4 cormorant 10 tufted 2 wigeon 5 coot 3 mallard 250+ gulls in a compact group in the middle but as I couldn't stop my eyes watering in the strong, bitter wind, all I could conclude was that they were mainly black headed!
Pete Lane said
Tue Jan 22 2:56 PM, 2008
2.30pm
5 cormorants 2 male goosander 10 mallard 7 coot 1 gc grebe 1 moorhen 50+canadas 34 jackdaw 3 male pochard 95 lapwing (on island)
Pete Lane said
Mon Jan 21 3:03 PM, 2008
2.45pm
With the help of Phil Rhodes
12 cormorants 10+ tufted 2 pair wigeon pochard a few mallard and coot pinkfoot still with canadas
Merlin is a very good record Simon, so good infact that Phil 'Rummy' Rhodes himself has only had one record there before , due to shift work lately though he hasn't managed to get there all week and he can't remember last time that occurred!
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 18:50, 2007-12-20
Simon Warford said
Thu Dec 20 5:37 PM, 2007
20/12/2007 Mid pm Freezing!!
Merlin - A very nice suprise flying around over the fields at the rear chasing mainly the starlings.
Teal 43 (lots flying round due to the raptors) Little Grebe 2 Tufties 6 Sparrowhawk - male sat on right island for a few mins.
Pete Lane said
Wed Dec 19 4:12 PM, 2007
17 cormorants at 11.30 this morning, the most I have ever seen on Rumworth, 16 on the edge of the island and just one on the more usual posts.
This is bad news for the Royal Ashton Angling Society, who have managed the water for over 100 years and who are now struggling for members largely due to fish loses through the beaks of cormorants!
Pete Lane said
Tue Dec 18 12:25 PM, 2007
12 cormorants at 11.45 this morning, the most I have seen for months.
8 jackdaws on the Island with 50+ lapwings.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Dec 1 12:45 PM, 2007
Saturday, 1st December.
4 Stonechat
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Nov 25 12:18 PM, 2007
Sunday 25th November
!st winter Mediterranean Gull present on one of the islands, 12:12am atleast.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12:18, 2007-11-25
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Nov 20 8:02 PM, 2007
Tuesday 20th November, 3pm
3 Stonechat 1 Pink-footed Goose
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Nov 19 5:31 PM, 2007
Monday 19.11.07, 3:40pm
The pink-footed Goose flew east at 3:15 Stonechat- 2
The vegetation on the islands has been stripped to a minimum, and new shingle has been deposited ready for next seasons breeders. A tremendous improvement ! (Pennington take note ! ! !)
Thought i had a raft of Gadwall until i realised they were plastic amongst the plastic canada decoys trust them to be shooting Canada's when i pop down.
Still at least 9 Wigeon back left feeding in the vegetation. Interesting watching a Sparrowhawk chasing young moorhens along the edge forcing them to dive under the water, not much else about though.
Dean Macdonald said
Thu Sep 13 10:28 PM, 2007
Geoff Hargreaves wrote:
your havin a laugh, i know now it,s a conspirorsy thingy next one will be stonechat meets whinchat at greenpeckers teaparty
cheers geoff
Major tick this Geoff This bloody Whinchat has been avoiding me like the plague for the last fortnight, finally nailed the little bugger. I know i could've gone to Burnt Edge and basked in them but that just wouldn't have been the same
Cheers Dean.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Sep 13 2:09 PM, 2007
Thursday 13th Sept, mid to late morning.
Mediterranean Gull- 1 juv 11:50 only then flew west Whinchat- 1 still present Lapwing- 60 Teal- 2 Snipe- 5 Meadow Pipit- 30 Wheatear- 1 Wigeon- 2 Shoveler- 2
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Geoff Hargreaves said
Wed Sep 12 9:57 PM, 2007
your havin a laugh, i know now it,s a conspirorsy thingy next one will be stonechat meets whinchat at greenpeckers teaparty
cheers geoff
Dean Macdonald said
Wed Sep 12 9:24 PM, 2007
7.30 pm
Whinchat
Simon Warford said
Wed Sep 12 6:53 PM, 2007
14 Wigeon 5.30pm and Whinchat still present.
Simon Warford said
Wed Sep 12 1:23 PM, 2007
12/9/2007 Late morning
13 Wigeon 3 Shoveler 5 Teal
Still no waders
Ian Woosey said
Tue Sep 11 1:27 PM, 2007
11/9/07 mid morning
juv. Whinchat still present on fence beyond the white house. 4 Snipe Whitethroat 3 Shoveler Little Grebe f.Kestrel small numbers of Swallows
P Rhodes & I Woosey
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Sep 10 7:45 PM, 2007
Monday 10th Sept, 11:30
Whinchat- 1 juv, past white house along 2nd fence Stonechat- 1 juv (new bird), behind left reed bed Sand Martin- 2 Teal- 7 Snipe- 4
4 cormorant
10 tufted
2 wigeon
5 coot
3 mallard
250+ gulls in a compact group in the middle but as I couldn't stop my eyes watering in the strong, bitter wind, all I could conclude was that they were mainly black headed!
5 cormorants
2 male goosander
10 mallard
7 coot
1 gc grebe
1 moorhen
50+canadas
34 jackdaw
3 male pochard
95 lapwing (on island)
With the help of Phil Rhodes
12 cormorants
10+ tufted
2 pair wigeon
pochard
a few mallard and coot
pinkfoot still with canadas
m Stonechat.
39 Magpies.
14 Cormorant.
4 drk Pochard.
2 Kestrels.
-- Edited by Ian Woosey at 15:23, 2008-01-19
3 cormorant
7+teal
10 mallard
9 tufted
6 coot
1 wigeon
1 heron (1st i've seen here for a couple of weeks)
23 canadas
14 cormorants
13 teal
6 mallard
3 pochard
6 coot
36 canadas (in field)
3 tufted
60+bh gull
1 lbb gull
19 Cormorants (most I have ever seen)
1 Wigeon
2 Teal
2 Mallard
3 male pochard
3 Moorhen
1 Tufted
5 Coot
usual Canadas
40+ Jackdaws (all landed together in small tree)
16 Cormorants
1 Mute Swan
2 Teal
3 Mallard
2 Tufted
2 GC Grebe
8 Coot
1 Moorhen
50+ BH Gull
6 Jackdaws (on island as usual)
a few Lapwings (also on island)
1 LB Gull
9 Cormorants
2 Mallard
3 Tufted
6 Coots
1 Moorhen
50+ BH Gull
65 Canadas
more small birds in the hedges than usual mainly great tits.
Peregrine sat in the NW field.
4 Snipe.
Gadwall.
13 Teal.
8 Common Gull.
12 Cormorant.
2 Meadow Pipit.
Kestrel.
6 Cormorants
1 wigeon
3 teal
3 tufted
1 heron
2 GCGrebe
10 jackdaw (on island)
5 coot
moorhen
50+ bh gull
19 lapwings
Sun 30 dec 07
5 Pochard
3 Teal
2 Tufted Duck
3 Gt Crstd Grebe
1 Cormorant
50 Fieldfare
80+ Lapwing
Male Kestrel
Female Sparrowhawk
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Heron
Met Pete Lane and his wife(raptor spotter
Dean.
Lapwing- 108
Snipe- 6
Teal- 54
Starling- 450
Black-headed Gull- 260
Stonechat- 1 male
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 18:50, 2007-12-20
Merlin - A very nice suprise flying around over the fields at the rear chasing mainly the starlings.
Teal 43 (lots flying round due to the raptors)
Little Grebe 2
Tufties 6
Sparrowhawk - male sat on right island for a few mins.
This is bad news for the Royal Ashton Angling Society, who have managed the water for over 100 years and who are now struggling for members largely due to fish loses through the beaks of cormorants!
8 jackdaws on the Island with 50+ lapwings.
4 Stonechat
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
!st winter Mediterranean Gull present on one of the islands, 12:12am atleast.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12:18, 2007-11-25
3 Stonechat
1 Pink-footed Goose
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
The pink-footed Goose flew east at 3:15
Stonechat- 2
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Pink-footed Goose- 1 with Canada Geese
Shoveler- 4
Teal- 21
Snipe- 43
Tufted Duck- 3
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Pochard- 5
Teal- 18
Tufted Duck- 2
Snipe- 8
Lapwing- 55
Cormorant- 4
Stonechat- 3
Shoveler
Fieldfare- 3
Redwing
Reed Bunting- 2
Meadow Pipit- 3
Goldcrest
Little Grebe- 1
Great crested Grebe0 5
All info thanks to Phil (
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 13:17, 2007-11-15
Mr. Rhodes and myself observed the following ;
3 Stonechats.
4 Wigeon.
4 Snipe.
Little Grebe.
3 Cormorants.
Kestrel.
The vegetation on the islands has been stripped to a minimum, and new shingle has been deposited ready for next seasons breeders. A tremendous improvement ! (Pennington take note ! ! !)
Sat 26 oct 4pm
2 Pochard
4 Teal
2 Wigeon
2 Stonechat
Big fishing match today apparently.
Dean
5 snipe
60 lapwing
6 goldeneye
2 wigeon
3 shoveler
7 teal
2 stonechat
All info thanks to phil rhodes
2 Stonechats (m & f). - on NE fences.
6 Snipe.
Grey Wag.
3 Fieldfare.
Little Grebe.
2 Cormorants.
Sparrowhawk.
Pair of Stonechats in the reedbed still plus a few Snipe, Teal, Tufteds and 3 Shoveler.
Green Sandpiper- 1
Wigeon- 14
Snipe- 20
Teal- 18
Lapwing- 80
Stonechat- 2
Fieldfare- 2
Redwing- 10
Reed Bunting- 8
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Stonechat- 5
Reed Bunting- 12
Stock Dove- 23, in the freshly ploughed field just to the south of the reedbed
Stonechat- 2
Snipe- 9
Lapwing- 60
Teal- 7
Meadow Pipit- 20
Redwing-
Chiffchaff
All info per Phil Rhodes
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 16:00, 2007-10-08
Stonechat- 3
Chiffchaff- 2
Wigeon- 2
Teal- 6
Snipe- 1
Meadow Pipit- 20
(Wot, no Lapwing
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Stonechat- 1
Buzzard- 1
Redpoll- 2
Siskin- 1
Skylark- 1
Meadow Pipit- 15
House Martin- 8
Snipe- 1
Lapwing- 2
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Wigeon- 1
Shoveler- 2
Swallow- 15
Grey Wagtail- 1
Meadow Pipit- 4
Stock Dove- 1
LBBGull- 28
BHGull- 250
All info thanks to Phil (counts anything) Rhodes
2 Wigeon.
8 Snipe.
Grey Partridge next to the newly ploughed field.
3+ Little Grebe.
Kestrel.
c10 Swallows.
Had Whinchat and female Sparrowhawk as well.
Phil must have missed one i had 9 Lapwing
Dean.
-- Edited by Dean Mac at 22:15, 2007-09-16
Wigeon- 5
Teal- 11
Lapwing- 8
Snipe- 1
also a report of a Whinchat early pm
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Much the same as you Simon. Must've just missed you i was there 4.30-6.00.
Also had...
Meadow Pipit
Linnet
Reed Bunting
Female Kestrel
and a Buzzard chased over by a Crow.
Cheers Dean.
Whinchat 1
Wigeon 6
Shoveler 3
Teal 2
Little Grebe 3
Snipe 3
Thought i had a raft of Gadwall until i realised they were plastic amongst the plastic canada decoys
Still at least 9 Wigeon back left feeding in the vegetation. Interesting watching a Sparrowhawk chasing young moorhens along the edge forcing them to dive under the water, not much else about though.
Major tick this Geoff
Cheers Dean.
Mediterranean Gull- 1 juv 11:50 only then flew west
Whinchat- 1 still present
Lapwing- 60
Teal- 2
Snipe- 5
Meadow Pipit- 30
Wheatear- 1
Wigeon- 2
Shoveler- 2
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
cheers geoff
7.30 pm
Whinchat
13 Wigeon
3 Shoveler
5 Teal
Still no waders
juv. Whinchat still present on fence beyond the white house.
4 Snipe
Whitethroat
3 Shoveler
Little Grebe
f.Kestrel
small numbers of Swallows
P Rhodes & I Woosey
Whinchat- 1 juv, past white house along 2nd fence
Stonechat- 1 juv (new bird), behind left reed bed
Sand Martin- 2
Teal- 7
Snipe- 4
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Whinchat- 2 juvs
Stonechat- 1
Willow Tit- 1
Chiffchaff- 1
Snipe- 8
Lapwing- 5
Shoveler- 3
All info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Whinchat still present in front of the white house
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes