Huge flock of Linnet with some other finches noticeably darker brown in colour, very mobile over the pools which have retained quite a bit of the rain. At least 40+ birds 4 Goldfinch 1 Kestrel 4 Lapwing 2 Black-headed Gulls 2 Herring Gulls 3 Swallows 1 House Martin 2 Meadow Pipit flushed within feet 3 Skylark flushed within feet 4 juv Pied Wagtail Carrion Crow and Magpie dotted about
steven burke said
Sun Jul 27 9:15 PM, 2014
a quick visit from 1.15pm
1 juvenile little ringed plover 1 snipe 3 chiffchaffs 1 reed bunting several house martins & swifts over 1 swallow
Rob Creek said
Wed Jul 23 8:23 PM, 2014
Tacho break 1.50pm - 2.35pm
Surprisingly, despite the warm weather, there's actually some remains of the pools.
No waders of any sort seen 4 Skylark (flushed accidentally within feet) 2 Reed Bunting 1 male Kestrel (hovering then hunting low over ground) 1 Jay 5 Carrion Crow (2 sunbathing)
The following I can only give approx numbers due to flight nature of the species or the birds being obscured at ground level by vegetation...
Sand Martin approx 5 - 10 House Martin approx 15 - 20 Swallow approx 25+ Black-headed Gull 10+ flying in but lost them
...and on the ground... Woodpigeon Pied Wagtail Starling
Alan Nuttall said
Sun Jul 13 9:16 AM, 2014
1 Green sandpiper 2 Ringed Plover 2 Little Ringed Plover Cheers Alan
Rob Creek said
Sun Jun 29 11:32 PM, 2014
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Rob Creek wrote:
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Green Plover Rob?
Sorry, I mean Lapwing, I used to call them Green Plover, mental block!
What, in the Victorian era
I'm not exactly spring chicken mate!
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jun 29 10:37 PM, 2014
Rob Creek wrote:
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Green Plover Rob?
Sorry, I mean Lapwing, I used to call them Green Plover, mental block!
What, in the Victorian era
Rob Creek said
Sun Jun 29 10:20 PM, 2014
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Green Plover Rob?
Sorry, I mean Lapwing, I used to call them Green Plover, mental block!
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jun 29 10:04 PM, 2014
Green Plover Rob?
Rob Creek said
Sun Jun 29 9:40 PM, 2014
Quick visit whilst up at Hollingworth Lake, had trouble posting this due to poor signal, seem to get an on and off data signal up there. Was hoping for a Green Sandpiper but didn't manage one whilst I was there.
Of note... 2 Skylark 6 Green Plover Oystercatcher heard, I looked up and as suspected it was just a flyover, it didn't land probably due to the ever decreasing puddle as you rightly point out Chris, there's hardly anything left of it!
Other birds...a few Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaws, and a flock of about 20-25 Starling.
C Brown said
Fri Jun 27 10:31 PM, 2014
Green sandpiper present at circa 15:30, right on the far side of the almost gone puddle.
Cheers, Chris J-B.
Alan Nuttall said
Fri Jun 27 10:45 AM, 2014
A Green Sandpiper present this morning an adult bird. 3 Redshank But no Kittiwake! Cheers Alan
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jun 27 9:41 AM, 2014
Late news for yesterday, when an adult Kittiwake was present at 5pm.
Info thanks to Dave Ousey
Alan Nuttall said
Thu Jun 5 6:43 PM, 2014
Finally caught up with a Rochdale bird that as eluded me for many a year.I was out checking the flash when Simon fantastically found a couple of Little Egrets.The birds only stayed a short while flying off to the East around 1100hrs. Well done Simon another Kingsway bird.What will birders think in years to come when they eventually build a large shed on our ever surprising Kingsway.Cheers Alan
James Walsh said
Fri May 23 6:08 PM, 2014
Although it is quite late for Barnacle Goose, I have noticed on birdguides that there have been some fairly late flocks passing along the east coast during May, and it has, of course, now been proven that wild Barnacle Geese have made it to Greater Manchester :)
Dave Ousey said
Fri May 23 5:30 PM, 2014
No sign of any Barnacle Geese at Kingsway at 1-20pm today Regards, Dave Ousey
Simon Hitchen said
Thu May 22 11:26 PM, 2014
I have to agree with Alan that these birds were striking both in their pristine plumage and their very wary behaviour, and were quite unlike the 'plastic' Barnacles you often see - their appearance during heavy overnight rain also makes me suspicious they could be wild birds on migration, but unfortunately without a wing tag or ring I guess we'll never know. Bet they are gone tomorrow though, and in Svalbard by the end of the week!
-- Edited by Simon Hitchen on Thursday 22nd of May 2014 11:27:22 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 22 8:22 PM, 2014
Originally posted today by Alan Nuttall:
I added another site record for Kingsway this morning.Two splendid Barnacle goose with no rings and behaving for all intense and purpose like wild birds.Plastic I thought...fail the bread test..but why?its the correct time of the year for migrants,winds correct,low cloud over the Pennines.No Canada's for them to associate with.Why can we not record these birds? I know that it is very difficult to decide if any goose or duck is truly wild but these are the closest to wild Geese I have ever observed in Rochdale.Cheers Alan
John Doherty said
Mon May 19 6:31 PM, 2014
A possible Garden Warbler was the main highlight, roughly in the spot last year - in the bushes along the path leading to the 'old house' from the main road - however it was not seen and subsequently stopped singing.
Also, 1 House Martin.
steven burke said
Sun May 11 7:50 PM, 2014
5-6pm
hundreds of hirundines whizzing around majority swifts & house martins with few swallows & sand martins, the swifts were awesome as they were whizzing past me within a couple of feet 1 oystercatcher 4 redshanks 3 dunlins 4 lapwings 2 willow warblers 2 linnets 4 reed buntings 1 skylark
simon ghilks said
Fri May 9 1:01 PM, 2014
This lunch time 12:00 till 12:30
2 Redshank 1 Oystercatcher 3 Dunlin 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Yellow Wagtail fem. Lots of Swift, Swallow, Sand and House Martin.
Barry Corless said
Wed May 7 8:08 PM, 2014
Had Grasshopper Warbler reeling on both sides of the roundabout this morning (c. 5:45am) Managed my first record shot of one
Good number of Sedge Warbler on the Turf Hill side of the Roundabout
Alan Nuttall said
Tue May 6 8:10 AM, 2014
Greenshank present this morning along with,2 Oystercatchers,4 Redshank. Cheers Alan
Richard Hart said
Mon May 5 8:48 PM, 2014
4 reeling Grasshopper Warbler on the opposite side of the road/roundabout from the main pool plus the usual's this morning
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 25 3:13 PM, 2014
Superb breeding plumage Bar-tailed Godwit present currently at 3:10pm, along with single Dunlin and Yellow Wagtail.
Info thanks to Alan Nuttall
Steve Thomson said
Wed Apr 23 4:21 PM, 2014
Cheers for that Rob
-- Edited by Steve Thomson on Wednesday 23rd of April 2014 04:22:00 PM
Rob Creek said
Wed Apr 23 3:12 PM, 2014
Steve Thomson wrote:
Hi guys
Could anyone tell me the best place to park for here have never been and not quite sure where it is
Come off the M62 at Milnrow and there is a turn off for Kingswsy Business Park. I normally park on one of the roundabouts as the business park is incomplete and the roundabouts have mounds of earth acting as stoppers on some of the exits if you get my meaning. Cheers
Steve Thomson said
Wed Apr 23 2:40 PM, 2014
Hi guys
Could anyone tell me the best place to park for here have never been and not quite sure where it is
C Brown said
Tue Apr 22 4:04 PM, 2014
Two yellow wagtails at 15:30 and a sedge warbler singing across the road from the giant puddle (towards Turf Hill).
Chris J-B.
Simon Hitchen said
Mon Apr 21 9:32 PM, 2014
3 Redshank 5 stunning Yellow Wagtails 1 White Wagtail male Wheatear 1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler 1 Blackcap singing
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 17 9:19 AM, 2014
Originally posted this morning by Alan Nuttall:
Two Grasshopper warblers singing one individual showing rather well. Cheers Alan
C Brown said
Thu Apr 3 3:49 PM, 2014
A brief sojourn this aft' yielded:
3 little ringed plover 2 ringed plover and 2 redshank.
Regards, Chris Jepson-Brown.
Rob Creek said
Sat Mar 29 6:46 PM, 2014
Quick stop off en route back to the M62 after getting the Garganey. Cold and windy, not that much about. A few Lapwing A handful of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Black-headed Gulls 1 Common Gull standing out from the rest. 1 Skylark above. A handful of Meadow Pipit over. A few Pied Wagtail. Redshank heard but not seen.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Mar 25 10:08 AM, 2014
Originally posted today by Alan Nuttall:
Shelduck present early this morning,Cheers Alan
Richard Hart said
Sat Mar 15 8:40 PM, 2014
Quick visit this morning
Redshank 1 Ringed Plover - pair have been present all week Lapwing 17 (67 on Wednesday) Teal 18 (there were 31 on Wednesday)
Richard Hart said
Sun Mar 9 8:46 AM, 2014
08.00-08.30
Teal 19 Mallard 6 Black Headed Gull 79 Common Gull 6 Herring Hull 51 Lesser Black Backed Gull 9 Ringed Plover 2 Lapwing 18 Meadow Pipit2
Simon Hitchen said
Sun Jan 12 10:25 PM, 2014
An adult Yellow-legged Gull was present this afternoon loafing with other gulls on the frozen pool here before flying off east at about 1430. Presumably the same bird was also present last Sunday afternoon, although viewing conditions were much better today.
Charles Farrell said
Fri Dec 27 1:03 AM, 2013
26th Dec 13:20-13:50
Much of the water frozen, so very little around.
- 2 Meadow Pipit - 1 Snipe over - 200+ Lapwing in several groups flying around before heading off towards Milnrow
Alan Nuttall said
Tue Nov 12 7:10 PM, 2013
Pair Shoveler for second day 19 Sipee 14 Teal Cheers Alan
Charles Farrell said
Sun Sep 22 10:21 PM, 2013
Sun 22nd Sep - quick 10 minute visit around 13:15
Very low water levels on the ground, so not much action
Singing birds across just part of the site this morning included 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat and 13 Reed Bunting.
Cheers,
Bill.
Richard Hart said
Thu May 16 12:49 AM, 2013
Late this afternoon
Ringed Plover 5 Dunlin 7 Wheatear 1
Bill Myerscough said
Tue May 7 3:04 PM, 2013
Singing birds across the site yesterday morning (6/5) included 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler and 9 Whitethroat.
Cheers,
Bill.
Simon Hitchen said
Sat May 4 7:32 PM, 2013
0700-0730:-
1 Yellow Wagtail 1 White Wagtail male Wheatear Grasshopper Warbler reeling
John Doherty said
Tue Apr 30 10:51 PM, 2013
Visit this morning through to 2pm - Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, some singing Whitethroat - Alan Nuttall (nice to meet you Alan) had a Garden Warbler on the lane coming from the car-parking spot, but I couldn't relocate it, - 1 Coal Tit, 1 Grey Heron, Skylarks singing etc etc
Also, 2 Redshank, 2 Little-Ringed Plover, Lapwings, 1 White Wagtail
Bill Myerscough said
Fri Apr 26 2:05 PM, 2013
A few other sightings from yesterday 25/4.
At 6.30 am - pair of Gadwall and 7 squabbling Moorhen and a Pheasant.
In the afternoon as bands of showers passed over - the Dunlin had increased to 4, 5 Yellow Wagtail (2 male, 3 female) and a small flock of 5 Greylag Geese dropped in during the middle of one of the heaviest showers.
2 Grasshopper Warbler reeling on 24/4.
Cheers,
Bill.
Simon Hitchen said
Fri Apr 26 5:47 AM, 2013
TREE PIPIT 1 flew over calling and appeared to land in a tree between Kingsway and Stanney Brook. I later heard it call again and then was surprised to hear it singing briefly but couldn't relocate it after that Dunlin 3 Whitethroat 1 singing
Huge flock of Linnet with some other finches noticeably darker brown in colour, very mobile over the pools which have retained quite a bit of the rain. At least 40+ birds
4 Goldfinch
1 Kestrel
4 Lapwing
2 Black-headed Gulls
2 Herring Gulls
3 Swallows
1 House Martin
2 Meadow Pipit flushed within feet
3 Skylark flushed within feet
4 juv Pied Wagtail
Carrion Crow and Magpie dotted about
1 juvenile little ringed plover
1 snipe
3 chiffchaffs
1 reed bunting
several house martins & swifts over
1 swallow
Surprisingly, despite the warm weather, there's actually some remains of the pools.
No waders of any sort seen
4 Skylark (flushed accidentally within feet)
2 Reed Bunting
1 male Kestrel (hovering then hunting low over ground)
1 Jay
5 Carrion Crow (2 sunbathing)
The following I can only give approx numbers due to flight nature of the species or the birds being obscured at ground level by vegetation...
Sand Martin approx 5 - 10
House Martin approx 15 - 20
Swallow approx 25+
Black-headed Gull 10+ flying in but lost them
...and on the ground...
Woodpigeon
Pied Wagtail
Starling
2 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
Cheers Alan
I'm not exactly spring chicken mate!
What, in the Victorian era
Sorry, I mean Lapwing, I used to call them Green Plover, mental block!
Of note...
2 Skylark
6 Green Plover
Oystercatcher heard, I looked up and as suspected it was just a flyover, it didn't land probably due to the ever decreasing puddle as you rightly point out Chris, there's hardly anything left of it!
Other birds...a few Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaws, and a flock of about 20-25 Starling.
Cheers, Chris J-B.
3 Redshank
But no Kittiwake!
Cheers Alan
Info thanks to Dave Ousey
Well done Simon another Kingsway bird.What will birders think in years to come when they eventually build a large shed on our ever surprising Kingsway.Cheers Alan
Regards,
Dave Ousey
-- Edited by Simon Hitchen on Thursday 22nd of May 2014 11:27:22 PM
I added another site record for Kingsway this morning.Two splendid Barnacle goose with no rings and behaving for all intense and purpose like wild birds.Plastic I thought...fail the bread test..but why?its the correct time of the year for migrants,winds correct,low cloud over the Pennines.No Canada's for them to associate with.Why can we not record these birds?
I know that it is very difficult to decide if any goose or duck is truly wild but these are the closest to wild Geese I have ever observed in Rochdale.Cheers Alan
Also, 1 House Martin.
hundreds of hirundines whizzing around majority swifts & house martins with few swallows & sand martins, the swifts were awesome as they were whizzing past me within a couple of feet
1 oystercatcher
4 redshanks
3 dunlins
4 lapwings
2 willow warblers
2 linnets
4 reed buntings
1 skylark
2 Redshank
1 Oystercatcher
3 Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
1 Yellow Wagtail fem.
Lots of Swift, Swallow, Sand and House Martin.
Good number of Sedge Warbler on the Turf Hill side of the Roundabout
Cheers Alan
Info thanks to Alan Nuttall
-- Edited by Steve Thomson on Wednesday 23rd of April 2014 04:22:00 PM
Come off the M62 at Milnrow and there is a turn off for Kingswsy Business Park. I normally park on one of the roundabouts as the business park is incomplete and the roundabouts have mounds of earth acting as stoppers on some of the exits if you get my meaning.
Cheers
Could anyone tell me the best place to park for here have never been and not quite sure where it is
Chris J-B.
5 stunning Yellow Wagtails
1 White Wagtail
male Wheatear
1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler
1 Blackcap singing
Two Grasshopper warblers singing one individual showing rather well.
Cheers Alan
3 little ringed plover
2 ringed plover and
2 redshank.
Regards, Chris Jepson-Brown.
Cold and windy, not that much about.
A few Lapwing
A handful of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Black-headed Gulls
1 Common Gull standing out from the rest.
1 Skylark above.
A handful of Meadow Pipit over.
A few Pied Wagtail.
Redshank heard but not seen.
Shelduck present early this morning,Cheers Alan
Redshank 1
Ringed Plover - pair have been present all week
Lapwing 17 (67 on Wednesday)
Teal 18 (there were 31 on Wednesday)
Teal 19
Mallard 6
Black Headed Gull 79
Common Gull 6
Herring Hull 51
Lesser Black Backed Gull 9
Ringed Plover 2
Lapwing 18
Meadow Pipit2
Much of the water frozen, so very little around.
- 2 Meadow Pipit
- 1 Snipe over
- 200+ Lapwing in several groups flying around before heading off towards Milnrow
19 Sipee
14 Teal
Cheers Alan
Very low water levels on the ground, so not much action
- 2 Snipe (flew off)
- c8 Mistle Thrush (several small groups)
- Magpie
- c2 Meadow Pipit heard calling.
Cheers,
Bill.
Ringed Plover 5
Dunlin 7
Wheatear 1
Cheers,
Bill.
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 White Wagtail
male Wheatear
Grasshopper Warbler reeling
Also, 2 Redshank, 2 Little-Ringed Plover, Lapwings, 1 White Wagtail
At 6.30 am - pair of Gadwall and 7 squabbling Moorhen and a Pheasant.
In the afternoon as bands of showers passed over - the Dunlin had increased to 4, 5 Yellow Wagtail (2 male, 3 female) and a small flock of 5 Greylag Geese dropped in during the middle of one of the heaviest showers.
2 Grasshopper Warbler reeling on 24/4.
Cheers,
Bill.
Dunlin 3
Whitethroat 1 singing
Teal 9
Oystercatcher 1
Dunlin 2
Redshank 2
Ringed Plover 5
Little Ringed Plover 11
White Wagtail 4
Pied Wagtail 9
1 Yellow Wagtail (male).
5 White Wagtail.
7 Little Ringed Plover.
4 Lapwing.
5 Linnet.
1 Meadow Pipit.
1 Skylark singing.
Roger.
-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Monday 22nd of April 2013 03:25:21 AM
Teal 6
Lapwing 9
Ringed Plover 8
Little Ringed Plover 9+
Dunlin 1
White Wagtail 11+
Pied Wagtail 5
I will have a scan around from footpaths either saturday or the beginning of next week.