A male Pied Flycatcher was most unusual. It was in the woods behind the reservoir dam and was mainly in the tops of the trees, but it did come lower down in the bushes from time to time. This was at around 10am, I did search for it again about an hour later, but there was no sign, but it could still be around. There was also 8 Blackcaps around the site, 3 of them in the same tree in the allotments north of the reservoir.

No Garganey but others birds of note: 1 Peregrine circled and drifted west 4 Shoveler 1 Chiffchaff 2 Lapwings at Linnyshaw

No Garganey just one Chiffchaff

3 Garganey still there at 7.30pm with the Gadwalls and Tufted Ducks.

3 Garganey still present at 1615 today.

3 Garganey (2 drakes, 1 duck) are on Blackleach Reservoir.

Just reported by Tony Hill.

Steve

Birds today included 44 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 165 Coot, 1 Water Rail calling and min 25 Redwing roosting above south side of lake

Today,

75 Gadwall
3 Shoveler
1 Goldeneye
180 Coot
7 Common Gull

This afternoon at Blackleach reservoir:

19 Wigeon
1 Shoveler
15 Mute swans
35 Gadwall

Around site:

Willow tit
4 Song thrushes
3 Redwing
2 Jays
Long-tailed tits and Goldcrests everywhere

Just to add that I am not at all impressed by the footpath resurfacing around Blackleach reservoir.

Willow Warbler by the car park at 2pm today.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

This afternoon in cold wind and snowy showers:

Shoveler pair
35 Gadwall
50 Tufted ducks
3 Willow Tits
2 Bullfinch pairs
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Linnyshaw:
1 Buzzard
30 Magpies
c.80 Jackdaws flew over

145 Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull
43 Canada Geese
75 Gadwall
2 Great Crested Grebes
6 Mute Swans
27 Tufted Ducks
152 Coots
19 Mallard
6 Cormorants
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
3 Pochard drakes
3 Moorhens

Buzzard flying over Linnyshaw Moss

My apologies for a late post.

Thursday 15th Oct 2.40pm-3.25pm

Of note...
2 Shoveler
6 Tufted Duck only, that I could see anyway
1 Great Crested Grebe
2 Common Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lots of juvenile large Gulls
2 Goldcrest

Also a huge number of birds on the reservoir including...
Black-headed Gulls
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Coot
Moorhen
Mallard
Gadwall

Lesser Whitethroat singing in Hill Top hedgerow.

Tree Pipit in trees on the north side of reservoir near gorse bushes, also a Garden warbler in same area.

Tacho break...

2 SWALLOWS currently feeding low over the lake

Also of note
1 Jay
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Plus usual garden birds around the feeders
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Tern raft
Lots of Black-headed Gulls
Plenty of Tufted Duck
Lots of Gadwall too
5 Cormorant (some in breeding plumage)
and 1 Great Crested Grebe

Plenty of usuals around



-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 1st of April 2015 04:03:40 PM

Male Stonechat in the nature reserve near pylon. Also 2 Wigeon, 35 Gadwall, male Shoveler & Common Buzzard.

44 Gadwall here today feeding on the large amount of water weed on the reservoir, also 2 drake Wigeon and a drake Sloveler.

Wigeon male, Gadwall 31, Shoveler pair, Goosander female.

Wigeon male, Gadwall 16, Shoveler 4, Pochard 4, Goosander female, Common Buzzard 2, Kestrel, Coot 95, Willow Tit 2, Lesser Redpoll 2.

Pintail, middle of reservoir, + a pair of Gadwall, also 17 Lapwings flying around.

Water Rail in the reed bed in the south east corner.

Knot, one flew over, quite low, heading west at 10 30am, possible juvenile with a light buff colour on the breast, also 4 Lapwings flew over at the same time.

Reed Warbler in reeds on the south side of reservoir, also Garden Warbler singing on the Kearsley side of M/Way.

Around the Res 10.30-11.15
lots of coot chicks well into double figure's
common ternx2
Great crested grebex2
Single Cormorant
Grey heron over
Blackcapsx2
Lots of Willow warbler song(not seen)
Usual tits
Robinx2
Single Wren
Cheers Jay
Don't twitch and drive.

Linnyshaw moss area (12.30-14.30)
Great spotted woodpecker ( next to the garden centre)
Swallowx6
lapwingx8 a few chicks knocking about
Magpiesxloads
Song thrushx2
Usual tits
Chaffinchx3
Jayx2
Greenfinch
Highlight was a Male Kestrel hunting near the motorway bridge
Cheers Jay
Don't twitch and drive

Wheatear on Linnyshaw Moss.

One Common Tern on the new raft.

Oystercatcher, 2 Reed Bunting.

2 Oystercatchers, 20 Swallow, 5 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Willow Tit.

20 Sand Martin, Swallow, Blackcap, pair of Reed Bunting.

Little Grebe, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Chiffchaff.

Two Rooks flying over calling. Little Grebe was on the water yesterday, 21st.

pair of ADULT LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS on a nesting platform at 12-15pm today also mobile around the lodge cheers colin

2 Yellow-legged Gulls
On lodge on arrival at 2.45 this pm.
WATCHED FOR 1O MINUTES BEFORE THEY FLEW ABOUT AND WERE EVENTUALLY LOST
County Life tick.Cheers Steve.

2 yellow legged gulls still on blackleach

Shelduck on the water this morning, then flew west at 8 30am, also male Wigeon calling, pair of Shoveler, female Goosander, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff.

A Chiffchaff singing in the nature reserve, also 5 Goosander.

2 yellow legged gulls this morning

14.30-15.00
Grey heron
Cormorant
Great creased grebex2
Mute swanx2
Plus all the usuals
Cheers Jay
Don't twitch and drive.

4 Goosander, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 3 Coal Tit, 5 Willow Tit, 30 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch.

12 Pochard, 3 Goosander.

5 Pochard, 9 Goosander.

3 Pochard, 44 Tufted Duck, 6 Goosander, 120 Black headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black backed Gull, Common Buzzard on m/way lamp.

2 Pochard, 6 Goosander.

4 Wigeon back here, female Goosander, 30 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch.