Adult Mediterranean Gull Hollingworth Lake 3:55pm also the 4 Shelducks still present

1 Gadwall and 7 Tufted Ducks on Clegg Pools

Greylag Goose on Clegg Marsh with 50 Canada Geese

Information thanks to Ian Kimber and Alan Nuttall

Adult Mediterranean Gull briefly at Hollingworth Lake this afternoon

Info thanks to Simon Hitchen

Sunday 17th January 2021

10 Goosanders (6 drakes)
4 Great Crested Grebes
6 Cormorants

Hollingworth Lake

4 Great Crested Grebe
4 Goosander
1 Teal
2 Mute Swan


Akzo Pond

4 Teal
c200 Canada Geese

1st January 2021

Drake Mandarin Rochdale Canal - Bridge 49

Information thanks to Alan Nuttall

Wed 11/11

NAture Reserve
Teal 19 males and 9 females
Lapwing 160 first thing
Green Woodpecker heard along the big hedge

A Cettis Warbler was ringed early morning

1 Whooper Swan
8 Pochard
11 Wigeon
2 Gadwall
16 Tufted Duck

Information thanks to Simon Hitchen

Shelduck at Hollingworth Lake

Info thanks to Simon Hitchen

Wed 14/10 morning

Over 30 teal in nature reserve
Few redwings early morning
Green and great spotted woodpeckers heard
Siskins heard over early

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 14th of October 2020 09:20:17 PM

20 Teal and 100 Lapwings on the nature reserve

https://youtu.be/Aid-G4wLZVg

Film: Kittiwake, Hollingworth Lake, 1st October

5 Whinchat and 4 Stonechat at Shaw Moss this morning. Adult male Redstart around the cattle field between Shaw Moss and south dam of the lake. 2nd calendar year Caspian Gull at reserve end of lake 11:00

-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 5th of September 2020 12:19:14 PM

The Caspian Gull was back again this morning Also a Yellow Wagtail briefly and 2 (male and female) Redstarts, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Willow Warblers and 3 Chiffchaff.

Afternoon stroll 12:35 - 15:20

• Very brief sight of the Caspian gull amongst the large gulls disturbed from the nature area.
• Common sandpiper from the hide.
• A pair of redstarts and a spotted flycatcher up the lane from the old water activties centre, in the hawthorn bushes in the field by the "Beware of the bull" signs. (Many thanks to the two chaps who told me where to look).

-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Wednesday 26th of August 2020 08:50:08 PM

No sign of the Greenshank for me unfortunately, but the Caspian Gull showed well this morning before predictably being disturbed by dogwalkers

Also 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat and at least 5 Spotted Flycatchers in the area. Andrew Huyton also had a Yellow Wagtail

Second calendar year Caspian Gull still present on the mud at the nature reserve end of the lake this morning.

Info thanks to Dave Ousey

Caspian Gull still present late morning and best viewed from the hide Also 3 Common Terns briefly mid morning, 1 Ringed plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk and a male Redstart. A Whinchat and a Spotted Flycatcher at Shaw Moss

Many thanks and very much appreciated both:

Markwoodhead and Dave Ousey.

Ta!

Park in visitor centre £1 for 2 hours. Walk back to lake turn left along Rakewood Road towards nature reserve. Birds sat on green, muddy area, view from road in open spaces or walk around to other side.

Dave Ousey 

2nd calendar year Caspian gull still present this morning

The Lake's purple patch continued today with the highlight being a 2nd calendar year Caspian Gull this morning - this would also be a site first if accepted by the GMRC

Also a juvenile Ruff and a fem/imm Pied Flycatcher which was with at least 5 Spotted Flycatchers at Shaw Moss. Also at least 5 Redstarts, 2 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat and 7 Swifts, 2 Teal, 1 Buzzard and a Treecreeper amongst the usuals

 

   After reaching home after a birding trip with food in the oven and a pint pot of tea at hand, I picked up a message that Simon Hitchen that he had found a Pectoral Sandpiper at Hollingworth Lake in Rochdale. After a call to confirm, oven turned off, pot of tea down the sink and dash up to the lake in the grey gloom that had descended. Upon reaching the lake bank I could see Simon H walking towards me, was it still there? He assured me it was and within minutes I was watching Rochdale`s first Pectoral Sandpiper. A fellow Greater Manchester birder David Broome let me watch the bird through his scope for a couple of minutes. Great find by Hollingworth Lakes ace bird finder Simon H, thanks for getting the news out promptly.

Dave Ousey.

I made an effort this morning, wanting to see the Pectoral Sandpiper with my family, only to find out when I got there it had flown off; I wanted to ball my eyes out and sulk (not really).

That's the way birding goes: Bill Oddie once said you can plan a trip to see a bird but come out empty, but you may see something else that makes it worthwhile. I'm just happy I made an effort and so was my mother.

Other colourful highlights include:

Wagtail Hat Trick of;
Yellow wagtail
Pied wagtail
Grey wagtail

Plus:
Lesser Redpoll
Goldfinch
Blue tit
Black headed gulls
Lesser black backed gull

Common gull
Pheasant
Lapwings
Teal
Peregrine (seen fly and suddenly swoop and vanished behind a hill)

Ta!

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

Dave Ousey.