There are seven nests in Tyldesley Cemetery this year, without having had opportunity for a full look at the site. Those nests are in a different part of the site to where I recall them being previously. Others in Tyldesley are a single Rook nest at Manchester Road/Cherington Drive opposite the Gatehouse pub and two nests at Kings Court opposite Aldi. I dont know whether either of these latter two sites has been used by Rooks before this year.
-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 28th of March 2020 12:08:53 PM
dave broome said
Sun Mar 22 11:59 AM, 2020
Two nests at St Johns Church, Mosley Common, an outlier from the Tyldesley Cemetery rookery, birds often roving between the two sites
fredford said
Fri Mar 20 8:05 PM, 2020
Birtle Lower rookery twenty- one nests. Hooray ! Upper rookery not yet explored.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Thu Mar 19 10:06 PM, 2020
Could be 12 nest sites on Irlam Road, Flixton, all bar two in one tree.
brian kirkwood said
Mon Jan 20 9:07 AM, 2020
St Pauls Shuttleworth Rookery.
Over the past seven days there has been early activity at the above Rookery, the birds only return here to nest, 24 in the tree tops basically in pairs and some tidying up wind blown nests.
Regards Brian.
brian kirkwood said
Thu Mar 28 9:30 PM, 2019
St Pauls Shuttleworth Rookery.
Twentynine active nests with a possible 4/5 more, lots of movement and stealing of twigs from nests, at least Fortyfive adult birds present at 1600 hrs today.
Regards Brian.
fredford said
Thu Mar 28 8:28 AM, 2019
Twenty-two nests in Birtle No. 1 rookery. Watched them dismantle last years magpie nests to use the sticks in their own nests.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Wed Mar 27 5:23 PM, 2019
Would appear to be 10 active nests in the grounds of Wellacre Academy, Irlam Road, Flixton.
Dave Sanderson said
Sat Feb 23 4:11 PM, 2019
At least a dozen rooks, some in pairs, some with nests in the Church Rd / Wellmeadow Rd area of Uppermill, Saddleworth.
Steven Nelson said
Thu Feb 21 9:21 PM, 2019
Just 1 nest and 4 Rooks squabbling over it on Irlam Road, Flixton today. Hopefully therell be a few more nests constructed soon.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Feb 6 5:44 PM, 2019
Originally posted today by Fred Ford:
Four nests under construction in Birtle no. 1 rookery and in rookery no. 2, half mile to the east, six or seven.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Thu Apr 12 6:46 PM, 2018
Looks like 10 nests on Irlam Road, Flixton.
Peter Johnson said
Thu Apr 12 5:29 PM, 2018
Summerseat - 7 nests
Hawkshaw - 18 nests
Gorsey Clough - 9 nests
fredford said
Wed Apr 4 3:56 PM, 2018
Birtle rookery has 24 nests and the annexe,300 yards to the east ,has approximately 16. This is the fifth year and going strong, I am pleased to report. .
Charles Coutts said
Wed Apr 4 11:08 AM, 2018
7 nests in tree across road from Wythenshawe Market
Jeff Clarke said
Mon Mar 26 10:16 PM, 2018
Only 19 nests counted at the small wood north of Brookheys covert (Carrington Moss). Although I have not counted the nests here in the past this seems like a reduction on previous years.
Mike Cooper said
Mon Mar 26 9:58 PM, 2018
26/3 17:45-18:10 birch Middleton
86 nests occupied or being built
Colin Ramsden said
Mon Apr 17 5:08 PM, 2017
Wolstenholme (Nutters) - Norden. 24 nests - same as last year so holding its own.
Counts at the two rookeries in the north of the Wigan area revealed 57 active nests at Worthington and 81 at Haigh
Jim Ormerod said
Thu Apr 6 7:25 PM, 2017
Hi Dave and Peter -
It must have been rook counting day today!
I also went towards Horwich but not as far as Stocks Park Drive. I had 35 near the Blundell Arms and 6 at Bottom o' th' Moor
At Hawkshaw I had 15 nests too. At Bradshaw Road, opp Brooks Buildings there were 45.
I also checked Holcombe Church, Ramsbottom - 22 nests, and St John's at Shuttleworth - 41 nests
I've still not found any in the Smithills Hall area.
Jim
dave broome said
Thu Apr 6 6:22 PM, 2017
Jim Ormerod wrote:
I thought I'd try to locate rookeries in north Bolton with a view to counting them in next few weeks. I found the one at Hawkshaw near the lodge (8 nests on 13th) and Brook Buildings, Bradshaw (c24 on 13th). However, I could not locate anything in the Smithills area where there have been rookeries in the past. I could see no signs at Shoulder of Mutton Clough near Smithills Dean Road and I pretty well covered the other woods down Raveden Brook, round Smithills Hall etc on the way down to Moss Bank Way with no success.
Does anyone know of any recent Rook sites in north Bolton in recent years?
Jim Ormerod
In Horwich today there were 4 birds at 2 nests (one only at the early stages of construction) in trees at Chorley Old Road/Stocks Park Drive
Peter Johnson said
Thu Apr 6 5:05 PM, 2017
Hawkshaw, 15 nests
Summerseat, 12 nests
Gorsey Clough Nursing Home, 10 nests
vic chatterton said
Wed Apr 5 4:15 PM, 2017
Bottom of Hillend Lane, Mottram - Broadbottom boundary.
30 nests counted with at least 25 occupied. Increase from 19 last year so back to at least 2015 levels.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Mon Apr 3 9:36 PM, 2017
Very good count of 14 nests on Irlam Road, Flixton.
John Rayner said
Wed Mar 29 8:36 AM, 2017
4 Attended nests at Blossoms Lane, Woodford.
A guestimate of 20 nests by Stockport School on the A6, Great Moor.
Cheers John
fredford said
Wed Mar 29 8:01 AM, 2017
The Birtle rookery, which started four years ago,has nineteen nests. The offshoot, quarter of mile to the east,started last year and has approximately fifteen nests.
Roger Baker 3 said
Mon Mar 27 8:42 PM, 2017
18 occupied nests in the rookery on Broadbottom Road ...... bang on the Mottram / Broadbottom border.
Roger.
Dave Sanderson said
Wed Mar 22 8:35 AM, 2017
Half a dozen nests at the junction of Church Rd and Wellmeadow Rd, Uppermill, Saddleworth
Jim Ormerod said
Wed Mar 22 7:49 AM, 2017
27nests at the rookery near Blundell Arms (about 100m towards Horwich on the left) and a further 6 about 100m further on where Bottom o' th' Moor goes off to the left. Thanks Keith.
Jim
Jim Ormerod said
Sat Mar 18 4:44 PM, 2017
Thanks Keith. I think that will be the site listed as Bottom o'th' Moor or Blundell Arms. I'll take a look over there.
Jim
Keith Mills said
Sat Mar 18 1:28 PM, 2017
Use to be a fair size one on Chorley Old Road; on the left past the Bob Smithy Inn, about 250 yards up the hill.
-- Edited by keith mills on Saturday 18th of March 2017 01:28:44 PM
Jim Ormerod said
Sat Mar 18 1:23 PM, 2017
I thought I'd try to locate rookeries in north Bolton with a view to counting them in next few weeks. I found the one at Hawkshaw near the lodge (8 nests on 13th) and Brook Buildings, Bradshaw (c24 on 13th). However, I could not locate anything in the Smithills area where there have been rookeries in the past. I could see no signs at Shoulder of Mutton Clough near Smithills Dean Road and I pretty well covered the other woods down Raveden Brook, round Smithills Hall etc on the way down to Moss Bank Way with no success.
Does anyone know of any recent Rook sites in north Bolton in recent years?
Jim Ormerod
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sun Apr 24 6:17 PM, 2016
The Irlam Road, Flixton rookery has 6 nests and there are now 4 in the Woodsend Park rookery.
Colin Ramsden said
Sat Apr 23 9:01 PM, 2016
Wolstenholme Norden (Nutters)
c 24 nests
Mike Cooper said
Sun Apr 17 5:00 PM, 2016
Birch heywood Middleton border 17/4
117 nests counted this afternoon
-- Edited by Mike Cooper on Sunday 17th of April 2016 05:01:41 PM
Dave Sanderson said
Sun Apr 17 12:17 PM, 2016
Seven (and a half) nests in tall trees off Wellmeadow Rd, Uppermill, Saddleworth.
brian kirkwood said
Sun Apr 17 11:22 AM, 2016
St Johns Shuttleworth.
Fourty one nests constructed or under construction, between 28 and 32 appear to be in use, with several sitting birds.
Fifty three birds seen in and around the area.
Regards Brian.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Fri Apr 8 7:20 PM, 2016
Irlam Road, Flixton has 6 nests and there appear to be 3 nests in a tree on the south side of Woodsend Park.
John Rayner said
Thu Apr 7 9:45 PM, 2016
A 5th nest under construction on Blossoms Lane opposite Church Lane Flood, Woodford.
Cheers, John
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Thu Apr 7 4:52 PM, 2016
Irlam Road, Flixton, now has 6 nests...and counting!
David Lumb said
Sun Apr 3 7:20 PM, 2016
24 nests in the Bradshaw Road copse above Jumbles CP, next to the track to Toye Farm.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sun Apr 3 5:48 PM, 2016
Irlam Road rookery is now 5 nest strong.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Fri Apr 1 9:47 PM, 2016
Irlam Road, Flixton rookery, outside Wellacre College is now 4 nests strong.
Mike Cooper said
Mon Mar 7 9:48 PM, 2016
Birch rookery heywood Middleton border sat 5/3
About 40 nests being built or repaired
Steven Nelson said
Mon Mar 7 7:28 PM, 2016
17.30 Birds back at the small rookery outside Wellacre School, Flixton with a count of 8 birds at 3 nests.
Colin Ramsden said
Fri Apr 17 6:27 PM, 2015
Wolstenholme - Norden - 18 nests today.
vic chatterton said
Wed Apr 15 5:24 PM, 2015
19 nests on the Mottram/ Broadbottom parish border at the bottom of Hillend Lane. 26 there in 2013.
It appears that many rookeries throughout GM are declining in numbers. A far cry from the 1960s when I knew of at least 7 rookeries in the Hyde/Longdendale area alone, many of them very large ones.
fred fouracre said
Fri Apr 10 11:41 AM, 2015
61 nests at worthington lakes rookery.
Colin Ramsden said
Tue Apr 7 9:35 PM, 2015
Birtle - Harwood Fields 24 nests as of today
Cutgate (Norden) 4 nests on Meadow View adjacent Tesco Express. A new site to my knowledge
Others in Tyldesley are a single Rook nest at Manchester Road/Cherington Drive opposite the Gatehouse pub and two nests at Kings Court opposite Aldi. I dont know whether either of these latter two sites has been used by Rooks before this year.
-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 28th of March 2020 12:08:53 PM
St Pauls Shuttleworth Rookery.
Over the past seven days there has been early activity at the above Rookery, the birds only return here to nest, 24 in the tree tops basically in pairs and some tidying up wind blown nests.
Regards Brian.
St Pauls Shuttleworth Rookery.
Twentynine active nests with a possible 4/5 more, lots of movement and stealing of twigs from nests, at least Fortyfive adult birds present at 1600 hrs today.
Regards Brian.
At least a dozen rooks, some in pairs, some with nests in the Church Rd / Wellmeadow Rd area of Uppermill, Saddleworth.
Originally posted today by Fred Ford:
Four nests under construction in Birtle no. 1 rookery and in rookery no. 2, half mile to the east, six or seven.
Summerseat - 7 nests
Hawkshaw - 18 nests
Gorsey Clough - 9 nests
.
7 nests in tree across road from Wythenshawe Market
Only 19 nests counted at the small wood north of Brookheys covert (Carrington Moss). Although I have not counted the nests here in the past this seems like a reduction on previous years.
86 nests occupied or being built
Counts at the two rookeries in the north of the Wigan area revealed 57 active nests at Worthington and 81 at Haigh
Hi Dave and Peter -
It must have been rook counting day today!
I also went towards Horwich but not as far as Stocks Park Drive. I had 35 near the Blundell Arms and 6 at Bottom o' th' Moor
At Hawkshaw I had 15 nests too. At Bradshaw Road, opp Brooks Buildings there were 45.
I also checked Holcombe Church, Ramsbottom - 22 nests, and St John's at Shuttleworth - 41 nests
I've still not found any in the Smithills Hall area.
Jim
In Horwich today there were 4 birds at 2 nests (one only at the early stages of construction) in trees at Chorley Old Road/Stocks Park Drive
Hawkshaw, 15 nests
Summerseat, 12 nests
Gorsey Clough Nursing Home, 10 nests
Bottom of Hillend Lane, Mottram - Broadbottom boundary.
30 nests counted with at least 25 occupied. Increase from 19 last year so back to at least 2015 levels.
A guestimate of 20 nests by Stockport School on the A6, Great Moor.
Cheers John
Roger.
Half a dozen nests at the junction of Church Rd and Wellmeadow Rd, Uppermill, Saddleworth
27nests at the rookery near Blundell Arms (about 100m towards Horwich on the left) and a further 6 about 100m further on where Bottom o' th' Moor goes off to the left. Thanks Keith.
Jim
Thanks Keith. I think that will be the site listed as Bottom o'th' Moor or Blundell Arms. I'll take a look over there.
Jim
-- Edited by keith mills on Saturday 18th of March 2017 01:28:44 PM
I thought I'd try to locate rookeries in north Bolton with a view to counting them in next few weeks. I found the one at Hawkshaw near the lodge (8 nests on 13th) and Brook Buildings, Bradshaw (c24 on 13th). However, I could not locate anything in the Smithills area where there have been rookeries in the past. I could see no signs at Shoulder of Mutton Clough near Smithills Dean Road and I pretty well covered the other woods down Raveden Brook, round Smithills Hall etc on the way down to Moss Bank Way with no success.
Does anyone know of any recent Rook sites in north Bolton in recent years?
Jim Ormerod
Wolstenholme Norden (Nutters)
c 24 nests
117 nests counted this afternoon
-- Edited by Mike Cooper on Sunday 17th of April 2016 05:01:41 PM
Seven (and a half) nests in tall trees off Wellmeadow Rd, Uppermill, Saddleworth.
St Johns Shuttleworth.
Fourty one nests constructed or under construction, between 28 and 32 appear to be in use, with several sitting birds.
Fifty three birds seen in and around the area.
Regards Brian.
Cheers, John
About 40 nests being built or repaired
Birds back at the small rookery outside Wellacre School, Flixton with a count of 8 birds at 3 nests.
19 nests on the Mottram/ Broadbottom parish border at the bottom of Hillend Lane. 26 there in 2013.
It appears that many rookeries throughout GM are declining in numbers. A far cry from the 1960s when I knew of at least 7 rookeries in the Hyde/Longdendale area alone, many of them very large ones.
24 nests as of today
Cutgate (Norden)
4 nests on Meadow View adjacent Tesco Express. A new site to my knowledge