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  1. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    First migrants Male Redstart & singing Willow Warbler at the south end of Errwood Resr this afternoon.
  2. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    The apparent Parrot Crossbills were photographed on 1st December drinking from a puddle but not heard to call. Unfortunately since the rain on Thursday there are now many more puddles about. I've seen the pictures today & they look good to me. As far as I know they've not been seen since the 1st...
  3. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Apologies for the late posting, it is the first chance I’ve had – there was a Red Kite in the valley yesterday (Sunday) morning. It flew south low over the moors from Wild Moor towards Berry Clough. Only saw if briefly but I didn’t notice any wing tags. Also seen between Erwood Resr & Derbyshire...
  4. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    One Common Sandpiper on Errwood Resr yesterday afternoon & a few willow Warblers about, but no sign of any Pied Flys, Redstarts or Tree Pipits yet
  5. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    I had a walk from Taxal layby on Saturday. Didn't see any Bramblings but there was a Crossbill singing from the top of one of the conifer trees at Taxal church yard. Also a Dipper on the river at Hillbridge & two Buzzards displaying over Shallcross Wood.
  6. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Bramblings Hi Phil You were in the right area. I was there in the afternoon & walked down the steep path from the layby & turned right towards Whaley. I had a row of beech trees to my right & a field with horses in to my left & the river behind that. As I walked towards Whaley I didn’t see...
  7. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Bramblings Over 100 Bramblings near Taxal yesterday, between the layby on the A5004 just outside Whaley Bridge & the river.
  8. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    The Crossbills were still about yesterday. A flock of about 40 were by The Street carpark again along with good numbers of Siskin & Coal Tits.
  9. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Around 30 Crossbills, including some singing birds, were showing well this morning at the start of the track which runs south from the top end of The Street car park. Also several Siskin in the same area. A further two Crossbills flew south over Goyt's Clough Quarry car park calling later.
  10. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Due to a family holiday & work commitments, I paid my first visit to the Goyt for over two weeks today. There was still one Wood Warbler present singing its head off. It was in the area of the log book, well away from where one was singing a couple of weeks ago, so I’m not sure if this was the...
  11. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Owls & other stuff The short-eards having been showing well to my knowledge for a couple of weeks now. I hadn’t mentioned them before because I didn’t know how sensitive the information was. However, because they are so obvious & confiding everyone I bump into in the Goyt or work with (birder &...
  12. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Went & did my BTO Breeding Bird Survey in the Goyt on Wednesday & ended up spending the rest of the day in the valley. Plenty of raptor activity on the moors which is good to see. I counted up to 9 male & 3 female Pied Flycatchers between Erwood & Goyts Clough Quarry, including two pairs nest...
  13. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    In the Goyt yesterday, 1 Hobby flew over Errwood Resr in the morning, then it or another was over Berry clough later. Three pairs of Pied Flyctchers in the woodland south of Errwood Resr, two of which were feeding young. Also there 3 Spotted Flycatchers. I counted 11 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler...
  14. jonlowes

    goyt valley nr buxton

    Hiya, there was one male Pied Flycatcher singing at the north end of Errwood Resr yesterday, plus Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Raven, Dipper & good numbers of Willow Warblers. There have been a couple of sightings of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker according to the log & two Redstarts...
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