Rossendale Bird Sightings

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

20:00-21:00 Great Crested Grebe, 1 flew down the valley; had me wondering for a while! Mallard, c4 well grown family groups, Lapwing, 1 flying towards Buckden, B.H.Gull, c12 on E.B.S.W L.B.B.Gull, steady flow of birds north, Stock Dove, 1 on wires, Swift, c20 seen near and far from the viadu...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Windy Bank Willow Warbler good numbers Meadow Pipit c6 Sky Lark c10 Swift c10 Curlew 2 Grasshopper Warbler 1 minimum pfyldes johnh

Ina · Ina

Plenty of juvs knocking around just now including, Goldfinch (lots), Greenfinch (a few), Dunnock, H Sparrow, Starling, Great-tit, Bluetit, Blackbird, and a young Robin starting to show an interest in the moth trap, think I will have some help emptying it before long. I have been expecting Bullfin...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Evening whip round with the worst pr of bins imaginable. 2 x Tufted Duck 20+ Mallard 2x Black headed Gull 10+ Willow Warbler 12x Swift 2x Greenfinch 10x Goldfinch 2x Lesser Redpoll 2x Linnet 3x Rook 1x Tawny Owl flying 2x Grey Wagtail 15 x Pied Wagtail (lot's of young) 3x Chaffinch 5x Magpie 1 x Carrion Cr...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Staghills Woods Blackcap 3 Chiff Chaff 3 L.T.Tit c10 Coal Tit family party G.S.W.pecker 1m + 1 juvenile Sparrow Hawk 1f soaring over woods Greenfinch family party Wood Pigeon several + 1 on a nest Robin several with young Song Thrush 1 singing Shadlock Area Lapwing 3 adults + 2 well grown young Sky Lark...

brian · brian

First pair now feeding young, they either hatched yesterday or Thursday i think, the second pair for what ever reason have abandoned the first nest site [ i have had a quick look at the first nest and it looks fine ] and moved across the river and the female is sitting on eggs. There is almost certainly a th...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Mixed Fortunes this year in the garden for seeing young Bullfinch 4 males 2 females 3 young (Highest ever count of both adults and young) Blackbird 3 males 2 females young Goldfinch 8 adults 5 young Greenfinch 2 males 2 females young Chaffinch 1 male 1 female young Blue Tit 4 adults 6 young Great Tit 3...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Up Facit incline and skirting around quarry edges. Pied wagtail x2 Stonechat x1 Meadow Pipit x 3 Goldfinch x 3 Robin x 1 Blackcap x1 Blackbird x 2 Woodpigeon x 4 Carrion Crow x 10 House Martin x2 Swallow x2 Swift x3 Lesser Redpoll x 5 Cowm Res Oystercatcher x2 Blackcap x2 Lesser Redpoll x 4...

Ina · Ina

Eden Wood. Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler & Song Thrush all singing. Moorhen & f Mallard on water - no sign of young with either. 1 young GSW with adult. Irwell Vale. juv Pied Wag on Methodist church roof.

Dave Howorth · Dave Howorth

8 curlew edge of res 1 common sandpiper 2 canada geese 1 female mallard and 1 young redpoll chaffinch goldcrest jay blue and great tits Dave and kempy

pfyldes · pfyldes

Lee Quarry Wheatear c6 Redpoll 1 over Heron L.B.B.G. c40 over going south Swift 3 Pied Wagtail 2 Meadow Pipit c10 Sky Lark 6 Carrion Crow 2 Quarry Road Willow Warbler c6 Redpoll 2 Linnet 1 Swallow 2 Chaffinch 5 Blackbird 1 Calling Robin 1 Starling 6 Magpie 2 Wood Pigeon 2 pfyldes johnh

brian · brian

Blue tits most young in boxes fledged good numbers Great tit lots of young around Coal tit numbers still down L T Tit several family parties Bullfinch several young doing well Greenfinch one family party not many about Goldfinch more than usual in the hay fields Chaffinch 2/...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:15 - 08:45 Grey Heron, 2 on local lodges, Canada Goose, c90 with many family groups / creches with up to 30 goslings. 37 adults on AMR, Mallard, 2 pair, Grey Partridge, a pair flushed; first for a while! Pheasant, pair + c6 calling males, Moorhen, pair with 2 small young, Curlew, c4, Lapwing...

brian · brian

Two young Tawny owls in a tree in my back garden tonight.

pfyldes · pfyldes

Clough Bottom Curlew 3 Common Sandpiper 2 pair Oystercatcher 1 over Spotted Flycatcher 2 minimum Redpoll 1 pair with young G.S.W.pecker 1 calling Goldcrest good numbers Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 1 Chaffinch good numbers Blackbird c6 Swallow c6 pfyldes johnh

Ina · Ina

1 over recreation ground this afternoon, inner-most primaries missing. (both wings) -- Edited by Ina on Thursday 9th of June 2011 07:19:44 PM

sarfraz · sarfraz

Was parked up near the Halo on Tuesday about 5pm and watching the return passage of the LBBG's. 100's passed by with 1 confirmed Herring Gull. There may have been 3 other HG's in them but could have looked paler because of the light.

Dave Howorth · Dave Howorth

spotted flycatcher tree creepers goldcrests blue,great and coal tits common sandpiper curlew over little ringed plover over kestrel meadow pipits skylarks 2 mallard 1 chick pied wagtail goldfinch Dave & Paul Kemp

brian · brian

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/5797212926/in/photostream

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

05:00-10:00 Pheasant, 2, Oystercatcher, 1 at EBSW, Curlew, 2 pairs, Golden Plover, 3 pairs on the tops, Lapwing, 3 pairs, Dunlin, 1 on the tops, Wood Pigeon, c30, Stock Dove, groups of 4 & 2, Collared Dove, 2, Swift, c40, G.S.Woodpecker, 2, Green Woodpecker, yaffling at Sunnybank...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

05:45 - 08:45 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c20 inc young, Kestrel, 2, Pheasant, 2 calling, Oystercatcher, 1 / 2 pair, Curlew, pair, Lapwing, c20, inc sitting birds, Snipe, 1 "chipping", Swift, c20, G.S.Woodpecker, 2, Green Woodpecker, calling regularly, Skylar...

brian · brian

The spotted flycatchers at strongstry have built there nest and the female this morning was sitting on it, and the male was hawking from a nearby tree.

brian · brian

Pair of Spotted flycatcher on the river in Strongstry very close to last years nest site.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

09:30hrs approx Circular tour as far as Compstons Cross 1 Collared Dove in carpark + lots of H.Sparrows Min 4 Reed Bunting Pr Curlew on territory with poss yng + others heard 1 Grey Partridge 1pr Stonechat c20 Swift 1 Sand Martin 2 Swallows 1pr Canada Geese 3pr Linnet Min 8 Redpoll spread...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Moorhen 2, Pied Wagtail 4, Wheatear 2,Meadow Pipit 5, Great Tit 12, Blue Tit 6,Long Tailed Tit 5,Blackbird 3,Willow Warbler 4, Blackcap 2, Jackdaw 22, Carrion Crow 14,Magpie 6,Grey Heron 2,Canada Goose 5.LBB Gull 10,Swift 40+,Swallow 35, House Martin 10,Starling 24,Chaffinch 8,Goldfinch 4,Re...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Common Tern on the reservoir was found by John Hallsworth and Peter Fyldes this morning before 11-15am.Many thanks gentlemen! Went up the second time with a rather wet Kevin Lister and saw the bird along with lots of Swift a few Swallows and House Martins,2 Kestrels together also 2 Redpoll on the res w...

David Ousey · David Ousey

An unusual visitor to the reservoir tonight in the form of a Coot,its only the second one I have seen here in the last eight years of watching the site.Also 2 Redpoll,3 Tufted Duck,10 Mallard and 2 people swimming around the reservoir! Regards, Dave Ousey.

johnh · johnh

1pair nuthatch feeding young g s woodpecker 2 blackcaps

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Trickett's to Lea Bank great spotted woodpeckers in 4 sites, 1pr nuthatch feeding young in nest, 2 family parties of treecreepers, 3 juvenile great tits, family party of long tailed tits, 4 blackcaps & 2 chiffchaff Lower Cloughfold to Rawtenstall female mallard with 13 half grown ducklings, 2...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

09:45 A Buzzard was over Rawtentall town centre at 09:45 this morning slowly heading west. It had primaries missing or out of position on its right wing. Kind Regards, David Nuttall

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	Alderbottom Viaduct, 25th June 2011 (Preview) 20:00-21:00 Great Crested Grebe, 1 flew down the valley; had me wondering for a while! Mallard, c4 well grown family groups, Lapwing, 1 flying towards Buckden, B.H.Gull, c12 on E.B.S.W L.B.B.Gull, steady flow of birds north, Stock Dove, 1 on wires, Swift, c20 seen near and far from the viadu...	David Nuttall	1	246	Sat Jun 25 10:20 PM, 2011 by Ste Rush
	Windy Bank 22.6.11. (Preview) Windy Bank Willow Warbler good numbers Meadow Pipit c6 Sky Lark c10 Swift c10 Curlew 2 Grasshopper Warbler 1 minimum pfyldes johnh	pfyldes	0	243	Wed Jun 22 9:42 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Youngsters in the garden (Preview) Plenty of juvs knocking around just now including, Goldfinch (lots), Greenfinch (a few), Dunnock, H Sparrow, Starling, Great-tit, Bluetit, Blackbird, and a young Robin starting to show an interest in the moth trap, think I will have some help emptying it before long. I have been expecting Bullfin...	Ina	0	225	Wed Jun 22 10:54 AM, 2011 by Ina
	Cowm res 20/06/11 (Preview) Evening whip round with the worst pr of bins imaginable. 2 x Tufted Duck 20+ Mallard 2x Black headed Gull 10+ Willow Warbler 12x Swift 2x Greenfinch 10x Goldfinch 2x Lesser Redpoll 2x Linnet 3x Rook 1x Tawny Owl flying 2x Grey Wagtail 15 x Pied Wagtail (lot's of young) 3x Chaffinch 5x Magpie 1 x Carrion Cr...	Ste Rush	0	218	Mon Jun 20 9:34 PM, 2011 by Ste Rush
	Staghills and Shadlock 19.6.11. (Preview) Staghills Woods Blackcap 3 Chiff Chaff 3 L.T.Tit c10 Coal Tit family party G.S.W.pecker 1m + 1 juvenile Sparrow Hawk 1f soaring over woods Greenfinch family party Wood Pigeon several + 1 on a nest Robin several with young Song Thrush 1 singing Shadlock Area Lapwing 3 adults + 2 well grown young Sky Lark...	pfyldes	0	189	Sun Jun 19 9:15 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Spotted flycatcher update bird sightings (Preview) First pair now feeding young, they either hatched yesterday or Thursday i think, the second pair for what ever reason have abandoned the first nest site [ i have had a quick look at the first nest and it looks fine ] and moved across the river and the female is sitting on eggs. There is almost certainly a th...	brian	0	440	Sat Jun 18 10:18 AM, 2011 by brian
	Whitworth Garden Breeding to date (Preview) Mixed Fortunes this year in the garden for seeing young Bullfinch 4 males 2 females 3 young (Highest ever count of both adults and young) Blackbird 3 males 2 females young Goldfinch 8 adults 5 young Greenfinch 2 males 2 females young Chaffinch 1 male 1 female young Blue Tit 4 adults 6 young Great Tit 3...	Ste Rush	0	247	Sat Jun 18 9:33 AM, 2011 by Ste Rush
	Cowm Res/ Quarry 14/06/2010 (Preview) Up Facit incline and skirting around quarry edges. Pied wagtail x2 Stonechat x1 Meadow Pipit x 3 Goldfinch x 3 Robin x 1 Blackcap x1 Blackbird x 2 Woodpigeon x 4 Carrion Crow x 10 House Martin x2 Swallow x2 Swift x3 Lesser Redpoll x 5 Cowm Res Oystercatcher x2 Blackcap x2 Lesser Redpoll x 4...	Ste Rush	0	242	Wed Jun 15 7:21 PM, 2011 by Ste Rush
	Eden Wood & Irwell Vale 14/6/11 (Preview) Eden Wood. Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler & Song Thrush all singing. Moorhen & f Mallard on water - no sign of young with either. 1 young GSW with adult. Irwell Vale. juv Pied Wag on Methodist church roof.	Ina	0	204	Tue Jun 14 6:12 PM, 2011 by Ina
	Clough Bottom 13/6/11 (Preview) 8 curlew edge of res 1 common sandpiper 2 canada geese 1 female mallard and 1 young redpoll chaffinch goldcrest jay blue and great tits Dave and kempy	Dave Howorth	0	251	Tue Jun 14 7:50 AM, 2011 by Dave Howorth
	Lee Quarry 12.6.11 (Preview) Lee Quarry Wheatear c6 Redpoll 1 over Heron L.B.B.G. c40 over going south Swift 3 Pied Wagtail 2 Meadow Pipit c10 Sky Lark 6 Carrion Crow 2 Quarry Road Willow Warbler c6 Redpoll 2 Linnet 1 Swallow 2 Chaffinch 5 Blackbird 1 Calling Robin 1 Starling 6 Magpie 2 Wood Pigeon 2 pfyldes johnh	pfyldes	0	240	Sun Jun 12 7:57 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Strongstry/Irwell vale round robin (Preview) Blue tits most young in boxes fledged good numbers Great tit lots of young around Coal tit numbers still down L T Tit several family parties Bullfinch several young doing well Greenfinch one family party not many about Goldfinch more than usual in the hay fields Chaffinch 2/...	brian	0	297	Sun Jun 12 11:22 AM, 2011 by brian
	Deeply Vale, 11th June 2011 (Preview) 06:15 - 08:45 Grey Heron, 2 on local lodges, Canada Goose, c90 with many family groups / creches with up to 30 goslings. 37 adults on AMR, Mallard, 2 pair, Grey Partridge, a pair flushed; first for a while! Pheasant, pair + c6 calling males, Moorhen, pair with 2 small young, Curlew, c4, Lapwing...	David Nuttall	0	263	Sat Jun 11 9:44 AM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Tawny (Preview) Two young Tawny owls in a tree in my back garden tonight.	brian	0	251	Sat Jun 11 12:03 AM, 2011 by brian
	Clough Bottom 10.6.11. (Preview) Clough Bottom Curlew 3 Common Sandpiper 2 pair Oystercatcher 1 over Spotted Flycatcher 2 minimum Redpoll 1 pair with young G.S.W.pecker 1 calling Goldcrest good numbers Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 1 Chaffinch good numbers Blackbird c6 Swallow c6 pfyldes johnh	pfyldes	0	230	Fri Jun 10 10:26 PM, 2011 by pfyldes
	Buzzard - Edenfield (Preview) 1 over recreation ground this afternoon, inner-most primaries missing. (both wings) -- Edited by Ina on Thursday 9th of June 2011 07:19:44 PM	Ina	0	308	Thu Jun 9 7:18 PM, 2011 by Ina
	Gulls over H'den (Preview) Was parked up near the Halo on Tuesday about 5pm and watching the return passage of the LBBG's. 100's passed by with 1 confirmed Herring Gull. There may have been 3 other HG's in them but could have looked paler because of the light.	sarfraz	0	189	Thu Jun 9 12:17 AM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Cloughbottom Res 31-5-11 (Preview) spotted flycatcher tree creepers goldcrests blue,great and coal tits common sandpiper curlew over little ringed plover over kestrel meadow pipits skylarks 2 mallard 1 chick pied wagtail goldfinch Dave & Paul Kemp	Dave Howorth	4	317	Wed Jun 8 4:13 PM, 2011 by brian
	Spotted flycatchers (Preview) http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/5797212926/in/photostream	brian	4	276	Tue Jun 7 8:26 PM, 2011 by brian
	Bull Hill via Irwell Valley & Ogden Valley, 5th June 2011 (Preview) 05:00-10:00 Pheasant, 2, Oystercatcher, 1 at EBSW, Curlew, 2 pairs, Golden Plover, 3 pairs on the tops, Lapwing, 3 pairs, Dunlin, 1 on the tops, Wood Pigeon, c30, Stock Dove, groups of 4 & 2, Collared Dove, 2, Swift, c40, G.S.Woodpecker, 2, Green Woodpecker, yaffling at Sunnybank...	David Nuttall	0	213	Sun Jun 5 1:43 PM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Grane, 4th June 2011 (Preview) 05:45 - 08:45 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Ogden, Canada Goose, c20 inc young, Kestrel, 2, Pheasant, 2 calling, Oystercatcher, 1 / 2 pair, Curlew, pair, Lapwing, c20, inc sitting birds, Snipe, 1 "chipping", Swift, c20, G.S.Woodpecker, 2, Green Woodpecker, calling regularly, Skylar...	David Nuttall	0	190	Sat Jun 4 9:23 AM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Spotted flycatcher (Preview) The spotted flycatchers at strongstry have built there nest and the female this morning was sitting on it, and the male was hawking from a nearby tree.	brian	0	216	Thu Jun 2 7:34 AM, 2011 by brian
	Spotted flycatcher (Preview) Pair of Spotted flycatcher on the river in Strongstry very close to last years nest site.	brian	2	269	Tue May 31 10:08 PM, 2011 by brian
	Clowbridge res. 31/5/11 (Preview) 09:30hrs approx Circular tour as far as Compstons Cross 1 Collared Dove in carpark + lots of H.Sparrows Min 4 Reed Bunting Pr Curlew on territory with poss yng + others heard 1 Grey Partridge 1pr Stonechat c20 Swift 1 Sand Martin 2 Swallows 1pr Canada Geese 3pr Linnet Min 8 Redpoll spread...	Bigbadbob	0	205	Tue May 31 6:02 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Cowpe area.30/5/2011 (Preview) Moorhen 2, Pied Wagtail 4, Wheatear 2,Meadow Pipit 5, Great Tit 12, Blue Tit 6,Long Tailed Tit 5,Blackbird 3,Willow Warbler 4, Blackcap 2, Jackdaw 22, Carrion Crow 14,Magpie 6,Grey Heron 2,Canada Goose 5.LBB Gull 10,Swift 40+,Swallow 35, House Martin 10,Starling 24,Chaffinch 8,Goldfinch 4,Re...	David Ousey	0	245	Mon May 30 8:30 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.Sunday 29th May. (Preview) Common Tern on the reservoir was found by John Hallsworth and Peter Fyldes this morning before 11-15am.Many thanks gentlemen! Went up the second time with a rather wet Kevin Lister and saw the bird along with lots of Swift a few Swallows and House Martins,2 Kestrels together also 2 Redpoll on the res w...	David Ousey	2	260	Mon May 30 12:32 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.25/5/2011 (Preview) An unusual visitor to the reservoir tonight in the form of a Coot,its only the second one I have seen here in the last eight years of watching the site.Also 2 Redpoll,3 Tufted Duck,10 Mallard and 2 people swimming around the reservoir! Regards, Dave Ousey.	David Ousey	0	247	Wed May 25 10:38 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	bacup park (Preview) 1pair nuthatch feeding young g s woodpecker 2 blackcaps	johnh	0	308	Mon May 23 6:18 PM, 2011 by johnh
	Trickett's Memorial to EBSW 220511 (Preview) Trickett's to Lea Bank great spotted woodpeckers in 4 sites, 1pr nuthatch feeding young in nest, 2 family parties of treecreepers, 3 juvenile great tits, family party of long tailed tits, 4 blackcaps & 2 chiffchaff Lower Cloughfold to Rawtenstall female mallard with 13 half grown ducklings, 2...	KEVIN LISTER	0	194	Sun May 22 11:44 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Buzzard over Rawtenstall, 21st May 2011 (Preview) 09:45 A Buzzard was over Rawtentall town centre at 09:45 this morning slowly heading west. It had primaries missing or out of position on its right wing. Kind Regards, David Nuttall	David Nuttall	0	221	Sat May 21 10:38 PM, 2011 by David Nuttall
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