Worth hanging around for Mark. It can disappear for quite some time before re-emerging. Seems to prefer the rushy tufts on the "beach" side. Good luck!
Mark Rigby said
Mon Jun 2 1:04 PM, 2014
Steve,
Must be the same Little Grebe that was on Redbrook Reservoir last night?
Will be a site tick for me if it stays a couple more hours?
Steve Suttill said
Mon Jun 2 12:57 PM, 2014
A very enjoyable hour for me too 10.30 - 11.30
Little Grebe (site first for me) Tufted drake Mallard duck with 8 well-grown young
Seven species of wader today: Lapwing (similar count to Riggers) Common Sandpiper - 1 Curlew - 5+ Oystercatcher - 1 Golden Plover - pair Redshank - 2 pairs Snipe - heard only
Mark Rigby said
Sun Jun 1 10:49 PM, 2014
Evening visit
Grey Partridge calling from field below the reservoir and showing vey well.
25+ Lapwing including well grown young 6 Oystercatcher Curlew Golden Plover calling from the moors 2 Snipe drumming 20+ Swift Several Swallow Meadow Pipits Skylark Pied Wagtail
A very enjoyable hour
Steve Suttill said
Mon May 19 5:27 PM, 2014
1015-1130
very warm & sunny
Very noisy - due to the Lapwings, mainly!
Only counted six Mallard ducklings. 3 Canada Geese Kestrel Red Grouse Meadow Pipit Skylark Wheatear and 6 species of wader
Steve W Johnson said
Sun May 18 7:01 PM, 2014
1745-1830
Warm, overcast
Very quiet
Mallard with 7 small ducklings 2 Swift 3 Swallow
Plus usual
Steve W Johnson said
Sun May 4 10:45 AM, 2014
0745-0830
Quiet and cold...
2 Stock Dove 2 Jackdaw 4 Carrion Crow 3 Canada Goose 10+ Lapwing - 1 with 3 small young 4 Curlew Mallard 4 inc 10 young 2 Oystercatcher 4 Wheatear Reed Bunting Meadow Pipits Swallow
-- Edited by Steve W Johnson on Monday 5th of May 2014 08:43:37 AM
Steve W Johnson said
Sat Apr 26 6:50 PM, 2014
1710-1810
Common sandpiper 2 Oystercatcher 4 Curlew Snipe 10 Lapwing 4+ Wheatear Mallard duckling trapped down a hole - rescued heroically 3 Canada Goose 2 Moorhen Mistle Thrush 3 Stock Dove 4 Meadow Pipit Pied Wagtail Jackdaw Magpie
Mark Rigby said
Thu Apr 24 10:59 PM, 2014
Common Sandpiper this evening but nothing else!
Steve Suttill said
Tue Apr 15 5:17 PM, 2014
brief visit 15.15 - 15.30
Redshank 2 Lapwing 2 seen (more heard) Curlew 2 (flying E) Mallard 4 Black-headed Gull 2 (sitting on resr bank)
2 Tufted Ducklings 5 Wheatear Meadow Pipit Magpie 2 Lapwing 2 Moorhen (1 well grown young) Best of all was 2 Peregrine giving a fantastic aerial display for a few minutes (ad fem and juv)
Steve W Johnson said
Sat Jul 20 6:39 PM, 2013
0645-0730 Female Tufted Duck with 11 ducklings Moorhen with 2 young 2 Wheatear (Adult male plus juvenile) 4 Lapwing 2 Pied Wagtail feeding 2 fledged young Meadow Pipt - lots 2 Swallows
Steve W Johnson said
Wed Jul 17 7:19 AM, 2013
Well done!
Forgot to post the Tufted Ducklings - saw them Saturday evening but couldn't get accurate count as lots of disturbance from people enjoying the weather.
-- Edited by Steve W Johnson on Wednesday 17th of July 2013 07:23:20 AM
Mark Rigby said
Wed Jul 17 1:00 AM, 2013
0930-1000 16/7
Little Ringed Plover (juv) on the reservoir edge then flew off strongly to the south Tufted Duck (fem) with 9 small ducklings (10 yesterday)
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Wednesday 17th of July 2013 01:05:22 AM
Steve W Johnson said
Sun Jul 7 10:07 PM, 2013
Yesterday evening, glorious weather!
1950-2030
30 Lapwing in single flock, 5+ still on territory with 2 well grown chicks seen
3 Curlew - one fledged young sitting on telegraph pole
Golden Plover
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
5 Swallow - inc. 4 fledged young in derelict garage
3 Wheatear
4 Moorhen (2 very small chicks)
3 Carrion Crow
5 Meadow Pipit
3 Woodpigeon
2 Stock Dove
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Pied Wagtail carrying food
5 Mallard
5 Canada Geese (2 adults, 3 well grown young)
Tufted Duck (m)
Steve W Johnson said
Tue Jun 25 7:59 PM, 2013
1850-1930
15+ Lapwing 3 Curlew inc 1 half grown chick 4 Tufted Duck (2m, 2f) - 1 pair chased from small pond by Moorhen 1 Oystercatcher 1 Common Sandpiper 5 Wheatear inc. adult male and juveniles 2 Mallard Canada Geese - 2 adults and young (uncountable in long grass)
-- Edited by Steve W Johnson on Tuesday 25th of June 2013 08:00:37 PM
Steve W Johnson said
Mon Jun 17 3:10 AM, 2013
1530-1630
Highlight:
Male Wheatear feeding 3 fledglings
Also:
2 Tufted Duck (m) 5 Mallard 2 Oystercatcher 10+ Curlew in general area c. 20 lapwing in area 3 Golden Plover 2 Pied wagtail - adult with juvenile 7 Canada Goose - 2 adults, 5 young Skylark Meadow Pipits 2 Starling
Must be the same Little Grebe that was on Redbrook Reservoir last night?
Will be a site tick for me if it stays a couple more hours?
Little Grebe (site first for me)
Tufted drake
Mallard duck with 8 well-grown young
Seven species of wader today:
Lapwing (similar count to Riggers)
Common Sandpiper - 1
Curlew - 5+
Oystercatcher - 1
Golden Plover - pair
Redshank - 2 pairs
Snipe - heard only
Grey Partridge calling from field below the reservoir and showing vey well.
25+ Lapwing including well grown young
6 Oystercatcher
Curlew
Golden Plover calling from the moors
2 Snipe drumming
20+ Swift
Several Swallow
Meadow Pipits
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
A very enjoyable hour
very warm & sunny
Very noisy - due to the Lapwings, mainly!
Only counted six Mallard ducklings.
3 Canada Geese
Kestrel
Red Grouse
Meadow Pipit
Skylark
Wheatear
and 6 species of wader
Warm, overcast
Very quiet
Mallard with 7 small ducklings
2 Swift
3 Swallow
Plus usual
Quiet and cold...
2 Stock Dove
2 Jackdaw
4 Carrion Crow
3 Canada Goose
10+ Lapwing - 1 with 3 small young
4 Curlew
Mallard 4 inc 10 young
2 Oystercatcher
4 Wheatear
Reed Bunting
Meadow Pipits
Swallow
-- Edited by Steve W Johnson on Monday 5th of May 2014 08:43:37 AM
Common sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
4 Curlew
Snipe
10 Lapwing
4+ Wheatear
Mallard duckling trapped down a hole - rescued heroically
3 Canada Goose
2 Moorhen
Mistle Thrush
3 Stock Dove
4 Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Jackdaw
Magpie
Redshank 2
Lapwing 2 seen (more heard)
Curlew 2 (flying E)
Mallard 4
Black-headed Gull 2 (sitting on resr bank)
2 Wheatear
2 Pied Wagtail
3 Curlew
8 Lapwing
2 Stock Dove
Meadow Pipit
Carrion Crow
2 Tufted Duck (males)
4 Canada Goose
6 Mallard
2 Wheatear
3 Pied Wagtail
12 Meadow Pipit
Stock Dove
12 Lapwing
Curlew
Oystercatcher
3 Mallard
Moorhen
6 Canada Goose
Very wind and quiet
Curlew
Lapwing
Magpie
Canada goose
Mallard
Pied wagtail
Meadow pipit
Stock dove
Woodpigeon
Fairly quiet
Wheatear (1)
Stock dove
Woodpigeon (c. 20)
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Skylark
Carrion Crow
Magpie
Lapwing (c.10)
Curlew (3)
Mallard
On moors nearby:
Golden plover
Red grouse
Plus some stragglers from the 'Oldham Way Ultra' race - 40 miles round Castleshaw to Castleshaw!
Wheatear
Stock dove
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Mistle Thrush
Lapwing (c.20)
Curlew
Mallard
Canada Goose(2 pairs)
-- Edited by Steve W Johnson on Sunday 23rd of March 2014 05:39:24 PM
Mallard - 7
Lapwing - 10 (displaying)
Skylark - 2 (singing)
Snipe - 1 flushed
Mistle Thrush - pair in old quarry
Goldfinch - 5
Black-headed Gull - 2
Meadow Pipits - half a dozen
Species noted:
Mallard
Canada Goose
Woodpigeon
Magpie (5)
9 Lapwing - plenty of displaying
Kestrel
Blackbird
Pied Wagtail
Along Brun Lane:
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Great tit
Nothing much about except the odd Crow, a faint tseep of Meadow Pipit and occasional Grouse calls.
c 250 Pinkfeet flew over heading W at 11.00
275 more flew over at 11.15 also heading W
also 55 Woodpigeon flying E
-- Edited by Steve Suttill on Monday 10th of February 2014 03:12:19 PM
Snipe
Kestrel
2 Tufted Duck
2 Mallard
Red Grouse
Pied Wagtail
22 Goldfinch
9 Meadow Pipit
2 Carrion Crow
4 alba wagtails - 2 ads, 2 juvs
1 juv Peregrine over nearly taking one of the above
2 Tufted ducks juvs
2 Wheatear
Moorhen
3 Red Grouse
Pied Wagtail
30+ Meadow Pipit south
2 Tufted Duck
20 or so Meadow Pipit
2 Peregrine
2 Kestrel
Buzzard
2 Wheatear
Goldfinch
Meadow Pipit
10 Wheatear
Red Grouse
2 Tufted Duck juvs.
2 fem Mallard with 5 hybrid juvs.
Meadow Pipit
3 Kestrel
5 Wheatear
2 Tufted Duck juveniles
Mallard
2 Moorhen juveniles
2 Tufted Ducklings
5 Wheatear
Meadow Pipit
Magpie
2 Lapwing
2 Moorhen (1 well grown young)
Best of all was 2 Peregrine giving a fantastic aerial display for a few minutes (ad fem and juv)
Female Tufted Duck with 11 ducklings
Moorhen with 2 young
2 Wheatear (Adult male plus juvenile)
4 Lapwing
2 Pied Wagtail feeding 2 fledged young
Meadow Pipt - lots
2 Swallows
Forgot to post the Tufted Ducklings - saw them Saturday evening but couldn't get accurate count as lots of disturbance from people enjoying the weather.
-- Edited by Steve W Johnson on Wednesday 17th of July 2013 07:23:20 AM
Little Ringed Plover (juv) on the reservoir edge then flew off strongly to the south
Tufted Duck (fem) with 9 small ducklings (10 yesterday)
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Wednesday 17th of July 2013 01:05:22 AM
1950-2030
30 Lapwing in single flock, 5+ still on territory with 2 well grown chicks seen
3 Curlew - one fledged young sitting on telegraph pole
Golden Plover
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
5 Swallow - inc. 4 fledged young in derelict garage
3 Wheatear
4 Moorhen (2 very small chicks)
3 Carrion Crow
5 Meadow Pipit
3 Woodpigeon
2 Stock Dove
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Pied Wagtail carrying food
5 Mallard
5 Canada Geese (2 adults, 3 well grown young)
Tufted Duck (m)
15+ Lapwing
3 Curlew inc 1 half grown chick
4 Tufted Duck (2m, 2f) - 1 pair chased from small pond by Moorhen
1 Oystercatcher
1 Common Sandpiper
5 Wheatear inc. adult male and juveniles
2 Mallard
Canada Geese - 2 adults and young (uncountable in long grass)
-- Edited by Steve W Johnson on Tuesday 25th of June 2013 08:00:37 PM
Highlight:
Male Wheatear feeding 3 fledglings
Also:
2 Tufted Duck (m)
5 Mallard
2 Oystercatcher
10+ Curlew in general area
c. 20 lapwing in area
3 Golden Plover
2 Pied wagtail - adult with juvenile
7 Canada Goose - 2 adults, 5 young
Skylark
Meadow Pipits
2 Starling
Lapwing 20+
Curlew 3
Oystercatcher 2
Common Sandpiper
Mallard 2
Canada Goose 2 adult, 5 young
Tufted Duck 3 (2m, 1f)
Starling 10
Skylark
Meadow Pipit
Swallow
Cloudy, cool, breezy
Moorhen
3 Mallard
5 Canada Goose (3 young)
6 Swift
Swallow
2 Wheatear
2 Oystercatcher
Magpie
5 Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
10 Lapwing
Curlew
Common Sandpiper
Pied Wagtail
Meadow pipit
Skylark
-- Edited by Steve W Johnson on Saturday 1st of June 2013 06:06:52 PM
6 Swift
3 Golden plover
2 Tufted Duck (m,f)
Mallard with 4 young on res
Glorious weather!
Red Grouse
2 Oystercatcher
Redshank
10+ Lapwing
Snipe
Curlew
Stock Dove
Wheatear
Pied Wagtail
5 Mallard
2 Canada Geese+ 4 young
Meadow pipit
Reed Bunting
Calm, cool
2 Oystercatcher
Swallow
Stock Dove
Mallard
5 Lapwing
Curlew
Wheatear
Skylark
Meadow Pipit
1800-1900
Weather update: Cold, light drizzle - no wind! Supposed to be snowing later...
2 Mallard
2 Oystercatcher
3 Curlew
1 Common Sandpiper
8 Lapwing
Moorhen
2 Meadow Pipit
Wheatear
Stock Dove
Magpie
2 Carrion Crow
7 Jackdaw
Did you really expect anything other than cold,windy? wet perhaps? Just the normal climate for Brun Clough
Cold, windy
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
12 Lapwing
4 Curlew
Magpie
Mallard
4 Carrion Crow
Reed Bunting
Redshank
Oystercatcher
7 Lapwing
Curlew
Black Headed Gull sitting on bank
Meadow pipit
2 Swallow
Moorhen
2 Canada Geese
Wheatear
Pied Wagtail
5 Carrion Crow
Coot still present!
Common Sandpiper
Wheatear
12 Lapwing
Curlew
3 Mallard
Carrion crow
Magpie
Mistle Thrush
2 Canada Geese
4 Mallard
2 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
2 Wheatear
4 Lapwing
2 Curlew
Save the best until last...
Coot ( a first for me here!)
1 Mallard
Nothing else very cold and windy
Common Sandpiper
5 Lapwing
3 Curlew
7 Golden Plover
2 Wheatear
2 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
4 Lapwing
3 Curlew
7 Mallard
2 Wheatear
4 Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Wheatear
3 Lapwing
Magpie
Canada Goose