Green Woodpecker again tonight seen flying into the small copse at Two Owls Cottage and a superb view of an adult male Merlin flying directly over my head below Ashworth View .
rob archer said
Sun Oct 13 9:48 AM, 2019
Goldcrest below Ashworth View and a Golden Plover flying north over the reservoir were the only real things of note for me this morning .
rob archer said
Wed Oct 9 9:58 AM, 2019
Single Goldeneye present 1st light this morning and a Blue Tit below Ashworth View
rob archer said
Sat Oct 5 9:21 AM, 2019
4 Shoveler and a Wigeon flew in first thing and a Golden Plover flew north over the reservoir at 0800.
A Merlin flew South over the reservoir at 1700 this evening . 2 Stonechat below Owd Betts and c20 Redwing flew east over Yates and down towards Norden
rob archer said
Fri Oct 4 7:12 AM, 2019
Rob Creek wrote:
Hi Rob, presumably youve contacted Tim Frayling at Natural England? The NE birds could well be his Bowland birds (or Trough) as you say. I had one in September 2018 at Redgate, N:E29 Cheers.
Hi Rob ,
Yes , contacted Tim a few months ago as per crbirding but he's been in Thailand so no reply ..thev have all been from The Trough bar one from the Ribble. I would guesstimate there have been 50+ of their green ringed gulls at AMR this year but only managed to read 11..
-- Edited by rob archer on Friday 4th of October 2019 07:13:55 AM
Rob Creek said
Thu Oct 3 11:53 PM, 2019
Hi Rob, presumably youve contacted Tim Frayling at Natural England? The NE birds could well be his Bowland birds (or Trough) as you say. I had one in September 2018 at Redgate, N:E29 Cheers.
Roger Halsey said
Thu Oct 3 8:32 PM, 2019
Highlight from a late afternoon circuit:
1 Merlin zipped through low and fast heading north! 1 Sparrowhawk hunting the southern bank, and 1 Kestrel.
70 Lapwing.
6 Great Black-backed and 6 Common Gull among the commoner species.
Only 3 Goosander, but I didnt stay until dusk.
rob archer said
Tue Sep 17 8:16 AM, 2019
Coal Tit below Ashworth View and 100+ Goosander at the res this morning . Another colour ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull (N:E82) amongst the gulls on the south bank. Not had a reply re any of the green N: birds at all so far but probably all from The Trough. The juv Lesser Black-backed Gull NA15 without the colon in the code is probably from Holland but has not been traced for certain as yet but is being looked into by one of the ringers.
Dipper back in the inlet gully singing this morning. 2 Wheatear on the north bank and c30 Pink-footed Geese over West at 0745.
Roger Halsey said
Sat Sep 14 10:15 AM, 2019
Passerines were the main interest this morning with 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat and 3 Wheatear among c80 Meadow Pipits, 20 Pied Wagtails, c50 Goldfinch and c30 Linnet. Also a few Skylark and Chaffinch moving west. 4 Tufted Duck , 7 Goosander, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant and 1 Heron on the reservoir.
Roger Halsey said
Tue Sep 10 9:23 PM, 2019
Roost counts this evening:
1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 650 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 88 Goosander and 25 Pied Wagtail.
rob archer said
Tue Sep 10 8:11 PM, 2019
Green Woodpecker on the western grass slope again this morning and another colour ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull ( N:L12 Green) amongst the many Gulls passing through, mainly heading west.
A Whimbrel dropped out of the clouds and drizzle at 1330 and landed on the south bank briefly before departing south towards Bury and the Robin is still present on the boulder field . c100 Meadow Pipits grounded around the reservoir and a single Wheatear on the West wall.
Roger Halsey said
Sun Sep 8 10:09 PM, 2019
Best from a quick visit this evening was a Hobby that flew west past Owd Betts at 19.30 without stopping and a single Swift shortly after. Also an impressive Gull roost with 760 Lesser Black-backed and 70 Black-headed Gull. And the Robin still present by the pub!
rob archer said
Sun Sep 8 5:54 PM, 2019
A Robin on the boulder fields below Owd Betts and a Great Spotted Woodpecker flying South over the reservoir were unusual for me up here this morning. 2 Wheatear and a White Wagtail also along the south wall.
Lots of large gulls present though could only find a single colour ringed bird amongst them. N:C91, 2cy Lesser Black-backed Gull and may possibly have some history.
Sedge Warbler on the north side this morning in the same bush as one found 3 years ago 26th Sept 2016.
2 Colour ringed juv Lesser Black-backed Gulls amongst the gulls this morning . NA15 and N:00E.. ( NA15 without a colon is not recognised on crbirding so maybe a different project than the usual NWgulls).
2 Skylark over south and 2 Wheatear on the windtower fenceline.
Another colour ringed Juv Lesser Black-backed Gull (N:68C Green) in the same sheep field as yesterdays ringed bird and only 5 digits different so probably from the same colony. Not had a reply yet from NWGulls as to exactly where all the green N: birds are from. There have been many at the reservoir this autumn but only managed to read 6.
Quite a few Gulls around this morning, mostly juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gulls of which at least one was Green Colour ringed N:63C ( UK Ringed bird). 4 Wheatear also present on the wall down to Croston Close
Flock of c20 Linnet and c30 Goldfinch on the south bank.
rob archer said
Sat Aug 31 10:01 AM, 2019
2 Yellow Wagtails again this morning by the SW corner gate .
rob archer said
Fri Aug 30 9:11 AM, 2019
2 Yellow Wagtails again this morning with the Pied Wagtails along the South Wall and the Linnet flock is now c50..
Adult Yellow-legged Gull flew onto the reservoir briefly and departed west at 0745 .. (a few poor photos taken for submission )
rob archer said
Thu Aug 29 9:22 AM, 2019
2 Yellow Wagtails amongst the Pied Wagtails along the South wall early doors this morning . c30 Linnet also along the grass banking .
Barry Corless said
Tue Aug 27 7:56 PM, 2019
Add a Grey Heron (unusual here) and c.25 Linnet tonight after the showers
rob archer said
Tue Aug 27 5:32 PM, 2019
Colour ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull N:75C ( UK ringed bird) present among c200 large gulls this afternoon. A juvenile Great Black-backed Gull was also present amongst them.
In addition to rogers sightings from 11:00
Another Tutfed making MMF
3 Cormorants
Great crested grebe in sp
Adult Coot seen from 13:30 unusual bird for here
Roger Halsey said
Tue Aug 27 10:13 AM, 2019
Best from a morning circuit:
32 Lapwing.
2 Tufted Duck and 2 Goosander.
3 Kestrel.
1 Dipper.
c80 Meadow Pipit along the south wall.
2 Wheatear and 2 Stonechat.
Paul Samuels said
Mon Aug 26 10:52 AM, 2019
Quite a few wagtails passing through during the week, here's an image from a few hours during the morning....
-- Edited by Paul Samuels on Monday 26th of August 2019 10:53:15 AM
Had a speedy reply from Ian re yesterday's " Caspian Gull" ..... Although superficially like a Caspuan Gull Ian pointed out a comprehensive and explanatory list of reasons why it wasn't one ... ! Live and learn ...
rob archer said
Sun Aug 25 5:43 PM, 2019
Decent numbers of large gulls moving west this afternoon including the one attached which bathed for 15 minutes and carried on west. Seemed to fit the right profile for a 1cy Caspian Gull to me but I have emailed the photos to a man who knows better..
21 Goosander, 1 Tufted Duck and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
1 adult Peregrine flew in and bathed for about 10 minutes before flying off again, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Little Owl.
2 Wheatear, 4 Stonechat and 1 Whitethroat.
Good numbers of Meadow Pipit(60+) and Pied Wagtail (c40).
20 Linnet and 5 Reed Bunting.
rob archer said
Fri Aug 23 3:38 PM, 2019
A few colour ringed Lesser Black-backed Gulls along the reservoir banking this afternoon. N:D27 and N:D09 Green on Juveniles ringed in the UK. Another was a Portugese Black ringed adult that I could not get the full details off. 2 Great Black-backed Gulls also amongst them.
A minimum of one thousandswifts feeding at the res tonight, mostly feeding low over the water. Impossible to give an accurate count and the real number could have been anything up to 2000
c300 swallows also present
Also noted
1 male tufted duck
80 goosander
1 buzzard
1 kestrel
2 great black-backed gulls
1 herring gull
2 black-headed gulls
min 500 lesser black-backed gull
min 20 lapwing
min 25 pied wagtail. No doubt there were more present. they appeared to be going to roost in willowherb and long grass near Owd Betts pub.
linnet calling
cheers Kevin
rob archer said
Mon Aug 19 5:41 PM, 2019
Yellow Wagtail and many Pied Wagtails between the walls along Ashworth Road this afternoon .
Roger Halsey said
Sat Aug 17 9:46 PM, 2019
Impressive flock of 200+ Swallow, 20 Swift and at least 2 Sand Martin over the reservoir this evening. Also 72 Goosander at roost, 1 Kestrel and 1 Sparrowhawk making half hearted attempts to catch a Swallow!
rob archer said
Mon Aug 12 7:11 AM, 2019
c250 Swallows all sat down resting on the north bank this morning and a single Dunlin on the north side .
Adult Yellow-legged Gull flew onto the reservoir at 1530 and departed west almost immediately. Green Woodpecker was feeding on the freshly cut west slope ( 200 metres from the nearest tree) and flew off towards Cheesden.
7 Kestrel in a row over the southern embankment this morning. 3 Goosander and Lapwing numbers up to 80. 18 Swift, 15 Swallow, c30 Sand Martin and 2 House Martin catching insects over and around the Res. 3 Wheatear and 2 Grey Wagtail.
Roger Halsey said
Sat Aug 3 10:35 PM, 2019
41 Goosander at roost this evening. Flocks of c40 Swallow, c50 Pied Wagtail and 8 Swift. 3 Wheatear round the southern edge.
Roger Halsey said
Mon Jul 29 10:03 PM, 2019
Disappointing to note that the recent rain has raised the water level such that the island and most of the mud around the perimeter has disappeared. Hence, the wader score this evening was zero! 42 Goosander at roost and 15 Swift the only birds of note.
Roger Halsey said
Fri Jul 26 10:24 AM, 2019
3 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin and 3 Common Sandpiper this morning. Also 6 Kestrel, 6 Swift, 2 Sand Martin and a small group of warblers in the bushes on the northern bank. I specifically identified 2 Willow Warbler and 1 Whitethroat ( my first site record) but there were more.
Craig Bell said
Wed Jul 24 8:27 PM, 2019
1 Green Sand, 4 L R Plover, 3 Dunlin and 24 Goosander tonight.
rob archer said
Sun Jul 21 9:43 AM, 2019
A juvenile female Peregrine flew in at 0700 making a couple of attempts to take one of the Goosanders in the water and a Hobby hurtled through chasing Swifts below Ashworth View . 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Oystercatcher and a Common Sandpiper also present
rob archer said
Sat Jul 20 5:47 PM, 2019
Couple more colour ringed Gulls on the island once the sun came out. Herring Gull Y:C77 and Lesser Black-backed Gull N:C91, both UK ringed birds.
Fewer Gulls passing through this morning however one of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls was colour ringed (4K1B from a UK project.) 3 Little Ringed Plover and a Common Sanpiper also present.
Whimbrel flew in from the North but did not stay long continuing South. Redshank, Dunlin, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and 3 Oystercatcher also present.
A few more Herring Gulls in with the Lesser Black-backed Gulls this afternoon, one of which was colour ringed ( A3RS ) which was ringed as a chick on a rooftop on the south coast.
4 Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin and an Oystercatcher also present.
Another Portugese ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull (F927) dropped in briefly at 1530 before flying off west. Mediterranean Gull, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper and 3 Tufted Duck also present.
This morning's Yellow-legged Gull still present and on the island at 1830. 2 Mediterranean Gull on the north shore and another 2 flew over South at 1800. 3 Common Gull also present
Green Woodpecker again tonight seen flying into the small copse at Two Owls Cottage and a superb view of an adult male Merlin flying directly over my head below Ashworth View .
Goldcrest below Ashworth View and a Golden Plover flying north over the reservoir were the only real things of note for me this morning .
Single Goldeneye present 1st light this morning and a Blue Tit below Ashworth View
4 Shoveler and a Wigeon flew in first thing and a Golden Plover flew north over the reservoir at 0800.
A Merlin flew South over the reservoir at 1700 this evening . 2 Stonechat below Owd Betts and c20 Redwing flew east over Yates and down towards Norden
Hi Rob ,
Yes , contacted Tim a few months ago as per crbirding but he's been in Thailand so no reply ..thev have all been from The Trough bar one from the Ribble. I would guesstimate there have been 50+ of their green ringed gulls at AMR this year but only managed to read 11..
-- Edited by rob archer on Friday 4th of October 2019 07:13:55 AM
presumably youve contacted Tim Frayling at Natural England? The NE birds could well be his Bowland birds (or Trough) as you say.
I had one in September 2018 at Redgate, N:E29
Cheers.
Highlight from a late afternoon circuit:
1 Merlin zipped through low and fast heading north! 1 Sparrowhawk hunting the southern bank, and 1 Kestrel.
70 Lapwing.
6 Great Black-backed and 6 Common Gull among the commoner species.
Only 3 Goosander, but I didnt stay until dusk.
Coal Tit below Ashworth View and 100+ Goosander at the res this morning . Another colour ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull (N:E82) amongst the gulls on the south bank. Not had a reply re any of the green N: birds at all so far but probably all from The Trough. The juv Lesser Black-backed Gull NA15 without the colon in the code is probably from Holland but has not been traced for certain as yet but is being looked into by one of the ringers.
Dipper back in the inlet gully singing this morning. 2 Wheatear on the north bank and c30 Pink-footed Geese over West at 0745.
Passerines were the main interest this morning with 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat and 3 Wheatear among c80 Meadow Pipits, 20 Pied Wagtails, c50 Goldfinch and c30 Linnet. Also a few Skylark and Chaffinch moving west. 4 Tufted Duck , 7 Goosander, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant and 1 Heron on the reservoir.
Roost counts this evening:
1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 650 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 88 Goosander and 25 Pied Wagtail.
Green Woodpecker on the western grass slope again this morning and another colour ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull ( N:L12 Green) amongst the many Gulls passing through, mainly heading west.
A Whimbrel dropped out of the clouds and drizzle at 1330 and landed on the south bank briefly before departing south towards Bury and the Robin is still present on the boulder field . c100 Meadow Pipits grounded around the reservoir and a single Wheatear on the West wall.
Best from a quick visit this evening was a Hobby that flew west past Owd Betts at 19.30 without stopping and a single Swift shortly after. Also an impressive Gull roost with 760 Lesser Black-backed and 70 Black-headed Gull. And the Robin still present by the pub!
A Robin on the boulder fields below Owd Betts and a Great Spotted Woodpecker flying South over the reservoir were unusual for me up here this morning. 2 Wheatear and a White Wagtail also along the south wall.
Lots of large gulls present though could only find a single colour ringed bird amongst them. N:C91, 2cy Lesser Black-backed Gull and may possibly have some history.
Sedge Warbler on the north side this morning in the same bush as one found 3 years ago 26th Sept 2016.
2 Colour ringed juv Lesser Black-backed Gulls amongst the gulls this morning . NA15 and N:00E.. ( NA15 without a colon is not recognised on crbirding so maybe a different project than the usual NWgulls).
2 Skylark over south and 2 Wheatear on the windtower fenceline.
Another colour ringed Juv Lesser Black-backed Gull (N:68C Green) in the same sheep field as yesterdays ringed bird and only 5 digits different so probably from the same colony. Not had a reply yet from NWGulls as to exactly where all the green N: birds are from. There have been many at the reservoir this autumn but only managed to read 6.
Quite a few Gulls around this morning, mostly juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gulls of which at least one was Green Colour ringed N:63C ( UK Ringed bird). 4 Wheatear also present on the wall down to Croston Close
Best from a morning circuit:
2 Little Owl and 2 Kestrel.
7 Tufted Duck and 60 Lapwing.
c30 Swallow and single House and Sand Martin.
Flock of c20 Linnet and c30 Goldfinch on the south bank.
2 Yellow Wagtails again this morning by the SW corner gate .
2 Yellow Wagtails again this morning with the Pied Wagtails along the South Wall and the Linnet flock is now c50..
Adult Yellow-legged Gull flew onto the reservoir briefly and departed west at 0745 .. (a few poor photos taken for submission )
2 Yellow Wagtails amongst the Pied Wagtails along the South wall early doors this morning . c30 Linnet also along the grass banking .
Colour ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull N:75C ( UK ringed bird) present among c200 large gulls this afternoon. A juvenile Great Black-backed Gull was also present amongst them.
Best from a morning circuit:
32 Lapwing.
2 Tufted Duck and 2 Goosander.
3 Kestrel.
1 Dipper.
c80 Meadow Pipit along the south wall.
2 Wheatear and 2 Stonechat.
Quite a few wagtails passing through during the week, here's an image from a few hours during the morning....
-- Edited by Paul Samuels on Monday 26th of August 2019 10:53:15 AM
Had a speedy reply from Ian re yesterday's " Caspian Gull" ..... Although superficially like a Caspuan Gull Ian pointed out a comprehensive and explanatory list of reasons why it wasn't one ... ! Live and learn ...
Decent numbers of large gulls moving west this afternoon including the one attached which bathed for 15 minutes and carried on west. Seemed to fit the right profile for a 1cy Caspian Gull to me but I have emailed the photos to a man who knows better..
Highlights this morning:
21 Goosander, 1 Tufted Duck and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
1 adult Peregrine flew in and bathed for about 10 minutes before flying off again, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Little Owl.
2 Wheatear, 4 Stonechat and 1 Whitethroat.
Good numbers of Meadow Pipit(60+) and Pied Wagtail (c40).
20 Linnet and 5 Reed Bunting.
A few colour ringed Lesser Black-backed Gulls along the reservoir banking this afternoon. N:D27 and N:D09 Green on Juveniles ringed in the UK. Another was a Portugese Black ringed adult that I could not get the full details off. 2 Great Black-backed Gulls also amongst them.
7:20pm to 8:40pm with Ian Brady
A minimum of one thousand swifts feeding at the res tonight, mostly feeding low over the water. Impossible to give an accurate count and the real number could have been anything up to 2000
c300 swallows also present
Also noted
cheers Kevin
Yellow Wagtail and many Pied Wagtails between the walls along Ashworth Road this afternoon .
Impressive flock of 200+ Swallow, 20 Swift and at least 2 Sand Martin over the reservoir this evening. Also 72 Goosander at roost, 1 Kestrel and 1 Sparrowhawk making half hearted attempts to catch a Swallow!
c250 Swallows all sat down resting on the north bank this morning and a single Dunlin on the north side .
Adult Yellow-legged Gull flew onto the reservoir at 1530 and departed west almost immediately. Green Woodpecker was feeding on the freshly cut west slope ( 200 metres from the nearest tree) and flew off towards Cheesden.
7 Kestrel in a row over the southern embankment this morning. 3 Goosander and Lapwing numbers up to 80. 18 Swift, 15 Swallow, c30 Sand Martin and 2 House Martin catching insects over and around the Res. 3 Wheatear and 2 Grey Wagtail.
41 Goosander at roost this evening. Flocks of c40 Swallow, c50 Pied Wagtail and 8 Swift. 3 Wheatear round the southern edge.
Disappointing to note that the recent rain has raised the water level such that the island and most of the mud around the perimeter has disappeared. Hence, the wader score this evening was zero! 42 Goosander at roost and 15 Swift the only birds of note.
3 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin and 3 Common Sandpiper this morning. Also 6 Kestrel, 6 Swift, 2 Sand Martin and a small group of warblers in the bushes on the northern bank. I specifically identified 2 Willow Warbler and 1 Whitethroat ( my first site record) but there were more.
1 Green Sand, 4 L R Plover, 3 Dunlin and 24 Goosander tonight.
A juvenile female Peregrine flew in at 0700 making a couple of attempts to take one of the Goosanders in the water and a Hobby hurtled through chasing Swifts below Ashworth View . 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Oystercatcher and a Common Sandpiper also present
Couple more colour ringed Gulls on the island once the sun came out. Herring Gull Y:C77 and Lesser Black-backed Gull N:C91, both UK ringed birds.
Fewer Gulls passing through this morning however one of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls was colour ringed (4K1B from a UK project.) 3 Little Ringed Plover and a Common Sanpiper also present.
Whimbrel flew in from the North but did not stay long continuing South. Redshank, Dunlin, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and 3 Oystercatcher also present.
A few more Herring Gulls in with the Lesser Black-backed Gulls this afternoon, one of which was colour ringed ( A3RS ) which was ringed as a chick on a rooftop on the south coast.
4 Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin and an Oystercatcher also present.
Another Portugese ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull (F927) dropped in briefly at 1530 before flying off west. Mediterranean Gull, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper and 3 Tufted Duck also present.
This morning's Yellow-legged Gull still present and on the island at 1830. 2 Mediterranean Gull on the north shore and another 2 flew over South at 1800. 3 Common Gull also present