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*** Posting information about sensitive species ***
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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:
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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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STICKY:
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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Clowbridge res 07/7/25
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Late post for 7/7/25 mid mroning onwards. 2 Great-crested Grebe 40+ Canada Goose c/6 Mallard 1 Little-ringed Plover - near the boathouse. 1 Curlew, flew in to breeding area. 1 Buzzard to south of res. 1 Kestrel 1 B.H.Gull Odd L.B.B. Gulls over. 1 G.S. Woodpecker calling. 1 Swift with S. Martins. Party...
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Clowbridge 6 7 25
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Clowbridge L R Plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 adults 1 juvenile Common Sandpiper 1 back pond G C Grebe 2 Mallard c20 One with 9 small ducklings Canada Geese 50 Pied Wagtail 6 young Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit 4 Goldfinch 4 Swifts Swallows and House Martins Peter and John
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Deerplay
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3 Little Egrets flying past 1.45
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Reedsholme 5/7/25
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c/20 House Martins over the wood. Blackcap in short song at the park + Greenfinch singing. Bob.
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AMR
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Over the last few days there has been some wader movement on and over the reservoir Photos by RobA all digiscoped. Redshank. Ringed Plover. Little Ringed Plover. Dunlin. Common Sandpiper. Greenshank over calling Curlew And Lapwing. Also Yellow-legged Gulll and Great Crested Grebe. Regards Rob...
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Clowbridge res. 3/7/25
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Afternoon ramble - c/50 Canada Goose 3 Redshank c/6 Pied Wagtails inc. juveniles. 4 Mallard. 1 ad. B.H. Gull 1 Willow Warbler calling. Bob.
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Whitworth Quarry 28/06/25
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2 gadwall today were a first for me up here not much else about other than the below45 Canada geese2 oystercatchers1 kestrelc15 skylark3 swift3 wheatear2 pied wagtailc50 meadow pipit Can anybody ID the plant in the pic for me please? I have checked Collins British wildflowers & can't see it in th...
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Cowbridge / Compston's Cross 25/06/25
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Afternoon walk Willow Warblers singing Blackbirds singing 7 LBB Gull on water 12+ Crossbill Redpoll flying over Coal Tit Great Tit Grasshopper Warbler reeling behind boat house Cheers Ian
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Whitworth to Lee Quarry 21/06/2025
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Wallbank Lodgecoot - 1pr with 8 large youngmoorhen - 1blackcap - 1 Eastgate Woodschiffchaff - 3 singingwillow warbler - 1 singingblackcap - 2 singingsong thrush - 1 singingfamily parties of nuthatch, blue tit & coal tit Spring Mill Resgrey heron - 2Canada goose 18 plus another 20 on Prickshaw...
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Reedsholme 12/6/25
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Red Kite over the wood at 11:55 hrs - drifting southwards. 2 Buzzards soaring and hovering over the wood mid-.morning. Grey Wagtail on the river. Bob.
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New line reservoir
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ROC summer bird race 2025
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2 teams (Bob & Nigel & Ian & Kevin) took part in the 2025 summer bird race, with a total of 75 species recorded. Bulfinch & jay were notable misses in the total count. Full species list belowCanada goosebarnacle goose - 1 at Holden Woodmallardpheasant - 1 in Cribden Cloughswiftferal...
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Rawtenstall up to chapel Hill1320-1445hrs
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Adult dipper and a young on the river, Blackcap ChiffChaff Willow Warbler Song thrush 3 in song Chaffinch Goldfinch Bullfinch at least 4 Goldcrest Coal tit Great Spotted Woodpecker Chapel Hill Buzzard Kestrel Pheasant Skylark Swallow cheers, Phil
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Clowbridge res. 1015-1130hrs
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Mistle thrush single on pylon Song thrush Swallow 6 Swift 4 House Martins 15Great Crested Grebe pair Goldfinch Chaffinch Greenfinch Willow Warbler Skylark Meadow pipit Reed Bunting 2 males, 1 calling another feeding Pied Wagtail at least 7 birds around the res Grey Heron single ove...
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Clough Bottom res. 1230-1340hrs
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Kestrel single male Long tailed tit Great tit Meadow pipit Skylark Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Reed bunting Whitethroat at least 2 if not 3 around the res. Chiffchaff Willow warbler Garden warbler 2 calling Pied wagtail Ring Ouzel single male at the top of the wooded area Curle...
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Whithorn Area 18 5 25
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Healey Dell Garden Warbler 1 Willow Warbler 2 Chiff Chaff 4 Blackcap 4 Nuthatch 1 L T Tit 6 Mallard 1 f with 3 young Moorhen 1 pair with 5 young Song Thrush 1 Blackbird 2 Wallbank Lodge Coot 1 pair with 8 young Blackcap 1 Landgate House Martin 1 Swallow 3 Meadow Pipit 2 Skylark 3 Peter and John
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AMR Kittiwake.
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Adult Kittiwake on reservoir for short period yhis morning info RobA. Regards Brian.
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Cuckoo Musbury.
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0730/1015 hrs 12 degrees sunny cool north easterly. Cuckoo.. male Calling from power cable then flew up Musbury brook. also of note Stonechat Lapwing House Martins House Sparrows Greenfinch Grey Wagtail Regards Brian, with NeilB part way round.
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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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Pied Flycatcher
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One singing this afternoon, initially in the little wood south of K Steel, then across the railway line at the bottom of Duckworth Lane. Still there and very vocal when I left c2.30 Andy
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Clough Bottom 12 5 25
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Clough Bottom Garden Warbler 1 calling Willow Warbler c10 calling Chiff Chaff 4 calling Redpoll birds over Reed Bunting Dunnock 2 Goldfinch 6 G S Woodpecker 1 Curlew 3 Oystercatcher 1 Skylark 3 Meadow Pipit 1 Mallard c10m + 1f 6 duckling L B B Gull 100+ Peter and John
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Plunge
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0700/1000 hrs 14 degrees, calm sunny. Of note. Buzzard Over calling. Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest hole. Dipper. On Dearden Brook. Siskin. Two pair in tree tops Song Thrush Several feeding on woodland floor. Tree creeper. At nest site Pied Wagtail. 3 on path. Sand Martins Small colony...
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HWR/ Musbury 8/5
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One sedge warbler singing at the top end. All the usual waders except curlew. 5 lapwings sitting but no young seen. At least 5 Canada geese with young. Stonechat with 2 young. Musbury very quiet but for one bubbling curlew, one pair of lapwings and a few swallows, plus house martins visiting the nest (a...
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Deerplay 5 5 25
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Deerplay Buzzard 1 Raven 1 Wheatear 1f Swallow 2 Lapwing 2 Curlew 1 calling Skylark calling birds Meadow Pipit 1 L B B Gull 6 over Magpie 2 Carrion Crow c10 Peter
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Spring Mil Res 04/05/25
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great crested grebe - 1prmallard - 3 drakestufted duck - 1 drakeblack-headed gull - 4herring gull - 1lesser black-backed gull - 4curlew - 1prgreen woodpecker - 1woodpigeon - 4grey wagtail - 1pied wagtail - 1sand martin - 2house martin - 3swallow - 4stonechat - 1 malereed bunting - 2 males cheers Kevi...
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