Weather very poor but best of two visits 09.00-10.30 13.00-14.00 Goldfinch 30+ reed bunting Buzzard Cormorant 2 Kestrel Mistle thrush Goosander 3G 1 m
Mark Rigby said
Thu Jan 13 3:49 PM, 2011
1450-1545
10 Goosander 2 Cormorant 37 Mallard
Mark Rigby said
Tue Jan 11 9:42 AM, 2011
Upper Res ice free and Lower res 75% ice free.
Unfortunately, the birds don't know yet!
4 Goosander (2m) on lower res at 0940hrs.
Graham Beverley said
Sun Jan 2 12:18 PM, 2011
09.45-11.45 Magpie Reed bunting Chaffinch Greenfinch Robin Blackbird Carrion crow Blue tit Pheasant Gulls single figures Com/lbb/bh/her/gbb Mallard Woodpigeon Canada geese Coal tit Great tit Jackdaw Mistle thrush Buzzard Green woodpecker Cormorant
Mark Rigby said
Sat Jan 1 8:29 PM, 2011
1030-1200
Both res still frozen.
Feeders were alive with good numbers of common birds.
Geoff de Boer said
Sun Dec 26 6:38 PM, 2010
Boxing Day - both reservoirs frozen. 1300-1400
Mallard BH Gull Common Gull Herring Gull GBB Gull c20 Feral Pigeon Wood Pigeopn Dipper Redwing Fieldfare Blackbird Great Tit Blue Tit Magpie Jackdaw Carrion Crow House Sparrow Chaffinch Goldfinch Greenfinch Reed Bunting
Mark Rigby said
Sat Dec 18 10:45 AM, 2010
Managed to battle through the snow and ice and stocked up all the feeders. There was a Robin in my seed bin when I turned my back!
If anybody is stupid enough to be going up there, can you take some food to keep the birds going throughout this cold snap. I have put seed under the picnic tables to keep the snow off!
Graham Beverley said
Sat Dec 11 12:10 PM, 2010
Friday 14.00-16.00 Reed bunting 4 Moorhen Fieldfare Goosander m f Bh/com/lbb/Herr/gbb gulls Rooks 20 Mistle thrush 2 Dipper
Saturday 09.30-12.00 Same as above + ravens2 Sparrowhawk f Buzzard Long tail tits Coal tit
Graham Beverley said
Sat Dec 4 11:07 AM, 2010
4.12.2010 Poor access to car park no access onto carpark 08.45-11.00 Kestrel Pheasant Moorhen 3 Greenfinch Chaffinch Robin Magpie Blackbird Dunnock Blue tit Great tit House sparrow Carrion crow Jay Teal 5 Lesser black backed gull Black headed gull Common gull Jackdaw Woodpigeon Dipper over lower res Mallard 20+ Canada geese Coal tit Brambling m @ low bank on garden feeder Goldcrest @ filter works/new barns Starlings Reed bunting Goldfinch
Graham Beverley said
Sun Nov 28 11:22 AM, 2010
08.00-10.45 jays 3 on feeders reed bunting bullfinch m fieldfare 10 lapwings 11 mistle thrush rook coal tit meadow pipits 3 kestral little owl
Mark Rigby said
Sat Nov 27 12:25 PM, 2010
Highlights this morning.
Single Waxwing flew NE over the feeders at 1215hrs and a Bullfinch(m) on the feeders.
Graham Beverley said
Sat Nov 20 6:03 PM, 2010
09.45-14.00 Thanks to mark for the info on the brambling and yellow leg gull Same as mark plus Pied wag Grey wag Fieldfare 100+ Redwing Mistle thrush Rooks Coal tit Wren Sparrowhawk Kestrel
Mark Rigby said
Sat Nov 20 2:20 PM, 2010
Other birds of note today.
Brambling at feeders Common Buzzard Teal 8 Great Black-backed Gull 4 Herring Gull 74 Lesser black-backed Gull 30 Common Gull 270 Black-headed Gull 7 Cormorant 4 Reed Bunting Jay
Mark Rigby said
Sat Nov 20 12:33 PM, 2010
Ad YELLOW-LEGGED GULL at 1200hrs on lower res.
Graham Beverley said
Tue Nov 16 3:33 PM, 2010
14.30-15.30 Little owl Jay 2 Pied wag Grey wag Mixed gulls 600+ lbb gbb com bh her Reed bunting Mistle thrush Buzzard
15.30 - 17.30 jay magpies sparrowhawk dunnock long tail tits 9 blue tit great tits chaffinchs robin greenfinch black headed gulls 250 ish lesser black backed gulls 40 ish common gulls 10 canada geese pheasants carrion crows lapwings 5 woodpigeon 3 mallard cormorant 3 jackdaw pied wagtail fieldfare 250+ starling blackbird little grebe
Matt Potter said
Tue Oct 19 4:28 PM, 2010
Mark Rigby wrote:
1030-1400
Still very quiet up here.
5 Cormorant 17 Mallard 50 Fieldfare around the valley small passage of Fieldfare in general 200 SE at 1100 80 S at 1200 120 SW at 1245 Sparrowhawk Kestrel Raven
Feeders restocked and a good selection of common passerines present
Not a bad haul for 3 and half hours!!!
Mark Rigby said
Tue Oct 19 4:27 PM, 2010
1030-1400
Still very quiet up here.
5 Cormorant 17 Mallard 50 Fieldfare around the valley small passage of Fieldfare in general 200 SE at 1100 80 S at 1200 120 SW at 1245 Sparrowhawk Kestrel Raven
Feeders restocked and a good selection of common passerines present
Mark Rigby said
Sat Oct 16 4:30 PM, 2010
I think the Saddleworth bird scarers have been out in force today.
1600-1630
A single Cormorant was the only bird present on both of the reservoirs. Then, even that flew off!
lots of meadow pipits all around carrion crows woodpigeon 10+ mallard canada geese magpies 8 mistle thrush at least 3 reed buntings 6 starlings 3 chaffinch blue tits black headed gulls 76 tufted ducks 4 grey heron goldfinch 30 ish kestral pied wagtail jackdaws cormorant 6 robins seem to be more around great tit teal 3 greater crested grebe sparrowhawk
sheep carcase on hill behind Wood farm attracting some attention.
Mark Rigby said
Sat Sep 25 7:34 PM, 2010
1550-1700
Buzzard Stonechat (juv) first I have seen here this year. 2 Teal 11 Tufted Duck 3 Cormorant Jay 24 Mallard
Goldfinch 30+
reed bunting
Buzzard
Cormorant 2
Kestrel
Mistle thrush
Goosander 3G 1 m
10 Goosander
2 Cormorant
37 Mallard
Unfortunately, the birds don't know yet!
4 Goosander (2m) on lower res at 0940hrs.
Magpie
Reed bunting
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Robin
Blackbird
Carrion crow
Blue tit
Pheasant
Gulls single figures
Com/lbb/bh/her/gbb
Mallard
Woodpigeon
Canada geese
Coal tit
Great tit
Jackdaw
Mistle thrush
Buzzard
Green woodpecker
Cormorant
Both res still frozen.
Feeders were alive with good numbers of common birds.
Mallard
BH Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
GBB Gull c20
Feral Pigeon
Wood Pigeopn
Dipper
Redwing
Fieldfare
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Reed Bunting
If anybody is stupid enough to be going up there, can you take some food to keep the birds going throughout this cold snap. I have put seed under the picnic tables to keep the snow off!
Reed bunting 4
Moorhen
Fieldfare
Goosander m f
Bh/com/lbb/Herr/gbb gulls
Rooks 20
Mistle thrush 2
Dipper
Saturday 09.30-12.00
Same as above +
ravens2
Sparrowhawk f
Buzzard
Long tail tits
Coal tit
Poor access to car park no access onto carpark
08.45-11.00
Kestrel
Pheasant
Moorhen 3
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
Robin
Magpie
Blackbird
Dunnock
Blue tit
Great tit
House sparrow
Carrion crow
Jay
Teal 5
Lesser black backed gull
Black headed gull
Common gull
Jackdaw
Woodpigeon
Dipper over lower res
Mallard 20+
Canada geese
Coal tit
Brambling m @ low bank on garden feeder
Goldcrest @ filter works/new barns
Starlings
Reed bunting
Goldfinch
jays 3 on feeders
reed bunting
bullfinch m
fieldfare 10
lapwings 11
mistle thrush
rook
coal tit
meadow pipits 3
kestral
little owl
Single Waxwing flew NE over the feeders at 1215hrs and a Bullfinch(m) on the feeders.
Thanks to mark for the info on the brambling and yellow leg gull
Same as mark plus
Pied wag
Grey wag
Fieldfare 100+
Redwing
Mistle thrush
Rooks
Coal tit
Wren
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Brambling at feeders
Common Buzzard
Teal
8 Great Black-backed Gull
4 Herring Gull
74 Lesser black-backed Gull
30 Common Gull
270 Black-headed Gull
7 Cormorant
4 Reed Bunting
Jay
Little owl
Jay 2
Pied wag
Grey wag
Mixed gulls 600+ lbb gbb com bh her
Reed bunting
Mistle thrush
Buzzard
Cormorant 11
Fieldfare 10
Goosander 2
Jay
Sparrowhawk
Tufted 2
Kestrel
Coal tits 4
Buzzard
Little grebe
Starlings 100
Pied wags 3
Greater spotted woodpecker
Reed bunting
Moorhen
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 14th of November 2010 02:47:06 PM
Feeding station refilled
Little grebe
Grey heron
Rook 12
Carrion crows
Jackdaws
Fieldfare 150
Redwing 1seen
Mistle thrush 6
Jay
Pheasant
Kestrel
Bullfinch m
House sparrow
Moorhen
Reed bunting
Fieldfare 50+
redwing 1
Pied wag
Starlings
Goldfinch
Coal tit
Buzzard
Little grebe
Lapwing 9
Wren
Common -black headed - lesser bb gulls
3 Goosander
100 Fieldfare
Buzzard
Kestrel
Raven
only birds of note was a drake Teal and a flock of 13 Long-tailed Tits
Lots of mist
Grey wagtail last night
Reed bunting
Bullfinch 2m 1f
Rook
Jay
Long tail tits 10
House sparrow
Reed bunting
Wren
Sparrowhawk
Black headed gull 235
Lesser black back gulls 6
Common gull 9
Kestrel
Dipper
Fieldfare 150
Moorhen 2
Mistle thrush 4
Teal
Grey heron
Buzzard
Cormorant 11
Pied wag
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Saturday 30th of October 2010 12:43:48 PM
5 Cormorant
Mallard
Canada Goose
Moorhen
Grey Heron
Fieldfare
2 Raven
Usual stuff on the feeders
Thanks to someone for topping the feeders up.
jay
magpies
sparrowhawk
dunnock
long tail tits 9
blue tit
great tits
chaffinchs
robin
greenfinch
black headed gulls 250 ish
lesser black backed gulls 40 ish
common gulls 10
canada geese
pheasants
carrion crows
lapwings 5
woodpigeon 3
mallard
cormorant 3
jackdaw
pied wagtail
fieldfare 250+
starling blackbird
little grebe
Not a bad haul for 3 and half hours!!!
Still very quiet up here.
5 Cormorant
17 Mallard
50 Fieldfare around the valley
small passage of Fieldfare in general
200 SE at 1100
80 S at 1200
120 SW at 1245
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Raven
Feeders restocked and a good selection of common passerines present
1600-1630
A single Cormorant was the only bird present on both of the reservoirs. Then, even that flew off!
fieldfare 100ish
chaffinch 3
carrion crows
magpies 2
robin
greenfinch 2
goldfinch 10
dunnock
cormorant 9
lbb gulls 90
bh gulls 110
great tit 4
blue tit 4
long tail tit 10
goldcrest 2
blackbird 4
moorhen
mistle thrush
mallard 20 +
lapwing 30
tufted 3
jackdaw 44
pied wagtail3
woodpigeon2
pheasant 4
magpies 6
carrion crows lots
meadow pipits lot then gone
mallard
rooks 15+
jay
great crested grebe
sparrowhawk
pheasant 7
jackdaw 12+
woodpigeon 10
raven
kestral 3
mistle thrush
buzzard
cormorant 8
bh gulls 25
lbb gulls 4
tufted 13
blue tits 2
widgeon 1
pied wagtail
grey heron
dunnock
rock pipit 1 + 1 calling
7 snipe reported thanks to J Spalding
report of 3 buzzard spotted at sheep carcase by local resident
canada geese 195
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Saturday 2nd of October 2010 01:44:34 PM
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Saturday 2nd of October 2010 02:11:22 PM
Wigeon
Great crested Grebe
9 Tufted Duck
Kestrel
Lots of Mipits
Snipe
Reed Bunting
Otherwise very quiet
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 2nd of October 2010 09:47:57 AM
Also present
Teal
Mallard
Canada goose
7 Cormorant
Great crested Grebe
Grey Heron
5 Tufted Duck
Woodpigeon
Lots of Mipits
47 Goldfinch
Kestrel
lots of meadow pipits all around
carrion crows
woodpigeon 10+
mallard
canada geese
magpies 8
mistle thrush at least 3
reed buntings 6
starlings 3
chaffinch
blue tits
black headed gulls 76
tufted ducks 4
grey heron
goldfinch 30 ish
kestral
pied wagtail
jackdaws
cormorant 6
robins seem to be more around
great tit
teal 3
greater crested grebe
sparrowhawk
sheep carcase on hill behind Wood farm attracting some attention.
Buzzard
Stonechat (juv) first I have seen here this year.
2 Teal
11 Tufted Duck
3 Cormorant
Jay
24 Mallard
2 Cormorant
Great-crested Grebe
16 Tufted Duck
3 Teal
Great-crested Grebe
9 Tufted Duck
3 Mallard
2 Cormorant
Very,very quiet
22 Tufted Duck
Great-crested Grebe
Grey Heron
6 Cormorant
6 Teal
Merlin chasing a Dunlin over the lower reservoir, otherwise very quiet.
4 Teal
62 Mallard
9 Tufted Duck
Dunlin
2 Lapwing
2 Cormorant
51 Mallard
16 Tufted Duck
3 Lapwing
Buzzard
2 Raven
5 Cormorant
6 Teal
10 Tufted Duck
12 Teal
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Raven still feeding on sheep carcass.
2 Raven feeding on sheep carcass in field on west side of res.
9 Teal the only other birds of note