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Andrew Newall


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Sunday 27th May
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 biggrin.gif
3 Sanderling
2 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
2 Linnet

Cheers

Andrew


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Paul Hammond


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Audenshaw Reservoirs 25th May 2007
05.40-07.50

3 Dunlin
6 Ringed Plover
Oystercatcher
Turnstone
Yellow Wagtail (Heard)
Wheatear

James Wild also had 2 LRP and another Wheatear


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Robert Adderley


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Thursday - 24th May

9 SANDERLINGS this evening on no 2 Resv

Also 2 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover and a Common Sand.

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Audenshaw Reservoirs 24th May 2007
10.25-12.44

Same as early morning but added another Sanderling and Common Sandpiper.

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Audenshaw Reservoirs 24th May 2007
06.00-08.00

6 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Sanderling
Turnstone

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Robert Adderley


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Friday - 18th May morning

Hobby seen early am (JW)
2 Sanderling
5 Dunlin
3 Wheatear

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Robert Adderley


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Mon 14th May pm

1 male Whinchat
2 Wheatears
11 Dunlin
1 Little Grebe

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Paul Hammond


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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

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Robert Adderley


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12th May (mid morning)

4 Sanderling
15 Dunlin
1 Little Grebe
2 Wheatears

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Audenshaw Reservoirs 11th May 2007
16.00-18.00
LT Rain with south westerlies

Turnstone
2 Sanderling
2 Dunlin
3 Wheatear

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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

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Nigel Troup


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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.



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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

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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.

6 Yellow Wagtail
2 Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Dunlin
6 Wheatear

Sorry its late

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Robert Adderley


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Saturday 5th May, morning.

Arctic Tern - 5
Whimbrel - 2
Common Sand - 2
Wheatear - 4
Yellow Wag - 1



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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.

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Ringed Plover
3 Teal 2F1M
Whimbrel
2 Wheatear

-- Edited by hammy at 07:49, 2007-05-03

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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.


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Nigel Troup


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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.

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yestereday between 6.15 & 7.30

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

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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.



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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

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Nigel Troup


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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!

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19th April - evening

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.

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The shoes are all thats left of past county year-listers ! Anyone seen Brian Fielding lately ? ? ?

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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? biggrin (sorry couldn't resist it)




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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Audenshaw - mid pm

2 adult Little Gulls on no.1
4 LRPs on no.3
c120 Golden Plover

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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

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Audenshaw 7th April 2007

Great Northern Diver
C35 Goldeneye
at least 4 Meadow Pipits
Swallow
2 Sand Martins

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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. 

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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). 



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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

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