Three Glossy Ibis in the ploughed field by the reservoir this morning and showing well.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 3 9:45 PM, 2013
Originally posted by Frank Wood today:
Four glossy ibis feeding on newly ploughed fields today Thursday, Oct 3, next to High Rid Reservoir off Old Kiln Lane, Bolton. The fields are a few hundred yards from their previous feeding site near Bob's Smithy pub.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Sep 21 9:35 PM, 2013
Up to 1pm today:
Spotted Flycatcher by the fishing ponds 2 Nuthatch 9 Snipe 250+Swallow 100+House Martin 7 Tufted Duck 5 Little Grebe
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Huw Lloyd said
Thu Sep 5 5:01 AM, 2013
This morning in Old Hall woods en route to Barrow Bridge :
Great Tit Coal Tit Blue Tit Chaffinch Willow Warbler x2 Nuthatch x3 Blackcap (male) x1 Wood Pigeon Collard Dove Carrion Crow Jay (heard) Robin Blackbird Wren
Huw Lloyd said
Mon Aug 19 7:08 PM, 2013
Brief walk through Old Hall woods and passed the fishing pond (between Old Hall Clough and Old Hall Lane) this morning en route to Doffcocker - windy, quiet:
Robin x2 Blackbird x1 Wren x4 Willow Warbler x1 Nuthatch x2 Treecreeper x1 Blue Tit Great Tit Coal Tit Jay x2 Magpie Wood Pigeon
Huw Lloyd said
Sun Jun 2 4:42 PM, 2013
Sightings from yesterday (1st June) from the Old Hall woods and fishing pond (between Old Hall Clough and Old Hall Lane) at 5.30am
Grey Heron x2 Mallard Blackbird Mistle Thrush x2 Song Thrush x1 Robin Wren Great Tit Blue Tit Coal Tit x3 Blackcap x2 Goldcrest x2 Nuthatch x4 Treecreeper x2 Willow Warbler x1 Chiffchaff x1 Greenfinch x2 Chaffinch +20 Carrion Crow Magpie Jackdaw Jay x2 Wood Pigeon Collard Dove Great Spotted Woodpecker x1
Jon Bowen said
Sun Apr 14 12:20 AM, 2013
single swallow this morning 3 Goldeneye 1 Common Gull Treecreeper near gate at lower end of res
were birds of note on a 30 minute visit this morning
Keith Mills said
Wed Mar 20 5:40 PM, 2013
In the fields on the reservoir side of Old Kiln Lane at 10.15 today:
C 200 Starlings with c30 Redwing mixed in. Also 18 Carrion Crows in proximity.
Jon Bowen said
Mon Feb 18 12:50 AM, 2013
Visit this morning 8.30 - 9.30 7 Goldeneye (2 males displaying) 2 Little Grebe 2 Cormorant 3 Canada Geese 12 Coots 8 Mallard 3 Common Gull 45 Black Headed Gulls 1 Great Black Backed Gull 6 Carrion Crow
along the lane 30c Redwing 1 Coal Tit 2 Collared Dove 2 Dunnock
David Lumb said
Sat Oct 20 2:25 AM, 2012
12.30 to 13.30
7 Little Grebes 13 Mallards 6 Tufted Ducks 21 Coots 1 Kestrel 50+ Black-headed Gulls 1 Woodpigeon 2 Grey Wagtails 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Meadow Pipit 5 Wrens 12 Robins 4 Blackbirds 60+ Redwings/Fieldfares. A chap who I presumed to be the farmer was walking across the fields with a gun. Even though he wasn't shooting at anything he flushed a mixed flock from bushes as he approached them. They were as expected mostly Redwings, but there were a few Fieldfares mixed in. Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, and Great Tits. 1 Jay 5 Magpies 6 Carrion Crows 1 Rook 11 Jackdaws Numerous House Sparrows 5 Chaffinches 2 Greenfinches 1 Goldfinch 1 Bullfinch
David Lumb said
Tue Oct 16 4:34 AM, 2012
12.20 to 13.15. Old Hall, High Rid, & Wilson Fold.
5 Little Grebes 18 Mallards 8 Tufted Ducks 1 male Pochard 1 female Goldeneye 1 Moorhen at Wilson Fold 26 Coots 40+ Black-headed Gulls 1 Pheasant 1 Woodpigeon 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Pied Wagtails 3 Meadow Pipits 3 Wrens 1 Dunnock 5 Robins 3 Blackbirds 1 Redwing Blue Tits & Great Tits 2 Jays 5 Magpies 3 Carrion Crows 6 Jackdaws A flock of House Sparrows at High Rid Farm 4 Chaffinches 30+ Goldfinches 3 Bullfinches
Bill Myerscough said
Mon Oct 8 3:24 AM, 2012
Hi David,
Many thanks for that. I have visited the areas around Wilson Fold both this year and last year and they look interesting. I spotted a Green Woodpecker there in the earlier part of this year which was nice and small numbers of Lesser Redpoll too. Good luck in your quest!
Best wishes,
Bill.
David Lumb said
Mon Oct 8 1:57 AM, 2012
Hi Bill, I saw a Willow Tit in May at Wilson Fold, west of the reservoir, after seeing none at Doffcocker for a few weeks. My idea a few days ago was to see if they are at both sites. The rain stopped me then, but I am planning to check again soon.
Bill Myerscough said
Sun Oct 7 8:24 PM, 2012
7th October.
Brilliant sunny conditions at High Rid early this morning in sharp contrast to the thick fog in Oldham and Rochdale.
A Willow Tit was heard calling from a scrubby area just below the embankment at the western end of the reservoir. Good views were eventually had of this bird and indeed I suspect there may well have been two of them. I had a quick look through earlier posts on this thread and can't find this species as being mentioned here before.
Also 1 drake Pochard loosely associating with the flock of c20 Tufted Duck. I notice that the growth of aquatic weed along the northern edge of the reservoir is considerably less here this year than in the corresponding period in 2011. This possibly accounts for a count of only c30 Coot, when there were 47 here 2/10/11 and 54 on 9/10/11. I have also noted similar at Blackleach CP where the current count of Coot is I would guess somewhat less than half the c140 counted on 16/10/11.
Plus 3 Grey Wagtail (5 here 16/9), 2 Swallow, 8 Little Grebe and with c50 Meadow Pipit down and feeding along the paths and embankments in the south-east corner of the reservoir.
Nuthatch, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch and Coal Tit in the golf course woodland.
Cheers,
Bill.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Oct 2 3:48 AM, 2012
1 Dunlin with a Lapwing flock flew SW today.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 11 11:22 PM, 2012
Today up to 2.10pm:
2 Redstart (male and female) 3 Wheatear Peregrine 50 Swallow Goldcrest Meadow Pipit 7 Little Grebe 9 Tufted Duck
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Dave Sherrington said
Mon Apr 23 5:57 AM, 2012
3pm to 5pm
1 Common Sandpiper
6+ House Martin
4+ Sand Martin
20+ Swallow
6 Reed Bunting (all males)
8 Linnet
12+ Pied Wagtail
2 White Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Wheatear
Bill Myerscough said
Mon Feb 13 3:10 PM, 2012
12th Feb.
am in the low cloud/mist/drizzle.
c25 Coot, c10 Tufted Duck, 4 drake Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 6 Little Grebe, 1 adult Herring Gull amongst the flock of c110 gulls.
3 Nuthatches - a pair and a singleton in the woodlands next to the golf course.
Cheers,
Bill.
Keith Mills said
Fri Feb 10 12:08 AM, 2012
Circuit with the dog around 3pm, very wet, but the reservoir virtually ice free:
Circa 200 Bh Gulls with a smattering of Common and LB-B. Little Grebes...7 Goldeneye 2 Tufties 4 Lots of Coots A Pheasant. The Dunlin remained invisible!
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Feb 9 5:40 AM, 2012
Dunlin feeding near the jetty at 3:55 today and also 4 Goldeneye, 2Pochard, 4Tufted Duck and 6 Little Grebe.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jan 2 2:40 PM, 2012
Chiffchaff singing along the track to the reservoir this morning.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Bill Myerscough said
Sun Nov 20 1:40 PM, 2011
20th November.
8.00 to 9.20 am. Visibility at best 200m, more often considerably less.
Fair selection of wildfowl - 1 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, c60 Mallard, 1 Goldeneye (also here 6/11), 1 Canada Goose, c55 Coot, 6+ Little Grebe, 5 Tufted Duck, 8 Common Gull, c55 Black-headed Gull, 2+ Pied Wagtail and 1 Grey Wagtail.
In the woodlands adjacent to the reservoir and golf course, - Jay (heard), 1 Treecreeper and least 2 Nuthatch.
7 Teal on the reservoir on 6/11.
Cheers,
Bill.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Nov 16 11:27 PM, 2011
A female Scaup flew in today just before dinner but was flighty.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Oct 10 5:14 PM, 2011
7 Wigeon flew in at 13:34 today.
Also present, 34 adult Mute Swan, 6 Tufted Duck and 6 Little Grebe.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Bill Myerscough said
Sun Sep 25 8:59 AM, 2011
9 male Pochard & 3 male Wigeon on res @ 8.00 am.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 13 9:23 PM, 2011
Single Swift south at 3:10 today
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Alan Warford said
Sat Feb 12 7:37 PM, 2011
Lunch time
3 Goldeneye (1 male) 9 Tufted duck a few coot
4 Chaffinch 5 Greenfinch 4 Goldfinch 1 Redwing
Keith Mills said
Sat Jan 1 7:23 PM, 2011
This pm.
Still 99% frozen. Very small free area against north bank being used by Mallards(15)
Fair size Gull roost , circa 200. Quite nervous and coming back to middle of ice, which made it difficult to sort the 2 larger gulls within the Black heads,especially as the wind was eye-watering cold. Nothing else moved except dog walkers and 2 moorhens in the field.
Neil Southworth said
Thu Oct 28 2:56 PM, 2010
High Rid was awash with kids in canoes this lunchtime, which with innumerable dog walkers and the sound of golf balls being struck, made it seem more like Penny flash on a Sunday morning, rather than an isolated moorland edge reservoir
I thought for a second that the Common Scoter was still present but it turned out to be a female Pochard. One advantage of the canoeists was that the wildfowl were all concentrated in one corner, which made it easier to count the 28 Coot, 7 Littlle Grebe and 4 Common Gull.
One or two Redwing were feeding in Fall Birch Road.
Simon Warford said
Sat Oct 23 8:31 PM, 2010
Female Common Scoter still present today, per Andy Makin.
Keith Mills said
Wed Oct 20 6:19 PM, 2010
Went up to see the Common Scoter. This female bird is still there but well out towards the middle at 5.0PM I was suprised how white the cheeks and throat appear in sunlight and that the underparts appeared quite rufous and slightly barred The Peterson field guide gives a better likeness than Collins. Also 8 Little Grebes, pair mallards and 2 Cormorants flying in
Neil Southworth said
Wed Oct 20 1:59 PM, 2010
Female Common Scoter still present at 1.30 pm
Duane Martin said
Sun Oct 17 11:46 AM, 2010
Female Common Scoter still present at 10am.
Holly Page said
Sat Oct 16 2:54 PM, 2010
Scoter still present 1pm, right out in the middle. I was a little disappointed when I arrived because there was a remote control speedboat being zoomed around when I arrived but I needn't have worried - it didn't seem to bother the scoter at all!!!!
-- Edited by Holly Page on Saturday 16th of October 2010 02:55:44 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Oct 15 7:39 PM, 2010
Female Common Scoter still present at 5:30 with also 6 Little Grebes.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
julian shimmin said
Fri Oct 15 4:04 PM, 2010
FEMALE SCOTER STILL PRESENT AT HIGH RID RES THIS MORNING @10AM. EASY TO SEE. OVER AT PUMP HOUSE END.
Neil Southworth said
Thu Oct 14 2:34 PM, 2010
Female Common Scoter still present at 1.30 pm, diving frequently.
Also min 6 Little Grebe, 3 Tufted, 24 Coot, 12 Redwing, plus 2 Nuthatch in adjacent golf course woodland.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 14 1:24 PM, 2010
Scoter still present at 1pm
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Simon Warford said
Thu Oct 14 12:13 PM, 2010
Common scoter present 12pm, scoped from Montcliffe!
-- Edited by Simon Warford on Thursday 14th of October 2010 12:22:32 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Sep 30 9:20 AM, 2010
Yellow Wagtail this morning with 5 Meadow Pipit, eventually flew west at 7:58am
Also single Wigeon, 7 Little Grebe and 3 Swallow
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Sep 19 10:38 PM, 2010
Sunday 19 September 2010 afternoon
1 Hen Harrier (ring-tail) flew over heading north 1 Common Tern (juv) feeding then flew high east lots of Swallow and House Martin
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Aug 30 7:08 PM, 2010
Monday 30 August 2010 late afternoon
1 Curlew (over) 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail 3 Spotted Flycatcher in the hedges that run down to the north shore, along with... 2 Willow Warbler
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 30th of August 2010 07:11:03 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Aug 12 12:28 AM, 2010
Wednesday 11 August 2010 evening
12 Little Grebe 4 Tufted Duck (1 adult, 3 young) 14 Mistle Thrush lots of hirundines (mainly Swallow), and quite a few Swift.
Neil Southworth said
Tue Mar 9 2:11 PM, 2010
20-30 Redwing twittering in the tree-tops overlooking Bolton Golf Course. Also GS Pecker'
On the water:-
Little Grebe 1 Canada Goose 5 Tufted Duck 16 Goldeneye 8 several each of Mallard and Coot Moorhen 3 BH Gull ca 30
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Feb 11 4:18 PM, 2010
Yesterday, 10th Feb, afternoon:
4 Goldeneye 2 Little Grebe
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jan 12 8:03 PM, 2010
I can't imagine it waddling over to Lower Rivington Reservoir either way
Simon Warford said
Tue Jan 12 6:52 PM, 2010
Just a thought but High Rid didnt freeze totally until last week, upto New years day at least it was totally free of ice, ive never known it freeze over totally before, so this particular bird found dead on the 29th Dec may not be our summering individual, there were 5 males on at one point towards the end of Dec(see my earlier post), clutching at straws I know, as when it did eventually freeze over there was probably only one end for our individual. R.I.P
-- Edited by Simon Warford on Tuesday 12th of January 2010 07:20:04 PM
Dennis atherton said
Tue Jan 12 6:32 PM, 2010
So there was some validity to the story i heard after all, i just hope it is not our infamous friend, very sad news
Simon Warford said
Tue Jan 12 4:55 PM, 2010
Thanks for the specific details Pal,
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Jan 12 4:50 PM, 2010
JOHN TYMON wrote:
Ian McKerchar wrote:
On the 29th December 2009 Roy Ganley found a couple of Crows feeding on a dead drake Goldeneye at High Rid. There wasn't much of the Goldeneye left but although Roy couldn't confirm it was the injured winged long-staying drake one has to assume that it probably was
We live in hope though and Roy for one will be regularly checking to see if the injured little fella turns back up. Thanks very much to Roy for this information.
daupt it would walk to anywere elsewas it capable of flying?
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Tuesday 12th of January 2010 04:38:15 PM
You and your Daupting I doubt it could fly looking at the photos, altough it may be able to fly in circles...
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Four glossy ibis feeding on newly ploughed fields today Thursday, Oct 3, next to High Rid Reservoir off Old Kiln Lane, Bolton. The fields are a few hundred yards from their previous feeding site near Bob's Smithy pub.
Spotted Flycatcher by the fishing ponds
2 Nuthatch
9 Snipe
250+Swallow
100+House Martin
7 Tufted Duck
5 Little Grebe
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Chaffinch
Willow Warbler x2
Nuthatch x3
Blackcap (male) x1
Wood Pigeon
Collard Dove
Carrion Crow
Jay (heard)
Robin
Blackbird
Wren
Robin x2
Blackbird x1
Wren x4
Willow Warbler x1
Nuthatch x2
Treecreeper x1
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Jay x2
Magpie
Wood Pigeon
Grey Heron x2
Mallard
Blackbird
Mistle Thrush x2
Song Thrush x1
Robin
Wren
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Coal Tit x3
Blackcap x2
Goldcrest x2
Nuthatch x4
Treecreeper x2
Willow Warbler x1
Chiffchaff x1
Greenfinch x2
Chaffinch +20
Carrion Crow
Magpie
Jackdaw
Jay x2
Wood Pigeon
Collard Dove
Great Spotted Woodpecker x1
3 Goldeneye
1 Common Gull
Treecreeper near gate at lower end of res
were birds of note on a 30 minute visit this morning
C 200 Starlings with c30 Redwing mixed in. Also 18 Carrion Crows in proximity.
7 Goldeneye (2 males displaying)
2 Little Grebe
2 Cormorant
3 Canada Geese
12 Coots
8 Mallard
3 Common Gull
45 Black Headed Gulls
1 Great Black Backed Gull
6 Carrion Crow
along the lane
30c Redwing
1 Coal Tit
2 Collared Dove
2 Dunnock
7 Little Grebes
13 Mallards
6 Tufted Ducks
21 Coots
1 Kestrel
50+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Woodpigeon
2 Grey Wagtails
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Meadow Pipit
5 Wrens
12 Robins
4 Blackbirds
60+ Redwings/Fieldfares. A chap who I presumed to be the farmer was walking across the fields with a gun. Even though he wasn't shooting at anything he flushed a mixed flock from bushes as he approached them. They were as expected mostly Redwings, but there were a few Fieldfares mixed in.
Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, and Great Tits.
1 Jay
5 Magpies
6 Carrion Crows
1 Rook
11 Jackdaws
Numerous House Sparrows
5 Chaffinches
2 Greenfinches
1 Goldfinch
1 Bullfinch
5 Little Grebes
18 Mallards
8 Tufted Ducks
1 male Pochard
1 female Goldeneye
1 Moorhen at Wilson Fold
26 Coots
40+ Black-headed Gulls
1 Pheasant
1 Woodpigeon
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Pied Wagtails
3 Meadow Pipits
3 Wrens
1 Dunnock
5 Robins
3 Blackbirds
1 Redwing
Blue Tits & Great Tits
2 Jays
5 Magpies
3 Carrion Crows
6 Jackdaws
A flock of House Sparrows at High Rid Farm
4 Chaffinches
30+ Goldfinches
3 Bullfinches
Many thanks for that. I have visited the areas around Wilson Fold both this year and last year and they look interesting. I spotted a Green Woodpecker there in the earlier part of this year which was nice and small numbers of Lesser Redpoll too. Good luck in your quest!
Best wishes,
Bill.
Brilliant sunny conditions at High Rid early this morning in sharp contrast to the thick fog in Oldham and Rochdale.
A Willow Tit was heard calling from a scrubby area just below the embankment at the western end of the reservoir. Good views were eventually had of this bird and indeed I suspect there may well have been two of them. I had a quick look through earlier posts on this thread and can't find this species as being mentioned here before.
Also 1 drake Pochard loosely associating with the flock of c20 Tufted Duck. I notice that the growth of aquatic weed along the northern edge of the reservoir is considerably less here this year than in the corresponding period in 2011. This possibly accounts for a count of only c30 Coot, when there were 47 here 2/10/11 and 54 on 9/10/11. I have also noted similar at Blackleach CP where the current count of Coot is I would guess somewhat less than half the c140 counted on 16/10/11.
Plus 3 Grey Wagtail (5 here 16/9), 2 Swallow, 8 Little Grebe and with c50 Meadow Pipit down and feeding along the paths and embankments in the south-east corner of the reservoir.
Nuthatch, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch and Coal Tit in the golf course woodland.
Cheers,
Bill.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
2 Redstart (male and female)
3 Wheatear
Peregrine
50 Swallow
Goldcrest
Meadow Pipit
7 Little Grebe
9 Tufted Duck
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
am in the low cloud/mist/drizzle.
c25 Coot, c10 Tufted Duck, 4 drake Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 6 Little Grebe, 1 adult Herring Gull amongst the flock of c110 gulls.
3 Nuthatches - a pair and a singleton in the woodlands next to the golf course.
Cheers,
Bill.
Circa 200 Bh Gulls with a smattering of Common and LB-B.
Little Grebes...7
Goldeneye 2
Tufties 4
Lots of Coots
A Pheasant.
The Dunlin remained invisible!
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Info thanks to Andy Makin
8.00 to 9.20 am. Visibility at best 200m, more often considerably less.
Fair selection of wildfowl - 1 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, c60 Mallard, 1 Goldeneye (also here 6/11), 1 Canada Goose, c55 Coot, 6+ Little Grebe, 5 Tufted Duck, 8 Common Gull, c55 Black-headed Gull, 2+ Pied Wagtail and 1 Grey Wagtail.
In the woodlands adjacent to the reservoir and golf course, - Jay (heard), 1 Treecreeper and least 2 Nuthatch.
7 Teal on the reservoir on 6/11.
Cheers,
Bill.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Also present, 34 adult Mute Swan, 6 Tufted Duck and 6 Little Grebe.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
3 Goldeneye (1 male)
9 Tufted duck
a few coot
4 Chaffinch
5 Greenfinch
4 Goldfinch
1 Redwing
Still 99% frozen. Very small free area against north bank being used by Mallards(15)
Fair size Gull roost , circa 200. Quite nervous and coming back to middle of ice,
which made it difficult to sort the 2 larger gulls within the Black heads,especially as
the wind was eye-watering cold.
Nothing else moved except dog walkers and 2 moorhens in the field.
I thought for a second that the Common Scoter was still present but it turned out to be a female Pochard. One advantage of the canoeists was that the wildfowl were all concentrated in one corner, which made it easier to count the 28 Coot, 7 Littlle Grebe and 4 Common Gull.
One or two Redwing were feeding in Fall Birch Road.
This female bird is still there but well out towards the middle at 5.0PM
I was suprised how white the cheeks and throat appear in sunlight and that the underparts appeared quite rufous and slightly barred
The Peterson field guide gives a better likeness than Collins.
Also 8 Little Grebes, pair mallards and 2 Cormorants flying in
-- Edited by Holly Page on Saturday 16th of October 2010 02:55:44 PM
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
EASY TO SEE.
OVER AT PUMP HOUSE END.
Also min 6 Little Grebe, 3 Tufted, 24 Coot, 12 Redwing, plus 2 Nuthatch in adjacent golf course woodland.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
-- Edited by Simon Warford on Thursday 14th of October 2010 12:22:32 PM
Also single Wigeon, 7 Little Grebe and 3 Swallow
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
afternoon
1 Hen Harrier (ring-tail) flew over heading north
1 Common Tern (juv) feeding then flew high east
lots of Swallow and House Martin
late afternoon
1 Curlew (over)
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
3 Spotted Flycatcher in the hedges that run down to the north shore, along with...
2 Willow Warbler
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 30th of August 2010 07:11:03 PM
evening
12 Little Grebe
4 Tufted Duck (1 adult, 3 young)
14 Mistle Thrush
lots of hirundines (mainly Swallow), and quite a few Swift.
On the water:-
Little Grebe 1
Canada Goose 5
Tufted Duck 16
Goldeneye 8
several each of Mallard and Coot
Moorhen 3
BH Gull ca 30
4 Goldeneye
2 Little Grebe
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
R.I.P
-- Edited by Simon Warford on Tuesday 12th of January 2010 07:20:04 PM
You and your Daupting
I doubt it could fly looking at the photos, altough it may be able to fly in circles...