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- Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:56 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Anglezarke moors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 175
Anglezarke moors
Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 4 Raven, 100+ Woodpigeon, 6 Common Snipe, 10+ Skylark including 5 singers, 2 Stonechat, 25 Fieldfare. 50+ Pheasant in and around the dead forest and Holts Flat plantation. 2 very lethargic Common Lizards, probably recently emerged from hibernation, near Redmonds Edge. 20240224_13...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Anglezarke moors
- Replies: 0
- Views: 107
Anglezarke moors
The moors were covered in low cloud for much of the day so sightings were few and far between. c10 Skylark including 2 singers, Raven and Red Grouse heard, single Lapwing at Hordern Stoops. Looks like the shooters have released more Pheasant, 20+ seen with many more calling in the Holts Flat plantat...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Yarrow reservoir
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- Views: 108
Yarrow reservoir
41 Goosander, 8 Mandarin and 4 Tufted Duck on Yarrow reservoir at dusk.
Also a small bat, I'm guessing it was a Pipistrelle.
Also a small bat, I'm guessing it was a Pipistrelle.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Monthly duck count/ Sunday 11 February 2024
- Replies: 4
- Views: 420
Re: Monthly duck count/ Sunday 11 February 2024
LOWER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Moorhen 2, Mallard 18, Mandarin 2, Goosander 3, Canada Goose 4, Great crested Grebe 1, Black-headed Gull 26, Herring Gull 14, Lesser black-backed Gull 19. Skylark over the Millstone embankment. UPPER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 9, Teal 4, Great crested Grebe 1, Cormorant ...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: Butterfly Species and other insects - First Dates
- Topic: Buff tailed bumblebee.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 271
Buff tailed bumblebee.
Queen Buff-tailed bumblebee in the garden this morning
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Yarrow reservoir
- Replies: 0
- Views: 241
Yarrow reservoir
52 Goosander on the roost this evening
7 Tufted Duck, 20+ Mandarin, 100+ Redwing roosting in the nearby woods
7 Tufted Duck, 20+ Mandarin, 100+ Redwing roosting in the nearby woods
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Yarrow reservoir
- Replies: 0
- Views: 302
Yarrow reservoir
Minimum of 38 Goosander at dusk, 16 Mandarin, 4 Tufted Duck.
100+ Redwing flew in to roost near Alance bridge
100+ Redwing flew in to roost near Alance bridge
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Anglezarke
- Replies: 0
- Views: 446
Anglezarke
Anglezarke Moors Kestrel at Drinkwaters, Raven, c10 Common Snipe and a single Reed Bunting on Spitlers Edge. Yarrow reservoir. 10 Tufted Duck, 15 Goosander, 2 Mandarin, c20 Mallard, 1 Cormorant. 10+ Chaffinch at Alance Bridge Anglezarke reservoir. 37 Mandarin, 2 Goosander, 1 Great crested grebe, 6 C...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:42 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Webs count .
- Replies: 5
- Views: 765
Re: Webs count .
LOWER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 12, Teal 1, Great crested Grebe 4, Black-headed gull 107, Herring gull 32, Great black-backed gull 1. UPPER RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. Mallard 9, Mandarin 6, Greylag goose 1, Moorhen 1, Black-headed gull 47, Common gull 1, Cormorant 9, Grey Heron 2. Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1....
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:28 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Anglezarke
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1321
Anglezarke
A beautiful day on the moors but once again there was very little wildlife about. 1 Reed Bunting on Spitlers Edge, 3-4 Red Grouse calling, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Raven. 1 Wren Sparrowhawk over Lead Mines Clough. 100s of molehills at Hempshaws. 10 Tufted Duck, 12 Mandarin, 4 Goosander and 27 Common Gull o...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Reservoirs
- Replies: 1
- Views: 461
Reservoirs
Mid-morning mooch around some the the reservoirs. Anglezarke reservoir, south end. c50 Black-headed gulls, 1 Lesser black-backed gull, 2 Canada geese. 6 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 5+ Long tailed Tit, 1 Great spotted woodpecker, 5+ Chaffinch and several Coal, Blue and Great Tits at the feeding st...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Anglezarke
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1348
Anglezarke
Deathly quiet on the moors today, apart from a small party of Carrion Crows the only birds seen were a couple of Coal Tit and a single Wren in the dead forest, a female Stonechat near Hempshaws. Red Grouse heard and a skein of 350-400 Pink-footed Geese headed north-west. Yarrow reservoir at sunset M...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Out West.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1467
Out West.
Croston Finney. Large numbers of birds feeding on the field at Loch Meadow, 400+ Fieldfare, 200+ Linnet, 200+ Starling, 20+ Chaffinch, 12 Reed Bunting, 1 Stonechat, several Skylark, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk. River Douglas, Great Hanging Bridge to Red Bridge. c10 Teal, c50 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, Eyes...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 4:28 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Reservoirs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1198
Reservoirs
Anglezarke reservoir south end. c250 Black headed Gulls, 7 Common Gull, 2 Lesser black backed Gull. Party of 5 Bullfinch. mixed group of c30 Blue, Great and Coal Tits, 2-3 Nuthatch and c5 Blackbird at the feeding station at the main car park Nothing on High Bullough reservoir. Yarrow reservoir at su...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eyes Lane
- Replies: 0
- Views: 397
Eyes Lane
Early afternoon visit.
300+ Starling, 400+ Woodpigeon, 10+ Fieldfare, 3 Buzzard.
3 Little Egret, 2 Pied Wagtail and c40 Black-headed Gulls were the only birds on the flooded fields.
On the River Douglas at Red Bridge, 200-250 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 50+ Mallard, 30+ Teal, 17 Moorhen.
300+ Starling, 400+ Woodpigeon, 10+ Fieldfare, 3 Buzzard.
3 Little Egret, 2 Pied Wagtail and c40 Black-headed Gulls were the only birds on the flooded fields.
On the River Douglas at Red Bridge, 200-250 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 50+ Mallard, 30+ Teal, 17 Moorhen.