X106 2nd Wint Caspian Gull currently off Cocker Mill lane
Gary Crowder said
Sun Feb 4 9:26 PM, 2018
1 adult argentatus Herring Gull along Cocker Mill Lane this afternoon.
c175 Pink-footed Geese over yesterday at 11:50 heading cNNW
Chris Harper said
Sun Jan 28 6:19 PM, 2018
Started on Cocker Mill Lane on my round Greater Manchester tour at 10 and had decent views of the 2w Caspian Gull with 2 other birders. Yellow ringed and on slope coming off the golf course, partly obscured by hedge.
It then flew closer, settled on the field near road and at 10.15 flew high and over the distant sheep field and housing estate.
No return by the time i left at 10.30 to travel up to Hollingworth Lake to fail to see the Glaucous.
Rob Creek said
Sun Jan 28 4:31 PM, 2018
Early afternoon with Simon and Chris.
Cocker Mill Lane (fields around the farm area) early afternoon. - Lesser Black-backed 1 - Herring Gull 3 including 1 immature bird with a very white head - Common Gull 4 - Black-headed Gulls c15 - Skylark heard calling overhead, didn't see them though.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 29th of January 2018 09:09:57 AM
Gary Crowder said
Sun Jan 28 2:28 PM, 2018
Cowlishaw (Cocker Mill Lane) - only 3 Herring, 2 Lesser black-backed, 1 Common and 2 Black-headed Gulls between 13:30-14:00.
Main flood almost completely drained too!!!
Gary Crowder said
Sun Jan 28 12:01 PM, 2018
Nice one Ian, hopefully going over early afternoon so hopefully the Gulls are still there. As said before it's really hit and miss at this site for the larger Gulls
Ian Campbell said
Sun Jan 28 11:44 AM, 2018
pete berry wrote:
Gary Crowder wrote:
Hi Ian, just a little word of warning about the Gulls at Cowlishaw there was at least two immature Gulls there on Friday with yellow darvic rings and both too distant for me to take there ring no's. Although seeing the X106 is a fantastic way of clinching the Id ð
Indeed there are at least 2 ringing groups using yellow rings in this country whose birds are regularly seen in the area.One is the Aberdeen ringing group whose gulls regularly winter in the north west.We used to see a couple of dozen or so of these birds at Richmond Bank over the course of the winter.The guy whose does the ringing at the big tip in York also uses yellow rings and we get even more of his ringed birds over here in the winter than the Aberdeen birds.Identifying the Caspian Gull purely or ring colour is misleading to say the least!! Pete
Thanks for the advice, however it was the appearance of the bird and the rings which led me to Caspian Gull, Cheers Ian
pete berry said
Sun Jan 28 11:18 AM, 2018
Gary Crowder wrote:
Hi Ian, just a little word of warning about the Gulls at Cowlishaw there was at least two immature Gulls there on Friday with yellow darvic rings and both too distant for me to take there ring no's. Although seeing the X106 is a fantastic way of clinching the Id ð
Indeed there are at least 2 ringing groups using yellow rings in this country whose birds are regularly seen in the area.One is the Aberdeen ringing group whose gulls regularly winter in the north west.We used to see a couple of dozen or so of these birds at Richmond Bank over the course of the winter.The guy whose does the ringing at the big tip in York also uses yellow rings and we get even more of his ringed birds over here in the winter than the Aberdeen birds.Identifying the Caspian Gull purely or ring colour is misleading to say the least!! Pete
Gary Crowder said
Sat Jan 27 11:32 PM, 2018
Hi Ian, just a little word of warning about the Gulls at Cowlishaw there was at least two immature Gulls there on Friday with yellow darvic rings and both too distant for me to take there ring no's. Although seeing the X106 is a fantastic way of clinching the Id ð
Ian Campbell said
Sat Jan 27 10:19 PM, 2018
late post from this a.m. after seeing Glaucous Gull at Hollingworth at 8.00 a.m. went to Shaw and saw large juv. gull with big yellow rings at 9ish which can only have been the Caspian Gull. Would have put this on earlier but been to the Manchester Beer Festival . Cheers Ian
Gary Crowder said
Fri Jan 26 12:34 PM, 2018
Caspian Gull still on second more distant flood off Cocker Mill lane
Mark Rigby said
Fri Jan 26 11:51 AM, 2018
2W Caspian Gull in field off Cocker Mill Lane at 1135hrs
James Walsh said
Tue Jan 23 3:03 PM, 2018
Cocker Mill Lane Flood
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Common Gull and 30 Black-headed Gull early afternoon
James Walsh said
Mon Jan 22 6:48 PM, 2018
Cocker Mill Lane Flood
Up to 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 5 Herring Gulls, 10 Common Gulls and 50 Black-headed Gulls present from 11am-2:30pm but no sign of Caspian Gull
2nd Winter Caspian Gull on Cocker Mill Lane flood in Shaw at 12:50 - yellow ring x106. Last week two argentatus Herring Gulls in the same fields but no sign since
Gary Crowder said
Sat Oct 28 11:13 AM, 2017
Cowlishaw - 2 Bramblings in hawthorns at the bottom Cowlishaw 'road' before flying over me calling at 10am. Probably still in area but couldn't refind in the briefest of searches
Gary Crowder said
Fri Aug 25 11:03 AM, 2017
Cowlishaw - 6 distant Buzzards circling over Tandle Hills - most I've ever seen together in Oldham
Gary Crowder said
Tue Aug 22 11:14 PM, 2017
Male Wheatear at Cowlishaw was a long over due first (for me) for the area this evening
James Walsh said
Mon Jun 19 10:09 PM, 2017
Saturday 17th June 2017
2 Hobby Crompton and Royton Golf Course
Gary Crowder said
Sun Jun 11 7:12 PM, 2017
Hobby flew NW thru Cowlishaw at 17:55 this evening - half-heartedly going for the swallows.
Gary Crowder said
Mon May 1 6:37 PM, 2017
Good weekend at Cowlishaw with Grasshopper Warbler (site first for me) on 29th, 30th and today, fem Whinchat (site first for me) and Sand Martin on the 30th and a pair of Whitethroats today
Steven Heywood said
Mon Feb 13 4:27 PM, 2017
Thanks for this: Caspian's been one I've never been able to get to grips with. Typical gull, though, won't make things easy: after a fruitless search on the fields I gave up, only for it to fly slowly low over the bus stop I was standing at!
colin davies said
Sun Feb 12 4:06 PM, 2017
The 1st winter Caspian gull was still showing well from Cocker Mill Lane at 12:15.
First winter Caspian Gull in fields south of Crompton Primary School this morning; resting with c40 large gulls and currently viewable from Cocker Mill Lane, Shaw.
Info thanks to Gary Crowder
Gary Crowder said
Fri Jan 13 4:53 PM, 2017
22 Waxwings flew over Cowlishaw at 16:05 plus male Peregrine and 4 Lapwings over
James Walsh said
Tue Sep 27 9:59 PM, 2016
Singing Chiffchaff at Shaw & Crompton Metrolink station this morning
Gary Crowder said
Sat Aug 20 9:02 AM, 2016
Fem/1st summer Whitethroat in the grounds of Crompton Primary at 0745 this morning
Dave Colton said
Tue May 24 6:27 AM, 2016
Pair of Oystercatcher back on St.Josephs this morning at 6:00. Flew off in general direction of Grains Bar (Castleshaw?) at 6:20. I would love to know where these birds have appeared from & go to after these feeding sessions.
Dave Colton said
Sun May 22 9:54 AM, 2016
No sign of Oystercatchers at 7:00 this morning, however just heard them fly over the house and they're back on St.Josephs. They must be enjoying rich pickings.
Dave Colton said
Sat May 21 7:06 PM, 2016
St.Josephs school playing field Heyside. Pair of Oystercatcher having a feast on earthworms.
19:00
Rob Creek said
Tue Dec 8 6:37 PM, 2015
Spring Hill area of Oldham this afternoon.
I was parked up for little more than 5 minutes making a collection at Cairo Mill. In that short time I saw... - Redwing 2 - Jay 1 - Grey Heron 1 ...all fly over the loading bay in virtually the same flight path separately.
Dave Colton said
Sat Aug 29 10:28 AM, 2015
Common Buzzard soaring over The Black Ladd 10:00am.
Gary Crowder said
Sat Jun 6 10:43 AM, 2015
Hobby over fields at Cowlishaw at 10:05 this morning chasing House Martins.
Also singing Blackcaps and Chiffchaff and juvs of Wren, Mistle Thrush, Great and Coal Tits.
Also Vixen with three Cubs.
Gary Crowder said
Sun May 17 9:22 PM, 2015
A brief singing Sedge Warbler in 'Cowlishaw' this morning. Whitethroat still singing. Also 2 Swifts, 17 Swallows, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps and a Willow Warbler
Gary Crowder said
Sun May 10 11:23 AM, 2015
Male Whitethroat singing in the 'Cowlishaw' area this morning.
Also 2 Blackcaps, 1Chiffchaff, 3 House Martins, 1 Swallow and a Sparrowhawk
Steve Brown said
Mon Apr 13 5:35 PM, 2015
Peregrine over the centre of Shaw, this pm.
Dave Colton said
Fri Mar 13 2:36 PM, 2015
12:30 today Sparrowhawk straight over Shaw centre, causing panic among the local Feral Pigeons.
Dave Colton said
Sat Feb 28 10:10 AM, 2015
St. Joseph's field, Heyside.
52 Black Headed Gull (the most I've seen at once here) 3 Common Gull 2 Carrion Crow 3 Magpie 20+ Starling 1 Woodpigeon
All in a 10 minute period.
Also 3 Goldfinch, 1 Coal Tit & 1 Great Tit on our Feeders overlooking the field.
stuartherring said
Tue Feb 24 5:55 PM, 2015
Amazing drive home while sat at the lights at the junction of ripponden rd and Huddersfield rd a large female peregrine was hunting the pigeons scattering them all over at one stage the peregrine was at head height and pigeons were running under stationary traffic
Gary Crowder said
Sun Feb 8 10:23 AM, 2015
Large flock of Pink-footed Geese over but couldn't see a single one in the fog!!
Also 6 Snipe + 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Bullfinch
Female Blackcap still in my garden yesterday but no sign so far today (although only looked for a short while)
Gary Crowder said
Thu Feb 5 1:37 PM, 2015
Female Blackcap in my garden on Princess Rd today at 07:55 and again at 12:20
Yesterday male Peregrine over Crompton Primary in the late afternoon scattering the local Pigeons
Gary Crowder said
Mon Feb 2 9:01 PM, 2015
Woodcock seen behind Crompton Primary at 1725.
Also in the morning in the same area:- 2 Bullfinches, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Reed Bunting, Coal Tit, Jay, 36 Black-headed, 26 Common and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Dave Colton said
Sat Jan 31 10:41 AM, 2015
St.Josephs playing field, Heyside, this morning.
40+ Black-Headed Gull 3 Common Gull 2 Blackbird 1 Song Thrush 3 Carrion crow
Dave Colton said
Mon Dec 15 9:19 PM, 2014
Around 4:20 this afternoon sighted from the tram just before arriving at Shaw Metrolink station, a Barn Owl in flight over the meadow by the River Beal. A surprise sighting so close to home, but a delight to see.
Gary Crowder said
Sun Nov 16 5:04 PM, 2014
8 Whooper Swans flew east at 16:25 over Crompton Primary School
C Brown said
Thu Oct 16 4:35 PM, 2014
Circa 75 redwings heading west over Shaw this morning.
Started on Cocker Mill Lane on my round Greater Manchester tour at 10 and had decent views of the 2w Caspian Gull with 2 other birders. Yellow ringed and on slope coming off the golf course, partly obscured by hedge.
It then flew closer, settled on the field near road and at 10.15 flew high and over the distant sheep field and housing estate.
No return by the time i left at 10.30 to travel up to Hollingworth Lake to fail to see the Glaucous.
Cocker Mill Lane (fields around the farm area) early afternoon.
- Lesser Black-backed 1
- Herring Gull 3 including 1 immature bird with a very white head
- Common Gull 4
- Black-headed Gulls c15
- Skylark heard calling overhead, didn't see them though.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 29th of January 2018 09:09:57 AM
Thanks for the advice, however it was the appearance of the bird and the rings which led me to Caspian Gull,
Cheers Ian
Indeed there are at least 2 ringing groups using yellow rings in this country whose birds are regularly seen in the area.One is the Aberdeen ringing group whose gulls regularly winter in the north west.We used to see a couple of dozen or so of these birds at Richmond Bank over the course of the winter.The guy whose does the ringing at the big tip in York also uses yellow rings and we get even more of his ringed birds over here in the winter than the Aberdeen birds.Identifying the Caspian Gull purely or ring colour is misleading to say the least!!
Pete
Cheers Ian
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Common Gull and 30 Black-headed Gull early afternoon
Up to 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 5 Herring Gulls, 10 Common Gulls and 50 Black-headed Gulls present from 11am-2:30pm but no sign of Caspian Gull
Good to meet Ian Campbell and Alan Nuttall
2 Hobby Crompton and Royton Golf Course
Thanks for this: Caspian's been one I've never been able to get to grips with. Typical gull, though, won't make things easy: after a fruitless search on the fields I gave up, only for it to fly slowly low over the bus stop I was standing at!
The 1st winter Caspian gull was still showing well from Cocker Mill Lane at 12:15.
First winter Caspian Gull in fields south of Crompton Primary School this morning; resting with c40 large gulls and currently viewable from Cocker Mill Lane, Shaw.
Info thanks to Gary Crowder
19:00
I was parked up for little more than 5 minutes making a collection at Cairo Mill.
In that short time I saw...
- Redwing 2
- Jay 1
- Grey Heron 1
...all fly over the loading bay in virtually the same flight path separately.
52 Black Headed Gull (the most I've seen at once here)
3 Common Gull
2 Carrion Crow
3 Magpie
20+ Starling
1 Woodpigeon
All in a 10 minute period.
Also 3 Goldfinch, 1 Coal Tit & 1 Great Tit on our Feeders overlooking the field.
Behind Crompton Primary 08:50 - 10:00
Highlights:-
7 Common Snipe
1 Grey Heron
2 Jays
1 Coal Tit
Yesterday male Peregrine over Crompton Primary in the late afternoon scattering the local Pigeons
40+ Black-Headed Gull
3 Common Gull
2 Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
3 Carrion crow
Chris