Other Wildlife Sightings

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

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NigelG · NigelG

Great Crested Grebe pr & 1 single Canada Goose 10 Mallard 8 Buzzard 2 Pheasant 1 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Stock Dove 2 Woodpigeon 2 Skylark 1 Wheatear 2 on Nutshaw Willow Warbler 5 Magpie 1 Carrion Crow 3 (1 feeding on a frog) Raven 2 Starling 3 Chaffinch 5 Goldfinch 3 Linnet 1 Reed Bunting 3

craggy · craggy

Tawny Mining Bee female 20+ seen along Skipton canal Cheers Craggy

johnh · johnh

Frog spawn 5 lumps

wayner59 · wayner59

12 noon. I've just seen 2 crayfish together from the bridge at Lee Mill. First time I've ever seen them here. Is this bad news?

MackDavis · MackDavis

In recent years, the concept of "smart city" has attracted more and more attention worldwide. As one of the leading AI companies in China, Baidu has been actively involved in the construction of smart cities by providing technological solutions. In this blog post, we will look at how Baidu's AI tech...

craggy · craggy

Red-tailed Bumblebee Female Busy feeding today Cheers Craggy

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 comatose Large bee fly (Bombylius major) in my back yard, maybe more common than I realise but a first for me. Bob.

craggy · craggy

Few Bees Buzzing around Grane today No ID has there wasnt much around for them to feed on Cheers Craggy

craggy · craggy

Above Chapel Hill in bogey ditch Cheers Craggy

Markg · Markg

Presume male (due to greenish colour) common Lizard on my patio this afternoon-1st for me locally

craggy · craggy

Tree Bumblebee Irwell Vale Cheers Craggy

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

A bat species seen today off Thornfield Avenue, Waterfoot, was the first of the year for me Min 100 frogs spawning at Deansgreave Road, New Line today, with frog spawn also noted at a couple of sites near Whitworth Quarry first bumblebee of the year seen at Park Road, Bacup on Wednesday 9th, with a buff-...

craggy · craggy

Lots of Frog Spawn in water filled ditches with a good number of Frogs too Cheers Craggy

brian · brian

Old lodge near sub station covered in lots of Frog spawn. Regards Brian.

craggy · craggy

One Tree Bumblebee Cheers Craggy

C Bel · C Bel

Had several Honey Bees (one very interested in my camera gear!) out on the 22nd Feb during a sunny but still chilly day and a Wasp on the wing on the 26th Feb in similar conditions. Both sightings down at Strongstry.. Spring is underway.. YeeHoo..

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

first clump of frog spawn in a pond on the tops above Cowm Res today cheers Kevin

Markg · Markg

Large numbers of Bumblebees feeding on blackberry flowers at side of res

brian · brian

My first Frog spawn of the year, large quantity and several Frogs present in small pond at Alderbottom. Regards Brian.

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

A first for the garden over the weekend where we now have 2 females and one male. Fascinating behaviour with the male taking on all comers and using the two abdomen spikes to good effect! Pictures of a female. Male is quite a bit bigger but very camera aware.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Several frogs spawning in the pond near Spring Mill Res as you approach from Wallbank 7 spot ladybird at Rough Lea near Lench yesterday bumblebee species at Gaghills and Whitworth today cheers Kevin

craggy · craggy

1 Red-tailed Bumblebee 1 Ladybird Cheers Craggy

craggy · craggy

first one Ive seen this year, was much earlier last year Harlequin ? Cheers Craggy

craggy · craggy

3 Bumblebees seen today up Grane,white-tailed Cheers Craggy

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Frog spawn - found on the road at Lench today, with a dead frog nearby. Several clumps of spawn also found around Cowpe Res, with 2 frogs actively spawning. More spawn found on Brandwood Moor in flooded ditches cheers Kevin

craggy · craggy

Grane One Common Lizard seen sunning it self on small wooden bridge over stream to Quick for photo Cheers Craggy

craggy · craggy

One warming up in the sun today Cheers Craggy

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Queen tree bumblebee at Balladen today. Another 5 unidentified queen bumblebees seen at Rawtenstall and Holden Wood today. At least 6 honey bees were in a garden on Grane Road cheers Kevin

craggy · craggy

Frog Spawn in a ditch above Calf Hey Cheers Craggy

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	STICKY: Forum Guidelines - PLEASE READ (closed) (Preview) Please read the Forum Guidelines under Rossendale Birds Sightings	JimOrmerod	0	1156	Thu Oct 26 9:04 AM, 2006 by JimOrmerod
	Clowbridge 30.04 11:30 (Preview) Great Crested Grebe pr & 1 single Canada Goose 10 Mallard 8 Buzzard 2 Pheasant 1 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Stock Dove 2 Woodpigeon 2 Skylark 1 Wheatear 2 on Nutshaw Willow Warbler 5 Magpie 1 Carrion Crow 3 (1 feeding on a frog) Raven 2 Starling 3 Chaffinch 5 Goldfinch 3 Linnet 1 Reed Bunting 3	NigelG	0	20	Wed Apr 30 12:55 PM, 2025 by NigelG
	Tawny Mining Bee 11/4/2024 (Preview) Tawny Mining Bee female 20+ seen along Skipton canal Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	1033	Fri Apr 12 9:52 AM, 2024 by craggy
	Cloughbottom (Preview) Frog spawn 5 lumps	johnh	0	131	Sun Feb 18 8:43 PM, 2024 by johnh
	CRAYFISH (Preview) 12 noon. I've just seen 2 crayfish together from the bridge at Lee Mill. First time I've ever seen them here. Is this bad news?	wayner59	8	837	Fri Sep 15 8:34 AM, 2023 by brian
	Baidu`s AI technology helps Smart City (Preview) In recent years, the concept of "smart city" has attracted more and more attention worldwide. As one of the leading AI companies in China, Baidu has been actively involved in the construction of smart cities by providing technological solutions. In this blog post, we will look at how Baidu's AI tech...	MackDavis	0	163	Thu Jun 8 6:45 AM, 2023 by MackDavis
	Red-tailed Bumblebee - (Bombus lapidarius) 2/5/2023 (Preview) Red-tailed Bumblebee Female Busy feeding today Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	158	Tue May 2 2:23 PM, 2023 by craggy
	Reedsholme 30/4/23 (Preview) 1 comatose Large bee fly (Bombylius major) in my back yard, maybe more common than I realise but a first for me. Bob.	Bigbadbob	1	181	Mon May 1 10:44 PM, 2023 by KEVIN LISTER
	Bees 22/3/2023 (Preview) Few Bees Buzzing around Grane today No ID has there wasnt much around for them to feed on Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	173	Wed Mar 22 2:27 PM, 2023 by craggy
	Frog Spawn 23/2/2023 (Preview) Above Chapel Hill in bogey ditch Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	172	Thu Feb 23 4:24 PM, 2023 by craggy
	common Lizard Deerplay (Preview) Presume male (due to greenish colour) common Lizard on my patio this afternoon-1st for me locally	Markg	0	236	Mon Jul 11 3:41 PM, 2022 by Markg
	Tree Bumblebee 5/05/2022 (Preview) Tree Bumblebee Irwell Vale Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	221	Fri May 6 10:19 AM, 2022 by craggy
	various spring sightings (Preview) A bat species seen today off Thornfield Avenue, Waterfoot, was the first of the year for me Min 100 frogs spawning at Deansgreave Road, New Line today, with frog spawn also noted at a couple of sites near Whitworth Quarry first bumblebee of the year seen at Park Road, Bacup on Wednesday 9th, with a buff-...	KEVIN LISTER	0	217	Sun Mar 13 8:55 PM, 2022 by KEVIN LISTER
	Greenfold 13/03/2022 (Preview) Lots of Frog Spawn in water filled ditches with a good number of Frogs too Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	230	Sun Mar 13 6:21 PM, 2022 by craggy
	Croston Close Road. (Preview) Old lodge near sub station covered in lots of Frog spawn. Regards Brian.	brian	0	210	Sat Mar 12 10:37 AM, 2022 by brian
	Tree Bumblebee 30/03/2021 (Preview) One Tree Bumblebee Cheers Craggy	craggy	4	667	Thu Aug 19 2:01 PM, 2021 by craggy
	Honey Bees and a Wasp!! Feb sunshine 2021... (Preview) Had several Honey Bees (one very interested in my camera gear!) out on the 22nd Feb during a sunny but still chilly day and a Wasp on the wing on the 26th Feb in similar conditions. Both sightings down at Strongstry.. Spring is underway.. YeeHoo..	C Bel	0	441	Wed Mar 3 3:55 PM, 2021 by C Bel
	frog spawn 28/02/2021 (Preview) first clump of frog spawn in a pond on the tops above Cowm Res today cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	1	291	Tue Mar 2 6:38 PM, 2021 by PaulB
	Cowm Res (Preview) Large numbers of Bumblebees feeding on blackberry flowers at side of res	Markg	0	349	Tue Jun 9 3:37 PM, 2020 by Markg
	Frogs. (Preview) My first Frog spawn of the year, large quantity and several Frogs present in small pond at Alderbottom. Regards Brian.	brian	0	693	Sat Mar 7 11:06 AM, 2020 by brian
	Wool Carder Bee (Preview) A first for the garden over the weekend where we now have 2 females and one male. Fascinating behaviour with the male taking on all comers and using the two abdomen spikes to good effect! Pictures of a female. Male is quite a bit bigger but very camera aware.	Ste Rush	0	626	Mon Jul 8 8:04 PM, 2019 by Ste Rush
	frog spawn etc 24/02/2019 (Preview) Several frogs spawning in the pond near Spring Mill Res as you approach from Wallbank 7 spot ladybird at Rough Lea near Lench yesterday bumblebee species at Gaghills and Whitworth today cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	385	Sun Feb 24 7:39 PM, 2019 by KEVIN LISTER
	Red-tailed Bumblebee & Ladybird 24-2-2019 (Preview) 1 Red-tailed Bumblebee 1 Ladybird Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	399	Sun Feb 24 3:59 PM, 2019 by craggy
	Ladybird 15/04/18 (Preview) first one Ive seen this year, was much earlier last year Harlequin ? Cheers Craggy	craggy	1	1023	Sun Apr 15 9:16 PM, 2018 by KEVIN LISTER
	bumblebees 6/04/2018 (Preview) 3 Bumblebees seen today up Grane,white-tailed Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	750	Fri Apr 6 7:26 PM, 2018 by craggy
	frog spawn 11/03/2017 (Preview) Frog spawn - found on the road at Lench today, with a dead frog nearby. Several clumps of spawn also found around Cowpe Res, with 2 frogs actively spawning. More spawn found on Brandwood Moor in flooded ditches cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	1	538	Sat Mar 24 7:40 PM, 2018 by KEVIN LISTER
	Common Lizard 23/08/2017 (Preview) Grane One Common Lizard seen sunning it self on small wooden bridge over stream to Quick for photo Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	1053	Wed Aug 23 7:21 PM, 2017 by craggy
	LADYBIRD 15/03/2017 (Preview) One warming up in the sun today Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	795	Wed Mar 15 3:08 PM, 2017 by craggy
	bumble bees 12/03/17 (Preview) Queen tree bumblebee at Balladen today. Another 5 unidentified queen bumblebees seen at Rawtenstall and Holden Wood today. At least 6 honey bees were in a garden on Grane Road cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	641	Sun Mar 12 7:24 PM, 2017 by KEVIN LISTER
	FROG SPAWN 22-02-2017 (Preview) Frog Spawn in a ditch above Calf Hey Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	606	Wed Feb 22 2:05 PM, 2017 by craggy
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