Lake Mute Swan pair still present. Tufted Duck - 3 pairs Canada Geese c 40 Coots - c6 Moorhen x 2 Mallards c12
Crimble Green Woodpecker calling Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming (and one drumming adjacent cricket ground). Nuthatch x 1 L T Tit c4 Goldcrest x 1 Goosander pair flew down river
-- Edited by Colin Ramsden on Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 12:15:52 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 12:28:44 PM
Colin Ramsden said
Fri Feb 8 10:19 PM, 2013
Lake Mute Swans have shooed off six cygnets one left. Perhaps it can't fly. Goosander - 3 pairs. Actively feeding - and one pair snoozing. Tufted Duck - Mx3 Fx2 Mallards c 25 C Geese c 60 Coot - nest under construction for a few weeks.
Colin Ramsden said
Fri Jan 18 3:57 AM, 2013
Lake 3/4 iced over. Pair of Mute Swans still have all seven juveniles from last year in tow. Still c 30 coots. Canada Geese c 45 Tufted Duck F x 1
Dipper singing sweetly on the Roch at the back of the lake.
Colin Ramsden said
Sun Jan 6 4:06 AM, 2013
Blackbird singing lustily mid-afternoon and into the twilight. Herons repairing nests. c 30 Coot on the lake.
Colin Ramsden said
Wed Sep 12 2:58 AM, 2012
Kingfisher x 1 feeding on the lake. Buzzard overhead again.
Colin Ramsden said
Fri Sep 7 3:00 AM, 2012
Mute Swans still with full compliment of 7 well grown cygnets. Buzzard over Crimble.
Colin Ramsden said
Mon Jul 16 1:07 AM, 2012
Lake Mute Swans with 7 well grown cygnets. Coots with solitary 'punk' juvenile - quite a few pairs and nests but not much evidence of success. Canada Geese x 67 - no juveniles.
Bill Myerscough said
Fri Oct 15 3:26 PM, 2010
15th October.
Mid-morning.
A drake Wigeon and a Little Grebe on the lake and a flock of 16 Goldfinch in the surrounding woodland.
Cheers,
Bill.
Bill Myerscough said
Sat Mar 28 5:13 PM, 2009
28th March.
Came to count the heronry and was astonished and a bit distracted to see a Swallow hawking over the water surrounding the heronry!! I later visited Rhodes Lodge, Rhodes, Middleton on the way home and another 4 Swallows were there! Am I the only person to turn up Swallows today - people will think I'm making it up!! I haven't even managed to see a Sand Martin yet this year!
Also Green Woodpecker, 5 Mistle Thrush, 5 Jays together and 6 herons nests.
Cheers,
Bill.
Bill Myerscough said
Mon Apr 7 6:26 PM, 2008
7th April p.m.
A mixed flock of c40 hirundines flocking about a airborne Sparrowhawk - approx nos - 20 Sand Martins, 15 Swallows & 5 House Martins.
Plus 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, Grey Herons, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Goosanders & 4 Tufted Duck.
Cheers,
Bill.
Mute Swan pair still present.
Tufted Duck - 3 pairs
Canada Geese c 40
Coots - c6
Moorhen x 2
Mallards c12
Crimble
Green Woodpecker calling
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming (and one drumming adjacent cricket ground).
Nuthatch x 1
L T Tit c4
Goldcrest x 1
Goosander pair flew down river
-- Edited by Colin Ramsden on Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 12:15:52 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 12:28:44 PM
Mute Swans have shooed off six cygnets one left. Perhaps it can't fly.
Goosander - 3 pairs. Actively feeding - and one pair snoozing.
Tufted Duck - Mx3 Fx2
Mallards c 25
C Geese c 60
Coot - nest under construction for a few weeks.
Pair of Mute Swans still have all seven juveniles from last year in tow.
Still c 30 coots.
Canada Geese c 45
Tufted Duck F x 1
Dipper singing sweetly on the Roch at the back of the lake.
Herons repairing nests.
c 30 Coot on the lake.
Buzzard overhead again.
Buzzard over Crimble.
Lake
Mute Swans with 7 well grown cygnets.
Coots with solitary 'punk' juvenile - quite a few pairs and nests but not much evidence of success.
Canada Geese x 67 - no juveniles.
Mid-morning.
A drake Wigeon and a Little Grebe on the lake and a flock of 16 Goldfinch in the surrounding woodland.
Cheers,
Bill.
Came to count the heronry and was astonished and a bit distracted to see a Swallow hawking over the water surrounding the heronry!!
Also Green Woodpecker, 5 Mistle Thrush, 5 Jays together and 6 herons nests.
Cheers,
Bill.