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12-13 3 male Wheaters (quite large upright)????? On embankment
Linnet pair feeding on seeds on embankment
Goosander 10 m 1 f
Goldeneye m & f

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Wednesday 20 April - 3 White Wagtails on the south end, 1 Grey Wagtail collecting food in it's beak for it's young, 2 Goosander drakes, 1 male Kestrel, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull flew in from the south, min 30 Sand Martins and 1 House Martin

Friday 22 April - min 20 Pied Wagtails around grassy bank near southern side - sadly no White Wagtails, min 10 Sand Martins and 2 Swallows



-- Edited by Sarfraz Hayat on Friday 22nd of April 2022 07:55:46 PM

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Just to update:

Red-necked grebe, being only the 2nd ever such bird I've seen and decent views, though a little distant - but much much closer than my lifer tick in Scarborough back in 2017. Seeing it was staying the same distance once it woke up, I departed at 5:20pm

Other birds of note:

Grasshopper warbler (heard x2)
Wheatear
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Linnet
Goldeneye x6
Goosander x3
Pied wagtail (quite a few scattered about)
Grey wagtail
Sand martin
Lesser black backed gull
Herring gull
Black headed gull

Ta!

-- Edited by Richard Thew on Saturday 16th of April 2022 10:54:43 PM

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Red-necked Grebe still present @ 16:45 with Goldeneye at W. end of res. Now awake, preening and washing. Decent views from S or W wall where it's drier.

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Red-necked Grebe currently asleep. Use decent footwear, as a couple of short sections of the path in one area is somewhat muddy, and I wish I'd brought my wellies as my feet and trouser bottoms had gotten wet.



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 16th of April 2022 04:13:17 PM

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Red-necked Grebe still present at 14.56



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Red necked Grebe still present 12:30, found by Rob Archer this morning
Also 5 Goldeneye 2 ab m, 1 1y m and 2 fems

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Mid afternoon for 45 mins from the dam

Buzzard
Stonechat
Meadow Pipit
Curlew
Lapwing
Canada Goose
Mallard
Pied Wagtail

On the res

3 x Goldeneye
1 x Goosander (m)
2 LBB Gull
5 BH Gull



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Mon 21/3 10-13:00
Goldeneye ad & imm males plus 2 fems
Grey wagtail pair in overflow


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Spring is sprunging...slowly

A quick circuit this morning produced...

Skylark
Meadow Pipits - plenty of parachuting
Curlew x 2
Pied Wagtail

On the Res

3 Goldeneye (2f, 1m)
Black Headed Gulls - dozen or so mostly in summer dress
2 x Herring Gulls
4 X Canada Geese
2 x mallard both m


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Much more of a Gull roost now with 58 Great Black-backed, 3 Lesser Black-backed, 20+ Herring, 30+ Common and 1500 Black-headed Gull. Also 3 Goldeneye and 3 Goosander, although I didnt stay until dark. 



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102 Goosander this evening. Also 88 Canada Geese, 11 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Lapwing and 2 Stonechat. No gulls roosting. 



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127 Goosander this evening, my highest site count and my highest total anywhere! Also 2 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and 2 Stonechat.



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88 Goosander this evening, my best count this year. Also 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail and 4 Wheatear on the south wall.



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38 Goosander this evening. Also 1 Kestrel, 1 Snipe and 1 Wheatear. Very few gulls.



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2 Whinchat this morning. 1 on wires east of Ashworth Road, and 1 with mixed flock west of wind turbines. 3 Stonechat, Meadow Pipits and Reed Buntings in the same flock.

Also 2 Kestrel and 104 Lapwing.



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Highlights from a late morning circuit:

1 Kestrel.

62 Lapwing and 3 Common Sandpiper.

5 Swift through.

1 Common Gull.

1 Grey Wagtail.



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Common Scoter still present this evening, along with 1 Great Crested Grebe and 3 Goosander.

1 Lapwing the only wader.

Singing Grasshopper Warbler was the biggest surprise!



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Drake Common Scoter still present early morning

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1 male Common Scoter this evening. Also 1 Great Crested Grebe and 5 Goosander.

2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, and 1 Dunlin.

1 Swift, 12 Swallow and 2 Sand Martin.



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Highlights from a late circuit:

12 Goosander.

58 Lapwing and at least 3 Curlew.

Small gull roost with 30 Lesser Black-backed, 3 Herring and 15 Black Headed.

4 Swift and 4 Sand Martin.

1 Whitethroat.



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Lunchtime stroll

Cormorant

2 Oystercatcher and a youngster

Lapwing

Lesser Black-backed and Black-headed Gulls

House Martin, Swallow and Swift

Kestrel

Pied Wagtail

Meadow Pipit

Skylark



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Highlights from an evening circuit:

11 Goosander.

7 lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew and 1 Common Sandpiper.

3 Kestrel.

10+ Swift, 1 Swallow and 4 Sand Martin.



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5 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing and 1 Common Sandpiper this morning. Also 10 Sand Martin and 3 Swallow feeding in the Lee of the walls, and 3 Linnet.



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Of interest during quick evening visit:

16 Goosander

10 Lapwing, 5 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper.

c120 Lesser Black-backed and 5 Herring Gull passed through to the NW but did not stop.

1 Grasshopper Warbler.



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A few birds of interest during a late afternoon circuit:

20 Goosander and 1 Great Crested Grebe on the water.

3 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Dunlin.

5+ Swallow.

1 Grasshopper Warbler.

At least 8 Wheatear and 3 male Stonechat- suggestive of 3 breeding pairs.

1 White Wagtail.

Pair Linnet.

 



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Tues 27/4 08:00-11:00 dull showers west breeze
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Goosander 5m 15f
Common sandpiper male song/display flight to (female quiet)
Curlew 2 circled
Lapwing 1
Mallard mf
White wagtail m briefly on west dam shore
Little ringed plover m dropped in mid morning
Wheatear 2
Snipe m singing/chipping from fence post in juncos field
Grasshopper warbler reeeling
Linnet mf
L Redpoll 5 west
S Martin c 30

Cheers den valley back up to res
Wheatear 2 pairs
Willow warbler 5 singing males
Grasshopper warbler singing from juncos filled old mill pond

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Single Yellow Wagtail still present on south bank (11:30 hrs) flew down to overflow culvert and then to sheep pens.

Regards Brian.



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Quick visit early afternoon and highlights were :-

 

Yellow Wagtail  on the West end shoreline

2 Wheatears

4 Common Sandpiper

1 Dunlin

21 Goosander

min 3 Reed Bunting feeding on wall and shoreline

1 White Wagtail

A few Meadow Pipit and Pied Wagtails

A couple of Linnet and Skylark

 

 



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My first Wheatear of the year during an afternoon visit. It spent a few minutes on the pump house roof below the eastern dam before disappearing. Also 3 Goosander, 16 Lapwing, 2 Curlew and a group of 5 Skylark.



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Saturday morning walk - flat calm reservoir, cold, grey, still

Oh and very little to get the birder excited...

Highlight was a pair (m / f) Stonechat close to the inlet on the N side plus
Single vocal Curlew in the field SE of the Dam
Many Lapwing in the pig field E of the Dam
a single Cormorant fishing
About 40 black headed gulls loafing around on various parts of the res
Plenty of Corvids...mainly Carrion Crow plus a couple of Rook
A single skylark heard



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A circuit this morning produced the following highlights

3+ Skylark with even a little song
Curlew calling in field to SE of the Dam
Oystercatcher in the garden of the big house to N of Res then flushed and flew S
Male Goosander over S
2 Raven gronking through S
Flock of 60-70 Lapwing
4 Cormorant fishing
A pair of Mallard on N.shore with 6 Canada Geese



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Dusk visit 28/1/20

Lapwing c 54
Goosander 5 m 18 f

B hd gull c 2,000
Common gull 50+
Herring gull 10
L Bb gull 1 ad

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Braved the weather this afternoon 21/1 16:00-17:00

Gull roost
Black headed c 2,500
Common gull c 30
Great black backed gull 2 ads
Lesser black backed gull 3 ad 6 imms
Herring gull c 20 ads 8 imms

Goosander 6 m 10 f
Lapwing 4 braving it on spit



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Big gull roost this evening, but almost exclusively the smaller species. Counts, c2100 Black-headed, 60 Common, 2 Herring and 2 Great Black-backed Gull. 16 Goosander at 16.10. No other birds on the water.



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Little else in the afternoon...

Many (100+) black-headed gulls with a handful of Herring gull and common gull mixed in
2+ Cormorants


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Limited highlights from a morning circuit:

8 Lapwing and 10 Common Gull.

Mixed flock near the small pond to the NW of the Res, with 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Stonechat and 1 Reed Bunting.

1 Grey and 1 Pied Wagtail.



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Wheatear along the south bank this evening and 2 Stonechat and a Robin on the north side. 3 Goldeneye and a Great crested Grebe on the reservoir. 



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2,45pm

Drake Goldeneye in the middle of the Res 

50plus lapwings on the shoreline 

Big numbers of fieldfare on the surrounding moorlands passing through. 



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Green Woodpecker and a Little Owl calling from Two Owls cottage area this afternoon.

2 Skylark and 2 Snipe over the reservoir heading south.

Singlw Wheatear and 2 Stonechat on the north side and a Blue and Great Tit below Ashworth View.

45 Pink-footed Geese over heading East and a White Wagtail on the south bank

140+ Lapwing on the north spit and c10 Reed Bunting along the north shore



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3 Wheatear around the reservoir today along with a smaller number of Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails.

2 Tufted Duck and the regular adult and juvenile Great crested Grebes still present.

26 Pink-footed Geese over heading west at 0900.  

White Wagtail on the south shore.

3 Heron and 6 Cormorant on the north shore spit. 



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A Great Spotted Woodpecker flew west over the reservoir and a Green Woodpecker calling from Two Owls Cottage early this morning .

3 Wheatear and a White Wagtail amongst the many Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails around the reservoir .

120+ Goosander present at first light .



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115 Goosander and 2 Great Crested Grebe roosted this evening. Good numbers of Pied Wagtail and Meadow Pipit appeared to be roosting around the pub.



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2 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff and 2 Stonechat on the north side this morning .

The regular Yellow-legged Gull paid a brief visit departing east at 0800.

Steady trickle of Skylark and Chaffinch over the reservoir all heading south.

White Wagtail on the south wall



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Yellow-legged Gull at the reservoir this morning . Departed SW at 0850



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2 Chiffchaff along the north side below Owd Bett's first thing this morning .

2 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat , and many Pied Wagtails and Meadow Pipits around the reservoir .

4 Siskin, 6 Chaffinch and 7 Skylark  moved south over the reservoir .

Green Woodpecker calling from Two Owls again at 1st light .



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The regular adult Yellow-legged Gull was present briefly this morning before departing west at 0745 along with a small number of Lesser Black-backed Gulls..A Redshank was present somewhere around the reservoir in the mist and a single Wheatear also on the west wall .



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Excellent early morning at AMR in light rain . 

3 Chiffchaff arrived overnight on the North shore spit and 2 Coot on the reservoir are both good birds for up here .

A juv female Peregrine was perched on the south wall and allowed unusually close views . A really bad time to realise your camera battery was flat and couldn't tell if it was ringed or not .

3 Tufted Duck on the water and good numbers of Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails still around the south bank. 

A single Golden Plover flew over high calling heading west .



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0800/1000 hrs  strong north easterly, 10 degrees.

Single Shell Duck.

Five Fe/Juv Tufted Duck, one of which did not look right, possible hybrid, no scope to check.

Kestrel and Buzzard hunting south bank.

Lots Of Meadow Pipit and Pied Wagtail feeding along road.

30+ House Martin and 5 Swallow.

Around 8 Linnet feeding on south bank.

Very few gulls, odd Black-Headed, Lesser Black Backed and Herring.

Regards Brian.

 



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Nice of the YLG to get its legs out for you, Rob

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