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Barry Corless


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An unsuccessful trip to find the Water Pipit this am 

However, a visit later in the afternoon and it turned up in the same place Mike had it yesterday...the willows below the rock pile

Ironically, did exactly the same as Mike described from Friday without the preening.  Sedge to willow branch to other willow branch to sedge to more sedge to vegetation at the side of the res when I lost it to sight. 

Also common gull in with the Black-headed gulls pre-roost.  Grey Wagtail and 3 Goosander  

 

 

 

 

 



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Ashworth Moor Res 11:45 - water Pipit in waterside willows 300 m east of overflow below massive rock pile. Perching in lower branches and preening then flew into water side veg

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Water Pipit still present today though on the eastern banking as the overflow is in flood. Also 21 Greylag Geese on the reservoir.

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Water Pipit still present today though typically elusive but has shown well on occasion.

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Water Pipit still present around the overflow this morning but is extremely elusive.

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A Water Pipit has been present around the overflow area the past couple of days though there was no sign today despite a good search.



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This evening:

38 Goosander- but more coming in as I left at 6.30, so a later count would be beneficial!

5 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe.

5 Lapwing and 1 Common Sandpiper.

2 Wheatear in South wall.



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This evening:

1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 7 Goosander and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

108 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank and 1 Curlew.

1 Buzzard and 1 Kestrel. 



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This evening:

2 Tufted Duck, 28 Goosander and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

4 Lapwing and 1 Greenshank.



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Ruff and Greenshank still here at 11:30

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This morning, 34 species included:
1 Osprey SW
1 juvenile Peregrine (unsuccessfully chasing a juvenile Ringed Plover)
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
1 Greenshank
1 juvenile Ruff
1 third or fourth calendar year Yellow-legged Gull
1 Goosander
2 Teal
1 Sedge Warbler
1 juv Whitethroat
1 juv Willow Warbler
1 Yellow Wagtail
Min 58 Goldfinch (plenty coming and going)
Min 6 Linnet
1 Reed Bunting

-- Edited by dave broome on Sunday 24th of August 2025 07:16:55 PM

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This afternoon:

Greenshank, Ruff, 4 Ringed and 1 Little Ringed Plover.

1 Sparrowhawk with prey.

2 Stonechat and 4 Whinchat together on south side.

8 Swallow through.

12 Linnet and 8 Goldfinch.

 



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Today 10-11, 1 greenshank still, juv Ruff still, 4 Ringed Plovers (1 juv), 1 Common Sandpoper, 1 Lapwing, 1 ad Yellow Legged Gull and a charm of c. 80 Goldfinches on embankment

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This evening:

5 Shelduck and 1 Tufted Duck.

1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 2 Golden Plover and 2 Ringed Plover. The Ruff and Golden Plover were my first site records.

2 Common Gull.



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Sun 17/8 17:30-19:30 Juv Ruff 2 ad and juv Ringed Plovers Juv Little Ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper Ad m Yellow wagtail At least 20 Pied wagt



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This afternoon:

56 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew and 2 Common Sandpiper.

3 Kestrel.

2 Stock Dove and 2 Mistle Thrush.

1 Wheatear.



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This evening:

18 Goosander.

12 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Curlew.

10+ Swift, 2 Swallow.

1 Grasshopper Warbler still reeling. 



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Highlight from a short evening visit:

12 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew and 1 Lapwing.

10 Goosander.

3 Common Gull.

14 Swift, 4 Sand Martin.



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This evening:

Excellent count of 18 Little Ringed Plover, 45 Lapwing and 4 Common Sandpiper.

2 Goosander.

135 Lesser Black-backed, 3 Herring, 75 Black Headed, 1 Mediterranean and 2 Common Gull, the latter being my first autumn record.

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel.

12 Swift, 3 Swallow and 4 Sand Martin.

1 Grasshopper Warbler.



-- Edited by Roger Halsey on Monday 14th of July 2025 09:33:30 PM

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2 Grasshopper warbler still reeling this evening. 78 Lapwing and 1 Curlew. 



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This afternoon/evening:

3 Goldeneye, 4 Tufted Duck and 12 Goosander.

50 Pink-footed Geese SW.

1 Great Black-backed, 1 Lesser Black-backed, 5 Herring, 125 Common and 720 Black-headed Gull.

1 Grey Wagtail.



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This evening:

22 Wigeon, 19 Goosander and 6 Tufted Duck.

175 Lapwing and 1 Curlew.

1 Kestrel.

1 Wheatear.

 



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This evening:

120 Lapwing.

Only 9 Goosander.

c30 Swift and c20 Swallow.

1 singing Grasshopper Warbler.



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Sun 21/4 8:15-9:15

A Swift feeding up and down along the embankment wall
About 20 Swallows feeding low over res and along wall
8 sand martins doing the same
Wheatear MMF + FF + M
Pair of Goldeneyes and Goosanders
5 Linnets feeding on embankment

-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Sunday 21st of April 2024 10:47:55 AM

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This evening:

23 Goosander and 2 Great Crested Grebe.

1 Curlew and 2 Oystercatcher.



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A quiet afternoon visit, with a single Wheatear the highlight. Also 3 Stonechat,  68 Lapwing and 5 Goosander. 



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A rare calm evening up here with the water like a mirror! A few more birds on the water now with 1 Cormorant, 20 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck and the first decent count of the autumn with 65 Goosander.

Only 1 Black-headed and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.



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Very quiet this evening, with the best being 4 Goosander, 4 Swift and c45 Swallow.



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A quiet evening visit, with the modest highlights of:

1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Goosander.

2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher.

2 Wheatear.

1 Swift, 8 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin.



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Tues 25/4 10:30-12:00 Male Whinchat in field opposite gate to res on grassy tussocks in front of telephone pole occasionally being chased by fem Wheatear. Still there when i left Wheatear m&f in Whinchat field, 2 on fence posts inprotected area and 3 in wiyh cows with calves at west end Oystercatchet 1 flew thro to west Curlew 2 bubbling in distance Linmet alkng embankment Cormorant on res L Bb gull c 100 landed on res at 12:00 G Bb gull 1 imm with 7 imm Herring gull the flew off west

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Curiously I visited this evening as well! A few things to add:

1 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher and 2 Curlew.

6 Goosander by 8.15 pm.

5 Swallow and 2 Sand Martin.

3 Willow Warbler.

5 Wheatear.

2 Linnet.

 

 



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Wander along the South side of the res this evening

Swallow
Reed Bunting
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Goosander (m) flew over
Dozen or so larger gulls lazing on the res; Herring and Lesser Black Backed



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Fri 14/4 9:30 - 10:30 in unforecast rain! Goldeneye ad m and ad fem Swallow 7 and sand Martin 6 feeding low over water picking off insects

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Lovely Spring morning stroll along dam 10:10-11:10

Herring gull 7
L B b Gull 6
B hd Gull 6

Stock Dove 2 over north

Swallow 1 briefly over east fields

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This evening:

2 Teal and 17 Goosander.

5 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew and only 1 Lapwing.

6 Pied Wagtail and 12 Meadow Pipit.



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Sun 2/4 16:30-19:00 sunny clear cold ENE breeze Stonechat fem in east overflow field Oystercatcher 2 on rez and fields to east Lapwing 5 east and 2 west Redshank flew west wifh lapwings at 19:00 Pied wagtails 20 mostly males Grey wagtail 2 in overflow 



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Highlights from a late afternoon visit:

40 Lapwing, 10 Curlew and 1 Oystercatcher.

1 Goldeneye and 15 Goosander.

c700 Black-headed and 50 Common Gull. Few large gulls.

1 Little Owl.



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Late afternoon today:

2 Goldeneye and only 11 Goosander.

120+ Lapwing.

6 species of gull in the roost with 36 Great Black- backed, 3 Lesser Black-backed, 90 Herring, 75 Common, 1 Mediterranean and c1000 Black- headed. 



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11:00-13:00 90% frozen with icy snow on gro
Goldeneye ad fem & 2 imm fems, male Teal later flew off, Raven over, Redwing over to north!, G Bb Gull 14 ad 2 imms, Herring gull 25 at start joined by another 30 at 12:30, 4 Common gulls, 1 L Bb gull, 66 B hd gulls flew in as well at 12:30



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 15th of December 2022 02:06:42 PM

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This afternoon:

2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander and 2 Cormorant.

210 Lapwing and 1 Snipe.

1 Great Black-backed and 6 Common Gull.

Flock of c50 Starling with Fieldfare and Redwing mixed in.



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This afternoon:

1 Common Scoter, 2 Goosander and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

116 Lapwing.

4 Great Black-backed Gull and 1 Common Gull. 

1 Stonechat.

 



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This morning:

10 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander and 6 Teal.

14 Lapwing the only waders.

2 Kestrel , 1 Little Owl.

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

3 Raven over.

1 Great Black-backed Gull.

5 Wheatear together and c30 Linnet.



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This evening:

28 Mallard, 26 Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye and 50 Goosander.

81 Lapwing, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe and 2 Greenshank still present.



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This morning:

20 Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Great Crested Grebe.

55 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Snipe and now 2 Greenshank.

1 Common Gull.

40+ Swallow, 1 Sand Martin.

Good numbers of Meadow Pipit (60+), Pied Wagtail (20+) and Goldfinch (20+), 2 Linnet.

1 Wheatear. 

 



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Wed 31/8 10:30-12:00
Greenshank at E end then flyshed to middle uslands
7 snipe
1 juv Little Ringed Plover
Fem/imm Goldeneye
6 Tufted
1 G C Grebe in wp
12 Teal
7 Mallards
3 wheater
30-40 Meadow Plipits
79+ Lapwings
30 Lesser Black backed gullsl
2 Herring gulls
2 Common gulls

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An interesting evening circuit as the reservoir now has extensive mud at the western end. 

34 Mallard, 16 Teal, 1 Goldeneye, 6 Tufted Duck and 9 Goosander.

1 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 9 Snipe and 1 Greenshank, a patch tick.

2 Great Black-backed Gull, my first returning birds.

c25 Swallow moved through.

 



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47 Lapwing, 7 Snipe and 1 juv Mediterranean Gull this morning, with the gull being a rather surprising patch tick! 
1 Whinchat and 4 Stonechat along the southern side. 



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An interesting evening circuit with 2 patch ticks!

Flock of 18 Shelduck, they spent a lot of time flying when disturbed by dog walkers, but appeared to go to roost at the west end.

1 Whimbrel appeared to have been disturbed on the central island and flew off SW calling strongly.

Also my first returning Goldeneye of the season, 1 Great Crested Grebe.



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This evening:

Goosander numbers improving now with 17 birds present, and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

5 Lapwing, 7 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Common Sandpiper.

1 Grasshopper Warbler still reeeling!

20+ Swift. 



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This evening:

5 Goosander and 3 Great Crested Grebe.

3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin and 2 Black-tailed Godwit.

20 Swift and 20 Swallow passed through.

1 Grasshopper Warbler still reeling at dusk.

Smaller gull numbers and I couldnt find anything apart from the 3 commoner species.



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