This afternoon: 2 Caspian Gulls (adult and 1st winter ) and an adult Yellow-legged Gull in the roost. Other birds included a pair of Shoveler, 3 Teal, 13 Pochard, 29 Goosander and 2 Moorhens.
Ray Scally said
Thu Dec 23 1:30 PM, 2021
Highlights from early morning before the mist and rain set in: Redshank 2, Mediterranean Gull (ad win) 1, Shoveler 4, Pochard 12, Goosander 25, Ring-necked Parakeet 5, Teal 6.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Dec 19 8:59 PM, 2021
This afternoon:
3 Caspian Gulls (adult /3rd winter /1st winter) and an adult Yellow-legged Gull (all remain of which subject to submission and assessment by the County rarities Committee)
-- Edited by Dan Gornall on Wednesday 15th of December 2021 03:55:21 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Nov 30 6:54 PM, 2021
This evening:
3rd winter Caspian Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gulls (adult and 3rd winter)
2 Shoveler
4 Pochard
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Nov 22 7:41 PM, 2021
This late afternoon up to dusk:
7 Whooper Swans on no 1 Resv until dusk then flew East
14 Teal
6 Wigeon
1 Shoveler
2 Pochard
47 Lapwings
7 Snipe
Green Sandpiper
The adult Caspian Gull appeared on no 2 Resv at 3.45pm
Adult Yellow-legged Gull on no 2 Resv.
simon ghilks said
Tue Nov 9 4:52 PM, 2021
9/11/21 Morning visit from 8:15
9 Common Scoter on No3 all fem/imm. 1 Water Rail still in same area of No1 4 Shoveler 8 Teal Goldeneye numbers alarmingly low for the date, max. 6 4 Snipe
Another regular saw a Green Sandpiper yesterday when there was also a single Wigeon on No1 and 2 Fieldfare entering a garden along the east side No1.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Oct 26 6:04 PM, 2021
This morning:
14 Shoveler
4 Wigeon
6 Goldeneye
15 Goosander
1 Little Egret
1 Rock Pipit
Tim Wilcox said
Mon Oct 25 10:36 AM, 2021
john tromans wrote:
Snow Bunting showed quite well from 9 to 9.30;on the slope of no 3. About 100 yds west from the hide .
seen to move into the more grassy cover by the wall where it is more difficult to see. Great find and a GM tick for me.
Nice one John. I turned up about 11.30am yesterday and it had gone despite the murk and wind. A two hour search with Paul Brewster drew a blank though I did get a Rock Pipit on No.1 res as a consolation prize (though not a GM tick - I've seen a few now)
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Monday 25th of October 2021 10:36:37 AM
john tromans said
Sun Oct 24 11:30 AM, 2021
Snow Bunting showed quite well from 9 to 9.30;on the slope of no 3. About 100 yds west from the hide .
seen to move into the more grassy cover by the wall where it is more difficult to see. Great find and a GM tick for me.
steven burke said
Sat Oct 23 11:34 PM, 2021
Snow bunting showed well on the causeway Bank of no 3 around 4.50pm , a couple with a dog managed to spook it & it flew off to no 1 res but eventually came back.
Snow Bunting still present this afternoon feeding along causeway bank of no 3. Can be extremely difficult to see.
Tony Koziol said
Wed Oct 20 12:58 PM, 2021
This morning 09.30/12.10
Persistence and some welcome help from a site regular eventually got me the Water Rail in NE corner of No1.
Little Egret still present and 4 Mistle Thrush to add.
2021 GM list 100..phew thought we would never get there 94% five miles or less from home.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Oct 18 9:14 PM, 2021
This evening:
The Water Rail remains in the NE corner of no 1. Also 10 Shoveler, c20+ Teal, 1 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 2 LIttle Grebes, 1 Dunlin and a Rock Pipit.
Tony Koziol said
Sun Oct 17 4:14 PM, 2021
Little Egret still present a first GM for me. Water Rail again elusive.
A male Sparrowhawk plus some Linnets only others to add to yesterdays list by Isaac.
Isaac Heath said
Sat Oct 16 3:33 PM, 2021
Saw the water rail this morning around 11.30 thanks to a lovely birder (jaz)
Lots of shoveler , coots and tufted ducks present, a few wigeon
c40 cormorant
16 great crested grebe
1 little grebe
2 teal
1 little egret ( spotted by Jaz) still present when I left at 1pm
7 grey heron
5 lapwing
8 mute swan
3 grey wagtail
1 pied wagtail
1 teal
2 pochard
Tony Koziol said
Fri Oct 15 3:31 PM, 2021
Waited for the Water Rail this morning between 10.30/11.30 to no avail.
Karen Foulkes said
Fri Oct 15 11:42 AM, 2021
A couple of hours this morning, only around no 1 res.
The Water Rail put in an appearance at 0825 when it walked across a gap in the reeds in the north east corner.
Other birds seen included
Common Sandpiper Little Grebe 2 Rook over 12 Goosander 6 Ring-necked Parakeet over 3 Lapwing 5 Snipe 57 Cormorant Greenfinch over
Andy Bissitt said
Wed Oct 13 7:59 PM, 2021
Water rail seen for c2 minutes at 8:50 a.m. 8 Whooper Swans dropped in at 9:45 and stayed until 10:20 departing east. 3 skeins of pink-feet of c45 E, 80+ N, & 75 NW over reservoirs. Others note noted yesterday were dabchick and redshank.
Chris Harper said
Wed Oct 13 7:14 PM, 2021
Cycling past on the main road this afternoon 2 Great Black Backed Gull were over the reservoir.
simon ghilks said
Tue Oct 12 3:13 PM, 2021
12/10/2021 from 7,15 to 9,15 this morning then return from 11,30 to 12,30
1 Jack Snipe 1 Water Rail found by another regular hence return visit. The only other site record is one in May 1975!!! 2 Rock Pipit 1 Golden Plover flew around for a few minutes 1 Ringed Plover 1 Dunlin 15+ Snipe 50 Lapwing 32 Mute Swan including 2 first year birds. 10+ Shoveler 25+ Teal 1 Pochard 1 Goldeneye There have been upwards of 55 Cormorants visiting daily, roosting off site, multiple flocks flying in from early morning. 2 Skeins of Pink Footed Geese over.
Karen Foulkes said
Sun Oct 10 10:35 PM, 2021
Visit with other site regulars this morning.
Highlights included
8 Wigeon 2 Pochard c12 Shoveler Sparrowhawk 12 Ring-necked Parakeet over Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Ringed Plover 6+ Snipe Goldcrest near gate
Lots of vismig this morning including large numbers of Pink-footed Geese, many of these probably included birds seen from Horwich Moors. Also large numbers of Woodpigeon on the move and smaller passerines, many of which were Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails and Skylarks and one Greenfinch over Apologies for no precise counts on these.
simon ghilks said
Sat Oct 9 12:21 PM, 2021
9/10/21 some sightings from about 7 this morning with 2 other regulars 3 Common Scoter 4 Rock Pipit 1 Kingfisher 35+Snipe 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Dunlin Small numbers of Skylarks, Linnets, Greenfinch, Chaffinch and Siskin flying through Ducks similar to last post without Pintail
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Sep 30 2:01 PM, 2021
This morning:
1 Pintail
13 Shoveler
c20+ Teal
3 Wigeon
1 Goldeneye
3 Pochard
14+ Snipe
1 Common Sandpiper
12 House Martins
Wheatear
simon ghilks said
Mon Sep 27 8:09 PM, 2021
A redhead Red-breasted Merganser was found on No1 reser by a site regular this evening.
simon ghilks said
Tue Sep 21 12:31 PM, 2021
21/9/21 Combined sightings from a few regulars this morning
Quite amazing numbers of wildfowl on no1, they continue to build daily.
106 Wigeon (these have built from the 25 Saturday to 54 Sunday and 70+ yesterday) 5 Pochard 12 Shoveler 7 Gadwall 33+ Teal 2 Pintail 1 Goldeneye 120+ Coot 150-200 Tufted Duck across all 3 resers. 10+ Moorhen 25 Mute Swan 3 Little Grebe 6 Goosander (a count of 40 plus was made on Saturday early morning) 25 Great Crested Grebe on No2 plus another 10 or so on Nos 1 and 3 Canada Geese have been counted regularly at first light at over 400, some linger all day on No1. 10+ Cormorant 50+ Mallard 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Ringed Plover 1 Dunlin 8+ Snipe 40+ Meadow Pipit 3 Wheatear 8 Reed Bunting 3 Chiffchaff 3 Swallow
Karen Foulkes said
Sat Sep 18 8:04 PM, 2021
Highlights from early morning with other site regulars
25 Wigeon 25+ Teal 4 Pintail 5 Gadwall 4+ Shoveler Goldeneye 100+ Coot Also of note, 2 pairs of Moorhen have bred on no 1 this year. Earlier this week they still had 4 and 2 chicks respectively and there was a total of 16 birds 3 Little Grebe 25 Mute Swan 2 Wheatear 2 Dunlin 2 Ringed Plover At least 7 Snipe 3 Common Sandpiper 1 Lapwing A group of waders which didn't land contained 11 Ringed Plover and 1 Dunlin Kingfisher 10 Linnet Several Meadow Pipit 4 Reed Bunting 1 Chiffchaff
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Sep 17 2:38 PM, 2021
This morning:
2 Pintail
21 Wigeon
4 Gadwall
16 Teal
6 Shoveler
18 Goosander
1 Peregrine
2 Ringed Plovers
1 Dunlin
1 Common Sandpiper
3 Ring-necked Parakeets over no 2
Wheatear
Rob Creek said
Sun Sep 12 1:20 PM, 2021
- Common Buzzard drifting over Denton roundabout towards the Res at 1.10pm
Tony Koziol said
Sun Sep 12 10:16 AM, 2021
Help required:
We have tried unsuccessfully to make contact with anybody at United Utilities regarding permits for Audenshaw. We have tried Ed Lawrence and Ian Leech by email and the widely available phone number over the last five years and have not been able to speak to anybody let alone get on a waiting list.
If anybody out there has an up to date contact we would be grateful
Thank you in anticipation
T & C
simon ghilks said
Thu Sep 9 2:31 PM, 2021
9/9/21 this morning with other site regulars
2 Common Scoter on No2, drake and fem/imm.
Otherwise ducks pretty much the same as yesterday apart from pair Gadwall, Teal up to c25 and 3 Pochard
Waders same as yesterday except no Turnstones but with addition of 14 Lapwing
2 Wheatear 5 Meadow Pipit
Steve Christmas said
Wed Sep 8 5:09 PM, 2021
4DLC ringed as a female cygnet 7/8/2020 Vulcan Village, Newton-le-Willows
4DIA ringed as a female cygnet 1/12/2019 Salford Quays
4ASZ ringed as a second year male 19/1/2019 King George V Pool, Altrincham
Thanks, Simon
simon ghilks said
Wed Sep 8 12:11 PM, 2021
9/9/21 some sightings with another site regular from 9:45 this morning
2 Turnstone 3 Dunlin 1 Ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper 4 Snipe 1 Pochard 1 Shoveler 5 Teal 3 Mute Swan rings read all blue 4DLC, 4DIA, 4ASZ.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 7 11:52 AM, 2021
This morning:
1 Pintail
3 Wigeon
2 Shoveler
2 Gadwall
7 Teal
1 Goldeneye
3 Little Grebes
3 Lapwings
3 Dunlin
8 Snipe
8 Moorhens
1 Chiffchaff
2 Wheatears
8 Reed Buntings
simon ghilks said
Mon Sep 6 9:46 PM, 2021
6/9/21 some sightings this evening from 6:45 1 drake Common Scoter 1 Little Egret 3 Dunlin 1 Ringed Plover 3 Snipe 8 Lapwing 3 Wigeon 1 Pintail 1 Pochard 1 Shoveler 14 Teal 2 Wheatear
simon ghilks said
Sat Sep 4 11:35 AM, 2021
4/9/21 some sightings with two other regulars from early morning
Recent small influx of ducks have tended to stick in the suitable conditions of No1. Today there were 8 Wigeon 1 Pintail, present since Monday 1 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 3 Teal 1 Little Grebe 1 Goldeneye Great Crested Grebes have 2 broods of 1 and 2 Probably upward of 60 Coot 19 Mute Swan 2 Moorhen 8 Goosander Also today 1 Whinchat and 3 Wheatear 9 Swift and small numbers of all 3 Hirundines 1 Juv Sparrowhawk
Ray Scally said
Sun Aug 29 11:19 AM, 2021
Quiet this morning 36 species, highlights:
Gadwall 2 Shoveler 4 Teal 1 Little Grebe 1 Ring-necked Parakeet 1 Wheatear 2 Swift 11 Buzzard 1
2 Yellow Wagtails from yesterday had gone through, no sign this morning.
simon ghilks said
Thu Aug 26 9:42 PM, 2021
26/8/21 this evening from 6:45 to 9pm
1 Hobby 1 Little Egret, through south 1 Ringed Plover, juv. 1 or 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Wheatear 4 Teal 4 Shoveler
Highlights this morning 6-9.30 approx - Common Tern 3, Ringed Plover 1, Little R Plover 1, Redshank 1, Common Sandpiper 2.
Ray Scally said
Sun Aug 15 1:00 PM, 2021
Excellent morning, very Autumnal ! a light misty rain starting about 30 minutes after arrival, 37 species today but it was more quality than quantity, highlights being:
Common Tern - 3 juvs Goosander - 16 Black-tailed Godwit - 19, single first thing, then flock of 18 later in morning, circled and left. Ruddy Turnstone - 1 flew in and left high. Dunlin - 9 certainly maybe more. Common Snipe - 2 Common Sandpiper - 4 Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Chiffchaff - 2 Wheatear - 1, bird of the day as it suddenly appeared on the wall in front of the hide during the rain.
Ray Scally said
Sat Aug 14 10:31 AM, 2021
46 species in total this morning, highlights being:
A juvenile Peregrine caught and ate a Starling. Peregrine was red ringed on right leg, unable to read code. A Little Egret landed briefly on west bank of no3 before moving off further west. 6 Common Sandpiper. 1 Juv. Little Ringed Plover. c10 Swift. 3 House Martin. 4 Linnet.
Some sightings recorded since last Thursday 1 Ringed Plover. 3 Juv. Little Ringed Plover. 1 Snipe. 2 Teal. 1 Sparrowhawk, juv. 5 Reed Bunting.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Aug 5 3:07 PM, 2021
Juvenile Black-necked Grebe on no. 1 reservoir this morning. Also, 1 Goldeneye, 21 Goosander, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 2/3 Common Sandpiper.
Early afternoon today, the regular adult Caspian Gull was on no 3 reservoir briefly. Also, 4 Teal, 12 Pochard and 1 Little Grebe
In the roost this evening - three Caspian Gulls (1w, 2w & 3w) & an adult Yellow-legged Gull.
-- Edited by Dan Gornall on Tuesday 11th of January 2022 10:30:31 PM
This afternoon: 2 Caspian Gulls (adult and 1st winter ) and an adult Yellow-legged Gull in the roost. Other birds included a pair of Shoveler, 3 Teal, 13 Pochard, 29 Goosander and 2 Moorhens.
Redshank 2, Mediterranean Gull (ad win) 1, Shoveler 4, Pochard 12, Goosander 25, Ring-necked Parakeet 5, Teal 6.
This afternoon:
3 Caspian Gulls (adult /3rd winter /1st winter) and an adult Yellow-legged Gull (all remain of which subject to submission and assessment by the County rarities Committee)
1 Pink footed Goose down on no 1
1 Little Egret
2 Wigeon
3 Shoveler
3 Pochard
1 Green Sandpiper
3 Ring-necked Parakeets
This afternoon:
adult Iceland Gull
2 Caspian Gulls (adult and 1st winter)
adult Yellow-legged Gull
Last night in gull roost with Dan Owen (14/12):
3 Caspian Gulls (adult, near-adult & 1st winter)
4 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 adult, 2nd winter & 1st winter)
-- Edited by Dan Gornall on Wednesday 15th of December 2021 03:55:21 PM
This evening:
3rd winter Caspian Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gulls (adult and 3rd winter)
2 Shoveler
4 Pochard
This late afternoon up to dusk:
7 Whooper Swans on no 1 Resv until dusk then flew East
14 Teal
6 Wigeon
1 Shoveler
2 Pochard
47 Lapwings
7 Snipe
Green Sandpiper
The adult Caspian Gull appeared on no 2 Resv at 3.45pm
Adult Yellow-legged Gull on no 2 Resv.
9 Common Scoter on No3 all fem/imm.
1 Water Rail still in same area of No1
4 Shoveler
8 Teal
Goldeneye numbers alarmingly low for the date, max. 6
4 Snipe
Another regular saw a Green Sandpiper yesterday when there was also a single Wigeon on No1 and 2 Fieldfare entering a garden along the east side No1.
This morning:
14 Shoveler
4 Wigeon
6 Goldeneye
15 Goosander
1 Little Egret
1 Rock Pipit
Nice one John. I turned up about 11.30am yesterday and it had gone despite the murk and wind. A two hour search with Paul Brewster drew a blank though I did get a Rock Pipit on No.1 res as a consolation prize (though not a GM tick - I've seen a few now)
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Monday 25th of October 2021 10:36:37 AM
Snow Bunting showed quite well from 9 to 9.30;on the slope of no 3. About 100 yds west from the hide .
seen to move into the more grassy cover by the wall where it is more difficult to see. Great find and a GM tick for me.
9.30-10.30 This morning
Snow Bunting flew back to causeway after being flushed by dog walker.
8 Whooper Swan dropped onto number 1, with 1 over.
Water Rail heard only.
Also 5 Shoveler, 3 Goldeneye, 20+ Goosander, 10 Meadow Pipit, probable Rock Pipit, 2 Little Egret, 2 Mistle Thrush.
Thanks for a great find Simon
This morning 09.30/12.10
Persistence and some welcome help from a site regular eventually got me the Water Rail in NE corner of No1.
Little Egret still present and 4 Mistle Thrush to add.
2021 GM list 100..phew thought we would never get there 94% five miles or less from home.
This evening:
The Water Rail remains in the NE corner of no 1. Also 10 Shoveler, c20+ Teal, 1 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 2 LIttle Grebes, 1 Dunlin and a Rock Pipit.
Little Egret still present a first GM for me. Water Rail again elusive.
A male Sparrowhawk plus some Linnets only others to add to yesterdays list by Isaac.
Waited for the Water Rail this morning between 10.30/11.30 to no avail.
The Water Rail put in an appearance at 0825 when it walked across a gap in the reeds in the north east corner.
Other birds seen included
Common Sandpiper
Little Grebe
2 Rook over
12 Goosander
6 Ring-necked Parakeet over
3 Lapwing
5 Snipe
57 Cormorant
Greenfinch over
Water rail seen for c2 minutes at 8:50 a.m. 8 Whooper Swans dropped in at 9:45 and stayed until 10:20 departing east. 3 skeins of pink-feet of c45 E, 80+ N, & 75 NW over reservoirs. Others note noted yesterday were dabchick and redshank.
Cycling past on the main road this afternoon 2 Great Black Backed Gull were over the reservoir.
1 Jack Snipe
1 Water Rail found by another regular hence return visit. The only other site record is one in May 1975!!!
2 Rock Pipit
1 Golden Plover flew around for a few minutes
1 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
15+ Snipe
50 Lapwing
32 Mute Swan including 2 first year birds.
10+ Shoveler
25+ Teal
1 Pochard
1 Goldeneye
There have been upwards of 55 Cormorants visiting daily, roosting off site, multiple flocks flying in from early morning.
2 Skeins of Pink Footed Geese over.
Highlights included
8 Wigeon
2 Pochard
c12 Shoveler
Sparrowhawk
12 Ring-necked Parakeet over
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Ringed Plover
6+ Snipe
Goldcrest near gate
Lots of vismig this morning including large numbers of Pink-footed Geese, many of these probably included birds seen from Horwich Moors.
Also large numbers of Woodpigeon on the move and smaller passerines, many of which were Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails and Skylarks and one Greenfinch over
Apologies for no precise counts on these.
3 Common Scoter
4 Rock Pipit
1 Kingfisher
35+Snipe
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Dunlin
Small numbers of Skylarks, Linnets, Greenfinch, Chaffinch and Siskin flying through
Ducks similar to last post without Pintail
This morning:
1 Pintail
13 Shoveler
c20+ Teal
3 Wigeon
1 Goldeneye
3 Pochard
14+ Snipe
1 Common Sandpiper
12 House Martins
Wheatear
Quite amazing numbers of wildfowl on no1, they continue to build daily.
106 Wigeon (these have built from the 25 Saturday to 54 Sunday and 70+ yesterday)
5 Pochard
12 Shoveler
7 Gadwall
33+ Teal
2 Pintail
1 Goldeneye
120+ Coot
150-200 Tufted Duck across all 3 resers.
10+ Moorhen
25 Mute Swan
3 Little Grebe
6 Goosander (a count of 40 plus was made on Saturday early morning)
25 Great Crested Grebe on No2 plus another 10 or so on Nos 1 and 3
Canada Geese have been counted regularly at first light at over 400, some linger all day on No1.
10+ Cormorant
50+ Mallard
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
8+ Snipe
40+ Meadow Pipit
3 Wheatear
8 Reed Bunting
3 Chiffchaff
3 Swallow
25 Wigeon
25+ Teal
4 Pintail
5 Gadwall
4+ Shoveler
Goldeneye
100+ Coot
Also of note, 2 pairs of Moorhen have bred on no 1 this year. Earlier this week they still had 4 and 2 chicks respectively and there was a total of 16 birds
3 Little Grebe
25 Mute Swan
2 Wheatear
2 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plover
At least 7 Snipe
3 Common Sandpiper
1 Lapwing
A group of waders which didn't land contained 11 Ringed Plover and 1 Dunlin
Kingfisher
10 Linnet
Several Meadow Pipit
4 Reed Bunting
1 Chiffchaff
This morning:
2 Pintail
21 Wigeon
4 Gadwall
16 Teal
6 Shoveler
18 Goosander
1 Peregrine
2 Ringed Plovers
1 Dunlin
1 Common Sandpiper
3 Ring-necked Parakeets over no 2
Wheatear
Help required:
We have tried unsuccessfully to make contact with anybody at United Utilities regarding permits for Audenshaw. We have tried Ed Lawrence and Ian Leech by email and the widely available phone number over the last five years and have not been able to speak to anybody let alone get on a waiting list.
If anybody out there has an up to date contact we would be grateful
Thank you in anticipation
T & C
2 Common Scoter on No2, drake and fem/imm.
Otherwise ducks pretty much the same as yesterday apart from pair Gadwall, Teal up to c25 and 3 Pochard
Waders same as yesterday except no Turnstones but with addition of 14 Lapwing
2 Wheatear
5 Meadow Pipit
4DLC ringed as a female cygnet 7/8/2020 Vulcan Village, Newton-le-Willows
4DIA ringed as a female cygnet 1/12/2019 Salford Quays
4ASZ ringed as a second year male 19/1/2019 King George V Pool, Altrincham
Thanks, Simon
2 Turnstone
3 Dunlin
1 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
4 Snipe
1 Pochard
1 Shoveler
5 Teal
3 Mute Swan rings read all blue 4DLC, 4DIA, 4ASZ.
This morning:
1 Pintail
3 Wigeon
2 Shoveler
2 Gadwall
7 Teal
1 Goldeneye
3 Little Grebes
3 Lapwings
3 Dunlin
8 Snipe
8 Moorhens
1 Chiffchaff
2 Wheatears
8 Reed Buntings
1 drake Common Scoter
1 Little Egret
3 Dunlin
1 Ringed Plover
3 Snipe
8 Lapwing
3 Wigeon
1 Pintail
1 Pochard
1 Shoveler
14 Teal
2 Wheatear
Little Gull over no2, settling occasionally
1 Whinchat
2 Wheatear
7 Snipe
1 Pintail
5 Wigeon
4 Shoveler
4 Teal
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
Recent small influx of ducks have tended to stick in the suitable conditions of No1. Today there were
8 Wigeon
1 Pintail, present since Monday
1 Gadwall
2 Shoveler
3 Teal
1 Little Grebe
1 Goldeneye
Great Crested Grebes have 2 broods of 1 and 2
Probably upward of 60 Coot
19 Mute Swan
2 Moorhen
8 Goosander
Also today 1 Whinchat and 3 Wheatear
9 Swift and small numbers of all 3 Hirundines
1 Juv Sparrowhawk
Gadwall 2
Shoveler 4
Teal 1
Little Grebe 1
Ring-necked Parakeet 1
Wheatear 2
Swift 11
Buzzard 1
2 Yellow Wagtails from yesterday had gone through, no sign this morning.
1 Hobby
1 Little Egret, through south
1 Ringed Plover, juv.
1 or 2 Common Sandpiper
1 Wheatear
4 Teal
4 Shoveler
1 juvenile Ruff
1 Dunlin
1 Common Sandpiper
6 Wheatear
1 Ring-necked Parakeet
13 Mute Swan
Common Tern - 3 juvs
Goosander - 16
Black-tailed Godwit - 19, single first thing, then flock of 18 later in morning, circled and left.
Ruddy Turnstone - 1 flew in and left high.
Dunlin - 9 certainly maybe more.
Common Snipe - 2
Common Sandpiper - 4
Yellow-legged Gull - 1
Chiffchaff - 2
Wheatear - 1, bird of the day as it suddenly appeared on the wall in front of the hide during the rain.
Black-tailed Godwit - 2
Dunlin -2
Snipe - 1
Common Sandpiper - 1
Curlew - 1
Pochard - 2
Goosander - 17
Willow Warbler - 1
Whitethroat - 2
Late news for yesterday morning:
2 Sanderlings
1 Dunlin
1 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Common Tern
21 Goosander
1 Goldeneye
A juvenile Peregrine caught and ate a Starling. Peregrine was red ringed on right leg, unable to read code.
A Little Egret landed briefly on west bank of no3 before moving off further west.
6 Common Sandpiper.
1 Juv. Little Ringed Plover.
c10 Swift.
3 House Martin.
4 Linnet.
Some sightings recorded since last Thursday
1 Ringed Plover.
3 Juv. Little Ringed Plover.
1 Snipe.
2 Teal.
1 Sparrowhawk, juv.
5 Reed Bunting.
Juvenile Black-necked Grebe on no. 1 reservoir this morning. Also, 1 Goldeneye, 21 Goosander, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 2/3 Common Sandpiper.