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14 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
16 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
20 Tufted Ducks

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20 Tufted Ducks

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Tuesday 26th April 2022

Drake North American Wood Duck
22 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
1 Goosander
24 Tufted Ducks

2 singing male Blackcaps between Alexandra Retail Park and Oldham Mumps

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Drake North American Wood Duck
4 Goosander
22 Tufted Ducks
3 Chiffchaffs

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Drake North American Wood Duck
3 Goosander
23 Tufted Ducks
1 Treecreeper
2 singing Chiffchaffs

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3 singing Chiffchaffs on Snipe Clough

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Drake North American Wood Duck
2 Goosander
22 Tufted Duck

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Good to see the wood duck still there in the pouring rain. Also a redhead goosander and a heron on the big lake, with most of the mallards lurking under shelter.



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 16th of March 2022 04:35:18 PM

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Drake North American Wood Duck
20 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck still present in front of the cafe on the lower lake early this afternoon
4 Goosander 2m 2f
a number of grey heron nest with either sitting birds or active building taking place

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Drake North American Wood Duck
4 Goosanders
25 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
5 Goosanders (1 drake)
32 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck - very active today on both lakes, flying around the park and displaying to the Mallards, also 5 Goosanders and 21 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
3 Goosanders (1 drake)
20 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck, associating with a pair of Mallards on the flooded park lawns
5 Goosanders (3 drakes)
20 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck - top lake
4 Goosanders (2 drakes)
30 Tufted Ducks


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Drake North American Wood Duck
5 Goosanders (3 drakes)
15 Tufted Ducks
5 pairs of Grey Heron nesting in the park

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Drake North American Wood Duck - on the top lake
4 Goosanders (1 drake)
20 Tufted Ducks

Large numbers of Siskins commuting between Alexandra Park, Oldham Mumps, Higginshaw Lane and Salmon Fields

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Drake North American Wood Duck
4 Goosanders (1 drake)
23 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
3 Goosanders (1 drake)
26 Tufted Ducks

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A "super-flock" of c300 Siskin +1 Goldfinch in trees along the footpath between Alexandra Retail Park and Oldham Mumps, an amazing sight and sound - high volume chattering!

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Drake North American Wood Duck
7 Goosanders (4 drakes)
20 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
4 Goosanders (2 drakes)
17 Tufted Ducks

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Paid a very quick visit for the Wood Duck this morning at 9:30, it was next to the small bridge near the cafe, still associating with a pair of Mallard.

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Drake North American Wood Duck with Mallards on the small reed-fringed pool area on the north side of the lower lake, viewable from the boardwalk adjacent to the Boathouse Cafe

2 drake Goosanders
30 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
3 Goosanders (2 drakes)
30 Tufted Ducks
c300 Black-headed Gulls
6 Common Gulls
5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Herring Gulls


14 Siskin and a Goldcrest with a flock of Long-tailed Tits on trees between Alexandra Retail Park and Oldham Mumps

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Sunday 23rd Jan

Gave it just over an hour mid-morning and then a 2nd visit mid-afternoon but the suspected Caspian Gull was a no show.

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- 1 drake Wood Duck showing nicely
- 2 Goosander (1m 1f)
- 20+ Tufted Duck
- 6 Grey Heron
- 6 Common Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 2 Coal Tit

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A bit more detail on todays sighting of the Caspian gull, I was there between about 10:00 - 14:30. The bird flew over the park and away about three times without landing between 11:15 - 11.45 and then finally landed at about 12:00, but only for 1 minute before flying again and disappearing for good. Each time it flew away it went south west over Kings road towards Hathershaw. Occasionally I could see a few big gulls flying up from that area but I don't know exactly where they were. It's a cracking bird, well worth a look. Also today the wood duck was still present near the cafe.



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Adult Caspian Gull present again briefly this morning

Information thanks to Colin Davies

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Adult Caspian Gull present for an hour this morning before leaving and not being seen again.

Also a Yellow Colour-ringed 1stW B H Gull 2C93 in with c100 others. This was ringed in Essex as a chick 8th June last summer. 1st sighting since being ringed.



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Adult Caspian Gull flew in at 2:55pm and was present until 3:15pm on the ice, flying around and getting involved in the feeding scrums with the other gulls

Drake North American Wood Duck
2 drake Goosanders
27 Tufted Ducks

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100+ Greenfinches at Oldham Mumps at 4pm in the silver birch trees at Molnlycke factory but mobile

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Adult Caspian Gull present on the lower lake near the Boathouse Cafe 2:30pm-2:35pm when flew South

Drake North American Wood Duck
4 Goosanders (2 drakes)
37 Tufted Ducks

c500 Black-headed, 2 Herring, 3 Lesser Black-backed and 5 Common Gulls


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Drake North American Wood Duck
4 Goosanders (2 drakes)
33 Tufted Ducks

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Drake North American Wood Duck
7 Goosanders (2 drakes)
40 Tufted Ducks (my personal highest count on-site)
1 Peregrine

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The "Muscovy Duck" seems to be a Muscovy Duck x Farmyard/Aylesbury Duck hybrid!


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Couldnt  resist having a search for the North American Wood Duck.  Took me half an hour before I located it preening near the cafe.  It followed a pair of mallard around the lake and it brightened up a dull and miserable January day.



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Drake North American Wood Duck still present this morning

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Drake North American Wood Duck
9 Goosanders (6 drakes)
24 Tufted Ducks

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11.00 - 11-15

Upper lake 2/3 frozen

Mallard
Tufted Duck
Goosander 4/5 males (split group 1 male initially by boat house, the others right at the other end) 1 redhead. Some display, guarding and aggression noted from one of the males
Canada Goose
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull 4 inc at least 1x2ndW
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, 1xadult, 1x3rd W
Herring Gull 2 1x2nd W, 1X3rd W

Drake Wood Duck still present, ditto Muscovy Duck (possibly Strinesdale bird from last month)

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30th December 2021

Drake North American Wood Duck
7 Goosander
24 Tufted Duck

Information thanks to Gary Crowder

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Drake North American Wood Duck - viewable from the Boathouse Cafe
2 female Teal - on the top lake
4 Goosander (3 drakes)
30 Tufted Ducks

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5 Goosanders (3 drakes)
30 Tufted Ducks
1 Cormorant

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Drake North American Wood Duck - commuting between the two lakes
3 drake Goosander
14 Tufted Ducks (12 drakes)
1 Cormorant
1 juvenile Mute Swan
8 Redwings
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Common Gull


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Drake North American Wood Duck - viewable from the Boathouse Cafe
15 Tufted Ducks (14 drakes)
1 Herring Gull
3 Common Gull


Peregrine west over Oldham Mumps early morning

2 Bullfinch on scrubby area between Alexandra Retail Park and Oldham Mumps

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Drake North American Wood Duck
Female Mandarin
17 Tufted Ducks
2 Cormorant
1 Common Gull

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Drake North American Wood Duck, drake Goosander and 21 Tufted Ducks

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