Rossendale Bird Sightings

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

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

A quiet day with little song, notable abscence of curlew on the tops Leabrook Willow Warbler Dipper Long Tailed Tit Pied Wagtail Twin Lodges Willow Warbler Long Tailed Tit Mistle Thrush in song Balladen 3m Blackbird feeding in amongst horses Horncliffe 5 Swallow feeding around f...

Dog Nobbler · Dog Nobbler

An osprey dived into Ogden at 1230 today despite being mobbed by gulls, I couldn't be sure if it took one of the trout. It flew off northwards. Also present, Wheatear, Pied Wagtail, Mallard, Oyster Catcher, Lapwing,Yaffle, Meadow Pipit Cormorant, Swallow, BHG, Curlew,Corvids,Chaffinch, Wood Pi...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

2pr + 3m Wheatear 2 Golden Plover - Cowpe Moss Curlew calling c600 flock of Starling feeding on Rooley Moor Rd on way back down. E.B.S.W. c60 hirundines feeding Mostly Swallow and Sand Martin good numbers of S.Marts for a change 20+ c3 House Martin seen Pr Kestrel 3 singing Blackcap 2 Chiff...

sarfraz · sarfraz

3 LRP 4 Cormorants - 3 flew away together 30 plus Canada Geese 1 Curlew seen near the Res and another heard 2 Oystercatchers - 1 sitting 20 plus Lapwing over 15 Mallard - some Drakes chasing the females 1 female reed bunting a flock of about 10 Linnet 5 min starlings 4 min Pied Wagtails a few Mipits 1 Grey H...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Lench 2pr Canad goose, 1treecreeper, 1 jay & 2 willow warblers Cowpe Res 7 Canada Goose, 1 mallard, 1 common sandpiper, 1 grey wagtail, 3 pied wagtail, 3 wheatear, 1m stonechat, 1 mistle thrush, 1pr linnet & 3 reed bunting Brandwood Moor 4-500 lesser black backed gull, 100 carrion crow, 100 j...

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

2 Ring Ouzel, 4, pair Wheatear, 3 Curlew, 2 calling Greenwoodpeckers Sunday 3 april, calf hey 1 Brambling, plenty of Geenfinch Neil

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Evening foray 1pr Wheatear prob breeder f seen going into wall 1 Little Owl 1pr + 3 Canada Goose Greenfinch displaying c6 Chaffinch in song 2pr Goldfinch Redpoll males chasing 2 Song Thrush in song 1m Stonechat Curlew heard min of 6 Willow Warbler in song 3 Reed Bunting calling 1 pr Goos...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Buzzard circling res,mobbed by crows,very white individual.Male Goldeneye still present,6 Tufted Ducks,4 singing Willow Warblers. Regards, Dave Ousey.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Great day weather wise 4 singing Wrens all the way up the valley 1m Stonechat Raven heard calling on 4 occasions Wheatear 1pr on quarry scree + 3 together below Scout moor res. Very good numbers of Meadow Pipits No Curlews seen or heard Woodland 1 Treecreeper Bullfinch heard Chaffinch Go...

sarfraz · sarfraz

swallow over memorial gardens heading north, has'den - 12 noon today a limp woodpigeon collecting twigs there too 20-30 rook nests in the rookery opp winfields

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	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	142	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	164	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	174	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	168	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	191	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	192	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	157	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	174	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	256	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	180	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	140	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	134	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	189	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	185	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	143	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	166	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	175	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	168	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	179	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	151	Sat Apr 16 10:30 AM, 2011 by Ian Brady
	Reedsholme - Plunge15/4/11 (Preview) A quiet day with little song, notable abscence of curlew on the tops Leabrook Willow Warbler Dipper Long Tailed Tit Pied Wagtail Twin Lodges Willow Warbler Long Tailed Tit Mistle Thrush in song Balladen 3m Blackbird feeding in amongst horses Horncliffe 5 Swallow feeding around f...	Bigbadbob	0	154	Fri Apr 15 6:13 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Osprey in Ogden (Preview) An osprey dived into Ogden at 1230 today despite being mobbed by gulls, I couldn't be sure if it took one of the trout. It flew off northwards. Also present, Wheatear, Pied Wagtail, Mallard, Oyster Catcher, Lapwing,Yaffle, Meadow Pipit Cormorant, Swallow, BHG, Curlew,Corvids,Chaffinch, Wood Pi...	Dog Nobbler	0	146	Thu Apr 14 5:42 PM, 2011 by Dog Nobbler
	Cragg quarry etc 12/4/11 (Preview) 2pr + 3m Wheatear 2 Golden Plover - Cowpe Moss Curlew calling c600 flock of Starling feeding on Rooley Moor Rd on way back down. E.B.S.W. c60 hirundines feeding Mostly Swallow and Sand Martin good numbers of S.Marts for a change 20+ c3 House Martin seen Pr Kestrel 3 singing Blackcap 2 Chiff...	Bigbadbob	0	109	Tue Apr 12 8:50 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Holden Wood - 5pm 7/4/2011 (Preview) 3 LRP 4 Cormorants - 3 flew away together 30 plus Canada Geese 1 Curlew seen near the Res and another heard 2 Oystercatchers - 1 sitting 20 plus Lapwing over 15 Mallard - some Drakes chasing the females 1 female reed bunting a flock of about 10 Linnet 5 min starlings 4 min Pied Wagtails a few Mipits 1 Grey H...	sarfraz	2	180	Mon Apr 11 10:57 AM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Cowpe 100411 (Preview) Lench 2pr Canad goose, 1treecreeper, 1 jay & 2 willow warblers Cowpe Res 7 Canada Goose, 1 mallard, 1 common sandpiper, 1 grey wagtail, 3 pied wagtail, 3 wheatear, 1m stonechat, 1 mistle thrush, 1pr linnet & 3 reed bunting Brandwood Moor 4-500 lesser black backed gull, 100 carrion crow, 100 j...	KEVIN LISTER	0	136	Sun Apr 10 10:39 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Hare Clough, Helmshore. 9 April 2011 (Preview) 2 Ring Ouzel, 4, pair Wheatear, 3 Curlew, 2 calling Greenwoodpeckers Sunday 3 april, calf hey 1 Brambling, plenty of Geenfinch Neil	Neil Burke	0	176	Sun Apr 10 1:57 PM, 2011 by Neil Burke
	Clowbridge res. 9/4/11 (Preview) Evening foray 1pr Wheatear prob breeder f seen going into wall 1 Little Owl 1pr + 3 Canada Goose Greenfinch displaying c6 Chaffinch in song 2pr Goldfinch Redpoll males chasing 2 Song Thrush in song 1m Stonechat Curlew heard min of 6 Willow Warbler in song 3 Reed Bunting calling 1 pr Goos...	Bigbadbob	0	162	Sat Apr 9 8:30 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Cowm Reservoir.8/4/2011 (Preview) Buzzard circling res,mobbed by crows,very white individual.Male Goldeneye still present,6 Tufted Ducks,4 singing Willow Warblers. Regards, Dave Ousey.	David Ousey	0	123	Sat Apr 9 9:46 AM, 2011 by David Ousey
	//Plunge & E.B.S.W. 7/4/11 (Preview) Great day weather wise 4 singing Wrens all the way up the valley 1m Stonechat Raven heard calling on 4 occasions Wheatear 1pr on quarry scree + 3 together below Scout moor res. Very good numbers of Meadow Pipits No Curlews seen or heard Woodland 1 Treecreeper Bullfinch heard Chaffinch Go...	Bigbadbob	0	169	Thu Apr 7 7:14 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	swallow (Preview) swallow over memorial gardens heading north, has'den - 12 noon today a limp woodpigeon collecting twigs there too 20-30 rook nests in the rookery opp winfields	sarfraz	0	138	Thu Apr 7 12:38 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
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