Wheatear 4 f10 and an additional 4 at southern end of f12
-- Edited by Dave Cropper on Saturday 15th of April 2023 11:24:33 AM
Pete Hines said
Tue Mar 14 6:14 PM, 2023
Partridge 2 F1 Peregrine male patrolling F8 and stooping after a Feral Pigeon Skylark 10+ Redwing 30+ Fieldfare 40+ Stonechat 1 female under the pylons still F12 Chaffinch 96, c80 in F9 Linnet c150 F9 Reed Bunting 6+
Raven 1
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 08:43:53 PM
Steven Nelson said
Fri Mar 10 9:44 AM, 2023
A flock of approx 20+ Golden Plover in f36 this morning I couldnt get a accurate count as driving.
Pete Hines said
Wed Mar 8 4:51 PM, 2023
SW end
Mandarin Duck 6. 3 pairs together on Sinderland Brook at Sinderland Green Wood Skylark 1 F26 Fieldfare 86 ranging between F69/F70/F25 Chaffinch 130 ranging between F71/F26 Linnet 70 again F71/76
Huw Morgan said
Sat Feb 25 5:23 PM, 2023
Decent hour here today, despite the cold wind and multiple off-road motorbikes.
6 Grey Partridge (2 F1, 2 F10, 2 F11). Woodcock flushed from old railway, flew across F9. Raven over F10. Good numbers of Skylarks across multiple fields.
Richard Would said
Fri Feb 24 10:46 AM, 2023
Early morning wander around the Eastern end of Carrington Moss :
5/6 Siskins in Alders between F17 & 18
Good numbers of Greenfinches (seem to be recovering)
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Nuthatch
Long-Tailed Tits
Redwings
Song Thrushes singing (several)
Mistle Thrushes
Little Grebe (sewage works)
Gadwall (sewage works)
Pete Hines said
Sun Feb 19 11:59 AM, 2023
Brookheys / Dark Lane
Little Egret 2 Sinderland Brook by Brookheys Farm Goosander pair on Sinderland Brook Teal 12 Raven 3 over Skylark 4 (singing) Goldcrest 3 (singing) Redwing approx 100 in F32 Fieldfare approx 30 in F32 Pied Wagtail exactly 50 in F32 Yellowhammer 3 (1 singing)
Pete Hines said
Mon Feb 6 3:49 PM, 2023
Grey Partridge 6 (2 F1, 2 F2, 2 F11) Tawny Owl daytime singing male at the Old Orchard Raven 1 Skylark 65 (40 in F4, 25 in F11) Treecreeper 1 Redwing 85 by the Riding School Stonechat 3 usual pair by the pylons in F12, another female at the west end of F2 Chaffinch 80 in F9 Linnet 150 in F9
Pete Hines said
Fri Feb 3 1:22 PM, 2023
Fieldfare - minimum 160 in F32, scoped from Dark Lane, several more hidden from view by hedgerow Tawny Owl - daytime singing male from Hogswood Covert
If I didn't know better, I'd say that I've just seen an Osprey over Sale. I live close to the edge of Carrington Moss in the Manor Avenue/Moss Lane area and I just watched a large pale raptor with long cranked wings and comparatively short tail gliding and circling over the Avenue, I lost it behind a neighbour's house.
Bit late for an Osprey, but I couldn't make it into anything else (I'm very experienced with raptors, so it wasn't a Buzzard or a Red Kite!)
Richard Would said
Sat Oct 29 7:57 PM, 2022
Buzzards
Kestrels
Female Bullfinch
Redpolls
7/8 Grey Partridge F10 & 11
Little Egret flying over rugby pitches
2 Stonechats
Jays etc
-- Edited by Richard Would on Saturday 29th of October 2022 07:59:54 PM
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Tue Oct 18 6:55 PM, 2022
Walk from Isherwood Road to the concrete-lined lake at the west of the Moss.
Grey Partridge 10, 8 F2, 2 F9 Skylark 70+ flushed from F4 by Sparrowhawk then headed south Chiffchaff 3 Redwing 13 Stonechat 2, pair along the track between F4 / F12 then under the pylon F12 Meadow Pipit 15 Chaffinch 80+ in F4 Linnet 14 F9 Redpoll 1 Siskin 2 Yellowhammer 4 F11
B Benson said
Tue Jul 12 1:01 PM, 2022
Thanks for the replies John and Rob. I'll keep looking and see if it appears again.
I'm always amazed how many birds are high up and invisible to the naked eye. I often sit in the garden looking up with my binoculars,catching birds which must be hundreds of metres up. A very pleasant way of relaxing.
John Watson said
Mon Jul 11 11:36 AM, 2022
From those limited details, I'd say probable Red Kite
If the wings seemed paper-thin & level, with fingered wing-tips, floating almost paper-like in flight, that would confirm it for me; if they were thicker & shallow-V with more rounded wing-tips and purposeful flight then Buzzard
Hope those analogies make sense!
If you Google for pics, those will mostly be of adult birds close up, so don't rely on them. Also, light conditions can affect apparent colouration more than you'd expect, so don't trust that too much. Size is impossible to judge from a distance even for the most experienced observers
Rob Creek said
Sun Jul 10 5:24 PM, 2022
B Benson wrote:
Think I may have seen a Red Kite this evening. Sat in garden in Flixton looking towards Carrington with binoculars. Large bird appeared in distance quite high up. Large wingspan, distinctly red and white underparts but couldn't make out the tail. Travelled a long way with no wingbeats. Definitely not a Buzzard, narrower wings. Any ideas?
Hi Brian, I dont think you will get many comments on this one. The tail wouldve been a key feature with this species, and theres always a possibility of sunlight affecting colouration. I suspect this one could remain unidentified. Cheers Rob
B Benson said
Fri Jul 8 9:07 PM, 2022
Think I may have seen a Red Kite this evening. Sat in garden in Flixton looking towards Carrington with binoculars. Large bird appeared in distance quite high up. Large wingspan, distinctly red and white underparts but couldn't make out the tail. Travelled a long way with no wingbeats. Definitely not a Buzzard, narrower wings. Any ideas?
Paul Dewey said
Wed Jun 22 4:37 PM, 2022
Had a couple of hours here late morning. Made the mistake of walking around the outside path next to Shell, and discovered quite how many horseflies there are in the area. Most unpleasant.
Very hot so not too many birds
Yellowhammer, linnet, whitethroat, blackbird and swallow along edge of field 1.
Blackcap and pheasant heard and buzzard, whitethroat and yellowhammer seen around fields 24 and 25
And highlight was two yellow wagtail on hedge on edge of field 4
Martin Whittam said
Fri Jun 17 10:34 AM, 2022
Red Kite over field 168 at 8am
Tony Coatsworth said
Wed Jun 8 11:38 AM, 2022
2 Grey Partridge in NE corner of F25
No sight/sound of Quail but it was breezy
Jeff Clarke said
Mon Jun 6 12:03 PM, 2022
Quail singing near NE corner of field 25
Pete Hines said
Sat Jun 4 1:11 PM, 2022
Mandarin crèche of 2 female and 8 duckling on Sinderland Brook Grey Partridge 2 F25 Lapwing 27 (26 in F26) Skylark 9 (7 in F26) Treecreeper fledglings Yellow Wagtail 1 male in F26 Yellowhammer 4
Jeff Clarke said
Fri Jun 3 1:08 PM, 2022
Quail singing west side of field 25 at 13:00
Dave Cropper said
Wed May 25 11:26 AM, 2022
Pair of yellow wagtail along the track which separates f11. Seemed to be collecting nest material which is encouraging.
Chris Shaw said
Fri May 13 11:40 PM, 2022
Grey Partridge F24 this Afternoon
Steven Nelson said
Thu May 5 4:23 PM, 2022
Pair of Grey Partridge in f31 this morning
Pete Hines said
Thu May 5 1:04 PM, 2022
Wheatear 3 in F12 Grey Partridge 2 in F4, 1 in F13
Samglennie said
Mon May 2 11:13 PM, 2022
Early afternoon walk today-
2x Whimbrel still in f8, 2x Ringed plover in f1, 2x Whitethroat singing, 1x Yellow wagtail with 2x pied in f12, 2x Wheatear f12, 7x Swallow, 4x Blackcap, 3x Willow warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, 1x Raven and 5x Grey partridge (3 f10, 2 f4)
Pete Hines said
Mon May 2 1:17 PM, 2022
Whimbrel 7. 2 still feeding in F8 for 3rd day (eBird report there from 30th April), earlier 5 flew low west, calling, over F4 at 08.12 Lesser Whitethroat singing male F8, prob same heard later from F1 Yellow Wagtail 3, pair F10, male F1 White Wagtail 2 in F9 Pied Wagtail 2 Wheatear 2 in F12 Partridge 4 in F4, 2 in F13 Raven 2 Yellowhammer 9 Skylark 12
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sat Apr 30 1:41 PM, 2022
Isherwood Road along fenceline to F1 then return along main West/East track.
Wheatear 6 still in F4 this morning, 5 male and a female Grey Partridge 2 in F4, 2 in F12
Dave Cropper said
Wed Apr 20 10:27 PM, 2022
Not disputing the sightings Pete as I am aware other people have missed the wheatears and am totally aware there is a huge camber in this field. However the all the deep ruts have now been removed making it less attractive to migrants and that whatever has been planted is likely to grow quickly judged by adjacent fields.
Pete Hines said
Wed Apr 20 9:05 PM, 2022
The 9 Wheatear were present in the NW corner of F4 from 06.43 to 10.18. The land is uneven and depending on your position they may be out of view.
Dave Cropper said
Wed Apr 20 12:32 PM, 2022
For anyone visiting f4 to check for migrants be warned that it has been tilled and seeded today and if its anything like f11/13 will be covered in green vegetation within days. As I had been to Shell Pool reserve this morning I quickly checked the area at 11.30 and there were no birds on.
Desperately need more fields ploughed quickly!
Pete Hines said
Wed Apr 20 11:28 AM, 2022
Wheatear 9 together in F4 Partridge 7 (2 F2, 1 F10, 4 F11) Skylark 14 Raven 3 Yellowhammer 10
Ian Howarth said
Sun Apr 17 1:35 PM, 2022
1 x Fieldfare, 1 x Mistle Thrush in F32. (Brookheys Covert is full of Bluebells right now).
Nick Hilton said
Fri Apr 15 9:22 PM, 2022
3 Wheatear and a pair of Grey Partridge in F4 this morning.
Pete Hines said
Wed Apr 13 12:28 PM, 2022
07.44-11.26
Redstart male in the south west corner of F1 along the fenceline Whinchat male in F4 Wheatear 2 in F4, 2 in F13, 2 in F1 Partridge 3, 1 in F2, 2 in F10 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 9 Skylark 12+ Willow Warbler 6 Chiffchaff 7 Blackcap 7 Meadow Pipit 10, 9 in F1, 1 in F11 Linnet 31 Yellowhammer 5
Dave Cropper said
Wed Apr 13 9:57 AM, 2022
Quick visit to check newly ploughed fields.
Wheatear 5 f4 and 3 f13
Nick Hilton said
Mon Apr 11 9:23 AM, 2022
A wander down Brookheys Road yesterday at circa 5pm produced three Mandarin, first a male flew between the two coverts towards the brook and then a pair flew around F32. A Ring-necked Parakeet was vocal in Hogswood Covert.
Ian Howarth said
Sun Apr 10 1:12 PM, 2022
Wheatear x 2 in F4, Mistle Thrush x 3 in F4, Yellowhammer x 3 in F2, Grey Partridge x 2 in F11, Skylark x 6 in air at once, some singing. Several Chiffchaff most in song.
Wheatear 4 f10 and an additional 4 at southern end of f12
-- Edited by Dave Cropper on Saturday 15th of April 2023 11:24:33 AM
Peregrine male patrolling F8 and stooping after a Feral Pigeon
Skylark 10+
Redwing 30+
Fieldfare 40+
Stonechat 1 female under the pylons still F12
Chaffinch 96, c80 in F9
Linnet c150 F9
Reed Bunting 6+ Raven 1
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 14th of March 2023 08:43:53 PM
Mandarin Duck 6. 3 pairs together on Sinderland Brook at Sinderland Green Wood
Skylark 1 F26
Fieldfare 86 ranging between F69/F70/F25
Chaffinch 130 ranging between F71/F26
Linnet 70 again F71/76
6 Grey Partridge (2 F1, 2 F10, 2 F11).
Woodcock flushed from old railway, flew across F9.
Raven over F10.
Good numbers of Skylarks across multiple fields.
Early morning wander around the Eastern end of Carrington Moss :
5/6 Siskins in Alders between F17 & 18
Good numbers of Greenfinches (seem to be recovering)
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Nuthatch
Long-Tailed Tits
Redwings
Song Thrushes singing (several)
Mistle Thrushes
Little Grebe (sewage works)
Gadwall (sewage works)
Little Egret 2 Sinderland Brook by Brookheys Farm
Goosander pair on Sinderland Brook
Teal 12
Raven 3 over
Skylark 4 (singing)
Goldcrest 3 (singing)
Redwing approx 100 in F32
Fieldfare approx 30 in F32
Pied Wagtail exactly 50 in F32
Yellowhammer 3 (1 singing)
Tawny Owl daytime singing male at the Old Orchard
Raven 1
Skylark 65 (40 in F4, 25 in F11)
Treecreeper 1
Redwing 85 by the Riding School
Stonechat 3 usual pair by the pylons in F12, another female at the west end of F2
Chaffinch 80 in F9
Linnet 150 in F9
Tawny Owl - daytime singing male from Hogswood Covert
F5
Fieldfare -1.
Redwing - 8.
Mistle Thrush -2.
Elsewhere....
Song thrush -2.
Grt tit -2.
Raven -1
Stock dove - 28.
Woodpigeon -2.
Grey partridge -8.
Pheasant -15.
Jackdaw - C70.
Kestrel -1.
Mistle Thrush
Redwing
flock 12+ Long-Tailed Tits
flock 50 Chaffinch F9
Buzzards
Kestrels
female Goosander on that fenced-off body of water near F8
2 x Bullfinches
Jay
Redwing 98 (92+ in F2)
Fieldfare 53+ in F2
Chaffinch 78 (70+ in F9)
Linnet 30+ in F9
Yellowhammer 4 F8
Reed Bunting 6 (5 F1, 1 F9)
Skylark just 1 heard F12
Skylark 95 mostly F12
Linnet 40 F12
Chaffinch 50 mostly F9
Raven 3
Originally posted today by Richard Would:
If I didn't know better, I'd say that I've just seen an Osprey over Sale. I live close to the edge of Carrington Moss in the Manor Avenue/Moss Lane area and I just watched a large pale raptor with long cranked wings and comparatively short tail gliding and circling over the Avenue, I lost it behind a neighbour's house.
Bit late for an Osprey, but I couldn't make it into anything else (I'm very experienced with raptors, so it wasn't a Buzzard or a Red Kite!)
Buzzards
Kestrels
Female Bullfinch
Redpolls
7/8 Grey Partridge F10 & 11
Little Egret flying over rugby pitches
2 Stonechats
Jays etc
-- Edited by Richard Would on Saturday 29th of October 2022 07:59:54 PM
Yellowhammer 1 male, 2 females.
Chaffinch 20+
Stonechat 2
Skylark 20+
Meadow Pipit 20+
Siskin 2
Mistle Thrush 3
Chiffchaff 1
Stock Dove 10+
Buzzard 2
Kestrel 3
Raven 1
Mute Swan 1 adult.
Moorhen 1
Little Grebe 1
Jay 2
Rooks, Jackdaws, Crows, etc.
Sparrowhawk 2 birds patrolling F4 dispersing the flocks
Skylark 110+ F4
Chaffinch 130+ F4
Linnet 21 F4
Starling 70+ F4
Meadow Pipit 1 heard only at F11
Ring-necked Parakeet 2 over
Raven 3 over
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
F4
Meadow pipit - c200
Chaffinch - c200.
Brambling - 1.
Linnet - 1.
Greenfinch - 1.
F5
Buzzard - 1.
Starling - 160
Buzzard - 1.
Kestrel - 1 f5.
F4 -
Meadow pipit - 40.
Chaffinch - 40.
Starling - c100.
Skylark 70+ flushed from F4 by Sparrowhawk then headed south
Chiffchaff 3
Redwing 13
Stonechat 2, pair along the track between F4 / F12 then under the pylon F12
Meadow Pipit 15
Chaffinch 80+ in F4
Linnet 14 F9
Redpoll 1
Siskin 2
Yellowhammer 4 F11
Thanks for the replies John and Rob. I'll keep looking and see if it appears again.
I'm always amazed how many birds are high up and invisible to the naked eye. I often sit in the garden looking up with my binoculars,catching birds which must be hundreds of metres up. A very pleasant way of relaxing.
From those limited details, I'd say probable Red Kite
If the wings seemed paper-thin & level, with fingered wing-tips, floating almost paper-like in flight, that would confirm it for me; if they were thicker & shallow-V with more rounded wing-tips and purposeful flight then Buzzard
Hope those analogies make sense!
If you Google for pics, those will mostly be of adult birds close up, so don't rely on them. Also, light conditions can affect apparent colouration more than you'd expect, so don't trust that too much. Size is impossible to judge from a distance even for the most experienced observers
Hi Brian,
I dont think you will get many comments on this one. The tail wouldve been a key feature with this species, and theres always a possibility of sunlight affecting colouration. I suspect this one could remain unidentified.
Cheers
Rob
Think I may have seen a Red Kite this evening. Sat in garden in Flixton looking towards Carrington with binoculars. Large bird appeared in distance quite high up. Large wingspan, distinctly red and white underparts but couldn't make out the tail. Travelled a long way with no wingbeats. Definitely not a Buzzard, narrower wings. Any ideas?
Had a couple of hours here late morning. Made the mistake of walking around the outside path next to Shell, and discovered quite how many horseflies there are in the area. Most unpleasant.
Very hot so not too many birds
Yellowhammer, linnet, whitethroat, blackbird and swallow along edge of field 1.
Blackcap and pheasant heard and buzzard, whitethroat and yellowhammer seen around fields 24 and 25
And highlight was two yellow wagtail on hedge on edge of field 4
2 Grey Partridge in NE corner of F25
No sight/sound of Quail but it was breezy
Grey Partridge 2 F25
Lapwing 27 (26 in F26)
Skylark 9 (7 in F26)
Treecreeper fledglings
Yellow Wagtail 1 male in F26
Yellowhammer 4
Pair of yellow wagtail along the track which separates f11. Seemed to be collecting nest material which is encouraging.
Grey Partridge 2 in F4, 1 in F13
Early afternoon walk today-
2x Whimbrel still in f8, 2x Ringed plover in f1, 2x Whitethroat singing, 1x Yellow wagtail with 2x pied in f12, 2x Wheatear f12, 7x Swallow, 4x Blackcap, 3x Willow warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, 1x Raven and 5x Grey partridge (3 f10, 2 f4)
Lesser Whitethroat singing male F8, prob same heard later from F1
Yellow Wagtail 3, pair F10, male F1
White Wagtail 2 in F9
Pied Wagtail 2
Wheatear 2 in F12
Partridge 4 in F4, 2 in F13
Raven 2
Yellowhammer 9
Skylark 12
Wheatear- 6+ Distant F12 in ploughed area.
Lesser Redpoll- 1 over.
Yellowhammer- 1 male.
Whitethroat- 9 singing.
Willow Warbler- 1 singing.
Blackcap- 4 singing.
Chiffchaff- 4 singing.
Skylark- 6 singing.
Lapwing- 6
Grey Partridge- 1 F13.
Raven- 1
Song Thrush- 2
Oystercatcher- 1 over.
Mistle Thrush- 2
Chaffinch- 3 singing.
Stock Dove- 4
Grey Partridge 2 in F12
Male Whinchat present in f4 on Monday afternoon, sorry for late report and bad photo
Grey Partridge 2 in F4, 2 in F12
Not disputing the sightings Pete as I am aware other people have missed the wheatears and am totally aware there is a huge camber in this field. However the all the deep ruts have now been removed making it less attractive to migrants and that whatever has been planted is likely to grow quickly judged by adjacent fields.
For anyone visiting f4 to check for migrants be warned that it has been tilled and seeded today and if its anything like f11/13 will be covered in green vegetation within days. As I had been to Shell Pool reserve this morning I quickly checked the area at 11.30 and there were no birds on.
Desperately need more fields ploughed quickly!
Partridge 7 (2 F2, 1 F10, 4 F11)
Skylark 14
Raven 3
Yellowhammer 10
Redstart male in the south west corner of F1 along the fenceline
Whinchat male in F4
Wheatear 2 in F4, 2 in F13, 2 in F1
Partridge 3, 1 in F2, 2 in F10
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 9
Skylark 12+
Willow Warbler 6
Chiffchaff 7
Blackcap 7
Meadow Pipit 10, 9 in F1, 1 in F11
Linnet 31
Yellowhammer 5
Quick visit to check newly ploughed fields.
Wheatear 5 f4 and 3 f13
A Ring-necked Parakeet was vocal in Hogswood Covert.