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Wed 28th Dec (11:30 - 13:30 ish):
Beautiful, still, clear lunchtime walk in warm sunshine from Binn Green and around the main reservoir, as Yeoman Hay etc was out of bounds due to shooting.

Binn Green:
Mix of usual tits (Great, Blue, Coal) and finches (Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch)
Robin
Blackbird
Brambling - a single male on the feeders. A long-awaited (40+ years) UK tick. My mum claims that they were seen in the garden when I was a youngster, but I have no memory of them.
Raven - 1 cronking nearby when we returned to the car.

Dovestones:
c60 Mallard
c10 Common Gull
c60 Black-headed Gull
1 Peregrine



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Feeders fairly quiet, but still a couple of Bramblings about.



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Brief visit to Binn Green ,Tuesday lunchtime.

M+F Bullfinch, plenty of Chaffinch and Coal Tits,male Great Spotted Woodpecker,3 Brambling,4 Siskin, Crossbills(heard only),plus usuals.

Cheers Chris



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8.30-9.30 a.m. 2nd visit in the last week looking for Crossbill, 6 over car park at 9.20, ( GM Year list now 171smile). Also 10+ Brambling below feeders.
Cheers Ian

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A Green Woodpecker above Binn Green where the trees have been cleared overlooking the reservoir.

My first for a couple of years in this vicinity.



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Sunday 23rd October 2016, 12.00 - 12.45pm

Binn Green, following a cold and windy blank around Higher Swineshaw

Goldfinch and Chaffinch dominated around the feeding area, but there were also around a dozen flighty Brambling, and I managed to pick out a couple of Siskin. Without the trees, nothing was flying due to the strong wind.

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Monday 10th October 2016, 9.30 - 11.00am

Binn Green, down to Yeoman Hey dam, and back.

20+ Brambling
6 Siskin
10+ Mistle Thrush, including 8 moving noisily around the Rowan trees at the car park
40+ Chaffinch
6 Goldfinch
10+ Greenfinch
Several Goldcrest
1 Treecreeper
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
6+ Coal Tits
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Grey Wagtail on Yeoman Hey Reservoir

By the time I returned to Binn Green, at 11.00am, the Brambling were down to 4, and the Siskin had disappeared.

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Day spent around here today.

Binn Green:

4 goldcrest
c15 coal tit
10+ goldfinch
5+ greenfinch
20+ chaffinch
1 great spotted woodpecker
2 cormorant over
1 buzzard

Yeoman Hey / Dove Stone and surrounds:

10+ goldcrest (lots in Ashway Gap wood)
1 nuthatch
30+ lesser redpoll (the dominant species in a large mixed flock that also contained goldfinch and siskin)
c15 meadow pipit
3 pied wagtail
2 dipper (one in the channel alongside Yeoman Hey, one on the overflow channel coming down from Greenfield Reservoir(?) at Ashway Gap)
2 song thrush
3 jay
A few rook coming in to roost late on when leaving
2 raven

Chew Valley Path:

1, probably 2, stonechat (brief distant view, with the male standing out)
16+ meadow pipit
1 grey wagtail
2 dipper (or the same dipper twice)
3 raven
11+ red grouse
1 kestrel

Meadow pipits, red grouse, and a flock of around 15 goldfinch at Chew Reservoir.



-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 2nd of October 2016 11:10:32 PM

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Today at 9am
kingfisher on yeoman hey resbiggrin

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Steve Suttill wrote:

Rather depressing walk from Binn Green along Yeoman Hey to the top of Greenfield Reservoir this afternoon.

Hardly a single wild bird to be seen or heard. Hundreds of recently released Pheasants and dozens of Red-legged Partridges (never seen so many). I suspect that many of the Mallard have also been introduced. Game bird feeders everywhere and corn scattered all over the place. All so some sadistic so-and-sos can have their "fun"...





Did a similar walk on Sunday 18th Sep and noticed exactly the same thing. Lots of Mallard sheltering along the edge of Greenfield Reservoir and tons of Red-legged Partridge on the hilsides. a few Pheasant were heard but none seen.

At Binn Green, just the usual tits, Chaffinches, Goldcrests and Siskins. Also a single Kestrel.

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Did the same walk rather depressing ,
a pair of coal tits plus pair of chaffinch at Binn Green,
a male Great spotted woodpecker on the trees opposite the
viewing platform and a pair goldfinches flying in ,
Raven heard but not seen in the same area,
200+ mallard on Greenfield reservoir never seen so many
erm???? plus a few pheasant and partridge
nononono

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Rather depressing walk from Binn Green along Yeoman Hey to the top of Greenfield Reservoir this afternoon.

Hardly a single wild bird to be seen or heard. Hundreds of recently released Pheasants and dozens of Red-legged Partridges (never seen so many). I suspect that many of the Mallard have also been introduced. Game bird feeders everywhere and corn scattered all over the place. All so some sadistic so-and-sos can have their "fun"...

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Green Sandpiper hanging around one of the bog pools yesterday.

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Day off work today, so spent it here instead; much more agreeable. Highlights:

Binn Green:

2 goldcrest
Plenty of coal tit; the only numerous species here.
2 treecreeper
1 bullfinch

Yeoman Hey / Ashway Gap / Dove Stone:

2+ goldcrest (juveniles)
1 willow warbler (juvenile)
3 lesser redpoll (one very confiding juvenile by the sailing club)
2 siskin
5+ swallow (not swift, as originally typed)
8+ meadow pipit
4 pied wagtail
3 grey wagtail
1 raven
1 common sandpiper

Chew valley path:

2 willow warbler heard calling
5 or 6 stonechat (one young juvenile)
7 meadow pipit
2 grey wagtail (pair, both with food)
6 red grouse
6 teal (on pond next to small copse; with 8 mallard)

Chew reservoir:

5+ meadow pipit
2 red grouse
100+ Canada geese
1 common sandpiper

-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Friday 5th of August 2016 11:09:32 PM

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Not a bird sighting, but there's a very good new website about Dove Stone been set up by Geoff Frost who used to be one of the rangers here:

http://www.doveheritage.com/


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Hello all. First post. I hope I haven't made any mistakes with names. I went on a RSPB guided walk of Dove Stone edge on 19 June.


My sightings were:

Mallards. Several males and handful of females. Three ducklings
Great Tits x 2
Chaffinch x 1 (male)
Pied wagtail x 2
Jackdaws x 6
Common Sandpiper
Kestrel x 1 (female)
Wren x 2
Meadow Pipit x 4
Skylark x 1 but heard many more.

There was a stonechat seen apparently but for the life of me I couldn't find it.  We were also on the lookout for Golden Plover but all we saw were the remains of, what I am assuming, was a peregrine's lunch as we came down Ashford Gap.



-- Edited by Mark B-Seifert on Thursday 30th of June 2016 08:01:16 PM

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Late post for Yesterday(Friday),walked all the way upto Chew Res. last time I did this I was 15!!, best birds were Stonechat, 8 Red Grouse and 2 Golden Plover.
Cheers Ian

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Quick circuit of the reservoir this afternoon. Highlights:

4 Siskin, Common Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon,  Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Meadow Pipit, 7 Willow Warbler. 



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On the adjacent moors -
4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
3 Swallows
1 Kestrel
5 singing Skylarks
1pr Dunlin
20+ Red Grouse
6 Lapwings

-- Edited by S Rothery on Saturday 7th of May 2016 12:27:01 PM

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Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard and Peregrine at Chew Plantation at 9 am.



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Binn Green Car Park Feeders 4 Greenfinch 20+ Chaffinch Blue and Great Tits 8+ Siskin 6 Goldfinch Forest to the Right of Chew Res Road Brambling Lesser Redpol Great Spotted Woodpecker Chiffchaff Stonechat Chew Res Road 20+ Meadow Pipit Red Grouse

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 2nd of May 2016 07:13:22 PM

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Bulk of the day spent around here today. Highlights:

Binn Green:

3 chiffchaff
Coal tit, blue tit, great tit
2 lesser redpoll
6 siskin (one singing)
Goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch (the most numerous finch)
1 brambling
1 great spotted woodpecker

Yeoman Hey / Dovestone & surrounds:

1 goldcrest heard singing
5+ willow warbler
1 pied wagtail
1 grey wagtail
2 dipper (in the usual overflow channel running parallel to Yeoman Hey)
1 jay heard in Ashway Gap wood
1 common sandpiper
2 black-headed gull

Chew Valley path:

6 wren
1 willow warbler (singing from small copse)
3 stonechat (2 singing, briefly)
8 wheatear (one singing)
15+ meadow pipit
1 skylark heard singing
1 ring ouzel
7 red grouse

Chew Reservoir:

4 wheatear
20+ meadow pipit (3 parachuting)
2 pied wagtail
1 dunlin
2 or 3 curlew
2 red grouse
67 Canada geese

Another fantastic day here, in stunning weather.


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Walking back from over Tintwistle side and down Chew Track today.

17 Red Grouse

50+ Meadow Pipits

8 Skylarks

2 Wheatear (first of the year!)

6 Curlew (as well as calling from every direction going, so who knows how many there were)

2 Stonechat

3 Pied Wagtail



-- Edited by James Minchin on Thursday 14th of April 2016 10:54:39 PM

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Walk up to Chew Resvr this afternoon (and back too )

Stonechat x 3 2m 1f
Meadow Pipit (bucket loads)
Kestrel m
Ring Ouzel 1m (in the quarry like structure right at the top of Chew Valley Rd on the left. Flushed it on the way up and with its back to me I was only 95% sure it was a RO (v.unlikely a blackbird at that height). Walked up to the reservoir and back (c.15 mins) and sure enough it had returned. Still v.flighty but saw it long enough for a +ve id.
Grey Wagtail x 2

plus regular bits



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Thank you Steve will make a note in my book for future reference

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Yes, Bradley, if it was that size it would have been Great Spotted Woodpecker.

That's a problem with most field guides - they never really give you a proper idea of scale. Lesser Spotted are not much bigger than a sparrow.

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Was unsure regarding spotted woodpecker, was roughly same size as green woodpecker, would that be the greater spotted? Only seen them twice before so wasn't sure

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Bradley Nixon wrote:

In the forest across the valley from chew res road

Green Woodpecker
Nuthatch
Jay

At Binn Green

Siskin
Reed Bunting ? can anyone else confirm they've seen one here as Im not sure if it definitely was a reed bunting as I've never seen one before

Chew res

Dipper
Red Grouse
Heard the ring ouzel but only caught a glimpse, possibly 3 in total flying over the res





We had a bunch of 5 male reed bunting feeding in the "river" that flows into the Dove Stone Reservoir along with dipper, grey and pied wagtail plus another one or two in various locations around, quite an nice and slightly unexpected find

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Reed Buntings are regularly seen at Binn Green. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker would be a real rarity around here...

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In the forest across the valley from chew res road Green Woodpecker Nuthatch Jay At Binn Green Siskin Reed Bunting ? can anyone else confirm they've seen one here as Im not sure if it definitely was a reed bunting as I've never seen one before Chew res Dipper Red Grouse Heard the ring ouzel but only caught a glimpse, possibly 3 in total flying over the res

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11.30-5pm

2 ring ouzel, both males up chew valley road.
3 stonechat
several red grouse around
no wheatears
1 dipper on chew res
1 peregrine falcon
2 buzzard
1 kestrel
1 raven
1 grey heron

all the usual birds around binn green feeders inc... siskin, redpoll, tits, finches & pheasants.

Bradley, about half way up the road you come to a gate with a style, I had a male high up the rocks on your left hand side & the other was a flyover but then landed on opposite side from the road where you come to a metal barrier at the side of the road, I managed a few distant pics of this male which had some white on the side of its head.


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was going to have an early walk up to chew res tmw morning, does anyone know roughly where the ring ouzels were

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Highlights of early morning visit up path towards Chew... 3m and 1f Ring Ouzels Only 1 wheatear Male Stonechat Green Woodpecker yaffling away in valley Raven over Song thrush in full song My first two Swallows of the year,through over the dam Cheers Chris

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Had a lovely trip around the reservoir yesterday (31st March) and then up to Chew reservoir:

2 male ring ouzel
2 chiffchaff
4 wheatear
dipper
grey wagtail
reed bunting
3 stonechat
curlew
golden plover
red grouse
green woodpecker yaffling away :)
3 lesser redpoll & numerous siskin at Binn Green feeders

we got 43 species in total and missed a few obvious ones

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Binn Green + Dovestone
thursday 11 am to 400 pm

binn green

1 female brambling
1 treecreeper
lots of siskin,chaffinch,
blue, great, coal tits,
very quite around the reservoirs
apart from the meadow pipits....





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A Red Kite being mobbed by a Raven at Binn Green this morning at 10 am.



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Long Good Friday walk around the reservoirs and uphill. No migrants seen but some nice birds - 2 Raven along the top of the valley - Buzzard over Binn Green (12:15) - 6 (at least 3 pairs) Grey Wagtail - 1 pr heading uphill, 1 by Yeoman Hay and 1 near where the RSPB watchpoint is usually. - 3 Pied Wagtail - 1 Cormorant - 22 Canada Goose - 35 Mallard - 1 Black-headed Gull - 1 Mistle Thrush - Lots of singing Chafinch, Wren, Robin and Coal Tit, Lots of displaying Meadow Pipit - Plenty of calling Great Tit, Blue Tit and Siskin - Great Spotted Woodpecker at Binn Green Feeders - Pheasant everywhere Also noticed masses of frogspawn in the channel alongside Greenfield Reservoir. Several carcasses of dead Mallard and Pheasant in some of the channels with their heads missing.

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10.45-2pm

binn green feeders was buzzing with birds majority being siskin & chaffinch, other birds inc...

at least 4 brambling
few lesser redpoll
greenfinch
goldfinch
coal tit
blue tit
great tit
pheasant
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 treecreeper
no signs of any crossbill

other birds around...

1 dipper on greenfield res
2 raven
1 kestrel
5 red legged partridge amongst the pheasants at the end of the plantation next to yeoman hay res.
3 treecreeper
2 goldcrest
1 nuthatch
2 mistle thrush



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Female Crossbill in the trees above the Binn Green lookout, also Raven displaying across the valley.

The feeders were very active with good numbers of Siskin and Redpoll amongst all the usual birds.

Then everything disappeared in a snow blizzard!



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A couple of Crossbills in the trees below Binn Green flew up the valley into the distance.

Plenty of Siskin around the feeders plus at least one Brambling.



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Arrived at Binn Green carpark at 11.00 in bright, sunny weather but very cold. Spent twenty minutes at the feeders hoping to get Brambling on my year list. Birds there included :-

Brambling (2)
Siskin
Lesser Redpoll
Reed Bunting (1m)
Plus Blue, Great, Coal & Long tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Blackbird, Pheasant etc etc.

Walked down to Dovestone Reservoir noting a pair of Dipper on the outfall from Yeoman Hey Reservoir. Carried on down past Ashway Gap and on up to Chew Reservoir at 1600 ft via Chew Road. Saw six Red Grouse on the tops and heard others in two separate areas. Returned to Binn Green by retracing my route, arriving back at 14.00.

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Day spent here today.

Around Binn Green:

c10 coal tit (two mating)
2 or 3 treecreeper
c20 chaffinch (one sorry female with trichomonosis, sadly)
c15 siskin
10+ greenfinch
10+ goldfinch
2 lesser redpoll
1 brambling
2 reed bunting
Blue tit, great tit, dunnock, robin, blackbird, pheasant

2 dipper on the channel next to Yeoman Hey
2 cormorant on the Yeoman Hey end of Dovestone
Good numbers of black-headed gull on and around the pontoon on Dovestone.

Ashway Gap and nearby wooded areas:

1 goldcrest
2 chaffinch
1 brambling (male in pretty much full breeding plumage)
2 bullfinch
2 song thrush

Chew Valley path:

1 wren
4 stonechat (or the same pair twice, perhaps)
c10 red grouse

1 pied wagtail around the sailing club

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 Saturday  13th February 2016

Feeders contained good numbers of the following.  BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, LONG-TAILED TIT, COAL TIT, CHAFFINCH, GOLDFINCH, GREENFINCH, SISKIN plus the a small group of PHEASANTS.

Single birds noted.   BULLFINCH (male), TREECREEPER,  ROBIN, BLACKBIRD.

Field on Bradbury Lane. (Left side towards Dovestone) 

Contained good numbers of REDWING, JACKDAW, GOLDFINCH and single finger number  ROOK.

 

 



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Today at the Binn Green feeders

Treecreeper
Brambling
Siskin
Coal Tit
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Goldfinch
Robin
Blackbird


2 Dippers in the channel over the other side of the reservoir

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Binn Green
On the feeders, Good numbers of
Siskin
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Brambling (But not seen whilst I was there)

Treecreeper 2

Also 2 dippers in the channel that runs from Ashway Gap down to the res


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Saturday 6th February 2016, 10.30 - 11.00am

A quick stop at a soggy Binn Green

A lot of movement around the feeders, so the following are approximate counts.

5 Brambling
5 Siskin
50 Chaffinch
30 Greenfinch
20 Goldfinch
1 male Reed Bunting feeding on the ground with the pheasants, beneath the feeders
1 singing Song Thrush

A flock of c 30 Reed Bunting were feeding by the trees on the opposite side of the A635 from Binn Green car park. After five minutes they flew off towards Alderman's Brow, and out of sight


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Wednesday 3rd February 2016, 9.00 - 10.30am

A quick walk in the snow from the sailing club, up to Chew Reservoir.

Quiet, but a "quick walk" is not the best way to see moorland species, especially in winter.

1 Cormorant on Dove Stone Reservoir
Peregrine and a Raven having a noisy dig at each other over Dish Stone
4 Reed Bunting
Dipper singing in Chew Brook. I would normally hang around to see if the other half of the pair showed, but no time today.
1 Grey Wagtail back and forth overhead

Plenty of Siskin at Binn Green, but no Brambling for me today (or Reed Bunting), but it was a very brief visit (too populated for me. )
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From personal experience there have been more reed buntings at Binn Green this winter than past winters.

Regards, Chris J - B.



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Thanks both for those comments. The male in the tree was in more or less breeding plumage and wasn't moving around with the finch flock. The others were picked up on call only, but I am confident that they were Reed Bunting. I see and hear them in good numbers around the Swineshaws, a couple of miles to the south, at all times of the year. Bearing in mind Jamie's information, I will include a comment that they were in the area of the feeders when I submit the record to the GMBRG. Perhaps the shocking weather had moved them to the free food?

It was nice to see my first Brambling of the winter, even if I did have to leave Tameside to do it! There doesn't seem to be any beech mast at all this winter.

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At Dove Stone Reed bunting are common on the meadows & in-bye in autumn/winter, the meadows are specifically managed for this sort of activity.
They are not as common is up at Binn green - And this is what the tweet was meant to say - a reed bunting in the feeding area is an unusual record.

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