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Thursday 2nd June 2022

The drake North American Wood Duck seen at Rocher Vale in the Medlock Valley on a BTO Breeding Bird Survey

Information thanks to Paul Carroll

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Saturday 7th May 2022

Singing male Reed Bunting Park Bridge adjacent to the River Medlock in the reeds at Fairbottom Bobs

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Singing Lesser Whitethroat on the cycleway between Park Bridge and Ashton under Lyne

Also Whitethroat, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 10 Swifts

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Singing Lesser Whitethroat on the cycleway between Park Bridge and Ashton under Lyne

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Short walk late afternoon through Park Bridge and up through Medlock Valley and Rocher vale. Many more people than birds unfortunately. 

Highlights:

Common Buzzard flying high SE of Hartshead Pike

Pair of Kestrel with chicks on a high ridge in the valley

Also loads of fly tipping everywhere! Reported it to council so hopefully it'll get moved soon but it's a right tip at the minute in some areas. 



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1500 - 1620

Bright shop area:

Robin

Blackbird

Wren heard but not seen

Old Mill area:

Single swallow over grass verges and 2 over visitors centre

5+ Goldfinch in trees around river saw one adult feeding fledgling

Grey Wagtail briefly showing from bridge before heading down river

2 Robins

Deanshut Clough: 

Whitethroat showing briefly singing from perch - flew a further 50 yards and perched and sang again before flying across scrub

Jay

Swift

Wood pigeons

6 Carrion crows

Chiffchaff heard on several occasions but not seen



-- Edited by Sean Molloy on Thursday 2nd of July 2020 04:59:56 PM

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15.30 - 17.00

Single swift over road approaching visitor centre

Pair of blackcap, 2 robins and a pair of blackbirds seen in Bright shop area. Blackcaps looked to have a nest nearby

Swallow over the grass in the old mill works

Grey Wagtail hunting for invertebrates in the river seen from the bridge near mill

 

 

 



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Grey Wagtail pair collecting insects down below the old mill site
Jay 2 foraging around the mill site
Nuthatch calling
Jackdaws and House Sparrow in good numbers up on Dean Terrace
Good numbers of Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Robin in the woodland between the river Medlock and the road to Ashton Road, including several young Robins and one Blackcap singing within a few feet of the road.



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Short bike ride from Turner Lane to Bristol Avenue and I saw.

18 Blackbirds
2 Goldfinches
2 House Sparrows
6 Wrens
11 Robins
9 Woodpigeons
13 Magpies
6 Carrion Crows
2 Feral/Town Pigeons
4 Long-tailed Tits
5 Great Tits
1 Dunnock
1 Greenfinch
1 Blue Tit

THANKS

FAYE


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I went to Park Bridge, Medlock Valley, A-U-Lyne and saw.

22 Blackbirds
7 Goldfinches
2 House Sparrows
9 Wrens
15 Robins
12 Woodpigeons
16 Magpies
9 Carrion Crows
3 Feral Pigeons
9 Long-tailed-Tits
10 Great Tits
1 Dunnock
4 Greenfinches
2 Rooks
4 Blue Tits
8 Song Thrushes
2 Herons
15 Lapwings and 4 Mallards.

Many thanks

Faye


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I went down to Limehurst Fields today walking my dog and I saw:

Heron
Buzzard
Bullfinch
Kestrel
Rooks
Goldfinches
Swallows
House Martins and Great Tits


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3rd February.

Walking past the visitors centre at Park Bridge this morning I could hear a loud tapping noise on what sounded like a window. I located the source which came from a Carrion Crow pecking repeatedly, loudly and forcefully at the rear window (presumably at its own reflection? imslow.gif) of a Toyota MPV parked in the public cark park! Surprised it didn't set the car alarm off!!wink.gif

Also in the general area - Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dipper, 5 Redwing and c30 Siskin feeding on birch.

Cheers,

Bill.

-- Edited by Bill Myerscough on Thursday 3rd of February 2011 07:16:47 PM

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walked from limehurst farm to parkbridge

8 Redwing
23 blackbird
2 Jay
15 Magpies
6 Crow
14 Jackdaw
27 longtail tits in 3 different parties - 1 came withing a foot of me whilst stood watching a mixed flock of tits and finches.
14 Blue Tit
9 Great Tit
1 Coal Tit
2 Gold Crest
2 Bullfinch - male and a female
3 chaffinch
5 robins
1 Kestrel Male
11 House Sparrow
1 Grey Heron
8 Canada Goose flyover
3 mallard flyover

cheeers

Andrew


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walk up the old railway line from limehurst farm to alt hill road

18 Fieldfare
6 redwing
20+ blackbird

decent sized mixed flock of tis - great, blue, coal & long tail

1 Grey Heron
4 greenfinch

no sign of little owl.

loads of berries about so hoping for waxwing !!

cheers

Andrew

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I walked from the Road to the Heritage Centre this morning.

Birds seen

Grey Wagtail, at least two along River
Whitethroat, singing male
Willow Warbler, singing
Chiffchaff, singing
Blackcap 2-3 singing
Nuthatch, calling
Kestrel
Swallow (fledged yesterday)
House Martin
Swift

Also a few nice insects around!

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18th March.

1 Chiffchaff. smile.gif Foraging silently in the trees with a small number of tits and a Goldcrest.

Also - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming and c15 Goldfinch feeding on larch cones.

Cheers,

Bill.

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