ASTLEY, CHAT, LITTLE WOOLDEN AND ASSOCIATED MOSSES
Dave Steel said
Thu Sep 5 6:23 PM, 2019
0915-1430
Cadishead Moss
62 Swallow
80 Linnet
45 House Sparrow
1 Kingfisher
Little Woolden Moss
5 Wheatear
3 Ringed Plover
1 Dunln
12 Buzzard
660 House Martin
16 Swift
80 Swallow
3 Sand Martin
5 Snipe
1 Marsh Harrier..harried off by the local Carrion Crows @ 1245...
Irlam Moss
3 Wheatear
58 Swallow
12 House Martin
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Sep 5 3:28 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss this afternoon:
6 juvenile Ringed Plover
1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover (phonescoped shot on website)
1 juvenile Dunlin
12 Wheatear
1 Yellow Wagtail
24 Meadow Pipit (on the peat)
824 House Martin through W/SW in just under 90 minutes
21 Swift as above
Dave Steel said
Wed Sep 4 3:10 PM, 2019
0905-1415
Irlam Moss
7 Yellow Wagtail
72 Swallow
8 Swift
11 House Martin
25 Linnet
1 Raven
12 Grey Partridge
1 Wheatear
2 Snipe
11 Chiffchaff
Cadishead Moss
300 Linnet...all chasing a Male Sparrowhawk
1 Yellow Wagtail
25 Swallow
Croxden
2 Snipe
3 Sand Martin
34 Swallow
9 Chiffchaff
2 Swift
22 Teal
Dave Steel said
Tue Sep 3 6:11 PM, 2019
0845-1415
Chat Moss
53 Swallow
1 Common Gull
18 Pied Wagtail
81 House Sparrow
130 Linnet
2 Grey Partridge
Little Woolden Moss
21 Swallow
1 Dunlin
3 Ringed Plover
1 Peregrine...male
1 Green Sandpiper
5 Wheatear
1 Swift
10 House Martin
1 Marsh Harrier ...third noted this week this came in from the north...hunted for a short while then gained height and moved off south by 1145.
Dave Steel said
Mon Sep 2 6:57 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 0930-1340
12 Swift
1 Dunlin
3 Ringed Plover
16 House Martin
4 Wheatear
1 Yellow Wagtail
62 Pied Wagtail
1 Peregrine
1 Marsh Harrier
Dave Steel said
Sun Sep 1 9:01 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 0720-1000
1 Marsh Harrier
16 Chiffchaff
3 Willow Warbler
1 Ringed Plover
8 Snipe
43 House Martin
4 Swift
44 Swallow
1 Wheatear
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Peregrine...juvenile female
-- Edited by Dave Steel on Sunday 1st of September 2019 09:04:00 PM
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Sep 1 7:37 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 10.45 - 3:
2 chiffchaff 1 willow warbler 5 sand martin c25 house martin 5+ swallow 2 wheatear 6 swift 2 ringed plover 2 dunlin 1 kestrel 1 peregrine 2 buzzard
Dave Steel said
Sat Aug 31 2:44 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 1140-1350
41 Swift
8 Swallow
27 Meadow Pipit
2 Raven
6 Green Sandpiper
3 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
2 Raven
2 Peregrine
1 Hobby
Dave Steel said
Fri Aug 30 4:14 PM, 2019
0820-1315
Barton Moss
750 Woodpigeon
150 House Sparrow
82 House Martin
84 Swallow
1 Snipe
1 Swift
2 Juvenile Yellow Wagtail
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Croxden
1 Wheatear
6 Swift
3 Green Sandpiper
22 Teal
1 Snipe
1 Willow Warbler in subdued song.
Dave Steel said
Thu Aug 29 9:15 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 0900-1400
2 Green Sandpiper
10 Swift
1 Hobby taking dragonfly
5 Grey Partridge
33 Chiffchaff
4 Willow Warbler
13 Swallow
9 Raven which included a flock of 8 which moved north-south @ 1310
also noted on Chat Moss
120 Linnet
46 Starling
34 House Sparrow
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Aug 29 12:22 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
1 Great White Egret over NW at 08:05
1 female Peregrine
c70 Meadow Pipit
50+ Pied Wagtail
18 Swallow
11 Swift
12 Grey Partridge
1 Green Sandpiper
14 Chiffchaff
1 juvenile male Sparrowhawk
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Dave Steel said
Wed Aug 28 2:52 PM, 2019
Croxden 0830-1330
14 Snipe
12 Green Sandpiper
42 Teal
47 Lapwing
1 Curlew flew over @ 0908
28 Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
5 Whitethroat
10 Sand Martin
16 Swallow
1 adult and 1 juvenile Peregrine
4 Swift
-- Edited by Dave Steel on Wednesday 28th of August 2019 06:13:51 PM
Dave Steel said
Tue Aug 27 6:30 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 0920-1415
9 Grey Partridge
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Wheatear
21 Swallow
9 House Martin
2 Willow Warbler
3 Tree Sparrow
17 Linnet
4 Whitethroat
Dave Steel said
Mon Aug 26 3:12 PM, 2019
0915-1400
Cadishead Moss
36 Linnet
92 Starling
4 Swallow
28 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
88 Black-Headed Gull
9 Chiffchaff
Little Woolden Moss
3 Whitethroat
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Wheatear
1 Peregrine
13 Teal
3 Yellow Wagtail
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 25 9:07 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss today:
c75 Meadow Pipit
15 Teal
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Hobby
2 Sparrowhawk
3 Kestrel
2 Swift
6 Whitethroat
2 Snipe
c500 Canada Geese
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Dave Steel said
Sun Aug 25 1:18 PM, 2019
Chat Moss/Croxden 0730-0950
24 Chiffchaff
58 Lapwing
14 Teal
3 Tufted Duck
2 Little Grebe
2 Willow Warbler...one in brief song
3 Whitethroat...one gave a snatch of song
52 Linnet
41 Snipe...which included a flock of 24 which circled the site then flew north @ 0850.
Dave Steel said
Sat Aug 24 9:37 PM, 2019
Croxden 1200-1335
7 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
1 Yellow Wagtail
12 Teal
64 Lapwing
21 Linnet
Andy Voisey said
Sat Aug 24 8:13 PM, 2019
Little Wolden Moss 1000 - 1200
Not much about, A buzzard, a kestrel and a sparrowhawk, no hobbies for me.
o.
Also saw Willow warbler, chiffchaff and whitethroat, but no yellow wagtails.
Its been over a year since I visited, so I need to rediscover the birds territories.
-- Edited by Andy Voisey on Saturday 24th of August 2019 08:24:16 PM
Dave Steel said
Fri Aug 23 10:42 PM, 2019
0920-1400
Cadishead Moss
230 Linnet
2 Willow Tit
48 Swift
55 Swallow
95 House Sparrow
Little Woolden Moss in the company of Dave Stewart.
8 Yellow Wagtail
1 Ringed Plover
3 Hobby
1 Female Sparrowhawk
Dave Steel said
Thu Aug 22 2:23 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 1120-1330
4 Wheatear
6 Ringed Plover
90 Swift
2 Great Black-Backed Gull
2 Green Sandpiper
44 Sand Martin.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 21 5:56 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss today:
3 Ringed Plover
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Raven
11 Teal
c75 Swift
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 adult female Sparrowhawk
1 juvenile Hobby
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Dave Steel said
Wed Aug 21 2:29 PM, 2019
1035-1405
Irlam Moss
12 Stock Dove
25 House Sparrow
1 Whinchat
Chat Moss
2 Wheatear
1 Quail calling
1 Hobby
55 Swift
24 House Martin
1 Yellow Wagtail
Dave Steel said
Tue Aug 20 3:09 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 0730-1400
570 Swift
85 Sand Martin
3 Raven
1 Golden Plover..adult in summer plumage stayed for 10 minutes
7 Curlew landed @ 0920...bathed then flew west @ 0935
1 Wheatear juv
15 Ringed Plover
5 Dunlin
3 Green Sandpiper
3 Yellow Wagtail
110 Swallow
3 Hobby ..1 with prey
4 Sparrowhawk...1 with prey
3 more Hobby @ 1347 over Cadishead moss.two of which tangled talon to talon crashing to the ground with the
third bird also in pursuit...all three left west @ 1350
Chat Moss had
2 Grey Partridge
52 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
2 Goldcrest
80 House Sparrow
Dave Stewart also joined me at 10am
-- Edited by Dave Steel on Tuesday 20th of August 2019 03:34:05 PM
Dave Steel said
Mon Aug 19 5:02 PM, 2019
Barton Moss 0735-1100
185 House Sparrow
82 Swallow
90 House Martin
1 Hobby
4 Willow Tit
19 Chiffchaff
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Raven
36 Swift
Croxden 1110-1315
21 Chiffchaff
8 Sand Martin
54 Swift
24 Swallow
12 House Martin
1 Raven
3 Tufted Duck
7 Teal
8 Snipe
1 Quail calling
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 18 3:19 PM, 2019
Further sightings from Little Woolden Moss today:
5 Ringed Plover (3 adults 2 juveniles)
1 Raven
1 Peregrine
c320 Swift over west in 4 hours
35 House Martin
c100 Linnet
2 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Dave Steel said
Sun Aug 18 11:54 AM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 0640-0950
16 Chiffchaff
180 Swift
8 Yellow Wagtail
24 Sand Martin
2 Teal
4 Ringed Plover
1 Whimbrel overflying @ 0805
pete berry said
Sat Aug 17 12:38 PM, 2019
A quick look this am produced exactly the same birds as yesterday, 4 Ringed Plover and a single Dunlin, plus about a dozen juv moulting onto 1st winter Black Headed Gulls and a few Swift feeding over the pools
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Aug 16 2:15 PM, 2019
4 Ringed Plover and a single Dunlin present eaglet afternoon today, though LWT doing some work on there pools so there's some disturbance.
Nigel Sluman said
Thu Aug 15 9:00 AM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss - 06:30-08:00
Well my first visit to Little Woolden Moss wasn't quite as successful as I'd hoped! Absoultely blowing a hooley and chucking down with rain, which stopped me going too far.
Zero waders seen at all, but then there wasn't a huge amount of anything. Most probably hunkered down somewhere.
However in between the shorts rain breaks there were a few birds:
Off home down south this afternoon so will explore more sites when I'm back again!
Thanks,
Nige
Steven Nelson said
Wed Aug 14 9:23 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss -Evening visit
Seems like many waders had cleared out. 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Dunlin 3 Ringed Plover 1 Wheatear 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 1 Gadwall 1 Tufted Duck c350 Canada Geese 3 Moorhen- 1 adult & 2 full grown young 1 Skylark 30+ Swift 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull flew in and settled on the pools- 2 adult and 7 young. The young birds pestering the adults for food.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 14 2:13 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss this morning between Dave Stewart and myself:
Juvenile Knot and Turnstone still present
Juvenile Ruff (phonescoped shots on the website)
8 Dunlin (7 juveniles and 1 adult)
8 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Snipe
2 Yellow Wagtail
5 Cormorant over and 1 actually on the peat
470 Canada Geese (1 large flock!)
1 Wheatear
60 Swift
45 Sand Martin
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 13 4:12 PM, 2019
Croxdens today:
1 Wheatear
1 Quail calling (F52)
1 Hobby
17 Willow Warbler
2 Willow Tit
75 Swift
25 Swallow
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 13 4:09 PM, 2019
This afternoon's highlights on Little Woolden Moss:
Juvenile Knot
Juvenile Turnstone
3 juvenile Dunlin
13 Ringed Plover
Greenshank over east
Hobby
2 Wheatear
18 Willow Warbler
2 Blackcap
170 Sand Martin
(phonescoped images on the website)
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 11 10:21 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
1 Yellow Wagtail
300+ Swift
c90 Sand Martin
25 Swallow
c1000 Wood Pigeon
1 moulting adult female Marsh Harrier
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Dave Steel said
Sat Aug 10 2:53 PM, 2019
Cadishead Moss
1 Hobby
110 Linnet
36 Greenfinch
850 Woodpigeon with one melanistic type
1 Nutharch
92 Starling
22 House Martin
25 Swift
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 female Peregrine
Little Woolden Moss
1 Common Sandpiper
8 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Tit
230 Swift
18 Sand Martin
1 Marsh Harrier
Dave Steel said
Fri Aug 9 2:11 PM, 2019
Barton Moss 0930-1200
46 House Martin
70 House Sparrow
38 Swallow
6 Yellow Wagtail
Croxden 1215-1330
1 Male Peregrine
7 Teal
1 Greylag Goose
11 Swift
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Aug 8 11:15 PM, 2019
Other sightings from Little Woolden Moss today:
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Hobby
1 Raven
1 Common Sandpiper
78 Black-headed Gull
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Dave Steel said
Thu Aug 8 5:34 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 1200-1330
10 Swallow
110 Linnet
21 Swift
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Marsh Harrier
Dave Steel said
Wed Aug 7 2:45 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 0830-1345
1 Marsh Harrier
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
180 Linnet
1 male Peregrine
3 Teal
3 Dunlin
220 Swift
1 Ringed Plover
2 Chiffchaff
3 Hobby...dispersed the Swift for a while then 1 flew west the other 2 south @ 0955
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 6 2:47 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss around midday:
8 Dunlin: 3 initially (adult and 2 juveniles) which departed to be replaced by 5 (4 adults and 1 juvenile)
1 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
140 Linnet in 1 flock, although the flock split at one point and dispersed slightly
270 Swift and 30 Sand Martin feeding over the pools
160 Carrion Crow and a single Rook in one flock feeding over the cut arable fields
Dave Steel said
Tue Aug 6 2:40 PM, 2019
Croxden 0905-1420
2 Snipe
1 Green Sandpiper
9 Willow Warbler
4 Chiffchaff
2 Raven
1 Lesser Redpoll
44 Swift
12 Teal
37 Lapwing
2 Tufted Duck
8 Grey Heron
FN 52
1 calling Quail
Dave Steel said
Mon Aug 5 3:11 PM, 2019
Little Woolden Moss 0645-1115
2 Ringed Plover
3 Little Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
3 Green Sandpiper
2 Yellow Wagtail
2 Raven
1 Peregrine
31 Meadow Pipit
45 Pied Wagtail
16 House Martin
10 Sand Martin
3 Wood Sandpiper....one was feeding until two others flew low over the site calling all the while
then all three flew Southeast @ 0850.
180 Lesser Black Backed Gull.
36 Swift.
4 Dunlin.
Steven Nelson said
Sun Aug 4 9:40 PM, 2019
Chat and Irlam Moss 9.00am
42 Canada Geese in flooded f16 4 Tree Sparrow f52 Willow Warbler singing along Astley Road 1 Whitethroat
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Aug 4 7:52 PM, 2019
The only things to add to below are at least two green sandpiper; three birds seen overhead, but only two positively Id'd, the third probably the same, but not confirmed. A couple of other sightings of single birds in flight, too. Also a couple of teal, a willow tit and at least two chiffchaff in with a nice sized (predominantly juvenile) willow warbler flock.
The plovers and dunlin also found, and the wood sandpiper gave good, prolonged views.
0915-1430
Cadishead Moss
62 Swallow
80 Linnet
45 House Sparrow
1 Kingfisher
Little Woolden Moss
5 Wheatear
3 Ringed Plover
1 Dunln
12 Buzzard
660 House Martin
16 Swift
80 Swallow
3 Sand Martin
5 Snipe
1 Marsh Harrier..harried off by the local Carrion Crows @ 1245...
Irlam Moss
3 Wheatear
58 Swallow
12 House Martin
Little Woolden Moss this afternoon:
6 juvenile Ringed Plover
1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover (phonescoped shot on website)
1 juvenile Dunlin
12 Wheatear
1 Yellow Wagtail
24 Meadow Pipit (on the peat)
824 House Martin through W/SW in just under 90 minutes
21 Swift as above
0905-1415
Irlam Moss
7 Yellow Wagtail
72 Swallow
8 Swift
11 House Martin
25 Linnet
1 Raven
12 Grey Partridge
1 Wheatear
2 Snipe
11 Chiffchaff
Cadishead Moss
300 Linnet...all chasing a Male Sparrowhawk
1 Yellow Wagtail
25 Swallow
Croxden
2 Snipe
3 Sand Martin
34 Swallow
9 Chiffchaff
2 Swift
22 Teal
0845-1415
Chat Moss
53 Swallow
1 Common Gull
18 Pied Wagtail
81 House Sparrow
130 Linnet
2 Grey Partridge
Little Woolden Moss
21 Swallow
1 Dunlin
3 Ringed Plover
1 Peregrine...male
1 Green Sandpiper
5 Wheatear
1 Swift
10 House Martin
1 Marsh Harrier ...third noted this week this came in from the north...hunted for a short while then gained height and moved off south by 1145.
Little Woolden Moss 0930-1340
12 Swift
1 Dunlin
3 Ringed Plover
16 House Martin
4 Wheatear
1 Yellow Wagtail
62 Pied Wagtail
1 Peregrine
1 Marsh Harrier
Little Woolden Moss 0720-1000
1 Marsh Harrier
16 Chiffchaff
3 Willow Warbler
1 Ringed Plover
8 Snipe
43 House Martin
4 Swift
44 Swallow
1 Wheatear
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Peregrine...juvenile female
-- Edited by Dave Steel on Sunday 1st of September 2019 09:04:00 PM
2 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler
5 sand martin
c25 house martin
5+ swallow
2 wheatear
6 swift
2 ringed plover
2 dunlin
1 kestrel
1 peregrine
2 buzzard
Little Woolden Moss 1140-1350
41 Swift
8 Swallow
27 Meadow Pipit
2 Raven
6 Green Sandpiper
3 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
2 Raven
2 Peregrine
1 Hobby
0820-1315
Barton Moss
750 Woodpigeon
150 House Sparrow
82 House Martin
84 Swallow
1 Snipe
1 Swift
2 Juvenile Yellow Wagtail
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Croxden
1 Wheatear
6 Swift
3 Green Sandpiper
22 Teal
1 Snipe
1 Willow Warbler in subdued song.
Little Woolden Moss 0900-1400
2 Green Sandpiper
10 Swift
1 Hobby taking dragonfly
5 Grey Partridge
33 Chiffchaff
4 Willow Warbler
13 Swallow
9 Raven which included a flock of 8 which moved north-south @ 1310
also noted on Chat Moss
120 Linnet
46 Starling
34 House Sparrow
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
1 Great White Egret over NW at 08:05
1 female Peregrine
c70 Meadow Pipit
50+ Pied Wagtail
18 Swallow
11 Swift
12 Grey Partridge
1 Green Sandpiper
14 Chiffchaff
1 juvenile male Sparrowhawk
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Croxden 0830-1330
14 Snipe
12 Green Sandpiper
42 Teal
47 Lapwing
1 Curlew flew over @ 0908
28 Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
5 Whitethroat
10 Sand Martin
16 Swallow
1 adult and 1 juvenile Peregrine
4 Swift
-- Edited by Dave Steel on Wednesday 28th of August 2019 06:13:51 PM
Little Woolden Moss 0920-1415
9 Grey Partridge
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Wheatear
21 Swallow
9 House Martin
2 Willow Warbler
3 Tree Sparrow
17 Linnet
4 Whitethroat
0915-1400
Cadishead Moss
36 Linnet
92 Starling
4 Swallow
28 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
88 Black-Headed Gull
9 Chiffchaff
Little Woolden Moss
3 Whitethroat
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Wheatear
1 Peregrine
13 Teal
3 Yellow Wagtail
Little Woolden Moss today:
c75 Meadow Pipit
15 Teal
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Hobby
2 Sparrowhawk
3 Kestrel
2 Swift
6 Whitethroat
2 Snipe
c500 Canada Geese
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Chat Moss/Croxden 0730-0950
24 Chiffchaff
58 Lapwing
14 Teal
3 Tufted Duck
2 Little Grebe
2 Willow Warbler...one in brief song
3 Whitethroat...one gave a snatch of song
52 Linnet
41 Snipe...which included a flock of 24 which circled the site then flew north @ 0850.
Croxden 1200-1335
7 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
1 Yellow Wagtail
12 Teal
64 Lapwing
21 Linnet
Not much about, A buzzard, a kestrel and a sparrowhawk, no hobbies for me.
o.
Also saw Willow warbler, chiffchaff and whitethroat, but no yellow wagtails.
Its been over a year since I visited, so I need to rediscover the birds territories.
-- Edited by Andy Voisey on Saturday 24th of August 2019 08:24:16 PM
0920-1400
Cadishead Moss
230 Linnet
2 Willow Tit
48 Swift
55 Swallow
95 House Sparrow
Little Woolden Moss in the company of Dave Stewart.
8 Yellow Wagtail
1 Ringed Plover
3 Hobby
1 Female Sparrowhawk
Little Woolden Moss 1120-1330
4 Wheatear
6 Ringed Plover
90 Swift
2 Great Black-Backed Gull
2 Green Sandpiper
44 Sand Martin.
Little Woolden Moss today:
3 Ringed Plover
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Raven
11 Teal
c75 Swift
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 adult female Sparrowhawk
1 juvenile Hobby
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
1035-1405
Irlam Moss
12 Stock Dove
25 House Sparrow
1 Whinchat
Chat Moss
2 Wheatear
1 Quail calling
1 Hobby
55 Swift
24 House Martin
1 Yellow Wagtail
Little Woolden Moss 0730-1400
570 Swift
85 Sand Martin
3 Raven
1 Golden Plover..adult in summer plumage stayed for 10 minutes
7 Curlew landed @ 0920...bathed then flew west @ 0935
1 Wheatear juv
15 Ringed Plover
5 Dunlin
3 Green Sandpiper
3 Yellow Wagtail
110 Swallow
3 Hobby ..1 with prey
4 Sparrowhawk...1 with prey
3 more Hobby @ 1347 over Cadishead moss.two of which tangled talon to talon crashing to the ground with the
third bird also in pursuit...all three left west @ 1350
Chat Moss had
2 Grey Partridge
52 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
2 Goldcrest
80 House Sparrow
Dave Stewart also joined me at 10am
-- Edited by Dave Steel on Tuesday 20th of August 2019 03:34:05 PM
Barton Moss 0735-1100
185 House Sparrow
82 Swallow
90 House Martin
1 Hobby
4 Willow Tit
19 Chiffchaff
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Raven
36 Swift
Croxden 1110-1315
21 Chiffchaff
8 Sand Martin
54 Swift
24 Swallow
12 House Martin
1 Raven
3 Tufted Duck
7 Teal
8 Snipe
1 Quail calling
Further sightings from Little Woolden Moss today:
5 Ringed Plover (3 adults 2 juveniles)
1 Raven
1 Peregrine
c320 Swift over west in 4 hours
35 House Martin
c100 Linnet
2 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Little Woolden Moss 0640-0950
16 Chiffchaff
180 Swift
8 Yellow Wagtail
24 Sand Martin
2 Teal
4 Ringed Plover
1 Whimbrel overflying @ 0805
4 Ringed Plover and a single Dunlin present eaglet afternoon today, though LWT doing some work on there pools so there's some disturbance.
Little Woolden Moss - 06:30-08:00
Well my first visit to Little Woolden Moss wasn't quite as successful as I'd hoped! Absoultely blowing a hooley and chucking down with rain, which stopped me going too far.
Zero waders seen at all, but then there wasn't a huge amount of anything. Most probably hunkered down somewhere.
However in between the shorts rain breaks there were a few birds:
Spotted Flycatcher (by car park)
10+ Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
15 Sand Martin
5 Swallow
3 Canada Goose
20 Greylag Goose
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
6 Pied Wagtail (all juvenile)
2 Linnet
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
4 Song Thrush
Off home down south this afternoon so will explore more sites when I'm back again!
Thanks,
Nige
Seems like many waders had cleared out.
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Dunlin
3 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
1 Gadwall
1 Tufted Duck
c350 Canada Geese
3 Moorhen- 1 adult & 2 full grown young
1 Skylark
30+ Swift
9 Lesser Black-backed Gull flew in and settled on the pools- 2 adult and 7 young. The young birds pestering the adults for food.
Little Woolden Moss this morning between Dave Stewart and myself:
Juvenile Knot and Turnstone still present
Juvenile Ruff (phonescoped shots on the website)
8 Dunlin (7 juveniles and 1 adult)
8 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Snipe
2 Yellow Wagtail
5 Cormorant over and 1 actually on the peat
470 Canada Geese (1 large flock!)
1 Wheatear
60 Swift
45 Sand Martin
Croxdens today:
1 Wheatear
1 Quail calling (F52)
1 Hobby
17 Willow Warbler
2 Willow Tit
75 Swift
25 Swallow
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
This afternoon's highlights on Little Woolden Moss:
Juvenile Knot
Juvenile Turnstone
3 juvenile Dunlin
13 Ringed Plover
Greenshank over east
Hobby
2 Wheatear
18 Willow Warbler
2 Blackcap
170 Sand Martin
(phonescoped images on the website)
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
1 Yellow Wagtail
300+ Swift
c90 Sand Martin
25 Swallow
c1000 Wood Pigeon
1 moulting adult female Marsh Harrier
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Cadishead Moss
1 Hobby
110 Linnet
36 Greenfinch
850 Woodpigeon with one melanistic type
1 Nutharch
92 Starling
22 House Martin
25 Swift
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 female Peregrine
Little Woolden Moss
1 Common Sandpiper
8 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Tit
230 Swift
18 Sand Martin
1 Marsh Harrier
Barton Moss 0930-1200
46 House Martin
70 House Sparrow
38 Swallow
6 Yellow Wagtail
Croxden 1215-1330
1 Male Peregrine
7 Teal
1 Greylag Goose
11 Swift
Other sightings from Little Woolden Moss today:
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Hobby
1 Raven
1 Common Sandpiper
78 Black-headed Gull
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Little Woolden Moss 1200-1330
10 Swallow
110 Linnet
21 Swift
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Marsh Harrier
Little Woolden Moss 0830-1345
1 Marsh Harrier
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
180 Linnet
1 male Peregrine
3 Teal
3 Dunlin
220 Swift
1 Ringed Plover
2 Chiffchaff
3 Hobby...dispersed the Swift for a while then 1 flew west the other 2 south @ 0955
Little Woolden Moss around midday:
8 Dunlin: 3 initially (adult and 2 juveniles) which departed to be replaced by 5 (4 adults and 1 juvenile)
1 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
140 Linnet in 1 flock, although the flock split at one point and dispersed slightly
270 Swift and 30 Sand Martin feeding over the pools
160 Carrion Crow and a single Rook in one flock feeding over the cut arable fields
Croxden 0905-1420
2 Snipe
1 Green Sandpiper
9 Willow Warbler
4 Chiffchaff
2 Raven
1 Lesser Redpoll
44 Swift
12 Teal
37 Lapwing
2 Tufted Duck
8 Grey Heron
FN 52
1 calling Quail
Little Woolden Moss 0645-1115
2 Ringed Plover
3 Little Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
3 Green Sandpiper
2 Yellow Wagtail
2 Raven
1 Peregrine
31 Meadow Pipit
45 Pied Wagtail
16 House Martin
10 Sand Martin
3 Wood Sandpiper....one was feeding until two others flew low over the site calling all the while
then all three flew Southeast @ 0850.
180 Lesser Black Backed Gull.
36 Swift.
4 Dunlin.
42 Canada Geese in flooded f16
4 Tree Sparrow f52
Willow Warbler singing along Astley Road
1 Whitethroat
The plovers and dunlin also found, and the wood sandpiper gave good, prolonged views.
Little Woolden Moss today:
1 Wood Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Common Sandpiper (adult & juvenile)
2 Ringed Plover (adult & juvenile)
1 Dunlin
6 Snipe
71 Swift
c50 Linnet
1 Shoveler
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Croxden 0915-1250
4 Teal
30 Lesser Black Backed Gull
32 Willow Warbler
34 Lapwing
6 Snipe
1 Dunlin
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Peregrine
45 Linnet
Little Woolden Moss today:
1 Wood Sandpiper
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Little Ringed Plover
47 Pied Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Croxden 0830-1100
2 Willow Tit
33 Swift
1 Snipe
1 Little Grebe with 2 young
3 Teal
19 Lapwing
44 Goldfinch
16 Willow Warbler
26 Linnet
FN52
1 Quail calling
2 Yellow Wagtail
40 House Sparrow
Little Woolden Moss 0920-1400
1 Common Sandpiper
3 Green Sandpiper
2 Willow Tit
55 Swift
1 juvenile Wheatear
1 overflying Tree Pipit
21 Willow Warbler
Chat Moss 1130-1345
1 Lesser Redpoll
92 Swift
24 House Martin
2 Sand Martin
62 House Sparrow
10 Teal
1 Little Grebe with 2 Young