SE Warrington after the rain early morn I was washing up / cooking at my kitchen window. Between 5:50am and 6:30am 80+ Swallows flew South often stopping circling over the canal before moving on. Best house window VisMig I've seen since the big fall of Redwing last autumn.
Matt Pitt said
Fri Sep 2 10:54 PM, 2022
A male Tawny owl calling near Radley common 10.30 this evening.
JOHN TYMON said
Tue Aug 30 9:04 PM, 2022
50 + House Martin over Bank Park this morning along with a few Swallows and a single Swift.
Ian Coote said
Mon Aug 29 10:28 AM, 2022
Ring-necked Parakeet seen at Woolston Weir being mobbed by Magpies, 09:00hrs this morning
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Aug 29 9:36 AM, 2022
100+ House Martin over south last night , 30 this morning, over the garden in central Warrington.
Andy Slee said
Mon Aug 8 1:44 PM, 2022
340ish mostly Black-headed but also some (25ish) Lesser Black-backed Gulls a couple hundred feet high in a tight defined "column" in the air over the wasteland at the East end of the A574 Birchwood Expressway. 5 - 10 Gulls arriving every minute from the South East direction (Woolston Eyes direction). At a guess feeding on flying ants?
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Jul 18 8:48 PM, 2022
Juv peregrine just gone low over garden south central Warrington
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Jun 17 12:53 PM, 2022
Adult Male Peregrine Flying SW over our garden just central Warrington .
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Jun 13 8:40 AM, 2022
Peregrine just gone South over Tesco Extra by the Halliwell Jones stadium
Matt Pitt said
Tue Mar 29 10:24 AM, 2022
I had a single Raven being chased by a Carrion Crow over my garden in Orford at 9.40 this morning.
Tony Koziol said
Wed Mar 16 7:53 PM, 2022
Over Grey Mist Mere this afternoon one Great White Egret flying north, then just before the rain at least 30 Sand Martin over the mere and they stayed until at least 18.20
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Mar 16 10:45 AM, 2022
Male Peregrine at 9am hunting pigeons off the top of the big Tesco Extra in Warrington.
JOHN TYMON said
Tue Mar 15 2:25 PM, 2022
Whittle Hall Duck pond Great Sankey. Shoveler -1 pair
Tufted Duck -5
Moorhen - 2 Pair
Buzzard - 4 circling above pool
Black Headed Gull -18
Herring Gull - 1 Adult
Mallard -10
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Dec 8 5:56 PM, 2021
Pair of Shoveler on Whittle Hall Duck pond Great Sankey which seemed unusual for the middle of a housing estate although I've seen Pochard, Tufted Duck and Gadwall on there in the past.
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Dec 6 9:59 AM, 2021
Big female Peregrine hunting pigeons over the town centre at the moment as I was on the way to the bank from work. :)
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Nov 28 12:17 PM, 2021
9 Whooper Swans just flown NW over Warrington town centre
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Nov 14 9:30 AM, 2021
120 Pink Footed Geese just gone nw over central Warrington
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Apr 14 3:23 PM, 2021
Osprey just gone over central Warrington SE heading on direction of Woolston Eyes.
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Mar 25 2:28 PM, 2021
just had the first Osprey of the year going SW over our garden being chased by Herring Gulls and Lesser Black Backed Gulls, a great garden tick , although ive seen them a few times in the last few years over our Warrington garden , heading towards the Mersey.
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Feb 5 3:34 PM, 2021
Overwintering Chiffchaff in the garden this afternoon with its pals , it should be in Africa really as its mainly a Summer visitor but a few overwinter locally, also Long Tailed Tits, and the resident Grey Wagtail today which is not bad in central Warrington
28 Siskin low over our garden in central Warrington yesterday afternoon ,they almost landed in our garden but were disturbed by a Magpie and flew SW.
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Jan 15 7:12 PM, 2021
We still have the Resident Grey Wagtail in the garden at the moment living off dried meal worms which it loves , Also today 3 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 3 Blackbird ,3 Dunnock, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Female Chaffinch . Picture the Grey Wagtail on our frozen pond
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 15th of January 2021 07:17:54 PM
We have a more or less Resident Grey Wagtail around the garden pond at the moment I have been feeding it meal worms for a few weeks . Also Chaffinch, 4 Coat Tit, 4 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Dunnock, a Robin and a pair of Blackbird in the garden today in Central Warrington .
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Apr 29 7:55 AM, 2020
Osprey just gone se over Tesco warrington low chased by gulls heading towards woolston
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Apr 13 5:28 PM, 2020
Amazingly 2 Greenshank have just gone straight over the garden west calling at about 100 feet high
Bob Dickinson said
Wed Apr 1 8:34 AM, 2020
Four Buzzards mobbed by single Raven over Pine Grove, Paddington 31/3 pm.
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Dec 15 6:40 PM, 2019
JOHN TYMON wrote:
70 redwing in Tall poplars at the back of our house this afternoon in central Warrington ,then headed over to Bank Park .
200 Redwing in the same areas today
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Dec 11 5:30 PM, 2019
70 redwing in Tall poplars at the back of our house this afternoon in central Warrington ,then headed over to Bank Park .
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Oct 18 8:32 PM, 2019
2 Whooper Swan flew low ne over Tesco Extra this morning at 8am
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Oct 5 8:45 AM, 2019
45 redwing just gone south over central warrington on the way into work
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Jun 27 4:16 PM, 2019
Adult peregrine just headed ne over our garden in central warrington heading over the halliwell Jones stadium.
Daniel Owen said
Mon Apr 22 4:43 PM, 2019
Mediterranean Gull flew over Padgate calling around 12:15
Bob Dickinson said
Sat Apr 20 2:41 PM, 2019
4 Ravens over Paddington at 2.15 this afternoon. A pair in tumbling display.
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Mar 21 1:08 PM, 2019
Adult Iceland Gull still along Winwick Road this morning
JOHN TYMON said
Tue Mar 19 3:54 PM, 2019
Adult Iceland Gull sat on Toolstation roof at 2pm again.
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Mar 10 5:36 PM, 2019
Just had a new bird for the garden a Male by size Merlin flew south fast over our house and headed towards Bank Park Warrington, probably heading for the Mersey near Moore ,another amazing bird for central Warrington,
Daniel Owen said
Thu Feb 28 6:05 PM, 2019
Drake Goosander heading N fairly low over Padgate this evening
dave broome said
Sat Feb 2 12:16 PM, 2019
Matt Bannon wrote:
According to local reports they have all be caught by the police
The Waxwings? Hope the police have ringing licences
Matt Bannon said
Sat Feb 2 10:59 AM, 2019
According to local reports they have all be caught by the police
John Watson said
Sat Feb 2 10:00 AM, 2019
All evening attacks, but I wouldn't risk a daytime visit with optics !
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/teen-gang-meat-cleavers-went-15743039
https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/17390105.gang-armed-with-meat-cleaver-strike-five-times-in-orford-over-weekend
-- Edited by John Watson on Saturday 2nd of February 2019 10:04:54 AM
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Feb 2 8:23 AM, 2019
Just to make everyone aware -There have been 5 Muggings in the last week by 3 men with Meat Cleavers in the daytime at Battersby lane were the Waxwings are ,2 of them at back forshaw street were the photographers stand,they have been taking phones,wallets and anything anyone is carrying,so £2000 binoculars and £5000 lenses and cameras will be targeted . I would not venture to that area at the moment with equipment.please pass this information onto your birding friends .
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Jan 30 12:34 PM, 2019
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-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 30th of January 2019 09:19:53 PM
Rob Creek said
Sun Jan 27 4:08 PM, 2019
Sunday 27th Jan... lunchtime visit.
- adult Iceland Gull
Appeared on the grass infront of the College on Winwick Rd briefly before flying off. I then had it showing beautifully on the small football pitch behind Decathlon. It was minding its own business when suddenly 2 huge Herring Gulls flew in and started attacking it. They were mean looking with strong heavy bills. One of them really went for it, and had white feathers still on the end of its bill after the Iceland Gull flew off. I refound it again back at the college where it stayed for about 5 minutes looking really nervous, before flying off towards MacDonalds and Tesco. I didnt see it again.
- 3 Waxwings showing nicely on Battersby Lane, Orford. - adult Iceland Gull seen 4 times in flight between Decathlon and MacDonalds. I managed to relocate it again on a lamppost behind MacDonalds near The Range but it flew off back towards Winwick Road
Nice to see Rob Smallwood again.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Sunday 20th of January 2019 04:43:04 PM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Sunday 20th of January 2019 04:57:37 PM
Adult Iceland Gull on Dallam Recreation Ground pitches on Longshaw Street before moving off and heading back towards Winwick Road at 10:20am
Matt Bannon said
Tue Jan 15 9:43 AM, 2019
Two waxwings using the tall trees opposite the chip & Co chip shop, on the junction of General Street and School Brow in warrington town centre this morning from 8:15am and still there currently. Chip shop postcode is wa1 2ta
SE Warrington after the rain early morn I was washing up / cooking at my kitchen window. Between 5:50am and 6:30am 80+ Swallows flew South often stopping circling over the canal before moving on. Best house window VisMig I've seen since the big fall of Redwing last autumn.
50 + House Martin over Bank Park this morning along with a few Swallows and a single Swift.
Ring-necked Parakeet seen at Woolston Weir being mobbed by Magpies, 09:00hrs this morning
100+ House Martin over south last night , 30 this morning, over the garden in central Warrington.
340ish mostly Black-headed but also some (25ish) Lesser Black-backed Gulls a couple hundred feet high in a tight defined "column" in the air over the wasteland at the East end of the A574 Birchwood Expressway. 5 - 10 Gulls arriving every minute from the South East direction (Woolston Eyes direction). At a guess feeding on flying ants?
Juv peregrine just gone low over garden south central Warrington
Adult Male Peregrine Flying SW over our garden just central Warrington .
Peregrine just gone South over Tesco Extra by the Halliwell Jones stadium
Over Grey Mist Mere this afternoon one Great White Egret flying north, then just before the rain at least 30 Sand Martin over the mere and they stayed until at least 18.20
Male Peregrine at 9am hunting pigeons off the top of the big Tesco Extra in Warrington.
Pair of Shoveler on Whittle Hall Duck pond Great Sankey which seemed unusual for the middle of a housing estate although I've seen Pochard, Tufted Duck and Gadwall on there in the past.
9 Whooper Swans just flown NW over Warrington town centre
120 Pink Footed Geese just gone nw over central Warrington
Osprey just gone over central Warrington SE heading on direction of Woolston Eyes.
just had the first Osprey of the year going SW over our garden being chased by Herring Gulls and Lesser Black Backed Gulls, a great garden tick , although ive seen them a few times in the last few years over our Warrington garden , heading towards the Mersey.
Overwintering Chiffchaff in the garden this afternoon with its pals , it should be in Africa really as its mainly a Summer visitor but a few overwinter locally, also Long Tailed Tits, and the resident Grey Wagtail today which is not bad in central Warrington
170 Pink footed Geese just gone NE over the Halliwell Jones Stadium seen from out back garden.
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 23rd of January 2021 12:49:22 PM
Just had a wintering Chiffchaff in the garden ,shot is just a record shot ,but not a bad bird for the centre of Warrington in the middle of Winter
28 Siskin low over our garden in central Warrington yesterday afternoon ,they almost landed in our garden but were disturbed by a Magpie and flew SW.
We still have the Resident Grey Wagtail in the garden at the moment living off dried meal worms which it loves , Also today 3 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 3 Blackbird ,3 Dunnock, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Female Chaffinch . Picture the Grey Wagtail on our frozen pond
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 15th of January 2021 07:17:54 PM
We have a more or less Resident Grey Wagtail around the garden pond at the moment I have been feeding it meal worms for a few weeks . Also Chaffinch, 4 Coat Tit, 4 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Dunnock, a Robin and a pair of Blackbird in the garden today in Central Warrington .
Osprey just gone se over Tesco warrington low chased by gulls heading towards woolston
Amazingly 2 Greenshank have just gone straight over the garden west calling at about 100 feet high
200 Redwing in the same areas today
70 redwing in Tall poplars at the back of our house this afternoon in central Warrington ,then headed over to Bank Park .
2 Whooper Swan flew low ne over Tesco Extra this morning at 8am
45 redwing just gone south over central warrington on the way into work
Adult Iceland Gull still along Winwick Road this morning
Adult Iceland Gull sat on Toolstation roof at 2pm again.
Just had a new bird for the garden a Male by size Merlin flew south fast over our house and headed towards Bank Park Warrington, probably heading for the Mersey near Moore ,another amazing bird for central Warrington,
The Waxwings? Hope the police have ringing licences
-- Edited by John Watson on Saturday 2nd of February 2019 10:04:54 AM
Just to make everyone aware -There have been 5 Muggings in the last week by 3 men with Meat Cleavers in the daytime at Battersby lane were the Waxwings are ,2 of them at back forshaw street were the photographers stand,they have been taking phones,wallets and anything anyone is carrying,so £2000 binoculars and £5000 lenses and cameras will be targeted . I would not venture to that area at the moment with equipment.please pass this information onto your birding friends .
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-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 30th of January 2019 09:19:53 PM
- adult Iceland Gull
Appeared on the grass infront of the College on Winwick Rd briefly before flying off. I then had it showing beautifully on the small football pitch behind Decathlon.
It was minding its own business when suddenly 2 huge Herring Gulls flew in and started attacking it. They were mean looking with strong heavy bills. One of them really went for it, and had white feathers still on the end of its bill after the Iceland Gull flew off.
I refound it again back at the college where it stayed for about 5 minutes looking really nervous, before flying off towards MacDonalds and Tesco. I didnt see it again.
- 3 Waxwings showing nicely on Battersby Lane, Orford.
- adult Iceland Gull seen 4 times in flight between Decathlon and MacDonalds. I managed to relocate it again on a lamppost behind MacDonalds near The Range but it flew off back towards Winwick Road
Nice to see Rob Smallwood again.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Sunday 20th of January 2019 04:43:04 PM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Sunday 20th of January 2019 04:57:37 PM