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Dave Ousey


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Yes many thanks to Dave Broome for letting me use his scope to watch the Pectoral Sandpiper yesterday evening!

Dave Ousey.



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Pectoral Sandpiper still present - distant (record shots attached) First picked out in flight as it flew in with the Ringed Plover about 08.40. Took several flights with the RP and last seen in flight at 09.10, lost behind trees as the viewing conditions were very narrow. There are decent photographs and video on the Wild Littleborough Facebook page from yesterday. Ringed Plover 1 Yellow Wagtail 1 Common Gull 1

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Monday 17th of August 2020 03:05:32 PM

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Monday 17th of August 2020 03:13:10 PM

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Roger Baker 3


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Sunday August 15.

Pectoral Sandpiper feeding on the mud, still there when I left at 20.15 hrs, viewed from Rakewood Road.

Nice to meet Dave Broome.

Roger.





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Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper currently on the mud at the nature reserve, best viewed from Rakewood Road.

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2 Redstart

1 Spotted Flycatcher - Bib Knowl

Also 5 Teal, 5+ Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Redpoll 

 



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Simon Hitchen


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A Greenshank on the nature reserve this morning - also a Spotted Flycatcher showing well in Big Hedge and 2 male Redstarts, the first 2 Teal of the autumn, 2 Siskin over and a female Sparrowhawk

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Simon Hitchen


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Male Redstart and a Wheatear this morning Also 2 Whinchat at Shaw Moss

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Mike c cooper


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Fri 7/8 first thing lots (c. 30) robins ticking all around the reserve ... either juvs attaining red breasts and being driven off or migrants/ fall

Green woodpecker calling from caravan site

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Wed 28/7/20

Green woodpecker calling and moving either side of nature reserve early morning
Yellow wagtail heard calling flying south over reserve


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Simon Hitchen


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Female Redstart in bushes opposite the hide this afternoon

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Mike c cooper


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Wed 15/7 morning

Green woodpecker repeatedly calling from caravan park and then hill either side of NR

Common sandpiper still in front of hide
Oystercatcher calling flying in out of lake

On shore
L Bb gull 4
herring gull 3
Common gull 1 ad plus 1 imm
Lapwing c. 60

Lesser redpolls ones and twos flying about
Siskin 1 heard over
Lots of fledged Robins
Blackcap willow warbler and chiffchaff s still singing

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Simon Hitchen


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Drake Common Scoter this morning Adult Mediterranean Gull by the rowing club this afternoon

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Female Common Scoter this evening - also the Black-tailed Godwit still

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Black-tailed Godwit this morning - also 9 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Raven over

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Little egret this morning Late news for 30/6 when 12 Common Scoter (11 drakes) were present

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Wed morning 1/7 NR - male kingfisher on branches in front of hide Common sandpiper 1 in front of hide Siskin several calling high over and 3 (1 male) in willows Nuthatches roaming G S Woodpecker calling Blackcaps willow warblers a chiffchaffs stil singing Shoreline Canada goose 150+ first thing Lapwing 100+ L R Plover 1 ad Herring gull 2 ad plus 3yr Common gull 1 x 1st summer Tufted duck 1m Shoveler 1 m eclipse



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 1st of July 2020 02:02:34 PM Also a Green Woodpecker heard only flying Low over Willows south of nature reserve in the afternoon

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Yesterday morning 24/6 On shore by NR Ringed plover 2 adults Common sandpiper 1 Oystercatcher 2 plus juv Grey wagtail at least 2 fledged juvs Nuthatch family group Lesser redpoll group of 3 over willows Siskin at least 1 heard over

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Also a Redshank plus a summer plumage Dunlin on s edge of island

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This morning so far in Nature Reserve A Ringed Plover, an oystercatcher and a common sandpiper

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Singing Grasshopper Warbler Branch Fold Farm

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Simon Hitchen


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A Greenshank this morning - also 3 Dunlin and a Kingfisher Note that car parks and all amenities here are still closed

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Quick look as I passed through the lake area on the bike....

1 Whitethroat singing in hedge near Wine Press

Many singing Blackcap/Willow/Chiff's

1 Dunlin sp

3 Redshank

3 Common SandPiper

2 Oystercatcher

1 Buzzard

1 Heron

now several broods of Canadas & Mallard



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Pair of Stonechats on Shaw Moss

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Bike ride this morning, much as previous days...

6 Ringed Plover

4 Redshank

2 Common Sandpiper

2 Dunlin

3 House Martin

4 Sand Martin

3 Swallow

1 Grey Heron



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Called in on the bike ride...

1 Oystercatcher

4 Common Sandpiper

3 Redshank

3 Dunlin

4 Ringed Plover

Pair of Canada Geese with 4 young

Mixed group of about 50 Swallows & House Martins around the horse stables opposite main carpark



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Called in on the usual bike ride...

2 Ringed Plover

2 Dunlin

1 Shelduck

1 Curlew

Nice to see GC Grebe displaying to each other



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Bike ride in full race gear passed Hollingworth Lake...quick scan but not lake

3 Oystercatcher

1 Common Sandpiper

3 Pink Footed Goose

No sign of Greylag from last week

5 Ringed Plover

Plenty of Chiffchaff 

Plenty of Willow Warbler

1 Buzzard

Path around lake now open, but not good for a road bike !



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 18th of April 2020 01:29:41 PM

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Late news for Friday 20th March Male Wheatear 3 Pink-footed Geese 1 Chiffchaff Also 1 Redshank, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 30+ Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Lesser Redpoll and a Siskin over

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Late news for yesterday (2nd March)

Adult Mediterranean Gull again late afternoon

Also 1 Greylag Goose flew west, 2 Goosander, 14 Cormorant, 40+ Redwing and 4 Nuthatch

 

 



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adult Mediterranean Gull this evening



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brief visit this pm :-

drake Gadwall, pair Shoveler, 10 Goosander, 15 Cormorant, 3 Great-crested Grebes, 1 Grey Wagtail 

 



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Sun 29-Dec-19 (09:30 - 10:30):

- 1 Redhead Goosander
- 2 Cormorant
- pr Tufted Duck
- pr Great Crested Grebe
- c30 Teal
- c250 Lapwing in single flock over the lake
- Bullfinch calling + Other finches and Tits in small area of woodland behind the cafe
- c5 Common Gull amongst c200 BH Gull
- 2 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

+ usuall waterfowl and corvids etc

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Pair Common Scoter this afternoon

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Fri 27/12 08:45 Common sandpiper with c 200 Lapwings on shore opposite Nature reserve

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Saturday 23rd November 2019

Great Egret in the Hollingworth Lake area, initially reported on Shaw Moss early afternoon then present in the Birchinley Hall area before flying south

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/local/leisure/Bib-Knowl-Hollingworth-Lake-Walk.pdf

Information thanks to the Rochdale Birding WhatsApp group



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16 Teal and 80 Lapwings on the nature reserve

Buzzard on Shaw Moss

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Whooper Swan Hollingworth Lake, ranging from the nature reserve to the Watersports Club to the Sailing Club, still present 5:25pm

Also 80+ Lapwings, 27 Teal (24 on the nature reserve and 3 on Shaw Moss), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Goosander, 5 Mute Swans

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Winter plumaged Knot present this afternoon (found by Andrew Huyton) - also a Common Sandpiper

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A Tree Pipit over south this morning 

Also single Common and Green Sandpipers and good numbers of Meadow Pipits on the move

 

A Spotted Flycatcher was present at Shaw Moss on Sunday (8th) when there was also a single Whitethroat and a Wheatear

 



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Sunday 1st September 2019

Little Egret
12 Teal
87 Lapwings

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Redstart at Shaw Moss this morning along with a Whitethroat 11 Teal at the nature reserve Yesterday evening (31/8) an adult Mediterranean Gull was with the other gulls on the mud before flying off NW

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Fri 30/8 07:00-12:00

12 teal now in NR
Over 100 Lapwings on grassy shore by NR

Green woodpecker flew over from bib hill?

Lesser redpoll 10 in flock

Blackcap at least 3 feeding on blackberries along big hedge

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10 Teal and 91 Lapwings on the nature reserve

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Late news from Monday 26th August (apologies) when there were quite a few migrants about- the highlights being:-

3 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat, 3 Redstarts, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 10+ Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher at Shaw Moss and 2 Ravens over SW

 

 



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A few decent birds around over the last few days

 

Today (25/8)

Kingfisher showing well from the hide 

Also 2 Buzzards, 3 Swifts, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap and 4 Stonechat near Syke Farm 

also Ian Kimber had a Whinchat near Big Hedge

 

Yesterday (24/8)

a Yellow Wagtail flew south calling and a Lesser Whitethroat was near Turnough Hall Farm

 

Friday 23/8 - 9 Shelduck were present early morning and 2 Spotted Flycatchers were at Shaw Moss



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A Spotted Flycatcher at Shaw Moss today

Also 6 Cormorants but otherwise quiet



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4 Black-tailed Godwits in summer plumage were present this afternoon but had disappeared by 745 pm

2 Shoveler were also new in this afternoon

Also today 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little ringed Plover and a Lesser Redpoll

 

 



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Tues 16/7 06:30 -- 13:00
A beautiful summer plumaged Black tailed Godwit on island in NR - still there when i left
4 Oystercatchers
3 ad Lapwings plus juv
M ute Swans have 2 large cygnets

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12 drake Common Scoters this morning (record shot attached)

Also 1 Common Tern 1 Ringed Plover and 2 Little ringed Plovers 

 

Ian Kimber had a Red Kite fly over south on Sunday (7/7)

 

 



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About 40 Lapwings on grassy shore by reserve when I left at 14:00

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