22/01/2023 Usual walk down the brook to Lees following January Webs. Seems more rubbish in the brook than there was a decade ago. Effects of recent storms not helping with several small trees partially blocking the stream and catching lighter debris.
Grey Wagtail 1 m Bullfinch 1 fem/juv Wren 1 Dipper flypast Moorhen 3 bottom pool (99% frozen) Siskin 10 willows above the pool.
Mike Chorley said
Sun Jan 12 3:12 PM, 2020
Usual January walk back along Lees Brook and along the old railway line to Clarkesfield.
Dipper 1 (unringed) in usual spot Blue Tit Great Tit Blackbird min of 6 Mistle Thrush 2 Robin Greenfinch 4 Goldfinch 10 min Chaffinch 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Jay 1 Goldcrest 1 Wood Pigeon Carrion Crow 1 Magpie 6 Collared Dove (heard only)
Mike Chorley said
Wed Jan 17 5:04 PM, 2018
Back from Strinesdale along Lees Brook to get my first Dipper of the year. One obliged in one of the usual locations. Jackdaw C 30 around Greenacres Road end Starling 4 Great Tit, several heard, 1 seen Long-tailed Tit small party heard Bullfinch 1 heard (embankment) Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 heard, one of them located Blackbird 3
Mike Chorley said
Sat Sep 23 9:54 PM, 2017
Nearly knee-capped by a couple of brown blurs at the Stamford Rd. end of St John's street around 16.05 this afternoon. When I turned to see what they where it was a female Merlin in pursuit of a little brown job. Both jinked behind a conifer and were lost to view.
Simon Johnson said
Sun May 21 9:09 PM, 2017
I had an osprey over hreaton park this afternoon... but for some reason the search function doesn't work for that site
Mark Rigby said
Sun May 21 5:28 PM, 2017
An Osprey just flew South over my Lees garden at 1725hrs
Mike Chorley said
Sun Feb 12 3:55 PM, 2017
Had to take an alternative route to Strinesdale today because of a burst water main on Huddersfield Road. A combination of high water levels and wintry weather meant there wasn't much to see or hear.
Dipper 2 at the weir Grey Wagtail 1 M on top section Long-tailed tit 6+ Robin 1 heard Blue Tit 1 heard.
Mike Chorley said
Wed Jan 11 4:12 PM, 2017
3 Dipper along the brook Grey Wagtail in the usual spot
Not much else except
Wren 1 Blackbird 1 Robin 1
and 3 Wood Pigeon with a very relaxed attitude to humans
Mark Rigby said
Tue May 17 10:52 PM, 2016
Whilst at work tonight I received a call from my distraught son who told me that a Carrion Crow had just attacked the pair of Collared Dove which were nesting in the garden and took thier eggs.
Mark Rigby said
Sat May 7 7:14 PM, 2016
First Swifts back today.
Mark Rigby said
Sat Dec 12 11:51 AM, 2015
A Raven has just flown over my house! A nice, long awaited garden tick!
Mark Rigby said
Fri Oct 9 2:15 PM, 2015
c200 Pink-footed Goose flew north-west over my garden at 1355hrs
Mark Rigby said
Fri Sep 25 8:01 PM, 2015
Meadow Pipit flying over was only my second ever garden record of this species in 20 years!
Mark Rigby said
Thu Sep 17 6:24 PM, 2015
Another 'actually in the garden' tick this afternoon with a Chiffchaff amongst a small Long-tailed Tit flock.
Chiffchaff 6 Long-tailed Tit 2 Coal Tit 2 Great Tit Collared Dove
Mark Rigby said
Sun Sep 13 11:08 PM, 2015
Garden birds this afternoon
Nuthatch visiting feeders was my first 'in the garden', the others being fly-overs Lesser Redpoll Bullfinch 2 Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Robin Collared Dove
Mark Rigby said
Fri Aug 21 8:55 AM, 2015
Over my house just before dark last night.
2 Swift 3 House Martin Siskin
Mark Rigby said
Sat Aug 15 11:37 PM, 2015
A single Swift over my garden this afternoon, but no Swallows or House Martins
Mark Rigby said
Mon Aug 3 8:49 PM, 2015
2000hrs over my garden
7 Swift 2 House Martin 10 Swallow
2/8/15
Common Gull over at rooftop height. 100's pass high up on the way to Audenshaw in winter but this is only my 2nd ever at that height
Rob Creek said
Wed Apr 8 3:18 PM, 2015
Osprey over Lees village at 13.00 hrs in direction of Mossley. Only just got 3G data signal to post sighting, my apologies. Cheers Rob
Mark Rigby said
Thu Apr 2 2:58 PM, 2015
First Chiffchaff of the year on the 'spore' singing at 1440hs
Mark Rigby said
Sat Aug 23 11:56 PM, 2014
3 Swift over my garden all drifting off to the south between 1-5pm
Mark Rigby said
Sat Aug 23 1:55 PM, 2014
1340hrs
Adult Gannet flew west over my garden in Lees
Mark Rigby said
Fri Aug 22 10:27 PM, 2014
2 Swift and 12 House Martins over my garden at 2000hrs heading south
Mark Rigby said
Fri Aug 8 10:10 PM, 2014
11 Swift over my garden this evening at 2030hrs before drifting off to the south.
Mark Rigby said
Fri Aug 8 3:43 PM, 2014
2 Swift heading south just before the heavens opened. Local birds left over a week ago.
Mark Rigby said
Fri Apr 11 8:42 AM, 2014
First Blackcap of the year this morning and 2 Chiffchaff's displaying!
Both garden ticks
Mark Rigby said
Fri Mar 14 7:18 PM, 2014
Late news for yesterday.
Chiffchaff singing in Medlock Valley at 0630hrs
Mark Rigby said
Thu Nov 21 3:58 AM, 2013
2 Goldcrest in a small tit flock this morning-only my 2nd garden record
Mark Rigby said
Sun Oct 27 1:23 AM, 2013
2 Great Tit and 2 Blue Tit on garden feeders this afternoon Jay over c20 Goldfinch doing the rounds 2 Redwing over
Mark Rigby said
Sun Oct 6 11:51 PM, 2013
4 Grey Wagtail's over my garden at 1645
Also a House Sparrow and Great Tit on the feeders.
Mark Rigby said
Sun Aug 11 11:59 PM, 2013
Pretty quiet lately in my garden until today.
At 1650, the fat balls were infested with a mixed tit flock including several juvenile Long-tailed, Blue and Great Tit. About 30 birds in total! They stayed for a couple of minutes before moving off to the next garden.
Mark Rigby said
Fri Jul 19 5:31 PM, 2013
After a couple of days of searching the small wood opposite my house for Nuthatch which had woke me up twice, it finally gave itself up and flew over my garden calling
A garden tick
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jan 14 12:17 AM, 2013
Originally posted by Steve Exton today:
female blackcap in my garden most of the morning enjoying the Mahonia Bush
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Mike Chorley said
Mon Jan 14 12:07 AM, 2013
Medlock valley (Lees Brook)
Dipper 1 (unringed) between Turner St. Bridge and the metal footbridge Magpie 2 Wood Pigeon 4 Great Tit 2 Long-tailed Tit 2 Carrion Crow 2 Wren 1 Dunnock 1 Blackbird 4
Single Swift low over my house flying south at 1840hrs
Mark Rigby said
Sun Aug 19 3:57 AM, 2012
2 Swift flew south over my house at 2030hrs
Mike Chorley said
Mon Feb 13 1:22 AM, 2012
Lees Brook - Huddersfield road to Lees Road
pond behind the Bull's Head Inn: Black-headed Gull 6 Mallard 4
between the weir and the metal bridge: Dipper 2 (both unringed) Kingfisher 1
Cracking views of both species, just as the battery in my camera expired!
Wren 3+ Song Thrush 1 Robin 3+ Magpie Wood Pigeon Blue Tit Great Tit Long-tailed Tit Blackbird
No sign of any Water Rails at the dipping pond.
Mark Rigby said
Wed May 18 11:34 PM, 2011
Oystercatcher has just flown over my house heading south-east. A new bird for my garden list
Mark Rigby said
Sun May 8 3:30 PM, 2011
10 Swifts over Lees this afternoon.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Mar 24 6:07 PM, 2011
Originlly posted by Steve Exton today:
1st summer visitor of the year Chiffchaff heard singing close to co-op
Mike Chorley said
Sun Mar 13 5:31 PM, 2011
Lees Brook
At least 1 Dipper (unringed)
Plus Kestrel, Jay, Mistle Thrush collecting food.
Also Noctule Bat over the Brook by the humpback bridge approx 3 p.m.
Mike Chorley said
Sun Jan 16 5:47 PM, 2011
Water level was so high today that none of the 3 Dippers (all unringed) had anywhere much to perch - apart from the bright pink kiddie car
Apart from a few Wood Pigeons and Magpies
8 Long-tailed Tits (and 3 more at the dipping pond) 2 Great Tits 2 Blue tits 1 Coal Tit 1 Treecreeper
2 Redwing 1 Song Thrush
only a Moorhen at the dipping pond
-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Sunday 16th of January 2011 05:49:08 PM
Mark Rigby said
Sun Jan 9 12:34 PM, 2011
31 Redwing over my garden today. They have been particularly scarce around here last for the last couple of years.
Mike Chorley said
Sun Dec 19 5:51 PM, 2010
As an alternative to freezing my bits off waiting for the bus back from Strinesdale I decided to do the 'Winter Wonderland Walk' in the hope that, as in other years, a Kingfisher would turn up. Despite Lees Brook being the most litter-fre I've seen it in ages, no luck.
3 Dipper (1 def. unringed, the other 2 both fly pasts) 6 Wood Pigeon 4 Magpies 3 Great Tits 1 Blue Tit 1 Wren
Tried the bottom pond in case there were any Water rail but no luck there either
Old Railway line section 2 Robins 1 Blackbird 1 Chaffinch 1 Great Tit 1 Coal Tit 1 Long-tailed Tit 3 Blue Tits 5 Starlings (1 mimicking Curlew & 1 producing the strangest, harshest call I've ever heard)
Mike Chorley said
Sat Aug 14 9:40 PM, 2010
Hi Tom
Over the last few years I've had Peregrine heading east a couple of times at the Huddersfield road end of Strinesdale which is just to the north and parallel to where you were. I don't think Riggers has mentioned seeing any around the village
(Also had Hobby along the route of the old railway line, but that was a long time ago)
tom willis said
Sat Aug 14 1:51 PM, 2010
Drove through Lees (A669, heading away from Oldham towards Mossley) earlier today (~1300) and spotted a large, v dark falcon fairly low over the road (close to the Bridge Inn). I was unable to stop, and it then appeared low again a bit further on up the High St. Didn't have any bins with me, but it was definitely not a kestrel and very dark, I'm presuming a peregrine. Any sightings in this area previously?
Mark Rigby said
Fri Apr 16 4:19 PM, 2010
Common Buzzard drifted south-west over Lees at 1446hrs.
Grey Wagtail 1 m
Bullfinch 1 fem/juv
Wren 1
Dipper flypast
Moorhen 3 bottom pool (99% frozen)
Siskin 10 willows above the pool.
Dipper 1 (unringed) in usual spot
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Blackbird min of 6
Mistle Thrush 2
Robin
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 10 min
Chaffinch 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Jay 1
Goldcrest 1
Wood Pigeon
Carrion Crow 1
Magpie 6
Collared Dove (heard only)
Jackdaw C 30 around Greenacres Road end
Starling 4
Great Tit, several heard, 1 seen
Long-tailed Tit small party heard
Bullfinch 1 heard (embankment)
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 heard, one of them located
Blackbird 3
Dipper 2 at the weir
Grey Wagtail 1 M on top section
Long-tailed tit 6+
Robin 1 heard
Blue Tit 1 heard.
Grey Wagtail in the usual spot
Not much else except
Wren 1
Blackbird 1
Robin 1
and 3 Wood Pigeon with a very relaxed attitude to humans
Chiffchaff
6 Long-tailed Tit
2 Coal Tit
2 Great Tit
Collared Dove
Nuthatch visiting feeders was my first 'in the garden', the others being fly-overs
Lesser Redpoll
Bullfinch
2 Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Robin
Collared Dove
2 Swift
3 House Martin
Siskin
7 Swift
2 House Martin
10 Swallow
2/8/15
Common Gull over at rooftop height. 100's pass high up on the way to Audenshaw in winter but this is only my 2nd ever at that height
Only just got 3G data signal to post sighting, my apologies.
Cheers
Rob
Adult Gannet flew west over my garden in Lees
Both garden ticks
Chiffchaff singing in Medlock Valley at 0630hrs
Jay over
c20 Goldfinch doing the rounds
2 Redwing over
Also a House Sparrow and Great Tit on the feeders.
At 1650, the fat balls were infested with a mixed tit flock including several juvenile Long-tailed, Blue and Great Tit. About 30 birds in total! They stayed for a couple of minutes before moving off to the next garden.
A garden tick
female blackcap in my garden most of the morning enjoying the Mahonia Bush
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Dipper 1 (unringed) between Turner St. Bridge and the metal footbridge
Magpie 2
Wood Pigeon 4
Great Tit 2
Long-tailed Tit 2
Carrion Crow 2
Wren 1
Dunnock 1
Blackbird 4
6 Siskin
Greenfinch
Redwing
Blackbird
Moorhen
6 Mallard
5 long-tailed Tit
pond behind the Bull's Head Inn:
Black-headed Gull 6
Mallard 4
between the weir and the metal bridge:
Dipper 2 (both unringed)
Kingfisher 1
Cracking views of both species, just as the battery in my camera expired!
Wren 3+
Song Thrush 1
Robin 3+
Magpie
Wood Pigeon
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Blackbird
No sign of any Water Rails at the dipping pond.
1st summer visitor of the year Chiffchaff heard singing close to co-op
At least 1 Dipper (unringed)
Plus Kestrel, Jay, Mistle Thrush collecting food.
Also Noctule Bat over the Brook by the humpback bridge approx 3 p.m.
Apart from a few Wood Pigeons and Magpies
8 Long-tailed Tits (and 3 more at the dipping pond)
2 Great Tits
2 Blue tits
1 Coal Tit
1 Treecreeper
2 Redwing
1 Song Thrush
only a Moorhen at the dipping pond
-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Sunday 16th of January 2011 05:49:08 PM
3 Dipper (1 def. unringed, the other 2 both fly pasts)
6 Wood Pigeon
4 Magpies
3 Great Tits
1 Blue Tit
1 Wren
Tried the bottom pond in case there were any Water rail but no luck there either
Old Railway line section
2 Robins
1 Blackbird
1 Chaffinch
1 Great Tit
1 Coal Tit
1 Long-tailed Tit
3 Blue Tits
5 Starlings (1 mimicking Curlew & 1 producing the strangest, harshest call I've ever heard)
Over the last few years I've had Peregrine heading east a couple of times at the Huddersfield road end of Strinesdale which is just to the north and parallel to where you were. I don't think Riggers has mentioned seeing any around the village
(Also had Hobby along the route of the old railway line, but that was a long time ago)