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15.30 - 17.00 walk to Windybottom Farm & back

Very quiet on both lakes, handful of Coot & Canada Geese

1 Buzzard over the horse paddock

2 pairs of Bullfinch

I female Blackcap

1 Whitethroat

7 Grey Wagtail (1 pair feeding a juvenile on rocks below the Roman Bridge & 1 pair feeding 2 juveniles on rocks before the railway tunnel near Windybottom Farm)

1 female Goosander

3 male & 2 female Mandarin

 



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Phil Panton


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14.00 - 15.30 walk to Windybottom farm & back

1 Kingfisher at North Lake

1 Great Crested Grebe on Main Lake along with usual Coots, Moorhens & Canada Geese

Good numbers of House & Sand Martin over the main lake with small numbers of Swift & a couple of Swallows over the horse paddock

2 Dipper on the river - 1 on rocks underneath railway arch & 1 in flight near Roman Bridge

4 Grey Wagtails on the river - 1 on rocks beneath railway arch, 1 on rocks by Roman Bridge & 2 at probable nest site



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The lower temperature made for far fewer people about this morning. A dipper going behind the weir and another near the bridge at the mill. A goosander (f) was also near the weir. The main lake had a good number of swallows and at least one house martin and a pair of male mandarins were asleep on the boating platform at the end of N lake.



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Circuit via Linnet Clough 1-2.30

Chiffchaff, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, Barnacle Goose, Cormorant. 



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John Rayner


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Chiffchaff singing
Stock Dove singing
Goosander 2 (north lake)
Tufted Duck 2m, 1f
Mute Swan 2
Great Crested Grebe 1

Cheers John.

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John Rayner


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Mandarin Duck 6m, 4f (North Lake)
Goldcrest 2 (singing)
Jay
Dipper 3 chasing and singing in display
Grey Wagtail
Buzzard 2
Woodcock 2

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John Rayner


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Stock Dove singing
Pair of Mandarins
1m, 3f Goosanders
3m, 1f Tufted Ducks
3 Woodcock (Linnet Clough area)
1 Buzzard

Cheers John.



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John Rayner


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19 January:

Dippers - 3 on river, none ringed.
Grey Wagtail
Mandarin Duck 2
Goosander 3
Little Grebe 1
Mute Swan 2 (1 with unread blue darvic and 1 metal ringed only. I think a darvic dropped off this bird some time ago but it may be a different bird)

Cheers John.



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David Pierce


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Goosanders galore this morning. 1 on the river, a pair on the main lake and 9 (4m 5f) on north lake.



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Got lucky with the Egret moving onto a flooded field closer to than John could get (site was 'closed' today). Only second for me in the county (and hardly ever seen elsewhere much in U.K.), so a great bird to see at this quiet time of year. Also seen: kingfisher, 2 female type goosander, and two sparrowhawks at ground level, one pursuing the other.



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Local MEGA

A Great White Egret, last seen 31 October, re-appeared today. reportedly it had been around for a few days late October.

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John Rayner


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Kingfisher 3 (1, North and 2, chasing each other Main Lake)
Coot 96
Moorhen 18
Mallard 47
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2f
Cormorant 8
Canada Goose 47
Grey Heron 2
Little Grebe 1
Goosander 1, river
Lapwing 1 in horse field (unusual)

Other wildlife: 1 Red Admiral


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John Rayner


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A large flock of Canada Geese (178) dominated
Greylag 1
Barnacle Goose 1 feral
Mute Swan 2 (4DBT has moved on)
Little Grebe 2 (ad & juv)
Great Crested Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 1
Coot 57
Moorhen 13
Mallard 48
Cormorant 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Dipper 1 on Goyt

Cheers John

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Thanks Steve


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Hi John,

4DBT was ringed as a male cygnet in a brood of 8 on 2/9/2018 at Ashton Moss.

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John Rayner


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Mute Swan - usual pair plus an interloper (Blue Darvic 4DBT). If Steve Christmas is reading this could you please tell me its origins. Could possibly have been an 'O' or a zero rather than D.

Also:
Teal 1f
Tufted Duck 1f, 1m
Great Crested Grebe 1
Goosander 1f
Coot 72
Moorhen 15
Mallard 62
Canada Goose 103
Barnacle Goose 1 feral
Grey Heron 1

Kingfisher 1
Chiffchaff 3
House Martin 14

Cheers John





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John Rayner


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North Lake:
Mandarin Duck 2

Horse Fields:
Canada Goose 114
Stock Dove 1
Buzzard 1
House Martin 30

Main Lake:
Mute Swan 3
Great Crested Grebe 1
Goosander 1
Teal 1

Cheers John

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John Rayner


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A quick look over Main Lake (canoeists on North Lake).

A poor year for breeding birds:

2 Mute Swans (they failed earlier in the year)
2 Great Crested Grebes (were sitting but nest now under water)
51 Coot (but only 1 juvenile)
A female Mallard with 2 young
1 Mandarin female
1 Kingfisher
1 Stock Dove

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John Rayner


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Late news from yesterday. A full count:

North Lake:
Canada Goose 15ads, 4juvs (probably more hidden)
Mallard 1ad, 2juv

Main Lake:
Canada Goose 93ads
Mallard 64ads, 1juv
Mute Swan 2ads (failed breeding this year)
Moorhen 2 only
Coot 27ads, ZERO JUVS (unusual)
Greylag Goose 1
Barnacle Goose 1
Great Crested Grebe 2 (in weed dance display)

On 17th June I saw a Mink cross the path at North Lake. May account in part for the lack of coot chicks

Cheers John

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North Lake:
8 Mandarin Ducks (A pair and a female with 5 ducklings)
2 Stock Doves singing

Main Lake:
2 Common Sandpipers
Mute Swan sitting on 1 egg

Linnet Clough Reservoir:
1 Whitethroat
1 Garden Warbler

Overall a total of 7 Blackcaps

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House Martin 10
Swallow 18
Sand Martin 2
Tufted Duck 4m, 3f
Mandarin 1m
Blackcap singing

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Greylag 1, in with the Canadas
Mandarin 4m, 2f
Tufted Duck 4m, 1f
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 8

Kingfisher 1
Chiffchaff singing
Stock Dove singing

Cheers John




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John Rayner


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Belated WeBS count:

North Lake:
Cormorant 1
Mallard 2
Goosander 1m
Canada Goose 57
Dipper (on river)
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
Buzzard

Main Lake:
Cormorant 6
Black-headed Gull 7
Mallards 53
Coot 17
Canada Goose 28
Mute Swan 2
L Grebe 2
Tufted Duck 1m
Moorhen 12
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 displaying

Cheers John




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John Rayner


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Mute Swan update.

Last year's youngsters have dispersed. 2 Adults on Main Lake and 1 1st w. on North Lake.

(12 month's ago the youngsters hung around well into March prompting aggressive attacks from the adults. In fact one youngster was eventually tolerated and over-summered).

Cheers, John

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North Lake 100% and Main Lake 95%+ iced over. Birds concentrated on small patch of water made for easy counting:

Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 7
Black-headed Gull 41
Little Grebe 4
Mallard 66
Coot 41
Moorhen only 4!
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1

Mistle Thrush 2
Buzzard 2
Nuthatch, Stock Dove and Goldcrest (2) all singing

Cheers John


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Nuthatch 6
Mistle Thrush 4
Redwing 55
Kingfisher 1
Dipper 1

Shoveler pair
Teal 1f
Goosander 1m 4f
Tufted Duck 1m
Mallard 53
Coot 38
Moorhen 19
Little Grebe 3
Canada Goose 2 only!
Feral Barnacle Goose
Grey Heron 3

Cheers John

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Walked some Christmas off early afternoon.

North lake

Goosander 1m 1f

Main Lake

Goosander 3m 3f

Tufted Duck 1m 1f

Wigeon 1m

Coot  and Mute Swans

 

As an aside - John haven't they done an amazing job with the Landscaping of Mellor Mill. Also you can have a better view of the North lake from the "new path"

 



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Selected sightings from this morning:

Gadwall 1
Little Grebe 1
Goosander 3
Dipper 2
Kingfisher 1
Grey Heron 3
Raven 1
Lesser Redpoll 9 (Mellor G.C.)

Cheers John

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A quick visit.

North Lake:
Goosander 1m, 1f
Mandarin 3m, 2f

Main Lake:
Gadwall 2m, 2f
Tufted Duck 4m, 2f
Mute Swan 2ad, 5 1st w.
Little Grebe 2

Cheers John

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North Lake:
Gooander 2
Stock Dove 1
Mistle Thrush singing

Main Lake:
Gadwall 2m, 1f
Little Grebe 4
Tufted Duck 2m, 1f
Grey Heron 3

A feeding flock included 4 Nuthatches, 2 Goldcrests and a Treecreenper.

Cheers John



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Stock Dove (singing)
Gadwall 2
Coot 106
Goosander 2f (1 Main Lake, 1 River Goyt)
Dipper (Goyt)
Grey Wagtail (Goyt)
Green Woodpecker (heard near Mellor Golf Course)

Cheers, John

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Green Woodpecker 1
Dipper 1 singing
Gadwall 4
Blackbird 16
Nuthatch 3

Cheers John

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Little Grebe 7
Gadwall 2m, 2f
Tufted Duck 1m, 1f
Goosander 3m. 2f
Mute Swan 2ad, 5 1st w.
Cormorant 10
Dipper singing on R. Goyt

Cheers John

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Coot 91
Moorhen 12
Little Grebe 3
Wigeon 4
Gadwall 1f
Teal 1
Mute Swan 2ad, 5 1st w
Cormorant 6
Canada Goose 105

Cheers, John


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Wigeon 5
Gadwall 1f
Coot 105 (guestimate)
Moorhen 14
Mute Swan 7 (seem to have lost 1 young bird but didn't check everywhere)

2 Dippers and a Grey Wagtail on river

Cheers John

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Main Lake:

Coot 134
Moorhen 15
Mute Swan 10 (the resident adults still aggressively chasing the two interloper 2nd year birds)
Mallard 51
Canada Goose 15
Barnacle Goose 1 (feral)
Gadwall 1
Wigeon 1
Little Grebe 3
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 2
Black-headed Gull 2

North Lake and surrounds:

Canada Goose 66
Mandarin Duck 8

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Wigeon 2
Gadwall 1f
Mallard 60
Coot 119
Moorhen 17
Little Grebes 3
Mute Swan 10 (inc. 6 juvs)
Cormorants 3

Cheers, John


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Pair of Dippers at Marple Locks



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Gadwall 1f
Coot 121 (numbers still increasing)
Little Grebes 2 ads
Mute Swan 10 (inc. 6 juvs)
Cormorants 6
Kingfisher 1
Dipper 1 (Goyt)
House Martins c60
Swallows 2
Raven heard

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Coot 106
Tufted Duck 1f
Little Grebe 2
Mute Swan 9 (2ad, 6 juvs, 1 sub ad)
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 2
Kingfisher 1

[c6 Salmon or Sea Trout eyeing up the weir but not leaping it]

Cheers John

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Coot 90+ (no access today so no full count)
Mute Swan 2ads, 6 juvs
Great Crested Grebe 1 fully grown juv (new arrival)
Buzzard 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Chiffchaff 1
House Martin 2
Migrating ducks are very thin on the ground this autumn.

Nice to chat with Peter Holmes' wife. Tell Peter to get down to Roman Lakes and post some sightings smile

Cheers, John

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Little Grebe pair have 2 well grown young
Mute Swan pair still have all 6 cygnets
Teal 1
Coot 63
Canada Goose 141
Heron 3
Mallard and Moorhens uncounted.

Cheers, John

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Adult Mute Swans have a brood of 4 cygnets. Surprisingly the 1st summer bird remaining from last year's brood is still tolerated in the vicinity.
Greylag Goose 2
Barnacle Goose 1 (feral)
4 families of Coot with 3 birds still sitting (15 ads, 19 juvs)
Moorhen 3
Mallard 18
Tufted Duck 2
Little Grebe 1
Cormorant 1
Raven 2
Jay 2

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Gadwall male (first here this year)
Great Crested Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 3m, 2f
Mute Swan 2ad, 1 1st s.
Swallow 2
House Martin 4

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Blackcaps fresh in with 4 males singing
Chiffchaff 6
Great Crested Grebe 1 (1st here this year)
Mandarin 2 (on river)
Jay 7

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2 House Martins
1 Sand Martin
13 Swallows
1 Treecreeper
1 Sparrowhawk

Cheers John


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Swallows 3
Chiffchaffs 2

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Mute Swan now sitting on nest with the male still trying to drive away the last of the 2017 youngsters
Goosander 1f
Pair Mandarins
Tufted Ducks 2m, 1f
Pair Teal

Migrants represented by single Chiffchaff and single Sand Martin

Cheers John

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A Red-breasted Merganser in the drizzle was a complete surprise this morning. A Stockport Borough tick and a nice change from Coot counting!

Red-breasted Merganser (male)
Tufted Duck 5m, 4f
Mute Swan 2ad + 2 1st w. (the other youngsters may have been on the back lagoons but I didn't see them so perhaps successfully driven away by the adults)
Little Grebe 1
Chiffchaff 1 singing

No Goosanders anywhere

Cheers, John



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To add to John's report from Sunday, we also saw a pied wagtail, at least 2 siskin feeding with the goldfinch and redpoll, at least 3 song thrush, and a treecreper in the same area. Also heard a buzzard in the trees behind the main buildings EDIT - knew I'd missed something! We also saw three chiffchaff, not calling but positively identified visually

-- Edited by Julian Winstanley on Tuesday 20th of March 2018 04:11:13 PM



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