2 Tree Pipit calling s they flew over, heading North-ish straight into Rossendale
2 White Wagtail
1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler
a tired male Wheatear - probably same bird since Monday eveing.
rob archer said
Mon Apr 9 5:29 PM, 2018
2 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye and a White Wagtail at the reservoir this morning ..
Barry Corless said
Sun Apr 1 10:33 AM, 2018
Weather not even close to Spring but birding more so this morning
Pied Wagtail (on the E. dam wall) Curlew x 4 (1 in fields below the Dam, 3 flyovers at W end; much calling) Mallard x 2 m Canada Goose x 8 (paired up not in usual flock) Lesser Black Back Gull (1 x adult, 2 x juv) Herring Gull (several adult + juv) Skylark x 2 (S bank display flights) Carrion Crow Jackdaw Meadow Pipit (several displaying + flyovers (NW)) Wheatear 1 f (first of the year at W end on res wall) Tufted Duck 1 m Reed Bunting 1 m Lapwing (display flights over fields below dam) Black Head Gull (Gardens of big houses at N.side)
Non-birding (Much frog spawn evident in culverts / streams at W end)
Roger Halsey said
Tue Feb 20 10:24 PM, 2018
Curiously, not a single gull roosted this evening. A few herring and black headed gull passed through, but none stopped. Around the reservoir, 6 goldeneye, 4 goosander, 80 lapwing and a single curlew.
Barry Corless said
Sun Feb 11 1:37 PM, 2018
Hail, snow wind plagued circuit of the res
V few birds
1 m Stonechat 50+ Lapwing scattering of lesser black backed, herring and black headed gulls 2 Goldeneye
James Walsh said
Sun Jan 14 1:36 PM, 2018
5 Goldeneye 2 Goosander 1 Tufted Duck
Barry Corless said
Mon Jan 1 5:24 PM, 2018
A quick NYD peek on the way home from Elton Res... c. 12:30pm
About 30 large gulls (mix of Herring, Lesser Black Backed and Great Black Backed) plus more coming in About 35 Black Headed Gull 3 Goosander (1m, 2f) 1 Goldeneye (m) 2 Pied Wagtail Large flock of Lapwing 40-50
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 1st of January 2018 05:45:28 PM
Roger Halsey said
Sun Nov 26 7:43 PM, 2017
Quick visit for the roost this afternoo. Complete count of birds present:
Black Headed Gull 510
Common Gull 14
Herring Gull 4
Great Black Backed Gull 6
Goosander 20
Lapwing 165
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 1st of January 2018 05:45:57 PM
rob archer said
Thu Oct 12 6:58 PM, 2017
131 Goosander on the Res last light tonight with more still arriving ..
2 Little Owl, Common Scoter, 10 Tufted Duck and 14 Great black-backed Gull also present ..
Also a very good looking pure white Black-headed Gull with black wingtips amongst the growing gull roost ..
rob archer said
Mon Sep 18 11:48 AM, 2017
Nice view of a young Merlin on the South wall early this morning which appeared in front of me, scattering the many Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtail..
6 Tufted Duck and a Wheatear also present..
rob archer said
Fri Sep 8 7:58 PM, 2017
2 Scaup on the Res this evening , along with 62 Goosander, 3 Tufted Duck and a Great crested Grebe..
3 Black-tailed Godwit flew in from the North, circled twice and continued South .
.
G c grebe 2 Tufted 2 m Goosander 15 f cormorant 1<
br />Buzzard dark bird over valley and lighter over res Kestrel 1+ Sparrowhawk f flushed all lapwings and gulls from N shoe
Lapwing flocks of 60+66
B hd gull c. 120 L Bb gull c. 60
Swallow 8 South
-- Edited by Mike Cooper on Monday 4th of September 2017 08:10:48 PM
Mike Cooper said
Mon Aug 14 12:25 PM, 2017
Mon 14/8 9:30-11:30 at first dull overcast cools SE breeze but brightened up from 10:30
Cormorant 1 on spit flew off and returned to south embankment bump G c grebe 1 ad sp Goosander FF C goose 1 on res and flocks of 44 and 30 in Deepley Vale
L Bb gull c. 8 ad and 20 juvs/Imms H gull 1 ad B had gull 3 ad
Lapwing 63
Buzzard 1 ad with juv mobbed by Crows and Fem Kestrel
Swallow 30-40 in family parties migrating but most stopping to feed Juvs Sand Martin 1 briefly feeding over res
Grey wagtail ad fem at overflow
Barry Corless said
Sun Jul 2 1:49 PM, 2017
Early afternoon wander
** 2 d Common Scoter ** mid-reservoir still there at 13:45 1 common sandpiper - N shore 1 curlew - N shore 1 f goosander
Plus the usuals
-- Edited by Barry Corless on Sunday 2nd of July 2017 01:54:00 PM
David Winnard said
Sat Jun 17 8:44 PM, 2017
My first visit up here for a while and was rewarded with a stunning summer plumage Mediterranean Gull. 20:00 - 20:30
Also around
13 Goosander
3 Great Crested Grebe
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Dave
-- Edited by David Winnard on Saturday 17th of June 2017 08:45:10 PM
Andrew Swift said
Sat Jun 3 5:23 PM, 2017
Single dunlin on shore below owd betts at mid day cheers andrew
Barry Corless said
Sun May 14 8:33 PM, 2017
A walk around the res this morning...
South Bank Wheatear (2f) Usual Pied Wagtail and Meadow Pipit Reed Bunting (2m)
On the res 2 x Canada Geese + 2 gooslings c. 10 Lesser Black Backed Gull 8 Mallard 6 Black Headed Gull
North Shore Common Sandpiper Grasshopper Warbler (reeling) 3 x Curlew (flyover calling)
Dave Hill said
Thu May 11 10:09 AM, 2017
Greenshank over at 20.15,calling constantly and flying due north,very high,not wise in peregrine country.I was in Sutherland last week watching these on breeding grounds,did find a nest.This is obviously an Iceland/Greenland bird I think
rob archer said
Mon May 1 8:47 AM, 2017
2 Arctic Tern through NE this morning .. also 2 Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper
Sarfraz Hayat said
Sun Apr 30 10:08 PM, 2017
visit today at lunch time in anticipation of some terns but 1 Whimbrel, a Yellow Wagtail and approx. 20 Wheatear were the highlights - 3 Great Crested Grebe too. Quite a few gulls on too - 1-2 immature Great Black Backed Gulls and over 10 immature Herring Gulls
7 Oysterfatchers flew in frin east at 12:30 and settled on southern embankment Water level dropping hopefully for wader passage latet this spring summer and autumn
rob archer said
Sat Apr 22 9:21 AM, 2017
2 Redshank, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat and a Grasshopper Warbler this morning
Steve Thomson said
Tue Apr 18 6:57 PM, 2017
Late post for yesterday 17/04/ 1720 - 1810
Canada Goose x 14 Linnet x 5 Magpie x 2 Great Crested Grebe x 1 Tufted Duck x 4 Wheatear x 12 Swallow x 6 Pied Wagtail x 25 Skylark x 1 Carrion Crow x 4 Common Sandpiper x 1 Herring Gull x 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull x 4 Mallard x 3 Meadow Pipit x 10 Reed Bunting x 9
Roger Halsey said
Fri Mar 31 4:34 PM, 2017
Single male Wheatear this morning along with 6 Pied Wagtails, 4 Curlew, 4 Goldeneye and a single Great Crested Grebe.
Dave Hill said
Thu Mar 16 9:25 PM, 2017
This afternoon,solitary male wheatear on southern edge of reservoir.
Barry Corless said
Sun Mar 12 3:58 PM, 2017
This morning's offerings as we try for the 1st Wheatear...
Stonechat x 2 1m (have to be one of best looking birds in full breeding plummage) + 1f Curlew 4+ chasing each other around the resevoir calling Couple of parachuting Meadow Pipits Many Skylarks in song One very harassed female Mallard with 5 males in tow One loved up pair of Canada Geese A lone Great Crested Grebe Male and female resident Pied Wagtails 10-12 Lapwing on North Shore stones until disturbed by dog walker 1 x tufted duck m
But no Wheatear yet
Barry Corless said
Sat Mar 11 2:36 PM, 2017
A wander round this afternoon between 13:15 and 14:30
Of interest...
Goosander (red head) Cormorant x 1 (unusual for here) Great Crested Grebe x 2 Goldeneye 2M 1F Curlew x 2 (heard a few more) Oystercatcher x 1 Canada Goose x 2 Pied Wagtails (3 M 1 F)
Still no Wheatear tho'
Mike Cooper said
Thu Mar 9 5:05 PM, 2017
9/3 14:20-16:20 lovely spring afternoon with cold SW breeze
Canada goose 16 Mallard MM Goldeneye M displaying to F plus imm M G c grebe 1 wp
Lapwing 26 on rock pile N shore Oystercatcher 4 feeding on S then N shore Curlew 12 with 3 in pairs displaying / in territory
Pied wagtail MF Skylark 1 singing
[no Wheatears yet]
Mike Cooper said
Sun Feb 5 6:06 PM, 2017
Lovely still clear evening 5/2 16:30-17:20
Lapwing 130 on north shore edge Canada goose 23 Goldeneye 2 ad M , imm M and F
Small gull roost but good numbers of larger gulls
B hd Gull c 300 G Bb gull 11 ad 4 Imms Herring gull 46 ad 69 Imms Common gull 15 including 2 very dark grey birds (Eastern ??)
Mike Cooper said
Thu Feb 2 6:24 PM, 2017
2/2 16:00-17:00 dull damp cold blustery SE wind
Goosander MF M Lapwing c 120
B hd gull c. 1,000 Herring gull 8 Imms L Bb gull 2 ads G Bb gull ad 2 Imms Common gull c. 40
Mike Cooper said
Sun Jan 29 9:17 PM, 2017
Sun29/1 15:40-16:50 cold damp dull, light SE breeze
Goldeneye ad M imm M 3 X F Goosander MMM 8x F
B hd Gull 1,000+ Common Gull c. 90 L Bb Gull 2 Herring Gull 12
Lapwing c. 150 on north shore stone mound
Grey wagtail at least 1 heard Mistle thrush on barn conversion lawn
David Winnard said
Mon Jan 16 5:33 PM, 2017
The large numbers of Herring Gull seem to have moved on over Christmas/New Year, just 26 here tonight, but large numbers of Great Black-backed Gull,
Great Black-backed Gull - 225 - 3rd highest count in Rochdale
Herring Gull - 26
Common Gull - 200
Black-headed Gull - 2400
Goldeneye - 4 (2f, 2 imm m)
Goosander - 13
Dave
David Winnard said
Mon Jan 2 4:32 PM, 2017
A juv Iceland Gull roosted tonight, a different bird to the one a few weeks back. Numbers of larger gulls are well down from early/mid December with only 30 Herring Gull tonight (1532 only a few weeks ago!).
Cheers
Dave
Mike Cooper said
Mon Dec 26 4:42 PM, 2016
Bitterly cold this afternoon 26/12 15:20-16:10
Very difficult viewing conditions in strong WSW wind
B hd gull c.600 G bb gull c. 15 Herring gull c 40 Common gull c. 80 L Bb gull c 30
Goldeneye fem & imm male Goosander mff Scaup 1f
Poss fem red breasted merganser flew in with fem Goosander from Deeply Vale circled and departed the same way. Smaller slimmer and darker than Goosander with only inner secondaries white?
rob archer said
Thu Dec 22 10:02 AM, 2016
Scaup still present this morning.. 3 Goldeneye also on the reservoir..
2 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail and 3 Meadow Pipit along the North bank..
Roger Halsey said
Tue Dec 20 12:07 PM, 2016
Single Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 100+ Lapwing and 25 Fieldfare this morning.
rob archer said
Mon Dec 19 11:04 AM, 2016
First thing this morning ...
Scaup still present along with 4 Goldeneye and 2 Tufted Duck..
rob archer said
Fri Dec 16 9:46 AM, 2016
Scaup still at the Reservoir along with 2 Goldeneye
Juvenile Iceland Gull present in the evening roost up until 16.10 at least. Also 42 GBB, 32 LBB, 550 Herring, c50 Common and 1150 Black Headed Gull. Also 18 Goosander and 2 Goldeneye.
David Winnard said
Sat Dec 3 12:06 PM, 2016
Juv iceland gull currently on the reservoir
Dave
David Winnard said
Mon Nov 28 5:27 PM, 2016
A 2 hour stint from 14:40-16:40 in lovely conditions, amazing light - still and cloudless but very cold, -1c on car dash when I got back to the car.
I was expecting small numbers of gulls today but I was wrong, many coming in after sunset.
1532 Herring Gull (half coming in after sunset)
2200 Black-headed Gull
62 Great Black-backed Gull
75 Lesser Black-backed Gull
150 Common Gull
197 Lapwing
31 Goosander
2 Snipe
2 Goldeneye
1 Little Owl
Time to warm up so I can feel my fingers and toes properly!
Dave
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 28th of November 2016 05:29:47 PM
David Winnard said
Mon Nov 28 11:00 AM, 2016
2576 Black-headed Gull Mike ;)
Dave
Mike Cooper said
Mon Nov 28 10:53 AM, 2016
Sun 27/11 15:00-16:30 dull overcast cold ENE breeze with Dave winners clicking the black headed gulls onto the res
B hd gull 1576
H gull c. 800 G Bb gull at least 59 L Bb gull c. 60 C gull c 50
Lapwing 23
P wagtail at least 6 Grey wagtail 1 heard
Goosander 13m & 19 f
Goldeneye at least 1fem
-- Edited by Mike Cooper on Monday 28th of November 2016 10:55:08 AM
David Winnard said
Sat Nov 26 5:14 PM, 2016
Flat calm conditions and blue skies for a change up here (3pm - 4.40pm);
1 adult winter Mediterranean Gull
813 Herring Gull
152 Lesser Black-backed Gull
62 Great Black-backed Gull
150 Common Gull
3000+ Black-headed Gull
2 Goldeneye (f)
24 Goosander
2 Mallard
8 Pied Wagtail
124 Lapwing
Dave
David Winnard said
Sun Nov 20 6:31 PM, 2016
Huge gull roost for the last two evenings, both the records of Herring Gull smash the previously highest count of this species in Rochdale by some margin (previous highest 450).
19th November
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
980 Herring Gull
102 Lesser Black-backed Gull
78 Great Black-backed Gull
3000 Black-headed Gull
250 Common Gull
20th November
1492 Herring Gull
92 Great Black-backed Gull
120 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2100 Black-headed Gull
300 Common Gull Dave
-- Edited by David Winnard on Sunday 20th of November 2016 10:32:58 PM
Mike Cooper said
Sun Nov 20 3:10 PM, 2016
Sun 20/11 13:45-14:25 cold scattering of snow l NW breeze
Goldeneye 1f C goose 93 Goosander 1m
Lapwing 141 cold weather caused?
B hd gull 50 G Bb gull 25 ads H gull 133 about half ads L Bb gull 23
Stonechat mf in sapling E of run off Fieldfare 18 in hawthorns further along E run off steam
rob archer said
Tue Nov 15 5:19 PM, 2016
Last light tonight..
Goldeneye.
5 Wigeon.
62 Goosander.
Large Gull roost containing 61 Great Black-backed Gull and a Black-headed Gull still with a full summer hood which has been roosting for a while now.
181 Lapwing
c100 Fieldfare north..
Little Owl
Mike Cooper said
Sun Nov 6 7:23 PM, 2016
Sun 6/11 15:15-17:00 cold dull drizzle cold NW wind
Whooper Swan5 adults announced there presence overhead by trumpeting call headed east towards Rochdale town centre at 15:30
C goose 18 towards greenbooth
Lapwing two flocks roosting totalling 76
Goosander 1m & 11f Mallard Tufted 1m
B hd gull c. 500 G Bb gull 14 L Bb gull 13 Herring gull 28 Common gull 54
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 6th of November 2016 11:58:16 PM
Wednesday 18th April Morning
2 Tree Pipit calling s they flew over, heading North-ish straight into Rossendale
2 White Wagtail
1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler
a tired male Wheatear - probably same bird since Monday eveing.
2 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye and a White Wagtail at the reservoir this morning ..
Pied Wagtail (on the E. dam wall)
Curlew x 4 (1 in fields below the Dam, 3 flyovers at W end; much calling)
Mallard x 2 m
Canada Goose x 8 (paired up not in usual flock)
Lesser Black Back Gull (1 x adult, 2 x juv)
Herring Gull (several adult + juv)
Skylark x 2 (S bank display flights)
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Meadow Pipit (several displaying + flyovers (NW))
Wheatear 1 f (first of the year at W end on res wall)
Tufted Duck 1 m
Reed Bunting 1 m
Lapwing (display flights over fields below dam)
Black Head Gull (Gardens of big houses at N.side)
Non-birding (Much frog spawn evident in culverts / streams at W end)
Curiously, not a single gull roosted this evening. A few herring and black headed gull passed through, but none stopped. Around the reservoir, 6 goldeneye, 4 goosander, 80 lapwing and a single curlew.
V few birds
1 m Stonechat
50+ Lapwing
scattering of lesser black backed, herring and black headed gulls
2 Goldeneye
2 Goosander
1 Tufted Duck
A quick NYD peek on the way home from Elton Res... c. 12:30pm
About 30 large gulls (mix of Herring, Lesser Black Backed and Great Black Backed) plus more coming in
About 35 Black Headed Gull
3 Goosander (1m, 2f)
1 Goldeneye (m)
2 Pied Wagtail
Large flock of Lapwing 40-50
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 1st of January 2018 05:45:28 PM
Quick visit for the roost this afternoo. Complete count of birds present:
Black Headed Gull 510
Common Gull 14
Herring Gull 4
Great Black Backed Gull 6
Goosander 20
Lapwing 165
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 1st of January 2018 05:45:57 PM
131 Goosander on the Res last light tonight with more still arriving ..
2 Little Owl, Common Scoter, 10 Tufted Duck and 14 Great black-backed Gull also present ..
Also a very good looking pure white Black-headed Gull with black wingtips amongst the growing gull roost ..
Nice view of a young Merlin on the South wall early this morning which appeared in front of me, scattering the many Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtail..
6 Tufted Duck and a Wheatear also present..
G c grebe 2
Tufted 2 m
Goosander 15 f
cormorant 1< br />Buzzard dark bird over valley and lighter over res
Kestrel 1+
Sparrowhawk f flushed all lapwings and gulls from N shoe
Lapwing flocks of 60+66
B hd gull c. 120
L Bb gull c. 60
Swallow 8 South
-- Edited by Mike Cooper on Monday 4th of September 2017 08:10:48 PM
Cormorant 1 on spit flew off and returned to south embankment bump
G c grebe 1 ad sp
Goosander FF
C goose 1 on res and flocks of 44 and 30 in Deepley Vale
L Bb gull c. 8 ad and 20 juvs/Imms
H gull 1 ad
B had gull 3 ad
Lapwing 63
Buzzard 1 ad with juv mobbed by Crows and Fem Kestrel
Swallow 30-40 in family parties migrating but most stopping to feed Juvs
Sand Martin 1 briefly feeding over res
Grey wagtail ad fem at overflow
** 2 d Common Scoter ** mid-reservoir still there at 13:45
1 common sandpiper - N shore
1 curlew - N shore
1 f goosander
Plus the usuals
-- Edited by Barry Corless on Sunday 2nd of July 2017 01:54:00 PM
My first visit up here for a while and was rewarded with a stunning summer plumage Mediterranean Gull. 20:00 - 20:30
Also around
13 Goosander
3 Great Crested Grebe
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Dave
-- Edited by David Winnard on Saturday 17th of June 2017 08:45:10 PM
South Bank
Wheatear (2f)
Usual Pied Wagtail and Meadow Pipit
Reed Bunting (2m)
On the res
2 x Canada Geese + 2 gooslings
c. 10 Lesser Black Backed Gull
8 Mallard
6 Black Headed Gull
North Shore
Common Sandpiper
Grasshopper Warbler (reeling)
3 x Curlew (flyover calling)
2 Arctic Tern through NE this morning .. also 2 Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper
visit today at lunch time in anticipation of some terns but 1 Whimbrel, a Yellow Wagtail and approx. 20 Wheatear were the highlights - 3 Great Crested Grebe too. Quite a few gulls on too - 1-2 immature Great Black Backed Gulls and over 10 immature Herring Gulls
Water level dropping hopefully for wader passage latet this spring summer and autumn
2 Redshank, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat and a Grasshopper Warbler this morning
Canada Goose x 14
Linnet x 5
Magpie x 2
Great Crested Grebe x 1
Tufted Duck x 4
Wheatear x 12
Swallow x 6
Pied Wagtail x 25
Skylark x 1
Carrion Crow x 4
Common Sandpiper x 1
Herring Gull x 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull x 4
Mallard x 3
Meadow Pipit x 10
Reed Bunting x 9
Single male Wheatear this morning along with 6 Pied Wagtails, 4 Curlew, 4 Goldeneye and a single Great Crested Grebe.
Stonechat x 2 1m (have to be one of best looking birds in full breeding plummage) + 1f
Curlew 4+ chasing each other around the resevoir calling
Couple of parachuting Meadow Pipits
Many Skylarks in song
One very harassed female Mallard with 5 males in tow
One loved up pair of Canada Geese
A lone Great Crested Grebe
Male and female resident Pied Wagtails
10-12 Lapwing on North Shore stones until disturbed by dog walker
1 x tufted duck m
But no Wheatear
Of interest...
Goosander (red head)
Cormorant x 1 (unusual for here)
Great Crested Grebe x 2
Goldeneye 2M 1F
Curlew x 2 (heard a few more)
Oystercatcher x 1
Canada Goose x 2
Pied Wagtails (3 M 1 F)
Still no Wheatear tho'
Canada goose 16
Mallard MM
Goldeneye M displaying to F plus imm M
G c grebe 1 wp
Lapwing 26 on rock pile N shore
Oystercatcher 4 feeding on S then N shore
Curlew 12 with 3 in pairs displaying / in territory
Pied wagtail MF
Skylark 1 singing
[no Wheatears yet]
Lapwing 130 on north shore edge
Canada goose 23
Goldeneye 2 ad M , imm M and F
Small gull roost but good numbers of larger gulls
B hd Gull c 300
G Bb gull 11 ad 4 Imms
Herring gull 46 ad 69 Imms
Common gull 15 including 2 very dark grey birds (Eastern ??)
Goosander MF M
Lapwing c 120
B hd gull c. 1,000
Herring gull 8 Imms
L Bb gull 2 ads
G Bb gull ad 2 Imms
Common gull c. 40
Goldeneye ad M imm M 3 X F
Goosander MMM 8x F
B hd Gull 1,000+
Common Gull c. 90
L Bb Gull 2
Herring Gull 12
Lapwing c. 150 on north shore stone mound
Grey wagtail at least 1 heard
Mistle thrush on barn conversion lawn
The large numbers of Herring Gull seem to have moved on over Christmas/New Year, just 26 here tonight, but large numbers of Great Black-backed Gull,
Great Black-backed Gull - 225 - 3rd highest count in Rochdale
Herring Gull - 26
Common Gull - 200
Black-headed Gull - 2400
Goldeneye - 4 (2f, 2 imm m)
Goosander - 13
Dave
A juv Iceland Gull roosted tonight, a different bird to the one a few weeks back. Numbers of larger gulls are well down from early/mid December with only 30 Herring Gull tonight (1532 only a few weeks ago!).
Cheers
Dave
Very difficult viewing conditions in strong WSW wind
B hd gull c.600
G bb gull c. 15
Herring gull c 40
Common gull c. 80
L Bb gull c 30
Goldeneye fem & imm male
Goosander mff
Scaup 1f
Poss fem red breasted merganser flew in with fem Goosander from Deeply Vale circled and departed the same way. Smaller slimmer and darker than Goosander with only inner secondaries white?
Scaup still present this morning.. 3 Goldeneye also on the reservoir..
2 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail and 3 Meadow Pipit along the North bank..
Single Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 100+ Lapwing and 25 Fieldfare this morning.
First thing this morning ...
Scaup still present along with 4 Goldeneye and 2 Tufted Duck..
Scaup still at the Reservoir along with 2 Goldeneye
Scaup and 2 Goldeneye first thing this morning
1 Scaup
1 GoldenEye
18 Goosander
80+ Lapwings
Cheers Steven
Juvenile Iceland Gull present in the evening roost up until 16.10 at least. Also 42 GBB, 32 LBB, 550 Herring, c50 Common and 1150 Black Headed Gull. Also 18 Goosander and 2 Goldeneye.
Juv iceland gull currently on the reservoir
Dave
A 2 hour stint from 14:40-16:40 in lovely conditions, amazing light - still and cloudless but very cold, -1c on car dash when I got back to the car.
I was expecting small numbers of gulls today but I was wrong, many coming in after sunset.
1532 Herring Gull (half coming in after sunset)
2200 Black-headed Gull
62 Great Black-backed Gull
75 Lesser Black-backed Gull
150 Common Gull
197 Lapwing
31 Goosander
2 Snipe
2 Goldeneye
1 Little Owl
Time to warm up so I can feel my fingers and toes properly!
Dave
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 28th of November 2016 05:29:47 PM
B hd gull 1576
H gull c. 800
G Bb gull at least 59
L Bb gull c. 60
C gull c 50
Lapwing 23
P wagtail at least 6
Grey wagtail 1 heard Goosander 13m & 19 f Goldeneye at least 1fem
-- Edited by Mike Cooper on Monday 28th of November 2016 10:55:08 AM
Flat calm conditions and blue skies for a change up here (3pm - 4.40pm);
1 adult winter Mediterranean Gull
813 Herring Gull
152 Lesser Black-backed Gull
62 Great Black-backed Gull
150 Common Gull
3000+ Black-headed Gull
2 Goldeneye (f)
24 Goosander
2 Mallard
8 Pied Wagtail
124 Lapwing
Dave
Huge gull roost for the last two evenings, both the records of Herring Gull smash the previously highest count of this species in Rochdale by some margin (previous highest 450).
19th November
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
980 Herring Gull
102 Lesser Black-backed Gull
78 Great Black-backed Gull
3000 Black-headed Gull
250 Common Gull
20th November
1492 Herring Gull
92 Great Black-backed Gull
120 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2100 Black-headed Gull
300 Common Gull Dave
-- Edited by David Winnard on Sunday 20th of November 2016 10:32:58 PM
Goldeneye 1f
C goose 93
Goosander 1m
Lapwing 141 cold weather caused?
B hd gull 50
G Bb gull 25 ads
H gull 133 about half ads
L Bb gull 23
Stonechat mf in sapling E of run off
Fieldfare 18 in hawthorns further along E run off steam
Last light tonight..
Goldeneye.
5 Wigeon.
62 Goosander.
Large Gull roost containing 61 Great Black-backed Gull and a Black-headed Gull still with a full summer hood which has been roosting for a while now.
181 Lapwing
c100 Fieldfare north..
Little Owl
Whooper Swan5 adults announced there presence overhead by trumpeting call headed east towards Rochdale town centre at 15:30
C goose 18 towards greenbooth
Lapwing two flocks roosting totalling 76
Goosander 1m & 11f
Mallard
Tufted 1m
B hd gull c. 500
G Bb gull 14
L Bb gull 13
Herring gull 28
Common gull 54
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 6th of November 2016 11:58:16 PM