Hi Tony, sounds more like they've found a roosting owl ???

Roger.

In Chaddy woods a right commotion as a magpie was presumably after a nest in a Bush, there must if been 50 small birds going berserk , including Greenfinch,Chaffinch,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Wren,Blackbird Chiff chaff, Long tailed,Coal, Great and Blue tits,Treecreeper,Robins and Goldfinch. Seen similar before but not to this extent. Also 2 pairs of Lapwing on the feilds,Oystercatchers piping , Swallows,Sand and House Martins, 3 Chiffchaff,Blackcap and Willow Warbler.

4 Lapwings on fields to the north of Chadderton Hall Park

1 Chiffchaff and 3 Lapwings on fields to the north of Chadderton Hall Park

3 Lapwings on fields to the north of Chadderton Hall Park

3 Lapwings on fields to the north of Chadderton Hall Park, including 2 in display flight

2 Dippers on the stream between the Rochdale Canal and Chadderton Hall Park, plus 1 Grey Wagtail

1 Raven and c100 Redwings on fields to the north of Chadderton Hall Park

c100 Redwings and c20 Mistle Thrushes on fields to the north of Chadderton Hall Park adjacent to the Rochdale Canal

1 Redwing feeding in the "Big Hedge" adjacent to the Rochdale Canal Lock 62 just north of Chadderton Hall Park

2 Redwings on fields to the north of Chadderton Hall Park this afternoon

2 Buzzards on fields to the north of Chadderton Hall Park, also 1 Swallow

120 Lapwings on fields to the north-west of Chadderton Hall Park viewable from the Rochdale Canal towpath near Bridge 69b

1 Swift, c50 Swallows and c50 House Martins on paddocks to the North of Chadderton Hall Park

Sunday 4th July

c20 Lapwings on the field between Lancaster Park Animal Farm and Lock 62 on the Rochdale Canal

Fields around Chadderton Hall Park, including the paddocks on Cragg Road

15 Lapwings
1 singing Skylark
20 Swallow
4 Swift
1 Sand Martin
2 House Martin
2 Bullfinch

15 Lapwings - including a pair with 3 juvs - on fields just north of Chadderton Hall Park adjacent to the Rochdale Canal, also 1 Sand Martin and 10 Swallows

5 Lapwings on fields just north of Chadderton Hall Park adjacent to the Rochdale Canal

3 Lapwings on fields just north of Chadderton Hall Park adjacent to the Rochdale Canal

5 Lapwings on fields just north of Chadderton Hall Park adjacent to the Rochdale Canal also 1 Sand Martin

5 Lapwings on fields just north of Chadderton Hall Park adjacent to the Rochdale Canal also 1 Sand Martin, 2+Swallows

5 Goosander (1 drake) showing well on the Rochdale Canal - Walk Mill Lock 63

Chadderton Fold area

5 Redwing
20+ Chaffinch
10 Greenfinch
3 Goldcrest
100+ House Sparrow
1 Kestrel

10 Redwings, 17 Lapwings and 8 Meadow Pipits on fields to the north-west of Chadderton Hall Park

10 Redwings and 28 Lapwings on fields to the north-west of Chadderton Hall Park

2 Dippers on the River Irk in Chadderton Hall Park

5 Buzzards flying together in the Chadderton Hall Park area

Big Garden Birdwatch, Sunday 26th January 2020

Woodpigeon 20
Pied Wagtail 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Wren 1
Dunnock 1
Robin 4
Blackbird 5
Mistle Thrush 1
Song Thrush 10
Redwing 250
Blue Tit 2
Great Tit 4
Magpie 2
Jackdaw 2
Carrion Crow 1
Starling 50
Chaffinch 10
Goldfinch 10
Greenfinch 4
Bullfinch 1

Sun 4-Aug-13
Quick circuit of the park fields and canal, but fairly quiet. I keep hoping that I might find Tree sparrow here, but I could only find House Sparrow. :(

- 1 calling Chiffchaff
- 80+ Woodpigeons
- 30+ Swallow
- 20+ House Martin
- c20 Canada Goose
+ usual corvids, tit flocks etc.

A short walk around the park this morning and the surrounding fields and hedgerows.
The park itself was very quiet the best birds being
18 Goldfinch
5 Siskin feeding on Alders.

Some of the hedgerows seemed to be alive with birds especially in the more sunnier spots;

5 Tree Sparrow
12 House Sparrow
8 Dunnock
9 Wren
4 Blackbird
1 Redwing
lots of Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-taled Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

A large female Sparrowhawk did a fly by

Bill,

from things ive read and i think its accurate, LTT bred earlier so seemed to be unaffected by the weather country wide but BT bred later and suffered because of the weather.

Cheers

Andrew

Revisited part of this tetrad this afternoon (17/1).

Whilst walking alongside the canal yesterday was told by a local resident that I should be able to find Dipper on a certain section of the River Irk. This was a bit of a (pleasant ) surprise to hear - thought I would check it out - nothing doing - but then the river was so full and moving so fast that nothing could have fed on or in it!!

At least 5 Song Thrushes singing in a fairly small area - including 3 almost on top of each other!

Finally, is it my imagination or do Long-tailed Tits seem to be more numerous than either Blue or Great this winter?


Cheers,


Bill.

-- Edited by Bill Myerscough at 16:34, 2008-01-17

Did the 2nd winter visit of my Timed Tetrad Visits for this BTO survey square (SD80Y) yesterday (16/1).

Came across a large flock of c80 Siskins. Could hear them at first but despite scouring the trees could not find them - until I looked on the ground and noted that they were all feeding on the ground underneath the trees They were in a copse of mixed birch and alder at the side of the River Irk. I can only presume that the heavy overnight rain had washed off the seeds from the alder and birch trees and it was easier for them to feed in this manner They were also joined on the ground, feeding in exactly the same manner, by 2 Lesser Redpoll and 3 Goldfinch.

Also here 3 Song Thrush, including a singing male. 27 Redwing close by.

Cheers,


Bill.

-- Edited by Bill Myerscough at 11:05, 2008-01-17

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 11th of January 2011 07:26:42 PM