Dove Stone RSPB (including Binn Green and environs)
Giselle Hayers said
Sat Jul 23 3:16 PM, 2011
1100 -1400
1 Peregrine 5 immature Crossbill in firs closest to dam between Greenfield and Yeoman Hey Res. 1 Common Sandpiper in drainage canal parallel to Yeoman Hey Res. 5 Pied Wagtail 2 Robins carrying food 8 Barn Swallow
Dennis atherton said
Sat Jul 16 8:19 PM, 2011
sucsess, finally caught up with county crossbills today, 25c flying around in a large flock near binn green car park, lots of juvs and females mainly, i think that would of been my eigth dip if i missed again, lucky number 8 for me
Mark Rigby said
Fri Jul 15 12:55 PM, 2011
Late news for 14/7
Very brief view of fem/imm Redstart before it disappeared into the bracken never to be seen again.
Ian Woosey said
Thu Jul 14 4:09 PM, 2011
14/7/11
Yeoman Hey Reservoir/Binn Green area with Mr Broome & Mr Meadows:
c20 Crossbills in Binn Green carpark at 2:30 1 Redstart (juv) 1 Peregrine 2 Stonechats (juvs) 5 Common Sandpipers 1 Buzzard 2 Grey Wagtails 2 Kestrels 1 Treecreeper
Saddleworth Naturalists field trip yesterday evening led by Dave O'Hara:
Bird highlight was a flyover of c25 Crossbill.
Otherwise the most numerous species was MIDGE - trillions of them undaunted by our copious applications of "Bug-ger Off" and frantic waving of fern fronds - is this what's meant by Bioblitz (it certainly felt like it ) ?
Steve
JamieDunning said
Sun Jul 10 1:21 PM, 2011
Dave,
Got your list this morning.
I will Email Ian the complete bird records for the day, when its done. Looks to be just short of 50 bird species recorded, which is pretty good!
James Walsh said
Sun Jul 10 6:55 AM, 2011
09/07/11
Adult male Crossbill showing well feeding in tree-tops viewable from the viewing point adjacent to Binn Green car park 4pm-4:30pm, also at least 4 Crossbills (at least 2 adult females) seen flying over
Also several Redpoll around the sailing club
David Winnard said
Sat Jul 9 10:55 PM, 2011
Hi Jamie,
Have already emailed Rachel it but PM me your email and I will send it you.
Dave
JamieDunning said
Sat Jul 9 10:52 PM, 2011
Cheers to you both and anyone else that came, I will get a decent Email out with some highlights once i've sorted threw the 600 or so records in the next week or two.
Dave can you Email me your 140?
Nice to meet you both. Cheers J
David Winnard said
Sat Jul 9 10:32 PM, 2011
Well done Ian! And well done to everyone at Dovestones for organising it.
We also had amazing views of the Crossbill this morning and as you mention a large percentage were juveniles.
I managed 142 species of other stuff but the weather this morning was not great for insects etc.
Dave
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jul 9 9:53 PM, 2011
Excellent five hours spent here today enjoying the RSPB's BioBlitz, an excellent event, well organised and attended by various 'experts' with really good numbers of visitors joining in and enjoying themselves.
I managed a total of 38 species of birds around the whole area, the best being:
Two Peregrines (of course!)
Common Sandpiper at the top end of Yeoman Hey Reservoir
At least 17 Siskin
11 Lesser Redpoll
46 Meadow Pipit
Best of all my best views EVER of Crossbill. Thirty eight (38) of them were feeing in conifers along the footpath from Dovestones dam (along the western edge of the reservoir) to just where it joins the road down from Binn Green. Feeding right next to the footpath they were totally unconcerned by all the public walking under them and allowed incredibly close prolonged views with the vast majority (at least 70% of them) being juveniles but oddly no males seen. The path here (just by a wooden bench) was strewn with cones they had dropped and at one point my son took to trying the catch the ones they were dropping above us before they hit the floor!
Well done to everyone involved with the organisation of the event and in making the day a great success.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jul 9 10:37 AM, 2011
18+ Crossbills including some juveniles at Binn Green this morning.
Info thanks to David Winnard
JSPALDING said
Tue Jul 5 3:39 PM, 2011
I must admit I usually see them jogging round the reservoirs.
Karen Foulkes said
Tue Jul 5 12:15 PM, 2011
JSPALDING wrote:
Plus a family of 4 Stonechat on a bike ride round the reservoirs.
Stonechats in Oldham must be very special if they can ride bikes!
JSPALDING said
Tue Jul 5 10:56 AM, 2011
15 to 20 Crossbills, including a couple of nice males, this morning at 10 am from the viewing platform at Binn Green. Only a few metres away at times. Plus a family of 4 Stonechat on a bike ride round the reservoirs.
Joey Eccles said
Fri Jul 1 8:42 PM, 2011
Just completed a fantastic weeks work experience with the RSPB at dovestone
Some of the more notable sightings:
Dunlin common sandpiper red grouse flushed from under my feet golden plover peregrine siskin lesser redpoll pied flycatchers appeared to have moved on from their previous haunt
Simon Harris said
Fri Jul 1 5:41 PM, 2011
Binn green a.m, sightings included: 7 crossbill ( most of them juveniles) feeding in conifers right of viewing platform 2 song thrush ( 1 adult, 1 young) goldcrest
Ashway gap:
Great spotted woodpecker 4 raven 2 bullfinch 2 common sandpiper 4 mistle thrush treecreeper willow warbler blackcap
Nik Grounds said
Fri Jun 3 5:40 PM, 2011
3/6/11 9.30am - 1pm Circular walk
Binn Green 3 Great Tits c8 Coal Tits c5 Great Tits c4 Long Tailed Tits 2 Linnets c5 Greenfinch c4 Goldfinch 1 Blackbird 1 male Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Yeoman Heys Resvr 2 Grey Wagtails 2 Willow Warblers 2 Blackcap 1 female Sparrowhawk 3 Greater Spotted Woodpecker (1 female was trying to get a juvenile out of the nest) 1 Blue Tit feeding a fledgling 1 Oystercatcher 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Curlew over calling c10 Meadow Pipets 'Psycho Pheasant' heard!
Greenfield Resvr 1 Wren c16 Meadow Pipets 3 Pied Wagtails 2 Grey Wagtails 3 Common Sandpipers 4 male Mallards 2 Canada Geese 2 Curlews over calling
Too hot to go up to Chew Resvr!
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 3rd of June 2011 07:50:00 PM
JamieDunning said
Fri Jun 3 12:31 PM, 2011
Oldham council still technically in control of main car park.
Nik Grounds said
Thu Jun 2 9:25 PM, 2011
Mark Rigby wrote:
Only in the Binn Green car park. The main car park at Dovestones is pay and display at all times regardless.
Thanks for confirming Mark
Mark Rigby said
Thu Jun 2 8:57 PM, 2011
Only in the Binn Green car park. The main car park at Dovestones is pay and display at all times regardless.
Nik Grounds said
Thu Jun 2 8:53 PM, 2011
Can you park for free at Binn Green car park by displaying your RSPB membership card in car window?
Dean Thom said
Sat May 28 9:32 AM, 2011
Wednesday 25 may
39 golden plover, 8 dunlin, 1 kestral, 3 curlew, loads of skylarks and meadow pipits north of chew. Cuckoo still calling in beech plantation.
Chew res 7am to 1 pm produced 3 dunlin, approx 10 golden plover, 1 curlew, 1 common sandpiper and numerous skylarks, meadow pipits and red grouse. Farmers field opposite boat club produced 2 red legged partridge: a first for me. Regards, dean
Alan Turner said
Fri Apr 29 6:57 PM, 2011
Other birds- Treecreeper, Jay, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest plus usual. Wheatear ( 3 ) Meadow Pipits Late posting for yesterday - Common Sandpiper ( 2 ) , Peregrine
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 29th of April 2011 07:16:39 PM
Roger Baker 3 said
Fri Apr 29 9:40 AM, 2011
Friday 29th April. 07.00 - 08.00 hrs.
3 Common Tern passing over from Dovestones to Yeoman Hey Res.
Roger.
Kath Butterworth said
Mon Apr 25 10:15 PM, 2011
25th April - Manchester road - Fletchers, Alphin, Chew Piece -11am -4pm
Buzzard around most of time -2 at one point Blackcap Linnet - 2 Redpoll -3 Pied Wagtail with nest mat Raven - a few tail feathers missing House Martin Tawny Owl - heard in Chew Piece Coal Tit - 2 pairs battling it out Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
Dean Thom said
Fri Apr 22 6:41 PM, 2011
Two golden plover, two curlew, one buzzard, ten plus wheatear, twenty plus skylark, forty plus meadow pipit in the environs south of chew res this morning. Dean
Charles Farrell said
Fri Apr 22 2:15 PM, 2011
22nd April 10:00 -12:00 (ish) walk from Binn Green carpark to Greenfield Reservoir & Brook, then back down to Dovestone Reservoir.
- Lots of Willow Warbler singing + some other singing species I couldn't Id (birdsong recognition needs improvement) - Great Tit - Blue Tit - Lots of chaffinch singing - c3 Pheasant - pair of Jays - pair of Kestrels chasing each other through the conifers - 3+ Wheatear (along Greenfield Brook) - 10+ Pied Wagtail (several pairs displaying) - c8 Mallard - 6 Canada Goose - 2 Common Sandpiper (at the top end of Greenfield Reservoir) - 10+ Meadow Pipit
- nothing at all on the feeders at Binn Green.
Nik Grounds said
Sat Apr 16 10:17 AM, 2011
15th April 1pm - 3pm walk from Binn Green car park to Greenfield and back.
1 Jay 1 female GSW 1 Treecreeper 2 Goldfinch c6 Great Tits c5 Coal Tits (one nest building) c15 Chaffinches c12 Willow Warblers 1 Grey Wagtail 1 White Wagtail on Greenfield c10 MPipits by Greenfield 5 Mallards 2 Pheasants 2 Curlews
Mike Chorley said
Mon Apr 11 10:17 PM, 2011
10.50 - 13.10
The 'occasional showers' - Heather with the weather- were heavy enough for even the Dippers to have their umbrellas up!
30 species seen/heard inc:
Dipper 1 - too brief a view to check for rings Chiffchaff 5 Willow Warbler 5 Curlew 1 heard Coal Tit 10 Redpoll 1 -heard only- flight call Siskin 2 - Main Carpark Swallow 2 - over the main Dam Grey Heron 1 - Chew Brook, near Fletchers Nuthatch 1 - calling from potential nest site Brambling 20 - feeding on leaf buds in the tree tops along Chew Brook
Also 'Psycho Phesant' 1 bird up on the shrouded hillside kept interspersing his calls with a perfect version of the first two notes from the music score to the shower scene in 'Psycho'
either that or he's got Riggers' old ringtones
Chris Greene said
Sat Apr 9 2:38 PM, 2011
AMENDMENT TO MY LAST POST FOR BINN GREEN SORRY EVERYBODY , I MEANT TO PUT GREATER SPOTTED, NOT,LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER.:
THE MINI HEATWAVE WE ARE HAVING MUST HAVE GONE TO MY HEAD. ONCE AGAIN SORRY Cheers Chris.
Chris Greene said
Fri Apr 8 8:25 AM, 2011
Post for yesterday ,07/04/11 pm ... Feeders at Binn Green much quieter today , mainly usual tit species , plenty of chaffinch , only two siskin and one redpoll seen . Also female LSW and one treecreeper ... Continuing the theme of mindless destruction , the carved bench has been sawn in half !!! ... This apparently happened last week, and the culprits ,( camping nearby ) , were promptly apprehended by the local constabulary ,and were issued with a £300 , on the spot fine !! ( Info from lady RSPB worker ! )... 2 male and 1 female brambling , in larches near remains of bench .. Dozens of mipits around Dovestones ,also two wheatears, peregrine over towards Indian's Head , three skylarks ,kestrel, and a single swallow !! Green and goldfinches on Dovestones car park feeders .
Cheers Chris
stuartherring said
Sun Apr 3 8:35 PM, 2011
9.00 am to 10.30 3 chiff chaff at fletcher's,usual tits on way up to dovestones,2 oystercatchers behind fletcher's,2 nuthatch ,2 grey wags and 7 pied wags,1 dipper heard then rain stopped playno willow warblers for me yet
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 3 8:22 PM, 2011
Perhaps not the politest way to enquire Judith? This was Dave's first post and I'm sure he's unaware that you utilise sighting from this forum for your daybook and whilst this is great, it is not the reason I set this forum up. It is a place for birders to let others know what they've seen, where they've been or just have a general chat. Anything else is a sideline.
To answer your question though, Dave's flock contained 6-10 Ouzels
Judith Smith said
Sun Apr 3 7:33 PM, 2011
How many in a small flock (of Ring Ouzels)? The database has to have a number!
Dave Agnew said
Sun Apr 3 4:28 PM, 2011
Walking up to Pots and pans by the old Farmhouse. Little owl on dry stone wall. First skylark singing. Lots of newly arrived pairs of WHEATEARS, peregrine flew over to Dovestones and spooked out a small flock of RING OUZELS, a first for me. Descending to Bunkers the first WILLOW WARBLERS of the year singing their hearts out. What a walk!
William Binns said
Sun Apr 3 3:56 PM, 2011
good views of brambling , siskin, redpoll, goldfinch,pheasant, curlew over , all at the feeders in the carpark, we saw a dipper singing on the reservoir and mipits displaying.
Adam Jones said
Sun Apr 3 12:05 PM, 2011
Sunday 3rd April 8.30-9.15am
Lots of Brambling and Siskin. Pleased to finally see the Brambling. My first.
Male Bullfinch on the feeder at one point.
Lots of Chaffinch too.
Two Pheasants, and a Curlew calling.
Simon Harris said
Sun Apr 3 8:52 AM, 2011
Binn Green (Sat 2nd April), between 3:30-$:30 quite a few brambling, & siskin in the feeding area, plus a mistle thrush opposite but the highlight were a pair of crossbill in one of the larch trees next to footpath. A male was spotted first and then a female. The female hung around and showed well enough for us time to focus scope on it andwas still feeding when we left.
Luke Brown said
Sat Apr 2 6:12 PM, 2011
Lap of Dovestone via Binn Green (09.00 - 12.30)
Heard Green Woodpecker calling from road up to Dovestone
Binn Green: Goldfinch Greenfinch Lots of Brambling including at least one summer plumage male 1 Redpoll Curlew bubbling from above car park 1 Sparrowhawk Goldcrest Coal Tits Purple pheasants
2 Peregrine - over Yeoman Hey Resr Mipits everywhere 1 Skylark 1 Raven - over rocks overlooking Ashway Gap
Large flock of Redpoll - Chew Piece (near Sailing Club)
5 Curlew in all (inc 1 over Greenfield village)
JSPALDING said
Sat Apr 2 11:27 AM, 2011
Saturday am. My first swallow of the year flew over Binn Green to welcome 'summer' it then started raining again. Also a green woodpecker down at Fletchers Mill below the main Dovestones car park. Plenty of Chiffchaff. Another green woodpecker calling in Uppermill.
Danny Spencer said
Fri Apr 1 7:39 PM, 2011
Binn green 10.45-11.45 (in rain)
pheasant
great tit
blue tit
coal tit
chaffinch
bullfinch
goldfinch
brambling
siskin
jay
tree creeper
gs woodpecker
very busy with birds around feeders.
Mark Rigby said
Tue Mar 29 9:38 PM, 2011
2 Red-legged Partridge in fields below Upperwood House from A635 Holmfirth Road mid afternoon.
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 29th of March 2011 09:40:02 PM
Steve Suttill said
Sat Mar 26 9:59 AM, 2011
Early visit this morning - bitterly cold NE wind.
More Brambling than anything else - though good numbers of Siskin, Lesser Redpoll and Chaffinch. A few Greenfinch and Goldfinch. Great, Blue, Coal & Long-tailed Tits. 2 Jay and 2 Mistle Thrush. 1 Treecreeeper.
Steve
JSPALDING said
Wed Mar 23 7:11 PM, 2011
Wednesday pm. Still a couple of brambling on the feeders among the usual birds, no sign of any crossbill, a good view of a male wheatear further up the valley.
Graham Beverley said
Tue Mar 22 7:15 AM, 2011
Anybody visiting dove stone can find a site plan in the main carpark and a limited supply of visitor guides at the toilet notice board Did notice some feeders had gone on monday and a lot of noise from the helicopter working just up the road
Mike Chorley said
Mon Mar 21 10:18 PM, 2011
I'll second that, Dennis
Greenfield (Clarence) to Binn Green and back 10.40 - 13.00
In addition at Binn Green Blackbird 4 & Mistle Thrush 1 feeding in the larches south of the steps Long-tailed Tit 3+ Green Woodpecker heard
Raven 2 over Dove Stone Rocks - 1 in tumbling display Peregrine 1 over
Chew Brook Dipper 1 - ringed - pale green over orange (left): orange over pale green (right) flew upstream towards Fletchers Grey Heron 1 by the football pitch ChiffChaff 1 singing - Fletchers Goldcrest 1 male -same spot.
-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Monday 21st of March 2011 10:35:09 PM
Dennis atherton said
Mon Mar 21 9:43 PM, 2011
Again, Bloody disgusting, that permenant marker is a good idea, makes it harder for them to do owt with them, hopefully they might give up now
Lee Griffiths wrote:
1st of all 2 nut feeders pinched from binngreen. hopefully they realized that we have wrote binngreen/dovestones on them in permanent marker so left the rest 415 to 6.50.walk from dovestones carpark to heys top along to chew piece plantation seen the following in no order... blue tit great tit coal tit greenfinch chaffinch robin blackbird magpie sparrow hawk crow jackdaw pied wagtail siskin nuthatch curlew lesser redpoll pheasant great spotted woodpecker meadow pipit skylark oster catcher 2 in field facing sail club at 6,35 mallard canada geese also seen what i thought was a wheatear sat on a wall but couldnt get a proper id due to light fading cheers lee
1 Peregrine
5 immature Crossbill in firs closest to dam between Greenfield and Yeoman Hey Res.
1 Common Sandpiper in drainage canal parallel to Yeoman Hey Res.
5 Pied Wagtail
2 Robins carrying food
8 Barn Swallow
Very brief view of fem/imm Redstart before it disappeared into the bracken never to be seen again.
Yeoman Hey Reservoir/Binn Green area with Mr Broome & Mr Meadows:
c20 Crossbills in Binn Green carpark at 2:30
1 Redstart (juv)
1 Peregrine
2 Stonechats (juvs)
5 Common Sandpipers
1 Buzzard
2 Grey Wagtails
2 Kestrels
1 Treecreeper
Siskins, Coal Tit, 1 Cormorant, 1 Mistle Thrush, Pied Wagtails, Meadow Pipits, 11 Canada Geese on Dovestones Res...
Bird highlight was a flyover of c25 Crossbill.
Otherwise the most numerous species was MIDGE - trillions of them undaunted by our copious applications of "Bug-ger Off" and frantic waving of fern fronds - is this what's meant by Bioblitz (it certainly felt like it ) ?
Steve
Got your list this morning.
I will Email Ian the complete bird records for the day, when its done.
Looks to be just short of 50 bird species recorded, which is pretty good!
Adult male Crossbill showing well feeding in tree-tops viewable from the viewing point adjacent to Binn Green car park 4pm-4:30pm, also at least 4 Crossbills (at least 2 adult females) seen flying over
Also several Redpoll around the sailing club
Have already emailed Rachel it but PM me your email and I will send it you.
Dave
I will get a decent Email out with some highlights once i've sorted threw the 600 or so records in the next week or two.
Dave can you Email me your 140?
Nice to meet you both.
Cheers
J
We also had amazing views of the Crossbill this morning and as you mention a large percentage were juveniles.
I managed 142 species of other stuff but the weather this morning was not great for insects etc.
Dave
I managed a total of 38 species of birds around the whole area, the best being:
Two Peregrines (of course!)
Common Sandpiper at the top end of Yeoman Hey Reservoir
At least 17 Siskin
11 Lesser Redpoll
46 Meadow Pipit
Best of all my best views EVER of Crossbill. Thirty eight (38) of them were feeing in conifers along the footpath from Dovestones dam (along the western edge of the reservoir) to just where it joins the road down from Binn Green. Feeding right next to the footpath they were totally unconcerned by all the public walking under them and allowed incredibly close prolonged views with the vast majority (at least 70% of them) being juveniles but oddly no males seen. The path here (just by a wooden bench) was strewn with cones they had dropped and at one point my son took to trying the catch the ones they were dropping above us before they hit the floor!
Well done to everyone involved with the organisation of the event and in making the day a great success.
Info thanks to David Winnard
Stonechats in Oldham must be very special if they can ride bikes!
Some of the more notable sightings:
Dunlin
common sandpiper
red grouse flushed from under my feet
golden plover
peregrine
siskin
lesser redpoll
pied flycatchers appeared to have moved on from their previous haunt
Binn green a.m, sightings included:
7 crossbill ( most of them juveniles) feeding in conifers right of viewing platform
2 song thrush ( 1 adult, 1 young)
goldcrest
Ashway gap:
Great spotted woodpecker
4 raven
2 bullfinch
2 common sandpiper
4 mistle thrush
treecreeper
willow warbler
blackcap
Binn Green
3 Great Tits
c8 Coal Tits
c5 Great Tits
c4 Long Tailed Tits
2 Linnets
c5 Greenfinch
c4 Goldfinch
1 Blackbird
1 male Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Yeoman Heys Resvr
2 Grey Wagtails
2 Willow Warblers
2 Blackcap
1 female Sparrowhawk
3 Greater Spotted Woodpecker (1 female was trying to get a juvenile out of the nest)
1 Blue Tit feeding a fledgling
1 Oystercatcher
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Curlew over calling
c10 Meadow Pipets
'Psycho Pheasant' heard!
Greenfield Resvr
1 Wren
c16 Meadow Pipets
3 Pied Wagtails
2 Grey Wagtails
3 Common Sandpipers
4 male Mallards
2 Canada Geese
2 Curlews over calling
Too hot to go up to Chew Resvr!
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 3rd of June 2011 07:50:00 PM
Thanks for confirming Mark
39 golden plover, 8 dunlin, 1 kestral, 3 curlew, loads of skylarks and meadow pipits north of chew. Cuckoo still calling in beech plantation.
Dean
1 Buzzard
2 Raven
Goldcrest
5 Siskin
4 Mistle Thrush all carrying food
20+ Meadow Pipit ( 12 carrying food)
3 Wheatear
1 Stonechat
3 Pied Wagtail carrying food
8 Willow Warbler singing
Regards, dean
Wheatear ( 3 ) Meadow Pipits
Late posting for yesterday - Common Sandpiper ( 2 ) , Peregrine
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 29th of April 2011 07:16:39 PM
3 Common Tern passing over from Dovestones to Yeoman Hey Res.
Roger.
Buzzard around most of time -2 at one point
Blackcap
Linnet - 2
Redpoll -3
Pied Wagtail with nest mat
Raven - a few tail feathers missing
House Martin
Tawny Owl - heard in Chew Piece
Coal Tit - 2 pairs battling it out
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
walk from Binn Green carpark to Greenfield Reservoir & Brook, then back down to Dovestone Reservoir.
- Lots of Willow Warbler singing
+ some other singing species I couldn't Id (birdsong recognition needs improvement)
- Great Tit
- Blue Tit
- Lots of chaffinch singing
- c3 Pheasant
- pair of Jays
- pair of Kestrels chasing each other through the conifers
- 3+ Wheatear (along Greenfield Brook)
- 10+ Pied Wagtail (several pairs displaying)
- c8 Mallard
- 6 Canada Goose
- 2 Common Sandpiper (at the top end of Greenfield Reservoir)
- 10+ Meadow Pipit
- nothing at all on the feeders at Binn Green.
1 Jay
1 female GSW
1 Treecreeper
2 Goldfinch
c6 Great Tits
c5 Coal Tits (one nest building)
c15 Chaffinches
c12 Willow Warblers
1 Grey Wagtail
1 White Wagtail on Greenfield
c10 MPipits by Greenfield
5 Mallards
2 Pheasants
2 Curlews
The 'occasional showers' - Heather with the weather- were heavy enough for even the Dippers to have their umbrellas up!
30 species seen/heard inc:
Dipper 1 - too brief a view to check for rings
Chiffchaff 5
Willow Warbler 5
Curlew 1 heard
Coal Tit 10
Redpoll 1 -heard only- flight call
Siskin 2 - Main Carpark
Swallow 2 - over the main Dam
Grey Heron 1 - Chew Brook, near Fletchers
Nuthatch 1 - calling from potential nest site
Brambling 20 - feeding on leaf buds in the tree tops along Chew Brook
Also 'Psycho Phesant' 1 bird up on the shrouded hillside kept interspersing his calls with a perfect version of the first two notes from the music score to the shower scene in 'Psycho'
either that or he's got Riggers' old ringtones
SORRY EVERYBODY , I MEANT TO PUT GREATER SPOTTED, NOT,LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER.:
THE MINI HEATWAVE WE ARE HAVING MUST HAVE GONE TO MY HEAD.
ONCE AGAIN SORRY
Cheers Chris.
Feeders at Binn Green much quieter today , mainly usual tit species , plenty of chaffinch , only two siskin and one redpoll seen . Also female LSW and one treecreeper ...
Continuing the theme of mindless destruction , the carved bench has been sawn in half !!! ...
This apparently happened last week, and the culprits ,( camping nearby ) , were promptly apprehended by the local constabulary ,and were issued with a £300 , on the spot fine !! ( Info from lady RSPB worker ! )...
2 male and 1 female brambling , in larches near remains of bench ..
Dozens of mipits around Dovestones ,also two wheatears, peregrine over towards Indian's Head , three skylarks ,kestrel, and a single swallow !!
Green and goldfinches on Dovestones car park feeders .
Cheers Chris
To answer your question though, Dave's flock contained 6-10 Ouzels
Heard Green Woodpecker calling from road up to Dovestone
Binn Green:
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Lots of Brambling including at least one summer plumage male
1 Redpoll
Curlew bubbling from above car park
1 Sparrowhawk
Goldcrest
Coal Tits
Purple pheasants
2 Peregrine - over Yeoman Hey Resr
Mipits everywhere
1 Skylark
1 Raven - over rocks overlooking Ashway Gap
Large flock of Redpoll - Chew Piece (near Sailing Club)
5 Curlew in all (inc 1 over Greenfield village)
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 29th of March 2011 09:40:02 PM
Did notice some feeders had gone on monday and a lot of noise from the helicopter working just up the road
Greenfield (Clarence) to Binn Green and back 10.40 - 13.00
In addition at Binn Green
Blackbird 4 &
Mistle Thrush 1 feeding in the larches south of the steps
Long-tailed Tit 3+
Green Woodpecker heard
Raven 2 over Dove Stone Rocks - 1 in tumbling display
Peregrine 1 over
Chew Brook
Dipper 1 - ringed - pale green over orange (left): orange over pale green (right) flew upstream towards Fletchers
Grey Heron 1 by the football pitch
ChiffChaff 1 singing - Fletchers
Goldcrest 1 male -same spot.
-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Monday 21st of March 2011 10:35:09 PM