im pretty sure there are eels in the canal,as they seem to find there way into most canal systems,i know the sankey canal is full of them-ask anyone fishing on the canal,im sure they will know
Ian Woosey said
Tue Mar 27 12:09 PM, 2007
Tue 27th Mar. a.m.
Black-necked Grebe - still present on Scotman`s
f. Red-crested Pochard - Westwood
5 Snipe - Horrocks`. 5 Greylags here also
2 Kingfisher - canal @ Bryn Flash
2 Sand Martin - Scotman`s
33 Goldeneye
Willow Tit
2 Grey Wags - Westwood lock
On Scotman`s I watched in amazement a Cormorant eat an eel, which must have been at least two and a half feet long and quite thick ! It took the Cormorant several attempts and a good 10 minutes to devour. Needless to say it was very thick-necked afterwards !
Apart from the spectacle itself I was surprised that there were eels here at all ! ?
-- Edited by Ian Woosey at 17:02, 2007-03-27
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sat Mar 24 3:46 PM, 2007
24/03/07 black neck grebe still present on scotmans,smashing view,s close to banking
cheers geoff
Ian Woosey said
Fri Mar 23 11:08 AM, 2007
23/3/07 06.30 - 10.30
Smew - at first on Scotmans, then by the time I`d got to Horrocks it was on there
Black-necked Grebe - Scotmans, down to 20ft from canal bank
Red-crested Pochard - Westwood
Green Woodpecker - nr Moss Br.
3 Sand Martin
2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wag, 2 Willow Tit - along canal
Curlew over N.
2 Oystercatcher
2 Pink-feet
29 Goldeneye
18 Shoveler
4 Little Grebe
10 Pochard
Sparrowhawk
Gary Gorner said
Tue Mar 20 4:01 PM, 2007
scotchmans flash - commerant, tufties,goldeneye,heron,little grebe no sign of the black neck,sand martin,willow tit and all the usual stuff.
Ian Woosey said
Mon Mar 19 1:44 PM, 2007
Mon 19th Mar. a.m.
Black-necked Grebe - Scotmans Flash
3 Sand Martin
drk Wigeon
2 Shelduck over
2 Pink-feet - Horrocks
6 Greylag
Chiffchaff & 2 L.Redpoll nr. Bryn Flash
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Ian Woosey said
Thu Mar 15 1:34 PM, 2007
15/3/07
OSPREY (see seperate post)
redhead Smew - Horrocks`.
2 Pink-feet
2 Greylags
Oystercatcher
2 Raven over Scotmans heading N.
4 Sand Martin
Water Rail
f. Red-crested Pochard - Westwood Fl.
Chiffchaff - nr. feeding station
3 Willow Tit
2 Grey Wag
Tony Coatsworth said
Sun Mar 11 2:56 PM, 2007
11/3/7 am
Walk round with Geoff - thanks for showing me a new area. About 40 species in total. Highlights were ....
Smew on Horrocks Flash Small groups of Goldeneye. 1 Redshank at Dover Basin but water levels very high everywhere so no other waders about. Also 6 Goosander here.
-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth at 15:56, 2007-03-11
Ian Woosey said
Sat Mar 10 12:13 PM, 2007
10/3/07 a.m.
redhead Smew - Horrocks, canal-side
2 Pink-feet
5 Greylags
Oystercatcher
Redshank
15 Shoveler
4 Teal
Green Woodpecker - Moss Br. area
8 L.Redpoll
Willow Tit
6 Bullfinch
2 Grey Partridge - Park House Fm.
m. Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
33 Goldeneye - Pearsons
4 Little Grebe
heard a Chiffchaff nr. Hawkley school
Ian Woosey said
Fri Mar 2 12:11 PM, 2007
Fri 2nd Mar. a.m
pair of Goosander - Horrocks`
2 Willow Tit - along canal
2 Grey Wagtail "
27 Goldeneye
9 Gadwall
19 Shoveler
5 Little Grebe
4 Pochard
4 LBbG
2 Common Gull
9 Reed Bunting
26 Mute Swan - of which 3 had blue Darvics ; 7DED, DXY & UNX
Embden Goose
3 different Water Rails heard
Ian Woosey said
Fri Feb 9 2:50 PM, 2007
Geoff,
The Water Rail was lurking along the reed-line in the corner opposite the `Pink-feet` field. This was the first time I`d seen one at Horrocks`, others being at the feeding station and in the canal-side reeds at Pearsons.
Gary,
As you walk along the canal towpath from Moss Bridge (check the info. boards for locations) towards Horrocks`, Bryn Flash / Marsh appears on your right just after the derelict footbridge.The pylon in question is on your right just before you go under the railway bridge. This was the second time in the last three weeks that I`ve seen the Peregrine there and Geoff has seen it also within the same time-scale.
Good luck to you both in your respective quests.
Gary Gorner said
Fri Feb 9 10:41 AM, 2007
Ian Woosey wrote: Wed. 7th Feb.
Red-crested Pochard - Scotmans Flash. ( Westwood completely frozen. ) Peregrine - perched again on pylon @ Bryn Flash 2 Pink-feet - Horrocks Also here - 13 Greylags, Water Rail, 22 Mute Swan, Black Swan, Canada x Greylag hybrid, Muscovy Duck. 4 Willow Tit - 2 at feeding stn. 2 round back of Ochre Flash. single Snipe along edge of Pearsons.
( no sign of Smew )
could you tell were Bryn flash is, i live in hindley would love to see the peregrine .
Geoff Hargreaves said
Thu Feb 8 10:14 PM, 2007
ian,the water rail?spotted, scoped,or heard? i,ve only seen one flushed and in flight so i can,t put it in my horrock,s list which i,m very keen to do but i do have rules( and they are my rules)so tell me where it was ,or else
regards geoff
Ian Woosey said
Wed Feb 7 7:22 PM, 2007
Wed. 7th Feb.
Red-crested Pochard - Scotmans Flash. ( Westwood completely frozen. ) Peregrine - perched again on pylon @ Bryn Flash 2 Pink-feet - Horrocks Also here - 13 Greylags, Water Rail, 22 Mute Swan, Black Swan, Canada x Greylag hybrid, Muscovy Duck. 4 Willow Tit - 2 at feeding stn. 2 round back of Ochre Flash. single Snipe along edge of Pearsons.
-- Edited by Ian Woosey at 17:02, 2007-03-27
cheers geoff
11/3/7 am
Walk round with Geoff - thanks for showing me a new area. About 40 species in total. Highlights were ....
Smew on Horrocks Flash
Small groups of Goldeneye.
1 Redshank at Dover Basin but water levels very high everywhere so no other waders about. Also 6 Goosander here.
-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth at 15:56, 2007-03-11
regards geoff
Red-crested Pochard - Scotmans Flash. ( Westwood completely frozen. )
Peregrine - perched again on pylon @ Bryn Flash
2 Pink-feet - Horrocks
Also here - 13 Greylags, Water Rail, 22 Mute Swan, Black Swan, Canada x Greylag hybrid, Muscovy Duck.
4 Willow Tit - 2 at feeding stn. 2 round back of Ochre Flash.
single Snipe along edge of Pearsons.
( no sign of Smew )
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 14:48, 2007-07-17