Rossendale Bird Sightings

Dog Nobbler · Dog Nobbler

How old was the oldest caged bird in the world when he fell off his perch? I will answer this question in a few days when everyone who is interested has had a go.

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

18/10/09 Flock of 50x Redwing flying low and South this morning at 09:30 14/10/09 4 x Raven flying. 1 pr seemingly chasing off another pr that was flying east.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-10:30 Cormorant, 1 flew onto Calf Hey and preened on the edge of the res, Grey Heron, 2 flew down Ogden, Canada Goose, 57 on Holden Wood, Mallard, c12, Sparrowhawk, single male & single female, Red Grouse, a group of 3 on the tops! Pheasant, 1 calling, Moorhen, 1 on quarry lake, Snipe, 12 on th...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Start 08:30hrs New Laithe, Dunnockshaw 11 Fieldfare in hawthorns 17 Redwing out of wood then moved N. 1 Kestrel 1m Stonechat c6 Chaffinch> N. Hameldon Hill Flocks of c100 +c20 Fieldfare >N. c30 Starling >N. 3 Snipe flushed Nutshaw Hill 3 Snipe flushed 5 Meadow Pipit 1 Little Owl nr quarry Ra...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Goldeneye 1f Tufted Duck 6 G.C.Grebe 1 Cormorant 1 B.H.Gull c50 Common Gull 3 Redpoll 1 L.T.Tit 10 Goldfinch 5 Chaffinch 2 Greenfinch 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Bleu Tit c15 Great Tit c10 Robin 3 Wren c6 Magpie c10 Carrion Crow c20 Blackbird 3 Wood Pigeon c5 over going east Stock Dove 2 Meadow Pip...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Not much seen on the way up through Marl Pits apart from an odd few tits. 18 Snipe flushed from moorland above Edge Cote + 2 Meadow Pipits. 1 Green Woodpecker calling from below conifer plantation. c80 Fieldfare flew into tree tops below Edge Cote farm. Small group of finches at Edge Cote farm on feeders...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

One each of Dipper and Grey Wagtail on the river on the way up. 40 Mallard loafing on the river. 50 Redwing then joined by c100 moving from E. then up the Limy valley eventually moving N.W. 3 Chaffinch S. but probably only local movement. 15 Fieldfare + 5 Redwing dropped into clough from E. 12 Starling W. 3...

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

Heavy passage 1500+++ of redwing east to west over Haslingden 08.00 hr-09.15hr peak 08,30hr in flocks of upto aprrox 200 seen from back garden Neil

Pat n Bob · Pat n Bob

Group of 20 Golden Plover on the South slope of Gt Hameldon this afternoon at 4pm. Bob

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

A friend today brought a bird to work for me to have a look at. His cat had brought it in this morning and he did not know what it was. He had it in his van in a box. In my mind I thought it would be a Starling of sorts but was amazed to see a magical and beautiful. Water Rail! Of all the things a Cat would catch.....I...

brian · brian

Tried an experiment on saturday, with the help of friends, mobile phones, cameras, and plenty of peanuts, we staked out three feeding stations and two wooded areas for over two hours and came up with a confiedent seven[nuthatch] individuals, with the aid of photographs we tried to identify these in...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Reedsholme - 06:00 -14:00hrs 2 Goldcrest calling most of the morning from leylandii 1 G.S.W. 1 Kestrel 2 Dippers chasing over the mill yard c50 Redwing moving N. 1 Heron, over Folly Clough - 15:30hrs c130 Redwing feeding in scrub and flying about c5 Long Tailed Tit with birds heard a further site among...

conwaysly187 · conwaysly187

I have been a falconer for many years. Mainly hawks. However today whilst playing football at Marl Pitts I saw a very large Falcon. I am almost 100% sure it was bigger than a Female Peregrine. Does anybody know if a falconer has lost a falcon around Rossendale?? Gyr??? Saker??? Hybrid???

Ina · Ina

c70 mainly Redwing with ? a couple of Fieldfare ('chacks' heard) this afternoon. 1GSW storing food in top of a telegraph pole, capped it off with something pink!!! Female of course.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

14:30 hrs 2 Mistle Thrush 3+10+7 Goldfinch 1 Jay 15 Magpie C50 Starling c80+10+3 Redwing on the move W. though 2 with Starlings 1 G.S.W. 5 Greenfinch Twin Lodges - 16:00 hrs 4 Redwing + 1 Fieldfare in trees c100 flew into same trees with another c100 moving on W. c40 Jackdaw c8 Magpie 6 mixed Green & C...

daverochdale · daverochdale

Found a telescope this eve at AMR, if its yours contact me at davidwinnard@yahoo.co.uk Dave

Dog Nobbler · Dog Nobbler

Kestrel Pheasant Meadow Pipit Green Woodpecker Grey Partridge Magpie Carrion Crow Wood Pigeon Rock Dove

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Waterfoot 15 + 45 redwings Stubbylee Moss 2 teal, 1 snipe, 1 kestrel, 1 skylark, 3 pied wagtail, 12 meadow pipit & 1 raven Cowm 1 great crested grebe, 2 cormorant, 45 mallard, 1 tufted duck, 60 black headed gull, 2 common gull, 3 lesserblack back gull, 1 pied wagtail, 25 mead...

Matt · Matt

Great Spotted Woodpecker Chaffinch Blue Tit Great Tit Carrion Crow Meadow Pippit Pheasant Goldcrest Goldfinch Cormorant Grey Wagtail Long Tailed Tit -- Edited by Matt on Monday 12th of October 2009 01:32:46 PM

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

5 Wigeon 8 Mallard Siskin Mistle THrush Goldcrest Coal tit Wren Robin Woodpigeon Neil

pfyldes · pfyldes

Clowbridge Stonechat 5 Goldfinch 5 family party Dunnock 1 Meadow Pipit c10 Pied Wagtail c10 Magpie 1 Carrion Crow c10 Kestrel 1 Goosander 2 redheads Mallard 3 G.C.Grebe 1 Cormorant 4 B.H.Gull c40 Common Gull 1 juv Canada Goose 20 pfyldes Dave Howorth Paul Kemp

Dave Howorth · Dave Howorth

c 40 lapwing over factory units Broadway estate 9-30 am 8/10/09 Dave

Ina · Ina

2 Redwing over Helmshore 07:15 today.

Dog Nobbler · Dog Nobbler

Which bird was formerly eaten by Catholics during Lent because it wasn't classed as meat and why?

David Ousey · David Ousey

Stubbylee Moss Area 2 Snipe,8 Meadow Pipit,6 Carrion Crow. Quarry Area 2 Wheatear,1 Snipe,10 Meadow Pipit,2 Rook,6 Carrion Crow,8 Goldfinch. Cowm Reservoir 12 Long Tailed Tits,6 Great Tit,63 Mallard (an increase on the normal) 3 Cormorant,2 Tufted Duck,2 Common Gull,30 BH Gull. Sorry for the la...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

0645pm Just had 100 skein Pink Feet going North above me at Borthwick (near Tewitfield Locks) North of Carnforth - listed in vismig section. But also just been informed that Mavis Smith at Darwen and others are getting plenty of Redwing party calls tonight.....

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Seat Naze 3 black headed gull, 6 meadow pipit, 2 grey wagtail, 10 swallow, 2 house martin, 6 magpie & 5 mistle thrush. Edge Cote 38 snipe, 1 kestrel, 2 skylark (1 giving brief bursts of song), 1 great spotted woodpecker, 17 meadow pipit, 3 pied wagtail, 8 magpie, family party of goldcrest, 5 goldfi...

Dog Nobbler · Dog Nobbler

Kestrel being chased from territory of a Sparrowhawk, Cormorant Heron Meadow Pipit Dabchick Pied Wagtail Grey Wagtail Canada Geese Usual Corvids and Pigeons I note that my latest quiz question has left you stumped.

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Green Woodpecker 1 calling Jay 1 Dipper 1 Wood Pigeon c30 Wren 2 Carrion Crow c6 Magpie 3 Great Tit 1 Cormorant 3 Tufted Duck 1 Mallard c40 B.H.Gull c20 L.B.B.Gull 1 Heron 1 pfyldes johnh Dave Howorth

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821757@N02/sets/72157622371384905/

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Weekend Quiz (Preview) How old was the oldest caged bird in the world when he fell off his perch? I will answer this question in a few days when everyone who is interested has had a go.	Dog Nobbler	9	296	Thu Oct 22 6:08 PM, 2009 by Ian Brady
	Whitworth 18/10/09 (Preview) 18/10/09 Flock of 50x Redwing flying low and South this morning at 09:30 14/10/09 4 x Raven flying. 1 pr seemingly chasing off another pr that was flying east.	Ste Rush	0	168	Sun Oct 18 10:51 PM, 2009 by Ste Rush
	Grane, 18th Oct 2009 (Preview) 07:30-10:30 Cormorant, 1 flew onto Calf Hey and preened on the edge of the res, Grey Heron, 2 flew down Ogden, Canada Goose, 57 on Holden Wood, Mallard, c12, Sparrowhawk, single male & single female, Red Grouse, a group of 3 on the tops! Pheasant, 1 calling, Moorhen, 1 on quarry lake, Snipe, 12 on th...	David Nuttall	1	192	Sun Oct 18 7:41 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Hameldon - Clowbridge 18/10/09 (Preview) Start 08:30hrs New Laithe, Dunnockshaw 11 Fieldfare in hawthorns 17 Redwing out of wood then moved N. 1 Kestrel 1m Stonechat c6 Chaffinch> N. Hameldon Hill Flocks of c100 +c20 Fieldfare >N. c30 Starling >N. 3 Snipe flushed Nutshaw Hill 3 Snipe flushed 5 Meadow Pipit 1 Little Owl nr quarry Ra...	Bigbadbob	0	169	Sun Oct 18 2:07 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Cowm Res 18.10.09 (Preview) Cowm Goldeneye 1f Tufted Duck 6 G.C.Grebe 1 Cormorant 1 B.H.Gull c50 Common Gull 3 Redpoll 1 L.T.Tit 10 Goldfinch 5 Chaffinch 2 Greenfinch 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Bleu Tit c15 Great Tit c10 Robin 3 Wren c6 Magpie c10 Carrion Crow c20 Blackbird 3 Wood Pigeon c5 over going east Stock Dove 2 Meadow Pip...	pfyldes	0	175	Sun Oct 18 12:33 PM, 2009 by pfyldes
	Edge Cote - Chapel Hill 17/10/09 (Preview) Not much seen on the way up through Marl Pits apart from an odd few tits. 18 Snipe flushed from moorland above Edge Cote + 2 Meadow Pipits. 1 Green Woodpecker calling from below conifer plantation. c80 Fieldfare flew into tree tops below Edge Cote farm. Small group of finches at Edge Cote farm on feeders...	Bigbadbob	0	165	Sat Oct 17 7:06 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Cribden Clough 17/10/09 (Preview) One each of Dipper and Grey Wagtail on the river on the way up. 40 Mallard loafing on the river. 50 Redwing then joined by c100 moving from E. then up the Limy valley eventually moving N.W. 3 Chaffinch S. but probably only local movement. 15 Fieldfare + 5 Redwing dropped into clough from E. 12 Starling W. 3...	Bigbadbob	0	152	Sat Oct 17 12:48 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Redwing, saturday 17 october 09 (Preview) Heavy passage 1500+++ of redwing east to west over Haslingden 08.00 hr-09.15hr peak 08,30hr in flocks of upto aprrox 200 seen from back garden Neil	Neil Burke	0	206	Sat Oct 17 9:42 AM, 2009 by Neil Burke
	Gt Hameldon 16th October (Preview) Group of 20 Golden Plover on the South slope of Gt Hameldon this afternoon at 4pm. Bob	Pat n Bob	0	197	Fri Oct 16 10:27 PM, 2009 by Pat n Bob
	Waterfoot 15/10/09 (unusual find) (Preview) A friend today brought a bird to work for me to have a look at. His cat had brought it in this morning and he did not know what it was. He had it in his van in a box. In my mind I thought it would be a Starling of sorts but was amazed to see a magical and beautiful. Water Rail! Of all the things a Cat would catch.....I...	Ste Rush	2	216	Fri Oct 16 9:52 PM, 2009 by Ste Rush
	Nuthatch count. (Preview) Tried an experiment on saturday, with the help of friends, mobile phones, cameras, and plenty of peanuts, we staked out three feeding stations and two wooded areas for over two hours and came up with a confiedent seven[nuthatch] individuals, with the aid of photographs we tried to identify these in...	brian	2	213	Thu Oct 15 9:13 PM, 2009 by brian
	Limy Valley 15/10/09 (Preview) Reedsholme - 06:00 -14:00hrs 2 Goldcrest calling most of the morning from leylandii 1 G.S.W. 1 Kestrel 2 Dippers chasing over the mill yard c50 Redwing moving N. 1 Heron, over Folly Clough - 15:30hrs c130 Redwing feeding in scrub and flying about c5 Long Tailed Tit with birds heard a further site among...	Bigbadbob	0	151	Thu Oct 15 8:42 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Unusual Bird of Prey ( Marl Pitts) (Preview) I have been a falconer for many years. Mainly hawks. However today whilst playing football at Marl Pitts I saw a very large Falcon. I am almost 100% sure it was bigger than a Female Peregrine. Does anybody know if a falconer has lost a falcon around Rossendale?? Gyr??? Saker??? Hybrid???	conwaysly187	2	221	Thu Oct 15 12:52 PM, 2009 by conwaysly187
	Turn 14/10/09 (Preview) c70 mainly Redwing with ? a couple of Fieldfare ('chacks' heard) this afternoon. 1GSW storing food in top of a telegraph pole, capped it off with something pink!!! Female of course.	Ina	0	168	Wed Oct 14 6:29 PM, 2009 by Ina
	Marl Pits- Chapel Hill, 13/10/09 (Preview) 14:30 hrs 2 Mistle Thrush 3+10+7 Goldfinch 1 Jay 15 Magpie C50 Starling c80+10+3 Redwing on the move W. though 2 with Starlings 1 G.S.W. 5 Greenfinch Twin Lodges - 16:00 hrs 4 Redwing + 1 Fieldfare in trees c100 flew into same trees with another c100 moving on W. c40 Jackdaw c8 Magpie 6 mixed Green & C...	Bigbadbob	0	172	Tue Oct 13 8:49 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Telescope found at Ashworth Moor Res (Preview) Found a telescope this eve at AMR, if its yours contact me at davidwinnard@yahoo.co.uk Dave	daverochdale	1	176	Mon Oct 12 8:43 PM, 2009 by brian
	Musbury 12/10/09 (Preview) Kestrel Pheasant Meadow Pipit Green Woodpecker Grey Partridge Magpie Carrion Crow Wood Pigeon Rock Dove	Dog Nobbler	0	131	Mon Oct 12 8:27 PM, 2009 by Dog Nobbler
	Waterfoot an Whitworth 11/10/09 (Preview) Waterfoot 15 + 45 redwings Stubbylee Moss 2 teal, 1 snipe, 1 kestrel, 1 skylark, 3 pied wagtail, 12 meadow pipit & 1 raven Cowm 1 great crested grebe, 2 cormorant, 45 mallard, 1 tufted duck, 60 black headed gull, 2 common gull, 3 lesserblack back gull, 1 pied wagtail, 25 mead...	KEVIN LISTER	0	152	Sun Oct 11 8:59 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clough Head & Calf Hey 08:30 - 10:30 11/10/09 (Preview) Great Spotted Woodpecker Chaffinch Blue Tit Great Tit Carrion Crow Meadow Pippit Pheasant Goldcrest Goldfinch Cormorant Grey Wagtail Long Tailed Tit -- Edited by Matt on Monday 12th of October 2009 01:32:46 PM	Matt	0	141	Sun Oct 11 8:49 PM, 2009 by Matt
	Calf Hey res, Saturday 10 October (Preview) 5 Wigeon 8 Mallard Siskin Mistle THrush Goldcrest Coal tit Wren Robin Woodpigeon Neil	Neil Burke	0	144	Sat Oct 10 9:34 AM, 2009 by Neil Burke
	Clowbridge Res 8.10.09 (Preview) Clowbridge Stonechat 5 Goldfinch 5 family party Dunnock 1 Meadow Pipit c10 Pied Wagtail c10 Magpie 1 Carrion Crow c10 Kestrel 1 Goosander 2 redheads Mallard 3 G.C.Grebe 1 Cormorant 4 B.H.Gull c40 Common Gull 1 juv Canada Goose 20 pfyldes Dave Howorth Paul Kemp	pfyldes	0	144	Thu Oct 8 7:09 PM, 2009 by pfyldes
	lapwing (Preview) c 40 lapwing over factory units Broadway estate 9-30 am 8/10/09 Dave	Dave Howorth	1	145	Thu Oct 8 2:23 PM, 2009 by Dave Howorth
	Redwing 8/10/09 (Preview) 2 Redwing over Helmshore 07:15 today.	Ina	0	139	Thu Oct 8 8:30 AM, 2009 by Ina
	Quiz question (Preview) Which bird was formerly eaten by Catholics during Lent because it wasn't classed as meat and why?	Dog Nobbler	8	277	Tue Oct 6 7:10 PM, 2009 by Ste Rush
	Whitworth Area 4/10/09 (Preview) Stubbylee Moss Area 2 Snipe,8 Meadow Pipit,6 Carrion Crow. Quarry Area 2 Wheatear,1 Snipe,10 Meadow Pipit,2 Rook,6 Carrion Crow,8 Goldfinch. Cowm Reservoir 12 Long Tailed Tits,6 Great Tit,63 Mallard (an increase on the normal) 3 Cormorant,2 Tufted Duck,2 Common Gull,30 BH Gull. Sorry for the la...	David Ousey	0	148	Mon Oct 5 10:12 PM, 2009 by David Ousey
	Redwing parties going over Darwen and elsewhere. (Preview) 0645pm Just had 100 skein Pink Feet going North above me at Borthwick (near Tewitfield Locks) North of Carnforth - listed in vismig section. But also just been informed that Mavis Smith at Darwen and others are getting plenty of Redwing party calls tonight.....	Birderbryan	0	162	Mon Oct 5 7:42 PM, 2009 by Birderbryan
	Seat Naze to Stubbylee Moss via Cowpe Lowe 041009 (Preview) Seat Naze 3 black headed gull, 6 meadow pipit, 2 grey wagtail, 10 swallow, 2 house martin, 6 magpie & 5 mistle thrush. Edge Cote 38 snipe, 1 kestrel, 2 skylark (1 giving brief bursts of song), 1 great spotted woodpecker, 17 meadow pipit, 3 pied wagtail, 8 magpie, family party of goldcrest, 5 goldfi...	KEVIN LISTER	1	186	Sun Oct 4 11:28 PM, 2009 by Ian Brady
	Ogden today (Preview) Kestrel being chased from territory of a Sparrowhawk, Cormorant Heron Meadow Pipit Dabchick Pied Wagtail Grey Wagtail Canada Geese Usual Corvids and Pigeons I note that my latest quiz question has left you stumped.	Dog Nobbler	0	155	Sun Oct 4 7:52 PM, 2009 by Dog Nobbler
	Cowm Res 4.10.09 (Preview) Cowm Green Woodpecker 1 calling Jay 1 Dipper 1 Wood Pigeon c30 Wren 2 Carrion Crow c6 Magpie 3 Great Tit 1 Cormorant 3 Tufted Duck 1 Mallard c40 B.H.Gull c20 L.B.B.Gull 1 Heron 1 pfyldes johnh Dave Howorth	pfyldes	0	141	Sun Oct 4 12:32 PM, 2009 by pfyldes
	Stubbylee Moss etc 01/10/09 (Preview) http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821757@N02/sets/72157622371384905/	KEVIN LISTER	3	191	Sat Oct 3 9:13 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
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