45 minutes this am.

Goosander..pair
Teal..26
Cormorant..1
Common Gull..5
Lesser Black-backed Gull..4
Black-headed Gull..c40
Mallards..20 plus
Canada Goose..73
Embden Goose..1

I did not see the Slavonian Grebe.

Slavonian Grebe still present this afternoon (Monday).

Slavonian Grebe at the Millstone (south west) corner of the reservoir showing well.

Arrived at about 8.30am and as soon as I got off the bus by the water treatment works I saw 33 lapwings flying around over the reservoir. After about 10 minutes they headed towards Blackrod.
From Dryfield Lane I saw a Pied wagtail, 2 Fieldfares & a Redwing in adjoining trees, and a Buzzard flying in from the direction of Rivington Pike.
Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers & a Mistle Thrush in Lever Park but little else.
Reservoir birds :- 4 Cormorants, 35 Mallards, 130+ Black-headed Gulls, 1 Lesser black-backed Gull, 1 Common Gull.

3 adult Whooper Swans present up to 09.25 this morning at least.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Common Sandpiper present at 4pm.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

3 cormorants along with a cormorant sized gull with very pale mantle all on float outside boathouse. Could not get leg or bill colour, so hopefully will stick around for someone less feckless to ID.

Sunday, 6th February, late afternoon:

Adult breeding plumaged Mediterranean Gull
5000 Black-headed Gull
400 Common Gull
4 LBbGull
1 GBbGull
3 Teal

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Walk round this resovoir early this pm. 4.5 mile circuit using roads where necessary.
Still thin ice covering 95% of surface.
4 male Goosander , eventually flew off north over causeway
30 Teal
70Bh Gulls
Circa 50 Mallard
3 Coots
2 Moorhens
1 Jay
1 Collared Dove
1 Nuthatch
12 Blue tit
Small flock Lt Tits
4 Great tit.
12 House Sparrows
Plenty Crows/magpies/Robins
2 Blackbirds
2 wood Pigeons



-- Edited by keith mills on Friday 31st of December 2010 04:29:26 PM

Apologies Phil, just realised I didn't post this yesterday

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 23rd of December 2010 09:33:16 PM

Yesterday 22nd Dec.

A Little Egret flew over the dam heading north west at 4.10pm, certainly came out of Gtr. Manchester.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes.

Yesterday 17th Dec.
Fem R B Merganser still present and ad Med Gull in the roost.

Info that man Phil Rhodes.

Red Breasted Merganser & adult Med Gull Lower Rivington Res this evening.
Late news from last weekend Iceland Gull in the roost.

Info Phil Rhodes.
A good day for Greater Bolton.

Present this afternoon, 23rd August 2009 Greenshank 7 Common Sandpiper Info thanks to Phil Rhodes