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Mark Rigby


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21/06/09 1300-1600

3 juv Grey Wagtail
50+ Starling
Mistle Thrush
2 Tufted Duck
3 Teal
2 GC Grebe
Juv Black Headed Gull
Sparrowhawk


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Mark Rigby


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It has been very quiet for the last couple of weeks, but a couple of birds worth noting today(for Castleshaw anyway!)

20/06/09 1300-1520

3 Teal (2 drake)
Sand Martin

2 pairs of Coot took up residence at the end of April and both pairs attempted to breed. One pair got washed out during the heavy rain in late May, but the other pair were noted still on the nest on 16th June. However, the nest was occupied by a Mallard today and there was no sign of any Coot.cry.gif

There was no sign of the last Mallard chick today either, but several recently fledged Swallows were hawking over the water.

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Not much happening these are the high lights

2 Common sandpiper
3 Curlew
1 Reed bunting
4 Wheatear
6 Meadow pipit
1 Skylark


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Mark Rigby


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15/05/09 0830-0930

Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Oystercatcher
Loads of Swifts and Swallows

NO Black Terns but plenty of raincry.gif

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Friday 15th of May 2009 11:16:07 AM

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13/05/09 1500-1630

Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
Curlew
2 Redshank
Reed Bunting
loads of Swifts, Swallows and House Martin
2 Tufted Duck
8 Mallard

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Graham Beverley


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Sunday 10.05.09 06.45 - 12.30

swift plenty
house martin
swallow
pied wagtail
grey wagtail
moorhen
coot
dunlin 1
redshank 1
wheatear 6
whinchat 1m
great crested grebe 2
reed bunting
curlew
tufted 2
meadow pipit
pheasant
grey heron

Reported common sandpiper
Heard snipe

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Mark Rigby


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1700-1900hrs

2 Dunlin
2 Redshank
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Curlew
2 Sand Martin
12 Swallow
8 House Martin
2 Goosander
2 Great Crested Grebe

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Justin Garner


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This was yesterday I have not been near a computer till now.

2 Sat 7.00pm

2 Tufted
2 Redshank
12 Swallow
2 House Martin
3 Goldfinch
3 Chaffinch
1 Curlew
7 Wheatear
1 Reed bunting
2 Willow warbler
4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flew in for a few min's and then was off again.
8 Meadow Pipit
2 Pheasent
4 Coots
1 Moorhen
The usual Crows, tits, and pigeons

I was looking out for Little owl but on sign.
Does any one know a good place to look I was scaning the walls around Castleshaw out door centre and car park

-- Edited by Justin Garner on Sunday 3rd of May 2009 06:53:33 PM

-- Edited by Justin Garner on Sunday 3rd of May 2009 06:55:33 PM

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Mark Rigby


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1/5/09 0600-0845 and 1300-1530

Common Sandpiper
2 Redshank
2 Great Crested Grebe
Goosander
Goldeneye
Grey Wagtail
Sand Martin
5 Swallow
2 House Martin
Moorhen with 2 chicks
4 Coot
2 Tufted Duck

Then, rain stopped play!

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Kath Butterworth


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Sun 26th April
5 Wheatears on "noddle"
90% certain heard Golden Plover but no sighting
1 Fieldfare at the back of Wood Farm
4 Reed Buntings
Little Owl tracked down at last , having vamooshed from Castleshaw itself over last few months

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25/04/09 18.00 -19.00 lower res 2 coot,2 g/crested grebe,1 tufftie,3 canada geese,3 mallard upper res - 2 oystercatcher,8 canada geese,1 male goosander,snipe displaying,curlew calling

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25.04.09 06.30 - 10.30

reed bunting
coot 4
oystercatcher 2
sand martin 2
swallows
pied wagtail
meadow pipits
mistle thrush
redshank 3
teal
great crested grebe
tufted
dunlin 2
common sandpiper
moorhen
heron
snipe displaying
raven 2

heard grasshopper warbler
no stonechats
-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Saturday 25th of April 2009 09:37:50 AM

-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Saturday 25th of April 2009 09:43:56 AM

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I had to go up to Castleshaw to see if the Ring Ouzel was about. I did not get sight of it. no.gif

What I did see was

Lower Reservoir
3 Turfed Duck
2 Redshank one was beening chased by Carron Crow for about a min
2 Great Crested Grebe ingaged in courtship display (Very good to watch)smile.gif
1 Gray Heron
3 Blue Tit
1 Great Tit
1 Chaffinch
3 Swallow
3 Magpie
10 Canada Goose
1 Reed Bunting
2 Robin
Lots of Carron Crows


Upper Reservoir
6 Marlard
9 Canada Goose
3 Green Finch
4 Gold Finch
1 Wheatear
4 Medow Pipit
1 Kestrel
Willow warbles sing in surrounding woodland

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Birdnet report male Ring Ouzel today at 8:30am beyond the track beyond the house on the right hand side

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A quick bike ride around Castleshaw produced much the same as Riggers yesterday but a single dunlin flew in calling and landed on the top reservoir. I had at least 4 reed bunting on the wall between the reservoirs plus about 20 meadow pipits until a sparrowhawk disturbed the lot. I also had a green woodpecker calling below Saddleworth church.

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21/04/09 1800-dark

4 Coot (getting more common by the day!biggrin.gif)
3 Teal
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
3 Goosander
Goldeneye
Kestrel
Reed Bunting
Skylark
2 Raven
5 Tufted Duck

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I'm new to the area so not sure of names of places where birds where seen.

6.00am

Car park at Castleshaw Centre
1 Chiffchaff in song
1 Heron by pool
1 Robin in song
2 Dunocks
2 Blackbird
3 Meadow pipit
3 Magpie
2 Carrion crow
Possable Grasshopper warbler in song but still unsure

Castleshaw lower reservoir
2 Meadow pipit
1 Wheatear
1 Swallow
1 Gray Wagtail
3 Pied Wagtail
10 Canada goose
4 Tufted Duck
1 Teal
3 Great crested grebe
3 Coot
3 Chaffinch
4 Goldfinch
3 Reed bunting
1 Redshank
2 Meadow pipit
6 Mallard
2 Moorhens
1 Wren
2 Blue tit

Castleshaw Upper reservoir
13 Canada goose
2 Oystercatcher
3 Meadow pipit
3 Mallard
5 Lapwing
3 Curlew

The woods in the corner of upper reservoir
7 Willow warbler all in song
4 Chaffinch
1 Red grouse
2 Coal tit
Pheasant heard but not seen

-- Edited by Justin Garner on Wednesday 22nd of April 2009 12:50:05 PM

-- Edited by Justin Garner on Wednesday 22nd of April 2009 12:52:20 PM

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19th April
1530-1700
Redstart female back of Wood Farm
Fieldfare 15 back of Wood Farm
Wheatear 5
Tufted duck 4 male
Teal 2
Lapwing 5
Goosander 2 female
Goldeneye 1 female
Coot 3 (not common here)
Great Crested Grebe 2

Reed Bunting 1 male (low in number compared to previous years at this time - any one else noticed this?)

Mike, Riggers, Steve - regarding numbers have submitted borough list to Ian! wait for its publication!!!!!! working on County list.

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Nice one. Now you've almost caught up I can give up being pacemaker and let you charge aheadbiggrin.gif

Unless there's a better total to chase? Kath? Phil? Anyone?

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18/04/09 0600-0700

YELLOW WAGTAIL through at 0650
3 Tufted Duck
3 Mallard
3 Coot
3 Goosander
2 Goldeneye


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17/04/09 1800-1900

Oystercatcher
6 Swallow
3 Tufted Duck
Goldeneye
7 Goosander
Kestrel
3 Mallard
2 Coot

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16/04/09 1730-1830

2 Coots still
Goldeneye
7 Goosander
3 Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
2 Oystercatcher
3 Mallard
50+ Swallow
3 House Martin

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Friday 17th of April 2009 09:43:33 PM

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15/04/09 1230-1530

7 Goosander
Goldeneye
Curlew
3 Tufted Duck
2 Coot-not common here.
6 Swallow
9 Magpie
3 Pied Wagtail
Moorhen

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0830-1000

3 Tufted Duck
6 Mallard
3 Great Crested Grebe
Chiffchaff
3 Reed Bunting
4 Pied Wagtail
Goldeneye
2 Raven

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0800-1000

2 Swallow
Sand Martin through at 0900 smile.gif
3 Oystercatcher
Goldeneye
Goosander
2 Curlew
3 Tufted Duck
6 Mallard
Reed Bunting

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5th April

Raven over top res calling and being mobed by crows 1400hrs
Oystercatcher 2 and also a pair on New years Bridge res
Fieldfare 5 - behind wood farm.
Lapwing 1
Skylark 2 singing
Swallows back at T'Heights on 1st April



15 Curlew in field above Friarmere cricket ground


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04/04/09 1330-1500

Little Grebe
2 Great Crested Grebe
5 Goosander
Goldeneye
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
16 Curlew

No Osprey this week-I must be slackingbiggrin.gif

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It circled the bottom res a few times then got mobbed. It flew to the top res, still being mobbed then settled in one of the 3 small trees in the east side of the top res.

It was still being mobbed by the crows and Jackdaws but when the Ravens joined in it flew off north over the moor-same direction as last year!

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nice Sunday afternoon birding 13.00 - 16.00
Snipe ? from under feet and didn't go far ?
+ normal
Good day till i get home onto the computer
Well done mark I will be dropping my bins off at the charity shop again on the way home todayno.gif
Did the Osprey take the same route as last time over the hill and was it on the top or bottom res?



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Bill Myerscough wrote:

Fantastic Mark! - isn't that the second year running you have had Osprey there? Don't be expecting one every year!!

A brilliant record. Well done. thumbsup.gif

Still my best ever sighting at Piethorne was an Osprey hovering over Piethorne Res. on 7th April 2004. I still get nostalgic thinking about it now! Surely must be due another one! pray.gif
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You are quite correct Bill, 04/04/08 was last years date but that was just a flyover. This was hovering over the water and even perched up for a short time, but just got sick of the mobbing and flew off north. hmm.gif Thats 3 in the last 2 years in GM biggrin.gif But I would gladly swap 1 for a Red Kite or Dotterel evileye.gif

Its just rewards for persistance. Just as you start to question why you bother freezing your Parus's off, staring at nothing for hours, along comes a stonker like that to give you a boost-mind you, it has been hotting up in recent weeks with Shelduck and Shoveler putting in an appearance. disbelief.gif You lowland birders dont know how lucky you are! with your Bitterns, Black Necked Grebes, Egrets and Spoonbills......etc omfg.gif



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With the wind having dropped away tonight and a good forecast for the next couple of days, keep your eyes on the skies tomorrow. I still need it for GMC!

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What a great sighting and just up the road from me, if only I was up there today.

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Fantastic Mark! - isn't that the second year running you have had Osprey there? Don't be expecting one every year!!

A brilliant record. Well done. thumbsup.gif

Still my best ever sighting at Piethorne was an Osprey hovering over Piethorne Res. on 7th April 2004. I still get nostalgic thinking about it now! Surely must be due another one! pray.gif


Cheers,

Bill.

-- Edited by Bill Myerscough on Saturday 28th of March 2009 05:45:30 PM

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oh i would of loved to have seen the osprey brilliant spot markcry.gif

-- Edited by stuartherring on Saturday 28th of March 2009 05:09:39 PM

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28/03/09 1350-1600

Osprey 1520-1535 flew off north being mobbed by Ravens.

6 Cormorants
3 Goldeneye
6 Goosander
Redshank
10 Curlew

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24.03.09 15.00 - 16.40
wheatear f end of top res wall near house


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23/03/09 1400-1600

Redshank
11 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
5 Goosander
3 Goldeneye
4 Cormorants

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Friday
Redshank 3 ontop res
Curlew 7
Meadow pipits
Goosander 12
oystercatcher 2
Lapwing
Goldeneye 1 M 3 F
Tufted 1M
Cormorant 3
Pied wagtails

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1400-1600

2 Shoveler (first record for me at this site)biggrin.gif
10 Goosander
5 Goldeneye
21 Curlew
3 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher

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Sorry, news to me all "this stuff"

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As Ian posted on this forum just two days ago:

"No upland sightings of Merlins from March onwards should be posted although informing the county bird recorder would be adviseable and the same applies for any locations of owls.

If in doubt, simply don't post it."


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We four were at the reservoir and on the moors above today.Fab. weather. Must say I think it is daft that this is Gtr.M/cr. but there you go.

Res. 6 pairs Goosander
1 Pair Mallard
1 Tuftie.
umpteen Canada


Around.

Stonechat on post at the end of the Res.

up to 6 Curlew, and heard more 3
3 Skylarks
Meadow Pipit
Starlings
Blue Tits
Robin
Crows
Pheasant




Geoff



-- Edited by Geoff Walton on Friday 20th of March 2009 05:02:36 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 20th of March 2009 08:56:25 PM

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Hi Kath

yes it was. Rest of 2008 records with you next week. Sorry for the delay.

Cheers, Steve

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Was this the record yu gave me when we spoke. Please give us a ring as i am doing the records at the mo.

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Sun 15/3/09

Curlew flock up to 35 (best ever seen at this site), 1 Gt. Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 pair Goosander + usual Canadas and Mallard.

Also, a very odd bird call that I couldn't pin down. Like a Crow but much higher pitched - any ideas?

Steve

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Graham Beverley wrote:

Saturday
Goosander
Stonechat 2 m
Goldeneye 1m 3f
Cormorant 6
Fieldfare
Curlew 7
Oystercatcher 2





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Saturday
Goosander
Stonechat 2 m
Goldeneye 1m 3f
Cormorant 6
Fieldfare

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01/03/09 1200-1330

Shelduck-1st record for me there smile.gifand Oldham tick
9 Cormorants
3 Goldeneye
9 Goosander
Great Crested Grebe
31 Mallard
Herring, Black Headed and Common gulls


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Sunday pm

Goosander 3m 2f
Goldeneye 4f
not much else
only a quick visit bottom res frozen top ok

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04/02/09 1600-1645 (Battled through the snow drifts!)

2 Goldeneye
7 Goosander
2 Reed Bunting
3 Blackbird
2 Magpie
7 Stock Dove
16 Woodpigeon
21 Mallard
29 Lesser, 3 Great, 2 Herring,31 Common and 150+ Black Headed Gull

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