Rossendale Bird Sightings

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

My first House Martins of the year with three flying low and Northwards this morning. Sadly these were accompanied in the background by a boeing 747. Enjoyed the quiet and lack of vapor trails while it lasted!

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Evening report from A.Jones of 4 Ring Ouzel at quarry and c30 Wheatear spread about from the quarry over to Limy lane as far as Wholaw ruin. Bob.

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Evening walk. Very cold wind but clear. 10 Swallow 2 Blackbird 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Grey Heron 1 Cormorant 2M 2F Tufted Duck 10 Mallard 4 Willow Warbler 5 Lesser Redpoll 5 Chaffinch 2 Greenfinch Usual Blue, Great and Coal Tit's Crows, Magpies

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

19:00 hrs til dusk 2 Wheatear in quarry 2m Ring Ouzel in quarry Little Owl in car park at dusk Common Sandpiper this a.m. Little else of note- a cold evening. Bob 'n' Archie

johnh · johnh

Buzzard Green Woodpecker Curlew 3 Meadow Pipits 1pr Canada Geese Brandwood Stacksteads 1 Snipe 10 Woodpigeon 3 Meadow Pipits

brian · brian

BLUE TIT 20+ PAIR IN CAMERA BOX NOT LAID YET GREAT TIT 20+ MANY NESTING IN BOXES LONG TAILED TIT GOOD NUMBERS NESTING[NEST SITE COURTESY OF NEIL] COAL TIT 6+ NUMBERS DOWN BULLFINCH 10+ ONE NEST WITH EGGS CHAFFINCH 8+ NUMBERS UP ON PREVIOUS YEARS GREENFINCH 8+ NUMBERS WELL UP HEAR GOLDFINCH 12+ AGAIN MOR...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:00 - 10:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew onto Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c20 scattered throughout the valley with one bird sitting, Mallard, c12, mainly males, Goldeneye, single males on Ogden and Calf Hey, Red Grouse, 1 flushed on the tops, Pheasant, 1 calling at Holden Wood, Moorhen, 1 in Troy, Lapwing, c1...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

10:45 - 13:40hrs 1 Wheatear nr Top of Leach 1 Redpoll flew S. calling 1 Raven calling amongst large crow flock c60 c30 flock of Meadow Pipit on moor Cowpe Moss 15 + 10 flocks of Golden Plover 1 Dunlin calling 2 Jack Snipe flushed 1 pr Wheatear in Cragg quarry 3pr Canada Goose at Cragg high level tank - all sit...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Res Willow Warbler Wheatear 2m 1f Redpoll c10 Chaffinch c20 Goldfinch 8+5+4+ odd singles Greenfinch 4 Reed Bunting 2 singing males Coal Tit 2pairs + 1 Great Tit c6 Blue Tit 1 Dunnock 1 in song Robin 3 Blackbird 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Wood Pigeon 4 Carrion Crow 6 Magpie c10 Pied Wagtail 1pair + 1 Wren 2 L.B....

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

15:00hrs approx. c4 Willow Warbler c10 Pied Wagtail c10 Swallow c2 House Martin 1 Kingfisher on river at Irwell Vale 1 Grey Wagtail on river at Irwell Vale - the only one seen! 1pr + 1 singing male Blackcap 1m Bullfinch 1 Long Tailed Tit 1 Oystercatcher on beds Clowbridge res. 19:00hrs til dusk 2 Skylar...

johnh · johnh

30 Swallows 14 April

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

7x Tufted Duck 2x Canada Goose 10x Mallard Lot's of Meadow Pipit 3x Wren 1x Dunnock 1x Song Thrush 2x Raven 6x Blue Tit 2x Great Tit 2x Pied Wagtail 1x Oystercatcher 2x Cormorant 1x Grey Heron 3x Wiilow Warbler 6x Lesser Redpoll 4x Goldfinch Magpies Carrion Crows 2x Chaffinch 4x B...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Lee Quarry Little Owl 3 [2+1] Wheatear 2m+ 1f Pied Wagtail 3 Meadow Pipit c10 Sky Lark c6 Carrion Crow 2 Canada Goose 1 Quarry Road Willow Warbler 2 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 4 Chaffinch 1 singing Blackbird 1 Wood Pigeon 4 Robin 2 House Sparrows c6 Starling several over pfyldes and Dave Howorth

johnh · johnh

Blackcap Nr Oakly Rd

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

A good report of a Grasshopper Warbler reeling adjacent to Limy lane from A. Ives & A. Jones this morning. Bob.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

A male blackcap has been singing rather weakly in Trickett's Memorial Park on 11th and 12 th April. Apologies for the late post. cheers Kevin

sarfraz · sarfraz

a swallow over waterfoot, and a g s woodpecker drumming there after 4pm

pfyldes · pfyldes

Lee Quarry Wheater 2m Little Owl 2 Meadow Pipit 3 Skylark c6 Carrion Crow 4 Canada Goose 1 pair Pied Wagtail 1 Quary Road Wren 1 Chaffinch 3 Goldfinch 3 Robin 3 in song Dunnock 1 in song Blackbird 1 in song Mistle 1 Great Tit 4 Blue Tit4 House Sparrow 3 dust bathing pfyldes

Ina · Ina

1 Buzzard over Crawshawbooth this lunchtime. Just above Jester when I past it.

johnh · johnh

Cormorant GC Greb Wheater 2 W Warbler 3 Redpoll 8 Goldfinch 4 Pied Wagtail 2 Wren 2 S Lark M Pipit Canada Geese 8 Whiteworth Moor 2 Snipe S Lark good numbers M Pipits poor numbers Clough bottom Redpoll 2 Reedbunting 2 2 Canada Geese Skylark Meadow Pipits only 4 on Red Moss none near Res Curlew Goldcrest in t...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

12:00pm onwards Newhallhey 1 Chiffchaff 1 Dipper The Holme Pr Goosander Pr Mandarin E.B.S.W. c30 hirundines mostly Swallows + c4 Sand Martin 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Moorhen on coke beds 1f Goosander at Irwell Vale 3 Willow Warbler in song within works peremiter + 3 around the circuit 1 Chiffchaff 1 Long Ta...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

6:30 - 8:30am Deep Clough Linnets singing Curlew Heard Golden Plover on Moor (yesterday there was a flock of ~35) Ring Ouzel feeding (second day I thought I saw it yesterday but lost it!) Jameson Quarry 3 pair Lapwing Pair Oystercatcher Wheatear singing Pair Crossbill flew over 5 pair Canadas Green W...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

16:00-17:45 Canada Goose, 1 at HTL Mallard, c12 on river, Sparrowhawk, 1 soaring over Horncliffe, Coot, 1 on HTL, Oystercatcher, pair at EBSW, B.H.Gull, c12, L.B.B.Gull, c20 north west, Collared Dove, c4 pairs, Wood Pigeon, c20, mainly in pairs, Kingfisher, 1 at Groundwork, Swallow, 1 at EBSW, Pi...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Charlie and I were up Calf Hey today Fri 9th April 2010 at about 3.30-5.00pm and we had: Goosander: 8 female 2 male Mallard: 2 BHG: Several Goldeneye: 1 male 1 female Green Woodpecker, Curlew 2, Meadow Pipit: 2 on move Willow Warbler calling 2 Canada Goose Pied Wagtail.

sarfraz · sarfraz

4.45pm 1 oystercatcher flying up the valley northwards calling 3 mallard drakes on water 1 grey heron 1 cormorant in tree - the rock below are stoned white 2 oystercatchers on the exposed mud of the reservoir 5 lapwings - 1 mobbing a carrion crow perched on wall 1 oystercatcher flying southwards calli...

johnh · johnh

Could everybody collect Coltsfoot seeds to improve the Twite feeding area and leave them at Rolands Bacup Rd Rawtenstall

johnh · johnh

chiff chaff

Ina · Ina

2 Willow Warbler singing 1 Female Wheatear (Lg dark colour bird, don't think it'll be stopping) Pr of Linnet 5 Meadow Pippit 2 Skylark singing Chaffinchs Goldfinchs Dunnocks Grt, Blue & Coal tits Wood Pigeons, Jackdaws and Crows feeding in fields Magpie nest building Blackbird ditto Just o...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Spring Mill Reservoir 3/4/10 5 Goldeneye, 2 Little Owls,5 Mallard,1 Sand Martin. Cowm (Raptor viewpoint) Reservoir,Whitworth 5/4/10 5 Goldeneye(same as prev.4 males,1 female) 12 Mallard,6 Canada Geese, Buzzard,Sparrowhawk,2 Oystercatchers,4 Chaffinch,6 Goldfinch. The Buzzard was a fir...

Dog Nobbler · Dog Nobbler

A party of 11 swallows, unusual at his time of year. curlew kestrel 11 canada geese mallard great crested grebe great tit magpie crow wood pigeon pair of oyster catcher lapwing

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	Whitworth 21/04/10 (Preview) My first House Martins of the year with three flying low and Northwards this morning. Sadly these were accompanied in the background by a boeing 747. Enjoyed the quiet and lack of vapor trails while it lasted!	Ste Rush	0	181	Wed Apr 21 9:54 AM, 2010 by Ste Rush
	Clowbridge 20/4/10 (Preview) Evening report from A.Jones of 4 Ring Ouzel at quarry and c30 Wheatear spread about from the quarry over to Limy lane as far as Wholaw ruin. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	157	Tue Apr 20 9:37 PM, 2010 by Bigbadbob
	Cowm Res 20/04/10 (Preview) Evening walk. Very cold wind but clear. 10 Swallow 2 Blackbird 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Grey Heron 1 Cormorant 2M 2F Tufted Duck 10 Mallard 4 Willow Warbler 5 Lesser Redpoll 5 Chaffinch 2 Greenfinch Usual Blue, Great and Coal Tit's Crows, Magpies	Ste Rush	0	193	Tue Apr 20 9:12 AM, 2010 by Ste Rush
	Clowbridge res. 19/4/10 (Preview) 19:00 hrs til dusk 2 Wheatear in quarry 2m Ring Ouzel in quarry Little Owl in car park at dusk Common Sandpiper this a.m. Little else of note- a cold evening. Bob 'n' Archie	Bigbadbob	0	167	Mon Apr 19 10:34 PM, 2010 by Bigbadbob
	Clough bottom res (Preview) Buzzard Green Woodpecker Curlew 3 Meadow Pipits 1pr Canada Geese Brandwood Stacksteads 1 Snipe 10 Woodpigeon 3 Meadow Pipits	johnh	0	192	Mon Apr 19 9:42 AM, 2010 by johnh
	Stubbins to Irwell vale. (Preview) BLUE TIT 20+ PAIR IN CAMERA BOX NOT LAID YET GREAT TIT 20+ MANY NESTING IN BOXES LONG TAILED TIT GOOD NUMBERS NESTING[NEST SITE COURTESY OF NEIL] COAL TIT 6+ NUMBERS DOWN BULLFINCH 10+ ONE NEST WITH EGGS CHAFFINCH 8+ NUMBERS UP ON PREVIOUS YEARS GREENFINCH 8+ NUMBERS WELL UP HEAR GOLDFINCH 12+ AGAIN MOR...	brian	0	164	Sun Apr 18 10:09 PM, 2010 by brian
	Grane, 18th April 2010 (Preview) 07:00 - 10:00 Grey Heron, 1 flew onto Holden Wood, Canada Goose, c20 scattered throughout the valley with one bird sitting, Mallard, c12, mainly males, Goldeneye, single males on Ogden and Calf Hey, Red Grouse, 1 flushed on the tops, Pheasant, 1 calling at Holden Wood, Moorhen, 1 in Troy, Lapwing, c1...	David Nuttall	1	158	Sun Apr 18 5:49 PM, 2010 by JimOrmerod
	Top of Leach - Cowpe Moss 18/4/10 (Preview) 10:45 - 13:40hrs 1 Wheatear nr Top of Leach 1 Redpoll flew S. calling 1 Raven calling amongst large crow flock c60 c30 flock of Meadow Pipit on moor Cowpe Moss 15 + 10 flocks of Golden Plover 1 Dunlin calling 2 Jack Snipe flushed 1 pr Wheatear in Cragg quarry 3pr Canada Goose at Cragg high level tank - all sit...	Bigbadbob	0	188	Sun Apr 18 2:27 PM, 2010 by Bigbadbob
	Cowm Res 18.4.10 (Preview) Cowm Res Willow Warbler Wheatear 2m 1f Redpoll c10 Chaffinch c20 Goldfinch 8+5+4+ odd singles Greenfinch 4 Reed Bunting 2 singing males Coal Tit 2pairs + 1 Great Tit c6 Blue Tit 1 Dunnock 1 in song Robin 3 Blackbird 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Wood Pigeon 4 Carrion Crow 6 Magpie c10 Pied Wagtail 1pair + 1 Wren 2 L.B....	pfyldes	0	182	Sun Apr 18 12:42 PM, 2010 by pfyldes
	E.B.S.W. 17/4/10 (Preview) 15:00hrs approx. c4 Willow Warbler c10 Pied Wagtail c10 Swallow c2 House Martin 1 Kingfisher on river at Irwell Vale 1 Grey Wagtail on river at Irwell Vale - the only one seen! 1pr + 1 singing male Blackcap 1m Bullfinch 1 Long Tailed Tit 1 Oystercatcher on beds Clowbridge res. 19:00hrs til dusk 2 Skylar...	Bigbadbob	1	171	Sat Apr 17 10:42 PM, 2010 by sarfraz
	EWBS (Preview) 30 Swallows 14 April	johnh	0	172	Sat Apr 17 5:59 PM, 2010 by johnh
	Cowm Res 15/04/10 (Preview) 7x Tufted Duck 2x Canada Goose 10x Mallard Lot's of Meadow Pipit 3x Wren 1x Dunnock 1x Song Thrush 2x Raven 6x Blue Tit 2x Great Tit 2x Pied Wagtail 1x Oystercatcher 2x Cormorant 1x Grey Heron 3x Wiilow Warbler 6x Lesser Redpoll 4x Goldfinch Magpies Carrion Crows 2x Chaffinch 4x B...	Ste Rush	0	190	Thu Apr 15 8:12 PM, 2010 by Ste Rush
	Lee Quarry 14.4.10 (Preview) Lee Quarry Little Owl 3 [2+1] Wheatear 2m+ 1f Pied Wagtail 3 Meadow Pipit c10 Sky Lark c6 Carrion Crow 2 Canada Goose 1 Quarry Road Willow Warbler 2 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 4 Chaffinch 1 singing Blackbird 1 Wood Pigeon 4 Robin 2 House Sparrows c6 Starling several over pfyldes and Dave Howorth	pfyldes	0	155	Wed Apr 14 8:50 PM, 2010 by pfyldes
	Rawtenstall (Preview) Blackcap Nr Oakly Rd	johnh	0	181	Tue Apr 13 4:37 PM, 2010 by johnh
	Clowbridge res. 13/4/10 (Preview) A good report of a Grasshopper Warbler reeling adjacent to Limy lane from A. Ives & A. Jones this morning. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	164	Tue Apr 13 4:32 PM, 2010 by Bigbadbob
	blackcap 11 + 12/04/2010 (Preview) A male blackcap has been singing rather weakly in Trickett's Memorial Park on 11th and 12 th April. Apologies for the late post. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	188	Tue Apr 13 10:10 AM, 2010 by KEVIN LISTER
	bits and bobs (Preview) a swallow over waterfoot, and a g s woodpecker drumming there after 4pm	sarfraz	1	196	Mon Apr 12 11:25 PM, 2010 by sarfraz
	Lee Quarry 12.4.10 (Preview) Lee Quarry Wheater 2m Little Owl 2 Meadow Pipit 3 Skylark c6 Carrion Crow 4 Canada Goose 1 pair Pied Wagtail 1 Quary Road Wren 1 Chaffinch 3 Goldfinch 3 Robin 3 in song Dunnock 1 in song Blackbird 1 in song Mistle 1 Great Tit 4 Blue Tit4 House Sparrow 3 dust bathing pfyldes	pfyldes	0	146	Mon Apr 12 8:55 PM, 2010 by pfyldes
	Buteo buteo 12/4/10 (Preview) 1 Buzzard over Crawshawbooth this lunchtime. Just above Jester when I past it.	Ina	0	211	Mon Apr 12 4:57 PM, 2010 by Ina
	Cown Res (Preview) Cormorant GC Greb Wheater 2 W Warbler 3 Redpoll 8 Goldfinch 4 Pied Wagtail 2 Wren 2 S Lark M Pipit Canada Geese 8 Whiteworth Moor 2 Snipe S Lark good numbers M Pipits poor numbers Clough bottom Redpoll 2 Reedbunting 2 2 Canada Geese Skylark Meadow Pipits only 4 on Red Moss none near Res Curlew Goldcrest in t...	johnh	0	167	Mon Apr 12 10:25 AM, 2010 by johnh
	Newhallhey - Irwell Vale 11/4/10 (Preview) 12:00pm onwards Newhallhey 1 Chiffchaff 1 Dipper The Holme Pr Goosander Pr Mandarin E.B.S.W. c30 hirundines mostly Swallows + c4 Sand Martin 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Moorhen on coke beds 1f Goosander at Irwell Vale 3 Willow Warbler in song within works peremiter + 3 around the circuit 1 Chiffchaff 1 Long Ta...	Bigbadbob	0	156	Sun Apr 11 5:28 PM, 2010 by Bigbadbob
	Deep Clough / Jameson Quarry 11/04/2010 (Preview) 6:30 - 8:30am Deep Clough Linnets singing Curlew Heard Golden Plover on Moor (yesterday there was a flock of ~35) Ring Ouzel feeding (second day I thought I saw it yesterday but lost it!) Jameson Quarry 3 pair Lapwing Pair Oystercatcher Wheatear singing Pair Crossbill flew over 5 pair Canadas Green W...	Ian Brady	0	161	Sun Apr 11 2:44 PM, 2010 by Ian Brady
	10th April 2010, Groundwork - EBSW (Preview) 16:00-17:45 Canada Goose, 1 at HTL Mallard, c12 on river, Sparrowhawk, 1 soaring over Horncliffe, Coot, 1 on HTL, Oystercatcher, pair at EBSW, B.H.Gull, c12, L.B.B.Gull, c20 north west, Collared Dove, c4 pairs, Wood Pigeon, c20, mainly in pairs, Kingfisher, 1 at Groundwork, Swallow, 1 at EBSW, Pi...	David Nuttall	0	157	Sat Apr 10 11:17 PM, 2010 by David Nuttall
	Calf Hey, Grane (Preview) Charlie and I were up Calf Hey today Fri 9th April 2010 at about 3.30-5.00pm and we had: Goosander: 8 female 2 male Mallard: 2 BHG: Several Goldeneye: 1 male 1 female Green Woodpecker, Curlew 2, Meadow Pipit: 2 on move Willow Warbler calling 2 Canada Goose Pied Wagtail.	Birderbryan	0	160	Fri Apr 9 8:39 PM, 2010 by Birderbryan
	holden wood, 9/4/2010 (Preview) 4.45pm 1 oystercatcher flying up the valley northwards calling 3 mallard drakes on water 1 grey heron 1 cormorant in tree - the rock below are stoned white 2 oystercatchers on the exposed mud of the reservoir 5 lapwings - 1 mobbing a carrion crow perched on wall 1 oystercatcher flying southwards calli...	sarfraz	0	161	Fri Apr 9 6:43 PM, 2010 by sarfraz
	Twite (Preview) Could everybody collect Coltsfoot seeds to improve the Twite feeding area and leave them at Rolands Bacup Rd Rawtenstall	johnh	0	192	Fri Apr 9 6:16 PM, 2010 by johnh
	whinberry wood (Preview) chiff chaff	johnh	3	293	Fri Apr 9 4:59 PM, 2010 by johnh
	Top o' th' Slate area (am) (Preview) 2 Willow Warbler singing 1 Female Wheatear (Lg dark colour bird, don't think it'll be stopping) Pr of Linnet 5 Meadow Pippit 2 Skylark singing Chaffinchs Goldfinchs Dunnocks Grt, Blue & Coal tits Wood Pigeons, Jackdaws and Crows feeding in fields Magpie nest building Blackbird ditto Just o...	Ina	0	195	Fri Apr 9 11:52 AM, 2010 by Ina
	Whitworth reservoirs at Easter (Preview) Spring Mill Reservoir 3/4/10 5 Goldeneye, 2 Little Owls,5 Mallard,1 Sand Martin. Cowm (Raptor viewpoint) Reservoir,Whitworth 5/4/10 5 Goldeneye(same as prev.4 males,1 female) 12 Mallard,6 Canada Geese, Buzzard,Sparrowhawk,2 Oystercatchers,4 Chaffinch,6 Goldfinch. The Buzzard was a fir...	David Ousey	3	237	Thu Apr 8 11:16 PM, 2010 by sarfraz
	Ogden (Preview) A party of 11 swallows, unusual at his time of year. curlew kestrel 11 canada geese mallard great crested grebe great tit magpie crow wood pigeon pair of oyster catcher lapwing	Dog Nobbler	0	145	Thu Apr 8 7:30 PM, 2010 by Dog Nobbler
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