Late post for Saturday morning, 46 bird walk including :-
2 x Green Sandpiper flushed by UU workers in the sewage works.
1 x Oystercatcher, returning, last seen on site 18/07/20.
26 x Gadwall, numbers continue to swell
30 x Tufted Duck.
2 x Male Reed Bunting on post.
6 x Tree Sparrow.
9 x Bullfinch seen throughout the site.
Lez Fairclough said
Mon Feb 22 11:06 PM, 2021
2:30 to 5:15pm - a very pleasant spring-like afternoon.
Main lake - Gadwall; Teal & Tufted Ducks. The resident family of Mute Swans came off the lake & stood right beside me begging!
Also a single Little Grebe & 3 Fieldfare in the nearby trees which is a site first for me.
Elsewhere on the reserve :- 3 Buzzard; 4 Sparrowhawk one of which was soaring very high (thanks to Dave Shallcross for I.D.)
Jay; Female Pheasant; Song Thrush; 2 flushed Woodcock within 10 yards of each other; Male Chaffinch; M & F Bullfinch;
Goldfinch; Female Linnet; Tree Sparrow; Long-Tailed & Willow Tit & a blast from a Cetti's Warbler from a pool reedbed.
Sewage works - Hundreds of mostly Black-Headed Gulls with a few Jackdaw & Pied Wagtails mixed in.
51 bird morning including:-
Bullfinch x 6
Buzzard x 2
Gadwall x 26
Goldcrest x 1
Grey Wagtail x 2 (sewage works and river).
Kingfisher x 1
Little Grebe x 3
Meadow Pipit x 1
Pochard x 2
Raven x 2
Redwing x 3
Reed Bunting x 2 (singing males).
Shoveler x 2
Treecreeper x 1
Tree Sparrow x 2 (gardens hadn't been fed).
Tufted Duck x 36
Whooper Swan x 2 (flyover towards Little Woolden)
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Feb 18 10:08 PM, 2021
15 Tree Sparrows present along the western edge by the Pennington Brook today, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Bullfinch (1 singing) and 3 Goosander on the main lake. Plenty of birds singing, especially Dunnock and Great Tit, around the site. Also, around 500 Black-headed Gulls feeding on the filter beds in the works.
dave broome said
Fri Feb 5 4:13 PM, 2021
Just off Hope Carr Reserve, a Little Egret flew fairly high east over Warrington Road early afternoon, following the course of Glaze Brook
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jan 24 6:16 PM, 2021
Early this morning:
13 Tree Sparrow, including one displaying male
7 Grey Wagtail
2 Raven over SW, one carrying a (food?) object
2 Goosander
Singing Song Thrush
Lez Fairclough said
Mon Jan 18 9:12 PM, 2021
2 Hours mid afternoon of note :-
Tree Sparrow, Coal Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Chaffinch,
Goldfinch, Jay, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Woodcock (flushed as usual)
M & F Teal, M & F Mute Swan, M & F Goosander (on Pennington Brook)
Gulls, Pied Wagtails, Magpies & Jackdaws galore on filter beds
& a Pheasant perched 30 feet up at the top of a tree!
-- Edited by Lez Fairclough on Monday 18th of January 2021 09:19:36 PM
On the main lake the family of 5 Mute Swans is sadly now only 4 with one of the juveniles lying dead on the edge of the island. Also round the lake were 2 Grey Heron - one on the ice & the other perched in a tree.
The only other sightings on the main reserve were a single Brambling & a Cormorant over but on leaving a Cetti's Warbler was seen & heard & a Woodcock flushed whilst many Jackdaw's were coming in to roost.
The Hawthorns running along Pennington Brook hosted plenty of activity including :- Tree Sparrows, Chaffinch, Long-Tailed Tits, Coal Tit, Goldfinch, Goldcrest & Jay's whilst on the brook was a black & white 'Manky Mallard'.
The United Utility filter beds was a birding black & white with scores of Magpie & Pied Wagtails. A single Meadow Pipit was also seen here but strangely a complete absence of the usual Gulls.
-- Edited by Lez Fairclough on Wednesday 6th of January 2021 11:47:19 PM
70+ Pied and 3 Grey Wagtails on the filter beds in the sewage works
1 Willow Tit
22 Tufted Duck
5 Pochard
2 Bullfinch
2 Goosander
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Nov 29 12:50 PM, 2020
3 Willow Tit this morning, also a flock of 32 Goldfinch, 19 Tufted Duck and a single Blackcap.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Nov 14 11:11 AM, 2020
This morning's main sightings from a decent little wander around the area:
3 Water Rail, including one flushed off the path
5 Grey Wagtail on the filter beds
17 Meadow Pipit feeding on an old dried settling bed
Singing Cetti's warbler not far from the UU car park
2 Siskin
210 Canada Geese on one of the old settling beds
6 Pochard
1+ Willow Tit
4 Bullfinch
74 Long-tailed Tits in three large and noisy flocks around the area
11 Goldcrest spread around the area in with the tit flocks
2 Treecreeper
33 Song Thrush distributed over the area
Lez Fairclough said
Sat Nov 7 8:56 PM, 2020
Friday 6th November 2.15pm to 4.15pm - a very pleasant couple of hours weather for a change!
Cetti's Warbler heard in reedbed near eastern path.
Also in same area M & F Bullfinch, Treecreeper & Long Tailed Tits.
Further down the path I came across an injured male Bullfinch which could only partly fly so I managed to coax it into
a thick brambled area for cover & hope nature is kind to it.
A Grey Wagtail was on Pennington Brook & in the Hawthorns along its edge was a Willow Tit, Tree Sparrows & a couple of Goldcrests.
On the hidden large eastern lake were 2 Cormorant, about 50 flighty Teal, 4 Grey Heron together & 2 Mute Swan with 3 juveniles.
On the United Utilities filter beds there were Pied Wagtails galore with the odd Grey Wagtail mixed in, but then a female Sparrowhawk sent everything into a frenzy. A Raven was also seen around this area.
c70 Pied Wagtails and 6 Grey Wagtails on the filter beds
A single Raven on the largest silo in the sewage works
12 Shoveler
1 Cetti’s Warbler
1 Kingfisher on Pennington Brook
2+ Tree Sparrows
2 Willow Tits
26 Song Thrushes
17 Redwings, including several dropping out of the sky into the overgrown old settling beds during rain
1 Peregrine
8 Goldcrest
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 1 8:30 PM, 2020
This early afternoon's highlights included:
1 Chiffchaff
9 Goldcrest
6 Grey Wagtail and 5 Meadow Pipit on the filter beds
4 Shoveler
3 Raven circling very high and drifting off east
Keith Williams said
Wed Jul 15 8:20 AM, 2020
Late post from Saturday, Sedge and Reed Warblers beginning to thin out but nice to see a Hobby albeit with some unlucky prey.
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Wednesday 15th of July 2020 08:20:47 AM
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jul 13 2:04 PM, 2020
A family party of at least four Raven arounds the sewage works itself around midday, also 5 Tree Sparrow along Pennington Brook by the bridge, flying across to feed in the very well stocked garden on the opposite side and eight Chiffchaff singing around the site.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jul 6 3:39 PM, 2020
410 Jackdaw feeding on the filter beds within the sewage works this early afternoon.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jun 29 3:21 PM, 2020
Single Green Sandpiper present this afternoon.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jun 10 2:23 PM, 2020
Alive with birds today but amongst the highlights were:
6 broods of Mallard and 3 of Gadwall
Kingfisher on the main lake
2 male Cetti's Warblers
Very vocal Raven over low north
200+ Swift in a very tight flock feeding over the area
Fledged Treecreepers, not something you'd ever have imagined 20 years ago!
A very enjoyable 2 hour walk around Hope Carr with 8 species of warbler!
Dave Ousey
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 21 1:43 PM, 2020
Around midday today, highlights included:
2 Shelduck
15 Reed Warbler
2 Sedge Warbler
8 Bullfinch
25 Gadwall
Cetti's Warbler still singing away and clearly rapidly travelling along the site whilst doing so!
Ian McKerchar said
Wed May 13 11:43 AM, 2020
This morning amongst the more expected birds:
Male Goosander
Singing Garden Warbler (near to where the old hide used to be)
4 Bullfinch
Singing Cetti's Warbler
8 Reed Warbler
5 Whitethroat
Lez Fairclough said
Mon Apr 6 9:34 PM, 2020
A welcome change to the usual exercise route as the Bridgewater canal towpath is just far to busy.
Male Blackcap singing (first of the year)
Male Bullfinch
Long Tailed Tit party
Chiffchaff - 1 seen but plenty others in song
Jackdaw - plenty hitching rides on rotating sewerage works paddles
Buzzard overhead but quite low
Oystercatcher - 3 on island on main lake
Shelduck - main lake
Gadwall - main lake
Tufted Duck - main lake
Plus plenty of the usuals
So nice to have a quiet & very pleasant walk with only an occasional passer by.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Feb 27 8:29 PM, 2020
Highlights late morning today:
pair Pochard
4 Shoveler
27 Tufted Duck
3 Goosander
2 Oystercatcher
4 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 15 8:10 PM, 2020
Mid-afternoon today:
1 Cetti's warbler (actually seen and not heard!)
80 Pied Wagtail on the filter beds in the works
5 Goosander on the main lake
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Dec 29 8:21 PM, 2019
Late news for yesterday:
Woodcock
Green Sandpiper
Goldeneye
4 Pochard
8 Shoveler
17 Gadwall
12 Teal
2 Goosander
15 Meadow PIpit
Willow Tit
2 Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Gordon Newman said
Tue Dec 17 9:44 PM, 2019
Cetti's Warbler singing @ 07.45 close to the roundabout on Greenfold Way, as I cycled past on my way to work
james hall said
Sun Dec 1 4:36 PM, 2019
Evening walk hour before dark produced: 3 Goosander on main lake with teal, gadwall and tufted. Buzzard went through. 100+ jackdaw late on
james hall said
Sat Nov 23 5:11 PM, 2019
1000+ jackdaw roosted near main lake tonite also of note redwing, Fieldfare and buzzard
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Nov 20 4:57 PM, 2019
Male Cetti's Warbler sang at 9:52am this morning, also 40+ Redwing over SE, 4 Tree Sparrow, Willow Tit, 3 Shoveler and 25 Tufted Duck.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 2 9:37 PM, 2019
Single Green Sandpiper and 2 Chiffchaff present this late afternoon.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Sep 23 4:29 PM, 2019
Green Sandpiper present yesterday late afternoon.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Aug 8 11:16 PM, 2019
3 Green Sandpiper this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
colin davies said
Mon Jul 29 3:07 PM, 2019
Two green sandpipers today.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jul 28 6:10 PM, 2019
3 Green Sandpiper present today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jul 27 8:32 PM, 2019
Green Sandpiper present again this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jul 24 10:32 PM, 2019
Green Sandpiper present at 9pm
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Keith Williams said
Sat Jul 20 5:56 PM, 2019
Green Sandpiper this afternoon
colin davies said
Thu Jul 18 1:13 PM, 2019
09:30 - 11:30 today:
Mediterranean gull 1 adult still with complete hood
Great spotted woodpecker 1 flew over
Oystercatcher 2 on the sewage works
-- Edited by colin davies on Thursday 18th of July 2019 01:13:30 PM
colin davies said
Wed Jul 17 10:19 PM, 2019
Black-headed gull with a black leg ring on the left leg, X2VA at the sewage works today (see attached photo). I'm still waiting for full details but it appears that it was ringed in Germany.
The only other sighting of note was about 50 swifts chasing each other around over the sewage works.
Green sandpiper this morning, a different bird to that which I saw last week also, peregrine, 50 swift and a female teal, the first I have seen here for a couple of months.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jul 14 11:16 PM, 2019
Ring-necked Parakeet flew north at 8:40pm this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
colin davies said
Tue Jul 9 4:39 PM, 2019
Green sandpiper again this afternoon.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jul 5 10:02 PM, 2019
Green Sandpiper present this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jun 29 6:39 PM, 2019
Hobby hunting at 3:25 this afternoon.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 25 11:36 AM, 2019
One Cetti's warbler still singing away yesterday evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
John Watson said
Sat Apr 20 9:00 AM, 2019
Probably just an air rifle, but police take firearms very seriously nowadays
You're right to trust your instincts, though
colin davies said
Sat Apr 20 8:30 AM, 2019
6:00 - 08:00 today:
Mediterranean gull 2 adults flying around calling over the sewage works
Whitethroat 2 singing
Cetti's warbler 2 singing in the usual locations.
A disappointing visit to Hope Carr, my first visit for a week due to work and I thought there might be something new in but no, everything was pretty much as I left it. To make matters worse there was a guy with a riffle wandering around and a couple of other strange characters. I think I'm about done with the place to be honest, I've felt uncomfortable here for a while now and combined with the fact that I just don't get any pleasure out of this type of birding these days I just don't think it's worth it anymore.
colin davies said
Sun Apr 14 8:40 PM, 2019
8:30 - 10:30 today:
Sand martin 400 mainly feeding over the sewage works
Swallow 10
Goosander 1 male, the first goosander I have seen at the site in over two weeks.
Mediterranean gull 1 calling but not seen.
Oystercatcher 5
Tufted duck 26
Teal 14
Blackcap, chiffchaffs and willow warblers.
-- Edited by colin davies on Sunday 14th of April 2019 08:41:38 PM
2 x Green Sandpiper flushed by UU workers in the sewage works.
1 x Oystercatcher, returning, last seen on site 18/07/20.
26 x Gadwall, numbers continue to swell
30 x Tufted Duck.
2 x Male Reed Bunting on post.
6 x Tree Sparrow.
9 x Bullfinch seen throughout the site.
2:30 to 5:15pm - a very pleasant spring-like afternoon.
Main lake - Gadwall; Teal & Tufted Ducks. The resident family of Mute Swans came off the lake & stood right beside me begging!
Also a single Little Grebe & 3 Fieldfare in the nearby trees which is a site first for me.
Elsewhere on the reserve :- 3 Buzzard; 4 Sparrowhawk one of which was soaring very high (thanks to Dave Shallcross for I.D.)
Jay; Female Pheasant; Song Thrush; 2 flushed Woodcock within 10 yards of each other; Male Chaffinch; M & F Bullfinch;
Goldfinch; Female Linnet; Tree Sparrow; Long-Tailed & Willow Tit & a blast from a Cetti's Warbler from a pool reedbed.
Sewage works - Hundreds of mostly Black-Headed Gulls with a few Jackdaw & Pied Wagtails mixed in.
Bullfinch x 6
Buzzard x 2
Gadwall x 26
Goldcrest x 1
Grey Wagtail x 2 (sewage works and river).
Kingfisher x 1
Little Grebe x 3
Meadow Pipit x 1
Pochard x 2
Raven x 2
Redwing x 3
Reed Bunting x 2 (singing males).
Shoveler x 2
Treecreeper x 1
Tree Sparrow x 2 (gardens hadn't been fed).
Tufted Duck x 36
Whooper Swan x 2 (flyover towards Little Woolden)
15 Tree Sparrows present along the western edge by the Pennington Brook today, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Bullfinch (1 singing) and 3 Goosander on the main lake. Plenty of birds singing, especially Dunnock and Great Tit, around the site. Also, around 500 Black-headed Gulls feeding on the filter beds in the works.
Early this morning:
13 Tree Sparrow, including one displaying male
7 Grey Wagtail
2 Raven over SW, one carrying a (food?) object
2 Goosander
Singing Song Thrush
2 Hours mid afternoon of note :-
Tree Sparrow, Coal Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Chaffinch,
Goldfinch, Jay, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Woodcock (flushed as usual)
M & F Teal, M & F Mute Swan, M & F Goosander (on Pennington Brook)
Gulls, Pied Wagtails, Magpies & Jackdaws galore on filter beds
& a Pheasant perched 30 feet up at the top of a tree!
-- Edited by Lez Fairclough on Monday 18th of January 2021 09:19:36 PM
Couple of hours late afternoon :-
On the main lake the family of 5 Mute Swans is sadly now only 4 with one of the juveniles lying dead on the edge of the island. Also round the lake were 2 Grey Heron - one on the ice & the other perched in a tree.
The only other sightings on the main reserve were a single Brambling & a Cormorant over but on leaving a Cetti's Warbler was seen & heard & a Woodcock flushed whilst many Jackdaw's were coming in to roost.
The Hawthorns running along Pennington Brook hosted plenty of activity including :- Tree Sparrows, Chaffinch, Long-Tailed Tits, Coal Tit, Goldfinch, Goldcrest & Jay's whilst on the brook was a black & white 'Manky Mallard'.
The United Utility filter beds was a birding black & white with scores of Magpie & Pied Wagtails. A single Meadow Pipit was also seen here but strangely a complete absence of the usual Gulls.
-- Edited by Lez Fairclough on Wednesday 6th of January 2021 11:47:19 PM
Highlights this afternoon were:
70+ Pied and 3 Grey Wagtails on the filter beds in the sewage works
1 Willow Tit
22 Tufted Duck
5 Pochard
2 Bullfinch
2 Goosander
3 Willow Tit this morning, also a flock of 32 Goldfinch, 19 Tufted Duck and a single Blackcap.
This morning's main sightings from a decent little wander around the area:
3 Water Rail, including one flushed off the path
5 Grey Wagtail on the filter beds
17 Meadow Pipit feeding on an old dried settling bed
Singing Cetti's warbler not far from the UU car park
2 Siskin
210 Canada Geese on one of the old settling beds
6 Pochard
1+ Willow Tit
4 Bullfinch
74 Long-tailed Tits in three large and noisy flocks around the area
11 Goldcrest spread around the area in with the tit flocks
2 Treecreeper
33 Song Thrush distributed over the area
Friday 6th November 2.15pm to 4.15pm - a very pleasant couple of hours weather for a change!
Cetti's Warbler heard in reedbed near eastern path.
Also in same area M & F Bullfinch, Treecreeper & Long Tailed Tits.
Further down the path I came across an injured male Bullfinch which could only partly fly so I managed to coax it into
a thick brambled area for cover & hope nature is kind to it.
A Grey Wagtail was on Pennington Brook & in the Hawthorns along its edge was a Willow Tit, Tree Sparrows & a couple of Goldcrests.
On the hidden large eastern lake were 2 Cormorant, about 50 flighty Teal, 4 Grey Heron together & 2 Mute Swan with 3 juveniles.
On the United Utilities filter beds there were Pied Wagtails galore with the odd Grey Wagtail mixed in, but then a female Sparrowhawk sent everything into a frenzy. A Raven was also seen around this area.
This afternoon:
c70 Pied Wagtails and 6 Grey Wagtails on the filter beds
A single Raven on the largest silo in the sewage works
12 Shoveler
1 Cetti’s Warbler
1 Kingfisher on Pennington Brook
2+ Tree Sparrows
2 Willow Tits
26 Song Thrushes
17 Redwings, including several dropping out of the sky into the overgrown old settling beds during rain
1 Peregrine
8 Goldcrest
This early afternoon's highlights included:
1 Chiffchaff
9 Goldcrest
6 Grey Wagtail and 5 Meadow Pipit on the filter beds
4 Shoveler
3 Raven circling very high and drifting off east
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Wednesday 15th of July 2020 08:20:47 AM
A family party of at least four Raven arounds the sewage works itself around midday, also 5 Tree Sparrow along Pennington Brook by the bridge, flying across to feed in the very well stocked garden on the opposite side and eight Chiffchaff singing around the site.
410 Jackdaw feeding on the filter beds within the sewage works this early afternoon.
Single Green Sandpiper present this afternoon.
Alive with birds today but amongst the highlights were:
6 broods of Mallard and 3 of Gadwall
Kingfisher on the main lake
2 male Cetti's Warblers
Very vocal Raven over low north
200+ Swift in a very tight flock feeding over the area
Fledged Treecreepers, not something you'd ever have imagined 20 years ago!
2 Shelduck, 10 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 BH Gull, 6 Canada Geese, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Swift, 6 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti`s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, Blackcap(abundant) 20+ Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler(reeling away just before mid day) single Sedge Warbler, 12 Reed Warbler, Wren (lots) 5 Blackbird, House Sparrow 30+ 4 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch. 6 Reed Bunting.
A very enjoyable 2 hour walk around Hope Carr with 8 species of warbler!
Dave Ousey
Around midday today, highlights included:
2 Shelduck
15 Reed Warbler
2 Sedge Warbler
8 Bullfinch
25 Gadwall
Cetti's Warbler still singing away and clearly rapidly travelling along the site whilst doing so!
This morning amongst the more expected birds:
Male Goosander
Singing Garden Warbler (near to where the old hide used to be)
4 Bullfinch
Singing Cetti's Warbler
8 Reed Warbler
5 Whitethroat
A welcome change to the usual exercise route as the Bridgewater canal towpath is just far to busy.
Male Blackcap singing (first of the year)
Male Bullfinch
Long Tailed Tit party
Chiffchaff - 1 seen but plenty others in song
Jackdaw - plenty hitching rides on rotating sewerage works paddles
Buzzard overhead but quite low
Oystercatcher - 3 on island on main lake
Shelduck - main lake
Gadwall - main lake
Tufted Duck - main lake
Plus plenty of the usuals
So nice to have a quiet & very pleasant walk with only an occasional passer by.
Highlights late morning today:
pair Pochard
4 Shoveler
27 Tufted Duck
3 Goosander
2 Oystercatcher
4 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Mid-afternoon today:
1 Cetti's warbler (actually seen and not heard!)
80 Pied Wagtail on the filter beds in the works
5 Goosander on the main lake
Late news for yesterday:
Woodcock
Green Sandpiper
Goldeneye
4 Pochard
8 Shoveler
17 Gadwall
12 Teal
2 Goosander
15 Meadow PIpit
Willow Tit
2 Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Male Cetti's Warbler sang at 9:52am this morning, also 40+ Redwing over SE, 4 Tree Sparrow, Willow Tit, 3 Shoveler and 25 Tufted Duck.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Single Green Sandpiper and 2 Chiffchaff present this late afternoon.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Green Sandpiper present yesterday late afternoon.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
3 Green Sandpiper this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Two green sandpipers today.
3 Green Sandpiper present today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Green Sandpiper present again this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Green Sandpiper present at 9pm
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
09:30 - 11:30 today:
Mediterranean gull 1 adult still with complete hood
Great spotted woodpecker 1 flew over
Oystercatcher 2 on the sewage works
-- Edited by colin davies on Thursday 18th of July 2019 01:13:30 PM
Black-headed gull with a black leg ring on the left leg, X2VA at the sewage works today (see attached photo). I'm still waiting for full details but it appears that it was ringed in Germany.
The only other sighting of note was about 50 swifts chasing each other around over the sewage works.
Green sandpiper this morning, a different bird to that which I saw last week also, peregrine, 50 swift and a female teal, the first I have seen here for a couple of months.
Ring-necked Parakeet flew north at 8:40pm this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Green sandpiper again this afternoon.
Green Sandpiper present this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Hobby hunting at 3:25 this afternoon.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
One Cetti's warbler still singing away yesterday evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
You're right to trust your instincts, though
6:00 - 08:00 today:
Mediterranean gull 2 adults flying around calling over the sewage works
Whitethroat 2 singing
Cetti's warbler 2 singing in the usual locations.
A disappointing visit to Hope Carr, my first visit for a week due to work and I thought there might be something new in but no, everything was pretty much as I left it. To make matters worse there was a guy with a riffle wandering around and a couple of other strange characters. I think I'm about done with the place to be honest, I've felt uncomfortable here for a while now and combined with the fact that I just don't get any pleasure out of this type of birding these days I just don't think it's worth it anymore.
8:30 - 10:30 today:
Sand martin 400 mainly feeding over the sewage works
Swallow 10
Goosander 1 male, the first goosander I have seen at the site in over two weeks.
Mediterranean gull 1 calling but not seen.
Oystercatcher 5
Tufted duck 26
Teal 14
Blackcap, chiffchaffs and willow warblers.
-- Edited by colin davies on Sunday 14th of April 2019 08:41:38 PM
8:00 - 10:00 today:
Raven 2
Shelduck 2
Teal 16
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 30
Tufted duck 22
Greylag 2 flew over
Willow warbler 4 singing
Blackcap 10 singing
Chiffchaff 10 singing
Sand martin 40
Oystercatcher 2
Not much changing at the moment!