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Tuesday 17th March 2009
06.05-08.20
Cloudy
Moderate north easterly

Goldeney 38
Cormorant
Iceland Gull 2nd-winter
Goosander 2 males and a female
Sand Martin at least nine by the time I left


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Audenshaw Reservoirs
16th March 2009
06.20-10.05
Sunny
Light South Easterly

Goldeneye 37
Iceland Gull 2nd winter flew north east at 07.03
Wheatear male
Rock Pipit
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Goosander 3
Little Ringed Plover 2

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Paul,

Sorry to say, you missed that WHEATEAR you were predicting for this coming week. It was down round the 'well' area at 10.20 and then three quarters the way back along the wall of number one tank on the way out at 11.15.


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15th March 2009
06.00-10.20
Sunny
Light westerly


Goldeneye 53
Goosander 5
Cormorant
Redshank
Iceland Gull 2nd-winter
Grey Heron
Ringed plover (heard)
passage of Meadow Pipits
Skylark 2
White Wagtail
Sand Martin
Curlew
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit 2

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Ian,

Never doubted it was a 2w just had to go on what i could see at distance.

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Jason, the Iceland Gull in your blog that has been visiting the roost regularly recently and of which some excellent photos reside on the Manchester Birding galleries is indeed a 2nd winter bird (3rd calender year).

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Juv/2w Iceland Gull again this evening - same bird as monday evening (bad pic on my blog)
16 Goosander comprising of 12f 4m
Also a Bat sp buzzing around about 6.15

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In addition to the Iceland Gull, single Curlew and Dunlin this am.

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2nd winter Iceland Gull still present this morning and showing to only a few yards

Info thanks to Rob Adderley

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2nd winter Iceland Gull present in the roost again this evening, was on no.1 reservoir and then moved to no.2.

Info thanks to Steve Collins

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2 Tufties 1m 1f
Goldeneye some males displaying
4 Great Crested Grebes
1 Redshank
4 Cormorant
1 Curlew heading easterly
5 Goosander f


-- Edited by Paul Bambroffe at 13:24, 2009-03-10

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

2nd winter Iceland Gull in the roost again this evening

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Managed some distant shots of this evenings bird (on my blog) and have viewed the 2w photos. We noticed smudging around the eye of this evenings bird which i cant make out on the photos of the 2w.
Adult Med gull also.

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2nd winter Iceland Gull in the roost again this evening

Info thanks to Rob Adderley

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4 Great Crested Grebe
a few Goldeneye.
5 Goosander 1m 4f
5 Cormorants
No sign of 2 Pochard from yesterday.

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No sign of the Iceland Gull yesterday 10.30-11.30 nor today around 1.00pm. disbelief.gif Never mind I'll catch up with one soon.
2 ringed plover dropped in so perhaps it 's time for more to comebiggrin.gif
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2nd winter (summer) Iceland Gull still present showing very well around the reservoirs up to 9am this morning atleast

Info thanks to Paul Hammond

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Friday 6/3/09 - pm

ICELAND GULL - 2 birds in the roost (1st and 2nd winters), the 2nd winter having shown on and off all day.

GBB Gull - c70
Black-headed Gull - adult with pure white primaries.



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The 2nd winter Iceland Gull was showing staggeringly well again today around dinner time, on the grass banks of the reservoirs and down to only a few yards!

Info thanks to Rob Adderley and Roy Travis

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Thurs 5/3/09

Iceland Gull - a 2nd winter bird showed very well late morning feeding with a handful of Black-headed Gulls on the grass bank of no 1 Resv, before eventually flying off east.............info per R Travis.

Not known whether the roost was covered tonight.

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Friday 27th February
14.30-18.10
Cloudy
Light westerly

Pochard 25
just 1 Tufted Duck
Shoveler 3 males
Wigeon pair
Cormorant 2
Mediterranean Gull adult

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

Gents,

if we must discuss utilising other means of accessing Audenshaw Reservoirs other than the gate provided for permit holders, please could we do it off topic, using the private message facility if possible.

Cheers (insert some for of smiley here! And yes 'they' are working on certain aspects of the forum that seems to be inoperative currently)





I've removed the post and I'll use the PM.

Sean

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Gents,

if we must discuss utilising other means of accessing Audenshaw Reservoirs other than the gate provided for permit holders, please could we do it off topic, using the private message facility if possible.

Cheers (insert some for of smiley here! And yes 'they' are working on certain aspects of the forum that seems to be inoperative currently)

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Thursday 26th February 2009
cloudy
moderate westerly breeze
07.40-09.00

Goldeneye 37
Shoveler 2 males
Pochard 20
Tufted Duck 5
Dunlin
Mute Swan
Skylark
Goosander pair
Curlew 2 flying through north easterly
Cormorant


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jason atkinson wrote:

Paul Hammond wrote:


1st winter Glaucous Gull in Friday's roost as been reidentified as a 1st winter Iceland Gull, from photographs, by Rob Adderley and Ian McKerchar





We have had a large Iceland Gull resembling a Glauc at Moore/Arpley/Richmond be interesting to see the photo.

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Just had a look at the photo in the gallery and it isnt the bird that we have been seeing, not sure how this bird looked in the flesh but does look like a bog standard Iceland Gull.
Just out of interest is there access to the res now as i see the newcomer (sean molloy) has managed to get in, unless he has a key in which case my bad. Wouldnt mind grilling the gulls its been a couple of years since i did.

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Tues - 24/2/09 pm

Yellow-legged Gull - 2 (ad + 3rd winter)
LBB Gull - 320
Herring Gull - 150
GBB Gull - 45

Pink-footed Goose - 2, after much flying around alighted on no 2 briefly before flying off north.

Pochard - 41
Teal - 2




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In a county perspective atleast, Iceland Gull has been more numerous than Glaucous Gull in perhaps the last decade, although before this the opposite was true.

I will be uploading photos of all the recent 'white-wingers' to the galleries very soon.

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Paul Heaton wrote:

Still large corvid movements as well.
At least 400 plus Jackdaws flew over tonight.
20+ Goldeneye
30 Goosander
18 Tufted.

And yes Sean look like you got an Iceland gull not a Glaucous Gull, need to amend your list, but look on the bright side, you still got a lifer.


Keep birding








Awww.
Oh well an Iceland Gull's just as good really. wink.gif
Oh just out of interest which is rarer? It's an Iceland I think. (According to the "RSPB Handbook Of British Birds"!)
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Sean

-- Edited by Sean Molloy at 21:18, 2009-02-22

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Paul Hammond wrote:


1st winter Glaucous Gull in Friday's roost as been reidentified as a 1st winter Iceland Gull, from photographs, by Rob Adderley and Ian McKerchar





We have had a large Iceland Gull resembling a Glauc at Moore/Arpley/Richmond be interesting to see the photo.

cheers
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Still large corvid movements as well.
At least 400 plus Jackdaws flew over tonight.
20+ Goldeneye
30 Goosander
18 Tufted.

And yes Sean look like you got an Iceland gull not a Glaucous Gull, need to amend your list, but look on the bright side, you still got a lifer.


Keep birding






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Paul Hammond wrote:


1st winter Glaucous Gull in Friday's roost as been reidentified as a 1st winter Iceland Gull, from photographs, by Rob Adderley and Ian McKerchar





When I was at Audy on Friday I saw a 1st Winter Glaucous Gull.
Is that the one your talking about? confused.gif

-- Edited by Sean Molloy at 19:38, 2009-02-22

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1st winter Glaucous Gull
23 Pochard
12 Wigeon
7 Cormorant
Curlew heard

1st winter Glaucous Gull in Friday's roost as been reidentified as a 1st winter Iceland Gull, from photographs, by Rob Adderley and Ian McKerchar

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JOHN TYMON wrote:

Sean Molloy wrote:

20th February 2009.
Cloudy, light drizzle westerly breeze.

Pochard (30-40)
Tufted Duck (11)
Great Crested Grebe (1)
Golden Eye (1) (Lifer)
Goosander (10) (Lifer)
Glaucous Gull 1st winter. (Lifer)

Large Gull Roost (400 maybe?)

P.s I'm new on the forum and yesterday was my first time birding at Audenshaw so Hi! biggrin.gif

-- Edited by Sean Molloy at 09:39, 2009-02-21




WELCOME SEAN
Takes most people 10 years to get glaucous gull-you must have luck on your side-keep it up




Thanks for the welcome! aww.gif

Yes I'm really happy about seeing it! number1.gif
I wanted to go back today and look for the Yellow-Legged Gull but I wasn't able too. sniff.gif

Sean

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Sean Molloy wrote:

20th February 2009.
Cloudy, light drizzle westerly breeze.

Pochard (30-40)
Tufted Duck (11)
Great Crested Grebe (1)
Golden Eye (1) (Lifer)
Goosander (10) (Lifer)
Glaucous Gull 1st winter. (Lifer)

Large Gull Roost (400 maybe?)

P.s I'm new on the forum and yesterday was my first time birding at Audenshaw so Hi! biggrin.gif

-- Edited by Sean Molloy at 09:39, 2009-02-21




WELCOME SEAN
Takes most people 10 years to get glaucous gull-you must have luck on your side-keep it up


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20th February 2009.
Cloudy, light drizzle westerly breeze.

Pochard (30-40)
Tufted Duck (11)
Great Crested Grebe (1)
Golden Eye (1) (Lifer)
Goosander (10) (Lifer)
Glaucous Gull 1st winter. (Lifer)

Large Gull Roost (400 maybe?)

P.s I'm new on the forum and yesterday was my first time birding at Audenshaw so Hi! biggrin.gif

-- Edited by Sean Molloy at 09:39, 2009-02-21

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Friday 20th February 2009
07.45-10.05
Cloudy
Light Westerly

Pocchard 43
Tufted Duck 13
Yellow-Legged Gull adult
Goldeneye 42
Goosander 9
Oystercatcher
Cormorant 10
Golden Plover 5

13.30-17.45
Cold westerly breeze

Goosander 28
Glaucous Gull first winter
Yellow-Legged Gull adult

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Thursday 19th February 2009
06.50-08.35
Cloudy
Light SW

Goosander 19
Pochard 48
Goldeneye 42
Y-L Gull adult
Tufted Duck 11
Skylark
Curlew
Dunlin
Cormorant

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Tuesday 17th February 2009
06.45-08.40
Light rain
Light westerly breeze

Goldeneye 61
Goosander 15
Wigeon 2M 2 F
1st-W still present till 07.40 flying off N to NE
Tufted Duck 10
Cormorant 4
Pochard 11

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Mon 16/2/09 pm

Glaucous Gull - 1st winter in the roost
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 adult
Oystercatcher - 3

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Monday 16th February 2009
07.00-09.20
Overcast
Light westerly breeze

Goosander 9
Goldeneye 38
Oystercatcher 2
Pochard 9
Cormorant 6
Tufted Duck 26
Shelduck 2

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Sat 7/2/09 pm

Gull roost very poor tonight.

Wigeon - 2
Pochard - 4
Goldeneye - 47
Goosander - 49

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Fri - 6/2/09 pm

Med Gull - adult
Yellow-legged Gull - 1st winter.

...........info per P Wren

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Wed - 4.2.09 - pm

Yellow-legged Gull - 2 (1st and 3rd winter birds)
Herring gull - c200

Pochard - 7


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Saturday 31st January 2009
East to south easterly breeze
Cloudy
07.10-08.35

12 Goosander
6 Pochard
12 Tufted Duck
24 Goldeneye
Goldcrest

Went very quiet after gull roost departed, nothing unusual amongst them

Sunday 1st February 2009
Strong cold easterly wind
intermittent snow

13 Goosander
5 Cormorant
4 Tufted Duck
21 Goldeneye
Adult Yellow-Legged Gull
Wigeon (male)

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6 Pochard tonight Rob,
20 Goldeneye
30 Tufted duck
500 Jackdaw
2 snipe ( not seen them here before)
1 mute swan
1 Sparrowhawk.

Oh and bloody 100,s of gulls but no white wingers, which I do believe is two nights without one now, so that means points for the next one, I thinkbiggrin.gif

Had a pleasant talk with Mr Wren, and we think Ringed Bill gull is long over due.

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Friday 30/1/09 pm

Yellow-legged Gull - 3rd winter
GBB gull - 57
Black-headed Gull - 1 leucistic bird

Pochard - 5.




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Sun 25/1/09

Glaucous Gull - 1st winter in the roost again - per P Wren

Scaup - 2
Pochard - 4

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24th Jauary 2009
13.00-16.30
Cloudy
Sw breeze (cold)

Goldeneye C30
Tufted Duck 18
Little Grebe
Pochard 4
Scaup
Goosander C30
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull 1st winter

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1st winter Glaucous Gull in the roost at 4pm.

Access by permit only.

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Friday 23/1/09 pm

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

Yellow-legged Gull - 3 (adult, 3rd winter and 1st winter)
GBB Gull - 70
Black-headed Gull - 1 leucistic bird

Wigeon - pair
Pochard - 4
Ringed Plover - 1
Cormorant - 6

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