2 kingfisher near the boardwalk past broomstairs farm. 1 seen at the same place on the walk back. 2 Grey wagtail 32 Mistle thrush Severall bullfinch calling. 2 Male seen 2 chiffchaff singing. Lots more calling Cormorant over 2 lesser-black backed gulls amongst the black-headed gulls in the flooded field. 2 Dipper(1 on the river before Ivy cottages and the other on the river just before Mill Lane) Mixed tit flock
1 Male blackcap Several Chiffchaff (heard) Tit flock comprising of mainly long-tailed tit A few mistle thrush (heard) Female great-spotted woodpecker 1 moorhen 2 teal in flooded area of field 3 house martin over 1 cormant over 2 jay
-- Edited by Vicky Sumner on Sunday 7th of September 2014 12:34:19 PM
Kingfisher just past motorway bridge 4 Heron in broomstairs farm field, 1 on the river, 3 more in flooded area of same field 2 male bullfinch 3 Greenfich 1 treecreeper 1 Nuthatch Male great Spotted woodpecker Numerous flocks of mistle thrushes - groups of 6-15 1 Swallow 1 Buzzard over Several chiffchaff 1 willow warbler 2 Goldcrest Large flocks of goldfinch - 60 + in one and 150 plus in another Several mixed tit flocks
-- Edited by Vicky Sumner on Saturday 6th of September 2014 06:00:53 PM
I thought the Brent Goose had departed but found him on his own having a good splash about in the big rain puddle ..... climbed out to dry himself off in the sunshine then went walkabout.
Pair Grey Wagtail (M+F) foraging on the mud under the motorway bridge. 2 Pairs of Lapwing, one pair on Jet Amber Fields and the other on Denton side of river. Pair Jays. Nuthatch. Mistle Thrush
Roger.
-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Saturday 6th of April 2013 04:47:20 PM
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I live in Haughton Green Manor road right near a wooded area, I've spotted an owl perched in a tree in the garden early evening last week, would anyone know what type it probably is?
2 pair of Teal. 7 Goosander ........ all redheads. 3 Redwings ...... feeding on Hawthorn berries. Bullfinch. Greenfinch. 2 Lapwing on the scrape. Plenty of Wrens ....... heard and seen. 5 Jay.
Roger.
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Hyde 4 Mallard pairs 3 with young 11 in total 1 Pair Grey Wags no sign of any young today possibly the weather 2 Dippers Kingfisher sat on branch flanked by 2 male bullfinch how bright was that (no Camera!) This was a group of 5BF living in Knotweed Also possible sighting of infamous Harris Hawk .Buzzard size bird with red wing backs and flash of white on tale flew out trees and glided down river. A pair have been seen lower down at Woodley before near empty mlll. Escapees one still has jessies on so I'm told this bird had nothing hanging down. 4 GS Woodpecker 7 Nuthatch 3 longtail tit 1 Heron catching flies
2 Kingfishers 2 dippers grey wagtails lost one chick overnight and the mothers got damaged her leg supect a Mink. (hope the ring on the littlest chick chokes it.
4 (possible 5) pairs of Teal. Each seemed to be sharing a territory with a pair of Mallard.
7 Lapwing & a juvenile Heron on a frozen scrape (Denton side of river). Pair Pied-Wagtails.
4 Lapwing on bottom of Jet-Amber Fields...... being harassed by 6 C. Crows....... haven't got a chance of raising any chicks......... counted over 20 C. Crows on walk plus even more Magpies.
Curlew calling and flying low along river (in direction of Haughton Green). Well over 50 years since I heard my first one (up Chew Valley) and I still get a buzz off 'em.
Roger.
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