Irlam Locks 17.30 - c.45 Pied Wagtails at the locks this evening.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Fri Aug 8 7:38 PM, 2014
Highlights for Thursday, August 7th.
1 Kingfisher along the canal. Also, 2 Grey Wagtails and a juvenile Gadwall near Irlam Locks.
A Juvenile Water Rail at Jack Lane in full view and another Water Rail heard in the bullrushes.
A couple of Willow Tits also heard in separate areas.
2 Grey Herons at Dutton's Pond.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Fri Jul 18 9:08 PM, 2014
Morning walk.
ETW/Canal/Irlam Locks:
Great Crested Grebe 1ad with 1 young on it's back. Grey Wagtail 1f Swallow 10+ Starling 300+ Grey Heron 2 Mallard 30+ including juveniles. BH Gull 10+ Pied Wagtail 2 Oystercatcher 2ads. Magpie 10+
General sightings:
Willow Tit 1 Bullfinch 2
Jack Lane:
Moorhen 1 Reed Bunting 4 Sand Martin 1
etc.etc.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Wed Jul 9 7:33 PM, 2014
Back to the patch, yawn, yawn. Only joking.
Irlam Locks/ETW:
Grey Wagtail 4 flying over the canal. Breeding success? Pied Wagtail 6+ including juveniles. Oystercatcher 2 ads. Great-crested Grebe 3 ads. Cormorant 2 Grey Heron 1 sat in a tree for a change. Mallard 15+ Swallow 10+ Sand Martin 6+ BH Gull 20+ LBB Gull 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 Song Thrush 1 singing. Green/Chaff/Goldfinches. etc.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 23rd of January 2014 08:12:20 PM
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sun Jan 19 8:48 PM, 2014
Sunday, Jan. 19th. Dusk walk down to the ETW.
Chiffchaff 2 seen. 1 in trees near the old ferry crossing and 1 along road near the locks. Goldcrest 1 Long-tailed tit 15+ Redwing 2 Cormorant 1 Mute Swan 2 imms. Mallard 2 Buzzard 1 Moorhen 1
Mute Swan 2 adults VJ6 and AP6 with 3 juvs. plus another 10 adults and 1 juv. Cormorant 2 Gadwall 1m 1f Mallard 12+ BH Gull 90+ Common Gull 1 LBB Gull 3 Moorhen 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Magpie 20+ Starling 50+ Grey Heron 4
Jack Lane:
Water Rail 1 heard.
FlyAsh Hill:
Teal 1m Redwing 1
etc.etc.etc.
Martin Whittam said
Sat Oct 12 9:59 AM, 2013
Jack Lane thismorning
c200 Pink-footed Geese over 22Redwing over 1 Sparrowhawk
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 12th of October 2013 10:11:35 AM
Steve Scrimgeour said
Thu Oct 10 10:14 PM, 2013
Phil,
If they are in Flixton, my missus wont be happy as they love the berries on our Holly Bush, think 10-15 at any one time was the max last year..
We tend to get them once they have found William Wroe GC or the field next to St Michaels Church...If the numbers being reported today on various sites are true, then should be around very very soon.....
Cheers Steve
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Thu Oct 10 10:02 PM, 2013
4 Redwings seen from garden.
Steven Nelson said
Wed Oct 9 4:53 AM, 2013
2 Ravens over flying from Flixton towards Irlam at 7.45am this morning Also 6 Mute Swans flying round (4 ad, 2 juv) - flew in direction of Flixton before circling round and heading off over Irlam
Steven Nelson said
Wed Oct 2 3:46 AM, 2013
Irlam Locks:-
7.45am 1 Kingfisher - downstream of locks on Flixton side 3 Cormorant 2 Teal
5.35pm 1 Grey Wagtail
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sat Sep 28 11:37 PM, 2013
Saturday morning, 28th September.
FlyAsh Hill:
Mixed flock of 30+ Blue/Great/Long-tailed Tits plus 1 Willow Tit.
Pied Wagtail 70+
Grey Wagtail 2
Mute Swan 2ad 1imm.
Gadwall 6
Teal 1m 1f.
Mallard 25+
Starling 100+
BH Gull 150+
Common Gull 2
Little Grebe 1
Moorhen 4
Grey Heron 2
Greenfinch 2
Goldcrest 1
etc.
In the general area, 2 Treecreepers and a Willow Tit.
FlyAsh Hill:
Water Rail 1 heard in the lagoons.
Linnet 20+
Missel Thrush 2
Redwing 3
Reed Bunting 1
Pied Wagtail 10+
Chaffinch 6+
5 Common Gulls on Wellacre College field along with 1 LBB and 50+ BH Gulls, "cleaning up" after the pupils.
Jack Lane produced the sound of a Water Rail along with views of 3 Goldcrests, 4 Redwigs, 3 Moorhens, 2 Bullfinches and a GreyWagtail.
etc.etc.
ETW/Ship Canal:
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 3
BH Gull 100+
Mute Swan 2ads.
Jack Lane:
Lesser Redpoll 1
Water Rail 2 heard.
Treecreeper 1
Redwing 20+
Reed Bunting 1
General:
House Sparrow 50+
Collared Dove 30+
Willow Tit 2
Goldcrest 3
Buzzard 1
Missel Thrush 9
Magpie 50+
Goldfinch 20+
Bullfinch 1
Rook 4
etc.
Ship Canal/Irlam Locks/ETW only.
Common Sandpiper 1 just upstream of the Locks.
Grey Wagtail 3
Cormorant 4
Great-crested Grebe 1
Mute Swan 2ads, 1 with blue ring FI6.
Grey Heron 2
Jackdaw 10+
Moorhen 3
Mallard 20+
LBB Gull 1
BH Gull 40+
Magpie 20+
Crow 2
Starlings
Pied Wagtail 10+
etc.
ETW/Canal/Irlam Locks:
Grey Heron 4
Cormorant 1 imm.
Grey Wagtail 2
Pied Wagtail 1
Great-crested Grebe 1
Mallard 20+
BH Gull 20+
Magpie 10+
Jack Lane NR:
Water Rail 2 heard.
FlyAsh Hill:
Song Thrush 1
Willow Tit 1
Linnet 4
Kestrel 1
General sightings:
Goldcrest 1
Willow Tit 1
Chiffchaff 6
etc.
17.30 - c.45 Pied Wagtails at the locks this evening.
1 Kingfisher along the canal. Also, 2 Grey Wagtails and a juvenile Gadwall near Irlam Locks.
A Juvenile Water Rail at Jack Lane in full view and another Water Rail heard in the bullrushes.
A couple of Willow Tits also heard in separate areas.
2 Grey Herons at Dutton's Pond.
ETW/Canal/Irlam Locks:
Great Crested Grebe 1ad with 1 young on it's back.
Grey Wagtail 1f
Swallow 10+
Starling 300+
Grey Heron 2
Mallard 30+ including juveniles.
BH Gull 10+
Pied Wagtail 2
Oystercatcher 2ads.
Magpie 10+
General sightings:
Willow Tit 1
Bullfinch 2
Jack Lane:
Moorhen 1
Reed Bunting 4
Sand Martin 1
etc.etc.
Irlam Locks/ETW:
Grey Wagtail 4 flying over the canal. Breeding success?
Pied Wagtail 6+ including juveniles.
Oystercatcher 2 ads.
Great-crested Grebe 3 ads.
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1 sat in a tree for a change.
Mallard 15+
Swallow 10+
Sand Martin 6+
BH Gull 20+
LBB Gull 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Song Thrush 1 singing.
Green/Chaff/Goldfinches. etc.
Jack Lane:
Reed Warbler 2 singing.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Moorhen 2
Dutton's Pond:
Grey Heron 1
Canada Geese 7
Coot 3 juvs.
Moorhen 1ad and 2 juvs.
Mallard 20+
Blackcap 1 singing.
etc.
Grasshopper Warbler 1 "singing".
Reed Warbler 3 singing.
Sedge Warbler 1 singing.
Reed Bunting 3 singing.
Linnet 1
etc.etc.etc.
Jack Lane:
Reed Warbler 6 singing.
Reed Bunting 3 singing.
General sightings:
Willow Tit 3 heard.
Jay 2
etc.etc.etc.
Grey Wagtail 1m
Pied Wagtail 1m
Mute Swan 3ads
Cormorant 2
Oystercatcher 2ads
Great-crested Grebe 1 pair displaying.
Sand Martin 5+ including a pair mating on a telephone wire!
Grey Heron 2
Swallow 10+
Mallard 5m, 1f with 11 young and 1f with 3 well-grown juvs.
Magpie 20+
BH Gull 1ad
etc.
1 Kingfisher on M/cr Ship Canal flew downstream of locks with a small fish in it's beak.
Jack Lane NR:
Reed Warbler 6 singing.
Reed Bunting 2 singing.
Water Rail 1 heard.
Willow Tit 1 singing.
Blackcap 1 singing.
Chiffchaff 1 singing.
Moorhen 1 heard.
ETW/Irlam Locks/Canal:
Sand Martin 30+
House Martin 20+
Swallow 10+
Oystercatcher 1
Grey Wagtail 2
Pied Wagtail 3
Mute Swan 2 ads.
Cormorant 4
Gadwall 1m 1f.
Mallard 10+
Grey Heron 2
etc.
Large movement of Lesser Black-backed Gulls over Flixton. 200+, 1130-1400 heading south west. Also a small number of Black-headed Gulls.
Also Grey Heron fishing inside the locks
Approx 80 Sand Martins and c.20 Swallows zipping around the sewage works
2 Cormorant on M/cr Ship Canal
1 Grey Heron sat on locks
Along River Mersey:
Goosander 2m
Kingfisher 1
Gadwall 2 pairs.
Teal 1 pair.
Oystercatcher 1
Cormorant 2
Totals for migrants:
Swallow 10
Sand Martin 4
Willow Warbler 3 singing.
Blackcap 7 singing.
Chiffchaff 19 singing.
etc.etc.etc.
Two Goosanders one male one female. These sailed past me down the Mersey towards Flixton -- Carrington
Three Sand martins overhead. First of the year and always the start of Summer for me.
Brian
Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony
Grey Wagtail 2
Oystercatcher 2
Cormorant 2
GtCrested Grebe 1
Mallard 10+
Mute Swan 2ads.
Pied Wagtail 4+
BH Gull 70+
LBB Gull 2 over.
Herring Gull 2 over.
Sparrowhawk 1f.
Starling 30+
etc.
Dutton's Pond:
Tufted Duck 1m...a site rarity?
Moorhen 4
Coot 2
Canada Geese 3
Mallard 15+
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f
General Sightings:
Skylark 1 singing.
Chiffchaff 2 singing.
Redwing 16
Missel Thrush 1
BH Gull 50+ on Wellacre College field.
Reed Bunting 2m 1f in the garden.
etc.etc.etc.
2 Oystercatcher
1 Grey Wagtail
c.100 BH Gulls
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Tuesday 11th of March 2014 06:42:41 PM
Oystercatcher 2 on locks.
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 1
Gadwall 1m 1f.
Coot 1
Mallard 12+
BH Gull 20+
Magpie 20+
LBB Gull 3
Common Gull 1
Pied Wagtail 4
Starling 10+
Song Thrush 1
Mute Swan 2 adults, un-ringed.
ETW/Irlam Locks/Ship Canal.
Grey Wagtail 2
Grey Heron 1
Gadwall 2
Great Crested Grebe 1
Cormorant 2
Mute Swan 2ads 4imms
Herring Gull 2 over.
Mallard 5
BH Gull 50+
Pied Wagtails
Magpies
Starlings
etc.
Wednesday, along River Mersey from weir to Flixton Lagoons.
Kingfisher 1
Teal 4
Goldcrest 1
16 Pink-footed Geese west along the Manchester Ship Canal at 10am
Walk from Stott Drive to FlyAsh Hill, then Jack Lane and return.
FlyAsh Hill:
Song Thrush 1 singing.
Linnets 12+
Teal 3
Jay 1
Mistle Thrush 2
General sightings:
Redwing 100+
Bullfinch 1m
Chiffchaff 1 singing.
Starling 50+
Pied Wagtail 20+
Magpie 50+
Plus at Woodsend Park, Jan.23rd:
LBB Gull 1
Common Gull 2
BH Gull 100+
Rook 28
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 23rd of January 2014 08:12:20 PM
Chiffchaff 2 seen. 1 in trees near the old ferry crossing and 1 along road near the locks.
Goldcrest 1
Long-tailed tit 15+
Redwing 2
Cormorant 1
Mute Swan 2 imms.
Mallard 2
Buzzard 1
Moorhen 1
Manchester Ship Canal at Irlam
6 Gadwall
20 Tufted Duck
Mute Swan 2ad (VJ6 & AP6 ) + 3 imms.
Gadwall 7
Teal 1m 1f
Little Grebe 1
Moorhen 2
Cormorant 3
Mallard 20+
Grey Heron 1
Pied Wagtail 10+
BH Gull 200+
Common Gull 1
Starling 60+
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldfinch 10+
LT Tit 10+
ETW/Canal:
Mallard 20+
Teal 1f
Gadwall 5
Grey Heron 2
Cormorant 3
Grey Wagtail 2
Pied Wagtail 20+
Starling 50+
Magpie 20+
Moorhen 1
Common Gull 2
Herring Gull 1ad on the ground.
BH Gull 200+
Meadow Pipit 1
Walk along River Mersey from weir to FlyAsh Hill:
Mallard 7
Moorhen 2
Willow Tit 2
Goldcrest 2
Redwing 40+
Song Thrush 1 singing.
etc.etc.etc.
Mute Swan 2ads VJ6/AP6 plus 3 imms as usual.
Kingfisher 1
Gadwall 1m 1f
Mallard 20+
Pied Wagtail 20+
Grey Wagtail 2
Grey Heron 1
Meadow Pipit 1
Starling 60+
Magpie 20+
Cormorant 2
Common Gull 3
BH Gull 100+
ETW/Canal:
Mute Swan 2 adults VJ6 and AP6 with 3 juvs. plus another 10 adults and 1 juv.
Cormorant 2
Gadwall 1m 1f
Mallard 12+
BH Gull 90+
Common Gull 1
LBB Gull 3
Moorhen 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Magpie 20+
Starling 50+
Grey Heron 4
Jack Lane:
Water Rail 1 heard.
FlyAsh Hill:
Teal 1m
Redwing 1
etc.etc.etc.
c200 Pink-footed Geese over
22Redwing over
1 Sparrowhawk
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 12th of October 2013 10:11:35 AM
If they are in Flixton, my missus wont be happy as they love the berries on our Holly Bush, think 10-15 at any one time was the max last year..
We tend to get them once they have found William Wroe GC or the field next to St Michaels Church...If the numbers being reported today on various sites are true, then should be around very very soon.....
Cheers Steve
Also 6 Mute Swans flying round (4 ad, 2 juv) - flew in direction of Flixton before circling round and heading off over Irlam
7.45am
1 Kingfisher - downstream of locks on Flixton side
3 Cormorant
2 Teal
5.35pm
1 Grey Wagtail
FlyAsh Hill:
Mixed flock of 30+ Blue/Great/Long-tailed Tits plus 1 Willow Tit.
Meadow Pipit 2
Jackdaw 6
Linnet 1
Jay 2
ETW/Canal:
Grey Wagtail 1
Grey Heron 2
LBB Gull 2
Pied Wagtail 2
BH Gull 20+
Mallard 6
General sightings:
Treecreeper 1 just south of Jack Lane.
Song Thrush 1
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 1
Chaffinches 2
Bullfinch 1
Goldfinches.
etc.
Lots of Swallows, Sand Martin & House Martin at ETW
2 Wheatear on stubble field at Jack Lane
ETW/Locks:
Kingfisher 1
Pied Wagtail 5+
Cormorant 1
LBB Gull 2
BH Gull 20+
Grey Heron 1
Mallard 13
Mute Swan 2 ad.
Swallow 10+
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Moorhen 1
FlyAsh Hill:
Buzzard 2
Peregrine 1
Bullfinch 4
General area:
Willow Tit 1
Sparrowhawk 1 f.
etc.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 20th of August 2013 11:06:45 PM
2 Ravens flying south over Stott Drive.
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Tuesday 16th of July 2013 07:09:09 PM