Pectoral Sand still present with 2 Dunlin (which apparently had gone by 2:30pm) on number 7 lagoon by 2:45 atleast.
Also present single Common Sand.
John, it's too far for anything other than a record shot with DSLR's I'm afraid.
Please keep to the path when visiting. If it is out of view it always come back to that lagoon sooner or later and often is simply hidden in vegetation (it really doesn't take much to hide it either).
cheers ian may save me a trip that,ill call in tomorrow ont way toot flash if its still there
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 7 1:50 PM, 2009
Pectoral Sand still present with 2 Dunlin (which apparently had gone by 2:30pm) on number 7 lagoon by 2:45 atleast.
Also present single Common Sand.
John, it's too far for anything other than a record shot with DSLR's I'm afraid.
Please keep to the path when visiting. If it is out of view it always come back to that lagoon sooner or later and often is simply hidden in vegetation (it really doesn't take much to hide it either).
JOHN TYMON said
Thu May 7 1:06 PM, 2009
anyone let me know how close the pectoral is from the lookout position,trying to work out if its close enough for pictures?not digiscoped,with my 300mm lensanyone?im at work so will have to dash this evening if its fairly close
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Thursday 7th of May 2009 01:27:33 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 7th of May 2009 01:47:20 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 7 10:03 AM, 2009
Pectoral Sand still present 09:50 on lagoon number 7(b).
If you intend to visit then please refer to the map of hope carr on the site guide prior to it. Birders were wandering around all over the place today including some lost souls climbings gates etc. For your own safety just have a check first please and if you're lost on site feel free to give me a ring. Rather that than someone falls in a lagoon or we encounter problems with works personel.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 7 7:08 AM, 2009
Peg Sand still present 7am
Info thanks to Dexlan Savage, Judith Smith. Phil Rhodes
brian fielding said
Thu May 7 6:27 AM, 2009
pec sand still present this morning, showing well at 5.40am.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed May 6 9:04 PM, 2009
still present at 9pm on number 8 lagoon on the Hope Carr site map (see website for details).
Also present single Sanderling, 5 Dunlin and 4 Ringed Plover, birds dropping in all the time!
Info thanks to Andy Isherwood
Ian McKerchar said
Wed May 6 8:45 PM, 2009
Wednesday 6th May
Pectoral Sadpiper present 8:20pm tonight with Dunlin.
View the sludge lagoon from by the two metal gates along the public footpath which runs inbetween the sludge lagoons.
Info thanks to Andy Isherwood
Paul Heaton said
Wed Apr 22 4:50 PM, 2009
Quick visit this afternoon. and a Jay flew straight down the path at me! had to move out of the way, odd event!
Anyway, Chiff-chaffs, and Willow warblers,
Oystercatcher Goosanders and Sedge warbler been best birds.
Heavy crust on the lagoons
Keep Birding
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Dec 17 3:52 PM, 2008
Green Sandpiper still present today and a drake Goosander.
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Nov 23 6:14 PM, 2008
at least 75 Teal this morning. Not much else though
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 15 9:53 PM, 2008
Cheers John. 27 was a lucky number this morning for me either way, it even lessened the blow of the bill for the repairs to my car when I went back to pick it up
John Rayner said
Wed Oct 15 9:46 PM, 2008
Wombwell Ings is part of the Dearne Valley complex, near Moore RSPB (just east of Sheffield).
Curiously there was another report this morning of a flock of 27, this time at Skinflats RSPB (I'm not making that one up either, it's in Forthshire).
27 seems to be a very special number amongst Whoopers. 1 squadron leader and a lucky 13 either side
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 15 9:29 PM, 2008
I have no idea where Wombwell Ings is (sounds like made up name though )
John Rayner said
Wed Oct 15 2:54 PM, 2008
I noticed on an alternative bird news website that 27 Whoopers flew NE over Wombwell Ings at 09.35. Possibly Ian's flock? If so, Paul's Audenshaw arrival today had probably not split from this group.
Cheers, John
Paul Hammond said
Wed Oct 15 11:34 AM, 2008
I think one of your flock got lost because about 9ish a Whooper Swan joined the one present since yesterday at Audenshaw, before the pair eventually flew south east at 10.10
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 15 10:23 AM, 2008
Well would you believe it
After being pooh all through autumn but still plugging away there regardless in the afternoons, I made my first very early morning visit to Hope Carr in, frankly, years this morning. I wouldn't have bothered usually only, my car was booked in for work at Victoria Garage in Leigh at 8:30am and as I pass Hope Carr to get there I called in, it was typically quiet apart from the 27 Whooper Swans that flew over SE at approximately 8:10am (overflying Pennington Flash first!), nothing to do with good birding or careful fieldcraft that one, just pure luck and coincidence, brilliant
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 2 5:38 PM, 2008
02/10/09 midday-ish
Green Sand- 1 showing well on number 4, easily visable off the footpath Chiffchaff- 2 Pochard- 6
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Sep 13 1:18 PM, 2008
Today at midday.
Chiffchaff- 4+ Reed Warbler- 1 Spotted Flycatcher- 1 along the 'big hedge', a very good record here indeed! Kingfisher- 1 willow pool
pete berry said
Sat Aug 30 5:27 PM, 2008
Checked all the beds out,only 1 Green Sand present this pm.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Aug 30 12:35 PM, 2008
Friday 29th August 4pm
Green Sand- 1 Reed Warbler- 2
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 24 3:11 PM, 2008
Mi-afternoon today.
Juvenile Black-necked Grebe- 1 main lake, elusive though spending much time behind the island and associating with the seemingly many juvenile Little Grebes there. Green Sandpiper- 1 flying around the whole reserve! Lesser Whitethroat- 1 on the western border mixed in with a small roving tit flock (mainly Long-tailed) Kingfisher- 1 on the main lake Tufted Duck- 4 very small young on the willow pool Buzzard- 1 over the main lake
John Rayner said
Sat Aug 9 12:09 AM, 2008
08 08 08
Might be a lucky date for the Chinese but no rarities found today - only 2 green sands.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Aug 1 7:39 PM, 2008
Friday 1st Aug, early evening
Shelduck- 1 juv Green Sand- 1 Buzzard- 1
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jul 22 9:34 PM, 2008
tuesday 22nd
3 green sand 1 whimbrel headed straight over south west at 1:30pm 9 reed warbler 2 sedge warbler 200 swift
Rob Thorpe said
Sat Jul 19 3:59 PM, 2008
Early this afternoon:
4 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers on 9b
7 Little Ringed Plovers (inc. 2 juv) on No.4
Hundreds of Swifts and House Martins along with a few Sand Martins and Swallows.
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Jul 13 6:36 PM, 2008
Two green sandpipers on 9b early this afternoon.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jul 13 12:47 PM, 2008
Unfortunately the Green Sands are most often off limits around the sludge lagoons which are bordered by fences and barbed wire and should not be climbed over. They can occasionally be seen on lagoon numbers 1 and 4 (although 4 is currently dry) and more often flying around calling loudly. There is a site guide for Hope Carr on the website.
Adam Dyson said
Sat Jul 12 10:33 PM, 2008
saw the hobby today.where abouts are the green sands.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jul 12 7:19 PM, 2008
Hobby hunting over the beds at 3:40pm today then flew towards the Greyhound Motel, also present:
4 Green Sand 5 Little Ringed Plover Single Tree Sparrow Single Grasshopper Warbler near the visitor centre
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 19:32, 2008-07-12
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jul 9 12:12 PM, 2008
Paul Heaton wrote:
Nettles very high does no-one manage this site anymore very overgrown.
Nope, just us birders to trample as many down as we can.
Paul Heaton said
Wed Jul 9 7:05 AM, 2008
Missed the plover and oystercather, but large flock of swallows and martins yesterday afternoon. biggest flock of house martins I have seen in a while rough guess about 50+house martins 20 sand martins and then the rain came so did not count any more.
Nettles very high does no-one manage this site anymore very overgrown.
keep birding
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Jul 8 9:25 PM, 2008
juv little ringed plover, 5 oystercatcher and 2 grasshopper warblers was all i could find this evening
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jun 22 2:54 PM, 2008
Five broods of Gadwall here this morning, 8 Oystercatcher and singles of Little Ringed Plover and Redshank. Times are hard at the moment
Ian McKerchar said
Fri May 9 4:09 PM, 2008
Two Black Terns (Hope Carr megas) dropped in all too briefly at around 7am this morning and were undoubtably some of those which then made their way to Pennington later. Single Lesser Whitethroat in the Hawthorns near the bridge over the brook (undoubtably same bird as has been present a while now) and gropper on no. 4/5.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Apr 27 9:28 PM, 2008
this am quick look in the rain 1 tufted 2 mute swan 1 shoveler 4 mallard lots of chiffchaff and other small stuff,nothing on the silt lagoons
cheers geoff
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Mar 30 7:45 PM, 2008
2 singing chiffs this afternoon and 4 oiks as well still 38+ gadwall (mostly paired up now) and 3 redpoll around car park. Cheers Andy
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Mar 17 6:55 PM, 2008
Tree Sparrow this afternoon, in bushes near the bridge over the River Glaze, then flew south over horse fields towards East-Lancs road. Also a Chiffchaff singing between the river and Willow Pool.
Still can't find any Green Sands here, i must be looking in the wrong place!
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Mar 16 5:25 PM, 2008
Three pintail this evening (most probably the birds over Pennington earlier in the day).
Recently, still good numbers of Gadwall (nearly 80 on last weeks WeBS), a pair of Oystercatchers back on the island and still a couple of Green Sandpipers about though elusive.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 18:26, 2008-03-16
Andy Isherwood said
Tue Jan 1 9:13 PM, 2008
Still at least 2 green sand present today along with 8 wigeon and over 87 Gadwall. Also plenty of flocks of small birds around but still no firecrest!!
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Nov 18 2:55 PM, 2007
A good look this afternoon 3 Green sands still present over 140 Gadwall but many out of site behind island on main lake 9+ wigeon but same problem as above 1 chiffchaff calling from pit no.2 in with several goldcrests and a good size flock of long tailed tits about 20 meadow pipits flying around beds
Andy
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Nov 11 2:10 PM, 2007
Sunday 11th November, 07:15pm
Green Sandpiper- 3 Gadwall- over 150!!! Bullfinch- 8 Buzzard- 2, one perched in a tree along the main path, then both birds circling low over the main lake and sludge lagoons. Wigeon- 8
Ian Woosey said
Sun Oct 28 10:02 PM, 2007
28/10/07 mid morning
Green Sandpiper. 6 Wigeon. 3 Snipe. 95 Gadwall. 90 Pink-feet over. 3 Sparrowhawks in the air together. Emperor Goose.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 17 4:37 PM, 2007
Wednesday 17th October 2pm
Pintail- 6, including 2 drakes on the main lake. Wigeon- 2 Siskin- 5+ in trees alongside the main lake
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 16:53, 2007-10-17
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Oct 14 8:22 PM, 2007
Late news for yesterday, the 14th October 08:45am
Green Sandpiper- 1 Goldcrest- 14 Wigeon- 3
Lots of thrushes very evident in the hedgerows, appearing from everywhere!
Redwing- 41 Blackbird- 67 Song Thrush- 39
Rob Smallwood said
Tue Sep 25 5:20 PM, 2007
3-4 Green Sanpiper this afternoon.
Rob Smallwood said
Sun Sep 23 9:44 AM, 2007
I've posted a short video of this bird on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhg4ynViEOs
PS - I've edited the wrong location but it hasn't yet updated - apologies for moving the bird to Derbyshire!
-- Edited by Rob Smallwood at 10:10, 2007-09-23
Jimmy Meadows said
Sat Sep 22 4:17 PM, 2007
i was there till 9.30 this morning and paul was there from first light and no sign of the phalarope must have gone last night with the skys being so clear
cheers ian may save me a trip that,ill call in tomorrow ont way toot flash if its still there
Also present single Common Sand.
John, it's too far for anything other than a record shot with DSLR's I'm afraid.
Please keep to the path when visiting. If it is out of view it always come back to that lagoon sooner or later and often is simply hidden in vegetation (it really doesn't take much to hide it either).
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Thursday 7th of May 2009 01:27:33 PM
1 Pectoral Sandpiper
1 Whitethroat
1 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Pr. Tufted Duck
1 Sedge Warbler
6 Lapwing
6 Gadwall
1 Reed Bunting (male)
30+ Swift
2 Housemartins
Plus usual regulars.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 7th of May 2009 01:47:20 PM
If you intend to visit then please refer to the map of hope carr on the site guide prior to it. Birders were wandering around all over the place today including some lost souls climbings gates etc. For your own safety just have a check first please and if you're lost on site feel free to give me a ring. Rather that than someone falls in a lagoon or we encounter problems with works personel.
Info thanks to Dexlan Savage, Judith Smith. Phil Rhodes
Also present single Sanderling, 5 Dunlin and 4 Ringed Plover, birds dropping in all the time!
Info thanks to Andy Isherwood
Pectoral Sadpiper present 8:20pm tonight with Dunlin.
View the sludge lagoon from by the two metal gates along the public footpath which runs inbetween the sludge lagoons.
Info thanks to Andy Isherwood
Anyway, Chiff-chaffs, and Willow warblers,
Oystercatcher Goosanders and Sedge warbler been best birds.
Heavy crust on the lagoons
Keep Birding
Curiously there was another report this morning of a flock of 27, this time at Skinflats RSPB (I'm not making that one up either, it's in Forthshire).
27 seems to be a very special number amongst Whoopers. 1 squadron leader and a lucky 13 either side
Cheers, John
After being pooh all through autumn but still plugging away there regardless in the afternoons, I made my first very early morning visit to Hope Carr in, frankly, years this morning. I wouldn't have bothered usually only, my car was booked in for work at Victoria Garage in Leigh at 8:30am and as I pass Hope Carr to get there I called in, it was typically quiet apart from the 27 Whooper Swans that flew over SE at approximately 8:10am (overflying Pennington Flash first!), nothing to do with good birding or careful fieldcraft that one, just pure luck and coincidence, brilliant
Green Sand- 1 showing well on number 4, easily visable off the footpath
Chiffchaff- 2
Pochard- 6
Chiffchaff- 4+
Reed Warbler- 1
Spotted Flycatcher- 1 along the 'big hedge', a very good record here indeed!
Kingfisher- 1 willow pool
Green Sand- 1
Reed Warbler- 2
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Juvenile Black-necked Grebe- 1 main lake, elusive though spending much time behind the island and associating with the seemingly many juvenile Little Grebes there.
Green Sandpiper- 1 flying around the whole reserve!
Lesser Whitethroat- 1 on the western border mixed in with a small roving tit flock (mainly Long-tailed)
Kingfisher- 1 on the main lake
Tufted Duck- 4 very small young on the willow pool
Buzzard- 1 over the main lake
Might be a lucky date for the Chinese but no rarities found today - only 2 green sands.
Shelduck- 1 juv
Green Sand- 1
Buzzard- 1
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
3 green sand
1 whimbrel headed straight over south west at 1:30pm
9 reed warbler
2 sedge warbler
200 swift
4 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers on 9b
7 Little Ringed Plovers (inc. 2 juv) on No.4
Hundreds of Swifts and House Martins along with a few Sand Martins and Swallows.
4 Green Sand
5 Little Ringed Plover
Single Tree Sparrow
Single Grasshopper Warbler near the visitor centre
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 19:32, 2008-07-12
Nope, just us birders to trample as many down as we can.
20 sand martins and then the rain came so did not count any more.
Nettles very high does no-one manage this site anymore very overgrown.
keep birding
1 tufted
2 mute swan
1 shoveler
4 mallard
lots of chiffchaff and other small stuff,nothing on the silt lagoons
cheers geoff
Cheers
Andy
Also a Chiffchaff singing between the river and Willow Pool.
Still can't find any Green Sands here, i must be looking in the wrong place!
Recently, still good numbers of Gadwall (nearly 80 on last weeks WeBS), a pair of Oystercatchers back on the island and still a couple of Green Sandpipers about though elusive.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 18:26, 2008-03-16
3 Green sands still present
over 140 Gadwall but many out of site behind island on main lake
9+ wigeon but same problem as above
1 chiffchaff calling from pit no.2 in with several goldcrests and a good size flock of long tailed tits
about 20 meadow pipits flying around beds
Andy
Green Sandpiper- 3
Gadwall- over 150!!!
Bullfinch- 8
Buzzard- 2, one perched in a tree along the main path, then both birds circling low over the main lake and sludge lagoons.
Wigeon- 8
Green Sandpiper.
6 Wigeon.
3 Snipe.
95 Gadwall.
90 Pink-feet over.
3 Sparrowhawks in the air together.
Emperor Goose.
Pintail- 6, including 2 drakes on the main lake.
Wigeon- 2
Siskin- 5+ in trees alongside the main lake
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 16:53, 2007-10-17
Green Sandpiper- 1
Goldcrest- 14
Wigeon- 3
Lots of thrushes very evident in the hedgerows, appearing from everywhere!
Redwing- 41
Blackbird- 67
Song Thrush- 39
PS - I've edited the wrong location but it hasn't yet updated - apologies for moving the bird to Derbyshire!
-- Edited by Rob Smallwood at 10:10, 2007-09-23
of the phalarope must have gone last night with the skys being so clear