Rossendale Bird Sightings

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Rawtenstallrook - 1 in a tree at Longholme Methodist & 1 stood on a nest nearby Groundwork willow warbler - 1chiffchaff - 2grey wagtail - 1 male Holmes Terrace Lodgelittle grebe - 1Canada goose - 3 prmallard - 3m & 1fmoorhen - 1nuthatch - 1 K Steels to Ewood Bridgebuzzard - 1pr soaring over by...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:00-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 on Holden Wood, Cormorant, 4 in trees at Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 over the valley, Mallard, c12, Canada Goose, c60, many paired up, several sitting birds, Buzzard, 2, Sparrowhawk, female up the valley, Kestrel, 3 together and probably 5 seen in total, Pheasant, 1 called,...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

16:30-18:30 Mallard, pair, Buzzard, single bird soaring high over the valley, Curlew, calling bird from moor top, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over, Stock Dove, single bird flew across the valley, Skylark, c6, a couple in song and hopefully more on the tops, Meadow Pipit, c20, several in display, Pied Wagtail,...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, 2, possibly a pair, Cormorant, 2 on 'U'-Boat, Grey Heron, 2 flew up the valley north, Canada Goose, c12, Mallard, c8, Common Scoter, flock of 6 (5 males) in the middle of the res. Flew around for a while before landing back on res. Kestrel, 1 hunting rough grasslands, Pheasant,...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Afternoon - 1pr Bullfinch. 1 Goldcrest in same conifer as last 3 occassions. 1 Buzzard over w/ 1 Raven in attendance. Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Wood Pigeon all in song. Decent numbers of House Sparrows hereabouts in gardens, c10 prs. Bob.

brian · brian

Overcast becoming brighter, calm 8 then 12 degrees, 0830/1130. Of note.... First Swallow and Willow Warbler for me, both in Chatterton. House Sparrow population in Chatterton excellent. Chiffchaff.....several in song Sand Martin.....4/3/6 over Irwell Vale Three more Swallow at Ewood Bridge...

andyy · andyy

Clowbridge today 2 little ringed plovers, 2 great crested grebes, 2 goosanders, 2 cormorants, 2 black-headed gulls, 2 bubbling curlews to the north and west of the res, 2 willow warblers around the res plus another 3 in the plantations to the north, 4 redpolls Limy Lane On the way back 2 lapwings Green...

andyy · andyy

Merlin (brown one I think an immature male) from Holden Wood north straight over hill. Nothing else unusual around and no summer migrants on a full lap. Great spotted woodpeckers at Calf Hey car park and Heap Clough, 4/5 yaffling green woodpeckers. Curlews both sides of valley. 2 pairs teal and 3 gre...

andyy · andyy

Big increase in willow warbler numbers today with at least 9 singing birds heard (2 around sewage works, 2 on the way up to Haslingden,1 nr Pike Law, 3 between Top of Slate and Stone Fold, 1 nr Goodshaw Fold). Otherwise migrant numbers appeared much lower than yesterday - only about 5 swallows and 1 or 2...

andyy · andyy

One male common scoter Calf Hey. Other waterfowl today - 2 great crested grebes, 3 teal, 1 cormorant and a few moorhens HWR, pair tufted duck back on Jamestones. 20 golden plovers above Jamestones heading N towards (over?) the moors. Curlews bubbling south of HWR and north of Jamestones - perhaps a fe...

C Bel · C Bel

Only 2 Curlew seen, no Lapwing or Snipe seem to be breeding on fields that used to have decent numbers on them years ago. Loads of corvids on the other fields which have been muck spread on. Unusually large number of Ravens up there. A MINIMUM of 15 were soaring around together, croaking, tumbling and di...

C Bel · C Bel

There has been a few Bramblings coming to our feed station this last week. 3 Males, all singing to each other, on Monday 2nd and numbers seem to have risen to 11 today. Most seem to be Males with only 2 Females been seen. On a down side.. a number of Brown Rats have appeared, even coming out in the daytime and...

pfyldes · pfyldes

EWBS and circuit Swallow c30 Sand Martin c20 House Martin 1 Willow Warbler 1 Blackcap 1 Kingfisher 1 Grey Wagtail 2 pair Buzzard 2 Dipper 1 Goldfinch 6+4+2 singles Chaffinch c6 Robin c10 Dunnock 2 B H Gull 4 Blue Tit and Great Tit Bullfinch1 Canada Goose 1pair Mallard c10 Chiffchaff 1 at ground work Pete...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

09:00 hrs - rain and more rain. Goldcrest, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin, Wren, Dunnock all singing at Reedsholme Dipper at Leabrook Raven calling above Heightside lane + Skylark in song from hilltop. Flock of c50 Fieldfare w/3 Redwing & 3 Starling, on pasture nr Bottomley Bank far...

andyy · andyy

Around 5.30 this evening several small groups of swallows around Ewood Bridge and over the sewage works. Biggest gathering 14 birds but I suspect rather more than this altogether (no other hirundines and nothing else unusual between here and Rawtenstall). Andy

brian · brian

Little Egret flushed from flooded field at Alderbottom, it flew upstream towards Ewood bridge.... By the time I walked to Irwell Vale it had apparently caused a bit of a stir with some walkers by briefly landing on the river near Lumb bridge, it then apparently flew high to the west of Lumb Vale. Regard...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

06:30-08:30 G.C.Grebe, 1, Cormorant, 1 flew in and later on U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 over, Greylag Goose, 1 flew in just after 06:30 and departed 07:15. My first on Clowbridge...I think! Canada Goose, 8 loosely in pairs, Mallard, c8, Pheasant, 1 calling seen near boat house, Curlew, 2 pairs on the moors...

pfyldes · pfyldes

EBSW Sand Martin 8 minimum Peter

andyy · andyy

1 male Ring Ouzel this morning on the top of Pike Law (south side Cribden) 1 wheatear and 3 or 4 pied wagtails nr The Halo. Nothing else remotely exciting on the flats. Chiffchaffs at Groundwork, Ewood Bridge and woods NE of the golf course (this my first away from the Irwell this year) Andy

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

15:00 hrs Flock of c60 Meadow Pipit on pasture - also heard redwing but not seen. 1 Pied Wagtail 1m Reed Bunting 2+1+1 Lapwing in paddocks. 1+3 Raven c4 Skylark in song. 1 Swallow flew through N. at distance. Clowbridge res. 1 G.C. Grebe 2 Cormorant 2m Reed Bunting 3pr Mallard 2+1 Canada Goose 1 Pied Wagt...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

19:00-19:30 Just managed half a hour after work! G.C.Grebe, adult fishing the res caught a 5" fish which it struggled to down but finally made it! Grey Heron, 1 up the valley and through north, Mallard, a pair, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, Moorhen, pair on the Limy, Curlew, bird in display over the moors,...

andyy · andyy

Rawtenstall to Stubbins and back Willow warbler - 1 singing north side EBSW during a very brief sunny interlude Sand Martin - 1 over Stubbins south in the rain possibly additional to Brian's birds seen earlier (?) Chiffchaff - 1 Groundwork on the way down and going back, 1 south of Strongstry with Bria...

brian · brian

After another mini beast from the east a break in the weather this afternoon with some sunshine and 10 degrees before the thunderstorms rolled in..... Chiffchaff....one singing at back of house, two more singing and feeding on the railway embankment between Stubbins and Strongstry, then later an...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

CowmCanada goose - 14tufted duck - 1moystercatcher - 1prsparrowhawk - 1 soaring high over the rescommon gull - 3 grey wagtail - 1mistle thrush - a singing male chasing after another pairgoldfinch - 4redpoll - 4bullfinch - 1pr Wallbank LodgeCanada goose - 1prmallard 5moorhen - 1black-headed gull...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

17:00-18:00 Canada Goose, 27 on res, Mallard, 1, Curlew, calling bird up on the tops, Herring Gull, 3 through north, L.B.B.Gull, 7 through north, Meadow Pipit, 4 on res bank, Pied Wagtail, 3 on res bank, Grey Wagtail, male on outflow, Raven, minimum of 5 in a flock beyond Swallow Shore, Starling, c30 e...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:30-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood and 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 over, Canada Goose, c70, many in pairs, Mallard, c12, Teal, 5 on Holden Wood, Buzzard, 3 up together, Sparrowhawk, female soaring, Kestrel, male on telegraph post, Grey Partridge, pair dropping off the moor into Deep Clough, Phe...

C Bel · C Bel

Despite the cold horrid weather this spring the Ravens are doing more than ok.. 1st local nest of chicks ringed today, 6 of them in there, all of which were very fit and healthy. Even though it has been really poor conditions these were ringed more than a week earlier than we've ever done any before. Than...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

14:00 - 15:15 hrs A constant stream of mixed herring and lesser black backed gulls totalling 336, all moving up the Limy valley from Rawtenstall. Doubtless more had been moving through before I started watching. Numbers would therefore have been considerably higher. Also 1 Buzzard, 1f Sparrowhaw...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

male blackcap present today cheers Kevin

swtand62 · swtand62

2x greylag geese flew low over k steels this morning cheers andrew

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	Rawtenstall to EBSW 15/04/2018 (Preview) Rawtenstallrook - 1 in a tree at Longholme Methodist & 1 stood on a nest nearby Groundwork willow warbler - 1chiffchaff - 2grey wagtail - 1 male Holmes Terrace Lodgelittle grebe - 1Canada goose - 3 prmallard - 3m & 1fmoorhen - 1nuthatch - 1 K Steels to Ewood Bridgebuzzard - 1pr soaring over by...	KEVIN LISTER	1	98	Sun Apr 15 7:02 PM, 2018 by andyy
	Grane, 15th April 2018 (Preview) 08:00-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 2 on Holden Wood, Cormorant, 4 in trees at Holden Wood, Grey Heron, 1 over the valley, Mallard, c12, Canada Goose, c60, many paired up, several sitting birds, Buzzard, 2, Sparrowhawk, female up the valley, Kestrel, 3 together and probably 5 seen in total, Pheasant, 1 called,...	David Nuttall	0	145	Sun Apr 15 2:29 PM, 2018 by David Nuttall
	Plunge, 14th April 2018 (Preview) 16:30-18:30 Mallard, pair, Buzzard, single bird soaring high over the valley, Curlew, calling bird from moor top, L.B.B.Gull, c6 over, Stock Dove, single bird flew across the valley, Skylark, c6, a couple in song and hopefully more on the tops, Meadow Pipit, c20, several in display, Pied Wagtail,...	David Nuttall	0	123	Sat Apr 14 9:10 PM, 2018 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge, 14th April 2018 (Preview) 08:30-10:00 G.C.Grebe, 2, possibly a pair, Cormorant, 2 on 'U'-Boat, Grey Heron, 2 flew up the valley north, Canada Goose, c12, Mallard, c8, Common Scoter, flock of 6 (5 males) in the middle of the res. Flew around for a while before landing back on res. Kestrel, 1 hunting rough grasslands, Pheasant,...	David Nuttall	1	124	Sat Apr 14 8:51 PM, 2018 by Bigbadbob
	Reedsholme 14/4/18 (Preview) Afternoon - 1pr Bullfinch. 1 Goldcrest in same conifer as last 3 occassions. 1 Buzzard over w/ 1 Raven in attendance. Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Wood Pigeon all in song. Decent numbers of House Sparrows hereabouts in gardens, c10 prs. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	79	Sat Apr 14 5:52 PM, 2018 by Bigbadbob
	Stubbins to Ewood Bridge (Preview) Overcast becoming brighter, calm 8 then 12 degrees, 0830/1130. Of note.... First Swallow and Willow Warbler for me, both in Chatterton. House Sparrow population in Chatterton excellent. Chiffchaff.....several in song Sand Martin.....4/3/6 over Irwell Vale Three more Swallow at Ewood Bridge...	brian	0	73	Sat Apr 14 12:45 PM, 2018 by brian
	Mostly Clowbridge (Preview) Clowbridge today 2 little ringed plovers, 2 great crested grebes, 2 goosanders, 2 cormorants, 2 black-headed gulls, 2 bubbling curlews to the north and west of the res, 2 willow warblers around the res plus another 3 in the plantations to the north, 4 redpolls Limy Lane On the way back 2 lapwings Green...	andyy	0	98	Fri Apr 13 5:28 PM, 2018 by andyy
	Grane etc 11/4 (Preview) Merlin (brown one I think an immature male) from Holden Wood north straight over hill. Nothing else unusual around and no summer migrants on a full lap. Great spotted woodpeckers at Calf Hey car park and Heap Clough, 4/5 yaffling green woodpeckers. Curlews both sides of valley. 2 pairs teal and 3 gre...	andyy	0	114	Wed Apr 11 2:06 PM, 2018 by andyy
	More Willow Warblers (Preview) Big increase in willow warbler numbers today with at least 9 singing birds heard (2 around sewage works, 2 on the way up to Haslingden,1 nr Pike Law, 3 between Top of Slate and Stone Fold, 1 nr Goodshaw Fold). Otherwise migrant numbers appeared much lower than yesterday - only about 5 swallows and 1 or 2...	andyy	0	97	Mon Apr 9 7:32 PM, 2018 by andyy
	River/EBSW/Grane/Cribden 8/4/18 (Preview) One male common scoter Calf Hey. Other waterfowl today - 2 great crested grebes, 3 teal, 1 cormorant and a few moorhens HWR, pair tufted duck back on Jamestones. 20 golden plovers above Jamestones heading N towards (over?) the moors. Curlews bubbling south of HWR and north of Jamestones - perhaps a fe...	andyy	1	177	Mon Apr 9 3:58 PM, 2018 by pfyldes
	Above Woodcroft, Crown Farm and Greenfold.. 8th April '18. (Preview) Only 2 Curlew seen, no Lapwing or Snipe seem to be breeding on fields that used to have decent numbers on them years ago. Loads of corvids on the other fields which have been muck spread on. Unusually large number of Ravens up there. A MINIMUM of 15 were soaring around together, croaking, tumbling and di...	C Bel	0	228	Sun Apr 8 10:46 PM, 2018 by C Bel
	Brambling C/booth. 8th April '18. (Preview) There has been a few Bramblings coming to our feed station this last week. 3 Males, all singing to each other, on Monday 2nd and numbers seem to have risen to 11 today. Most seem to be Males with only 2 Females been seen. On a down side.. a number of Brown Rats have appeared, even coming out in the daytime and...	C Bel	0	114	Sun Apr 8 10:10 PM, 2018 by C Bel
	EWBS and circuit 8 4 18 (Preview) EWBS and circuit Swallow c30 Sand Martin c20 House Martin 1 Willow Warbler 1 Blackcap 1 Kingfisher 1 Grey Wagtail 2 pair Buzzard 2 Dipper 1 Goldfinch 6+4+2 singles Chaffinch c6 Robin c10 Dunnock 2 B H Gull 4 Blue Tit and Great Tit Bullfinch1 Canada Goose 1pair Mallard c10 Chiffchaff 1 at ground work Pete...	pfyldes	1	94	Sun Apr 8 9:23 PM, 2018 by David Nuttall
	Reedsholme to Greenfold 7/4/18 (Preview) 09:00 hrs - rain and more rain. Goldcrest, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin, Wren, Dunnock all singing at Reedsholme Dipper at Leabrook Raven calling above Heightside lane + Skylark in song from hilltop. Flock of c50 Fieldfare w/3 Redwing & 3 Starling, on pasture nr Bottomley Bank far...	Bigbadbob	2	106	Sat Apr 7 7:44 PM, 2018 by KEVIN LISTER
	Swallows (Preview) Around 5.30 this evening several small groups of swallows around Ewood Bridge and over the sewage works. Biggest gathering 14 birds but I suspect rather more than this altogether (no other hirundines and nothing else unusual between here and Rawtenstall). Andy	andyy	0	93	Sat Apr 7 7:07 PM, 2018 by andyy
	Little Egret. (Preview) Little Egret flushed from flooded field at Alderbottom, it flew upstream towards Ewood bridge.... By the time I walked to Irwell Vale it had apparently caused a bit of a stir with some walkers by briefly landing on the river near Lumb bridge, it then apparently flew high to the west of Lumb Vale. Regard...	brian	0	80	Sat Apr 7 10:48 AM, 2018 by brian
	Clowbridge, 7th April 2018 (Preview) 06:30-08:30 G.C.Grebe, 1, Cormorant, 1 flew in and later on U-Boat, Grey Heron, 1 over, Greylag Goose, 1 flew in just after 06:30 and departed 07:15. My first on Clowbridge...I think! Canada Goose, 8 loosely in pairs, Mallard, c8, Pheasant, 1 calling seen near boat house, Curlew, 2 pairs on the moors...	David Nuttall	0	97	Sat Apr 7 10:38 AM, 2018 by David Nuttall
	EBSW 6 4 18 (Preview) EBSW Sand Martin 8 minimum Peter	pfyldes	0	108	Fri Apr 6 7:34 PM, 2018 by pfyldes
	Cribden area (Preview) 1 male Ring Ouzel this morning on the top of Pike Law (south side Cribden) 1 wheatear and 3 or 4 pied wagtails nr The Halo. Nothing else remotely exciting on the flats. Chiffchaffs at Groundwork, Ewood Bridge and woods NE of the golf course (this my first away from the Irwell this year) Andy	andyy	0	152	Fri Apr 6 12:35 PM, 2018 by andyy
	Greenfold to Clowbridge res. 5/4/18 (Preview) 15:00 hrs Flock of c60 Meadow Pipit on pasture - also heard redwing but not seen. 1 Pied Wagtail 1m Reed Bunting 2+1+1 Lapwing in paddocks. 1+3 Raven c4 Skylark in song. 1 Swallow flew through N. at distance. Clowbridge res. 1 G.C. Grebe 2 Cormorant 2m Reed Bunting 3pr Mallard 2+1 Canada Goose 1 Pied Wagt...	Bigbadbob	0	78	Thu Apr 5 9:54 PM, 2018 by Bigbadbob
	Clowbridge, 5th April 2018 (Preview) 19:00-19:30 Just managed half a hour after work! G.C.Grebe, adult fishing the res caught a 5" fish which it struggled to down but finally made it! Grey Heron, 1 up the valley and through north, Mallard, a pair, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, Moorhen, pair on the Limy, Curlew, bird in display over the moors,...	David Nuttall	0	100	Thu Apr 5 8:19 PM, 2018 by David Nuttall
	A few migrants (Preview) Rawtenstall to Stubbins and back Willow warbler - 1 singing north side EBSW during a very brief sunny interlude Sand Martin - 1 over Stubbins south in the rain possibly additional to Brian's birds seen earlier (?) Chiffchaff - 1 Groundwork on the way down and going back, 1 south of Strongstry with Bria...	andyy	1	117	Wed Apr 4 9:55 PM, 2018 by brian
	Chiffchaff and friends. (Preview) After another mini beast from the east a break in the weather this afternoon with some sunshine and 10 degrees before the thunderstorms rolled in..... Chiffchaff....one singing at back of house, two more singing and feeding on the railway embankment between Stubbins and Strongstry, then later an...	brian	1	196	Wed Apr 4 8:19 AM, 2018 by andyy
	Whitworth 01/04/2018 (Preview) CowmCanada goose - 14tufted duck - 1moystercatcher - 1prsparrowhawk - 1 soaring high over the rescommon gull - 3 grey wagtail - 1mistle thrush - a singing male chasing after another pairgoldfinch - 4redpoll - 4bullfinch - 1pr Wallbank LodgeCanada goose - 1prmallard 5moorhen - 1black-headed gull...	KEVIN LISTER	0	83	Sun Apr 1 7:50 PM, 2018 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clough Bottom, 1st April 2018 (Preview) 17:00-18:00 Canada Goose, 27 on res, Mallard, 1, Curlew, calling bird up on the tops, Herring Gull, 3 through north, L.B.B.Gull, 7 through north, Meadow Pipit, 4 on res bank, Pied Wagtail, 3 on res bank, Grey Wagtail, male on outflow, Raven, minimum of 5 in a flock beyond Swallow Shore, Starling, c30 e...	David Nuttall	0	64	Sun Apr 1 7:21 PM, 2018 by David Nuttall
	Grane, 1st April 2018 (Preview) 08:30-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on Holden Wood and 1 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 over, Canada Goose, c70, many in pairs, Mallard, c12, Teal, 5 on Holden Wood, Buzzard, 3 up together, Sparrowhawk, female soaring, Kestrel, male on telegraph post, Grey Partridge, pair dropping off the moor into Deep Clough, Phe...	David Nuttall	0	101	Sun Apr 1 2:19 PM, 2018 by David Nuttall
	Ravens.. (Preview) Despite the cold horrid weather this spring the Ravens are doing more than ok.. 1st local nest of chicks ringed today, 6 of them in there, all of which were very fit and healthy. Even though it has been really poor conditions these were ringed more than a week earlier than we've ever done any before. Than...	C Bel	2	101	Sun Apr 1 12:26 AM, 2018 by Ste Rush
	Reedsholme 31/3/18 (Preview) 14:00 - 15:15 hrs A constant stream of mixed herring and lesser black backed gulls totalling 336, all moving up the Limy valley from Rawtenstall. Doubtless more had been moving through before I started watching. Numbers would therefore have been considerably higher. Also 1 Buzzard, 1f Sparrowhaw...	Bigbadbob	0	95	Sat Mar 31 9:19 PM, 2018 by Bigbadbob
	Gaghills feeding station autumn/winter 2017/18 (Preview) male blackcap present today cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	9	743	Sat Mar 31 4:12 PM, 2018 by KEVIN LISTER
	Townsendfold (Preview) 2x greylag geese flew low over k steels this morning cheers andrew	swtand62	0	84	Sat Mar 31 3:51 PM, 2018 by swtand62
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