General Discussion

trissn · trissn

Just found your Forum and wondered if anyone could knows why this happens. There are several bullfinches in our garden and we have spotted one trying to attack the window in our shed. Never seen any other birds do this - have also noted they also do this on our front window! Trissn

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

The April Meeting, on 20th, is down as a ramble, weather permitting. Any suggestions for a destination, bearing in mind we won't have a lot of light at this time of year?

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

Hi all, I'm going through the records submitted for Rook last year and we only have 20 records. If anyone passes a rookery during the next month or so before the leaves appear can they make a note of the number of occupied nests so we can have a better summary for 2009? I've passed a few sites today and some n...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

http://bryanyorkesnaturalhistory.fotopic.net/c1647926.html

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

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...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

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

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

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....

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

MN055MFVhttp://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/3354

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

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...

Tony Cooper · Tony Cooper

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...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

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...

sarfraz · sarfraz

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...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

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...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

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...

Matt · Matt

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...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

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...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

All the best to everyone on the forum or just visiting. Thank you to Jim for keeping it together. Best Regards Ian

brian · brian

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...

Tony Cooper · Tony Cooper

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

andy · andy

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...

sarfraz · sarfraz

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...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

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...

Tony Cooper · Tony Cooper

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...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

All Don't forget that tomorrow (15th) is Quiz night - no prizes!! See you there Ian

sarfraz · sarfraz

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarfrazh/1514555621/ is this a chiff chaf or a willow warbler? seen in the small wood near clow bridge

Matt · Matt

http://www.hawkeoptics.com/spottingscopes/nature.htm

Matt · Matt

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...

sarfraz · sarfraz

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...

sarfraz · sarfraz

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...

Matt · Matt

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...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Strange behaviour! (Preview) Just found your Forum and wondered if anyone could knows why this happens. There are several bullfinches in our garden and we have spotted one trying to attack the window in our shed. Never seen any other birds do this - have also noted they also do this on our front window! Trissn	trissn	1	364	Tue Mar 31 6:38 PM, 2009 by Ste Rush
	April Meeting - 20th April (Preview) The April Meeting, on 20th, is down as a ramble, weather permitting. Any suggestions for a destination, bearing in mind we won't have a lot of light at this time of year?	JimOrmerod	0	312	Mon Mar 16 10:37 PM, 2009 by JimOrmerod
	Rooks Records (Preview) Hi all, I'm going through the records submitted for Rook last year and we only have 20 records. If anyone passes a rookery during the next month or so before the leaves appear can they make a note of the number of occupied nests so we can have a better summary for 2009? I've passed a few sites today and some n...	David Nuttall	0	331	Sun Mar 15 10:10 PM, 2009 by David Nuttall
	Some Birds & Wildlife of Goa Photos - Jan-Feb 2009 (Preview) http://bryanyorkesnaturalhistory.fotopic.net/c1647926.html	Birderbryan	0	399	Tue Feb 3 3:52 PM, 2009 by Birderbryan
	Happy New Year (Preview) 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...	JimOrmerod	0	310	Thu Jan 1 8:47 AM, 2009 by JimOrmerod
	MERRY CHRISTMAS (Preview) 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	Ian Brady	0	295	Wed Dec 24 5:03 PM, 2008 by Ian Brady
	Grip Blocking and Re-Wetting at Bentley Moss, Grane.... (Preview) 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....	Birderbryan	4	520	Wed Oct 15 12:00 PM, 2008 by JimOrmerod
	* FOR SALE * (Preview) MN055MFVhttp://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/3354	Ste Rush	1	414	Sun Sep 28 8:21 PM, 2008 by Ste Rush
	Trip Report Lesvos (Preview) 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...	Ste Rush	4	403	Tue Aug 12 5:30 PM, 2008 by Ste Rush
	The Rossendale/Burnley Boundary (Preview) 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...	Tony Cooper	1	404	Fri Aug 1 9:59 PM, 2008 by brian
	Recent removal of trees in stacksteads by United Utilities. (Preview) 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...	Ste Rush	0	389	Wed Jul 2 7:53 PM, 2008 by Ste Rush
	Historical distribution of birds in rossendale (Preview) 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...	sarfraz	2	461	Mon Jun 9 10:17 PM, 2008 by JimOrmerod
	bird photos (Preview) 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...	KEVIN LISTER	5	441	Fri May 23 7:24 PM, 2008 by Ste Rush
	Change of date for Bird Race (Preview) 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...	JimOrmerod	0	309	Fri May 23 6:57 PM, 2008 by JimOrmerod
	This Sunday (Preview) 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...	Matt	4	379	Mon Feb 25 9:00 AM, 2008 by Matt
	Goshawk Request (Preview) 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...	Ste Rush	0	411	Tue Jan 29 7:20 PM, 2008 by Ste Rush
	Seasons Greetings (Preview) All the best to everyone on the forum or just visiting. Thank you to Jim for keeping it together. Best Regards Ian	Ian Brady	0	326	Tue Dec 25 10:50 AM, 2007 by Ian Brady
	HELP (Preview) 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...	brian	0	340	Mon Dec 24 6:53 PM, 2007 by brian
	Pseudonyms and Nicknames (Preview) 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	Tony Cooper	3	357	Fri Dec 14 6:38 PM, 2007 by Ina
	Snow Buntings & sedges (Preview) 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...	andy	3	424	Sat Nov 24 5:38 PM, 2007 by andy
	meeting? (Preview) 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...	sarfraz	5	347	Sat Nov 17 10:25 PM, 2007 by sarfraz
	VISMIG - TEST YOUR COUNTING SKILLS - TRY THIS GAME (Preview) 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...	Birderbryan	0	401	Sat Nov 17 9:14 AM, 2007 by Birderbryan
	BTO / BWI / SOC Bird Atlas 2007-11 (Preview) 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...	Tony Cooper	0	332	Sat Nov 3 7:17 PM, 2007 by Tony Cooper
	Quiz Night (Preview) All Don't forget that tomorrow (15th) is Quiz night - no prizes!! See you there Ian	Ian Brady	0	311	Sun Oct 14 3:53 PM, 2007 by Ian Brady
	bird id (Preview) http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarfrazh/1514555621/ is this a chiff chaf or a willow warbler? seen in the small wood near clow bridge	sarfraz	0	378	Thu Oct 11 1:17 AM, 2007 by sarfraz
	Question about telescopes (Preview) http://www.hawkeoptics.com/spottingscopes/nature.htm	Matt	7	455	Fri Oct 5 9:21 PM, 2007 by Ste Rush
	How do you record your sightings ? (Preview) 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...	Matt	4	369	Sun Sep 16 8:43 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	Good places for birdwatching in rossendale (Preview) 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...	sarfraz	3	447	Mon Sep 10 12:35 PM, 2007 by sarfraz
	brockholes quarry (Preview) 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...	sarfraz	0	317	Fri Aug 3 2:33 PM, 2007 by sarfraz
	Where have the birds gone ??? (Preview) 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...	Matt	6	427	Wed Jul 11 10:18 AM, 2007 by Matt
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