Rossendale Bird Sightings

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

teal - 7 merlin - 1 golden plover - 8 skylark - 1 meadow pipit - 70+ pied wagtail - 1 swallow - 8 raven - 1 heard linnet - 2 cheers Kevin

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:00-09:00 Cormorant, 2 perched up on the pylons, Canada Goose, 11, Mallard, 5&2, Meadow Pipit, c40 Pied Wagtail, 3, Skylark, 5 moving south calling, Stonechat, party of 7 & a single, Greenfinch, c12 in car park, Goldfinch, c10 on side of res, Reed Bunting, c4. Regards, David.

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

Osprey over heapclough, Haslingden Grane,18.30 hr 1 Green woodpecker neil

cornishrex · cornishrex

This morning just after 7am, I was watching 3 blackbirds eating the berries in a Rowan tree in my garden, then suddenly a huge bird swoped towards the blackbirds, they flew away quickly and the bird landed on a branch at the back of the garden. It was still a little grey outside, but I got the binocular...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

18:15-19:00 A quick walk around the res produced the following: Pied Wagtail, 4, Grey Wagtail, 1, Meadow Pipit, c8 going south, Swallow, a flock of 14 whizzing around, House Martin, 10 on Doric, Spotted Flycatcher, 2, Goldcrest, 2, Treecreeper, 1, Coal Tit, c4, Chaffinch, 1. Regards, David Nuttal...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Swallows have fledged 3 young from their second brood today. The breeding site is on a beam in one of the loading bays. 1 Green Woodpecker calling from woodland 1 G.S.W. over flying 1 Nuthatch calling No sign of any feeding H.Martins over the woodland today which is such a common feature at this time of...

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

1 Kingfisher 15 Mallard 3 Black-headed gull 3 Heron 3 Cormerant 8 Lapwing 20+ Canada Goose 1 Sarrowhawk Plenty of Swallows Neil

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Stubbylee Moss 2 snipe, 10 swallow, 70 meadow pipit, 50 starling, 1 female whitethroat on fence at the top of Deansgreave Lane & 15 linnet. Spring Mill Res 1 cormorant over, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 kestrel, 10 black headed gull, 1 juv little owl, 4 stonechat, 30 wood pigeon, 20 jackdaw, 9 linnet & 7...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Res Dipper 2 Grey Wagtail 1 over Cormorant 1 on pylon B.H.Gull c30 L.B.B.Gull 1 over Mallard c40 Starling c200 Goldfinch 2 Greenfinch 8 Chaffinch c10 Great Tit 1 Magpie 2 Carrion Crow 4 Canada Goose 9 Swallow c100 House Martin c10 New Line Stock Dove 1 over Tufted Duck 1 B.H.Gull 3 Mallard 37 pfyldes...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-11:00 Cormorant, 1 flew over Haslingden Moor and onto Holden Wood, Grey Heron, c4 Holden Wood / Ogden, Canada Goose, 6 on pasture near Holden Wood, Mallard, c20 Holden Wood / Ogden, Sparrowhawk, 2 jousting with Crows, Kestrel, 3, Pheasant, female with two well grown but flightless young, Lap...

brian · brian

57 FEMALE GOOSANDERS VERY LARGE FLOCK OF YOUNG SWALLOWS FEEDING ON A HATCH OF FLIES RIGHT ON THE WATER SURFACE, DIFFICULT TO COUNT BUT CERTAINLY 60 + NO GULLS

johnh · johnh

Kingfisher Brandwood Stacksteads 60 Swallows 30 Meadow Pipits 8 Longtailed Tits

brian · brian

BLUE TIT~~~PLENTY OF YOUNG GREAT TIT~~~GOOD NUMBERS COAL TIT ~~~SEEMS TO HAVE RECOVERED L T TIT~~~~~BEGINGING TO FLOCK, OK BULLFINCH~~SEVERAL PAIR WITH YOUNG CHAFFINCH~~MORE THAN USUAL GREENFINCH~ONES AND TWOS GOLDFINCH~~SEVERAL YOUNG IN SMALL FLOCK ROBIN~~~~~AS USUAL WREN~~~~~PLENTY AR...

pfyldes · pfyldes

Cowm Res Mallard c40 + 7 half grown young Tufted Duck 2 Cormorant 1 B.H.Gull 54 L.B.B.Gull 1 over Swallow c20 Dipper 1 Bullfinch 1 Goldfinch c6 Greenfinch 3 Woodpigeon 2 Carrion Crow c10 Magpie 1 Robin 1 Stonechat 3 juveniles pfyldes

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Warth/ Higher Lench 2 great spotted woodpecker, 5 grey wagtails, 6 meadow pipit, 40 house martin, 20 swallow, 1 willow warbler, 1 jay & 15 goldfinch. Hurdles Quarry/ Whittaker Pasture/ Brow Edge Quarry 1 swift, 7 skylark, 2 great spotted woodpecker, 80 meadow pipit, 1 pied wagtail, 4 wheate...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Had a quick 2 hours this afternoon inbetween the Clarets getting beaten and United winning. Pr Dipper + 1 Grey wagtail on the river at Crawshawbooth. 1 singing Dipper at Goodshawfold c50 Swallow ( inc. many juvs) mobbing 2 hovering Kestrels at Goodshawfold Pair Grey wagtail at Folly Clough + c12 Swal...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Clough Bottom 4 spotted flycatchers, 1m stonechat & 1 juv treecreeper in mixed flock containing at least 20 goldcrests and 20 coal tits. Clowbridge female mallard with 6 well grown young, 1 common tern, 2 black headed gull, 2 lesser black back gull, 6 meadow pipit & 2 pied wagtail. cheers Kev...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Had a skein of 23 geese heading W to E over Reedsholme this morning at 10:15. Certainly not Canadas did anybody else pick these up? Had they been a month later I would have swore there were Pinkfeet due to the flight line and the height that they were flying at. The calls were remeniscient of Pinkies. Unf...

Dave Howorth · Dave Howorth

1 female common scoter 2 stonechat c10 mallard c12 black headed gulls 6 crows 2 wood pigeon Dave

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

Male Hen harrier on Haslingden moor 19.30 Neil

Dave Howorth · Dave Howorth

3 stonechat 15 Black headed gull c20 Mallard 1 Cormorant 1 Blackbird 3 Chaffinch 1 Grey wagtail 2 Magpie 4 Crows 1 Weasel Dave & m.l.o.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Canada Goose - 135 cormorant - 1 great crested grebe - 1 mallard - 1 lapwing - 90 black headed gull - 15 lesser black back gull - 5 herring gull - 1 kestrel - 1 wheatear - 6 pied wagtail - 4 swallow - 6 reed bunting - 1 rook - c25 feeding in nearby field raven - 1 heard over Deeply Vale cheers Kevin & John -- Edi...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Hi All Due to a family get together this weekend for a birthday, I won't be able to get to Grane to count ducks. If anyone is in that area Sat or Sun could they post their sightings as replies to this message. Many thanks Jim

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Evening visit -19:00hrs c35 House sparrows in car park area 1 pr Reed Bunting 4 Stonechat 9 Meadow pipit 1 Wheatear 2 Heron 1 Kestrel c4 B.H.Gull 1 Willow Warbler calling from bushes c10 Mallard inc. 6yng Vis - mig at 20:00 hrs approx. c32 Swallow moving S. 6 Starling > S. 6 Goosander > N. 2 Whinchat...

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

Crossbill 3 Grane this mornning Swift fliying south over Sykeside 19.00hr Neil

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

I thought they had all gone but one flew over Newchurch 21/08 at about 19:30 Cheers Ian

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

female tufted duck with 4 ducklings on a pond in Healey Dell today. cheers Kevin

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

First Summer visit Starling 152 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 1 Robin 8 Blackbird 10 Willow Warbler 6 Woodpigeon 4 Magpie 11 Chaffinch 7 Blackcap 1 Greenfinch 3 Carrion Crow 15 Chiffchaff 2 Swallow 15 canada Goose 23 House Sparrow 5 Curlew 1 Mallard 6 Skylark 16 Meadow Pipit 17 Swift 4 Grey Wagtail 1 Sparrow Hawk 1...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:30 - 09:30, Water level is way down with lots of exposed mud! Grey Heron, 2, Shelduck, party of 4, 3 adults & 1 Juv, Lapwing, 52 on pasture with many juvs, Swallow, 4, Pied Wagtail, 1, Reed Bunting, 1, Popped on Clowbridge earlier but very windy and only noted the following: Kestrel, 1, Pied Wagta...

Neil Burke · Neil Burke

Male Hen Harrier reported Haslinden moor Friday 14 August Alden , sat 15 August, 6 Wheatear, 15 Meadow pipit Hodenwood res , sat 15 August, 1 Common Sandpiper,60 Lapwing in field near res, 20+ Linnet, 2 Herons, 4 Mallard, 10 Swallows Neil

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	Stubbylee Moss area 12/09/09 (Preview) teal - 7 merlin - 1 golden plover - 8 skylark - 1 meadow pipit - 70+ pied wagtail - 1 swallow - 8 raven - 1 heard linnet - 2 cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	170	Sat Sep 12 5:03 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clowbridge Res, 12th Sept 2009 (Preview) 08:00-09:00 Cormorant, 2 perched up on the pylons, Canada Goose, 11, Mallard, 5&2, Meadow Pipit, c40 Pied Wagtail, 3, Skylark, 5 moving south calling, Stonechat, party of 7 & a single, Greenfinch, c12 in car park, Goldfinch, c10 on side of res, Reed Bunting, c4. Regards, David.	David Nuttall	0	153	Sat Sep 12 9:52 AM, 2009 by David Nuttall
	Osprey (Preview) Osprey over heapclough, Haslingden Grane,18.30 hr 1 Green woodpecker neil	Neil Burke	0	170	Fri Sep 11 9:06 PM, 2009 by Neil Burke
	sparrowhawk or peregrine? (Preview) This morning just after 7am, I was watching 3 blackbirds eating the berries in a Rowan tree in my garden, then suddenly a huge bird swoped towards the blackbirds, they flew away quickly and the bird landed on a branch at the back of the garden. It was still a little grey outside, but I got the binocular...	cornishrex	2	256	Fri Sep 11 12:58 AM, 2009 by sarfraz
	Clough Bottom Res, 10th Sept 2009 (Preview) 18:15-19:00 A quick walk around the res produced the following: Pied Wagtail, 4, Grey Wagtail, 1, Meadow Pipit, c8 going south, Swallow, a flock of 14 whizzing around, House Martin, 10 on Doric, Spotted Flycatcher, 2, Goldcrest, 2, Treecreeper, 1, Coal Tit, c4, Chaffinch, 1. Regards, David Nuttal...	David Nuttall	0	151	Thu Sep 10 7:16 PM, 2009 by David Nuttall
	Reedsholme 7/9/09 (Preview) Swallows have fledged 3 young from their second brood today. The breeding site is on a beam in one of the loading bays. 1 Green Woodpecker calling from woodland 1 G.S.W. over flying 1 Nuthatch calling No sign of any feeding H.Martins over the woodland today which is such a common feature at this time of...	Bigbadbob	0	172	Mon Sep 7 9:21 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Holdenwood resv monday 7 Sep (Preview) 1 Kingfisher 15 Mallard 3 Black-headed gull 3 Heron 3 Cormerant 8 Lapwing 20+ Canada Goose 1 Sarrowhawk Plenty of Swallows Neil	Neil Burke	0	141	Mon Sep 7 9:05 PM, 2009 by Neil Burke
	various sites 060909 (Preview) Stubbylee Moss 2 snipe, 10 swallow, 70 meadow pipit, 50 starling, 1 female whitethroat on fence at the top of Deansgreave Lane & 15 linnet. Spring Mill Res 1 cormorant over, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 kestrel, 10 black headed gull, 1 juv little owl, 4 stonechat, 30 wood pigeon, 20 jackdaw, 9 linnet & 7...	KEVIN LISTER	0	147	Sun Sep 6 9:07 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Cowm and New Line 6.9.09 (Preview) Cowm Res Dipper 2 Grey Wagtail 1 over Cormorant 1 on pylon B.H.Gull c30 L.B.B.Gull 1 over Mallard c40 Starling c200 Goldfinch 2 Greenfinch 8 Chaffinch c10 Great Tit 1 Magpie 2 Carrion Crow 4 Canada Goose 9 Swallow c100 House Martin c10 New Line Stock Dove 1 over Tufted Duck 1 B.H.Gull 3 Mallard 37 pfyldes...	pfyldes	0	139	Sun Sep 6 3:12 PM, 2009 by pfyldes
	Grane, 6th Sept 2009. (Preview) 07:30-11:00 Cormorant, 1 flew over Haslingden Moor and onto Holden Wood, Grey Heron, c4 Holden Wood / Ogden, Canada Goose, 6 on pasture near Holden Wood, Mallard, c20 Holden Wood / Ogden, Sparrowhawk, 2 jousting with Crows, Kestrel, 3, Pheasant, female with two well grown but flightless young, Lap...	David Nuttall	1	240	Sun Sep 6 2:34 PM, 2009 by Ian Brady
	wet walk round ashworthmoor (Preview) 57 FEMALE GOOSANDERS VERY LARGE FLOCK OF YOUNG SWALLOWS FEEDING ON A HATCH OF FLIES RIGHT ON THE WATER SURFACE, DIFFICULT TO COUNT BUT CERTAINLY 60 + NO GULLS	brian	0	193	Wed Sep 2 8:51 PM, 2009 by brian
	Kearns Cowpe (Preview) Kingfisher Brandwood Stacksteads 60 Swallows 30 Meadow Pipits 8 Longtailed Tits	johnh	0	160	Tue Sep 1 11:19 AM, 2009 by johnh
	Strongstry August review (Preview) BLUE TIT~~~PLENTY OF YOUNG GREAT TIT~~~GOOD NUMBERS COAL TIT ~~~SEEMS TO HAVE RECOVERED L T TIT~~~~~BEGINGING TO FLOCK, OK BULLFINCH~~SEVERAL PAIR WITH YOUNG CHAFFINCH~~MORE THAN USUAL GREENFINCH~ONES AND TWOS GOLDFINCH~~SEVERAL YOUNG IN SMALL FLOCK ROBIN~~~~~AS USUAL WREN~~~~~PLENTY AR...	brian	0	175	Mon Aug 31 5:10 PM, 2009 by brian
	Cowm Res 30.8.09 (Preview) Cowm Res Mallard c40 + 7 half grown young Tufted Duck 2 Cormorant 1 B.H.Gull 54 L.B.B.Gull 1 over Swallow c20 Dipper 1 Bullfinch 1 Goldfinch c6 Greenfinch 3 Woodpigeon 2 Carrion Crow c10 Magpie 1 Robin 1 Stonechat 3 juveniles pfyldes	pfyldes	0	153	Sun Aug 30 5:44 PM, 2009 by pfyldes
	Warth to Brow Edge Quarry 30/08/09 (Preview) Warth/ Higher Lench 2 great spotted woodpecker, 5 grey wagtails, 6 meadow pipit, 40 house martin, 20 swallow, 1 willow warbler, 1 jay & 15 goldfinch. Hurdles Quarry/ Whittaker Pasture/ Brow Edge Quarry 1 swift, 7 skylark, 2 great spotted woodpecker, 80 meadow pipit, 1 pied wagtail, 4 wheate...	KEVIN LISTER	0	170	Sun Aug 30 4:44 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Limy Valley 29/8/09 (Preview) Had a quick 2 hours this afternoon inbetween the Clarets getting beaten and United winning. Pr Dipper + 1 Grey wagtail on the river at Crawshawbooth. 1 singing Dipper at Goodshawfold c50 Swallow ( inc. many juvs) mobbing 2 hovering Kestrels at Goodshawfold Pair Grey wagtail at Folly Clough + c12 Swal...	Bigbadbob	0	161	Sat Aug 29 9:16 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Clough Bottom and Clowbridge 290809 (Preview) Clough Bottom 4 spotted flycatchers, 1m stonechat & 1 juv treecreeper in mixed flock containing at least 20 goldcrests and 20 coal tits. Clowbridge female mallard with 6 well grown young, 1 common tern, 2 black headed gull, 2 lesser black back gull, 6 meadow pipit & 2 pied wagtail. cheers Kev...	KEVIN LISTER	0	158	Sat Aug 29 6:05 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Early geese? 26/8/09 (Preview) Had a skein of 23 geese heading W to E over Reedsholme this morning at 10:15. Certainly not Canadas did anybody else pick these up? Had they been a month later I would have swore there were Pinkfeet due to the flight line and the height that they were flying at. The calls were remeniscient of Pinkies. Unf...	Bigbadbob	0	201	Wed Aug 26 11:35 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Clowbridge Res 6-15 pm 24/08/09 (Preview) 1 female common scoter 2 stonechat c10 mallard c12 black headed gulls 6 crows 2 wood pigeon Dave	Dave Howorth	2	204	Wed Aug 26 3:56 PM, 2009 by Dave Howorth
	Hen harrier 24 August (Preview) Male Hen harrier on Haslingden moor 19.30 Neil	Neil Burke	0	213	Mon Aug 24 8:30 PM, 2009 by Neil Burke
	Cowm Res 23/8/09 (Preview) 3 stonechat 15 Black headed gull c20 Mallard 1 Cormorant 1 Blackbird 3 Chaffinch 1 Grey wagtail 2 Magpie 4 Crows 1 Weasel Dave & m.l.o.	Dave Howorth	0	195	Mon Aug 24 3:12 PM, 2009 by Dave Howorth
	Ashworth Moor Res 230809 (Preview) Canada Goose - 135 cormorant - 1 great crested grebe - 1 mallard - 1 lapwing - 90 black headed gull - 15 lesser black back gull - 5 herring gull - 1 kestrel - 1 wheatear - 6 pied wagtail - 4 swallow - 6 reed bunting - 1 rook - c25 feeding in nearby field raven - 1 heard over Deeply Vale cheers Kevin & John -- Edi...	KEVIN LISTER	0	192	Sun Aug 23 7:19 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Wildfowl Count - Grane Sun 23rd August (Preview) Hi All Due to a family get together this weekend for a birthday, I won't be able to get to Grane to count ducks. If anyone is in that area Sat or Sun could they post their sightings as replies to this message. Many thanks Jim	JimOrmerod	3	200	Sun Aug 23 12:36 PM, 2009 by Ian Brady
	Clowbridge res. 22/8/09 (Preview) Evening visit -19:00hrs c35 House sparrows in car park area 1 pr Reed Bunting 4 Stonechat 9 Meadow pipit 1 Wheatear 2 Heron 1 Kestrel c4 B.H.Gull 1 Willow Warbler calling from bushes c10 Mallard inc. 6yng Vis - mig at 20:00 hrs approx. c32 Swallow moving S. 6 Starling > S. 6 Goosander > N. 2 Whinchat...	Bigbadbob	0	200	Sat Aug 22 10:44 PM, 2009 by Bigbadbob
	Crossbill & Swift 22 August (Preview) Crossbill 3 Grane this mornning Swift fliying south over Sykeside 19.00hr Neil	Neil Burke	0	207	Sat Aug 22 8:10 PM, 2009 by Neil Burke
	Swift (Preview) I thought they had all gone but one flew over Newchurch 21/08 at about 19:30 Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	0	193	Sat Aug 22 7:22 PM, 2009 by Ian Brady
	tufted duck 190809 (Preview) female tufted duck with 4 ducklings on a pond in Healey Dell today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	186	Wed Aug 19 5:18 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	TTV SD81T Whitworth (Preview) First Summer visit Starling 152 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 1 Robin 8 Blackbird 10 Willow Warbler 6 Woodpigeon 4 Magpie 11 Chaffinch 7 Blackcap 1 Greenfinch 3 Carrion Crow 15 Chiffchaff 2 Swallow 15 canada Goose 23 House Sparrow 5 Curlew 1 Mallard 6 Skylark 16 Meadow Pipit 17 Swift 4 Grey Wagtail 1 Sparrow Hawk 1...	Ste Rush	1	272	Mon Aug 17 9:34 PM, 2009 by Ste Rush
	Holden Wood Res, 16th Aug 2009 (Preview) 08:30 - 09:30, Water level is way down with lots of exposed mud! Grey Heron, 2, Shelduck, party of 4, 3 adults & 1 Juv, Lapwing, 52 on pasture with many juvs, Swallow, 4, Pied Wagtail, 1, Reed Bunting, 1, Popped on Clowbridge earlier but very windy and only noted the following: Kestrel, 1, Pied Wagta...	David Nuttall	1	215	Sun Aug 16 9:39 PM, 2009 by sarfraz
	Grane and Alden (Preview) Male Hen Harrier reported Haslinden moor Friday 14 August Alden , sat 15 August, 6 Wheatear, 15 Meadow pipit Hodenwood res , sat 15 August, 1 Common Sandpiper,60 Lapwing in field near res, 20+ Linnet, 2 Herons, 4 Mallard, 10 Swallows Neil	Neil Burke	0	221	Sun Aug 16 3:03 PM, 2009 by Neil Burke
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