Many thanks for these. Ringing details as follows:
4DID cygnet 20/12/2019 Crime Lake, Failsworth
4DBB cygnet 18/8/2018 Old Warke Dam, Worsley
4DDN cygnet 19/10/2018 Old Warke Dam, Worsley (same brood)
4CUD male cygnet 4/11/12017 Sale WP
4DBN female cygnet 2/9/2019 Ashton Moss
Best wishes,
Steve.
Rob Creek said
Wed Mar 10 8:17 AM, 2021
Tuesday 9th March.
- 2nd CY Yellow-legged Gull Flew in and landed distantly on the water near to itv. It eventually drifted closer and flew over to the mode wheel near Trafford Rd bridge. A beast of a bird but an odd looking one I must say!
- adult Yellow-legged Gull Turned up a little later and again landed distantly but eventually drifted a bit closer. Wasnt sure at first as the light was playing tricks but looking at the pattern of the ruffled mantle feathers and the white area on the side, it looks to be the same bird.
- Cormorant looks to be a Sinensis A nice looking individual in courtship/breeding plumage with its white neck mane and head feathers but when I took a closer look at angle of the Gular Pouch it looked to be around 90 degrees, well in excess of the roughly 70 degrees overlap zone. Id say this is a decent Sinensis. That is only my opinion.
- Mute Swans Plenty around but only managed to read a few ring numbers. 4DID, 4DBB, 4CUD, 4DBN and 4DDN.
I also had a singing Chiffchaff near the Premier Inn tram stop.
Lots of gulls around I including 2 blue ringed black headed gulls, 2R35 & 2R38 both ringed on the quays by steve Christmas but forgotten the exact dates as I accidentally deleted his message. Also what looked like a yellow legged gull along Trafford wharf but I could be wrong, photos attached. Goosander over 2 sparrowhawks
Peregrine on Holiday Inn (think it's glued on there!)
2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls
3rd March
Yellow-legged Gull - the messed up 1st winter thing that I previously reported as Caspian Gull is still around. It was roosting by Trafford Road Bridge
Can we remember to put the species in our posts please, not least as these are site threads and not species threads.
Cheers
Samglennie said
Tue Mar 2 10:36 AM, 2021
Male and female again on White rd Holiday Inn overlooking Media City
Samglennie said
Tue Feb 23 7:21 PM, 2021
Male and female peregrine on Holiday inn sign today at around 16:30
Rob Smallwood said
Tue Feb 16 7:42 PM, 2021
Female Peregrine soaring low over Pamona Strand c7.30 this morning.
steven burke said
Sun Feb 14 11:42 PM, 2021
Visit around midday for over an hour.
Plenty of gulls around but couldn't pick out anything other than the usual.. Black headed gulls, one with blue ring 2R37, one of steve Christmas from 1st December 2019. Common gulls Herring gulls, one with longer than usual bill. Lesser black backed gulls Great black backed gulls, one feasting on a dead bream. 30+ mute swans 1 grey heron 1 grey wagtail 2 pied wagtail 1 great crested grebe 2 goosander
No sign of the Caspian or Mediterranean Gulls in a quick look at lunchtime today. But the sunlight made it almost unbirdable from the Lowry side and I didn't have time to go over to Trafford. But there were actually a hell of a lot of gulls out on the Wharf today.
Tom McKinney said
Wed Feb 10 10:32 AM, 2021
Some late news from yesterday. I had a 1w Caspian Gull at Mode Wheel Locks. Thanks to Ian and Pete Berry for taking a look at some photos for me last night.
I'll hopefully be able to have another look for it tomorrow, but if anyone's in the area, it was sitting on a little brick building just up from Coronation Street. Worth having a look on Trafford Great Wharf for it too.
Tom McKinney said
Tue Feb 9 1:43 PM, 2021
A midday walk around Media City.
Mediterranean Gull - 1st winter flying around on Trafford Great Wharf then I lost it heading into Ontario Basin by the watersports centre
Lapwing - 8 over Mode Wheel Locks
Andy Isherwood said
Wed Feb 3 8:51 PM, 2021
No sign of the Firecrest at lunchtime today, small mixed tit flock in the area made up of the 3 commoner species also contained a single Chiffchaff.
Andy Isherwood said
Tue Feb 2 1:53 PM, 2021
Nice surprise on todays lunchtime walk was a Firecrest feeding in bushes adjacent to White City circle. Present from 1.20-1.40 at least in bushes between the canal and railway line watched from canal footbridge just off Pomona strand. Appeared to be on it's own with no other birds in the area during this time.
dave broome said
Thu Jan 7 6:36 PM, 2021
Tom McKinney wrote:
Media City and Trafford Wharf at midday:
Mediterranean Gull - there was a 1st winter on the water below Coronation Street, then it flew over the War Museum
Hello Tom Should this have not gone in to the established (and mid-spelled when I started it) Wetherfield thread ??
Tom McKinney said
Thu Jan 7 3:58 PM, 2021
Media City and Trafford Wharf at midday:
Mediterranean Gull - there was a 1st winter on the water below Coronation Street, then it flew over the War Museum
Sightings in addition to my previous post were - Pinkfooted geese c120. Sparrowhawk 1. Also found by Steve Burke.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 23rd of November 2020 07:45:20 PM
phillipskelly said
Mon Nov 23 2:21 PM, 2020
Late post for late Sunday morning 22.11.20 .
Black-headed gull - 150. Common Gull - 8. Herring Gull - 15. Lesser Black- back Gull - 15. Mute Swan - 23 including 4DHT, 4DBN, 4DHJ, 4DBU, 4DHH, 4DJX and 4CUD. Also seen on a previous day - 4DIB, 4CHJ, 4DBJ
S.Burke also found - Peregrine - 2. ( 1 on Holiday Inn). Buzzard - 1.
Martin Loftus said
Mon Nov 16 11:40 AM, 2020
Deceased Woodcock outside Building 2, Exchange Quay.
A couple minutes after seeing a peregrine falcon on allied mills just down the road another peregrine falcon was perched up on apartments at media city.
The highlights of todays WeBS was a Kingfisher and a pair of Grey Wagtail on the Quays. A Peregrine (prob. the male) was on the Holiday Inn.
Nick Hilton said
Wed Sep 16 8:19 PM, 2020
A Little Egret flew through the quays at 18.15 today. One of the Peregrines was in its usual position on the Holiday Inn.
Steven Heywood said
Mon Aug 3 10:47 PM, 2020
A short potter round after exploring the new Trafford Park tram line. 15:45 - 16:35
Black-headed Gull 70
Canada Goose 52
Common Gull 8
Coot 1
Cormorant 3
Feral Pigeon 8
Goldfinch 2
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 56
Magpie 2
Mute Swan 24
Swallow 3
Woodpigeon 1
James Walsh said
Tue Jun 2 8:58 AM, 2020
Monday 1st June 2020
Pair of Great Crested Grebes on the Manchester Ship Canal west of Mode Wheel Locks
Martin Loftus said
Wed May 13 9:57 AM, 2020
9;45 am male and female Bullfinch foraging on the grass on Northstage, Broadway near to the mail boxes.
steven burke said
Tue May 12 8:09 PM, 2020
Gone back to work this week, So a drive past weaste etw on my way home at 4.20pm was nice as there were masses of hirundines whizzing around, a good number of swifts also were whizzing around & low across the road . Whilst driving past media city both adult peregrine falcons were on view.
phillipskelly said
Sun May 3 3:32 PM, 2020
Late afternoon post for yesterday Sat 02.05.20. Looking from Wharfside tram stop to Media city. (Too many people around war museum/Media city).
Pomona : Sand martin - 38. Pied wagtail - 1. Grey wagtail - 1. Common sandpiper - 1. Coot - 2. Mallard - 2. Moorhen - 2. Cormorant - 2. Grey Heron - 1. House sparrow - c10 ( flying back and fourth across MS Canal to the apartmentss at Woden st. bridge.
Willow warbler - 1.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Sunday 19th of April 2020 02:35:00 PM
Huw Morgan said
Tue Apr 14 7:06 PM, 2020
Opted for a change of scenery today and walked to Pomona.
Sand Martin - 15+
Lapwing - 1 over
Grey Wagtail - 2
Song Thrush - 1
Kestrel - 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 22
Cormorant - 1
phillipskelly said
Mon Apr 13 4:23 PM, 2020
Health walk late afternoon.
Lesser black-back gull - 52. Black-headed gull - 2. Great Crested Grebe 1 (I forgot to mention 2 were seen on a previous walk, can't remember the exact day). Moorhen - 2. Coot - 2. Mute swan - 3. Cormorant - 2 over.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 6th of April 2020 03:49:43 PM
phillipskelly said
Sat Apr 4 5:03 PM, 2020
Another walk to the Quays this afternoon from 1pm. Mute swan - 10. Cormorant - 3. Moorhen - 2 adults + 3 chicks. Dunnock - 2. Lesser black-back gull - 32.
Pomona - Stock dove - 2. House sparrow - 4. Goldfinch - 8. Blackbird - 4. Grey Wagtail - 2.
MS Canal - Goosander - 4 (3m + 1f).
phillipskelly said
Sun Mar 29 8:26 PM, 2020
Health walk from Gorse hill Stretford to Salford Quays via Trafford Park and back. ( arriving at the quays at 3:40pm) Mute swan - 16 (none being fed). Cormorant - 9. Lesser black-back gull - 70 with the majority being 1st winter birds. Black-headed gull - 0. Grey Wagtail - 1. Coot - 1. Moorhen - 3. Raven - 1 over.
Note: you can now walk from the Quays to Pomona now the metro has been completed.
Martin Loftus said
Mon Mar 23 3:45 PM, 2020
Just had 3 peregrines having a violent aerial battle right above my head on Metroplex business Park opposite the BBC. When they let go of each other, it appeared to be two adults attacking a juvenile they were gripped onto each other spinning around plummeting to the ground.. All 3 screaming! Was quite a sight!
Martin Loftus said
Mon Mar 9 8:41 AM, 2020
Good veiws of one off the BBC peregrines at 7,30am this morning. It was flying low around the square above the 5 aside football pitches before landing on the the corner of the holiday Inn.
steven burke said
Sun Feb 16 1:33 PM, 2020
Almost an hour spent on pomona this morning, lots of clearing has been done recently so no snipe to be found. 15 fieldfares 2 redwings 2 mistle thrush 1 reed bunting 1 goosander
steven burke said
Sat Feb 15 10:48 AM, 2020
Peregrine falcon on view in media city whilst driving past at 10.15 am.
Walking along the embankment from Wharfside tram stop to IWMN, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Just over a hundred black-headed gulls about with more visible but uncountable over on Ontario Basin.
About fifty herring gulls dotted about in rafts with a couple of dozen lesser black-backs (more of the latter were incoming as I left).
Second-Winter yellow-legged gull in one of the mid-water rafts.
No as many gulls around & just all the usuals....
Black headed gulls, inc 2R38 again & 2V11 ringed here at the quays 28th december 2020.
Lesser black backed gulls
Herring gulls
Common gulls
Coot with white darvic J7V, ringed at Pennington flash 12th December 2020.
2 peregrine falcons
2 grey wagtail
4 long tailed tits, 1 without its tail.
Hi Rob,
Many thanks for these. Ringing details as follows:
4DID cygnet 20/12/2019 Crime Lake, Failsworth
4DBB cygnet 18/8/2018 Old Warke Dam, Worsley
4DDN cygnet 19/10/2018 Old Warke Dam, Worsley (same brood)
4CUD male cygnet 4/11/12017 Sale WP
4DBN female cygnet 2/9/2019 Ashton Moss
Best wishes,
Steve.
- 2nd CY Yellow-legged Gull
Flew in and landed distantly on the water near to itv. It eventually drifted closer and flew over to the mode wheel near Trafford Rd bridge. A beast of a bird but an odd looking one I must say!
- adult Yellow-legged Gull
Turned up a little later and again landed distantly but eventually drifted a bit closer. Wasnt sure at first as the light was playing tricks but looking at the pattern of the ruffled mantle feathers and the white area on the side, it looks to be the same bird.
- Cormorant looks to be a Sinensis
A nice looking individual in courtship/breeding plumage with its white neck mane and head feathers but when I took a closer look at angle of the Gular Pouch it looked to be around 90 degrees, well in excess of the roughly 70 degrees overlap zone. Id say this is a decent Sinensis. That is only my opinion.
- Mute Swans
Plenty around but only managed to read a few ring numbers.
4DID, 4DBB, 4CUD, 4DBN and 4DDN.
I also had a singing Chiffchaff near the Premier Inn tram stop.
2R35 ringed as an adult 4/2/2019
2R38 ringed as an adult 1/12/2019
Both at Salford Quays
Lots of gulls around I including 2 blue ringed black headed gulls, 2R35 & 2R38 both ringed on the quays by steve Christmas but forgotten the exact dates as I accidentally deleted his message.
Also what looked like a yellow legged gull along Trafford wharf but I could be wrong, photos attached.
Goosander over
2 sparrowhawks
A couple recent midday visits:
5th March
5 Oystercatchers at Mode Wheel Locks
Peregrine on Holiday Inn (think it's glued on there!)
2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls
3rd March
Yellow-legged Gull - the messed up 1st winter thing that I previously reported as Caspian Gull is still around. It was roosting by Trafford Road Bridge
6 Goosander at Trafford Road Bridge (2 drk & 4 fem)
1 Oystercatcher
Peregrine on Holiday Inn
Can we remember to put the species in our posts please, not least as these are site threads and not species threads.
Cheers
Female Peregrine soaring low over Pamona Strand c7.30 this morning.
Plenty of gulls around but couldn't pick out anything other than the usual..
Black headed gulls, one with blue ring 2R37, one of steve Christmas from 1st December 2019.
Common gulls
Herring gulls, one with longer than usual bill.
Lesser black backed gulls
Great black backed gulls, one feasting on a dead bream.
30+ mute swans
1 grey heron
1 grey wagtail
2 pied wagtail
1 great crested grebe
2 goosander
No sign of the Caspian or Mediterranean Gulls in a quick look at lunchtime today. But the sunlight made it almost unbirdable from the Lowry side and I didn't have time to go over to Trafford. But there were actually a hell of a lot of gulls out on the Wharf today.
A midday walk around Media City.
Mediterranean Gull - 1st winter flying around on Trafford Great Wharf then I lost it heading into Ontario Basin by the watersports centre
Lapwing - 8 over Mode Wheel Locks
Media City and Trafford Wharf at midday:
Mediterranean Gull - there was a 1st winter on the water below Coronation Street, then it flew over the War Museum
Peregrine - 1 on Holiday Inn
Great Crested Grebe - 1 at Mode Wheel Locks
Canada Goose 124
Mute Swan 14
Mallard 15
Great Crested Grebe 1
Feral Pigeon 80
Woodpigeon 18
Moorhen 1
Coot 11
Black-headed Gull 300
Common Gull 9
Herring Gull 33
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
Cormorant 26
Heron 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 1
Magpie 3
Carrion Crow 7
Starling 15
Mistle Thrush 1
Robin 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Pied Wagtail 4
Goldfinch 1
1 kingfisher
3 goosander
1 grey wagtail
Media city...
1 peregrine falcon.
This afternoon -
Mute Swan - 28.
Common Gull - 18.
Black-headed Gull - c260.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 74.
Herring Gull - 46.
Great Black-backed Gull - 3.
Cormorant - 9. Peregrine - 2..
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 5th of December 2020 04:55:53 PM
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 5th of December 2020 04:58:22 PM
Sightings in addition to my previous post were -
Pinkfooted geese c120.
Sparrowhawk 1.
Also found by Steve Burke.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 23rd of November 2020 07:45:20 PM
Black-headed gull - 150.
Common Gull - 8.
Herring Gull - 15.
Lesser Black- back Gull - 15.
Mute Swan - 23 including 4DHT, 4DBN, 4DHJ, 4DBU, 4DHH, 4DJX and 4CUD.
Also seen on a previous day - 4DIB, 4CHJ, 4DBJ
S.Burke also found -
Peregrine - 2. ( 1 on Holiday Inn).
Buzzard - 1.
Deceased Woodcock outside Building 2, Exchange Quay.
Looks to be a victim of a window strike
Black-headed gull - 84.
Common gull - 3.
Cormorant - 10.
Moorhen - 1.
Coot - 5.
Mute Swan - 15.
Canada goose - 2.
Kingfisher - 1.
Pomona:
Woodcock - 1 (flushed by dog walker).
A short potter round after exploring the new Trafford Park tram line. 15:45 - 16:35
Pair of Great Crested Grebes on the Manchester Ship Canal west of Mode Wheel Locks
9;45 am male and female Bullfinch foraging on the grass on Northstage, Broadway near to the mail boxes.
Looking from Wharfside tram stop to Media city.
(Too many people around war museum/Media city).
Lesser black-back gull - 50.
Mute swan - 10.
Cormorant - 3.
Mallard - 6.
Coot - 4 (2 ad +2 chick ).
Pied wagtail - 1.
Moorhen - 1.
Starling - 7.
Plus several Canada goose.
Pomona.
Mute swan - 1.
Moorhen - 1.
Sand martin - 10.
Swallow - 1.
Sparrowhawk - 1 being mobbed by sand martins.
Cormorant - 2.
Coot - 1.
Carrion crow - 2.
Magpie - 2.
Greenfinch - 1 heard.
Willow warbler - 1 heard.
Mute swan - 19.
Great Crested Grebe - 3.
Lesser black-back gull - 17.
Pied wagtail - 1.
Grey Wagtail - 1.
Moorhen - 3 ( 2+1 chick).
Carrion crow - 2.
Greenfinch - 1 heard.
Pomona :
Sand martin - 38.
Pied wagtail - 1.
Grey wagtail - 1.
Common sandpiper - 1.
Coot - 2.
Mallard - 2.
Moorhen - 2.
Cormorant - 2.
Grey Heron - 1.
House sparrow - c10 ( flying back and fourth across MS Canal to the apartmentss at Woden st. bridge.
Willow warbler - 1.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Sunday 19th of April 2020 02:35:00 PM
Opted for a change of scenery today and walked to Pomona.
Sand Martin - 15+
Lapwing - 1 over
Grey Wagtail - 2
Song Thrush - 1
Kestrel - 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 22
Cormorant - 1
Lesser black-back gull - 52.
Black-headed gull - 2.
Great Crested Grebe 1 (I forgot to mention 2 were seen on a previous walk, can't remember the exact day).
Moorhen - 2.
Coot - 2.
Mute swan - 3.
Cormorant - 2 over.
Pomona -
Willow warbler - 1.
Great tit - 1.
Dunnock - 1.
Carrion crow - 3.
Goldfinch - 3.
Mute swan -11.
Grey Wagtail - 1.
Grey Heron - 1.
Lesser black-back gull - 30.
Black-headed gull - 1.
Coot - 1.
Mallard - 5.
Pomona
Cormorant - 2.
Carrion crow - 4.
Sand martin - 5.
Black-headed gull - 2.
Blackbird - 1.
Willow Warbler - 2.
Chiffchaff - 1 heard as I was leaving.
Also I forgot to mention 1 Chiffchaff seen on my previous visit.
Walk to the Quays this afternoon -
Mute swan - 12.
Lesser black-backed gull - 17.
Pied wagtail - 1.
Moorhen - 3.
Coot - 1.
Cormorant - 3.
Pomona -
Sand martin - 8 (at least).
Mistle thrush - 2.
Stock dove - 2.
Lesser black-backed gull - c30.
Cormorant - 3.
Moorhen - 2.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 6th of April 2020 03:49:43 PM
Mute swan - 10.
Cormorant - 3.
Moorhen - 2 adults + 3 chicks.
Dunnock - 2.
Lesser black-back gull - 32.
Pomona -
Stock dove - 2.
House sparrow - 4.
Goldfinch - 8.
Blackbird - 4.
Grey Wagtail - 2.
MS Canal -
Goosander - 4 (3m + 1f).
Mute swan - 16 (none being fed).
Cormorant - 9.
Lesser black-back gull - 70 with the majority being 1st winter birds.
Black-headed gull - 0.
Grey Wagtail - 1.
Coot - 1.
Moorhen - 3.
Raven - 1 over.
Note: you can now walk from the Quays to Pomona now the metro has been completed.
Just had 3 peregrines having a violent aerial battle right above my head on Metroplex business Park opposite the BBC. When they let go of each other, it appeared to be two adults attacking a juvenile they were gripped onto each other spinning around plummeting to the ground.. All 3 screaming! Was quite a sight!
Good veiws of one off the BBC peregrines at 7,30am this morning. It was flying low around the square above the 5 aside football pitches before landing on the the corner of the holiday Inn.
15 fieldfares
2 redwings
2 mistle thrush
1 reed bunting
1 goosander