Also good to see a Willow Tit on the reserve, I had my last sighting of one, here, exactly one year ago !
Nick Hilton said
Sun Nov 25 5:12 AM, 2012
24/11/12 1000-1100 Late WeBS count; Mallard = 62 Goldeneye = 1 Teal = 16 Gadwall = 7 Tufted Duck = 2 Moorhen = 8 Little Grebe = 10 Mute Swan = 2 Cormorant = 3 Grey Heron = 1 Black headed Gul = 152 Common Gull = 3
Also visible on the reserve; Magpie = 6, Jay = 3, House Sparrow = 15, Sparrowhawk = 1, Goldcrest = 1, Carrion Crow = 6, Blackbird = 10, Robin = 3, Wren = 3, Blue Tit = 6, Long Tailed Tit = 16, Great Tit = 4, Chaffinch = 8, Greenfinch = 6, Bullfinch = 5, Redwing = 3, Collared Dove = 2, Wood Pigeon = 16.
plus flock of 76 Lapwing overhead.
and one fox stalking the canal bank, 4 male Mallard and the 2 Mute Swan followed him for some time, keeping only a couple of metres away, close enough to keep the fox interested but far enough away for him to not be able to launch an attack (looked like they were teasing him !!)
Also of note on the reserve, 1 male Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Jay
Nick Hilton said
Sun Aug 5 12:21 AM, 2012
A gentle cycle round from 4pm 1 Buzzard 1 Kingfisher 30 Woodpigeon 7 Magpie 7 Swallow 1 Grey Heron 1 Cormorant 3 Long Tailed Tits (more heard) Young Sparrowhawks heard calling from the wooded area by the large pool. Bullfinch heard
Vegatation all overgrown, unmanaged, visibility poor!
Mike Howard said
Fri Apr 13 9:09 PM, 2012
Quick hour this morning, 31 species seen including:-
Also noted on the reserve, for the fiest time in quite a while, 1 Willow Tit.
Nick Hilton said
Sun Nov 20 6:53 PM, 2011
WeBS count 19/11 0915-1000 Moorhen = 6 Mallard = 43 Cormorant = 10 Tufted Duck = 5 Teal = 6 Gadwall = 4 Feral Duck = 3 (2 of the huge farmyard type that are usually at Langworthy Drive and 1 small white call duck type that is paired to a Mallard usually seen on Salford Quays) Black Headed Gull = 151 Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1 Kingfisher = 1 Little Grebe = 3 Mute Swan = 3 Heron = 1 Common Gull = 1
On the rest of the reserve nice to see good numbers (>10) of Bullfinch.
Also on the reserve; 2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 calling Willow Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Blue, Great & Long Tailed Tits, Redwing, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Wren, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Jay, Magpie, Crow, Starling, H Sparrow, G S Woodpecker
Nick Hilton said
Sun Feb 13 3:44 PM, 2011
WeBS count today 1300-1345hrs Wet ! Mallard = 9 G C Grebe = 1 Little Grebe = 2 Cormorant = 9 B H Gull = 40 Tufted Duck = 4 Moorhen = 5 Teal = 12 Canada Goose = 4
Other birds on the reserve; Chaffinch, Song Thrush, Robin, Wren, Jay, Magpie, Crow, G Tit, B Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Lesser Redpoll (8), Bullfinch (10), Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove, H Sparrow, Starling.
Nick Hilton said
Tue Jan 4 12:43 PM, 2011
1000 - 1130 today
Duckfest this morning on this section of MSC; Tufted Duck = 486+ Gadwall = 5 Shoveler = 4 Teal = 14 Mallard = 31 Pochard = 34 Goldeneye = 1
GC Grebe = 2 Little Grebe = 6 Cormorant = 10 Heron = 4 Moorhen = 1 Coot = 10 B H Gull = 90 LBB Gull = 3 Common Gull = 2 Mute Swan = 2
On the rest of the reserve; Crow = 3 Jay = 3 G S Woodpecker = 1 Great Tit = 9 Blue Tit = 12 L T Tit = 4 Coal Tit = 1 Dunnock = 1 Wren = 1 Robin = 6 H Sparrow = 12 Blackbird = 3 Mistle Thrush = 4 Fieldfare = 24 Redwing = 1 Starling = 1 Bullfinch = 3 Chaffinch = 2 Goldfinch = 22 Greenfinch = 12 Siskin = 1 Lesser Redpoll = 2 Wood Pigeon = 9 Magpie = 5 Collared Dove = 3
Also with most of the available water frozen amusing to watch a Buzzard come down to the canal for a drink. In landed on a heavily vegitated bank and sort of half rolled/half flapped its way down to the water - it was lucky it didn't end up head first in !!!!
WeBS count;
Mallard = 50
Teal = 39
Gadwall = 15
Tufted Duck = 45
Moorhen = 3
Coot = 5
Little Grebe = 2
Mute Swan = 6
Cormorant = 4
Feral Duck = 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 2
Black headed Gul = 228
Common Gull = 4
Other birds on the reserve;
Blue Tit = 16
Great Tit = 9
Blackbird = 9
Song Thrush = 1
Robin = 8
Wren = 1
Goldfinch = 3
Chaffinch = 3
Bullfinch = 5
House Sparrow = 14
Starling = 5
Carrion Crow = 5
Magpie = 28
Jay = 2
Wood Pigeon = 5
Collared Dove = 1
Wood Pigeon = 34
Collared Dove = 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker = 1
Great Tit = 14
Blue Tit = 7
Long Tailed Tit = 27
Willow Tit = 2 (poss 3rd bird)
Chaffinch = 9
Bullfinch = 6
Goldfinch = 2
Greenfinch = 2
Lesser Redpoll = 4
Robin = 8
Dunnock = 1
Wren = 2
House Sparrow = 12
Starling = 3
Blackbird = 3
Mistle Thrush = 1
Song Thrush = 3
Sparrowhawk = 1
Carrion Crow = 3
Jay = 2
Magpie = 9
Teal = 34
Mallard = 102
Gadwall = 4
Tufted Duck = 19
Goosander = 1 (flying west)
Feral Duck = 1
Little Grebe = 1
Mute Swan = 2
Moorhen = 7
Coot = 2
Cormorant = 6
Grey Heron = 2
Pink Footed Goose = 23 (flying NW)
Black Headed Gull = 85
Common Gull = 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Pheasant = 1
41 species in total (which is a good record for this location).
WeBS count;
Mallard = 33
Teal = 81
Gadwall = 13
Tufted Duck = 180
Moorhen = 12
Coot = 10
Little Grebe = 6
Mute Swan = 7
Cormorant = 5
Canada Goose = 2
Black headed Gul = 172
Common Gull = 1
Also good to see a Willow Tit on the reserve, I had my last sighting of one, here, exactly one year ago !
Late WeBS count;
Mallard = 62
Goldeneye = 1
Teal = 16
Gadwall = 7
Tufted Duck = 2
Moorhen = 8
Little Grebe = 10
Mute Swan = 2
Cormorant = 3
Grey Heron = 1
Black headed Gul = 152
Common Gull = 3
Also visible on the reserve;
Magpie = 6, Jay = 3, House Sparrow = 15, Sparrowhawk = 1, Goldcrest = 1, Carrion Crow = 6, Blackbird = 10, Robin = 3, Wren = 3, Blue Tit = 6, Long Tailed Tit = 16, Great Tit = 4, Chaffinch = 8, Greenfinch = 6, Bullfinch = 5, Redwing = 3, Collared Dove = 2, Wood Pigeon = 16.
plus flock of 76 Lapwing overhead.
and one fox stalking the canal bank, 4 male Mallard and the 2 Mute Swan followed him for some time, keeping only a couple of metres away, close enough to keep the fox interested but far enough away for him to not be able to launch an attack (looked like they were teasing him !!)
Greenfinch = 6
Goldfinch = 9
Bullfinch = 4
Blackbird = 7
Robin = 5
House Sparrow = 12
Wren = 4
Blue Tit = 3
Great Tit = 4
Long Tailed Tit = 6
Goldcrest = 1
Wood Pigeon = 8
Collared Dave = 2
Pheasant = 1
Jay = 1
Magpie = 19
Carrion Crow = 2
Cormorant = 1
Grey Heron = 1
Mute Swan = 1
Little Grebe = 3
Moorhen = 6
Gadwall = 14
Mallard = 15
Teal = 34
Tufted Duck = 12
Domestic Duck = 1
Black Headed Gull = 21
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 2
Chaffinch = 3
Greenfinch = 6
Goldfinch = 26
Bullfinch = 2
Blackbird = 12
Song Thrush = 2
Redwing = 10
Robin = 4
Starling = 31
House Sparrow = 8
Wren = 4
Dunnock = 2
Blue Tit = 6
Great Tit = 4
Long Tailed Tit = 6
Wood Pigeon = 12
Great Spotted Woodpecker = 1
Jay = 1
Magpie = 14
Jackdaw = 2
Carrion Crow = 3
Cormorant = 6
Mute Swan = 1
Little Grebe = 1
Moorhen = 3
Gadwall = 16
Mallard = 32
Teal = 6
Tufted Duck = 10
Black Headed Gull = 14
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 3
-- Edited by Nick Hilton on Sunday 28th of October 2012 12:05:49 PM
Gadwall = 5
Teal = 5
Mallard = 38
Cormorant = 3
Grey Heron = 2
Moorhen = 5
Black Headed Gull = 14
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Mute Swan = 8
Great Crested Grebe = 2
Little Grebe = 2
Kingfisher = 2
Gadwall = 6
Teal = 4
Mallard = 16
Cormorant = 6
Grey Heron = 1
Moorhen = 2
Black Headed Gull = 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 2
Also of note on the reserve, 1 male Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Jay
1 Buzzard
1 Kingfisher
30 Woodpigeon
7 Magpie
7 Swallow
1 Grey Heron
1 Cormorant
3 Long Tailed Tits (more heard)
Young Sparrowhawks heard calling from the wooded area by the large pool.
Bullfinch heard
Vegatation all overgrown, unmanaged, visibility poor!
Willow Tit - 1
Swallow - 2
Sparrowhawk - 2
Jay - 6
Mute Swan - 2
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 2
Grey Heron - 2
Great Crested Grebe - 4
Gadwall - 3
Song Thrush - 1
Cormorant - 5
Mute Swan = 1
Gadwall = 10
Teal = 9
Mallard = 8
Tufted Duck = 30
Great Crested Grebe = 2
Cormorant = 6
Grey Heron = 1
Canada Goose = 2
Black Headed Gull = 11
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Also of note 5 Lesser Redpoll
Mute Swan = 15
Gadwall = 10
Teal = 28
Mallard = 40
Tufted Duck = 274
Little Grebe = 4
Great Crested Grebe = 4
Cormorant = 8
Grey Heron = 1
Moorhen = 5
Coot = 21
Canada Goose = 1
Goosander = 2
Pochard = 1
Black Headed Gull = 170
Common Gull = 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Oystercatcher = 1
Also of note on the reserve, 7 Lesser Redpoll, 60 Redwing.
Mallard 15+
Little Grebe 1
Teal 20+
Mute Swan 4
Cormorant 1
Coot 6
Moorhen 4
Tufted Duck 120+
Pochard 1f
GtCGrebe 3
Gadwall 10+
Lesser Redpoll 1
Bullfinch 4
Willow Tit 2
Greenfinch 2
Song Thrush 2
Redwing 6
LBB Gull 1
etc.etc.etc.
Mute Swan = 1
Gadwall = 16
Teal = 10
Mallard = 42
Feral Duck = 1
Tufted Duck = 73
Little Grebe = 4
Great Crested Grebe = 2
Cormorant = 18
Grey Heron = 2
Moorhen = 4
Coot = 8
Black Headed Gull = 86
Common Gull = 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 2
Also of note on the reserve, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch.
NB: Top end of Reserve closed owing to maintainance work.
Mallard 12+
Cormorant 1
Tufted Duck 80+
GtCGrebe 1
Moorhen 2
Coot 2
Mute Swan 13
Grey Heron 1
Bullfinch 1m
Herring Gull 3 over.
Redwing 1
Jay 1
Willow Tit 2
plus singing Dunnocks, Robins, 1 Song Thrush and 1 Mistle Thrush.
etc.etc.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 10th of January 2012 07:58:54 PM
Cormorant 3
Teal 5
Mallard 20+
Gadwall 3
Mute Swan 8
Coot 20+
Little Grebe 2
Gt.C.Grebe 2
Tufted Duck 40+
BH. Gull 100+
Common Gull 2
LBB. Gull 1
Moorhen 3
Goldcrest 1m
Lesser Redpoll 4
Bullfinch 1
Redwing 20+
Reed Bunting 1
Pied Wagtail 1
etc.etc.etc.
Gadwall = 19
Teal = 17
Mallard = 47
Feral Duck = 2
Tufted Duck = 92
Little Grebe = 10
Great Crested Grebe = 2
Cormorant = 2
Moorhen = 4
Coot = 3
Kingfisher = 1
Black Headed Gull = 165
Common Gull = 1
Also noted on the reserve, for the fiest time in quite a while, 1 Willow Tit.
Moorhen = 6
Mallard = 43
Cormorant = 10
Tufted Duck = 5
Teal = 6
Gadwall = 4
Feral Duck = 3 (2 of the huge farmyard type that are usually at Langworthy Drive and 1 small white call duck type that is paired to a Mallard usually seen on Salford Quays)
Black Headed Gull = 151
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Kingfisher = 1
Little Grebe = 3
Mute Swan = 3
Heron = 1
Common Gull = 1
On the rest of the reserve nice to see good numbers (>10) of Bullfinch.
Tufted Duck 7
Little Grebe 2
Cormorant 5
BH Gull 70+
LBB Gull 2
Skylark 1
l.Redpoll 1
Goldcrest 2
Buzzard 1
Moorhen 1
Mallard 1
etc.etc...Plus a man playing the bagpipes...I kid you not!
Mallard = 10
Cormorant = 10
Moorhen = 1
Tufted Duck = 26
Little Grebe = 2
Black Headed Gull = 30
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Heron = 1
Gadwall = 12
Mute Swan = 2
A female Sparrowhawk took a House Sparrow in the car park and;
at 1230 circa 85 Pinkfeet flew north
at 1250 circa 210 Pinkfeet flew south east
Tufted Duck = 29
Mallard = 42
Black Headed Gull = 7
Little Grebe = 2
Great Crested Grebe = 1
Cormorant = 13
Heron = 2
Moorhen = 1
Feral Duck = 1
Still 5 Swallow hanging around plus charm of 20 Goldfinch.
6 Swallow, 6 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Wren, 8 H Sparrow, 8 Robin, 26 Starling (all collecting food), 2 G Tit, 1 LT Tit, 5 Blackbird, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Buzzard, 3 Wood Pigeon, 3 Crow, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Magpie, 2 GC Grebe, 12 Cormorant, 10 Mallard, 2 Canada Goose, 2 BH Gull, 2 Oystercatcher,1 Heron, 2 Mute Swan
9 Blackbird, 1 Starling, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Bullfinch, 4 Robin, 7 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 2 LT Tit, 3 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Crow, 12 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard, 8 H Sparrow, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Canada Goose, 1 Heron, 2 BH Gull, 6 Magpie, 10 Wood Pigeon, 1 Pheasant, 4 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Mute Swan, 3 Oystercatcher.
Tufted Duck 26
Mute Swan 1ad
Teal 1m
Mallard 4
Cormorant 8
Grey Heron 1
Sand Martin 1
Chiffchaff 4 singing
Bullfinch 1m 1f
L.Redpoll 1
Chaffinch 1 singing
Missel Thrush 1 singing
LT Tit 2
Willow Tit 1
BH Gulls, etc. etc.
Mallard = 10
Coot = 2
Gadwall = 4
Cormorant = 5
Moorhen = 3
Mute Swan = 1
Canada Goose = 4
Teal = 4
Tufted Duck = 42
G C Grebe = 1
Heron = 1
LBB Gull = 2
BH Gull = 2
Oystercatcher = 2
Also on the reserve;
2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 calling Willow Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Blue, Great & Long Tailed Tits, Redwing, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Wren, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Jay, Magpie, Crow, Starling, H Sparrow, G S Woodpecker
Mallard = 9
G C Grebe = 1
Little Grebe = 2
Cormorant = 9
B H Gull = 40
Tufted Duck = 4
Moorhen = 5
Teal = 12
Canada Goose = 4
Tufted Duck 87
Moorhen 5
Mallard 9
Gadwall 3m3f
Canada Goose 1
Coot 2
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 2
BH Gull 40+
Common Gull 1
LBB Gull 1
Bullfinch 3m3f
Goldfinch 10+
Stock Dove 1
Missel Thrush 1
Blue Tits/LT Tits/Gt. Tits/Wrens/Robins/Blackbirds/Crows 2/Redwings/Woodpigeons/Starlings/House Sparrows.
Very quiet and miserable !
WeBS
Mallard = 25
Cormorant = 3
BH Gull = 16
Moorhen = 1
Heron = 1
GC Grebe = 1
Other birds on the reserve;
Chaffinch, Song Thrush, Robin, Wren, Jay, Magpie, Crow, G Tit, B Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Lesser Redpoll (8), Bullfinch (10), Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove, H Sparrow, Starling.
Duckfest this morning on this section of MSC;
Tufted Duck = 486+
Gadwall = 5
Shoveler = 4
Teal = 14
Mallard = 31
Pochard = 34
Goldeneye = 1
GC Grebe = 2
Little Grebe = 6
Cormorant = 10
Heron = 4
Moorhen = 1
Coot = 10
B H Gull = 90
LBB Gull = 3
Common Gull = 2
Mute Swan = 2
On the rest of the reserve;
Crow = 3
Jay = 3
G S Woodpecker = 1
Great Tit = 9
Blue Tit = 12
L T Tit = 4
Coal Tit = 1
Dunnock = 1
Wren = 1
Robin = 6
H Sparrow = 12
Blackbird = 3
Mistle Thrush = 4
Fieldfare = 24
Redwing = 1
Starling = 1
Bullfinch = 3
Chaffinch = 2
Goldfinch = 22
Greenfinch = 12
Siskin = 1
Lesser Redpoll = 2
Wood Pigeon = 9
Magpie = 5
Collared Dove = 3
Tufted 90+
Pochard 15
Coot 4
Moorhen 1
Teal 1f
Cormorant 3
BH Gull 60+
C Gull 1
Willow Tit 1
L.Redpoll 1
Redwing 1
etc.etc.etc.
Tufted Duck = 262
Goldeneye = 5 (all female)
Great Crested Grebe = 1
Cormorant = 9
Mallard = 17
Coot = 2
Gadwall = 2
Teal = 6
Black Headed Gull = 80
Lesser BB Gull = 1
Also with most of the available water frozen amusing to watch a Buzzard come down to the canal for a drink. In landed on a heavily vegitated bank and sort of half rolled/half flapped its way down to the water - it was lucky it didn't end up head first in !!!!
B H Gull = 65
Cormorant = 3
Heron = 2
Mallard = 17
Tufted Duck = 47
Mute Swan = 2
Little Grebe = 1
Moorhen = 2
Coot = 2
Gadwall = 4
PinkFeet Geese c120 west at 1415
c80 west at 1415
c120 west at 1425 flying over Salford
Redwing 6
Goldfinches
Redpoll 2
Siskin 1
Bullfinch 2m
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 1
Tufted Duck 9
Mallard 6
LBB Gull 1
BH Gull 20+
Gt.Spotted Woodpecker 1
Collared Dove 5
etc.etc.etc.
Kingfisher 1
Cormorant 4
Tufted Duck 21
Mallard 9
Little Grebe 2
BH Gull 100+
Mute Swan 1 ad female
Redwing 15
Missel Thrush 1
Goldcrest 1
Bullfinch 1
etc.etc.etc.
B H Gull = 28
Cormorant = 13
Heron = 1
Mallard = 2
Tufted Duck = 7
Mute Swan = 5
Little Grebe = 3
GC Grebe = 1
Gadwall = 1
Water level in MSC exceptionally high (probably accounted for lack of dabbling duck)
Mute Swan = 3
Mallard = 14
Tufted Duck = 1
Little Grebe = 2
Cormorant = 18
Grey Heron = 1
Moorhen = 1
BH Gull = 30
Canal near Barton Locks:
Mute Swan 1sub adult plus 4 adults. 2 were blue-ringed DX4 and FX4.
Tufted Duck 1 pair.
Grey Heron 1
Swallow 8+
Mallard 20+
Cormorant 1
GtCGrebe 1 pair.
BH Gull 2 adults.
Reserve:
Kingfisher 1.
Song Thrush 3 singing.
Chiffchaff 4 singing.
Willow Warbler 2 singing.
Blackcap 3 singing.
Bullfinch 1 lone male.
GtSWoodpecker 1
Swift 1
etc.etc.etc.
Mute Swan - 2
GC Grebe - 4
Tufted Duck - 4
Mallard - 10
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2
Canada Goose - 2
BH Gull - 4
Reed Bunting - 1
House Sparrows - lots
Greenfinch - 2
Oystercatcher flying through towards Irlam
Kestrel - 1
Buzzard - 2
Jay - 7 (all together, seemed to be fighting over something, a lady Jay probably)
Grey Wagtail - 2
Swallow - 2
Plenty Chiffchaffs singing - I can never seem to visually spot them!
Blue, Great, Long Tailed Tits, Magpies, Crows, Blackbirds, Goldfinches, Robins etc...
-- Edited by Robin Tong on Saturday 10th of April 2010 03:36:25 PM
Tufted Duck = 63
G C Grebe = 2
Mallard = 15
Teal = 4
Little Grebe = 1
Gadwall = 18
Moorhen = 2
Cormorant = 1
B H Gull = 5
LBB Gull = 2
Coot = 1
(also 5 Lesser Redpoll, 11 Bullfinch, Pheasant, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, usual Tits and others)
UU & EA carrying out work on the reserve with heavy machinery so will be high level of disturbance over next 6 weeks.
H Sparrow = 6
Blackbird = 5
Song Thrush = 2
Robin = 10
Goldfinch = 6
Chaffinch = 5
Bullfinch = 8
Lesser Redpoll = 9
Dunnock = 1
Blue Tit = 6
Great Tit = 4
Long T Tit = 3
Stock Dove = 4
Woodpigeon = 6
Crow = 2
Magpie = 10
Coot = 3
Moorhen = 6
Mute Swan = 3
Cormorant = 6
Tufted Duck = 81
Mallard = 17
Gadwall = 14
Teal = 20
B H Gull = 90
LBB Gull = 1
Common Gull = 2
Kingfisher = 1
Grey Wagtail = 1
Mallard = 20
Coot = 4
Moorhen = 4
Gadwall = 4
Teal = 5
Tufted Duck = 79
Mute Swan = 2
B H Gull = 267
Common Gull = 3
LBB Gull = 3
G C Grebe = 1
Little Grebe = 2
also 8 Lesser Redpoll.