Trip to Elton 10.00 till 12.00 along canal upto Bridge 18 3xHeron Loads of warblers (sedge,wood) Coots with chicks moorhens with chick Mute swans with chicks Goldfinch Greenfinch Reed buntings Swallows Jackdaws Crows Magpies Starlings Blue and Great tits Mistle Thrushs No little Owl (gutted) Usuals on the Res , Grebes ect
Simon Johnson said
Mon May 16 8:17 PM, 2011
pm visit
Dunlin 6 - 4 of which did lap of res then flew high NW Ringed Plover 3 - 1 of which i think was tundra race House Martin 70+ Swallow 500+ Swift 200+
brian fielding said
Mon May 16 11:45 AM, 2011
0545 till 1100 1 whimbrel, found it nr the creek at 6am, flew towards wader point shortly afterwards but i couldnt refind it 1 dunlin 3 ringed plover 1 common sandpiper 1 buzzard 1 common tern 1 lesser whitethroat over 50 house martins together at the top of the dip, superb sight.
brian fielding said
Sun May 15 1:02 PM, 2011
0530 till 0800 1 common sandpiper 2 ringed plover 2 common tern
Simon Johnson said
Sat May 14 8:39 PM, 2011
as well as the Sanderling this morning.....
Common Buzzard - over Coran stud - drifted off towards heaton park Ringed plover 1 dropped in but was soon moved on Swift 400+ - big movement along with hirundines too Sand Martin 200+ Swallow 100 + House Martin 40 Mallard - 7 broods with 49 ducklings in total Oystercatcher
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 14th of May 2011 08:47:16 PM
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 14th of May 2011 09:02:23 PM
brian fielding said
Sat May 14 12:45 PM, 2011
sanderling still present by the pumphouse at 1200 also this morning 2 ringed plover, 1 dunlin and 1 lesser whitethroat
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 14 10:58 AM, 2011
Sanderling present at 10:55 this morning, was by the creek but then flew down towards wader point.
Info thanks to Simon Johnson
brian fielding said
Fri May 13 3:53 PM, 2011
0530 till 0700 1 ringed plover, first thing only 1 common tern 1 lesser whitethroat nr buckingham drive still water level still dropping
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 12 5:09 PM, 2011
May I suggest the author(s) of a few recent posts on this thread read the very recent 'abbreviated and incorrectly spelled bird names' thread on this forum please.
Ian Campbell said
Thu May 12 4:59 PM, 2011
Stephen Ormrod wrote:
In view of a recent thread dare I ask, what is a Maggie. Cheers Ian
Certainly not Thatcher!
-- Edited by Stephen Ormrod on Thursday 12th of May 2011 03:07:59 PM
I must really be thick, but I honestly don't understand this. On a course in Manchester today so had a quick look round Elton this a.m.(just missed you Brian) as I will be away this weekend in London, 3 Common Tern only birds of real note. Cheers Ian
Ian Boote said
Thu May 12 3:49 PM, 2011
Laps is that a troupe of exotic dancers or santas helpers, Kessie, GCG,
brian fielding said
Thu May 12 2:48 PM, 2011
0545 till 0700 1 lesser whitethroat in hedge next to buckingham drive nothing of note on the res but the water level has dropped to give some shoreline.
frank wood said
Wed May 11 5:51 PM, 2011
Before the Elton magpies get a bad press, I think I may have hit on the answer to the plundered grebe nests. From the pumphouse wall this afternoon, I had a perfect view of a mink darting along the shore, just on the Withins side of the creek.
Ian Campbell said
Wed May 11 3:46 PM, 2011
Stephen Ormrod wrote:
Could even be the numerous Elton Maggies Ian?
-- Edited by Stephen Ormrod on Wednesday 11th of May 2011 02:29:22 PM
In view of a recent thread dare I ask, what is a Maggie. Cheers Ian
Ian Boote said
Tue May 10 5:46 PM, 2011
Not much short visit
2 broods of swan cygnets on canal Common tern on res Usual whitethroat sedge warbler chiffchaff etc dip canal.
frank wood said
Mon May 9 5:18 PM, 2011
Last remaining g.c.grebe nest, close to the creek, was deserted this mornng with one egg lying smashed on the shoreline, beneath the trees. As already posted by other members, other nests were wrecked either through vandalism or the rapidly raised water level.
brian fielding said
Mon May 9 12:49 PM, 2011
0600 till 1200 3 shelduck, first thing only, flew off at 0615 1 lesser whitethroat, creek 3 reed warblers 3 house martins 4 common terns water valve reopened at the pump house so fingers crossed for some much needed shoreline soon.
-- Edited by brian fielding on Monday 9th of May 2011 12:51:32 PM
steven burke said
Sun May 8 9:39 PM, 2011
a visit this afternoon 3-5.30pm 1 common tern on the res, sedge warblers plenty off along the canal and around res also whitethroats, willow warblers, lots off swifts, sand martins and swallows all over. b-h gull, l-b-b gulls, great crested grebes, tufted ducks, coots, mallards, mute swans, kestrel, sparrowhawk, skylarks, reed buntings, greenfinch, goldfinch, chaffinch, crows,jackdaws, starlings, and lapwings mostly in fields next to canal.
Simon Johnson said
Sun May 8 5:01 PM, 2011
Yes thats right, I normally walk from Radcliffe tram stop and there is a footpath along the side of the School that goes up to the canal, Coney Green is an area of flashes either side of the canal there.
Reed Warbler there again today.
Not much at elton, res now topped up. Common Tern, 22 GCG & 30 Swift 7 Mute Swan and a further 4 on withins
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Sunday 8th of May 2011 05:04:09 PM
Richard Selby said
Sun May 8 3:58 PM, 2011
I live on Bolton Road and walk into the area close to the sailing club. From what Ian said, I now understand that Coney Green is that area of the canal towards Radcliffe, beyond where the road to Crow Trees farm crosses the canal. Thanks.
Richard Selby said
Sat May 7 11:18 PM, 2011
Stephen Ormrod wrote:
Quick hour this afternoon down at the pool near Coney Green. All 5 species of warbler still around. Whitethroats displaying and calling really well.
Cheers, Stephen.
Hi, could you explain to me where Coney Green is. I can't find it on a map. Thanks.
Ian Campbell said
Sat May 7 10:41 AM, 2011
As well as the fabulous Grey Plover(GM tick for me) also present were 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper at Withins, 1 Goosander and 1 Oystercatcher. Congratulations to Brian for finding the bird and putting out the information. Cheers Ian
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 7 7:48 AM, 2011
Grey Plover flew off west at 07:35.
Info thanks to Simon Warford
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 7 7:14 AM, 2011
Grey Plover present this morning, near the pump house.
Info thanks to Brian Fielding
Ian Campbell said
Thu May 5 5:01 PM, 2011
A single Whimbrel has just flown, in Elton's direction, over my Radcliffe house calling, so should be at Elton right now!!!!!! Cheers Ian
Simon Johnson said
Thu May 5 10:55 AM, 2011
Very quick look from Coney Green to Wader point 9.30-10.30
On res Common Tern Mute Swan 5 Cormorant Mallards with broods of 12, 10 & 6
Withins/capsticks Lesser Whitethroat 2 singing - 1 from wader point and 1 below withins/redstart hedge Sedge Warbler 4 Whitethroat 5 Willow Warbler - several
Coney Green Reed Warbler 2
Also Lapwing with 2 chicks in a sheep field
stuart lewis-gough said
Thu May 5 10:48 AM, 2011
8.30-10 no sign of black tern, 1 common term over res, plenty of gcgrebes and sedge warbler showing well by small pond at top end.
brian fielding said
Wed May 4 10:53 AM, 2011
0600 till 0930 no sign of black tern 1 lesser whitethroat singing below withins 1 common tern 2 common sandpipers
Richard Selby said
Tue May 3 11:05 PM, 2011
This is my first post. I moved to the area about 3 months ago and it's great having Elton Res so close. I've found this forum really helpful.
I went for a late walk and was disappointed not to see the Black Tern on a buoy but then found it - after 8pm - flying around feeding over Withins. A beautiful bird. Plus a Common Sandpiper on Withins dam. Also, 7 Little Gulls appeared over Elton Res. at dusk and settled on the water - I've been seeing a single bird over the last couple of days but it was a surprise to see so many. Also, I "think" a Peregrine over Elton dam - could only see a silhouette as it was getting dark but can't think what else it could have been.
Ian Boote said
Tue May 3 7:38 PM, 2011
in addition eve house martin capsticks, common sand piper, oyster catcher overhead, pheasant, dozen swifts north res, grey wagtail, several male reed buntings north res bank usuals
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Tuesday 3rd of May 2011 07:48:02 PM
Dennis atherton said
Tue May 3 7:06 PM, 2011
Tern still at seven tonight in same area,
alex lewis-gough said
Tue May 3 6:02 PM, 2011
Black tern still there from 4pm onwards. Seems to favour the bouy with the letter F on it. Watched it get chased off by a gull and it then flew round the res for a while before returning to the same buoy.
brian fielding said
Tue May 3 12:06 PM, 2011
0615 till 1130 black tern still present 1 common tern no sign of yesterdays whinchat below withins loads of swifts
Simon Warford said
Mon May 2 9:33 PM, 2011
Black Tern still present at 5pm resting on bouy near sailing club, also at least 50 Swift over the reservoir.
Simon Johnson said
Mon May 2 9:33 AM, 2011
Thanks to the early tip offs managed to get the female whinchat and black tern
also present single common tern 3 arctic tern 5 common sand 21 swift Oystercatcher Reed Warbler - Coney Green
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Monday 2nd of May 2011 02:44:56 PM
Paul Wilson said
Mon May 2 8:11 AM, 2011
Female Whinchat present at 8.10 am below Withins. Info Brian Fielding.
Paul Wilson said
Mon May 2 6:40 AM, 2011
Black Tern this present at 6.40 am. Info Brian Fielding.
Ian Boote said
Sun May 1 1:39 PM, 2011
in addition 4 house martin over capsticks and one swift oyster catcher spenmoor
Ian Campbell said
Sun May 1 9:18 AM, 2011
Early a.m. 5 Common Sandpiper and 1 Buzzard over the res. Lesser Whitethroat still in area around the Corran Stud. Cheers Ian
Ian Boote said
Sat Apr 30 8:25 PM, 2011
Artic terns still present 5pm
brian fielding said
Sat Apr 30 4:11 PM, 2011
i have sent you a pm jason.
-- Edited by brian fielding on Saturday 30th of April 2011 04:12:10 PM
Ian Campbell said
Sat Apr 30 12:02 PM, 2011
Also this morning a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling again in the marsh near the canal. Cheers Ian
Jason Dulhanty said
Sat Apr 30 11:22 AM, 2011
Ok Brian Just wondering the best place to see the Little Owl, had a mooch yesterday walked right to the opposite side of the yacht club near capstick marsh. Do i just keep walking then left to the Crow tree area. Also is the Coney green area near the Dip?
brian fielding said
Sat Apr 30 8:49 AM, 2011
0545 till 0800 2 arctic terns 2 little ringed plovers elton year list 102 at the end of april, latest lesser whitethroat, little gull and arctic tern
Simon Johnson said
Fri Apr 29 10:40 AM, 2011
Early monring
On res
Pochard male - flew off east Common Sand Cormorant Sand Martin 100 Swift 2
Lots of warblers Reed Warbler 2 - coney green & dip Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing near coran stud Sedge Warbler 12 Whitethroat 12 Chiffchaff 2 Blackcap 3 Willow Warbler 23 Little Owl - crow tree Kestrel Starling - flocks of 23 and 21 ( flocks of 105 and 34 2 days ago)
Keith Mills said
Thu Apr 28 2:25 PM, 2011
10.45 to 12 .45 with John Parkinson :
Arrived here as early as I could, but the Little Gulls had left at around 10.15 this morning Lesser Whitethroat still vocal along the Canal Path moving Between Hawthorn bushes. Best view was about opposite the level Crossing.
Not much else other than Sedge Warbler and Common Whitethroat.
Ian Campbell said
Thu Apr 28 9:43 AM, 2011
Little Gulls still present upto 9.30 a.m. Cheers Ian
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 28 8:00 AM, 2011
2 Little Gulls present this morning.
Info thanks to Brian Fielding
Paul Wilson said
Wed Apr 27 9:17 PM, 2011
Ian Peters wrote:
Stephen Ormrod wrote:
Seem to remember they were round that area last year Ian?
Was that confirmed breeding, Stephen? Nearly everyone I have spoken to around Elton seems to thinks lesser whitethroat is pretty much a passage bird and not that easy to get compared with a few years ago. It would be nice to think that they are breeding here though.
-- Edited by Ian Peters on Wednesday 27th of April 2011 07:48:04 PM
They definitely bred last year as I saw a family group on a couple of occassions near the canal towards the dip
Ian Boote said
Wed Apr 27 8:36 PM, 2011
just checking records everything is earlier than last year as i thought
3xHeron
Loads of warblers (sedge,wood)
Coots with chicks
moorhens with chick
Mute swans with chicks
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Reed buntings
Swallows
Jackdaws
Crows
Magpies
Starlings
Blue and Great tits
Mistle Thrushs
No little Owl (gutted)
Usuals on the Res , Grebes ect
Dunlin 6 - 4 of which did lap of res then flew high NW
Ringed Plover 3 - 1 of which i think was tundra race
House Martin 70+
Swallow 500+
Swift 200+
1 whimbrel, found it nr the creek at 6am, flew towards wader point shortly afterwards but i couldnt refind it
1 dunlin
3 ringed plover
1 common sandpiper
1 buzzard
1 common tern
1 lesser whitethroat
over 50 house martins together at the top of the dip, superb sight.
1 common sandpiper
2 ringed plover
2 common tern
Common Buzzard - over Coran stud - drifted off towards heaton park
Ringed plover 1 dropped in but was soon moved on
Swift 400+ - big movement along with hirundines too
Sand Martin 200+
Swallow 100 +
House Martin 40
Mallard - 7 broods with 49 ducklings in total
Oystercatcher
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 14th of May 2011 08:47:16 PM
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 14th of May 2011 09:02:23 PM
also this morning 2 ringed plover, 1 dunlin and 1 lesser whitethroat
Info thanks to Simon Johnson
1 ringed plover, first thing only
1 common tern
1 lesser whitethroat nr buckingham drive still
water level still dropping
I must really be thick
On a course in Manchester today so had a quick look round Elton this a.m.(just missed you Brian) as I will be away this weekend in London,
Cheers Ian
1 lesser whitethroat in hedge next to buckingham drive
nothing of note on the res but the water level has dropped to give some shoreline.
From the pumphouse wall this afternoon, I had a perfect view of a mink darting along the shore, just on the Withins side of the creek.
In view of a recent thread dare I ask, what is a Maggie
Cheers Ian
2 broods of swan cygnets on canal
Common tern on res
Usual whitethroat sedge warbler chiffchaff etc dip canal.
As already posted by other members, other nests were wrecked either through vandalism or the rapidly raised water level.
3 shelduck, first thing only, flew off at 0615
1 lesser whitethroat, creek
3 reed warblers
3 house martins
4 common terns
water valve reopened at the pump house so fingers crossed for some much needed shoreline soon.
-- Edited by brian fielding on Monday 9th of May 2011 12:51:32 PM
1 common tern on the res, sedge warblers plenty off along the canal and around res
also whitethroats, willow warblers,
lots off swifts, sand martins and swallows all over. b-h gull, l-b-b gulls, great crested grebes, tufted ducks, coots, mallards, mute swans,
kestrel, sparrowhawk, skylarks, reed buntings, greenfinch, goldfinch, chaffinch,
crows,jackdaws, starlings, and lapwings mostly in fields next to canal.
Reed Warbler there again today.
Not much at elton, res now topped up. Common Tern, 22 GCG & 30 Swift 7 Mute Swan and a further 4 on withins
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Sunday 8th of May 2011 05:04:09 PM
Hi, could you explain to me where Coney Green is. I can't find it on a map. Thanks.
Cheers Ian
Info thanks to Simon Warford
Info thanks to Brian Fielding
Cheers Ian
On res
Common Tern
Mute Swan 5
Cormorant
Mallards with broods of 12, 10 & 6
Withins/capsticks
Lesser Whitethroat 2 singing - 1 from wader point and 1 below withins/redstart hedge
Sedge Warbler 4
Whitethroat 5
Willow Warbler - several
Coney Green
Reed Warbler 2
Also Lapwing with 2 chicks in a sheep field
no sign of black tern
1 lesser whitethroat singing below withins
1 common tern
2 common sandpipers
I went for a late walk and was disappointed not to see the Black Tern on a buoy but then found it - after 8pm - flying around feeding over Withins. A beautiful bird. Plus a Common Sandpiper on Withins dam. Also, 7 Little Gulls appeared over Elton Res. at dusk and settled on the water - I've been seeing a single bird over the last couple of days but it was a surprise to see so many. Also, I "think" a Peregrine over Elton dam - could only see a silhouette as it was getting dark but can't think what else it could have been.
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Tuesday 3rd of May 2011 07:48:02 PM
black tern still present
1 common tern
no sign of yesterdays whinchat below withins
loads of swifts
also present single common tern
3 arctic tern
5 common sand
21 swift
Oystercatcher
Reed Warbler - Coney Green
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Monday 2nd of May 2011 02:44:56 PM
4 house martin over capsticks and one swift
oyster catcher spenmoor
Cheers Ian
-- Edited by brian fielding on Saturday 30th of April 2011 04:12:10 PM
Cheers Ian
Just wondering the best place to see the Little Owl, had a mooch yesterday walked right to the opposite side of the yacht club near capstick marsh. Do i just keep walking then left to the Crow tree area. Also is the Coney green area near the Dip?
2 arctic terns
2 little ringed plovers
elton year list 102 at the end of april, latest lesser whitethroat, little gull and arctic tern
On res
Pochard male - flew off east
Common Sand
Cormorant
Sand Martin 100
Swift 2
Lots of warblers
Reed Warbler 2 - coney green & dip
Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing near coran stud
Sedge Warbler 12
Whitethroat 12
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 3
Willow Warbler 23
Little Owl - crow tree
Kestrel
Starling - flocks of 23 and 21 ( flocks of 105 and 34 2 days ago)
Arrived here as early as I could, but the Little Gulls had left at around 10.15 this morning
Lesser Whitethroat still vocal along the Canal Path moving Between Hawthorn bushes.
Best view was about opposite the level Crossing.
Not much else other than Sedge Warbler and Common Whitethroat.
Cheers Ian
Info thanks to Brian Fielding
They definitely bred last year as I saw a family group on a couple of occassions near the canal towards the dip
Chiff Chaff 23.03.10 16.03.11
willow warbler 07.04.10 26.03.11
Blackcap 13.04.10 02.04.11
Whitethroat 22.04.10 11.04.11
Sedgewarbler 22.04.10 09.04.11
Reed warbler 30.04.10 24,04.11
Grasshoper Warbler 01.05.10 10.04.11
Lesser whiterhroat 14.05.10 25.04.11
Garden Warbler 25.05.10 20.04.11