I wish the Islay self founds (2 Richardson's, Iceland Gull & Little Gull) would count in the 2007 tournament!
Still need Pied Wagtail for the year. And leucistic Red-crested Pochard which is allegedly at Wigan but miraculously decided to vanish on NYD... grrr... . Smew was a nice jam-in though.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jan 5 1:14 PM, 2007
A nice thorough list Tom, back to some real birding eh................Islay, pah! There's no place like home
Tom McKinney said
Fri Jan 5 11:32 AM, 2007
5/1
Scaup - 1w drk Green Woodpecker - Barlow Tip Pochard - 97 Tufted Duck - 65 Goosander - 5 (3 drk) Goldeneye - 8 Little Grebe - 2 Redpoll - 15 Siskin - 3 Goldfinch - 20 Meadow Pipit - 1 flushed off Barlow Redwing -2 BH Gull - 190 Common Gull - 7 LBB Gull - 1 ad Cormorant - 1 ad
21 adult Bewick's Swan, observed between 08.30 to 08.50, when they deaparted to the west. 6 ad. Mute Swan, 1st winter drake Scaup, 55 Pochard, 53 Tufted, 8 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 7 Goosander, 9 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing over west, 2 Fieldfare over south, 25 Lesser Redpoll, imm m. Reed Bunting at feeding station, Green and Great-spotted Woodpecker at Barlow Tip.
Tom McKinney said
Wed Dec 20 12:28 PM, 2006
20/12
21 Bewick's Swans until about 8.45am then flew off west (about 30 seconds before I got there!) 8 Shoveler 3 Wigeon c12 Teal Green Woodpecker (Barlow Tip) 2 Fieldfare 2 Lapwing c25 Redpoll
Pete Hines said
Tue Dec 19 7:17 PM, 2006
Chorlton WP 18th Dec 06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 43 Pochard, 41 Tufted, 3 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye, 4 ad Mute Swan (including blue darvic rings LJA and NYJ), 1 Kingfisher, f. Blackcap, Sparrowhawk, a Tawny Owl calling from Barlow golf course after dark. A flock of 32 Collared Dove Fairy Lane - Kenworthy Woods. 9 Lesser Redpoll, Great-spotted and Green Woodpecker on Barlow Tip.
Chorlton WP 19th Dec 06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 13 Pochard, 58 Tufted, 6 Teal, 2 Goosander, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 8 ad Mute Swan (including blue darvic rings SHB, NYJ & LJA), imm m. Reed Bunting at feeding station, two flocks of Pink-footed Geese heard moving west at 12.52 and 13.20 could not be located.
Tom McKinney said
Tue Dec 19 5:41 PM, 2006
19/12
Fieldfare - 3 (CWP year tick - at last!) Pinkfeet - several but heard only c1.20pm heading west Scaup - 1w drk Little Grebe Siskin - 2
Pete Hines said
Wed Dec 13 5:57 PM, 2006
Chorlton WP, 13th Dec '06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 49 Pochard, 62 Tufted, 4 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper behind the play area.
First winter drake Scaup, 38 Pochard, 68 Tufted, 2 Teal, 4 Goldeneye, 3 ad. Mute Swan ( including blue darvics PJV and NYJ ), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Siskin, 63 House Sparrow in the car park hedgerows.
Tom McKinney said
Fri Dec 8 1:01 PM, 2006
8/12
Redpoll - 30+ on Barlow Tip imm Cormorant 1w drk Scaup 2 Teal - (ad drk & 1w drk) Snipe - flushed off Barlow Tip 2 Redwing 7 Siskin
1st winter drake Scaup, 48 Pochard, 58 Tufted, 3 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 2 ad. Mute Swan ( blue darvic LJA has a BTO ring Z83941 ), 8 Lapwing landed on the north bank by the jetty briefly, Gt/sp Woodpecker on feeders.
Pete Hines said
Sun Dec 3 8:18 PM, 2006
Chorlton WP, 3rd Dec 06, 08.30-09.30
1st winter drake Scaup, 47 Pochard, 57 Tufted, 1 Kingfisher, 2 ad Mute Swan (blue darvic LJA still), a Sparrowhawk narrowly missed grabbing a Gt/sp Woodpecker in flight whilst coming off the feeders.
1w drk Scaup (still showing very well. Occasionally even lifting its head up!)
Tom McKinney said
Wed Nov 29 1:03 PM, 2006
29/11
1w drk Scaup (showing very well) c5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers 250+ Woodpigeon (in three separate flocks heading south-ish btw 9.30-10.30am) drk Goldeneye drk Goosander 2 Siskin
Tom McKinney said
Thu Nov 16 5:59 PM, 2006
16/11
73 Tufted Duck 11 Pochard drk Goosander 62 Common Gull (personal record!) ad LBB Gull 1 Skylark (flushed off Barlow Tip then flew south) 1 Meadow Pipit over south 3 Redwing 20 House Sparrow in car park (most I've seen for a while) 1 Redpoll (Barlow Tip)
5 Mute Swan 6 Pochard (5 drk; 1 fem) drk Goldeneye rh Goosander 2 Kingfisher on west island 2 Skylark over south Meadow Pipit on Barlow Tip 30 Redwing over Barlow Tip 1 Coal Tit on car park feeders 1 Redpoll over Barlow Tip
Still need Pied Wagtail for the year. And leucistic Red-crested Pochard which is allegedly at Wigan but miraculously decided to vanish on NYD... grrr...
A nice thorough list Tom, back to some real birding eh................Islay, pah! There's no place like home
Scaup - 1w drk
Green Woodpecker - Barlow Tip
Pochard - 97
Tufted Duck - 65
Goosander - 5 (3 drk)
Goldeneye - 8
Little Grebe - 2
Redpoll - 15
Siskin - 3
Goldfinch - 20
Meadow Pipit - 1 flushed off Barlow
Redwing -2
BH Gull - 190
Common Gull - 7
LBB Gull - 1 ad
Cormorant - 1 ad
Chorlton WP 3rd Jan '07
1st wtr drake Scaup, 106 Pochard, 64 Tufted, 3 Wigeon, 6 Goosander, 16 Goldeneye
Chorlton WP 2nd Jan 2007
1st wtr drake Scaup, 67 Pochard, 65 Tufted, 5 Goosander, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant (2 fly-overs), 5 Mute Swan (blue darvic ring PJV), 266 Bl-h. Gull, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Meadow Pipit on Parkway playing field.
Chorlton WP 31st Dec '06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 88 Pochard, 52 Tufted, 2 Goosander, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Mute Swan (BTO ring W21746 - without darvic, and blue darvic ring PJV).
Happy New Year everybody
Chorlton WP 30th Dec '06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 86 Pochard, 79 Tufted, 2 Wigeon, 4 Goosander, 11 Goldeneye, 6 Mute Swan (BTO ring W21746 - no darvic, blue darvic ring LJA),1 Kingfisher, 10+ Siskin, 1 Snipe flushed at Barlow Tip.
Chorlton WP 27th Dec '06
1st wtr drake Scaup (arrived with the bulk of Pochard, interesting because it roosts amongst Tufted), 80 Pochard (67 flew in from the NW at 09.18, i.e. Salford Quays / R. Irwell), 61 Tufted, 2 (m. & f.) Wigeon, 1 imm m. Shoveler, 1 Teal, 75 Mallard, 11 Goosander (14 were reported), 15 Goldeneye (19 were reported), 3 G/C Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant (2 in flight), 20 Coot, 12 Moorhen, 3 Mute Swan (2 adult - blue darvic ring PJV & 1 cygnet), 77 Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle x Canada hybrid, 2 Embdem Geese, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 12+ Siskin, 1 Treecreeper & 1 Sparrowhawk.
Chorlton WP 26th Dec '06
1st winter drake Scaup, 56 Pochard, 68 Tufted, 1 Teal, 9 Goosander, 7 Goldeneye, 3 Mute Swan (1 cygnet), 1 Kingfisher.
Chorlton WP 22nd Dec '06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 43 Pochard, 68 Tufted, 1 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 4 Teal, 5 Goosander, 9 Goldeneye, 1 Mute Swan.
-- Edited by Vaughan Evans at 11:13, 2006-12-22
Chorlton WP 21st Dec '06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 45 Pochard, 61 Tufted, 1 Teal, 7 Goosander, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Mute Swan
Chorlton WP 20th Dec '06 ( fog free )
21 adult Bewick's Swan, observed between 08.30 to 08.50, when they deaparted to the west. 6 ad. Mute Swan, 1st winter drake Scaup, 55 Pochard, 53 Tufted, 8 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 7 Goosander, 9 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing over west, 2 Fieldfare over south, 25 Lesser Redpoll, imm m. Reed Bunting at feeding station, Green and Great-spotted Woodpecker at Barlow Tip.
21 Bewick's Swans until about 8.45am then flew off west (about 30 seconds before I got there!)
8 Shoveler
3 Wigeon
c12 Teal
Green Woodpecker (Barlow Tip)
2 Fieldfare
2 Lapwing
c25 Redpoll
Chorlton WP 18th Dec 06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 43 Pochard, 41 Tufted, 3 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye, 4 ad Mute Swan (including blue darvic rings LJA and NYJ), 1 Kingfisher, f. Blackcap, Sparrowhawk, a Tawny Owl calling from Barlow golf course after dark. A flock of 32 Collared Dove Fairy Lane - Kenworthy Woods. 9 Lesser Redpoll, Great-spotted and Green Woodpecker on Barlow Tip.
Chorlton WP 19th Dec 06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 13 Pochard, 58 Tufted, 6 Teal, 2 Goosander, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 8 ad Mute Swan (including blue darvic rings SHB, NYJ & LJA), imm m. Reed Bunting at feeding station, two flocks of Pink-footed Geese heard moving west at 12.52 and 13.20 could not be located.
Fieldfare - 3 (CWP year tick - at last!)
Pinkfeet - several but heard only c1.20pm heading west
Scaup - 1w drk
Little Grebe
Siskin - 2
Chorlton WP, 13th Dec '06
1st wtr drake Scaup, 49 Pochard, 62 Tufted, 4 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper behind the play area.
Chorlton WP, 12 Dec '06, a.m.
1st winter drake Scaup, 49 Pochard, 66 Tufted, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Buzzard (over Sale golf course), 1-2 Sparrowhawk, c70 Woodpigeon flew south, 3 Reed Bunting, 6 Lesser Redpoll.
Chorlton WP. 10th Dec '06, a.m.
First winter drake Scaup, 29 Pochard, 59 Tufted, 11 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 10+ Lesser Redpoll
Chorlton WP, 9th Dec 06, 08.45-09.45
First winter drake Scaup, 38 Pochard, 68 Tufted, 2 Teal, 4 Goldeneye, 3 ad. Mute Swan ( including blue darvics PJV and NYJ ), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Siskin, 63 House Sparrow in the car park hedgerows.
Redpoll - 30+ on Barlow Tip
imm Cormorant
1w drk Scaup
2 Teal - (ad drk & 1w drk)
Snipe - flushed off Barlow Tip
2 Redwing
7 Siskin
Chorlton WP, 6th Dec 06, 08.30-09.30
1st winter drake Scaup, 54 Pochard, 78 Tufted, 1 Kingfisher
Chorlton WP, 5th Dec 06, 08.30-09.30
1st winter drake Scaup, 50 Pochard, 63 Tufted, 1 Teal, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 2ad mute Swan still, 1 Redpoll.
Chorlton WP, 4th Dec 06, a.m.
1st winter drake Scaup, 48 Pochard, 58 Tufted, 3 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 2 ad. Mute Swan ( blue darvic LJA has a BTO ring Z83941 ), 8 Lapwing landed on the north bank by the jetty briefly, Gt/sp Woodpecker on feeders.
Chorlton WP, 3rd Dec 06, 08.30-09.30
1st winter drake Scaup, 47 Pochard, 57 Tufted, 1 Kingfisher, 2 ad Mute Swan (blue darvic LJA still), a Sparrowhawk narrowly missed grabbing a Gt/sp Woodpecker in flight whilst coming off the feeders.
Chorlton WP, 2nd Dec 06, 08.30-09.30
1st winter drake Scaup, 51 Pochard, 45 Tufted, 1 Goosander, 6 Goldeneye, 2 ad. Mute Swan (including blue darvic LJA again), 1 Snipe flushed on Barlow Tip.
1w drk Scaup (still showing very well. Occasionally even lifting its head up!)
1w drk Scaup (showing very well)
c5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
250+ Woodpigeon (in three separate flocks heading south-ish btw 9.30-10.30am)
drk Goldeneye
drk Goosander
2 Siskin
73 Tufted Duck
11 Pochard
drk Goosander
62 Common Gull (personal record!)
ad LBB Gull
1 Skylark (flushed off Barlow Tip then flew south)
1 Meadow Pipit over south
3 Redwing
20 House Sparrow in car park (most I've seen for a while)
1 Redpoll (Barlow Tip)
-- Edited by Tom McKinney at 18:00, 2006-11-16
imm Cormorant
4 Teal (1 drk)
rh Goosander
7 Pochard
44 Tufted Duck
male Sparrowhawk
35+ Goldfinch (single flock)
5 Mute Swan
6 Pochard (5 drk; 1 fem)
drk Goldeneye
rh Goosander
2 Kingfisher on west island
2 Skylark over south
Meadow Pipit on Barlow Tip
30 Redwing over Barlow Tip
1 Coal Tit on car park feeders
1 Redpoll over Barlow Tip
3 rh Goosander on Mersey
1 Kingfisher
1 Siskin
1 Redpoll
c80 Pinkfeet over east at 10.30am
1 Siskin
drake Gadwall
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 14:45, 2007-07-17