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[edit] OverviewHaweswater is a reservoir for Manchester and is located in the south-eastern part of the English Lake District. For about 40 years, a breeding pair of Golden Eagles has been resident in the area, choosing Riggindale Valley at the southern end of Haweswater, to build their eyries. Here the RSPB maintain a reserve to protect the only Golden Eagles to be found in England. 2012 update: the lone male is still present in Riggindale, hoping to attract a female from the population in Scotland. Photo by HelenB The small carpark, at the end of Haweswater, which can get very full in the summer months! [edit] Birds[edit] Notable SpeciesGolden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Common Buzzard, Northern Wheatear, European Stonechat, Common Redstart, Ring Ouzel and White-throated Dipper. [edit] RaritiesWhite-tailed Eagle, Osprey, Eurasian Dotterel (on fells) [edit] Check-listBirds you can see here include: Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Golden Eagle, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Coot, Common Snipe, Eurasian Woodcock, Common Sandpiper, Eurasian Curlew, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Common Wood-Pigeon, Common Cuckoo, Tawny Owl, Common Swift, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Skylark, Barn Swallow, Northern House Martin, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, White-throated Dipper, Eurasian Wren, Dunnock, Eurasian Robin, Common Redstart, Northern Wheatear, European Stonechat, Whinchat, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Ring Ouzel, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Wood Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, European Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Eurasian Treecreeper, Common Magpie, Eurasian Jay, Carrion Crow, Common Raven, European Starling, House Sparrow, Common Chaffinch, Brambling, Eurasian Linnet, Common Redpoll, Eurasian Siskin, European Goldfinch, European Greenfinch, Eurasian Bullfinch, Common Crossbill, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer [edit] Other Wildlife[edit] Site Information[edit] History and UseIn the 1930s the Haweswater Dam was built across the lower end of the valley of Mardale, to provide a reservoir for the city of Manchester. There was already a 2.5 mile (4 km) long lake in the valley, and the Haweswater Reservoir was formed when the valley was flooded. Haweswater is about twice the size of the old lake, at 4 miles (6.4 km) long, ½ a mile wide and 200 ft. deep. Golden Eagles first bred at this site in 1969 and since then 16 young have been produced. There is currently a single male eagle in Riggindale and the RSPB are hoping he may attract a young female, perhaps from the population in Scotland. [edit] Areas of InterestPhoto by HelenB View up Riggindale Valley towards the Golden Eagle Viewpoint (on the right), September 2003 Click on photo for a larger image
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