Dipping on Dippers in Leigh

There have recently been several mentions of a pair of Dippers on Westleigh Brook in Leigh town centre, and so as this is very close to home and a pretty good bird for an urban post-industrial setting, I decided to have a look this afternoon.

Westleigh Brook runs along the back of the Parsonage Retail Park very close to some houses which,  judging by the new concrete wall flood defences, are prone to flooding by the brook in periods of very heavy rain.

Today the brook was flowing pretty quickly and looked much too deep to support Dippers, but I soon found a couple of places where it became shallower with just the sort of water depth in which they like to catch their food. There were also two bridges which allow the brook to run under Twist Lane, and we all know how much Dippers like bridge for nesting.  The first bird that I saw here however, was a Meadow Pipit rummaging in the bank.

I walked between the bridges and along the side of brook several times but after numerous scans I couldn't find the Dippers today. So what's the next best thing? Yes, of course, Grey Wagtails.

They seem to go together with Dippers like Peaches and Cream don't they?