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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...
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STICKY:
Spreadsheet for Rossendale Bird records
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If anyone is looking for a relatively simple way of storing their bird notes electronically, I've posted a sticky in the General Discussion section on this topic.
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STICKY:
*** REMINDER - Postings about sensitive species ***
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Just before the breeding season, it may be worth reminding users that, being a public forum, not everyone reading these messages will have the welfare of the birds at heart. Please take care not to put at risk the nest sites of sensitive species. Either make the description deliberately vague or do...
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*** PLEASE READ *** - New sighting entry facility
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Those of you who also use the East Lancashire forum will have seen an announcement about a new facility for entering birds records online via the ELOC website.
Tony Cooper of ELOC emailed me during December 2006 kindly inviting ROC to make use of this facility. Due to other pressure...
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Forum guidelines - PLEASE READ
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Welcome to the Rossendale Birds and Wildlife Forum
The forums within this site are provided for the purpose of recording sightings of the various groups within the Rossendale Borough boundary.
You do not have to register in order to use the forum simply for reading the existing messages.&...
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Holden Wood Reservoir 16/9/2025
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Holden Wood Reservoir Mallard 146+ 86 on the water and 60+ sat out along the banking Moorhen 1 Teal 2 Black-headed Gulls 26 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 2 Swallows Large number just appeared feeding over the water after the rain stopped Sand Martin 8 Buzzards 4 in the air together Kestrel 1 Raven 1 Ja...
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Clowbridge 16.09 - 12° light wind, 1 heavy shower. 11:15-12:15
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Cormorant 4 Canada Goose 28 Mallard 14 Goosander 3 Red Heads Black Headed Gull 5 Lesser Black Back Gull 1 Woodpigeon 3 Swallow 6 Meadow Pipit c30 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Wren 1 Crow 9 Starling 2 House Sparrow 4 Chaffinch 1 Goldfinch 3 charms of 50, 40 and 10 Linnet c20 (with Goldfinch 50) Reed Bunt...
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Lee & Whitworth Quarry 14/09/25
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Lee Quarrysparrowhawk - juvenile maleswallow - 7chaffinch - min 25 in Lee Cloughredpoll - 2greenfinch - min 2bullfinch calling birds Whitworth QuarryCanada goose 12snipe - 1buzzard - 1kestrel - 1meadow pipit - flock of c120pied wagtail - 5wheatear - 3siskin - flock of 13 through to Cowmlinnet - 1 S...
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2 Osprey Grane today
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1 giving exceptional and prolonged views over Holden Wood. 2 in air at same time 1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Curlew at Holden.Wood too Min 50 Swallows over and 20 Sand Martins -- Edited by sarfraz on Saturday 13th of September 2025 10:21:18 PM -- Edited by sarfraz on Saturday 13th of September 2025 10:...
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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2025
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Friday 3rd January effects of the cold spell showing with 3 Blackbirds in the field near the boardwalk at Holden Wood Reservoir. 4 Goldeneye at Ogden Reservoir. 11 min Mallards at both reservoirs Sunday 5th January min 10 Blackbirds at Victoria Park, and a few Song Thrush maybe at least 4, and som...
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Reedsholme area 10/9/25
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2 Buzzard + 3 Raven over Brookes's Wood late morning 2 kestrel over Laund Bank/Cribden Clough this afternoon + 2 Raven along Oakenhead Wood Rd with a Peregrine hanging in the wind eventually stooping into the valley bottom. 3 Raven over Edge Cote area Flock of 7 Goldfinch at Cribden Clough + 1 Great Ti...
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Holden Wood - Heap Clough - Troy Quarry 7/9/25
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HWR 16 Mallard ~70 Lapwing 8 Cormorant 1 Moorhen 1 Heron 2 Chiffchaff 'singing' ~50 Linnet 1 GBB Gull Rossendale Way above Heap Clough Family of 7 Stonechat 1 Wheatear 1 Kestrel 1 Raven Then it rained!!
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Whtworth 07/09/25
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Wallbank Lodgemallard - 9moorhen - 2kingfisher - 1 Eastgate Woodsrobin - c20 Spring Mill ResGrey heron - 1buzzard - 1kestrel - 1black-headed gull - 4lesser black-backed gull - 1woodpigeon - min 30pied wagtail - 13meadow pipit - c22swallow - c40stonechat - 3wren - 3starling - c150magpie - 14carrio...
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Overnight 4-9-25
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1 Whimbrel call at about 23:00 Cheers Ian
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Clowbridge, Compstons Cross 4-9-25
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Clowbridge 2 Red Head Goosander ~25 Swallows feeding over water ~80 Linnet feeding near South Bay ~30 Goldfinch with Linnets few Meadow Pipits with Linnets few Reed Bunting with Linnets 1 Heron Clowbridge - Compstons Cross 3 Skylark Dunnockshaw wood 1 Buzzard Over 2 Chiffchaff calling...
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Reedsholme to Greenfold 2/9/25
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12:00hrs onwards. 1 Swallow along hillside at Heightside Lane. 12 Raven above Heightside Farm perched on walls - same as seen on 1/9. 1 Kestrel & 1 Swift over Swinshaw Moor 1 silent Curlew at Greenfold + mixed flock of 1 Whinchat, 6 Stonechat & 1 Reed Bunting. 1 Sedge Warbler flushed from pool a...
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Limy Valley 1/9/25
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Viewed from Cribden Clough at 15:20 - 16:30 hrs c/40 mostly House Martins w/ odd Swallow feeding over the bottom of the clough then heading out over Rawtenstall. Definate movement. Flock of 10 Goldfinch in bushes. 2 Buzzard over East side of the valley + 1 perched on a telegraph pole in the clough which...
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marsh harrier 31/08/25
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a marsh harrier flew low over Lee Quarry this morning, flying towards Bacup 3 siskins in Lee Clough, but not much else seen cheers Kevin
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Grane 30/08/25
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quick walk from Holden Wood to the dam wall at Calf Heygrey heron - 1 at each rescormorant - 21 across the 3 reservoirsCanada goose - 310 across Holden Wood & Ogdenmallard - 23 at Holden Wood & 18 at Ogdenteal - min 5 at Ogdenlapwing - min 70 at Ogdencommon sandpiper - 1 at Ogdensnipe - min 3 at Ogden...
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Reedsholme 29/8/25
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Late post for afternoon of 29/8. Heightside Lane above Reedsholme 2 Buzzard inc.1 calling juv. 4 Raven 1 Kestrel 2 Stock Dove min. of 4 House Martin. Single Chiffchaffs calling near Shortclough and Reeds Farm. Bob.
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Clough bottom res 1100hrs
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Whinchat In and around the same location as Wednesday 27th, followed them on long the wall, at least 4 possibly 5. Photos arent the best. Stonechat at least 6 chiffchaff calling Goosander 2 redheads Common sandpiper 5 all together Long tailed tit Goldcrest calling Black headed gull 3 cheer...
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Clowbridge, Compstons Cross 28-8-25
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8:00 - 9:30 2 Raven ~10 Rooks + Carrion Crows Pied Wagtails ~30 Swallows feeding over water and North bay wood ~30 House Martin with Swallows 5 Swift with Swallows/HM over wood few BH Gull few Mallard ~50 Goldfinch ~10 Linnets - I seem to have good numbers of Linnets most places, Grane, Cowm, Cloughbott...
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Calf Hey, 27th Aug 2025
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11:00-12:00 Cormorant, 3 feeding in the small amount of remaining water, Grey Heron, 1, Sparrowhawk, 2, male & female, Kestrel, at least 3, Black headed Gull, 15, Swallow, c25 feeding around the res and surrounding grassland, House Martin, 6 feeding over the grassland, Pied Wagtail, 2 feedin...
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Cloughbottom res. 1415hrs
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3 Whinchat on the north east side of the res. Where the wall has a prominent corner theres a single lone tree just before the bend in the wall.
Birds also of note,
Goosander pair of redheads
Lapwing c20+
Kestrel 2 males
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Clowbridge res 26/8/25
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Evening visit - 150+ Swallows feeding over the water and east moorland. 4 Swift through just before dusk. 1 L.B.B. Gull 1 Common Gull flew through. c/20 B.H. Gull loafing on waters edge. 40+ Canada Goose in fields. 10 Mallard 4 Goldfinch 2+ Meadow Pipit. 2 Kestrel. Bob & Nigel.
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Clough Bottom 24 8 25
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Clough Bottom Curlew 1 Lapwing 2 Teal 5 Mallard 7 Goosander 2 redheads Canada Geese 5 Cormorant 1 Kestrel 1 L B B Gull 20 Linnet 6 + 2 Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit c6 Bullfinch 1 Chiff Chaff 1 Dunnock 2 Carrion Crow 4 Wood Pigeon 3 Peter and John
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Osprey Grane 21 August 2025
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Osprey fishing Ogden briefly but successfully 12.50 noon visible from Holden Wood Res, circled over then headed to Mary's Wood and landed with it's catch. However it stayed a maximum of 10 minutes then flew off without fish towards Hutch Bank after much circling. Probable Marsh Harrier too but e...
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Reedsholme 22/8/25
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c/70 House Martins feeding over Brookes's Wood as far as Rushbed at 18:20 hrs. Bob.
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Clowbridge, Compstons Cross, Cloughbottom, Crown Point 18-8-25
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8:00 - 10:30 Clowbridge ~100 Swallows ~50 Swift ~10 House Martin Pied Wagtails pair Grey Wagtail 2 Cormorant 1 Teal 1 Tern - probably Common Chiffchaff singing 2 Herons 1 Kestrel Rest of circuit 2 Kestrel Willow Warbler calling Few Meadow Pipits
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Waterfoot to Shortclough 17/08/25
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grey heron - 1 at Greenfoldlittle grebe - 1 at Shortcloughmallard - 5 at Jack Lodgecoot - 1 at Shortcloughmoorhen - 2 at Jack Lodge & 3 at Shortcloughlapwing - 1 at Shadlock Cotekestrel - 1 at Swinshaw Moorbuzzard - 3 at Peersclough & 2 at Greenfoldherring gull - 2 over Peersclough/ Greenfoldg...
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