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Happy New Year
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I hope 2009 is a good one for all users of Rossendale Birds Forum. If there are any records that you haven't posted to the forum (e.g. for more sensitive species) please email them to me as soon as possible. Also, those who generally send me electronic records, please start doing so as soon as you can so th...
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
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I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2009. See you at Pennington, the Bird Race (11th Jan 2009) or the AGM Best Regards Ian
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Grip Blocking and Re-Wetting at Bentley Moss, Grane....
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Please check out http://haslingdengrane.blogspot.com/ for a report from the Countryside Ranger Glynn Haworth on Grip Blocking and Re-Wetting at Bentley Moss, Grane....
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* FOR SALE *
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MN055MFVhttp://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/3354
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Trip Report Lesvos
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Whilst it's starting to quite down a bit I found time to make quite a start on my trip to Lesvos. I don't know how many others have been, I am sure many have, but it was my first trip and would recommend this to any that fancy a birding trip in great surrounding with plenty of good birds. If you would like to rea...
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The Rossendale/Burnley Boundary
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I note that my query about the location of the Short-eared Owl (On the boundary - 21/07/08) has provoked a discussion (continued in the Green Sandpiper posting - 29/07/08), as to whether particular birds were in Burnley or Rossendale. Birds do not take any notice of administrative boundaries and I t...
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Recent removal of trees in stacksteads by United Utilities.
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I am sure others have noticed the removal of trees of Newchurch road in Stacksteads by United Utilities. I am looking, if at all possible, for any records of nestings birds of the last 3 years including this season in this section of wood. Any sightings of birds would also be of great help in this wood as I...
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Historical distribution of birds in rossendale
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It would be really interesting to see historicalrecords of birds in Rossendale. how wouldsuch information be accessed? Is any such information kept? It would be really good to have something on the website about what birds occured in rossendale - were there ever eagles, ospreys, storks, bus...
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bird photos
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if you follow the link hopefully you should be able to see some of the photos I have taken in recent weeks. All photos have been taken using a nikon p5100 camera held over my scope, with the exception of the mallards. The twite picture is included to show the rings. If anybody can shed any light on its or...
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Change of date for Bird Race
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Ian has asked me to post a message about the forthcoming Bird Race. Instead of Sun 1st June as published in the bulletin, it will be held on the following Sunday - 8th June. Ian has managed to contact by phone those people he knows are likely to take part, but it is possible that forum members may have bee...
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This Sunday
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Hi I am hoping to get out for a couple of hours this Sunday morning after a break from birding over winter. I am just wondering if anyone can suggest a good, shortish walk in the Rossendale area. I just feel like a change from Grane and Clowbridge. I probably only have a few hours early on Sunday morning...
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Goshawk Request
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Whilst probably not the most of popular of pastimes I have a friend who keeps Goshawk. It has now broke free from Cloughhold and is going it alone. For obvious reasons I do not expect people to put up sightings of such a bird on a public forum but could I please ask that you email me personally through this o...
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Seasons Greetings
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All the best to everyone on the forum or just visiting. Thank you to Jim for keeping it together. Best Regards Ian
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HELP
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THIS IS ONLY MY SECOND WINTER HERE,I HAVE TWO DISCUSSION POINTS,HAS THERE EVER BEEN COOTS OR MOORHENS ON PORRITT LODGE,SEEMS GOOD HABITAT ?,SECONDLY, ARE THE NUMBERS OF LONG TAILED TITS NORMAL, OR ARE WE SEEING AN INCREASE,I HAVE RECORDED A BIG DIFFERENCE IN WINTER NUMBERS IN ONE YEAR. BEST WISHE...
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Pseudonyms and Nicknames
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The vast majority of participants to this and other club forums do either sign or attach their full name to their postings. Have the few who do not considered that they are in effect anonymous to many visitors to the forum? Tony Cooper
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Snow Buntings & sedges
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Just stumbled across your website & got to thinking about Snow Buntings which I found years back, in winter, on Hambledon Hill. They were feeding close to sedges which may have been Birds Foot Sedge Carex ornithopoda, they hung around it for a few days and at the time I wondered if it was their prefe...
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meeting?
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will there be a meetign held this monday? what time will it be, how logn will it last for and where abouts will it be. is it weavers cottage and between 7-9pm ? just wanted to confirm it. i have loads of plastic bottles and newspapers to be recycled but the tesco recyling centre in haslingden is no longe...
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VISMIG - TEST YOUR COUNTING SKILLS - TRY THIS GAME
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Never, ever be bored again, test your counting skills, good vismig game but not quite like the real thing. Heres the link and have a go.... http://personal.inet.fi/cool/live/birds/index.html Start it by clicking New Game, then OK, then New Game again. When you have guessed how many birds went t...
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BTO / BWI / SOC Bird Atlas 2007-11
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The Atlas commenced its first season of field work on 1st November. I should be delighted if members of the Rossendale Ornithologsts' Club were to take part. The survey is based on tetrads (i.e. 2km squares) and is being run in parallel with an atlas of all Lancashire and North Merseyside Birds organi...
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Quiz Night
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All Don't forget that tomorrow (15th) is Quiz night - no prizes!! See you there Ian
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bird id
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarfrazh/1514555621/ is this a chiff chaf or a willow warbler? seen in the small wood near clow bridge
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Question about telescopes
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http://www.hawkeoptics.com/spottingscopes/nature.htm
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How do you record your sightings ?
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Hi all Having lost all my sightings from my computer recently, I was just wondering if there are any software packages or logbooks for recording your sightings. I have tried to create a program for doing this in Access with limited success. I did have my sightings on individual Excel spreadsheets bu...
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Good places for birdwatching in rossendale
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Hey, As you have all probably noticed by now i tend to not bird watch outside of Grane but will change that. Ideally I would love to visit some new areas for birdwatching within Rossendale - all types of habitat welcome but any involving a good walk with some ascent would be a plus point. Directions fr...
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brockholes quarry
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hey all, on sunday i am hoping to visit brockholes quary so have just afew questions for you:- 1. what is the best way to get there from haslingden centre? the quickest and most scenic routes. 2. i by passed a quarry sign just off the rounadabout between blackburn and preston, next to the bp garage - is...
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Where have the birds gone ???
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Hi all I am looking for some advice. I set up a bird table in the back garden at the beginninig of April and some success with mainly sparrows and starlings visiting as well as a few blue tits. I also had a pair of goldfinch that visited a few times to enjoy the nyger seed I put out. One problem I had was with...
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Meeting and Trips July - December
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All I am about to get the next 6 months sorted out but as you know the turnout for trips is very low so if anyone has any ideas as to places to go that might encourage a better turnout then please let me know. Likewise for meetings we have a stock set for the next 6 months but if anyone has any special requests le...
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Bird Race 03/06/2007
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Well done to the 'A' team of Bob, Dave and Kevin who won at a canter with 68 of the total of 71 seen. We will have to make sure they are split up in future!! Cheers Ian
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Why use an on-line database for posting sightings?
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Could I urge all readers to look at the entry under this heading on the ELOC Bird Discussion Forum www.eastlancsornithologists.org.uk Thanks Tony Cooper
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Garden Birdy Plants/shrubs/small trees
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Hi. I live in Rochdale and am interested in cultivating my garden further so as to attract more birds in total but specifically to give them a food source during the winter months. I currently have one of these black metal pole type feeding arrangements and use hanging fat balls, containers with fin...
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