20 Great Crested Grebe 500+ Swift 50 Swallow 10 House Martin 2 Grey Wagtail 5 Common Tern - life tick for me 3 Sanderling 2 Ringed Plover 1 Little Ringed Plover 2 Linnet
Hobby seen early am (JW) 2 Sanderling 5 Dunlin 3 Wheatear
Robert Adderley said
Mon May 14 9:12 PM, 2007
Mon 14th May pm
1 male Whinchat 2 Wheatears 11 Dunlin 1 Little Grebe
Paul Hammond said
Sun May 13 5:15 PM, 2007
Audenshaw Reservoirs 13th May 2007 Sunny Easterly wind 05.40-09.30
24 Dunlin 3 Ringed Plover Little Ringed Plover 6 Wheatear
15.00-16.50 raining heavy at times
Sanderling Dunlin Wheatear 2 Little Grebe
Robert Adderley said
Sat May 12 8:26 PM, 2007
12th May (mid morning)
4 Sanderling 15 Dunlin 1 Little Grebe 2 Wheatears
Paul Hammond said
Fri May 11 7:02 PM, 2007
Audenshaw Reservoirs 11th May 2007 16.00-18.00 LT Rain with south westerlies
Turnstone 2 Sanderling 2 Dunlin 3 Wheatear
Paul Hammond said
Fri May 11 7:56 AM, 2007
Audenshaw Reservoirs 11th May 2007 05.40-07.00 Light Rain Lt Westerlies
At least 7 Dunlin Common Sandpiper 3 Wheatear 8 Whimbrel Greenshank
6 of the Whimbrel were on No3 when I arrived, on far bank. Making my way to the causeway just to be 100% I disturbed a Greenshank on No2. The Greenshank settled further down the bank and the second time it took to flight two more Whimbrel flew with it. The 8 Whimbrel flew off north at 06.20.
The Greenshank was still calling around No2 as I left at 07.00
Started off with one Dunlin over No1, been around for several days. Three landed on No2, bank nearby as I was sheltering in the hide. As I got back to where the corner of the path overlooks all three reservoirs I spotted a flock of seven flying low over No2.
Didn't want to come off but work calls. Hoping to get back this afternoon
Nigel Troup said
Mon May 7 9:50 PM, 2007
I found the two Mallard on No2 at 15:00, but no sign of the Garganey.
Three Wheatear were on the walls around the central hub, plus two Pied Wagtails. There were a dozen or so Swifts over and similar numbers of Swallow, but no martins. A Little Ringed Plover was on the banks of No2, as were 20 or so Goosander.
Paul Hammond said
Mon May 7 11:47 AM, 2007
Audenshaw Reservoirs 05.50-10.25
Male Garganey on No1. For a while spent its time in company of a pair of Mallard. Was still present when I left but on No2.
4 Wheatear Ringed Plover Dunlin
Paul Hammond said
Mon May 7 11:44 AM, 2007
Audenshaw 6th 2007 between 06.45-10.15
Blue-Headed Wagtai, one of six Yellow Wagtails flying through Audenshaw this morning and the only one to linger. Still present at 10.15 when I left, having been here since Rob left about 9 ish.
1 Sandwich Tern perched on a buoy on no 3 Resv until c7am when flew off north (Paul Hammond) 1ad Kittiwake on no 2 Resv 8.10-8.20am flew off west. 1 Common Tern 1 Common Sand. 4 Wheatears 1 Yellow Wagtail.
Paul Hammond said
Thu May 3 7:48 AM, 2007
Ringed Plover 3 Teal 2F1M Whimbrel 2 Wheatear
-- Edited by hammy at 07:49, 2007-05-03
Robert Adderley said
Mon Apr 30 2:51 PM, 2007
Mon 30th April
1 full sum plum Bar-tailed Godwit showing well on the bank of no 3 Resv. 1 Dunlin. 2 Common Sandpipers. 3 Wheatears. 1 Yellow Wagtail.
Nigel Troup said
Sun Apr 29 9:20 PM, 2007
It felt as though it should have been a good Black Tern day, so I popped into Audenshaw at about 15:15.
Regrettably, I was mistaken: not a tern to be seen. A couple of Wheatears (1m) was the best spot. Swifts were back: about 15 or so, quite high over No3. Six Swallows and a couple of Sand Martins added to the spring feel. Remnants of winter were 24 Goosander and 28 Great Crested Grebe. Gulls were well down since my last visit: maybe 12 or so Lesser Black-backed and 20 Black-headed.
Because it was so quiet stood and admired the feeding swallows, so relaxing !!!
Next to Fairfield Golf Coures
10 - Lapwing 8 - Skylark new life tick for me 1 - Lesser Whitethroat another life tick
Cheers Andrew
Robert Adderley said
Mon Apr 23 10:08 PM, 2007
23rd April
LITTLE TERN this morning until around midday, also 2 Common Terns this am. per R Travis
2 ARCTIC TERNS arrived at 5.30pm until 6.45pm at least.
Also c50 Swifts , 15 Goosander and 2 Wheatear.
Paul Hammond said
Sat Apr 21 5:39 PM, 2007
Audenshaw Reservoirs 21st April 2007 05.40-08.00
5 Wheatears White Wagtail Redshank Little Ringed Plover Heard Yellow Wagtail fly over 3 Swifts flying east at 07.15 5 Mute Swans 2 Cormorant 2 Whimbrel 07.45 flying west Short-Eared Owl, high over waste land on King's Road, being mobbed by crows Dunlin
Nigel Troup said
Fri Apr 20 7:01 PM, 2007
20th April, 17:00 to 17:50.
Without 'scope, so can't give a full account of what was on the water
4 Wheatears (3 males, two of which were Greenland variety) 2 White Wagtails 2 Pied Pagtails 1 Ringed Plover 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Swallows 1 Sand Martin 2 Linnet 1 Skylark 1 Lapwing 50 Starlings 10+ Goldeneye 20+ Great Crested Grebe
Not recommended if you don't like the taste of flies!
An odd wader type call caused a minor flurry of excitement until a Cockatiel appeared low over the wall of no 1.
Ian Woosey said
Thu Apr 19 2:09 PM, 2007
The shoes are all thats left of past county year-listers ! Anyone seen Brian Fielding lately ? ? ?
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 19 11:45 AM, 2007
Tom McKinney wrote:
Still no sign of the diver. Glad to see Paul had it flying away and that it's not dying somewhere on the side amongst the discarded shoes! (where do all these shoes come from???)
Off people's feet I expect Tom? (sorry couldn't resist it)
Tom McKinney said
Wed Apr 18 3:00 PM, 2007
18/4 midday
Little Gull - 2 (ad & 2s) White Wag - 2 Wheatear - 1 male Sand Martin - 1 Swallow - 3 LBB Gull - 11 G.C.Grebe - 17 Goldeneye - 11
Still no sign of the diver. Glad to see Paul had it flying away and that it's not dying somewhere on the side amongst the discarded shoes! (where do all these shoes come from???)
-- Edited by Tom McKinney at 15:01, 2007-04-18
Paul Hammond said
Tue Apr 17 5:47 PM, 2007
Hi Tom
Diver was flying high this morning at 06.20 and I lost sight of it. May have finally left as I didn't see it after this time.
There was also White Wagtail near causeway
-- Edited by hammy at 17:48, 2007-04-17
-- Edited by hammy at 17:50, 2007-04-17
Tom McKinney said
Tue Apr 17 3:46 PM, 2007
17/4, 8-9.30am
Little Gull - 3 (ad & 2x2s) Common Sand - 1 LRP - 1 Oystercatcher - 1 Swallow - 2 Goldeneye - 16 (2 drks) LBB Gull - 4 ads
No sign Diver.
-- Edited by Tom McKinney at 15:47, 2007-04-17
Robert Adderley said
Mon Apr 16 8:48 PM, 2007
16th April late pm
Great Northern Diver on no 3 3 Little Gulls - 1ad and 2 2nd sums. 3 Wheatears 2 White Wagtails 2 LRP 1 Ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper c30 Goldeneye.
Tom McKinney said
Wed Apr 11 3:26 PM, 2007
11/4/07, 10.30-12.30
Nothing to add to Andrew below other than an Oystercatcher at midday. Also the Diver has still got wire in its mouth. It seems to be able to keep it in its mouth most of the time but I saw a line of it fall out after it resurfaced. Rob and Sonia saw it yesterday as well.
Andrew Newall said
Wed Apr 11 11:41 AM, 2007
11/4/07
6.15am to 9.30am
Diver on No3 8 x great crested grebe 1 x Redshank 6 x Meadow Pipit 8 F & 3 M Wheater 32 F & 6 M Goldeneye 1 x Swallow 1 x Sandmartin 1 x Common Sandpiper 1 x Grey Heron 3 x Ringed Plover 9 x Canada Geese
and 5 billion flies !!!
Andrew
Robert Adderley said
Tue Apr 10 3:37 PM, 2007
10th April
Great Northern Diver on no 3 Resv then flew onto no 2.
Kittiwake - 1 ad until about 10.15 only.
1 Common Sandpiper. 2 Ringed Plover c50 Goldeneye c40 Meadow Pipits over NE.
Robert Adderley said
Mon Apr 9 4:07 PM, 2007
Audenshaw - mid pm
2 adult Little Gulls on no.1 4 LRPs on no.3 c120 Golden Plover
Paul Hammond said
Mon Apr 9 10:37 AM, 2007
Audenshaw Reservoirs 9th April 2007 06.35-09.45
Overcast with SW to westerly wind with a light shower
Goldeneye C50, bulk on No2 Great Northern Diver No3 Wheatear male and female, male not present first thing, may have turned up at same time as martins Tufted Duck male No1 Sand Martins C20 over No1 Ringed Plover 2 on No1 Little Ringed Plover No3 Swallow No1
Paul Hammond said
Sat Apr 7 11:45 AM, 2007
Audenshaw 7th April 2007
Great Northern Diver C35 Goldeneye at least 4 Meadow Pipits Swallow 2 Sand Martins
Nigel Troup said
Fri Apr 6 10:27 PM, 2007
The Great Northern Diver was back on No2 when I visited at 11:45.
Apart from half a dozen passing Meadow Pipits there was nothing remotely spring-like.
A flock of about five small dinghies on No3 was a personal lifer for Audenshaw.
Robert Adderley said
Fri Apr 6 8:33 PM, 2007
6th April - early am
Great Northern Diver on no 3 Resv this am.
Greylag Goose - 1 flew NE at 7.40am followed by a pair on no 2 Resv from 8.10-8.20am approx when flew off NW.
Curlew - 1
Also a LRP and 2 Sand Martins earlier (PH).
Robert Adderley said
Tue Apr 3 8:31 PM, 2007
3rd April - late afternoon
Great Northern Diver still on no 2 Resv 1 ad Little Gull on no 1 Resv 6 Wigeon 4 Shoveler 1 Ringed Plover c50 Sand Martins
14.00 - 16.30
20 Great Crested Grebe
500+ Swift
50 Swallow
10 House Martin
2 Grey Wagtail
5 Common Tern - life tick for me
3 Sanderling
2 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
2 Linnet
Cheers
Andrew
05.40-07.50
3 Dunlin
6 Ringed Plover
Oystercatcher
Turnstone
Yellow Wagtail (Heard)
Wheatear
James Wild also had 2 LRP and another Wheatear
9 SANDERLINGS this evening on no 2 Resv
Also 2 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover and a Common Sand.
10.25-12.44
Same as early morning but added another Sanderling and Common Sandpiper.
06.00-08.00
6 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Sanderling
Turnstone
Hobby seen early am (JW)
2 Sanderling
5 Dunlin
3 Wheatear
1 male Whinchat
2 Wheatears
11 Dunlin
1 Little Grebe
Sunny Easterly wind
05.40-09.30
24 Dunlin
3 Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
6 Wheatear
15.00-16.50
raining heavy at times
Sanderling
Dunlin
Wheatear 2
Little Grebe
4 Sanderling
15 Dunlin
1 Little Grebe
2 Wheatears
16.00-18.00
LT Rain with south westerlies
Turnstone
2 Sanderling
2 Dunlin
3 Wheatear
05.40-07.00
Light Rain Lt Westerlies
At least 7 Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
3 Wheatear
8 Whimbrel
Greenshank
6 of the Whimbrel were on No3 when I arrived, on far bank. Making my way to the causeway just to be 100% I disturbed a Greenshank on No2. The Greenshank settled further down the bank and the second time it took to flight two more Whimbrel flew with it. The 8 Whimbrel flew off north at 06.20.
The Greenshank was still calling around No2 as I left at 07.00
Started off with one Dunlin over No1, been around for several days. Three landed on No2, bank nearby as I was sheltering in the hide. As I got back to where the corner of the path overlooks all three reservoirs I spotted a flock of seven flying low over No2.
Didn't want to come off but work calls. Hoping to get back this afternoon
Three Wheatear were on the walls around the central hub, plus two Pied Wagtails. There were a dozen or so Swifts over and similar numbers of Swallow, but no martins. A Little Ringed Plover was on the banks of No2, as were 20 or so Goosander.
05.50-10.25
Male Garganey on No1. For a while spent its time in company of a pair of Mallard. Was still present when I left but on No2.
4 Wheatear
Ringed Plover
Dunlin
between 06.45-10.15
Blue-Headed Wagtai, one of six Yellow Wagtails flying through Audenshaw this morning and the only one to linger. Still present at 10.15 when I left, having been here since Rob left about 9 ish.
6 Yellow Wagtail
2 Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Dunlin
6 Wheatear
Sorry its late
Arctic Tern - 5
Whimbrel - 2
Common Sand - 2
Wheatear - 4
Yellow Wag - 1
1ad Kittiwake on no 2 Resv 8.10-8.20am flew off west.
1 Common Tern
1 Common Sand.
4 Wheatears
1 Yellow Wagtail.
3 Teal 2F1M
Whimbrel
2 Wheatear
-- Edited by hammy at 07:49, 2007-05-03
1 full sum plum Bar-tailed Godwit showing well on the bank of no 3 Resv.
1 Dunlin.
2 Common Sandpipers.
3 Wheatears.
1 Yellow Wagtail.
Regrettably, I was mistaken: not a tern to be seen. A couple of Wheatears (1m) was the best spot. Swifts were back: about 15 or so, quite high over No3. Six Swallows and a couple of Sand Martins added to the spring feel. Remnants of winter were 24 Goosander and 28 Great Crested Grebe. Gulls were well down since my last visit: maybe 12 or so Lesser Black-backed and 20 Black-headed.
4 - Wheater
10 - Great Crested Grebe
2 - Canada Geese
1 - Ringed Plover
Because it was so quiet stood and admired the feeding swallows, so relaxing !!!
Next to Fairfield Golf Coures
10 - Lapwing
8 - Skylark new life tick for me
1 - Lesser Whitethroat another life tick
Cheers Andrew
LITTLE TERN this morning until around midday, also 2 Common Terns this am. per R Travis
2 ARCTIC TERNS arrived at 5.30pm until 6.45pm at least.
Also c50 Swifts , 15 Goosander and 2 Wheatear.
05.40-08.00
5 Wheatears
White Wagtail
Redshank
Little Ringed Plover
Heard Yellow Wagtail fly over
3 Swifts flying east at 07.15
5 Mute Swans
2 Cormorant
2 Whimbrel 07.45 flying west
Short-Eared Owl, high over waste land on King's Road, being mobbed by crows
Dunlin
Without 'scope, so can't give a full account of what was on the water
4 Wheatears (3 males, two of which were Greenland variety)
2 White Wagtails
2 Pied Pagtails
1 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Swallows
1 Sand Martin
2 Linnet
1 Skylark
1 Lapwing
50 Starlings
10+ Goldeneye
20+ Great Crested Grebe
Not recommended if you don't like the taste of flies!
Fairly quiet
1 Dunlin
2 LRP
3 Ringed Plovers
2 Wheatear
c300+ Sand Martins
An odd wader type call caused a minor flurry of excitement until a Cockatiel appeared low over the wall of no 1.
Little Gull - 2 (ad & 2s)
White Wag - 2
Wheatear - 1 male
Sand Martin - 1
Swallow - 3
LBB Gull - 11
G.C.Grebe - 17
Goldeneye - 11
Still no sign of the diver. Glad to see Paul had it flying away and that it's not dying somewhere on the side amongst the discarded shoes! (where do all these shoes come from???)
-- Edited by Tom McKinney at 15:01, 2007-04-18
Diver was flying high this morning at 06.20 and I lost sight of it. May have finally left as I didn't see it after this time.
There was also White Wagtail near causeway
-- Edited by hammy at 17:48, 2007-04-17
-- Edited by hammy at 17:50, 2007-04-17
Little Gull - 3 (ad & 2x2s)
Common Sand - 1
LRP - 1
Oystercatcher - 1
Swallow - 2
Goldeneye - 16 (2 drks)
LBB Gull - 4 ads
No sign Diver.
-- Edited by Tom McKinney at 15:47, 2007-04-17
Great Northern Diver on no 3
3 Little Gulls - 1ad and 2 2nd sums.
3 Wheatears
2 White Wagtails
2 LRP
1 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
c30 Goldeneye.
Nothing to add to Andrew below other than an Oystercatcher at midday. Also the Diver has still got wire in its mouth. It seems to be able to keep it in its mouth most of the time but I saw a line of it fall out after it resurfaced. Rob and Sonia saw it yesterday as well.
6.15am to 9.30am
Diver on No3
8 x great crested grebe
1 x Redshank
6 x Meadow Pipit
8 F & 3 M Wheater
32 F & 6 M Goldeneye
1 x Swallow
1 x Sandmartin
1 x Common Sandpiper
1 x Grey Heron
3 x Ringed Plover
9 x Canada Geese
and 5 billion flies !!!
Andrew
Great Northern Diver on no 3 Resv then flew onto no 2.
Kittiwake - 1 ad until about 10.15 only.
1 Common Sandpiper.
2 Ringed Plover
c50 Goldeneye
c40 Meadow Pipits over NE.
2 adult Little Gulls on no.1
4 LRPs on no.3
c120 Golden Plover
06.35-09.45
Overcast with SW to westerly wind with a light shower
Goldeneye C50, bulk on No2
Great Northern Diver No3
Wheatear male and female, male not present first thing, may have turned up at same time as martins
Tufted Duck male No1
Sand Martins C20 over No1
Ringed Plover 2 on No1
Little Ringed Plover No3
Swallow No1
Great Northern Diver
C35 Goldeneye
at least 4 Meadow Pipits
Swallow
2 Sand Martins
Apart from half a dozen passing Meadow Pipits there was nothing remotely spring-like.
A flock of about five small dinghies on No3 was a personal lifer for Audenshaw.
6th April - early am
Great Northern Diver on no 3 Resv this am.
Greylag Goose - 1 flew NE at 7.40am followed by a pair on no 2 Resv from 8.10-8.20am approx when flew off NW.
Curlew - 1
Also a LRP and 2 Sand Martins earlier (PH).
Great Northern Diver still on no 2 Resv
1 ad Little Gull on no 1 Resv
6 Wigeon
4 Shoveler
1 Ringed Plover
c50 Sand Martins