2 reed warbler singing (1 viewed) possible 3 1 lesser whitethroat 6+ whitethroat 1 blackcap chiff chaffs 1 reed bunting could only view one juv heron , hard to see the nests now
last year there was a fair few sedge warblers nesting in chorlton ees so sign of them this year
Dave Mcintyre
dave mcintyre said
Wed May 2 10:55 PM, 2007
chorlton ees on a sunny afternoon reed warbler (singing) 3 whitethroat chiff chaff's blackcaps grt spotted woodpecker reed bunting male could only see 3 herons on nest , harder to see nests with more foliage , one was feeding three young 1 swallow over the mersey 1 comorant on the mersey catching a few small fish
dave mcintyre
Pete Hines said
Sun Apr 15 8:12 PM, 2007
1 Reed Warbler singing from phragmites at the meadow pond 4 occupied Heron nests, at least three containing young ( 7 counted in total ) 2 Reed Bunting 1 Treecreeper 55+ Magpie in the cattle field 3 Sand Martin over 1Willow Warbler Chiffchaffs Blackcaps 1 singing Goldcrest 1 female Sparrowhawk
2 Skylark flew north over Turn Moss playing fields
Pete Hines said
Sat Apr 14 9:23 AM, 2007
58 Magpies in the cattle field yesterday
dave mcintyre said
Thu Apr 12 9:12 PM, 2007
chorlton ees (afternoon) 1 g s woodpecker 4 herons on nests 7 chiff chaff singing, no other warblers though 1 grey wagtail (on mersey) dole ees 2 liitle ringed plover ( togther, one having a bath) 1 snipe 2 lapwing 2 teal 2 chiff chaff
dave mcintyre
dave mcintyre said
Thu Mar 29 8:27 PM, 2007
chorlton ees 3 chiff chaff 1 grey heron with 3 juveniles 1 female reed bunting good numbers of goldfinch and chaffinch 2 grey wagtail (on river mersey) dole ees 1 pair shovler 1 pair teal 4 lapwing 2 grey heron 1 pair pheasant 2 chiff chaff c50 sand marin over sale w.p
Pete Hines said
Mon Mar 12 8:34 PM, 2007
1 Chiffchaff & 2 Treecreeper reported today by Rick Burnett
Phil Owen said
Wed Jan 10 7:05 PM, 2007
Not seen at Chorlton Ees but have been noted on Barlow Tip at Chorlton Water Park.
Supposed to be a good area to see Willow Tit also at Chorlton Ees although I've not recorded any yet!
dave mcintyre said
Tue Jan 9 9:32 PM, 2007
Stonechat (female) in the brambles in field chorlton ees , 3.00pm , never seen stonechat in this area before .Not much else about though.
2 reed warbler singing (1 viewed) possible 3
1 lesser whitethroat
6+ whitethroat
1 blackcap
chiff chaffs
1 reed bunting
could only view one juv heron , hard to see the nests now
last year there was a fair few sedge warblers nesting in chorlton ees so sign of them this year
Dave Mcintyre
reed warbler (singing)
3 whitethroat
chiff chaff's
blackcaps
grt spotted woodpecker
reed bunting male
could only see 3 herons on nest , harder to see nests with more foliage , one was feeding three young
1 swallow over the mersey
1 comorant on the mersey catching a few small fish
dave mcintyre
4 occupied Heron nests, at least three containing young ( 7 counted in total )
2 Reed Bunting
1 Treecreeper
55+ Magpie in the cattle field
3 Sand Martin over
1Willow Warbler
Chiffchaffs
Blackcaps
1 singing Goldcrest
1 female Sparrowhawk
2 Skylark flew north over Turn Moss playing fields
1 g s woodpecker
4 herons on nests
7 chiff chaff singing, no other warblers though
1 grey wagtail (on mersey)
dole ees
2 liitle ringed plover ( togther, one having a bath)
1 snipe
2 lapwing
2 teal
2 chiff chaff
dave mcintyre
3 chiff chaff
1 grey heron with 3 juveniles
1 female reed bunting
good numbers of goldfinch and chaffinch
2 grey wagtail (on river mersey)
dole ees
1 pair shovler
1 pair teal
4 lapwing
2 grey heron
1 pair pheasant
2 chiff chaff
c50 sand marin over sale w.p
Not seen at Chorlton Ees but have been noted on Barlow Tip at Chorlton Water Park.
Supposed to be a good area to see Willow Tit also at Chorlton Ees although I've not recorded any yet!