Beefold Lane floods at lunchtime 78 Great Black Backs 5 Lesser Black Backs 440 Herring Gulls 200+ Black Headed Gull 5 Common Gulls 12 Redwing 1 Mistle Thrush and 5 Mallard
Jeff Gorse said
Sun Nov 29 3:30 PM, 2020
Early PM walk - large female sparrowhawk flushed three snipe from the partially-flooded field at the bottom of Bee Fold Lane - didn't see whether she was successful or not in the subsequent chase.
Two grey herons also in this field
pete berry said
Sat Nov 28 1:00 PM, 2020
On the Bee Fold Lane floods this afternoon 651 Herring Gulls 55 Great Black Backs and Only 6 Lesser Black Backs And a Buzzard over
pete berry said
Wed Nov 25 3:52 PM, 2020
In the flooded fields east of Bee Fold Lane this afternoon 66 Great Black Backed Gulls 4 Lesser Black Backs Gulls 336 Herring Gulls and 2 Ravens over
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 25th of November 2020 04:23:18 PM
pete berry said
Fri Nov 13 3:25 PM, 2020
In the flooded fields east of Bee Fold Lane 165 Herring Gulls (inc 2 Argentatus) 8 Lesser Black Backs 19 Great Black Backed Gulls Also over 200+ large gulls at Chanters over the Viridor waste centre,flying around and on nearby roofs In total about 650large gulls in the area inc those on Common Lane, Tydesley which are part of the same feeding group.0
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 13th of November 2020 05:10:03 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Nov 10 8:14 PM, 2020
Still over 300 large gulls at the Viridor waste yard on Arley Way this morning. but typically difficult to view, also a single Raven over very low.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Nov 3 12:57 PM, 2020
330 large gulls at the Viridor waste yard on Arley Way around midday, the vast majority of which were Herring Gulls with smaller number of Lesser Black-backed and several Great Black-backed Gulls too but viewing difficult and the birds typically mobile.
pete berry said
Wed Oct 28 3:42 PM, 2020
A 1st winter Caspian Gull was on the roof of Sibcas opposite the Viridor waste transfer site this afternoon. Presumably the bird that's been roosting at Pennington.
pete berry said
Fri Aug 7 8:32 PM, 2020
One of yesterday's ringed birds was from Gloucester landfill site originally,it was 15 years old and it was the first sighting of this bird since 2010 !!
pete berry said
Thu Aug 6 2:37 PM, 2020
An adult Yellow Legged Gull briefly this afternoon at Chanters Ind Estate on the spoil mound next to the waste transfer depot, looks like a different bird from the ones at Beefold a couple weeks ago,looking at pics of original birds,this one had a larger bill. Well in excess of 300 large gulls around the depot,mainly Lesser Black Backs and including 2 ringed birds,one looks like it's from Walney from the ring no. and the other looks like the ring colour used at Gloucester landfill site.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jul 20 12:09 PM, 2020
181 Lesser Black-backed Gull (including a single juvenile) and 16 Herring Gull on flooded fields off Bee Fold Lane mid-morning.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jul 15 2:08 PM, 2020
148 LBbGull and 26 Herring Gull on Poundstretchers roof early afternoon today, along with 20 or so Black-headed Gull
136 LBbGull and 18 Herring Gull on the floods off Bee Fold Lane, also 34 Black-headed Gull
pete berry said
Tue Jul 14 1:52 PM, 2020
331 Lesser Black Backs and 31 Herring Gulls on Poundstretcher roof,with another 100 large gulls on the floods,but no sign of yesterday's 2 Yellow Legged Gulls so far.
pete berry said
Mon Jul 13 3:04 PM, 2020
Popped back to check out the gulls again,and a different adult Yellow Legged Gull was in the roost,definitely different bird as the first one had some staining on it's head and this one was clean headed.
-- Edited by pete berry on Tuesday 14th of July 2020 01:49:47 PM
At 6:30pm today 89 Lesser Black-Backed Gull and 11 Herring Gull on Poundstretcher roof
pete berry said
Thu Jun 18 4:18 PM, 2020
Thought I'd check out Chanters to see if gulls still using it for feeding. At least 200 Lesser Black Backs ,a few Herring and a single Great Black Backed Gull were in the area,unfortunately the large spoil heap next door to the depot has virtually disappeared, so most of the gulls are using the roofs where viewing is virtually impossible.
Jeff Gorse said
Fri May 8 3:55 PM, 2020
Two separate sightings of single swallows, one over Bee Fold Lane fields and one on wires on corner of Hope Fold
Common tern over Bee Fold fishery
Jeff Gorse said
Thu May 7 8:38 AM, 2020
Single swift over Bee Fold Lane yesterday evening
Jeff Gorse said
Thu Apr 30 4:16 PM, 2020
Male sparrowhawk swept through garden and took a sparrow earlier today, first time I've seen them visit the garden this year
Jeff Gorse said
Tue Apr 21 7:49 AM, 2020
Whitethroat singing from scrubby fields between Howe Bridge football pitches and Bee Fold Lane and also from Millers Lane
Two swallows over train lines near Lodge Farm
Jeff Gorse said
Fri Apr 17 3:32 PM, 2020
1 oystercatcher on the rapidly-drying field between train lines / Atherton Community School
Jeff Gorse said
Sun Apr 12 10:13 AM, 2020
Large arrival of willow warbler in the last week. Also today first singing yellowhammer of the spring - Millers Lane
Jeff Gorse said
Fri Apr 10 3:21 PM, 2020
Kingfisher speeding along Atherton Lake Brook between Millers Lane and Lilford, early PM
Jeff Gorse said
Wed Apr 8 9:49 AM, 2020
Garden / street flyovers from the last two days -
1 x buzzard
2 x raven
2 x oystercatcher
Jeff Gorse said
Sun Apr 5 10:37 AM, 2020
First blackcap of the year for me, singing from the scrubby area at the junction of Bee Fold Lane / Langley Platt / Long Causeway
Singing reed buntings, chiffchaff as well
Jeff Gorse said
Thu Apr 2 3:21 PM, 2020
2 x buzzard over Atherton Wood and 2 x lesser black-backed gull on horse / flooded field behind old Hesketh Fletcher
Jeff Gorse said
Wed Apr 1 3:22 PM, 2020
Water rail squealing from swampy area around base of pylon next to Bee Fold fishery
1 x male reed bunting and 4 x teal in flooded field at Bee Fold Lane / Langley Platt junction
Approx 12 redwing moving through Atherton Woods
Jeff Gorse said
Tue Mar 31 4:43 PM, 2020
My now-daily walk over the last few days :-
28th - treecreeper in the small copse between train lines / Millers Lane
30th - great spotted woodpecker and willow tit on edge of Atherton Wood, sparrowhawk over Millers Lane
31st - 3 x meadow pipit on fields behind old Hesketh Fletcher / train lines, buzzard in trees near bus route
Chiffchaffs throughout
Lez Fairclough said
Fri Mar 13 8:56 PM, 2020
14-30 to 16-30 Longcauseway / Langley Platt Lane / Millers Lane
Grey Heron, 10 Shoveler & 20 Teal on flooded fields at top of Longcauseway near red brick wall.
1 jay, 1 Buzzard & 1 Oystercatcher over Longcauseway.
At least 100 very noisy Redwing together in trees towards hindsford end of Langley Platt Lane.
About 40 Gulls on flooded fields off Hamilton St. including 2 Lesser Black Backed - but no sign of Iceland Gull.
About 50 Corvids & 2 Mistle Thrush in non flooded fields off Millers Lane.
pete berry said
Tue Mar 10 3:09 PM, 2020
The adult Iceland Gull again on the floods south of Hamilton Street this afternoon, also the adult Yellow Legged Gull there until so stupid b**** with at least 5 dogs flushed them all
The adult Iceland Gull is presently at Chanters Industrial Estate, feeding at the waste transfer depot.
pete berry said
Mon Jan 27 9:10 AM, 2020
The adult Iceland Gull is presently on the roof of the building opposite the waste transfer depot on Chanters Industrial Estate.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jan 25 9:40 AM, 2020
Originally posted this morning by Pete Berry:
The adult Iceland Gull is currently on the roof of Poundstretcher, on the rear roof,viewable from the rear entrance road to Fred Longworth High School and
pete berry said
Tue Jan 14 7:39 PM, 2020
A couple of more ringing returns from Chanters recently,an adult Herring Gull ringed on Walney Island,and a bird I had seen previously in 2015 at Richmond Bank !! The other bird was a 1st winter Herring Gull ringed as a pullus in Cumbria last summer.
pete berry said
Tue Dec 24 2:55 PM, 2019
Had an interesting ringed Herring Gull at Chanters recently.It was first ringed as an adult 13 years ago at a Gloucestershire landfill site,which makes the bird at least 16 years old!! It was seen fairly regulary at this landfill site for 3 years before disappearing off the radar for 10 years,then being seen for the first time since at Preesall Sands,Lancs about 6 weeks ago.
Paul Richardson said
Tue Nov 26 6:56 PM, 2019
Bee Fold area today:
Great White Egret flew from Bee Fold flooded field to horse field Howe Bridge side of Bee Fold Lodge. Hard to relocate but found in quite thick scrub. It seems may have been here for a few days as someone reported she had seen it while walking last week. Quite a mega for this site!
Also of note 6 Goosander flushed from the Lodge 1 Raven on Bee Fold pylon.
Had an adult Herring Gull at Chanters earlier in the week which was ringed,it was a Walney bred bird and I also saw it there on the 19th Feb earlier this year .
Paul Richardson said
Tue Nov 19 10:41 PM, 2019
Juvenile Peregrine this morning on the pylon next to the railway track path between Miller's and Bee Fold Lanes.
Also 14 Fieldfare around Bee Fold along with 80+ Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 16+ Redwing and 11 Chaffinch. All flooded fields well frozen thismorning so no wildfowl on them.
Female Goosander visited Bee Fold pond this morning briefly - my first on the "Atherton South" patch, and the 84th species I've recorded there.
Also 2 Buzzard over Atherton Wood as is usual nowadays, 1 Kestrel 1 Cormorant over Only small numbers of Redwing today.
pete berry said
Sun Oct 6 11:29 AM, 2019
An adult Yellow Legged Gull briefly on the spoil heap next to waste transfer site
Paul Richardson said
Fri Aug 30 9:03 PM, 2019
Visited Miller's Lane/Langley Platt/Bee Fold area yesterday and today for several hours.
Highlights: 12 Snipe yesterday and today on the flooded field, bottom of Bee Fold Lane. All common - rechecked with scope this morning. This field is becoming a semi-permanent mini-wetland in the last few weeks. Also same location 21 Mallard, 3 Teal and 5 Moorhen.
4 Rook among Carrion Crows and Jackdaws on the drier part of same field. Rooks have been seen regularly over the last few weeks.
1 Willow Tit along Langley Platt Lane heard then seen. First of these this year for me - but I don't often cover that path - will have to remedy that. Not re-found today.
1 Kestrel Bee Fold 1 Sparrowhawk over Miller's Lane. 10 Mistle thrush in cut hayfield, Miller's Lane.
In addition 100 or so House Martin, 40+ Swallows, 65 Starling and 38 Goldfinch.
3 Common Whitethroat all juveniles I think. 2 Reed Bunting probably juveniles.
Wrens, Robins, Great, Blue and Long Tailed Tits and the other common birds also present.
dave broome said
Wed Aug 7 5:08 PM, 2019
A juvenile Yellow-Legged Gull was on the Poundstretcher roof just before 5pm
pete berry said
Wed Aug 7 2:16 PM, 2019
An adult Yellow Legged Gull on roof of Poundstretcher this afternoon in with approx 220 Lesser Black Backs and 30 Herring Gulls
78 Great Black Backs
5 Lesser Black Backs
440 Herring Gulls
200+ Black Headed Gull
5 Common Gulls
12 Redwing
1 Mistle Thrush
and 5 Mallard
Early PM walk - large female sparrowhawk flushed three snipe from the partially-flooded field at the bottom of Bee Fold Lane - didn't see whether she was successful or not in the subsequent chase.
Two grey herons also in this field
651 Herring Gulls
55 Great Black Backs and
Only 6 Lesser Black Backs
And a Buzzard over
In the flooded fields east of Bee Fold Lane this afternoon
66 Great Black Backed Gulls
4 Lesser Black Backs Gulls
336 Herring Gulls
and 2 Ravens over
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 25th of November 2020 04:23:18 PM
In the flooded fields east of Bee Fold Lane
165 Herring Gulls (inc 2 Argentatus)
8 Lesser Black Backs
19 Great Black Backed Gulls
Also over 200+ large gulls at Chanters over the Viridor waste centre,flying around and on nearby roofs
In total about 650large gulls in the area inc those on Common Lane, Tydesley which are part of the same feeding group.0
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 13th of November 2020 05:10:03 PM
Still over 300 large gulls at the Viridor waste yard on Arley Way this morning. but typically difficult to view, also a single Raven over very low.
330 large gulls at the Viridor waste yard on Arley Way around midday, the vast majority of which were Herring Gulls with smaller number of Lesser Black-backed and several Great Black-backed Gulls too but viewing difficult and the birds typically mobile.
Well in excess of 300 large gulls around the depot,mainly Lesser Black Backs and including 2 ringed birds,one looks like it's from Walney from the ring no. and the other looks like the ring colour used at Gloucester landfill site.
181 Lesser Black-backed Gull (including a single juvenile) and 16 Herring Gull on flooded fields off Bee Fold Lane mid-morning.
148 LBbGull and 26 Herring Gull on Poundstretchers roof early afternoon today, along with 20 or so Black-headed Gull
136 LBbGull and 18 Herring Gull on the floods off Bee Fold Lane, also 34 Black-headed Gull
-- Edited by pete berry on Tuesday 14th of July 2020 01:49:47 PM
Thought I'd check out Chanters to see if gulls still using it for feeding.
At least 200 Lesser Black Backs ,a few Herring and a single Great Black Backed Gull were in the area,unfortunately the large spoil heap next door to the depot has virtually disappeared, so most of the gulls are using the roofs where viewing is virtually impossible.
Two separate sightings of single swallows, one over Bee Fold Lane fields and one on wires on corner of Hope Fold
Common tern over Bee Fold fishery
Single swift over Bee Fold Lane yesterday evening
Male sparrowhawk swept through garden and took a sparrow earlier today, first time I've seen them visit the garden this year
Whitethroat singing from scrubby fields between Howe Bridge football pitches and Bee Fold Lane and also from Millers Lane
Two swallows over train lines near Lodge Farm
1 oystercatcher on the rapidly-drying field between train lines / Atherton Community School
Large arrival of willow warbler in the last week. Also today first singing yellowhammer of the spring - Millers Lane
Kingfisher speeding along Atherton Lake Brook between Millers Lane and Lilford, early PM
Garden / street flyovers from the last two days -
1 x buzzard
2 x raven
2 x oystercatcher
First blackcap of the year for me, singing from the scrubby area at the junction of Bee Fold Lane / Langley Platt / Long Causeway
Singing reed buntings, chiffchaff as well
2 x buzzard over Atherton Wood and 2 x lesser black-backed gull on horse / flooded field behind old Hesketh Fletcher
Water rail squealing from swampy area around base of pylon next to Bee Fold fishery
1 x male reed bunting and 4 x teal in flooded field at Bee Fold Lane / Langley Platt junction
Approx 12 redwing moving through Atherton Woods
My now-daily walk over the last few days :-
28th - treecreeper in the small copse between train lines / Millers Lane
30th - great spotted woodpecker and willow tit on edge of Atherton Wood, sparrowhawk over Millers Lane
31st - 3 x meadow pipit on fields behind old Hesketh Fletcher / train lines, buzzard in trees near bus route
Chiffchaffs throughout
14-30 to 16-30 Longcauseway / Langley Platt Lane / Millers Lane
Grey Heron, 10 Shoveler & 20 Teal on flooded fields at top of Longcauseway near red brick wall.
1 jay, 1 Buzzard & 1 Oystercatcher over Longcauseway.
At least 100 very noisy Redwing together in trees towards hindsford end of Langley Platt Lane.
About 40 Gulls on flooded fields off Hamilton St. including 2 Lesser Black Backed - but no sign of Iceland Gull.
About 50 Corvids & 2 Mistle Thrush in non flooded fields off Millers Lane.
The adult Iceland Gull again in flooded fields south of Hamilton Street this afternoon
Iceland Gull - adult still present (on and off)
Originally posted this morning by Pete Berry:
The adult Iceland Gull is currently on the roof of Poundstretcher, on the rear roof,viewable from the rear entrance road to Fred Longworth High School and
Great White Egret flew from Bee Fold flooded field to horse field Howe Bridge side of Bee Fold Lodge. Hard to relocate but found in quite thick scrub. It seems may have been here for a few days as someone reported she had seen it while walking last week. Quite a mega for this site!
Also of note
6 Goosander flushed from the Lodge
1 Raven on Bee Fold pylon.
Also 14 Fieldfare around Bee Fold along with 80+ Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 16+ Redwing and 11 Chaffinch. All flooded fields well frozen thismorning so no wildfowl on them.
Also 2 Buzzard over Atherton Wood as is usual nowadays,
1 Kestrel
1 Cormorant over
Only small numbers of Redwing today.
Highlights: 12 Snipe yesterday and today on the flooded field, bottom of Bee Fold Lane. All common - rechecked with scope this morning. This field is becoming a semi-permanent mini-wetland in the last few weeks.
Also same location 21 Mallard, 3 Teal and 5 Moorhen.
4 Rook among Carrion Crows and Jackdaws on the drier part of same field. Rooks have been seen regularly over the last few weeks.
1 Willow Tit along Langley Platt Lane heard then seen. First of these this year for me - but I don't often cover that path - will have to remedy that. Not re-found today.
1 Kestrel Bee Fold
1 Sparrowhawk over Miller's Lane.
10 Mistle thrush in cut hayfield, Miller's Lane.
In addition 100 or so House Martin, 40+ Swallows, 65 Starling and 38 Goldfinch.
3 Common Whitethroat all juveniles I think.
2 Reed Bunting probably juveniles.
Wrens, Robins, Great, Blue and Long Tailed Tits and the other common birds also present.
A juvenile Yellow-Legged Gull was on the Poundstretcher roof just before 5pm