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STICKY:
*** 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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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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Deerplay
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Chiffchaff in garden most of day-mostly feeding but a bit of weak singing as well
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Buckden woods to Iron Gate lane.
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Sunny/overcast 12 degrees 1400/1630 hrs. Chiffchaff. In song Strongstry, Lumb Woods and Irwell Vale. Lapwing. 17 in by-fields along Holcombe road Rook. 15 as above. Curlew. Single as above. Buzzard. Single soaring. Mistle Thrush. Pair nest building Hodge Clough. Lodge Farm. Only two occupied G...
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Waterfoot, Cowpe Lowe circular 17/03/24
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grey heron - 7 cormorant - 2 on Cowpe ResCanada goose - 3 at Warth & 8 on Scout Moor Resmallard - 1pr at Warthbuzzard - 2 near Edge Cote, 2 prs soaring near Cowpe Lowe and the head of Plunge & a distant bird towards Bacup Golf Coursegreat black-backed gull - 1 at Cowpe Rescurlew - calling bird near C...
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Greenfold 17/3/24
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2 Rook 6+ Carrion Crow 2 Raven flying towards Clowbridge 5 Canada Goose Just 4 Skylark in song 2 Meadow Pipit 3pr Stonechat 1pr Lapwing + 1 single bird 1 Curlew calling Pied Wagtail and Buzzard heard Shortclough res.- 2pr Goosander 3m Mallard 12 Canada Goose 2 Moorhen 1 Grey Heron 1 B.H. Gull 1m Kestrel +...
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Chiffchaffs 17 3 24
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Chiffchaff 3 Ewood Bridge 1 Cloughfold Peter and John
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Whitworth & Lee Quarries 16/03/24
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Canada goose - 24 in Whitworth & a pair in Leelapwing - 1 over Jennie Rough & 1 over Britanniabuzzard - soaring birds to the north & south kestrel - 1 femalepheasant - male below Lee Quarrylittle owl - 2 in Lee Quarrygreen woodpecker - yaffling bird below Lee Quarryskylark - min 50 with man...
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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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Chiffchaff
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Chiffchaff still present on railway enbankment in Strongstry today. Regards Brian.
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Rookery
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Saint James Church Shuttleworth, although in GMC the Rooks are feeding regularly into Rossendale, there are between 20 and 26 nests occupied or being rebuilt, lots of sticks being stolen or fought over, 44 Birds counted but lots of coming and going so difficult to count. Regards Brian,
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East View lodge area.
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Over a couple of afternoons in drizzle/sunshine and good temperatures the following were recorded. Greenfinch. At least 12 birds where couple of years ago there were none. Chaffinch. Around 8/10 birds. Bullfinch. 4 pairs. Goldfinch. three loose charms of around 10 birds. Redpoll. There were six...
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Woodcroft Rawtenstall 10.3.24 07:30
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Dipper 2 Lea Brook and Longholme Grey Wagtail 3pr Lea Brook, Tup Bridge and Longholme Peregrine 1 Ilex Mill Goosander 1pr New Hall Hey and 1pr Tip Lodge Canada Geese 2 Tip Lodge Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming in cemetery Greenfinch 2 Constable Lee Goldfinch 2 Woodcroft Jackdaw c50 Magpie 5 an...
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Clowbridge 16:30 and Lea Brook 07:30 9.3.24
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Great Crested Grebe 3 Whooper Swan 1 Canada Geese 26 and 1 single on back pond Mallard 6 Kestrel 1 Moorhen 2 Curlew 1 Common Gulls Black Headed Gulls Woodpigeon c12 Fieldfare c30 probably more roosting Carrion Crow c20 Lea Brook 9th 07:30 Dipper 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Raven 2 displaying over Kingfisher 1
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Spring Mill to Brandwood Moor 09/03/24
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Spring Mill Rescormorant - 2Canada goose - 3goosander - 2 redheadsgoldeneye - 2 drakesoystercatcher - 1prkestrel - 1 maleblack-headed gull - 6woodpigeon - 26grey wagtail - 1stonechat - 1 malemistle thrush - 4 at Fold Headfieldfare - 10redwing - 2starling - c120dipper - 1magpie - 14jackdaw - 28car...
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Clowbridge 7-3-24
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11:15-12:30 Cold strong east wind Pair Whooper GC Grebe (only saw 1) 1x Curlew 3x Raven 1x Buzzard 1x Kestrel Greenfinch singing Ian
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Stubbylee Park 19/02/24
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drake mandarin with 19 mallards on the pond today cheers Kevin
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Chiffchaff.
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Stubbins to Irwell vale. 1300/1630hrs Calm, sunny, up to 13 degrees. Chiffchaff. Single in song on railway enbankment Strongstry. Assume an overwinter moved to here as no winter records this year and a little early for true migrant. Also of interest, Goosander. Two pair displaying on the Irwell. G...
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Marsh tit
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On feeders in garden at Deerplay -assume Marsh, didn't hear it call
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New Line Res, Whitworth Quarry & Lee Quarry 03/03/2024
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Canada goose - 3 at New Line Res, 27, mostly paired up in Whitworth Quarry & 4pr & a single in Lee Quarrymallard - 1pr in Lee Quarrygoosander - male & 2 redheads on New Line Resmoorhen - 3 at New Line Reslapwing - 8 flying over Jennie Roughbuzzard - 2 soaring over Huttock Top areablack-headed...
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Clowbridge 3.3.24 08.00 4°c
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Great Crested Grebe 2 Cormorant 5 Canada Geese 34 Mallard 6 Goldeneye 2 m and f Goosander 8 (2 m, 6f) Kestrel 1 Black Headed Gull c20 Common Gull c30 Herring Gull c30 Great Black Back Gull 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Dunnock 1 Robin 2 Stonechat 2 Blackbird 2 Goldcrest 1 Long Tail Tit 2 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit 3 Magpie c12 Ca...
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Whitewell Valley 2nd March 2024
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10:30-11:30 Clough Bottom. Canada Goose, 9 on res, Goosander, male & 2 females, Buzzard, 1 over Swallow Shore, Kestrel, 1 over Swallow Shore, Common Gull, 2, Grey Wagtail, 1, Fieldfare, c20 feeding on Swallow Shore, Coal Tit, 4 in conifers, Rook, c40 feeding on Swallow Shore & c6 nests at Wa...
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Lea Brook, Clowbridge & Clough Bottom 25/02/24
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Lea Brookbuzzard - 2 soaring over the hillsidekestrel - 1 soaring with the buzzardsgrey wagtail - 1mistle thrush - singing bird towards Crawshawboothnuthatch - 1bullfinch - 2f & 1m Clowbridgegreat crested grebe - 2prscormorant - 5Canada goose - 28mallard - 24goosander - male & 2 redhead...
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Deeply Vale 24/02/24
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grey heron - 1 on the top lodgecormorant - 5 on the op lodge & 1 on a pylon near Ashworth Moor ResCanada goose - 1 pr on middle lodgepink-footed goose - birds heard at 1:15pm & 1:25pm, but not seenmallard - 17 on Buckhurst Lodge, 1pr at Buckhurst Ponds & 5 on middle lodgegoosander - 1pr on Buckh...
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Pinkfeet.
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Hundred plus Pink-footed Geese heading West over Holcombe Moor 0845 hrs. Regards Brian.
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Calf Hey
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This morning (Friday) at Calf Hey around 10 am - a pair of Goldeneye on the res and a pair of Grey Wagtails
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Clough Bottom 18 2 24Clough Bottom
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Curlew 1 minimum calling Lapwing 40+ Oystercatcher 2 Goosander 5r 1m Goldeneye 1 pair Cormorant 1 Sky Lark 4 Song Thrush 1 Goldcrest calling birds Blackbird 3 Robin 5 Great Tit 4 Blue Tit 4 Chaffinch calling birds Dipper 1 Common Gull c40 Herring Gull c30 L B B Gull 6 B H Gull c30 Peter and John
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