52 species on a 3 hour amble this morning
Kingfisher x 1
Willow Tit x 1
Brambling x 4
Tree Sparrow x 8
Chiffchaff x 13
Redwing x 19
Meadow Pipit x 2
Cettis x 4 singing
Little Grebe x 8
Goosander x 2
Bullfinch x 2
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Mar 15 2:02 PM, 2022
Highlights around midday today:
10 singing Chiffchaff
2 singing Cetti's Warblers
1 Willow Tit
14 Tree Sparrow
2 Oystercatcher
3 singing Treecreeper
4 Bullfinch
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Mar 7 7:08 PM, 2022
Two Raven over Hope Carr at 5:15pm today, one flew very low alongside Warrington Road towards the Greyhound Motel and its mate flew to sit atop of one of the large cranes by Hope Carr.
Keith Williams said
Fri Feb 18 6:09 PM, 2022
Late post got yesterday 2 x Shelduck 30 x Gadwall 3 x Goosander 22 x Shoveler 37 x Teal 34 x Tufted 20+ Siskin 20+ Tree Sparrow 1 x Brambling 1 x Meadow Pipit 6 x Little Grebe 1 x Cettis Warbler
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Feb 8 11:00 AM, 2022
This morning:
45 Siskin, with 36 around the UU car park and a further 9 around the main lake
29 Goldfinch
124 Pied Wagtail around the sewage works
Usual male Cetti’s Warbler singing and motoring around the SE sewage beds
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Feb 3 3:57 PM, 2022
Mid-afternoon’s main highlights from today:
33 Tree Sparrow along Pennington Brook and the garden feeders
10 Bullfinch including a flock of 8
2 Willow Tit
17 Siskin around the UU carpark, most unseen until the flock flew off north
2 Cetti’s Warblers, a usual singing male and a nervously calling bird
1 Chiffchaff
Lez Fairclough said
Mon Jan 31 8:59 PM, 2022
2:30pm to 4:30pm
A really good variety & numbers around the United Utilities Training Centre either feeding or perched in the alders :-
Elsewhere on the reserve 3 Grey Heron; 1 Jay; 2 Mute Swans; 1 Female Goosander, about 50 Tufted Duck with a few Teal & Gadwall - all on or around the main lake.
At least a dozen Tree Sparrow in the hawthorns along Pennington Brook regularly crossing over to garden feeders.
Another 4 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet, Male Pheasant, Mistle Thrush & a flushed Woodcock seen in various other areas.
Saturday am.
19 x Tree Sparrow
3 x Brambling
40+ Siskin
2 x Willow Tit
1 x Green Sandpiper
10 x Greenfinch
1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker
3 x Goosander
120+ Pied Wagtail
4 x Meadow Pipit
Pete Hines said
Mon Jan 17 9:31 PM, 2022
Wigeon pair on main lake Goosander 4 Water Rail 2 heard Willow Tit 2 at 53.483480, -2.516562 & 53.484681, -2.531981 Cetti's Warbler 3, 2 singing, another seen and heard calling Tree Sparrow flock of 25 in hedgerow along Pennington Brook Brambling 1 Pennington Brook Redpoll 2 Siskin 45
Keith Williams said
Sun Jan 16 8:01 AM, 2022
Great to meet Phil
3 x Brambling
22 x Tree Sparrow
1 x Woodcock
7 x Siskin
1 x Water Rail
2 x Mistle Thrush
12 x Shoveler
3 x Goosander
32 x Gadwall
3 x Grey Wagtail
70+ Pied Wagtail
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Sunday 16th of January 2022 08:03:02 AM
Phil Cunliffe said
Sat Jan 15 2:01 PM, 2022
Just to add, I saw the finch flock on my way out of the site and they probably came from the other side of the roundabout on Greenfold Way.
Phil Cunliffe said
Sat Jan 15 1:57 PM, 2022
I had an hour's walk around the site this morning. It was good to meet Keith Williams (thanks for telling me a lot about the site that I didn't know). Birds of note were 1 or 2 vocal Cetti's warbler at the lagoons, 1 grey wagtail and good numbers of pied wagtail on the sewage works and a mixed finch flock at the UU Training Centre including 1 brambling, 3 siskin, 2 greenfinch and 10+ chaffinch.
Pete Hines said
Sun Jan 9 2:51 PM, 2022
Pintail 6 (2 male, 4 female) alighted from the main pool and flew west at 11.20 Shoveler 18 Gadwall 20 Goosander 2 Pink-footed Geese 6 over south at 11.36 Willow Tit 2 together 53.483993, -2.513191
Keith Williams said
Fri Dec 24 9:40 PM, 2021
Afternoon walk, of note:
1 x Snipe
1 x Woodcock
3 x Grey Wagtail
75+ Pied Wagtail
6 x Meadow Pipit
3 x Bullfinch
32+ Siskin
3 x Tree Sparrow
5 x Shoveler
6 x Gadwall
26 x Teal
Lez Fairclough said
Fri Nov 19 8:55 PM, 2021
Quick hour this afternoon around eastern side of nature reserve.
Of note :-
3 Greenfinch, male Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Grey Wagtail on Pennington Brook, mobile flock of about 50 Linnet,
Male Pheasant, Coal Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Pied Wagtail & Jackdaw.
On the main lake 3 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, Gadwall & Teal.
Blackcap near the bridge over the river.
Chiffchaff x 3 near Blyths bramble
Shoveler x 19 on no 8 lagoon
Pochard x 1 on no 8 lagoon
Only birds of note, no blast from a Cettis.
Lez Fairclough said
Thu Aug 5 10:04 PM, 2021
Afternoon visit for a couple of hours.
Willow Warblers calling all around the reserve brightened up a rather dull day.
The main lake was very quiet with only a juvenile Little Grebe of note with three calling juvenile Kestrels circling the trees.
Plenty of Swallows & Swifts screeching overhead & a Cetti's Warbler belted out a song very close by but unable to locate.
Workmen on the sewage works meant there were hardly any Gulls but a Pied & Grey Wagtail were seen with a Jackdaw.
Also seen :- Kingfisher flying down Pennington Brook; Tree Sparrow; Greenfinch & Goldfinch.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jul 8 4:13 PM, 2021
Late morning today:
2 Oystercatcher
2 singing Cetti's Warblers
8 singing Reed and a single Sedge Warbler
7 singing Blackcap
1 drake Pochard
3 female Shoveler
Some wildfowl appear to have bred quite well
Keith Williams said
Sat Jun 26 9:09 AM, 2021
1 x Mediterranean Gull still present, same filter bed as last week
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 26th of June 2021 11:19:21 AM
Keith Williams said
Sat Jun 19 10:39 AM, 2021
2 Mediterranean Gulls still there, back left filtration bed in front of conifers.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 19th of June 2021 08:27:41 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jun 15 5:32 PM, 2021
Late news for yesterday when a pair of Mediterranean Gulls were on the filtration lagoons, one of which was ringed, and two singing Cetti’s Warblers
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jun 3 12:02 PM, 2021
Two fully fledged broods of Tree Sparrow out today, 4 Bullfinch, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 singing Cetti’s Warblers.
Keith Williams said
Sun May 30 10:25 PM, 2021
Morning mooch 8.15am - 11am, 47 species including:-
2 x Tree Sparrow
Little Grebe with chick
Willow Tit family party
2 x Sparrowhawk
2 x Bullfinch
1 x Oystercatcher
5 x Chiffchaff
6 x Blackcap
4 x Willow Warbler
3 x Cetti's Warbler
2 x Sedge Warbler
2 x Reed Warbler
11 x Common Whitethroat
John Williams said
Sun May 30 12:30 PM, 2021
Exploratory first visit to this site. 09.00-10.30
Highlights :2 singing Sedge Warblers, a family party of 5 Common Whitethroats, 1 Raven and 1 Buzzard.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 20 3:28 PM, 2021
Excellent 'swarm' of feeding hirundines over the filtration beds within the sewage works this afternoon, obviously a good hatch of insects, with 180 Swallow, 220 House Martin, 30 Sand Martin, 110 Swift and also c80 Jackdaw and plenty of Black-headed Gulls joining in.
2 singing Cetti's warblers
5+ Tree Sparrow
Nice to see a healthy looking population of a variety of young birds emerging too.
Keith Williams said
Thu May 13 8:31 PM, 2021
Just walking off Hope Carr, no sign of Ruddy Shelduck or Shelduck on any of the waters.
3 x Cettis in good voice.
colin davies said
Thu May 13 3:25 PM, 2021
Ruddy shelduck still present early afternoon, calling a lot and chasing off the drake of a pair of shelduck. I'm not sure if the female shelduck is impressed or not, she seems to be sticking to her mate but the new guy is pretty persistent and a lot bigger.
I've started a thread on the status of ruddy shelduck on the birding discussion forum.
Also raven over, Cetti's warbler singing 2 goosander (m&f) and 8 tufted ducks.
-- Edited by colin davies on Thursday 13th of May 2021 03:49:49 PM
Ruddy Shelduck currently presently on the main lake with 2 Shelduck.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 29 4:39 PM, 2021
Sightings from around midday today included:
1 Hobby drifting slowly over north
1 Raven flying over low south
2 Shelduck
8 Tree Sparrow
20 Tufted Duck
2 Greylag Geese
2 singing Cetti's Warblers
10 singing Reed Warblers
3 singing Sedge Warblers
17 Blackcap, including 13 singing males
Keith Williams said
Sat Apr 24 9:11 AM, 2021
Friday - 51 species walk including:-
5 x Cetti's Warbler
2 x Sedge Warbler
1 x Reed Warbler
5 x Blackcap
9 x Chiffchaff
8 x Whitethroat
5 x Reed Bunting
4 x Shelduck
4 x Tree Sparrow
24 x Gadwall
33 x Tufted Duck
Keith Williams said
Mon Apr 19 7:38 AM, 2021
Late post for Saturday - 48 species amble including:-
2 x Common Whitethroat - first of the year
2 x Willow Warbler
3 x Blackcap
2 x Cetti's Warbler
12 x Chiffchaff
32 x Gadwall
23 Tufted Duck
2 x Teal
2 x Shelduck
5 x Tree Sparrow
3 x Oystercatcher
John Watson said
Tue Apr 13 10:17 AM, 2021
Just outside the NR, where the A574 crosses Glaze Brook
2 Sand Martins 2 Little Egrets dropped in (seen from moving car: couldn't stop, chips were getting cold)
Keith Williams said
Mon Apr 12 8:06 AM, 2021
Sunday morning walk - 48 species inc.
Willow Tit x 1
Tree Sparrow x 4
Willow Warbler - 1st of the year, in the same tree as last year
Blackcap x 3
Cetti's Warbler x 1
Oystercatcher x 3
Mediterranean Gull x 2
House Martin x 3 (very early in the morning).
Sand Martin/Swallow x mixed flock of approx. 100 bird
Little Grebe x 3 (different pools)
Greylag x 4
Shelduck x 2
Tufted Duck x 21
Gadwall x 22
Teal x 4
Pete Hines said
Fri Apr 9 12:48 PM, 2021
51 species including
Mediterranean Gull 4 adults (2 pairs) on the filter beds Tree Sparrow at least 8 Cetti's Warbler 1 singing Willow Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 9 Blackcap 6 Sand Martin 64 Swallow 4 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck pair Shoveler 3 Gadwall 20 Teal 5 Tufted Duck 36
17.00 pair of Mediterranean Gulls on the filter beds Pair of Shelduck 3 Blackcap
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 6 10:59 AM, 2021
This morning's highlights included:
1 Green Sandpiper
4 Tree Sparrow
1 Nuthatch
4 Greylag Geese
2 Siskin
5 Bullfinch
1 Willow Tit
1 Raven over
83 Tufted Duck
4 Willow Warbler
3 Blackcap
16 Chiffchaff
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 4 10:59 PM, 2021
Today:
pair of Mediterranean Gulls on the filter beds
Pair of Shelduck
100+ Sand Martin
2 Swallow
4 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
colin davies said
Fri Apr 2 4:47 PM, 2021
Early afternoon:
Sand martin 50
Kingfisher 1
Tufted duck 44
Goosander 1
Perhaps most surprising, no willow warblers given that there were several singing at Pennington Flash this morning.
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Apr 1 12:49 PM, 2021
29 Whooper Swans flew over Bents and hope Carr North at 10.55 this morning
Keith Williams said
Tue Mar 30 1:09 PM, 2021
48 bird morning stroll
Swallow through at 8.30am.
3 x Cetti's singing
2 x Blackcap (m&f)
1 x Greylag
3 x Oystercatcher
1 x Linnet
38 x Gadwall
26 x Tufted Duck
13 x Chiffchaff
8 x Jay
Keith Williams said
Sun Mar 21 8:23 AM, 2021
Saturday am, 46 species including.
2 x drake Shoveler
40 x Tufted Duck
19 x Gadwall
1 x long staying female Pochard
7 x Goosander
Definitely 3 but up to 6 Oystercatcher
At least 1000 Black headed Gulls, most Ive seen on here. All lifted with a great racket and would not resettle, no idea why.
2 x Buzzard
2 x singing Cettis Warbler
7 x Chiffchaff
4 x Little Grebe
8 x Tree Sparrow
Tom OShea said
Thu Mar 18 6:08 PM, 2021
Fantastic afternoon walkaround included:
2 Cetti's Warbler,
1 Merlin,
2 Shelduck,
2 Greylag,
4 Chiffchaff,
8 Tree Sparrow,
1 Linnet,
6 Oystercatcher
:)
Lez Fairclough said
Tue Mar 16 10:13 PM, 2021
Couple of hours late afternoon when the weather picked up :- of note
Only 1 of the resident 4 Mute Swans today on main pool.
Also 2 Oystercatcher on the island, 2M + 2F Goosander, a few Teal & Gadwall plus a Buzzard very low over back pool with a Cetti's Warbler singing nearby.
Never seen as many Long-Tailed Tits - they were everywhere, at least 50 seen unless the same gang were following me around!
Also seen M & F Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Tree Sparrows, 15 Linnet & a Grey Wagtail on Pennington Brook plus a Pheasant heard.
Quite a few singing Chiffchaffs dotted around the site also.
-- Edited by Lez Fairclough on Tuesday 16th of March 2021 10:27:06 PM
4 Lesser Redpolls feeding in tree tops along the sewage works
500+ Black-headed Gulls on the filter beds
Keith Williams said
Sun Mar 7 7:20 PM, 2021
But it is a gem of a site when you get to know it, has given me 90 species since lockdown, not bad for a run down little looked after site just a stones throw from Leigh Town Centre.
Late post for Saturday am, 48 species incl. First singing Chiffchaff of the year though at least one has been present over winter. 2 x Oystercatcher 3 x Goosander 6 x Tree Sparrow 2 x Grey Wagtail 1 x Meadow Pipit 1 x Pochard 37 x Tufted Duck 1 x Water Rail flushed from the path 3 x Cetti's Warbler in full voice
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 7th of March 2021 08:12:29 PM
Ernest Sherman said
Fri Mar 5 5:48 PM, 2021
Thanks Ian for the info... It's a shame though. Will call back in a few weeks.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Mar 5 5:05 PM, 2021
Unfortunately, this site merely hangs on to its ‘nature reserve’ title for prosterity only, it is no longer, nor has been for years now, any form of nature reserve.
Ernest Sherman said
Fri Mar 5 1:34 PM, 2021
9-11 this morning. First time here for me. The whole site needs tidying up considering it's a nature reserve... plenty of cans, plastic and general rubbish. However I heard my first Chiffchaff of the year and saw 2 male and 3 female Goosander on the main lake along with plenty of Tufted Ducks. Around the site saw several Bullfinch and plenty of Long Tailed Tits.Also 2 Oystercatcher over site.
Highlights around midday today:
10 singing Chiffchaff
2 singing Cetti's Warblers
1 Willow Tit
14 Tree Sparrow
2 Oystercatcher
3 singing Treecreeper
4 Bullfinch
Two Raven over Hope Carr at 5:15pm today, one flew very low alongside Warrington Road towards the Greyhound Motel and its mate flew to sit atop of one of the large cranes by Hope Carr.
Late post got yesterday 2 x Shelduck 30 x Gadwall 3 x Goosander 22 x Shoveler 37 x Teal 34 x Tufted 20+ Siskin 20+ Tree Sparrow 1 x Brambling 1 x Meadow Pipit 6 x Little Grebe 1 x Cettis Warbler
This morning:
45 Siskin, with 36 around the UU car park and a further 9 around the main lake
29 Goldfinch
124 Pied Wagtail around the sewage works
Usual male Cetti’s Warbler singing and motoring around the SE sewage beds
Mid-afternoon’s main highlights from today:
33 Tree Sparrow along Pennington Brook and the garden feeders
10 Bullfinch including a flock of 8
2 Willow Tit
17 Siskin around the UU carpark, most unseen until the flock flew off north
2 Cetti’s Warblers, a usual singing male and a nervously calling bird
1 Chiffchaff
2:30pm to 4:30pm
A really good variety & numbers around the United Utilities Training Centre either feeding or perched in the alders :-
About 30 Redwing; 12 Siskin; 10 Bullfinch; 5 Chaffinch; 4 Greenfinch; 10 Long-Tailed Tits & 3 Goldfinch.
Elsewhere on the reserve 3 Grey Heron; 1 Jay; 2 Mute Swans; 1 Female Goosander, about 50 Tufted Duck with a few Teal & Gadwall - all on or around the main lake.
At least a dozen Tree Sparrow in the hawthorns along Pennington Brook regularly crossing over to garden feeders.
Another 4 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet, Male Pheasant, Mistle Thrush & a flushed Woodcock seen in various other areas.
Goosander 4
Water Rail 2 heard
Willow Tit 2 at 53.483480, -2.516562 & 53.484681, -2.531981
Cetti's Warbler 3, 2 singing, another seen and heard calling
Tree Sparrow flock of 25 in hedgerow along Pennington Brook
Brambling 1 Pennington Brook
Redpoll 2
Siskin 45
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Sunday 16th of January 2022 08:03:02 AM
Shoveler 18
Gadwall 20
Goosander 2
Pink-footed Geese 6 over south at 11.36
Willow Tit 2 together 53.483993, -2.513191
Quick hour this afternoon around eastern side of nature reserve.
Of note :-
3 Greenfinch, male Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Grey Wagtail on Pennington Brook, mobile flock of about 50 Linnet,
Male Pheasant, Coal Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Pied Wagtail & Jackdaw.
On the main lake 3 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, Gadwall & Teal.
2 hours mid afternoon
Very quiet round the reserve with the best sightings on the main lake which included :-
2 flighty Cormorants; 2 Mute Swan; Grey Heron; Little Grebe; 4 Shoveler; a few Tufted & Gadwall & at least 50 Canada Geese.
Around the reserve :- Willow Warbler; Goldfinch; Long-Tailed Tit; Kestrel mobbed by crows & the usual blast from a Cetti's Warbler
along the path from the United Utilities Training Centre.
Ongoing work at the sewage works meant there were no Gulls or Crows but a dozen Grey Wagtails & a couple of Pied Wagtails were
seen hitching a ride on the filter bed stirrers.
Also a dark looking Buzzard size raptor with a long slim tail that flew over but was unable to get a decent pic for identification.
Chiffchaff x 3 near Blyths bramble
Shoveler x 19 on no 8 lagoon
Pochard x 1 on no 8 lagoon
Only birds of note, no blast from a Cettis.
Afternoon visit for a couple of hours.
Willow Warblers calling all around the reserve brightened up a rather dull day.
The main lake was very quiet with only a juvenile Little Grebe of note with three calling juvenile Kestrels circling the trees.
Plenty of Swallows & Swifts screeching overhead & a Cetti's Warbler belted out a song very close by but unable to locate.
Workmen on the sewage works meant there were hardly any Gulls but a Pied & Grey Wagtail were seen with a Jackdaw.
Also seen :- Kingfisher flying down Pennington Brook; Tree Sparrow; Greenfinch & Goldfinch.
Late morning today:
2 Oystercatcher
2 singing Cetti's Warblers
8 singing Reed and a single Sedge Warbler
7 singing Blackcap
1 drake Pochard
3 female Shoveler
Some wildfowl appear to have bred quite well
1 x Mediterranean Gull still present, same filter bed as last week
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 26th of June 2021 11:19:21 AM
2 Mediterranean Gulls still there, back left filtration bed in front of conifers.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 19th of June 2021 08:27:41 PM
Late news for yesterday when a pair of Mediterranean Gulls were on the filtration lagoons, one of which was ringed, and two singing Cetti’s Warblers
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Two fully fledged broods of Tree Sparrow out today, 4 Bullfinch, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 singing Cetti’s Warblers.
2 x Tree Sparrow
Little Grebe with chick
Willow Tit family party
2 x Sparrowhawk
2 x Bullfinch
1 x Oystercatcher
5 x Chiffchaff
6 x Blackcap
4 x Willow Warbler
3 x Cetti's Warbler
2 x Sedge Warbler
2 x Reed Warbler
11 x Common Whitethroat
Highlights :2 singing Sedge Warblers, a family party of 5 Common Whitethroats, 1 Raven and 1 Buzzard.
Excellent 'swarm' of feeding hirundines over the filtration beds within the sewage works this afternoon, obviously a good hatch of insects, with 180 Swallow, 220 House Martin, 30 Sand Martin, 110 Swift and also c80 Jackdaw and plenty of Black-headed Gulls joining in.
2 singing Cetti's warblers
5+ Tree Sparrow
Nice to see a healthy looking population of a variety of young birds emerging too.
3 x Cettis in good voice.
Ruddy shelduck still present early afternoon, calling a lot and chasing off the drake of a pair of shelduck. I'm not sure if the female shelduck is impressed or not, she seems to be sticking to her mate but the new guy is pretty persistent and a lot bigger.
I've started a thread on the status of ruddy shelduck on the birding discussion forum.
Also raven over, Cetti's warbler singing 2 goosander (m&f) and 8 tufted ducks.
-- Edited by colin davies on Thursday 13th of May 2021 03:49:49 PM
Ruddy Shelduck currently presently on the main lake with 2 Shelduck.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Sightings from around midday today included:
1 Hobby drifting slowly over north
1 Raven flying over low south
2 Shelduck
8 Tree Sparrow
20 Tufted Duck
2 Greylag Geese
2 singing Cetti's Warblers
10 singing Reed Warblers
3 singing Sedge Warblers
17 Blackcap, including 13 singing males
5 x Cetti's Warbler
2 x Sedge Warbler
1 x Reed Warbler
5 x Blackcap
9 x Chiffchaff
8 x Whitethroat
5 x Reed Bunting
4 x Shelduck
4 x Tree Sparrow
24 x Gadwall
33 x Tufted Duck
2 x Common Whitethroat - first of the year
2 x Willow Warbler
3 x Blackcap
2 x Cetti's Warbler
12 x Chiffchaff
32 x Gadwall
23 Tufted Duck
2 x Teal
2 x Shelduck
5 x Tree Sparrow
3 x Oystercatcher
2 Sand Martins
2 Little Egrets dropped in (seen from moving car: couldn't stop, chips were getting cold)
Willow Tit x 1
Tree Sparrow x 4
Willow Warbler - 1st of the year, in the same tree as last year
Blackcap x 3
Cetti's Warbler x 1
Oystercatcher x 3
Mediterranean Gull x 2
House Martin x 3 (very early in the morning).
Sand Martin/Swallow x mixed flock of approx. 100 bird
Little Grebe x 3 (different pools)
Greylag x 4
Shelduck x 2
Tufted Duck x 21
Gadwall x 22
Teal x 4
Mediterranean Gull 4 adults (2 pairs) on the filter beds
Tree Sparrow at least 8
Cetti's Warbler 1 singing
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 9
Blackcap 6
Sand Martin 64
Swallow 4
Oystercatcher 2
Shelduck pair
Shoveler 3
Gadwall 20
Teal 5
Tufted Duck 36
pair of Mediterranean Gulls on the filter beds
Pair of Shelduck
3 Blackcap
This morning's highlights included:
1 Green Sandpiper
4 Tree Sparrow
1 Nuthatch
4 Greylag Geese
2 Siskin
5 Bullfinch
1 Willow Tit
1 Raven over
83 Tufted Duck
4 Willow Warbler
3 Blackcap
16 Chiffchaff
Today:
pair of Mediterranean Gulls on the filter beds
Pair of Shelduck
100+ Sand Martin
2 Swallow
4 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Early afternoon:
Sand martin 50
Kingfisher 1
Tufted duck 44
Goosander 1
Perhaps most surprising, no willow warblers given that there were several singing at Pennington Flash this morning.
29 Whooper Swans flew over Bents and hope Carr North at 10.55 this morning
Swallow through at 8.30am.
3 x Cetti's singing
2 x Blackcap (m&f)
1 x Greylag
3 x Oystercatcher
1 x Linnet
38 x Gadwall
26 x Tufted Duck
13 x Chiffchaff
8 x Jay
2 x drake Shoveler
40 x Tufted Duck
19 x Gadwall
1 x long staying female Pochard
7 x Goosander
Definitely 3 but up to 6 Oystercatcher
At least 1000 Black headed Gulls, most Ive seen on here. All lifted with a great racket and would not resettle, no idea why.
2 x Buzzard
2 x singing Cettis Warbler
7 x Chiffchaff
4 x Little Grebe
8 x Tree Sparrow
Fantastic afternoon walkaround included:
2 Cetti's Warbler,
1 Merlin,
2 Shelduck,
2 Greylag,
4 Chiffchaff,
8 Tree Sparrow,
1 Linnet,
6 Oystercatcher
:)
Couple of hours late afternoon when the weather picked up :- of note
Only 1 of the resident 4 Mute Swans today on main pool.
Also 2 Oystercatcher on the island, 2M + 2F Goosander, a few Teal & Gadwall plus a Buzzard very low over back pool with a Cetti's Warbler singing nearby.
Never seen as many Long-Tailed Tits - they were everywhere, at least 50 seen unless the same gang were following me around!
Also seen M & F Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Tree Sparrows, 15 Linnet & a Grey Wagtail on Pennington Brook plus a Pheasant heard.
Quite a few singing Chiffchaffs dotted around the site also.
-- Edited by Lez Fairclough on Tuesday 16th of March 2021 10:27:06 PM
This morning:
2 singing Chiffchaff
3 Oystercatcher
2 singing Cetti's Warbler
5 Grey Wagtail
8 Bullfinch
2 singing Goldcrest
1 Curlew over NE
6 Tree Sparrow
8 Meadow Pipit over north in one flock
54 Redwing resting in tree tops
4 Lesser Redpolls feeding in tree tops along the sewage works
500+ Black-headed Gulls on the filter beds
But it is a gem of a site when you get to know it, has given me 90 species since lockdown, not bad for a run down little looked after site just a stones throw from Leigh Town Centre.
Late post for Saturday am, 48 species incl.
First singing Chiffchaff of the year though at least one has been present over winter.
2 x Oystercatcher
3 x Goosander
6 x Tree Sparrow
2 x Grey Wagtail
1 x Meadow Pipit
1 x Pochard
37 x Tufted Duck
1 x Water Rail flushed from the path
3 x Cetti's Warbler in full voice
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 7th of March 2021 08:12:29 PM
Unfortunately, this site merely hangs on to its ‘nature reserve’ title for prosterity only, it is no longer, nor has been for years now, any form of nature reserve.
Afternoon walk around the site. Of note:-
Tree Sparrow
2 Oystercatcher at main lake
Goosander 2 female, 1 male on main lake
1 Chiffchaff calling