Tuesday 26th April, 7:00 - 8:00 am, cloudy some sun with southerly breeze
two Yellow Wagtail one White Wagtail Two Ringed Plover three Swifts 16 Goosander
Paul Hammond said
Mon Apr 25 10:12 AM, 2011
Monday 25th April 2011 Sunny Light south easterly O5.30-09.50
With R. Adderley, S. Ghilks and J. Fisher
Goosander 15 Wheatear 2 Tufted Duck pair Goldeneye male Lapwing 2 Grey Heron Swift at least 9 Yellow Wagtail 2 Kittiwake adult House Martin Ringed Plovr LRP
Robert Adderley said
Sun Apr 24 7:10 PM, 2011
single Black Tern this afternoon feeding mainly over no 2 Resv.
John Rayner said
Sun Apr 24 1:25 PM, 2011
Paul Hammond wrote:
Having missed the first Sandwich Tern and more or less back at car Mr Rayner again legging it down the path and getting misdirected by Karen finally saw his first. Second and third in Manchester
I now know how a pilot feels when he's being talked down but can't see the runway Thanks anyway Karen.
Paul Hammond said
Sun Apr 24 7:01 AM, 2011
Sunday 24th April 2011 05.30-10.45 Light south westerly Grey cloud. Pennines obscured with P.Wren, R. Adderley, K. Foulkes, I. Johnson and J. Rayner
Goosander 14 Shoveler pair Wigeon 3 Redshank Yellow Wagtail 5 Wheatear Two or same Sandwich Tern at six and half past - 3 more at 09.15 R. Plover G. Heron 2 Swift at least 15 1st-summer Little Gull Curlew Common Tern
Having missed the first Sandwich Tern and more or less back at car Mr Rayner again legging it down the path and getting misdirected by Karen finally saw his first. Second and third in Manchester
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Friday 22nd 2011 Sunny 05.35-10.10 Light south easterlies With P. Wren, R. Adderley, K. Foulkes and I Johnson
Whinchat C. Sandpiper 3 4 Y. Wagtail 2 LRP Wheatear 2 Swift 4 Dunlin 2 R. Plover 3 White Wagtail
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Karen Foulkes said
Thu Apr 21 11:29 AM, 2011
Todays birds
1 Sanderling 2 LRP 1 Wheatear
Karen Foulkes said
Wed Apr 20 8:55 AM, 2011
Greenshank present early am.
Also 1 Wheatear 2 Ringed Plover Yellow Wagtail over
Thanks to Simon for the early morning message!
Terry Sykes said
Tue Apr 19 11:18 AM, 2011
Tue 7-9 a.m. 10 gc grebe (2 doing mating dance) 1 Golden plover 1 L. Whitethroat + another singing 8 wren 6 chaffinch 20+ whetear 14 Tufted D 2 million flies
Karen Foulkes said
Mon Apr 18 11:00 AM, 2011
Monday 18 April
0700-0920
1 Yellow Wagtail stayed around about half an hour before flying off c14 White Wagtail 1 Wheatear 1 Ringed Plover Chiffchaff L Whitethroat still present Only 1 Goldeneye 4 Tufted Duck
Paul Hammond said
Sat Apr 16 9:06 AM, 2011
Saturday 16th April 2011 05.50-09.00 Light southerlies Cloudy
With P. Wren, K. Foulkes, S. Ghilks and I. Johnson
Wheatear at least 7 W. Wagtail 20+ Linnet at least 8 T. Duck 5 Swallow L. Whitethroat Kestrel LRP
Iain Johnson said
Fri Apr 15 5:58 PM, 2011
There appears to have been a mini 'fall' either overnight or during the day as a weather front has passed through as there were significantly more wheatears than this am plus 50+ white/ pied wagtails and at least 20 linnet and two male reed bunting on the causeway between nos. 2 and 3. One kestrel, at least one ringed plover, four LRP, one swallow and hundreds of sand martin.
Karen Foulkes said
Fri Apr 15 5:51 PM, 2011
1600-1730 with Iain Johnson
Iain saw 1 Yellow Wagtail
Also present were 2 Common Terns, the first recorded at the site this year.
Also seemed to be more Wheatear present than this morning
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Karen Foulkes said
Fri Apr 15 12:37 PM, 2011
15/4/11 1015-1200
4 Dunlin - 2 in s/pl, 1 in partial and 1 still in winter 2 Ringed Plover, 1 with dark bill which we decided was probably mud! 1 Snipe c15 Wheatear c15 White Wagtail c10 Meadow Pipit 4 Linnet
The highlights though were
Lesser Whitethroat seen singing near the motorway 2 male Yellow Wagtails
simon ghilks said
Fri Apr 15 10:43 AM, 2011
15/4/2011 06:00-07:15
3 Oystercatcher 1 Redshank Mixed mini flock of 3 Dunlin and 6 ringed type plover (definatly Little Ringed and Ringed present) 2 Grey heron 1 Swallow perched and singing at central well 2 Meadow Pipit well into double figures of White Wagtail c 6 Wheatear 1 Chiffchaff on railway banking 1 Male Reed Bunting singing on covered res 1 Skylark c 6 Sand Martin
simon ghilks said
Thu Apr 14 3:46 PM, 2011
14/4/2011 14:00-15:00
6 Dunlin 2 Ringed Plover 1 Little Ringed Plover 3 other ringed type Plover (a bit distant to confidently ID) c 9 Wheatear 1 Reed Bunting (male) c 6 Meadow Pipits c 40 White Wagtail 2 Swallow c 100 Sand Martin 2 Goosander 4 Tufted Duck double figures of Goldeneye 1 Chiffchaff
Swifts had better get back soon or there'll be no flies left, I'll have eaten them all.
Mike Chorley said
Tue Apr 12 9:59 PM, 2011
Perhaps they don't like the taste
Iain Johnson said
Tue Apr 12 5:48 PM, 2011
jason fisher wrote:
while being devoured between numbers 1 and 2 and 1 and 3 basically when you walked down the middle bit
Never been bitten by an insect on Audenshaw yet!
jason fisher said
Tue Apr 12 3:40 PM, 2011
while being devoured between numbers 1 and 2 and 1 and 3 basically when you walked down the middle bit
Iain Johnson said
Mon Apr 11 7:40 PM, 2011
jason fisher wrote:
you forgot to mention the hoards of ravening biting monsters that darken the sky and drain you of blood in seconds
Which reservoir were you on????????????
Karen Foulkes said
Mon Apr 11 4:35 PM, 2011
A chance visit to Audenshaw this morning
Kittiwake was present on no 1 for a few minutes, flew off towards no 2 according to Roy Travis and he couldn't relocate the bird on 2
Also present
c6 Wheatear LRP White Wagtail 3 Linnet 4 Ringed Plover
jason fisher said
Sun Apr 10 10:46 AM, 2011
you forgot to mention the hoards of ravening biting monsters that darken the sky and drain you of blood in seconds
only things of note for me 5 wheatear c 10 white wagtail.
and 3 sandmartin
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simon ghilks said
Sun Apr 10 9:50 AM, 2011
10/4/2011 06:30-09:00
1 Snow Goose flew low North to South over Res. No's1 & 2 at 07:00 heading toward Stockport. 1 Curlew over 8c Wheatear 4c White Wagtail 2 Grey Wagtail seen by A N other 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 1 Grey Heron
Iain Johnson said
Thu Apr 7 7:40 PM, 2011
Stopped off to see cursed caz this afternoon but no one home although I did see a bloke with long dark hair and a velvet suit carrying a roll of wallpaper slipping off the res!
Any fairly similar to this morning but no yellowcwag and about 60 plus meadow pipit
Karen Foulkes said
Thu Apr 7 12:10 PM, 2011
Late morning with Roy Travis and Simon Ghilks
1 male Yellow Wagtail c15 White Wagtails c10 Wheatear c40 Meadow Pipits 2 LRP 1 Dunlin 1 Oystercatcher
No sign of Slav today
Karen Foulkes said
Wed Apr 6 11:12 AM, 2011
Slav still present 2 Wheatear c8 White Wags c30 Mipits 1 Dunlin
Karen Foulkes said
Tue Apr 5 1:03 PM, 2011
1030-1230
Slav still present
200+ Sand Martin
2-3 Swallow
Kestrel
Dunlin
5 Ringed Plover
8 White Wags
2 Wheatear
40+ Mipits
Karen Foulkes said
Mon Apr 4 12:55 PM, 2011
1000-1200 Cloudy
Slav Grebe still on No 1
200+ Sand Martins
1 House Martin
3-4 Swallows
1 Dunlin
4 White Wagtails
7 Meadow Pipits
Karen Foulkes said
Sun Apr 3 11:17 AM, 2011
Also seen after Paul left
1 Greylag briefly on no 1 flew off west With the onset of rain Sand Martins numbered at least 200
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Paul Hammond said
Sun Apr 3 9:51 AM, 2011
3rd April 2011
06.15-09.30
Grey Cloud started to rain I was coming off
Goldeneye c25
M. Pipit 9
White Wagtail 4
Wheatear 2
Slavonian Grebe
Sparrowhawk
Swallow
Sand Martin at least 100
jason fisher said
Sat Apr 2 9:51 PM, 2011
Karen Foulkes wrote:
Sightings this evening:
Oh and at least 6 train spotters who'd come to watch a steam train passing by (I'd better not say anything about that as somebody on here is bound to be a train spotter!)
you would not believe the number of times i narrowly missed running them down when i used to live in didcot,
Karen Foulkes said
Sat Apr 2 7:43 PM, 2011
Sightings this evening:
4 White Wagtails
3 LRPs having a domestic
2 Wheatear (m & f)
5 Sand Martin through
Slav Grebe and Shoveler still present also
Oh and at least 6 train spotters who'd come to watch a steam train passing by (I'd better not say anything about that as somebody on here is bound to be a train spotter!)
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 2 9:45 AM, 2011
Sightings this morning:
Slavonian Grebe still present 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull, flew off west with Lesser Black-backed Gulls Pair of Shoveler Singles of White Wagtail, Wheatear and Swallow
Info thanks to Rob Adderley
Karen Foulkes said
Fri Apr 1 9:20 PM, 2011
This evening
Slav Grebe still present
c150 Sand Martin
2 LRP
1 Ringed Plover
Iain Johnson said
Fri Apr 1 12:43 PM, 2011
Plus two cormorant.
Karen Foulkes said
Fri Apr 1 12:12 PM, 2011
Mid morning
Slav Grebe still present
1 Wheatear
1 White Wagtail
Handful of Sand Martins
Lots of rain!
simon ghilks said
Thu Mar 31 10:28 PM, 2011
31/3/2011 16:00 to 17:00
Slav Grebe present at North East corner of No 1.
1 stunning male Wheatear, flew high North (a lucky hill farmers garden tick).
1 Meadow Pipit.
2 Little Ringed Plover together on North East corner of No 2.
Robert Adderley said
Thu Mar 31 8:52 PM, 2011
Thurs 31/3/11.....evening
In addition to this morning's sightings
Single White Wagtail with c20 Pied Wagtails and 2 Wheatears.
Karen Foulkes said
Thu Mar 31 11:08 AM, 2011
Iain Johnson wrote:
Nice view of your house in the Avatar picture! When is the house warming party??
Tomorrow! Solar panels being fitted soon and a good water supply
Iain Johnson said
Thu Mar 31 10:10 AM, 2011
Nice view of your house in the Avatar picture! When is the house warming party??
Karen Foulkes said
Thu Mar 31 9:41 AM, 2011
Early am
Slav Grebe still present
1 Wheatear (female)
80+ Sand Martins heading west
Iain Johnson said
Wed Mar 30 8:45 PM, 2011
Slav grebe still present
One oystercatcher
four ringed plover
several sand martin through
four/ five meadow pipits
plenty of pied wagtails
Karen Foulkes said
Wed Mar 30 10:12 AM, 2011
0715-0900 Cold and windy
Slav still present showing really well
1 Oystercatcher
1 Wheatear female
1 Sand Martin (flew straight through, obviously decided it was too cold!)
5 Mipits including one singing!
Iain Johnson said
Wed Mar 30 8:14 AM, 2011
Forgot to mention that the Twite had at least one blue colour ring on its right leg.
Iain Johnson said
Tue Mar 29 8:13 PM, 2011
One TWITE this afternoon betweem 17:00 and 17:40pm. Feeding in the area between the hide and the central well.
Also:
One white wagtail
two sand martin
one female wheatear
two ringed plover hiding superbly in amongst in the stones
six tufted duck
one slav greve - best views yet of the delightful yet elusive bird. Was very close in and was able to pick out the odd winter plumage feather on it!
one kestrel
one skylark singing away
Graham Gill said
Tue Mar 29 3:14 PM, 2011
Damn
Anyway, got one decent shot of the Wheatear. Will send it in after tuning it.
Graham
Rick Donkin said
Tue Mar 29 2:55 PM, 2011
10:30--12:45 Sunny/cloudy, light breeze from S
(with Graham Gill - really enjoyed our tour together)
Same as Graham's post below - but on way back to the car after we parted company:-
3 more Meadow Pipits plus 1 Rock Pipit at the extreme southern corner near the covered Denton Reservoirs (sorry Graham!)
Rick.
two Yellow Wagtail
one White Wagtail
Two Ringed Plover
three Swifts
16 Goosander
Sunny
Light south easterly
O5.30-09.50
With R. Adderley, S. Ghilks and J. Fisher
Goosander 15
Wheatear 2
Tufted Duck pair
Goldeneye male
Lapwing 2
Grey Heron
Swift at least 9
Yellow Wagtail 2
Kittiwake adult
House Martin
Ringed Plovr
LRP
I now know how a pilot feels when he's being talked down but can't see the runway
05.30-10.45
Light south westerly
Grey cloud. Pennines obscured
with P.Wren, R. Adderley, K. Foulkes, I. Johnson and J. Rayner
Goosander 14
Shoveler pair
Wigeon 3
Redshank
Yellow Wagtail 5
Wheatear
Two or same Sandwich Tern at six and half past - 3 more at 09.15
R. Plover
G. Heron 2
Swift at least 15
1st-summer Little Gull
Curlew
Common Tern
Having missed the first Sandwich Tern and more or less back at car Mr Rayner again legging it down the path and getting misdirected by Karen finally saw his first. Second and third in Manchester
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Sunny
06.10-07.40
Light westerlies
Tufted Duck 10
Swallow
Oystercatcher
Teal pair
Ringed Plover
Sunny
05.35-10.10
Light south easterlies
With P. Wren, R. Adderley, K. Foulkes and I Johnson
Whinchat
C. Sandpiper 3
4 Y. Wagtail
2 LRP
Wheatear 2
Swift 4
Dunlin
2 R. Plover
3 White Wagtail
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1 Sanderling
2 LRP
1 Wheatear
Also 1 Wheatear
2 Ringed Plover
Yellow Wagtail over
Thanks to Simon for the early morning message!
10 gc grebe (2 doing mating dance)
1 Golden plover
1 L. Whitethroat + another singing
8 wren
6 chaffinch
20+ whetear
14 Tufted D
2 million flies
0700-0920
1 Yellow Wagtail stayed around about half an hour before flying off
c14 White Wagtail
1 Wheatear
1 Ringed Plover
Chiffchaff
L Whitethroat still present
Only 1 Goldeneye
4 Tufted Duck
05.50-09.00
Light southerlies
Cloudy
With P. Wren, K. Foulkes, S. Ghilks and I. Johnson
Wheatear at least 7
W. Wagtail 20+
Linnet at least 8
T. Duck 5
Swallow
L. Whitethroat
Kestrel
LRP
Iain saw 1 Yellow Wagtail
Also present were 2 Common Terns, the first recorded at the site this year.
Also seemed to be more Wheatear present than this morning
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Friday 15th of April 2011 05:55:39 PM
4 Dunlin - 2 in s/pl, 1 in partial and 1 still in winter
2 Ringed Plover, 1 with dark bill which we decided was probably mud!
1 Snipe
c15 Wheatear
c15 White Wagtail
c10 Meadow Pipit
4 Linnet
The highlights though were
Lesser Whitethroat seen singing near the motorway
2 male Yellow Wagtails
3 Oystercatcher
1 Redshank
Mixed mini flock of
3 Dunlin and 6 ringed type plover (definatly Little Ringed and Ringed present)
2 Grey heron
1 Swallow perched and singing at central well
2 Meadow Pipit
well into double figures of White Wagtail
c 6 Wheatear
1 Chiffchaff on railway banking
1 Male Reed Bunting singing on covered res
1 Skylark
c 6 Sand Martin
6 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
3 other ringed type Plover (a bit distant to confidently ID)
c 9 Wheatear
1 Reed Bunting (male)
c 6 Meadow Pipits
c 40 White Wagtail
2 Swallow
c 100 Sand Martin
2 Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
double figures of Goldeneye
1 Chiffchaff
Swifts had better get back soon or there'll be no flies left,
I'll have eaten them all.
Never been bitten by an insect on Audenshaw yet!
Kittiwake was present on no 1 for a few minutes, flew off towards no 2 according to Roy Travis and he couldn't relocate the bird on 2
Also present
c6 Wheatear
LRP
White Wagtail
3 Linnet
4 Ringed Plover
only things of note for me
5 wheatear
c 10 white wagtail.
and 3 sandmartin
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1 Snow Goose flew low North to South over Res. No's1 & 2 at 07:00 heading toward Stockport.
1 Curlew over
8c Wheatear
4c White Wagtail
2 Grey Wagtail seen by A N other
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
1 Grey Heron
Any fairly similar to this morning but no yellowcwag and about 60 plus meadow pipit
1 male Yellow Wagtail
c15 White Wagtails
c10 Wheatear
c40 Meadow Pipits
2 LRP
1 Dunlin
1 Oystercatcher
No sign of Slav today
2 Wheatear
c8 White Wags
c30 Mipits
1 Dunlin
1 Greylag briefly on no 1 flew off west
With the onset of rain Sand Martins numbered at least 200
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Sunday 3rd of April 2011 11:33:00 AM
Slavonian Grebe still present
3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull, flew off west with Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Pair of Shoveler
Singles of White Wagtail, Wheatear and Swallow
Info thanks to Rob Adderley
Slavonian Grebe still present this morning (contrary to earlier reports)
2 Swallow
15 Sand Martin
1 Wheatear female
5 Mipits
Also seen
1 Little Ringed Plover - landed on east side of no 2 then flew to south side
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