A juv/1st winter Iceland Gull was found by Andrew Huyton early afternoon and showed well - rather appropriately standing on the iced-over section of the Lake
A larger than usual number of 'large' gulls for this site also included an adult Great black-backed Gull (uncommon here),40+ Herring Gulls and 15+ Lesser black-backed Gulls
Also today 2 Great crested Grebe, 2 Cormorants, 8 Goosander, 1 drake Goldeneye, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 5 Teal, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 40+ Redwings and one Fieldfare amongst the usuals.
James Walsh said
Sat Jan 2 12:18 AM, 2021
1st January 2021
Drake Mandarin Rochdale Canal - Bridge 49
Information thanks to Alan Nuttall
Mike c cooper said
Thu Nov 26 11:08 AM, 2020
Thurs 26/11 so far this morning Nature reserve Teal 15 m 8 f Common gull 7 Cormorant 2 G c grebe 2 pair bonding head shaking
Tawny Owl roosting in same hawthorn for last 3 weekly visits
Also deveral Dieldfares chacking overhead
-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Thursday 26th of November 2020 11:08:52 AM
Mike c cooper said
Wed Nov 11 7:32 PM, 2020
Wed 11/11
NAture Reserve Teal 19 males and 9 females Lapwing 160 first thing Green Woodpecker heard along the big hedge
Wed 4/11
Nature reserve area
Green woodpecker calling first thing around caravan park
Pink footed geese 2 skeins heard first thing heading west above fog/low cloud
Siskin several heard flying over
Bullfinch c 8
Treecreeper and nuthatch
Teal 8m 6f
Kingfisher 1 m
Juvenile Kittiwake flying around the lake 2:30pm and seemed to land on the nature reserve area
dave broome said
Sat Sep 5 9:47 AM, 2020
5 Whinchat and 4 Stonechat at Shaw Moss this morning. Adult male Redstart around the cattle field between Shaw Moss and south dam of the lake.
2nd calendar year Caspian Gull at reserve end of lake 11:00
-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 5th of September 2020 12:19:14 PM
Simon Hitchen said
Fri Sep 4 7:38 PM, 2020
No sign of the Caspian Gull this morning but 2 Redstarts still and Andrew Huyton had a Hobby.
The Caspian Gull was showing well yesterday morning and a Whinchat was still at Shaw Moss
The Caspian Gull was back again this morning
Also a Yellow Wagtail briefly and 2 (male and female) Redstarts, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Willow Warblers and 3 Chiffchaff.
Pete Hines said
Fri Aug 28 2:30 PM, 2020
08.10-09.20
Arctic Tern 1 dropped in at 09.30 and was asleep when I left Common Gull 3 Common Sandpiper 1 Northern Lapwing 139
Very brief sight of the Caspian gull amongst the large gulls disturbed from the nature area.
Common sandpiper from the hide.
A pair of redstarts and a spotted flycatcher up the lane from the old water activties centre, in the hawthorn bushes in the field by the "Beware of the bull" signs. (Many thanks to the two chaps who told me where to look).
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Wednesday 26th of August 2020 08:50:08 PM
Richard Hart said
Tue Aug 25 9:22 AM, 2020
Caspian Gull already showing when I arrived at 7.45am.
Teal 7
Lapwing 103
Common Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
Passerines sensibly keeping hidden in the heavy rain
Simon Hitchen said
Mon Aug 24 10:13 PM, 2020
No sign of the Greenshank for me unfortunately, but the Caspian Gull showed well this morning before predictably being disturbed by dogwalkers
Also 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat and at least 5 Spotted Flycatchers in the area. Andrew Huyton also had a Yellow Wagtail
Second calendar year Caspian Gull still present on the mud at the nature reserve end of the lake this morning.
Info thanks to Dave Ousey
Rob Creek said
Sun Aug 23 6:56 PM, 2020
Totally forgot the Ringed Plover which was flushed along with everything at one point by a woman who let her dog off the lead from the nature reserve side onto one of the spits where many of the birds were!
Interesting juvenile Gull on the mud too, not sure if its a Yellow-legged Gull or not.
Some digiscoped and camera images of the Caspian Gull.
Caspian Gull still present late morning and best viewed from the hide
Also 3 Common Terns briefly mid morning, 1 Ringed plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk and a male Redstart. A Whinchat and a Spotted Flycatcher at Shaw Moss
Rob Creek said
Sun Aug 23 9:11 AM, 2020
Sunday 23rd August.
- 2nd CY Caspian Gull cane in approx 8am this morning. - 2 Common Sandpiper - 9 Pied Wagtail - 1 Grey Wagtail - no sign of reported Yellow Wagtail for me
Richard Thew said
Sat Aug 22 11:49 AM, 2020
Many thanks and very much appreciated both:
Markwoodhead and Dave Ousey.
Ta!
markwoodhead said
Sat Aug 22 11:46 AM, 2020
Caspian Gull still present at 10.30 asleep on the mud. Not close. Also Yellow wagtail.
-- Edited by markwoodhead on Saturday 22nd of August 2020 12:00:40 PM
Park in visitor centre £1 for 2 hours. Walk back to lake turn left along Rakewood Road towards nature reserve. Birds sat on green, muddy area, view from road in open spaces or walk around to other side.
Dave Ousey
Richard Thew said
Sat Aug 22 8:35 AM, 2020
Simon Hitchen wrote:
2nd calendar year Caspian gull still present this morning
Is there not anyother details about this bird please, such as which part of the lake or how good is the view of it please.
Thanks.
Simon Hitchen said
Sat Aug 22 8:05 AM, 2020
2nd calendar year Caspian gull still present this morning
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Aug 21 1:48 PM, 2020
Second calendar year Caspian Gull still present today.
Info thanks to Dave Ousey.
Simon Hitchen said
Thu Aug 20 8:07 PM, 2020
The Lake's purple patch continued today with the highlight being a 2nd calendar year Caspian Gull this morning - this would also be a site first if accepted by the GMRC
Also a juvenile Ruff and a fem/imm Pied Flycatcher which was with at least 5 Spotted Flycatchers at Shaw Moss. Also at least 5 Redstarts, 2 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat and 7 Swifts, 2 Teal, 1 Buzzard and a Treecreeper amongst the usuals
Mike Chorley said
Thu Aug 20 5:21 PM, 2020
Lake and surrounds 10.40 - 15.00
Redstart 2 M together initialy, then split up....possible 3rd. Ruff 1 - courtesy of the guy who found it from the hide this a.m.. Still present feeding on the shoreline at 14.30 12+ 'alba' Wagtails Grey Wagtail 1 juv Treecreper 1 Grey Heron 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Wood Pigeon Carrion Crow Jackdaw Lesser Black-back Gull Black-headed Gull Mallard Mute Swan 2 pairs Moorhen 2 LapwingRobin Swallow Goldfinch Linnet Great Tit Wren Dunnock Starling Blackbird Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit flock and Bullfinch all heard only.
Dave Ousey said
Wed Aug 19 3:00 PM, 2020
After reaching home after a birding trip with food in the oven and a pint pot of tea at hand, I picked up a message that Simon Hitchen that he had found a Pectoral Sandpiper at Hollingworth Lake in Rochdale. After a call to confirm, oven turned off, pot of tea down the sink and dash up to the lake in the grey gloom that had descended. Upon reaching the lake bank I could see Simon H walking towards me, was it still there? He assured me it was and within minutes I was watching Rochdale`s first Pectoral Sandpiper. A fellow Greater Manchester birder David Broome let me watch the bird through his scope for a couple of minutes. Great find by Hollingworth Lakes ace bird finder Simon H, thanks for getting the news out promptly.
A dark-bellied Brent Goose was showing well at the west end this afternoon - a long-awaited site tick for me after dipping one in the 90's!
The bird was first reported yesterday by Trevor Parry but went missing before reappearing late this afternoon.
Also today a Greylag Goose, 6 Goosanders and a Buzzard
Also recently on Tuesday (2nd March) Andrew Huyton had 3 Pintail, 7 Shovelers and 3 Gadwall.
-- Edited by Simon Hitchen on Thursday 4th of March 2021 08:50:36 PM
-- Edited by Simon Hitchen on Thursday 4th of March 2021 09:07:07 PM
Information thanks to Alan Nuttall
2 Pochard (drake and female)
2 drake Gadwall
7 Tufted Ducks
2 Little Grebe
Information thanks to Alan Nuttall
Green Woodpecker calling from either side of nature reserve this morning
Teal 4
Goosander m & f
Redwing c 20 landed on hill
Curlew 2 calling over to West mid afternoon
9 Whooper Swans flew in this morning just before 9 am - still there 0930
Also 4 Shelduck and 2 Oystercatchers, and a Skylark flew over calling
Adult Mediterranean Gull Hollingworth Lake in the afternoon
Information thanks to Simon Birch
Juv. Iceland Gull briefly this morning - then flew SE
Also 2 Goldeneye
Other recent sightings were a female Common Scoter on Tuesday (2nd February) and a Shelduck on 3rd February
1 Gadwall and 7 Tufted Ducks on Clegg Pools
Greylag Goose on Clegg Marsh with 50 Canada Geese
Information thanks to Ian Kimber and Alan Nuttall
Info thanks to Simon Hitchen
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Mute Swan
2 Teal
3 Cormorants
1 Greylag Goose Akzo Pond with Canada Geese
10 Goosanders (6 drakes)
4 Great Crested Grebes
6 Cormorants
Pink-footed Goose with the Canada Goose flock at Hollingworth Lake in the afternoon
Information thanks to Simon Hitchen
4 Great Crested Grebe
4 Goosander
1 Teal
2 Mute Swan
Akzo Pond
4 Teal
c200 Canada Geese
A juv/1st winter Iceland Gull was found by Andrew Huyton early afternoon and showed well - rather appropriately standing on the iced-over section of the Lake
A larger than usual number of 'large' gulls for this site also included an adult Great black-backed Gull (uncommon here),40+ Herring Gulls and 15+ Lesser black-backed Gulls
Also today 2 Great crested Grebe, 2 Cormorants, 8 Goosander, 1 drake Goldeneye, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 5 Teal, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 40+ Redwings and one Fieldfare amongst the usuals.
Drake Mandarin Rochdale Canal - Bridge 49
Information thanks to Alan Nuttall
Nature reserve
Teal 15 m 8 f
Common gull 7
Cormorant 2
G c grebe 2 pair bonding head shaking
Tawny Owl roosting in same hawthorn for last 3 weekly visits Also deveral Dieldfares chacking overhead
-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Thursday 26th of November 2020 11:08:52 AM
NAture Reserve
Teal 19 males and 9 females
Lapwing 160 first thing
Green Woodpecker heard along the big hedge
A Cettis Warbler was ringed early morning
1 drake Pochard
14 Wigeon
10 Gadwall
12 Teal
7 Tufted Duck
2 Little Grebe
6 Mute Swan
Information thanks to Alan Nuttall
8 Pochard
11 Wigeon
2 Gadwall
16 Tufted Duck
Information thanks to Simon Hitchen
Info thanks to Simon Hitchen
1 Great Crested Grebe
2 Mute Swan
28 Teal
200 Lapwing
Clegg Hall Pools
11 Wigeon
4 Teal
9 Tufted Duck
5 Mute Swan
2 Little Grebe
Wed 14/10 morning
Over 30 teal in nature reserve
Few redwings early morning
Green and great spotted woodpeckers heard
Siskins heard over early
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 14th of October 2020 09:20:17 PM
Film: Kittiwake, Hollingworth Lake, 1st October
-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 5th of September 2020 12:19:14 PM
No sign of the Caspian Gull this morning but 2 Redstarts still and Andrew Huyton had a Hobby.
The Caspian Gull was showing well yesterday morning and a Whinchat was still at Shaw Moss
Arctic Tern 1 dropped in at 09.30 and was asleep when I left
Common Gull 3
Common Sandpiper 1
Northern Lapwing 139
Afternoon stroll 12:35 - 15:20
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Wednesday 26th of August 2020 08:50:08 PM
No sign of the Greenshank for me unfortunately, but the Caspian Gull showed well this morning before predictably being disturbed by dogwalkers
Also 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat and at least 5 Spotted Flycatchers in the area. Andrew Huyton also had a Yellow Wagtail
Also: - Greenshank, Common Sandpiper.
Second calendar year Caspian Gull still present on the mud at the nature reserve end of the lake this morning.
Info thanks to Dave Ousey
Interesting juvenile Gull on the mud too, not sure if its a Yellow-legged Gull or not.
Some digiscoped and camera images of the Caspian Gull.
- 2nd CY Caspian Gull cane in approx 8am this morning.
- 2 Common Sandpiper
- 9 Pied Wagtail
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- no sign of reported Yellow Wagtail for me
Markwoodhead and Dave Ousey.
Ta!
Caspian Gull still present at 10.30 asleep on the mud. Not close. Also Yellow wagtail.
-- Edited by markwoodhead on Saturday 22nd of August 2020 12:00:40 PM
Park in visitor centre £1 for 2 hours. Walk back to lake turn left along Rakewood Road towards nature reserve. Birds sat on green, muddy area, view from road in open spaces or walk around to other side.
Dave Ousey
Is there not anyother details about this bird please, such as which part of the lake or how good is the view of it please.
Thanks.
Second calendar year Caspian Gull still present today.
Info thanks to Dave Ousey.
The Lake's purple patch continued today with the highlight being a 2nd calendar year Caspian Gull this morning - this would also be a site first if accepted by the GMRC
Also a juvenile Ruff and a fem/imm Pied Flycatcher which was with at least 5 Spotted Flycatchers at Shaw Moss. Also at least 5 Redstarts, 2 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat and 7 Swifts, 2 Teal, 1 Buzzard and a Treecreeper amongst the usuals
Redstart 2 M together initialy, then split up....possible 3rd.
Ruff 1 - courtesy of the guy who found it from the hide this a.m.. Still present feeding on the shoreline at 14.30
12+ 'alba' Wagtails
Grey Wagtail 1 juv
Treecreper 1
Grey Heron 1
Sparrowhawk 2
Wood Pigeon
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Lesser Black-back Gull
Black-headed Gull
Mallard
Mute Swan 2 pairs
Moorhen 2
LapwingRobin
Swallow
Goldfinch
Linnet
Great Tit
Wren
Dunnock
Starling
Blackbird
Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit flock and Bullfinch all heard only.
After reaching home after a birding trip with food in the oven and a pint pot of tea at hand, I picked up a message that Simon Hitchen that he had found a Pectoral Sandpiper at Hollingworth Lake in Rochdale. After a call to confirm, oven turned off, pot of tea down the sink and dash up to the lake in the grey gloom that had descended. Upon reaching the lake bank I could see Simon H walking towards me, was it still there? He assured me it was and within minutes I was watching Rochdale`s first Pectoral Sandpiper. A fellow Greater Manchester birder David Broome let me watch the bird through his scope for a couple of minutes. Great find by Hollingworth Lakes ace bird finder Simon H, thanks for getting the news out promptly.
Dave Ousey.