General Discussion

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

There is a feeling that certain species are in decline in Rossendale so we would like to ensure that we get as many breeding records sent to us as possible. The Lapwing is one such species and we would like to receive records of breeding or attempted breeding, ideally with grid reference. In addition we...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

The 2014 bird report is now available. Many thanks to Bob Ives & David Nuttall for compiling the report. Thanks also to Craig Bell, Brian Kirkwood, Sarfraz Hayat, Dennis Greenwood & Stephen Rush for the photographs. Unfortunately the credits for the individual photos have not been prin...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Last Friday I spent an enjoyable day helping with a survey looking for queens of the Bilberry Bumblebee at White Coppice near Chorley. It was led by Ben Hargreaves of Lancs Wildlife Trust who is the Project Leader for "Plan Bee", aimed at protecting and boosting numbers of bees of all kinds. It is foc...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

I'm not sure whether Ian Brady mentioned this at Monday's meeting, but Eric sadly died last Tuesday 10th February at the age of 95. Both he and his wife, Margaret, had been suffering from dementia for several years but Eric died of a heart attack. Eric was a big influence on birding in Rossendale and w...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

In case anyone is interested there is a very good free software product available that can be used to store bird records and those of other biological groups very simply and can export the data in various formats including that suitable for uploading to BTO BirdTrack. The software is available from t...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Following the demise of the ROC website I've resurrected something I played with a while ago which fills a similar function - a Wiki. The URL is http://roc.wikispaces.com/Home if you take a look you'll see it contains similar information to that on the old website. I've also back-linked to it fro...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

I notice other forums often have it set up that the most recent message in a thread is at the top of the thread when you open it. Is that something ROC Forum users would prefer? I think I can alter it in the settings.

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

FreeUK who hosted our main website (www.rossendalebird.freeuk.com) have closed the site along with other free sites that would not opt for paid hosting. Apologies for this, although there was very little on there other than back copies of Bird Reports. You'll probably find the logo missing at the...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

At time when people are getting out their new notebooks / diaries for another year's bird recording I thought it might be worth posting a fairly simple mechanism for storing records electronically so they can easily be sent in for adding to the main database. It involves an MS Excel spreadsheet, but i...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Neil Burke has drawn my attention to a message on the Greater Manchester Bird Forum pointing out that there is an active group of egg-thieves operating from the Heywood area and that they trawl forums such as these to get clues as to the location of nests birds of prey etc. When posting on the Forum pleas...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Please read the Forum Guidelines under Rossendale Birds Sightings

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

Hi Guys, How does Sunday 10th Jan suit for The Winter Bird Race? I think we can still class it as exercise under the new restrictions of Tier 4. Start & finish as you see appropriate. I'm more than happy to collate the totals if you send me your total number of species seen along with any highlights! A...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

If anybody has any records for 2020 not posted on the forum please could they send them to me either via email to listkv@aol.com or to my works email address kevin.lister@courtesy.co.uk. If sending to my works email please don't send anything until the weekend. Records could also be sent via a privat...

brian · brian

Hope you and your families are well and staying safe in these strange times, we can hope that we can get together in 2021. Regards Brian.

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

All As we can't have indoor meetings, is anyone interested in trying to have a virtual meeting? Cheers Ian

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

All Due to the limit of six meeting together indoors I don't think we can hold meetings for the foreseeable future. Any thoughts anyone? Zoom meeting maybe? Regards Ian

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Unfortunately I will not be able to make it for tomorrows meeting. Ian

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

All What are members thoughts about a 'socially distanced' outdoor meeting on Monday 20th July - maybe to AMR or Clowbridge? Regards Ian

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Please see attached 2017 report If anyone sees any errors etc then let me know Cheers Ian

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

The summer bird race would have been due to take place on 7th June. Obviously with the current situation we could not have the race in it's usual form, but there is no reason why we couldn't have a solo bird race, where people with cars can visit as many sites as possible, and people such as myself without a...

PaulB · PaulB

My dad (a joiner all his life) has been keeping himself entertained during the lock down by making bird boxes for friends and family. So far, he's made both all-purpose, general boxes and robin-specific boxes, but he's got other types on order, including tree creeper and owl (when a supply of wood tur...

C Bel · C Bel

For sale is my dads top of the range Swarovski ATX95, 30 X 70x, scope with Swarovski stay on case. The scope and case are in as new, mint condition, as theyve not been out of the house more than 6 times!!! The scope is currently c£3100 to buy new and the case is £100. Asking price is £2600 ovno. Birding scope...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Hi all Meeting as usual starting at 19:15 Weavers Cottage. Bring photos notes etc I have a version of 2016 and 2017 reports to be checked. Ian

brian · brian

Twenty copies of British Wildlife from late 2016 to end of 2019 free to a good home, must collect from Strongstry. Regards Brian.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

If anybody has any records for the following species for 2019, which were not posted on the forum, please could they either bring them to the club meeting on 17th Feb, email them to me (listkv@aol.com) or private message me on the forum ASAP. Breeding records for sensitive species will be handled w...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

The environment agency were dealing with a pollution incident on the brook that runs from Jack Lodge down to The River Whitwell alongside Shawclough Road today. Where the brook passes under Edgeside Lane you could not only smell diesel, you could taste it. Hopefully they are able to minimise any dam...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

All the AGM will start at 19:15 tomorrow (20th Jan) at the Weavers Cottage, Bacup Road. Please bring your subs and your photos Cheers Ian

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

All Early reminder of the Bird Race on Sunday. Meet at 7:45 for an 8:00 start at Waterfoot car park. Cheers Ian

brian · brian

A Merry Christmas and prosperous New year to all.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	STICKY: * Species of special interest * (Preview) There is a feeling that certain species are in decline in Rossendale so we would like to ensure that we get as many breeding records sent to us as possible. The Lapwing is one such species and we would like to receive records of breeding or attempted breeding, ideally with grid reference. In addition we...	JimOrmerod	1	477	Thu Mar 31 10:18 PM, 2016 by craggy
	STICKY: 2014 bird report now available (Preview) The 2014 bird report is now available. Many thanks to Bob Ives & David Nuttall for compiling the report. Thanks also to Craig Bell, Brian Kirkwood, Sarfraz Hayat, Dennis Greenwood & Stephen Rush for the photographs. Unfortunately the credits for the individual photos have not been prin...	KEVIN LISTER	2	397	Mon Feb 22 7:30 PM, 2016 by Ste Rush
	STICKY: * Programme of Events - January to June 2016 * (Preview)	JimOrmerod	0	318	Fri Jan 8 8:58 AM, 2016 by JimOrmerod
	STICKY: Sightings of Bilberry (Blaeberry) Bumblebee - Bombus monticola (Preview) Last Friday I spent an enjoyable day helping with a survey looking for queens of the Bilberry Bumblebee at White Coppice near Chorley. It was led by Ben Hargreaves of Lancs Wildlife Trust who is the Project Leader for "Plan Bee", aimed at protecting and boosting numbers of bees of all kinds. It is foc...	JimOrmerod	14	945	Mon Aug 3 7:30 AM, 2015 by JimOrmerod
	STICKY: Eric Ward (Preview) I'm not sure whether Ian Brady mentioned this at Monday's meeting, but Eric sadly died last Tuesday 10th February at the age of 95. Both he and his wife, Margaret, had been suffering from dementia for several years but Eric died of a heart attack. Eric was a big influence on birding in Rossendale and w...	JimOrmerod	4	547	Wed Feb 25 10:31 PM, 2015 by Ste Rush
	STICKY: * New FREE software for biological records * (Preview) In case anyone is interested there is a very good free software product available that can be used to store bird records and those of other biological groups very simply and can export the data in various formats including that suitable for uploading to BTO BirdTrack. The software is available from t...	JimOrmerod	0	592	Sun Mar 31 3:54 AM, 2013 by JimOrmerod
	STICKY: * ROC website * (Preview) Following the demise of the ROC website I've resurrected something I played with a while ago which fills a similar function - a Wiki. The URL is http://roc.wikispaces.com/Home if you take a look you'll see it contains similar information to that on the old website. I've also back-linked to it fro...	JimOrmerod	0	685	Fri Sep 2 8:54 PM, 2011 by JimOrmerod
	STICKY: Question about layout * (Preview) I notice other forums often have it set up that the most recent message in a thread is at the top of the thread when you open it. Is that something ROC Forum users would prefer? I think I can alter it in the settings.	JimOrmerod	3	807	Thu May 26 3:01 PM, 2011 by JimOrmerod
	STICKY: * ROC Website closed * (Preview) FreeUK who hosted our main website (www.rossendalebird.freeuk.com) have closed the site along with other free sites that would not opt for paid hosting. Apologies for this, although there was very little on there other than back copies of Bird Reports. You'll probably find the logo missing at the...	JimOrmerod	0	730	Wed Feb 16 5:51 PM, 2011 by JimOrmerod
	STICKY: Spreadsheet for recording Rossendale bird sightings (Preview) At time when people are getting out their new notebooks / diaries for another year's bird recording I thought it might be worth posting a fairly simple mechanism for storing records electronically so they can easily be sent in for adding to the main database. It involves an MS Excel spreadsheet, but i...	JimOrmerod	1	1162	Thu Jul 29 8:47 PM, 2010 by bobkerry
	STICKY: * Posting information about sensitive species * (Preview) Neil Burke has drawn my attention to a message on the Greater Manchester Bird Forum pointing out that there is an active group of egg-thieves operating from the Heywood area and that they trawl forums such as these to get clues as to the location of nests birds of prey etc. When posting on the Forum pleas...	JimOrmerod	0	888	Thu Jul 29 8:46 PM, 2010 by bobkerry
	STICKY: Forum Guidelines - PLEASE READ (closed) (Preview) Please read the Forum Guidelines under Rossendale Birds Sightings	JimOrmerod	0	979	Thu Oct 26 9:02 AM, 2006 by JimOrmerod
	Winter Bird Race 2021 (Preview) Hi Guys, How does Sunday 10th Jan suit for The Winter Bird Race? I think we can still class it as exercise under the new restrictions of Tier 4. Start & finish as you see appropriate. I'm more than happy to collate the totals if you send me your total number of species seen along with any highlights! A...	David Nuttall	6	174	Sat Jan 9 3:47 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	2020 records wanted please (Preview) If anybody has any records for 2020 not posted on the forum please could they send them to me either via email to listkv@aol.com or to my works email address kevin.lister@courtesy.co.uk. If sending to my works email please don't send anything until the weekend. Records could also be sent via a privat...	KEVIN LISTER	1	45	Wed Jan 6 8:18 PM, 2021 by KEVIN LISTER
	looking forward. (Preview) Hope you and your families are well and staying safe in these strange times, we can hope that we can get together in 2021. Regards Brian.	brian	0	59	Thu Dec 24 10:08 PM, 2020 by brian
	Indoor meetings (Preview) All As we can't have indoor meetings, is anyone interested in trying to have a virtual meeting? Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	3	104	Mon Oct 19 11:46 AM, 2020 by brian
	Indoor Meetings (Preview) All Due to the limit of six meeting together indoors I don't think we can hold meetings for the foreseeable future. Any thoughts anyone? Zoom meeting maybe? Regards Ian	Ian Brady	4	81	Thu Sep 17 1:55 PM, 2020 by brian
	Outdoor meeting 17th August (Preview) Unfortunately I will not be able to make it for tomorrows meeting. Ian	Ian Brady	0	58	Sun Aug 16 7:02 PM, 2020 by Ian Brady
	20th July 'Meeting' (Preview) All What are members thoughts about a 'socially distanced' outdoor meeting on Monday 20th July - maybe to AMR or Clowbridge? Regards Ian	Ian Brady	4	91	Sat Jul 18 12:53 PM, 2020 by Ian Brady
	2017 Report (Preview) Please see attached 2017 report If anyone sees any errors etc then let me know Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	0	83	Mon Jun 15 9:56 AM, 2020 by Ian Brady
	Summer bird race (Preview) The summer bird race would have been due to take place on 7th June. Obviously with the current situation we could not have the race in it's usual form, but there is no reason why we couldn't have a solo bird race, where people with cars can visit as many sites as possible, and people such as myself without a...	KEVIN LISTER	6	186	Sat Jun 6 5:55 PM, 2020 by brian
	Bird Boxes Available (Preview) My dad (a joiner all his life) has been keeping himself entertained during the lock down by making bird boxes for friends and family. So far, he's made both all-purpose, general boxes and robin-specific boxes, but he's got other types on order, including tree creeper and owl (when a supply of wood tur...	PaulB	0	79	Sat May 16 12:14 PM, 2020 by PaulB
	For Sale Swarovski ATX95 Scope and case.. (Preview) For sale is my dads top of the range Swarovski ATX95, 30 X 70x, scope with Swarovski stay on case. The scope and case are in as new, mint condition, as theyve not been out of the house more than 6 times!!! The scope is currently c£3100 to buy new and the case is £100. Asking price is £2600 ovno. Birding scope...	C Bel	1	122	Wed Apr 1 12:38 PM, 2020 by C Bel
	Monday 16th March (Preview) Hi all Meeting as usual starting at 19:15 Weavers Cottage. Bring photos notes etc I have a version of 2016 and 2017 reports to be checked. Ian	Ian Brady	1	98	Sun Mar 15 3:36 PM, 2020 by brian
	Free to a good home. (Preview) Twenty copies of British Wildlife from late 2016 to end of 2019 free to a good home, must collect from Strongstry. Regards Brian.	brian	1	115	Mon Feb 17 5:40 PM, 2020 by brian
	2019 records required (Preview) If anybody has any records for the following species for 2019, which were not posted on the forum, please could they either bring them to the club meeting on 17th Feb, email them to me (listkv@aol.com) or private message me on the forum ASAP. Breeding records for sensitive species will be handled w...	KEVIN LISTER	0	83	Wed Feb 12 7:28 PM, 2020 by KEVIN LISTER
	pollution incident 06/02/2020 (Preview) The environment agency were dealing with a pollution incident on the brook that runs from Jack Lodge down to The River Whitwell alongside Shawclough Road today. Where the brook passes under Edgeside Lane you could not only smell diesel, you could taste it. Hopefully they are able to minimise any dam...	KEVIN LISTER	0	348	Thu Feb 6 5:29 PM, 2020 by KEVIN LISTER
	2020 AGM (Preview) All the AGM will start at 19:15 tomorrow (20th Jan) at the Weavers Cottage, Bacup Road. Please bring your subs and your photos Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	0	106	Sun Jan 19 2:11 PM, 2020 by Ian Brady
	Bird Race 12-1-20 (Preview) All Early reminder of the Bird Race on Sunday. Meet at 7:45 for an 8:00 start at Waterfoot car park. Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	0	91	Thu Jan 9 7:10 AM, 2020 by Ian Brady
	Merry Christmas (Preview) A Merry Christmas and prosperous New year to all.	brian	1	174	Wed Dec 25 9:14 AM, 2019 by Ian Brady
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