Rossendale Bird Sightings

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

10:30 start A lot of steady Swallow movement today with birds passing S. over the moors in small parties. c50 were feeding over the E. banking with 1 Sand Martin in attendance. c20 Meadow pipit 3 Linnet 2 Swift feeding over S. end moors Bob.

sarfraz · sarfraz

Just saw a Swift flying into what I presume to be a nest on Manchester Road, H'den opposite the Health Centre. I had spotted a Swift flying in about a month or more a go. It flew out again as I was watching. I have not spotted any since last week but I am glad at least this one is hanging on in there with mou...

egor · egor

Broadclough Woods and Meadows Ave Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch Blue tit Great Tit Robin Jay Bacup Cricket Club - Sparrowhawk back of pavilion

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 mallard 1 redhead goosander 1 green woodpecker min 40 coal tit min 10 goldcrest several crossbills heard only 1 seen cheers Kevin

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

09:00hrs approx. with Ina until 10:00hrs c4 Willow Warbler in car park + 1 in plantings c50 Meadow Pipit mostly around res. c30 Swallows + handfull of S. Martin over plantations then c200 mostly Swallows moving S.E. ahead of oncoming rain cloud. 1 Whinchat in hedge off Limy lane c3 Pied Wagtail 1 Sparr...

Tony Rush · Tony Rush

14.30-17.30 Swallow 8 Meadow Pipit 6 Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 1 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 7 Mistle Thrush 12 Redstart (fem) 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Blue Tit 2. Great Tit 1 Wood Pigeon 6 Thrushes feeding in grazed field. Redstart in Hawthorn hedge

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Sorry that this is a bit late boys & girls 24/8/11 - 07:00 Car Park - 4 Willow Warbler + small numbers of Blackbird, Greenfinch,Goldfinch, c10 Chaffinch,Blue Tit, 1 Collared Dove. Res - c4 Pied Wagtail + c100 Meadow Pipit Woodland - Tit flock inc. c12 Blue Tit,c2 Coal Tit,c6 Willow Warbler,c3 Gras...

David Ousey · David Ousey

The Coot that has been on Cowm for the last 10 days has been joined by a juvenile bird tonight,perhaps they will both stay and make it their home? 2 Cormorants on the pylon. Regards, Dave Ousey.

johnh · johnh

75 canada geese 1f gooseander 1greenwoodpecker juv

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

little grebe - 1 on a pond that has been created on the site of an old lodge at the western end of AMR grey heron - 1 at Lench and 1 at Buckhurst goosander - 2 juvs at AMR oystercatcher - 1 at AMR moorhen - 1 at Lench and 1 at Buckhurst sparrowhawk - female near Waugh's Well flying on to Cowpe Moss kestrel - 4 hunt...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Res Cormorant 4 Coot 1 Tufted Duck 5 B.H.Gull 35 Mallard 30+ Willow Warbler 1 calling + 2adults and 2 juveniles Swallow c20 Bullfinch 1 Blackbird 1 Robin several Blue and Great tits Pied Wagtail 3 juveniles Jackdaw 6 Wood Pigeon 4 Landgate Swallow c20 Wheatear 1 juvenile pfyldes and john

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

1 Bird seen and herd in flight Calf hey res Neil

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

07:50 hrs res. shoreline and car park 4 Swift -feeding for few minutes the gone. 2 Willow Warbler - singing c5 Pied Wagtail 1 Linnet c30 Meadow Pipit 2 Whinchat - rear of boathouse 1 Goldfinch 1 Wheatear - res. shoreline 1 Grasshopper Warbler flew from rushes calling 6 Swallow N, Compston Cross 70 Swall...

sarfraz · sarfraz

no Blackbirds in Haslingden Memorial Gardens over the last week - they have all vanished! a swift sunday 14 august over haslingden at about 8pm at least 4 swifts over haslingden on 16 august at about 8pm plenty of lbbg's south in the morning, north in the evening.....are some still nesting?...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

2 juvenile shelducks flew off in the direction of Clough Bottom 1 skylark 30+ meadow pipit in 1 flock 12 swallow 2 wheatear cheers Kevin

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

08:45 - 12:00hrs 21 Swallow S. +c50 feeding then moving on + c80 feeding over moorland at top end of res. c6 Sand Martin with Swallows 2 Whinchat on walls c50 Meadow Pipit along shoreline 6 Pied Wagtail along shoreline 4 Willow Warbler - 3 in song 2 Reed Bunting in plantings 2 Raven over Hameldon/ New la...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

07:45hrs C3 Willow Warbler - 2 in song 2 Swift 1 House Martin c10 Swallow + 6 moving S. c40 House Sparrows 4 Linnet 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Whinchat - usual bird present since 20/07/11 c 50 Meadow Pipit 3 Pied Wagtail 11 Mallard 2 Redpoll 32 Canada Geese Jay calling from woods 1 Raven flew E. then 2 flew W. Comp...

brian · brian

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/6050550724/in/photostream-- Edited by br...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Just thought I would check out the local reservoirs in Whitworth to see if the recent Common Scoter had found its way here,no joy though! Cowm Reservoir:- 1 Coot (present since Monday I was told),20 Swallows,60 BH Gulls,5 Tufted Duck,3 Cormorant,50 Mallard, 2 LBB Gulls(both landed on water- adult a...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

18:15 - 18:20 Popped up to Clowbridge to see if the Scoter was there but dipped out. Called in on Clough Bottom on the way home more in hope than expectation and a (the?) male Scoter was there in the middle of the res. Regards, Jack Nuttall

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

07:50hrs approx. Reservoir area 1m Common Scoter still present at 11:45hrs 3 Willow Warbler - 2 in song 1 Reed Bunting c40 Meadow Pipits c40 Swallows 1 juv. Stonechat c3 kestrel Compstons Cross 09:15hrs Big passage of Swallows along quite a broad front involving 300+ birds over 1 1/2 hrs, mainly on...

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Mallard (Domestic type) (Anas platyrhynchos (Domestic type)) 25 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 5 Great Cormorant (Eurasian) (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis/hanedae) 2 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1 Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 1 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 19 Lesser Black-...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:00-08:45 G.C.Grebe, 2 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 2 on Holden Wood, Mallard, c50 on Holden Wood, Ruff, 1 in with Lapwing flock at Holden Wood. I went all around the res trying to get a good view but only seen at a distance or in flight so scope would be handy. Couldn't pick up any...

David Ousey · David Ousey

Birds seen:- 3 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 4 Canada Geese,60 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck,2 Curlew(calling, heading south) 54 BH Gull, 3 LBB Gulls(over), 10 Wood Pigeon,5 Collared Dove, 5 Swift, 33 Swallow,10 House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail,4 Wren,Dipper, Robin(juvenile),3 Wheatear, 2 Black...

brian · brian

Ploughed fields next to Buckden woods this morning, Lapwing 30+ mostly juviniles. Snipe 2 alond the edge of the field. Meadow pipits 20+. Skylark at least 6. Mixed flock of Goldfinch, Greenfinch, and Chaffinch. Lots of Crow, Rook, and Jackdaw.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:30-09:30 Mallard, female with 7 small ducklings perhaps a week old. Sparrowhawk, female through car park, Common Sandpiper, 1, B.H.Gull, 2, Swallow, c40 aound res and a further 40 over moorlands, Meadow Pipit, c50 especially east bank, Pied Wagtail, c6 inc several juvs, Willow Warbler, 3, Hou...

Pat n Bob · Pat n Bob

Swallows at Goodshaw Fold House Martins at Penny Lodge Willow Warbler - 3 groups Tawny Owl 30 swifts over Great Clough feeding before heading south to somewhere dryer Stonechat Kestrel - 6 birds Wrens at least 6 in NL wood Treecreeper - pair in NL wood GS woodpecker Bob

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 1 Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) 1 Common Magpie (Pica pica) 6 Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) 12 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 5 Common House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) 2 Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 1 Great Tit (Parus major) 2...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

08:00hrs Walk from boathouse around res. then to Compstons Cross 2 Reed Bunting c6 Meadow Pipit 5 Pied Wagtail c60 Swift feeding over E. bank - all gone for 08:30hrs c200 Swallows all around the area seen over the skyline as well as over the res. A general slow southerly movement. 3 Sand Martin 2 Willow W...

johnh · johnh

2f gooseanders sprarrow hawk 2young bacup 5 swifts

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	Clowbridge res. 30/8/11 (Preview) 10:30 start A lot of steady Swallow movement today with birds passing S. over the moors in small parties. c50 were feeding over the E. banking with 1 Sand Martin in attendance. c20 Meadow pipit 3 Linnet 2 Swift feeding over S. end moors Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	177	Tue Aug 30 5:05 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Nesting Swift (Preview) Just saw a Swift flying into what I presume to be a nest on Manchester Road, H'den opposite the Health Centre. I had spotted a Swift flying in about a month or more a go. It flew out again as I was watching. I have not spotted any since last week but I am glad at least this one is hanging on in there with mou...	sarfraz	0	188	Mon Aug 29 1:52 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Broadclough Bacup (Preview) Broadclough Woods and Meadows Ave Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch Blue tit Great Tit Robin Jay Bacup Cricket Club - Sparrowhawk back of pavilion	egor	0	196	Mon Aug 29 9:54 AM, 2011 by egor
	Clough Bottom 280811 (Preview) 1 mallard 1 redhead goosander 1 green woodpecker min 40 coal tit min 10 goldcrest several crossbills heard only 1 seen cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	171	Sun Aug 28 6:02 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clowbridge res. 27/8/11 (Preview) 09:00hrs approx. with Ina until 10:00hrs c4 Willow Warbler in car park + 1 in plantings c50 Meadow Pipit mostly around res. c30 Swallows + handfull of S. Martin over plantations then c200 mostly Swallows moving S.E. ahead of oncoming rain cloud. 1 Whinchat in hedge off Limy lane c3 Pied Wagtail 1 Sparr...	Bigbadbob	1	191	Sat Aug 27 2:19 PM, 2011 by Ina
	Seat Naze 25/8/11 (Preview) 14.30-17.30 Swallow 8 Meadow Pipit 6 Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 1 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 7 Mistle Thrush 12 Redstart (fem) 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Blue Tit 2. Great Tit 1 Wood Pigeon 6 Thrushes feeding in grazed field. Redstart in Hawthorn hedge	Tony Rush	0	162	Thu Aug 25 9:55 PM, 2011 by Tony Rush
	Clowbridge res.24/8/11 (Preview) Sorry that this is a bit late boys & girls 24/8/11 - 07:00 Car Park - 4 Willow Warbler + small numbers of Blackbird, Greenfinch,Goldfinch, c10 Chaffinch,Blue Tit, 1 Collared Dove. Res - c4 Pied Wagtail + c100 Meadow Pipit Woodland - Tit flock inc. c12 Blue Tit,c2 Coal Tit,c6 Willow Warbler,c3 Gras...	Bigbadbob	0	202	Thu Aug 25 6:22 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Cowm Reservoir 24/8/2011 (Preview) The Coot that has been on Cowm for the last 10 days has been joined by a juvenile bird tonight,perhaps they will both stay and make it their home? 2 Cormorants on the pylon. Regards, Dave Ousey.	David Ousey	0	158	Wed Aug 24 9:25 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	cloughbottom (Preview) 75 canada geese 1f gooseander 1greenwoodpecker juv	johnh	0	194	Mon Aug 22 6:17 PM, 2011 by johnh
	Lench to Buckhurst 21/8/11 (Preview) little grebe - 1 on a pond that has been created on the site of an old lodge at the western end of AMR grey heron - 1 at Lench and 1 at Buckhurst goosander - 2 juvs at AMR oystercatcher - 1 at AMR moorhen - 1 at Lench and 1 at Buckhurst sparrowhawk - female near Waugh's Well flying on to Cowpe Moss kestrel - 4 hunt...	KEVIN LISTER	0	183	Sun Aug 21 10:07 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Cowm Res 21.8.11 (Preview) Cowm Res Cormorant 4 Coot 1 Tufted Duck 5 B.H.Gull 35 Mallard 30+ Willow Warbler 1 calling + 2adults and 2 juveniles Swallow c20 Bullfinch 1 Blackbird 1 Robin several Blue and Great tits Pied Wagtail 3 juveniles Jackdaw 6 Wood Pigeon 4 Landgate Swallow c20 Wheatear 1 juvenile pfyldes and john	pfyldes	1	164	Sun Aug 21 9:45 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Crossbill 21 August (Preview) 1 Bird seen and herd in flight Calf hey res Neil	Neil Burke	0	167	Sun Aug 21 8:37 PM, 2011 by Neil Burke
	Clowbridge res 19/8/11 (Preview) 07:50 hrs res. shoreline and car park 4 Swift -feeding for few minutes the gone. 2 Willow Warbler - singing c5 Pied Wagtail 1 Linnet c30 Meadow Pipit 2 Whinchat - rear of boathouse 1 Goldfinch 1 Wheatear - res. shoreline 1 Grasshopper Warbler flew from rushes calling 6 Swallow N, Compston Cross 70 Swall...	Bigbadbob	1	241	Sun Aug 21 8:25 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Bits and Bobs (Preview) no Blackbirds in Haslingden Memorial Gardens over the last week - they have all vanished! a swift sunday 14 august over haslingden at about 8pm at least 4 swifts over haslingden on 16 august at about 8pm plenty of lbbg's south in the morning, north in the evening.....are some still nesting?...	sarfraz	0	164	Sun Aug 21 12:23 AM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Stubbylee Moss 20/08/11 (Preview) 2 juvenile shelducks flew off in the direction of Clough Bottom 1 skylark 30+ meadow pipit in 1 flock 12 swallow 2 wheatear cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	133	Sat Aug 20 4:10 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clowbridge res. 18/8/11 (Preview) 08:45 - 12:00hrs 21 Swallow S. +c50 feeding then moving on + c80 feeding over moorland at top end of res. c6 Sand Martin with Swallows 2 Whinchat on walls c50 Meadow Pipit along shoreline 6 Pied Wagtail along shoreline 4 Willow Warbler - 3 in song 2 Reed Bunting in plantings 2 Raven over Hameldon/ New la...	Bigbadbob	0	143	Thu Aug 18 5:17 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Clowbridge res. 17/8/11 (Preview) 07:45hrs C3 Willow Warbler - 2 in song 2 Swift 1 House Martin c10 Swallow + 6 moving S. c40 House Sparrows 4 Linnet 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Whinchat - usual bird present since 20/07/11 c 50 Meadow Pipit 3 Pied Wagtail 11 Mallard 2 Redpoll 32 Canada Geese Jay calling from woods 1 Raven flew E. then 2 flew W. Comp...	Bigbadbob	2	156	Wed Aug 17 11:55 PM, 2011 by Bigbadbob
	Hirundines on the river (Preview) http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778435@N07/6050550724/in/photostream-- Edited by br...	brian	3	193	Wed Aug 17 10:46 PM, 2011 by Dog Nobbler
	Cowm and Spring Mill Reservoirs. 17/8/2011 (Preview) Just thought I would check out the local reservoirs in Whitworth to see if the recent Common Scoter had found its way here,no joy though! Cowm Reservoir:- 1 Coot (present since Monday I was told),20 Swallows,60 BH Gulls,5 Tufted Duck,3 Cormorant,50 Mallard, 2 LBB Gulls(both landed on water- adult a...	David Ousey	0	131	Wed Aug 17 10:30 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Common Scoter, Clough Bottom, 16th Aug 2011 (Preview) 18:15 - 18:20 Popped up to Clowbridge to see if the Scoter was there but dipped out. Called in on Clough Bottom on the way home more in hope than expectation and a (the?) male Scoter was there in the middle of the res. Regards, Jack Nuttall	David Nuttall	1	164	Wed Aug 17 2:46 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
	Clowbridge res 15/8/11 (Preview) 07:50hrs approx. Reservoir area 1m Common Scoter still present at 11:45hrs 3 Willow Warbler - 2 in song 1 Reed Bunting c40 Meadow Pipits c40 Swallows 1 juv. Stonechat c3 kestrel Compstons Cross 09:15hrs Big passage of Swallows along quite a broad front involving 300+ birds over 1 1/2 hrs, mainly on...	Bigbadbob	3	195	Mon Aug 15 10:54 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Facit Incline-Cowm Res 15/08/11 (Preview) Mallard (Domestic type) (Anas platyrhynchos (Domestic type)) 25 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 5 Great Cormorant (Eurasian) (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis/hanedae) 2 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1 Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 1 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 19 Lesser Black-...	Ste Rush	0	146	Mon Aug 15 8:42 PM, 2011 by Ste Rush
	Grane (Ruff), 14th Aug 2011 (Preview) 07:00-08:45 G.C.Grebe, 2 on Ogden, Grey Heron, 1 on Holden Wood, Canada Goose, 2 on Holden Wood, Mallard, c50 on Holden Wood, Ruff, 1 in with Lapwing flock at Holden Wood. I went all around the res trying to get a good view but only seen at a distance or in flight so scope would be handy. Couldn't pick up any...	David Nuttall	3	276	Sun Aug 14 10:31 PM, 2011 by KEVIN LISTER
	Cowm Reservoir(This weekend) (Preview) Birds seen:- 3 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 4 Canada Geese,60 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck,2 Curlew(calling, heading south) 54 BH Gull, 3 LBB Gulls(over), 10 Wood Pigeon,5 Collared Dove, 5 Swift, 33 Swallow,10 House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail,4 Wren,Dipper, Robin(juvenile),3 Wheatear, 2 Black...	David Ousey	0	176	Sun Aug 14 10:10 PM, 2011 by David Ousey
	Buckden woods (Preview) Ploughed fields next to Buckden woods this morning, Lapwing 30+ mostly juviniles. Snipe 2 alond the edge of the field. Meadow pipits 20+. Skylark at least 6. Mixed flock of Goldfinch, Greenfinch, and Chaffinch. Lots of Crow, Rook, and Jackdaw.	brian	0	178	Sun Aug 14 11:07 AM, 2011 by brian
	Clowbridge Res, 13th Aug 2011 (Preview) 08:30-09:30 Mallard, female with 7 small ducklings perhaps a week old. Sparrowhawk, female through car park, Common Sandpiper, 1, B.H.Gull, 2, Swallow, c40 aound res and a further 40 over moorlands, Meadow Pipit, c50 especially east bank, Pied Wagtail, c6 inc several juvs, Willow Warbler, 3, Hou...	David Nuttall	0	152	Sat Aug 13 10:07 PM, 2011 by David Nuttall
	Great Clough , Hameldon , New Laithe wood 12 Aug (Preview) Swallows at Goodshaw Fold House Martins at Penny Lodge Willow Warbler - 3 groups Tawny Owl 30 swifts over Great Clough feeding before heading south to somewhere dryer Stonechat Kestrel - 6 birds Wrens at least 6 in NL wood Treecreeper - pair in NL wood GS woodpecker Bob	Pat n Bob	0	162	Fri Aug 12 10:37 PM, 2011 by Pat n Bob
	Facit Inline - Cowm Res (Preview) Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 1 Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) 1 Common Magpie (Pica pica) 6 Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) 12 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 5 Common House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) 2 Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 1 Great Tit (Parus major) 2...	Ste Rush	2	201	Wed Aug 10 6:56 PM, 2011 by Ste Rush
	Clowbridge res. 9/8/11 (Preview) 08:00hrs Walk from boathouse around res. then to Compstons Cross 2 Reed Bunting c6 Meadow Pipit 5 Pied Wagtail c60 Swift feeding over E. bank - all gone for 08:30hrs c200 Swallows all around the area seen over the skyline as well as over the res. A general slow southerly movement. 3 Sand Martin 2 Willow W...	Bigbadbob	1	214	Wed Aug 10 1:08 PM, 2011 by sarfraz
	cloughbottom (Preview) 2f gooseanders sprarrow hawk 2young bacup 5 swifts	johnh	0	171	Tue Aug 9 4:58 PM, 2011 by johnh
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