Rossendale Bird Sightings

C Bel · C Bel

8th 10.30am. 9 teal and Ad med gull on Res. 9th.. 1pm. 6 Teal, 3 snipe on new showing mud at boat house end, 22 Mallard.

Markg · Markg

Short eared owl quartering rough grassland between old pub and cottages

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

Peregrine, male zipped over the town centre and was later relocated on top of Hardman mill chimney, Tawny Owl, calling bird on Newchurch Road, Kingfisher, 1 on The Limy near B&M flew downsteam and off down The Irwell, G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird near Greenbank, House Martin, 4 over town, Pied...

johnh · johnh

1 ring necked parakeet

johnh · johnh

15 goosander 70 lapwings 4 stonechat 2jays 1raven 1 skylark

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Afternoon 5/9/21 1 Kestrel - Scarfoot farm + 1 at Cribden Clough on mast. 12 Mallard - Pinner Lodge 1 Green Woodpecker feeding on lane - my first this year. 1 Buzzard calling at Cribden End then 2 over Kirk Hill drifted towards Oakenhead Wood rd. 1 Swallow over Laund Hey + 1 over Rawtenstall all in all a poo...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

5/9/21 1 Hobby from over the wood, then over the house southwards at 10:35hrs. A one hour watch from the park towards the western hillside provided 4 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk and 2 Kestrel. Only odd House Martins with 2 harassing Sparrowhawk. Bullfinch calling from scrub at park. 4/9/21 - mechanical w...

Markg · Markg

Nuthatch in garden this morning bit of a surprise up here

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-11:00 Cormorant, 2 on a pylon plus 2 around the res, Grey Heron, 2, Canada Goose, 19 flew off pasture onto res, Mallard, c12, Sparrowhawk, female over Nutshaw, Kestrel, 3, Peregrine, juv over Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, 4, L.B.B.Gull, c20 juvs plus 1 adult, Stock Dove, 1, Green Woodpecker, 1 calling a...

sarfraz · sarfraz

With Paul B- - Quiet day but highlights :- 1 Swift over Holden Wood Reservoir - picked out by Paul - first of the year for both of us. Whinchat - it was AWOL and we did a thorough enough search 4 Stonechat pairs - 1 at Holden Wood Res, 2 at Ogden res, 1 at Calf Hey, 2 Grasshopper Warblers reeling - 1 a t H...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

17:00-18:00 Whinchat, 1 in south bay, Stonechat, 1 in south bay, Sedge Warbler, 1 flushed from rushes in south bay but dived into cover so not seen again, Chiffchaff, 1 in the car park. Regards, David. -- Edited by David Nuttall on Thursday 2nd of September 2021 10:05:41 PM

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

07:30-10:30 Cormorant, 2, Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 8, Buzzard, soaring bird over Loveclough, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, B.H.Gull, 2, L.B.B.Gull, c100 over inc flock of c50, Arctic Tern, juv on res been present for 3 days according to B. Lee, Stock Dove, 1, Green Woodpecker, calling bird, G.S.Wo...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Highest Buzzard count so far with 8 birds over Constablelee/cemetry, 6 of which were very high. Lots of activity over recent weeks with several calling birds. Flock of c30 House Martins over Woodcroft St. 1 Grey Wagtail on river at Leabrook 1 Willow Warbler at Cribden Clough 10 Wood Pigeon feeding on...

craggy · craggy

Holden Wood Bullfinch two calling birds one female seen 1 Buzzard 3 Mallard 30+ Canada Geese 6 Cormorant 1 Grey Heron 20+ Black-headed Gulls 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Herring Gull over calling 5 Swallow 4 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Juvenile Yellow Wagtail seen, then later while I was talki...

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Late Morning onwards 1 cormorant 1 G.C. Grebe 2 Canada Geese c10 Mallard 1 Moorhen - heard only 1f Teal 1 Grey Heron c9 B.H. Gull 1 L.B.B.Gull 1 Raven - Nutshaw Hill 1 Swallow 2 Pied Wagtail 3 Whinchat - S. bay 3 Stonechat - S. bay 1 Bullfinch - heard 1 Chiffchaff -calling bird Bob.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

18:00-19:30 Grey Heron, 1 around the res, Greylag Goose, 1 on res, Kestrel, 1 over White Hill, Lapwing, a good flock of 78 birds flew from Deerplay towards The Brex, L.B.B.Gull, c60 on the res, Stock Dove, 1 into trees at Windy Bank, G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird, Swallow, c30 inc flock of 14 over Red Mo...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

09:30-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 3, Grey Heron, 3, Canada Goose, c50, Kestrel, 3 singles, Moorhen, 1 on lagoon, L.B.B.Gull, c100 over in small flocks, B.H.Gull, flock of c30 over, Stock Dove, pair , Green Woodpecker, yaffling bird at top end, Swallow, c20, House Martin, 2, Meadow Pipit,...

C Bel · C Bel

on Res 7 Goosander. 4 Teal. 1 G C Grebe. 2 Cormorants. 9 Mallard. 3 Swifts over boathouse fields. 1 Chiffchaff in scrub behind boathouse. Quiet otherwise.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Lots of Buzzard activity this morning until early afternoon, max. of 7 birds up one point. Lots of food begging calls from young. Flock of 6 Raven over farmland on west side of valley. Few House Martins c10 - accompanying the buzzards. Otherwise very quiet. Bob.

johnh · johnh

Goshawk over

C Bel · C Bel

11 noisy screaming Swifts circling over our house this morning at c10am.

craggy · craggy

Fields above Irwell Vale railway station A large gathering of Swift - Swallow and House Martin feeding over the fields Cheers Craggy

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

Buzzard, 1 calling over Twenty-Penneth, Sparrowhawk, female sat on dry stone wall flew off low towards a flock of Goldfinch feeding on thistles but no casualties! Kestrel, 3 singles, 1 eating a vole whilst sat atop a telegraph pole, Moorhen, 2 on Shortclough, Stock Dove, 6 at Edge Yate, Little Owl, 1...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

10:00-12:00 G.C.Grebe, adult & juv, Cormorant,1, Grey Heron, 1 feeding around the edge of the res, Kestrel, 2 over the moors, Swift, c20 through south, Green Woodpecker, 1 towards Crown Point, Swallow, c50 over grassland, Meadow Pipit, c6, Pied Wagtail, c6, Stonechat, male in South Bay, Will...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

10:00-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 1 sat on lagoon wall, Canada Goose, single flew off towards Clough Bottom, Mallard, 10 dropped in, Sparrowhawk, female over, Kestrel, 3 hunting the moors, Coot, 1 tucked up in cover in South Bay, Redshank, 1 on East shoreline, L.B.B.Gull, c100 over, Swif...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

10/8/21 20:15 Approx 20 Swift over Seat Naze Cheers Ian

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

09:00-11:00 Hobby, bird through no doubt attracted by the large number of hirundines, Kestrel, 2 over Nutshaw, Common Sandpiper, 1, L.B.B.Gull, c50 through south, Common Gull, 1 on res with B.H.Gulls, B.H.Gull, c200 flew in from the west and settled on the res, Swift, c20 through south, Swallow, c...

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

08:30 -10:00 Cormorant,2, Grey Heron, 2. Oystercatcher, 1 on pontoon, Stock Dove, 2, Swift, c12. Swallow, c12, Sand Martin. c6, House Martin. c6, Meadow Pipit, c12, Pied Wagtail, c12. Willow Warbler, 1 sang briefly, Raven, 4 in pylons towards Compstons Cross, Goldfinch, c12., Greenfinch, 2, in c...

Rossendale Reds · Rossendale Reds

I am pretty sure I saw an American Goldfinch in my Reedsholme garden yesterday.(26/07/21) It was a large, pale yellow finch with a black streak on the wing and a black forehead. I got a good look at it and am fairly certain about what I was looking at. It wasn't a European Goldfinch or a Siskin. I can only as...

johnh · johnh

8 lapwings 1grasshopper warbler 1stonechat 1kestral 37 Canada geese Mallard +4 young

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	Clowbridge Res 8th -9thSept 21 (Preview) 8th 10.30am. 9 teal and Ad med gull on Res. 9th.. 1pm. 6 Teal, 3 snipe on new showing mud at boat house end, 22 Mallard.	C Bel	0	90	Thu Sep 9 1:20 PM, 2021 by C Bel
	Deerplay (Preview) Short eared owl quartering rough grassland between old pub and cottages	Markg	0	91	Wed Sep 8 7:56 PM, 2021 by Markg
	Rawtenstall, 7th Sep 2021 (Preview) Peregrine, male zipped over the town centre and was later relocated on top of Hardman mill chimney, Tawny Owl, calling bird on Newchurch Road, Kingfisher, 1 on The Limy near B&M flew downsteam and off down The Irwell, G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird near Greenbank, House Martin, 4 over town, Pied...	David Nuttall	0	119	Tue Sep 7 8:20 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	lumb (Preview) 1 ring necked parakeet	johnh	0	86	Tue Sep 7 5:11 PM, 2021 by johnh
	clough bottom (Preview) 15 goosander 70 lapwings 4 stonechat 2jays 1raven 1 skylark	johnh	0	85	Mon Sep 6 5:37 PM, 2021 by johnh
	Reedsholme - Cribden Lane 5/9/21 (Preview) Afternoon 5/9/21 1 Kestrel - Scarfoot farm + 1 at Cribden Clough on mast. 12 Mallard - Pinner Lodge 1 Green Woodpecker feeding on lane - my first this year. 1 Buzzard calling at Cribden End then 2 over Kirk Hill drifted towards Oakenhead Wood rd. 1 Swallow over Laund Hey + 1 over Rawtenstall all in all a poo...	Bigbadbob	0	55	Mon Sep 6 1:34 PM, 2021 by Bigbadbob
	Reedsholme 5/9/21 (Preview) 5/9/21 1 Hobby from over the wood, then over the house southwards at 10:35hrs. A one hour watch from the park towards the western hillside provided 4 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk and 2 Kestrel. Only odd House Martins with 2 harassing Sparrowhawk. Bullfinch calling from scrub at park. 4/9/21 - mechanical w...	Bigbadbob	0	61	Sun Sep 5 1:34 PM, 2021 by Bigbadbob
	Deerplay (Preview) Nuthatch in garden this morning bit of a surprise up here	Markg	0	86	Sun Sep 5 11:12 AM, 2021 by Markg
	Clowbridge, 4th Sep 2021 (Preview) 07:30-11:00 Cormorant, 2 on a pylon plus 2 around the res, Grey Heron, 2, Canada Goose, 19 flew off pasture onto res, Mallard, c12, Sparrowhawk, female over Nutshaw, Kestrel, 3, Peregrine, juv over Nutshaw, B.H.Gull, 4, L.B.B.Gull, c20 juvs plus 1 adult, Stock Dove, 1, Green Woodpecker, 1 calling a...	David Nuttall	0	91	Sat Sep 4 12:13 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	Rossendale Wildlife Thread 2021 - Part 2 (Preview) With Paul B- - Quiet day but highlights :- 1 Swift over Holden Wood Reservoir - picked out by Paul - first of the year for both of us. Whinchat - it was AWOL and we did a thorough enough search 4 Stonechat pairs - 1 at Holden Wood Res, 2 at Ogden res, 1 at Calf Hey, 2 Grasshopper Warblers reeling - 1 a t H...	sarfraz	13	435	Fri Sep 3 11:35 PM, 2021 by sarfraz
	Clowbridge, 2nd Sep 2021 (Preview) 17:00-18:00 Whinchat, 1 in south bay, Stonechat, 1 in south bay, Sedge Warbler, 1 flushed from rushes in south bay but dived into cover so not seen again, Chiffchaff, 1 in the car park. Regards, David. -- Edited by David Nuttall on Thursday 2nd of September 2021 10:05:41 PM	David Nuttall	0	96	Thu Sep 2 10:03 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge (Arctic Tern), 29th Aug 2021 (Preview) 07:30-10:30 Cormorant, 2, Grey Heron, 1, Canada Goose, 8, Buzzard, soaring bird over Loveclough, Kestrel, 1 over the moors, B.H.Gull, 2, L.B.B.Gull, c100 over inc flock of c50, Arctic Tern, juv on res been present for 3 days according to B. Lee, Stock Dove, 1, Green Woodpecker, calling bird, G.S.Wo...	David Nuttall	4	171	Thu Sep 2 11:15 AM, 2021 by C Bel
	Reedsholme area 28/8/21 (Preview) Highest Buzzard count so far with 8 birds over Constablelee/cemetry, 6 of which were very high. Lots of activity over recent weeks with several calling birds. Flock of c30 House Martins over Woodcroft St. 1 Grey Wagtail on river at Leabrook 1 Willow Warbler at Cribden Clough 10 Wood Pigeon feeding on...	Bigbadbob	0	94	Sun Aug 29 11:21 AM, 2021 by Bigbadbob
	Holden Wood 24/8/2021 (Preview) Holden Wood Bullfinch two calling birds one female seen 1 Buzzard 3 Mallard 30+ Canada Geese 6 Cormorant 1 Grey Heron 20+ Black-headed Gulls 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Herring Gull over calling 5 Swallow 4 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Juvenile Yellow Wagtail seen, then later while I was talki...	craggy	0	113	Tue Aug 24 6:42 PM, 2021 by craggy
	Clowbridge res. 23/8/21 (Preview) Late Morning onwards 1 cormorant 1 G.C. Grebe 2 Canada Geese c10 Mallard 1 Moorhen - heard only 1f Teal 1 Grey Heron c9 B.H. Gull 1 L.B.B.Gull 1 Raven - Nutshaw Hill 1 Swallow 2 Pied Wagtail 3 Whinchat - S. bay 3 Stonechat - S. bay 1 Bullfinch - heard 1 Chiffchaff -calling bird Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	102	Mon Aug 23 2:44 PM, 2021 by Bigbadbob
	Clough Bottom, 22nd Aug 2021 (Preview) 18:00-19:30 Grey Heron, 1 around the res, Greylag Goose, 1 on res, Kestrel, 1 over White Hill, Lapwing, a good flock of 78 birds flew from Deerplay towards The Brex, L.B.B.Gull, c60 on the res, Stock Dove, 1 into trees at Windy Bank, G.S.Woodpecker, calling bird, Swallow, c30 inc flock of 14 over Red Mo...	David Nuttall	0	85	Sun Aug 22 9:34 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge, 22nd Aug 2021 (Preview) 09:30-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 3, Grey Heron, 3, Canada Goose, c50, Kestrel, 3 singles, Moorhen, 1 on lagoon, L.B.B.Gull, c100 over in small flocks, B.H.Gull, flock of c30 over, Stock Dove, pair , Green Woodpecker, yaffling bird at top end, Swallow, c20, House Martin, 2, Meadow Pipit,...	David Nuttall	0	88	Sun Aug 22 5:46 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge Res. 21st Aug 21. (Preview) on Res 7 Goosander. 4 Teal. 1 G C Grebe. 2 Cormorants. 9 Mallard. 3 Swifts over boathouse fields. 1 Chiffchaff in scrub behind boathouse. Quiet otherwise.	C Bel	0	103	Sat Aug 21 10:11 PM, 2021 by C Bel
	Reedsholme 20/8/21 (Preview) Lots of Buzzard activity this morning until early afternoon, max. of 7 birds up one point. Lots of food begging calls from young. Flock of 6 Raven over farmland on west side of valley. Few House Martins c10 - accompanying the buzzards. Otherwise very quiet. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	115	Fri Aug 20 5:13 PM, 2021 by Bigbadbob
	Rawtenstall (Preview) Goshawk over	johnh	0	85	Thu Aug 19 7:01 PM, 2021 by johnh
	C/booth 19th Aug 21 (Preview) 11 noisy screaming Swifts circling over our house this morning at c10am.	C Bel	0	87	Thu Aug 19 6:18 PM, 2021 by C Bel
	Irwell Vale 18/08/2021 (Preview) Fields above Irwell Vale railway station A large gathering of Swift - Swallow and House Martin feeding over the fields Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	56	Thu Aug 19 2:09 PM, 2021 by craggy
	Swinshaw Moor, 15th Aug 2021 (Preview) Buzzard, 1 calling over Twenty-Penneth, Sparrowhawk, female sat on dry stone wall flew off low towards a flock of Goldfinch feeding on thistles but no casualties! Kestrel, 3 singles, 1 eating a vole whilst sat atop a telegraph pole, Moorhen, 2 on Shortclough, Stock Dove, 6 at Edge Yate, Little Owl, 1...	David Nuttall	0	108	Sun Aug 15 9:45 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge, 14th Aug 2021 (Preview) 10:00-12:00 G.C.Grebe, adult & juv, Cormorant,1, Grey Heron, 1 feeding around the edge of the res, Kestrel, 2 over the moors, Swift, c20 through south, Green Woodpecker, 1 towards Crown Point, Swallow, c50 over grassland, Meadow Pipit, c6, Pied Wagtail, c6, Stonechat, male in South Bay, Will...	David Nuttall	0	63	Sat Aug 14 2:14 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge, 13th Aug 2021 (Preview) 10:00-12:00 G.C.Grebe, 1 on res, Cormorant, 1 sat on lagoon wall, Canada Goose, single flew off towards Clough Bottom, Mallard, 10 dropped in, Sparrowhawk, female over, Kestrel, 3 hunting the moors, Coot, 1 tucked up in cover in South Bay, Redshank, 1 on East shoreline, L.B.B.Gull, c100 over, Swif...	David Nuttall	0	88	Fri Aug 13 1:08 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	Swifts (Preview) 10/8/21 20:15 Approx 20 Swift over Seat Naze Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	0	70	Tue Aug 10 11:20 PM, 2021 by Ian Brady
	Clowbridge, 7th August 2021 (Preview) 09:00-11:00 Hobby, bird through no doubt attracted by the large number of hirundines, Kestrel, 2 over Nutshaw, Common Sandpiper, 1, L.B.B.Gull, c50 through south, Common Gull, 1 on res with B.H.Gulls, B.H.Gull, c200 flew in from the west and settled on the res, Swift, c20 through south, Swallow, c...	David Nuttall	0	94	Sat Aug 7 11:57 AM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	Clowbridge, 31st July 2021 (Preview) 08:30 -10:00 Cormorant,2, Grey Heron, 2. Oystercatcher, 1 on pontoon, Stock Dove, 2, Swift, c12. Swallow, c12, Sand Martin. c6, House Martin. c6, Meadow Pipit, c12, Pied Wagtail, c12. Willow Warbler, 1 sang briefly, Raven, 4 in pylons towards Compstons Cross, Goldfinch, c12., Greenfinch, 2, in c...	David Nuttall	0	93	Sat Jul 31 11:06 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	American Goldfinch (Preview) I am pretty sure I saw an American Goldfinch in my Reedsholme garden yesterday.(26/07/21) It was a large, pale yellow finch with a black streak on the wing and a black forehead. I got a good look at it and am fairly certain about what I was looking at. It wasn't a European Goldfinch or a Siskin. I can only as...	Rossendale Reds	2	167	Wed Jul 28 8:42 AM, 2021 by C Bel
	Cloughbottom (Preview) 8 lapwings 1grasshopper warbler 1stonechat 1kestral 37 Canada geese Mallard +4 young	johnh	1	125	Mon Jul 26 7:28 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
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