Late post from yesterday, getting a bit overgrown to see much so only birds of note around the bridleway/pools were a hunting kestrel, a grey heron, and a pair of jays. Also the usual moorhens and mallards. Sure I heard a red-legged partridge on the walk back (on the footpath past Dainewell Woods) but couldn't locate it - are they at all common around here?
dave broome said
Fri Aug 4 8:50 PM, 2017
1 Greenshank and 1 Green Sandpiper this evening
Chris Shaw said
Tue Aug 1 4:00 PM, 2017
This afternoon during heavy rain
green sandpiper
snipe
3 grey wagtails
dave broome said
Sat Jul 8 10:03 AM, 2017
Birds this morning included 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Gadwall, singing Sedge Warbler, min 3 Reed Warbler and 260 Starling
3 Little Ringed Plover (2 flew off high SW) 1 Sedge Warbler- seen carrying food 1 Reed Warbler - showed well than sang briefly 3 Blackcap 6 Chiffchaff singing 4 Whitethroat 1 Greenfinch 1 Kestrel 1 Jay 1 Yellowhammer - singing 1 very young Coot
Steven Nelson said
Tue Jun 20 6:10 PM, 2017
4.30pm-5.00pm
1 Green Sandpiper on pool next to path. 53 Lapwing 2 Bullfinch m & f 6 Blackcap singing 2 Chiffchaff singing
Steven Nelson said
Mon Jun 19 7:37 PM, 2017
5.30pm 1 Oystercatcher 9 Lapwing 10 Black-headed Gulls including 2 juv 2 Chiffchaff both singing 2 Bullfinch (pair) 2 Whitethroat 1 Reed Bunting singing 1 Kestrel over causing panic amongst the Hirindines 2 juv Coot 1 juv Moorhen Also- Possible singing Grasshopper Warbler - very faint and distant. Difficult to be 100% due to a breeze rustling the leaves!
Charlie Schouten said
Sun Jun 18 9:10 PM, 2017
Today between 15:00-16:00
About 20 Lapwing circling around when I arrived, and landed on the pool away from the main bridleway. Other birds on the pools included 2 Oystercatcher, 1 juvenile Black Headed Gull, and Canada Geese, Moorhens and Coots all with fairly well-grown chicks. 1 Reed Bunting heard and one seen, too.
1 Reed Warbler by the solar farm showing well, and further up the bridleway, two Buzzards over, a pair of Jays, and a Yellowhammer. Plenty of Whitethroat, Blackcap, and Chiffchaff about.
Cheers Charlie
Charlie Schouten said
Wed Jun 14 8:34 PM, 2017
Quick 10 minute visit today at around 5pm and counted 3 singing reed buntings just by the main pool.
Cheers Charlie
Charlie Schouten said
Fri May 26 9:18 AM, 2017
Quick visit yesterday between 17:30-18:15:
2 Reed Warblers behind the solar farm, and at least two on the pool nearest to the bridleway. Also spotted a Yellowhammer behind the solar farm.
Both the Oystercatcher and the Ringed Plover from the other day were still present, although the Ringed Plover flew off in the direction of the recycling centre just as I was leaving.
Cheers Charlie
Chris Shaw said
Thu May 25 7:17 PM, 2017
One hour walk this pm.
Garden warbler singing by the side of the solar panels
at least 4 singing reed warblers
willow tit
sparrowhawk
no sign of the sedge warbler which was around last week
Theres a very dark buzzard knocking around carrington moss at the moment too
-- Edited by Chris Shaw on Thursday 25th of May 2017 08:27:07 PM
Charlie Schouten said
Tue May 23 4:16 PM, 2017
Quick visit about 14:30-15:00 today.
Couldn't locate the garden warbler(s) unfortunately but did find 2 very vocal reed warblers, one by the entrance to the solar farm and one at the bottom of the pool by the horse fields.
Other birds seen included a single oystercatcher on the main pool near the bridleway and a ringed plover on the second pool further back from the path, as well as a whitethroat on the bridleway.
Also lots of tufted duck, gadwall, moorhen, and coot on the pools, along with two grey herons, a couple of pied wagtails and plenty of house martins and swallows.
Cheers Charlie
Steven Nelson said
Tue May 23 1:05 PM, 2017
1 Garden Warbler singing near entrance gate to the solar farm at 8.10am showed briefly. A bit of cheer on a dark day for Manchester.
Steven Nelson said
Mon May 22 6:53 PM, 2017
4 Garden Warblers singing this afternoon between 16.30-17.15. 3 birds singing near the mobile telephone mast on the eastern side including 2 have a singing 'battle' either side of the path. A 3rd bird nearby. The 4th bird on the northern side behind the solar farm. Nightmares to see though! I managed a few brief views of 1 bird as it flew between bushes. Also: 3 Reed Warblers singing- 1 seen 2 Blackcap singing 3 Whitethroat - 2 singing 1 Chiffchaff singing 2 Bullfinch 1 Yellowhammer (m) 3 Gadwall 4 Tufted Duck 1 Little Grebe A few Swift, Swallow and House Martin over.
Steven Nelson said
Mon May 22 6:46 PM, 2017
4 Garden Warblers singing this afternoon between 16.30-17.15. 3 birds singing near the mobile telephone mast on the eastern side including 2 have a singing 'battle' either side of the path. A 3rd bird nearby. The 4th bird on the northern side behind the solar farm. Buggars to see though! I managed a few brief views of 1 bird as it flew between bushes. Also: 3 Reed Warblers singing- 1 seen 2 Blackcap singing 3 Whitethroat - 2 singing 1 Chiffchaff singing 2 Bullfinch 1 Yellowhammer (m) 3 Gadwall 4 Tufted Duck 1 Little Grebe 2 Reed Bunting A few Swift, Swallow and House Martins over
Tim Wilcox said
Sun May 21 11:48 AM, 2017
Garden Warbler at the north end of the pool by the Trans Pennine trail
Chris Shaw said
Mon May 15 9:40 PM, 2017
13.30-14.30
a good haul of 37 species on an hour long walk from the tip to the woods by field 5. Highlights included a garden warbler singing briefly by the pond and on the opposite side a reed warbler and sedge warbler. A buzzard frightened the life out of me in the woods by flying straight in front of me. Other species included 2 whitethroat, 2 willow warbler, 6 stock dove, skylark, reed bunting, about 8 swift, 20 house martin, swallow and an overflying oystercatcher as well as common passerines, wildfowl, crows, lapwing, Woodpigeon and the usual pheasants.
-- Edited by Chrisshaw3479 on Monday 15th of May 2017 09:41:44 PM
-- Edited by Chrisshaw3479 on Monday 15th of May 2017 10:07:39 PM
steven burke said
Sat Apr 15 11:25 PM, 2017
Afternoon visit
200+ sand Martin 6+ house martin 5 + swallow 2 oystercatcher 6 blackcap 4 chiffchaff 2 willow warbler Pretty sure I heard a garden warbler near the solar panels
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 9 8:31 PM, 2017
2 House Martin over the stables and 2 Oystercatcher at 10am today.
Lots of black-headed gulls, long tailed tits, blue tits and house sparrows near the recycling centre.
Also 1 buzzard behind the sewage works.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sat Oct 22 7:48 PM, 2016
Green Sandpiper 1 Grey Wagtail 4 Black-headed Gull 50+ Linnet 1 Pied Wagtail 4 Common Gull 1
Charlie Schouten said
Wed Oct 5 5:40 PM, 2016
Very quiet on the first pool this afternoon between 15:30 and 16:30, only 2 moorhens of note. Water level looking quite low.
Around the sewage works and bridleway:
3 Buzzard 2 Jay 5 Lapwing flew over to the second pool 1 Kestrel by Woodhouse Lane 15 Starling 4 Great tit
Cheers Charlie
-- Edited by Charlie Schouten on Wednesday 5th of October 2016 05:41:11 PM
Steven Nelson said
Thu Sep 1 6:04 PM, 2016
16.00 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Willow Tit
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sun Aug 21 5:31 PM, 2016
Green Sandpiper 1 Shoveler 2 Gadwall 2 Mallards Coot 2 Moorhen 1 adult 2 juveniles. House Martin 20+
Very difficult to see the path-side pool through the vegetation. Other pools not available due to b****y solar farm.
Steven Nelson said
Tue May 10 8:24 PM, 2016
1 Garden Warbler singing really well (in the rain) in the bushes near the phone mast at 5.30pm this evening. I managed a few brief views of it. 1 Sedge Warbler 1 Reed Warbler - heard only 3 Whitethroat 1 Willow Warbler Lots of Swallow and House Martins plus a few Sand Martin and Swift feeding low over the ETW 1 Buzzard over 1 Coot feeding 2 newly hatched chicks 2 Gadwall - pair 2 Mute Swans 6 Canada Geese
Tony Darby said
Mon May 9 3:15 PM, 2016
Garden Warbler showing reasonably well (for a Garden Warbler) in the area around the phone mast. Also a Common Sandpiper in the flooded horse paddocks (thanks to Tony O'Mahony for that one).
Steven Nelson said
Fri May 6 9:40 PM, 2016
16.30 1 Nuthatch - in trees alongside donkey paddocks 2 Reed Warblers - heard only 1 Blackcap 2 Mute Swan 2 Tufted Duck (pair) 1 Buzzard over 1 Yellowhammer
Tony Darby said
Fri May 6 5:07 PM, 2016
Of note: 2 Reed Warblers, heard only 2 Sedge Warblers, one seen in the 2nd overgrown bed on the left, and the other past the pylon towards the estate. Not as many of the other common warblers, on what's left of this site, after the solar farm was sneaked in by United Utilities.
Steven Nelson said
Tue May 3 10:03 PM, 2016
16.45 2 Reed Warbler - heard only 8 House Martin Lots of Swallows 1 Sand Martin 8 adult Canada Geese plus a brood of 9 goslings 2 Mute Swan 3 Tufted Duck 1 Gadwall 1 Willow Warbler
Steven Nelson said
Thu Apr 21 7:55 PM, 2016
8.15am 1 Reed Warbler singing from the overgrown bed on opposite side of path to solar farm. But it remained out of sight! 1 Grey Wagtail (m) by the large grey tanks. 2 Mute Swans
Adam Jones said
Wed Apr 20 9:58 PM, 2016
This afternoon 3:30ish
1 Yellow Wagtail again in the paddocks behind the house. Nicely spotted by Lynne Webster.
Steven Nelson said
Tue Apr 19 7:34 PM, 2016
This evening at 17.00
2 Male Yellow Wagtails in first horse paddock behind the house with 2 Pied Wagtails.
This morning 8.10am 1 Blackcap singing along the path 1 House Martin around Woodcote Farm
Steve Scrimgeour said
Tue Apr 19 9:32 AM, 2016
Late post from last night
Was down there approx 1900 - 1930 only wagtails seen were
2 Pied with the Donkeys 1 Pied on concrete storage tanks 1 Grey in the first paddock
Dont think lack of sunshine and what felt like sub zero wind helped much......
Tim Wilcox said
Mon Apr 18 6:51 PM, 2016
Only 1 male Yellow Wagtail still present this afternoon
John Rayner said
Sun Apr 17 11:24 PM, 2016
Mike Chorley wrote:
Finished our day out here with 5 Yellow Wagtails. Initially 1 in the first horse paddock, giving very good views, 1 part way along the bank in front of the spinners and three at the far end of the field below that bank. 10+ Pied Wagtails, mainly at the far end of that field with the Yellows and a pair of Grey Wagtails flew over towards the stables.
Swallows, House and Sand Martins, Meadow Pipits, etc.
One of the 5 Yellow Wagtails - taken through chain link fencing:
Finished our day out here with 5 Yellow Wagtails. Initially 1 in the first horse paddock, giving very good views, 1 part way along the bank in front of the spinners and three at the far end of the field below that bank. 10+ Pied Wagtails, mainly at the far end of that field with the Yellows and a pair of Grey Wagtails flew over towards the stables.
Swallows, House and Sand Martins, Meadow Pipits, etc.
Tim Wilcox said
Sun Apr 17 11:36 AM, 2016
Now 2 Yellow Wagtails present. One in field south of the concrete tanks and one in far corner of the spinners but elusive.
Swallow over the pools and 2 Oystercatcher on flooded paddock today.
Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony
Chris Sutton said
Sat Feb 27 6:55 PM, 2016
Little Egret (1) - Quick scan as I passed through on the bike - Little Egret on the flooded paddock along with teal and moorhen. 20+ pied wagtail on the paddock opposite.
Steven Nelson said
Tue Feb 23 10:55 PM, 2016
17.00 26 Teal in flooded horse field - probably disturbed by the heavy machinery that had been operating within the 'pools' compound between front and middle pools.
Front pool: 2 Mute Swan 4 Shoveler 2 Teal 2 Gadwall 1 Goldcrest in bushes next to path
Water Rail present this morning.
Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony
Shoveler 3m 3f.
Little Grebe 1
Moorhen 2
Coot 1
Grey Wagtail 2
Pied Wagtail 10+
Mallard 2m 2f.
etc.
Moorhen 3
Pied Wagtail 10+
Grey Wagtail 2
Goldcrest 3
Grey Heron 2
Black-headed Gull 20+
Black-headed Gull 30+
Moorhen 1
Starling 30+
Chiffchaff 1
Linnet 3
Redwing 3
Pied Wagtail 6+
Grey Wagtail 1
Late post from yesterday, getting a bit overgrown to see much so only birds of note around the bridleway/pools were a hunting kestrel, a grey heron, and a pair of jays. Also the usual moorhens and mallards.
Sure I heard a red-legged partridge on the walk back (on the footpath past Dainewell Woods) but couldn't locate it - are they at all common around here?
1 Greenshank and 1 Green Sandpiper this evening
This afternoon during heavy rain
green sandpiper
snipe
3 grey wagtails
Birds this morning included 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Gadwall, singing Sedge Warbler, min 3 Reed Warbler and 260 Starling
1 Oystercatcher
17.30-17.45
1 Little Ringed Plover
3 Reed Warblers singing
3 Chiffchaff singing
1 Blackcap singing
3 Little Ringed Plover (2 flew off high SW)
1 Sedge Warbler- seen carrying food
1 Reed Warbler - showed well than sang briefly
3 Blackcap
6 Chiffchaff singing
4 Whitethroat
1 Greenfinch
1 Kestrel
1 Jay
1 Yellowhammer - singing
1 very young Coot
1 Green Sandpiper on pool next to path.
53 Lapwing
2 Bullfinch m & f
6 Blackcap singing
2 Chiffchaff singing
1 Oystercatcher
9 Lapwing
10 Black-headed Gulls including 2 juv
2 Chiffchaff both singing
2 Bullfinch (pair)
2 Whitethroat
1 Reed Bunting singing
1 Kestrel over causing panic amongst the Hirindines
2 juv Coot
1 juv Moorhen
Also- Possible singing Grasshopper Warbler - very faint and distant. Difficult to be 100% due to a breeze rustling the leaves!
Today between 15:00-16:00
About 20 Lapwing circling around when I arrived, and landed on the pool away from the main bridleway. Other birds on the pools included 2 Oystercatcher, 1 juvenile Black Headed Gull, and Canada Geese, Moorhens and Coots all with fairly well-grown chicks. 1 Reed Bunting heard and one seen, too.
1 Reed Warbler by the solar farm showing well, and further up the bridleway, two Buzzards over, a pair of Jays, and a Yellowhammer. Plenty of Whitethroat, Blackcap, and Chiffchaff about.
Cheers
Charlie
Quick 10 minute visit today at around 5pm and counted 3 singing reed buntings just by the main pool.
Cheers
Charlie
Quick visit yesterday between 17:30-18:15:
2 Reed Warblers behind the solar farm, and at least two on the pool nearest to the bridleway. Also spotted a Yellowhammer behind the solar farm.
Both the Oystercatcher and the Ringed Plover from the other day were still present, although the Ringed Plover flew off in the direction of the recycling centre just as I was leaving.
Cheers
Charlie
One hour walk this pm.
Garden warbler singing by the side of the solar panels
at least 4 singing reed warblers
willow tit
sparrowhawk
no sign of the sedge warbler which was around last week
Theres a very dark buzzard knocking around carrington moss at the moment too
-- Edited by Chris Shaw on Thursday 25th of May 2017 08:27:07 PM
Quick visit about 14:30-15:00 today.
Couldn't locate the garden warbler(s) unfortunately but did find 2 very vocal reed warblers, one by the entrance to the solar farm and one at the bottom of the pool by the horse fields.
Other birds seen included a single oystercatcher on the main pool near the bridleway and a ringed plover on the second pool further back from the path, as well as a whitethroat on the bridleway.
Also lots of tufted duck, gadwall, moorhen, and coot on the pools, along with two grey herons, a couple of pied wagtails and plenty of house martins and swallows.
Cheers
Charlie
Also:
3 Reed Warblers singing- 1 seen
2 Blackcap singing
3 Whitethroat - 2 singing
1 Chiffchaff singing
2 Bullfinch
1 Yellowhammer (m)
3 Gadwall
4 Tufted Duck
1 Little Grebe
A few Swift, Swallow and House Martin over.
Also:
3 Reed Warblers singing- 1 seen
2 Blackcap singing
3 Whitethroat - 2 singing
1 Chiffchaff singing
2 Bullfinch
1 Yellowhammer (m)
3 Gadwall
4 Tufted Duck
1 Little Grebe
2 Reed Bunting
A few Swift, Swallow and House Martins over
13.30-14.30
a good haul of 37 species on an hour long walk from the tip to the woods by field 5. Highlights included a garden warbler singing briefly by the pond and on the opposite side a reed warbler and sedge warbler. A buzzard frightened the life out of me in the woods by flying straight in front of me. Other species included 2 whitethroat, 2 willow warbler, 6 stock dove, skylark, reed bunting, about 8 swift, 20 house martin, swallow and an overflying oystercatcher as well as common passerines, wildfowl, crows, lapwing, Woodpigeon and the usual pheasants.
-- Edited by Chrisshaw3479 on Monday 15th of May 2017 09:41:44 PM
-- Edited by Chrisshaw3479 on Monday 15th of May 2017 10:07:39 PM
200+ sand Martin
6+ house martin
5 + swallow
2 oystercatcher
6 blackcap
4 chiffchaff
2 willow warbler
Pretty sure I heard a garden warbler near the solar panels
2 House Martin over the stables and 2 Oystercatcher at 10am today.
Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony
Swallow 10+
Sand Martin 3
Shoveler 1m 1f.
Tufted Duck 1m.
Gadwall 5
Coot 5
Moorhen 5
Oystercatcher 2
Black-headed Gull 3
Pied Wagtail 10+
Mallard 5+
Grey Wagtail 2
Reed Bunting 1
etc.
Oystercatcher 2
Gadwall 4
Shoveler 4
Kestrel 1
Tufted Duck 3
Teal 2
pm, Horse paddocks;
Pied Wagtail 27
Grey Wagtail 3
Bathing/preening in puddles.
Today between 14:00-15:00
6 Teal
2 Shoveler
1 Gadwall
7 Moorhen
Lots of black-headed gulls, long tailed tits, blue tits and house sparrows near the recycling centre.
Also 1 buzzard behind the sewage works.
Grey Wagtail 4
Black-headed Gull 50+
Linnet 1
Pied Wagtail 4
Common Gull 1
Very quiet on the first pool this afternoon between 15:30 and 16:30, only 2 moorhens of note. Water level looking quite low.
Around the sewage works and bridleway:
3 Buzzard
2 Jay
5 Lapwing flew over to the second pool
1 Kestrel by Woodhouse Lane
15 Starling
4 Great tit
Cheers
Charlie
-- Edited by Charlie Schouten on Wednesday 5th of October 2016 05:41:11 PM
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Willow Tit
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 2
Mallards
Coot 2
Moorhen 1 adult 2 juveniles.
House Martin 20+
Very difficult to see the path-side pool through the vegetation. Other pools not available due to b****y solar farm.
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Reed Warbler - heard only
3 Whitethroat
1 Willow Warbler
Lots of Swallow and House Martins plus a few Sand Martin and Swift feeding low over the ETW
1 Buzzard over
1 Coot feeding 2 newly hatched chicks
2 Gadwall - pair
2 Mute Swans
6 Canada Geese
Also a Common Sandpiper in the flooded horse paddocks (thanks to Tony O'Mahony for that one).
1 Nuthatch - in trees alongside donkey paddocks
2 Reed Warblers - heard only
1 Blackcap
2 Mute Swan
2 Tufted Duck (pair)
1 Buzzard over
1 Yellowhammer
2 Reed Warblers, heard only
2 Sedge Warblers, one seen in the 2nd overgrown bed on the left, and the other past the pylon towards the estate.
Not as many of the other common warblers, on what's left of this site, after the solar farm was sneaked in by United Utilities.
2 Reed Warbler - heard only
8 House Martin
Lots of Swallows
1 Sand Martin
8 adult Canada Geese plus a brood of 9 goslings
2 Mute Swan
3 Tufted Duck
1 Gadwall
1 Willow Warbler
1 Reed Warbler singing from the overgrown bed on opposite side of path to solar farm. But it remained out of sight!
1 Grey Wagtail (m) by the large grey tanks.
2 Mute Swans
1 Yellow Wagtail again in the paddocks behind the house. Nicely spotted by Lynne Webster.
2 Male Yellow Wagtails in first horse paddock behind the house with 2 Pied Wagtails.
Also:
2 Shoveler - pair
2 Gadwall- pair
2 Tufted Duck - pair
1 Coot
1 Moorhen
1 Canada Goose
This morning 8.10am
1 Blackcap singing along the path
1 House Martin around Woodcote Farm
Was down there approx 1900 - 1930 only wagtails seen were
2 Pied with the Donkeys
1 Pied on concrete storage tanks
1 Grey in the first paddock
Dont think lack of sunshine and what felt like sub zero wind helped much......
One of the 5 Yellow Wagtails - taken through chain link fencing:
Swallows, House and Sand Martins, Meadow Pipits, etc.
Pied Wagtail 10+
Swallow 20+
Sand Martin 5+
House Martin 2
Shoveler 3m.
Tufted Duck 3m 2f.
Gadwall 3m 1f.
Grey Heron 1
Willow Warbler 2 singing.
etc.etc.
Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony
26 Teal in flooded horse field - probably disturbed by the heavy machinery that had been operating within the 'pools' compound between front and middle pools.
Front pool:
2 Mute Swan
4 Shoveler
2 Teal
2 Gadwall
1 Goldcrest in bushes next to path