8 Snipe over N-S at 13.20
1 Goosander
2 Goldeneye
1 Little Grebe
16 Tufted
1 Siskin

3/11 early pm

1 Goosander
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
2 Kingfisher
2 Bullfinch
20+ Tufty's
2 GC Grebe
12+ Goldfinch
only 1 Jay!

The Tawny's have been roosting over at Kenworthy in some of the Poplars for at least the past 3 weeks. Thanks to the ridiculous levels of light pollution they're remarkably easy to observe. At dusk they seem to favour the area towards the gallops moving across to the rough grassland to the west of the Orchard between 6.30 and 7pm. Both birds seem to be faily vocal at the moment and tolerant of people. The female nearly took my head off walking out of the orchard last week !

31st October

4 Goosander on the Mersey
33 Tufted
2 Little Grebe
2 Kingfisher
43+ Siskin
1 Redpoll
1 Kestrel

A Tawny Owl, reported by fishermen on the north bank, was predating on mice coming to feed on spilt hemp seed behind their bivvies last night.
23 Tufted
4 LIttle Grebe
1 Goosander
1 Kingfisher perched on river bank
1 Blackcap yesterday
1 Redpoll "
12+ Siskin on 22nd

c150 Pink-feet over east at 08.10
3 Skylark over east
1 Siskin
3 Goosander on river

A misty start to a busy day and only a quick look around the pond

A Chiffchaff showing some characteristics of a possible tristis at the pond 09.05-0910+. See Sibe Chiff thread.
70+ Siskin over north.

weekly highlights all around dusk

7/10 incredible sight of young sparrowhawk shooting out of a willow twisting and catching a bat from bench at top end of lake. Repeated attempt approx 5 mins later but missed.

8/10 43 Mistle thrush at substation at dusk plus 1 kestrel, 1 female sparrowhawk in orchard

12/10 3 siskins - kenworthy
2 tawny owls over gropper field at dusk

15/10 stoat - coppice trail

c100 Pink-feet over south at 09.56
3 Lapwing over north at 08.15
9+ Meadow Pipit south and 2+ east between 08.30 and 09.00
1 Siskin over the orchard, Kenworthy
4 Mute Swan
1 Sparrowhawk

1 3rd yr Herring Gull on the lake (mega for here )
60+ Pink-feet east 15.45
1 Pochard
13 Tufted
1 Kingfisher
12 Sisikin over south
1 Meadow Pipit south
23 Goldfinch + 5 south
1 Kestrel

1 eclipse drake Wigeon
13 Tufted
1 Kingfisher
1 Chiffchaff

6 redhead Goosander on the Mersey
8 Tufted
1 Kingfisher
1 Sparrowhawk
3 Redpoll
75+ Carrion Crow in the same tree on Kenworthy

30/9 - Kenworthy

1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
23 Mistle Thrush - CEGB
1 GSW

Pink-feet : 2 skeins over east at 08.42, 70+ and 120+
5 redhead Goosander on the Mersey
41+ Mistle Thrush
5 Redpoll
4 Bullfinch
7+ House Martin
1 Chiffchaff
1 Kingfisher
1 1st wtr Common Gull
1 imm Little Grebe
1 Sparrowhawk

15 Redwing (including 8 over N-S)
1 Meadow Pipit over N-S
1 Buzzard circling low over the C.E.G.B. station before moving over to Barlow tip.
1-2 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
1 Kingfisher
3 Tufted
1Teal
2 ad Common Gull
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
loads of Robins and Song Thrushes again, after a quiet morning yesterday

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 18:44, 2007-09-27

2 skeins of Pink-feet, both flying east, 21 at 08.18 and 40 at 08.30. also c70 reported over Stretford flying east at 08.30
1 Kingfisher flew up the Mersey into CWP
1 imm Common Gull
17 Tufted
2 Sparrowhawk
3 Kestrel (including 1 at Barlow tip)
1 Meadow Pipit on Barlow Tip ( no fly-overs this morning ! )
4 Bullfinch

34+ Meadow Pipits over N-S between 09.10 - 09.15, then another 34+ over N-S 09.15 - 10.15. Non over in the afternoon.
3 Pied Wagtail over N-S
10 Swallow over N-S
1 House Martin
1 Redpoll heard over
4 Goldcrest
1 Blackcap
2 Chiffchaff
1 Kingfisher
8 Tufted
1 Sparrowhawk
several Jays continuing their acorn collecting forays from nearby Southern Cemetary and planting them on site(s) since 11th Sept at least.
Robins, Blackbirds and Song Thrushes very much more in evidence - presumably the arrival of continental birds.

Ian the old 'tip road' through Kenworthy Woods is Willenhall Road. Those Kenworthy Lane dog control order signs along that road were erected at the wrong site ( nowt to do wi' me! ). Kenworthy Lane Woods are situated between Kenworthy Lane, Palatine Road and the M60 in Northendon on the other side of Princess Parkway at approx SJ827907.

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 20:14, 2007-09-25

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 21:26, 2007-09-25

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 21:29, 2007-09-25

24/9/07 - 6.30pm
2 Buzzards soaring over the orchard drifted away south-east towards the Mersey and playing fields.
1 Kestrel (male) catching a small rodent in Gropper field

22/9/07 - 6.30ish
3 Kestrels, 1 female top of coppice trail plus 1 immature probably female. 1 male over Gropper field.
2 Grey Wagtails by the river
5+ probable Siskins with Blue tits in Birch/Alder by footpath leading down to substation from Kenworthy Lane (start of Fairy Lane).

raptor sp., though probably a Buzzard, very distant and very high, drifting over south-east at 14.40
1 Kingfisher
imm male Pheasannt, Kenworthy on 9th

Start of visible north - south migration today with :

9 Meadow Pipts over N-S between 09.20 - 09..57
2 Swallow over N-S

also
1 Kingfisher (2 on 12th )
9 Tufted
4 Mute Swan
4 Cormorant (1 adult )
1 Gt/Sp Woodpecker by C.E.G.B. station ( 1 on metal ladders again on 12th )
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
4+ Bullfinch
2 Grey Wagtail
1 f. Kestrel

1 Buzzard today, arrived from Kenworthy and headed west, pursued by crows and magpies at 17.40
23+ Mistle thrush at the C.E.G.B. station.
1 Common Whitethroat at Barlow Tip yesterday
12 Chiffchaff around lake, 1 Tip, 4 Kenworthy, yesterday
4 Goldcrest at WP, 1 Kenworthy "
6 Tufted "

1 Shoveler
5 Teal
5 Tufted
5 Mute Swan
1 Kingfisher
1 Goldcrest

yesterday, Monday 3rd Sept

1 Swift
1 kingfisher
2 Tufted
4 Mute Swan

mixed finch flock of 74+ birds comprised 90% Goldfinch and 10% Greenfinch at the C.E.G.B. station, Kenworthy.
27+ Mistle Thrush at the C.E.G.B.
2 Gt/sp Woodpecker at the C.E.G.B ( one on concrete and one on the metal ladders ) + 2 others,
1 Willow warbler singing from Kenworthy
1 Tufted
new Mallard brood of 3 duckilng on the Mersey
8 Mute Swan
1 Kingfisher
3 Blackcap
1 Goldcrest
several chiffchaff
1 Grey Wagtail
1 ad L Bl-b Gull
1 Cormorant

Wed 22nd August 2007
Chorlton WP

juv Common Tern this afternoon unitl 19.34 when departed to the west.
1 Buzzard drifted over north at 14.30
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Swift, and one Chorlton 23rd.
1 Kingfisher

25+ Mistle Thrush at the C.E.G.B. station, Kenworthy yesterday

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 00:00, 2007-08-24

1 Stock Dove - C.E.G.B. station Kenworthy
18 Mistle Thrush "
1 Swift
1 Kingfisher

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 22:27, 2007-08-19

19/08

Still quiet highlights of the past week have been
1 immature Buzzard on Pylon at Kenworthy earlier today
1 female Kestrel again over Kenworthy every day apart from 16/8.
1 very large Sparrowhawk on 16/8
22 Swift 17/8
1 Whitethroat daily apart from 18th and 19th
1 Blackcap 15th and 16th
1 Sedge 15th
at least 4 GS Woodpeckers in the area
lot of Jays around especially in the Orchard, some impressive groups of Long tailed tits for August and 1 possible Green Woodpecker heard near the parkway on the 15th.

One Swift, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel today exactly the same - minus the Kestrel @ Spread Eagle.

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 22:35, 2007-08-18

Very quiet,
53+ Swift arrived with the rain this evening

9/09/2007

Very few warblers left.
1 Whitethroat at Kenworthy
1 Sedge up at the substation
1 Willow at substation
Still at least 1 Kestrel in the area but a lot more elusive than a few weeks back. Briefly had 3 up in the air together on the 29th.
Still the occasional House Martin but no Swifts
Plenty of Jays around and impressive numbers of Long tailed tits including a group of 28+ near sports ground.
Main highlight of the past couple of weeks has been regular sightings of the resident foxes.

Monday 6th August

Swifts : I've been off work the last three days and it seems the local population has moved out. I only saw one here this afternoon, one at Chorlton Ees this evening and one from the Spread Eagle yesterday afternoon

1 imm L Bl-B Gull on the lake

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 00:51, 2007-08-07

Back to reality for a moment ( no olivaceous here !)

1Common Sand
1 Reed Warbler
1 Kingfisher
2 Buzzard mobbing a heron in flight drifted NW at 14.50

1 Common Sandpiper
2 Reed Warbler in song
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling on Kenworthy

26/7 Kenworthy 9.30pm
1 Grasshopper warbler from Kenworthy Lane opposite Orchard
7 Jays
2 Herons
7+ Pipistrelle and 1 fox
1 female GSW and at least 1 immature seen daily visiting gardens adjacent to the Mersey
Still no Kestrels this week - the better half spotted 1 dead on southbound carriageway of the parkway just past McDonalds early Sunday morning. Tonight a neighbour reported one in a garden on Merseybank having a go at a Starling - suppose it's possible but mistaken identity is more likely.

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Tues 24th July

1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling at Barlow Tip this evening
several immature Whitethroats there
2 Sedge Warbler Kenworthy
1 Kingfisher
2 Reed Warbler in song still

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 01:04, 2007-07-25

An Oystercatcher flying up and down the lake this morning, departed to the west over Barlow Tip at 09.24

17/6 over at Kenworthy about 7.30pm
1 mature female Kestrel
2 Sedge Warblers
1 Blackcap
5 Whitethroat
1 GSW
3 Reed Bunting all female

16/6
only thing of note was 1 Gropper reelng from south-east of Gropper Hill (first for a while probably fooled by the dark clouds into thinking it was a bit later) and a fox (probably amazed there was anyone stupid enough to be out).

Kestrel - probably nested at the C.E.G.B. power station again, between Kenworthy Wood and Sale Golf Course, a very vocal immature female and an immature male there this morning.
Kingfisher 1
Reed Warbler 2 in song still
Common Sand 1 reported along river bank yesterday

Also 1 Oystercatcher (river bank) and 1 Common Sandpiper were logged on the 13th.

13/7 - Kenworthy 6.40pm
1 Hobby
2 Reed Bunting
5 Whitethroat
4+ Blackcap
2 Jays
1 male Bullfinch

Sorry you missed the Albatross Tom - I didn't think it worth putting out!

Hope you've checked that mimicing Reed out carefully - long overdue a Marsh I'd say!!

12/7

No sign Yellow-nosed Albatross (yet)

Reed Warbler - 2 singing in reedbed. The right hand bird does some excellent mimicry with its Bearded Tit and Reed Bunting especially impressive (unless there were Bearded Tit and Reed Bunting in there as well??? ).

Siskin - 7 flew over Barlow calling and then flew over me again at NW corner of lake near Bullfinch sign.

Cormorant - 4 over west

Kestrel - fem Kenworthy

Tufted Duck - fem with 3 chicks (pike food)

Red-eared Terrapin (always freaks me out)

2 reed Warbler in song there from 11th

1 Reed Warbler singing from reeds in front of play area on 8th & 9th. The only record this year, as they din't return this spring !.
Kingfisher

Today 5/7

4 Common Sandpiper together

yesterday

female Tufted with a single chick
1 Kingfisher - regular sightings since mid-June
1 Stock Dove - Barlow Tip

5/7 and very wet yet again

6.40pm
2 Kestrels - Kenworthy. 1 large female hunting, 1 immature perched up. Superb close-up views from Gropper Hill.
1 male Bullfinch
1 male ReedBunting
200/250+ House Martins
80 approx Swifts
8+ Whitethroat

30/6 7pm

1 ridiculously large immature Buzzard in field at top of Coppice trail (Kenworthy). Very pale underneath plenty of other pale feathers mixed in elsewhere. Took off towards the parkway
1 very noisy female Kestrel - same field perched up on pylon.
2 Heron - same field
3 Bullfinch from Gropper Hill
5 Whitethroat
3 Jays
30+ Swift
plenty of young Wrens and Dunnocks in raspberry canes.

26/6

Probably 1 young Whitethroat less this evening thanks to large female Kestrel over Kenworthy at 7.15pm. Took off in direction of the tip.
Plenty of Swifts and House Martins around. Also 2 Sand Martins.
No sign of either Gropper
Good to know the Grey Wagtails have had a good season. Only seen the 2 young so far. River almost went over the lower path last night - incredible for late June.

Evening 25th

2 Sedge Warblers in song by 'gropper hill', Kenworthy, also immature Whitethroats
A single Kingfisher reported by fishermen on recent mornings
6 juv Grey Wagtails on the river bank recently, two watched being fed by the adult male last week

Sedge Warbler still on Kenworthy

I haven't heard of any Hobby sightings recently