1 Oystercatcher over,usual woodland birds around 8 Coot =1 family party with 6 young chicks(the largest brood i,ve seen) 30 House Martin and 30 swallows putting on a great display and flying down the paths avoiding me and the dog walkers by inches
cheers geoff
-- Edited by Geoff Hargreaves on Saturday 9th of June 2012 10:16:28 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Apr 27 6:39 PM, 2012
Looking out of the window during an exciting meeting this morning, I observed: 1 Buzzard (over > E) 1 Sparrowhawk (over >E) 2 Swallow (over > N)
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Apr 26 9:02 PM, 2012
Thursday 26 April 2012
1 Oystercatcher on Georgia Pacific, early afternoon.
Rob Thorpe said
Wed Apr 11 9:18 PM, 2012
Wednesday 11 April 2012 early afternoon
2 Buzzard over race-track 2+ Willow Warbler along Three Sisters Road 1 Chiffchaff still in my office grounds
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Apr 10 8:54 PM, 2012
Tuesday 10 April 2012
At least 2 Willow Warbler singing from scrubland along Three Sisters Road, early afternoon.
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Mar 27 6:45 PM, 2012
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Chiffchaff singing away over my head in our office's small picnic area, whilst I enjoy my coffee break in the sunshine
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Mar 26 9:06 PM, 2012
Monday 26 March 2012
Chiffchaff singing near the Boating Lake, early afternoon.
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Mar 23 2:10 PM, 2012
Friday 23 March 2012
"highlights" from a lunchtime stroll around the industrial estate:
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Friday 23rd of March 2012 02:11:07 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Mar 22 1:57 PM, 2012
Thursday 22 March 2012
Managed to escape from the workhouse for a quick lunchtime stroll in the sunshine.
1 Chiffchaff singing in the wooded area of the GP compound.
A pair of Pied Wagtail have been hanging around the Antler Court area for the last week.
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Thursday 22nd of March 2012 02:02:25 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Wed Mar 21 3:40 PM, 2012
Wednesday 21 March 2012
1 Siskin over > north @ 08:30
Also, a Lapwing displaying over the Great Bear Distribution Depot.
dave broome said
Tue Mar 6 2:52 AM, 2012
Siskin, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Treecreeper and a singing Goldcrest this afternoon, 29 Mute Swan on the lake
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Feb 24 10:38 PM, 2012
Friday 24 February 2012 early afternoon
50+ Black-headed Gull and 2 Common Gull on Georgia Pacific. 14 Pochard on Boating Lake.
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Feb 23 10:07 PM, 2012
Thursday 23 February 2012, continued...
Early afternoon in the first warm sunshine of the year:
200+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 Pied Wagtail on Georgia Pacific.
7 Pochard and a singing Coal Tit at the Boating Lake.
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Feb 23 5:26 PM, 2012
Thursday 23 February 2012
1 Siskin NW over Redgate Road at 09:00.
Rob Thorpe said
Wed Feb 15 2:32 PM, 2012
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Early afternoon walk on my lunch break:
29 Lapwing on the roof of First Manchester depot 128 Black-headed Gull and 1 Common Gull on the site of the now demolished Georgia Pacific warehouse. 1 Pochard (drake) with 6 Tufted Duck on the boating lake 1 Grey Wagtail in flight over the industrial estate
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 15th of February 2012 02:42:44 PM
Geoff Hargreaves said
Mon Jan 23 5:25 AM, 2012
Midday wander 1 goosander on the lake only a flock of goldfinch in the reserve area the feeding station as busy as ever with cracking views of great spotted woodpecker,willow,coal,blue,great tit,girlie birding at it,s best
cheers geoff
dave broome said
Tue Jan 17 12:53 PM, 2012
a Swedish-ringed Black-Headed Gull on the ice this morning
dave broome said
Sat Jan 7 12:30 PM, 2012
At least 20 Siskin and 8 Lesser Redpoll this morning, small mobile groups on the site 2 Willow Tits at the feeding station
Geoff Hargreaves said
Wed Dec 28 3:03 PM, 2011
Mid morning,trying to escape the gales
Usual small birds at the feeding station,plus a mega 1 nuthatch ,showing well with 3 visits to the closest table
cheers geoff
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Dec 11 3:52 PM, 2011
Early visit in the rain, girly birding againgood numbers of chaffinch,bullfinch,greenfinch,willow,coal,blue,longtailed,great tit,all at the feeding station. A quick look over the wetland area ,1 grey heron, 6 goldfinch,and a fox
cheers geoff
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sat Dec 3 10:32 PM, 2011
A mid morning visit to the feeding station,all the usual garden birds,some exellent view,s of willow and coal tit at 1m greater spotted woodpecker at 2m ,upto 15 blue tits on the feeder at once (a little bit of girly birding)very pleasant and with the comfort of a bench and a roof sheer bliss
cheers geoff(and a wry smile as I remember going to worsley woods to 'tick' coal tit in gm)
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jul 8 2:05 AM, 2011
Female Peregrine over at 2:30pm today.
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Mar 22 6:41 PM, 2011
Monday 22 March 2011
A Chiffchaff singing near the main lake, late afternoon.
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Jan 18 3:57 PM, 2011
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Brief early afternoon visit, on my lunchbreak: 1 Buzzard 2 Common Snipe 1 Woodcock 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Siskin
Rob Thorpe said
Sat Jan 1 8:27 PM, 2011
One of the volunteers told me today that there was a single Waxwing present yesterday (31/12/2010) near the entrance to the house from the car park. It wasn't there when I checked this morning, but there's plenty berries left, so worth checking if anyone's going.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Mon Dec 27 2:14 PM, 2010
Quick look round this am
Nothing of note,wetland area frozen over,a predictable list from the feeders,good numbers of Jays
cheers geoff
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Aug 29 4:16 PM, 2010
mid morning visit to dodge the rain
lake mallard,coot,moorhen,farm ducks,bh gull and 32 very well fed mute swans feeders,delightful although there,s no food being put in coal,blue,willow,great tit,gs pecker and deep joy a very showy nuthatch wetland area 50 goldfinch, nothing else yet
there,s a 'birds seen here' tick list on the notice board and bittern has got a tick
cheers geoff
Ian Woosey said
Mon Jan 25 3:41 PM, 2010
25/1/10 am
2 Ravens over fields off Landgate Lane (a single earlier, being mobbed over the Wetland Area) 25 Pink-footed Geese NW @ 09:35 1 Sparrowhawk 52 Fieldfare over 2 Common Gull over 1 Nuthatch in Bryn Hall Wood 1 Goldcrest 2 Coal Tit
2 Reed Buntings & 5 Bullfinches at the feeders
36 Mute Swans, 2 Tufted Ducks & 1 Pochard on the (still) half frozen Main Lake
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Jan 5 5:16 PM, 2010
Tuesday 05 January 2010
On the main lake this evening: 40 Mute Swan 3 Tufted Duck
At the feeding station: 21+ Blackbird 10+ Chaffinch 8+ Robin 5+ Blue Tit 2+ Great Tit c10 Long-tailed Tit 1 Coal Tit
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Dec 31 10:15 AM, 2009
Thursday 31 December 2009
09:30 on Main Lake, still almost completely frozen: 37 Mute Swan 2 Common Gull c150 Black-headed Gull
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Dec 21 3:10 PM, 2009
Monday 21 December 2009
Wetland area, binocularless, @ 14:00ish: 18 Lapwing over 1 Snipe 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Meadow Pipit
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 21st of December 2009 03:22:47 PM
Ian Woosey said
Sun Nov 22 2:32 PM, 2009
22/11/09 Early morning
2 Buzzards over Bryn Hall Farm 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tits and 1 Willow Tit at the feeders. Many more Coal Tits around. 2 Kestrel 1 Great Black-backed Gull over 1 Grey Wagtail 8+ Pied Wagtail 1 Fieldfare, handful of Redwing and good numbers of Blackbirds 18 Mute Swans on the Main Lake.
Skein of c90 Pink-footed Geese NW @ 08:35
-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 03:44:38 PM
Ian Woosey said
Sat Nov 7 11:52 AM, 2009
7/11/09 Morning
4 Goosander (redhead), 1 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck & 21 Mute Swans on the Main Lake, 4 Snipe, 33 Skylark & 1 Cormorant over the Wetland Area, 2 Buzzards & 11 Pied Wagtails in fields @ Bryn Hall Farm, 3 Willow Tits & 2 Coal Tits in the woodland.
Skein of c110 Pink-footed Geese over >NW @ 08:30
JOHN TYMON said
Tue Sep 22 9:05 PM, 2009
Ian Woosey wrote:
Judith Smith wrote:
When I did the WeBS there on Saturday all I got were 7 Teal, 1 Snipe and 2 Moorhens....
Well this must put it well above Parson`s Meadow, but slightly below Bradley Hall Pool in the Wigan Borough Top20 !?
Roll Of Honour : 1 Pennington Flash 2 Wigan Flashes 3 Abram Flashes 4 Hope Carr NR 5 Astley Moss 6 Worthington Lakes 7 Orrell Water Park 8 Viridor Wood 9 Haigh Country Park 10 Amberswood 11 Bradley Hall 12 Three Sisters Wetland Reserve 13 Low Hall NR 14 Longshaw, Billinge 15 Red Seas & Crooke 16 Billinge Higher End 17 Bickershaw Rucks 18 Standish Hall Farm 19 Fir Tree Flash 20 Parson`s Meadow
(Discuss the top two.........)
thats better
Ian Woosey said
Tue Sep 22 8:31 PM, 2009
Judith Smith wrote:
When I did the WeBS there on Saturday all I got were 7 Teal, 1 Snipe and 2 Moorhens....
Well this must put it well above Parson`s Meadow, but slightly below Bradley Hall Pool in the Wigan Borough Top20 !?
Roll Of Honour :
1 = Wigan Flashes 1 = Pennington Flash 3 Abram Flashes 4 Hope Carr NR 5 Astley Moss 6 Worthington Lakes 7 Orrell Water Park 8 Viridor Wood 9 Haigh Country Park 10 Amberswood 11 Bradley Hall 12 Three Sisters Wetland Reserve 13 Low Hall NR 14 Longshaw, Billinge 15 Red Seas & Crooke 16 Billinge Higher End 17 Bickershaw Rucks 18 Standish Hall Farm 19 Fir Tree Flash 20 Parson`s Meadow
(Discuss the top two.........)
Judith Smith said
Tue Sep 22 8:05 PM, 2009
When I did the WeBS there on Saturday all I got were 7 Teal, 1 Snipe and 2 Moorhens....
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Sep 22 1:27 PM, 2009
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Note the official new name for this site. Sounds marvellous
Don't get too excited!
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 22 1:11 PM, 2009
Note the official new name for this site. Sounds marvellous
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Jul 19 5:21 PM, 2009
A Kingfisher, c50 House Martins, a few Sand Martins and 2 Swifts at the Wetland Area today, before I was asked to leave as the area isn't yet open to the public. Lots of Horse Flies too
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 19th of July 2009 05:23:04 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Jul 12 7:58 PM, 2009
A drake Wigeon with mallards on the wetland area today, a site tick for me
Craig Higson said
Tue Mar 31 11:31 PM, 2009
Drake Goosander on the main lake on Monday 30th
fred fouracre said
Mon Jan 12 8:13 PM, 2009
7 goosander....2 pochard..........17 mute swan on lake.at the feeding station 8 bullfinches.
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Jan 1 6:16 PM, 2009
a Woodcock over the new wader scrape this evening
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Nov 17 1:51 PM, 2008
a pair of Goosander on the lake at lunchtime today
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Nov 16 4:20 PM, 2008
Little Grebe and Kingfisher on the lake this evening
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Mar 31 9:02 PM, 2008
19 Mute Swan and 11 Tufted Duck on the boating lake tonight. Also 18 Magpie and a singing Chiffchaff at the old BMX track.
dave broome said
Wed Jan 23 12:40 PM, 2008
200+ Siskin early morning, possibly leaving a roost site. Didn't seem to be any Redpolls with them
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 9 12:00 PM, 2008
Single male Mealy Redpoll today near the feeding station.
Info thanks to Dave Broome
Brian Harding said
Mon Jan 7 6:17 PM, 2008
first outing of the year for me. been ill over xmas.
around 40 siskin near car park. had a good scan of them all but no redpoll.
On the lake: male pintail pair of goosander pochard tufted duck
and the usual stuff, nothing exciting really but started my year list off.
didnt see the barn owl.
went round wigan flashes but didnt stay long because it started chucking it down...
near entrance point by farm nr bryn marsh: more willow tits, few siskin and a couple of redpoll
pearsons: goldeneye,
nr feeder: reed bunting, didnt see the brambling
Brian Harding said
Mon Dec 17 10:32 PM, 2007
there was a healthy flock of mistle thrush on viridor wood today by the riding stables. didnt stop to count or check for other species (was jogging) but there must have been at least 40 in the one field.
1 Oystercatcher over,usual woodland birds around
8 Coot =1 family party with 6 young chicks(the largest brood i,ve seen)
30 House Martin and 30 swallows putting on a great display and flying down the paths avoiding me and the dog walkers by inches
cheers geoff
-- Edited by Geoff Hargreaves on Saturday 9th of June 2012 10:16:28 PM
1 Buzzard (over > E)
1 Sparrowhawk (over >E)
2 Swallow (over > N)
1 Oystercatcher on Georgia Pacific, early afternoon.
early afternoon
2 Buzzard over race-track
2+ Willow Warbler along Three Sisters Road
1 Chiffchaff still in my office grounds
At least 2 Willow Warbler singing from scrubland along Three Sisters Road, early afternoon.
Chiffchaff singing away over my head in our office's small picnic area, whilst I enjoy my coffee break in the sunshine
Chiffchaff singing near the Boating Lake, early afternoon.
"highlights" from a lunchtime stroll around the industrial estate:
1 Oystercatcher (over)
2 Buzzard (thermalling)
1 ridiculously tame (and/or stupid) Woodpigeon
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Friday 23rd of March 2012 02:11:07 PM
Managed to escape from the workhouse for a quick lunchtime stroll in the sunshine.
1 Chiffchaff singing in the wooded area of the GP compound.
A pair of Pied Wagtail have been hanging around the Antler Court area for the last week.
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Thursday 22nd of March 2012 02:02:25 PM
1 Siskin over > north @ 08:30
Also, a Lapwing displaying over the Great Bear Distribution Depot.
early afternoon
50+ Black-headed Gull and 2 Common Gull on Georgia Pacific.
14 Pochard on Boating Lake.
Early afternoon in the first warm sunshine of the year:
200+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 Pied Wagtail on Georgia Pacific.
7 Pochard and a singing Coal Tit at the Boating Lake.
1 Siskin NW over Redgate Road at 09:00.
Early afternoon walk on my lunch break:
29 Lapwing on the roof of First Manchester depot
128 Black-headed Gull and 1 Common Gull on the site of the now demolished Georgia Pacific warehouse.
1 Pochard (drake) with 6 Tufted Duck on the boating lake
1 Grey Wagtail in flight over the industrial estate
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 15th of February 2012 02:42:44 PM
1 goosander on the lake
only a flock of goldfinch in the reserve area
the feeding station as busy as ever with cracking views of great spotted woodpecker,willow,coal,blue,great tit,girlie birding at it,s best
cheers geoff
2 Willow Tits at the feeding station
Usual small birds at the feeding station,plus a mega
1 nuthatch ,showing well with 3 visits to the closest table
cheers geoff
girly birding againgood numbers of chaffinch,bullfinch,greenfinch,willow,coal,blue,longtailed,great tit,all at the feeding station.
A quick look over the wetland area ,1 grey heron, 6 goldfinch,and a fox
cheers geoff
A mid morning visit to the feeding station,all the usual garden birds,some exellent view,s of willow and coal tit at 1m greater spotted woodpecker at 2m ,upto 15 blue tits on the feeder at once (a little bit of girly birding)very pleasant and with the comfort of a bench and a roof sheer bliss
cheers geoff(and a wry smile as I remember going to worsley woods to 'tick' coal tit in gm)
A Chiffchaff singing near the main lake, late afternoon.
Brief early afternoon visit, on my lunchbreak:
1 Buzzard
2 Common Snipe
1 Woodcock
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Siskin
Nothing of note,wetland area frozen over,a predictable list from the feeders,good numbers of Jays
cheers geoff
lake mallard,coot,moorhen,farm ducks,bh gull and 32 very well fed mute swans
feeders,delightful although there,s no food being put in coal,blue,willow,great tit,gs pecker and deep joy a very showy nuthatch
wetland area 50 goldfinch, nothing else yet
there,s a 'birds seen here' tick list on the notice board and bittern has got a tick
cheers geoff
2 Ravens over fields off Landgate Lane (a single earlier, being mobbed over the Wetland Area)
25 Pink-footed Geese NW @ 09:35
1 Sparrowhawk
52 Fieldfare over
2 Common Gull over
1 Nuthatch in Bryn Hall Wood
1 Goldcrest
2 Coal Tit
2 Reed Buntings & 5 Bullfinches at the feeders
36 Mute Swans, 2 Tufted Ducks & 1 Pochard on the (still) half frozen Main Lake
On the main lake this evening:
40 Mute Swan
3 Tufted Duck
At the feeding station:
21+ Blackbird
10+ Chaffinch
8+ Robin
5+ Blue Tit
2+ Great Tit
c10 Long-tailed Tit
1 Coal Tit
09:30 on Main Lake, still almost completely frozen:
37 Mute Swan
2 Common Gull
c150 Black-headed Gull
Wetland area, binocularless, @ 14:00ish:
18 Lapwing over
1 Snipe
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Meadow Pipit
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 21st of December 2009 03:22:47 PM
2 Buzzards over Bryn Hall Farm
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tits and 1 Willow Tit at the feeders. Many more Coal Tits around.
2 Kestrel
1 Great Black-backed Gull over
1 Grey Wagtail
8+ Pied Wagtail
1 Fieldfare, handful of Redwing and good numbers of Blackbirds
18 Mute Swans on the Main Lake.
Skein of c90 Pink-footed Geese NW @ 08:35
-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 03:44:38 PM
4 Goosander (redhead), 1 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck & 21 Mute Swans on the Main Lake,
4 Snipe, 33 Skylark & 1 Cormorant over the Wetland Area,
2 Buzzards & 11 Pied Wagtails in fields @ Bryn Hall Farm,
3 Willow Tits & 2 Coal Tits in the woodland.
Skein of c110 Pink-footed Geese over >NW @ 08:30
thats better
Well this must put it well above Parson`s Meadow, but slightly below Bradley Hall Pool in the Wigan Borough Top20 !?
Roll Of Honour :
1 = Wigan Flashes
1 = Pennington Flash
3 Abram Flashes
4 Hope Carr NR
5 Astley Moss
6 Worthington Lakes
7 Orrell Water Park
8 Viridor Wood
9 Haigh Country Park
10 Amberswood
11 Bradley Hall
12 Three Sisters Wetland Reserve
13 Low Hall NR
14 Longshaw, Billinge
15 Red Seas & Crooke
16 Billinge Higher End
17 Bickershaw Rucks
18 Standish Hall Farm
19 Fir Tree Flash
20 Parson`s Meadow
(Discuss the top two.........)
Don't get too excited!
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 19th of July 2009 05:23:04 PM
Info thanks to Dave Broome
around 40 siskin near car park. had a good scan of them all but no redpoll.
On the lake:
male pintail
pair of goosander
pochard
tufted duck
and the usual stuff, nothing exciting really but started my year list off.
didnt see the barn owl.
went round wigan flashes but didnt stay long because it started chucking it down...
near entrance point by farm nr bryn marsh:
more willow tits,
few siskin and a couple of redpoll
pearsons:
goldeneye,
nr feeder:
reed bunting,
didnt see the brambling