131122

Chat Moss

48 Skylark

22 Meadow Pipit

20 Linnet

60 Stock Dove

Little Woolden Moss

37 Fieldfare

75 Skylark

1 Golden Plover Flew North to South @ 1150

121122

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

4 Snipe

2 Lesser Redpoll

2 Raven

1 Marsh Harrier...Red Tag finally read it (just!)...and its 'JP' again

650 Pink-Footed Geese in several Skeins heading North @ 1300

111122

Astley Moss

14 Rook

3 Grey wagtail

2 Grey Partridge

80 Jackdaw

1 Raven

80 Greylag Geese

2 Redwing

Chat Moss

140 Stock Dove

160 Jackdaw

Little Wooden moss LWTNR West This Afternoon...

! Red Winged Tagged Immature male marsh Harrier

7 Snipe... flushed by the Harrier

23 teal

3 pied Wagtail

5 Meadow Pipit

2 Kestrel

89 Black Headed Gull

7 Carrion Crow

2 kestrel

-- Edited by Dave Stewart on Sunday 13th of November 2022 05:17:49 PM

101122 am

Chat Moss

60 Redwing...flying west

38 Black-Headed Gull

125 Fieldfare...brief pause before they flew on south

3 Goldcrest

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

6 Fieldfare

1 Marsh Harrier...Red Tagged bird (JP)

4 Snipe

2 Lesser Redpoll

091122 am

Chat Moss

1 Peregrine...male

24 Linnet

13 Skylark

190 Stock Dove

1 Marsh Harrier...Red Wing Tagged Bird

3 Snipe

2 Grey Wagtail.

Irlam Moss

2 Stonechat

36 Stock Dove

22 Skylark

10 Grey Partridge

10 Pink-Footed Geese...flying South @ 0915

5 Fieldfare

47 Starling

3 Yellowhammer

9 Reed Bunting

2 Lesser Redpoll

081122 Brief am Visit

Irlam Moss

12 Blackbird

8 Lesser Redpoll

Chat Moss

2 Great Black-Backed Gull flying east @ 0925

2 Lesser Redpoll

70 Stock Dove.

November 4th 2022

Carbon Landscape Winter Habitat Survey 1Km squares of Great Woolden Mosses SJ6994 & SJ6894 with Steve Atkins.

Despite the very noticeable dearth of farmland birds due to these mosses being very intensively farmed with turf & improved grass (SJ6994) & Barley (SJ6894), Steve & I did manage to see some birds which included....

Great Woolden Moss SJ6994

3 Song Thrush

6 Mistle Thrush

4 Meadow Pipit

1 Kestrel

2 Buzzard 

23 Starling

1 Carrion Crow

13 Long Tailed Tit

1 Dunnock

2 Magpie

6 Goldfinch

2 Grey Wagtail

1 Goldcrest

1 Pied Wagtail

2 Great Tit

1 Blue Tit

1 Robin

Great Woolden SJ6894 Moss straddling Gtr. Manchester / Cheshire

1 untagged immature Male Marsh Harrier Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

1 Stonechat                                            

! adult Female Sparrowhawk 

2 Mute Swan R.Glaze

1 Gadwall     R.Glaze

1 Grey Wagtail

1 Kestrel

25 Fieldfare

5 Redwing

4 Raven

071122 am

Irlam Moss

2 Fieldfare

10 Pink-Footed Geese flew west @ 0900

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

4 Snipe

12 Meadow Pipit

19 Fieldfare

11 Skylark

1 Marsh Harrier...red wing tagged bird

Chat Moss

150 Stock Dove.

041122 am

Chat Moss

12 Teal

4 Snipe

1 Willow Tit

70 Stock Dove

2 Lesser Redpoll

Barton Moss

120 Starling

130 Stock Dove

2 Lesser Redpoll

5 Redwing

5 Fieldfare

1 Yellowhammer

1 Sparrowhawk...female.

031122 am

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

70 Fieldfare

15 Redwing

35 Goldfinch

55 Meadow Pipit

13 Skylark

3 Raven

6 Snipe

11 Reed Bunting

Little Woolden Moss

34 Skylark.

021122 am

Irlam Moss

37 Lapwing

2 Stonechat...Pair

13 Pied Wagtail

28 Skylark

55 Redwing

700 Woodpigeon

60 Meadow Pipit

250 Starling

1 Grey Wagtail

90 Chaffinch

7 Snipe

1 Pink-Footed Goose

19 Fieldfare

12 Stock Dove

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

120 Pink-Footed Geese Flying West @ 0850

26 Redwing.

011122 am

Irlam Moss

1 Snipe

1 Ring-Necked Parakeet

60 Pink-Footed Geese Flying East @ 0935

17 Collared Dove

2 Lesser Redpoll

4 Rook

1 Grey Wagtail

5 Bullfinch

42 Skylark

Chat Moss

132 Pink-Footed Geese feeding before being flushed

64 Pink-Footed Geese Flying East @ 1000

14 Fieldfare

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

28 Skylark

5 Snipe

2 Lesser Redpoll

1 Marsh Harrier...Female hunting @ 1212

28 Lapwing.

311022 am

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Snipe

35 Fieldfare

9 Skylark

7 Meadow Pipit

Little Woolden Moss

63 Skylark

3 Stonechat

6 Grey Partridge

24 Linnet

75 Fieldfare

30 Redwing

2 Sparrowhawk.

301022 am

Chat Moss

9 Meadow Pipit

7 Snipe

1 Sparrowhawk....male

1 Lesser Redpoll

200 Jackdaw

1 Stonechat...Male

291022 0920-1305

Barton Moss 

39 Skylark

6 Snipe

1 Sparrowhawk...Female

1 Ring-Necked Parakeet

12 Reed Bunting

8 Yellowhammer

24 Meadow Pipit

1 Chiffchaff

2 Stonechat

140 Jackdaw

1 Peregrine...Male

281022 am

Chat Moss

24 Teal

5 Snipe

2 Willow Tit

2 Lesser Redpoll

2 Redwing

1 Green Sandpiper.

Chat Moss

c60 Stock Dove

47 Fieldfare over southeast

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

Female Peregrine sat on a peat bund (East Pools)

5 Buzzard

3 Kestrel

1 Red Tagged Marsh harrier, and later the same bird in Field 19

10 Redpoll

7 Reed Bunting

5 Meadow Pipit

15 Skylark

271022 0850-1300

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

20 Skylark

7 Great Black-Backed Gull...flying North @ 1208

1 Chiffchaff

14 Reed Bunting

24 Meadow Pipit

5 Lesser Redpoll

6 Snipe

1 Siskin

2 Raven attacked by 15 Black-Headed Gull @ 1245

1 Marsh Harrier...Red Wing Tagged bird.

261022

Chat Moss

85 Skylark

38 Meadow Pipit

16 Pink-Footed Geese Flew SW @ 1019

1 Golden Plover Flew South @ 1025

5 Snipe

29 Fieldfare

5 Redwing

10 Linnet

11 Yellowhammer

10 Stock Dove

2 Lesser Redpoll

3 Bullfinch

251022 0915-1315

Chat Moss

85 Starling

34 Fieldfare

31 Skylark

1 Stonechat

6 Snipe

2 Goldcrest

Irlam Moss

34 Collared Dove

1 Yellowhammer

1 Snipe

19 Skylark

Barton Moss

2 Stonechat

2 Snipe

75 Linnet

1 Raven

241022 0930-1320

Chat Moss

200 Linnet

150 Jackdaw

36 Starling

20 Lapwing

44 Fieldfare

19 Skylark

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Siskin

26 Skylark

7 Snipe

Little Woolden Moss

85 Skylark

110 Linnet

1 Hen Harrier...male flew South to North @ 1115

10 Pied Wagtail

27 House Sparrow

1 Grey Wagtail

24 Fieldfare

2 Tree Sparrow

21 Linnet

3 Redwing

231022 0955-1355...in the rain!

Irlam Moss

44 Meadow Pipit

180 Redwing

3 Goldcrest

6 Snipe

30 Lapwing

Chat Moss

28 Mistle Thrush

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

120 Lapwing

7 Snipe

2 Lesser Redpoll

221022 1200-1335

Chat Moss

48 Skylark

3 Snipe

2 Lesser Redpoll

90 Fieldfare flying North to South @ 1255

8 Redwing

36 Meadow Pipit

16 Linnet

5 Grey Partridge.

211022 Afternoon

Chat Moss

20 Skylark

250 Jackdaw

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

2 Goldcrest

9 Snipe

56 Starling

Little Wooden Moss

46 Skylark

1 Snipe

2 Stonechat...Pair

5 Pink-Footed Geese flew East @ 1500.

201022

Chat Moss

2 Grey Partridge

150 Jackdaw

70 Redwing

35 Linnet

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR 

4 Snipe

1 Marsh Harrier

50 Teal

2 Chiffchaff

Three Stonechats together at the western edge of Little Woolden Moss early afternoon today.

131022 0820-1245

Irlam Moss

9 Grey Partridge

1 Snipe

Barton Moss

6 Snipe

1 Willow Tit

170 Linnet

27 Skylark

Chat Moss

18 Meadow Pipit

18 Pied Wagtail

23 Linnet

45 Starling.

121022 0805-1315

Irlam Moss

53 Collared Dove

2 Goldcrest

5 Grey Partridge

200 Starling

Chat Moss

2 Green Sandpiper

1 Chiffchaff

2 Siskin

11 Snipe

3 Goldcrest

1 Nuthatch

2 Willow Tit

2 Peregrine...it seemed to be a vociferous 'disagreement' between a male and female...both flew off heading towards Barton @ 1150

111022 0805-1345

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

370 Lapwing

18 Whooper Swan...took off @ 0842 and flew East

11 Reed Bunting

1 Green Sandpiper

6 Snipe

3 Great Black-Backed Gull flying North @ 0935

4 Lesser Redpoll

17 Skylark

1 Stonechat

1 Swallow @ 1235

1 Marsh Harrier...Red Tag on wing...unable to read...1232

5 Buzzard

1 Hobby taking Dragonflies when the sun appeared

2 Grey Partridge

Little Woolden Moss

55 Meadow Pipit

190 Skylark

4 Grey Partridge

2 Snipe

22 House Sparrow

4 Tree Sparrow

185 Linnet

2 Stonechat

2 Grey Wagtail

40 Lapwing

101022 0800-1330

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

30 Skylark

8 Snipe

65 Meadow Pipit

1 Pink-Footed Goose

2 Water Rail

17 Lesser Redpoll

1 Dunlin Flying East @ 1012

4 Great Black-Backed Gull...flying North @ 1050

1 Kingfisher

2 Marsh Harrier

620 Lapwing (photo taken...printed and laboriously counted!)...I had estimated between 500-600 when seen...but I just HAD to know!)

Little Woolden Moss

120 Linnet

35 Skylark

42 Lapwing

091022 0745-1325

Irlam Moss

21 Skylark

5 Snipe

16 Redwing

18 Meadow Pipit

1 Sparrowhawk...male chased by 2 Jackdaw

150 Starling

62 Black-Headed Gull

2 Goldcrest

Chat Moss

44 Skylark

16 Linnet

15 Meadow Pipit

Little Woolden Moss

18 Pied Wagtail

23 Skylark

21 Linnet

13 Pink-Footed Geese flying West @ 1042

Little Woolden Moss LWTNR

12 Meadow Pipit

1 Siskin

1 Lesser Redpoll

80 Teal

1 Green Sandpiper

5 Snipe

1 Golden Plover

2 Marsh Harrier

480 Lapwing West

2 Swallow heading South @ 1142

Couple of hours early afternoon via Moss Lane along the River Glaze to Little Woolden Moss & back.

Grey Heron x 5,  Cormorant x 2,  Pied & Grey Wagtail,  Little Grebe,  Jay x 2,  Buzzard x 2,  Jackdaw,

Greenfinch,  Willow Warbler,  Meadow Pipit & sadly a dead fox in a newly germinated field next to the River Glaze.

300922 am

Chat Moss

260 Starling

160 Collared Dove

14 Meadow Pipit

2 Swallow

1 Chiffchaff in song

10 Skylark

290922 am

Little Woolden Moss LWNR

8 Swallow

220 Pink-Footed Geese in 7 Skeins over during the morning...most heading East

31 Meadow Pipit

8 Reed Bunting

5 Snipe

37 Linnet

17 House Martin

6 Grey Partridge

1 Water Rail.

280922 am

Chat Moss

16 Chiffchaff one in song

4 Snipe

15 Meadow Pipit

1 Grey Wagtail

9 Skylark

2 Siskin

2 Stonechat...Pair

2 Willow Tit.

Barton Moss

230 Linnet

20 Stock Dove

18 Meadow Pipit

800 Woodpigeon

18 Skylark.

Early morning on Little Woolden Moss saw a single Yellow Wagtail, 33 Pink-footed Geese low over SW, large numbers of Meadow Pipits around the pools and plenty of Skylark over.