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Mark Rigby


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A evening mooch produced 2 Brun Clough mega's.

A Sand Martin flew over the res at 1915 into deepest Diggle, then as we were leaving the car park, a raptor was seen at some distance. As it came into view-a Hobby


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Roger Baker 3 wrote:


Another Brun Clough phenomena......... as soon as you open the car door and stand erect........ it starts to rain. No wonder the Floating Light ceased trading if it depended on summer trade.

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Perhaps that was why it was called The 'Floating' Light

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had a quick mooch this evening saw 2 common sandpiper,2 oystercatcher,8-10 lapwings,1 curlew,1 redshank and 2 snipe "drumming" it appears the tufties have moved on

-- Edited by stuartherring on Wednesday 22nd of June 2011 09:09:25 PM

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Come to think of it, what am I doing up here in this lousy weather - must have caught the Rigby virus

Steve

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Must admit I had same thought on Sunday morning but then realised I have had the virus for years for these obscure venues. A glutton for punishment.

What's worse is that I used to walk to them all........................ now I get tired out going up in the car.................... pass the oxygen.

Another Brun Clough phenomena......... as soon as you open the car door and stand erect........ it starts to rain. No wonder the Floating Light ceased trading if it depended on summer trade.

Roger

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Brood of 9 Tufted ducklings with proud parents this lunchtime.

Is this an altitude breeding record for this species?

Come to think of it, what am I doing up here in this lousy weather - must have caught the Rigby virus

Steve

-- Edited by Steve Suttill on Tuesday 21st of June 2011 03:55:17 PM

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I noted 2 Common Sandpipers yesterday (Sat) evening. Also a couple of Twite and plenty of Lapwing.

Using the Roger Baker geographical system, this site should be known as "up the road from the Floating Light" but it's no longer a pub

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Sun 19th June. 06.45 hrs.

1 Common Sandpiper.


Roger.

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Mark Rigby


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Spot on Steve! wink.gif

There was high counts on Saturday at both Castleshaw, Brun Clough, Audenshaw Res and Horwich Moors.

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Saturday morning had quite a bit of low cloud early on which might account for a fall of migrant Wheatear. I found a few up on Saddleworth Moor in places which don't seem like ideal breeding habitat (though I'd like to be proved wrong and add a new Confirmed Breeder for the Atlas!).

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Mark Rigby


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Wheatear numbers have drastically reduced with only 2 present this evening.

Also present

White Wagtail
6 Lapwing
Curlew
Mipit
5 Mallard
Moorhen
Carrion Crow


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50+ Wheatear in Brun Clough.
4 Curlew
Lapwing
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Pair Kestrel

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Late Afternoon

10 Wheatear still
Lapwing
Moorhen

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Late afternoon

10 Wheatear
2 Lapwing
Curlew
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail

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Lunchtime

Oystercatcher
Redshank
Curlew
Lapwing
2 Wheatear
2 Stock Dove
4 Starling
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Moorhen


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Mid afternoon

Moorhen
Wheatear
Curlew
Lapwing
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit

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Late afternoon

20+ Lapwing
6 Curlew
2 Wheatear
Mipits
Skylark
3 Stock Dove
3 Mallard
2 Raven
Red Grouse
Pied Wagtail

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March 30th. 07.00 - 08.45 hrs.

When the mist lifted occassionally.

2 Mallard.
4 Lapwing.
1 Oystercatcher.......... others calling farther down valley.
2 Pied Wagtail.
1 Wheatear.
Meadow Pipits.
Curlew & Grouse calling on moor.
1 Skylark singing on the ground.

Lot of Carrion crows.

No sign of Ouzels. cry.gif


Roger.

-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Wednesday 30th of March 2011 10:02:05 AM

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Both birds still present at 19:00. Also wheatear, oystercatcher and curlew. Nice one Riggers smile.gif

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Two stonking male Ring Ouzel at 4:25 today in the field below the reservoir.

Info thanks to Mark Rigby

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0900

2 Wheatear
2 Stock Dove
8 Curlew
2 Mallard
5 Lapwing
Meadow Pipits
Red Grouse

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1330hrs

Mallard
Moorhen
Kestrel
Meadow Pipit
Lapwing
Stock Dove

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Originally posted by Viv Southerden today:

Had an hours visit up to the res yesterday and walked down as far as the "old house"
2:00 - 3 ish
2 lapwings
1 kestrel mobbing the lapwing sitting on a nest
Skylark
Pied wagtail
4 curlew
2 mallard
and just as I was leaving a buzzard being mobbed by crows.

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Early afternoon

Grey Heron
2 Lapwing
Red Grouse
Canada Goose

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4 Lapwing in field below the dam late afternoon.

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2 Tufted Duck at 1245hrs and a Peregrine at 1250!

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 26th of February 2011 12:50:49 PM

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9 Wigeon on the res at 1145hrsbiggrin.gif

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Wheatear in field below the reservoir at 1715hrs.

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6 Wheatear in first field below reservoir at 1000hrs, and a reasonable passage of Meadow Pipits over flying south-east.
Common Buzzard over south at 1040hrs

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 11th of September 2010 10:17:58 AM

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 11th of September 2010 11:02:48 AM

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Mark Rigby wrote:

2 Black-tailed Godwit (a figment of my imagination)biggrin.gif



I guess your imagination is quite useful when "birding" in Oldham...! wink.gif

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A solitary Wheatear (no, not a new species of Oenanthe) just a single, on it's own, just one, on it's jack..........the only bird present at 1745.

2 Black-tailed Godwit (a figment of my imagination) were seen flying over the moors. Must have come from Penny! biggrin.gif

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After a week or so of excitement, tonights visit produced a lone Mallard.

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3 Wheatear at 1520hrs.

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Single male Wheatear present late morning in poor weather.

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Mark Rigby wrote:

Whinchat (juv) and 5 Wheatear in field below the reservoir.

Also seen between 1-4pm

5 Mallard
2 Moorhen
6 Pied Wagtail
30+ Meadow Pipit
Grey Heron
3 Kestrel
2 Little Owl
20+ Goldfinch
Linnet
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow


-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Friday 27th of August 2010 05:21:34 PM





See, you just weren't looking properlybiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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Whinchat (juv) and 5 Wheatear in field below the reservoir.

Also seen between 1-4pm

5 Mallard
2 Moorhen
6 Pied Wagtail
30+ Meadow Pipit
Grey Heron
3 Kestrel
2 Little Owl
20+ Goldfinch
Linnet
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow


-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Friday 27th of August 2010 05:21:34 PM

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Patience and persistence pays off eventually. Well done. Was it three little owl eating three wheatears smile.gif
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Ha! People have mocked me, laughed at me and even crossed the street to avoid me in case they catch something, but I will have the last laugh. Oh yes!

Late afternoon.

3 Little Owl, 3 Wheatear, Swallow, Magpie, Goldfinch,2 Moorhen, Woodpigeon and a kestrel. 4 site ticks. Now who's laughing. disbelief.gif





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Ha! People have mocked me, laughed at me and even crossed the street to avoid me in case they catch something, but I will have the last laugh. Oh yes!

Late afternoon.

3 Little Owl, 3 Wheatear, Swallow, Magpie, Goldfinch,2 Moorhen, Woodpigeon and a kestrel. 4 site ticks. Now who's laughing. disbelief.gif

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The vigil continues...............

Today, absolutely nothing,not a bird in sight and got a good soaking to boot.

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Mr Thorpe has obviously never been to Brun Clough. 7 Mallard is very good count for the site!

Keep up the vigil Riggers - you'll find something good and the place will be crawling with pie-eaters smile.gifsmile.gif

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Rob Thorpe wrote:

Mark Rigby wrote:

7 Mallard...




So glad I don't live in Oldham! lmao.gif



You lowlanders don't know how lucky you are! disbelief.gif

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Mark Rigby wrote:

7 Mallard...




So glad I don't live in Oldham! lmao.gif

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7 Mallard and single Wheatear tonight.

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3 Wheatear on slopes to the south of the reservoir at 1745hrs

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Having made several visits this year only to find a single Goosander, Canada Goose and Mallard hmm.gif, 2 Wheatear where a nice surprise tonight on the lower slopes of the dam banking at 1805hrs.

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