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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:
*** 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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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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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2024
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Great start to the year with the first Slavonian Grebe I have seen in Rossendale. I wonder if this is where the Rossendale birding year will peak? It is now on Fishmoor Reservoir. Having added Black Necked Grebe and Red Necked Grebe locally. Although the Red Necked Grebe was at Ashworth Moor Res...
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Gaghills to Cowpe Res 11/05/2024
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Canada goose - 1pr at Cowpe Resmallard - 5 male & 1 female on Cowpe Rescurlew - 1 over Cowpe Rescommon sandpiper - 1 at Cowpe Reslesser black-backed gull - c10 overgreen woodpecker - yaffling bird near Lenchpied wagtail - 1 at Cowpe Resmeadow pipit - c6 at Cowpe Resswallow - 2 at Cowpe Ressand martin...
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Healey Dell & Spring Mill Res 12/05/24
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Healey DellCanada goose 1pr with 5 goslingsmallard - 1 with at least 4 ducklingsmoorhen - 2kingfisher - 1dipper - 1mistle thrush - singing birdblackcap - min 5 singingchiffchaff - 2 singingjay - 1 Spring Mill Resgreat crested grebe - 1prgrey heron - 1Canada goose - 6lapwing - flock of 5 circling over...
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Clough Bottom 10/05/24
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Canada goose - 1 on resmallard - c6lesser black-backed gull - c50 appeared to be the most on the res at any point, but constant coming and going suggests at least 200 birds passed throughherring gull - at least 1 came through with the lesser black-backsgreat black backed gull - min 1lapwing - 2 displayi...
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Stubbins to Ewood Bridge
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A round Robin up and down the river Irwell. 0900/1200 hrs calm sunny 19 degRees. Dipper. Not been a great year up to know with fluctuating water levels in April causing feeding problems, no nest site in Strongstry, the pair moved up Buckden Brook but seem to have disappeared again. Pair at Alderbottom...
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Whimbrel 08/05/2024
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I had whimbrel fly over last night at about 03:00am Cheers Ian
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Clough bottom 1900hrs
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Song thrush 2 White throat Willow warbler lost count Grasshopper warbler single calling Chiffchaff single Coal tit Chaffinch Redpoll c10 Skylark Swallows c20 over res Heron 2 Common sandpiper c4 Oystercatcher single Curlew single Jay Stock dove pair Kestrel cheers, Phil
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Clowbridge 1000-1130hrs
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lovely day for it. plenty of dog walkers around the res. Taking zero notice of the signs. Grey wagtail 2 singles Willow warbler lost count of how many they was Reed bunting single male Great crested grebe pair Skylark Meadow pipit Curlew 3 Moorhen pair Redpoll c2 Greenfinch c4 at least ...
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Croston close road/Buckhurst
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0730/1015 hrs 10/17 degrees calm sunny. Of note. Curlew. Calling Oystercatcher. 3 over. Meadow pipit. 20/25 along the route Skylark. Several pairs singing. Wheatear. 4 pair on territory. Stonechat. 2 pair on territory. Reed Bunting. 3 males 2 females. Willow Warbler. At least 7 in song. Whitetr...
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Holden Wood Reservoir 2/5/2024
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Holden Wood 1 Male Tufted Duck 2 Teal 2 Mallard M/F 8 Ducklings 9 Lapwing 5 chicks seen Cheers Craggy
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Edgeside 2 5 24
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Edgeside Swift 2 tea time tonight Peter
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clough bottom
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Song Thrush-3
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Waterfoot along the Irwell to Lumb Wood 28/04/24
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little grebe - 1pr at Lodge Farm Lodgegrey heron - 1 on the Irwell at Bocholt WayCanada goose - 7 at Townsendfold, 1pr at E.B.S.W., 2prs at Lumb Vale & 2prs & a group of 3 at Lodge Farm Lodgegoosander - prs at Cloughfold, E.B.S.W. & Alderbottomcommon sandpiper - 1 at Townsendfoldbuzzard - 1...
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Greenfold 28/4/24
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Skylarks and Meadow Pipits in song 4 Wheatear 2 male Reed Bunting 1 Wren in song No sign of any Stonechats - probably too windy and cold. Pr Lapwing with 1 small chick at least + 2 other pairs. 1 Kestrel 1 Raven over No Swallows Shortclough res. 12+ Canada Goose Min 2 Coot 2 Moorhen 1f Mallard w/c6 small youn...
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Clough Bottom 28 4 24
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Cloughbottom Whitethroat 1 calling Chiffchaff 1 calling Willow Warbler c10 Bullfinch 1 pair Redpoll birds over calling c6 Reed Bunting 1 pair + 1f Chaffinch birds present Goldfinch birds present Song Thrush 1 Kestrel 1 m Cormorant 1 L B B Gull c20 Herring Gull c6 Curlew calling birds Common Sandpipe...
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Whitworth Quarry 27/04/2024
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greylag goose - 3 flew in and looked as though they would land, before continuing southCanada goose - min 24, with at least 5 sitting birdsmallard - 2 malesoystercatcher - 2lapwing 2prscurlew - 2snipe - 2 chipping birds & 1 displaying brieflybuzzard - 1kestrel - 1herring gull - 4 overlesser-bla...
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Deerplay
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Pair of Stock Doves feeding on my lawn just now
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Cowbridge 11:30am
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1 pair and single Great Crested Grebe 2 Kestrels Female Stonechat Pair of Reed Buntings Mallard with 11 v young ducklings
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k steels 21/04/2024
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sand martins 6 blackcap whitethroat
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grasshopper warbler whitethroat chiff chaff 2 willow warbler 10 reed bunting 1 male skylarks 6 g c grebe goosander 2 males 4 redheads curlew raven 1 swallows 10
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Rookery counts 2024
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I checked the following rookeries today Rook Hill - 34 nests, some birds sitting, but some nests were still in various states of construction, including 2 that had only just started to be built Bacup - couldn't find any nests around town centre or up Todmorden Road as far as Beech Industrial Estate Bro...
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Ring Ouzel.
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Phone call from a friend living above New Hall Hey revealed a Female Ring Ouzel in his garden, watched for 20 minutes. Regards Brian.
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0730/1000 hrs, 7/12 degrees calm sunny. Wheatear. Flock of 12 birds mixed male and female staying as a flock very mobile moving constantly so assume new arrivals watched for 20 minutes but eventually lost from sight. Skylark. At least 10 birds displaying and singing. Meadow Pipit. Around 20+ in pai...
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Greenfold 20/04/24
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Afternoon ramble - 7 Wheatear amongst rushes on pasture 2 Wren singing from rushes 3 Lapwing on territory 6 Wood Pigeon 1 Kestrel 4+ Skylark singing 6+ Meadow Pipit Folly Clough - Pr Stock Dove Pr Jay 4 Willow Warbler singing 1 Mistle Thrush singing Shortclough res.- Coot Little Grebe Moorhen Mallard...
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Common Sandpiper
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Midday walk along the Irwell as it begins to settle back to normall level, pair of Common Sandpiper were feeding and displaying near Alderbottom Viaduct. Regards Brian.
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