10 Great Crested Grebes, 1m+1f Goldeneye, plus lots of feral geese, Mallards etc.
3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Treecreepers and a flock of 15 Redwings in the mainly Alder woodland,
3 Buzzards soaring above and Tawny Owl calling near the yacht club.
Just feral geese and a few Tufted Ducks on Capesthorne Lake.
Mark Dean said
Fri Feb 20 9:14 PM, 2015
I called at Redesmere Lake this afternoon. At least 3 Great Crested Grebe,2 off which seemed to of paired up,with occasional head shaking,lots of Coots,Canada Geese,BH Gulls,Tufted Ducks,Greylags,2 male 3 female Golden Eye,a male Pochard,Moorhens,a Greyheron,a pair of Mute Swans. In adjoining fields and woodland,Heard Great Spotted Woodpecker Drumming,100 or so Redwings flying and landing in fields,Goldfinches,a Buzzard,usual corvids,Chaffinches,great tits,and a pair of Oystercatchers flew from the direction of the lake across the carpark and on to the field. As usual lots of people throwing huge amounts of bread from full loafs they have brought at the ducks and Geese,a lot of which must sink to the bottom of the Lake and rot down? Sometimes wonder if it is worth the icecream van selling better food for people to give the ducks? Not that many years ago I could virtually guarantee seeing Little Owl near here but don't see them now here,or for that matter anywhere as much as I used too,which is a real shame. ALL THE BEST AND GOOD BIRDING TO YOU ALL.
James Walsh said
Sat Dec 13 9:25 PM, 2014
11th December, Redesmere & Capesthorne
Interesting looking female Scaup-like Aythya on Capesthorne Hall Lake, identification still being worked on, just noting it here just in case other birders see it (wing pattern not Lesser Scaup!) 2 Wigeon 4 Pochard c100 Tufted Duck 10 Gadwall 5 Goldeneye 5 Goosander
-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 13th of December 2014 09:43:33 PM
John Williams said
Fri May 24 1:43 AM, 2013
15.00-17.00
Redesmere
1 drake Mandarin, 12 Tufted Ducks, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzards plus Coots, Mallard etc.
3 Canada Goslings with parents.
Masses of hirundines mainly House Martins.
In the woodland were 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper plus Blue Tit, Chaffinch etc.
Across the A34 on the Capesthorne Estate
One field contained 12 small Lapwing chicks with 10 parent birds and 3 Oystercatchers.
The adult Lapwings largely ignored me as passed by on the footpath, but when a Carrion Crow appeared they attacked with vigour and chased it off, clever peewits.
A brood of 5 Canada Goslings, whilst the Greylags had a single brood of 3.
Lots of feral geese and "park" Mallards throughout. Lots of Rabbits too.
John Williams said
Fri Apr 5 2:25 PM, 2013
10.00-12.00
My first visit to this site so I was'nt sure what to expect, it seems a place to avoid at weekends if you like quiet birding.
The highlight was a courting pair Mandarins, the male looking resplendant. 2 male and 6 female Goldeneye. 1 Great Crested Grebe.
Lots of Feral Geese, "Park" Mallard, Tufted Duck and Coots. Lots of Black Headed and Common Gulls on the mere and by the path leading to Capesthorne, where they were following a plough.
The tall Alder woodland along the eastern side of the mere looks good for woodpeckers, but all I found were a Nuthatch and a pair of Long Tailed Tits.
A huge Buzzard made several low sweeps over the mere, by the car park, scattering the gulls in all directions. 3 Buzzards were soaring over the NE corner.
It looks like a good place to visit in winter, but probably resembles a city park boating lake in summer.
-- Edited by John Williams on Friday 5th of April 2013 06:37:01 PM
James Walsh said
Thu Apr 4 2:04 AM, 2013
3rd April early morning
Redesmere 1 Red Kite 1 Sand Martin 8 Goldeneye 2 Common Buzzard 4 Oystercatcher 2 Reed Bunting 2 Great Crested Grebe 17 Fieldfare 20 Tufted Duck 12 Greylag Geese 4 Meadow Pipit 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Capesthorne (public footpath just north of Mill Lane & just south of official Hall entrance) 1 Red-breasted Goose 3 Greylag Geese 1 Chiffchaff 5 Lapwing 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Goldcrest
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Mar 31 7:28 AM, 2013
Nev Wright wrote:
Thanks for the update Ian Ah well, it did look rather too unphased by its surroundings.....now if it had been at Caerlaverock
Nev Wright said
Sun Mar 31 6:43 AM, 2013
Thanks for the update Ian Ah well, it did look rather too unphased by its surroundings.....now if it had been at Caerlaverock
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Mar 31 5:20 AM, 2013
Nev Wright wrote:
Wasn't sure where to put this;
We went for a walk around the Redesmere area and wandered over to Capesthorne Lakes to find, surprise, surprise, a Red-breasted Goose on the lake. I assumed this was a resident. It didn't get out of the water so couldn't check for rings, but I see from the Macclesfield RSPB site that is seems ring-less and I think presumed wild? Can anyone confirm what the considered status is for this bird? I've submitted it as a casual sighting on Birdtrack, with usual consequences...never quite sure if these birds should be submitted or not!
-- Edited by Nev Wright on Saturday 30th of March 2013 08:16:09 PM
Of feral origin...
Nev Wright said
Sat Mar 30 7:44 PM, 2013
Wasn't sure where to put this;
We went for a walk around the Redesmere area and wandered over to Capesthorne Lakes to find, surprise, surprise, a Red-breasted Goose on the lake. I assumed this was a resident. It didn't get out of the water so couldn't check for rings, but I see from the Macclesfield RSPB site that is seems ring-less and I think presumed wild? Can anyone confirm what the considered status is for this bird? I've submitted it as a casual sighting on Birdtrack, with usual consequences...never quite sure if these birds should be submitted or not!
-- Edited by Nev Wright on Saturday 30th of March 2013 08:16:09 PM
Graham Smith said
Mon Feb 18 12:52 AM, 2013
Popped in on way home from Astbury Mere
15 Whooper swans
Al Orton said
Thu Jan 24 12:55 AM, 2013
Little egret to the right of the carpark in trees today and three Goosanders
Rory Newton said
Fri Aug 10 2:05 AM, 2012
2 Hobbys hanging around today were a pleasant surprise!
Phil Barnett said
Thu Apr 26 8:27 PM, 2012
1 swift
Phil Barnett said
Tue Mar 13 4:21 PM, 2012
Chiffchaff 1 (non singing) Red Legged Partridge 1 Oystercatcher 2 Green Woodpecker 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming Treecreeper 3 singing Heron 4 (1 on nest) Redwing - several in song
Adam Jones said
Sat Dec 17 5:46 PM, 2011
Saturday 17th December 8.30-9.00am
Not a great deal of note among the usual Tufteds, Coots and Mallards on a very cold and icy morning. Around a third of the water was frozen.
Plenty of Canada Geese and Greylags. Pheasants were very conspicuous in the snow on the surrounding fields. 2 Shoveler were the only highlight really.
Adam
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 8 2:59 PM, 2011
Ah, well the bird which visited GM certainly only had a metal ring on I'm afraid.
Steve Christmas said
Mon Aug 8 2:14 PM, 2011
The French ones should have 2-4 colour rings plus a numbered metal ring with a Paris address.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 8 1:33 PM, 2011
As far as I'm aware no photos exist of sufficient quality to establish the ring. No doubt the many escapees from the UK also carry rings too
Adam Jones said
Mon Aug 8 12:34 PM, 2011
Hi Steve, I didn't, as I was watching it through the bins. I couldn't see if there was a ring on it's leg or not. I have seen that members of the Macclesfield RSPB branch have also seen it and there is also a picture on their website, although you can't make out anything on the ring, but they may be able to help you or point you to somebody with some pictures. Hope that helps. Adam
Steve Christmas said
Mon Aug 8 10:20 AM, 2011
Re Sacred Ibis. I believe one of the birds seen earlier in the year at Dunham was ringed. This may have been from the well established French population. Did anyone get a photo of the ring?
Adam Jones said
Sun Aug 7 2:50 PM, 2011
Sunday 7th August 10.00-12.00
Large numbers of the more common ducks and geese. Mallards Coots Mute Swans Canadian Geese Tufted Ducks Lots of juvenile Black Headed Gulls 1 Greylag Goose 2 Grey Heron 3 Great Crested Grebes (2 Juveniles) 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 Nuthatch Sacred Ibis (the presumed escapee of recent weeks) in flight over farmland parallel to the mere.
Redsmere
10 Great Crested Grebes, 1m+1f Goldeneye, plus lots of feral geese, Mallards etc.
3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Treecreepers and a flock of 15 Redwings in the mainly Alder woodland,
3 Buzzards soaring above and Tawny Owl calling near the yacht club.
Just feral geese and a few Tufted Ducks on Capesthorne Lake.
At least 3 Great Crested Grebe,2 off which seemed to of paired up,with occasional head shaking,lots of Coots,Canada Geese,BH Gulls,Tufted Ducks,Greylags,2 male 3 female Golden Eye,a male Pochard,Moorhens,a Greyheron,a pair of Mute Swans. In adjoining fields and woodland,Heard Great Spotted Woodpecker Drumming,100 or so Redwings flying and landing in fields,Goldfinches,a Buzzard,usual corvids,Chaffinches,great tits,and a pair of Oystercatchers flew from the direction of the lake across the carpark and on to the field.
As usual lots of people throwing huge amounts of bread from full loafs they have brought at the ducks and Geese,a lot of which must sink to the bottom of the Lake and rot down? Sometimes wonder if it is worth the icecream van selling better food for people to give the ducks?
Not that many years ago I could virtually guarantee seeing Little Owl near here but don't see them now here,or for that matter anywhere as much as I used too,which is a real shame.
ALL THE BEST AND GOOD BIRDING TO YOU ALL.
Interesting looking female Scaup-like Aythya on Capesthorne Hall Lake, identification still being worked on, just noting it here just in case other birders see it (wing pattern not Lesser Scaup!)
2 Wigeon
4 Pochard
c100 Tufted Duck
10 Gadwall
5 Goldeneye
5 Goosander
-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 13th of December 2014 09:43:33 PM
Redesmere
1 drake Mandarin, 12 Tufted Ducks, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzards plus Coots, Mallard etc.
3 Canada Goslings with parents.
Masses of hirundines mainly House Martins.
In the woodland were 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper plus Blue Tit, Chaffinch etc.
Across the A34 on the Capesthorne Estate
One field contained 12 small Lapwing chicks with 10 parent birds and 3 Oystercatchers.
The adult Lapwings largely ignored me as passed by on the footpath, but when a Carrion Crow appeared they attacked with vigour and chased it off, clever peewits.
A brood of 5 Canada Goslings, whilst the Greylags had a single brood of 3.
Lots of feral geese and "park" Mallards throughout. Lots of Rabbits too.
My first visit to this site so I was'nt sure what to expect, it seems a place to avoid at weekends if you like quiet birding.
The highlight was a courting pair Mandarins, the male looking resplendant. 2 male and 6 female Goldeneye. 1 Great Crested Grebe.
Lots of Feral Geese, "Park" Mallard, Tufted Duck and Coots. Lots of Black Headed and Common Gulls on the mere and by the path leading to Capesthorne, where they were following a plough.
The tall Alder woodland along the eastern side of the mere looks good for woodpeckers, but all I found were a Nuthatch and a pair of Long Tailed Tits.
A huge Buzzard made several low sweeps over the mere, by the car park, scattering the gulls in all directions. 3 Buzzards were soaring over the NE corner.
It looks like a good place to visit in winter, but probably resembles a city park boating lake in summer.
-- Edited by John Williams on Friday 5th of April 2013 06:37:01 PM
Redesmere
1 Red Kite
1 Sand Martin
8 Goldeneye
2 Common Buzzard
4 Oystercatcher
2 Reed Bunting
2 Great Crested Grebe
17 Fieldfare
20 Tufted Duck
12 Greylag Geese
4 Meadow Pipit
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Capesthorne (public footpath just north of Mill Lane & just south of official Hall entrance)
1 Red-breasted Goose
3 Greylag Geese
1 Chiffchaff
5 Lapwing
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Goldcrest
Ah well, it did look rather too unphased by its surroundings.....now if it had been at Caerlaverock
Of feral origin...
We went for a walk around the Redesmere area and wandered over to Capesthorne Lakes to find, surprise, surprise, a Red-breasted Goose on the lake.
I assumed this was a resident. It didn't get out of the water so couldn't check for rings, but I see from the Macclesfield RSPB site that is seems ring-less and I think presumed wild?
Can anyone confirm what the considered status is for this bird?
I've submitted it as a casual sighting on Birdtrack, with usual consequences...never quite sure if these birds should be submitted or not!
-- Edited by Nev Wright on Saturday 30th of March 2013 08:16:09 PM
15 Whooper swans
Red Legged Partridge 1
Oystercatcher 2
Green Woodpecker 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Treecreeper 3 singing
Heron 4 (1 on nest)
Redwing - several in song
Not a great deal of note among the usual Tufteds, Coots and Mallards on a very cold and icy morning. Around a third of the water was frozen.
Plenty of Canada Geese and Greylags.
Pheasants were very conspicuous in the snow on the surrounding fields.
2 Shoveler were the only highlight really.
Adam
Hope that helps.
Adam
I believe one of the birds seen earlier in the year at Dunham was ringed. This may have been from the well established French population. Did anyone get a photo of the ring?
Large numbers of the more common ducks and geese.
Mallards
Coots
Mute Swans
Canadian Geese
Tufted Ducks
Lots of juvenile Black Headed Gulls
1 Greylag Goose
2 Grey Heron
3 Great Crested Grebes (2 Juveniles)
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
3 Nuthatch
Sacred Ibis (the presumed escapee of recent weeks) in flight over farmland parallel to the mere.