Cattle Field Sale: Woodies 28 Magpies 27 Teal 4 on flood water
On River Grey Wag GS Woodpecker over
Broad Ees Dole: Mute Swans pair both with metal rings on left legs but no Darvics on W pool from the hide: Goosander 3 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 16 Herons 4 Teal 5 L Grebe - two pairs Mallard 10 Moorhen 1 Coot 1 Canadas 10
Ollie Wright said
Fri Mar 18 9:23 PM, 2011
A long old trot from Northenden, with the missus!
R. Mersey
Goldeneye (2m, 1f) Buzzard Pied Wagtail x 4 (including 1 which I thought might have been the White Wagtail as reported by Tim Wilcox the other day. It was pale when compared to the other Pied Wags and uniformly grey-backed. Could have been a female? But to more experienced birders than me, do keep an eye out!) Grey Wagtail x 2 Two Carrion Crows standing on either bank of the river, barking furiously at each other, an entertaining stand-off. Think I might have flushed a Woodcock - from close to us, we were very surprised when a largish brown bird took off from the ground in something a flap, before taking an ungainly short flight into woodland behind, quickly disappearing from sight before I could clap binoculars on it. Would have been a life tick, if so!
Sale WP Feeders
Nuthatch Stock Dove
Sale WP lakeside
Reed Bunting (m) Chiffchaff, two heard, two seen - my first of the year
Broad Ees Dole
Shoveler (a pair + 1 m) Gadwall Little Grebe My 'Better Half' counted nine Grey Heron together on the island at the back and was also rather taken with the male Tufted Ducks.
Hardy Farm
Greenfinch x 2
Joe Wynn said
Fri Mar 18 6:38 PM, 2011
Nice walk round in the sunshine this evening. Walked across motorway, round and round the main lake via broad ees. This produced:
Main Lake: 2 GC Grebes 1 Lesser Black Back Gull (first i've seen there) 2 Herring Gull (1ad, 1 1st winter) 2 Tufted Duck c.30 Black Headed Gulls 15 Mallard 2 Great Tit 1st singing Chiffchaff of the year
Broad Ees Dole: 2 Little Grebe (a pair) 2 Tufted Duck 4 Gadwall 4 Teal c.20 goosander (at least 13 in view, but loads round the back as well) 1 Grey Heron 2 Cormerant
Paul Heaton said
Thu Mar 17 11:06 AM, 2011
Sand martin 3 Swallow 1 on main water this morning.
Keep birding
Jeff Clarke said
Wed Mar 16 1:26 PM, 2011
Midday today: Chiffchaff (not singing) at end of Cow Lane. Broad Ees Dole: Goosander 1m Tufted 11 Gadwall 9 Shoveller 3 Teal 3 Little Grebe 3 (probably 4)
Pete Hines said
Tue Mar 15 5:50 PM, 2011
Report of an early singing Chiffchaff on 4th March. Info via Liz Saxby MV info warden.
Goosander 23 Tufties 11 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 6 Heron 8 commuting over to Chorlton Ees Mallard 6 Canadas 3 L Grebe 2 Moorhen2 Coot 1
Joe Wynn said
Sat Mar 5 7:02 PM, 2011
Latish walk around the water park 1600-1800, you can tell its getting towards spring!
Main Lake: c.10 Common Gull c.100 Black Headed Gull c. 20 Mallard 1 Buzzard (over) 1 Kestrel (male- briefly excited me in the dying light)
Didn't get round to Broad Ees, but was reading the notice board at the visitor centre, and that said LESSER spotted woodpecker was seen there! Will have a look for it later in the week, hopefully!
Mute Swan. 2 ad 7 juv Goldeneye 4 Little Grebe 1 GC Grebe 2 Siskin c 30
Broad Ees Dole:
(Water level still high)
Pochard 2 Tufted 7 Gadwall 11 Mallard 17 Shoveler 3 Teal 6 Heron 21 (large numbers lately all stood together on right side of dole)
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Feb 19 10:07 PM, 2011
18.02.11
Goldeneye 4 Great Crester Grebe 2 Mute Swan 10 Black-headed Gull - several with full hoods
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Jeff Clarke said
Sat Feb 12 3:32 PM, 2011
Noon today - I couldn't find any Pintail on Broad Ees Dole but there were two female or immature Wigeon at the back ( and there were also there on 9th Feb).
Also present on Dole: Heron 15 Tufted Duck 23 Teal 22 Gadwall 8 Buzzard overhead
and on main lake 3 Goldeneye - 2 ad males, one immature male Little Grebe
Nothing else of significance
Joey Eccles said
Sat Feb 12 2:57 PM, 2011
10-00 - 11-30am
Main lake:
little grebe gc grebe 5 goldeneye 3m and 2f including a juvenile male - your leucistic bird Joe? quite a few gulls including a fair few of the larger species A pair of mute swans were courting and then copulating
Broad Ees dole:
2 female pintail still present 30+ teal - 15-20 were flushed from the marshy bit by a buzzard that then landed in a tree by the lake at least 7 heron gadwall
VC feeders:
no willow tit but amongst the usuals were a Jay and a nuthatch Bullfinch seen a few yards further down from the feeders treecreeper nearby
Also kestrel hunting across the river
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Saturday 12th of February 2011 03:07:24 PM
Joe Wynn said
Fri Feb 11 2:23 PM, 2011
Today 1000-1400:
Priory Gardens: c.5 siskin c.5 greenfinch c.10 Goldfinch c.5 Long tailed tit (all at the back near the motorway bridge)
Sale WP: 4 Goldeneye (2 Male 3 female, one of the females was leucitic) c.20 Common Gulls 2 GC Grebes
Barn Owl 1 (crossed River Mersey from Sale WP to Chorlton Ees at 11.45 am mobbed by gulls) Siskin 12 Buzzard 1 ( in cow field ) Lt. Tit 8 Pink-footed Geese c150 heading NW @ 1.30pm
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Mark Taggart said
Mon Jan 31 3:32 PM, 2011
1300-1500
On Feeders
Blue Tits Great Tits Coal Tits 2 Longtailed Tits 12 Willow Tit 1 Bullfinch 2 - 1 male 1 female Robin 1 Chaffinch male 1 Dunnock 1 Treecreeper - 1 nearby
Main Lake
Teal 1 pair Golden Eye - male in flight Little Grebes 3 Tufted duck 1 Gadwall 1 Cormorant 2 Blackheaded Gulls Canada Geese Mute Swans
Broad Ees Dole - Frozen
Grey Heron 1
Paul Heaton said
Sun Jan 30 12:14 PM, 2011
Barn Owl has just flew from Sale water park to Chorlton ees been mobbed by gulls.
Info. from Phil Kelly.
Must have made his morning:biggrin
Keep birding.
Jeff Clarke said
Wed Jan 26 6:07 PM, 2011
12:00 to 15:00 Broad Ees Dole: Teal 4 Gadwall 9 Tufted 5 Goosander 13 Shoveller Heron 9 Treecreeper Pheasant
Main Lake: Little Grebe and Great Crested Grebe Goldeneye 1 More tufted and Gadwall
Visitor Centre area: Woodcock Willow Tit Nuthatch Pink Feet 160+ flying West at 13:15
Not much on the main lake except Swans, coots, gulls and cormorants. Single little grebe on the main lake round by the nature reserve.
3 Herons, 4+ Shoveler, 8+ Gadwall and about 10 Teal seen from the hide.
Usual BT, GT & LTT on the feeders up by the cafe. Also GS Woodpecker and Willow Tit.
SS
simonthew said
Sun Jan 23 6:35 PM, 2011
myself and my daughter went today about 10am until about 2pm. what a great place. went to the hide. didnt look frozen, heron and a few duck on there. plenty of comerants on the pilons. geese and ducks including a few tufted on the main resavior. went and had a brew at the cafe and sat and watched the feeding station. all sorts of tit, finch and robins on there. secound heron sat at the top of a tree.good day out and will be back again soon
simonthew said
Sat Jan 22 7:52 PM, 2011
thanks henry
Henry Cook said
Sat Jan 22 7:45 PM, 2011
Hi Simon. I recommend parking at the visitor center and taking a clockwise route around the lake. From the VC it's worth checking out the feeding station area for Willow Tits and the usual garden feeder fayre. Then moving on, the marsh below which must have a water rail or two in it somewhere! Beyond that there is an stream inflow to the res with some good habitat around including reeds and riparian alders etc.
Upon reaching the water park, the path has the lake on the left and the Mersey river on the right over the other side of the tall levee. Some good ducks/grebes/wagtails can be seen by walking along the river at this point. As you get to the small rocky wier in the Mersey dip back down to the Water Park circular path which leads on to the lagoons and marsh of Broad Ees Dole with it's brick hide. If the water on the dole isn't frozen there can be allsorts of ducks, waders and smaller gulls.
From there, continuing on clockwise, the water park path leads through some decent woodland and then back around the lake past the sailing center and restaurant back to the Visitor Center. This is just a suggestion but it covers many of the spots in the area for a variety of species.
Thanks. Henry.
simonthew said
Sat Jan 22 7:43 PM, 2011
thanks paul,
Paul Heaton said
Sat Jan 22 7:41 PM, 2011
Simon, just park next to the visitor centre then follow the paths down the right hand side, and go in a big circle around the water park, just passed Deckers is a fishing lodge loads of photos of big Fish caught there ( might interest you ) follow path around to broad ees dole, then follow paths around again to Jackson Boat pub, stop here for a beer. If you have the time you can cross the bridge turn right and walk up to Chorlton Water park.
have fun keep birding.
simonthew said
Sat Jan 22 7:26 PM, 2011
going here for the first time tomorrow,(sunday am) printed a map out. any advice on the best rout to take and best places to visit, thanks, simon
Late afternoon: 4 shoveller, 5 Gadwall and 2 Wigeon on Broad Ees Dole, but flew off when Jet skis came out on main lake and flushed gulls from the lake.
Main lake 100% frozen but 2 small pools kept open by geese, ducks, etc. Little Grebe 1 Gadwall 8 Coot 210 Moorhen 23 Lapwing 4 Pochard 4 Tufted Duck 11 Common Gull 36 L.B-b Gull 2 Black-headed Gull approx. 900
River Mersey - Little Grebe 1 Goldeneye 1 Teal 6
Wild flower meadow - Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Chorlton Ees - Woodcock 1 Fox 1
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Rob Smallwood said
Thu Dec 23 12:12 AM, 2010
Stick with your instinct Joe - Willow - Marsh are really rare in the region.
Joe Wynn said
Wed Dec 22 5:08 PM, 2010
Another walk round the water park and onto the mersey. Generally birding was similar to that of last time: Sale WP (80-90% frozen)(nr. Broad ees): c.20 common gulls c.100 blk. headed gulls 3 Pochards 5 tufties 7 gadwall c.50 Canada Geese 3 Bullfinch (2m 1f) 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker 1 Treecreeper Mersey: 9 Goldeneye (5m 4f) c.10 Teal (mostly male) c.50 Canada Geese 1 Kestrel Chorlton WP (90% frozen): c.10 Lesser Redpoll (with about 3 Siskin eating alders)- probably more as I could hear more 1 Jay c.20 common gull c.100 Blk. Headed Gulls Visitor Centre Nature Reserve: 2 Willow Tit? (I think but could be marsh) Robins, tits, finches, blackbirds, etc.
Joe Wynn said
Mon Dec 20 1:53 PM, 2010
Walked around part of Sale WP, passed the stepping stones and up onto mersey. Then walked across Jackson's boat and into Chorlton WP for a bit and back across the mersey on the far-end-of-chorlton bridge. This produced: 12 Goldeneye (4m 8f) on Mersey 2 Goosander (both M) on Mersey 6 Little Grebe on Mersey c.100 "gulls" on Sale WP (mostly black heads but with about c.10 common- a few gulls were very poorly moulted is this a recurring theme?) 4 Robin near Sale WP edge c.12 Goldfinch on Sale WP and another 12 on Chorlton 1 pied wag on Sale 2 Song Thrush on Chorlton A Kestrel on a tall tree on the Sale side of the golf course Broad Ees is 100% frozen Sale WP is 95% frozen Chorlton WP is 95% frozen Mersey has frozen chunks in it, but they are not very thick
Cattle Field Sale:
Woodies 28
Magpies 27
Teal 4 on flood water
On River Grey Wag
GS Woodpecker over
Broad Ees Dole:
Mute Swans pair both with metal rings on left legs but no Darvics on W pool
from the hide:
Goosander 3
Shoveler 4
Gadwall 16
Herons 4
Teal 5
L Grebe - two pairs
Mallard 10
Moorhen 1
Coot 1
Canadas 10
R. Mersey
Goldeneye (2m, 1f)
Buzzard
Pied Wagtail x 4 (including 1 which I thought might have been the White Wagtail as reported by Tim Wilcox the other day. It was pale when compared to the other Pied Wags and uniformly grey-backed. Could have been a female? But to more experienced birders than me, do keep an eye out!)
Grey Wagtail x 2
Two Carrion Crows standing on either bank of the river, barking furiously at each other, an entertaining stand-off.
Think I might have flushed a Woodcock - from close to us, we were very surprised when a largish brown bird took off from the ground in something a flap, before taking an ungainly short flight into woodland behind, quickly disappearing from sight before I could clap binoculars on it. Would have been a life tick, if so!
Sale WP Feeders
Nuthatch
Stock Dove
Sale WP lakeside
Reed Bunting (m)
Chiffchaff, two heard, two seen - my first of the year
Broad Ees Dole
Shoveler (a pair + 1 m)
Gadwall
Little Grebe
My 'Better Half' counted nine Grey Heron together on the island at the back and was also rather taken with the male Tufted Ducks.
Hardy Farm
Greenfinch x 2
Main Lake:
2 GC Grebes
1 Lesser Black Back Gull (first i've seen there)
2 Herring Gull (1ad, 1 1st winter)
2 Tufted Duck
c.30 Black Headed Gulls
15 Mallard
2 Great Tit
1st singing Chiffchaff of the year
Broad Ees Dole:
2 Little Grebe (a pair)
2 Tufted Duck
4 Gadwall
4 Teal
c.20 goosander (at least 13 in view, but loads round the back as well)
1 Grey Heron
2 Cormerant
Swallow 1
on main water this morning.
Keep birding
Broad Ees Dole:
Goosander 1m
Tufted 11
Gadwall 9
Shoveller 3
Teal 3
Little Grebe 3 (probably 4)
Sale Water Park:
Teal 6
Wild flower meadow:
Greenfinch 2
Reed Bunting 1
Goldfinch 1
Broad Ees Dole:
Gadwall 11
Shoveler 2
Little Grebe 3
Goosander 15
Grey Heron 14
Tufted Duck 14
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Goosander 23
Tufties 11
Shoveler 4
Gadwall 6
Heron 8 commuting over to Chorlton Ees
Mallard 6
Canadas 3
L Grebe 2
Moorhen2
Coot 1
Main Lake:
c.10 Common Gull
c.100 Black Headed Gull
c. 20 Mallard
1 Buzzard (over)
1 Kestrel (male- briefly excited me in the dying light)
Didn't get round to Broad Ees, but was reading the notice board at the visitor centre, and that said LESSER spotted woodpecker was seen there! Will have a look for it later in the week, hopefully!
Weasle 1
Treecreeper 1
Greenfinch 9
Buzzard 1
Great Crested Grebe 4 (2 displaying)
Mute swan 3ad+7juv
Broad Ees Dole:
Heron 40
Goosander 7 (2m+5f)
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 18
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Visitor center feeders:
Willow Tit 2
Coal Tit 2
GSWoodpecker 1
Bullfinch 1 male
On marsh at visitor centre:
Teal 3
Moorhen 2
Mallard 2
Wren 1
Jay 1
Main lake:
Siskin 30
Mistle Thrush 2
Greenfinch 7
Goldfinch 17
Goldeneye 4
Mute Swan 6 juv 4 ad
Pochard 2
GCGrebe 2
Broad Ees Dole:
Mallard 20
Heron 7
Gadwall 8
Tufted 15
Teal 6
Sunday 20.02.11:
Main lake:
Mute Swan. 2 ad 7 juv
Goldeneye 4
Little Grebe 1
GC Grebe 2
Siskin c 30
Broad Ees Dole:
(Water level still high)
Pochard 2
Tufted 7
Gadwall 11
Mallard 17
Shoveler 3
Teal 6
Heron 21 (large numbers lately all stood together on right side of dole)
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Goldeneye 4
Great Crester Grebe 2
Mute Swan 10
Black-headed Gull - several with full hoods
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Also present on Dole:
Heron 15
Tufted Duck 23
Teal 22
Gadwall 8
Buzzard overhead
and on main lake
3 Goldeneye - 2 ad males, one immature male
Little Grebe
Nothing else of significance
Main lake:
little grebe
gc grebe
5 goldeneye 3m and 2f including a juvenile male - your leucistic bird Joe?
quite a few gulls including a fair few of the larger species
A pair of mute swans were courting and then copulating
Broad Ees dole:
2 female pintail still present
30+ teal - 15-20 were flushed from the marshy bit by a buzzard that then landed in a tree by the lake
at least 7 heron
gadwall
VC feeders:
no willow tit but amongst the usuals were a Jay and a nuthatch
Bullfinch seen a few yards further down from the feeders
treecreeper nearby
Also kestrel hunting across the river
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Saturday 12th of February 2011 03:07:24 PM
Priory Gardens:
c.5 siskin
c.5 greenfinch
c.10 Goldfinch
c.5 Long tailed tit (all at the back near the motorway bridge)
Sale WP:
4 Goldeneye (2 Male 3 female, one of the females was leucitic)
c.20 Common Gulls
2 GC Grebes
Chorlton WP:
c.30 Pochard
13 Goosander (mostly female)
c.20 Siskin
c.10 Long Tailed tit
-- Edited by Joe Wynn on Friday 11th of February 2011 02:26:07 PM
c.30 Siskin
Song Thrush
River Mersey
Willow Tit
Little Grebe
Cormorant
Kestrel
Main Lake
Gt Crested Grebe
Goldeneye (pair)
Goosander (f)
Broad Ees Dole
At least 10 Grey Heron
2 female Pintail
5 Teal
3 Pheasant (2f, 1m)
River Mersey (flooded field nr Sale WP)
Sparrowhawk zoomed straight past me, hunting low and very nearly catching its next meal
Main lake -
Mute Swan 8ad +7juv
G.c. Grebe 2
Goldeneye 2
Herring Gull 2
LBback gull 1
B h Gull aprox 300
At visitor centre -
Treecreeper 1
Robin (paired) 2
Chaffinch 2
Mallard 7
Teal 7
Jay 1
Heron 1
Goldcrest 1
Chorlton Ees -
Grey Heron 4
Bh Gull 104
Mallard 18
Teal 2
Jay 1
Redwing 6
Pheasant 1
Reed Bunting 3
Treecreeper 1
Broad Ees Dole -
(High water level on dole and at visitor centre due to flood defence measures)
Pintail 3 (1m + 2f )
Gadwall 5
Grey Heron 15
Little Grebe 1
Goosander 1f
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Also 12 Grey Herons here.
Info via Phil Kelly.
thou shalt always bird
-- Edited by Paul Heaton on Wednesday 9th of February 2011 07:17:49 AM
Mute Swan 8 adult + 7 juv
Goldeneye 3
Willow Tit 1
Greenfinch 1
Chaffinch 6
Bullfinch 1
Robin 2
Broad Ees Dole:
Snipe 4
Tufted Duck 25
Shoveler 4
Teal 9
Gadwall 6
Grey Heron 1
Goosander 7
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 7th of February 2011 09:43:45 PM
Treecreeper 1
Teal 8
Jay 2
Greenfinch 1
Redwing 1
Kestrel 1
Chorlton Ees:
Barn Owl 1 (crossed River Mersey from Sale WP to Chorlton Ees at 11.45 am mobbed by gulls)
Siskin 12
Buzzard 1 ( in cow field )
Lt. Tit 8
Pink-footed Geese c150 heading NW @ 1.30pm
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
On Feeders
Blue Tits
Great Tits
Coal Tits 2
Longtailed Tits 12
Willow Tit 1
Bullfinch 2 - 1 male 1 female
Robin 1
Chaffinch male 1
Dunnock 1
Treecreeper - 1 nearby
Main Lake
Teal 1 pair
Golden Eye - male in flight
Little Grebes 3
Tufted duck 1
Gadwall 1
Cormorant 2
Blackheaded Gulls
Canada Geese
Mute Swans
Broad Ees Dole - Frozen
Grey Heron 1
Info. from Phil Kelly.
Must have made his morning:biggrin
Keep birding.
Broad Ees Dole:
Teal 4
Gadwall 9
Tufted 5
Goosander 13
Shoveller
Heron 9
Treecreeper
Pheasant
Main Lake:
Little Grebe and Great Crested Grebe
Goldeneye 1
More tufted and Gadwall
Visitor Centre area:
Woodcock
Willow Tit
Nuthatch
Pink Feet 160+ flying West at 13:15
Coal Tit 1
Willow Tit 1
Greenfinch 2
Chaffinch 1
Main lake -
Mute Swan 11 + 6juv
Goldeneye 2
Gt .c . Grebe 4
Broad ees dole -
Snipe 1
Teal 14
Gadwall 15
Shoveler 3
Heron 3
Pheasant 2
R. Mersey -
Little Grebe 1
Chorlton Ees -
Kestrel 1
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Not much on the main lake except Swans, coots, gulls and cormorants. Single little grebe on the main lake round by the nature reserve.
3 Herons, 4+ Shoveler, 8+ Gadwall and about 10 Teal seen from the hide.
Usual BT, GT & LTT on the feeders up by the cafe. Also GS Woodpecker and Willow Tit.
SS
went to the hide. didnt look frozen, heron and a few duck on there. plenty of comerants on the pilons. geese and ducks including a few tufted on the main resavior. went and had a brew at the cafe and sat and watched the feeding station. all sorts of tit, finch and robins on there. secound heron sat at the top of a tree.good day out and will be back again soon
I recommend parking at the visitor center and taking a clockwise route around the lake. From the VC it's worth checking out the feeding station area for Willow Tits and the usual garden feeder fayre. Then moving on, the marsh below which must have a water rail or two in it somewhere! Beyond that there is an stream inflow to the res with some good habitat around including reeds and riparian alders etc.
Upon reaching the water park, the path has the lake on the left and the Mersey river on the right over the other side of the tall levee. Some good ducks/grebes/wagtails can be seen by walking along the river at this point. As you get to the small rocky wier in the Mersey dip back down to the Water Park circular path which leads on to the lagoons and marsh of Broad Ees Dole with it's brick hide. If the water on the dole isn't frozen there can be allsorts of ducks, waders and smaller gulls.
From there, continuing on clockwise, the water park path leads through some decent woodland and then back around the lake past the sailing center and restaurant back to the Visitor Center. This is just a suggestion but it covers many of the spots in the area for a variety of species.
Thanks.
Henry.
have fun keep birding.
Main lake:
Greenfinch 3
Goldeneye 5
Gt.c.grebe 2
Mute swan 10 + 7 juv
Broad Ees Dole:
Snipe 2
Heron 7
Teal 12
Shoveler 4
Gadwall 5
Moorhen 2
Mallard 2
Coot 1
Visitor centre:
Coal Tit 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
4 shoveller, 5 Gadwall and 2 Wigeon on Broad Ees Dole, but flew off when Jet skis came out on main lake and flushed gulls from the lake.
An eye made of gold?
17 Mute swans
7 Gadwell
8 Pochard
13 Tufted duck
1 Golden eye
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
Plenty of gulls and coot on ice
1 dead Mute swan carcases stripped bare by a fox saw a further 5 piles of feathers
Sale Water Park
Main lake still frozen , visibility very bad due to low mist .
Bh Gull 364
Common Gull 10
Coot approx 200
G.c . Grebe 1
Pochard 3
Tufted Duck 12
Gadwall 9
Mute Swan 9 + 7 juv .
Herring Gull 4
R.Mersey -
Goldeneye 2
Gadwall 2
Goosander 1 m
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Main lake 100% frozen but 2 small pools kept open by geese, ducks, etc.
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 8
Coot 210
Moorhen 23
Lapwing 4
Pochard 4
Tufted Duck 11
Common Gull 36
L.B-b Gull 2
Black-headed Gull approx. 900
River Mersey -
Little Grebe 1
Goldeneye 1
Teal 6
Wild flower meadow -
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Chorlton Ees -
Woodcock 1
Fox 1
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Sale WP (80-90% frozen)(nr. Broad ees):
c.20 common gulls
c.100 blk. headed gulls
3 Pochards
5 tufties
7 gadwall
c.50 Canada Geese
3 Bullfinch (2m 1f)
1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker
1 Treecreeper
Mersey:
9 Goldeneye (5m 4f)
c.10 Teal (mostly male)
c.50 Canada Geese
1 Kestrel
Chorlton WP (90% frozen):
c.10 Lesser Redpoll (with about 3 Siskin eating alders)- probably more as I could hear more
1 Jay
c.20 common gull
c.100 Blk. Headed Gulls
Visitor Centre Nature Reserve:
2 Willow Tit? (I think but could be marsh)
Robins, tits, finches, blackbirds, etc.
12 Goldeneye (4m 8f) on Mersey
2 Goosander (both M) on Mersey
6 Little Grebe on Mersey
c.100 "gulls" on Sale WP (mostly black heads but with about c.10 common- a few gulls were very poorly moulted is this a recurring theme?)
4 Robin near Sale WP edge
c.12 Goldfinch on Sale WP and another 12 on Chorlton
1 pied wag on Sale
2 Song Thrush on Chorlton
A Kestrel on a tall tree on the Sale side of the golf course
Broad Ees is 100% frozen
Sale WP is 95% frozen
Chorlton WP is 95% frozen
Mersey has frozen chunks in it, but they are not very thick
Bullfinch 3
Greenfinch 1
Mute Swan 18+3 juv
Gadwall 8
Tufted Duck 12
Goldeneye 4
Little Grebe 1
Great Crested Grebe 1
Pochard 6
Chorlton Ees:
Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Kingfisher 1 (on Chorlton Brook)
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
1 Willow Tit (by the VC feeders)
3 Goldeneyes
4 Gadwalls
6 Teals
211 Coots
1 Little Grebe (on the Mersey)
15 Mute Swans
6 Cormorants
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
c20 Common Gulls
c180 Black-headed Gulls
1 Goldcrest
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Pied Wagtail
Chorlton Ees:
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Greenfinch 2
Heron 1
River Mersey:
Little Grebe 2
Chorlton Brook:
Kingfisher 1
Grey Heron 1
Sale Water Park:
Mute Swan 16
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 2
Teal 1
Great Crested Grebe 2
Goldeneye 5
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Sale Water Park:
Treecreeper 1
Coal Tit 1
Redwing 30
Bullfinch 1
Greenfinch 6
Goldfinch 6
Goldeneye 4
Mute Swan 20
Teal 4
Coot 121
Tufted Duck 3
Little Grebe 1
Hawthorn Lane 3.30 pm:
Kestrel 1
Ivygreen about 4.15pm:
Tawny Owl seen 1
Sunday 12.12.12:
Chorlton Ees:
Buzzard 2
Jay 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Snipe 2
Reed Bunting 1
Bullfinch 3
Kestrel 2
Peregrine 1 over
River Mersey there:
Goosander 2
All info thanks to Phil Kelly
Goldfinch 15
Greenfinch 8
Redwing 2
Reed Bunting 2
Bullfinch (m+f) 2
Dunnock 2
Mute Swan 12+8 juv
On Broad Ees Dole :
Water rail (seen) 1
Goosander 2
Gadwall 8
Moorhen 5
Shoveler 8
Teal 10
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
16 Cormorant
On Borad Ees Dole:
7 Gadwall
3 Little Grebe
1 Kingfisher
14 Teal
4 Shoveler
2 Sparrowhawk (one chasing a Pied Wagtail but missed!)
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Broad EES Dole
5 Gadwall (2F 3M)
4 Shoveler
10 teal
3 Grey Heron
4 Mallard
3 Moorhen
8 Mute Swan
15 Cormorant
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Reed Bunting
16 Long-tailed Tit
5 Chaffinch
1 Great Crested Grebe
60 Black-headed Gull
On Broad Ees Dole:
13 Teal
6 Gadwall
3 Grey Heron
3 Little Grebe
4 Moorhen
2 Jay
4 Shoveler
2 Sparrowhawk
On the 13th, a single Chiffchaff was present at Sale Water Park also.
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
7 Cormorant on two pylons.
Broad EES Dole
10 Teal
1 Little Grebe
2 Gadwall (1Pair)
3 Moorhen
4 Grey Heron
Main Lake
7 Mute Swan 2 plus 5 juveniles
c40 Coot
5 Mallard domestic type
Canada Geese lots
2 GC Grebe
Mammals
1 bat on the way home by the Mersey.
-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Monday 11th of October 2010 08:39:57 PM