	C Bel	0	161	Thu Sep 29 2:36 PM, 2011 by C Bel
	Cowm Reservoir.Saturday 24th September (Preview) 3 first winter Common Gulls, 20 BH Gull,Coot,4 Tufted Duck.5 LBB Gulls over. Regards, Dave Ousey.	David Ousey	2	237	Mon Sep 26 10:34 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
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