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Ian McKerchar


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Originally posted today by Rob Fox:

A pair of Goosander half way between locks 7W and 8W on the Huddersfield Canal at Grove Road, Stalybridge at 10.50 today.


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Friday 18th December 2015, 6.45am

Huddersfield Road, Millbrook

1 Mistle Thrush singing in the darkness, in the trees at Ditchcroft
6 Robins calling along the route. This species seems to be calling constantly at present, day and night.

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Thursday 17th December 2015, 12.30am

Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, last dog walk.

2 Robins singing

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Wednesday 16th December 2015.

Printworks Road, Heyrod, 1.15pm.

5 Goosander (4 males). First count above 3 since last Thursday.


Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, 1.45pm

400+ Jackdaws, in two flocks: one over Ditchcroft, one at Copley.


River Tame, Bayley Street Bridge, 2.00pm

2 Cormorants, one on the river upstream, one on the Bendcrete chimney
2 Mistle Thrush

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Monday 15th December 2015, 7.00am

Tawny Owl calling, flying around the woods at Grove Road, Millbrook.

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Sat 12th Dec. 12.15 hrs.

Printworks Rd. Stalybridge.

Goosander. 3. (2 drakes + 1 redhead).
Mallard pair.

Roger.

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Thursday 10th December 2015, 10.30am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

7 Goosander (5 males)
5 Mallard
Several Coal Tits calling

Besom Lane, Millbrook

6 Bullfinch
Mixed Tit flock, containing 4 Long-tailed and 3 Coal Tits

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Tuesday 8th December 2015, 8.00am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

10 Goosander (7 males)
14 Mallard

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Monday 7th December 2015, 1.15pm

Printworks Road, Heyrod

12 Goosander (7 males)
1 Mallard
Plenty of Nuthatch calling

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Sunday 6th December 2015, 11.30am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

15 Goosander (9 males)
10 Mallard
1 Kingfisher
1 Grey Heron

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Saturday 5th December 2015, 11.00am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

14 Goosander (6 males)
4 Mallard
1 Grey Heron, plus 1 on the river at Grove Road

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Friday 4th December 2015, 8.00am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

6 Goosander (4 male)
Several Goldcrest calling

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Roger Baker 3 wrote:

David Walsh wrote:

Did anyone else?
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Do you think I just go to view the panorama ........ Concrete works and scrap yard ? confuse
Roger.



You forgot the Black-headed Gulls at the tip wink

Today's sightings, such as they were:

River Tame at Grove Road

1 Dipper
1 Grey Heron
3 Mallard were the only sign of life on the pond

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David Walsh wrote:

Did anyone else?
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Do you think I just go to view the panorama ........ Concrete works and scrap yard ? confuse
Roger.


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Roger Baker 3 wrote:

John/David ..... if you get on the canal, the base of that chimney is the best viewing position for the Sand Martin colony.

Roger.




Which reminds me that I didn't actually do a summer visit to record a count of the Sand Martin colony in full swing. Did anyone else?

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John/David ..... if you get on the canal, the base of that chimney is the best viewing position for the Sand Martin colony.

Roger.

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Same chimney David. I've seen up to 3 over the last couple of weeks.

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Wednesday 2nd December 2015

Printworks Road, 1.15pm

5 Goosander (4 males)
1 Grey Heron

Bayley Street Bridge, 2.00pm

1 Cormorant only, visible on the old brick chimney next to the Tame Street Aquaduct (Is that the Bendcrete one, John?)
2 Mistle Thrush
1 Goldfinch chasing around the thrushes
Dipper heard, but not seen

2 Pied Wagtails at Armentieres Square, Stalybridge

-- Edited by David Walsh on Wednesday 2nd of December 2015 05:04:51 PM

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Tuesday 1st December 2015, 8,00am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

7 Goosander (4 males). All dropped in between 8.00 and 8.10

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3 cormorant on the Bendcrete chimney today. Still present at 14:30 (from around 09:00 this morning)

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Monday 30th November 2015, 1.15pm

Printworks Road, Heyrod

5 Goosander (3 males)

-- Edited by David Walsh on Monday 30th of November 2015 03:59:59 PM

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Sunday 29th November. 14.30 hrs

Printworks Road, Heyrod.

6 Goosander (4M + 2 redheads).

Roger.










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Saturday 28th November 2015, 11.00am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

8 Goosander (4 males)
1 Cormorant over
Nuthatch calling - they seem to have become very vocal over the past week or so, both here and in Brushes Valley.

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Thursday 26th November 2015, 11.00am

Printworks Road, Heyrod. As is often the case for this area, a nice selection of species.

6 Goosander (2 male)
1 Grey Heron
1 Kingfisher
1 Nuthatch
Goldcrest picking through the trees
4 Long-tailed Tits
1 Grey Wagtail over the river

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Wednesday 25th November 2015, 1.15pm

Printworks Road Pond, Heyrod

11 Goosander (4 males)
Siskins calling from the alders on the far side of the pond

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Wednesday 25th November 2015, 8.00am

Printworks Road Pond

7 Goosander (3 males)
5 Mallard
1 Grey Heron

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Tuesday 24th November 2015, 2.00pm

At least 4 Goldcrest feeding in the trees outside Crickets Lane Health Centre, Ashton town centre

-- Edited by David Walsh on Tuesday 24th of November 2015 02:32:22 PM

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Tues Nov 24th.

60+ Pink-footed Geese over my Dukinfield home at 13.50 hrs.

Heading West.

Roger.


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Tuesday 24th November 2015, 8.00am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

3 Goosander (1m, 2 redhead) - my first of the winter at this site
Lesser Redpoll calling from the far side of the pond

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Sunday 22nd November 2015, 11.00am

Printworks Road, Heyrod

2 Moorhen, plus one on the river at Grove Road
1 Kingfisher
1 Mallard
3 Goldcrest
3 Goldfinch
No sign of any Chaffinch. The beech trees seem to have produced very few seeds locally, this year.

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Saturday 21st November 2015, 3.30pm

4 Pied Wagtails over Armentieres Square, Stalybridge

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Cormorant on Bendcrete chimney Tame St at 08:00 this morning

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Cormorant on the chimney in Bendcrete on Tame Street at 08:15 this morning. Wings outstretched so probably been feeding.

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Saturday 7th November 2015, 1.00pm

Printworks Road, Heyrod

1 Sparrowhawk
15 Fieldfare over south east
Several Goldcrest picking through the trees
1 pair of Mallard the only birds on the pond

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Mon Nov 2nd.

600+ Pink-footed Geese over my Dukinfield home at 10.50 hrs.

Another 120 at 11.25 hrs.

Heading N.E.

Roger.



-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Monday 2nd of November 2015 11:57:01 AM

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Saturday 17th October 2015, 5.00pm

5 Pied Wagtails around Gas Street car park, Ashton. (Back of Boots, Staveleigh Way)


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On the Tame in Dukinfield this afternoon.

Dipper - bird flew to area close to Tulip Foods and began feeding

Grey Wagtail flew down stream

A party of 10 Long-tailed Tit moving through the riverside trees also included 2 Blue Tit and a Great Tit

 

A search around Dukinfield cemetery this morning yielded little of note, the best bird being Great Spotted Woodpecker!



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Thursday 8th October 2015. 15.30-16.15 hrs.

Stalybridge. Printworks Rd.

Mandarin Drake.

Mallard. Mainly drakes.

Moorhen.

Roger.



-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Thursday 8th of October 2015 04:50:15 PM

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Thursday 8th October 2015, 9.30 - 11.00am

Cowbury Dale - desperately quiet.

1 Kestrel, being harassed by Carrion Crows
1 Chiffchaff calling
Several Bullfinch calling

Carrbrook village pond

1 juvenile Grey Heron
34 Mallard
13 Canada Geese
1 Moorhen

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Thursday 1st October 2015, 8.00am

Quick dog walk around Howard Street, Millbrook

Chiffchaff calling from above Grove Road
14 Long-tailed Tits at Parkhill Nursing Home
Mistle Thrush

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Kingfisher and Dipper on the Tame in Dukinfield this morning. Both flew downstream.

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Tuesday 22nd September 2015, 7.45 - 8.15am, walk into work, Stalybridge

2 Mistle Thrush, bottom of Huddersfield Road

Armentieres Square:

27 Canada Geese
4 Mallard
c70 Starlings

2 Pied Wagtails over Melbourne St

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Dukinfield

Dipper flying upstream this morning
Also adult Grey Heron fishing in the shallows

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Ashton tram stop

A Rook was perched on a lamp post outside Aldi this morning. It then flew towards the railway station.

Also Grey Wagtail over calling

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Tues 15th Sept. 15.00 - 16.45 hrs.

Standrick Hill. Heyrod. Stalybridge.

c 80+ Hirundine. Mainly Swallow with a few House Martin.
12+ Mistle Thrush.
9 Linnet.
9 Grey Wagtail over.
Blackcap. (F) in heavy moult.

Roger.

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Thursday 20th August 2015, 10.00 - 11.30am

Pennine Bridleway, Carrbrook

Quiet, bird-wise, but plenty of the following juveniles around:

Willow Warblers
Dunnock
Great Tits
Blue Tits
Blackbirds

Also:

Buzzard over Harridge
1 Swallow
Several Goldfinch
150+ Woodpigeon, including over 100 picking through the fields
30+ Jackdaws with the above
Mistle Thrush

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Peregrine over Cheetham Park in Stalybridge heading towards direction of Hyde area at about 7pm.

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As I left Asda in Ashton late this afternoon, I heard the agitated call of a Black-headed Gull. I looked up and saw a Black-headed Gull chasing a Peregrine. The Peregrine was carrying what looked like a Black-headed Gull and landed on Cavendish Mill opposite and proceeded to pluck its prey, unfortunately with its back to me. I was able to show my niece her first Peregrine though.

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Thursday 6th August 2015, 10.00pm

Juvenile Tawny Owl calling from the woods at Grove Road, Millbrook

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Thursday 6th August 2015, 9.45 - 11.00am

Pennine Bridleway, Shireclough, Carrbrook

A summer's morning in Carrbrook - warm drizzle hmm

c15 Swallows, the majority moving through
2 Willow Warblers
Lesser Redpoll around the Clough
Several Goldfinch
Kestrel over Harridge
2 well grown juvenile Pheasant
20+ Woodpigeon feeding on bilberries
Wrens singing
2 Dunnock
C10 House Sparrows


-- Edited by David Walsh on Thursday 6th of August 2015 12:27:24 PM

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