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Royal George Lodge area.

Water Rail showed briefly at 1320.

Also Teal,2 Mallard and 3 Moorhen.

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Mark Rigby


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Royal George Lodge area

No sign of the Water Rail this am

Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Moorhen
2 Blue Tit
Blackbird
Dunnock
Robin

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Graham Beverley


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12.00
Royal George lodge area
Water rail

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10am Today,
2x Goosander on Royal George pond.
1x Dipper on river Tame
80+ Canada Goose on water meadow
20+ Black Headed Gull on water meadow
3x Moorhen on water meadow
3x Grey Heron riverside
6x Chaffinch on bridlepath
20+ Mallards on the canal with one pair in a bit of early season mating action.

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got off the train at greenfield (on my way to dovestones) and decide to have a little walk along the river tame from chew valley rd, only got to where the river comes to a t junction & had 6 dipper sightings, although i think 2 came back on them selves so probably only 4. but still good to see,also had...
1 grey wagtail, 2 grey herons, 1 treecreeper, 1 great spotted woodpecker.

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WeBS count at Royal George/Well-i-hole:

40% frozen

80 Mallard (biggest count here for some time - displaced from frozen canal)
71 Black-headed Gulls
8 Canada Geese
2 Moorhen
2 Coot
1 Little Grebe
1 Heron

Yesterday's Male Tufted has gone to be replaced by a second Coot.

Feet almost thawed now

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Royal George Lodge - 09.15:

6 Goosanders (inc 2 females today)
1 male Tufted Duck
1 Coot
1 Little Grebe
4 Mallard
3 Common Gulls in the Black-headed flock.

a bit nippy - but dry

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Royal George Lodge - 09.30:

4 Goosanders (all male)
1 male Tufted Duck
1 Coot
1 Little Grebe

Happy New Year

Steve

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Graham Beverley


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Royal George lodge
Quick visit at 11ish

Little grebe 1
Coot 1
Tufted 2m1f

Four moorhen over at manns

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WeBS count at Royal George/Well-i-hole:

90% frozen (and that was just me )

52 Mallard (big count for here - displaced from frozen canal)
35 Black-headed Gulls
23 Canada Geese
2 Moorhen
1 Cormorant

and that was it - no Little Grebes of Coot

On the way home saw a Kingfisher dive into the frozen canal - it had found a slushy hole in the ice, but from where I was looking it seemed like a suicide bid!

Steve

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4 goosanders over greenfield train station at 8.05am heading east, just as i was starting my trek to castleshaw res, also good numbers off bullfinches along ladcastle road, towards uppermill + 2 goldcrests, 1 sparrowhawk.


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Something I forgot to add to this morning's post. Was reminded by Karen's observation at Etherow.

Pair of Dippers (one colour-ringed) on Chew Brook were also indulging in courtship behaviour and investigating a regular nest site. It's still November

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WeBS counts this morning at Royal George/Well-i-hole:

3 Goosander (all redheads)
3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f)
2 Little Grebes
1 Coot
3 Moorhen
5 Mallard
37 Canada Geese (+1 Embden)
43 Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull
1 Grey Heron

also, at Tanners (Waterside Mill) lodge: Kingfisher

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Royal George lodge

2 Little Grebe
Coot
5 Grey Heron (in field opposite)
9 Moorhen (in fields surrounding)

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Following Steve Atkins' reports of an influx of ducks at Watergrove, thought I'd check out Royal George lodge: not a single bird of any type on the water

Hope things improve for next weekend's WeBS count!

Local fields held over 300 Canada Geese with a couple of Embdens and a Greylag/Canada hybrid. Cormorant overhead and a Kingfisher on the river.

Steve

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Graham Beverley


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Royal George Lodge

Quick visit
Moorhen
Jackdaw
Grey heron
Mallard
Canada geese
Coot
Black headed gulls

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Late post for Sat 27th Aug.

Tanners Mill 06.30 hrs - 07.00 hrs.

Dipper just upstream of river bridge.
4 Swallow hanging about.
c 120+ House Martin, went straight over.
Grey Wagtail over.
Mistle Thrush.

Roger.

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Sat 20th Aug. 06.30hrs - 07.00hrs

Huddersfield Canal @ Halls Cottages. Very quiet.

Nuthatch.
Singing Willow Warbler.

Roger

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anthony capuano


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thanks Graham

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3 possibly 4 cuckoo behind chew peice plantation also wheatear ,buzzard,and 1 whitethroat many thanks for the cuckoo postingbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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Up intake lane towards dove stone on right passed stone barn

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where exatly was the gropper Graham? I've not seen one in my local patch yet

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Cuckoos moved along intake lane to dovestone
Just passed ravens buzzard and gropper

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2 Cuckoo displaying in the same general location this morning.

Info thanks to G.Beverley

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Both Cuckoo still present late afternoon/early evening. One seen very well in flight and perched on dry stone wall at the end of Intake Lane (left hand track).

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cuckoo! biggrin.gifbiggrin.gif
heard late morning up friezland lane and excellent views on trees and pylons calling seen 1-2pm.
Exact location -bear right up friezland lane onto intake lane
Also several whitethroat seen

-- Edited by anthony capuano on Saturday 7th of May 2011 05:34:45 PM

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biggrin.gifbiggrin.giffirst swift of the year over greenfield methodist church summer is herebiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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2 buzzards circling over Halls/Chapel Road (being mobbed by jackdaws and a crow) about 1:30 today

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Sat 16th April. 06-45 - 08.00 hrs.

From Royal George Mill along canal to aquaduct back via Saddleworth Cricket Pitch.

Very quiet. Of note.

4 Willow Warblers plus more singing.
Dipper flew under viaduct heading downstream.
Moorhen in the field.
Nuthatch.
Mistle Thrush.

Roger.

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put a new nest box up 2 weeks ago in a new location blue tits building already ...good timesbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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Now you've got it Stuart......... been in both those establishments many times.
Don't know where squash club is............. sounds a place to avoid.
Makes me tired just thinking about it.

Roger.

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first willow warbler of the yearbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gifnear chew valley squash club also dipper on chew brook .sorry i mean around 150/200 yards away from the wellie or half a mile from the king bill wink.gifwink.gif

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Roger Baker 3 wrote:


Don't blame yourself for this Steve......... Stuarts at fault here for confusing us with red-herrings such as "co-ops" and "chemists"......... if he had just said " facing front of t' King Bill" we would have known in a milli-second.

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You're not wrong there, Roger

From now on all directions to birds must be given from the nearest licensed premises smile.gifsmile.gif

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April 1st 11.30 hrs. Rooks. Just a quick stop to have a peep, birds sat tight in the rain. "Sorry Stuart, I'm an idiot and didn't read your previous post properly I was looking behind the main Co-op not the chemists." Steve. Don't blame yourself for this Steve......... Stuarts at fault here for confusing us with red-herrings such as "co-ops" and "chemists"......... if he had just said " facing front of t' King Bill" we would have known in a milli-second. Roger.

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back garden ....3 goldfinch,2 greenfinch,2 redpoll,1 robin + 2 long tail tits carrying nest material to a bush 20 yds awaybiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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1 female sparrowhawk(stunning),1 dipper,2 heron,1 song thrush with nest material ,loads of long tail tits + 1 greenwoodpecker near robert scots very vocal

-- Edited by stuartherring on Wednesday 30th of March 2011 12:53:38 PM

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Like I said Steve, it doesn't prove anything, butbiggrin.gif

1 Little Grebe at Strinesdale today.

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2 chiff chaff , 2 nuthatch ,1 vocal green woodpecker (only heard),1 dipper and a few red grouse calling above dovestones and all the usual on a long circuit of greenfield this morning

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I had thought of the same possibility, Mike. Don't know anywhere else around here that they breed (though I've just read the post from Reddish Vale). The Ashton Moss birds seem to stay there all year.

The female Tufty has 5 male admirers today!

Steve

-- Edited by Steve Suttill on Sunday 27th of March 2011 10:39:23 AM

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I'll have to check and see if any have turned up at Strinesdale. They seem to disappear over the winter. I've never been sure if they die off in the cold and are replaced or move somewhere else, like the white goose did. Of course, if there are any it won't prove they've been hob-nobing with Steve's Bramblingbiggrin.gif

-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Sunday 27th of March 2011 04:15:44 PM

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Fri 25.3.11: Heronry now has a minimum of 7 occupied nests. Stuart's rookery: 4th nest being built Green Woodpecker very vocal in ETW Royal George Lodge: Tufties now 3m and 1f (had been just a pair earlier in week) Little Grebes seem to have left (can't have missed them all!) met a guy who showed me his photo of a Mandarin drake on Manns pond a couple of weeks back - we all seem to have missed it... Steve

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Originally posted by Dennis ONeill today:

Royal George Lodge today:

Nutatch
Cormorant
Tufted Duck
Canada Geese
Coot


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While out running this evening (~1850), an owl flew across Oldham Road in front of me and into trees, just above Greenfield station. Presume it was a tawny, but only got a flashing view of it. Great stuff - made the run an enjoyable experience wink.gif

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Sorry Stuart, I'm an idiot and didn't read your previous post properly no.gif I was looking behind the main Co-op not the chemists disbelief.gif

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steve the rookery is directly behind the co op chemist in greenfield 3 nests so far

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20.3.11: short walk around Friezland area this morning.

main purpose to count heronry. Seems much reduced this year - only 4 definitely occupied nests. Many of the older nests apparently abandoned.

Thought I'd found the first local Chiffchaff of the year smile.gif until I read Stuart Herring's post under "Saddleworth". There were two at the same spot - one singing, one silent - presumed pair. Looked in vain for Stuart's rookery cry.gif

Only one (colour-ringed) Dipper - would normally expect 2 or 3 pairs.

Also of note - 2 Nuthatch by horse-schooling area.

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the single female must be flattered by so much male company

Steve


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Do you mean "flattered" or "flattened" ??

Roger.

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You must have just missed me again, Graham!

Did the WeBS counts a bit earlier (should have waited until the rain stopped!).

Another male Tufted must have arrived after I left - the single female must be flattered by so much male company smile.gif

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09.15-10.45
Royal George Lodge
Little grebe 2
Coot 3
Tufted 6m 1f
Moorhen 2
Mallard 3
Over road up to sewage works
Little grebe 1
Coot 1
Moorhen 3
Grey wag 2
Dipper 1 no rings
Grey heron 5 lots of movement
Cormorant 4
Mistle thrush 3
Canada 20+
pied wag large numbers


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Tues 8th March 15.00 - 15.45

Had reason to visit "Land of the Sadds" this afternoon, 3/4 hr to spare so, of note...

River Tame.
Greenbridge Lane.
Pair Grey Wagtails cavorting just upstream of the bridge.

Halls Cottages.
Dipper (appeared unringed) about 20 yd downstream of river bridge.

Plenty of Jackdaws going over including two flocks of 200+ birds.

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