5 Great Crested Grebe 8 Tufted Duck 32 Mallard Oystercatcher Great Spotted Woodpecker 100 Swallow 70 Goldfinch Kestrel
Mark Rigby said
Mon Jul 30 6:18 AM, 2012
8pm till dark
Despite the rain and the water overflowing the reservoir again, the Great Crested Grebes are still doing fine. Proving practice makes perfect, especially for nest building!
6 Great Created Grebe (inc juv) A pair of Grebes have nested again after being washed out on their 3 previous occasions (4th attempt this year. Is this a record?) 9 Tufted Duck 21 Mallard 2 Grey Heron 12 Goldfinch
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Wednesday 25th of July 2012 12:20:29 AM
Thomas and Bill Jones said
Sat Jul 21 9:54 PM, 2012
Grasshopper warbler reeling in scrub land next to Swan Meadow, Delph at 12.30 hrs.
Showed briefly (flight)
Mark Rigby said
Sat Jul 21 9:38 PM, 2012
Late morning
8 Oystercatcher including 3 juv 9 Tufted Duck Juv Great Crested Grebe has been abandoned by all 5 adults! 15 Mallard
Mark Rigby said
Fri Jul 20 5:56 AM, 2012
Late evening
8 Tufted Duck 4 Great Crested Grebe (juv doing well) A pair on the Upper Reservoir were seen copulating again and nest building. It would be 3rd time lucky for this pair this year-fingers crossed. 8 Mallard Grey Heron 4 Oystercatcher Coot
Roger Baker 3 said
Mon Jul 16 1:53 AM, 2012
Sun July !5th. 07.00 hrs.
3 juvenile Moorhen on the small pond just left of the feeding statiion.
Roger.
Dave Colton said
Sun Jul 15 8:15 PM, 2012
Was leaving Castleshaw driving down the lane towards the main road about 12:10 today. Had an excellent sighting of a female Cuckoo both in flight then resting briefly on a fence post before taking flight again towards Delph. A first for me at Castleshaw and not seen a Cuckoo for many years.
Other sightings today:
6 Tufted Duck Usual large flock of Canada Geese. Adult Great Crested Grebe with single juvenile on the lower. Adult Great Crested Grebe on the upper.
One Great Crested Grebe chick has survived and is doing well. 5 adults present. 4 Oystercatcher 3 Common Sandpiper 2 Tufted Duck
Steve Suttill said
Sat Jun 23 12:37 AM, 2012
Needed a break from sitting at the computer listening to the rain rattling on the window, so a quick hour at Castleshaw (3pm - 4pm):
Lower Resr: only birds on water were a pair of Gt Crested Grebes (one carrying young)
Top Resr: one Tufted drake and another pair of Gt Crested Grebes (no young this time). Two or three Oystercatchers - couldn't be sure, one kept flying noisily back and forth over Top Bank.
Apart from a few Swallows and House Martins around the farm trees everything else was keeping a low profile.
Should have stayed at home and kept warm and dry!
Steve
Dave Colton said
Thu Jun 21 2:29 AM, 2012
5:00 - 6:00pm
Numerous Canada Geese & Mallard 5 Tufted Duck 4m 1f 1 Cormorant 1 Grey Heron 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 carrying young on its back (at least 2) Flock of Goldfinch 1 Redshank 3 Curlew (more calling) 2 Oystercatcher with both young still present 2 Robin 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Coot
An enjoyable hour.
Mark Rigby said
Wed Jun 13 6:34 AM, 2012
late evening
3 Adult Great Crested Grebe (Pair with chicks-at last, successful breeding!) 2 Oystercatcher with 2 well grown young 2 Common Sandpiper Coot Song Thrush Wren
Hull Mill Lodge
Grasshopper Warbler 4 Reed Bunting 8 House Martin Blackcap
Andy Platt said
Wed Jun 6 11:45 PM, 2012
5th June 2012 Mid day
2 Grey Partridge 1 adult 1 Juvenile in field off Water works Road 2 Oystercatcher with 2 young, is one missing? 1 Redshank 3 Great Crested Grebe 150+ Starlings, lots of youn birds mainly around the feeding station area 1 Tufted Duck
Mark Rigby said
Fri Jun 1 5:53 AM, 2012
1930-2215
Grey Partridge in field off Waterworks Road (an Oldham rarity these days) 5 Oystercatcher (3 chicks growing fast) 2 Common Sandpiper Redshank 4 Great Crested Grebe Coot Kestrel 4 Curlew
Mark Rigby said
Wed May 30 5:13 AM, 2012
Mid evening visit
2 Oystercatcher with 3 young 2 Redshank Curlew 2 Lapwing 2 Tufted Duck 2 Great Crested Grebe 75+ Starling
Common Scoter(fem) on Upper reservoir at 2030hrs ................................................................................................
I probably missed her in the morning.
At 07.00 hrs there was a big wind on , tears streaming down my face.
There were rollers on there that would have done credit to the North Atlantic.
Great fun.
Roger
Mark Rigby said
Sun May 20 3:53 AM, 2012
Common Scoter(fem) on Upper reservoir at 2030hrs.
Common Sandpiper 2 Oystercatcher Great Crested Grebe
Roger Baker 3 said
Sat May 19 4:12 PM, 2012
Saturday 19th May. 07.00 - 08.00 hrs.
No sign of any Scoters. Not sure whether flown off or blown off ??? 8 Swallow. 2 Pied Wagtail. 5 Goldfinch on dam-head. Oystercatcher on Top Res. Curlew over.
Roger.
Mark Rigby said
Sat May 19 1:19 AM, 2012
12 Common Scoter still present at 1815hrs
1+ Sand Martin
Mark Rigby said
Fri May 18 9:06 PM, 2012
12 Common Scoter (5 drakes) still present at 1400hrs.
2 Lapwing Curlew 2 Oystercatcher Grey Wagtail
Thomas and Bill Jones said
Fri May 18 3:28 PM, 2012
12 x common scoter on the lower res at 8am
Andy Platt said
Sat May 5 2:48 AM, 2012
Castleshaw 15.00hrs
1 Common Sandpiper 2 Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 5 Tufted Duck Great Created grebe Swallow House Martin 1 Sand Martin 70+ Lesser Black Backed Gulls arrived and settled on the Lower res 1 Grey Heron 1 Coot
Mark Rigby said
Fri May 4 6:25 PM, 2012
0930-1125
2 Oystercatcher Redshank Common Sandpiper 2 Great Crested Grebe 2 Coot 5 House Martin Sand Martin 50+ Swallow
Graham Beverley said
Fri May 4 12:34 AM, 2012
16.19 - 17.30
Swift Swallow Common sandpiper Grey wagtail Pied wagtail Redshank Curlew Great crested grebe Coot Meadow pipit Lapwing Mistle thrush Oystercatcher
Mark Rigby said
Thu Apr 26 10:19 PM, 2012
Bar-tailed Godwit (sum pl) in fields opposite lower reservoir at 1500hrs feeding in newly formed streamBest viewed from Top Bank
Mark Rigby said
Thu Apr 26 12:12 AM, 2012
30+ Arctic Tern flew through NE at 1630hrs followed by a further flock of 25 N at 1650hrs.
Graham Beverley said
Sun Apr 22 6:07 PM, 2012
08.45-10.30 Same as Andy on walk around plus Grey wagtail Common sandpiper Teal Lapwing Tufted duck Meadow pipit
Black-Tailed Godwit on the Lower Reservoir Far Bank opposite the gate
Mark Rigby said
Sat Apr 21 6:08 PM, 2012
Mid morning
First returning House Martin with 8 Swallows 2 Redshank 6 Tufted Duck Teal Coot 3 Great Crested Grebe
JSPALDING said
Sat Apr 14 6:02 PM, 2012
A few swallows at least one sand martin and one wheatear, summer has arrived, then I got caught in a hailstorm.
Mark Rigby said
Thu Apr 12 9:23 PM, 2012
Late morning
2 Goldeneye 2 Tufted Duck 3 Great Crested Grebe Little Owl Redshank Swallow Willow Warbler
Mark Rigby said
Thu Apr 12 4:06 AM, 2012
Late evening
Common Sandpiper (early record for this site) Swallow Oystercatcher Curlew 3 Tufted Duck Great Crested Grebe
Mark Rigby said
Wed Apr 11 3:34 AM, 2012
Pink-footed Goose still present at 1915hrs on lower reservoir from the gate. Also:-
2 Redshank 3 Great Crested Grebe 8 Mallard Moorhen Curlew
Andy Platt said
Tue Apr 10 9:04 PM, 2012
Castleshaw Res. 12.30- 1.15pm Tuesday 10th April I think there is a single Pink Footed Goose on the Lower res. First spotted on the water at the top end, it then went a shore to feed on grass. Bird appears very wary and does like other company especially the Canada's. Hope some other Castleshaw regulars Mark, Ian etc are about to confirm. Nothing else of any interest to report.
Mark Rigby said
Thu Apr 5 8:54 PM, 2012
1000-1320
2 Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Great Crested Grebe Curlew 3 Stock Dove Kestrel Teal Goldeneye Cormorant 15 Fieldfare
Mark Rigby said
Sat Mar 31 10:14 PM, 2012
Early afternoon
14 Lapwing Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Stock Dove 3 Great Crested Grebe 2 Coot Moorhen Kestrel 2 Curlew
Steve Suttill said
Wed Mar 28 10:44 PM, 2012
early afternoon:
lots of diggers, dumptrucks and tractors - no specific ID - hadn't brought along my heavy plant field guide
Top Resr: c500 gulls, mainly Lesser Black-backs one of these days I might get interested
Steve
Graham Beverley said
Sat Mar 24 5:04 PM, 2012
05.15-08.40 Little owl Stock dove2 Redshank at least 3 Oystercatcher 2 Great crested grebe 3 Goldeneye 1f Goosander 1m Kestrel Grey heron Lapwing Meadow pipits Skylark Grey wagtails 40 species in total on a fantastic morning Visited Brun Clough but visibility less than 10 meters
Bill Beckwith said
Mon Mar 19 9:34 PM, 2012
Hello Kath
I saw two grey wagtails, a coal tit on feeder,a kestrel and four redshanks on the lower reservoir at Castleshaw too yesterday
Kath Butterworth said
Mon Mar 19 2:34 AM, 2012
18th March - 11am - 1500hrs
on walk up from Delph 3 Reed Buntings on territory, Skylark singing Meadow Pipit Display Sparrowhawk Goldeneye female Tufted Duck 5 Oystercatcher 2 Great Crested Grebe 2 and 1 on top res Canada Goose 101 (at least 5 distinct pairs) Cormorant 10 Grey Wagtail 1 female Pied Wagtail 3 Moorhen 2 Coot 4 Redshank 1 Lapwing 41 C urlew Goldcrest singing in hedge at lowere reservoir
Little Owl on Lark Hill
Graham Beverley said
Sat Mar 17 5:52 PM, 2012
07.00-10.30 Tufted ducks 3 Great crested grebe 3 Goldeneye 2f1m Teal 10 Goosander 1f1m Oystercatcher 3 Curlew 2 Grey wagtail 2 Pied wagtail 2 Coot 2 Goldcrest Coal tit Skylark House sparrows Reed buntings Lapwing 10 Redshank Kestrel 40 species in total on a very wet misty morning
5 Great Crested Grebe
8 Tufted Duck
32 Mallard
Oystercatcher
Great Spotted Woodpecker
100 Swallow
70 Goldfinch
Kestrel
Despite the rain and the water overflowing the reservoir again, the Great Crested Grebes are still doing fine. Proving practice makes perfect, especially for nest building!
5 Great Crested Grebe
8 Tufted Duck
5 Pied Wagtail
25+ Swallow
Grey Heron
Not much else
10 Mistle Thrush
80+ Goldfinch
Redpoll
5 Great Crested Grebe
12 Tufted Duck
21 Mallard
Coot
50+ Swallow
6 Great Created Grebe (inc juv)
A pair of Grebes have nested again after being washed out on their 3 previous occasions (4th attempt this year. Is this a record?)
9 Tufted Duck
21 Mallard
2 Grey Heron
12 Goldfinch
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Wednesday 25th of July 2012 12:20:29 AM
Showed briefly (flight)
8 Oystercatcher including 3 juv
9 Tufted Duck
Juv Great Crested Grebe has been abandoned by all 5 adults!
15 Mallard
8 Tufted Duck
4 Great Crested Grebe (juv doing well)
A pair on the Upper Reservoir were seen copulating again and nest building. It would be 3rd time lucky for this pair this year-fingers crossed.
8 Mallard
Grey Heron
4 Oystercatcher
Coot
3 juvenile Moorhen on the small pond just left of the feeding statiion.
Roger.
Other sightings today:
6 Tufted Duck
Usual large flock of Canada Geese.
Adult Great Crested Grebe with single juvenile on the lower.
Adult Great Crested Grebe on the upper.
7 Tufted Duck
4 Oystercatcher
4 Great Crested Grebe
2 Reed Bunting
124 Canada Goose
2 Common Sandpiper
3 Coal Tit
Kestrel
Buzzard
Grasshopper Warbler reeling near car park
3 Tufted Duck
10 Mallard
5 Great Crested Grebe (juv growing well)
Stock Dove
50+ Swallow
8 Mistle Thrush
3 Reed Bunting
Curlew (juv)
Common Sandpiper
5 Tufted Duck
5 Great Crested Grebe (inc lone juv)
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Kestrel
Buzzard
Coot
Goldfinch
One Great Crested Grebe chick has survived and is doing well. 5 adults present.
4 Oystercatcher
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Tufted Duck
Lower Resr:
only birds on water were a pair of Gt Crested Grebes (one carrying young)
Top Resr:
one Tufted drake and another pair of Gt Crested Grebes (no young this time). Two or three Oystercatchers - couldn't be sure, one kept flying noisily back and forth over Top Bank.
Apart from a few Swallows and House Martins around the farm trees everything else was keeping a low profile.
Should have stayed at home and kept warm and dry!
Steve
Numerous Canada Geese & Mallard
5 Tufted Duck 4m 1f
1 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 carrying young on its back (at least 2)
Flock of Goldfinch
1 Redshank
3 Curlew (more calling)
2 Oystercatcher with both young still present
2 Robin
1 Pied Wagtail
2 Coot
An enjoyable hour.
3 Adult Great Crested Grebe (Pair with chicks-at last, successful breeding!)
2 Oystercatcher with 2 well grown young
2 Common Sandpiper
Coot
Song Thrush
Wren
Hull Mill Lodge
Grasshopper Warbler
4 Reed Bunting
8 House Martin
Blackcap
2 Grey Partridge 1 adult 1 Juvenile in field off Water works Road
2 Oystercatcher with 2 young, is one missing?
1 Redshank
3 Great Crested Grebe
150+ Starlings, lots of youn birds mainly around the feeding station area
1 Tufted Duck
Grey Partridge in field off Waterworks Road (an Oldham rarity these days
5 Oystercatcher (3 chicks growing fast)
2 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
4 Great Crested Grebe
Coot
Kestrel
4 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher with 3 young
2 Redshank
Curlew
2 Lapwing
2 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
75+ Starling
Sedge Warbler (Oldham rarity)
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Tufted Duck
2 Coot
2 Great Crested Grebe
................................................................................................
I probably missed her in the morning.
At 07.00 hrs there was a big wind on , tears streaming down my face.
There were rollers on there that would have done credit to the North Atlantic.
Great fun.
Roger
Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
Great Crested Grebe
No sign of any Scoters. Not sure whether flown off or blown off ???
8 Swallow.
2 Pied Wagtail.
5 Goldfinch on dam-head.
Oystercatcher on Top Res.
Curlew over.
Roger.
1+ Sand Martin
2 Lapwing
Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
Grey Wagtail
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
5 Tufted Duck
Great Created grebe
Swallow
House Martin
1 Sand Martin
70+ Lesser Black Backed Gulls arrived and settled on the Lower res
1 Grey Heron
1 Coot
2 Oystercatcher
Redshank
Common Sandpiper
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Coot
5 House Martin
Sand Martin
50+ Swallow
Swift
Swallow
Common sandpiper
Grey wagtail
Pied wagtail
Redshank
Curlew
Great crested grebe
Coot
Meadow pipit
Lapwing
Mistle thrush
Oystercatcher
Same as Andy on walk around plus
Grey wagtail
Common sandpiper
Teal
Lapwing
Tufted duck
Meadow pipit
A bit wet later on
3 Great Geasted Grebe
2 Tufted Duck
1 Coot
Mallard
Swallow
3 Redshank
4 Oystercatchers
Curlew
Chiffchaff
2 Cormorant
Skylark
Kestrel
No sign of yesterdays Black-tailed Godwit
3 Wheatear
Chiffchaff
2 Tufted Duck
4 Redshank
3 Great Crested Grebe
Found at approx 1500hrs-nice find Andy!
First returning House Martin with 8 Swallows
2 Redshank
6 Tufted Duck
Teal
Coot
3 Great Crested Grebe
2 Goldeneye
2 Tufted Duck
3 Great Crested Grebe
Little Owl
Redshank
Swallow
Willow Warbler
Common Sandpiper (early record for this site)
Swallow
Oystercatcher
Curlew
3 Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
Also:-
2 Redshank
3 Great Crested Grebe
8 Mallard
Moorhen
Curlew
I think there is a single Pink Footed Goose on the Lower res. First spotted on the water at the top end, it then went a shore to feed on grass. Bird appears very wary and does like other company especially the Canada's. Hope some other Castleshaw regulars Mark, Ian etc are about to confirm. Nothing else of any interest to report.
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Great Crested Grebe
Curlew
3 Stock Dove
Kestrel
Teal
Goldeneye
Cormorant
15 Fieldfare
14 Lapwing
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Stock Dove
3 Great Crested Grebe
2 Coot
Moorhen
Kestrel
2 Curlew
lots of diggers, dumptrucks and tractors - no specific ID - hadn't brought along my heavy plant field guide
16 Lapwing
2 Oystercatchers
3 Gt. Crested Grebe
1 Coot
1 Tufted drake
Top Resr: c500 gulls, mainly Lesser Black-backs
Steve
Little owl
Stock dove2
Redshank at least 3
Oystercatcher 2
Great crested grebe 3
Goldeneye 1f
Goosander 1m
Kestrel
Grey heron
Lapwing
Meadow pipits
Skylark
Grey wagtails
40 species in total on a fantastic morning
Visited Brun Clough but visibility less than 10 meters
I saw two grey wagtails, a coal tit on feeder,a kestrel and four redshanks on the lower reservoir at Castleshaw too yesterday
on walk up from Delph 3 Reed Buntings on territory,
Skylark singing
Meadow Pipit Display
Sparrowhawk
Goldeneye female
Tufted Duck 5
Oystercatcher 2
Great Crested Grebe 2 and 1 on top res
Canada Goose 101 (at least 5 distinct pairs)
Cormorant 10
Grey Wagtail 1 female
Pied Wagtail 3
Moorhen 2
Coot 4
Redshank 1
Lapwing 41
C urlew
Goldcrest singing in hedge at lowere reservoir
Little Owl on Lark Hill
Tufted ducks 3
Great crested grebe 3
Goldeneye 2f1m
Teal 10
Goosander 1f1m
Oystercatcher 3
Curlew 2
Grey wagtail 2
Pied wagtail 2
Coot 2
Goldcrest
Coal tit
Skylark
House sparrows
Reed buntings
Lapwing 10
Redshank
Kestrel
40 species in total on a very wet misty morning
5 Teal
3 Great Crested Grebe
Goldeneye
8 Lapwing
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
55 Woodpigeon
2 Coot
2 Moorhen
2 Grey Heron