13:45 to 14:30 today

Windy but, unusually for Audenshaw, fairly warm.

Two Wheatears (1m, 1f) around the hub of the reservoirs.
One adult Little Gull at western end of No1.
Two Meadow Pipits over.
Great Northern Diver on No2.

Disappointingly, no hirundines.

didnt get any wheatears this morning paul but had a lone swallow about 10 minutes after seeing you

cheers
jason

Audenshaw Reservoirs March 31st 2007
06.45-10.45

Wheatear 2
Tufted Duck M
Great Northern Diver No2
Common Scoter No2
Meadow Pipit C8
Goldeneye C50
Adult Little Gull on No1
Sand Martins 10-20

-- Edited by hammy at 12:04, 2007-03-31

30/3/07

Also ad Little Gull, 3 Redshank and 2 Ringed Plover pm.

Audenshaw Reservoirs 30th March 2007
06.55-09.00

Lot cooler and quieter than yesterday

Great Northern Diver No3 beffore flying to No2, been doing this most mornings I've been up whilst on hols. Prior to that I only saw it on No3

Wheatear at least four, two on embankment of No3, 2 on way down and three on causeway but one might of been from original two as I only saw one on way back

Common Scoter
Goldeneye C70
Tufted Duck 2? 1? No2
Pochard? No2

At least 20 Sand Martins
2 Swallow
Cormorant flying through

Heard Redshank

-- Edited by hammy at 15:43, 2007-03-30

-- Edited by hammy at 15:43, 2007-03-30

I was at Burnt Edge when I got the call Geoff - would have made it sooner but it was rush-hour on `the (Nurburg)ring` !

and i quote 'unwillingness to twitch'and 'i,m not doin a year list' from the depths of wigan to audenshaw in 90 mins is scary i,m just glad i wasn,t in front of you diddley dummin at the lights.Another tick on your unknow 07 count

congrats geoff
 

I love Audenshaw !     

Thanks for the call Paul 

29th March 2007

Wheatear at least three
Swallow

Red-Breasted Merganser Pair on No1, left at 08.30 just as Ian Woosey got there but he did manage to see them in flight more jam than Robertsons, county lifer he tells me

40+ Sand Martins
3 Tufted Duck
female Pochard
at least 11 Wigeon
Common Scoter on No2
Great Northern Diver No2
Curlew
Rock Pipit which Ian spotted, another county lifer for Ian

Audenshaw reservoirs 28th March
07.00-11.15

8 Tufted Duck 6 ? 2 ?
Curlew over No1
Common Scoter 1st-summer ?
Oystercatcher calling wierdly, not normal flight call
Great Northern Diver located on No3 but about fifteen minutes later flew to No2

Also down King's Road
Lesser Redpoll
Green Woodpecker in tree on railway embankment far side before flying to nearside then a little later towards golf course
Chiffchaff calling near path to Fairfield

25th March

07.00 -08.30

Common Scoter
Great Northern Diver
5 Wigeon
3 Tufted Duck

17.00-19.30

Same as this morning but there were also
9 more Wigeon
15 Goosander
adult Little Gull

22nd March

Still 15 Common Scoters on no 2 early pm - flock appeared to comprise of 1 female, 4 adult males and 10 1st summer males.

Also a 1st summer Little Gull, 2 Shelduck, 2 Redshank, 1 Ringed Plover and 2 Sand Martins. 

better late than never to add to Wednesdays list

4 ringed plover on 3
2 redhshank on 2 then on 1

between 5 and 5.30

22nd March
06.45-10.45

Great Northern Diver on No2
Ringed Plover flew through
15 Common Scoter on No2

-- Edited by hammy at 14:42, 2007-03-22

19/3/07.

GN Diver still on no 3 Resv
2 drake Common Scoters on no 2 (ad + 1st sum)
4 Wigeon      4 Teal      120 Goldeneye
6 Ringed Plovers

Common Scoter still on No2 Great Northern Diver on No3 4 Sand Martins turned up at 07.45 first of year