-- Edited by Dave Steel on Friday 26th of August 2022 08:30:47 PM
Steven Nelson said
Fri Aug 26 3:46 PM, 2022
Chat Moss - mid afternoon
1 Spotted Redshank juvenile still present. Often very vocal. Occasionally flies around with Greenshank. 1 Greenshank 4 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Ringed Plover - juvenile 1 Hobby - hunting dragonflies low over pools 1 Peregrine - juvenile sat on bare peat 1 Willow Tit - heard only 45+ Linnet
Steven Nelson said
Thu Aug 25 9:28 PM, 2022
Spotted Redshank still present on Chat Moss this evening 8.30pm. Constantly calling.
Dave Steel said
Thu Aug 25 7:39 PM, 2022
230822 am
Irlam Moss
18 Swallow
2 Willow Warbler giving bursts of song
8 Stock Dove
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Goldcrest
28 Meadow Pipit
57 House Martin
6 Willow Warbler
10 Grey Partridge
10 Chiffchaff
6 Snipe
1 Wood Sandpiper...came in on the rain but left after ten minutes
35 Swallow
1 Sparrowhawk...making an attempt to catch a Swallow
Chat and Irlam Mosses - late morning/early afternoon
1 Spotted Redshank - juvenile. Associating with a Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper. Flushed initially by a Marsh Harrier and all three flew noisily around before settling out of view. Then all three were again flushed a fews mins later by a Sparrowhawk but again settled out of view. Flushed a third time by a Heron with the birds again landing out of view. Still present at 12.30pm
2 Greenshank 5+ Green Sandpiper - at least 4 on the pools then later a group of 4 flew off west then followed by a fifth. There could be more but difficult to view. 1 Marsh Harrier - juvenile 2 Sparrowhawk - female and a immature male 4 Kestrel 2 Buzzard 12 Greenfinch - flock of mostly young birds 1 Yellowhammer 40+ Linnet 30+ Goldfinch 1 Bullfinch 3 Willow Warbler 2 Coal Tit 2 Stock Dove 5 Swift - slowly drifting south 50+ Swallow 20+ Sand Martin 2 House Martin 3 Grey Heron
1 Greenshank 2-3 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Ringed Plover - adult 5 Lapwing 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 5 Willow Warbler 2 Teal 3 Swift
Dave Steel said
Sun Aug 21 8:12 PM, 2022
190822 am
Chat Moss
2 Willow Tit
11 Yellow Wagtail
27 Swallow
1 Tree Pipit...Flew over @ 0935
3 Sand Martin
18 Linnet
46 House Martin
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Marsh Harrier...Female
2 Hobby
30 Sand Martin
18 Swallow
1 Spotted Redshank
1 Snipe
1 Swift
1 Marsh Harrier...Juvenile @ 1240
Pete Hines said
Sun Aug 21 3:28 PM, 2022
Little Woolden Moss
Greenshank 1 Green Sandpiper 1 over Stonechat 1 imm female
In addition to Steves sightings below : Irlam Moss
Willow Tit 1 in mixed flock along Twelve Yards Road 53.460747, -2.432976 Greenshank heard from Twelve Yards Road
Steven Nelson said
Sun Aug 21 12:38 PM, 2022
Chat and Irlam Mosses - late am
1 Tree Pipit over 1 Hobby 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 4 Buzzard 12 Greenfinch - flock of mostly juvenile birds 1 Bullfinch - juvenile 80+ Linnet c15 Swift distantly Quite a few Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin over 2 Blackcap 3 Willow Warbler 2 Whitethroat
Dave Steel said
Sat Aug 20 7:27 PM, 2022
180822 am
Chat Moss
50 Swallow
1 Hobby...chased off by the adult Swallows
20 House Martin
1 Marsh Harrier (female) hunting over a stubble field
8 Swift
250 Linnet
120 Greenfinch
2 Green Sandpiper...one noted eating a Dragonfly (Emperor by its size) Nymph
Cadishead Moss...if you ever need reminding why farmland birds are on a precipitous decline...share the view I gained today
Fields recently harvested ALREADY being prepared for planting Winter Cereal---hence NO winter Stubble to feed the birds....also this Winter sown crop WILL deny once more the once strong breeding population of Lapwing of a place to breed next spring...and to add to this woe the ditches on this land recently shaved to crewcut levels denying wildlife corridors....
600 Black-Headed Gull
2 Kestrel
13 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Green Sandpiper
3 Little Ringed Plover
1 Water Rail
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 Spotted Redshank
Steven Nelson said
Sat Aug 20 5:25 PM, 2022
Little Woolden Moss NR - mid afternoon
Wood Sandpiper - juvenile - western pools. Originally found by Dave Steel.
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Saturday 20th of August 2022 05:26:46 PM
pete berry said
Fri Aug 19 1:40 PM, 2022
The Spotted Redshank still about at the west end of L W M,but very flighty and last seen heading towards the Glaze where it appeared to land by the river. Thanks to Dave Steele for showing us where it was initially. Also a small passage of Sand Martins, Swallows and a single Swift. At Croxdens pools at least 2 Greensandpipers,but viewing very limited due to the vegetation,and judging by the number of calling birds could have been several more.
Dave Steel said
Thu Aug 18 10:30 PM, 2022
150822 am
Irlam Moss
32 Lapwing
50 Swallow
39 Black-Headed Gull
170 Goldfinch
1 Hobby...sat on wires whilst the Swallow kept watch in the sky above it...
Spotted Redshank juvenile still. Commuting between muddy patches from west to east, back to west and over to the unseen patch behind, still present at 10.09. Marsh Harrier 1 juv Swift 1 Greylag Goose 1
Steven Nelson said
Thu Aug 18 11:49 AM, 2022
BirdGuides reports that the Spotted Redshank still present on Little Woolden Moss NR this morning 09.32
Dave Steel said
Wed Aug 17 10:34 PM, 2022
140822 am including a Dragonfly Survey ....far too hot AGAIN
Chat Moss
18 Meadow Pipit
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
2 Green Sandpiper
2 Greenshank...one nearly succumbed to a Peregrine
Minimum 3 Water Rail - at least 2 seen and at least one other calling 1 Yellow Wagtail c150 Canada Geese 1 Chiffchaff
Steven Nelson said
Wed Aug 17 1:41 PM, 2022
Report from BirdGuides early this morning that the Spotted Redshank was still present on western pools before flying off south at 07.47. Plus a Great White Egret flew over north at 07.46.
Steven Nelson said
Tue Aug 16 10:25 PM, 2022
Little Woolden Moss NR - this evening - western pools
1 Spotted Redshank - juvenile 2 Green Sandpiper 2 Water Rail - out on the mud again
As the light faded approx 450 Canada Geese and approx 140 duck - mostly Mallard - but at least 20 Teal all flew in. Quite a spectacle.
Dave Stewart said
Tue Aug 16 10:22 PM, 2022
Chat Moss today
Female Peregrine on a peat bund 10-10hrs., and later joined by a male.
Both flew north some 10 minutes later.
2 Kestrel
7 Willow Warbler
1 Raven
1 Buzzard
-- Edited by Dave Stewart on Tuesday 16th of August 2022 10:29:30 PM
-- Edited by Dave Stewart on Tuesday 16th of August 2022 10:43:01 PM
Dave Steel said
Tue Aug 16 8:05 PM, 2022
130822 am...far too hot to be wandering....then again...
Chat Moss
38 Swallow
30 House Martin
1 Sand Martin
90 Linnet
45 Greenfinch
2 Teal
17 Willow Warbler
1 Hobby...on the peat running after hapless emerging Dragonflies
3 Chiffchaff
1 Spotted Flycatcher...such a brief encounter with this once fairly common (in my lifetime) summer visitor...
In Answer to John Watson post wrt Shooting Woodpigeon prior to harvesting...
In the example of Little Woolden Moss when the Woodpigeon descend upon the crops---professional hunters are brought in...and once harvesting takes place this shooting ends. With Respect to the Killing of the Woodpigeon I referred to (and being well aware of the 'woodpigeon' season for crop defence) the shooters here were in my opinion 'indulging' in killing for killings sake...even the farmer was unaware!...I have raised the matter...I await an outcome...any further comments please message me as I am aware our administrator would prefer such comments as these to have a specific thread...
I don't mean to start a debate on this thread, but shooting of Woodpigeon is permitted all year round, but only to prevent serious damage to crops. So it seems odd to use a lure to attract them into crops where the survivors can do more damage
And shooters' websites always point out how tasty they are, as if that's just a bonus. Hmm ...
Steven Nelson said
Mon Aug 15 10:05 PM, 2022
Little Woolden Moss NR - this evening
2 Water Rail - noisily chasing each other across an area of mud 2 Green Sandpiper 18+ Teal 42 Canada Geese flew low over east 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over east Grey Partridge heard distantly
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Monday 15th of August 2022 10:07:27 PM
Dave Steel said
Mon Aug 15 5:48 PM, 2022
120822 am
Irlam Moss...to note the damage done to a Wheat Field and the Woodpigeons therein by a set of Big Game Hunters.... the hunters appeared to have damaged the crop much more than the Woodpigeon....brought in by lures for their 'sport' I would say...
2 Willow Tit
6 Chiffchaff
12 Collared Dove
2 Buzzard
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR...by now far too hot to wander too far
11 Willow Warbler
2 Swallow
2 Buzzard.
Dave Steel said
Mon Aug 15 5:42 PM, 2022
110822 brief am visit...after Rixton Moss early Morn Circuit
Little Woolden Moss Nature Reserve West
26 Swallow
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Marsh Harrier @ 0940
Dave Stewart said
Mon Aug 15 1:44 PM, 2022
1 KM SQ SJ6894 straddling Gtr. Manchester / Cheshire Highlights...
6 Yellow Wagtail
10 Pied Wagtail
2 Mistle Thrush
100+ Mallard (R. Glaze)
Small finch flock comprised...
10 Goldfinch
2 Linnet
3 juvenile Greenfinch
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR West
1 juvenile Marsh Harrier
1 female Sparrowhawk
4 Kestrel
1 Greenshank seen briefly then landed on The East Pools
4 Grey Partridge
36 Teal
12 Black Headed Gull
27 Swallow over southwest
7 Meadow Pipit
4 Pied Wagtail
-- Edited by Dave Stewart on Monday 15th of August 2022 01:47:39 PM
Dave Steel said
Sat Aug 13 6:14 PM, 2022
100822 am
Irlam Moss
1 Yellow Wagtail
Irlam Moss
380 Black-Headed Gull
24 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
33 Pied Wagtail
5 Yellow Wagtail
12 Linnet
Chat Moss
6 House Martin
8 Swallow
1 Sparrowhawk...male
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Raven
3 Willow Warbler
1 Green Sandpiper.
Dave Steel said
Sat Aug 13 6:06 PM, 2022
090822 Brief am Visit
Chat Moss
76 Black-Headed Gull
24 Pied Wagtail
27 Goldfinch
8 House Martin
38 Swallow
1 Yellow Wagtail.
Dave Steel said
Thu Aug 11 8:17 PM, 2022
080822 am including one Dragonfly CL Survey
Irlam Moss
8 Meadow Pipit
1 Willow Warbler
Chat Moss
16 Meadow Pipit
13 Skylark
23 House Martin
2 Chiffchaff
Dave Steel said
Wed Aug 10 8:00 PM, 2022
070822 am...including two Dragonfly Surveys
Irlam Moss
5 Rook
1 Buzzard...juvenile food begging
4 Blackcap...including 3 Juveniles
10 House Martin
5 Swift
3 Yellowhammer...2 in song
2 Yellow Wagtail...juveniles
7 Whitethroat
Steven Nelson said
Wed Aug 10 12:27 PM, 2022
Chat Moss - am
1 Nuthatch Family of 4 young Goldcrest 4 singing Willow Warbler - one that was seen well was a young bird. Maybe practicing for next year? Flock of 19 Sand Martin heading south 2 Buzzard
.And the big-game hunters arriving once again to blast the local Woodpigeons. Thats everyday now for at least the last 6 days. Who knows what else they might shoot?
Dave Steel said
Tue Aug 9 8:29 PM, 2022
060822 midday
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR West
1 Hobby taking Dragonfly
14 Swallow
29 Swift
6 Stock Dove
1 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
2 Snipe
1 Sparrowhawk...Juvenile Male
Noted over the Glaze into Cheshire at least 800 Gulls (mix of Lesser Black Backed---Herring---Black-Headed Gulls...) presumably following the Harvesting---a once a year brief encounter with nature ---over these Wildlife Null Farming Factory fields some of which are already under the plough...and we wonder why nature is dying....
270822 Brief Visit Midday
Irlam Moss
2 Whinchat
4 Stonechat
1 Yellow Wagtail
150 Swallow
260822 am
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
2 Greenshank
2 Green Sandpiper
6 Willow Warbler...3 giving snatches of song
1 Water Rail
2 Yellow Wagtail
21 Swallow
1 Marsh Harrier...Female
2 Hobby
250822 am
Little Woolden Moss after a Rixton Moss Survey
125 House Martin....heading South
4 Snipe
2 Greenshank
1 Water Rail
4 Yellow Wagtail
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Marsh Harrier
1 Wood Sandpiper
12 Teal
240822 am
A Barton Moss Check...
1 Goldcrest
180 Goldfinch
23 Chiffchaff
40 Swallow
4 Swift
62 House Martin
1 Little Ringed Plover...Flew over @ 1105
2 Teal
2 Grey Partridge
160 Linnet
2 Coal Tit
24 Jackdaw
2 Willow Tit.
-- Edited by Dave Steel on Friday 26th of August 2022 08:30:47 PM
1 Spotted Redshank juvenile still present. Often very vocal. Occasionally flies around with Greenshank.
1 Greenshank
4 Green Sandpiper
1 Little Ringed Plover - juvenile
1 Hobby - hunting dragonflies low over pools
1 Peregrine - juvenile sat on bare peat
1 Willow Tit - heard only
45+ Linnet
230822 am
Irlam Moss
18 Swallow
2 Willow Warbler giving bursts of song
8 Stock Dove
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Goldcrest
28 Meadow Pipit
57 House Martin
6 Willow Warbler
10 Grey Partridge
10 Chiffchaff
6 Snipe
1 Wood Sandpiper...came in on the rain but left after ten minutes
35 Swallow
1 Sparrowhawk...making an attempt to catch a Swallow
1 Spotted Redshank - juvenile.
Associating with a Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper. Flushed initially by a Marsh Harrier and all three flew noisily around before settling out of view. Then all three were again flushed a fews mins later by a Sparrowhawk but again settled out of view. Flushed a third time by a Heron with the birds again landing out of view. Still present at 12.30pm
2 Greenshank
5+ Green Sandpiper - at least 4 on the pools then later a group of 4 flew off west then followed by a fifth. There could be more but difficult to view.
1 Marsh Harrier - juvenile
2 Sparrowhawk - female and a immature male
4 Kestrel
2 Buzzard
12 Greenfinch - flock of mostly young birds
1 Yellowhammer
40+ Linnet
30+ Goldfinch
1 Bullfinch
3 Willow Warbler
2 Coal Tit
2 Stock Dove
5 Swift - slowly drifting south
50+ Swallow
20+ Sand Martin
2 House Martin
3 Grey Heron
220822 am
Chat Moss
16 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Tit
1 Ringed Plover
2 Snipe
1 Raven
2 Greenshank
2 Green Sandpiper
11 Teal
1 Marsh Harrier
1 Whitethroat giving a burst of song....
210822 am
Irlam Moss
4 Yellow Wagtail
1 Hobby
34 Swallow
75 Black-Headed Gull
Chat Moss
72 Swallow
8 Yellow Wagtail
19 Linnet
10 Sand Martin
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Hobby
1 Wheatear.
200822 Late Morning Visit
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Little Ringed Plover
6 Yellow Wagtail
1 Marsh Harrier...Female
3 Sand Martin
12 Rook
1 Leucitic Woodpigeon
1 Wood Sandpiper
1 Herring Gull.
1 Greenshank
2-3 Green Sandpiper
1 Little Ringed Plover - adult
5 Lapwing
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
5 Willow Warbler
2 Teal
3 Swift
190822 am
Chat Moss
2 Willow Tit
11 Yellow Wagtail
27 Swallow
1 Tree Pipit...Flew over @ 0935
3 Sand Martin
18 Linnet
46 House Martin
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Marsh Harrier...Female
2 Hobby
30 Sand Martin
18 Swallow
1 Spotted Redshank
1 Snipe
1 Swift
1 Marsh Harrier...Juvenile @ 1240
Greenshank 1
Green Sandpiper 1 over
Stonechat 1 imm female
In addition to Steves sightings below : Irlam Moss
Willow Tit 1 in mixed flock along Twelve Yards Road 53.460747, -2.432976
Greenshank heard from Twelve Yards Road
1 Tree Pipit over
1 Hobby
2 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
4 Buzzard
12 Greenfinch - flock of mostly juvenile birds
1 Bullfinch - juvenile
80+ Linnet
c15 Swift distantly
Quite a few Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin over
2 Blackcap
3 Willow Warbler
2 Whitethroat
180822 am
Chat Moss
50 Swallow
1 Hobby...chased off by the adult Swallows
20 House Martin
1 Marsh Harrier (female) hunting over a stubble field
8 Swift
250 Linnet
120 Greenfinch
2 Green Sandpiper...one noted eating a Dragonfly (Emperor by its size) Nymph
6 Chiffchaff
170822 am
Irlam Moss
37 Swallow
80 Black-Headed Gull
19 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
4 Grey Partridge
8 Grey Partridge
2 Sand Martin
2 Sparrowhawk...Juvenile Males
1 Yellowhammer
Cadishead Moss...if you ever need reminding why farmland birds are on a precipitous decline...share the view I gained today
Fields recently harvested ALREADY being prepared for planting Winter Cereal---hence NO winter Stubble to feed the birds....also this Winter sown crop WILL deny once more the once strong breeding population of Lapwing of a place to breed next spring...and to add to this woe the ditches on this land recently shaved to crewcut levels denying wildlife corridors....
600 Black-Headed Gull
2 Kestrel
13 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Green Sandpiper
3 Little Ringed Plover
1 Water Rail
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 Spotted Redshank
Wood Sandpiper - juvenile - western pools. Originally found by Dave Steel.
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Saturday 20th of August 2022 05:26:46 PM
Also a small passage of Sand Martins, Swallows and a single Swift.
At Croxdens pools at least 2 Greensandpipers,but viewing very limited due to the vegetation,and judging by the number of calling birds could have been several more.
150822 am
Irlam Moss
32 Lapwing
50 Swallow
39 Black-Headed Gull
170 Goldfinch
1 Hobby...sat on wires whilst the Swallow kept watch in the sky above it...
18 Stock Dove
Chat Moss...including a Dragonfly Survey
6 Rook
1 Grey wagtail
2 Chiffchaff
1 Snipe
3 Green Sandpiper
Marsh Harrier 1 juv
Swift 1
Greylag Goose 1
140822 am including a Dragonfly Survey ....far too hot AGAIN
Chat Moss
18 Meadow Pipit
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
2 Green Sandpiper
2 Greenshank...one nearly succumbed to a Peregrine
23 Teal
3 Kestrel
22 Rook
30 Jackdaw
Minimum 3 Water Rail - at least 2 seen and at least one other calling
1 Yellow Wagtail
c150 Canada Geese
1 Chiffchaff
1 Spotted Redshank - juvenile
2 Green Sandpiper
2 Water Rail - out on the mud again
As the light faded approx 450 Canada Geese and approx 140 duck - mostly Mallard - but at least 20 Teal all flew in. Quite a spectacle.
Chat Moss today
Female Peregrine on a peat bund 10-10hrs., and later joined by a male.
Both flew north some 10 minutes later.
2 Kestrel
7 Willow Warbler
1 Raven
1 Buzzard
-- Edited by Dave Stewart on Tuesday 16th of August 2022 10:29:30 PM
-- Edited by Dave Stewart on Tuesday 16th of August 2022 10:43:01 PM
130822 am...far too hot to be wandering....then again...
Chat Moss
38 Swallow
30 House Martin
1 Sand Martin
90 Linnet
45 Greenfinch
2 Teal
17 Willow Warbler
1 Hobby...on the peat running after hapless emerging Dragonflies
3 Chiffchaff
1 Spotted Flycatcher...such a brief encounter with this once fairly common (in my lifetime) summer visitor...
In Answer to John Watson post wrt Shooting Woodpigeon prior to harvesting...
In the example of Little Woolden Moss when the Woodpigeon descend upon the crops---professional hunters are brought in...and once harvesting takes place this shooting ends. With Respect to the Killing of the Woodpigeon I referred to (and being well aware of the 'woodpigeon' season for crop defence) the shooters here were in my opinion 'indulging' in killing for killings sake...even the farmer was unaware!...I have raised the matter...I await an outcome...any further comments please message me as I am aware our administrator would prefer such comments as these to have a specific thread...
I don't mean to start a debate on this thread, but shooting of Woodpigeon is permitted all year round, but only to prevent serious damage to crops. So it seems odd to use a lure to attract them into crops where the survivors can do more damage
And shooters' websites always point out how tasty they are, as if that's just a bonus. Hmm ...
2 Water Rail - noisily chasing each other across an area of mud
2 Green Sandpiper
18+ Teal
42 Canada Geese flew low over east
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over east
Grey Partridge heard distantly
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Monday 15th of August 2022 10:07:27 PM
120822 am
Irlam Moss...to note the damage done to a Wheat Field and the Woodpigeons therein by a set of Big Game Hunters....
the hunters appeared to have damaged the crop much more than the Woodpigeon....brought in by lures for their 'sport' I would say...
2 Willow Tit
6 Chiffchaff
12 Collared Dove
2 Buzzard
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR...by now far too hot to wander too far
11 Willow Warbler
2 Swallow
2 Buzzard.
110822 brief am visit...after Rixton Moss early Morn Circuit
Little Woolden Moss Nature Reserve West
26 Swallow
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Marsh Harrier @ 0940
1 KM SQ SJ6894 straddling Gtr. Manchester / Cheshire Highlights...
6 Yellow Wagtail
10 Pied Wagtail
2 Mistle Thrush
100+ Mallard (R. Glaze)
Small finch flock comprised...
10 Goldfinch
2 Linnet
3 juvenile Greenfinch
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR West
1 juvenile Marsh Harrier
1 female Sparrowhawk
4 Kestrel
1 Greenshank seen briefly then landed on The East Pools
4 Grey Partridge
36 Teal
12 Black Headed Gull
27 Swallow over southwest
7 Meadow Pipit
4 Pied Wagtail
-- Edited by Dave Stewart on Monday 15th of August 2022 01:47:39 PM
100822 am
Irlam Moss
1 Yellow Wagtail
Irlam Moss
380 Black-Headed Gull
24 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
33 Pied Wagtail
5 Yellow Wagtail
12 Linnet
Chat Moss
6 House Martin
8 Swallow
1 Sparrowhawk...male
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
1 Raven
3 Willow Warbler
1 Green Sandpiper.
090822 Brief am Visit
Chat Moss
76 Black-Headed Gull
24 Pied Wagtail
27 Goldfinch
8 House Martin
38 Swallow
1 Yellow Wagtail.
080822 am including one Dragonfly CL Survey
Irlam Moss
8 Meadow Pipit
1 Willow Warbler
Chat Moss
16 Meadow Pipit
13 Skylark
23 House Martin
2 Chiffchaff
070822 am...including two Dragonfly Surveys
Irlam Moss
5 Rook
1 Buzzard...juvenile food begging
4 Blackcap...including 3 Juveniles
10 House Martin
5 Swift
3 Yellowhammer...2 in song
2 Yellow Wagtail...juveniles
7 Whitethroat
1 Nuthatch
Family of 4 young Goldcrest
4 singing Willow Warbler - one that was seen well was a young bird. Maybe practicing for next year?
Flock of 19 Sand Martin heading south
2 Buzzard
.And the big-game hunters arriving once again to blast the local Woodpigeons. Thats everyday now for at least the last 6 days. Who knows what else they might shoot?
060822 midday
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR West
1 Hobby taking Dragonfly
14 Swallow
29 Swift
6 Stock Dove
1 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
2 Snipe
1 Sparrowhawk...Juvenile Male
Noted over the Glaze into Cheshire at least 800 Gulls (mix of Lesser Black Backed---Herring---Black-Headed Gulls...) presumably following the Harvesting---a once a year brief encounter with nature ---over these Wildlife Null Farming Factory fields some of which are already under the plough...and we wonder why nature is dying....
Chat moss this morning....
1 1st Summer Hobby hawking dragonflies over the peat pools 10-25 & 10-45hrs.
15 Swallow
10 Willow Warbler including 1 in partial song
4 Chiffchaff
3 Pied Wagtail
2 Kestrel
10 Goldfinch
Male & female Bullfinch
Irlam Moss
1 Greenfinch in song F25
2 Buzzard
1 Hobby hawking dragonflies
7 Kestrel
7 Buzzard kettling
3 Raven over N
2 Grey Partridge - pair
Willow Warbler singing briefly
050822 am
Chat Moss
24 Willow Warbler
14 Chiffchaff
1 Yellow Wagtail...Juvenile
2 Willow Tit
72 Sand Martin
74 Swift
3 Snipe
11 Swallow
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Teal...females.
1 Siskin
2 Goldcrest
Mixed warbler flock of 6 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Willow Warbler feeding on Elderberries
1 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Buzzard
Otherwise very quiet
55 Pied Wagtail and 1 Yellow Wagtail feeding in one of the turf fields
1 Swift over
040822 am
Chat Moss
45 House Martin
42 Swallow
2 Sand Martin
2 Quail
21 Meadow Pipit
Irlam Moss
49 Swallow
1 Yellowhammer in song.
030822 am...notable once more for the LACK of birds during this atypical 5 hour wander
Great Woolden Moss
23 Swallow
11 House Martin
1 Tufted Duck with 5 young
2 Kestrel
120 Canada Geese
Chat Moss
22 Swift
10 House Martin
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Snipe
1 Nuthatch
4 Grey Heron
3 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Swift
1 Teal
1 Bullfinch
2 Goldcrest
1 Yellowhammer singing
A few Swallows and House Martins
1 Willow Warbler - juv
1.45pm to 5pm - Moss Lane, Salford Trail along River Glaze to Little Woolden Moss N.R. west to east circuit & back via Moss Farm.
Blustery conditions in the open kept sightings minimal but an enjoyable walk nonetheless.
Of note :- About 50 Tree Sparrows feeding in a wheat field until a Sparrowhawk swooped in catching one.
Red-Legged Partridge flushed from the same field edge which also contained at least 1000 Woodpigeon & Stock Dove.
2 Mute Swans were on the River Glaze with 2 Cormorant & a Kingfisher flying down its length.
2 Hobbies escorted a Buzzard off the premises at the nature reserve with a further 3 Buzzards seen elsewhere.
Also seen Meadow Pipit, Long-Tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Linnet & Kestrel with many pigeon flyovers because of the farmers shotgun.
020822 am
Irlam Moss
1 Grey Partridge
3 Yellowhammer in song
Little Woolden Moss LWTNR
8 Willow Warbler
38 Meadow Pipit
2 Water Rail
1 Green Sandpiper
29 Swallow
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 Marsh Harrier @ 1150