2 Redshank 4 Common Sandpiper 4 Oystercatcher Tufted Duck Buzzard Mallard with 1 duckling Stock Dove Robin with 3 fledglings
Mark Rigby said
Tue May 17 7:02 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1200
Steve Suttill said
Sun May 15 10:14 PM, 2016
Evening visit:
Great Northern Diver absent when I arrived but flew in over the lower reservoir, over top bank and was back on the lower reservoir when I left.
Also seen: two pairs Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, Great Crested Grebe, one Oystercatcher, pair Tufted Duck, Mallard with ten ducklings as well as one with two.
Mark Rigby said
Sun May 15 4:20 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir
4 Redshank Common Sandpiper 2 Oystercatcher 2 Tufted Duck Kestrel
Graham Beverley said
Sun May 15 12:08 AM, 2016
Great northern diver flying around at 07:10 saturday morning 2 swift Sand martin
Mark Rigby said
Sat May 14 1:36 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on Lower res present for 108 days now
Great Crested Grebe 4 Redshank 3 Common Sandpiper 2 Oystercatcher Mallard (10 ducklings now down to 2) Canada Goose (3 Gosling)
Mark Rigby said
Fri May 13 9:35 AM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0900.
2 Oystercarcher 2 Common Sandpiper Redshank 3 Goosander (drakes) unusual here at this time of year
Otherwise pretty quiet in very strong wind.
S Rothery said
Thu May 12 10:08 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver still on the lower resvr. I went around 6am and couldn't find it. Mark Rigby saw it at some point later in the morning. I went again around 5pm and it wasn't on view (starting to get a complex.....!). Then it flew in from the Delph end of the valley! 1pr Oystercatcher 1 Redshank 1 Curlew 4+ Common Sandpipers 1 Cormorant 1 White Wagtail on top dam 2 Swallows 1 Willow Warbler 1 Reed Bunting
Mark Rigby said
Wed May 11 7:59 PM, 2016
6 Arctic Tern through north at 1917hrs.
Dave Sanderson said
Wed May 11 7:29 PM, 2016
I thought it was but couldn't see any 'No Fishing' sign, nor hear a Grasshopper Warbler
Thanks. Dave
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 11th of May 2016 07:36:28 PM
JSPALDING said
Wed May 11 2:35 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir.
Redshank, Oystercatcher, Swallows, House martins and 1 Sand Martin.
Graham Beverley said
Tue May 10 7:10 PM, 2016
no fishing pond is below the lower dam wall right of the stream on the hillside
colin davies said
Tue May 10 3:29 PM, 2016
Mark Rigby wrote:
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0920hrs
2 Great Crested Grebe 6 Common Sandpiper 2 Oystecatcher 2 Redshank 5 Mallard, one female with 9 duckling
Is the great northern diver showing any difference in plumage? I don't know anything about ageing of divers or how soon the reach adulthood, but presumably it can't stay a juvenile for ever so perhaps it's showing signs of adult, sub-adult or 2nd calendar year plumage?
Mark Rigby said
Tue May 10 11:50 AM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0920hrs
2 Great Crested Grebe 6 Common Sandpiper 2 Oystecatcher 2 Redshank 5 Mallard, one female with 9 duckling
Mark Rigby said
Mon May 9 8:19 PM, 2016
Evening visit in the hope to join in the Tern fest!
Lower res
Great Northern Diver Great Crested Grebe Cormorant 2 Common Sandpiper 2 Oystercatcher Redshank
Upper res
Great Crested Grebe 4 Mallard 4 Arctic Tern present from 1842hrs to 1920hrs and flew off to the north
Dave Sanderson said
Mon May 9 8:16 PM, 2016
Graham,
Which is the 'no fishing' pond? Went to look for the Grasshopper Warbler tonight & couldn't work out which pond it was.
Dave
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 10th of May 2016 06:35:28 AM
Graham Beverley said
Sun May 8 11:27 AM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 08:10hrs
Spotted Flycatcher thanks to Barry Swallows 2 Coot 2 Common Sandpiper Linnet 2 Oystercatcher Pied Wagtail Meadow Pipits 2 Tufted Duck Reed Warblers 2 Lapwings/>Buzzard Grasshopper Warbler heard near no fishing pond
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:28:43 AM
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:35:39 AM
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:37:37 AM
S Rothery said
Sat May 7 12:20 PM, 2016
In addition to Graham's sightings (8.30-10am) 1 Wheatear hiding out of the strong easterly Another Buzzard 3 Redshank 1 Curlew 1 House Martin 1 cracking male Linnet on the top dam 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull Willow Warbler in car park Chiffchaff around Low Bank
2 Ring Ouzel Yellow Wagtail (fem) 2 Wheatear Dunlin 2 Common Sandpiper Redshank 2 Oystercatcher Curlew 2 Raven Sparrowhawk 2 Tufted Duck Great Crested Grebe Hirundines moving through with each shower so hard to estimate numbers but at least 1 Sand Martin amongst them.
Mark Rigby said
Mon May 2 12:59 PM, 2016
Great Norther Diver on lower.
2 Dunlin Redshank 2 Oystercatcher Sand Martin House Martin Swallows Great Crested Grebe 2 Tufted Duck
Mark Rigby said
Sun May 1 1:04 PM, 2016
Brief visit
Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 1220hrs
3 Ring Ouzel (1m) Great Crested Grebe Tufted Duck Sand Martin 8 House Martin 100+ Swallow
Mark Rigby said
Sat Apr 30 12:54 PM, 2016
In addition to Graham's sightings
Sand Martin 8 House Martin 50 Swallow Wheatear Oystercatcher (nest predated for second time )
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 30th of April 2016 07:00:36 PM
Graham Beverley said
Sat Apr 30 11:57 AM, 2016
Great Northern Diver lower 08:10
3 Ring Ouzel
2 Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
Graham Beverley said
Thu Apr 28 3:52 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 08.30hrs Mistle Thrush Ring Ouzel at least 5 2m Fieldfare Sand Martins Swallows House Martins 1Moorhen 2 Coot 1Grey Heron 2 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 2 Curlew Skylark Pied Wagtail White Wagtail Raven Reed Bunting 2 kestrel Meadow Pipits 4 Tufted Duck 2 Lapwing Common Sandpiper Wheatears 2 Linnet
Reported Whinchat and Grasshopper Warbler
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Thursday 28th of April 2016 05:33:33 PM
Mark Rigby said
Tue Apr 26 11:42 AM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir
Bit of migration in evidence 5 Ring Ouzel (3 m) 7 Wheatear Whinchat (m) Fieldfare!
6 Tufted Duck 2 Oystercatcher Great Crested Grebe Curlew Lapwing Mallard with 5 tiny ducklings
Mark Rigby said
Mon Apr 25 12:41 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 1240hrs
S Rothery said
Wed Apr 20 9:46 PM, 2016
A walk around in glorious sun 3 - 4pm Great Northern Diver showing well on lower reservoir 1 Buzzard 2 Redshank 6 Lapwing 2 pairs Tufted Duck 2f Goosander 2 Wheatear 2 Swallows 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Pied Wagtail
Mark Rigby said
Fri Apr 15 11:30 AM, 2016
Great Northern Diver at on lower reservoir at 0830
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Sunday 10th of April 2016 01:59:27 PM
Garry Chesters said
Sun Apr 10 10:05 AM, 2016
Nice morning, after de-icing the car!!
The Great Northern Diver was still enjoying life on a somewhat calm lower reservoir.
Several meadow pipits flitting about, I counted 8 but I think more. 1 Male reed bunting on the wall near the pumphouse. 2 Pied wagtail 1 Grey wagtail chasing a Swallow, plus an earlier sighting making 2 swallows. 2 Oystercatchers 2 Redshank
Graham Beverley said
Sat Apr 9 1:15 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1100hrs
Great Crested Grebe Mallard with young 2 Cormorant Swallow Moorhen 2 Coot Grey Heron Buzzard normal tree Willow Warbler 2 Oystercatchers Lapwing 2 Redshank 2 Curlew Skylark Pied Wagtail 2 Mistle Thrush
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 5th of April 2016 12:47:09 PM
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 5th of April 2016 12:48:32 PM
Mark Rigby said
Mon Apr 4 7:27 PM, 2016
Late afternoon
Great Northern Diver on lower res Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew Great Crested Grebe 4 Wheatear (3 m/1fem)
Mark Rigby said
Sun Apr 3 1:48 PM, 2016
0845-1130 with A.Platt and B.Stanley
Great Northern Diver on lower res Great Crested Grebe 6 Mallard 2 Coot Moorhen Buzzard 2 Sparrowhawk Swallow Sand Martin 2 Redshank 3 Oystercatcher Jay 3 Reed Bunting
Mark Rigby said
Sun Apr 3 1:45 PM, 2016
Late news from yesterday
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1800hrs
2 Osprey flew up the valley at 1500hrs and flew off over Pennine away (B Stanley) Ring Ouzel flushed and flew off towards Brun Clough Coot 2 Moorhen Great Crested Grebe
Mark Rigby said
Sat Apr 2 12:10 PM, 2016
Great Northern Diver on top res at 1020hrs (present for 66 days and counting)
2 Redshank
4 Common Sandpiper
4 Oystercatcher
Tufted Duck
Buzzard
Mallard with 1 duckling
Stock Dove
Robin with 3 fledglings
Great Northern Diver absent when I arrived but flew in over the lower reservoir, over top bank and was back on the lower reservoir when I left.
Also seen: two pairs Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, Great Crested Grebe, one Oystercatcher, pair Tufted Duck, Mallard with ten ducklings as well as one with two.
4 Redshank
Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
2 Tufted Duck
Kestrel
2 swift
Sand martin
Great Crested Grebe
4 Redshank
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
Mallard (10 ducklings now down to 2)
Canada Goose (3 Gosling)
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0900.
2 Oystercarcher
2 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
3 Goosander (drakes) unusual here at this time of year
Otherwise pretty quiet in very strong wind.
1pr Oystercatcher
1 Redshank
1 Curlew
4+ Common Sandpipers
1 Cormorant
1 White Wagtail on top dam
2 Swallows
1 Willow Warbler
1 Reed Bunting
I thought it was but couldn't see any 'No Fishing' sign, nor hear a Grasshopper Warbler
Thanks. Dave
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 11th of May 2016 07:36:28 PM
Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir.
Redshank, Oystercatcher, Swallows, House martins and 1 Sand Martin.
Is the great northern diver showing any difference in plumage? I don't know anything about ageing of divers or how soon the reach adulthood, but presumably it can't stay a juvenile for ever so perhaps it's showing signs of adult, sub-adult or 2nd calendar year plumage?
2 Great Crested Grebe
6 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystecatcher
2 Redshank
5 Mallard, one female with 9 duckling
Lower res
Great Northern Diver
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
Redshank
Upper res
Great Crested Grebe
4 Mallard
4 Arctic Tern present from 1842hrs to 1920hrs and flew off to the north
Graham,
Which is the 'no fishing' pond? Went to look for the Grasshopper Warbler tonight & couldn't work out which pond it was.
Dave
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 10th of May 2016 06:35:28 AM
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 08:10hrs
Spotted Flycatcher thanks to Barry
Swallows
2 Coot
2 Common Sandpiper
Linnet
2 Oystercatcher
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipits
2 Tufted Duck
Reed Warblers
2 Lapwings/>Buzzard
Grasshopper Warbler heard near no fishing pond
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:28:43 AM
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:35:39 AM
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:37:37 AM
1 Wheatear hiding out of the strong easterly
Another Buzzard
3 Redshank
1 Curlew
1 House Martin
1 cracking male Linnet on the top dam
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Willow Warbler in car park
Chiffchaff around Low Bank
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 09:00hrs
Swallows
2 Coot
1Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipits
2 Tufted Duck
buzzard
Grasshopper Warbler heard near no fishing pond
2 Swallows
1Moorhen
2 Coot
1Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
1 Redshank
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipits
2 Tufted Duck
Common Sandpiper
Wheatear
Whinchat
Great Crested Grebe
Grasshopper Warbler heard
2 Ring Ouzel
Yellow Wagtail (fem)
2 Wheatear
Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
Curlew
2 Raven
Sparrowhawk
2 Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
Hirundines moving through with each shower so hard to estimate numbers but at least 1 Sand Martin amongst them.
2 Dunlin
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
Sand Martin
House Martin
Swallows
Great Crested Grebe
2 Tufted Duck
Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 1220hrs
3 Ring Ouzel (1m)
Great Crested Grebe
Tufted Duck
Sand Martin
8 House Martin
100+ Swallow
Sand Martin
8 House Martin
50 Swallow
Wheatear
Oystercatcher (nest predated for second time
)
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 30th of April 2016 07:00:36 PM
Mistle Thrush
Ring Ouzel at least 5 2m
Fieldfare
Sand Martins
Swallows
House Martins
1Moorhen
2 Coot
1Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
2 Curlew
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
Raven
Reed Bunting
2 kestrel
Meadow Pipits
4 Tufted Duck
2 Lapwing
Common Sandpiper
Wheatears
2 Linnet
Reported Whinchat and Grasshopper Warbler
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Thursday 28th of April 2016 05:33:33 PM
Bit of migration in evidence
5 Ring Ouzel (3 m)
7 Wheatear
Whinchat (m)
Fieldfare!
6 Tufted Duck
2 Oystercatcher
Great Crested Grebe
Curlew
Lapwing
Mallard with 5 tiny ducklings
Great Northern Diver showing well on lower reservoir
1 Buzzard
2 Redshank
6 Lapwing
2 pairs Tufted Duck
2f Goosander
2 Wheatear
2 Swallows
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Pied Wagtail
2 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
3 Curlew
2 Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
4 Moorhen
Coot
3 Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
10 Swallow
Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail (male) on top bank feeding with White Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail and 100+ Meadow Pipit.
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Oystercatcher
5 Mallard
Moorhen
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 08.30hrs
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Cormorant
Swallow
2 House Martin
3 Moorhen
2 Coot
2 Grey Heron
Buzzard
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
2 Curlew
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Rook
Reed Bunting
Goldcrest
Meadow Pipits
Goosander
2 Tufted Duck
Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
Great Northern Diver on the lower reservoir @ 09:30
Little Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Goosander
2 Cormorant
Chiffchaff
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
Great Crested Grebe
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
No Little Gulls or Terns
2 Redshank
2 Otstercatcher
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Goosander
2 Coot
3 Redshank
4 Oystercatcher
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Sunday 10th of April 2016 01:59:27 PM
Nice morning, after de-icing the car!!
The Great Northern Diver was still enjoying life on a somewhat calm lower reservoir.
Several meadow pipits flitting about, I counted 8 but I think more.
1 Male reed bunting on the wall near the pumphouse.
2 Pied wagtail
1 Grey wagtail chasing a Swallow, plus an earlier sighting making 2 swallows.
2 Oystercatchers
2 Redshank
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1100hrs
Great Crested Grebe
Mallard with young
2 Cormorant
Swallow
Moorhen
2 Coot
Grey Heron
Buzzard normal tree
Willow Warbler
2 Oystercatchers
Lapwing
2 Redshank
2 Curlew
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
2 Mistle Thrush
Great Crested Grebe
2 Tufted Duck
2 Teal
3 Mallard
2 Cormorant
Kestrel
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Friday 8th of April 2016 06:04:33 PM
Mid morning visit.
Great Northern diver still present on the lower reservoir,
otherwise still very quiet.
1 grey wagtail
1 pied wagtail
1 male kestrel
Also some stunning county images of Osprey at this site from March 28th. The bird bore a green ring. All images thanks to Gary Crowder
Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 09:30
Great Crested Grebe
2 Coot
Moorhen
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
2 Skylark
Otherwise quiet...
Lapwing
Curlew
Oystercatcher (2)
Cormorant (2)
Mistle thrush in song.
Grey Heron.
2 Shoveler (m+f)
2 Teal
4 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
Great Crested Grebe
Coot
2 Moorhen
Kestrel
Raven
Brambling
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Grey Wagtail
4 Wheatear
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 5th of April 2016 12:47:09 PM
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 5th of April 2016 12:48:32 PM
Great Northern Diver on lower res
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
Great Crested Grebe
4 Wheatear (3 m/1fem)
Great Northern Diver on lower res
Great Crested Grebe
6 Mallard
2 Coot
Moorhen
Buzzard
2 Sparrowhawk
Swallow
Sand Martin
2 Redshank
3 Oystercatcher
Jay
3 Reed Bunting
Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1800hrs
2 Osprey flew up the valley at 1500hrs and flew off over Pennine away (B Stanley)
Ring Ouzel flushed and flew off towards Brun Clough
Coot
2 Moorhen
Great Crested Grebe