11/7/2007 mid afternoon

2 Little Grebes
12 Tufted Duck
2 Oystercatchers - no young seen.
4 Common Terns.
2 Reed Warblers
2 Sedge Warblers
Sparrowhawk.

maybe judith its just that there on the same island as the first pair, the young was only a few inches above the ever increasing water level, almost in the nettles.

Si - won't this be the 2nd pair of OCs that have bred - this happened last year, the first pair had y then, very late the 2nd pr had y. I don't think OCs do 2 broods.

1/7/2007 - new month but same old weather

but some good news the Oystercatchers have a second brood at least 1 chick probably a couple of days old, also

3 Little Grebes
7 Tufted Duck
2 Common Terns
No LRP
No Mud either.

Almost certainly from Belmont Ian, there were probably about 30 juvs at Rumworth today, another month the Med Gulls may follow

22/6/07 early afternoon

3 Oystercatcher
2 pairs of Common Tern, with one pr. definitely `sitting`.
2 Little Grebe (both adults)
10 Great Crested Grebe
Sedge Warbler
Cormorant
98 Canada Geese (5 of which were juvs.)
small numbers of Black-headed Gull juvs. - possibly from Belmont ?

HI-thank you for this - i understand your directions and hope to go for a look soon. thanks again

Regularly see them in the area between Old Harts Farm and the bend/dip in the road to the north where the path goes off to the left for Burnt Edge. Approx SD675 124. Hope that helps

-- Edited by warfy at 21:20, 2007-06-13

Please can you kindly indicate whereabouts on Walker Fold Road the little owl was seen
This would be appreciated

12/6/07 mid-afternoon

aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh..............cool air !.............ooooooooooooooooooo..................nice breeze !

2 Little Ringed Plover
5 Oystercatcher
3 Common Tern
Little Grebe
10 Great Crested Grebe
6 Grey Heron

No signs of any nests or young apart from 2 Black-headed Gull juvs.

(the W-t P ain`t here folks ! )

-- Edited by Ian Woosey at 15:57, 2007-06-12

24/05/07 Mid Evening - pretty much as it was

1 Cormorant
8 Tufted Duck
2 Common Tern
Fem Sparrowhawk
Oystercatchers - 4 adults still but still no sign of any young
2 LRP
1 Reed Warbler

Also nearby an obliging Little Owl on telegraph post on Walker Fold Road afterwards.

7 PM till 8 PM

4 Oystercatchers (all adults, chicks not seen again, suspect the worst)
2 LRP
1 Dunlin
5 Mute Swans
2 Common Terns
2 Sedge Warblers
6 Tufted Ducks

19/05/07 Late Afternoon

4 Cormorants
6 Tufted Duck
6 Common Tern
2 LRP
2 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
4 Oystercatchers

Water level shot up last few days

17/5/07 Early evening - not a great lot to report..

2 Tufted Duck
1 Cormorant
6 Common Terns
2 LRP's
Oystercatchers - 4 ads with just the one young visible tonight.
Sparrowhawk
2 Sedge Warbler.

NEVER too late

True hehe i was only kiddin though think its abit late to enter now but next year i will.

-- Edited by warfy at 12:09, 2007-05-13

If only! You're not the only one rueing the day they didn't enter, but remember it's never to late to do so, you never know when that county first is just around the corner or that BBRC rarity is going to fly over or you're really going to hit a 'purple patch' and rack them up

Ian can you back date my entry into the tournament ?

13/5/07 Mid Morning

Whinchat Female showing nicely on the bullrushes in the reedbed also...

6 Tufted Duck
3 Common Tern
1 Dunlin
1 Common Sand
1 Curlew
3 LRP
Oystercatchers Still 4 ads and 2 chicks
2 Reed Wblr
3 Sedge Wblr
1 Grasshopper Wblr - singing in Reedbed area
1 Whitethroat

Female Whinchat and Grasshopper Warbler by the Reedbed at Rumworth at 10:30 today (13th), info per Phil Rhodes

12/5/07 Late News

In addition to below Phil had 2 Ringed Plovers on the back of the Island.

12/5/07 Mid Morning

2 Dunlin
2 LRP
Oystercatchers - 4 adults and 2 chicks (Phil Rhodes had seen 3 chicks last week)
4 Common Tern
17 Tufted Duck
Cormorant
3 Sedge Warblers
Reed Warbler
Sparrowhawk

10/5/07 06.30 - 08.00

2 LRP
2 Dunlin
3 Common Tern
White Wagtail
2 Oyc
2 Sedge Warbler
Kestrel
8+ Swift
5+ House Martin

Steve Almond texted me to say the Oystercatchers have 2 chicks and there was a Gropper reeling in the reedbed today.

7 May - late morning

3 LRP
3 Oystercatchers
2 Common Terms
Sedge Warbler

In other words still quiet

-- Edited by warfy at 18:23, 2007-05-07

Early Afternoon and still quiet..

2 LRP
4 Common Tern
3 Oystercathers
2 Sedge Warblers
2 Cormorant
Fem Sparrowhawk.

Had to retreat it was too bloody hot

6.40-7.40pm

Times are hard at Boltons number one site when theres only 4 Common Terns and 2 LRP's

Had a Carrion Crow snatch a Frog out my garden pond over the weekend !

30/4/07 14.00 - 15.30

5 Shelduck
2 LRP
3 Oyc.
5 Common Tern
drk. Shoveler
small numbers of Swift, House Martin & Swallow

-- Edited by Ian Woosey at 16:09, 2007-04-30

2 Little Ringed Plover this afternoon(fri) .
Interesting visit today, one of the Plovers looked to be hollowing a scrape and sitting but couldn't be sure as they where disturbed by a boat coming back from the other island. The guys on site were dealing with the Canada Goose cull. Not as gruesome as it sounds. Talking to them, they had moved a couple of nests out of the shingled areas away from the Oystercatchers nests. Their biggest worry is the canadas stomping all over the Oyster's nests and the LRP if they breed. They where also very pleased that the LRP were there. They also told me that they had removed several "very large nails" from the fishing pegs, apparently put there deliberately to keep the Cormorants away! What's that all about?

Also saw a Carrion Crow fishing! It was flying low over the water and caught a small fish in it's beak then landing on a fence post to eat it. Never seen this before.

At least 4 common Terns and a few Swallows.

Dean.

Late evening as per below but 2 LRP's

And a male Peregrine flew over about 7.45

High Rid - just 2 male Goldeneye

26/4/07 p.m.

Little Ringed Plover (the other(S) must have been hiding round the other side of the islands)
3 Common Sandpiper
3 Common Tern
4 Oystercatcher
small numbers of House Martins & Swallows
Sparrowhawk

12/4/07 11.30 - 13.30 Common Tern @ 12.20 - mooched about, preened on island and departed N.W. at 12.45 Common Sandpiper 3 Little Ringed Plover 4 Oystercatcher Curlew through N. 2 Swallow 2 Goldeneye 2 Sparrowhawk

7/4/07   p.m.

2 Little Ringed Plover - one in display flight
6 (3 prs.) Oystercatcher
Snipe
Swallow over
Little Grebe
6 (3 prs.) Great Crested Grebe
2 Gadwall
3 LbBG
2 Sparrowhawk `courting` high above
2 Stock Dove

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 15:06, 2007-07-15