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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1200

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Evening visit:

Great Northern Diver absent when I arrived but flew in over the lower reservoir, over top bank and was back on the lower reservoir when I left.

Also seen: two pairs Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, Great Crested Grebe, one Oystercatcher, pair Tufted Duck, Mallard with ten ducklings as well as one with two.

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Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir

4 Redshank
Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
2 Tufted Duck
Kestrel

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Great northern diver flying around at 07:10 saturday morning
2 swift
Sand martin

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Great Northern Diver on Lower res present for 108 days now

Great Crested Grebe
4 Redshank
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
Mallard (10 ducklings now down to 2)
Canada Goose (3 Gosling)

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Mark Rigby


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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0900.

2 Oystercarcher
2 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
3 Goosander (drakes) unusual here at this time of year

Otherwise pretty quiet in very strong wind.

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Great Northern Diver still on the lower resvr. I went around 6am and couldn't find it. Mark Rigby saw it at some point later in the morning. I went again around 5pm and it wasn't on view (starting to get a complex.....!). Then it flew in from the Delph end of the valley!
1pr Oystercatcher
1 Redshank
1 Curlew
4+ Common Sandpipers
1 Cormorant
1 White Wagtail on top dam
2 Swallows
1 Willow Warbler
1 Reed Bunting

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6 Arctic Tern through north at 1917hrs.

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I thought it was but couldn't see any 'No Fishing' sign, nor hear a Grasshopper Warbler

Thanks. Dave



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 11th of May 2016 07:36:28 PM

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Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir.

Redshank, Oystercatcher, Swallows, House martins and 1 Sand Martin.



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Graham Beverley


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no fishing pond is below the lower dam wall right of the stream on the hillside

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Mark Rigby wrote:

Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0920hrs

2 Great Crested Grebe
6 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystecatcher
2 Redshank
5 Mallard, one female with 9 duckling

Is the great northern diver showing any difference in plumage? I don't know anything about ageing of divers or how soon the reach adulthood, but presumably it can't stay a juvenile for ever so perhaps it's showing signs of adult, sub-adult or 2nd calendar year plumage?



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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0920hrs

2 Great Crested Grebe
6 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystecatcher
2 Redshank
5 Mallard, one female with 9 duckling

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Evening visit in the hope to join in the Tern fest!

Lower res

Great Northern Diver
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
Redshank

Upper res

Great Crested Grebe
4 Mallard
4 Arctic Tern present from 1842hrs to 1920hrs and flew off to the north

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Graham,

Which is the 'no fishing' pond? Went to look for the Grasshopper Warbler tonight & couldn't work out which pond it was.

Dave



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 10th of May 2016 06:35:28 AM

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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 08:10hrs

Spotted Flycatcher thanks to Barry
Swallows
2 Coot
2 Common Sandpiper
Linnet
2 Oystercatcher
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipits
2 Tufted Duck
Reed Warblers
2 Lapwings/>Buzzard
Grasshopper Warbler heard near no fishing pond


-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:28:43 AM

-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:35:39 AM

-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:37:37 AM

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In addition to Graham's sightings (8.30-10am)
1 Wheatear hiding out of the strong easterly
Another Buzzard
3 Redshank
1 Curlew
1 House Martin
1 cracking male Linnet on the top dam
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Willow Warbler in car park
Chiffchaff around Low Bank


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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 09:00hrs

Swallows
2 Coot
1Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipits
2 Tufted Duck
buzzard
Grasshopper Warbler heard near no fishing pond


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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 08.30hrs

2 Swallows
1Moorhen
2 Coot
1Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
1 Redshank
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipits
2 Tufted Duck
Common Sandpiper
Wheatear
Whinchat
Great Crested Grebe
Grasshopper Warbler heard


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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0830hrs

2 Ring Ouzel
Yellow Wagtail (fem)
2 Wheatear
Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
Curlew
2 Raven
Sparrowhawk
2 Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
Hirundines moving through with each shower so hard to estimate numbers but at least 1 Sand Martin amongst them.


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Great Norther Diver on lower.

2 Dunlin
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
Sand Martin
House Martin
Swallows
Great Crested Grebe
2 Tufted Duck



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Brief visit

Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 1220hrs

3 Ring Ouzel (1m)
Great Crested Grebe
Tufted Duck
Sand Martin
8 House Martin
100+ Swallow

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In addition to Graham's sightings

Sand Martin
8 House Martin
50 Swallow
Wheatear
Oystercatcher (nest predated for second time
aww)

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 30th of April 2016 07:00:36 PM

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Great Northern Diver lower 08:10 3 Ring Ouzel 2 Dunlin Common Sandpiper

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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 08.30hrs
Mistle Thrush
Ring Ouzel at least 5 2m
Fieldfare
Sand Martins
Swallows
House Martins
1Moorhen
2 Coot
1Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
2 Curlew
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
Raven
Reed Bunting
2 kestrel
Meadow Pipits
4 Tufted Duck
2 Lapwing
Common Sandpiper
Wheatears
2 Linnet

Reported Whinchat and Grasshopper Warbler

-- Edited by Graham Beverley on Thursday 28th of April 2016 05:33:33 PM

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Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir

Bit of migration in evidence
5 Ring Ouzel (3 m)
7 Wheatear
Whinchat (m)
Fieldfare!

6 Tufted Duck
2 Oystercatcher
Great Crested Grebe
Curlew
Lapwing
Mallard with 5 tiny ducklings


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Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 1240hrs

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A walk around in glorious sun 3 - 4pm
Great Northern Diver showing well on lower reservoir
1 Buzzard
2 Redshank
6 Lapwing
2 pairs Tufted Duck
2f Goosander
2 Wheatear
2 Swallows
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Pied Wagtail


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Great Northern Diver at on lower reservoir at 0830

2 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
3 Curlew
2 Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
4 Moorhen
Coot
3 Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
10 Swallow
Wheatear


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Great Northern Diver still on lower at 1600hrs

Yellow Wagtail (male) on top bank feeding with White Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail and 100+ Meadow Pipit.

2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Oystercatcher
5 Mallard
Moorhen

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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 08.30hrs

2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Cormorant
Swallow
2 House Martin
3 Moorhen
2 Coot
2 Grey Heron
Buzzard
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
2 Curlew
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Rook
Reed Bunting
Goldcrest
Meadow Pipits
Goosander
2 Tufted Duck

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Great Northern Diver on lower at 0715hrs

Goosander
4 Tufted Duck

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Great Northern Diver on the lower reservoir @ 09:30

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Sightings at noon.

Little Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Goosander
2 Cormorant
Chiffchaff

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Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 0630hrs

2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
Great Crested Grebe
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail

No Little Gulls or Ternshmm

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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0745hrs

2 Redshank
2 Otstercatcher



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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1200

Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Goosander
2 Coot
3 Redshank
4 Oystercatcher

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Sunday 10th of April 2016 01:59:27 PM

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Nice morning, after de-icing the car!!

The Great Northern Diver was still enjoying life on a somewhat calm lower reservoir.

Several meadow pipits flitting about, I counted 8 but I think more.
1 Male reed bunting on the wall near the pumphouse.
2 Pied wagtail
1 Grey wagtail chasing a Swallow, plus an earlier sighting making 2 swallows.
2 Oystercatchers
2 Redshank

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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1100hrs

Great Crested Grebe
Mallard with young
2 Cormorant
Swallow
Moorhen
2 Coot
Grey Heron
Buzzard normal tree
Willow Warbler
2 Oystercatchers
Lapwing
2 Redshank
2 Curlew
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
2 Mistle Thrush


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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1620hrs

Great Crested Grebe
2 Tufted Duck
2 Teal
3 Mallard
2 Cormorant
Kestrel

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Mid morning visit.

Great Northern diver still present on the lower reservoir,
otherwise still very quiet.

1 grey wagtail
1 pied wagtail
1 male kestrel

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Great Northern Diver still present today and here are some images of the bird thanks to Gary Crowder, one of which shows it eating a crayfish!

Also some stunning county images of Osprey at this site from March 28th. The bird bore a green ring. All images thanks to Gary Crowder

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Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 09:30
Great Crested Grebe
2 Coot
Moorhen
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
2 Skylark


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Great Northern Diver on lower reservoir at 08:00

Otherwise quiet...
Lapwing
Curlew
Oystercatcher (2)
Cormorant (2)
Mistle thrush in song.
Grey Heron.

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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 0900hrs

2 Shoveler (m+f)
2 Teal
4 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
Great Crested Grebe
Coot
2 Moorhen
Kestrel
Raven
Brambling
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Grey Wagtail
4 Wheatear


-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 5th of April 2016 12:47:09 PM

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Late afternoon

Great Northern Diver on lower res
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
Great Crested Grebe
4 Wheatear (3 m/1fem)

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0845-1130 with A.Platt and B.Stanley

Great Northern Diver on lower res
Great Crested Grebe
6 Mallard
2 Coot
Moorhen
Buzzard
2 Sparrowhawk
Swallow
Sand Martin
2 Redshank
3 Oystercatcher
Jay
3 Reed Bunting

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Late news from yesterday

Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1800hrs

2 Osprey flew up the valley at 1500hrs and flew off over Pennine away (B Stanley)
Ring Ouzel flushed and flew off towards Brun Clough
Coot
2 Moorhen
Great Crested Grebe

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Great Northern Diver on top res at 1020hrs (present for 66 days and counting)

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Great Northern Diver on lower res at 1030hrs

Great Crested Grebe
7 Mallard
2 Tufted Duck
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
3 Cormorant
3 Coot
2 Moorhen
Common Buzzard
Kestrel

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