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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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Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2026
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2 January walk around Grane and Quarries and highlights were approx 30 Mallard on Holden Wood and 5 Goldeneye on Calf hey 4 January visit to Holden Wood early morning 5 Snipe, 27 Lapwing in 3 different flocks including 9 on the breeding field, 1 Woodcock, 80 plus Fieldfare in hedge with sm...
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Chapel hill 1730-1845hrs
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first flock of 20 odd linnet a single redstart second flock of 50 plus goldfinch and greenfinch Buzzard kestrel cheers, Phil -- Edited by Phillip on Tuesday 25th of August 2026 07:09:18 PM
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Nocturnal nature watch around Helmshore
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Going around the village c.2200 hours bathed by light of near-full moon offering semi-decent visibility. Lots of night-flying moths but without moth-trap impossible to identify. At least 2(maybe 3)species of bats, the smaller ones Pipestrelle and larger bats with larger ears(and greater weig...
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Common Scoter
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Newchurch 23-8-26 first for Autumn for me flying over at ~22:30 Cheers Ian
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Clowbridge res to Greenfold 23/8/26
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Afternoon ramble. Clowbridge res. 4 Cormorant 1 redhead Goosander c/26 Canada Goose 2 L.B.B. Gull 1 Common Gull 30+ B.H.Gull 3 Pied Wagtail Greenfold 1 Meadow Pipit 1 male Stonechat + 1 juv. or female some distance away 24 Raven on and around a sheep carcass - lots of interaction and calling, flight di...
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various sites 23/08/26
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little grebe - 2 at Holmes Terrace Lodgemallard - c50 at Tesco, Rawtenstallmoorhen - 4 adults and a large juv @ Holmes Terrace Lodgebuzzard - 1 over Landgategreen woodpecker - 1 in Whitworth Quarry & 1 at Lee Cloughskylark - 2 at Whitworth Quarrykingfisher - 1 flying downstream at Groundworkmea...
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Grane 22/08/26
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cormorant - c13 across the 3 reservoirsgrey heron - 1 at each resCanada goose - c300, with at least 210 of these at Ogdenmallard- c40 at Calf Hey & c20 at Ogdenmoorhen - 2 at Holden Woodgreat black-backed gull - 1 over Holden Woodbuzzard - c5hobby 1 flew throughkestrel - c4sparrowhawk - 1lapwing - a...
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hobby 19/08/26
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A hobby flew over Gaghills this evening, coming from the direction of BRGS, before heading up the Whitewell valley cheers Kevin
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Clowbridge, 18th Aug 2026.
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14:30-15:00 Cormorant, 1 on the U-boat, Canada Goose, c90 flew up the valley and onto the res, Kestrel, 3, possibly 4 hunting over surrounding moorland, Swift, 3 over south, Swallow, c8 feeding over the moors, Willow Warbler, 2 juvs in trees near the Boat House, Raven, 4 over rough field behind the Bo...
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Reedsholme area 18/8/26
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c/30 House Martins + 1 Swift feeding over the wood for 20 minutes or so, this evening. Bob.
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Ashworth Moor Reservoir 16/8/2026
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Ashworth Moor Reservoir 3 Dunlin 1 Common Sandpiper 4 Teal 3 Grey Wagtail 5 Pied Wagtail 2 Stonechat 1 Wheatear 1 Kestrel Meadow Pipit Swallow House and Sand Martin feeding over the water and meadows 260+ Gull including 60+ Juveniles Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Great Black-backed...
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Overnight 16-8-2026
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Newchurch Ringed Plover 3:30am Tree Pipit 4:15am My software identified a couple of calls as Yellow-browed Warbler- if only!!- not sure what it is though
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Stonefold to Mitchell's House Res 16/08/26
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Stonefold & Black Moss NookCanada goose - min 42lesser black-backed gull - 55 herring gull - 4 common gull - 1black-headed gull - 6kestrel - 2stock dove - 3collared dove - 5starling - c150greenfinch - flock of 13 Mitchell's house Rescormorant - 1Canada goose - 1mallard - 8lapwing - 14lesser bl...
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Clough Bottom 16 8 26
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Clough Bottom Goosander 2 redheads Mallard 12 Cormorant 1 Canada Geese 16 Little Egret 1 a first for us at this site Swallow 6 Grey Wagtail 1 Bullfinch calling bird Willow Warbler 1 Chiff Chaff 1 Reed Bunting 2 Carrion Crow c1 Peter and John
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Clowbridge 16.8 08:30
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Cormorant 5 Mallard 15 Grey Heron 3 Goosander 1f Black Headed Gull 16 Common Gull 1 Swallow 1 Kestrel 2 Carrion Crow 3 Magpie 1 Pied Wagtail 3 Grey Wagtail 2 Blackbird Wren Robin House Sparrow Reed Bunting 1
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Spring Mill Res 15/08/26
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grey heron - 1Canada goose - c29mallard - 14moorhen - 1 feeding along shorelinebuzzard - 1black-headed gull - 5 green woodpecker - 1woodpigeon - 4grey wagtail - 2pied wagtail - 1 juvmeadow pipit - a couple of calling birdsswallow - c50house martin - min 50 over Wallbank wheatear - 1stonechat - fami...
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Clowbridge
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Clowbridge 1 Ringed Plover 1 Buzzard 2 Sparrowhawk 3 Kestrel 3 Grey Wagtail 5 Pied Wagtail 1 Female Goosander asleep on banking 25+ Mallard asleep on banking 5 Cormorant Cheers Craggy
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Green Sandpiper? Holden Wood Res
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I had this wader on Holden Wood today morning which in structure resembled a Wood Sandpiper but looks closer to a Green Sandpiper. It looks elegant, the neck seems longer and it almost has a good supercilium which seems to indicate Wood Sandpiper However, the bird seems to be darker and the upper an...
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Lee & Whitworth Quarry
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fairly quiet up here at present, but of note green woodpecker - 1 calling towards Cowm & 1 in Lee Clough on the way up swift - 1 over Whitworth Quarry pied wagtail - 17 linnet - flock of at least 40 siskin - a couple of calling birds along Lee track greenfinch - min 6 along Lee track bullfinch - family part...
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The Hile, 7th Aug 2026
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10:45-11:30 Buzzard, 1 soaring bird, Stock Dove, 1 on chimney at Jack Lodge, Swift, c30 feeding high especially towards Brex Height, Swallow, c40feeding over farmland, Raven, a pair over, Regards, David.
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Clowbridge Res 08:00 01.08 14°c cloudy
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Cormorant 1 Canada Goose 3 Mallard c20 Grey Heron 2 Black Headed Gull 8 Herring Gull Lesser Black Back 1 Kestrel 2 Swallow c100 Sand Martin 6 House Martin c12 Swift 2 Woodpigeon 6 Carrion Crow c12 Blackbird 2 Song Thrush 1 Willow Warbler 2 Dunnock 1 Starling 6 House Sparrow 5 Goldfinch 4 Pied Wag...
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Clowbridge Reservoir 16°c drizzle and breeze 26.07.26
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Cormorant 2 Grey Heron 1 Mallard c20 Canada Goose 22 Black Headed Gull 8 Herring Gull 1 Carrion Crow 6 Meadow Pipit 6 Swallow 20+ Sand Martin 1 Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling South Bay Pied Wagtail 2 Goldfinch c12 Song Thrush 1 Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren, Great Tit-car Park Reed Bunting 2 famil...
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Lower Irwell Valley 24/07/26
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of note goosander - at least 4 on the river at Lumb Wood, looked like a family party. Could've been more birds out of view buzzard - 1 over Staghills Woods, 1 at Ewood Bridge & 2 or 3 over Lumb Wood sparrowhawk - male over Staghills Woods swift - 8 over Lumb Wood house martin - c40 over Lumb Wood sand marti...
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Various sites, 22nd July 2026
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I spent a full day birding in Rossendale at some of the old haunts. I didn't see anything you wouldn't expect but saw lots of breeding success especially with Coal Tits, Stonechats and Wrens which were everywhere. Of note were as follows: Mitchell's House Res. Sparrowhawk, 1 female mobbed by Meado...
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Overnight 21-7-26
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Newchurch We had whimbrel over at about 1:15am and quail at 4:00am Cheers Ian
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