Rossendale Bird Sightings

brian · brian

THE PLAN WAS A FULL WEEKEND SURVEY,BUT SUNDAY WAS A WASHOUT!!! THE FOLLOWING WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN FRIDAY LUNCH AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HOUSE SPARROW 6+ DUNNOCK 8+ WREN 12+ ROBIN 12+ GR TIT 16+ BL TIT 10+ COAL TIT 4+ LT TIT 10+ ...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Clowbridge Res. 3/9/07 - 14:45 - 17:00 hrs Circular tour by way of Compstons Cross. 3 Redhead Goosander, 5 G.C.Grebe (juvs), 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 juv. B.H.Gull, 14 Canada Geese, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting, 3 single M.Pipits, 3 Whinchat, 2pr Stonechat + family party of 6 birds, adults in moult...

johnh · johnh

1Raven

Ina · Ina

1 GSW 2 Goldcrest 2 or 3 very fluffy juv Robins. 3 Swallows 1 Crow Not much else due to interference from 2 Grandkids and a Whippet !

gary waddington · gary waddington

peregrine soaring over nutshaw hill 3 goosander 2 g c grebe 3 stonechat

sarfraz · sarfraz

min of 10 long tailed tit, possible raven flying over

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

I just managed a hour or so this morning before the heavy stuff set in! The following were seen: Heron, 1, Pheasant, 2 males, Little Owl, 1, Meadow Pipit, good numbers with small flocks of up to 20 birds, c100 in total, Grey Wagtail, 2, Pied Wagtail, 1, Mistle Thrush, party of c12, Swallow, lots around wi...

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

1Feamale Wheatear. 2 Flocks of Linnet 12& 20+

gary waddington · gary waddington

5 great crested grebe [juvs] 3 goosander 3 whinchat 2 stonechat

johnh · johnh

Kingfisher Lench lodge

sarfraz · sarfraz

just did a brief visit - went as far as the bench saw 1 heron, bird on water but could not identify what it was - could have been a duck or grest crested grebe.....

sarfraz · sarfraz

holden wood - 8 mallard, 1 grey heron, 2 families of stonechat, approx 40 thrush possibly mistle thrush in the trees of the slopes of ogden res, approx 40 meadow pipits on musbury tops, and 2 wheatear, 100's of hering gulls, b h gulls and lbbg's flying over with some of them stoping off at the res for a bit...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Cowm Res Hillside 12:00 1 x Female possible young Bird. Looked like it had landed as it started low as Crows mobbed. Circled for some time and flew steadily South West.

Ina · Ina

Dearden Clough/Plunge 8 Swallows 10 House Martins 4 Crows 5+ Goldcrests in woods 9 LT Tits in one party Plunge up road towards Waughs well 7 Crows 3 M Pipets + odd ones at intervals 15 Linnet and 2 Goldfinch in one group 8 Linnet in another 50+ Starlings in one flock near top. +Swallow in 1's and2's all the w...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Marl Pits/ Edge Cote 1 possibly 2 curlew, 1 snipe, 1 kestrel, 1 sparrowhawk, c20 wood pigeon, 3 jays, 5 rooks, 10 swallow, family party of willow warblers & 2 others, family party of goldcrests at Marl Pits & lots heard at Edge Cote, 8 goldfinch & 2 or 3 bullfinch. Holmes Terrace Lodge to I...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Clowbridge Res. 2pr Stonechat - no juvs. 1 ad + 1 juv. Whinchat, 1 Willow Warbler calling, 1 juv. G.C.Grebe, 2 Raven from the E. then turned N. heading over Wagonners pub. 42 Canada Geese, c10 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Swallow. Things are quiet at the moment with little sign of any passage movement...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Clowbridge Res. 18:30 - 20:00 hrs Little of any note, but a party of 5 Whinchats with 2 resident Stonechats just off Limy Lane. Bob.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Cowm Res 3 grey herons, 65+ mallard, including mother with 6+ very young ducklings, 5 tufted duck, 1 common gull, c40 black headed gull, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 green woodpecker, 15 wood pigeon, 2 grey wagtail, 4 pied wagtail, c30 meadow pipits, 2 willow warbler, 3 mistle thrush, 10 swallow, 12 linnet &...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Swallows are now going through on a daily basis, this morning I was getting small family parties going South (the normal way) at some 30min intervals. I do believe the Caton/Lune roost yesterday was up to c2000 birds, which will mean that these birds will be away within the 24-48hour period. Odd tric...

Ina · Ina

1 Spotted Flycatcher 1 Jay 1 GSW Small 'flock' of mixed tits, coal & blue mainly, but with 1 Goldcrest at least. 1 Kestrel Lots of sunshine....now summer's nearly over!!! Ina

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Clowbridge Res. - 13:00hrs 33 Canada geese + 1 free flying white barn yard type on the water, flew off at 16:00hrs approx. down the valley. 1 ad + 1 juv. G.C.Grebe present - a reduction of two from this morning. 2 pr Stonechat, no juvs seen. 1 Kestrel, c40 Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Curlew flew S, 1 Willow W...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Swift x1 Flew over at 11:30 30 House Martin still feeding young under eaves. Swallow x3 Oystercatcher x2 calling at 22:00

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Whilst on way back down from Top O'Th' Slate and nearing Kirkhill a party of approx 20-25 Swallows went past me and did appear to be on the move, I was overhead looking down over them as they flew very close to the ground, some of which where immature birds, all heading out in a North Westerley direction....

johnh · johnh

Flock of 35 to 40 still at Bacup

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

Hi everyone, No, not a new species but yesterday on the back pond at Clowbridge a Heron was seen several times to spot something further out than its reach, spring into the air above the water and almost pelican like plunge into the water. It then appeared to swim, quite elegantly considering, the eig...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Cool but dry evening visit with Ian Brady, Peter Fyldes, Dave Howorth, Paul Kemp, Kevin Lister and Ina Smith. Canada Goose - 30 grazing in nearby field + 5 on far bank (Owd Betts side), Goosander 11 + 4 + 9 = 25 in total, all redheads, Lapwing appx 40 counted on far bank, Wheatear 2 (I think), Wader sp seen ov...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Nice surprise whilst walking around the reservoir this afternoon in the rain a Kingfisher flew from one side to the other,not seen one of those before at this location.20 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck,2 Grey Heron,1 House Martin,all the other small birds must have been sheltering!

David Ousey · David Ousey

First of all sorry for the late posting! These are the species seen last Sunday in a 1 1/2 hour walk:-Goldcrest 6,Blackbird 2,Mallard 4,Chaffinch 4,Greenfinch 5,Dunnock 2,Great Tit 10,Blue Tit 2, Magpie 1,Robin 8, Goldfinch 12,Coal Tit 4, Treecreeper 3,Willow Warbler 1,Song Thrush 2,Wren 10,Pi...

johnh · johnh

The flock at Bacup now totals 35 15august bye for now

johnh · johnh

1female kestral 5linnets 1snipe 15 aug

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	STRONGSTRY WOODS AND RIVER 1ST/2ND SEPT (Preview) THE PLAN WAS A FULL WEEKEND SURVEY,BUT SUNDAY WAS A WASHOUT!!! THE FOLLOWING WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN FRIDAY LUNCH AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HOUSE SPARROW 6+ DUNNOCK 8+ WREN 12+ ROBIN 12+ GR TIT 16+ BL TIT 10+ COAL TIT 4+ LT TIT 10+ ...	brian	2	153	Tue Sep 4 10:03 PM, 2007 by brian
	Clowbridge Res 3/9/7 (Preview) Clowbridge Res. 3/9/07 - 14:45 - 17:00 hrs Circular tour by way of Compstons Cross. 3 Redhead Goosander, 5 G.C.Grebe (juvs), 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 juv. B.H.Gull, 14 Canada Geese, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting, 3 single M.Pipits, 3 Whinchat, 2pr Stonechat + family party of 6 birds, adults in moult...	Bigbadbob	0	155	Tue Sep 4 3:32 PM, 2007 by Bigbadbob
	Troy Quarry (Preview) 1Raven	johnh	0	144	Mon Sep 3 6:34 PM, 2007 by johnh
	Plunge Lodge area 3/9/07 (Preview) 1 GSW 2 Goldcrest 2 or 3 very fluffy juv Robins. 3 Swallows 1 Crow Not much else due to interference from 2 Grandkids and a Whippet !	Ina	0	164	Mon Sep 3 4:45 PM, 2007 by Ina
	clowbridge 3rd sep (Preview) peregrine soaring over nutshaw hill 3 goosander 2 g c grebe 3 stonechat	gary waddington	0	114	Mon Sep 3 1:27 PM, 2007 by gary waddington
	wall bank, whitwworth. sat 1 sept 1 pm to 4pm (Preview) min of 10 long tailed tit, possible raven flying over	sarfraz	0	139	Mon Sep 3 1:23 AM, 2007 by sarfraz
	Grane, 02/09/07 (Preview) I just managed a hour or so this morning before the heavy stuff set in! The following were seen: Heron, 1, Pheasant, 2 males, Little Owl, 1, Meadow Pipit, good numbers with small flocks of up to 20 birds, c100 in total, Grey Wagtail, 2, Pied Wagtail, 1, Mistle Thrush, party of c12, Swallow, lots around wi...	David Nuttall	0	146	Sun Sep 2 11:22 AM, 2007 by David Nuttall
	Alden, 1 Sep 2007 (Preview) 1Feamale Wheatear. 2 Flocks of Linnet 12& 20+	Neil Burke	0	162	Sat Sep 1 9:49 PM, 2007 by Neil Burke
	clowbridge res 1st september (Preview) 5 great crested grebe [juvs] 3 goosander 3 whinchat 2 stonechat	gary waddington	0	162	Sat Sep 1 8:12 PM, 2007 by gary waddington
	Cowpe (Preview) Kingfisher Lench lodge	johnh	0	161	Thu Aug 30 4:14 PM, 2007 by johnh
	holden wood - wed 7pm (Preview) just did a brief visit - went as far as the bench saw 1 heron, bird on water but could not identify what it was - could have been a duck or grest crested grebe.....	sarfraz	0	127	Thu Aug 30 11:14 AM, 2007 by sarfraz
	grane and musbury 4pm- 8pm (Preview) holden wood - 8 mallard, 1 grey heron, 2 families of stonechat, approx 40 thrush possibly mistle thrush in the trees of the slopes of ogden res, approx 40 meadow pipits on musbury tops, and 2 wheatear, 100's of hering gulls, b h gulls and lbbg's flying over with some of them stoping off at the res for a bit...	sarfraz	3	197	Tue Aug 28 2:27 PM, 2007 by sarfraz
	Marsh Harrier 23/08/07 (Preview) Cowm Res Hillside 12:00 1 x Female possible young Bird. Looked like it had landed as it started low as Crows mobbed. Circled for some time and flew steadily South West.	Ste Rush	22	1881	Tue Aug 28 1:55 PM, 2007 by sarfraz
	Plunge to Cowpe Low 27/8/07 (Preview) Dearden Clough/Plunge 8 Swallows 10 House Martins 4 Crows 5+ Goldcrests in woods 9 LT Tits in one party Plunge up road towards Waughs well 7 Crows 3 M Pipets + odd ones at intervals 15 Linnet and 2 Goldfinch in one group 8 Linnet in another 50+ Starlings in one flock near top. +Swallow in 1's and2's all the w...	Ina	0	129	Mon Aug 27 1:15 PM, 2007 by Ina
	Marl Pits to Musbury Heights Quarry 260807 (Preview) Marl Pits/ Edge Cote 1 possibly 2 curlew, 1 snipe, 1 kestrel, 1 sparrowhawk, c20 wood pigeon, 3 jays, 5 rooks, 10 swallow, family party of willow warblers & 2 others, family party of goldcrests at Marl Pits & lots heard at Edge Cote, 8 goldfinch & 2 or 3 bullfinch. Holmes Terrace Lodge to I...	KEVIN LISTER	0	162	Sun Aug 26 8:27 PM, 2007 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clowbridge Res 26/8/7 (Preview) Clowbridge Res. 2pr Stonechat - no juvs. 1 ad + 1 juv. Whinchat, 1 Willow Warbler calling, 1 juv. G.C.Grebe, 2 Raven from the E. then turned N. heading over Wagonners pub. 42 Canada Geese, c10 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Swallow. Things are quiet at the moment with little sign of any passage movement...	Bigbadbob	1	123	Sun Aug 26 7:48 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	Clowbridge Res. 25/8/7 (Preview) Clowbridge Res. 18:30 - 20:00 hrs Little of any note, but a party of 5 Whinchats with 2 resident Stonechats just off Limy Lane. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	138	Sat Aug 25 8:39 PM, 2007 by Bigbadbob
	Cowm/ Spring Mill 25/08/07 (Preview) Cowm Res 3 grey herons, 65+ mallard, including mother with 6+ very young ducklings, 5 tufted duck, 1 common gull, c40 black headed gull, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 green woodpecker, 15 wood pigeon, 2 grey wagtail, 4 pied wagtail, c30 meadow pipits, 2 willow warbler, 3 mistle thrush, 10 swallow, 12 linnet &...	KEVIN LISTER	0	133	Sat Aug 25 3:20 PM, 2007 by KEVIN LISTER
	Update on Vismig at Top O'th'Slate Sat 25th Aug 07 (Preview) Swallows are now going through on a daily basis, this morning I was getting small family parties going South (the normal way) at some 30min intervals. I do believe the Caton/Lune roost yesterday was up to c2000 birds, which will mean that these birds will be away within the 24-48hour period. Odd tric...	Birderbryan	0	105	Sat Aug 25 11:19 AM, 2007 by Birderbryan
	Cliffe Lodge area,Stubbins (Preview) 1 Spotted Flycatcher 1 Jay 1 GSW Small 'flock' of mixed tits, coal & blue mainly, but with 1 Goldcrest at least. 1 Kestrel Lots of sunshine....now summer's nearly over!!! Ina	Ina	0	121	Fri Aug 24 7:07 PM, 2007 by Ina
	Clowbridge Res 24/8/7 (Preview) Clowbridge Res. - 13:00hrs 33 Canada geese + 1 free flying white barn yard type on the water, flew off at 16:00hrs approx. down the valley. 1 ad + 1 juv. G.C.Grebe present - a reduction of two from this morning. 2 pr Stonechat, no juvs seen. 1 Kestrel, c40 Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Curlew flew S, 1 Willow W...	Bigbadbob	0	113	Fri Aug 24 5:31 PM, 2007 by Bigbadbob
	Whitworth (Preview) Swift x1 Flew over at 11:30 30 House Martin still feeding young under eaves. Swallow x3 Oystercatcher x2 calling at 22:00	Ste Rush	0	124	Wed Aug 22 10:56 PM, 2007 by Ste Rush
	Swallows on way back 22nd Aug 2007 (Preview) Whilst on way back down from Top O'Th' Slate and nearing Kirkhill a party of approx 20-25 Swallows went past me and did appear to be on the move, I was overhead looking down over them as they flew very close to the ground, some of which where immature birds, all heading out in a North Westerley direction....	Birderbryan	0	153	Wed Aug 22 7:56 PM, 2007 by Birderbryan
	Twite (Preview) Flock of 35 to 40 still at Bacup	johnh	0	137	Wed Aug 22 7:39 PM, 2007 by johnh
	Swimming Heron? (Preview) Hi everyone, No, not a new species but yesterday on the back pond at Clowbridge a Heron was seen several times to spot something further out than its reach, spring into the air above the water and almost pelican like plunge into the water. It then appeared to swim, quite elegantly considering, the eig...	David Nuttall	2	183	Tue Aug 21 10:30 AM, 2007 by Tony Cooper
	Ashworth Moor Res, Mon evn 20th Aug (Preview) Cool but dry evening visit with Ian Brady, Peter Fyldes, Dave Howorth, Paul Kemp, Kevin Lister and Ina Smith. Canada Goose - 30 grazing in nearby field + 5 on far bank (Owd Betts side), Goosander 11 + 4 + 9 = 25 in total, all redheads, Lapwing appx 40 counted on far bank, Wheatear 2 (I think), Wader sp seen ov...	JimOrmerod	0	146	Tue Aug 21 8:59 AM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	Cowm Reservoir,Whitworth.18/08/07 (Preview) Nice surprise whilst walking around the reservoir this afternoon in the rain a Kingfisher flew from one side to the other,not seen one of those before at this location.20 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck,2 Grey Heron,1 House Martin,all the other small birds must have been sheltering!	David Ousey	0	135	Sat Aug 18 11:02 PM, 2007 by David Ousey
	Clough Bottom Reservoir. Sunday 12th August 2007. (Preview) First of all sorry for the late posting! These are the species seen last Sunday in a 1 1/2 hour walk:-Goldcrest 6,Blackbird 2,Mallard 4,Chaffinch 4,Greenfinch 5,Dunnock 2,Great Tit 10,Blue Tit 2, Magpie 1,Robin 8, Goldfinch 12,Coal Tit 4, Treecreeper 3,Willow Warbler 1,Song Thrush 2,Wren 10,Pi...	David Ousey	0	189	Sat Aug 18 10:38 AM, 2007 by David Ousey
	Twite (Preview) The flock at Bacup now totals 35 15august bye for now	johnh	0	147	Fri Aug 17 8:16 PM, 2007 by johnh
	Brandwood (Preview) 1female kestral 5linnets 1snipe 15 aug	johnh	0	145	Fri Aug 17 8:11 PM, 2007 by johnh
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