2w Iceland Gull at 1730hrs on Lower res then flew to upper res.
4 Goosander Great Crested Grebe
Mark Rigby said
Wed Feb 27 10:27 PM, 2013
2w Iceland Gull (different bird to yesterday) on Upper Res at 1350 for 15 mins then flew to High Moor tip.
300 Black-headed Gull 75 Lesser Black-backed Gull 40 Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 20 Common Gull
Difficult to get a good count as birds are commuting to/from the tip more regularly today and not roosting.
17 Cormorant 2 Tufted Duck 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing Coot Moorhen Great Crested Grebe Usuals as the feeders.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Feb 26 7:13 PM, 2013
Second winter Iceland Gull present at 10:50 this morning.
Info thanks to Mark Rigby
Andy Platt said
Sat Feb 23 9:36 PM, 2013
14 Cormorant most I have ever seen 12 Lapwing 4 Goldeneye 3 males 4 Tufted Duck 3 males 1 Great Crested Grebe lower res 2 Coot 1 on the stock pond 3 Meadow Pipit 35 Fieldfare near the Fort Usual birds at the feeders 2 Oystercatchers
3 male Goldeneye (one on top resr, two below) 3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f) 1 Oystercatcher 1 Coot 2 Reed Buntings (in Rigby's restaurant) plenty of gulls but couldn't pick out anything unusual
usual Mallards, Canada Geese and Moorhen.
Car park now re-opened.
Went earlier in the day and saw pair of oystercatcher but they didnt seem to be getting along. Heard an owl call behind the farm but couldn't spot it, guessing it was the little owl.
Steve Suttill said
Tue Feb 19 2:16 AM, 2013
16.00 - 17.00
3 male Goldeneye (one on top resr, two below) 3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f) 1 Oystercatcher 1 Coot 2 Reed Buntings (in Rigby's restaurant) plenty of gulls but couldn't pick out anything unusual
usual Mallards, Canada Geese and Moorhen.
Car park now re-opened.
Mark Rigby said
Sat Feb 16 11:53 PM, 2013
mid afternoon
28 Lapwing 3 Goldeneye Goosander 5 Cormorant
Mark Rigby said
Fri Feb 15 9:37 AM, 2013
Oystercatcher this morning is the earliest recorded beating the previous record of 17/2.
10 Lapwing 3 Goldeneye 12 Mallard 5 Cormorant Usual suspects on the feeders
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Friday 15th of February 2013 12:04:33 PM
Mark Rigby said
Thu Feb 14 4:38 AM, 2013
0800-0900
2 Goldeneye 7 Cormorant Goosander
9 Reed Bunting at the feeders as well as good numbers of commoner species.
Brambling (female) at back of Wood Farm at 1300hrs. Small flock of Redpoll in trees above Eagle Lodge, Delph
Andy Platt said
Sat Feb 2 7:30 PM, 2013
Morning visit to Castleshaw, but no Iceland Gull will try later. 3 Goldeneye 2 male 30 Mallard 6 Cormorant Small flock of Fieldfare near the Fort 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Redwing Chaffinch 30 Greenfinch Goldfinch 1 Snipe
C Brown said
Sat Feb 2 3:04 AM, 2013
On a swift visit to Ammon Wrigley country, no sign of the Iceland gull between 3:30 p.m and 4:15 p.m. In fact, there weren't many gulls about full stop. However, I did see a few goosander, a couple of fieldfares, a tufted duck and a sparrowhawk.
C. Jepson-Brown
Simon Hitchen said
Fri Feb 1 2:39 AM, 2013
Had a brief raiding party across the border into Oldham this morning:-
2nd winter Iceland Gull showing well on the bank of the lower res. Drake Goldeneye
Richard Belter said
Thu Jan 31 12:52 AM, 2013
10:30
Iceland Gull on the bank of lower res.
Mark Rigby said
Wed Jan 30 12:29 AM, 2013
1500-1600
2w Iceland Gull 4 Goldeneye (2 drake) Goosander
Tim Wilcox said
Wed Jan 30 12:00 AM, 2013
Bird Guides currently reporting a 2nd winter Iceland Gull here today. The Salford Quays bird perhaps?
stuartherring said
Mon Jan 28 3:39 AM, 2013
Saw the goldeneyes on the top res and saw a cormorant taking a large trout on the lower near car park
bottom resr: flock of c100 gulls of various species and ages - only an idiot would spend time looking more closely in this weather .......................................................................................
What are you up to enjoying yourself on there for Steve ??
A pleasant stroll on't top of th'Indians Head is the place for you my boy on a nice day like today.
Roger.
Steve Suttill said
Mon Jan 21 2:04 AM, 2013
15.00 - 16.00 ish - quite nippy!
top resr: 3 Goosander + one pair of Mallard displaying
bottom resr: flock of c100 gulls of various species and ages - only an idiot would spend time looking more closely in this weather
1 or 2 Cormorant, c40 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f), a couple of Crows and Magpies and that was about it...
First visit for quite some time this morning. Car park coming on but still not open. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The car park has been in that state since well before Christmas. All work seems to have stopped and I haven't seen any workers there since!
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Sunday 6th of January 2013 06:10:39 PM
Dave Colton said
Sat Jan 5 8:52 PM, 2013
First visit for quite some time this morning. Car park coming on but still not open.
House Sparrow Kestrel Great Crested Grebe, 1 upper, 1 lower Cormorant 3 Moorhen 2 Goosander 3 pairs all on the upper res. Canada Goose 40ish Juvenile Great Black-backed Gull being hassled by Black Headed Gulls Robin Great Tit Lapwing 12
4 Goosander
Great Crested Grebe
300 Black-headed Gull
75 Lesser Black-backed Gull
40 Herring Gull
5 Great Black-backed Gull
20 Common Gull
Difficult to get a good count as birds are commuting to/from the tip more regularly today and not roosting.
17 Cormorant
2 Tufted Duck
2 Oystercatcher
2 Lapwing
Coot
Moorhen
Great Crested Grebe
Usuals as the feeders.
Info thanks to Mark Rigby
12 Lapwing
4 Goldeneye 3 males
4 Tufted Duck 3 males
1 Great Crested Grebe lower res
2 Coot 1 on the stock pond
3 Meadow Pipit
35 Fieldfare near the Fort
Usual birds at the feeders
2 Oystercatchers
4 Goldeneye (3 drake)
3 Tufted Duck (2 drake)
7 Cormorant
21 Mallard
2 Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Usuals at the feeders
Went earlier in the day and saw pair of oystercatcher but they didnt seem to be getting along. Heard an owl call behind the farm but couldn't spot it, guessing it was the little owl.
3 male Goldeneye (one on top resr, two below)
3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f)
1 Oystercatcher
1 Coot
2 Reed Buntings (in Rigby's restaurant)
plenty of gulls but couldn't pick out anything unusual
usual Mallards, Canada Geese and Moorhen.
Car park now re-opened.
28 Lapwing
3 Goldeneye
Goosander
5 Cormorant
10 Lapwing
3 Goldeneye
12 Mallard
5 Cormorant
Usual suspects on the feeders
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Friday 15th of February 2013 12:04:33 PM
2 Goldeneye
7 Cormorant
Goosander
9 Reed Bunting at the feeders as well as good numbers of commoner species.
3 Goldeneye (2 drake)
3 Tufted Duck ( 2 drake)
10 Mallard
7 Cormorant
Good selection of birds on the feeders including
5 Reed Bunting
Coal Tit
6 Greenfinch
2 Great Tit inspecting holes in the car park wall.
I'm happy now, C. Jepson-Brown
3 Tufted Duck (2drake)
11 Mallard
6 Cormorant
Looks like there has been a bit of a Goldeneye domestic with 4 birds present at 1320.
2 Drake on lower res and 2 female on the upper!
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Wednesday 6th of February 2013 01:27:10 PM
Tufted Duck (drake)
3 Cormorant
18 Mallard
c25 Fieldfare
Robin
2 Canada Goose
Brambling (female) at back of Wood Farm at 1300hrs. Small flock of Redpoll in trees above Eagle Lodge, Delph
3 Goldeneye 2 male
30 Mallard
6 Cormorant
Small flock of Fieldfare near the Fort
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Redwing
Chaffinch
30 Greenfinch
Goldfinch
1 Snipe
C. Jepson-Brown
2nd winter Iceland Gull showing well on the bank of the lower res.
Drake Goldeneye
Iceland Gull on the bank of lower res.
2w Iceland Gull
4 Goldeneye (2 drake)
Goosander
3 Goldeneye (2 drake)
3 Tufted Duck (2 drake)
56 Mallard
7 Cormorant
Goosander
192 Canada Goose
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What are you up to enjoying yourself on there for Steve ??
A pleasant stroll on't top of th'Indians Head is the place for you my boy on a nice day like today.
Roger.
top resr: 3 Goosander + one pair of Mallard displaying
bottom resr: flock of c100 gulls of various species and ages - only an idiot would spend time looking more closely in this weather
1 or 2 Cormorant, c40 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f), a couple of Crows and Magpies and that was about it...
Teal (drake-new in)
Goosander (redhead)
3 Tufted Duck (2 drake)
Coot
Moorhen
49 Mallard
2 Cormorant
2 Tufted Duck
Goosander
Cormorant
20 Mallard
Coot (first this year here)
Loads of gulls but nothing unusual.
4 Goosander
35 Mallard
2 Tufted Duck
Cormorant
Loads of Gulls but nothing interesting in with them!
The car park has been resurfaced and the hawthorns on the access road decimated! Lets hope that isn't the policy for the rest of the car park
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Thursday 10th of January 2013 03:51:34 PM
Great Crested Grebe
2 Goosander
2 Tufted Duck
39 Mallard
Cormorant
Kestrel
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Sunday 6th of January 2013 06:10:39 PM
House Sparrow
Kestrel
Great Crested Grebe, 1 upper, 1 lower
Cormorant 3
Moorhen 2
Goosander 3 pairs all on the upper res.
Canada Goose 40ish
Juvenile Great Black-backed Gull being hassled by Black Headed Gulls
Robin
Great Tit
Lapwing 12
Numerous Magpie, Crow and Mallard.
9 Goosander (4 drake)
Great Crested Grebe
3 Cormorant
3 Tufted Duck
5 Mallard
Kestrel
2 Goosander
Great Crested Grebe
3 Cormorant
5 Mallard
2 Black-headed Gull
Hull Lodge
Tufted Duck (drake)
7 Mallard
9 Black-headed Gull
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Monday 31st of December 2012 01:05:50 PM
7 Goosander (3 drake)
4 Mallard
Cormorant
18 Common Gull in fields near Delph cricket club with 50+ Black-headed Gull
A Dipper showed extremely well on the over flow on upper res for 5 minutes before moving further down the channel.
Lots of rain
12 Goosander (5 Drake)
4 Tufted Duck (3 Drake)
Great Crested Grebe
12 Mallard
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Pheasant
45 Great Black-backed Gull
20 Herring Gull
50 Black-headed Gull
30 Lesser Black-backed Gull
3 Common Gull
4 Goosander (2 drake)
3 Tufted Duck (2 drake)
Great Crested Grebe
2 Cormorant
27 Mallard
10 Goldfinch
18 Jackdaw
2 Carrion Crow
No Steve-you are best staying away or you too will encounter this mythical beast
The bird in question was a large brown Carrion Crow
Will a visit to Castleshaw enlighten me?
4 Tufted Duck (3 drakes)
17 Mallard
2 Cormorant
178 Canada Goose
Great-crested Grebe
And a rather strange Crowzard
3 Goosander 2m 1f
1 Great Crested grebe
80 Fieldfare
250-300 Starling Feeding with the Fiedlfare next to the Fort.
1 Moorhen
12 Goosander (5 drake)
5 Meadow Pipit
12 Mallard
2 Cormorant
1 Goldeneye - Female
1 Moorhen
3 Cormorant
Mallard
25 Fieldfare
1 Male Stonechat
1 Kestrel
6 Goosander (2 drake)
Goldeneye (fem)
3 Cormorant
3 Moorhen
Tufted Duck (drake)
64 Black-headed Gull
3 Common Gull
178 Canada Goose
28 Mallard
2 Goldfinch
6 goosander
2 cormorants
mistle thrush
Flock of redwing/starling
-- Edited by Thomas and Bill Jones on Saturday 8th of December 2012 02:57:53 PM
Dipper
Little Owl
Tufted Duck
39 Mallard
6 Cormorant
Coal Tit
3 Mistle Thrush
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Tufted Duck on lower res
9 Mallard
2 Cormorant