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goyt valley nr buxton (1 Viewer)
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peter hill
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Pair of goosander on the goyt in whaley bridge just below the white hart pub this morning
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Mossfool
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Hi Peter,
I think this could be the same Brent that was at Combs Reservoir in Oct 2012 & then seen at Taxal in Nov 2012 ?
peter hill
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Finaly the sandpipers are back on errwood saw at least 3 mybe 4 today also a goosander and a redstart was also seen but not by me ,not quite spring yet as it was only 3 degrees up there this morning 
peter hill
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First long walk in the valley for some time ,still very cold early on but i saw my 1st pied flycatcher of the year in the lower valley 2 in fact 1 male and 1 female The lower valley was uneventfull a buzzard was the only other bird of note Up at errwood saw 3 more pied flys at least 4 common sandpipers 3 redstarts 2 treecreepers 2 more buzzards a greater spotted woodpecker and a couple of willow warblers Things are starting to come in still no wood warblers or spotted flys or cuckoos fingers crossed :-O
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peter hill
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The swifts are finaly back in whaley bridge with a small party flying over market street this morning ,also dipper on the goyt below the white hart tuesday
Cheshire Birder
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Did anyone go and see the dambusters flypast at Derwent Resr? Saw it on the news. Wish I had been off work.
CB
CB
peter hill
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No was working my wife saw the flight over chapel en le frith ,they had a service there that was on the telivision
peter hill
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After yesterdays sunny day i thought i will have a walk in the valley ,well back to cold morning common sand on fernilee res and 3 red deer The spotted flycatchers are back in the valley saw 1 just below errwood dam along with a redstart and a tree pipet 3 more treepipets heard but not seen ,met 2 guys who had seen another spotted fly on the road above errwood also pied flys and redstarts Two cuckoos heard higher up the road and a pair of greywagtails near derbyshire bridge ,the curlews were very vocal on the track to burbage
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peter hill
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Out in the valley again today and saw a valley 1st for me a male mandarin near the metal bridge at errwood ,plenty of tree pipets around as well as redstarts and a couple of pied flys and greater spotted woodpeckers also saw a chick peeping out of a nest hole as springwatch The birds are not quite as showy now and the trees are full of leafs ,making the birds harder to see ,lots of curlews and meadow pipets on the walk from derbyshire bridge to burbage
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peter hill
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A bit of a change today caught the bus to buxton then bus to cat and fiddle ,then walked back via burbage edge ,berry clough ,and errwood and fernilee res before following the valley home As previous walk plenty of meadow pipets and curlews on the moors a couple of red grouse 1 stonechat only heard ,a famliy of grey wagtails were by the stream at derbyshire bridge carpark T he riverside walk held treecreepers and coal tits and nearer the res redstarts showed well ,1 pied flycatcher ,common sandpipers were calling and flying about 1 even landed in a big tree 20ft up i dont see to often Lower valley nothing much apart from a group of nuthatches and some chiffchaffs that i heard but could not see ,a few orcids starting to show and a smatering of white butterflys also what i think was a four spot chaser
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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Peter
The odonata is a female Broad-bodied Chaser.
The odonata is a female Broad-bodied Chaser.
peter hill
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birdleg
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Few birds heard on walk along the path to Hoo Moor/Fernilee. Sad to see thousands of trees have been chopped down and lots of tall stacks of timber logs line the path along the way. Worrying for the thousands of birds which may have lived there. But joy to see four red deer crossing our path.
