Green Sandpiper, 15 Shoveler, 12 Teal and 4 Chiffchaffs in the early evening today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
pete berry said
Mon Sep 2 6:48 PM, 2024
Great White Egret flew west over East Lancs Road about quarter mile east of Hope Carr heading in that direction (or Pennington) at 6.30pm tonight
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Aug 3 11:42 AM, 2024
Green Sandpiper flew from the filter beds towards Pennington Brook at 9:53am, also 10 Teal present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Oliver Morris said
Fri Jun 28 5:58 PM, 2024
This afternoon:
Main lake: 2 mute swans, 2 canada geese, 2m 1f tufted duck, oystercatcher heard overhead flying east
Settling bed 2/3: kestrel hunting overhead
Settling bed 8: 6f 5m 1 juv tufted duck, shoveler pair, F mallard, moorhen, juv coot, Cettis warbler heard
Settling bed 9b: coot pair with 1 juv, little grebe pair
Settling bed 16a: coot
First visit to this site - I would have loved to have seen it 15-20 years ago!
-- Edited by Oliver Morris on Friday 28th of June 2024 05:59:36 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jun 18 3:50 PM, 2024
This afternoon, at least six Tree Sparrows along the western edge in gardens backing onto Pennington Brook. Five adult Sedge Warblers, three adult Reed Warblers, family party of Willow Tits, other singing warblers included nine Chiffchaffs, three Willow Warblers, two Whitethroats, four Blackcaps and a Cetti’s Warbler. Only one brood of Gadwall.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 14 6:26 PM, 2024
18 Swallows and a pair of adult Mediterranean Gulls this late afternoon.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Mar 17 1:38 PM, 2024
At least five Little Egrets in the grass fields just south of Hope Carr along the northern edge of the A580 just west of the Greyhound Hotel early afternoon today.
Keith Williams said
Sat Mar 16 1:30 PM, 2024
Morning walk, 52 species, of note:
Green Sandpiper x 1
Chiffchaff x 8
Sand Martin x 2
Bullfinch x 8
Cettis Warbler x 2
Tufted Duck x 25
Teal x 8
Gadwall x 58
Shoveler x 8
Goosander x 7
Pochard x 1
Water Rail
Raven x 1
Siskin x 4
Keith Williams said
Sat Mar 9 12:27 PM, 2024
Morning walk, 43 species, including:
Green Sandpiper x 2
Grey Wagtail x 2
Pied Wagtail x 30
Gadwall x 28
Teal x 9
Tufted Duck x 20
Pochard x 3
Shoveler x 6
Goosander x 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1
Siskin x 6
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Mar 4 7:08 PM, 2024
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Seven Little Egrets together in the field along the northern side of the East Lancs Rod just south of Hope Carr and west of the Greyhound Motel at c4pm today.
At least five Little Egrets this afternoon in the same field at c4pm
Three Little Egrets in the field at 4:30pm today.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Feb 21 8:51 PM, 2024
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Seven Little Egrets together in the field along the northern side of the East Lancs Rod just south of Hope Carr and west of the Greyhound Motel at c4pm today.
At least five Little Egrets this afternoon in the same field at c4pm
pete berry said
Tue Feb 20 4:11 PM, 2024
Six Little Egret this afternoon in usual field at 3pm when I went past.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Feb 19 7:32 PM, 2024
Seven Little Egrets together in the field along the northern side of the East Lancs Rod just south of Hope Carr and west of the Greyhound Motel at c4pm today.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Feb 14 10:02 PM, 2024
dave broome wrote:
3 Little Egret today, again just south of the reserve, feeding in a field by the north side of the A580, near Grave Oak Farm west of the Greyhound Hotel
-- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 14th of February 2024 09:51:10 PM
I also had three in the field closest to the East Lancs Road at 2pm and then at 4pm just the one, sat atop the hawthorn bush in the middle of the field!
dave broome said
Wed Feb 14 9:46 PM, 2024
3 Little Egret today, again just south of the reserve, feeding in a field by the north side of the A580, near Grave Oak Farm west of the Greyhound Hotel
-- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 14th of February 2024 09:51:10 PM
pete berry said
Thu Feb 8 3:46 PM, 2024
3 little egrets in usual field at 3pm today,seen from A580.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Feb 3 9:31 PM, 2024
Four Little Egrets in the grass field along the north side of the A580 just south of Hope Carr and west of the Greyhound Roundabout at 3:30pm today.
Keith Williams said
Sat Jan 27 10:11 PM, 2024
Morning walk, 44 species, or note:
Siskin x 24
Bullfinch x 4
Gadwall x 34
Shoveler x 5
Tufted Duck x 26
Teal x 23
Goosander x 12
Pied Wagtail x 140+ (flushed by Sparrowhawk)
Grey Wagtail x 4
Raven x 3
Kestrel x 1
Sparrowhawk x 1
Buzzard x 2
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jan 26 6:39 PM, 2024
Highlights from early afternoon today:
138+ Pied Wagtails pond the filter beds of the works
19 Goosanders
1 drake Pochard
2 Water Rails squealing from a small pool
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
5+ Siskin in alders around the car park
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 24 6:39 PM, 2024
Three Little Egrets in the field (paddock) just west of the Greyhound Motel/Roundabout along the northern side of the A580 East Lancs Road at 3pm today.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jan 6 5:39 PM, 2024
Single Little Egret in the flooded fleld on the corner of Warrington Road and the A580 this mid-afternoon (behind the couple of houses).
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jan 4 6:17 PM, 2024
A single Little Egret in the fields just west of the Greyhound Roundabout along the northern side of the A580 mid-afternoon today, prominently sat atop the Hawthorne hedge!
Andy Isherwood said
Wed Jan 3 11:54 AM, 2024
Still 2 Little egret in the usual area c. 9.59 this morning, 1 perched on top of the hedgerow.
pete berry said
Mon Jan 1 4:07 PM, 2024
6 Little Egret late afternoon in the usual field,visible from East Lancs Road.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Dec 26 5:14 PM, 2023
Four Little Egrets in the paddock just west of the Greyhound Roundabout/Leigh Dog and Cat Home again at c2:30pm today
dave broome said
Sat Dec 23 3:03 PM, 2023
Five Little Egrets around standing water in the field west of Greyhound roundabout, near the farm/garden centre, late morning. Six there as I passed back the other way around 1pm
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Dec 21 2:44 PM, 2023
At 2:35pm today there were five Little Egrets feeding in the short grass paddock along the north side of the A580 East Lancs Road, just west of the Greyhound Roundabout/Leigh Cats and Dogs Home!
Keith Williams said
Sat Dec 16 4:50 PM, 2023
Pleasant morning walk, 45 species, of note. Green Sandpiper x 1, Chiffchaff x 1, Willow Tit x 3, Bullfinch x 10, Pied Wagtail x 108, Grey Wagtail x 2, Siskin x 2, Water Rail x 1, Goosander x 10 (8 drakes), Gadwall x 34 Tufted Duck x 13 and Kingfisher x 1.
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Saturday 16th of December 2023 04:57:21 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Dec 14 3:00 PM, 2023
Ian McKerchar wrote:
At 2:30 this afternoon the four Little Egrets were again feeding in the paddock on the north side of the A580 immediately west of the Greyhound Roundabout/Leigh Dogs and Cats Home, clearly unconcerned by the heavy volume of noisy traffic passing only 40 feet or so away!
Three Little Egrets feeding in the same field at 2:45pm today.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Dec 11 5:14 PM, 2023
At 2:30 this afternoon the four Little Egrets were again feeding in the paddock on the north side of the A580 immediately west of the Greyhound Roundabout/Leigh Dogs and Cats Home, clearly unconcerned by the heavy volume of noisy traffic passing only 40 feet or so away!
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Dec 9 4:42 PM, 2023
At 2pm this afternoon, two Little Egrets were feeding in the short grass paddock on the northern side of the A580 East Lancs Road immediately west of the Greyhound Roundabout and travelling back past at just before 4pm there were four present, still feeding in the same field.
Keith Williams said
Sat Dec 2 1:15 PM, 2023
Lunchtime walk, 38 species inc. Green Sandpiper x 1, Teal x 88, Gadwall x 6, Pied Wagtail x 141, Willow Tit x 2, Meadow Pipit x 24, Bullfinch x 4 and 2 x calling Cettis Warblers
Keith Williams said
Sat Nov 18 1:20 PM, 2023
2 Little Egrets on the field behind the Greyhound
Keith Williams said
Sat Nov 11 1:21 PM, 2023
Early morning walk, 39 species, of note:-
Wigeon x 2 (duck and drake), Goosander x 2 (drake), Willow Tit x 3, Blackcap x 1(m), Bullfinch x 3 (m), Grey Heron x 6, Goldcrest x 6, Grey Wagtail x 7, Pied Wagtail 108, Meadow Pipit x 2, Little Grebe x 6 and Cettis Warbler x 2.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Nov 10 9:30 AM, 2023
Four Little Egrets in the field on the north side of the A580 just south of Hope Carr and just west of the Greyhound Roundabout this morning.
Late post for yesterday lunchtime.
Green Sandpiper x 1
Willow Tit x 1
Cettis Warbler x 1
Pied Wagtail x 39
Grey Wagtail x 2
Tufted Duck x 1
Gadwall x 8
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Oct 6 9:25 AM, 2023
Little Egret wandering around the grqss field/paddock alongside the A580 East Lancs Road just west of the Greyhound Roundabout this morning (And immediately south of Hope Carr NR).
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 23 6:11 PM, 2023
Main highlights this late afternoon:
2 Kingfishers together on one of the old flooded sludge lagoons
4 Shoveler
16 Teal
14 Chiffchaffs
2 Blackcaps
2 Willow Tits
Keith Williams said
Sun Aug 13 10:37 AM, 2023
Quiet morning, only 37 species, of note:
Green Sandpiper x 2
Little Grebe x 10
Grey Wagtail x 7
Gadwall x 14
Teal x 1
Tufted Duck x 14
Willow Tit x 3
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Sunday 13th of August 2023 10:43:48 AM
Keith Williams said
Sun Jun 11 9:00 AM, 2023
Sat 9am, first time on site for 6 weeks. In addition to Ians report. 41 species.
6 x Willow Warbler of which 3 were calling and chasing in 7b.
Only 2 Chiffchaff calling,
2 x Grey Wagtail, one a tailless individual,
Female Great Spotted Woodpecker
Male Reed Bunting
1 x Greenfinch
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jun 10 8:24 AM, 2023
This morning’s highlights, along with what appeared to be plenty of young passerines bred on site so far!
3 Cetti’s Warblers
9 Sedge Warbler
11 Reed Warbler
10 Blackcap
9 Chiffchaff (only 1 Willow Warbler)
Brood of Willow Tits
2 male Bullfinch
1 Stock Dove
1 Kingfisher
3 Teal
Pair of Shoveler
17 drake Tufted Duck
2 broods of Little Grebe
3 broods of Gadwall
Keith Williams said
Sat Apr 22 11:28 AM, 2023
Early morning walk, 48 species, on note: Sedge Warbler x 1, Reed Warbler x 1, Whitethroat x 1, Cettis Warbler x 4, Willow Warbler x 5, Chiffchaff x 12, Blackcap x 7, Tree Sparrow x 1, Willow Tit x 1, Swallow x 7, House Martin x 2, Sand Martin x 8, Tufted Duck x 17, Gadwall x 19, Goosander x 3, Teal x 4 and Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1.
Keith Williams said
Sun Apr 16 7:51 AM, 2023
Late post for yesterday morning, 47 species, of note: Reed Warbler x 1, Willow Warbler x 2, Blackcap x 6, Chiffchaff x 8, Cettis Warbler x 4, Reed Bunting x 1, Gadwall x 39, Tufted Duck x 12, Shoveler x 2, Goosander x 1, Tree Sparrow x 1, Willow Tit x 1, Bullfinch x 3, Sand Martin x 26, Greenfinch x 1 and Grey Wagtail x 1.
Keith Williams said
Mon Apr 10 11:38 AM, 2023
Morning walk partly in the pouring rain, 44 species, of note:
Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1, Willow Warbler x 2, Chiffchaff x 8, Bullfinch x 3, Tree Sparrow x 5, Cettis Warbler x 3, Gadwall x 30, Tufted Duck x 32, Willow Tit x 1, Goosander x 2, Blackcap x 1, Little Grebe x 3 and House Martin x 15.
Keith Williams said
Sat Apr 8 3:16 PM, 2023
Morning walk, 41 species, of note:
Tree Sparrow x 4, Chiffchaff x 14, Willow Warbler x 1, Gadwall x 39, Cettis Warbler x 4, Oystercatcher x 2, Tufted Duck x 23, Teal x 4, Blackcap x 4, Willow Tit x 2, Goosander x 4 and Shoveler x 4.
Keith Williams said
Sun Apr 2 8:05 PM, 2023
Morning walk, 42 species, of note: First Swallow of the year, Goosander x 10, Oystercatcher x 2, Cettis Warbler x3, Gadwall x 34, Tufted Duck x 48, Teal x 12, Shoveler x 14, Sand Martin x 13 and Willow Tit x 1. No Tree Sparrows again.
Keith Williams said
Sun Mar 26 10:40 AM, 2023
Late post for yesterday, later morning walk, 42 species, highlights:
Wigeon x 2, Chiffchaff x 10, Bullfinch x 4, Tree Sparrow x 4, Goosander x 18, Gadwall x 28, Tufted Duck x 44, Shoveler x 11, Teal x 2, Cettis Warbler x 1, Little Grebe x 4 and Greenfinch x 2.
Keith Williams said
Sat Mar 18 1:59 PM, 2023
Early morning walk, 47 species, of note: Willow Tit x 2, Chiffchaff x 6, Green Sandpiper x 2, Goosander x 6, Shoveler x 14, Teal x 14, Gadwall x 54, Tufted Duck x 22, Reed Bunting x 2, Cettis Warbler x 3 (inc, one with no tail!), Redwing x 4, Siskin x 10 and Grey Wagtail x 2. No sight nor sound again of the local Tree Sparrows.
Lez Fairclough said
Tue Mar 7 7:06 PM, 2023
3pm to 5pm
Main Lake - Shoveler; Gadwall; Teal; 2 Little Grebe; Oystercatcher over; Redwing & 3 Goldcrest in nearby trees
Filter Beds - Magpies & Pied Wagtails galore with the odd Grey Wagtail mixed in plus about 30 Jackdaw but no Gulls
Also seen - 3 Sparrowhawk (2 soaring & 1 low through trees; 2M & 1F Bullfinch; M & F Greenfinch; Goldfinch;
Brief visit in search of willow tit. 10.30-11.30am
Accessed Pennington Brook area from Chestnut Drive. Stayed in that locality and initially heard Willow tit after sparrowhawk fly through triggered alarm calls. Saw briefly and after Sparrowhawk did a return fly through to nearby garden feeders.
Green Sandpiper, 15 Shoveler, 12 Teal and 4 Chiffchaffs in the early evening today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Green Sandpiper flew from the filter beds towards Pennington Brook at 9:53am, also 10 Teal present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
This afternoon:
Main lake: 2 mute swans, 2 canada geese, 2m 1f tufted duck, oystercatcher heard overhead flying east
Settling bed 2/3: kestrel hunting overhead
Settling bed 8: 6f 5m 1 juv tufted duck, shoveler pair, F mallard, moorhen, juv coot, Cettis warbler heard
Settling bed 9b: coot pair with 1 juv, little grebe pair
Settling bed 16a: coot
First visit to this site - I would have loved to have seen it 15-20 years ago!
-- Edited by Oliver Morris on Friday 28th of June 2024 05:59:36 PM
This afternoon, at least six Tree Sparrows along the western edge in gardens backing onto Pennington Brook. Five adult Sedge Warblers, three adult Reed Warblers, family party of Willow Tits, other singing warblers included nine Chiffchaffs, three Willow Warblers, two Whitethroats, four Blackcaps and a Cetti’s Warbler. Only one brood of Gadwall.
18 Swallows and a pair of adult Mediterranean Gulls this late afternoon.
At least five Little Egrets in the grass fields just south of Hope Carr along the northern edge of the A580 just west of the Greyhound Hotel early afternoon today.
Three Little Egrets in the field at 4:30pm today.
At least five Little Egrets this afternoon in the same field at c4pm
Seven Little Egrets together in the field along the northern side of the East Lancs Rod just south of Hope Carr and west of the Greyhound Motel at c4pm today.
I also had three in the field closest to the East Lancs Road at 2pm and then at 4pm just the one, sat atop the hawthorn bush in the middle of the field!
-- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 14th of February 2024 09:51:10 PM
Four Little Egrets in the grass field along the north side of the A580 just south of Hope Carr and west of the Greyhound Roundabout at 3:30pm today.
Highlights from early afternoon today:
138+ Pied Wagtails pond the filter beds of the works
19 Goosanders
1 drake Pochard
2 Water Rails squealing from a small pool
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
5+ Siskin in alders around the car park
Three Little Egrets in the field (paddock) just west of the Greyhound Motel/Roundabout along the northern side of the A580 East Lancs Road at 3pm today.
Single Little Egret in the flooded fleld on the corner of Warrington Road and the A580 this mid-afternoon (behind the couple of houses).
A single Little Egret in the fields just west of the Greyhound Roundabout along the northern side of the A580 mid-afternoon today, prominently sat atop the Hawthorne hedge!
Four Little Egrets in the paddock just west of the Greyhound Roundabout/Leigh Dog and Cat Home again at c2:30pm today
At 2:35pm today there were five Little Egrets feeding in the short grass paddock along the north side of the A580 East Lancs Road, just west of the Greyhound Roundabout/Leigh Cats and Dogs Home!
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Saturday 16th of December 2023 04:57:21 PM
Three Little Egrets feeding in the same field at 2:45pm today.
At 2:30 this afternoon the four Little Egrets were again feeding in the paddock on the north side of the A580 immediately west of the Greyhound Roundabout/Leigh Dogs and Cats Home, clearly unconcerned by the heavy volume of noisy traffic passing only 40 feet or so away!
At 2pm this afternoon, two Little Egrets were feeding in the short grass paddock on the northern side of the A580 East Lancs Road immediately west of the Greyhound Roundabout and travelling back past at just before 4pm there were four present, still feeding in the same field.
Four Little Egrets in the field on the north side of the A580 just south of Hope Carr and just west of the Greyhound Roundabout this morning.
Little Egret wandering around the grqss field/paddock alongside the A580 East Lancs Road just west of the Greyhound Roundabout this morning (And immediately south of Hope Carr NR).
Main highlights this late afternoon:
2 Kingfishers together on one of the old flooded sludge lagoons
4 Shoveler
16 Teal
14 Chiffchaffs
2 Blackcaps
2 Willow Tits
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Sunday 13th of August 2023 10:43:48 AM
This morning’s highlights, along with what appeared to be plenty of young passerines bred on site so far!
3 Cetti’s Warblers
9 Sedge Warbler
11 Reed Warbler
10 Blackcap
9 Chiffchaff (only 1 Willow Warbler)
Brood of Willow Tits
2 male Bullfinch
1 Stock Dove
1 Kingfisher
3 Teal
Pair of Shoveler
17 drake Tufted Duck
2 broods of Little Grebe
3 broods of Gadwall
3pm to 5pm
Main Lake - Shoveler; Gadwall; Teal; 2 Little Grebe; Oystercatcher over; Redwing & 3 Goldcrest in nearby trees
Filter Beds - Magpies & Pied Wagtails galore with the odd Grey Wagtail mixed in plus about 30 Jackdaw but no Gulls
Also seen - 3 Sparrowhawk (2 soaring & 1 low through trees; 2M & 1F Bullfinch; M & F Greenfinch; Goldfinch;
Long-Tailed Tit; Coal Tit & 2 more Goldcrest.
Brief visit in search of willow tit. 10.30-11.30am
Accessed Pennington Brook area from Chestnut Drive. Stayed in that locality and initially heard Willow tit after sparrowhawk fly through triggered alarm calls. Saw briefly and after Sparrowhawk did a return fly through to nearby garden feeders.
Did see a few Tree Sparrow as well.