Blackburn Bird Club has always recorded sightings of local birds. We share these records with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), who keep a track of the fluctuations of bird populations. This enables the BTO to supply information to government agencies and bird conservation organisations, such as the RSPB, who then use this to implement strategies for bird conservation. Every bird record is important whether it be of your garden birds, common birds or rare birds.

Little Owl photographed by Carol Brown.

How to submit your bird sightings?

• Download a recording form and send it to our Recorder Mike Maxted by post or by email.

• Use our online sightings form to send your sightings direct to our Recorder below.

• Post in our Facebook Group with your sightings.

Please submit your bird sightings from within our recording area, seen on the left. Our recording area encompasses all the area within the solid black line on the map. This covers Blackburn, Darwen, Oswaldtwistle, Whalley, Longridge and Samlesbury, as well as local reservoirs such as Dean Clough and Fishmoor and nature reserves such as Brockholes Nature Reserve.

For each sighting please include the following information -

• Species of bird seen, number seen and any other details like age or sex.

• Date of sighting(s).

• Location of sighting.

• Observer name and contact details.

• Anything else interesting about the sightings.

Submit your bird sightings using our online form

Whooper Swans at Martin Mere, by Jonathan Fry.