A three hour mooch this morning in the mist and murk:
Coal tit 2 Nuthatch 2 Willow tit 2 Song thrush 2 Lapwing c180, mainly on the islands, but also a pair apparently on territory at Seddon Fold farm Goldfinch c30 Linnet 52 feeding in field west of Seddon Fold farm Grey partridge 1 feeding near reedbed Tufted duck 15 Snipe 5 Teal 16 Kingfisher 1
Keith Mills said
Sat Jan 14 12:53 PM, 2017
Today until 1230 hrs. Sunny.
Kestrel....2 Dipper....1 Pied Wagtail...5 Gadwall....5 Common Snipe....7 Teal...3 Lapwing...71 Fieldfare...20++ Cormorant....5 Great Crested Grebe...3 Grey Heron...1 Mistle Thrush...1 Song Thrush...1 Canada Geese...c90 Common Gull..4
Keith Mills said
Wed Jan 11 1:16 PM, 2017
Around mid-day, today.
A Kestrel was riding the wind at the Dam...nice Coal Tit...1 A large mixed flock on CMB football pitch comprising; Starlings....c100 Fieldfare....20+ Redwing...c10 Mistle Thrush...1
Too windy at the lodge for scoping, so I packed up and came home.
Steve Almond said
Tue Jan 10 12:32 PM, 2017
Walked round this morning, concentrating on Lostock copse and fields:
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 10th of January 2017 12:34:38 PM
Keith Mills said
Tue Jan 10 11:17 AM, 2017
A Dipper in the Dam outflow at 1110hrs
Steve Almond said
Thu Jan 5 12:51 PM, 2017
A three hour mooch round this morning:
Lapwing 172 on the ice Teal 34 Shoveler 2 Gadwall 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 1 Snipe 9 House Sparrow 23 Willow Tit 1 Nuthatch 1 Goldcrest 1 Grey wagtail 1
Keith Mills said
Wed Jan 4 1:34 PM, 2017
Today up to 1.15. Sunny
Additional sightings to yesterday: Lapwing....c45 Common Snipe...5 Fieldfare....3 Tufted Duck...1..male Plus a Snipe type flushed from Juncus which turned and went down 120 yards away
-- Edited by keith mills on Thursday 5th of January 2017 08:38:06 AM
Keith Mills said
Tue Jan 3 12:51 PM, 2017
Up to 12.20 today. Very windy by the water.
Nuthatch....2 Willow Tit ...1 or 2 Kestrel...1 Pochard...3 Gadwall...2 Shoveler...2 Teal 10+ Common Gull...3 Grey Heron...1 Cormorant...8 Great Crested Grebe...5 A replacement new stile leads into the western fields from Tempest Court Drive.
2016 final count 105 species, all-comers 117. Bird of the year: Lapwing (best breeding year for some time)
Keith Mills said
Fri Dec 30 10:21 AM, 2016
This am. Dam only
Redwing....25+ flushed from ground in wood onto nearby trees by the dam. Shoveler....3 ( 2m) Tufted Duck 4 (2 pairs.) Moorhen ...10 in pony field/ my highest count here. Grey Heron....1
This afternoon. Strong winds but sunny Not much on the water; the Teal were tucked away under the Willow Carr.
Shoveler....4 (2m+2f) Cormorant...2 Great Crested Grebe...2 Tufted Duck...2 Moorhen...3 Mistle Thrush...2 In the wood a Song Thrush and a single Redwing were feeding close to me, amongst the ground cover. Starling...c50
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Dec 20 1:01 PM, 2016
Adult Mediterranean Gull present at 11am, also 7 Shoveler.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Keith Mills said
Fri Dec 16 2:38 PM, 2016
Rumworth today up to 2.15. Bumped into David Rogers and Phil Rhodes. Weather fine and sunny.
Shoveler...5 seeing 3 at the dam and 2 on the Lodge Gadwall...3 Phil had a count of 5 Pochard....1 Goosander....2 Both redheads Tufted Duck...14 Teal....18 Grey Heron...2 Cormorant...5 Lapwing...35 Starling...40 Mistle Thrush...2 Fieldfare....1 Common Gull...2+
-- Edited by keith mills on Friday 16th of December 2016 02:40:43 PM
10 Whooper Swans (9 adult, 1 juvenile) on the water, recently relocated from Doffcocker Lodge
-- Edited by Steve Almond on Wednesday 23rd of November 2016 11:22:56 AM
Keith Mills said
Tue Nov 22 2:35 PM, 2016
This pm up to 2; fine but grey skies.
Kingfisher....1 still perched near Dam Kestrel....1 Fieldfare....22 Redwing....15 Cormorant...2 Great Crested Grebe....6 Canada Goose....1 Been here for sometime alone. Little Grebe...1 Teal....6 Tufted Duck....9 Common Gull....6
Good to have you back Steve...yes it's a sickener.
Steve Almond said
Tue Nov 22 2:22 PM, 2016
I've had a few weeks off to try to recover from the recent habitat destruction. However, the show must go on, so, this morning's sightings were:
Dam/wood : Cormorant...6 Great Crested Grebe....3 Pied Wagtail...1 Grey Wagtail....1 Grey Heron....1 on end of jetty Willow Tit ....1 or probably 2
Lodge: Teal....31 Gadwall..2 Little Grebe...1 Lapwing...3 Common Gull....10 Sparrowhawk....1
Christaylor said
Sun Oct 30 6:54 PM, 2016
0900-1000
Great Crested Grebe
Heron
10 Black Headed Gull
Nuthatch
Willow Tit
Goldcrest
20 Canada Geese
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 27 8:35 PM, 2016
Sightings from late morning today:
63 Redwing 21 Fieldfare 9 Wigeon 29 Teal 7 Snipe
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Keith Mills said
Thu Oct 27 4:06 PM, 2016
dave broome wrote:
keith mills wrote:
The hedge that ran down by the footpath has been grubbed out and the 2 fields made into one large field, that has been rolled and planted with winter crop. The footpath ''line'' has been lost
Keith, following ploughing, the public right of way should be reinstated, by rolling or such like, though it's often 'forgotten'. If it's a problem using it, then contact Bolton Council with the footpath number if you know it (there may be a map on their website), or description of the location.
regards, Dave
Thanks Dave, matters now in hand with Bolton Council. I will PM you with any progress.
dave broome said
Sun Oct 23 2:27 PM, 2016
keith mills wrote:
The hedge that ran down by the footpath has been grubbed out and the 2 fields made into one large field, that has been rolled and planted with winter crop. The footpath ''line'' has been lost
Keith, following ploughing, the public right of way should be reinstated, by rolling or such like, though it's often 'forgotten'. If it's a problem using it, then contact Bolton Council with the footpath number if you know it (there may be a map on their website), or description of the location.
regards, Dave
Keith Mills said
Sun Oct 23 2:04 PM, 2016
Today 10 to 1.20 Sunny with breeze.
Kestrel....1 Little Grebe...2 Great Crested Grebe...2 Cormorant...4 Lesser Black-backed Gull...2 Common Gull...1 Wigeon...2 Gadwall...17 Teal...c8 Tufted Duck....2 Grey heron...1 The hedge that ran down by the footpath has been grubbed out and the 2 fields made into one large field, that has been rolled and planted with winter crop. The footpath ''line'' has been lost Some of the hawthorn at the bottom end of the footpath have been grubbed out as well; Including those used to view the southern reed bed.
Since my last visit the damp area between the cottages and the the viewing hawthorns by the islands, has been deep ploughed This include the small reed bed by north island. The reed bed has been gubbed out too! The reeds and some hawthorn have been dumped between the shore and the viewing hawthorns making it very difficult to move around!
Wheatear present in the south ploughed field today at 4:50pm. Also present around the site were 3 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 31 Meadow Pipit, 42 Snipe, 81 Lapwing
Redwing....55
Fieldfare....45
Song Thrush...1
Mistle Thrush....1 (singing)
Chaffinch...1m
Dunnock...1
Grey Wagtail...1
Pied Wagtail...3
Lapwing...140
Buzzard...1
Grey Heron...1
Cormorant....6
Great Crested Grebe...6 ( 2 seen neck dancing this week)
Shoveler...2 drakes.
Tufted Duck... 4 (2 pairs)
Gadwall....pair.
Teal...pair
Common Snipe....3
Common Gull...2
Lesser Black-backed Gull....6 adults
Dipper 1
Kingfisher 2
Nuthatch 2
Coal tit 2
Willow tit 2
Goldfinch flock of 50+
Fieldfare 90
Redwing 15
Starling 200
Buzzard 1
Linnet 8
Lapwing 220
Oystercatcher 1
Goosander 1 male
Tufted duck 11
Teal 12
Gadwall 2
Common Snipe....6
Shoveler....2
Tufted Duck....15 (10 drakes)
Teal...2
Grey Heron...1
Cormorant...5
Great Crested Grebe...3
Linnet...c40 main flock by stables, and 5 mixed in with Goldfinch.
Goldfinch...12
Kestrel...1
Jay....2
Mistle Thrush....1
Willow Tit...2
Coal tit...2
Reed Bunting...1
Moorhen....5
Pied Wagtail...5
-- Edited by keith mills on Thursday 19th of January 2017 01:36:41 PM
Oystercatcher
5 Snipe
24 Lapwing
3 Pochard
12 Gadwall
22 Common Gull
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Coal tit 2
Nuthatch 2
Willow tit 2
Song thrush 2
Lapwing c180, mainly on the islands, but also a pair apparently on territory at Seddon Fold farm
Goldfinch c30
Linnet 52 feeding in field west of Seddon Fold farm
Grey partridge 1 feeding near reedbed
Tufted duck 15
Snipe 5
Teal 16
Kingfisher 1
Kestrel....2
Dipper....1
Pied Wagtail...5
Gadwall....5
Common Snipe....7
Teal...3
Lapwing...71
Fieldfare...20++
Cormorant....5
Great Crested Grebe...3
Grey Heron...1
Mistle Thrush...1
Song Thrush...1
Canada Geese...c90
Common Gull..4
A Kestrel was riding the wind at the Dam...nice
Coal Tit...1
A large mixed flock on CMB football pitch comprising;
Starlings....c100
Fieldfare....20+
Redwing...c10
Mistle Thrush...1
Too windy at the lodge for scoping, so I packed up and came home.
Walked round this morning, concentrating on Lostock copse and fields:
Coal tit 2
Willow tit 1
Nuthatch 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Lapwing 80
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 10th of January 2017 12:34:38 PM
Lapwing 172 on the ice
Teal 34
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 1
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Snipe 9
House Sparrow 23
Willow Tit 1
Nuthatch 1
Goldcrest 1
Grey wagtail 1
Additional sightings to yesterday:
Lapwing....c45
Common Snipe...5
Fieldfare....3
Tufted Duck...1..male
Plus a Snipe type flushed from Juncus which turned and went down 120 yards away
-- Edited by keith mills on Thursday 5th of January 2017 08:38:06 AM
Nuthatch....2
Willow Tit ...1 or 2
Kestrel...1
Pochard...3
Gadwall...2
Shoveler...2
Teal 10+
Common Gull...3
Grey Heron...1
Cormorant...8
Great Crested Grebe...5
A replacement new stile leads into the western fields from Tempest Court Drive.
Grey Partridge 6
Buzzard 1
Snipe 4
Lapwing 60
Raven over
Teal 20+
Gadwall pair
Shoveler 3
Pochard pair
Tufted Duck 3
Water Rail 2
Kingfisher 1
Fieldfare 25
Redwing 6
2016 final count 105 species, all-comers 117. Bird of the year: Lapwing (best breeding year for some time)
Redwing....25+ flushed from ground in wood onto nearby trees by the dam.
Shoveler....3 ( 2m)
Tufted Duck 4 (2 pairs.)
Moorhen ...10 in pony field/ my highest count here.
Grey Heron....1
Grey Partridge 6
Lapwing 40
Shoveler 9
Tufted Duck 8
Gadwall 2
Teal 33
Not much on the water; the Teal were tucked away under the Willow Carr.
Shoveler....4 (2m+2f)
Cormorant...2
Great Crested Grebe...2
Tufted Duck...2
Moorhen...3
Mistle Thrush...2
In the wood a Song Thrush and a single Redwing were feeding close to me, amongst the ground cover.
Starling...c50
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Weather fine and sunny.
Shoveler...5 seeing 3 at the dam and 2 on the Lodge
Gadwall...3 Phil had a count of 5
Pochard....1
Goosander....2 Both redheads
Tufted Duck...14
Teal....18
Grey Heron...2
Cormorant...5
Lapwing...35
Starling...40
Mistle Thrush...2
Fieldfare....1
Common Gull...2+
-- Edited by keith mills on Friday 16th of December 2016 02:40:43 PM
Adult Mediterranean Gull present at 2:30 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Teal 30
Shoveler 5
Tufted Duck 8
Gadwall 2
Lapwing 30
Snipe 7
Fieldfare 25
Redwing 15
Grey Wagtail 1
Kingfisher 1
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Adult Mediterranean Gull
30 Common Gull
Wigeon
7 Shoveler
Snipe
45 Fieldfare
14 Redwing
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Moorhen.
A good start at the Dam with the dam triple:
Dipper....1
Kingfisher ....1 (Kingfisher also on main lodge)
Grey Wagtail...1
Moorhen...8
Willow Tit 1 or 2
Nuthatch....1
Jay..1
Goldcrest....1
Pied Wagtail...1
Fieldfare....c25
Redwing c55
Collared Dove...9
Cormorant...2
Grey Heron....1
Buzzard....1
Lapwing....c200
Canada Goose 33 + the one loner.
Adult Mediterranean Gull...1
Common Gull....3+
Teal...20+
Tufted Duck...1f
Snipe....5
Water Rail 1
Kingfisher 1
Grey Partridge 6
Snipe 3
Lapwing 150
Fieldfare 70
Redwing 30
Snipe 4
Lapwing 166
Fieldfare c100
Redwing c30
Kestrel 2
Kingfisher 1
Adult Mediterranean Gull in the ice
Chiffchaff
169 Lapwing
4 Snipe
Water Rail
12 Teal
23 Fieldfare
19 Redwing
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Also 70 Lapwing circling the Lodge.
-- Edited by keith mills on Wednesday 23rd of November 2016 02:37:36 PM
10 Whooper Swans (9 adult, 1 juvenile) on the water, recently relocated from Doffcocker Lodge
-- Edited by Steve Almond on Wednesday 23rd of November 2016 11:22:56 AM
Kingfisher....1 still perched near Dam
Kestrel....1
Fieldfare....22
Redwing....15
Cormorant...2
Great Crested Grebe....6
Canada Goose....1 Been here for sometime alone.
Little Grebe...1
Teal....6
Tufted Duck....9
Common Gull....6
Good to have you back Steve...yes it's a sickener.
Teal 7
Tufted Duck 8
Little Grebe 1
Kestrel 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Fieldfare c80
Lapwing c60
To get down to the water's edge, follow my footsteps in the mud which go down the line of the previous footpath along the side of the removed hedge.
A Kingfisher was showing from the Dam.
Info,with thanks, from John Greenhalgh.
-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 22nd of November 2016 09:16:25 AM
Very quiet.
Cormorants....14
Shoveler....6
Teal....7
Tufted Duck...2
Fieldfare...1
Pied Wagtail...1
Great Crested Grebe...2
12 Wigeon present at 11am this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Dam/wood :
Cormorant...6
Great Crested Grebe....3
Pied Wagtail...1
Grey Wagtail....1
Grey Heron....1 on end of jetty
Willow Tit ....1 or probably 2
Lodge:
Teal....31
Gadwall..2
Little Grebe...1
Lapwing...3
Common Gull....10
Sparrowhawk....1
63 Redwing
21 Fieldfare
9 Wigeon
29 Teal
7 Snipe
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Thanks Dave, matters now in hand with Bolton Council. I will PM you with any progress.
Kestrel....1
Little Grebe...2
Great Crested Grebe...2
Cormorant...4
Lesser Black-backed Gull...2
Common Gull...1
Wigeon...2
Gadwall...17
Teal...c8
Tufted Duck....2
Grey heron...1
The hedge that ran down by the footpath has been grubbed out and the 2 fields made into one large field,
that has been rolled and planted with winter crop. The footpath ''line'' has been lost
Some of the hawthorn at the bottom end of the footpath have been grubbed out as well; Including those used to view the southern reed bed.
Since my last visit the damp area between the cottages and the the viewing hawthorns by the islands, has been deep ploughed
This include the small reed bed by north island. The reed bed has been gubbed out too! The reeds and some hawthorn have been dumped between the shore and the
viewing hawthorns making it very difficult to move around!
Teal 12
Gadwall 2
Little Grebe 3
Shoveler 2
Wigeon 3
Snipe 26
Lapwing 48
Redwing 15
Fieldfare 1
Chaffinch flock of 25
Buzzard 1
Sparrowhawk 1
4 Wigeon
14 Teal
58 Lapwing
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Dipper..1
Tufted Duck...25+
Lapwing... c75
Cormorant...2
Great Crested Grebe...5
Feral Pigeon. ..65
Tufted Duck 28
Teal 14
Lapwing 108
Snipe 40
Meadow Pipit 25
Kingfisher 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Stonechat 1
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Snipe 56
Lapwing 76
Tufted Duck 21
46 Snipe
72 Lapwing
2 Wigeon
12 Teal
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
33 Snipe
97 Lapwing
25 Meadow Pipit
43 Swallow
Goldcrest
Chiffchaff
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes