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- Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:27 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Lower Rivington Reservoir
- Replies: 1
- Views: 132
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: 214
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: 397
Re: Belmont Reservoir
Thanks Nora and Gary.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Belmont Reservoir
- Replies: 5
- Views: 397
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: 217
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: 397
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: 266
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: 699
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: 305
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: 297
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: 386
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: 437
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 ...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Out and about
- Replies: 0
- Views: 459
Out and about
Arley NR Unfortunately the Water Rail eluded me. Couple of *Treecreeper. 1 Little Egret landed out of sight. 1 Grey Heron. 1 Moorhen did exactly what the Rail should have done and appeared briefly, walked along the edge and disappeared. 4 Teal. 1 *Kingfisher dropped in. Adlington Reservoir 1 Goldene...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Webs count .
- Replies: 5
- Views: 747
Re: Webs count .
Gareth - unfortunately the Rail eluded me on two visits early and late ! To add to the Webs sightings, a Mandarin flew out of Arley late afternoon and I saw 4 Teal. A Little Egret landed out of sight in Arley but a Kingfisher gave better views in Arley early morning. Also heard Fieldfare and saw 15 ...
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:19 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Langdon Beck, North Pennines - Black Grouse
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1925
Langdon Beck, North Pennines - Black Grouse
Saw a minimum of 30 fabulous Black Grouse on 6/1/24. c20m/10f. Most giving good views from the car in roadside fields and all within 1/4 of a mile range of the Langdon Beck Hotel in all directions. Bit of a drive from Chorley (almost 2 hours) but well worth making the diversion if you are already he...