Royal George Lodge after lunch:

2 Cormorant, 4 Tufties (3 m), 5 Coot (best here for some time), 5 Moorhen, Little Grebe (developing breeding plumage) + usual Mallard, Canadas & BH gulls.
Dipper and pair Grey Wagtail on river.

Steve

Well done finding the new Rookery, Stuart. That will be a new breeding species for that Atlas tetrad

Glad you got to see the roe deer - only seen them once myself but it made my day!

Steve

short walk this morning produced various tits (1 long tail with nesting material) 3 cormorants 4 herons on the heronry was hoping for an early chiff chaff green woodpecker heard and the biggest suprise 3 roe deer also new rookery (see post in rookery section)

WeBS counts at Royal George Lodge this morning included:

3 Little Grebe (a site record?)
3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f)
2 Goosander (pair)
2 Coot
3 Moorhen
148 Canadas (breeding pairs now separating from the big flock)

Steve

Colour ringed Dipper on River Tame behind Greenfield sewage works.(orange over White on right leg, blue on left)
Grey Wagtail and c30 Pied Wagtail on filter beds

Royal George lodge 1030hrs.

2 Coot
2 Tufted Duck
Little Grebe
Moorhen

River tame between kingfisher res and new tesco
Wednesday 15.30ish
2 dippers both ringed
Very difficult with cold and wind but
The best I could see was
One bird orange on both
One bird orange right yellow left

2 Coal & 4 Long-tailed Tits at Tanner Bros carpark this a.m.
Dipper (unringed) on the Chew Brook between here and Fletchers

Three posts from Royal George Lodge in one day

It'll soon be like Pennington Flash - though without all the birds

Steve

Originally posted by Greg Barratt today:

Got to the dam for about 1pm
8 Goosander
11 Canada geese
2 little Grebe
3 Coots
3 Moorhen
1 Cormorant
8 Redwings
2 Mistle Thrushes
1 Heron
9 Mallard
6 Wood Pigeon
1 Dipper

Royal George lodge 09.30-10.30
Must have just missed you Steve
Goosander 8 4m 4f
Little grebe 2
Cormorant
Coot 2
On river
Grey herons 4
Moorhen 2
Canada geese 140+
woodpigeon 13
Mallard 30+ on the canal and looked as if waiting to be fed

Royal George Lodge 16.1.11 (for WeBS counts)

3 Coot
6 Goosander
2 Little Grebe

163 Canadas in field

Strangest thing was that there were no Mallard whatsoever

Steve

Royal George lodge 1320hrs

3 Coot
7 Goosander(4m)

Royal George Lodge 0900

2 Little Grebe
Coot
Pair Goosander

Mark Rigby wrote:

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No sign of Water Rail today but footprints in the snow mean it could still be around.

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Will check the site for Riggers' size 12s as soon as I get the chance

Steve

Steve Suttill wrote:

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Water Rail on River Tame just below the (frozen) canal aqueduct yesterday morning (Sunday 2/1/11).

Noted Little Grebe twice on river in this area over Xmas hols.

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how far from the border Steve?!

Karen - can you launch a raid???

-- Edited by Iain Johnson on Tuesday 4th of January 2011 02:44:08 PM

Coot on Royal George Lodge this am.

No sign of Water Rail today but footprints in the snow mean it could still be around.

Water Rail on River Tame just below the (frozen) canal aqueduct yesterday morning (Sunday 2/1/11).

Noted Little Grebe twice on river in this area over Xmas hols.

2 little grebe present again on the Royal George pond at 9.00 am Monday morning, also about a dozen goosander on the river by the sewage works. Plus a couple of redpoll on the feeders above the bowling green.

2 Little Grebe still present this morning on Royal George lodge.

Royal George lodge at 1500hrs

2 Little Grebe
Goosander (redhead)

Steve Suttill wrote:

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WeBS counts yesterday morning (minus 5) at Royal George Lodge

One white goose (Embden) attached to Canada flock sounds like it might be one that Mike Chorley has lost from Strinesdale.


Steve

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"Mislaid, Steve, mislaid"

A quick walk round this morning, there were about 10 goosanders on the river where it bends next to the sewage works, plus a couple of bullfinch, but little else.

Steve, a little culinary tip that may come in handy as the recession bites.
Many years ago, I was told by an old bloke who did a bit of poaching, that you cannot pluck a moorhen......... you have to skin them like a rabbit. The feathers won't come out, think it's something to do with their waterproofing.
I've waited over 60 years for this one to come up in a pub quiz.
Funny how some things stick in your memory....... I couldn't remember chemical formula for 10 minutes and French even less.

Roger.

WeBS counts yesterday morning (minus 5) at Royal George Lodge

One white goose (Embden) attached to Canada flock sounds like it might be one that Mike Chorley has lost from Strinesdale.

Only one Little Grebe, and one Common Gull in a flock of 120ish Blackheads.

Most interesting was the complete absence of Moorhen - where have they gone? Has Delia made them an ingredient of a new Xmas recipe?

Steve

back of sewage works 10.30-11.30 am 3 heron, 4 dipper, 1 gs woodpecker,1 wren,4 goosander 2m+2f and usual mallards and i didnt fall in mark

stuartherring wrote:

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2 little grebes(yes little grebes) showing well through a hole in the ice

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Had you fallen in Stuart?

Couldn't find the Little Grebes, Stuart, so glad you managed to locate them.

Everything crammed into the little bit of unfrozen water. There were over 100 Canadas when I was there. Also 1 Coot and a Cormorant. Plenty of Goosander on the river.

Cheers, Steve

quick look on the royal george/manns this morning 3 moorhen, 2 heron ,11 mallard,30-40 canada geese+large flock of black headed gulls also 2 little grebes(yes little grebes) showing well through a hole in the ice on the royal also 5 long tail tits

-- Edited by stuartherring on Sunday 28th of November 2010 07:00:12 PM

-- Edited by stuartherring on Sunday 28th of November 2010 07:50:58 PM

Sunday morning WeBS counts at Royal George Lodge:

5 Tufties now (and only 2 Mallard!)
Only 1 Canada Goose (injured)
Still 2 Little Grebes.
Kingfisher.
1 Common Gull with the Black-headed flock.

2 Roe Deer (first for me )


Waterside Mill (Tanners) only had 20 Canadas (and a Green Woodie)

Steve

a quick walk behind the sewage works this morning produced a large flock of tits mainly long tailed , 1 heron ,1 g,s,woodpecker , 2 flyover cormarant and 3 goldcrest very close but camera at home

Actually, one of those Little Grebes did look a bit odd - another Pied-billed?

Steve

sorry steve we must do better

Saturday 6.11.10 - early morning in post bonfire mist, almost freezing!

3 female Tufties on Royal George Lodge - scarce sighting these days.
Also one Little Grebe on the lodge and another across the road on the pond at Manns.

First post from this area in almost a month - have all the locals given up?

Steve

That's pretty good for Tanner's, Roger. I do the monthly wildfowl counts there and sometimes have recorded nothing at all

Steve

15th Oct. 14.45 hrs-15.15 hrs.

Tanners Dam

2 Mallard.
1Grey Wagtail
1Jay

Slight improvement on Binn Green tramp round.

Roger

Lovely weather for ducks

Best ever count of Mallards (104) at the Royal George/Manns WeBS site.
Also 100+ Canada Geese. Little Grebe back on site (maybe it stayed all summer?).

Steve

Weds 11 Aug:

Buzzard flew over at 11am heading SW.

Just for a moment thought it was an Osprey....

Sat & Sun mornings:

Gropper reeling in tussocky fields where last seen in May (see my comments in the atlas bit of the forum).

Great views on Saturday (no camera ). Only distant views on Sunday (with camera )

Steve

greater spotted woodpecker and juvenile green woodpecker on greenfield cricket pitch 9.00 am this morning feeding then flew off together
-- Edited by stuartherring on Tuesday 20th of July 2010 09:03:39 PM

chiffchaffs & willow warblers all along freizland bridle path all singing ,3 long tailed tits ,2 active nests on heronry hard to see any more due to fresh leaf growth

pair of siskins on nyjer,male bullfinch in tree above,willow warbler singing in afternoon two gardens upspring is here

Sun 22/3/09

Now 8 occupied nests in Heronry.
Dipper taking oak leaves to line its nest.
2 singing Chiffchaffs.
Very noisy Green Woodpecker.
Half a dozen Lesser Redpoll.

No Waxwing though! Good morning's stroll anyway.

Steve

19-MARCH 09 Station house greenfied 1 waxwing very briefly at 11 am flew east.1st saddleworth waxwing for me after many years of looking

Saturday Royal George
Kingfisher F
Grey wagtail 2
Goosander m
Dipper 2

had a pair of siskins on nyjer this morning along with 2 redpolls and a goldie first ones for some time not like year 2005/2006 winter when there were a maximum of 13 on the feeders and more in the trees waiting there turn ,still no bramblings it would apear the station house has the monopoly on those

At least 9 Brambling in trees by the old station house yesterday (Sun) morning, partially made up for complete absence of Dippers which I was looking for.

Steve

Running Hill Lane 1400

2 Little Owl
Green Woodpecker Oldham tick

Minimum of 6 occupied nests in the heronry yesterday.

Steve