Lesser Whitethroat 1 along the eastern side of the school hedgerow
Pete Hines said
Tue Jul 30 12:23 PM, 2024
Garden Warbler 1 in NW corner around the Damson and Buddleia Hobby 1 over the cemetery towards Stretford Ees Raven 1 on the playing fields, another heard
Woodcock 1 (flushed by a dog along Hawthorn Lane then flew right past me) Raven pair flew two circuits around the moss Chiffchaff 12
Pete Hines said
Wed Mar 20 4:50 PM, 2024
Raven 3-4 over Chiffchaff 8 Redwing 7 Fieldfare 1 Meadow Pipit 3 grounded Reed Bunting 1 male returned to last years breeding site
Mike Chorley said
Thu Mar 7 7:51 PM, 2024
No sign of the Mediteranean Gull this afternoon up until 14.15 and not many gulls present anyway - half dozen each of Lesser Black-backed and Herring (including 2 on the School playing fields, 2 Common Gulls and around 20 Black-headed Gulls. Bonus as I was leaving of a Raven which dropped in and was immediately surrounded by around 50 Carrion Crows and a few Jackdaws, while another Raven flew low overhead. Not the place I expected to see my first Raven of the year and certainly not on the ground
-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Thursday 7th of March 2024 07:52:13 PM
Pete Hines said
Tue Mar 5 6:20 PM, 2024
Mediterranean Gull -adult still east side of Turn Moss Road late afternoon
Huw Morgan said
Mon Mar 4 6:42 PM, 2024
Mediterranean Gull still present this evening to the east of Turn Moss Road.
Pete Hines said
Sun Mar 3 4:24 PM, 2024
Mediterranean Gull - 1 adult still
Pete Hines said
Fri Mar 1 4:59 PM, 2024
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult still present Black-headed Gull 319 Common Gull 46 Herring Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Buzzard 3 together
Pete Hines said
Thu Feb 29 6:23 PM, 2024
Mediterranean Gull 1 metal ringed adult still at the east side of Turn Moss Road this afternoon
john tromans said
Wed Feb 28 1:24 PM, 2024
Mediterranean Gull on the left side of entrance road near to the flats so a little distant. Keeping to itself. I just beat the rain!
Pete Hines said
Tue Feb 27 5:38 PM, 2024
Mediterranean Gull 1 - metal ringed adult still Black-headed Gull 485 Common Gull 67 Herring Gull 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
No signs of any Mediterranean gulls. 300+ black-headed gulls 15 common gulls 1 Herring gull 1 lesser-black backed gull 2 ravens over heading towards sale water park.
Second visit 4-5pm...
1 adult Mediterranean gull with metal ring on right leg eventually found on field on the left as you come down turn moss Road towards the car park. 500+ Black-headed gulls 28 common gull 3 Herring gulls 2 lesser-black backed gulls Sparrowhawk over getting mobbed by a crow 1 mistle thrush
From 2:45pm today on the 2 mainly flooded areas at the Stretford Cemetery end and between the top of TM Car park/ Hawthorn lane. c2000 gulls ,the majority being Black- headed gull with quite a few Common gull (stopped counting at 40 by dog walkers) but probably a couple of hundred maybe . Also not many Lesser Black-back gull about 10. Nothing special found before most gulls left around 4pm except an adult Common Gull which had a thinner,flatter head, not rounded as usual which I thought was just a poor quality specimen.
Pete Hines said
Thu Oct 12 12:26 PM, 2023
Pink-footed Goose 164 (138 west at 09.35 and 26 west at 11.00) Stonechat 1
Ring-necked Parakeet 71 > west or south west Swallow > 5 south Redwing 115 > south or south west Pied Wagtail 4 > south Meadow Pipit 66 > south Chaffinch 16 > south Redpoll 5 > south Siskin 1 > south
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 10th of October 2023 10:07:44 AM
Ring-necked Parakeet 63 mostly flying over south east Woodpigeon 332
Pete Hines said
Tue Jun 13 9:14 AM, 2023
Lesser Black-backed Gull 59 on the Playing Fields early morning Herring Gull 8 with the above Black-headed Gull 2 flyover Common Whitethroat young have fledged Reed Bunting pair still feeding young, as with the above in Rosebay Willowherb in the uncut corner
Pete Hines said
Tue Apr 25 8:29 PM, 2023
Wheatear 2 still present his evening (both pictured here)
Eventually found the redstart after over an hours search around 12.40pm. It was back in the south west corner where Pete first found it. Other birds of note... Chiffchaff Blackcap Grey heron Nuthatch Ring necked parakeets
Little Egret 1 over NW at 08.00 Reed Bunting pair still
Pete Hines said
Thu Apr 6 12:59 PM, 2023
Willow Tit singing again 53.439008, -2.292396
Reed Bunting pair
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Thursday 6th of April 2023 01:01:32 PM
Pete Hines said
Tue Apr 4 4:30 PM, 2023
Peregrine 1 just missed a Jackdaw and carried on east towards Chorlton 14.57 Willow 1 at 53.438999, -2.293236 (first I've seen here for ages)
Pete Hines said
Thu Mar 30 6:23 PM, 2023
Blackcap 1 Chiffchaff 5 Sand Martin 2 Meadow Pipit 1 Reed Bunting still present
Pete Hines said
Fri Mar 17 12:33 PM, 2023
Stonechat 2 female on the school fence Reed Bunting singing male in the uncut corner by the school fence Skylark 2 over Meadow Pipit 2 over
Huw Morgan said
Sun Mar 12 8:40 PM, 2023
A very tame Skylark on the football pitches today, allowing dogs to go right up to it before flying away a short distance. First Ive seen here. Also a Kestrel patrolling the fields and a Sparrowhawk displaying high overhead towards Stretford Ees.
Pete Hines said
Sat Jan 21 8:43 PM, 2023
Ring-necked Parakeet - 183 pre roost
John Shaughnessy said
Thu Jan 19 10:19 PM, 2023
Green N:40W L. B.-b. Gull is a NW gull group bird, see their website for submission. It was on Turn Moss a couple of times last week.
Hobby 1 over the cemetery towards Stretford Ees
Raven 1 on the playing fields, another heard
Black-headed Gull c550
Lesser Black-backed Gull 19
Mistle Thrush flock of 28
Raven pair flew two circuits around the moss
Chiffchaff 12
Chiffchaff 8
Redwing 7
Fieldfare 1
Meadow Pipit 3 grounded
Reed Bunting 1 male returned to last years breeding site
Bonus as I was leaving of a Raven which dropped in and was immediately surrounded by around 50 Carrion Crows and a few Jackdaws, while another Raven flew low overhead. Not the place I expected to see my first Raven of the year and certainly not on the ground
-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Thursday 7th of March 2024 07:52:13 PM
Black-headed Gull 319
Common Gull 46
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Buzzard 3 together
Black-headed Gull 485
Common Gull 67
Herring Gull 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
No signs of any Mediterranean gulls.
300+ black-headed gulls
15 common gulls
1 Herring gull
1 lesser-black backed gull
2 ravens over heading towards sale water park.
Second visit 4-5pm...
1 adult Mediterranean gull with metal ring on right leg eventually found on field on the left as you come down turn moss Road towards the car park.
500+ Black-headed gulls
28 common gull
3 Herring gulls
2 lesser-black backed gulls
Sparrowhawk over getting mobbed by a crow
1 mistle thrush
Black-headed Gull 997
Common Gull 88
Black-headed Gull 870
Common Gull 57
c2000 gulls ,the majority being Black- headed gull with quite a few Common gull (stopped counting at 40 by dog walkers) but probably a couple of hundred maybe .
Also not many Lesser Black-back gull about 10.
Nothing special found before most gulls left around 4pm except an adult Common Gull which had a thinner,flatter head, not rounded as usual which I thought was just a poor quality specimen.
Stonechat 1
Swallow > 5 south
Redwing 115 > south or south west
Pied Wagtail 4 > south
Meadow Pipit 66 > south
Chaffinch 16 > south
Redpoll 5 > south
Siskin 1 > south
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 10th of October 2023 10:07:44 AM
Meadow Pipit 427
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 (1 yesterday also)
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 39
Pied Wagtail 2
Chaffinch 8
Siskin 1
also
Woodpigeon 637
Black-headed Gull 174
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
Sparrowhawk 1
Ring-necked Parakeet 107
Chiffchaff 1
Mistle Thrush 6
Buzzard 3 together
Meadow Pipit 71 over south (67 between 09.30-10.00)
Skylark 1 over south
Linnet 1 over west
Swallow 40
House Martin 10
Swift 1
Willow Warbler 1 in song
Chiffchaff 6
Chiffchaff 15
Blackcap 4
Linnet 1 calling male landed briefly on the school hedge (unusual here)
Raven 1 over on 28th July
Willow Warbler 2 (also on 17th)
Reed Bunting singing male
Black-headed Gull 84
Lesser Black-backed Gull 44
Herring Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 66
Herring Gull 5
Black-headed Gull 5
Ring-necked Parakeet 35
yesterday 05-10
Ring-necked Parakeet 63 mostly flying over south east
Woodpigeon 332
Herring Gull 8 with the above
Black-headed Gull 2 flyover
Common Whitethroat young have fledged
Reed Bunting pair still feeding young, as with the above in Rosebay Willowherb in the uncut corner
Other birds of note...
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
Grey heron
Nuthatch
Ring necked parakeets
Reed Bunting pair still
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Thursday 6th of April 2023 01:01:32 PM
Willow 1 at 53.438999, -2.293236 (first I've seen here for ages)
Chiffchaff 5
Sand Martin 2
Meadow Pipit 1
Reed Bunting still present
Reed Bunting singing male in the uncut corner by the school fence
Skylark 2 over
Meadow Pipit 2 over
Green N:40W L. B.-b. Gull is a NW gull group bird, see their website for submission. It was on Turn Moss a couple of times last week.