1 willow warbler 2 whitethroat 17 blackcap 15 chiffchaff 1 willow tit 2 Reed bunting 2 bullfinch 2 ring necked parakeets 2 Kestrel 1 buzzard 1 sparrowhawk Peregrine on pylon with kill Plus usuals around.
Pete Hines said
Fri Apr 15 12:41 PM, 2022
Common Whitethroat 3 Snipe 1 Redpoll 1
Pete Hines said
Thu Apr 14 2:18 PM, 2022
Common Whitethroat 1 singing male Willow Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 7 Blackcap 7 Sparrowhawk 1 Buzzard 5 Kestrel 1 Linnet 1 singing male
Samglennie said
Sun Feb 27 7:55 PM, 2022
Sunset walk today - 2x Kestrel, 2x Mistle thrush, 4x Song thrush, 3x Redwing, 6x Mallard
phillipskelly said
Wed Dec 29 4:02 PM, 2021
From 1pm today Rear of School basketball crt. Coal tit - 1. Great tit - 1. Blue tit - 1. Blackbird - 1. Grt. Spotted Woodpecker - 3 together (2 females but didn't notice sex of the other).Bullfinch - 1f.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Wednesday 29th of December 2021 04:05:40 PM
Pete Hines said
Wed Dec 15 7:50 PM, 2021
Ring-necked Parakeet 40+. Dusk visit, viewed from the summit, flocks fly over east from both north (from the direction of Urmston / Flixton - 16) and south (from the direction of Ashton-on-Mersey - 24) sides of the site. Others heard only but not counted.
Anas sp 22 silhouettes flying east towards Sale Water Park in the dying light, poss Teal ? Kestrel 2
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Wednesday 15th of December 2021 07:54:38 PM
phillipskelly said
Sun Oct 31 1:21 PM, 2021
Late post for Saturday afternoon 30.10.21 after a brief visit.
Great tit - 2. Blue tit - 1. Redwing - 3. Blackbird - 3. Kestrel - 1. Buzzard - 5 ( 3 circling together and drifting towards Stretford Ees and 2 others, 1 with a missing primary feather near M60 and 1 towards the garden centre ). Very few Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow about
Pete Hines said
Tue Oct 26 3:42 PM, 2021
Willow Tit 1 behind the school Raven 3 Rook 13 Redwing 31 Meadow Pipit 1
Pete Hines said
Sun Jun 13 11:00 AM, 2021
Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing in the favoured area of the SE corner at 53.440019, -2.319386.
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Sunday 13th of June 2021 11:02:33 AM
Pete Hines said
Tue Jun 8 1:15 PM, 2021
Willow Tit - at least one behind the school at 53.440683, -2.317258 Whitethroat 14+ Kestrel 3 Buzzard 1
Pete Hines said
Sun May 23 12:26 PM, 2021
Willow Tit 3 along the lower eastern slope, with two agitated birds, along with other tits, mobbing a Jay
Samglennie said
Sun May 16 4:41 PM, 2021
Stretford Meadows 3:30-16:50
1x Lesser whitethroat SE corner
2x bullfinch
10x whitethroat
16:36 Osprey flew North
phillipskelly said
Sat May 15 11:43 AM, 2021
Late post for yesterday Friday 14.05.21(late afternoon)
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 initially found by Pete Reeves.
Lesser Whitethroat singing at the SE end this morning
Chris Chandler said
Thu May 13 10:23 PM, 2021
Lesser Whitethroat and Grasshopper Warbler both singing on the east side of the site this evening
Pete Hines said
Thu May 13 1:21 PM, 2021
Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing male in the SE corner
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Friday 14th of May 2021 06:51:41 AM
Steven Heywood said
Sun May 2 10:49 PM, 2021
15:20 - 16:20, as the showers started
29 species, highlights:
3 buzzard over
4 sand martins over
1 swallow at knee high
5 chiffchaffs
4 whitethroats
2 willow warblers
The resident pheasant near the cricket pitch
I notice somebody's been busy with a strimmer. One of the bramble patches taken out was the one I found most reliable for lesser whitethroat sightings last year.
Pete Hines said
Sun May 2 11:45 AM, 2021
Lesser Whitethroat 1 Common Whitethroat 19 Sedge Warbler 1 Grasshopper Warbler 1 Swift 2 Reed Bunting 8
Pete Hines said
Fri Apr 30 2:27 PM, 2021
Eastern half only between the summit and school
Lesser Whitethroat 2 singing males, c100-200m SE and SW of the summit (mobile) Common Whitethroat 13 singing males Reed Bunting 2 singing males Swift 1
12:15 - 12:55
The usual pair of kestrels. Also a pair of buzzards together by the cricket pitch, one went off towards Urmston, the other towards Ashton-on-Mersey.
Steven Heywood said
Sun Jan 31 6:09 PM, 2021
The usual pair of kestrels and the buzzard on the meadows. Three linnets on the hill were a departure from the usual.
Chris Chandler said
Sat Jan 30 6:27 PM, 2021
2 woodcock flying around at dusk, just to the west of the main hill.
Snipe and teal over in the week
Steven Heywood said
Mon Jan 11 10:26 PM, 2021
Lunchtime highlights in the gloom were the pair of kestrels chasing off the buzzard after it had made the mistake of coming down for a worm hunt near their favoured hawthorn. Once they'd made it take flight a couple of carrion crows escorted it over the motorway.
Path between A56 and meadows Willow Tit x1 Bullfinch x2 Redwing x10 Jay x1 Grey Heron x1
Natalie Clarke said
Sat Jan 9 1:53 PM, 2021
Couple of hours from 11am...as the sun was starting to brighten things up. Bit busy near the river for (people in groups...ugh) but had some joy in the meadows...
1 x female bullfinch
1 x male and 1 x female kestrel
Long-tailed tit
Goldfinch
Pied wagtail
Jay
Pete Hines said
Sat Dec 12 9:38 PM, 2020
Pink-footed Goose 450 flew east at 15.29 Kestrel 2 Cormorant 6 over Linnet 3
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Mon Dec 7 6:28 PM, 2020
Afternoon visit.
Kestrel 1male, 1female. Skylark 1 Song Thrush 2 Bullfinch 1 Collared Dove 1 Herring Gull 1 etc.etc.etc.
phillipskelly said
Thu Nov 12 4:42 PM, 2020
From 1:45pm this afternoon.
Blackbird - 2. Wren - 4 heard only. Magpie - 12. Starling - 4 over. Buzzard - 1 over adj. M60 following it from Sale to Urmston. Kestrel - 2 ( m+ f with the male continuosly flying towards the female).
Steven Heywood said
Tue Nov 10 11:20 PM, 2020
Path from Lorreto Road 15:30 - 15:50
Blackbird
Blue Tit
Carrion Crow
Great Tit
House Sparrow
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Ring-necked Parakeet 4 overhead
Robin
Song Thrush
Meadow 15:50 - 16:15
Blackbird
Goldfinch
Kestrel 1 male
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Robin
Wren
Kickety Brook 16:15 - 16:35
Blackbird
Buzzard
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Robin
Wren
Steven Heywood said
Sat Nov 7 12:09 AM, 2020
12:00 - 12:55
Black-headed Gull
Blackbird
Blue Tit
Buzzard 1
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Dunnock
Feral Pigeon
Goldfinch
Great Tit
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Kestrel male and female in same tree
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Magpie
Robin
Song Thrush
Starling
Stock Dove 1 overhead
Woodpigeon
Wren
Steven Heywood said
Sun Oct 25 5:30 PM, 2020
A buzzard and the usual female kestrel on today between 1pm and 2pm.
Plenty of meadow pipits on today, including twelve in one small tree near the top of the rise.
Female sparrowhawk being mobbed by a magpie over the cricket pitch
A couple of meadow pipits dropped in while I was there.
Steven Heywood said
Sun Sep 6 9:19 PM, 2020
15:35 - 16:25
Black-headed Gull 4
Carrion Crow 5
Chiffchaff 1
Dunnock 1
Feral Pigeon 8
Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 2
Kestrel 1
Magpie 12
Pheasant 1
Robin 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Woodpigeon 36
Wren 1
I've been hearing that pheasant all year and I've finally seen the beggar!
Steven Heywood said
Fri Jul 17 4:28 PM, 2020
Two ravens flying North overhead 13:05
Joel Tragen said
Wed Jun 17 8:54 PM, 2020
Very brief visit today as I got distracted by looking for orchids on the cycle over. Nice to bump into Tim Wilcox who pointed me in the right direction of the east-end Lesser whitethroat. However I never ended up seeing it. I did see:
Lesser Whitethroat - 3 singing males. Yesterdays two still in-situ and on south side of the summit Grasshopper Warbler - 1 reeling briefly east side Willow Tit 1 by the school still
lots of juvenile Reed Bunting and Common Whitethroat
42 sp 323 individuals
Pete Hines said
Sun Jun 14 11:58 AM, 2020
Lesser Whitethroat - 2 singing male. The usual showy bird at the east end and one on the north side east of the cricket club entrance. Willow Tit - 1 by the school
Lesser Whitethroat 3, pair SE corner (carrying food), another singing male on north side where I saw a pair last week Sedge Warbler 1 Oystercatcher one over flying west, calling, at 09.26
Pete Hines said
Sat May 23 9:48 AM, 2020
Lesser Whitethroat still rattling away at the east end this morning
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Saturday 23rd of May 2020 09:48:37 AM
Redpoll 2
Whitethroat 17
Kestrel 1
Swallow 1
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 9
Blackcap 13
Whitethroat 11
Fieldfare 1 on the cricket pitch
Greenfinch 18
Reed bunting 3
1 willow warbler
2 whitethroat
17 blackcap
15 chiffchaff
1 willow tit
2 Reed bunting
2 bullfinch
2 ring necked parakeets
2 Kestrel
1 buzzard
1 sparrowhawk
Peregrine on pylon with kill
Plus usuals around.
Snipe 1
Redpoll 1
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 7
Blackcap 7
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 5
Kestrel 1
Linnet 1 singing male
Sunset walk today - 2x Kestrel, 2x Mistle thrush, 4x Song thrush, 3x Redwing, 6x Mallard
Rear of School basketball crt.
Coal tit - 1.
Great tit - 1.
Blue tit - 1.
Blackbird - 1.
Grt. Spotted Woodpecker - 3 together (2 females but didn't notice sex of the other).Bullfinch - 1f.
Main tip.
Kestrel - 1f.
Blackbird - 1.
Redwing - 9 over.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Wednesday 29th of December 2021 04:05:40 PM
Anas sp 22 silhouettes flying east towards Sale Water Park in the dying light, poss Teal ?
Kestrel 2
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Wednesday 15th of December 2021 07:54:38 PM
Great tit - 2.
Blue tit - 1.
Redwing - 3.
Blackbird - 3.
Kestrel - 1.
Buzzard - 5 ( 3 circling together and drifting towards Stretford Ees and 2 others, 1 with a missing primary feather near M60 and 1 towards the garden centre ).
Very few Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow about
Raven 3
Rook 13
Redwing 31
Meadow Pipit 1
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Sunday 13th of June 2021 11:02:33 AM
Whitethroat 14+
Kestrel 3
Buzzard 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 initially found by Pete Reeves.
Whitethroat - 2.
Jay - 1.
Buzzard. - 1.
Raven - 2.
Blue - tit - 1.
Blackbird - 6.
Reed bunting - 2 heard.
Chiffchaff - 2 heard distantly.
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Friday 14th of May 2021 06:51:41 AM
15:20 - 16:20, as the showers started
29 species, highlights:
I notice somebody's been busy with a strimmer. One of the bramble patches taken out was the one I found most reliable for lesser whitethroat sightings last year.
Common Whitethroat 19
Sedge Warbler 1
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Swift 2
Reed Bunting 8
Lesser Whitethroat 2 singing males, c100-200m SE and SW of the summit (mobile)
Common Whitethroat 13 singing males
Reed Bunting 2 singing males
Swift 1
Blackcap 8
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 5
Meadow Pipit 2
Greenfinch 12
Redpoll 1
Reed bunting 2
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Lunchtime today:
2 buzzard, 1 kestrel, 1 chiffchaff (and at least 2 others heard), 1 song thrush
Buzzard - 1
Ring-necked Parakeet - 2
Goldfinch - 7
Meadow Pipit - 3
Jackdaw - 1
Chiffchaff - 2
Kestrel - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Canada Geese (over) - 3
Mallard (over) - 2
Lunchtime highlights in the gloom were the pair of kestrels chasing off the buzzard after it had made the mistake of coming down for a worm hunt near their favoured hawthorn. Once they'd made it take flight a couple of carrion crows escorted it over the motorway.
Meadows
Kestrel x1
Buzzard x1
Fieldfare x2
Redwing x5
Goldcrest x1
Bullfinch x5
Path between A56 and meadows
Willow Tit x1
Bullfinch x2
Redwing x10
Jay x1
Grey Heron x1
Couple of hours from 11am...as the sun was starting to brighten things up. Bit busy near the river for (people in groups...ugh) but had some joy in the meadows...
1 x female bullfinch
1 x male and 1 x female kestrel
Long-tailed tit
Goldfinch
Pied wagtail
Jay
Kestrel 2
Cormorant 6 over
Linnet 3
Kestrel 1male, 1female.
Skylark 1
Song Thrush 2
Bullfinch 1
Collared Dove 1
Herring Gull 1
etc.etc.etc.
Blackbird - 2.
Wren - 4 heard only.
Magpie - 12.
Starling - 4 over.
Buzzard - 1 over adj. M60 following it from Sale to Urmston.
Kestrel - 2 ( m+ f with the male continuosly flying towards the female).
Path from Lorreto Road 15:30 - 15:50
Meadow 15:50 - 16:15
Kickety Brook 16:15 - 16:35
12:00 - 12:55
Sparrowhawk 1 female.
Buzzard 4
Kestrel 2
Meadow Pipit 8
Chiffchaff 2
etc.
1:10pm - 2:00pm
Highlights included:
A couple of meadow pipits dropped in while I was there.
15:35 - 16:25
I've been hearing that pheasant all year and I've finally seen the beggar!
Sparrowhawk - 1
Bullfinch - 2m & 1f
Whitethroat - 3m & 1f
House sparrow - 1m, 1f & 2juv
Cormorant - 2 flyover
House martins - 2
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 reeling briefly east side
Willow Tit 1 by the school still
lots of juvenile Reed Bunting and Common Whitethroat
42 sp 323 individuals
Willow Tit - 1 by the school
Song Thrush -8 singing.
Blackcap -8 singing.
Whitethroat -6 singing.
Chiffchaff -5 singing.
Willow Warbler -1 singing.
Lesser Whitethroat -1 singing.
Goldcrest -1 singing.
Linnet -1 singing.
Reed Bunting -1 singing.
Sand Martins
House Martins
Swallows
Swifts
etc.
Lesser Whitethroat 1 rattling east side
Hobby 1 hawking amongst 120+ Swift over the Stretford WTP
Willow Tit 1 singing south side.
Blackcap 8 singing.
Chiffchaff 6 singing.
Whitethroat 7 singing.
Willow Warbler 1 singing.
Buzzard 1
Swallow 2
Lesser Whitethroat 2 singing south side.
Reed Bunting 3 singing.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
RN Parakeet 1
Cormorant 1 over.
Sedge Warbler 1
Oystercatcher one over flying west, calling, at 09.26
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Saturday 23rd of May 2020 09:48:37 AM