Late sighting from yesterday , good,close,low view of a young buzzard and 1 parent flying together[ very vocal].

Pair of mute swan with 4 young
3 whitethroat [ 2 young, 1 parent]
at least 1 young buzzard heard mewing.

Male whitethroat showing off flight display, 0530.

Male sparrowhawk in pursuit of an adult blackbird [ the blackbird escaped ]

Late afternoon highlights.
flock of 6 long tailed tits
1 geenfinch
1 kestrel hunting

Tawny owl calling on the railway lines 0730. last night managed with the help of a couple out walking to put out 2 grass fires. luckily did'nt cause to much damage as they were in the early stages,

A pair of bullfinches collecting nesting material same spot but a month behind when observed 2 years ago.

2 Chaffinches
1 Bullfinch
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Pheasant
4 Goldfinches
10 Sparrows
1 Songthrush
2 Jays
1 Blackcap
1 Cuckoo [heard]
1 Woodpecker [heard-very close]
Lots of Swallows and House Martins over the lake


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-- Edited by Cassidy Hunt on Thursday 30th of May 2013 02:22:30 PM

0545- 0700. the whole area was alive with bird song.
10 willow warblers
3 chiffchaff
5 whitethroat
5 robin
1 grasshopper warbler
4 blackcap.

1 Treecreeper
2 whitethroat

Cuckoo south west corner, 1945- 2045

2nd May: -

Singing male Cuckoo
Grasshopper Warbler
14 Reed Warbler around the lake

Info thanks to Andy Makin

0600- 0730
Pair kestrels [ courting ]
3 willow warblers
2 whitethroat
1 blackcap
1 gs woodpecker
2 lbb gulls
1 jay
1 reed bunting
3 long tailed tits.

1 Reeling grasshopper warbler , southwest corner, close to spring view cricket ground 2015 last night.

2 lesser redpoll [ old railway line ] , 0630.

0545-0630
Dawn chorus [ good to see plenty of wren have survived the winter]
1 oystercatcher [ calling over old railway line heading south ]
3 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler[ first this spring for me ]
1 heron feeding.

jay flying across road towards the old ince tip area today at 12pm

30 minute walk along old railway line with dog, 1800- 1830.
G S Woodpecker [ drumming]
1 linnet
1 greenfinch
Pheasant [ calling ]
skylark [ singing, from ince landfill ].

0730- 0830
great spotted woodpecker [ drumming ]
2 chiffchaff
2 mistle thrush
7 redwihg [ over north east ]

1 chiffchaff, 0745 today.

2pm-3pm

Great Crested Grebe 3 Pairs Displaying
32 Blackheaded Gull
4 lesser Black Backs
2 Mute Swan
2 Mallard
4 Tufted
2 Gadwall.

0700- 0800
great spotted woodpecker [ drumming east of old railway line]
1 buzzard
4 long tailed tits
no sign of returning chiffchaffs, 10- 12 days late now.

Old railway- north of the lake 1745- 1845, last hour of light.
3 fieldfares [ over heading east ]
1 cormoront flying southeast
2 song thrush
1 pheasant
4 long tailed tits

5 Redpoll, north of lake, very flighty,before flying off north 1730.

Pleasant walk in eary morning sun. 0745- 0845. northern end of lake.
1 buzzard
5 coal tits
2 song thrush
2 wren
1 jay
2 coot
2 long tailed tit
1 chaffinch
2 bullfinch

Dave Tennant wrote:

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2 ravens, one of which landed on a silver birch on the old railway line 0900. apologies for posting yesterday on the wrong site ian.

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No apology necessary at all Dave, its a confusing situation when there are so many duplicates

2 ravens, one of which landed on a silver birch on the old railway line 0900. apologies for posting yesterday on the wrong site ian.

Pair of carrion crow inspecting old nest, 0845 today.

Today 4pm-5pm
20% frozen
Carrion crow..... 7
Wood pigeon ....31
Long tailed tit....3
Moorhen ......6
Coot.........4
Tufted duck....6
Mallard..........20
Canada geese.........2
Cormorant.........1

Owl heard but not seen

30 minute walk with the dog along old railway line.
1 heron [ perched on top of conifer ]
1 raven [calling from tree]
10 noisey sparrows
4 goldfinch
3 bullfinch
9 long tailed tits [approx]

Old railway line,short 25 min walk with the dog. mixed tit flock of long tailed and blue [16 in total ], 1 linnet.

Kingfisher on ponds at the NW corner of the Amberswood site today, nr Spring View/Lower Ince
single Goldcrest and Siskin heard

Flock of 19 long tailed tits 0730 today.

Mixed group of mostly house martins,with a few swallows [ approx 15 in total ] feeding above old railway line 1600 today.

Raven heading west 1745 today.

2 groups of geese totaling 75 flying east 0630 today, not sure if they were pinkfeet had no bins on me.

Early morning 0615- 0730.
pair mute swan with 4 young.
2 pairs of great crested grebe, with 3 young between them.
25 tufted duck.
1 reed bunting
1 great spotted woodpecker[ over flying north].
2 jays.
1 buzzard.

Young buzzard heard calling
1 Raven[ over west ]

Lots of mistle thrush over tonight both individual and a flock of 12.

Late report of a cuckoo 9/8/12 close to old railway line calling briefly.

just off Amberswood 25 Mistle Thrush flew SW over Spring View this evening towards the Wigan Flashes

Young tawny owl calling.
kestrel, hunting, catching, and then eating a large vole on the ground.
buzzard hunting. today at noon

A pair of whitethroat collecting insects together, hopefully if it is a late brood they get through the next few weeks.

Watched a whitethroat singing and then carry out the classic display flight , old railway line .

NE corner of the site this morning, off Kildare Street: 2 Siskin low overhead and a singing Garden Warbler

From early yesterday morning grasshopper warbler reeling on ince landfill. heard from amberswood railway line.

Sounded like a possible whitethroat singing but i could not id it, raven very vocal flying low towards hindley town centre and a sparrowhawk this morning.

Chiffchaff calling from old railway line 8am today.

Snipe disturbed while walking north of lake this am.

Group of 10 carrion crows to the north of the lake being very vocal,every so often it sounded like there was a raven amongst them. could nt get a good id of the group as i had no bins on me, was wondering if i was hearing things or if the two types of corvid do flock together. any ideas i would be interested to hear thanks.