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Simon Hitchen


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A Green Sandpiper at Shaw Moss this morning

Also 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Chiffchaff and 2 Linnets 



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3 Wigeon 1 Shoveler and 52 Teal on Shaw Moss

Elsewhere 20+ Swallows 3 Chiffchaff 1 Blackcap 1 Whitethroat and 2 Goldcrest



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A female/imm Pied Flycatcher was in the Big Hedge area early this morning though it unfortunately could not be relocated later on - only my 2nd record at the site - checking my notes the other was on 21st August 1987 which makes me feel quite old!

Also a male Redstart in the same area and a Spotted Flycatcher was along Turnough Lane (Ian Kimber earlier had 4 Spotted Flycatcher in this area)

Also today 1 Dipper, 1 Kingfisher and a Green Woodpecker. Ian Kimber had a single adult Shelduck early morning



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Sunday 28th August

2 juv Shelduck at Shaw Moss this evening were presumably the same birds that Ian Kimber saw on Hollingworth Lake this morning. Ian also had 12 Wigeon first thing but they flew off NW at 0710.

Saturday 27th August

adult Hobby at Shaw Moss - a very rare bird here in the east of the county

7 Shelduck on the Lake (4 adults, 3 juv) 

Also 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warblers and a Chiffchaff. Ian Kimber had the male Redstart at Shaw Moss again



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Another good day here - highlights being:-

2 Cormorant

1 Little Grebe - Shaw Moss

drake Gadwall - Shaw Moss

1 Greenshank - heard flying over Shaw Moss but couldn't locate it

1 Buzzard 

1 Grey Wagtail over

male Redstart - Shaw Moss

2 Blackcap

1 Whitethroat

1 Lesser Whitethroat - Big Hedge

2 Chiffchaff

6 Willow Warblers

6 Spotted Flycatchers - 3 Shaw Moss, 3 Turnough Lane

14 Linnet

Lesser Redpoll over

 

 



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One of the Lake's better days - there seemed to have been a fall of birds overnight 

11 Spotted Flycatchers (6 Shaw Moss, 2 Pavilion Wood, 2 Big Hedge, 1 Sheep Bank)

2 Redstarts ( 1 Big Hedge, 1 Sheepbank)

1 Garden Warbler - Big Hedge

Also 1 Cormorant, 15 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 25+ Willow Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Nuthatch and family parties of Lesser Redpoll and Bullfinch amongst the usuals

 

 

 

 



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Green sandpiper at Shaw Moss this morning. Also 5 Teal here

 



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Tuesday 16/8

female Redstart in Big Hedge area

Kingfisher showing well from hide

1 Buzzard



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2 Raven over today

111 Lapwing and a pristine adult Common Gull at Shaw Moss 

 



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Green Sandpiper at Shaw Moss this evening - info courtesy of Alan Nuttall



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Greenshank at Shaw Moss today - originally found by Alan Nuttall this morning and still present this evening



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Female Common Scoter this morning



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A Green Sandpiper at Shaw Moss today - autumn must be on its way

Also a Whitethroat still singing here

 



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Great-crested grebe carrying a newly hatched chick on its back

Also 1 Common Sandpiper and 3 Lesser redpoll

 



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Cuckoo calling and showing quite well in Ealees Valley this afternoon - been present for at least 3 days and the first i've seen at the Lake for about 25 years!

Also Stonechat pair 



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At least 6 Arctic terns through today



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A Spotted Flycatcher was hawking from bushes below the Shaw Moss dam this morning

Also a male Goldeneye displaying to a pair of Tufted Ducks that looked distinctly unimpressed, a reeling Grasshopper Warbler near the dipping pond and 2 Swifts

 

 



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2 Teal

1 Redshank

1 Buzzard

2 Grey Partridge

1 first summer Common Gull

pair Stonechat near Rakewood

4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff and 15+ Willow Warblers

1 Nuthatch

4 Linnet

1 Lesser Redpoll

 

Attached are some record shots of last week's Ring Ouzels



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Female Goldeneye - my latest ever here

1 Common Sandpiper

Green woodpecker calling 

2 House Martins

3 Blackcap singing 

2 Lesser Redpoll



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2 redshank

1 Little owl

1 House Martin 

20+ Swallow

1 Blackcap

1 Lesser redpoll

and at nearby Longden End, Rakewood 2 male Ring ouzels as well as Dipper and 2 Grey wagtails



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Pair Shoveler

4 Goosander



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1 Willow warbler singing this morning

1 Swallow

1 Barnacle Goose of dubious origin

also 1 Wheatear, 2 Sand Martins as well as Dipper and Grey Wagtail at Longden End, Rakewood



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Adult Kittiwake this morning (record shots attached)

Also 1 Oystercatcher 1 Little ringed Plover 2 Redshank 2 Swallows 20+ Sand Martins 3 Chiffchaff and a White Wagtail

 

Yesterday Alan Nuttall had a Short-eared Owl at Shaw Moss and Ian Kimber had 4 Swallows at the Lake 

 

 

 



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First Chiffchaff of the year today

Also 2 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 1 Curlew over, Green Woodpecker calling and a Grey Wagtail



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Saturday am

Kingfisher along ealees

Sunday am

Pair Great crested grebe displaying on nature reserve
2 pair Tufted duck
2 female GoldenEye
1 male 2 female goosander
14 lapwings flew over
2 Redshank dropped in for the briefest of visits
3 grey wagtails along ealees

Green woodpecker calling daily along canal close to Halifax Rd


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3 adult Kittiwakes this afternoon 2:30-3:00 at least



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1 Curlew over - the first of the spring here

also 15 Cormorant, pair Goldeneye, 4 Goosander and 10 Tufted Ducks

 



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An adult Mediterranean Gull in the roost this evening moulting into summer plumage - still a rare bird here in the east of the county and, I think, only my 5th ever here

Also an Oystercatcher on Akzo Pond, 5 Goosander and lots of weather!



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A Short-eared Owl was hunting the area behind Shaw Moss - an unexpected New Year bonus and the first I've seen in the area since 1983!

Also today - 5 Great-crested Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 26 Teal, a female Goldeneye, 90 Lapwing and a Buzzard over Shaw Moss 



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Hi John,

It's highly recommended, and often a nice place to get out of the cold wind. You didn't miss a great deal while in there wink

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Adam Jones wrote:

A couple of hours here this afternoon from 2:15pm and a full circuit of the lake. Nice to get out with no wind and rain.


Hi Adam,

I too went to Hollinworth Lake yesterday but didn't see much more than the interior of the Olive and Pickle Deli. Those that know me will not be surprised biggrin

Cheers John

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A couple of hours here this afternoon from 2:15pm and a full circuit of the lake. Nice to get out with no wind and rain.
1 Kingfisher from the hide. Sat on the metal raft.
2 Goldeneye from the hide too.
2 Cormorants
25 Lapwings
5 Great Crested Grebes
4 Coots
1 Moorhen
1 Greenfinch
6 Goldfinch
1 Common Buzzard on a post
1 Pheasant in a field
Plenty of the usual bits and bobs too
Plus a very large gull roost. Roughly 600 birds at the time I left.smile

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Spent a couple of hours at the lake today, my first visit.

1 goldeneye
1 Cormorant
c40 Lapwing
1 gold crest
c5 Long tailed tit
lots of coot
500+ Black headed Gulls
1 Gadwall
3 Great Crested Grebe
Blue tit
20 Starling
1 Heron

Star of the show, 1 Mediterranean Gull mixed in with the black headed gulls

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I remember you coming to collect the manx shearwater. We once had a goosander in our freezer, it died choking on a big fish. It's now stuffed and in the Visitor Centre.

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Wouldn't have thought a Shag provides a tasty Xmas dinner ?  wink



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Did manage to get it on 'birds I've seen in my freezer' list though - a short list - Manx Shearwater, Shag and Domestic Chicken .....hoping that my wife didn't notice it!

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No obvious injuries Karen - unfortunately I suspect it may have died of starvation, despite the amount of fish in the lake. When I saw it on the 24th it wasn't diving at all. The body has been taken to Manchester museum.

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That's a shame Simon. Did it have any obvious injuries?

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Unfortunately the juvenile Shag was found dead on Wednesday

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Simon Hitchen wrote:

I was surprised to find that the Shag was still present this morning - there don't seem to be many local birders around here these days, I guess it may have been present throughout and just evaded detection.... strange because nothing else much seems to turn up here!>

 




The few local birders would probably see the Shag in the distance, mutter "Cormorant", shrug their shoulders and leave it at that. Not everyone has had the valuable lesson of overlooking a rare American vagrant wink

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I was surprised to find that the Shag was still present this morning - I wonder if it might have been on some other local reservoir in the meantime as I had a thorough look for it last Thursday without success. However I've been at work the rest of the time, including the weekend, and as there don't seem to be many local birders around here these days, I guess it may have been present throughout and just evaded detection. Hollingworth Lake seems to have a good record with this species as it's the 5th record that I'm aware of for the site, and the 3rd one I've found here in the last ten years - all juvenile birds in late October or November.... strange because nothing else much seems to turn up here!

Also 3 Gadwall this morning

 



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No sign of the Shag today.... and not much else either - 4 Great-crested grebe, 5 Cormorants and a Goosander with a couple of flyover Siskin was the best I could muster in inclement conditions.

The Shag was still present on Tuesday afternoon but I have not heard of any sightings since then

 



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Shag still close in near 'The Wine Press'

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Juvenile Shag present this morning; in front of the boat club.

Info thanks to Simon Hitchen

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No sign of the Scaup this morning.

Info thanks to Dave Ousey

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1st winter drake Scaup this morning.
Also the drake Common Scoter still and the long staying eclipse drake Shoveler

Also 3 Tufted Duck, 30 Teal, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Redwing, a late Chiffchaff and 2 Goldcrest amongst the usual suspects

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Drake Common Scoter (also here yesterday)
4 Wigeon
6 Gadwall
1 Kingfisher
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Siskin

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eclipse drake Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Redwings, 2 Lesser Redpolls and a Siskin over were the highlights today

 



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Female PINTAIL - flew off west about 0945

5 Cormorants, 10 Wigeon, 37 Teal, drake Gadwall, 5 Tufted ducks, 35 Coot, 3 Snipe, 1 Little owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Redwing, 1 Nuthatch



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Drake Pochard - now a Rochdale rarity!
Drake Gadwall - becoming more regular in the borough

Also 2 Great-crested grebe, 6 Cormorant, 28 Teal, 34 Coot, 2 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Pheasant, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch and 2 Siskin over

Having failed once again with Operation Wryneck this year, Mission Yellow-browed has now been launched here but not going well so far.... but with 22 at Spurn on Monday they must be out there somewhere.....maybe....

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