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- Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:24 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Belmont Reservoir pm
- Replies: 8
- Views: 273
Re: Belmont Reservoir pm
Well done on the ton !
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Lower Rivington Reservoir
- Replies: 1
- Views: 123
Re: Lower Rivington Reservoir
Roost this evening was probably similar in size and split to Tuesday with an additional Yellow Legged Gull which put in an appearance late on. 10 Meds.
Oystercatcher 1 heard.
Oystercatcher 1 heard.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:55 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eyes Lane and Croston Moss
- Replies: 0
- Views: 146
Eyes Lane and Croston Moss
Eyes Lane (1st visit) Oystercatcher 2. Shelduck 11. *Curlew 1 over and calling. Teal 4. BH Gull. Meadow Pipit 2 Croston Moss (work unit to Alma Wood) Buzzard 2. Skylark 20. Greylag Goose & Canada Goose 5-10 of each. Lapwing c100 Starling c400. Teal 4. Fieldfare c30. Greenfinch 2. Tree Sparrow 2....
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:27 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Lower Rivington Reservoir
- Replies: 1
- Views: 123
Lower Rivington Reservoir
450 to 540pm. Already a decent size roost when I arrived 20 mins before sunset and mostly close to the southern and western shores which was good considering the murky conditions ! I reckon numbers up on my previous visit a couple of weeks ago with c3500-4000 tonight in total: GBB Gull 2 LBB Gull c1...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Out west
- Replies: 0
- Views: 202
Out west
Eyes Lane Day flying Barn Owl. 2 Oystercatcher. 4 Teal. c10 Pied Wagtail. Kestrel 1. Croston Sewage Works Reed Bunting 7. Linnet 20. Meadow Pipit 1. Pied Wagtail 20-30. Goldcrest 2. Robin 1. Dunnock 1. Blue Tit 2. Great Tit 1. Long tailed Tit 3. *Chiffchaff 1. Green Sandpiper 1. Herring Gull 2. BH G...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:01 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Belmont Reservoir
- Replies: 5
- Views: 384
Re: Belmont Reservoir
Thanks Nora and Gary.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Belmont Reservoir
- Replies: 5
- Views: 384
Re: Belmont Reservoir
Cheers Len. Certainly an impressive number of lapwing.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:12 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Lead Mines and White Coppice
- Replies: 0
- Views: 209
Lead Mines and White Coppice
Yarrow Reservoir Tufted Duck 8 Mandarin 8 Mallard 25-30 Lead Mines Highlight was a *Crossbill calling in trees where path emerges at Dead Forest and then seen flying & calling over the Dead Forest. Siskin 9. Nuthatch 2. Coal Tit 2. Chaffinch 10. Sparrowhawk 1. Buzzard 1. Anglezarke Reservoir Can...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Belmont Reservoir
- Replies: 5
- Views: 384
Belmont Reservoir
Fabulous hour this morning especially with the birds of prey. *Oystercatcher 3 (1 on island and 2 on jetties) Kestrel 1m Barn Owl 1 Buzzard 1 being harassed by a Peregrine Highlight was a female *Merlin on the near bank before taking flight and giving great views as it zipped through the Lapwings (c...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Croston and Lower Rivington Reservoir
- Replies: 0
- Views: 251
Croston and Lower Rivington Reservoir
Croston Sewage Works and Twin Lakes Green Sandpiper 1 on small flood by entrance to Sewage Works and onto River Yarrow Little Egret 1 Herring Gull 1 LBB Gull 1 Common Gull 4 BH Gull c100 Great Crested Grebe 6 (including 2 dancing) Mallard 4 Long Tailed Tit 2. Reed Bunting 5. Pied Wagtail c30. Blue T...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Lower Rivington Reservoir - Gull roost
- Replies: 2
- Views: 692
Re: Lower Rivington Reservoir - Gull roost
Decent start to the location of roost which was at the southern end this evening before drifting north to the middle. 7 species noted. GBB Gull 4 adults LBB Gull c75 Herring Gull c300 Yellow Legged Gull 1 adult Common Gull c50 Mediterranean Gull 1 adult with c80% black hood. BH Gull c1500 The gull r...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Out and About 28/1
- Replies: 0
- Views: 299
Out and About 28/1
Yarrow Valley CP *Dipper 2 by the car park Belmont Reservoir Lapwing 48 Goosander 1f Siskin c20 GBB Gull 1 Canada Goose 2 Croston Sewage Works/Twin lakes Little Grebe 1 on the R Yarrow Goldcrest 1 Grey Wagtail 2+ Pied Wagtail 20-30 Great Crested Grebe 2 Long Tailed Tit 6 Linnet 3-400 including towar...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Out and about 27/1
- Replies: 0
- Views: 288
Out and about 27/1
Arley Nature Reserve Little Egret 1. Sparrowhawk 1. Treecreeper 1-2. Eyes Lane Little Egret 1. Lapwing 4. BH Gull c50 Behind E Shaped Ponds Snipe 13. *Water Rail squealed loud and clear from reeds. Siskin 1 over. Croston Finney and Moss Little Egret 1 over. Snipe 9. Grey Partridge 3 plus others call...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Red Kite
- Replies: 0
- Views: 385
Red Kite
Very lucky to see my first Chorley Red Kite at 1135am as it drifted over the motorway about 1 mile south of the M61 Hartwood junction at Chorley. Long wings and distinctive tail seen well as I passed by. Further OOA Red Kite sightings east of Leeds both ways. More common than Kestrels and Buzzards c...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:11 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Out and about
- Replies: 0
- Views: 431
Out and about
19/1. M61 north of Rivington *Raven 1 flew over 20/1 Arley Nature Reserve Siskin 15-20. Grey Heron 1. Cormorant 10 over. Teal 3. Moorhen heard. *Grey Wagtail heard going over. Lower Rivington Reservoir Great Crested Grebe 2. Mute Swan 1. c20 Herring, few LBB Gull, c20 BH Gull Nickleton Brow Raven 1 ...