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Saturday 7th April 2018, 6.00pm

A quick stop off after a few errands in Slawit.

2 Wheatear (at last!). My first of the year.
3 Lapwing
Curlew calling
Snipe calling from both sides of the A62
1 pair of Tufted Duck on the reservoir

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10.15 - 11.30 Very cold and windy - not surprised there have been no reports since last July smile

Mallard: 2 pairs
Lapwing: 7 or 8 pairs in fields (some display)
Snipe: 2 (one flushed, another chipping away in the juncus)
Curlew: 2 or 3 pairs
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Red Grouse
Skylark: at least 4 on the moor edge (one even managed a short song flight)

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Mark Rigby


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Pair of Tufted Duck with 6 ducklings this evening.

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Steve Suttill


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Yesterday, late morning - much quieter than usual:

14 Lapwing
2 Snipe
1 Curlew
Pied Wagtail
9 Starling
pair Mallard
Swallow
Skylarks
Meadow Pipits

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Mark Rigby


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Late afternoon

2 Moorhen with 1 well grown young
8 Lapwing
Snipe
5 Woodpigeon
Pied Wagtail
Swallow
Meadow Pipit

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Steve W Johnson


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1600-1645

Moorhen with 4 chicks, Snipe, 3 Oystercatcher, c. 10 Lapwing,

Curlew, 3 Black-headed gull, 2 Mistle Thrush,

Meadow pipit, 7 Woodpidgeon, Stock dove,

Skylark, 5+ Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 2 Magpie,

Little Owl in sycamore, c.50 Starling



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Steve Suttill


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Late morning, today:

on surrounding in-bye fields: 2 Raven, one carrying an egg in its beak chased by a Lapwing.
Curlew, Lapwing, 2 Snipe, pair Common Sandpiper, Golden Plover, Swallows and Swifts .

on neighbouring moorland: more Lapwing and Curlew, pair Redshank, Red Grouse + plenty singing Skylarks.

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Steve W Johnson


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1700-1730

Of note:

Common sandpiper

Moorhen with 3 chicks



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Steve W Johnson


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Late post for Sunday evening, similar to Steve's sightings plus:

Redshank

2 Oystercatcher



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Steve Suttill


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Late morning, today:

on surrounding in-bye fields: Curlew, Lapwing, Snipe, Swallows, Swifts and a Golden Plover display flight.

on neighbouring moorland: 3 pairs Lapwing, 2 pairs Curlew, one Dunlin, 2 Raven + at least 5 singing Skylarks.

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Steve W Johnson


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This evening 1715-1745

Oystercatcher (2)

Lapwing (15+)

Wheatear (2)

Tufted duck (2)

Mallard (3)

Stock dove (5)

Pheasant

Jackdaw (4)

Carrion crow (3)

Red grouse (2) - in the fenced fields below res, not seen them in here before.

 



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This morning - 10.20-11.30

pair Goldeneye on reservoir, pair Redshank on dam

on surrounding in-bye fields: 4 Curlew, 10 Lapwing, 2 Pied Wagtails, Meadow Pipits and Skylarks

on neighbouring moorland: 3 pairs Lapwing, 2 pairs Curlew, pair Redshank, calling and singing Golden Plovers, calling Snipe + more Skylarks and Meadow Pipits




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Monday 14.3.16 10.30-11.30

pair Goldeneye
at least 7 pairs Lapwing
4 Stock Dove
5 singing Skylarks

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0830

Red Grouse
2 Oystercatcher
5 Lapwing
Curlew
Lesser Redpoll over (site tick)
3 Chaffinch
Meadow Pipit
Skylark

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Steve W Johnson


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1730-1750

Quick visit - v quiet:

Kestrel
Grey heron in the pond
10+ Meadow pipit
6 Carrion crow
Jackdaw
Magpie
2 Wood pigeon
2 Goldfinch


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Steve W Johnson


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1725-1745:

c.30 Linnet
5 Goldfinch
Pheasant (m)
2 Meadow Pipit
3 Wood pigeon
4 Carrion Crow
2 Magpie

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11.00 - 12.10
Still quite cool and breezy

Tufted Duck female with 7 very small ducklings

not to be outdone, the Moorhens on the pond below also have 7 small young.

Oystercatcher: pair
Lapwing: flock of 28
Stock Dove: 2
Swallow: pair
Meadow Pipits carrying food
Pied Wagtail: male
Wheatear: male

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Steve W Johnson


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1700-1730
Cold and blowy...

Species noted:

Tufted duck (2m, 1f)
Mallard (f, 3 well grown young)
Moorhen
Meadow pipit
Pied wagtail
Starling
Wheatear (m)
Wood pigeon
Stock dove
Carrion Crow
Curlew
Oystercatcher (2)
Lapwing
Swallow


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11.00 - 12.00
Hot and sunny!

Tufted Duck (1m)
Curlew
Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Lapwing
Skylark
Meadow Pipit
Starlings (60+)

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Steve W Johnson


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1730-1800
Bright and breezy

Species noted:

Swallow
Meadow pipit
Pied wagtail
Jackdaw
Carrion crow
Magpie
Pheasant (m)
Stock dove
Lapwing
Curlew
Tufted duck (2m, f)
Moorhen

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Steve W Johnson


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1715-1755

Cold, heavy wintry showers...

Of note:

2 Oystercatcher
Redshank
4 Wheatear
2 Tufted Duck
Herring Gull (east)

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0720-0750

Lovely morning!

2 Common Sandpiper
2 Redshank
2 Tufted Duck (m,f)
At least 8 Wheatear
2 Reed Bunting (m,f)

As well as the usual species

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1730-1825

Much the same as yesterday, plus:

Common Sandpiper
3 Pheasant (2m, 1f)

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Steve W Johnson


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First chance to visit in a while.

1800-1830

4 Wheatear
c.20 Lapwing
3 Curlew
Pied wagtail
5 Meadow pipit
3 Swallow (East)
Mistle thrush
4 Stock dove
2 Jackdaw
Skylark
Wood pigeon
3 Mallard
Snipe
Red grouse
Pheasant (m)

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Brief visit in robust wind and rain (aka normal service) at 0930
1f Wheatear
Lapwings c12
1 Curlew
Mallard
Stock Dove

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1830 - 2000
Wheatear pair
1 Buzzard
2 Curlew
1 Snipe
2 Oystercatcher
Lapwing - conservative count 20
2 Stock Doves
Pied Wagtails
Meadow Pipits


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0730-0800

Wheatear singing
2 Mallard
4 Stock Dove
6 Skylark
25 Meadow Pipit
Curlew
15 Lapwing
2 Oystercatcher

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A lone male Goldeneye on the reservoir around 11:00 am. this morning.

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Steve W Johnson


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1140-1215

2 Goosander (M,F)
2 Tufted Duck (M,F)

Otherwise similar to recent sightings.
No wheatear...

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1630-1730

Still no Wheatear

2 Grey Heron (West)
5 Mallard
2 Canada Goose
2 Raven
10+ Jackdaw
4 Carrion Crow
Magpie
8 Stock Dove
3 Starling
c. 25 Lapwing
Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Pied wagtail

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Early afternoon

15 Lapwing
Pheasant
2 Stock Dove
Skylark
Raven
6 Black-headed Gull


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16.05-16.35
Still very quiet bird-wise

2 Canada Goose
5 Mallard
Pheasant (m)
c. 25 Lapwing.
4 Stock Dove
5 Starling
Carrion Crow
5 Jackdaw
2 Magpie

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Cold and breezy 16.30-17.30

Goldeneye (m)
2 Canada Goose
2 Carrion crow
21 Lapwing
Stock dove

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A bracing walk late morning 11.00 - 12.15

Nothing on the reservoir but at least 12 Lapwing and 2 Curlew in adjoining fields. Low-key display from both species.

Walked across the moor to Little Black Moss Resr (3 Canada Geese, in Gtr. Manchester) and Black Moss Resr (pair of Goldeneye, in Yorks). Walked back to Brun Clough on the Pennine Way and didn't see or hear a single bird!

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Eye-wateringly cold and windy. Only a fool would be up here in this weather - just me and a couple of Crows smile

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Rough-legged Buzzard very distantly at 1140 with Comon Buzzard high over Featherbed Moss at 1140hrs then drifted NE into West Yorkshire.

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Quick visit 3-3.20pm. Windy

Tufted Duck (f)
Carrion Crow
2 Raven
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Kestrel

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1230-1300

Little Grebe
50+ Meadow pipit (most heading east)
3 Wheatear
3 Starling
Goldfinch
Carrrion Crow
Stock Dove
Little Owl - first here for us in a long time...

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Tuesday 2nd September 2014, 7.30 - 8.30pm

1 Little Grebe
c6 Meadow Pipits
3 Red Grouse

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1030 to 1130
1 Little Grebe
2 drake Tufted Ducks, which departed toward Castleshaw
At least 6 Wheatears
Meadow Pipits
1 Pied Wagtail
2 Swallows
6 Starlings

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11.05 - 12.00 (cool and windy)

2 Tufted Duck (pair)
1 Kestrel
2 Raven
3 Stock Dove
2 Meadow Pipits
4 Wheatear
2 Swallows (still with young in nest)
small flock of Starling

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11.10 - 12.00

13 Canada Geese
2 Raven
12 Meadow Pipits - attacked by male Sparrowhawk
2 Wheatear
Pied Wagtail
2 Swallows
juv Willow Warbler in larches at car park


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Steve W Johnson


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1745-1815
Quiet as expected...

2 Raven
2 Oystercatcher
Mistle Thrush
3 Wheatear
3 Swallow
5 Meadow Pipit
Stock Dove
Lesser Black-backed Gull

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1815-1915

3 Curlew
c. 10 Lapwing
2 Common Sandpiper
Snipe
2 Oystercatcher
4 Wheatear 2 adult+ 2 juv
Mistle Thrush
2 Stock Dove
Grey Heron
11 Mallard
2 Moorhen
2 Pied Wagtail
5 Meadow Pipit
Swallow
Reed Bunting


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1915-2000 including nearby moor

4 Curlew
c. 35 Lapwing
4 Oystercatcher
3 Golden plover
4 Wheatear 2 adult+ 2 juv
3 Stock Dove
2 Raven
Tufted Duck (m)
5 Mallard
2 Moorhen (Adult + juv)
3 Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
2 Swallow
10+ Swift

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1900-2000 including nearby moor

2 Common Sandpiper
2 Snipe
Redshank
c. 10 Curlew
c. 20 Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Golden plover
2 Wheatear (juv)
3 Stock Dove
2 Tufted Duck (m,f)
2 Mallard
8 Moorhen (Adult + 7 young on small pond)
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
2 Carrion Crow
2 Swallow

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10.15 - 11.15 (last 20 minutes soaking wet cry)

Lapwing - at least 30
Curlew - 4
Snipe - 2
Golden Plover - 1
Redshank - 2
Starling - flock of c. 50
Wheatear - one family with 3 recently-fledged young

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1915-2000

No sign of Little Grebe

Of note:

4 Tufted Duck (3m, 1f)
House Martin
c. 50 starling



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Little Grebe still present today up to 2pm at least.
Tufted Duck (drake)
2 Oystercatcher
Curlew
15 Lapwing

Otherwise, very quiet in heavy rain.

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Little Grebe still present and correct at 1528hrs biggrin

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