2 Kingfisher and 1 Common Sandpiper at Horrocks Flash this morning. Late afternoon-96 Gadwall on Pearson's and Blackcap at the north end of Scotman's.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Sep 12 8:30 PM, 2010
Morning wander 12/09/10 continued.
Pearsons (jewel in the crown) coot,moorhen,heron,shoveler,wigeon,gadwall(lots)mallard,pochard,littleand great crested Frankly more birds than you can shake a stick at,over 300 coot,50 gadwall,10 wigeon spectacular,and as if you could ask for more a bittern flew across and dropped into the reeds opposite the screen cheers geoff
-- Edited by Geoff Hargreaves on Sunday 12th of September 2010 10:05:20 PM
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Sep 12 8:19 PM, 2010
Morning wander around the flashes 12/09/10
horrocks front pool scotmans 1 goldeneye 4 snipe usual waterfowl 1 kingfisher 1 common sandpiper 2 swallow usual waterfowl
-- Edited by Gary Gorner on Saturday 11th of September 2010 08:39:29 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Sat Sep 11 7:31 PM, 2010
Saturday 11 September 2010
2 Black-necked Grebe on Scotmans Flash this evening.
1 Garganey on Horrocks Flash, late morning.
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Saturday 11th of September 2010 07:57:48 PM
dave broome said
Sat Sep 11 10:47 AM, 2010
Horrocks Flash this morning: 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Kingfisher 46 Snipe 25 Greylag in off the fields with Canada Geese 3 Treecreeper with tit flocks 14 Lesser Redpoll 400+ Lapwing
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Sep 9 9:14 PM, 2010
Thursday 09 September 2010 late evening
Horrocks Flash: 1 Water Rail 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Kingfisher 1 Coal Tit
dave broome said
Thu Sep 9 6:55 PM, 2010
Horrocks this morning: 33 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Sep 8 9:35 AM, 2010
Juvenile Black-necked Grebe still present this morning at the north end of Scotmans Flash.
Info thanks to Dave Broome
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Sep 7 11:35 PM, 2010
Tuesday 07 September 2010
A flying visit to Rainford's Pool (Horrocks Flash) this evening paid off with: 3 Greenshank (together) 2 Green Sandpiper
dave broome said
Mon Sep 6 6:12 PM, 2010
130 Gadwall were on Pearson's Flash this morning, plus a decent number (30+) of Shoveler which I didn't count as they were more hidden
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Sep 6 11:05 AM, 2010
Sunday 05 April 2010 afternoon
Horrocks Flash 1 Buzzard 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Kingfisher
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Sep 6 10:59 AM, 2010
Juvenile Black-necked Grebe on Scotmans Flash this morning.
Info thanks to Dave Broome
Gordon Cottle said
Fri Sep 3 4:43 PM, 2010
This afternoon at around 14-15 - bittern over Bryn Marsh
2 ruff showing well at the back of rainfords 12 snipe on the front pool plus the usual crowd cheers geoff
plus the juv Dunlin was still sneaking around near the Ruff, early afternoon.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Aug 29 4:26 PM, 2010
sunday 29/08/10 Horrocks Flash
2 ruff showing well at the back of rainfords 12 snipe on the front pool plus the usual crowd cheers geoff
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Aug 29 11:39 AM, 2010
Saturday 28 February 2010 afternoon
Horrocks Flash with Thorpe senior: 2 Ruff 1 Dunlin 3 Green Sandpiper 2 Redshank
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Aug 27 1:07 PM, 2010
Late morning today:
2 Ruff 5 Green Sandpiper 1 Dunlin
Info thanks to Judith Smith
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Aug 27 12:31 AM, 2010
Thursday 26 August 2010 evening
Horrocks Flash: 1 Garganey c60 Gadwall (in one loose flock) 2 Ruff 3 Green Sandpiper 8+ Snipe Kingfisher (heard) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
dave broome said
Thu Aug 26 6:53 PM, 2010
a first-winter Yellow-Legged Gull was on Scotman's yesterday at lunchtime, before flying south
Rob Thorpe said
Wed Aug 25 1:20 PM, 2010
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Horrocks Flash midday today:
Garganey 4 Ruff 3 Green Sandpiper Atleast 64 Snipe
Info thanks to Judith Smith
Also a Dunlin, also thanks to Judith.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 25 12:21 PM, 2010
Horrocks Flash midday today:
Garganey 4 Ruff 3 Green Sandpiper Atleast 64 Snipe
Info thanks to Judith Smith
Craig Higson said
Tue Aug 24 9:38 PM, 2010
Rob Thorpe wrote:
Tuesday 24 August 2010 evening
Horrocks Flash with Martyn Jones: 1 Hobby (juv) (at dusk, same as Craig's at Viridor?) 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Oystercatcher 12 Snipe Kingfisher (heard) 3 Jay several Willow Warbler and a couple of Chiffchaff
It was certainly heading in the direction of Horrock's Rob.
dave broome said
Tue Aug 24 9:15 PM, 2010
800+ House Martin and 100+ each of Swallow and Sand Martin at Scotman's this morning
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Aug 24 8:56 PM, 2010
Tuesday 24 August 2010 evening
Horrocks Flash with Martyn Jones: 1 Hobby (juv) (at dusk, same as Craig's at Viridor?) 3 Green Sandpiper 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Oystercatcher 12 Snipe 2 Common Tern (1 ad, 1 juv) Kingfisher (heard) 3 Jay several Willow Warbler and a couple of Chiffchaff
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 25th of August 2010 12:21:31 AM
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Aug 23 5:09 PM, 2010
Monday 23 August 2010 afternoon
Horrocks Flash in the rain: 3 Green Sandpiper 6 Snipe 1 Common Tern (juv) 1 Kingfisher 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Spotted Flycatcher 1 Blackcap
Rob Thorpe said
Sat Aug 21 9:52 PM, 2010
Saturday 21 August 2010 evening
Horrocks Flash: 2 Ruff (juv) 2 Green Sandpiper 15+ Snipe 1 Water Rail 1 Kingfisher
Judith Smith said
Sat Aug 21 8:21 PM, 2010
1 ruff and 50 Snipe Horrocks Flash this morning
Geoff Hargreaves said
Thu Aug 19 10:32 PM, 2010
Late post from wednesday evening Horrocks Flash
What you see isn,t always what you,ve got my golden plovers from sunday,seen in bad light,from a moving car with foggy bins,turns out they are Ruff after much studying I got a good look at the tail pattern which clinched it for me.So always carry your collins and pay attention to detail or your borough list might not be quite as complete as you,d like.
cheers geoff
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Aug 19 9:54 PM, 2010
Thursday 19 August 2010 late afternoon
Horrocks Flash in the rain: 1 Garganey 4 Ruff (all juv) 6 Snipe 1 Kingfisher
dave broome said
Thu Aug 19 5:42 PM, 2010
3 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1000+ Lapwing at Horrocks Flash today
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 18 4:51 PM, 2010
Present on Horrocks Flash mid-afternoon:
3 Ruff (all juveniles) Juvenile Greenshank
Info thanks to Judith Smith
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 17 4:58 PM, 2010
Four Ruff now on the north pool at Horrocks Flash.
Info thanks to Judith Smith
dave broome said
Tue Aug 17 3:27 PM, 2010
Lots of activity on the embankment at the north end of Scotman's today, with a mixed tit-warbler flock present early morning and still active mid-afternoon. 12+ Chiffchaff, with smaller numbers of Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler and Blackcap, plus 1 juvenile Lesser Whitethroat. Also Willow Tit, Bullfinch and a Goldfinch flock. Juvenile House Sparrows and a small group of Chaffinch were also making apparent lunges after insects, which I presume were 'grounded' in the Willows by the drizzle.
-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 17th of August 2010 09:26:34 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Aug 16 11:59 PM, 2010
Monday 16 August 2010 dusk
Horrocks Flash: 2 Ruff 1 Greenshank 2 Green Sandpiper
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Aug 15 10:02 PM, 2010
Horrocks Flash 2nd visit of the day
4 shoveler 8 snipe in full view on the front pool 100,s of lapwing on rainfords 2 golden plover in amongst the throng 1 common tern
cheers geoff
Rob Thorpe said
Sat Aug 14 9:16 PM, 2010
Saturday 14 August 2010 late morning/early afternoon
Horrocks Flash with Thorpe senior: 3 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Gull
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 15th of August 2010 03:25:32 AM
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Aug 14 2:17 PM, 2010
Superb heavily-moulting first summer Little Gull at Rainsfords Flash coming to bread with Black-headed Gulls this early afternoon! Calling all photographers...
Info thanks to Rob Thorpe
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Aug 13 9:58 PM, 2010
Friday 13 August 2010 early evening
Horrocks Flash: 1 Ruff 1 Green Sandpiper 17+ Snipe
Judith Smith said
Thu Aug 12 8:38 PM, 2010
A Ruff (possibly different to that of 8th), a Wigeon, 2 Green Sandpipers at Horrocks Flash today. At last, the GC Grebes on Pearson's Flash have got chicks - there have been at least 4 attempts by various pairs. 39 adults on there today.
A Ruff with 500 Lapwings, 2 Snipe and a Green Sandpiper at the back of Horrocks Flash today. However, the Lapwings were very nervous and kept coming up and re-settling, so the Ruff not always easy to find. Two of the 4 mink I saw in that area a week or so ago have been accounted for, I've heard.
Pearsons (jewel in the crown)
coot,moorhen,heron,shoveler,wigeon,gadwall(lots)mallard,pochard,littleand great crested
Frankly more birds than you can shake a stick at,over 300 coot,50 gadwall,10 wigeon
spectacular,and as if you could ask for more a bittern flew across and dropped into the reeds opposite the screen
cheers geoff
-- Edited by Geoff Hargreaves on Sunday 12th of September 2010 10:05:20 PM
horrocks front pool scotmans
1 goldeneye
4 snipe usual waterfowl
1 kingfisher
1 common sandpiper
2 swallow
usual waterfowl
bryn marsh
2 shoveler
2 jay
1 moorhen
1 pochard
1 sparrowhawk
ochre
2 swan
2 tufted
4 coot cheers geoff
-- Edited by Gary Gorner on Saturday 11th of September 2010 08:39:29 PM
2 Black-necked Grebe on Scotmans Flash this evening.
1 Garganey on Horrocks Flash, late morning.
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Saturday 11th of September 2010 07:57:48 PM
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Kingfisher
46 Snipe
25 Greylag in off the fields with Canada Geese
3 Treecreeper with tit flocks
14 Lesser Redpoll
400+ Lapwing
late evening
Horrocks Flash:
1 Water Rail
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Kingfisher
1 Coal Tit
Info thanks to Dave Broome
A flying visit to Rainford's Pool (Horrocks Flash) this evening paid off with:
3 Greenshank (together)
2 Green Sandpiper
afternoon
Horrocks Flash
1 Buzzard
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Kingfisher
Info thanks to Dave Broome
evening
Rainford's Tip:
4 Blackcap
1 Whitethroat
3 Reed Warbler
1 Willow Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
9+ Robin
also, I heard a Green Sandpiper somewhere towards Horrocks Flash.
evening
Rainford's Tip:
1 Buzzard
3 Blackcap
2 Reed Warbler
3 Willow Warbler
5 Chiffchaff
Horrocks Flash:
2 Wigeon
3 Green Sandpiper
1 Kingfisher
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
evening, 'til dusk
Horrocks Flash:
2 Garganey (together)
1 Wigeon
4 Green Sandpiper
lapwing,coot,moorhen,snipe,grey heron,mallard,tufted,swallow(over)g c grebe,kingfisher
25 grey lag and 150ish canada in the geese fields.
cheers geoff
trailing behind the thorpes
my only extra to robs list was a little grebe on Rainfords
cheers geoff
morning
nice and sunny
Horrocks Flash with Thorpe senior:
5 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Ruff
1 Dunlin
5+ Green Sandpiper (possibly 7)
1 Curlew (heard)
3 Kingfisher
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Meadow Pipit (over)
3 Blackcap
1 Whitethroat
4 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
2 Jay
plus the juv Dunlin was still sneaking around near the Ruff, early afternoon.
2 ruff showing well at the back of rainfords
12 snipe on the front pool
plus the usual crowd
cheers geoff
afternoon
Horrocks Flash with Thorpe senior:
2 Ruff
1 Dunlin
3 Green Sandpiper
2 Redshank
2 Ruff
5 Green Sandpiper
1 Dunlin
Info thanks to Judith Smith
evening
Horrocks Flash:
1 Garganey
c60 Gadwall (in one loose flock)
2 Ruff
3 Green Sandpiper
8+ Snipe
Kingfisher (heard)
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Also a Dunlin, also thanks to Judith.
Garganey
4 Ruff
3 Green Sandpiper
Atleast 64 Snipe
Info thanks to Judith Smith
It was certainly heading in the direction of Horrock's Rob.
evening
Horrocks Flash with Martyn Jones:
1 Hobby (juv) (at dusk, same as Craig's at Viridor?)
3 Green Sandpiper
1 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Oystercatcher
12 Snipe
2 Common Tern (1 ad, 1 juv)
Kingfisher (heard)
3 Jay
several Willow Warbler and a couple of Chiffchaff
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 25th of August 2010 12:21:31 AM
afternoon
Horrocks Flash in the rain:
3 Green Sandpiper
6 Snipe
1 Common Tern (juv)
1 Kingfisher
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Spotted Flycatcher
1 Blackcap
evening
Horrocks Flash:
2 Ruff (juv)
2 Green Sandpiper
15+ Snipe
1 Water Rail
1 Kingfisher
What you see isn,t always what you,ve got
cheers geoff
late afternoon
Horrocks Flash in the rain:
1 Garganey
4 Ruff (all juv)
6 Snipe
1 Kingfisher
3 Ruff (all juveniles)
Juvenile Greenshank
Info thanks to Judith Smith
Info thanks to Judith Smith
-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 17th of August 2010 09:26:34 PM
dusk
Horrocks Flash:
2 Ruff
1 Greenshank
2 Green Sandpiper
4 shoveler
8 snipe in full view on the front pool
100,s of lapwing on rainfords
2 golden plover in amongst the throng
1 common tern
cheers geoff
late morning/early afternoon
Horrocks Flash with Thorpe senior:
3 Green Sandpiper
1 Little Gull
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 15th of August 2010 03:25:32 AM
Info thanks to Rob Thorpe
early evening
Horrocks Flash:
1 Ruff
1 Green Sandpiper
17+ Snipe
evening
Horrocks Flash:
1 Wigeon
14 Shoveler
4 Green Sandpiper
18 Snipe
Two of the 4 mink I saw in that area a week or so ago have been accounted for, I've heard.