5/7/09 - 8.50am Old tip: 1 Gropper reeling early morning 1 Whitethroat 2 Reed Bunting 5 Bullfinch 3 Greenfinch 12+ Swallows 7 Swift 2 Jay
10.30 Chorlton Ees 3 Reed Warbler in around the meadow pond (no young Cuckoo's yet)! 2 Sedge Warbler 4 Reed Bunting 1 GSW 2 Whitethroat 17 Swallows perched up on wires by Jackson's Boat
Plenty of butterflies around: Meadow Brown Speckled Wood Red Admiral Comma Small Tortoiseshell Green veined white Painted Ladies (on the TPT) Peacock
Pete Hines said
Thu Jul 2 12:08 PM, 2009
2 Common Tern 2 Buzzard high over Kenworthy Reed Warbler and Reed Bunting activity in the bay still
Pete Hines said
Mon Jun 29 11:53 PM, 2009
3 Stock Dove at Barlow Tip flew to Barlow golf course
Ian Keith said
Wed Jun 24 9:38 PM, 2009
In general a fairly quiet past couple of weeks.
23/6 1 of the Common terns Pete refers to was on the Mersey last night. male and female Tawny at Kenworthy 1 Gropper reeling late evening
24/6 a Black Swan flew downstream at 8.20pm much to the astonishment of 4 cyclists on the TPT. Buzzard over at Kenworthy behind the Orchard Good views of the Bullfinches and Jays feeding on Cherries within the Orchard 1 male Reed Bunting, 1 Sedge Warbler 3 male Whitethroat 4 male Greenfinch 1 Blackcap
1 pair of Tufties on the Mersey 1 male Grey Wag (not seen any young yet) 1 male Pied Wag 23 Swallow approx 50% fledglings by the far bridge
Sad to see the recent removal of the bramble and scrub outside the substation especially during the nesting season. At least 3 nests destroyed.
21/6 Broad Ees Dole 1 LRP 1 male Kingfisher 5 Lapwing 14+ Herons patrolling the margins
No recent sign of the Goosanders presumably they favour the quieter waters around Banky Meadows.
Pete Hines said
Wed Jun 24 7:51 PM, 2009
2 adult Common Terns fishing this evening Reed Warbler & Reed Bunting singing in the bay all month Buzzard still around
Mark Rigby said
Wed Jun 24 10:13 AM, 2009
brandon mulhern wrote:
and a pair of absolute tits wading whilst drinking lager and throwing their empties at two herons to the left of where everyone feeds the canada's and mallard!
I think the latin name for these 2 individuals is:-
Parus minus cerebelli. Roughly translated means "brainless tit"
Mr.Chorley will correct me if I am wrong
brandon mulhern said
Tue Jun 23 11:16 PM, 2009
gentle walk round this evening along the river then over the old tip and back to the carpark, 4 heron, 3 gc grebe 1 juvenile, song thrush, chiff chaff, 2 tufted 1m 1f, several swift, dunnock, nice view of a whitethroat, reed bunting, great tits, cormorant flew over, jay, carrion, black birds and a pair of absolute tits wading whilst drinking lager and throwing their empties at two herons to the left of where everyone feeds the canada's and mallard!
Joey Eccles said
Sat Jun 6 6:34 PM, 2009
brief afternoon walk
on mersey: heron bl headed gulls juv. grey wag pied wag 50+ swifts 10+ swallows 10+ house martins 2 family parties of canada geese with 13 adults and 28 young all together
In meds: pair of bullfinch greenfinch 2 family parties of lt tits 1 family party of grt tits 1 whitethroat 1 lesser whitethroat 1 pheasant goldfinch flocks
On water park: usual including 2 tufted duck and 1 ENORMOUS carrion crow!
Joey
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Saturday 6th of June 2009 06:36:06 PM
Pete Hines said
Thu Jun 4 11:14 AM, 2009
The Buzzard with the missing central tail feathers, giving a distinct fork tailed appearance, was circling low overhead whilst I was mowing the paths on Kenworthy yesterday afternoon. This is a different bird that I've been seeing daily recently which has a full tail and missing secondaries on the right wing.
I saw the pair of Goosanders with the naked eye from the bailey bridge on 1st, though I couldn't see any chicks.
Reed Warbler(s) in the bay still, since 25/5 Reed Buntings also in the bay Sparrowhawks daily
The first Painted Lady Butterfly was recorded on 23/5 moving east-west, though the major movement occured on 29/5 when colleagues sat on the boat 10.00-12.00 & 13.30-15.30 recorded at least 70+ moving east to west over the lake. Several seen since. (Info will be reported on Manchester Wildlife site - eventually!)
Ian Keith said
Sat May 30 7:55 PM, 2009
30/5
River Mersey Another appearance by the Goosander plus rapidly growing chicks just beyond the far bridge at noon. 1 pair of Pied wags feeding young below the far bridge 1 Grey wag 1 male Blackcap 3 Whitethroat 1 Willow Warbler 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Song thrush 1 male Greenfinch
Kenworthy 6 Bullfinch 1 male Reed Bunting 2 male Blackcap 4+ Whitethroat 4 Willow Warbler 2 Greenfinch 1 Sparrowhawk 2 GSW 1 Sedge warbler in field at top of coppice trail plus plenty of dunnocks, wrens, magpies, long tailed tits and blue tits
sid ashton said
Tue May 26 2:25 PM, 2009
Female Goosander with four young joined briefly by the male this lunch time (13.00) close to the substation on the river.
Joey Eccles said
Mon May 25 3:48 PM, 2009
checked today and goosander still has 4 young
Ian Keith said
Sat May 23 8:19 PM, 2009
23/5 - 7pm
Female Goosander and 4 young finally turned up opposite the substation. I'll try and post a few photo's on t'internet tomorrow.
Also 1 Buzzard missing several of it's tail feathers at Kenworthy 1 Kingfisher on Chorlton Brook earlier this morning.
1 Gropper reeling over at Kenworthy at 9.50pm 22/5
Ian Keith said
Tue May 12 6:56 PM, 2009
12/5 6.15pm
Hobby over substation/UMIST football pitches.
Ian Keith said
Sun May 10 7:37 PM, 2009
10/5
Amongst the usual warblers superb view of 1 pale Buzzard just off Willenhall Rd (track down to the substation) eating a rabbit at 5.45pm. Also 1 female Goosander on Mersey. Substantial increase in numbers of hirundines over past 24 hrs.
Ian Keith said
Sat May 9 8:27 PM, 2009
CWP 9/5/09 1 Lesser Whitethroat on tip 6 Whitethroat 5+ Blackcap 5 Bullfinch 4 Willow Warblers 2 Chiffchaff 7 Greenfinch 1 Cormorant 1 GSW - male 1 Heron 2 Tufties on the river 2 Grey Wags 2 Pied Wags 1 Lesser Black backed
7/5/09 1 drake Goosander on Mersey
Kenworthy 9/5/09 1 Gropper - also on 7/5 and 8/5 5 Whitethroat 1 Buzzard - late afternoon very low over Orchard 1 male Kestrel - flew off in direction of substation 1 male Sparrowhawk - came across river from the tip 1 Sedge Warbler 6 Blackcap 6+ Bullfinch 13 Swallow 7 Swifts 5 Greenfinch 3 Willow warbler 5 Chiffchaff 1 female GSW repeatedly visiting nesting site
Pete Hines said
Wed May 6 11:50 PM, 2009
1 Lesser Whitethroat singing at Barlow Tip 10 Swift 13 Tufted
Pete Hines said
Wed Apr 29 6:19 PM, 2009
Gropper reeling briefly on Kenworthy still
Pete Hines said
Tue Apr 28 11:54 PM, 2009
1 Reed Warbler singing from reeds in the bay 1 Swift 1 Pochard 4 Tufted 1 Goosander
Pete Hines said
Sun Apr 26 11:49 PM, 2009
1 Sedge Warbler singing fom the NW corner of the lake 1 Grasshopper Warbler showing well, but not singing, near 'gropper hill' Kenworthy 1 Pochard 5 Tufted 1 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk
Pete Hines said
Sat Apr 25 9:22 PM, 2009
5 Swift 1 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Pochard 2 Tufted
Neil McCall said
Sat Apr 25 9:04 PM, 2009
Gropper singing from Gropper Hill from around 20:15, this or another bird seen clearly alongside footpath leading down to river about ten minutes previously.
Ian Keith said
Fri Apr 24 4:13 PM, 2009
Kenworthy 1 Gropper from Gropper Hill 2 Whitethroat - 1 display flight 6 Blackcap 8 + Willow warbler 5 Bullfinch number of Swallows slowly beginning to increase by bridge/substation + plenty of the usual
Old tip 1 Lesser Whitethroat in Bramble just before gas plant on the old tip
21 and 22/4 1 - Buzzard
Pete Hines said
Wed Apr 22 8:59 PM, 2009
1 Hobby over 18.55 arriving from the west and having a pop at a Buzzard which had been circling the lake all afternoon. 1 singing Goldcrest
Henry Cook said
Mon Apr 20 5:35 PM, 2009
20/04/2009 - 18 degrees warm but the warblers were on form:
1 Grasshopper Warbler (still around Gropper Hill but very elusive in the middle of the day) 4 Common Whitethroats (spread between Barlow Tip and Kenworthy area) 7+ Willow Warblers 6 Blackcaps 4 Chiffchaffs 2 Cormorants (flew over) 1 Swallow 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Kenworthy area)
dave mcintyre said
Sun Apr 19 10:04 PM, 2009
1 female Gooseander on the river Mersey by Chorlton water park
Dave Mcintyre
a few Orange tip and Peacock by the river .
Ian Keith said
Sun Apr 19 9:26 PM, 2009
Kenworthy: Grasshopper Warbler 1 - gropper hill Lesser Whitethroat 1 - in knotweed from gropper hill Whitethroat 2 Garden Warbler 2 - in bramble just past Env Agency tip Blackcap 9 (6m and 3f) Willow Warbler 7 Sedge Warbler 1 - left at top of coppice trail by remains of old fence/stile in centre of field. 2 Grey wags 7 Bullfinch
Pete Hines said
Sun Apr 19 8:52 PM, 2009
3 Grasshopper Warblers today. 2 at Barlow Tip this am (1 showing well), and the long stayer from 'gropper hill' Kenworthy, since 10th. A 4th for the week here was recorded on Mon 13th reeling at the end of the coppice trail (Ian Keith). 2 more reported today from Chorlton Ees & Sale WP. 2 Common Whitethroat. 1 Barlow Tip, 1 Kenworthy 1 f Goosander the small dark hybrid goose from Didsbury gc / Sale WP was on the river with a Canada
brandon mulhern said
Sat Apr 18 9:17 PM, 2009
nice walk round this evening over the old tip and back along the river near feeders we saw chaffinch m &f 1 gs woodpecker dunnock blue tit great tit long tail tit on the walk round 3 or 4 blackbirds 2 robin 1 with caterpillar 2 green finch 2 swallows swooping over the middle of the lake and high into the air. 5 tufted duck 1f came and ate some of our stale bread, not had them do that before. 4 g c grebe 2m 2f 1 lone f goosander 1 very tame embdem 2 lesser black backed gulls 1 black headed gull 1 reed bunting willow warbler chiffchaff 2 buzzards soaring over the power station 1 pied wagtail a carrion with some missing wing feathers the usual coot, mallard, moorhen and canada
declan savage said
Fri Apr 17 7:54 PM, 2009
Singing Lesser Whitethroat this evening at 7pm at Hardy Farm, about mid way between Jackson's Boat bridge, and the Hardy Lane entrance, in the group of trees where the 2 paths divide.
Reeling Grasshopper Warbler at Kenworthy, Gropper Hill, 6pm, where also lots of Willow Warblers, Blackcap and Chiffchaff. Flock of 8 Lesser Redpoll flew over heading N. 2 Swallows , Bullfinch pair, and a Sparrowhawk also present.
Grey Wagtail pair on river near Kenworthy.
Pete Hines said
Wed Apr 15 5:12 PM, 2009
4 Siskin male Sparrowhawk narrowly missed taking a Swallow
Pete Hines said
Tue Apr 14 11:09 PM, 2009
c10 House Martins logged for yesterday
Neil McCall said
Tue Apr 14 10:05 PM, 2009
Tuesday 18.20-19.00
Heard the Grasshopper Warbler in Kenworthy Fields for all of about ten seconds in half an hour, so couldn't locate it.
Four female Goosander still on the River Mersey.
2 Swallow over Kenworthy Fields
Pete Hines said
Mon Apr 13 9:09 PM, 2009
3 Stock Dove at Barlow Tip 1 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk 2 L Bl-b Gull
Tim Wilcox said
Fri Apr 10 8:52 PM, 2009
Great to be out birding again.
12.55 - 3.00pm
connected with Grasshopper Warbler and had excellent views in area known by Pete as 'Gropper Hill'
In addition to Tony's sightings -
LBB Gulls 3 Swallow 2 Chiffchaff 7 Willow Warbler 4 GS Woodpecker drumming Goosander m over Kenworthy due W Pair Greenfinch f carrying nesting material 4 GC Grebe - 1 pair displaying Magpie carrying nesting material Reed Bunting Pheasant usual supporting cast
If you see a birder with a crutch stumbling along say hello it's probably me!
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Friday 10th of April 2009 07:54:31 PM
Tony Coatsworth said
Fri Apr 10 11:36 AM, 2009
2 pairs GC Grebe 3 pairs Tufted Duck 2 LBB Gulls 10+ Blackcap (at least 5 females) Plenty of Chiffchaff
Reeling Grasshopper Warbler - Kenworthy fields 11am (thanks to the couple on bikes who'd heard it)
Pete Hines said
Wed Apr 8 11:45 PM, 2009
2 Willow Warbler
Yesterday 7th
1 Oystercatcher 3-4 Buzzard over Redpoll heard
Neil McCall said
Tue Apr 7 11:08 PM, 2009
Heard 3 Chiffchaffs on Kenworthy Fields Saturday, also Jay and Great Spotted Woodpecker around the bridge leading to Chorlton WP.
Little Grebe on River Mersey about halfway between Chorlton WP and Northenden.
Pete Hines said
Mon Apr 6 11:25 PM, 2009
Yesterday Sunday 5th
4 Blackcap in song 3 Chiffchaff 5 Sand Martin 1 Goosander ( 3 on 4th ) 5 Tufted 2 Reed Bunting
Pete Hines said
Mon Mar 30 6:46 PM, 2009
1 Pink-footed Goose 1 Goosander 12 Tufted 1 Swallow 1 Sand Martin 3 Chiffchaff 1 Cormorant over 2 L Bl-b Gull 1 Reed Bunting 7 Redpoll
Pete Hines said
Sun Mar 29 7:41 PM, 2009
2 Swallow (following 2 on 27th) 2 Sand Martin (1 on 27th) 1 Chiffchaff 8 Tufted 1 Goosander 9 G/C Grebe 1 Cormorant over 3 Redpoll 1 Reed Bunting
Neil McCall said
Sat Mar 28 3:31 PM, 2009
Feeders :1 Reed Bunting
Lake : 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
River Mersey : 1 female Goosander.
In view of the hailstones, the best summer visitor was a MOBILE COFFEE VAN parked at the bottom of the slope from the visitor centre. Let's hope it sticks around for a while.
Steve Christmas said
Tue Mar 24 9:23 PM, 2009
Hi Pete, This is a Cheshire bird. See: http://www.record-lrc.co.uk/Group.aspx?Mod=Article&ArticleID=G0012001 for contact details.
Pete Hines said
Tue Mar 24 8:29 PM, 2009
1 Mute Swan with green darvic C159 this afternoon. Any details anyone ? 4 Tufted 1 Goldcrest 1 Reed Bunting
Pete Hines said
Sun Mar 22 11:25 PM, 2009
4 Tufted 2 Goosander 1 Pink-foot with Canadas on the river bank 2 Chiffchaff 1 Reed Bunting 5 Redpoll
1 Chiffchaff in song 5 Lapwing over east 42 Pochard 11 Tufted 1 Teal 2 Goosander 1 Kingfisher 1 m Sparrowhawk just missed taking a Mistle thrush in flight 3 Goldcrest 2 Redpoll 1 Reed Bunting
Pete Hines said
Sun Mar 8 7:58 PM, 2009
62 Pochard 22 Tufted 1 Mute swan 1 Buzzard over the C.E.G.B. station 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Goldcrest
juv Goldcrest on 6th
Old tip:
1 Gropper reeling early morning
1 Whitethroat
2 Reed Bunting
5 Bullfinch
3 Greenfinch
12+ Swallows
7 Swift
2 Jay
10.30
Chorlton Ees
3 Reed Warbler in around the meadow pond (no young Cuckoo's yet)!
2 Sedge Warbler
4 Reed Bunting
1 GSW
2 Whitethroat
17 Swallows perched up on wires by Jackson's Boat
11am
Kenworthy
2 Buzzards soaring together
1 Sedge Warbler
3 Whitethroat
2 Reed Bunting
2 Bullfinch
2 Blackcap - behind Orchard
1 young GSW
Plenty of butterflies around:
Meadow Brown
Speckled Wood
Red Admiral
Comma
Small Tortoiseshell
Green veined white
Painted Ladies (on the TPT)
Peacock
2 Buzzard high over Kenworthy
Reed Warbler and Reed Bunting activity in the bay still
23/6
1 of the Common terns Pete refers to was on the Mersey last night.
male and female Tawny at Kenworthy
1 Gropper reeling late evening
24/6
a Black Swan flew downstream at 8.20pm much to the astonishment of 4 cyclists on the TPT.
Buzzard over at Kenworthy behind the Orchard
Good views of the Bullfinches and Jays feeding on Cherries within the Orchard
1 male Reed Bunting,
1 Sedge Warbler
3 male Whitethroat
4 male Greenfinch
1 Blackcap
1 pair of Tufties on the Mersey
1 male Grey Wag (not seen any young yet)
1 male Pied Wag
23 Swallow approx 50% fledglings by the far bridge
Sad to see the recent removal of the bramble and scrub outside the substation especially during the nesting season. At least 3 nests destroyed.
21/6 Broad Ees Dole
1 LRP
1 male Kingfisher
5 Lapwing
14+ Herons patrolling the margins
No recent sign of the Goosanders presumably they favour the quieter waters around Banky Meadows.
Reed Warbler & Reed Bunting singing in the bay all month
Buzzard still around
I think the latin name for these 2 individuals is:-
Parus minus cerebelli. Roughly translated means "brainless tit"
Mr.Chorley will correct me if I am wrong
on mersey:
heron
bl headed gulls
juv. grey wag
pied wag
50+ swifts
10+ swallows
10+ house martins
2 family parties of canada geese with 13 adults and 28 young all together
In meds:
pair of bullfinch
greenfinch
2 family parties of lt tits
1 family party of grt tits
1 whitethroat
1 lesser whitethroat
1 pheasant
goldfinch flocks
On water park:
usual including 2 tufted duck and 1 ENORMOUS carrion crow!
Joey
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Saturday 6th of June 2009 06:36:06 PM
I saw the pair of Goosanders with the naked eye from the bailey bridge on 1st, though I couldn't see any chicks.
Reed Warbler(s) in the bay still, since 25/5
Reed Buntings also in the bay
Sparrowhawks daily
The first Painted Lady Butterfly was recorded on 23/5 moving east-west, though the major movement occured on 29/5 when colleagues sat on the boat 10.00-12.00 & 13.30-15.30 recorded at least 70+ moving east to west over the lake. Several seen since. (Info will be reported on Manchester Wildlife site - eventually!)
River Mersey
Another appearance by the Goosander plus rapidly growing chicks just beyond the far bridge at noon.
1 pair of Pied wags feeding young below the far bridge
1 Grey wag
1 male Blackcap
3 Whitethroat
1 Willow Warbler
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Song thrush
1 male Greenfinch
Kenworthy
6 Bullfinch
1 male Reed Bunting
2 male Blackcap
4+ Whitethroat
4 Willow Warbler
2 Greenfinch
1 Sparrowhawk
2 GSW
1 Sedge warbler in field at top of coppice trail
plus plenty of dunnocks, wrens, magpies, long tailed tits and blue tits
Female Goosander and 4 young finally turned up opposite the substation. I'll try and post a few photo's on t'internet tomorrow.
Also 1 Buzzard missing several of it's tail feathers at Kenworthy
1 Kingfisher on Chorlton Brook earlier this morning.
1 Gropper reeling over at Kenworthy at 9.50pm 22/5
Hobby over substation/UMIST football pitches.
Amongst the usual warblers superb view of 1 pale Buzzard just off Willenhall Rd (track down to the substation) eating a rabbit at 5.45pm.
Also 1 female Goosander on Mersey.
Substantial increase in numbers of hirundines over past 24 hrs.
1 Lesser Whitethroat on tip
6 Whitethroat
5+ Blackcap
5 Bullfinch
4 Willow Warblers
2 Chiffchaff
7 Greenfinch
1 Cormorant
1 GSW - male
1 Heron
2 Tufties on the river
2 Grey Wags
2 Pied Wags
1 Lesser Black backed
7/5/09
1 drake Goosander on Mersey
Kenworthy 9/5/09
1 Gropper - also on 7/5 and 8/5
5 Whitethroat
1 Buzzard - late afternoon very low over Orchard
1 male Kestrel - flew off in direction of substation
1 male Sparrowhawk - came across river from the tip
1 Sedge Warbler
6 Blackcap
6+ Bullfinch
13 Swallow
7 Swifts
5 Greenfinch
3 Willow warbler
5 Chiffchaff
1 female GSW repeatedly visiting nesting site
10 Swift
13 Tufted
1 Swift
1 Pochard
4 Tufted
1 Goosander
1 Grasshopper Warbler showing well, but not singing, near 'gropper hill' Kenworthy
1 Pochard
5 Tufted
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Pochard
2 Tufted
1 Gropper from Gropper Hill
2 Whitethroat - 1 display flight
6 Blackcap
8 + Willow warbler
5 Bullfinch
number of Swallows slowly beginning to increase by bridge/substation
+ plenty of the usual
Old tip
1 Lesser Whitethroat in Bramble just before gas plant on the old tip
21 and 22/4
1 - Buzzard
1 singing Goldcrest
1 Grasshopper Warbler (still around Gropper Hill but very elusive in the middle of the day)
4 Common Whitethroats (spread between Barlow Tip and Kenworthy area)
7+ Willow Warblers
6 Blackcaps
4 Chiffchaffs
2 Cormorants (flew over)
1 Swallow
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Kenworthy area)
Dave Mcintyre
a few Orange tip and Peacock by the river .
Grasshopper Warbler 1 - gropper hill
Lesser Whitethroat 1 - in knotweed from gropper hill
Whitethroat 2
Garden Warbler 2 - in bramble just past Env Agency tip
Blackcap 9 (6m and 3f)
Willow Warbler 7
Sedge Warbler 1 - left at top of coppice trail by remains of old fence/stile in centre of field.
2 Grey wags
7 Bullfinch
2 Common Whitethroat. 1 Barlow Tip, 1 Kenworthy
1 f Goosander
the small dark hybrid goose from Didsbury gc / Sale WP was on the river with a Canada
near feeders we saw
chaffinch m &f
1 gs woodpecker
dunnock
blue tit
great tit
long tail tit
on the walk round
3 or 4 blackbirds
2 robin 1 with caterpillar
2 green finch
2 swallows swooping over the middle of the lake and high into the air.
5 tufted duck 1f came and ate some of our stale bread, not had them do that before.
4 g c grebe 2m 2f
1 lone f goosander
1 very tame embdem
2 lesser black backed gulls
1 black headed gull
1 reed bunting
willow warbler
chiffchaff
2 buzzards soaring over the power station
1 pied wagtail
a carrion with some missing wing feathers
the usual coot, mallard, moorhen and canada
Reeling Grasshopper Warbler at Kenworthy, Gropper Hill, 6pm, where also lots of Willow Warblers, Blackcap and Chiffchaff. Flock of 8 Lesser Redpoll flew over heading N. 2 Swallows , Bullfinch pair, and a Sparrowhawk also present.
Grey Wagtail pair on river near Kenworthy.
male Sparrowhawk narrowly missed taking a Swallow
Heard the Grasshopper Warbler in Kenworthy Fields for all of about ten seconds in half an hour, so couldn't locate it.
Four female Goosander still on the River Mersey.
2 Swallow over Kenworthy Fields
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
2 L Bl-b Gull
12.55 - 3.00pm
connected with Grasshopper Warbler and had excellent views in area known by Pete as 'Gropper Hill'
In addition to Tony's sightings -
LBB Gulls 3
Swallow 2
Chiffchaff 7
Willow Warbler 4
GS Woodpecker drumming
Goosander m over Kenworthy due W
Pair Greenfinch f carrying nesting material
4 GC Grebe - 1 pair displaying
Magpie carrying nesting material
Reed Bunting
Pheasant
usual supporting cast
If you see a birder with a crutch stumbling along say hello it's probably me!
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Friday 10th of April 2009 07:54:31 PM
3 pairs Tufted Duck
2 LBB Gulls
10+ Blackcap (at least 5 females)
Plenty of Chiffchaff
Reeling Grasshopper Warbler - Kenworthy fields 11am (thanks to the couple on bikes who'd heard it)
Yesterday 7th
1 Oystercatcher
3-4 Buzzard over
Redpoll heard
Little Grebe on River Mersey about halfway between Chorlton WP and Northenden.
4 Blackcap in song
3 Chiffchaff
5 Sand Martin
1 Goosander ( 3 on 4th )
5 Tufted
2 Reed Bunting
1 Goosander
12 Tufted
1 Swallow
1 Sand Martin
3 Chiffchaff
1 Cormorant over
2 L Bl-b Gull
1 Reed Bunting
7 Redpoll
2 Sand Martin (1 on 27th)
1 Chiffchaff
8 Tufted
1 Goosander
9 G/C Grebe
1 Cormorant over
3 Redpoll
1 Reed Bunting
Lake : 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
River Mersey : 1 female Goosander.
In view of the hailstones, the best summer visitor was a MOBILE COFFEE VAN parked at the bottom of the slope from the visitor centre. Let's hope it sticks around for a while.
This is a Cheshire bird. See:
http://www.record-lrc.co.uk/Group.aspx?Mod=Article&ArticleID=G0012001
for contact details.
4 Tufted
1 Goldcrest
1 Reed Bunting
2 Goosander
1 Pink-foot with Canadas on the river bank
2 Chiffchaff
1 Reed Bunting
5 Redpoll
2 Pochard
12 Tufted
8 G/c Grebe
101 Canadas
5 Lapwing over east
42 Pochard
11 Tufted
1 Teal
2 Goosander
1 Kingfisher
1 m Sparrowhawk just missed taking a Mistle thrush in flight
3 Goldcrest
2 Redpoll
1 Reed Bunting
22 Tufted
1 Mute swan
1 Buzzard over the C.E.G.B. station
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Goldcrest
19 Tufted
1 Goosander
3 Goldeneye