& some of usual common species. Ring-necked Parakeet Pre-roost of c.30.
River, Jackson's Boat bridge to C.W.P. bridge: Mallard (6); Little Grebe (2); Moorhen (1); Grey Wagtail (2).
Steven Heywood said
Thu Nov 26 11:09 PM, 2020
1410 - 1455, highlights: two male pochard, 16 gadwall, two cormorants, 20 tufted ducks, adult grey heron on island with cormorants. A flock of twelve ring-necked parakeets were busy dismantling the flowers on the Winter cherry by the swings. A flyover little egret as I arrived headed towards Merseybank.
An hour or so until dusk on 25th October, 30th October & 1st November.
Mute Swan 2ad. + 3 juv. & 2 ad. + 2 juv.
Pink-footed Goose 74 to ESE at 1550hrs. over Jackson's Boat area, 30/10. 260 to ESE at 1700hrs. over C.W.P., 30/10 (& another flock just before this, heard but not seen).
Gadwall 14, 25/10, but just 1, 1/11.
Tufted Duck 31, 25/10, but just 1, 1/11.
Cormorant 2, 25/10.
Grey Heron 1-2.
Great Crested Grebe 2, 25/10 & 30/10.
Moorhen Max. 16, 25/10.
Coot 159, 25/10 & 170, 1/11.
Ring-necked Parakeet 35 pre-roost, then north at dusk, 30/10.
Kingfisher 1-2.
Tawny Owl 1 calling at dusk from old tip W. of lake, 25/10.
Kestrel 1, 30/10.
Bullfinch 1, 1/11. & other usual spp.
River, C.W.P. bridge to Jackson's Boat, 1/11: Mallard (77); Goosander (1); Little Grebe (1); Moorhen (1); Grey Wagtail (6 - 2 at J.B. & 4 together C.W.P bridge).
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Wed Oct 28 6:22 PM, 2020
Morning visit.
Gadwall 15+ Tufted Duck 12+ Coot 100+ Mallard 6 and 20+ on River Mersey. Canada Geese 30+ Mute Swan 9 Cormorant 2 BH Gull 70+ Common Gull 2 RN Parakeet 4 Siskin 2 Goldfinch 3 Redwing 1 Grey Wagtail 1 along the river. Crow 6 etc.
Pete Hines said
Wed May 27 12:56 PM, 2020
Mandarin pair with ducklings photographed on the River Mersey near the Merseybank playing fields on 25th May, info via Chorlton Wildlife Facebook group
Tony Coatsworth said
Mon Mar 30 11:04 AM, 2020
Cycled to the lake as my daily exercise :)
Pretty quiet - a few cars in the car park and people walking dogs.
Most ducks have departed now, a few pairs of Tufted Duck, Gadwall and Mallard left. Resident Mute Swan, Canada Geese and Great-crested Grebe.
Ring-necked Parakeet over and two Sand Martin - my first of the year.
Sunday 21st July (Sorry for the late post, been so busy with work and baby)
Went for a walk round Chorlton WP with Michelle and baby, then followed the Mersey over to Jackson Boat for some much needed refreshments
- Ring-necked Parakeets 3 seen, more heard, 1 showing well on feeders - Grey Wagtail 5 minimum - Reed Bunting 2 - Common Buzzard being harassed by Lesser Black-backed Gull - Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 - Blackcap 1, more heard - plenty of Chiffchaff heard
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sat Jun 22 9:57 PM, 2019
Friday, June 21st:
Mute Swan 1 adult, 8 Juvs. Coot 12 adults and 5 juvs. Mallard 15 Great Crested Grebe 2 adults. Reed Warbler 1 short burst of song. Jay 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Blackcap 4 singing. Chiffchaff 3 singing. Nuthatch 2 heard. Ring-necked Parakeet 1 heard.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Tue Mar 26 6:05 PM, 2019
Just 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull. 6 adult Mute Swans. 2 male and 1 female Tufted Ducks. 3 Great Crested Grebes. 2 Goldcrests. 3 singing Chiffchaffs. 12+ Coots. 1 Coal Tit. 4 RN Parakeets. etc.
Tim Wilcox said
Thu Mar 14 3:35 PM, 2019
Sand Martins 4 this afternoon Pair Great Crested Grebe Singing Goldcrest Grey Wagtail pair
W/Tony Darby
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Thursday 14th of March 2019 03:35:55 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 14th of March 2019 04:51:15 PM
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Thursday 14th of March 2019 06:29:55 PM
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Wed Mar 6 7:40 PM, 2019
1 Blackcap "tacking" in the car park.
Goldcrest 2 singing. RN Parakeet 2 Grey Wagtail 2 on the river. Shoveler 1 male. Goosander 3 male, 4 female. Tufted Duck 10 Great Crested Grebe 2 Cormorant 1 etc.etc.etc.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Feb 26 12:21 PM, 2019
Originally posted today by Stuart Marsden:
An hour or so this morning at CWP and Kenworthy - male Mandarin flew in, 2 pochard, 3 shoveler, 4 GC Grebe, 1 kingfisher, 10 song thrush singing on Kenworthy, 4 siskin
Goosander 1 male. Shoveler 3 Gadwall 8 Pochard 9 males. Tufted Duck 25+ Great Crested Grebe 3 Coot 70+ etc.
Liam_Langley said
Thu Jan 3 12:58 PM, 2019
Quick walk round 10.37 - 11.51:
Mute Swan (12, 5 ad, 7 2CY) Shoveler (3, 1m) Teal (1m - next to island and west end) Goldeneye (2, 1m) Goosander (2 f/2CY - flew east down the river) Pochard (5, 4m) Grey Heron (1) Lesser Black-backed Gull (1 ad) Chiffchaff (1 - along south side of lake. loosely associating with a Long-tailed Tit flock. My first winter record for the site!)
Liam_Langley said
Wed Jan 2 3:56 PM, 2019
A walk around this afternoon to kickstart the year list 11.59-14.06:
Mute Swan (16, 9 ad, 7 2CY - my personal high count for the site) Shoveler (1f/2CY) Pochard (6, 5m) Great Crested Grebe (2, pair displaying at west end) Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) Kestrel (1m - Barlow Tip) Treecreeper (2) Lesser Repoll (c30 - Barlow Tip, gave prolonged views near the pumping station but sadly no Mealies with them)
-- Edited by Liam_Langley on Wednesday 2nd of January 2019 03:57:37 PM
Liam_Langley said
Sat Dec 29 5:00 PM, 2018
Another enjoyable visit this afternoon 14.22 - 15.39:
Mute Swan (7, 2ad, 5 1CY) Shoveler (2,1m) Gadwall (20+) Pochard (6, 2m) Tufted Duck (c36) Goosander (3, male on water park and a male and a redhead flew west down the river) Grey Heron (2) Sparrowhawk (1, Barlow Tip) Common Gull (40+, resting on the concrete supports of the sub-station across the river)
No winter thrushes or snipe on the tip sadly!
-- Edited by Liam_Langley on Friday 28th of December 2018 03:07:26 PM
Chris Sutton said
Fri Dec 21 5:39 PM, 2018
I had a report from the wardens of a Little Egret at CWP today. Chris
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Fri Dec 21 4:46 PM, 2018
Drizzly afternoon, so not easy with damp equipment!
21 tufted duck 27 gadwall 1 goosander male, 1 goosander female on the river. 2 great crested grebe 1 little grebe 1 shoveler 9 mute swan 5 cormorant 5 common gull 1 herring gull 80+ black headed gulls 1 nuthatch 1 treecreeper 1 grey heron plus all the usuals.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Oct 28 7:25 PM, 2018
Circuit late this afternoon 3.40 - 4.50:
2 grey wagtail 1 song thrush 1 kingfisher 8 moorhen 110+ coot 1 teal (my first ever record for CWP itself) 10 wigeon 19+ gadwall 39+ tufted duck 8 mute swan 2 great crested grebe 3 cormorant c140 black-headed gull 1 common gull 2 lesser black-backed gull
Apropos of nothing, but I saw my first ever wigeon at Chorlton Water Park
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 28th of October 2018 07:30:32 PM
Tim Wilcox said
Sun Oct 28 2:35 PM, 2018
Wigeon numbers up to 15 this afternoon. Tony checked his records and he did indeed count 16 in 2013
Pete Hines said
Sun Oct 28 9:28 AM, 2018
Tim Wilcox wrote:
Steve Atkins wrote:
Tim Wilcox wrote:
Wigeon 10 today. Tony Darby and me were wondering what the Wigeon high count may have been in the past at Chorlton WP or are Wigeon more recent due to the rafts of weed to graze on.
Tim,
the highest Wigeon count from CWP in the GMBRG database is 16 on 7th April 1996. These were part of a county wide spring movement which occurred between 3rd and 7th of April that year. The highest recent count submitted is 8 on 14th October 2016.
Steve
Thanks Steve; very interesting. I shall of course be submitting yesterdays record
Tony Darby reported 16 Wigeon on this forum on 24th January 2013
Tim Wilcox said
Sun Oct 28 9:12 AM, 2018
Steve Atkins wrote:
Tim Wilcox wrote:
Wigeon 10 today. Tony Darby and me were wondering what the Wigeon high count may have been in the past at Chorlton WP or are Wigeon more recent due to the rafts of weed to graze on.
Tim,
the highest Wigeon count from CWP in the GMBRG database is 16 on 7th April 1996. These were part of a county wide spring movement which occurred between 3rd and 7th of April that year. The highest recent count submitted is 8 on 14th October 2016.
Steve
Thanks Steve; very interesting. I shall of course be submitting yesterdays record
Steve Atkins said
Sat Oct 27 12:44 PM, 2018
Tim Wilcox wrote:
Wigeon 10 today. Tony Darby and me were wondering what the Wigeon high count may have been in the past at Chorlton WP or are Wigeon more recent due to the rafts of weed to graze on.
Tim,
the highest Wigeon count from CWP in the GMBRG database is 16 on 7th April 1996. These were part of a county wide spring movement which occurred between 3rd and 7th of April that year. The highest recent count submitted is 8 on 14th October 2016.
Steve
pete berry said
Sat Oct 27 11:23 AM, 2018
Wigeon were a rare bird at CWP years ago,presumably the abundant weed is attracting them in
Tim Wilcox said
Fri Oct 26 9:05 PM, 2018
Wigeon 10 today. Tony Darby and me were wondering what the Wigeon high count may have been in the past at Chorlton WP or are Wigeon more recent due to the rafts of weed to graze on.
Pre sunrise visit. Tawny Owl over car park at 06.05. One calling for 20 minutes near Bailey Bridge until 06.30.
Kingfisher, Drake mandarin and 2 Gadwall were all I could make out amongst the mist, but plenty of wildfowl flying about.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Sep 23 7:51 PM, 2018
Roughly and hour and a half or so here this afternoon:
1 coal tit 1 nuthach heard 2 jay 1 kingfisher 5 moorhen 105 coot 26 gadwall 1 wigeon 2 shoveler 2 great crested grebe (parent with almost-grown chick) 9 mute swan 1 grey heron 91 black-headed gull 1 common gull
Liam_Langley said
Tue Aug 7 1:10 PM, 2018
Walk around 10.15 - 11.50:
Mute Swan (9, 2ad, 7 chicks) Tufted Duck (1 ad) Pheasant (2, 1f, 1 chick) on the main path on BT Great Crested Grebe (2 ad) Whitethroat (2) BT
Steven Heywood said
Mon Jul 30 9:50 PM, 2018
Pottering about in the rain 2:40 4:10, notable:
1 adult great black-backed gull
1 great crested grebe on a nest off the island at the West end of the lake
2 kingfishers on a dead branch on the same island
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 30th of July 2018 11:40:30 PM
Liam_Langley said
Thu Jun 21 2:14 PM, 2018
Walk around today 11.58 - 13.13:
Canada Goose (c150) - the most I've ever seen at the site. Great Crested Grebe (2 ad) Lesser Black-backed Gull (1 ad) Swift (5+) Whitethroat (1m) Willow Warbler (1m)
Tim Wilcox said
Fri May 4 5:39 PM, 2018
Lesser Whitethroat singing at the river by the metal gate to the tip at 5.15pm then flew across the river to the substation area and started singing from bush along the upper river bank.
Liam_Langley said
Fri Apr 27 5:14 PM, 2018
Wander round in the rain today 10.44 - c12.45, highlights as follows:
Swift (1) over Kenworthy Bridge at 12.35 - my earliest patch record by a week! Mute Swan (5, 3 ad, 2 imm) Tufted Duck (10, 7m) Black-headed Gull (1 imm) Herring Gull (1 imm) Great Spotted Woodpecker (1) Treecreeper (1m) singing in trees along the south bank of the river. Swallow (15+) Sand Martin (15+) House Martin (5+) Willow Warbler (1m) singing on Barlow Tip. Whitethroat (1m) singing on Barlow Tip. Reed Bunting (3m)
Liam_Langley said
Wed Apr 25 2:04 PM, 2018
Another nice walk around this morning 09.55 - 11.50, highlights as follows:
Mute Swan (3, 1 ad, 2 imm) Tufted Duck (16, 9m) a really large count for this late in the year. Cormorant (1) Black-headed Gull (1 imm) Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) Herring Gull (2) Sand Martin (10+) House Martin Swallow (5+) Nuthatch (2) Willow Warbler (1m) singing on Barlow Tip. Whitethroat (1m) singing on Barlow Tip. Reed Bunting (3, 2m)
Liam_Langley said
Tue Apr 24 5:52 PM, 2018
Wander round in the rain this afternoon 12.39 - 14.11:
Tufted Duck (5, 3m) Black-headed Gull (1 imm) Sand Martin (20+) House Martin Swallow (10+) Willow Warbler (1m)
Chris Sutton said
Sun Apr 22 7:42 PM, 2018
I had a look this evening for the lesser whitethroat in the area described by Chris and Simon but with no luck. Saying that you couldn't hear any other bird for the song thrush belting it out. Blackcap in the area and displaying Greenfinches. Buzzard over the golf course, 2 kestrel and a sparrowhawk over Hardy Farm earlier in the day.
Pretty busy despite the mist and drizzle.
Lake was mainly frozen so most of the ducks have gone.
Black-headed and Common Gulls on the ice.
1 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 5 Gadwall and a handful of Tufted Ducks.
Small flocks of Siskins buzzing around and a Treecreeper.
Thursday 31st December Just an hour or so in mid afternoon.
Mute Swan 2 ad. + 3 juv. & 2 ad. + 2 juv.
Gadwall 10 Pochard 1 male. Tufted Duck 23 Goosander 6
Cormorant 1 Grey Heron 1 Little Grebe 3 Great Crested Grebe 5
Moorhen 16 Coot 138
Pied Wagtail 1 Redpoll 4
and a very few other usual species.
Friday 27th November, couple of hours, mid afternoon to dusk.
Mute Swan 2 ad. + 3 juv. & 2 ad. + 2 juv.
Wigeon 1 male; Gadwall 29; Teal 3; Pochard 2 males; Tufted Duck 19.
Goosander 4 over to W. at dusk, prob. to Broad Ees Dole.
Cormorant 2; Grey Heron 1; Little Grebe 1; Great Crested Grebe 4.
Sparrowhawk 1 over, to Sale G.C.
Water Rail 1, reeds at E. end of lake; Moorhen c.15; Coot 171.
Herring Gull 2.
Kingfisher 1.
Long-tailed Tit 6; Treecreeper 1; Grey Wagtail 1; Pied Wagtail 1.
Greenfinch 1; Redpoll 1.
& some of usual common species. Ring-necked Parakeet Pre-roost of c.30.
River, Jackson's Boat bridge to C.W.P. bridge: Mallard (6); Little Grebe (2); Moorhen (1); Grey Wagtail (2).
Pochard 1 male.
Shoveler 1 male.
Wigeon 1 male.
Tufted Duck 10+
Gadwall 20+
Coot 100+
Mallard 40+
Mute Swan 9
Canada Geese 40+
RN Parakeet 10+
Cormorant 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Nuthatch 1
Redwing 2
Thursday 19th November, couple of hours to near dusk.
Mute Swan 2 ad. + 3 juv. & 2 ad. + 2 juv.
Wigeon 1 male.
Gadwall 24
Pochard 1 male.
Tufted Duck 1 male.
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Little Grebe 1
Great Crested Grebe 2
Sparrowhawk 1 over Kenworthy Woods.
Common Buzzard 1 over Chorlton Golf Course.
Moorhen 12
Coot 182
Common Gull 9
Herring Gull 1
Jay 3 in area.
Long-tailed Tit 7
Mistle Thrush 2, Chorlton G. C.
Siskin 1
Redpoll 1
Bullfinch 1 & a few usual species.
River from Jackson's Boat up to C. W. P. bridge: Mallard (126); Cormorant (1); Moorhen (1); Grey Wagtail (2).
Ring-necked Parakeet 55 at Jackson's Boat pre-roost.
Wednesday 11th November, couple of hours in afternoon to near dusk:
Mute Swan 2 ad. + 3 juv. & 2 ad. + 2 juv.
Mallard 74
Gadwall 20
Wigeon 1 imm. male.
Tufted Duck 3
Great Crested Grebe 1
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 1
Common Buzzard 1 around area.
Sparrowhawk 1
Moorhen 15
Coot 181
Black-headed Gull 185; Common Gull 7; Herring Gull 2
Kingfisher 1
Ring-necked Parakeet 26 in pre-roost.
Nuthatch 1
Goldcrest 1
Goldfinch c.20 & a few usual species.
Feeders at car park empty, just Long-tailed Tit (7), some House Sparrow and a Chaffinch there.
River, Jackson's Boat to C.W.P. bridge - Mallard (9); Little Grebe (1); Kingfisher (1).
9 mute swans inc 5 juveniles
2 great crested grebes
17 tufted duck
153 coots
27 ring necked parakeets
7 bullfinch
2 treecreepers
3 goldcrest
2 nuthatch
2 collared doves
1 cormorant
1 buzzard
1 sparrowhawk
1 mistle thrush
An hour or so until dusk on 25th October, 30th October & 1st November.
Mute Swan 2ad. + 3 juv. & 2 ad. + 2 juv.
Pink-footed Goose 74 to ESE at 1550hrs. over Jackson's Boat area, 30/10. 260 to ESE at 1700hrs. over C.W.P., 30/10 (& another flock just before this, heard but not seen).
Gadwall 14, 25/10, but just 1, 1/11.
Tufted Duck 31, 25/10, but just 1, 1/11.
Cormorant 2, 25/10.
Grey Heron 1-2.
Great Crested Grebe 2, 25/10 & 30/10.
Moorhen Max. 16, 25/10.
Coot 159, 25/10 & 170, 1/11.
Ring-necked Parakeet 35 pre-roost, then north at dusk, 30/10.
Kingfisher 1-2.
Tawny Owl 1 calling at dusk from old tip W. of lake, 25/10.
Kestrel 1, 30/10.
Bullfinch 1, 1/11. & other usual spp.
River, C.W.P. bridge to Jackson's Boat, 1/11: Mallard (77); Goosander (1); Little Grebe (1); Moorhen (1); Grey Wagtail (6 - 2 at J.B. & 4 together C.W.P bridge).
Gadwall 15+
Tufted Duck 12+
Coot 100+
Mallard 6 and 20+ on River Mersey.
Canada Geese 30+
Mute Swan 9
Cormorant 2
BH Gull 70+
Common Gull 2
RN Parakeet 4
Siskin 2
Goldfinch 3
Redwing 1
Grey Wagtail 1 along the river.
Crow 6
etc.
Cycled to the lake as my daily exercise :)
Pretty quiet - a few cars in the car park and people walking dogs.
Most ducks have departed now, a few pairs of Tufted Duck, Gadwall and Mallard left. Resident Mute Swan, Canada Geese and Great-crested Grebe.
Ring-necked Parakeet over and two Sand Martin - my first of the year.
Pochard 3 males.
Shoveler 1 male.
Tufted Duck 16
Goosander 1 male, 2 females.
Cormorant 2
Mute Swan 4
Great Crested Grebe 3
Mallard 16
Coot 20+
Moorhen 4
Common Gull 4
Black-headed Gull 100+
Ring-necked Parakeet 2
etc.
1 Feb:-
2 Shoveler, 6 Goosander, 6 Pochard, 5 Gadwall.
Kingfisher 1 east reed bed.
Pochard 6 male, 2 female.
Tufted Duck 24
Gadwall 15+
Coot 80+
Great Crested Grebe 2
Goosander 1 female on river.
Cormorant 2
Mute Swan 2
Shoveler 2 male.
Common Gull 5
Grey Heron 2
RN Parakeet 4
Siskin 10+ south side of lake.
Lesser Redpoll 10+ with Siskins.
Redwing 1
etc.etc.etc.
16 tufted duck
7 pochard
3 goosander
18 gadwall
3 great crested grebe
2 mute swans
1 shoveler
2 little grebe
1 pied wagtail
10 ring-necked parakeet
1 grey heron
1 siskin with goldfinch flock
2 nuthatch
6 chaffinch
2 jay
13 redwings
1 kestrel
1 buzzard
plus all the usuals around
Pochard 1 male.
Tufted Duck 11
Coot 75+
Moorhen 1
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Redwing 4
Mallard 10+
Gadwall 8
Great Crested Grebe 1
Mute Swan 2 adults.
Little Grebe 1
Common Gull 1
Black-headed Gull 30+
Canada Geese 12
Ring-necked Parakeet 8
Nuthatch 1
Long-tailed Tit 10+
(Sorry for the late post, been so busy with work and baby)
Went for a walk round Chorlton WP with Michelle and baby, then followed the Mersey over to Jackson Boat for some much needed refreshments
- Ring-necked Parakeets 3 seen, more heard, 1 showing well on feeders
- Grey Wagtail 5 minimum
- Reed Bunting 2
- Common Buzzard being harassed by Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
- Blackcap 1, more heard
- plenty of Chiffchaff heard
Mute Swan 1 adult, 8 Juvs.
Coot 12 adults and 5 juvs.
Mallard 15
Great Crested Grebe 2 adults.
Reed Warbler 1 short burst of song.
Jay 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Blackcap 4 singing.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Nuthatch 2 heard.
Ring-necked Parakeet 1 heard.
6 adult Mute Swans.
2 male and 1 female Tufted Ducks.
3 Great Crested Grebes.
2 Goldcrests.
3 singing Chiffchaffs.
12+ Coots.
1 Coal Tit.
4 RN Parakeets.
etc.
Sand Martins 4 this afternoon
Pair Great Crested Grebe
Singing Goldcrest
Grey Wagtail pair
W/Tony Darby
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Thursday 14th of March 2019 03:35:55 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 14th of March 2019 04:51:15 PM
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Thursday 14th of March 2019 06:29:55 PM
Goldcrest 2 singing.
RN Parakeet 2
Grey Wagtail 2 on the river.
Shoveler 1 male.
Goosander 3 male, 4 female.
Tufted Duck 10
Great Crested Grebe 2
Cormorant 1
etc.etc.etc.
Originally posted today by Stuart Marsden:
An hour or so this morning at CWP and Kenworthy - male Mandarin flew in, 2 pochard, 3 shoveler, 4 GC Grebe, 1 kingfisher, 10 song thrush singing on Kenworthy, 4 siskin
Pochard 5 male, 3 female.
Goosander 11 redheads, 2 male.
Shoveler 1 male, 1 female.
Gadwall 1 male.
Great Crested Grebe 2
Tufted Ducks
Coots
Mute Swans
Canada Geese
Moorhens
Grey Wagtail 1
Siskin 2
Cormorant 1
Ring-necked Parakeet 2
etc.
Shoveler 3
Gadwall 8
Pochard 9 males.
Tufted Duck 25+
Great Crested Grebe 3
Coot 70+
etc.
Mute Swan (12, 5 ad, 7 2CY)
Shoveler (3, 1m)
Teal (1m - next to island and west end)
Goldeneye (2, 1m)
Goosander (2 f/2CY - flew east down the river)
Pochard (5, 4m)
Grey Heron (1)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1 ad)
Chiffchaff (1 - along south side of lake. loosely associating with a Long-tailed Tit flock. My first winter record for the site!)
Mute Swan (16, 9 ad, 7 2CY - my personal high count for the site)
Shoveler (1f/2CY)
Pochard (6, 5m)
Great Crested Grebe (2, pair displaying at west end)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1)
Kestrel (1m - Barlow Tip)
Treecreeper (2)
Lesser Repoll (c30 - Barlow Tip, gave prolonged views near the pumping station but sadly no Mealies with them)
-- Edited by Liam_Langley on Wednesday 2nd of January 2019 03:57:37 PM
Mute Swan (8, 2 ad, 6 1CY)
Shoveler (4+, 1+m)
Gadwall (20+)
Pochard (5, 2m)
Grey Heron (1)
Kestrel (1m, Barlow Tip)
Treecreeper (2)
Mute Swan (7, 2ad, 5 1CY)
Shoveler (2,1m)
Gadwall (20+)
Pochard (6, 2m)
Tufted Duck (c36)
Goosander (3, male on water park and a male and a redhead flew west down the river)
Grey Heron (2)
Sparrowhawk (1, Barlow Tip)
Common Gull (40+, resting on the concrete supports of the sub-station across the river)
No winter thrushes or snipe on the tip sadly!
-- Edited by Liam_Langley on Friday 28th of December 2018 03:07:26 PM
Chris
Goldeneye 1male.
Pochard 2females.
Gadwall 12+
Tufted Duck 30+
Coot 70+
Little Grebe 1
Great Crested Grebe 2
Cormorant 5+
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 2A 7J.
R-N Parakeet 4
Sparrowhawk 1
Siskin 20+
etc.
21 tufted duck
27 gadwall
1 goosander male, 1 goosander female on the river.
2 great crested grebe
1 little grebe
1 shoveler
9 mute swan
5 cormorant
5 common gull
1 herring gull
80+ black headed gulls
1 nuthatch
1 treecreeper
1 grey heron
plus all the usuals.
2 grey wagtail
1 song thrush
1 kingfisher
8 moorhen
110+ coot
1 teal (my first ever record for CWP itself)
10 wigeon
19+ gadwall
39+ tufted duck
8 mute swan
2 great crested grebe
3 cormorant
c140 black-headed gull
1 common gull
2 lesser black-backed gull
Apropos of nothing, but I saw my first ever wigeon at Chorlton Water Park
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 28th of October 2018 07:30:32 PM
Tony Darby reported 16 Wigeon on this forum on 24th January 2013
Thanks Steve; very interesting. I shall of course be submitting yesterdays record
Tim,
the highest Wigeon count from CWP in the GMBRG database is 16 on 7th April 1996. These were part of a county wide spring movement which occurred between 3rd and 7th of April that year. The highest recent count submitted is 8 on 14th October 2016.
Steve
Shoveler 5
Gadwall 21
Tufted Duck 6
Mallard 50
Coot 111
Moorhen 13
Canada Goose 9
Mute Swan 5
Kingfisher 1
Swallow 4
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 2
Pre sunrise visit. Tawny Owl over car park at 06.05. One calling for 20 minutes near Bailey Bridge until 06.30.
Kingfisher, Drake mandarin and 2 Gadwall were all I could make out amongst the mist, but plenty of wildfowl flying about.
1 coal tit
1 nuthach heard
2 jay
1 kingfisher
5 moorhen
105 coot
26 gadwall
1 wigeon
2 shoveler
2 great crested grebe (parent with almost-grown chick)
9 mute swan
1 grey heron
91 black-headed gull
1 common gull
Mute Swan (9, 2ad, 7 chicks)
Tufted Duck (1 ad)
Pheasant (2, 1f, 1 chick) on the main path on BT
Great Crested Grebe (2 ad)
Whitethroat (2) BT
Pottering about in the rain 2:40 4:10, notable:
1 adult great black-backed gull
1 great crested grebe on a nest off the island at the West end of the lake
2 kingfishers on a dead branch on the same island
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 30th of July 2018 11:40:30 PM
Canada Goose (c150) - the most I've ever seen at the site.
Great Crested Grebe (2 ad)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1 ad)
Swift (5+)
Whitethroat (1m)
Willow Warbler (1m)
Swift (1) over Kenworthy Bridge at 12.35 - my earliest patch record by a week!
Mute Swan (5, 3 ad, 2 imm)
Tufted Duck (10, 7m)
Black-headed Gull (1 imm)
Herring Gull (1 imm)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (1)
Treecreeper (1m) singing in trees along the south bank of the river.
Swallow (15+)
Sand Martin (15+)
House Martin (5+)
Willow Warbler (1m) singing on Barlow Tip.
Whitethroat (1m) singing on Barlow Tip.
Reed Bunting (3m)
Mute Swan (3, 1 ad, 2 imm)
Tufted Duck (16, 9m) a really large count for this late in the year.
Cormorant (1)
Black-headed Gull (1 imm)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1)
Herring Gull (2)
Sand Martin (10+)
House Martin
Swallow (5+)
Nuthatch (2)
Willow Warbler (1m) singing on Barlow Tip.
Whitethroat (1m) singing on Barlow Tip.
Reed Bunting (3, 2m)
Tufted Duck (5, 3m)
Black-headed Gull (1 imm)
Sand Martin (20+)
House Martin
Swallow (10+)
Willow Warbler (1m)
Buzzard over the golf course, 2 kestrel and a sparrowhawk over Hardy Farm earlier in the day.
Chris