2019
Patchwork Challenge 2019 patch: Shaw to Castleshaw (43 species/44 points 12/01/19)
11th January, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Tawny Owl heard behind the house
6th January, Cowlishaw, Oldham – c80 Lapwings and 4 Roe Deer
5th January, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Jack Snipe and 2 Common Snipe
4th January, Bar Mere, Cheshire – c250 Pink-footed Geese in roadside field with Canadas
2018
Patchwork Challenge 2018 patch: Shaw to Castleshaw (94 species/101 points 31/12/18)
31st December, enroute to Aberystwyth, Powys/Gwynedd – 14 Red Kites and 20 Ravens
28th December, Meifod, Powys – 1 Little Egret in roadside field just north of the village
25th December, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 adult Great Black-backed Gull on Golf Course
24th December, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Ravens flew over
8th December, High Rid Reservoir, Bolton – 1 juvenile Velvet Scoter and 5 Goldeneye
30th November, Venus Pools, Shropshire – 1 male Pintail, 1 male Pochard and 520 Lapwings
17/18th November, Shaw, Oldham – 2 Badger, 2 Red Fox and 1 Roe Deer
16th November, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 redhead Smew (Oldham Borough tick), 1 male Red-breasted Merganser and 3 Little Grebe.
11th November, Whitley Bay, Northumberland – 5 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Common Scoter and 1 Red-throated Diver
10th November, Allerton Park, North Yorkshire (A1) – 2 Red Kites
9th November, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 4 (female and three immature) Mute Swan (Oldham Borough tick), 1 male Red-breasted Merganser and 3 Little Grebe.
3rd November, Marsden, West Yorkshire – 1 Daubenton’s Bat over the river at dusk
28th October, Martin Mere, Lancashire (with kids) – Whooper Swans, Pink-footed Geese, Pintail, Ruff and Black-tailed Godwit
28th October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Raven flew over, mobbed by Carrion Crows and Magpies
26th October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Snipe flew onto the marsh
14th October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Siskin
13th October, Timperley, Greater Manchester – 1 juvenile ROSE-COLOURED STARLING (GM Tick) – seen sat on ariels twice and once flying over
13th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 Twite, 10 Redwing, 22 Meadow Pipit, 2 Raven and 4 22 Red-legged Partridge. 1 leveret Brown Hare
13th October, Shaw, Oldham – (2 Badger and 2 Red Fox caught on camera trap)
12th October, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Pipistrelle sp (1 Badger and 1 Red Fox caught on camera trap)
6th October, Shaw, Oldham – (1 Badger caught camera trap)
6th October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 4 Roe Deer (1 Badger, 1 Red Fox and 1 Wood Mouse caught on camera trap)
26th September, Gravesend, Kent – 1 BELUGA in the Thames Estuary. >=4 Migrant Hawkers
22nd September, Deri Woods, Powys (Bat and Moth group event) – >=1 Soprano Pipistrelle and 3 Common Pipistrelle. 6 Barred Sallow, 1 Red-lined and 1 Yellow-lined Quaker, 1 Copper Underwing,
1 Green 1 Red-and-green and 1 Common Marbled Carpet
21st September, Venus Pools, Shropshire – 2 adult Little Egret, 2 poss 3 Green Sandpipers and 1 Migrant Hawker
15th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 male Merlin chasing Meadow Pipits, 7 Greylag Geese and 4 redhead Goosander
14th September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
13th September, Priorslee Lake, Shropshire – 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
11th September, Priorslee Lake, Shropshire – 2 (adult and first-winter) Mediterranean Gull and 3 adult Yellow-legged Gull
30th August, Venus Pools, Shropshire – 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank and 4 Green Sandpipers
28th August, Featherbed Moss, Oldham – 1 Short-eared Owl and 25 Red Grouse
24th August, Moelfre, Angelsey – 40 Sandwich Terns, 1 Shag, 1 Kittiwake and 1 Gannet
23rd August, The Dingle, Angelsey – 1 Red Squirrel coming to feeding station
19th August, Beaumaris, Angelsey – 1 Shag and 1 Great Black-backed Gull
14th August, Venus Pools, Shropshire – 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Curlew and 1 Dunlin
7th August, Telford, Shropshire – 1 Brown Hawker and 1 Willow Beauty
5th August, garden, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Wood Mouse below the bird feeders
4th August, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Nuthatch (heard only), 1 male and 1 juvenile Blackcap and 2 Willow Warblers
1st August, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 female Southern Hawker, 1 Blood-vein, 1 Yellow Shell and 1 Field Grasshopper
28th July, garden, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Grey Wagtail flew over the garden calling
25th July, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire – 5 Mint Moth
25th July, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 2 White-letter Hairstreaks, 2 female Migrant Hawkers and 3 (2 male and a female) Southern Hawkers
24th July, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 Hobby flew over, 1 juvenile Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Holly Blues and 1 Southern Hawker
21st/22nd July, Four Crosses, Powys – 1 Red Kite, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Brown Hawkers
21st July, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Red Fox – cubs play fighting on bank opposite gate
20th July, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 Kingfisher – flew up the overflow of Lower Res, 1 Snipe, 82 Lapwings, 2 Gatekeepers, 2 Comma and a Large Skipper
18th July, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 female Emperor oviposting, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser and a female Common Blue
17th July, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire – 1 Mint Moth
16th July, garden, Shaw, Oldham – 1 male Sparrowhawk flew through the garden
15th July, Royton, Oldham – 1 Chocolate Mining-Bee
14th July, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 adult Little Egret – feeding in the bay on Lower Res, 1 Dunlin and 4 Oystercatchers
12th July, Priorslee Lake, Shropshire – 3 Emperors, 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 3 Red-eyed and c20 Common Blue Damselflies
9th July, garden, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Comma
9th July, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Whitethroats – male doing display flight plus another heard calling
7th July, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard only), 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 1 Large Skipper and 20 Ringlets
6th July, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard only), 8 Swifts, 1 Red Admiral and 10 Ringlets
5th July, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 juvenile Willow Warbler (heard only), 1 male Orangetip and 3 Ringlets
4th July, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 Green Woodpecker, c20 Marbled Whites and a femaleEmperor oviposting
4th July, Moreton Paddox, Warwickshire – 1 Green Woodpecker – beside the road
3rd July, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 Garden Warbler (heard only), 1 Green Woodpecker (heard only), 20 Gatekeepers, c20 Marbled Whites, 1 Emperor, 1 female Black-tailed Skimmer, 4 Ruddy Darter and 1 Emerald Damselflies
1st July, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard only) and 1 Brown Hawker
1st July, garden, Shaw, Oldham – Coal Tit and 9 Swifts
30th June, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard only), 1 Red Admiral, 2 Large Skippers and 1 Ringlet
29th June, Warwick (junction of M40), Warwickshire – 1 Red Kite – flew over the motorway
29th June, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (heard only), > 1 Garden Warbler (heard only), 1 Gatekeeper, c20 Marbled Whites, 1 Emperor, 2 Brown Hawker, 2 Ruddy Darter, c10 Azure, 5 Common Blue, 1 Blue-tailed and 5 Large Red Damselflies
28th June, Burton Dassett, Warwickshire – 2 Spotted Flycatchers – pair returning to nest
28th June, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 10 Marbled Whites, 1 Comma, 3 Emperors, 2 Ruddy Darters, c10 Azure and 3 Large Red Damselflies
27th June, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Oystercatchers on freshly cut field
19th June, Burton Dassett, Warwickshire – 2 Spotted Flycatchers – pair returning to nest and 1 Green Woodpecker (heard only)
15th June, Burton Dassett, Warwickshire – 1 Spotted Flycatcher
13th June, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 3 Long-eared Owls, 1 Peregrine, 1 Roe Deer and 1 Red Fox
10th June, Tandle Hills Country Park, Oldham – 1 Nuthatch, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Meadow Browns, c20 Large Red and 1 Common Blue Damselfly
9th June, Cowlishaw, Oldham – female and juvenile Whitethroat and 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly
7th June, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 Lesser Whitethroat, > 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Holly Blues, 1 Small Heath, >3 Broad-bodied Chasers, c10 Azure and 3 Large Red Damselflies
6th June, Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire – 1 Emperor Dragonfly, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Skylarks and 2 Bat sp
6th June, M6 Toll, Warwickshire/West Midlands – 1 Hobby flew over the motorway and caught an insect
3rd June, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 2 Great Crested Grebe displaying, 11 Rooks and 2 summer-plumaged Dunlin
26th May, Cowlishaw, Oldham – male and female Whitethroat and 1 Grasshopper Warbler
23rd May, Pennington Flash, Wigan – 1 TEMMINCK’S STINT (GM Tick), >7 Common Tern, 1 drake Wigeon, 1 Cetti’s Warbler (h) and 1 Garden Warbler (h)
22nd May, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Garden Warblers, > 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Roe Deer, 1 DINGY SKIPPER, >6 Broad-bodied Chasers, c10 Azure and a Blue-tailed Damselflies
21st May, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 Lesser Whitethroat, > 4 Blackcap, 2 Brimstone, >6 Broad-bodied Chasers, c40 Azure and 6 Large Red Damselflies
14th May, Audenshaw Reservoirs, Tameside – 1 summer-plumaged KNOT, 1 almost summer-plumaged GREY PLOVER, 1 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover and a female Wheatear
13th May, Dovestones Reservoir, Oldham – 1 male WOOD WARBLER (Oldham Tick) and 1 Cuckoo
9th May, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Swifts
7th May, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 summer-plumaged Dunlin, 2 Grasshopper Warblers reeling (heard only) and 1 Sand Martin
6th May, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 2 summer-plumaged Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper and 6 Little Ringed Plovers
3rd May, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling (heard only) and a pair of Whitethroats
30th April and 1st May, Brookdale Park, Manchester – 1 male WOOD WARBLER (GM Tick)
28th April, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 male Whitethroat and 1 male Blackcap
25th April, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 male Blackcaps
24th April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – male and two female Ring Ouzels, 1 Fieldfare and 3 Sand Martins
23rd April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – male and two female Ring Ouzels, 1 Fieldfare and male and female Wheatears
21st April, Greenfield, Oldham – male LESSER WHITETHROAT (Oldham Tick) singing in garden
21st April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – immature male Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (heard only) and 1 House Martin
19th April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – immature male Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Little Grebe and 2 Willow Warbler
17th April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – immature male Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Little Grebe
16th April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 4 Wigeon
15th April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – immature male Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Common Sandpiper and 5 Little Ringed Plover
14th April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 2 White Wagtails, 1 Swallow and 4 Little Ringed Plover
13th April, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 2 Greylag Geese and 2 Little Ringed Plover
10th April, Burton Dassett, Warwickshire – 1 Green Woodpecker (heard only), 2 Blackcap and 3 Chiffchaff
7th April, Cwmtwrch, Powys – 1 Red Kite and 1 Blackcap
6th April, Cwmtwrch, Powys – 2 Dipper and 2 Grey Wagtails
3rd April, Ystradgynlais, Powys – 1 Dipper and 2 Grey Wagtails
2nd April, Mumbles, West Glamorgan – >20 Kittiwake
31st March, Powys – >50 Red Kites on way to Cwmtwrch, including c20 over Rhayader
25th March, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 2 males and a female Tufted Duck, 2 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher and 3 Red-legged Partridge
24th March, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – pair of Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 1 Stock Dove and 2 Raven
17th March, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 11 Lapwing on flood
10th March, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2nd-winter CASPIAN GULL circled over fields for five minutes at 09:10am but never landed and flew off over Golf Course, pair of Teal (site first)
2nd March, garden, Shaw, Oldham – male Bullfinch
1st March, Cowlishaw, Oldham – Snipe flew from stream
24th February, Rainbow Trails, Powys – 2 Crossbills (h), c20 Siskin and 2 Lesser Redpolls
23rd February, Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough – 1st-winter GLAUCOUS GULL distantly roosting in fields North of the lake, 24 Whooper Swans on the lake
17th February, Barford, Warwickshire – 2 Muntjac Deer
12th February, Cowlishaw, Oldham – male Goosander flew over, Skylark (h)
11th February, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2nd-winter CASPIAN GULL circled over Cowlishaw Lane with a first-winter Herring Gull at 10:05am
10th February, Shaw, Oldham – 15 Teal in flooded field just west of Tram Station
10th February, garden, Shaw, Oldham – Goldcrest
9th February, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2nd-winter CASPIAN GULL on flood along Cocker Mill Lane at 09:50am
4th February, Cowlishaw, Oldham – adult argentatus Herring Gull
3rd February, Shaw and Cowlishaw, Oldham – 170 Pink-footed Geese flew over heading NNW at 11:50 and 42 Magpies (good count for Cowlishaw)
3rd February, Ashton Heath, Wigan – HOODED CROW (GM Tick) on the heath opposite the Eagle and Child Pub, and a Sparrowhawk
26th January, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2nd-winter CASPIAN GULL on flood along Cocker Mill Lane at 12:20pm and an adult argentatus Herring Gull
26th January, Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough – 1st-winter GLAUCOUS GULL (GM Tick) showing down to c10feet at times on the Sailing Club jetty
21st January, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2nd-winter CASPIAN GULL on flood along Cocker Mill Lane at 12:50pm
19th January, Elton Reservoir, Bury – MEALY REDPOLL, 6 Bullfinch and 1 Willow Tit (h)
12th January, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 adult argentatus Herring Gull and 1 Red Fox
8th January, Draycote Water, Warwickshire – 1 male HAWFINCH and a Green Woodpecker(h)
7th January, Kitcliffe Reservoir, Rochdale – 1 female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 29 Pink-footed Geese over.
6th January, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 female Teal, 1 Little Owl, 1 Raven, 1 Little Grebe and a drake Goosander
5th January, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 120 Lapwings, 3 Bullfinches and 1 Grey Wagtail
1st January, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 adult Great Black-backed Gull
2017
Patchwork Challenge 2017 patch: Shaw to Castleshaw (103 species/112 points)
29th December, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 male Stonechat, 1 Sparrowhawk and 5 Lapwings
27th December, Four Crosses, Powys – 1 Fieldfare, 1 Nuthatch and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
26th December, Four Crosses, Powys – 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven and 2 Stock Doves
25th December, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Linnets and 2 Greenfinch
22nd December, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Rook and 1 Meadow Pipit
17th December, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Mallard and 6 Canada Geese
14th December, Barford, Warwickshire – 1 Muntjac Deer
9th December, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 male Stonechat, 2 Redwings and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
3rd December, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 Dipper (Site tick)
26th November, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 drake Teal, 1 male Stonechat and 1 Little Grebe
24th November, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 Brambling, 1 Little Owl and 1 male Kingfisher (Borough tick)
17th November, Alexandra Park, Manchester – 1 fem/immature Red-breasted Merganser and 13 Goosander
17th November, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Stonechat (Site tick), 1 Siskin and 2 Roe Deer
17th November, Princess Road, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Grey Wagtail feeding in puddle in back garden
12th November, Taunton Road, Chadderton, Oldham – 200 Pink-footed Geese over SE at 16:00
12th November, Four Crosses, Powys – 2 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard and 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker
10th November, Draycote Water, Warwickshire – 4 Little Egret, 20 Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye, 25 Goosander, 4 Shoveler and 2 Tree Sparrow
8th November, Gaydon, Warwickshire – 1 Peregrine and 5 Buzzard
4th November, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 5 Fieldfare and 2 Herring Gull
3rd November, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 2 Redwing and 1 Little Grebe
31st October, Tandle Hills CP, Oldham – 44 Pink-footed Geese E at 08:38, 131 Fieldfare, 28 Redwing, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 5 Skylark and 3 Cormorant heading S
30th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 64 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 1 Rook and 2 Little Grebe
29th October, Scout Road – Horwich Moor, Bolton – 3 Raven, 150 Redwing, 200 Fieldfare, 3 Greylag Geese over NW, 5 Brambling over N, 1 HAWFINCH (GM tick) over N at 09:04, 19 Crossbill and 1 immature Peregrine
28th October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Brambling (Site tick)
27th October, Princess Road, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Jay and 1 Grey Squirrel
26th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 6 Common Gulls and 134 Lapwings
29th October, Scout Road – Horwich Moor, Bolton – 3 Raven, 80 Redwing, 40 Fieldfare, 200 Pink-footed Geese over 4 Whooper Swan over S and 5 Skylark
25th October, Oldham General Hospital, Oldham – 75 Pink-footed Geese over at 08:05
24th October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 6 Redwing and Sparrowhawk
22nd October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Linnet and 2 Herring Gull
22nd October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 female Linnet and 1 Herring Gull
19th October, Audenshaw Reservoirs, Tameside – 1 juvenile Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Wigeon, 2 Rock Pipit and 1 Knot
18th October, Kilnsea, East Yorkshire – 1 ARCTIC WARBLER (British Tick), 40 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing, 100 Tree Sparrow, 1 Whinchat, 30 Common Scoter, 1 Gannet, 1 Common Seal, 200 Knot, 4 Grey Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Little Egret, 90 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 3 Water Rail (1 seen)
18th October, Kilnsea Wetlands, East Yorkshire – 3 juvenile Little Stint, 3 adults and 1 juvenile Whooper Swan, 2 Pintail, 2 Little Egret and 3 Roe Deer
17th October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 3 Snipe
17th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 drake Wigeon and 1 Little Grebe
16th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 Siskin, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Little Grebe
12th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 3 redhead Goosander, 3 Raven, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Little Grebe
11th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 Redwing, 2 Red-legged Partridge and 1 Little Grebe
10th October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Mallard
9th October, Audenshaw Reservoirs, Tameside – 1 winter-plumaged Grey Phalarope, 1 female/immature Common Scoter, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 10 Wigeon and 1 Shelduck
9th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 6 (at least 2 males) Stonechat and 1 Great Crested Grebe
8th October, Princess Road, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Tawny Owl heard behind the house at 20:00
9th October, Audenshaw Reservoirs, Tameside – 1 winter-plumaged GREY PHALAROPE showing down to c10 feet
6th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Little Grebe and 1 Great Crested Grebe
5th October, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Nuthatch, 1 Comma and 6 Red Admiral
5th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 4 Stonechat, 3 Little Grebe and 1 Great Crested Grebe
4th October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 juvenile Stonechat, 1 Pink-footed Goose and 1 Great Crested Grebe
3rd October, Ryhope, Co Durham – 1 EURASIAN SCOPS-OWL (British Tick)
3th October, Leeds and Harrogate, Yorkshire – 2 Red Kite over the A1 at Harrogate and Leeds
2nd October, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 3 Snipe
2nd October, Audenshaw Reservoirs, Tameside – 1 Common Sandpiper
1st October, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 3 Raven, 1 Buzzard and 1 Great Crested Grebe
27th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 redhead Goosander, 1 Raven, 1 Buzzard, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe and 1 Great Crested Grebe
25th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 150 Lapwing, 8 Wigeon, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Raven, 3 Little Grebe and 1 Great Crested Grebe
24th September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Jay and 1 Pipistrelle sp
23rd September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 2 Wigeon
23rd September, Delph, Oldham – no sign of Yellow-browed Warbler
23rd September, Princess Road, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Grey Squirrel and 1 Red Admiral
23rd September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Raven, 2 Linnet and 1 Reed Bunting
22nd September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet and 11 Red Admiral
21st September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 House Martin
20th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 eclipse drake Shoveler, 40 Linnet, 6 Stonechat, 2 Nuthatch and 1 Vapourer Moth
19th September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 6 House Martin, 3 Swallow and 7 Red Admiral
18th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 redhead Goosander, 6 Teal and 1 Tufted Duck
17th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 redhead Goosander, 3 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 5 Jay
16th September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1 juvenile Peregrine flew thru and a female Mallard, 2 Raven and 2 day-flying Pipistrelle sp
15th September, Blackstone Edge/Light Hazzles Reservoirs, Rochdale – no sign of Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear, 50 House Martin, 1 Raven, 12 Black Darter and 2 Common Hawker
15th September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 50 Harlequin Ladybird larvae
14th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 1 juvenile Whinchat, 1 Nuthatch and 1 Brown Hare
14th September, Princess Road, Shaw, Oldham – 1 Red Admiral
13th September, New Brighton, Wirral – 37 LEACH’S PETREL, 1 GREY PHALAROPE, 1 Peregrine, 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Gannet and 1 Little Egret
11th September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 23 Canada Geese on flooded field and 1 Chiffchaff
10th September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 20 House Martin and 1 Red Fox
8th September, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 3 Swift
7th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Nuthatch, 32 Swallow and 1 Common Sandpiper
5th September, Princess Road, Shaw, Oldham – 2 juvenile Goldfinch
4th September, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – 7 Snipe, 134 Lapwing, 2 Teal and 1 Common Sandpiper
12th January, Cowlishaw, Oldham – 1st-winter CASPIAN GULL firstly in field near Crompton Primary and the relocated along Cocker Mill Lane
2016
28th March, Castleshaw Reservoirs, Oldham – Great Northern Diver
2013
4th October, Audenshaw Reservoirs, Greater Manchester – GREAT SKUA (GM Tick) on the bank of No 3 reservoir
23rd September, Horwich Moors, Greater Manchester – Black Redstart
20th May, Hartlepool Headland, Co. Durham – THRUSH NIGHTINGALE
8th May, Low Newton-by-the-sea, Northumberland – adult male COLLARED FLYCATCHER (UK Tick)
29th April, St Mary’s Island, Northumberland – adult male BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL and White Wagtail
26th April, Audenshaw Reservoirs, Greater Manchester – Channel Wagtail
17th April, Elba Park, Houghton-le-spring, Durham – LITTLE BUNTING
17th February, Wince Brook NR, Greater Manchester – SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF (GM Tick)
2012
6th September, Lambton, Durham – 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS (only one previously) and 2 Green Sandpipers
6th September, Rainton Meadows, Durham – juvenile SPOTTED REDSHANK
19th February, North Shields Fish Quay, Northumberland – an adult and a second-winter ICELAND GULL
2nd February, Rainton Meadows, Durham – 1 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE, 1 Greenland and 5 European White-fronted Geese
7th January, Hartlepool Headland, Co. Durham – Red-throated Diver
2011
17th December, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear – 55 WAXWINGS along Saxon Way
20th November, Holy Island, Northumberland – male EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
17th November, Rainton Meadows, Durham – 7 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE, 6 European White-fronted Geese and a Pink-footed Goose
17th October, Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland – GLOSSY IBIS
11th October, Marden Quarry, Whitley Bay – LESSER SCAUP
30th September, A672, Oldham – 1 RED KITE flew over the moor just NE of the Rams Head at 2:20pm (GM and Oldham tick)
9th August, Beehive Flash, Northumberland – 1 Green Sandpiper (no sign of Spotted Redshank)
26th July, St Mary’s Island, Northumberland – 22 EUROPEAN STORM-PETREL, 1 Velvet Scoter, 24 Manx Shearwaters, 1 adult Puffin, and 7 Red-throated Diver
25th July, St Mary’s Island, Northumberland – 36 EUROPEAN STORM-PETREL, 1 SOOTY SHEARWATER, 19 Manx Shearwaters, 1 adult Little Gull, 3 Arctic Skua and a Red-throated Diver
22nd July, Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland – 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
21st July, St Mary’s Island, Northumberland – 1 BALEARIC SHEARWATER, 8 Manx Shearwaters, 30 Arctic Terns and 4 Sanderling
10th June, Hartlepool Headland, Durham – WHITE-THROATED ROBIN
20th May, Rainton Meadows, Durham – 2 TEMMINCK’S STINT
19th May, Rainton Meadows, Durham – 2 TEMMINCK’S STINT and a WOOD SANDPIPER
16th-18th May, Rainton Meadows, Durham – 3 TEMMINCK’S STINT
3rd May, Rainton Meadows, Durham – drake Scaup, 1 Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and a Common Sandpiper
25th March, Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire – 1 COMMON CRANE circled over A1(M) c 1mile north of j48 at 2:30pm
23rd March, Rainton Meadows, Durham – 1 Egyptian Goose and a female Pintail
20th March, St Mary’s Island, Northumberland – 1 Scandanavian Rock Pipit and 2 Purple Sandpipers
February, Concord, Washington, Tyne and Wear – WAXWING
5th February, Rainton Meadows, Durham – MEALY REDPOLL
11th January, Rainton Meadows, Durham – COUES’S ARCTIC REDPOLL
2010
13th November, Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough – PIED-BILLED GREBE
5th-19th October, ECUADOR – Trip Report here
12th September, Bempton, East Yorkshire – WESTERN BONELLI’S WARBLER
22nd-29th May, MADEIRA – Trip Report here
8th February, Newholm, North Yorkshire – BLACK-THROATED THRUSH
2009
7th November, North Shields, Tyne and Wear – juvenile SABINE’S GULL
23rd June – 4th July, SVALBARD – Trip Report here
26th-28th April, Axlemoor, Oldham – DOTTEREL
15th-31st January, PERU – Trip Report here
2004
31st October, Derker, Oldham – WAXWING
1st October, St Marys Golf Course, Isles of Scilly – BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
1st October, St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly – first-winter CREAM-COLOURED COURSER