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Very muddy Dingle walk with kids 9.30-10.15am
Dipper on pool (with ornamental circular concrete thingy!), fed for ages then flew down the stream (later found on rock). Didn't realise they had quite a melodic song.

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Webs count Sunday 17/1/16, 9.25-10.35
Boating lake, 90% ice, snow (only free water around island).
3 mute swans,
1 canada goose,
10 coot,
2 grey herons,
2 mallard,
2 black headed gulls

Chadwick Dam
50% ice
122 black headed gulls,
1 common gull,
3 embden geese,
87 canada geese,
1 greylag goose,
3 mallard,
6 tufted ducks,
5 coot,
3 moorhen

Duck pond
1 gadwall (he's never far)
2 farm ducks
96 mallard, 1 hybrid


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13/12/15 WEBs count 9.50-10.40am
Boating lake:
3 mute swans
8 canada geese
2 goosanders (male)
11 tufted ducks
48 coots
2 moorhen
4 cormorants
8 mallard
1 kingfisher
40 black headed gulls

Chadwick Dam
3 moorhen
1 gadwall
20 mallard & 1 hybrid
11 tufted ducks
5 coot
32 canada geese
3 embden geese
1 greylag goose
51 black headed gulls

Duck pond
2 canada geese
64 mallard
2 farm ducks

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Webs count today 11.20-12.10pm, weather has been torrential past day, lake was very high- submerging the old duck feeding area.

Boating lake:

3 mute swans

5 grey heron

5 cormorants

1 goosander,

35 canada geese

50 coots

14 tufted ducks

6 moorhen

2 mallard

1 kingfisher smile

66 black headed gulls

Chadwick Dam:

3 embden geese

1 gadwall

21 mallard, 1 hybrid

13 canada geese

9 coot

5 moorhen

11 tufted ducks

10 black headed gulls

Duck pond

53 mallard

2 farm ducks

36 black headed gulls

DIPPER (just behind the little bridge) YAHHHH!!! My first ever here biggrin

i cygnet as dead in water at back of boating lake

-- Edited by Rachael Hill on Sunday 15th of November 2015 07:26:05 PM

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WEBS count 9.40-10.20am
dull day!
Main lake:
1 kingfisher (saw twice, once close up again )
1 cormorant
2 grey heron
38 canada geese
13 mallard
1 gadwall
46 coot
4 mute swans
5 tufted ducks
2 moorhen
83 black headed gulls

Chadwick Dam:
73 black headed gulls
1 greylag goose
27 canada geese
26 mallard & 1 hybrid
4 moorhen
7 coots
3 tufted ducks
3 embden geese

Duck pond:
67 mallard
2 farm ducks
2 canada geese
1grey wagtail looking very pretty



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WeBS count 13/9/15 9.30-10.40am
Really enjoyed first count of season. Kingfisher came and landed on post just 4 foot away from me, dripping wet through then on the way back it flew over and landed on concrete bank by boating shed (about 15 feet away) and sat watching me- made my day.
Main lake:
31 mallard
1 gadwall
21 canada geese
34 coot
4 mute swans
1 kingfisher
3 moorhen
14 tufted ducks
2 great crested grebes
1 grey heron
1 cormorant
10 black headed gulls
1 kestrel

Chadwick Dam
1 greylag goose
10 coots
22 mallard (1 hybrid)
3 embden ducks
23 canada geese
15 tufted ducks
13 moorhen
2 grey wagtails
1 kingfisher
18 black headed gulls

Duck pond
48 mallard
1 coot
2 farm ducks
2 canada geese

Also seen: wood pigeon, jay, magpies, crows, blue tits, long tailed tits, robin, blackbird, wren

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3rd August 11.40-12.50pm
walk around both lakes:
Little egret biggrin - at bottom of chadwick dam, flew off to main lake as I approached (got poor photo), couldn't find on main lake. First for me in Manchester area.

Also, all the following with young: tufted ducks, mallards, coot & canada geese, plus 2 mute swans with 2 cygnets still.
Also, grey wagtail, embden geese, moorhens, greylag goose, swallows & sand martins.

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9/07/2015 8.45am
2 adult and 2 cygnet mute swans on boating lake

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7/6/15 9.30-10.15am
2 mute swans and 3 cygnets biggrin

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10/5/15 9.15-11.15am
A walk around both lakes:
first swifts of the year
swallows
sand martins
grey herons,
canada geese (2 with chicks)
mallards,
tufted ducks
coots (with chicks)
moorhens
embden geese,
kingfisher
pied wagtail
jackdaws
carrion crows
jays
blackbirds
magpies
long tailed tits
blue tits
great tits
house sparrows
wrens
robins
black headed gulls
wood pigeons

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Rachael Hill


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26/04/15
8.20-10.00
Walk around both lakes:
Canada geese
mallard (2 with young)
coot (2 with young)
moorhen
Mute swan
grey herons
embden geese
greylag goose
tufted ducks
blackcap
sand martins
swallows
wood pigeon
long tailed tit
blue tit
great tit
wren
magpie
crow
robin
dunnock
chaffinch
greenfinch
goldfinch
bullfinch
nuthatch
jay
blackbird
blackheaded gull



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20/4/15

Walk around both lakes, not counted but this was what was about:
5 mute swans,
Grey herons,
Mallards- 1 with 9+ ducklings (1st of year for me) biggrin
Canada geese
coot
moorhen
tufted ducks
Pair of greylag geese landed: not usually there (regular greylag on Chadwick)
embden geese
bullfinch pair
blue tits
great tits
robin
crow
grey wagtail
magpie
dunnock
blackbird
woodpigeon
jackdaw
wren


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Thanks Rachael. I'll make a note in the comment field of my record submission to Steve. I wonder where the ducks are?

-- Edited by David Walsh on Sunday 8th of March 2015 09:57:21 PM

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David Walsh wrote:

We wondered whether the Mandarin spotted around Stalybridge and Ashton is a single, mobile individual, but this morning I saw the drake that has been at Walkerwood all week, and it was still there at 9.30 when I left, so there must be at least two



It was a drake too, I usually see a mandarin drake once/twice per year on WEBS counts there but never stays more than around a month

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Rachael Hill wrote:

WEBS count 9.10-10.20am
Duck pond
1 mandarin




We wondered whether the Mandarin spotted around Stalybridge and Ashton is a single, mobile individual, but this morning I saw the drake that has been at Walkerwood all week, and it was still there at 9.30 when I left, so there must be at least two

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WEBS count 9.10-10.20am
Boating lake
2 adult 1 juvenile mute swans (unringed)
35 canada geese
4 tufted ducks
5 mallard
18 coot
1 moorhen
1 greylag goose
5 grey heron
4 cormorant
1 goosander
34 black headed gulls

Chadwick Dam
2 juvenile mute swans (unringed)
25 canada geese
23 mallard
4 embden geese
9 tufted ducks
9 coot
8 moorhen
1 kingfisher
48 black headed gulls

Duck pond
1 mandarin
28 mallard
2 farm ducks
2 canada geese


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WEBS count 9.40-10.40am
Overall 65% ice and poor visibility (fog) particularly on boating lake as the only ice-free water was around back and fog to dense there.
Boating Lake
2 goosanders
1 juvenile mute swan
22 tufted ducks
10 canada geese
4 mallard
2 cormorant
2 grey heron
2 moorhen
7 coot
11 black headed gulls

Chadwick Dam
55 canada geese
25 mallard (+1 hybrid)
4 embden geese (+1 hybrid)
1 greylag goose
1 gadwall
8 tufted ducks
5 moorhen
10 coot
1 cormorant
4 common gulls
305 black headed gulls

Duck pond
2 canada geese
2 farm ducks
105 mallard (+1 hybrid)
1 gadwall*

2 gadwalls seen, both male (1 on chadwick, 1 on duck pond), possible it flew over but second time one has been on duck pond and not much time between two places.





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Webs count 18/1/15 9.20-10.30 60% ice

Boating lake
29 coot
4 goosander
11 tufted ducks
16 canada geese
4 grey heron
3 cormorant
1 grey wagtail
7 black headed gulls

Chadwick Dam
12 coot
4 moorhen
15 tufted duck
10 mallard
1 little grebe
36 canada geese
1 greylag goose
3 embden geese plus 1 hybrid
1 grey heron
1 grey wagtail
195 black headed gulls
2 common gulls

Duck pond
4 canada geese
1 gadwall
93 mallard 1 hybrid
2 farm ducks






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Tues 13th Jan. 16.00 - 17.00 hrs.

Chadwick Dam.

Coot. 9
Moorhen. 2 pair.
Tufted Duck. 8
Grey Wagtail. 1

Boating Lake.

Coot. 30+
Tufted Duck. 20+

Roger.


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WEBs count 7/12/2014 8.40-9.40am

Boating lake:
4 cormorant
32 canada geese
13 mallard
34 coot
7 tufted ducks
4 goosanders
5 moorhens
14 black headed gulls
2 grey herons
1 grey wagtail

Chadwick Dam
4 embden geese, 1 hybrid
1 greylag goose
37 canada geese, 1 hybrid
42 mallard, 1 hybrid,
8 moorhen
1 gadwall
1 little grebe smile
18 coot
3 tufted ducks
1 kingfisher biggrin

Duck pond
84 mallard
2 farm ducks

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WEBS count
09/11/2014 10.00-11.25

Main lake:
48 canada geese
7 mallard
25 coot
6 goosander
6 tufted ducks
2 grey heron
1 cormorant
56 black headed gulls

Chadwick Dam
8 coot
46 canada geese plus 1 hybrid
4 embden plus 1 hybrid
1 greylag goose
5 mallard plus 1 hybrid
2 tufted ducks
5 moorhen
57 black headed gulls
1 gadwall
(plus 1 treecreeper spotted by my son smile)

Duck pond
81 mallards
2 farm ducks

-- Edited by Rachael Hill on Monday 10th of November 2014 10:54:04 AM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 10th of November 2014 11:19:33 AM

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12/10/14 8.30-9.50 am
WEBS count

Main boating lake
1 grey wagtail
3 grey heron
2 cormorant
32 coot
19 black headed gulls
21 canada geese
9 mallard
3 moorhen

Chadwick Dam
1 grey wagtail
28 black headed gulls
5 canada geese plus 1 hybrid
4 embden geese plus 1 hybrid
19 mallard plus 2 hybrid
1 greylag goose
5 moorhen
4 tufted ducks
13 coot
1 gadwall
1 kingfisher

Duck pond

2 farm ducks
96 mallards




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7/9/14 WEBS count

Main lake

26 canada geese
3 grey herons
1 cormorant
15 mallard
17 coot
1 common gull
1 kingfisher (flew to Chadwick Dam)

Chadwick Dam

1 gadwall
1 greylag goose
25 canada geese, 2 hybrid
13 coot
6 moorhen
3 tufted ducks
3 black headed gulls
15 mallard
4 embden geese, 1 hybrid
and 2nd kingfisher (joined first one from other lake) biggrin YAHH!!! (oh they made me late!)

Duck pond in park
65 mallards
2 farm ducks

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Please look out if mute swan juvenile on main lake is ringed or not, thanks.

8/4/14
9.45-11.00am

Main lake
Grey wagtail
Juvenile mute swan (browner markings on wings than other swan, could not see ring)

Chadwick Dam
juvenile mute swan, rimged blue ring with white text (ZH6) biggrin 1st Mute swans for me on Stamford


9/4/14
17.20-18.40

Main lake
Kingfisher biggrin 1st for me on Stamford
Juvenile mute swan (still can't definitely confirm no ring)
53 Canada geese
1 Greylag goose
12 Tufted duck
4 Coot
10 Mallard
Grey herons

Chadwick Dam
6 coots
33 canada geese
Grey heron
Mute swan, juvenile ZH6 blue ring
7 Embden/cross
11 tufted ducks
2 mallard
4 moorhen


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Webs count Sunday 16th Feb 14
9.10-10.00

Main lake
4 cormorant
6 grey heron
34 canada geese, 2 hybrid CG
6 mallard
19 tufted duck
2 goosander
6 coot
2 moorhen
29 black headed gulls
1 common gull

Chadwick Dam
37 canada geese
13 mallard
2 embden geese
1 greylag goose
19 tufted ducks
8 coot
4 moorhen
46 black headed gulls
1 common gull

Duck pond
1 mandarin
84 mallard
2 white farm ducks

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WEBS count today, 9.20-10.20am

Main lake:
36 canada geese (+2 cross)
5 mallard
8 coot
10 tufted
1 goosander
11 grey heron- site record (had to count twice as didn't believe it!)
4 cormorants

Chadwick Dam
25 canada geese
2 embden geese
1 greylag
25 mallard (+1 cross)
9 coot
13 tufted
1 gadwall (resident)
1 mandarin (been here 2 months now)
3 moorhen
1 goosander
106 black headed gulls
1 lesser black backed gull
1 cormorant flying over

Park duck pond
2 farm ducks
25 mallard


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Some sightings from the park today

Gadwall - resident bird in eclipse plumage on the duck pond
Nuthatch calling from within the park
Mallard with two of her own offspring and Tufted duckling on Chadwick Dam
Bullfinch (heard)
2+ House Martin

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Never trust my old brain cells.. they went with arrival of children!

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Cheers Roger,

should have known better than to trust that Rachael biggrin

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Steve, the top lake is known as Chadwick Dam (officially Silver Springs).

Roger.

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late report for yesterday morning:

Upper lake (Chadkirk?):
Tufted Duck doing well - 1 female with 9 very small chicks, another with 5 well-grown ducklings, and 3 other small Tufted chicks which seem to have been adopted by a Mallard confuse

Coot, Canada Geese and Mallard all with growing families and also a juv Black-headed Gull.

A few Sand Martins about and a Chiffchaff singing almost continuously despite the heat no

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WEBs count 10/3/31 9.20-10.20am

Dingle
5 mallards

Stamford boating lake
3 heron
3 cormarant
65 canada geese, 1 hybrid
3 mallard
11 coot
2 moorhen
18 tufted
1 greylag goose
23 black headed gulls

Chadkirk
54 canada geese
5 mallard
1 embden
1 gadwall
6 coot
2 moorhen

Duck pond
2 canada geese
51 mallard
3 farm ducks
and a sparrowhawk scaring everything in sight!

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11.40-12.30
Dingle
wrens, robins, blue tits, nuthatch plus 3 mallards on water Its nice to see ducks in the Dingle, there was 6 the other day.

Duck pond
80+ mallards, 1 hybrid
2 farm ducks
1 gadwall
2 black headed gulls

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Noted on Chadwick Dam today at 1445; 6 x Goosander (4xM & 2xF) plus the usual



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11am today. Dipper (male) on lowest part of Dingle watercourse, near the bridge.

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Noted on boating lake at around 1345

1 x Pochard (M)
3 x Common Gull
2 x Comorant
plus the usual inmates

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Stamford Park
Dingle and brief trip to duck pond 11.40am
Dingle
Wren
goldcrest,
long tailed tits
blackbirds
blue tits
magpies
Robins

Duck pond
130 mallards
1 gadwall
2 farm ducks
1 grey wagtail





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Noted today around Boating Lake & Chadwick Dam area at around 15:00; Goldfinch - 14, Bullfinch - 2 (M&F), Great Tit - 1, Blue Tit - 1, Long Tail Tit - 4, Little Grebe - 1, House Sparrow - 4, Common Gull - 1, plus the usuals



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9.50-10.40
Main boating lake, 15% frozen towards back
22 coot
1 moorhen
12 tufted duck
10 mallard
1 little grebe
43 canada goose, 1 hybrid
4 grey heron (1 flew over to Chadkirk)
3 cormorant (fishermen will love that!)
2 blach headed gulls
1 common gull

Chadkirk
1 greylag goose
35 canada goose- 1 hybrid looks like canada & greylag cross, canada markings, slightly paler, pink beak/legs
2 embden geese
13 mallard & 1 cross
2 moorhen
20 tufted
8 coot
1 gadwall
17 black headed gulls

Duck pond
1 greywagtail
3 farm ducks
92 mallards


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Lake at back of the main boating lake @ 09:15

1 Gadwall
1 Cormorant
1 Little Grebe
12 Long-Tailed Tit

-- Edited by Vicky Sumner on Tuesday 4th of December 2012 06:32:39 PM

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03-12-12 (1445) - Chadwick Dam - 6 x Goosander (Male), 1 x Cormorant, 1 x Grey Heron, plus the usual inmates

-- Edited by Michael Wait on Monday 3rd of December 2012 10:56:37 PM

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Noted today on Chadwick Dam; 3 x Goosanders (Male) and 1 x Gadwall (Male), plus the usual inmates

-- Edited by Michael Wait on Friday 30th of November 2012 05:44:14 PM

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21/11/12 - Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Tufted Duck 12, Coot 3, Mallard 26 (+ 1 hybrid ), Canada Goose 3, Domestic Goose 2, Blue Tit, Moorhen, Gadwall, Black-headed Gull 2 - these all on back pond. Additions on main boating lake were lots more Canadas, 1 Greylag Goose and a Grey Heron in trees. Also had Goldcrest in Stamford Park.

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21/11/12 - Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Tufted Duck 12, Coot 3, Mallard 26 (+ 1 hybrid ), Canada Goose (many!), Domestic Goose 2, Blue Tit, Moorhen, Gadwall, Black-headed Gull 2.

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Dipper pair showing well along renovated Dingle water course, near main gates at corner of Mellor Rd.

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Steve Suttill wrote:


"Maximum Recorded Age: 21 years 3 months 29 days"



Thanks Steve- I will look forward to seeing him on the counts for several more years then

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Rachael Hill wrote:

I was thinking the same about the gadwall- how long do they live for?




according to Bird Facts on the BTO website:
"Maximum Recorded Age: 21 years 3 months 29 days"

He could be there for quite a while yet

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I was thinking the same about the gadwall- how long do they live for?
He was missing from the back lake when it was frozen last week, then I found him on the small duck pond.
Rather fond of him
Rae

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First visit here for quite some time:

13 Goosander
25 Tufted Duck
4 Grey Heron
1 Cormorant
usual Mallard, Moorhens & Coot

and the lonesome Gadwall is still there after all these years

Steve

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6th July - am.

Female Tufted Duck with 4 small ducklings Many thanks to Rob, the fishing balliff, for taking the time and effort to text me on 3rd with this info. Came up on 3rd but couldn't see them but had nice views of this lovely family party this morning. Terrific.

Also Little Grebe on 3rd July and Willow Warblers carrying food on 16th June.

Cheers,

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