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On the pool the 27 Teal from a few weeks ago have been replaced by a single female Wigeon.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

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


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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.

Roger.


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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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Karen Foulkes


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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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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!



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 25th of April 2020 12:39:31 PM

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