Rossendale Bird Sightings

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

At least 4 bramblings acroos the road from Kearn's Lodge in Cowpe. There were a minimum of 3 different bramblings at our feeders at Gaghills in Waterfoot today cheers Kevin

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Dec 25, 2013 Comments: 4C cloudy and breezy 21 species Common Wood-Pigeon 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Eurasian Jay 3 Common Magpie 4 Carrion Crow 3 Coal Tit 2 Great Tit 2 Blue Tit 5 Long-tailed Tit 17 Eurasian Wren 1 Robin 2 Blackbird 11 Song Thrush 1 Dunnock 3 Chaffinch 5 Bramblin...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

14:30-16:00 Jack Snipe, 2 on Edge Cote, Snipe, 19 on Edge Cote, Lapwing, 1 on Edge Cote was an unusual winter record, B.H.Gull, c30 feeding on pasture, Common Gull, c20 feeding on pasture, Wood Pigeon, 5 over, Meadow Pipit, a flock of c20 on pasture, Redwing, 40 perched up in a tree, Goldcrest, 3 in Ball...

brian · brian

0800 to 1030 Hrs sunny, cold, 2 degrees very wet underfoot, on my return it started snowing. River very high and coloured, just a few Mallard not much else. Dipper on side stream. Nuthatch. Bullfinch. Treecreeper. All the usual tits in good numbers, including Long-tailed. Flock of Redwing 30+ Floc...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

9 Tufted (8M 1F) 3 Goosander (1M 2F) ~50 Blacked Headed Gulls 2 Coal Tits and a Robin feeding on a post with food on it.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:30-09:30 Mallard, 4 on Limy near car park, Teal, 1 flushed from rushes in west bay, Goldeneye, male in stunning plumage, Goosander, pair in west bay plus 3 males flying low over res, Sparrowhawk, female soaring over Reedsholme, B.H.Gull, c4 on res, G.B.B.Gull, 1 over south, Wood Pigeon, a single...

Greengrass · Greengrass

Driving to Burnley about 2.20pm Monday and saw a Little Owl perched on top of a lamppost, a first for me in Rossendale, I assume it was the same bird as is normally reported sat on the wall near Limy Lane.

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Res Tufted Duck 15 Goosander 3 Common Gull 6 B.H.Gull c30 Mallard c30 Jay 1 Carrion Crow 8 Wood Pigeon 1 Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 4 Mallard 10 Moorhen 6 B.H.Gull c20 Landgate Meadow Pipit 1 Snipe 3 Pink-Footed Goose 16 over west New Line Res Moorhen 8 minimum Mallard 8 B.H.Gull c100 Common Gull 8 mini...

brian · brian

Courtesy of Leo, local walker and birdwatcher. Top end of Buckden wood there is a large Beech come down in the wind and around the fallen tree are approximately 40 Brambling.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:00-11:00 Cormorant, 3 singles over but none on the reservoirs, Grey Heron, 1 at Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 65 in Jamestone Quarry, Mallard, c12, Teal, c8 on Calf Hey, Buzzard, 1 soaring off the edge of Haslingden Moor above Clough Head, Peregrine, male over Calf Hey, kestrel, female at Clough Hea...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

14:00-15:00 4 Tufted 2M+2F 1 F Goosander 4 Goldfinch ~100 Fieldfare over Compstons Cross Ian See you all at the meeting tomorrow night

Greengrass · Greengrass

At least thirty long tailed tits in bushes this morning, four house sparrows on seed feeder, male Peregrine on and about Ilex chimney, Buzzards over Cribden.

sarfraz · sarfraz

1-4pm Holden Wood:- 20 mallards min 2 teal 3 grey heron 20 min lapwing 40 min b h gulls 2 wrens 33 min fieldfare in trees above old tramline 1 mistle thrush too 1 kestrel Musbury:- 4-5 meadow pipits 7 goldfinch 1 kestrel 3 wren 1 Raven over very low 1 Twite? - sounded like one not a Goldfinch, Linne...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Jack Lodge/ Shadlock Cote4 mallard1 kestrel12 black headed gull over11common gull over2 stock dove1 woodpigeon in display flightmeadow pipit heard2 great tit1 robin10 blackbird6 mistle thrush (1 singing)10 fieldfare170 starling8 magpie6 chaffinch4 greenfinch16 goldfinch Peer's Clou...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

little grebe - 1 on Kearn's Lodgemallard 1pr on Lench Lodgessparrowhawk - 1 on the hillside above Boarsgreavegolden plover - 4 on Cowpe Mosssnipe - 1 on Cowpe Mossjack snipe - 1 on Cowpe Mossblack headed gull - c90 on Cragg High Level Tankcommon gull - c40 on Cragg High Level Tankherring gull - c20 flyin...

sarfraz · sarfraz

a few bits and bobs here and there:- 1. 2 female sparrowhawks over haslingden soaring together occasionally sparring 2. woodpigeon visited my backyard - quite a rare sight las weekend! 3. swallows around broadfield on tuesday 4. house martins numbers dropped this week 5. 10 min pied wagtai...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Seat Naze & Edge Cotesnipe - 40jack snipe - 3black headed gull - min 60min 6 common gull - min 6lesser black backed gull - 1herring gull - 11woodpigeon - flock of 24collared dove - 2meadow pipit - 7robin - 3blackbird - 4song thrush - 1fieldfare - flocks of 3 & 28starling - flocks of 12 & 30wren...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:00-11:30 Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley, Canada Goose, 81 on flooded pasture, Mallard, c12, Teal, springs of 21 off a small pond and 9 in flooded rough pasture, Kestrel, 7 singles probably involving duplicate birds, Sparrowhawk, a male through near Ridshaw Farm chased by a crow, Pheasant, male...

David Ousey · David Ousey

A Great Black Backed Gull(adult) landed on the res to bathe & drink. My first ever seen on the res! 12 Tufted Duck, Comorant, Green Woodpecker and all the regulars . Regards, Dave Ousey

andyy · andyy

This morning on the Irwell, Townsend Fold, between KSteel and the bypass bridge. First seen around 11.00 and still present fishing the river when I left at 11.30. Andy

craggy · craggy

2 Moorhens on mill lodge 2 Jays 20+ Flock of Chaffinch feeding on the ground 11 Magpie 1 Nuthatch 2 Robin 1 Grey Heron in flight 6 Jackdaw 2 Dippers in River Ogden across from Musbury Park Mill Good number of Great Tit & Blue Tit Photo of old railway line Helmshore Cheers Craggy

andyy · andyy

Nice brambling flock - lots of birds flying hither and thither so difficult to get a sensible count - probably more than 50 (thanks to Kevin for the original posting). Woodcock flushed from the western edge and jack snipe on the edge of the moor above Bagden quarry. Cowm res - 5 tufty, 1 teal, c50 mallar...

brian · brian

38 Pink Feet in formation flying west over Holcombe tower at 1530 hrs today.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

yellow legged gull? - a large adult gull with yellow legs flew in from the south with 3 great black backed gullsgreat black backed gull - min 10 passing through in 1s, 2s and 3sherring gull - 6 flew in from the west and carried on turning south eastblack headed gull - 35common gull - 3buzzard - 1kestrel -...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

13:30-16:30 Mallard, 8 on Clowbridge Res and 12 on pasture near Peers Clough, Goosander, pair on Clowbridge Res and redhead on Clough Bottom Res, Kestrel, 1 at Swallow Shore and 1 hovering over Swinshaw Moor, Snipe, 1 near Peers Clough and 18 flushed on Swinshaw Moor, Jack Snipe, 3 flushed on Swins...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Res G.B.B.Gull 3 Common Gull c10 B.H.Gull c70 Herring Gull 2 over Tufted Duck 9 Mallard c40 Everything else very quiet Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 2 Moorhen 2 Mallard 12 B.H.Gull 58 Jackdaw 4 over New Line B.H.Gull 90 Common Gull 5 Moorhen 7 minimum Mallard c20 Starling c50 over pfyldes and johnh

brian · brian

Sunny, mild 9 degrees. Flock of Redwing 40+ feeding mainly in Holly, also, Mistle Thrush 3 Song Thrush 2 Jay 5 Chaffinch 7 Robin 4 Many Wood Pigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Coal Tit.

craggy · craggy

1 Green Woodpecker 8 Crows 1 Jay 1 Robin 2 Blackbirds 3 Blue Tit Photo from top of Lee Quarry Cheers Craggy

brian · brian

There was a Barn Owl hunting and catching Voles, [Cheesden] between Croston Close road and the reservoir this afternoon.

andyy · andyy

Green Sandpiper present again on the beds in front of the main gate (2.30)

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	Bramblings 25/12/13 (Preview) At least 4 bramblings acroos the road from Kearn's Lodge in Cowpe. There were a minimum of 3 different bramblings at our feeders at Gaghills in Waterfoot today cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	83	Wed Dec 25 3:15 PM, 2013 by KEVIN LISTER
	Feeding Station Whitworth December 2013 (Preview) Dec 25, 2013 Comments: 4C cloudy and breezy 21 species Common Wood-Pigeon 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Eurasian Jay 3 Common Magpie 4 Carrion Crow 3 Coal Tit 2 Great Tit 2 Blue Tit 5 Long-tailed Tit 17 Eurasian Wren 1 Robin 2 Blackbird 11 Song Thrush 1 Dunnock 3 Chaffinch 5 Bramblin...	Ste Rush	0	64	Wed Dec 25 4:36 PM, 2013 by Ste Rush
	Chapel Hill, 24th Dec 2013 (Preview) 14:30-16:00 Jack Snipe, 2 on Edge Cote, Snipe, 19 on Edge Cote, Lapwing, 1 on Edge Cote was an unusual winter record, B.H.Gull, c30 feeding on pasture, Common Gull, c20 feeding on pasture, Wood Pigeon, 5 over, Meadow Pipit, a flock of c20 on pasture, Redwing, 40 perched up in a tree, Goldcrest, 3 in Ball...	David Nuttall	0	68	Tue Dec 24 6:16 PM, 2013 by David Nuttall
	Strongstry/Bull hill. (Preview) 0800 to 1030 Hrs sunny, cold, 2 degrees very wet underfoot, on my return it started snowing. River very high and coloured, just a few Mallard not much else. Dipper on side stream. Nuthatch. Bullfinch. Treecreeper. All the usual tits in good numbers, including Long-tailed. Flock of Redwing 30+ Floc...	brian	0	65	Tue Dec 24 11:33 AM, 2013 by brian
	Cowm Res 22-12-13 (Preview) 9 Tufted (8M 1F) 3 Goosander (1M 2F) ~50 Blacked Headed Gulls 2 Coal Tits and a Robin feeding on a post with food on it.	Ian Brady	0	65	Sun Dec 22 6:16 PM, 2013 by Ian Brady
	Clowbridge Res, 22nd Dec 2013. (Preview) 08:30-09:30 Mallard, 4 on Limy near car park, Teal, 1 flushed from rushes in west bay, Goldeneye, male in stunning plumage, Goosander, pair in west bay plus 3 males flying low over res, Sparrowhawk, female soaring over Reedsholme, B.H.Gull, c4 on res, G.B.B.Gull, 1 over south, Wood Pigeon, a single...	David Nuttall	0	64	Sun Dec 22 9:50 AM, 2013 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge (Preview) Driving to Burnley about 2.20pm Monday and saw a Little Owl perched on top of a lamppost, a first for me in Rossendale, I assume it was the same bird as is normally reported sat on the wall near Limy Lane.	Greengrass	0	76	Wed Dec 18 2:50 PM, 2013 by Greengrass
	Varios Sites 15.12.13. (Preview) Cowm Res Tufted Duck 15 Goosander 3 Common Gull 6 B.H.Gull c30 Mallard c30 Jay 1 Carrion Crow 8 Wood Pigeon 1 Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 4 Mallard 10 Moorhen 6 B.H.Gull c20 Landgate Meadow Pipit 1 Snipe 3 Pink-Footed Goose 16 over west New Line Res Moorhen 8 minimum Mallard 8 B.H.Gull c100 Common Gull 8 mini...	pfyldes	0	63	Sun Dec 15 7:23 PM, 2013 by pfyldes
	Brambling (Preview) Courtesy of Leo, local walker and birdwatcher. Top end of Buckden wood there is a large Beech come down in the wind and around the fallen tree are approximately 40 Brambling.	brian	0	60	Sun Dec 15 1:32 PM, 2013 by brian
	Grane, 15th Dec 2013 (Preview) 08:00-11:00 Cormorant, 3 singles over but none on the reservoirs, Grey Heron, 1 at Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 65 in Jamestone Quarry, Mallard, c12, Teal, c8 on Calf Hey, Buzzard, 1 soaring off the edge of Haslingden Moor above Clough Head, Peregrine, male over Calf Hey, kestrel, female at Clough Hea...	David Nuttall	1	101	Sun Dec 15 8:31 PM, 2013 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clowbridge Res 15-12-13 (Preview) 14:00-15:00 4 Tufted 2M+2F 1 F Goosander 4 Goldfinch ~100 Fieldfare over Compstons Cross Ian See you all at the meeting tomorrow night	Ian Brady	0	64	Sun Dec 15 5:17 PM, 2013 by Ian Brady
	Rawtenstall Cricket Club (Preview) At least thirty long tailed tits in bushes this morning, four house sparrows on seed feeder, male Peregrine on and about Ilex chimney, Buzzards over Cribden.	Greengrass	0	56	Sat Dec 14 10:10 PM, 2013 by Greengrass
	Holden Wood and Musbury (Preview) 1-4pm Holden Wood:- 20 mallards min 2 teal 3 grey heron 20 min lapwing 40 min b h gulls 2 wrens 33 min fieldfare in trees above old tramline 1 mistle thrush too 1 kestrel Musbury:- 4-5 meadow pipits 7 goldfinch 1 kestrel 3 wren 1 Raven over very low 1 Twite? - sounded like one not a Goldfinch, Linne...	sarfraz	0	75	Tue Dec 10 10:02 PM, 2013 by sarfraz
	Jack Lodge, Peer's Clough and Swinshaw Moor 10/12/13 (Preview) Jack Lodge/ Shadlock Cote4 mallard1 kestrel12 black headed gull over11common gull over2 stock dove1 woodpigeon in display flightmeadow pipit heard2 great tit1 robin10 blackbird6 mistle thrush (1 singing)10 fieldfare170 starling8 magpie6 chaffinch4 greenfinch16 goldfinch Peer's Clou...	KEVIN LISTER	1	84	Tue Dec 10 6:57 PM, 2013 by KEVIN LISTER
	Cowpe area 09/12/13 (Preview) little grebe - 1 on Kearn's Lodgemallard 1pr on Lench Lodgessparrowhawk - 1 on the hillside above Boarsgreavegolden plover - 4 on Cowpe Mosssnipe - 1 on Cowpe Mossjack snipe - 1 on Cowpe Mossblack headed gull - c90 on Cragg High Level Tankcommon gull - c40 on Cragg High Level Tankherring gull - c20 flyin...	KEVIN LISTER	0	99	Mon Dec 9 5:31 PM, 2013 by KEVIN LISTER
	Haslingden Birds (Preview) a few bits and bobs here and there:- 1. 2 female sparrowhawks over haslingden soaring together occasionally sparring 2. woodpigeon visited my backyard - quite a rare sight las weekend! 3. swallows around broadfield on tuesday 4. house martins numbers dropped this week 5. 10 min pied wagtai...	sarfraz	28	1038	Mon Dec 9 10:14 PM, 2013 by sarfraz
	Seat Naze & Edge Cote to EBSW (Preview) Seat Naze & Edge Cotesnipe - 40jack snipe - 3black headed gull - min 60min 6 common gull - min 6lesser black backed gull - 1herring gull - 11woodpigeon - flock of 24collared dove - 2meadow pipit - 7robin - 3blackbird - 4song thrush - 1fieldfare - flocks of 3 & 28starling - flocks of 12 & 30wren...	KEVIN LISTER	0	62	Sun Dec 8 10:32 PM, 2013 by KEVIN LISTER
	Cheesden Valley, 8th Dec 2013 (Preview) 08:00-11:30 Grey Heron, 1 flew up the valley, Canada Goose, 81 on flooded pasture, Mallard, c12, Teal, springs of 21 off a small pond and 9 in flooded rough pasture, Kestrel, 7 singles probably involving duplicate birds, Sparrowhawk, a male through near Ridshaw Farm chased by a crow, Pheasant, male...	David Nuttall	0	135	Sun Dec 8 6:22 PM, 2013 by David Nuttall
	Cowm Res, Whitworth 8/12/2013 (Preview) A Great Black Backed Gull(adult) landed on the res to bathe & drink. My first ever seen on the res! 12 Tufted Duck, Comorant, Green Woodpecker and all the regulars . Regards, Dave Ousey	David Ousey	0	94	Sun Dec 8 2:48 PM, 2013 by David Ousey
	Little Egret (Preview) This morning on the Irwell, Townsend Fold, between KSteel and the bypass bridge. First seen around 11.00 and still present fishing the river when I left at 11.30. Andy	andyy	2	176	Sat Dec 7 2:55 PM, 2013 by andyy
	OLD RAILWAY LINE BACK OF HELMSHORE MILLS 6-12-2013 (Preview) 2 Moorhens on mill lodge 2 Jays 20+ Flock of Chaffinch feeding on the ground 11 Magpie 1 Nuthatch 2 Robin 1 Grey Heron in flight 6 Jackdaw 2 Dippers in River Ogden across from Musbury Park Mill Good number of Great Tit & Blue Tit Photo of old railway line Helmshore Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	87	Fri Dec 6 6:26 PM, 2013 by craggy
	Fern Isle Wood etc (Preview) Nice brambling flock - lots of birds flying hither and thither so difficult to get a sensible count - probably more than 50 (thanks to Kevin for the original posting). Woodcock flushed from the western edge and jack snipe on the edge of the moor above Bagden quarry. Cowm res - 5 tufty, 1 teal, c50 mallar...	andyy	0	87	Tue Dec 3 7:33 PM, 2013 by andyy
	Pink Feet. (Preview) 38 Pink Feet in formation flying west over Holcombe tower at 1530 hrs today.	brian	0	73	Tue Dec 3 4:55 PM, 2013 by brian
	Spring Mill and Fern Isle Wood 011213 (Preview) yellow legged gull? - a large adult gull with yellow legs flew in from the south with 3 great black backed gullsgreat black backed gull - min 10 passing through in 1s, 2s and 3sherring gull - 6 flew in from the west and carried on turning south eastblack headed gull - 35common gull - 3buzzard - 1kestrel -...	KEVIN LISTER	4	186	Tue Dec 3 10:08 AM, 2013 by KEVIN LISTER
	Swinshaw Moor, 1st Dec 2013 (Preview) 13:30-16:30 Mallard, 8 on Clowbridge Res and 12 on pasture near Peers Clough, Goosander, pair on Clowbridge Res and redhead on Clough Bottom Res, Kestrel, 1 at Swallow Shore and 1 hovering over Swinshaw Moor, Snipe, 1 near Peers Clough and 18 flushed on Swinshaw Moor, Jack Snipe, 3 flushed on Swins...	David Nuttall	0	90	Sun Dec 1 5:50 PM, 2013 by David Nuttall
	Whitworth and New Line 1.12.13. (Preview) Cowm Res G.B.B.Gull 3 Common Gull c10 B.H.Gull c70 Herring Gull 2 over Tufted Duck 9 Mallard c40 Everything else very quiet Wallbank Lodge Mute Swan 2 Moorhen 2 Mallard 12 B.H.Gull 58 Jackdaw 4 over New Line B.H.Gull 90 Common Gull 5 Moorhen 7 minimum Mallard c20 Starling c50 over pfyldes and johnh	pfyldes	0	80	Sun Dec 1 3:14 PM, 2013 by pfyldes
	Buckden woods. (Preview) Sunny, mild 9 degrees. Flock of Redwing 40+ feeding mainly in Holly, also, Mistle Thrush 3 Song Thrush 2 Jay 5 Chaffinch 7 Robin 4 Many Wood Pigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Coal Tit.	brian	0	96	Sun Dec 1 10:37 AM, 2013 by brian
	LEE QUARRY 30-11-2013 (Preview) 1 Green Woodpecker 8 Crows 1 Jay 1 Robin 2 Blackbirds 3 Blue Tit Photo from top of Lee Quarry Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	151	Sat Nov 30 9:03 PM, 2013 by craggy
	Barn Owl (Preview) There was a Barn Owl hunting and catching Voles, [Cheesden] between Croston Close road and the reservoir this afternoon.	brian	0	107	Sat Nov 30 5:00 PM, 2013 by brian
	E.B.S.W (Preview) Green Sandpiper present again on the beds in front of the main gate (2.30)	andyy	2	201	Sat Nov 30 4:53 PM, 2013 by brian
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