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Robert Adderley


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Tues - 20/1/09 pm

Glaucous Gull - 1st winter bird in the roost again

also......female Common Scoter and 2 Scaup...info per R Travis.

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Robert Adderley


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Sun 18th January pm

Glaucous Gull - 1st winter bird observed in the roost.

Yellow-legged Gull - 2 (adult and 3rd winter)

No sign of the Iceland tonight.

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Robert Adderley


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Sorry John, 1st winter Iceland apparently appeared at 4.10pm last night - info per P Wren.

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Sat 17th Jan

Adult Yellow-legged Gull this afternoon but larger Gull numbers seemed to be low with high numbers of Black-headed and Common Gulls at roost. Apart from gulls c25 Goosander, c15 Goldeneye. No sign of yesterday's Iceland Gull but there were still birders looking through the flock as I left at 16.00.

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Robert Adderley


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Friday 16/01/09

Iceland Gull - 1st winter in the roost.

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 adult and prob 3rd winter late in the roost.
Great-Black-backed Gull - c30

Little Grebe - 1



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Weds 14/1/09 am 6.45 to 8.45

got my new key yesterday so thought id have an early morning visit.

huge gull roost split over all three reservoirs when i arrived and present until around 8.15, still trying to work hard on my gulls so could of been something decent but i didnt see it.

LBB, Herring, Common and Black Headed all present

4 goosander ( 1 male & 3 females )
23 Goldeneye ( 9 males & 14 females )
1 Mute Swan
9 GC Grebes
1 Juve Little Grebe was fishing at the entrance to the well in the corner of no 3.
33 Tuffties
5 pied wags

and not a wader in sight

Had well over 2000 jackaws in 2 seperate flocks.

Cheers

Andrew

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Robert Adderley


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Thurs - 8/1/09

1st winter Glaucous Gull in the roost again also 3 Scaup today (info per R Travis).

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Robert Adderley


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Tues 6th Jan

Glaucous Gull - 1st winter in the roost again - (info per R Travis)

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Robert Adderley


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Mon 5th Jan - pm

Glaucous Gull - 1st winter bird in the roost from around 4pm.

Very few large Gulls otherwise with just 38 Herring Gulls, and small Gull numbers appear to be reduced as well.

Redshank - 3
Peregrine - 1 juv

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A huge number of gulls tonight, thousand of them sat on the ice of a frozen number 3 res.

I found a cracking Glaucous gull , and was very pleased, till that cad Mr Raynor came along and said there were two,imagine that who saw it first, one for Ian to sort out!

1 Redshank taking the mickey, as this was my bogey bird last January.
20+ Goldeneye
30+ Goosander
23 Canada geese and a hybrid white one, if its not a hybrid I saw it first Ian.

700+ Jackdaws going to roost.

reports of an iceland gull the other day as well.

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Paul Heaton


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A festive roost tonight, vast rafts of gulls looking like a snow covered res.
mainly common gulls LBB and BH Gulls.

1 Shoveler
14 mallard
5 Goldeneye
23 Canada geese.

50 plus jackdaw
3 grey wags.

keep Birding.

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John Rayner


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6 Dec 2008 (11.15 - 12.15) Wonderful crisp sunny morning.

A quick look after dipping at Elton. Much the same as the 4th without the gull roost numbers.

Goldeneye 5m, 15f
Goosander 4m, 3f
Redshank 3



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John Rayner


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4 Dec 2008. 2.00 - 3.25 (Very cold, squally wintery showers)

Goosander 6f, 5m
Goldeneye 9f, 5m
Pochard 1m
Tufted Duck 66
Mute Swan 4
GC Grebe 6
Herring Gull 5
LBB Gull c45
Common Gull c100
BH Gull c800



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40 Goldeneye
17 tufted
7 cormorants plus one with a green darvic ring CO? could not read last letter the ring was on its left leg.
50 jackdaw 4 crows
1 Redshank
17 Goosander
large gull 30+
Bh gulls 300+

very wet and cold.

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Ian McKerchar


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NOTICE TO AUDENSHAW RESERVOIR PERMIT HOLDERS - Some of you may already be aware that the padlock to the gate used by Permit holders "disappeared" over the weekend. United Utilities have been contacted regarding this issue and are in the process of obtaining a new lock and keys which will be distributed to all permit holders in due course.
In the meantime they have secured the gate with a temporary padlock for which there will be no means of access.


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Robert Adderley


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2/11/08....

No sign of the Purple Sand today.

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Swan Sp - 7 over WSW mid am on size and call were almost certainly Bewick's.
Pink-footed Goose - 62 over SE.
Common Scoter - 1 female/immature
Wigeon - 1
Teal - 1
Dunlin - 1


pm (per Paul Wren)

2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost

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Still there at about 4pm per Dave Broome

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Ian McKerchar


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purple sandpiper still present, on number 1 reservoir at 1pm-ish and showing well

Info thanks to brian fielding/pete hines

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purple sandpiper present this morning on number 3 reservoir, resting on one of the boats (!), was number 6 boat. Common scoter apparently present also.

Found by paul wren, info thanks to rob and sonia adderley

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Robert Adderley


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Sun 26/10/08 pm

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 ad
Wigeon - 1
Little Grebe - 1
Rock Pipit - 1

info thanks to Paul Wren

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Flying into Manchester today over Audenshaw Res, saw what I presume were Whoopers (Could have been Mutes?) flying over Audenshaw around 12:15 - 7 in total.

Kane

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Robert Adderley


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23/10/08 am

Shoveler - 1
Pochard - 1
Goldeneye - 10
Cormorant - 6
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22nd October 08.00 - 10.15. (Heavy showers. Light westerlies).

Cold, wet, gloomy, bleak and miserable, but at least I outnumbered the dog walkers for once.

LBB Gull 64
GBB Gull 3
Herring Gull 4
GC Grebe 17
Cormorant 3
Tufted Duck 38
Pochard 5
Mallard 2
Goldeneye 6
Goosander 4 (2m, 2f)
Meadow Pipit 3
Pied Wag 2

Cheers, John

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18/10/08 late pm

Rock Pipit - 1
Redwing - 40 west
Fieldfare - 4

Goldeneye - 5
Goosander - 19


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17/10/08 am

Pink-footed Goose - 320 over SE 9.30 - 9.40am

Goldeneye - 5
Rock Pipit - 1
Meadow Pipit - 9
Linnet - 1
Redpoll - 1 over west.

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15/10/08...in addition to Paul's post...

ad Yellow-legged Gull - usual bird with LBBG's early am.

Dunlin - 1

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October 15th 2008
08.30-10.50
Light westerly, mild
Cloudy

C40 Tufted Duck
22 Great Crested Grebe
2 Whooper Swan left at 10.10 flying south east
5 Mute Swan
Rock Pipit (Rob and Sonia had at least 2 if not 3 this am)
at least 79 Golden Plover
4 Goldeneye
Cormorant

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13th October 2008
West to southwesterlies
07.30 - 10.35
overcast

Tufted Duck 75
GC Grebe 18
Redwing 6
Lesser Redpoll
Mute Swan 2 adult and a juvenile
Pochard 3m 2f
Cormorant 2
Goldeneye 4
Coot
Sparrowhawk f

14th October 2008
light southerly breeze
overcast
08.45-12.45

Tufted Duck C50
GC Grebe 14
Mute Swan 5
Cormorant 2
Whooper Swan
Goldeneye 4
Grey Plover calling as it flew south east

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3.00 - 4.45. Not much action so counted Tufties - 67

Also :
Goosander 3
Goldeneye 3
Mallard 2
GC Grebe 13
Coot 3
Cormorant 3
Lapwing 4
Pied Wagtail 11
Grey Wagtail 1
Linnet 1
Meadow Pipit 2
LBB Gull c65
Herring Gull 1
Common Gull c60
BH Gull c150


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2/10/08

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - 1 adult
Wheatear - 2
Coot - 27
Mute Swan - 4
Goosander - 38

Resisted the temptation to count the Tufties! yawn.gif

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Wed 1/10/08

Little Gull and Greenshank this am - (info thanks to J Ireland)

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28/9/08 am

Greenshank - 1
Common Sandpiper - 1
Goldeneye - 2
Wheatear - 2

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Tues - 23/9/08

female Common Scoter still present this morning (info per John Ireland)

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Mon - 22/9/08 5.20pm - 7pm

additional species to the previous post


Common Scoter - 1 female
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 adult
Dunlin - 2
Common Sand - 3
Golden Plover - 50
Wheatear - 1

The advice Mr Heaton refers to was a somewhat unkind text for him to take his bins next time, but to be fair the Scoter (picked up by Paul Wren) was hiding behind the boats, the YLG arrived at 6.30pm, the waders were camoflaged against the stonework and the Wheatear was er.....a bit skulking!hmm.gif

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Paul Heaton


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Well John appears your sighting have flown? I had a walk around between 4 and 5

83 Tufted duck
34 Goosander
40 GC Grebes
2 Goldeneye
at 4.30 A large flock of canada geese flew in about 115.

11 Goldfinch
7 Pied wags
1 swallo

had some good advise of Rob Adderley today wait but will wait till he puts his sightiings on????


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September 20th 2008
06.30-08.50
Light SW
Sunny

Canada Goose C250
GC Grebe 20
Tufted Duck C80
Goosander 10
Coot 22
C. Sandpiper 2
Dunlin 3
Ringed Plover Juv

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18/9/08 early am

Very quiet

Common Sand - 3
Goldeneye - 2
Coot - 27
Meadow Pipit - c20

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Tues - 16/9/08

1 Sanderling this evening (info per Paul Wren)

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Paul Heaton wrote:

Arrived this morning to be told by Roy, turn back there,s nothing here! so decided to walk all the way round, should have taken Roy advise smile.gif





Sorry Paul, I couldn't agree less I'm afraid

The point is admirably illustrated on a visit of mine to Porthgwarra several years ago now when my visit coincided with the onset of heavy rain. Undaunted (well it was either go out or stay in the car with a heavily snoring 3 year old son!) I set off out towards the 60ft cover to be met by several birders heading back to the car park who not only looked at me like I was daft (for heading out in the seriously crappy weather) but who also assured me that there was nothing about. All the way up to the 60ft cover and indeed once inside it seemed they were right, nothing about, so a roving tit flock atleast afforded the opportunity to look at something! Needless to say I found a Red-eyed Vireo in with that tit flock and later found out that Porthgwarra's very own local patcher and extremely competent birder had spent a good amount of time in there just prior to my visit and obviously hadn't found it himself (he wasn't best chuffed but went on to find one of his own the very same day at the bottom of the valley!).

The moral of the story? No matter how many birders have trod before you, it's always worth checking any site as it takes but a second for something to drop in or to decide to pop out infront of you after being hidden beforehand

Besides, you saw more than I achieved today

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 23:28, 2008-09-15

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 23:47, 2008-09-15

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Arrived this morning to be told by Roy, turn back there,s nothing here! so decided to walk all the way round, should have taken Roy advise smile.gif

1 common sandpiper
2 dunlin
44 goosander
1 wheater
3 magpies.

listen to those that know best!

keep birdingbiggrin.gif

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14th September 2008
08.45-10.30
moderate easterly breeze
sunny

Tufted Duck 75
Great Crested Grebe 26
Goosander 14
Shoveler 8
Goldcrest 4
Coot 24
Little Grebe
Wigeon 2
Cormorant
Common Sandpiper 2

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9/9/08 late afternoon

Turnstone - 2
Common Sandpiper - 1
Common Tern - 3
Pochard - 1
Goosander - 35
Coot - 25
Wheatear - 1

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Really surprised at the water levels today No 1 res was half empty or half full which ever way your boat floats!

Anway 2 turnstones still present

55 goosanders
36 tufted
1 pochard
300 gulls all sunning on the embankments Bh gulls LBB common gull etc,
4 common tern on No 2
3 swallows
5 wheater
A raptor came through fast at 15.30 sadly very fast did not get enough on it and by then I was too interested in the reported cowbird in cheshirehmm.gif

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7th September 2008
06.35 - 09.20
Light Showers
North Westerly breeze

Canada Goose 50
Tufted Duck C95
Goosander 44
Great Crested Grebe 27
Coot 13
Swallow C20
Pied Wagtail C15
Goldeneye
Lapwing C150
Common Tern briefly
Sand Martin C20
Ruddy Duck
Pochard male
Cormorant
House Martin C10
Turnstone 2
Wheatear 2

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4/9/08 early evening

Pochard - 1
Goldeneye - 1
Goosander - 39
Coot - 10
Common Sandpiper - 1
Wheatear - 5

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1/9/08 late pm/early evening

MED GULL - 1 juvenile

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 ad.
Herring Gull - 1
LBB Gull - c50

Pochard - 1
Goosander - c30
Common Sandpiper - 1

Wheatear - 2.




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31st August 2008
07.05 - 10.40
O/Cast before turning murky
Light southerly breeze

Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 90
Goosander 46
GC Grebe 30
Common Sandpiper 2
Coot 4
Shoveler 5
Pied Wagtail C20
Cormorant 3
Goldeneye 2
Male Pochard
Linnet C18
Wheatear
Lapwing 41

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30/8/08 am

Oystercatcher - 1
Common Tern - 3
Cormorant - 4
Pochard - 1
Teal - 3
Goosander - 29

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All a bit tame in comparison to some sites, well one in particular to the Northwest of Audenshaw!

-- Edited by Robert Adderley at 17:56, 2008-08-30

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28/8/08

A Ruff this am (per John Ireland) but not present late afternoon.
Common Sand - 2
Ringed Plover - 2
Goldeneye - 2
Pochard - 1
Wheatear - 2




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Great crested grebe 40+
Goosander 24
Goldeneye 2
Common sandpiper 1
Pochard 1
Pied wags 16

no dog walkers not thats new for herebiggrin.gif

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