Rossendale Bird Sightings

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

1 Cormorant 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Bullfinch calling 1 Gouldcrest 1 Male Goosander Best Wishes Neil

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

0700hrs-1000hrsWind: SSW 8mphAll movement West unless specified...Back to a harsh reality!!! Throughout count it was foggy and at times completely fogged out and always murky especially on the horizon, raining, at times sheeting it down. Not a good weather vis day, but by 1000hrs on leaving it d...

brian · brian

Two male[eclipse] goldeneye on clough bottom at 1400 hrs plus one female goosander.

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

07:15 - 08:30 2 Parties of Redwing each party having about 50-60 birds in each flying East to West toward Cowm res. Small numbers of Redwing and singles totalling over 100 flying in diffrent directions also this morning. Small parties of Fieldfare totalling about 30 birds mainly flying East and Nort...

brian · brian

Bright and sunny[honest] 0800 hrs. Cant beat Birder bryan vismig but~~~ Five parties of redwing 20+, 1 party fieldfare15+, 2 raven, 100+ starling, 20+ lapwing, many rook,crow,jackdaw,and wood pigeon plus 1 stonechat, 7 meadow pipit and 5 pied wagtails. -- Edited by brian at 12:42, 2008-10-18

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

0700hrs - 1030hrsWind: SW5mph then freshening to W/SW 8-10mph by 0900hrs...Movement: all North West unless stated otherwise.Brilliant morning right from the word go (at 0724hrs) with Redwing coming in all directions from 50ft down to almost ground level, the majority only 20ft down and at one t...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Gaghills 10 redwings seen yesterday evening. Today 15 flocks of redwings passed over between 7:35 & 08:05 totalling 422 birds. 9 fieldfares also flew over. Lench 5 flocks of redwings seen around 08:10 totalling 94 birds. New Line 2 redwings over & 60 fieldfare seen fly...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

I'm afraid the Wildfowl Count has coincided once again with my weekend working. If anyone visits the Grane reservoirs today or tomorrow, could they post their sightings here so that they can form the basis of the Wildfowl Count? Many thanks. Hoping to see everyone at the meeting on Monday.

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Wind O - variable..Movement W unless specified.0715hrs -1030hrs.Foggy in and out but generally clear...Redwing: 565 (20 plus parties average parties 20/30 best party 60 really quieted off by 1000hrs.Starling: 9Chaffinch: 63 (best party 8)Cormorant: 1BHG: 50W but 30W (these 30 were definatel...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Despite the heavy rain, birds seen:- 40 BH Gull,3 Common Gull,36 Mallard,2 Jays, 2 Magpies,1 Kingfisher,1 Chaffinch.No sign of "resident" Cormorant. Kingfisher again seen in heavy rain with no disturbance from dogwalkers(except me) Has anyone any thoughts on there having been an in...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

I was tipped off yesterday by one of the vismig group currently spending some time watching at Spurn, that they had over 6000 redwing between 1245hrs and 1600hrs yesterday... Went up to Haslingden Top O'th Slate for first hour but very little doing, certainly no Thrushes. So at 0800hrs went up to H...

pfyldes · pfyldes

New Line Canada Geese 120 in field above res.

johnh · johnh

15 Sep 1 flock of 10 and a flock of 60 Twite 16 Sep 1 flock of 10 and a flock of 30 Twite 23 Sep +29 Sep flocks of 13 Twite

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Last 2 or 3 days no count because of thick fogs etc. Today just managed one hour before thick fog yet again came rolling in and stopped play. 0700-0800hrs. Movement South unless stated. Wind: South 5mph. My first brambling of Autumn - no Thruses yet! Meadow Pipit: 46 (plus 10 blogging), Pied...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Res Cormorant 1 B.H.Gull c50 Common Gull 2 Mallard c40 Tufted Duck 3 Grey Heron 1 Kestrel 2 Stonechat 1 Meadow Pipit c15 Goldcrest 2 Carrion Crow c6 Magpie c6 Woodpigeon 1 Great and Blue Tits c6 Chaffinch 1 calling New Line Res Canada Geese c30 Mallard c30 B.H.Gull c30 Moo...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Trickett's Memorial Park 1 great spotted woodpecker, 3 song thrush, 12 long tailed tit & 2 treecreeper. Seat Naze 1 sparrowhawk, 3 sky lark, 20 meadow pipit, 2 pied wagtail, 1 raven over towards Cowpe Lowe, 14 goldfinch & 1 linnet. Edge Cote 2 grey heron, 29 snipe, 14 lesser b...

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

1 male Ring Ousel on the edge of Bordman close, it then flew down in to Grane 2 Snipe on Bentley moss 2 Skylark , Bently moss plenty of Meadow pipit Best wishes Neil The 10-15 Blackbirds seen from the backgarden yesterday with Birderbryan , none seen today -- Edited by Neil Burke at 15:38, 2008-10-1...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Swallow: 3 (Neil had a single before I arrived and then another pair came along) Meadow Pipit: 2 plus Neil had approx 40 before I got there. Greenfinch: Several presumed local.. Chaffinch: Several presumed local.. Mistle Thrush: 1 Blackbirds: Probably 10-15 a certain local increase indicating mi...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Hurst Lane & Chapel Hill area Just a single Redwing feeding on haws late morning as the cloud was clearing but four were present this afternoon in same area. There was a notable increase in Blackbird numbers along the hedges with c10 in one area along with c4 Song Thrush and a single Mistle Thrush....

pfyldes · pfyldes

Clough Bottom Res Snipe 1 Stonechat 3 Wren 1 New Line Res Canada Geese 36 in field above res Mallard 30+ Moorhen 4 B.H.Gull 3

sarfraz · sarfraz

Just heard some geese passing over H'den 2 minutes ago.....im guessing Pink Feet ....sounds like them......none seen.....

brian · brian

Buzzard flying over porritt lodge heading south wheeled round and landed in cut hay field, flew off after 10 minutes heading south again.

johnh · johnh

3Swallows flying South Lumb 2 Lapwings 1 Sparrow hawk

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

A pair of Stonechats where on the fence at Calf Hey (Musbury Heights) side, today at 3pm. Bryan.

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Tuesday October 7th 20080700HRS-0800HRS..ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OVER ONE HOUR....Today Wednesday October 8th 20080700hrs-0900hrs...Pied Wagtail: 16 (2NW),Meadow Pipit: 56 & 20+ blogging,Chaffinch: 7,LBBG:6,Goldfinch: 1N,Linnet: 5W,Greenfinch: 7,Common Snipe: 5 (one party N),Lap...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

18:15, I popped in on my way home from work: Wigeon, 1 male out in the middle of the res, B.H.Gull, c20 with others flying in as I left, Kestrel, 1 sat on top of lamp post over looking main road, Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 16 flying around bottom car park. Regards, David Nuttall.

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Wind: SE 6mph0700hrs - 0900hrsMovement South unless stated otherwise.Meadow Pipit: 147Pied Wagtail: 15 (1N) one party 11..Siskin:2Swallow: 1Chaffinch: 10Greenfinch: 1,Goldfinch: 27 (one party at 10,12)Starling: 8 (one party 5, first migrants)Cormorant: 1LBBG: 3Carrion Crow: 1Kestrel:...

brian · brian

A pair of house martins flying in and out of a nest sight in Edenfield this afternoon.

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Both yesterday and again today, very poor... never ever known it to be so quiet at this time of the year in my 20+ years of vismigging..Yesterday 4th October:Goldfinch: 6Meadow Pipit: 14Linnet: 2Chaffinch: 1Today 5th October:0700-0900hrsBHG: 121 moving down at CarrsLBBG: 11Meadow Pipit: 12Ch...

brian · brian

Five swallows feeding at Dearden clough midday today.

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	Irwall Vale to Strongstry, Sunday 19 OCT 2008 (Preview) 1 Cormorant 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Bullfinch calling 1 Gouldcrest 1 Male Goosander Best Wishes Neil	Neil Burke	0	161	Sun Oct 19 1:31 PM, 2008 by Neil Burke
	Vismig - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake) Sun Oct 19th 2008... (Preview) 0700hrs-1000hrsWind: SSW 8mphAll movement West unless specified...Back to a harsh reality!!! Throughout count it was foggy and at times completely fogged out and always murky especially on the horizon, raining, at times sheeting it down. Not a good weather vis day, but by 1000hrs on leaving it d...	Birderbryan	0	168	Sun Oct 19 11:26 AM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	GOLDENEYE (Preview) Two male[eclipse] goldeneye on clough bottom at 1400 hrs plus one female goosander.	brian	0	214	Sat Oct 18 3:33 PM, 2008 by brian
	Whitworth 18/10/08 (Preview) 07:15 - 08:30 2 Parties of Redwing each party having about 50-60 birds in each flying East to West toward Cowm res. Small numbers of Redwing and singles totalling over 100 flying in diffrent directions also this morning. Small parties of Fieldfare totalling about 30 birds mainly flying East and Nort...	Ste Rush	0	163	Sat Oct 18 2:00 PM, 2008 by Ste Rush
	holcombe moor/bull hill (Preview) Bright and sunny[honest] 0800 hrs. Cant beat Birder bryan vismig but~~~ Five parties of redwing 20+, 1 party fieldfare15+, 2 raven, 100+ starling, 20+ lapwing, many rook,crow,jackdaw,and wood pigeon plus 1 stonechat, 7 meadow pipit and 5 pied wagtails. -- Edited by brian at 12:42, 2008-10-18	brian	0	230	Sat Oct 18 12:41 PM, 2008 by brian
	Vismig - Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake) Sat Oct 18th 2008... brilliant!!!! Over 7000 Thrushes in 3 hours. (Preview) 0700hrs - 1030hrsWind: SW5mph then freshening to W/SW 8-10mph by 0900hrs...Movement: all North West unless stated otherwise.Brilliant morning right from the word go (at 0724hrs) with Redwing coming in all directions from 50ft down to almost ground level, the majority only 20ft down and at one t...	Birderbryan	0	184	Sat Oct 18 11:21 AM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	redwings and fieldfares 18/10/08 (Preview) Gaghills 10 redwings seen yesterday evening. Today 15 flocks of redwings passed over between 7:35 & 08:05 totalling 422 birds. 9 fieldfares also flew over. Lench 5 flocks of redwings seen around 08:10 totalling 94 birds. New Line 2 redwings over & 60 fieldfare seen fly...	KEVIN LISTER	0	178	Sat Oct 18 11:10 AM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Wildfowl Count 18/19 October (Preview) I'm afraid the Wildfowl Count has coincided once again with my weekend working. If anyone visits the Grane reservoirs today or tomorrow, could they post their sightings here so that they can form the basis of the Wildfowl Count? Many thanks. Hoping to see everyone at the meeting on Monday.	JimOrmerod	0	153	Sat Oct 18 8:04 AM, 2008 by JimOrmerod
	Vismig: Haslingden Grane (Stoney Rake) Fri Oct 17th 2008 (Preview) Wind O - variable..Movement W unless specified.0715hrs -1030hrs.Foggy in and out but generally clear...Redwing: 565 (20 plus parties average parties 20/30 best party 60 really quieted off by 1000hrs.Starling: 9Chaffinch: 63 (best party 8)Cormorant: 1BHG: 50W but 30W (these 30 were definatel...	Birderbryan	0	166	Fri Oct 17 11:22 AM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.14/10/08 (Preview) Despite the heavy rain, birds seen:- 40 BH Gull,3 Common Gull,36 Mallard,2 Jays, 2 Magpies,1 Kingfisher,1 Chaffinch.No sign of "resident" Cormorant. Kingfisher again seen in heavy rain with no disturbance from dogwalkers(except me) Has anyone any thoughts on there having been an in...	David Ousey	3	252	Thu Oct 16 9:18 PM, 2008 by David Ousey
	Vismig - Stoney Rake, Haslingden Grane... (Preview) I was tipped off yesterday by one of the vismig group currently spending some time watching at Spurn, that they had over 6000 redwing between 1245hrs and 1600hrs yesterday... Went up to Haslingden Top O'th Slate for first hour but very little doing, certainly no Thrushes. So at 0800hrs went up to H...	Birderbryan	2	200	Thu Oct 16 7:45 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	New Line (Preview) New Line Canada Geese 120 in field above res.	pfyldes	0	190	Thu Oct 16 6:53 PM, 2008 by pfyldes
	Huttock Top update (Preview) 15 Sep 1 flock of 10 and a flock of 60 Twite 16 Sep 1 flock of 10 and a flock of 30 Twite 23 Sep +29 Sep flocks of 13 Twite	johnh	0	181	Wed Oct 15 2:21 PM, 2008 by johnh
	Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate - Tues Oct 14th 2008.. (Preview) Last 2 or 3 days no count because of thick fogs etc. Today just managed one hour before thick fog yet again came rolling in and stopped play. 0700-0800hrs. Movement South unless stated. Wind: South 5mph. My first brambling of Autumn - no Thruses yet! Meadow Pipit: 46 (plus 10 blogging), Pied...	Birderbryan	0	160	Tue Oct 14 1:29 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Cowm and New Line (Preview) Cowm Res Cormorant 1 B.H.Gull c50 Common Gull 2 Mallard c40 Tufted Duck 3 Grey Heron 1 Kestrel 2 Stonechat 1 Meadow Pipit c15 Goldcrest 2 Carrion Crow c6 Magpie c6 Woodpigeon 1 Great and Blue Tits c6 Chaffinch 1 calling New Line Res Canada Geese c30 Mallard c30 B.H.Gull c30 Moo...	pfyldes	1	214	Tue Oct 14 12:42 PM, 2008 by Ian Brady
	Trickett's Memorial to AMR 12/10/08 (Preview) Trickett's Memorial Park 1 great spotted woodpecker, 3 song thrush, 12 long tailed tit & 2 treecreeper. Seat Naze 1 sparrowhawk, 3 sky lark, 20 meadow pipit, 2 pied wagtail, 1 raven over towards Cowpe Lowe, 14 goldfinch & 1 linnet. Edge Cote 2 grey heron, 29 snipe, 14 lesser b...	KEVIN LISTER	0	195	Sun Oct 12 8:50 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Haslingden grane, sunday 12 Oct 2008 10.00hr_1200hr (Preview) 1 male Ring Ousel on the edge of Bordman close, it then flew down in to Grane 2 Snipe on Bentley moss 2 Skylark , Bently moss plenty of Meadow pipit Best wishes Neil The 10-15 Blackbirds seen from the backgarden yesterday with Birderbryan , none seen today -- Edited by Neil Burke at 15:38, 2008-10-1...	Neil Burke	0	182	Sun Oct 12 3:23 PM, 2008 by Neil Burke
	Vismig from Neils back garden today 1pm to 3pm approx.... (Preview) Swallow: 3 (Neil had a single before I arrived and then another pair came along) Meadow Pipit: 2 plus Neil had approx 40 before I got there. Greenfinch: Several presumed local.. Chaffinch: Several presumed local.. Mistle Thrush: 1 Blackbirds: Probably 10-15 a certain local increase indicating mi...	Birderbryan	0	170	Sat Oct 11 9:23 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Redwings 10/10/08 (Preview) Hurst Lane & Chapel Hill area Just a single Redwing feeding on haws late morning as the cloud was clearing but four were present this afternoon in same area. There was a notable increase in Blackbird numbers along the hedges with c10 in one area along with c4 Song Thrush and a single Mistle Thrush....	Bigbadbob	0	166	Sat Oct 11 7:28 PM, 2008 by Bigbadbob
	Clough Bottom and New Line (Preview) Clough Bottom Res Snipe 1 Stonechat 3 Wren 1 New Line Res Canada Geese 36 in field above res Mallard 30+ Moorhen 4 B.H.Gull 3	pfyldes	1	214	Thu Oct 9 9:26 PM, 2008 by Ste Rush
	Geese over H'den (Preview) Just heard some geese passing over H'den 2 minutes ago.....im guessing Pink Feet ....sounds like them......none seen.....	sarfraz	0	186	Thu Oct 9 9:13 PM, 2008 by sarfraz
	Buzzard at dusk (Preview) Buzzard flying over porritt lodge heading south wheeled round and landed in cut hay field, flew off after 10 minutes heading south again.	brian	0	147	Thu Oct 9 8:41 PM, 2008 by brian
	Cloughbottom (Preview) 3Swallows flying South Lumb 2 Lapwings 1 Sparrow hawk	johnh	0	155	Thu Oct 9 6:00 PM, 2008 by johnh
	Stonechats - Calf Hey. (Preview) A pair of Stonechats where on the fence at Calf Hey (Musbury Heights) side, today at 3pm. Bryan.	Birderbryan	0	226	Wed Oct 8 3:25 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Vismig Haslingden Top O'th Slate - Tue & Wed Oct 7th & 8th 2008 (Preview) Tuesday October 7th 20080700HRS-0800HRS..ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OVER ONE HOUR....Today Wednesday October 8th 20080700hrs-0900hrs...Pied Wagtail: 16 (2NW),Meadow Pipit: 56 & 20+ blogging,Chaffinch: 7,LBBG:6,Goldfinch: 1N,Linnet: 5W,Greenfinch: 7,Common Snipe: 5 (one party N),Lap...	Birderbryan	0	165	Wed Oct 8 10:01 AM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Clowbridge Res, 6th Oct 2008 (Preview) 18:15, I popped in on my way home from work: Wigeon, 1 male out in the middle of the res, B.H.Gull, c20 with others flying in as I left, Kestrel, 1 sat on top of lamp post over looking main road, Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 16 flying around bottom car park. Regards, David Nuttall.	David Nuttall	0	175	Mon Oct 6 9:04 PM, 2008 by David Nuttall
	Vismig - Haslingden Top O'th Slate - Monday October 6th 2008.. (Preview) Wind: SE 6mph0700hrs - 0900hrsMovement South unless stated otherwise.Meadow Pipit: 147Pied Wagtail: 15 (1N) one party 11..Siskin:2Swallow: 1Chaffinch: 10Greenfinch: 1,Goldfinch: 27 (one party at 10,12)Starling: 8 (one party 5, first migrants)Cormorant: 1LBBG: 3Carrion Crow: 1Kestrel:...	Birderbryan	0	185	Mon Oct 6 12:21 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	house martins (Preview) A pair of house martins flying in and out of a nest sight in Edenfield this afternoon.	brian	0	197	Sun Oct 5 7:24 PM, 2008 by brian
	Vismig - 4th & 5th October 2008 Haslingden Top O'th Slate... (Preview) Both yesterday and again today, very poor... never ever known it to be so quiet at this time of the year in my 20+ years of vismigging..Yesterday 4th October:Goldfinch: 6Meadow Pipit: 14Linnet: 2Chaffinch: 1Today 5th October:0700-0900hrsBHG: 121 moving down at CarrsLBBG: 11Meadow Pipit: 12Ch...	Birderbryan	0	163	Sun Oct 5 10:26 AM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	swallows (Preview) Five swallows feeding at Dearden clough midday today.	brian	0	169	Sat Oct 4 3:11 PM, 2008 by brian
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