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Tony Hill


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Redstart in the nature reserve, in a clearing to the left of the second ponds as you enter from the main path by the two tall wooden posts. It was in juvenile type plumage.

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Walked over to Blackleach yesterday.
Birds seen:
House Martin x 2
Goldfinch x 7
Starling x 4
Great Crested Grebe x 1
Mute Swan x 8
Canada Goose x lots
Mallard x 6
Tufted Duck x 8
Coot x lots
Black Headed Gull x lots
Herring Gull x 1
Lesser Black backed Gull x 2
common Tern x 1
Feral Pigeon x 7
Robin x 7
Reed warbler x 2
Carrion Crow x 2
Magpie x 4
House Sparrow x 8
Blackbird x 6
Swallow x 4
Wood Pigeon x 3




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Black necked grebe still present at 13.00

Cheers Jay 

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Tony Hill


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Black necked Grebe mainly around the shell island, toward the back of the reservoir.

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bernard hooley


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Yesterday my wife and I walked across Kearsley and Linnyshaw mosses to
Blackleach country park.
21 birds seen:
Goldfinch x 4
Feral Pigeon x 6
Herring Gull x 1
Black Headed Gull x 30+
Blackbird x 7
Magpie x 30+
House Sparrow x 10
Coot x 12
Carrion Crow x 4
Mute swan x 11
Canada Goose x 14
Moorhen x 2
Tufted Duck x 8
Mallard x 5
Lesser Black Backed Gull x 2
Mediterranean Gull x 1
Common Buzzard x 1
Robin x 6
Starling x 12
Wood Pigeon x 4
And last but not least. A stunning
Ring Ouzel in the field adjoining the
old railway. A first for me at this site,


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Water Rail today, below the high fenced banking where there are two black benches, showing well feeding in the marginal vegetation
2 Willow Tit

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Tony Hill


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2 Whooper Swans, 31 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe.

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About 70% ice on the lake. Two Whooper Swans still there, also a Common Snipe flew up from the reed ditch at the north of the reservoir.

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Tony Hill


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Water Rail at the back of reservoir. 2 Whooper Swans still here, also a Nuthatch.

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The 2 Whooper Swans still present today .

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Still 2 Whooper Swans today plus good nos. of Coot,few Gadwall, Mallard,8 Comorants,120 Black Headed Gulls,10 Common Gull and a single ad. Lesser Black Back Gull, and 3 Bullfinch just past the carpark

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Tony Hill


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Where have all the Gadwall gone, only 11 birds there this morning, must have been the fireworks. 2 Whooper Swans, 12 Mute Swans, 212 Canada Geese. Also 250 Woodpigeon flew south toward Worsley.

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Tony Hill


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2 Whooper Swans still here. A former ranger at Blackleach recorded 23 Whooper Swans on the water on Sun Oct 27th.

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12 Mute Swans, 5 Whooper Swans, 166 Canada Geese, 72 Gadwall, 23 Moorhen. 75 Pink footed Geese flying east at 7 40a.m..

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4 Whooper Swans this afternoon.

 

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Tony Hill


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Now 5 Whooper Swans on the reservoir.

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25/10/2019 09:30 - 10:35 Whooper Swan 4

Mute Swan herded the Whoopers at times with raised wings posturing.




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Tony Hill


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4 Whooper Swans still here + 66 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 212 Coot.

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Whooper Swans still here.

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4 whooper swans at 15.15 with Zoe Barrett and Steve Atkins Also 51 Gadwall 168 Coot

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A nice count of at least 168 coot today. Also a brood of 4 well-grown great crested grebe. 



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9.50am to 11.55am. 35 species recorded including:

  • Swifts 30+
  • Reed Warblers 2
  • Song Thrush 3
  • Blackcap 2
  • Whitethroat 1 (heard only)
  • Swallows 5
  • Buzzards 3
  • Jay 1 (heard only)
  • House Martins 25+
  • Bullfinch 2
  • Grey Wagtail 2
  • Reed Bunting 1
  • Chiffchaff 1 (heard only)
  • Common Terns 4


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A male Brambling using feeders in a garden on the north west side of the reservoir, near the allotments. There's also a female I saw the other day around this area, but didn't see it today. Also a Water Rail still at the back of the reservoir. 24 Gadwall , 6 Shoveler , 20 Redwing and a Willow Tit.

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21 Gadwall
6 Shoveler
Little Grebe
Great crested Grebe
4 Bullfinch

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A Brambling at the back of the reservoir, it then flew toward the visitor centre. Later, that or another female brambling was with chaffinches on the north side of the reservoir, near the allotments. Also a Water Rail in reeds at the back.

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20 Wigeon, 51 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler on the reservoir today.

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Pintail in the middle of the reservoir with some gadwall . Also there are 45 Gadwall , 6 Wigeon and 2 Little Grebes. No sign of yesterday's garganey.

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Garganey on the water today, at the back of the reservoir, opposite the wall.

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Two Sandwich Terns flew in at 10 45am and landed on the rafts, still there at 11 15am when I left. Also 22 Gadwall , 3 Wigeon.

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Redstart in hedge at Hill Top , next to the football field.

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Black-necked grebes still present. 2,30pm - 4,30pm.

Still showing very well on the west side from the benches, both keeping a healthy distance from my camera lens when they weren't under water (which was most of the time! ) Still a joy to see them so local smile. 



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-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Monday 2nd of July 2018 06:12:28 PM

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Carl Fletcher-Poole wrote:

Called in for half an hour this morning both birds showing well (see picture) great to see them on my local patch but cant believe that more people are not going to see them as went yesterday met one guy from Bolton who said the same and no one this morning


 



Yes,I was down early this morning too, met two separate birders, both locals.

Good views on the western side near the tern rafts, though bit distant for good images!!



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Called in for half an hour this morning both birds showing well (see picture) great to see them on my local patch but cant believe that more people are not going to see them as went yesterday met one guy from Bolton who said the same and no one this morning

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Sorry for the delay, these were taken yesterday but two Black-necked grebes showing well as described by other comments. Picture attached

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2 Black-necked Grebes still present at 8.45pm, in front of the left most tern rafts when accessing from the car park

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10.20am to 11.05am, Did not make a complete list, highlights:

  • Black-necked Grebes 2
  • Little Grebe 1
  • Great Crested Grebes 4+
  • Common Terns 15+
  • Singing Song Thrush 1

Thanks to the Warden who pointed me to the Black-necked Grebes, also to Tony Hill for his post and Rick Parker for phoning me yesterday about the Black-necked Grebes.



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Tony Hill


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2 Black necked grebes on the reservoir, mainly at the west end.

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A male Pied Flycatcher was most unusual. It was in the woods behind the reservoir dam and was mainly in the tops of the trees, but it did come lower down in the bushes from time to time. This was at around 10am, I did search for it again about an hour later, but there was no sign, but it could still be around. There was also 8 Blackcaps around the site, 3 of them in the same tree in the allotments north of the reservoir.

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I went to Blackleach as well on Wednesday 9-30 am for the Garganey. Dipped but did see 1 Brambling by the feeding station 



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No Garganey but others birds of note: 1 Peregrine circled and drifted west 4 Shoveler 1 Chiffchaff 2 Lapwings at Linnyshaw

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No Garganey just one Chiffchaff

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3 Garganey still there at 7.30pm with the Gadwalls and Tufted Ducks.

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3 Garganey still present at 1615 today.

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3 Garganey (2 drakes, 1 duck) are on Blackleach Reservoir.

Just reported by Tony Hill.

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Birds today included 44 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 165 Coot, 1 Water Rail calling and min 25 Redwing roosting above south side of lake

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Today,

75 Gadwall
3 Shoveler
1 Goldeneye
180 Coot
7 Common Gull


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Birds present today included 2 Gadwall, 2 Willow Tit and 5 Siskin



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1 Oystercatcher present today 



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Zoe Barrett


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This afternoon at Blackleach reservoir:

19 Wigeon
1 Shoveler
15 Mute swans
35 Gadwall

Around site:

Willow tit
4 Song thrushes
3 Redwing
2 Jays
Long-tailed tits and Goldcrests everywhere

Just to add that I am not at all impressed by the footpath resurfacing around Blackleach reservoir.

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Willow Warbler by the car park at 2pm today.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

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