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Chris Harper


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Late BBS this morning from 06:45-08:10 around Dobcross:

8 Swift, Common Whitethroat, 3 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, Common Buzzard, 2 Nuthatch, Swallow, Jay.



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BBS highlights from 06:45-08:05

2+ House Martin, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Goldcrest, 5 Bullfinch, 2 Mistle Thrush. 



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Late morning 31st July

Merlin - female in pursuit of a Meadow Pipit, back and forth over the A635 Holmfirth Road, at times only 2-3 ft above the road, failed to catch prey and headed north over the moors
Short-eared Owl 1 hunting at the south side of the road

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Monday 5th July

2 Black-tailed Godwits on Readycon Dean Reservoir

Information thanks to Chris Jepson Brown

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I keep seeing Common Buzzards around in Ggreenfield, often in pairs, mewing and circling when the weathers sunny anyway. This one on 5th May being mobbed by a Jackdaw - I guess you cant mob on your ow, or can you??

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Hurrah!

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Well-I-hole 09/05 11:40 2 swift

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Chris Harper


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Early BBS around Dobcross village 06.50-08:00

2 Oystercatcher, 5 Swallow, 5 Blackcap, 6 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, Common Buzzard, Bullfinch. 

Shame about all the building near the river. Right mess.



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Ken Gartside


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Ah, nice list Chris, I never knew who was doing my old BBS route!

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Late BBS visit to Dobcross village from 06.45-08.15

Green Woodpecker was a site first. Also 8 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Swift, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, Grey Heron, 2 Pied Wagtail, Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Bullfinch. 



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Chris Harper


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Managed to squeeze in my early BBS visit today with the changes in travel restrictions. 

So around Dobcross village from 06.45-08.15

1+Dipper, Grey Wagtail, 2 House Martin, 4 Swallow, 7 Blackcap, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Treecreeper (1st record since I've done the survey), 3 Bullfinch. 



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Male Blackcap on my sunflower feeder today, also last week. Assume it is overwintering - a first for this Uppermill garden. Also a female Brambling last week, plus siskins.

Around a dozen rooks making nests in the Church Rd area.



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Chris Harper


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Late BBS square visit around Dobcross from 06.45-08.15

Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, Red Legged Partridge, Common Buzzard, 12 Swift, 3 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Grey Heron, Jay.



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Saturday 18th May 2019, 10.50pm.

On exiting The Navigation Inn, a Tawny Owl was heard hooting from the direction of Sugar Lane, Dobcross.

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Early BBS square visit around Dobcross from 06.50 to 08.10 this morning. 

Highlights were 2 Red Legged Partridge, 5 Willow Warbler, House Martin over,  Blackcap, Lesser Redpoll, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush 



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Ah, excellent re the lapwing sighting near Intake Lane. I thought I saw some recently but didn't have binoculars with me and wasn't certain enough to post.

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Flock of c 20 lapwings nr Slades Barn, Uppermill with a few sitting in the fields looking as if they are on territory. Likewise on fields below Intake Lane, Greenfield, but not the grey, shit covered one that used to be a nice grazing meadow. Skylarks singing and plenty of songthrush song today lower down.



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Saturday 23rd February 2019, 11.10pm

Wool Road, Dobcross.

Male Tawny Owl hooting in the trees above The Navigation Inn.

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Green woodpecker yaffling on fields above the houses on Church Rd, Uppermill this morning. Not a common bird here.



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Churchill playing fields
Kingfisher on weir at 13:15

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Churchill playing fields
Kingfisher on weir at 13:15

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Churchill playing fields
Kingfisher on weir at 12:30, flew onto canal

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Thursday 25th October 2018, 4.30pm.

A female Sparrowhawk caught and ate a Woodpigeon in the grounds of Gatehead Mill, Delph New Road, Delph. Id been collecting poultry feed in one of the units, and pulled the car to within six feet of the bird, wound the window down, and the Sparrowhawk continued feeding, completely ignoring my presence.

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

Juvenile Wheatear on the dam wall at Readycon Dean Reservoir near Denshaw early this morning.




Presume you were working as I noticed another fire there on Saturday evening...

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Juvenile Wheatear on the dam wall at Readycon Dean Reservoir near Denshaw early this morning.



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Chris Harper


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BBS late visit yesterday morning around Dobcross village 

2 Common Swift, 4 Swallow, 3 House Martin  5 Willow Warbler  Common Whitethroat, 4 Grey Wagtail, 5 Chiffchaff  5 Blackcap, 2 Stock Dove, Nuthatch  Jay



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Rob Creek wrote:

Bank Holiday Monday approx 3pm

Me and Michelle were driving through Diggle en-route to Marsden when a Harris Hawk came flying down the side of the hill and swooped right over the road not far up ahead.

Probably the Romiley bird (I saw it duelling with a buzzard at the weekend) having a day out Rob.

Cheers,

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Bank Holiday Monday approx 3pm

Me and Michelle were driving through Diggle en-route to Marsden when a Harris Hawk came flying down the side of the hill and swooped right over the road not far up ahead.

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Highlights of our BTO BBS survey this morning around Dobcross village from 06.40-08.00

2 Dipper, 2 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1+ Sparrowhawk, 3 Blackcap, 8 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Jay, 5 Nuthatch, Bullfinch 



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Any idea where they nest or generally hang out?



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They have been present for a couple of years now!

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Another (or the same) parakeet dashed over Primrose Avenue (off Church Rd) yesterday mid-evening. I wonder if we have a resident?



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Running Hill this morning 10.15 - 11.30

2 Stock Doves
3 Kestrel (a family hunting party)
6 Carrion Crows
5 Swallows
plenty of (very anxious) Meadow Pipits
female Pied Wag (it had no tail!) carrying food

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Blimey!

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Ring necked paraqueet over Wellmeadow Rd Uppermill at 10am this morning. Green, very long tail, flying fast and low; I'm familiar with these birds from my time in India. Saw one several years ago in Friezeland. I don't know of any colonies away from central Manchester so must assume they sometimes travel some distance prospecting for good places to be for whatever reason.



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Response posted in General Birding Discussion/Raptor Persuction.

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Steve Suttill wrote:

Couple of hours strolling on t'moor this afternoon.

Very quiet, with nothing but Meadow Pipits and a couple of singing Skylarks, until a pair of Ravens appeared over the hill from the Diggle direction. Their presence brought up a couple of pairs of Curlew which tried to chase them off or distract them from nest sites. Then a Buzzard appeared from the same direction and had an unsuccessful attempt to take a Red Grouse.

No sight, nor sound, of any Golden Plover.

Steve,

Then a Buzzard appeared from the same direction and had an unsuccessful attempt to take a Red Grouse.

Please don't give the hunting mob ammunition like this. They don't need much encouragement.

Cheers,

 

Andy



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Couple of hours strolling on t'moor this afternoon.

Very quiet, with nothing but Meadow Pipits and a couple of singing Skylarks, until a pair of Ravens appeared over the hill from the Diggle direction. Their presence brought up a couple of pairs of Curlew which tried to chase them off or distract them from nest sites. Then a Buzzard appeared from the same direction and had an unsuccessful attempt to take a Red Grouse.

No sight, nor sound, of any Golden Plover.

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Nice and sunny up on Saddleworth Moor this lunchtime, but very few birds. Half a dozen Red Grouse and a couple of singing Skylarks - no Curlew or Golden Plover cry

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20 Fieldfare , Greenfield, above Dacres fields today.

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Pochard on Dovestone today.

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Saturday 7th January 2017, 11.30pm

Dobcross village, heard upon leaving the Swan Inn.

Male Tawny Owl hooting repeatedly from the direction of Ridings Court

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Male overwintering Blackcap in my garden 11.00, Greenfield. Joyous to see with the Tits. It tried feeding on rotting apples still on the tree.

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Single house martin at a traditional nesting site near Junction this morning.

Regards, Chris Jepson-Brown

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Like buses - 6 Swallows and 3 House Martins at Well-I-hole.

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yes, strange weather - sunshine for bees and hovers, then snow......... First Swallow, hurrah - just past the Junction at Denshaw, 10.30 today 10/4/16 - and a Raven further up that road before the mast car park, plus Crows there of course....

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Two inches of snow up on t'moor this morning and a hard frost. Didn't seem to deter the birds - they're a tough lot round here...

Plenty of Red Grouse, two Curlew, half a dozen Golden Plover, Meadow Pipits and Skylark (a couple of the latter singing in a clear blue sky despite the sub-zero temperatures!).

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Saturday 26th March 2016, 11.00pm

On leaving the Navigation Inn, Wool Road, Dobcross. Male Tawny Owl hooting from the direction of Brownhill visitor centre.

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Wonderful sighting. Would have been seen from Tesco I imagine ...............shame I wasn't shopping at the time.........
Just outside GM today, if allowed, Skylark, Kestrel, Curlew, Golden Plover, Meadow Pipits and of course Red Grouse, just near Wessenden Head.
On Sunday at Dovestone around 24 Lapwings wheeling away and going back up towards Isle of Skye rd - not surprising with a noisy regatta and loads of visitors!

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Osprey flew over Uppermill at 2-30 this afternoon.



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