Rookeries

[Jean Roberts]

#9631

It’s that time of year again when it’s possible to count rookeries. The Rooks at Claughton are still nest building with 10 nests so far behind the brickworks and 3 at the junction of the A683 and Caton Green Road.

16 nests part built at the junction of the As83 and the road to Wray in the flimsiest of larches.

[Clay G]

#9633

c5 nests today in “Weasel Wood” near Great Crimbles (SD4550).

7 or 8 nests when I last looked at the rookery straddling Standen Park/Fenham Carr/Lancaster Cemetery (SD4934).

[guymcclelland]

#9651

61 nests counted around Bailrigg village/North Dr. Entrance at Lancaster University.

The new rookery on the junction of Brantwood Drive/Whinfell Drive and Scotforth Rd. has 8 nests (3 in 2023, 5 in 2024). I have yet to count the Collingham Park/A6 rookery.

[Jean Roberts]

#9657

The Claughton Rookery now has 12 nests and the A683/Wray road junction rookery has 26 nests

[Clay G]

#9689

SD4961 Williamson Park/Fenham Carr/Lancaster Cemetery junction: 20 nests (19 last year)
SD4960 Entrance to Pottery Gardens: 15 nests (23 last year)
SD4961 Grab Lane: 13 nests (12-14 last year – I never got a proper count)

Apologies – my previous post in this thread had completely the wrong grid reference for the Fenham Carr rookery. The correct reference is SD4961.

• This reply was modified 3 weeks, 4 days ago by Clay G.

[guymcclelland]

#9692

3 nests within the grounds of the Muslim Girls’ School on Ashton Rd.

[Clay G]

#9697

SD5278 On the road into Holme after crossing the canal: 18 nests

[Jean Roberts]

#9701

Heysham bypass rookery 11 nests.

[Jean Roberts]

#9709

Claughton rookery ow has 18 nests and there are 4 more at the junction of Caton Green Road and the A683

[JP]

#9745

A new? rookery seen at Pine Lake along the A6 today. A few seen in the fields at New Road/Slackwood Lane junction in Silverdale over the last couple of weeks – uncommon here.

[guymcclelland]

#9746

Approximately 35 nests at the entrance to Ellel Grange.

I also spotted the rookery on the Heysham bypass. Another rookery which only gets a quick glance due to driving at speed, is one next to the M6 within the grounds of the church at Scorton. There are approximately 10 nests here. There also appears to be a large rookery at the southbound Forton services.

[Jean Roberts]

#9748

Heysham bypass rookery now has 13 nests

NB JP – The small rookery at Pine Lake was there last year as well. I’ll count the nests tomorrow

[guymcclelland]

#9753

10 nests at the Oakwood Gardens/ Scotforth A6 rookery.

[Jean Roberts]

#9756

10 nests at Borwick Hall

[Kevin D]

#9784

Not sure if all are occupied, but 16 nests Quarry Road, Halton.

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