Quick look around, but didn't have my scope with me, so couldn't pick up any Snipe (if they were present)
- Flock of c50 Redwing over fields between Boarshaw Lane towards Chadderton Fold - 2 Oystercatcher - 5 Cormorant - 7 Wigeon - 4+ Teal - pr Goosander - 1 Little Grebe
James Walsh said
Sat Mar 6 6:15 PM, 2021
Boarshaw Lane Flashes
7 Snipe (including 4 showing well on the pool adjacent to the canal), 2 Oystercatchers, 7 Wigeon (4 drakes), 10 Teal, 2 Goosander (1 drake), 1 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorants
Charles Farrell said
Fri Mar 5 5:53 PM, 2021
5-Mar-2021 (15:30-17:00):
Boarshaw Lane Flashes area
7 Wigeon (4m, 3f) 3 Teal (2m,1f) 1 Little Grebe 2 Goosander (1 Redhead on the pool and 1 on the canal) 8 Snipe, including 6 feeding together 2 Redwing at back of Stakehill Industrial Estate
1 Meadow Pipit seen very briefly from canal towpath
Boarshaw Lane Flashes: - pr Goosander - 6 Wigeon (3m, 3f) - 3 Buzzard (1 pair and a 3rd bird)
Canal: - 1 Pied Wagtail - 1 Sparrowhawk over Boarshaw
James Walsh said
Mon Nov 23 4:31 PM, 2020
Boarshaw Lane Flash
1 drake Wigeon 7 Goosander (1 drake) 2 Little Grebe
4 Wigeon present on Sunday - info thanks to Richard Hart
James Walsh said
Mon Nov 9 2:44 PM, 2020
1 Little Grebe on Boarshaw Lane Flash
James Walsh said
Fri Oct 30 6:56 PM, 2020
Little Egret on Boarshaw Lane Flashes late morning / early afternoon then flew north along the Rochdale Canal
James Walsh said
Wed Oct 28 9:31 PM, 2020
Boarshaw Lane Flash
3 Wigeon 4 Cormorant 1 Little Grebe 1 Buzzard
James Walsh said
Sun Oct 25 7:46 PM, 2020
1 Buzzard on Three Gates Farm, Boarshaw Lane
-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 25th of October 2020 07:47:07 PM
James Walsh said
Sun Oct 25 7:41 PM, 2020
Boarshaw Lane Flash
3 Wigeon 2 Little Grebe 1 Buzzard 1 Cormorant c500 Pink-footed Geese east
James Walsh said
Tue Oct 20 6:15 PM, 2020
Boarshaw Lane Flash
3 Wigeon 1 Teal 10 Fieldfare 10 Redwing Male Bullfinch
James Walsh said
Sun Oct 18 8:05 PM, 2020
2 Teal on Three Gates Farm pool, Boarshaw Lane
James Walsh said
Fri Oct 16 9:27 PM, 2020
2 Wigeon Boarshaw Lane Flash
Richard Hart said
Mon Apr 27 8:28 PM, 2020
Been walking past these pools almost daily on lockdown on weekdays. Nothing out of the ordinary been devoid of Waders but today a marked increase in the number of Gulls with 37 Lesser B BGull, 11 Herrring Gull and 7 Black headed Gull. Just a half a mile or so up the canal Whitethroat.
Richard Hart said
Wed Apr 1 5:23 PM, 2020
Have walked past and checked the pools on my lunchtime walk each day this week and last. The most productive pool always next to the railway line up Boarshaw Lane. Today a White Wagtail was the highlight. Also 15 Teal, 4 Goosander pair of Little Grebe, nesting Coot, Grey Heron. Further north up the Canal a pair of Buzzard
Charles Farrell said
Sat Jan 11 10:57 PM, 2020
Sat 11-Jan-2020 (12:30 - 13:30):
Nothing particularly out of the Ordinary with most birds on or around the pools:
- c75 Canada Goose - 5 Cormorant - 12 Goosander (8 males) - c12 Teal - 2 Mistle Thrush - c6 Greenfinch on Garden Feeders + several chaffinch and 12+ House Sparrow - 1 Buzzard
Charles Farrell said
Tue Dec 17 2:07 PM, 2019
Mon 16th Dec 2019: (1 - 2PM)
An hour spent along the canal and around the area.
- 4 Goosander (3males) - c12 Teal - 2+ Common Gull amongst a flock of c50 Black-headed Gull - c6 Herring Gull - 1 Bullfinch - 3 Mistle Thrush - 5 Cormorant - 1 Buzzard - perching on one of the Electricty Pylons - 1 Rook (near Boarshaw Cemetery)
Plus the usual waterfowl, corvids, tits etc .
Charles Farrell said
Sun Oct 27 12:20 AM, 2019
Sat 26th Oct 2019:
An hour spent around the area. Bird Numbers smaller than expected and fewer species seen too. A few unexpected sightings thou
- 2 Swallow thru - 2 Little Grebe on one of the pools. Their diving was closely monitored by a small flock of Black-headed Gulls - 3 Cormorant - 1 Jay - c180 Canada Geese in the fields
Plus the usual corvids, tits and possibly a calling Bullfinch .
Mon 19th Sep 14:30 - 15:15 (approx) Walk along the canal and as far as the railway bridge - 2 Little Grebe - hunting fem Kestrel - 1 Swallow - 1 Grey Heron
Usuaul Corvids and waterfowl
Charles Farrell said
Sun Jul 17 1:34 AM, 2016
Sat 16th July 14:30 - 15:30 (approx)
Walk along the canal to slattocks, rohnd tge estate and back down Boarshaw Lane yielded:
- 2 Oystercatcher
- c80 Lapwing including young birds
- c20 House Sparrow inc young being fed
- 1 Singing Goldcrest
- 1 Singing Linnet
- 2 singing Chiffchaff
- hunting Kestrel and Buzzard
- adult & juv Moorhen
- c6 Swift
- c30 Swallow
Charles Farrell said
Sun Jan 31 10:01 PM, 2016
Had a bit of a saunter along the canal in the rain, until the rain got too much. Not a mass of activity but in the hedges and on the very wet fields saw/heard the following:
2 singing Coal Tit (year tick)
2 Goldcrest
1 Bullfinch (calling)
80+ Canada Geese
60+ Black-headed Gull
40 Mallard
2 Common Gull
1 Cormorant
Plus a few assorted Tits and Blackbirds etc
Davidcaron62 said
Sun Nov 16 8:05 PM, 2014
16th November 2014
This morning about 7.15 I ad the pleasure of watching a large corvid roost swooping over the fields between Cardinal Langley School and the Rochdale Canal. It was like watching a murmeration of starlings. There was at least a thousands birds (Honestly disbelief). Mainly jackdaw and crow. Spectactular is a word that springs to mind. Well my mind anyway. I don't get out much confuse.
In previous years there has been a roost locally in the Oakenbank and Glade Wood area of Hopwood. This year it appears to be in the trees behind the houses to the right of the school (As viewed from the canal).
Dave
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Kaz Horrocks said
Sun Nov 2 8:16 AM, 2014
02/11/14 09:000hrs Just had a pair of Ring-necked Parakeets fly over Morton Street, heading towards Middleton town centre!!
Dunnock 2 Great Tit 6 Greenfinch 3 Grey Heron 1 House Sparrow 6 Jay 1 Magpie 8 Mallard c50 Moorhen 3 Robin 4 Teal 7
Woodpigeon 10
Wren 2
Dave
Davidcaron62 said
Wed Jan 1 4:30 PM, 2014
1st January 2014
A quick review of 2013 .
I did not manage to do much bird watching locally last year due to work and family committments however a total of 44 different types of birds seen in the area during the year.
Blackbird Black-Headed Gull Blue Tit Bullfinch Buzzard Canada Goose Carrion Crow Collared Dove Common Gull Common Sandpiper Coot
Robin Sparrowhawk Starling Swallow Swift Teal Whitethroat
Willow Warbler Woodpigeon Wren
Regards
Dave
Davidcaron62 said
Sun Dec 22 5:39 PM, 2013
22nd December 2013
4.30pm
4 Redwing along the side of the canal near the back site. Heard them prior to seeing them as I was heading back from Lords Wood.
Dave
Davidcaron62 said
Sun Dec 15 5:20 PM, 2013
15th December 2013
14:15 to 15:40
Been a while since I've been round my local area as I have been travelling further a field.
Dull and cloudy with a cold wind.
Black-Headed Gull 2 Buzzard 1 Canada Goose 40 Carrion Crow 14 Common Sandpiper 5 Feral Pigeon 8 Goldfinch 2 Great Tit 2 Grey Heron 1 House Sparrow 6 Jackdaw 40 (Flying over East to West heading toward Lords Wood. Wonder if the big roost is back there?) Kestrel 1 Lapwing 30 (Flying over West to East) Long-Tailed Tit 11 Magpie 12 Mallard 12 Moorhen 1 Starling 5 Teal 20 Woodpigeon 1
Regards
Dave
Bill Myerscough said
Wed Nov 6 4:05 AM, 2013
5th November.
c65 Teal here today.
Cheers,
Bill.
Bill Myerscough said
Tue Jul 16 1:43 AM, 2013
15th July - am.
A single Teal was on the back pond - winter is on its way! Also 2 Oystercatcher and 1 Lapwing. 2 juvenile Goldfinch were seen and plenty of young Swallows were sat on wire fences and fence posts waiting to be fed.
A little further up the canal towards Slattocks - two family parties of Whitethroat and one of Willow Warbler. The adults from one of the Whitethroat families chased away the Willow Warblers, which had made the mistake of landing on their bush which had young hidden in it.
Cheers,
Bill.
Bill Myerscough said
Tue Apr 30 12:40 AM, 2013
29th April - pm.
I watched a Carrion Crow twice taking live frogs (or possibly toads?) out a small area of rush pasture adjacent to one of the ponds here this afternoon. In quite a stiff breeze, it hovered fairly proficiently at low level over the area of pasture, before dropping down onto its prey. It then removed them to an area where it could deal with them. It certainly put some of the nearby Mallards into a bit of a frenzy - who thought they might be in the firing line!
Also at a site in the general vicinity - my first fledged Dippers of the year. Two young at a site where they were probably renovating the old nest on 6th January and at which they have successfully produced young for the last four years now. Still plenty of time for a second brood.
Cheers,
Bill.
Richard Hart said
Mon Apr 15 4:50 AM, 2013
This evening
Grey Heron 1 Teal 16 Oystercatcher 2 Swallow 14
Kaz Horrocks said
Sun Feb 3 7:38 AM, 2013
Boarshaw / Morton street area: Two garden firsts this morning... A jay raiding my bird-table for peanuts, followed by a single Goldcrest visitiing for a few minutes!
4 Oystercatchers
2 Little Grebe
3 Teal (2 drake)
2 Cormorant
Boarshaw Lane Flashes
2 singing Willow Warbler
1 Swallow
3 singing Chiffchaff
4 Teal (2 drakes)
1 Lapwing
2 Little Grebe
2 Cormorant
1 Buzzard
Also 2 Kingfishers on the Rochdale Canal around the garden with the Manchester City flag early morning
3 Snipe
1 Goosander
4 Teal
3 Buzzard
1 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
1 Green Sandpiper
10 Snipe
4 Lapwing
2 Oystercatcher
1 singing male Reed Bunting
5 Wigeon (3 drakes)
13 Teal
4 Cormorant
2 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
2 singing Chiffchaff Higher Boarshaw on the Rochdale Canal
7 Wigeon (4 drakes)
3 Snipe
2 Oystercatcher
10 Teal
1 Goosander
1 Little Grebe
5 Cormorant
Quick look around, but didn't have my scope with me, so couldn't pick up any Snipe (if they were present)
- Flock of c50 Redwing over fields between Boarshaw Lane towards Chadderton Fold
- 2 Oystercatcher
- 5 Cormorant
- 7 Wigeon
- 4+ Teal
- pr Goosander
- 1 Little Grebe
7 Snipe (including 4 showing well on the pool adjacent to the canal), 2 Oystercatchers, 7 Wigeon (4 drakes), 10 Teal, 2 Goosander (1 drake), 1 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorants
Boarshaw Lane Flashes area
7 Wigeon (4m, 3f)
3 Teal (2m,1f)
1 Little Grebe
2 Goosander (1 Redhead on the pool and 1 on the canal)
8 Snipe, including 6 feeding together
2 Redwing at back of Stakehill Industrial Estate
1 Meadow Pipit seen very briefly from canal towpath
7 Wigeon
5 Teal
1 Little Grebe
2 Goosander
3 Snipe
7 Wigeon (4 drakes)
10 Teal
1 Little Grebe
2 Cormorants
1 Buzzard
3 Oystercatcher
7 Wigeon (4 drakes)
1 Little Grebe
4 Goosander
7 Teal
Boarshaw Lane area
1 Raven
1 Peregrine
8 Wigeon
22 Teal
1 Snipe
2 Goosander
3 Cormorant
4 Goldcrest
2 Treecreeper
5 Lesser Redpoll
Happy New Year to everyone on the forum
Boarshaw Lane Flash
9 Wigeon
1 Goosander
4 Teal
1 Little Grebe
Information thanks to Richard Hart
Freezing temperatures and very still.
Boarshaw Lane Flashes:
- pr Goosander
- 6 Wigeon (3m, 3f)
- 3 Buzzard (1 pair and a 3rd bird)
Canal:
- 1 Pied Wagtail
- 1 Sparrowhawk over Boarshaw
1 drake Wigeon
7 Goosander (1 drake)
2 Little Grebe
4 Wigeon present on Sunday - info thanks to Richard Hart
3 Wigeon
4 Cormorant
1 Little Grebe
1 Buzzard
-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 25th of October 2020 07:47:07 PM
3 Wigeon
2 Little Grebe
1 Buzzard
1 Cormorant
c500 Pink-footed Geese east
3 Wigeon
1 Teal
10 Fieldfare
10 Redwing
Male Bullfinch
Nothing particularly out of the Ordinary with most birds on or around the pools:
- c75 Canada Goose
- 5 Cormorant
- 12 Goosander (8 males)
- c12 Teal
- 2 Mistle Thrush
- c6 Greenfinch on Garden Feeders + several chaffinch and 12+ House Sparrow
- 1 Buzzard
An hour spent along the canal and around the area.
- 4 Goosander (3males)
- c12 Teal
- 2+ Common Gull amongst a flock of c50 Black-headed Gull
- c6 Herring Gull
- 1 Bullfinch
- 3 Mistle Thrush
- 5 Cormorant
- 1 Buzzard - perching on one of the Electricty Pylons
- 1 Rook (near Boarshaw Cemetery)
Plus the usual waterfowl, corvids, tits etc .
An hour spent around the area. Bird Numbers smaller than expected and fewer species seen too. A few unexpected sightings thou
- 2 Swallow thru
- 2 Little Grebe on one of the pools. Their diving was closely monitored by a small flock of Black-headed Gulls
- 3 Cormorant
- 1 Jay
- c180 Canada Geese in the fields
Plus the usual corvids, tits and possibly a calling Bullfinch .
Walk round from Chadderton Hall Park
- 101 Canada Goose
- 1 Pink-footed Goose
- 1 Bulfinch over
- 1 Sparrowhawk
- 11 Goosander (5 males and 6 redheads)
I'm not sure if Morton Street is going to count as 'Higher Boarshaw', but I'll put it here until someone advises differently.
I've not posted for ages (I lost my login details and it took me an age to reconnect!)
Garden regulars:
Feral pigeon
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Starling
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Goldfinch
Robin
Frequent:
Dunnock
House Sparrow
Blackbird
Wren
Long-Tailed Tit
Unusual:
Bullfinch
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Blackcap (female)
Sparrowhawk
Nuthatch
Overhead:
Ring-necked Parakeet
Canada Goose
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Walk along the canal and as far as the railway bridge
- 2 Little Grebe
- hunting fem Kestrel
- 1 Swallow
- 1 Grey Heron
Usuaul Corvids and waterfowl
This morning about 7.15 I ad the pleasure of watching a large corvid roost swooping over the fields between Cardinal Langley School and the Rochdale Canal. It was like watching a murmeration of starlings. There was at least a thousands birds (Honestly disbelief). Mainly jackdaw and crow. Spectactular is a word that springs to mind. Well my mind anyway. I don't get out much confuse.
In previous years there has been a roost locally in the Oakenbank and Glade Wood area of Hopwood. This year it appears to be in the trees behind the houses to the right of the school (As viewed from the canal).
Dave
__________________
Dave C (Life list - 107, 2013 - 90, 2014 - 67)
Just had a pair of Ring-necked Parakeets fly over Morton Street, heading towards Middleton town centre!!
Kaz
3pm to 4.15
A little chilly today
Blackbird 2
Blue Tit 3
Buzzard 1
Canada Goose 15
Carrion Crow 2
Chaffinch 1
Coot 4
Cormorant 2
Great Tit 4
Grey Wagtail 2
Jackdaw 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Magpie 8
Mallard 12
Moorhen 2
Pied Wagtail 1
Robin 3
Starling 5
Teal 5
Woodpigeon 25
Wren 1
Regards
Dave
4 to 5:20pm
Dry and bright.
Blackbird 2
Buzzard 2
Canada Goose 12
Carrion Crow 6
Coot 4
Cormorant 2
Feral Pigeon 15
Great Tit 5
House Sparrow 2
Magpie 13
Mallard 4
Moorhen 1
Oystercatcher 2
Pied Wagtail 2
Redwing 1
Starling 3
Teal 15
Woodpigeon 72 in various sized flocks around the patch
Regards
Dave
5 to 6:30pm
Dry and bright.
Chance for a good walk round tonight after an early finish from work.
Blackbird 2
Black-headed Gull 4
Blue Tit 2
Canada Goose 16
Carrion Crow 8
Coot 4
Feral Pigeon 5
Great Tit 1
Grey Heron 3
Jay 1
Magpie 12
Mallard 11
Moorhen 3
Oystercatcher 2
Redwing 1
Robin 4
Woodpigeon 16
Regards
Dave
5pm to 5:45pm
A quick walk around on my way back from Hopwood.
Blackbird 1
Canada Goose c50
Carrion Crow c50
Coot 2
Feral Pigeon 12
Grey Heron 1
Jay 1
Long-tailed Tit 1
Magpie 4
Mallard 10
Moorhen 2
Robin 1
Teal 2
Woodpigeon 4
Regards
Dave
3:15pm to 4:45pm
Cold and damp
Lots about this afternoon
Blackbird 3
Black-headed Gull 1
Blue Tit 2
Buzzard 1
Canada Goose c25
Carrion Crow c50
Coot 3
Feral Pigeon 20
Goldfinch 2
Great Tit
House Sparrow 5
Jackdaw c100 flying over
Magpie c50
Mallard 10
Moorhen 2
Redwing c50 (Possible other thrush types in with them)
Starling c60
Teal 8
Woodpigeon 4
Wren 1
Regards
Dave
-- Edited by Davidcaron62 on Thursday 6th of February 2014 06:22:53 PM
12th January
9.30am to 11.30am
Very cold and icy
Blackbird 5
Black-Headed Gull c50
Blue Tit 6
Canada Goose c100
Carrion Crow 9
Chaffinch 2
Coot 1
Dunnock 2
Great Tit 6
Greenfinch 3
Grey Heron 1
House Sparrow 6
Jay 1
Magpie 8
Mallard c50
Moorhen 3
Robin 4
Teal 7
Woodpigeon 10
Wren 2
Dave
1st January 2014
A quick review of 2013 .
I did not manage to do much bird watching locally last year due to work and family committments however a total of 44 different types of birds seen in the area during the year.
Blackbird
Black-Headed Gull
Blue Tit
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Collared Dove
Common Gull
Common Sandpiper
Coot
Dipper
Dunnock
Feral Pigeon
Goldfinch
Goosander
Great Tit
Greenfinch
Grey Heron
Grey Wagtail
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Jay
Kestrel
Lapwing
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher
Pied Wagtail
Redwing
Robin
Sparrowhawk
Starling
Swallow
Swift
Teal
Whitethroat
Willow Warbler
Woodpigeon
Wren
Regards
Dave
4.30pm
4 Redwing along the side of the canal near the back site. Heard them prior to seeing them as I was heading back from Lords Wood.
Dave
14:15 to 15:40
Been a while since I've been round my local area as I have been travelling further a field.
Dull and cloudy with a cold wind.
Black-Headed Gull 2
Buzzard 1
Canada Goose 40
Carrion Crow 14
Common Sandpiper 5
Feral Pigeon 8
Goldfinch 2
Great Tit 2
Grey Heron 1
House Sparrow 6
Jackdaw 40 (Flying over East to West heading toward Lords Wood. Wonder if the big roost is back there?)
Kestrel 1
Lapwing 30 (Flying over West to East)
Long-Tailed Tit 11
Magpie 12
Mallard 12
Moorhen 1
Starling 5
Teal 20
Woodpigeon 1
Regards
Dave
c65 Teal here today.
Cheers,
Bill.
A single Teal was on the back pond - winter is on its way!
A little further up the canal towards Slattocks - two family parties of Whitethroat and one of Willow Warbler. The adults from one of the Whitethroat families chased away the Willow Warblers,
Cheers,
Bill.
I watched a Carrion Crow twice taking live frogs (or possibly toads?) out a small area of rush pasture adjacent to one of the ponds here this afternoon. In quite a stiff breeze, it hovered fairly proficiently at low level over the area of pasture, before dropping down onto its prey. It then removed them to an area where it could deal with them.
Also at a site in the general vicinity - my first fledged Dippers of the year. Two young
Cheers,
Bill.
Grey Heron 1
Teal 16
Oystercatcher 2
Swallow 14
Kaz
3.15 to 4.45
Dry and bright but very cold.
Blackbird 1
Black-Headed Gull 13
Buzzard 1
Canada Goose 6
Carrion Crow 5
Feral Pigeon 1
Great Tit 2
Grey Heron 1
House Sparrow 20
Jay 1
Magpie 14
Mallard 2
Moorhen 9
Robin 1
Sparrowhawk 2
Starling 5
Woodpigeon 22
Regards
Dave