Hollingworth lake Great northern diver.

[boogle]

Hi all !
Just gotta recommend this bird to you all, Great northern diver at Hollingworth lake Littleborough outside Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
I think today will be the 4th day it has been present, and it is giving great views at times, coming right up close to the edge of the lake and within several yards of folks !
This is a lifer for me and thats why i am so chuffed with myself for going this afternoon, especially without having to settle for a speck in the distance and struggling to i.d the bird at 60x through my scope ! The bird was undisturbed by the sailing boats and just seemed to amble around the lake minding its own business it even seemed unaffected by the prescence of peaple walking close by along the path. I was also lucky enough to meet a fellow birder called Bill from Stretford who was very helpful ( hi Bill if you read this )!
it was really worth the trip from my native Accrington 30 odd minutes drive away !
If any of you can make the trip to see this bird whilst its still around please do..not sure when the next one is gonna turn up !
Days like this are few and far between for me...and we have snow buntings on Pendle hill !!!
HAPPY Birding to you all !!!

[ChrisJB]

I saw this Lancashire gem yesterday, showing exceptionally well. Worth a look, providing the incessant rowers don't slice it in two with an ill-directed prow. And yes, with snow buntings on owd Pendle like Boogle says, Lancs is the place to be at the moment.

Regards, Chris

[diggleken]

seconded, errr, thirded...
Nice, good old Hollingworth lake - itll be on Castleshaw next.
Cheers
Ken

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by diggleken

seconded, errr, thirded...
Nice, good old Hollingworth lake - itll be on Castleshaw next.
Cheers
Ken

The diver is a good bird for 'the lake' these days. It is poorly managed for wildlife really, with far too much water activity. Saying that, I saw a common scoter on there the other week and of course, there was the collared pratincole way back in 1983.
If it goes to Castleshaw Ken, I hope it makes a brief stop at Ogden whilst it's on it's way.

Regards, Chris

[dunlin]

Originally Posted by boogle

Hi all !
Just gotta recommend this bird to you all, Great northern diver at Hollingworth lake Littleborough outside Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
I think today will be the 4th day it has been present, and it is giving great views at times, coming right up close to the edge of the lake and within several yards of folks !
This is a lifer for me and thats why i am so chuffed with myself for going this afternoon, especially without having to settle for a speck in the distance and struggling to i.d the bird at 60x through my scope ! The bird was undisturbed by the sailing boats and just seemed to amble around the lake minding its own business it even seemed unaffected by the prescence of peaple walking close by along the path. I was also lucky enough to meet a fellow birder called Bill from Stretford who was very helpful ( hi Bill if you read this )!
it was really worth the trip from my native Accrington 30 odd minutes drive away !
If any of you can make the trip to see this bird whilst its still around please do..not sure when the next one is gonna turn up !
Days like this are few and far between for me...and we have snow buntings on Pendle hill !!!
HAPPY Birding to you all !!!

Thanks for that i will try and go up tomorrow morning, i think i know the way. Ive worked up that way at littleborough if im right its a bit further on along the same road.
pendle hill sounds inviting but walking up the steps damn near killed me last time
regards mark......

[boogle]

Thanks for that i will try and go up tomorrow morning, i think i know the way. Ive worked up that way at littleborough if im right its a bit further on along the same road.
pendle hill sounds inviting but walking up the steps damn near killed me last time
regards mark......

hi Mark !
also over 100 golden plover on summit of pendle hill this morning with chance of the odd raven...do what i do walking up the steps...get a third of the way up get out of breath stop and pretend you have noticed something through your bins...i think its the alltitude that affects us ...its 40ft short of a mountain you know !!!!!
also if your in the area lower foulridge reservoir and dunsop bridge is worth a visit....i saw a black redstart at dunsop two weeks ago...hope you have a good day the weather sounds like its gonna be ok....Happy Birding !!!

[dunlin]

Originally Posted by boogle

Thanks for that i will try and go up tomorrow morning, i think i know the way. Ive worked up that way at littleborough if im right its a bit further on along the same road.
pendle hill sounds inviting but walking up the steps damn near killed me last time
regards mark......

hi Mark !
also over 100 golden plover on summit of pendle hill this morning with chance of the odd raven...do what i do walking up the steps...get a third of the way up get out of breath stop and pretend you have noticed something through your bins...i think its the alltitude that affects us ...its 40ft short of a mountain you know !!!!!
also if your in the area lower foulridge reservoir and dunsop bridge is worth a visit....i saw a black redstart at dunsop two weeks ago...hope you have a good day the weather sounds like its gonna be ok....Happy Birding !!!

I like your style boogle ill blame the altitude even though i know its me being overweight and unfit
I wont be able to get to both tomorrow as im coming from chorley and have to be back in bamber bridge for work at 1.30
However im off on tuesday so might try to climb pendle then. Last time i was up that way i had good views of short eared owl in the fields above downham village

regards mark........

[James M]

I'm tempted to go and see this, seeing as it's not far from me, but the tricky part is planning the bus routes lol

[rossy]

james can you not go into oldham and take the train ? if not the 409 into rochdale then get the bus up to the lake . rossy.

[captaincarot]

i have to drive through rochdale tomorrow might just have to stopp off in littlebrough