2 Swallow 6 Tufted Duck Teal Redshank (metal ring on right leg-unable to read it unfortunately) 2 Oystercatcher
Bill Beckwith said
Mon Apr 15 10:52 PM, 2013
Monday
Lower Reservoir
3 Great Crested Grebes,4 tufted duck,3 mallard,2 moorhens,redshank,number of canada geese,swallow,pied wagtails and heron on pond above dam.
Upper Reservoir
Canada geese,2 cormorants,meadow pipits and skylark heard near road.round back of reservoir two curlews singing well. Also either female kestrel/merlin flying.Quite agile,didn't hover.brown with dark wing tips.Mostly seen from below.Went in tree in small plantation.
Definate kestrel on telegraph wire near road on way back.2 greenfinches also seen and chaffinch heard.
Ashley Edwards said
Mon Apr 15 3:52 AM, 2013
Saturday:
2 redshank Oystercatcher Curlew (heard not seen) Tons of fieldfare and redwing 8 teal 2 Great Crested Grebe Meadow Pipit feeding next to lower reservoir.
Not sure if it was just me but was almost certain I recognised call of plover at one point but couldn't find any.
Best of all was first swallow of the year near the farm.
-- Edited by Johnbernard on Sunday 7th of April 2013 05:15:22 PM
Mark Rigby said
Sat Apr 6 11:38 PM, 2013
2 visits 0700-0930 then 1150-1530
Shoveler 5 Goosander 3 Tufted Duck 2 Goldeneye 2 Great Crested Grebe 3 Coot Moorhen 3 Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 7 Lapwing Skylark Reed Bunting Steady flow of Meadow Pipits all day, difficult to get an exact number but over 120.
Mark Rigby said
Fri Apr 5 3:52 AM, 2013
Late evening with some idiot in shorts! (Mr.Platt)
Usuals at the feeders including good numbers of Reed Bunting
Mark Rigby said
Wed Apr 3 3:38 AM, 2013
Late afternoon with Andy Platt
17 Golden Plover flew north-west (a long awaited site tick) 6 Tufted Duck 8 Goosander Shoveler 2 Goldeneye 2 Great Crested Grebe 3 Oystercatcher Redshank Coot Moorhen 21 Starling
No sign of the Ring Ousel which had been present mid morning
Andy Platt said
Mon Apr 1 6:13 PM, 2013
9.00am Very cold with severe wind chill.
Tufted Duck Goldeneye Coot Moorhen Mallard Redshank Oystercatcher Curlew Great Created Grebe 14 Starling C20 Meadow Pipits feeding along the dam Goosander Cormorant
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 19th of March 2013 05:22:21 PM
Steve Suttill said
Mon Mar 18 2:26 PM, 2013
Yesterday at 4pm:
Top Resr: c36 Wigeon, 1pr Teal, 1 pr Goosander.
Lower Resr: 11 Goosander (7 male), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Coot, 1 female Goldeneye, 1pr Tufted Duck, 1 male Shoveler (Oldham first for me, I'm sure), 2 Oystercatcher, Curlew.
Not quite as good as Mr Platt, but pretty amazing range of species for this site.
Mark Rigby said
Mon Mar 18 2:22 AM, 2013
Nice find Mr.Platt- topped off a good few duck days with Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon, Teal and Gadwall. Duck fest indeed-for Oldham at least.
Andy Platt said
Sun Mar 17 10:23 PM, 2013
We Got Ducks!!
Top Reservoir 2.30pm mixed duck flock as follows
30 Wigeon (18 Drakes) Most I have seen at Castleshaw 8 Teal (4 pair) probably the most I have seen the 1980's 2 Gadwall (pair) first Castleshaw record for me
Also about C20 Meadow Pipit 1 Curlew (3 yesterday) 2 Great Creasted Grebe 2 Oystercatcher 6 Cormorant 1 Coot 1 Moorhen 4 Goldeneye (3 drake) 3 Goosander (1 drake)
Graham Beverley said
Sat Mar 16 11:56 PM, 2013
Pm visit Fieldfare Starlings Buzzard Coot 4 Moorhen 4 Goldeneye 2m 1f Tufted 1m1f Great crested grebe 2 Pied wagtail Oystercatcher 2 Curlew 3 Reed bunting Goldfinch Not many gulls less than ten but plenty up at high moor tip along with some fieldfare
Mark Rigby said
Sat Mar 16 7:51 AM, 2013
Early morning with Andy Platt
7 Goosander 4 Tufted Duck 3 Goldeneye 2 Coot Moorhen 2 Oystercatcher Several Curlew heard 4 Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Great Crested Grebe Shoveler (drake) present at 1230 on second visit
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 16th of March 2013 01:04:47 PM
2w Iceland Gull Shoveler (drake) 2 Great Crested Grebe 4 Goldeneye (3 drake) 2 Tufted Duck 8 Lapwing 3 Curlew 9 Cormorant Goosander Grey Wagtail Pied Wagtail Skylark Meadow Pipit Common Buzzard drifted through during a blizzard!
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Thursday 14th of March 2013 09:44:31 PM
Andy Platt said
Thu Mar 14 1:47 AM, 2013
Evening
1 Male Shoveler on Lower Res but had vanished before I left. 4 Goldeneye 3 males 2 Great Crested Grebe - displaying 3 Coot, most I have seen at Castleshaw 3 Female Goosander 1 2w Iceland Gull in a flock of several 100 gulls mainly lesser Black Backed will some Herring and Black Headed Gulls 2 Oystercatchers 1 Lapwing C20 Fieldfare C25 Starling 1 Moorhen C35 Mallard 4 Cormorant
4 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Common Sandpiper
3 Curlew
4 Tufted Duck
8 Mallard
4 Great Crested Grebe
2 Grey Heron
4 Redshank
2 Curlew
Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
5 Pied Wagtail
5 Wheatear
2 Tufted Duck
3 Great Crested Grebe
Mallard
Moorhen
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
3 Curlew
3 Redshank
2 Tufted Duck
7 Wheatear
10 Meadow Pipit
Kestrel
3 Great Crested Grebe
2 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
Lapwing
Golden Plover heard
Dunlin
2 Goldeneye
2 Tufted Duck
5 Wheatear
Willow Warbler
15 Meadow Pipit
Chaffinch
2 Great Crested Grebe nest building their 5th attempt.
19 Wheatear
Stonechat (f)
70 Meadow Pipit
2 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
2 Curlew
2 Goldeneye
3 Great Crested Grebe
Grey Partridge calling
2 Goldeneye
2 Tufted Duck
3 Great Crested Grebe
11 Mallard
4 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
6 Curlew
Common Sandpiper
Golden Plover calling from moor
4 Swallow
4 Wheatear
16 Meadow Pipit
4 Pied Wagtail
2 Chaffinch
Reed Bunting
Willow Warbler
8 Pheasant
Tawny Owl
2 Goldeneye
3 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Great Crested Grebe
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 22nd of April 2013 07:42:37 PM
Swallow
Tufted Duck
Redshank
Goldeneye
Fieldfare - 2
Redshank -4
Moorhen - 2
Pied Wagtail - 2
Skylark
Wheatear
Grey Partridge calling at the top of the noddle
Meadow Pipit -2
Swallows 10+
Sandmartin 2
Moorhen
Coot 2
20+ Wheatear
2 Lapwing
4 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
5 Curlew
Golden Plover
4 Tufted Duck
2 Goldeneye
3 Willow Warbler
5 Skylark
Grasshopper Warbler
40 Meadow Pipit
3 Jay
5 Reed Bunting
Redpoll over
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
White Wagtail
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 20th of April 2013 03:55:16 PM
2 Willow Warbler
2 Skylark
Redshank
Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
4 Lapwing
2 Tufted Duck
3 Great Crested Grebe
2 Grey Wagtail
Wheatear
Stock Dove
4 Great Crested Grebe
4 Oystercatcher
Redshank
2 Tufted Duck
Wheatear
Dunlin
4 Oystercatcher
Redshank
4 Tufted Duck
2 Moorhen
2 Swallow
6 Tufted Duck
Teal
Redshank (metal ring on right leg-unable to read it unfortunately)
2 Oystercatcher
Lower Reservoir
3 Great Crested Grebes,4 tufted duck,3 mallard,2 moorhens,redshank,number of canada geese,swallow,pied wagtails and heron on pond above dam.
Upper Reservoir
Canada geese,2 cormorants,meadow pipits and skylark heard near road.round back of reservoir two curlews singing well.
Also either female kestrel/merlin flying.Quite agile,didn't hover.brown with dark wing tips.Mostly seen from below.Went in tree in small plantation.
Definate kestrel on telegraph wire near road on way back.2 greenfinches also seen and chaffinch heard.
2 redshank
Oystercatcher
Curlew (heard not seen)
Tons of fieldfare and redwing
8 teal
2 Great Crested Grebe
Meadow Pipit feeding next to lower reservoir.
Not sure if it was just me but was almost certain I recognised call of plover at one point but couldn't find any.
Best of all was first swallow of the year near the farm.
Shoveler
3 Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe (nest washed out)
2 Oystercatcher
Redshank
Curlew
Cormorant
5 Black-headed Gull
Very few passerines due to strong winds
Shoveler
3 Goosander
8 Wigeon
3 Teal
Tufted Duck
3 Goldeneye
9 Lapwing
2 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
2 Curlew
2 Great Crested Grebe
100+ Meadow Pipit
2 Grey Wagtail
Reed Bunting
70 Fieldfare
Winter has returned
Shoveler
6 Tufted Duck
2 Goldeneye
Goosander
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Oystercatcher
4 Redshank
Snipe
110+ Meadow Pipit
450+ Jackdaw
2 Tawny Owls heard
31 Fieldfare
30 Starling
Spring has finally sprung!
5 Wheatear 3m
Swallow
40 Meadow Pipit including a flock of 31 feeding on dam.
Shoveler
3 Goldeneye 1m
2 Tufted Duck
Goosander
Coot
Moorhen
3 Redshank
2 great Crested Grebe
2 Grey Wagtail
Grey Partridge in field below house on access road on right. Very uncommon here these days
2 Great Crested Grebe
3 Goldeneye 1m
Tufted Duck pair
Goosander
Grey Wagtail
Coot
Moorhen
3 Pheasant
3 Goldeneye
3 redshank
100 canada geese
12 meadow pipit
3 pied wagtail
2 GC grebes
a bat (unidentified...near the farm)
1 cormorant
4 tufted duck
12 Fieldfare
2 moorhen
2 oystercatchers (heard)
-- Edited by Johnbernard on Sunday 7th of April 2013 05:15:22 PM
Shoveler
5 Goosander
3 Tufted Duck
2 Goldeneye
2 Great Crested Grebe
3 Coot
Moorhen
3 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
7 Lapwing
Skylark
Reed Bunting
Steady flow of Meadow Pipits all day, difficult to get an exact number but over 120.
2 Oystercatcher
Redshank
2 Moorhen
2 Grey Heron
9 Goosander
4 Goldeneye
Great Crested Grebe
3 Tufted Duck
2 Coot
Usuals at the feeders including good numbers of Reed Bunting
17 Golden Plover flew north-west (a long awaited site tick
6 Tufted Duck
8 Goosander
Shoveler
2 Goldeneye
2 Great Crested Grebe
3 Oystercatcher
Redshank
Coot
Moorhen
21 Starling
No sign of the Ring Ousel which had been present mid morning
Tufted Duck
Goldeneye
Coot
Moorhen
Mallard
Redshank
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Great Created Grebe
14 Starling
C20 Meadow Pipits feeding along the dam
Goosander
Cormorant
3 Wigeon
2 Tufted Duck
3 Teal
2 Goldeneye
1 Drake Shoveler
2 Great Crested Grebe
Mallard
Goosander
Coot
Moorhen
Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Black Headed Gull
1 Cormorant
Shoveler
2 Tufted Duck
2 Goldeneye
Goosander
4 Curlew
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher (seen mating)
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit's over.
Great Crested Grebe
15 Mallard
11 Starling
9 Woodpigeon
Feeders fully stocked!
2 Oystercatcher
2 Lapwing
Curlew
4 Goldeneye (3 drake)
2 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
Steady stream of Meadow Pipits over.
4 Goldneye (3 Drake)
1 Drake Shoveler
1 Pair Tufted Duck
1 Pair Great Crested Grebe
Mallard
C40 Starlings
C5 Lapwings
2 Redpoll in valley
Below lower res - Snipe 1
Lapwing 2
Woodpigeon 5
Goosander -2
Starling 5
A few Mallard braving the white horses on the reservoir
2 Reed Bunting at feeders with Chaffinch,Greenfinch , House Sparrow (2) , Dunnock, Robin, Blue Tit ,GreatTit
After an aborted attempt this morning (heavy snow and drifts) I managed to get to the feeders to stock them.
Loads of common species at the feeders
2 Oystercatcher
7 Lapwing
Viewed from the car park
The road was deep with snow and will probably be blocked by now. If visiting, it may be best to park on the main road and walk.
PS take a spade with you!
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Friday 22nd of March 2013 04:13:41 PM
2 Curlew
4 Goldeneye
6 Goosander
7 Cormorant
2 Great Crested Grebe
10 Mallard
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
Shoveler
5 Goldeneye (3 drake)
2 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Curlew
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 19th of March 2013 05:22:21 PM
Top Resr: c36 Wigeon, 1pr Teal, 1 pr Goosander.
Lower Resr: 11 Goosander (7 male), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Coot, 1 female Goldeneye, 1pr Tufted Duck, 1 male Shoveler (Oldham first for me, I'm sure), 2 Oystercatcher, Curlew.
Not quite as good as Mr Platt, but pretty amazing range of species for this site.
Top Reservoir 2.30pm mixed duck flock as follows
30 Wigeon (18 Drakes) Most I have seen at Castleshaw
8 Teal (4 pair) probably the most I have seen the 1980's
2 Gadwall (pair) first Castleshaw record for me
Also about
C20 Meadow Pipit
1 Curlew (3 yesterday)
2 Great Creasted Grebe
2 Oystercatcher
6 Cormorant
1 Coot
1 Moorhen
4 Goldeneye (3 drake)
3 Goosander (1 drake)
Fieldfare
Starlings
Buzzard
Coot 4
Moorhen 4
Goldeneye 2m 1f
Tufted 1m1f
Great crested grebe 2
Pied wagtail
Oystercatcher 2
Curlew 3
Reed bunting
Goldfinch
Not many gulls less than ten but plenty up at high moor tip along with some fieldfare
7 Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
3 Goldeneye
2 Coot
Moorhen
2 Oystercatcher
Several Curlew heard
4 Reed Bunting
2 Meadow Pipit
2 Grey Wagtail
2 Great Crested Grebe
Shoveler (drake) present at 1230 on second visit
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 16th of March 2013 01:04:47 PM
4 Wigeon (3 drake)
5 Goosander (2 drake)
4 Tufted Duck (2 drake)
Pair Great Crested Grebe
4 Goldeneye (3 drake)
Cormorant
2 Stock Dove
Curlew
2 Coot
2w Iceland Gull
Shoveler (drake)
2 Great Crested Grebe
4 Goldeneye (3 drake)
2 Tufted Duck
8 Lapwing
3 Curlew
9 Cormorant
Goosander
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Skylark
Meadow Pipit
Common Buzzard drifted through during a blizzard!
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Thursday 14th of March 2013 09:44:31 PM
1 Male Shoveler on Lower Res but had vanished before I left.
4 Goldeneye 3 males
2 Great Crested Grebe - displaying
3 Coot, most I have seen at Castleshaw
3 Female Goosander
1 2w Iceland Gull in a flock of several 100 gulls mainly lesser Black Backed will some Herring and Black Headed Gulls
2 Oystercatchers
1 Lapwing
C20 Fieldfare
C25 Starling
1 Moorhen
C35 Mallard
4 Cormorant
3 Goldeneye
3 Goosander
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Tufted Duck
Usuals at the feeders and still damn cold!
1 Female Pochard
3 Pairs Tufted Duck
3 Male Goldeneye
5 Goosander (2 male)
1 Great crested grebe
5 Cormorant
1 Coot
C25 Mallard
Usual suspects at the feeders
Shoveler (stonking drake) nice find Mr.Platt
2 Goosander
2 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
4 Goldeneye (3 drake)
100's of Gulls present on both reservoirs. Mainly Lesser Black-backed and Black-headed.
15 Herring Gull
30 Common Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
9 Lapwing
2 Oystercatcher
Curlew (first of the year)
4 Goldeneye
4 Tufted Duck
9 Reed Bunting
Long-tailed Tit
8 Cormorant
Coot
2 Moorhen
Goosander
17 Lapwing
8 Tufted Duck (4 pairs)
2 Oystercatcher
7 Cormorant
Coot
Moorhen
6 Reed Bunting
Usuals at the feeders which now has a stonking elevated seed tray. Thanks to Andy Platt for the help