Great Northern Diver still on lower reservoir at 1000hrs (15/2)

Little Grebe on top res otherwise pretty quiet!

Great Northern Diver back on its favoured lower res at 1100hrs

The first Great Crested Grebe of the year on top res.
Oystercatcher
Tufted Duck
5 Cormorant

Great Northern Diver on top reservoir at 1120hrs

Oystercatcher
Dipper
6 Cormorant
4 Goosander (B.Stanley)
2 Tufted Duck (B.Stanley)

Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir 112 Pink-footed Goose (in 2 skeins) Oystercatcher 7 Goosander Little Grebe Cormorant Buzzard Kestrel 800 Jackdaw in roost 2 Stock Dove

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 13th of February 2016 01:04:48 AM

Great Northern Diver still on lower reservoir and Oystercatcher in field under the farm.

Oystercatcher on far bank of lower in front of barn from 08.30 till 10.30

Great Northern Diver still on Lower Reservoir at 1145hrs

No sign of Oystercatcher today.

Juvenile Great Northern Diver still present at 13.00

No sign of Oystercatcher, but:

Little Grebe and 5 Mallards on upper resr.
4 Cormorants at lower resr.

Snow and hail with occasional sunshine!

-- Edited by Steve Suttill on Tuesday 9th of February 2016 02:59:12 PM

Great Northern Diver still on Lower reservoir at 0930

First returning Oystercarcher this morning. The earliest record beating 14/2 in 2015 and 15/2 in 2014!

3 Cormorant
7 Mallard
Little Grebe
2 Coot on 'no fishing pond'
3 Pheasant
25 Common Gull
25 Black-headed Gull
9 Fieldfare
3 Blackbird
Mistle Thrush
9 Chaffinch
7 Greenfinch
19 Goldfinch
3 Blue Tit
Dunnock
3 Robin
5 Reed Bunting

Great Northern Diver still on lower reservoir at 1600hrs

8 Goosander on top res

Great Northern Diver still on lower res at 0855hrs

Great Northern Diver still on lower res at 0800hrs

Great Northern Diver still present at 1610hrs on lower reservoir at north end.

Great Northern Diver still present at 1650hrs on lower reservoir.

Oops! Always learning at this game!!

Yep Dave that was a silly question!

The current bird is a juvenile and so was the one a couple of years ago!

Great Northern Diver this morning at 11:30

I hope this is not a silly question, but is there any chance this could be the same bird that was on the Upper a couple of years ago?

Great Northern Diver still at 1005hrs at north end of lower reservoir

Great Northern Diver still at 1245hrs

8 Cormorant
2 Goosander
Little Grebe

Loads of birds at the feeders

Excellent views of the great northern diver this morning (lower reservoir)
from 08:30 until about 10:00am.

Also:-
Grey heron
4 cormorants
kestrel
fieldfare


-- Edited by Garry Chesters on Saturday 30th of January 2016 11:02:17 AM

-- Edited by Garry Chesters on Saturday 30th of January 2016 11:03:18 AM

Great Northern Diver still present on Lower Reservoir at 1315hrs

Great Northern diver seen on the lower reservoir,
Wood farm end between 8 and 8:30 am.

Great Northern Diver still present on the lower reservoir this morning.

Info thanks to Stuart Rothery

Great Northern Diver on the lower reservoir at 10:50 this morning.

Info thanks to Mark Rigby

Late morning.

Upper resr:
Little Grebe
Cormorant
3 Goosanders (1m)

Lower resr and fields:
10 Cormorant
30 Mallard
14 Common Gulls with a few Black-headed
160 Canada Geese + one probable Canada/Greylag hybrid

Morning visit
1 Buzzard
3 Stock Doves
Pair of Goosander
Common and Black-headed Gulls
8 Cormorants
Usual finches, buntings and tits
I didn't see the Little Grebe but Messrs Stanley and Platt did.

A full valley loop - from Delph and around both reservoirs
6 Cormorant
1 pr Goosander - displaying
Little Grebe
40+ Mallard
3 Grey Herons
1 Kestrel
2 Redpoll
6 Common and 30+ Black-headed Gulls
Usual finches, buntings and tits

0830-0945

Little Grebe
5 Cormorant
42 Mallard
5 Starling

Feeders

5 Reed Bunting
7 Greenfinch
2 Chaffinch
3 Robin
2 Blackbird
Blue Tit

Quick visit

Top reservoir calmer than I have ever seen it....like a mirror!

7 Goosander inc. 5 females.
Around 20 black headed gulls on the water.

Chaffinch, greenfinch and a pair of reed buntings near the feeders.
1 cormorant on the lower res.

Brief visit at lunch time

2 Goldeneye
Tufted Duck
2 Coot
Little Grebe
5 Cormorant
Moorhen
5 Snipe near car park
5 Greenfinch and usuals at the feeders

1230 - 1330
Pair of Goldeneye
3 Goosander
2 Grey Herons
c20 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch and 5 Chaffinch
4 each Blue and Great Tits plus single Coal Tit
1 Redwing
1 Goldcrest
3 Mistle Thrush
1 Reed Bunting
10 Cormorant
2 Lapwing
2 Kestrel
Black-headed and Common Gulls
...and 5 Great Black-backed Gulls on the lower resvr on the 13th Jan at 1215pm

0830-0930 and 1130-1300

Little Grebe
6 Goosander
4 Cormorant
Kestrel
Lapwing
Dipper

Feeders now up in usual site in the car park. 2 seed feeders, a nut feeder, fat ball feeder and the caged table. Feel free to re stock them if you are planning a visit!

7 goosander on top reservoir (3 male)
1 little grebe

0830-1045

3 Goosander
2 Goldeneye
Little Grebe
2 Coot
5 Cormorant
30 Black-headed Gull
5 Common Gull
2 Kestrel
8 Pheasant
Single Fieldfare
30 Goldfinch
2 Meadow Pipit
Goldcrest
12 Chaffinch

Good conditions this am at Castleshaw.Sunshine and blue sky, giving great light conditions.
Mild also for this time of year.

2 male and 1 female Goosander on the top reservoir,
Also 1 pair of Goldeneye.
1 Kestrel hovering/hunting.

A flock of Ca. 35 Lapwing flying South West over the lower reservoir.
Also 4 Cormorants on lower res.

26 Pink-footed Geese NW at 1100hrs
Little Grebe
2 Coot
5 Goosander
32 Mallard
3 Cormorant
22 Rook. Not a common bird these days but a flock of 40+ earlier in the week.
Kestrel
Merlin (B.Stanley)
Raven (B.Stanley)

5 Goosander, 4 males and 1 female.(upper)
1 little Grebe (upper)
1 male Kestrel

2 Coots busy nest building?
2 Goosander
8 Cormorant
Little Grebe

Very quiet for the last few days!

0830-1030

23 Lapwing
30 Common Gull
7 Great Black-backed Gull
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull
70 Black-headed Gull
Little Grebe
3 Goosander
22 Mallard
Coot
Grey Heron
5 Pied Wagtail
Great Tit
4 Meadow Pipit

Walk around the valley from 1pm to 3pm.
In addition to Mark's sightings....
2 redpoll and a heard-only Kingfisher, both near Hull Mill Lodge
Fly-over Lesser Black-backed Gull
1f Kestrel dodging the crows
1 Meadow Pipit


-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 23rd of December 2015 10:45:09 PM

It's been very quiet around the reservoirs recently.

Today's sightings

Little grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Goosander
35 Mallard
10 Cormorant
2 Kestrel
25 Common Gull
150 Black-headed Gull

Barry Stanley had 5 Greylag Goose on 22/12 briefly before flying off NW

Post for Friday 11th. 1300 - 1430
1 Treecreeper - in large trees above Wood Farm
3 Redwing
1 Great Crested Grebe
8 Cormorants
c50 mixed Black-headed and Common Gulls
.... no Goosanders (where do they disappear to?)

Otherwise quiet in strong winds.

1430 - 1530
8 Goosander (4m, 4f)
1 Great Crested Grebe
1 Little Grebe
5 Cormorant
c120 Black-headed and 30 Common Gull
1 Grey Heron
1 Mistle Thrush
12 Goldfinches
1 Meadow Pipit
1f Kestrel

4 Whooper Swans on lower resvr at 1340; 4 Goosander - 3 flew over west (1m, 2f), 1f on top ; 4 Cormorant; 1f Tufted Duck; 1f Kestrel

-- Edited by S Rothery on Thursday 26th of November 2015 06:58:15 PM

-- Edited by S Rothery on Thursday 26th of November 2015 06:58:58 PM

1430 - 1600
A bit quiet....
1 Little Grebe NW corner top resvr
4 Cormorants
1 Teal
Mallards
3 Mistle Thrush
12 Goldfinch
Single Greenfinch and Chaffinch
1 Kestrel
2 Black-headed Gulls

1500 -1600
Top Resvr
3 red-head Goosander
1 Little Grebe (NW corner)
3 Cormorant (flew off at 1530)
23 Stock Doves (came into roost at 1540)
1 Kestrel

Lower Resvr
1 Great Crested Grebe
Mallard
Squadrons of Jackdaws 2m Bullfinch
c20 Black-headed Gulls
1 Herring Gull

Mid/Late am.visit.

Not great weather conditions.As soon as I exposed a lens the conditions worsened.
2 Cormorant fishing on the upper reservoir, nothing else.
2 Mistle thrushes in the area.

Lower reservoir.

4 Cormorants.
Approx 40 Black headed gulls.
4 mallard.


There will be better days.

-- Edited by Garry Chesters on Tuesday 17th of November 2015 05:58:06 PM