A male Whitethroat was the first record from this site this year. It was singing and did a couple of display flights a tad late for a breeding attempt!
Sedge Warbler feeding young Whitethroat feeding young Blue Tits-fledged Great Tit-fledged Goldfinch-fledged Greenfinch-fledged Willow Warbler-fledged Lots of juvenile Starlings in several large flocks
What a great set of breeding results Mark. I wonder what was the last year in which confirmed breeding was reported for Sedge Warbler in Oldham Borough ?....you probably weren't even born then? Has there been one in recent times (or even ever?) - there were no confirmed records during the period of our first local breeding birds atlas (BBGM) 1979 - 1983. It must have been really exciting for you to find these birds locally through your own efforts and then follow it through to a successful conclusion.
Sedge Warbler feeding young Whitethroat feeding young Blue Tits-fledged Great Tit-fledged Goldfinch-fledged Greenfinch-fledged Willow Warbler-fledged Lots of juvenile Starlings in several large flocks
Now 2 pairs of Sedge Warbler 4 Whitethroat Mallard down to 2 ducklings (from 11) 2 Grey Wagtail feeding young 4 Coot, one pair with 1 very small chick. 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler Sparrowhawk
The Sedge Warbler showed briefly (15.34- 15.36) this afternoon, attempted to sing, assessed the strength of the breeze and went back into cover.. Unsurprisingly, neither sight nor sound of any Grasshopper Warblers, but Willow Warbler, Whitethroat and a Blackcap on the walk in from Delph village. Mallard with 10 ducklings on Hull Lodge Dam
18 other species on the walk from the village to the bottom of Lower Castleshaw dam inc; Grey Heron, Curlew, Common Swift, 4 Reed Buntings (m), 2 Grey Wagtail.
2 whitethroat, a sedge warbler and a grasshopper warbler all within 100 yards of each other, alongside the water. All singing (or reeling) awayat 8-30am.
a tad late for a breeding attempt!
- there were no confirmed records during the period of our first local breeding birds atlas (BBGM) 1979 - 1983. It must have been really exciting for you to find these birds locally through your own efforts and then follow it through to a successful conclusion. 
Unsurprisingly, neither sight nor sound of any Grasshopper Warblers, but Willow Warbler, Whitethroat and a Blackcap on the walk in from Delph village. Mallard with 10 ducklings on Hull Lodge Dam