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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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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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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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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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Mitchell's House Res'. 1st Aug 2025
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15:00-16:30 Canada Goose, c80 including a flock that flew in from Clowbridge direction, Buzzard, 1 over the moor, Sparrowhawk, female flushed from the ground, Kestrel, 3 together hunting the moor, Lapwing, 10 on the side of the res, LBB Gull, c240 on or around the res, Swift, 11 over the moorland, Sk...
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Clowbridge, 1st Aug 2025
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08:00-10:30 Cormorant, 1 drying wings on filter platform, Grey Heron, 2 , Canada Goose, 49 on remains of back pond, Kestrel, 1, Swift, c60 feeding over moorland, Great Spotted Woodpecker, in a small oak off Limy Lane, Swallow, c30 feeding over moorland / res, House Martin, 2 feeding over moorland, S...
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Deerplay Area 1 8 25
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Deerplay Swallow c50 Linnet c30 Stock Dove 2 Curlew 2 Lapwing 1 Wood Pigeon 6 Carrion Crow 2 Peter
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Crown Point - Compstons Cross circular
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8:30 - 10:00am Willow Warblers singing - Crown Point 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling - Crown Point 6 Swallows feeding over Red Moss 2 very pale Wheatear feeding - Red Moss Small flock Blue, Great Tits, Willow Warblers - Cloughbottom woods 1 Crossbill flying over Cloughbottom woods Cheers Ian
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Rossendale Golf Club
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Goggles sensible as this bird can blind you if young about! Also crash helmet helpful to ward off the talons! -- Edited by Anthon C B on Tuesday 29th of July 2025 03:58:43 PM
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Rossendale Golf Club
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Unlikely site but 5 target species here(inc.1 red data bird). 10.00p.m. Only 1 carrion crow + c.8 bats(pipestrelle?),1 large rabbit seen! But tawny owl heard....and following the hoot outwards half an hour later...voila
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Clowbridge res 28/7/25
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Evening visit. Party of 4 Raven then 6 later to S. of the res. over sheep pasture. 6+ Reed Bunting 2 juv. Stonechat Only odd Meadow Pipits 60+ Swallows and Swifts feeding over the water, at least half were swifts. 10+ Pied Wagtails along the shoreline 7 Lapwings in the N. bay. 1 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 1 L.B...
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AMR/Croston Close Road.
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Overcast 16 degrees calm. 0800/1030 hrs. AMR, Redshank. Single. Little Ringed Plover. 2 Common Sandpiper. Single Lapwing. 40+ including juveniles. Gulls. numbers down, mainly Black-headed and Herring sp, probable Yellow-legged. Cheesden Brook down to Buckhurst. Goldfinch. Several...
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Holden Wood - Calf Hey 25/7 8:30 - 10:00
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Canada Geese - 150+ Cormorant 4 HWR, 3 Ogden 2 pair Stonechat 1-HWR, 1- Scrubber ~30 Swallows over Scrubber ~12 Swift over Scrubber 50+ Lapwing on Ogden shingle 6 Mallard - Ogden 1 Kingfisher - HWR Flock of Goldfinch, Linnets, Meadow Pipits, Blue Tit, Great Tit - HWR 3 Reed Buntings - HWR 5 Grey Wagtail -...
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Peers Clough 25th July 2025
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1:00-2:00 P.M. Canada Goose, 7 near small pond, Buzzard, 1 sat on fence post on edge of moor, Kestrel, 1 hovering over moorland, Stock Dove, 1, Swift, 1 over, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 calling from woods, Swallow, c20, hawking for insects, House Martin, 3, feeding high, Jackdaw, c25 in a single flo...
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Overnight 20-7-25 Newchurch
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My first recording of Ringed Plover overnight at about 1:30am See you tomorrow evening Kay Street 19:00 - trip to AMR? Ian
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Clowbridge res 17/7/25
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Late morning onwards - Wildfowl numbers similar to yesterday but 1 G.C. Grebe present. Party of 6 Common Sandpipers on the back pond were the only waders present. 10+ Sand Martins feeding up along the E. bank. 2 Swifts with the martins 2 Swallows with martins. Odd Pied Wagtails seen. Big flock of Hou...
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Clowbridge res 16/7/25
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Lunch time to 15:00 hrs 1 Black-tailed Godwit still in good plumage. Initially in N. bay then flew to S. bay as I left. 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 24 B.H.G. inc 3 youngsters 20+ Mallard 52 Canada Goose 2 redhead Goosander 1 Kestrel 2 Raven Odd Pied Wagtails No hirundines seen. Bob.
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AMR
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Good wader numbers this morning at the reservoir. Dunlin 2 Knot 1 Little Ringed Plover 30+ Common Sandpiper 3 Curlew 2 Oystercatcher 1 Sanderling 2 Also Hobby over towards Harden Moor. Regards Brian, info from RobA. -- Edited by brian on Wednesday 16th of July 2025 01:56:19 PM
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Clowbridge 16.7. 08:00
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Canada Goose 47 Mallard 9 Goosander 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Raven 1 Rook 1 Crow 10 Black Headed Gull c10 Swallow 2 Great Tit 1 Goldfinch c4 Blue Tit 1 Wren 2 Wood Pigeon c5 Reed Bunting 3 Meadow Pipit 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Starling c20 House Sparrow c10 Mistle Thrush 1
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Honey Buzzard Holden Wood Reservoir
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Photographed over Holden Wood today about 11.20am. Lapwings and Woodpigeons agitated then Crows and then Lesser Black Backed Gulls. It came in from the south and dropped height. 2 Lesser Black Backed Gulls started flying at it and as I watched it I felt it was wrong for a Buzzard. It flew off t...
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Can anyone tell me how to attach photos-ta
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Spring Mill Res 12/07/2025
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grey heron - 2Canada goose - 17buzzard - 1sparrowhawk - 1kestrel - 3, including 2 males in territorial disputecommon sandpiper - 2black-headed gull - 3herring gull - 3lesser black-backed gull - 3swift - c15stock dove - 1grey wagtail - 1pied wagtail - 10meadow pipit - 1house martin - c20swallow - c30...
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Grange Road, Rawtenstall, 11th July 2025
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10:00 Swift, party of 8 birds screeching over the houses. How are they doing in Rawtenstall this year? Regards, David.
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Clough Bottom, 11th July 2025
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10:15-11:15 Swallow, 1 over res, Raven, calling bird over, Willow Warbler, 2 singing birds, Chiffchaff, 1 singing bird, Whitethroat, 1 singing bird, Coal Tit, 2 in conifers near Windy Bank, Chaffinch, c4, Greenfinch, 2, Bullfinch, 1 calling bird, Redpoll, 1 over calling, Siskin, 2 over calling....
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Cowm Res 9-7-25
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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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