Two great long distance migrants in Warrington today 2 Waxwing at Church street and I found the Adult Iceland Gull by Decathlon this morning that has returned as an adult to the area now for 6 Winters and it was great to see it back again ,I estimate this gull assuming its going back to Greenland to breed has done 24000 miles traveling back and too to Warrington from its Breeding area in the time I have been watching it ,I had it 2nd January 2013 the first time and saw it briefly on and off each winter up to last winter when it was ever present from Jan-May,so great to see her back :)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 13th of January 2019 03:15:47 PM
5 Waxwings were reported around Sainsbury's car park yesterday, and then later at Battersby Lane. Today 2 were present along Orchard Street, either at the junction with Church Street and then at the junction with School Brow
3 Waxwings just gone over me low heading west towards vw milner street on my way to Work in town at 8.40
Matt Bannon said
Thu Dec 27 11:54 AM, 2018
Huge flock of Redwings, fieldfare, mistle thrush, chaffinch, goldfinch using the st barnabus school field and nearby trees on collins st in warrington. Its quite a spectacle of urban birding. No waxwings tho!
Matt Bannon said
Thu Dec 27 1:41 AM, 2018
I had a look near the albion pub in the usual spot for waxwings, no joy
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Dec 26 9:25 AM, 2018
quick scoot over to Milner street VW this morning in the hope of Waxwings was fruitless but in the vicinity were 200 Redwing and 100 Fieldfare feeding on the Berries around the site,and that normally bodes well for a few Waxwings to arrive,but they will have to hurry up as there are very few Berries left with many of the trees already stripped bare .
Bob Dickinson said
Fri Aug 31 4:31 PM, 2018
A pair of Ravens were on the parish church at 3.30pm today.
Daniel Owen said
Tue Aug 28 4:57 PM, 2018
Goshawk south over Padgate around 15:33
John Williams said
Sat Jun 23 9:41 AM, 2018
Late post : 20.06.2018
Wilderspool Causeway
A pair of Lesser Black Backed Gulls have been on territory close to the site of the former rugby stadium for more than a month.
I have seen them with at least one chick on a nearby flat roof, which they have vigorously defended.
Around lunchtime there was a very noisy fracas as an adult Lesser Black Back flew low along the road with two others in pursuit.
The fleeing gull had what looked like a blackbird sized chick in it's beak, and it flew from the roof where I had seen the chicks.
I'm pretty confident that I witnessed cannibalism gull style as the parent birds now appear to have moved away.
Bob Dickinson said
Sun May 27 2:31 PM, 2018
Raven in Woolston Park this afternoon being mobbed by Crows.
dave broome said
Sat May 19 12:32 PM, 2018
Lesser Whitethroat singing along the railway by Hawleys Lane
Daniel Owen said
Fri Apr 20 6:48 PM, 2018
4 Ravens again near St Oswalds Church, Padgate around 15:45
Rob Creek said
Mon Apr 16 12:18 PM, 2018
Afternoon visit with Paul Baker.
- adult Iceland Gull Finally located it on Tile Giant roof after we tried all the various locations it's been seen at previously. It didn't stay long though as it was flushed and driven off by a Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Adult Iceland Gull seen Am along the usual stretch of the A49,no signs this afternoon in its usual spots.
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 6th of April 2018 02:43:27 PM
Paul Beachcroft said
Fri Apr 6 11:34 AM, 2018
Not exactly Warrington town centre but a Kestrel hovering over field adjacent to Winwick Lane as you approach roundabout for M6 at around 10am this morning - dry but breezy, 10 degrees centigrade. Buzzard over field south of M62 and a few hundred metres east of IKEA.
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Apr 5 5:51 PM, 2018
Adult Iceland Gull again around Decathlon mid afternoon today and over the college
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Apr 2 3:48 PM, 2018
The Adult Iceland gull I found early in the winter was still present today ,seen several times between the new Aldi and Matalan via the College area along Winwick road last seen at 3.30 pm on Matalan's roof :)
Ian Coote said
Sun Apr 1 12:34 PM, 2018
Adult Iceland Gull siting on roof of Tile Giant at noon today.
(Behind MacDonalds on A49)
Record shots attached
-- Edited by Ian Coote on Sunday 1st of April 2018 03:19:17 PM
Adult Iceland Gull over costa coffee ,next to Aldi on Winwick road at 8.30 this Morning.
dave broome said
Sun Mar 25 4:01 PM, 2018
Ring-Necked Parakeet at Walton Hall today
colin davies said
Sun Mar 18 4:30 PM, 2018
Adult Iceland gull again flying around in the vicinity of Decathlon and later Tescos, but not seen to land.
Bob Dickinson said
Thu Mar 15 6:08 PM, 2018
Raven again in vicinity of Padgate Lane this afternoon. Prospecting for nest site?
Daniel Owen said
Thu Mar 8 5:26 PM, 2018
Adult Iceland Gull was seen again flying round the college around 1:30pm, it was also seen landing with other large gulls on the Linde Stirling roof opposite.
Also, a Raven flew NW over Padgate Lane, close to St Oswald's Church around 2:30pm - picked up by its cronking.
-- Edited by Daniel Owen on Thursday 8th of March 2018 05:27:17 PM
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Mar 7 3:46 PM, 2018
Adult Iceland Gull seen twice this afternoon briefly flying behind Decathlon Warrington :)
Daniel Owen said
Tue Mar 6 7:35 PM, 2018
Adult Iceland Gull still present at Winwick Road, was seen feeding with other gulls at the front of the college around 2:30pm
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Mar 4 3:53 PM, 2018
Adult iceland gull flying round decathlon 2.30 - 3.30 mainly high with other gulls Ian has uploaded some pictures of it to the main site,which everyone should visit has there have been plenty update in recent times .
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Monday 5th of March 2018 02:11:37 PM
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Mar 4 1:18 PM, 2018
Adult iceland gull again over college warrington 9am
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Mar 3 4:46 PM, 2018
colin davies wrote:
Finally caught up with John's elusive Iceland gull today on the roof of the Warrington Business School next to the college and the Premier Inn at about 10:30.
The best looking Iceland Gull ive seen by a mile :) seen again near the college this afternoon briefly.
another great picture by Colin Davies
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 3rd of March 2018 04:47:35 PM
Finally caught up with John's elusive Iceland gull today on the roof of the Warrington Business School next to the college and the Premier Inn at about 10:30.
Adult Iceland Gull again over ex Asda warehouse on Dallam Lane Warrington opposite Tesco extra at 830 am this morning
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Feb 28 2:26 PM, 2018
Birding at Tesco's
Bit of a surreal moment at Tesco early this morning, just having a coffee before shopping ,looked out of the Café window and a Pristine Adult Iceland Gull flew past the window 10 feet away and went onto the roof,2 mins later it was flying round again and back on the roof. This bird I have seen on and off through the winter usually by the collage or Decathlon, but finally to see it close was nice, shame no camera. Later when I was driving past Decathlon ,it was sat on top of one of the streetlights ,then flew off and landed on the grass area by the entrance to the collage ,so anyone in the area ,its worth a look,my guess is its roosting on either Tesco's Roof or the Asda Warehouse opposite. I have also seen it in brief views when driving pat on the Grass area opposite the Alban retail park.
Curt Whitby said
Fri Jan 19 8:45 PM, 2018
Although strictly not in Warrington but this was the closest description I could find, went to Walton gardens with the kids today saw a sparrowhawk over head and 2 ring neck parakeets flying over. Not sure if they were escapees from the aviary section of the park or what but I know that "wild ones"are expanding their range.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 19th of January 2018 08:59:51 PM
Daniel Owen said
Thu Sep 28 4:36 PM, 2017
5 Redwing flew South over Padgate around 10:05
Bob Dickinson said
Wed Aug 30 5:25 PM, 2017
A female Whinchat was on a bungalow roof in Cedar Grove, Paddington at 9.00am this morning.
Daniel Owen said
Fri May 5 9:27 PM, 2017
A Peregrine flew SE over Padgate Lane around 14:30
Dave Riley said
Thu May 4 2:04 PM, 2017
Aileen and I had a walk around Paddington Meadows this morning, highlights included a singing Cetti's Warbler at the Greymist end and a reeling Grasshopper Warbler at the western end.
dave broome said
Sun Apr 30 2:15 PM, 2017
Lesser Whitethroat still singing on railway by Hawley's Lane, Dallam today
dave broome said
Sun Apr 23 7:52 PM, 2017
Lesser Whitethroat singing this afternoon on the embankment of the railway at Hawley's Lane, Dallam
Nick Isherwood said
Sat Feb 4 6:10 PM, 2017
Apologies for the late post.
A Goshawk flew low over Chester Road on Wednesday morning heading in a westerly direction.
Dave Riley said
Thu Feb 2 3:19 PM, 2017
I called in to Warrington Collegiate on Long Lane, while we were in the car park there was an adult Iceland Gull on the lawn in front of the reception, it was with a few other gulls including a first winter Herring, when some of the students threw some bread down it was the only gull not to go for it although it did fly around a little. I managed a couple of extremely poor photos through the car windscreen
Ian Coote said
Sun Jan 29 3:29 PM, 2017
Single adult Yellow-legged Gull, "worm-dancing", on A57 / A562 roundabout this afternoon at approximately 15:00hrs
dave broome said
Mon Jan 16 10:02 AM, 2017
6 Waxwing over Milner Street this morning
Nev Wright said
Sun Jan 15 7:15 PM, 2017
About 50 Waxwings still present on Milner Street this pm (about 1430hrs), flitting between the Honda and VW (?) garages.
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Jan 14 9:56 AM, 2017
c70 Waxwing still present this morning at Milner Street Warrington and by side of Honda garage across the road :)
Great to see the adult Iceland gull back again and thanks to John for letting me know. Here's a photo of it on it's first day back in college today!
Two great long distance migrants in Warrington today 2 Waxwing at Church street and I found the Adult Iceland Gull by Decathlon this morning that has returned as an adult to the area now for 6 Winters and it was great to see it back again ,I estimate this gull assuming its going back to Greenland to breed has done 24000 miles traveling back and too to Warrington from its Breeding area in the time I have been watching it ,I had it 2nd January 2013 the first time and saw it briefly on and off each winter up to last winter when it was ever present from Jan-May,so great to see her back :)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 13th of January 2019 03:15:47 PM
quick scoot over to Milner street VW this morning in the hope of Waxwings was fruitless but in the vicinity were 200 Redwing and 100 Fieldfare feeding on the Berries around the site,and that normally bodes well for a few Waxwings to arrive,but they will have to hurry up as there are very few Berries left with many of the trees already stripped bare .
Wilderspool Causeway
A pair of Lesser Black Backed Gulls have been on territory close to the site of the former rugby stadium for more than a month.
I have seen them with at least one chick on a nearby flat roof, which they have vigorously defended.
Around lunchtime there was a very noisy fracas as an adult Lesser Black Back flew low along the road with two others in pursuit.
The fleeing gull had what looked like a blackbird sized chick in it's beak, and it flew from the roof where I had seen the chicks.
I'm pretty confident that I witnessed cannibalism gull style as the parent birds now appear to have moved away.
- adult Iceland Gull
Finally located it on Tile Giant roof after we tried all the various locations it's been seen at previously. It didn't stay long though as it was flushed and driven off by a Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Adult Iceland Gull present again all day today in Warrington
Adult Iceland Gull still present today along Winwick Road Warrington ,itl have to shift soon to make it to Greenland
Adult Iceland Gull along Winwick Road Warrington this morning
Adult Iceland Gull seen Am along the usual stretch of the A49,no signs this afternoon in its usual spots.
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 6th of April 2018 02:43:27 PM
Not exactly Warrington town centre but a Kestrel hovering over field adjacent to Winwick Lane as you approach roundabout for M6 at around 10am this morning - dry but breezy, 10 degrees centigrade. Buzzard over field south of M62 and a few hundred metres east of IKEA.
Adult Iceland Gull again around Decathlon mid afternoon today and over the college
The Adult Iceland gull I found early in the winter was still present today ,seen several times between the new Aldi and Matalan via the College area along Winwick road last seen at 3.30 pm on Matalan's roof :)
Adult Iceland Gull siting on roof of Tile Giant at noon today.
(Behind MacDonalds on A49)
Record shots attached
-- Edited by Ian Coote on Sunday 1st of April 2018 03:19:17 PM
Adult Iceland Gull over costa coffee ,next to Aldi on Winwick road at 8.30 this Morning.
Adult Iceland gull again flying around in the vicinity of Decathlon and later Tescos, but not seen to land.
-- Edited by Daniel Owen on Thursday 8th of March 2018 05:27:17 PM
Adult Iceland Gull seen twice this afternoon briefly flying behind Decathlon Warrington :)
Adult iceland gull flying round decathlon 2.30 - 3.30 mainly high with other gulls Ian has uploaded some pictures of it to the main site,which everyone should visit has there have been plenty update in recent times .
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Monday 5th of March 2018 02:11:37 PM
The best looking Iceland Gull ive seen by a mile :) seen again near the college this afternoon briefly.
another great picture by Colin Davies
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 3rd of March 2018 04:47:35 PM
Finally caught up with John's elusive Iceland gull today on the roof of the Warrington Business School next to the college and the Premier Inn at about 10:30.
Adult Iceland Gull again over ex Asda warehouse on Dallam Lane Warrington opposite Tesco extra at 830 am this morning
Birding at Tesco's
Bit of a surreal moment at Tesco early this morning, just having a coffee before shopping ,looked out of the Café window and a Pristine Adult Iceland Gull flew past the window 10 feet away and went onto the roof,2 mins later it was flying round again and back on the roof. This bird I have seen on and off through the winter usually by the collage or Decathlon, but finally to see it close was nice, shame no camera. Later when I was driving past Decathlon ,it was sat on top of one of the streetlights ,then flew off and landed on the grass area by the entrance to the collage ,so anyone in the area ,its worth a look,my guess is its roosting on either Tesco's Roof or the Asda Warehouse opposite. I have also seen it in brief views when driving pat on the Grass area opposite the Alban retail park.
Although strictly not in Warrington but this was the closest description I could find, went to Walton gardens with the kids today saw a sparrowhawk over head and 2 ring neck parakeets flying over. Not sure if they were escapees from the aviary section of the park or what but I know that "wild ones"are expanding their range.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 19th of January 2018 08:59:51 PM
Lesser Whitethroat still singing on railway by Hawley's Lane, Dallam today
Lesser Whitethroat singing this afternoon on the embankment of the railway at Hawley's Lane, Dallam
Apologies for the late post.
A Goshawk flew low over Chester Road on Wednesday morning heading in a westerly direction.
Single adult Yellow-legged Gull, "worm-dancing", on A57 / A562 roundabout this afternoon at approximately 15:00hrs
6 Waxwing over Milner Street this morning
About 50 Waxwings still present on Milner Street this pm (about 1430hrs), flitting between the Honda and VW (?) garages.
c70 Waxwing still present this morning at Milner Street Warrington and by side of Honda garage across the road :)