11.15am A Peregrine flew past me at head hight along Merchants Quay before swooping up and flushing a flock of pigeons from one of the rooftops. It failed to catch any and after slowly circling it flew off over towards the BBC building.
Also approx 20 redwing feeding on the rowans outside Laser house.
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Tuesday 24th of December 2019 01:31:19 PM
Nick Hilton said
Sun Dec 22 9:05 PM, 2019
Steve Christmas wrote:
Blue 4ACV ringed as a cygnet at Ancoats on 20/10/2013
Green ringed bird is from the Cheshire study
Many thanks, Nick
Cheers Steve. CDY6 was ringed as a male cygnet on 23-8-12 at Christleton pool near Chester (I'd had information on this bird earlier in the year).
Steve Christmas said
Sat Dec 21 11:23 PM, 2019
Blue 4ACV ringed as a cygnet at Ancoats on 20/10/2013
Green ringed bird is from the Cheshire study
Many thanks, Nick
Nick Hilton said
Sat Dec 21 7:32 PM, 2019
Late WeBS count on Salford Quays this morning produced;
22 Mute Swan (including 4ACV blue right leg, CDY6 green left leg) 6 Cormorant 32 Canada Goose 3 Moorhen 15 Mallard 26 Coot 2 Grey Heron 3 Grey Wagtail 21 Common Gull 234 Black-headed Gull 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull 43 herring Gull
There were 12 Redwing in the area, with a further 6 flying over towards Pomona.
Martin Loftus said
Wed Oct 30 12:31 PM, 2019
12.25pm
X3 Fieldfare on the Rowan trees at Salford Quays tram stop opposite Frankie and Benny's
Nick Hilton said
Sun Oct 27 6:39 PM, 2019
The male Peregrine was perched up most of the morning on one of the BBC buildings at Salford Quays today.
James Walsh said
Mon Oct 21 9:18 AM, 2019
Sunday 20th October 2019
Singing Chiffchaff Ordsall Park also c100 Pink-footed Geese SE at 8:55am
The BTO have updated the WeBS website, some interesting changes including a nifty little graphic on your Data Home page showing Species Counts in your region (or any region of the country), per month.
Stuart Marsden said
Tue Aug 27 12:25 PM, 2019
Early visit to the well-vegetated island 7.10-8.20am - some good tit flocks contained at least 9 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow warblers and other unidentified Phylloscs. Also 2 blackcaps, a herring gull, 2 grey herons, 1 kestrel and 9 sand martins. Some good migrant cover so no doubt lots more missed
Richard Pennell said
Sat Jun 29 6:01 PM, 2019
Plenty of Swifts on show every day at Eccles ETW by the cement terminal
phillipskelly said
Sat Jun 29 10:20 AM, 2019
Went to the Lowery center yesterday( Friday 28.06.19) with bins but saw no swifts, swallows or sand martins over the quays. I spent about an hour inside and when I came out ... still no sand martins, swallows or swifts .Very odd ! Other birds present :- Mute Swan 20. Cormorant 2.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 29th of June 2019 10:35:58 AM
Stuart Marsden said
Thu Apr 25 10:05 AM, 2019
7.00-7.50am this morning - Lesser whitethroat singing in fenced area at N of site, Blackcap, whitethroat, willow warbler & chiffchaff singing too. Reed bunting for the first time in several weeks.
Stuart Marsden said
Sun Apr 7 12:19 PM, 2019
Quiet this early AM with Ollie Metcalfe - 2 parakeets, first Willow Warbler of the year, 9 Sand martin
steven burke said
Sat Apr 6 1:52 PM, 2019
4 curlews circling over trafford wharf at 12.40pm they wanted to land but decided against it & flew off in a north westerly direction. 2 peregrine falcons 2 common buzzards 1 sparrowhawk 1 grey wagtail 30+ herring gulls
4 great black backed gulls ( 1x juvenile, 2x 2nd winters, 1x 3rd winter) 25 lesser black backed gulls 18 herring gulls 8 common gulls 300+ black headed gulls 1 tufted duck 1 sparrowhawk 2 peregrine falcons around media city.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Feb 10 6:00 PM, 2019
Hour and a half or so on Pomona this afternoon:
1 song thrush 1 mistle thrush 3 moorhen 5 coot 2 tufted duck 3 goosander 2 mute swan 1 snipe 150+ black-headed gull 10+ common gull 10+ lesser black-backed gull 3+ herring gull 9 cormorant (including one absolutely spectacular looking individual in full breeding finery; the cormorant is a much under-rated bird, in my view)
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Feb 2 8:58 PM, 2019
Originally posted today by Stuart Marsden:
A bit uneventful this morning on the island - 2-3 jack snipe and 7 snipe flushed as we went around. The flock of 80+ fieldfare of recent days reduced to 25 or so, with 1 redwing and 3 song thrush. A few more finches in, with 17 goldfinch, 7 greenfinch and a vocal siskin
steven burke said
Sat Feb 2 7:55 PM, 2019
Trafford wharf.
125+ tufted duck on the Manchester ship canal viewed from the lowry outlet at 6.35pm. could not make out any pochard.
James Walsh said
Sun Jan 20 8:20 PM, 2019
Female Goosander Pomona on the Manchester Ship Canal
Black-headed Gull 152 Canada Goose 69 Common Gull 5 Coot 18 Cormorant 7 Great Black-backed Gull 1 (2nd Winter) Grey Heron 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Herring Gull 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull 5 Mallard 1 Mute Swan 10 Total number of species: 12 Individuals: 281
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jan 15 6:18 PM, 2019
Originally posted today by Stuart Marsden:
An hour or so on the island this morning - 41 spp including 2 Siskin, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Bullfinch, 1 Jack Snipe, 5 Tufted Duck, 2F Blackcaps, 2 GBB gull, and again a parakeet, and 5 thrush spp.
full list @ https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51696826
steven burke said
Sun Jan 13 7:43 PM, 2019
Shannon Llewellyn wrote:
Hour and a half or so on Pomona this morning, most of it with Steven Burke (though unfortunately I didn't see his waxwings fly over). Pretty productive, though:
4 meadow pipit 1 grey wagtail 1 redwing over 2 song thrush 3 fieldfare (2 over) 2 moorhen 9 coot 2 tufted duck 3 goosander 6 mute swan 2 little grebe 40+ black-headed gull 7 common gull 4+ lesser black-backed gull 6 herring gull 10 cormorant 1 sparrowhawk (at very close quarters)
nice to see you again Shannon, I cant add anything else apart from the c20 waxwings over & ring-necked parakeet heard only seemed to come from ordsall side.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Jan 13 5:35 PM, 2019
Hour and a half or so on Pomona this morning, most of it with Steven Burke (though unfortunately I didn't see his waxwings fly over). Pretty productive, though:
4 meadow pipit 1 grey wagtail 1 redwing over 2 song thrush 3 fieldfare (2 over) 2 moorhen 9 coot 2 tufted duck 3 goosander 6 mute swan 2 little grebe 40+ black-headed gull 7 common gull 4+ lesser black-backed gull 6 herring gull 10 cormorant 1 sparrowhawk (at very close quarters)
James Walsh said
Sun Jan 6 3:36 PM, 2019
6 Tufted Duck (5 drakes) and 2 Redshanks on the Manchester Ship Canal west of Mode Wheel Locks
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Sunday 16th of December 2018 07:51:21 PM
steven burke said
Sun Dec 16 4:29 PM, 2018
Morning visit, trafford wharf.
4 great black backed gulls, a rare sighting for here, only ever seen them twice before. 3 adults & a 2nd winter which was playing around with a green plastic ball for most of the time I watched it. 400+ black headed gulls 17 common gulls 34 herring gulls 45 lesser black backed gulls 1 tufted duck 2 pied wagtails 18 mute swans 54 Canada goose 5 cormorants 1 peregrine falcon perched on the imperial war museum.
Yesterday on pomona.
2 common snipe 1 jack snipe 1 meadow pipit 1 bullfinch 2 goosander 2 grey heron.
Black-headed Gull 435 Canada Goose 32 Common Gull 6 Coot 12 Cormorant 4 Grey Heron 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Herring Gull 17 Lesser Black-backed Gull 32 Moorhen 4 Mute Swan 31 Total number of species: 11 Individuals: 577
Martin Loftus said
Wed Jul 18 3:27 PM, 2018
James Walsh wrote:
Martin Loftus wrote:
There's a female Goldeneye in the basin next to the satellite dishes, next to itv.
It could be Gary, the resident drake Goldeneye in eclipse, that is his favourite location, but it would be great if there was a female Goldeneye on The Quays to keep him company
That makes sense, I thought it must be female cause of the completely black head, as don't see many eclipse males this time of year this far south. Plus I didn't have my bins. . Can't think of anymore excuses
James Walsh said
Tue Jul 17 12:32 PM, 2018
Martin Loftus wrote:
There's a female Goldeneye in the basin next to the satellite dishes, next to itv.
It could be Gary, the resident drake Goldeneye in eclipse, that is his favourite location, but it would be great if there was a female Goldeneye on The Quays to keep him company
Martin Loftus said
Mon Jul 16 10:41 AM, 2018
There's a female Goldeneye in the basin next to the satellite dishes, next to itv.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Jul 15 7:02 PM, 2018
Few hours round what's left of Pomona today, late morning to early afternoon.
2 blackcap 3 lesser whitethroat (possibly a 4th) 3+ whitethroat 35+ house sparrow (beaks be-purpled with blackberry juice) 5+ goldfinch 3 greenfinch c15 sand martin 1 house martin 1 grey wagtail 3 swift 5 moorhen, one adult and 4 juveniles 7 or 13 coot, mainly juveniles 1 mute swan 1 grey heron c100 black-headed gull 1 common gull juvenile 25+ lesser black-backed gull 6 cormorant
PaulBaker said
Mon Jun 18 4:44 PM, 2018
Pomona 12:00 - 13:30
Lesser Whitethroat x1 Common Whitethroat x1 Goldfinch x3 House Sparrow x6 Wren x6 Blackbird x8 Sand Martin +20 Swift x1 Lesser Black-Backed Gull x28 Black Headed Gull x7 Herring Gull x1 Cormorant x6 Moorhen x3 Coot x2 Mute Swan x2 Canada Goose x26
Shannon Llewellyn said
Fri Jun 15 9:50 PM, 2018
Fifty minutes or so after work at the north end of Pomona (where I rarely look) hoping for the lesser whitethroat mentioned below; no joy there, but there was a pair of stock dove, which I've certainly never had round here before. Other birds around:
3 whitethroat Fledgling great tits c5 goldfinch 1 greenfinch 10+ house sparrow, including a couple still showing gape. 6+ sand martin 1 house martin 5 mute swan c20 black-headed gull c25 lesser black-backed gull 1 cormorant over 1 kestrel
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Friday 15th of June 2018 09:51:09 PM
Steven Heywood said
Tue Jun 12 6:47 PM, 2018
Short potter round Pomona 1:20pm - 2:10pm
3 singing male common whitethroats + one or two females carrying food
1 singing lesser whitethroat + another, both keeping well under cover
4 singing goldfinches
Singles of singing greenfinch, blackcap dunnock and blackbird
Small family group of long-tailed tits next to Cornbrook Station
10+ sand martins
2+ house martins
20+ lesser black-backed gulls, 5 or 6 herring gulls, 10+ black-headed gulls (that loafing roost on the big white roof on the Salford side will be worth a good look in a month or so when the post-breeding movement kicks in)
Just the one cormorant
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Tuesday 12th of June 2018 06:48:09 PM
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Tuesday 12th of June 2018 06:48:45 PM
PaulBaker said
Mon Jun 11 4:40 PM, 2018
Walk around Pomona this morning from 11:00-12:00 entering via Cornbrook. Take the first bend to the right once crossed over the bridge that leads over the Castlefield/Salford Quays canal path.
Lesser Whitethroat x 2 showing well Common Whitethroat x3 Willow Warbler x2 House Sparrow x4 Goldfinch x5 Blackbird Lesser Black Backed Gull x20 Black Headed Gull x6 Swift x3 House Martin x10 on ground drinking in the newly acquired puddles from last nights rainfall. Sand Martin 8+ Kestrel (Male) flying overhead.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Jun 3 7:28 PM, 2018
Pomona (what's left of it), for a couple of hours plus, late morning to early afternoon:
1 willow warbler 1 chiffchaff 2 or 3 blackcap heard singing 4 whitethroat 2 house sparrow Goldfinch and greenfinch 1+ bullfinch heard c10 sand martin 2 swift 3 moorhen (pair mating) 4 coot, one pair with a nest containing six extremely young chicks 7 mute swan, one with blue darvic 4BXY c10 black-headed gull Lesser black-backed gulls over 4+ cormorant 1 kestrel
steven burke said
Sat Jun 2 2:09 PM, 2018
Male & female peregrine falcon on view this morning. 1 swift 2 grey wagtail 1 pied wagtail
Colin Wood said
Thu May 31 9:25 PM, 2018
A pair of great crested grebes on the main canal basin this evening - 21.20. Been here for at least an hour.
Zoe Barrett said
Sun May 13 2:43 PM, 2018
This morning (7.50-10.20) around MSC at weaste:
Lesser whitethroat singing next to ship canal opposite sewage works from 8.00-10am. It was alongside rail tracks next to cement factory
Also of note:
4 Whitethroats
4 Blackcaps
2 Willow warblers
5 Oystercatchers
5 Lapwings displaying
1 Chiffchaff
1 male Bullfinch
Kingfisher
21 Swifts
4 adult Great Black-backed Gulls amongst the Black-headed, Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Trafford Wharf / Salford Wharf
11.15am A Peregrine flew past me at head hight along Merchants Quay before swooping up and flushing a flock of pigeons from one of the rooftops. It failed to catch any and after slowly circling it flew off over towards the BBC building.
Also approx 20 redwing feeding on the rowans outside Laser house.
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Tuesday 24th of December 2019 01:31:19 PM
Cheers Steve. CDY6 was ringed as a male cygnet on 23-8-12 at Christleton pool near Chester (I'd had information on this bird earlier in the year).
Blue 4ACV ringed as a cygnet at Ancoats on 20/10/2013
Green ringed bird is from the Cheshire study
Many thanks, Nick
22 Mute Swan (including 4ACV blue right leg, CDY6 green left leg)
6 Cormorant
32 Canada Goose
3 Moorhen
15 Mallard
26 Coot
2 Grey Heron
3 Grey Wagtail
21 Common Gull
234 Black-headed Gull
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull
43 herring Gull
There were 12 Redwing in the area, with a further 6 flying over towards Pomona.
12.25pm
X3 Fieldfare on the Rowan trees at Salford Quays tram stop opposite Frankie and Benny's
Singing Chiffchaff Ordsall Park also c100 Pink-footed Geese SE at 8:55am
Salford Quays
15.09.19
Black-headed Gull 52
Canada Goose 4
Coot 17
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1 (nice 2nd winter bird)
Herring Gull 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 60
Mallard 9
Moorhen 2
Mute Swan 10
The BTO have updated the WeBS website, some interesting changes including a nifty little graphic on your Data Home page showing Species Counts in your region (or any region of the country), per month.
Early visit to the well-vegetated island 7.10-8.20am - some good tit flocks contained at least 9 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow warblers and other unidentified Phylloscs. Also 2 blackcaps, a herring gull, 2 grey herons, 1 kestrel and 9 sand martins. Some good migrant cover so no doubt lots more missed
Plenty of Swifts on show every day at Eccles ETW by the cement terminal
Other birds present :-
Mute Swan 20.
Cormorant 2.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 29th of June 2019 10:35:58 AM
7.00-7.50am this morning - Lesser whitethroat singing in fenced area at N of site, Blackcap, whitethroat, willow warbler & chiffchaff singing too. Reed bunting for the first time in several weeks.
Quiet this early AM with Ollie Metcalfe - 2 parakeets, first Willow Warbler of the year, 9 Sand martin
2 peregrine falcons
2 common buzzards
1 sparrowhawk
1 grey wagtail
30+ herring gulls
Early visit 6.40am for an hour: male Wheatear, 3 Chiffchaff, female Blackcap, single Sand Martin, 3 sparrowhawk, one kestrel, 9 goosander
1 sand martin
1 meadow pipit
1 blackcap singing
1 common snipe
3 goosander
1 sand martin, didn't stick around long flew off towards the city center.
1 kestrel
1 meadow pipit
1 goosander
1 chiffchaff
8 herring gulls
Site Name: Salford Quays
Date: Sun, 17 Feb, 2019 Time: 10:40 - 11:30
Black-headed Gull 298
Canada Goose 50
Common Gull 3
Coot 29
Cormorant 5
Domestic Mallard 2
Herring Gull 44
Lesser Black-backed Gull 16
Mallard 3
Mute Swan 17
Total number of species: 10
Individuals: 467
Pomona... 2 tufted duck, 2 goosander, 1 reed bunting over calling.
Trafford wharf...
4 great black backed gulls ( 1x juvenile, 2x 2nd winters, 1x 3rd winter)
25 lesser black backed gulls
18 herring gulls
8 common gulls
300+ black headed gulls
1 tufted duck
1 sparrowhawk
2 peregrine falcons around media city.
1 song thrush
1 mistle thrush
3 moorhen
5 coot
2 tufted duck
3 goosander
2 mute swan
1 snipe
150+ black-headed gull
10+ common gull
10+ lesser black-backed gull
3+ herring gull
9 cormorant (including one absolutely spectacular looking individual in full breeding finery; the cormorant is a much under-rated bird, in my view)
Originally posted today by Stuart Marsden:
A bit uneventful this morning on the island - 2-3 jack snipe and 7 snipe flushed as we went around. The flock of 80+ fieldfare of recent days reduced to 25 or so, with 1 redwing and 3 song thrush. A few more finches in, with 17 goldfinch, 7 greenfinch and a vocal siskin
125+ tufted duck on the Manchester ship canal viewed from the lowry outlet at 6.35pm. could not make out any pochard.
Site Name: Salford Quays
Date: Sun, 20 Jan, 2019 Time: 08:20 - 09:20
Black-headed Gull 152
Canada Goose 69
Common Gull 5
Coot 18
Cormorant 7
Great Black-backed Gull 1 (2nd Winter)
Grey Heron 1
Grey Wagtail 2
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Mallard 1
Mute Swan 10
Total number of species: 12
Individuals: 281
Originally posted today by Stuart Marsden:
An hour or so on the island this morning - 41 spp including 2 Siskin, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Bullfinch, 1 Jack Snipe, 5 Tufted Duck, 2F Blackcaps, 2 GBB gull, and again a parakeet, and 5 thrush spp.
full list @ https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51696826
nice to see you again Shannon, I cant add anything else apart from the c20 waxwings over & ring-necked parakeet heard only seemed to come from ordsall side.
4 meadow pipit
1 grey wagtail
1 redwing over
2 song thrush
3 fieldfare (2 over)
2 moorhen
9 coot
2 tufted duck
3 goosander
6 mute swan
2 little grebe
40+ black-headed gull
7 common gull
4+ lesser black-backed gull
6 herring gull
10 cormorant
1 sparrowhawk (at very close quarters)
1 common snipe
3 meadow pipit
3 tufted duck
1 sparrowhawk
1 grey heron
1 grey wagtail
Originally posted today by Stuart Marsden:
Highlights from today (with Pete Berry) and yesterday on Pomona
Jack snipe - 1, Woodcock - 1, Snipe - 3, ring-necked parakeet - 1, reed bunting - 1, tufted duck - 3, jay - 1, meadow pipit - 6, chiffchaff - 1 pale tristis-like yesterday but not seen today
Goosander 5
Jack Snipe 1
Snipe 3
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 1
Fieldfare 7
Redwing 18
Meadow Pipit 4
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Sunday 16th of December 2018 07:51:21 PM
4 great black backed gulls, a rare sighting for here, only ever seen them twice before. 3 adults & a 2nd winter which was playing around with a green plastic ball for most of the time I watched it.
400+ black headed gulls
17 common gulls
34 herring gulls
45 lesser black backed gulls
1 tufted duck
2 pied wagtails
18 mute swans
54 Canada goose
5 cormorants
1 peregrine falcon perched on the imperial war museum.
Yesterday on pomona.
2 common snipe
1 jack snipe
1 meadow pipit
1 bullfinch
2 goosander
2 grey heron.
A couple of hours at Pomona with Stu Marsden 09.40 - 11.40
Pink-footed Geese 44 over NW at 11.04
Goosander 1 redhead on R. Irwell
Snipe 4
Meadow Pipit 4
Blackcap 2 (m & f)
Site Name: Salford Quays
Date: Sun, 11 Nov, 2018 Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Black-headed Gull 204
Canada Goose 29
Coot 12
Cormorant 8
Grey Wagtail 2
Herring Gull 28
Lesser Black-backed Gull 26
Mallard 1
Moorhen 1
Mute Swan 12
Total number of species: 10
Individuals: 323
Lesser Black-back gull - 43.
Herring gull - 6.
Common gull - 4.
Black headed gull - c120.
Mute Swan - 15.
Mode Wheel Locks :-
Pied Wagtail - 1.
Grey Wagtail - 1.
Black headed gull - 15.
Grey Heron - 2.
Cormorant - 42.
Pics of most of the Cormorant.
Site Name: Salford Quays
Date: Sun, 14 Oct, 2018 Time: 15:40 - 16:40
Black-headed Gull 435
Canada Goose 32
Common Gull 6
Coot 12
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 2
Grey Wagtail 2
Herring Gull 17
Lesser Black-backed Gull 32
Moorhen 4
Mute Swan 31
Total number of species: 11
Individuals: 577
That makes sense, I thought it must be female cause of the completely black head, as don't see many eclipse males this time of year this far south. Plus I didn't have my bins. . Can't think of anymore excuses
It could be Gary, the resident drake Goldeneye in eclipse, that is his favourite location, but it would be great if there was a female Goldeneye on The Quays to keep him company
There's a female Goldeneye in the basin next to the satellite dishes, next to itv.
2 blackcap
3 lesser whitethroat (possibly a 4th)
3+ whitethroat
35+ house sparrow (beaks be-purpled with blackberry juice)
5+ goldfinch
3 greenfinch
c15 sand martin
1 house martin
1 grey wagtail
3 swift
5 moorhen, one adult and 4 juveniles
7 or 13 coot, mainly juveniles
1 mute swan
1 grey heron
c100 black-headed gull
1 common gull juvenile
25+ lesser black-backed gull
6 cormorant
Lesser Whitethroat x1
Common Whitethroat x1
Goldfinch x3
House Sparrow x6
Wren x6
Blackbird x8
Sand Martin +20
Swift x1
Lesser Black-Backed Gull x28
Black Headed Gull x7
Herring Gull x1
Cormorant x6
Moorhen x3
Coot x2
Mute Swan x2
Canada Goose x26
3 whitethroat
Fledgling great tits
c5 goldfinch
1 greenfinch
10+ house sparrow, including a couple still showing gape.
6+ sand martin
1 house martin
5 mute swan
c20 black-headed gull
c25 lesser black-backed gull
1 cormorant over
1 kestrel
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Friday 15th of June 2018 09:51:09 PM
Short potter round Pomona 1:20pm - 2:10pm
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Tuesday 12th of June 2018 06:48:09 PM
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Tuesday 12th of June 2018 06:48:45 PM
Lesser Whitethroat x 2 showing well
Common Whitethroat x3
Willow Warbler x2
House Sparrow x4
Goldfinch x5
Blackbird
Lesser Black Backed Gull x20
Black Headed Gull x6
Swift x3
House Martin x10 on ground drinking in the newly acquired puddles from last nights rainfall.
Sand Martin 8+
Kestrel (Male) flying overhead.
1 willow warbler
1 chiffchaff
2 or 3 blackcap heard singing
4 whitethroat
2 house sparrow
Goldfinch and greenfinch
1+ bullfinch heard
c10 sand martin
2 swift
3 moorhen (pair mating)
4 coot, one pair with a nest containing six extremely young chicks
7 mute swan, one with blue darvic 4BXY
c10 black-headed gull
Lesser black-backed gulls over
4+ cormorant
1 kestrel
1 swift
2 grey wagtail
1 pied wagtail