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Roger Baker 3


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3/12/2015 Dunkirk area and river A.M.

Same as Simon minus the Canada Geese or Kingfisher (which is what I was looking for) and only one Goosander.

Also.

Goldcrest. 4
Long-tailed Tit. Several large parties.
Bullfinch ... saw a few (M&F) knocking about plus others "piping".
Siskin. Four small flocks ... about 20 in all.
Lapwing flying across the river.

Two dog walkers flushed a flock of Jackdaws that had been feeding on Jet Amber Fields ..... I reckon there must have been close to a thousand birds in the air ... there wasn't much light anyway but the sky really went black ... quite a spectacle plus the noise.

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simon ghilks


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3/12/2015 Dunkirk area and river early afternoon

35 Teal on the pool in the horse field
3 Grey Heron resting at the back of the pool
2 Little Grebe
38 Mallard
2 Kingfisher
3 Goosander
c200 Canada Geese (1 had dark breast, dull cheek and pale legs but otherwise size and structure as a normal Canada)


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Brief midday wander along disused railway line from Hyde, East towards Godley junction, cutting back towards Hyde hospital. First time there, v. pleasant, if a bit late in the day for much activity apart from the Jays:

Raven (1 over)

Pink-footed goose (one flock, not visible through trees)

Snipe (inadvertently flushed from from field)

Jay (seemingly everywhere)

Mistle Thrush, blackbird, jackdaw, carrion crow, magpie, pied wagtail, blue tit, great tit, goldcrest, robin, greenfinch, wood pigeon, starling, black-headed gull 

 



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simon ghilks


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9/10/2015 an hour from 9:30

On the pool the 27 Teal from a few weeks ago have been replaced by a single female Wigeon.

On the river were

5 Teal

17 Mallard

1 Goosander

1 Little Grebe

5 Moorhen

Also 1 Skylark heard as it flew over



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simon ghilks


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15/9/2015 Dunkirk Farm area, quick check of the pond and river early afternoon.

27 Teal, all on the pond
17 Lapwing
2 Grey Heron (1 was actually lay down in the field when I first arrived but later went and stood at the edge of the pond and looked fine)
3 Cormorant
1 Kestrel
2 Buzzard
150+ Canada Goose
c15 Mistle Thrush
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Goldcrest with a Long-tailed Tit flock
A few House Martin

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Friday 3rd July 2015, 9.00am

Buzzard over central Hyde, seen from Wild Bank Hill, Stalybridge

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Karen Foulkes


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Afternoon visit to Dunkirk area

10 House Martin
2 Swallow
2 Lapwing
3 Blackcap singing

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Karen Foulkes


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Dunkirk area

Mallard with 8 ducklings on Peak Forest canal
6 House Martin
4 Swallow
2 Lapwing
Male Blackcap
Family party of Great Tit
Other common species feeding young, including a House Sparrow which appeared to have a nest quite low along the river bank

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David Walsh


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Tameside Willow Tit records are scarce, albeit on the increase recently. Do you submit them to the GMBRG?

I must say I am envious of the sightings of more than one bird biggrin

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hi david

yes there are usually more than one on the feeder at a time

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for the past week i have willow tits visiting my garden feeder i hope they stay!
Im in gee cross hyde



Out of interest, Jeff. Is that Willow Tits plural? I have been watching Willow Tit for ten months at Brushes, Stalybridge, but have only ever seen one bird at a time. Sunflower seeds seem to be a favourite smile

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Originally posted today by Jeff Krause:

for the past week i have willow tits visiting my garden feeder i hope they stay!
Im in gee cross hyde

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Karen Foulkes


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Mid afternoon

A fairly quiet visit

3 Teal
Little Grebe
Grey Heron
4 Song Thrush
16 Woodpigeon
Mistle Thrush
50 Canada Geese
Bullfinch (heard)
1 Lapwing
3 Moorhen

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Karen Foulkes


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An afternoon visit to the Dunkirk stretch of the Tame upstream towards the sewage works with Simon Ghilks

3 Snipe
26 Teal
2 Little Grebe
7+ Goldeneye (2 drakes)
3 Goosander flew downstream, all drakes
Cormorant fishing in the shallows
Grey Heron
Kingfisher
Grey Wagtail
Song Thrush (singing)
4+ Lapwing
c5 Moorhen

Very few Canada Geese, maybe they'd all gone to roost.

Excellent birding in increasingly foggy conditions

-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Sunday 8th of February 2015 05:04:39 PM

-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Monday 9th of February 2015 04:33:27 PM

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4/2/2015 early PM, some sightings from a quick visit to Dunkirk Wood stretch of the River Tame and adjacent fields.

7 Goldeneye
10 Teal
1 Little Grebe
1 Stock Dove on a recently fertilised field.
A loose flock of 9 Mistle Thrush, 2 Fieldfare and 1 Redwing were spread thinly across a grassy field.
1 Sparrowhawk that flew through and disturbed the thrushes
Also lots of Canada Geese in the fields and on the river, 2 of which were seen side by side diving completely under the water for a few seconds at a time. Evolution in action or just weird behaviour? Not a species I have spent much time watching so it might be quite normal.




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River Tame around Dunkirk late am/early pm

c6 Goldeneye (1 drake)
8 Teal (4 pairs)
2 Bullfinch (heard only)
c250 Canada Geese
40 Starling
2 Common Gull
6 Black-headed Gull
Nuthatch (calling)
Grey Heron
7 Moorhen
10 Mallard (7 drake)


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simon ghilks


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22/1/2015 early afternoon, a few sightings from River Tame between Dunkirk Wood and upstream sewage works.

15 Teal in pairs or groups of 3 or 4
2 Grey Heron
10 Mallard
4 Goldeneye
1 Little Grebe
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Goldcrest
10 Redwing
1 Treecreeper
200+Canada Geese in the fields

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Sat 3rd Jan. 20.45 hrs.

Shaw Hall. Newton.

Pair of Tawny Owl calling to each other from St Marys churchyard.

Roger.

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Karen Foulkes


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Yesterday 2/1/15 1130-1215

Short circuit of river and canal at Dunkirk

11 Mallard on canal and two on the river
At least 100 Canada Geese in 3 separate grazing flocks
7 Teal on field across the river
Female Goldeneye on river
Grey Heron roosting in a tree
Grey Wagtail flew over
12 Redwing
c20 Goldfinch
2 Nuthatch

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Karen Foulkes


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A walk this morning from Dunkirk Lane to Broomstair Bridge

1 fem Goldeneye
1 fem Teal
1 redhead Goosander
15 Mallard
c120 Canada Geese
2 Moorhen
Grey Heron
Grey Wagtail
Kingfisher fishing in the shallows and giving a small fish a good bash

19 Blackbirds on Dunkirk Lane and 15 along the riverbank
2 Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush singing by the motorway bridge
Good numbers of other commong species present


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Saturday 30th August 2014, 9.15am

2 Lapwings flying due west over Godley Water Treatment Works

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Karen Foulkes


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Dunkirk area

Kingfisher flew upstream
Grey Heron
80 Canada Geese
Blackcap (male)
Willow Warbler
2 Swallow


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Karen Foulkes


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River Tame at Dunkirk

Kingfisher flew upstream
Female Mallard with 8 small ducklings
2 Grey Heron
8 House Martin
4 Swift
Family group of 4 Wren
2 juv Robin
Swallow
Blackcap singing
c60 Black-headed Gull including several juveniles


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9th July. 14.00 hrs.

Hyde centre.

Around 10 House Martins were flying above Mottram Rd area ...... between Lumb Lane and Halton Street.

Roger.

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6th July. 13.30 Hrs.

Newton. Hyde.

Chiffchaff singing on Cartwright Street.

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At 1.10 am today at least 2 Curlew flew over my house calling continually as I fumbled for my keys (the emphasis on fumbled following a session imbibing the amber nectar). They flew on over the Hyde United ground and were presumably heading for Audenshaw reservoirs. The cloud cover was 100% and very low - not the best sort of weather for migrating I would have thought.
In the past 2 or 3 years I've heard Oystercatchers on several occasions late at night passing overhead in similar low cloud conditions and all presumably heading for Audenshaw reservoirs.

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3 Redwing in trees between bus station and motorway early afternoon.

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Dunkirk Wood

Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap plentiful in the wood itself
2 Song Thrush both singing
Mistle Thrush collecting food
Chaffinch singing
Whitethroat on river bank

Plenty of Tits and other common species this morning


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Karen Foulkes


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Dunkirk Wood

Common Buzzard (mobbed by three Carrion Crows)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard only)
Nuthatch (heard only)
Song Thrush (singing)
6 Long Tailed Tit
Also good numbers of Blue and Great Tits

A female Sparrowhawk quickly put an end to the quarrelling of six House Sparrows on the housing estate opposite the bus stop!



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