Where was the Little Owl Rob? always thought it looked good round here but never been able to find one.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 11:28:16 PM
Walk through the gate on Lily Lane/Bolton Road (near the speed camera), on to the path through the paddocks. Once through the gate look left, up the hill, towards Lily Farm (not Lily Lane Farm, confusing I know). The owl was on a fencepost of the fence surrounding the wooded area at Lily Farm.
Craig Higson said
Tue Aug 31 11:28 PM, 2010
Where was the Little Owl Rob? always thought it looked good round here but never been able to find one.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 11:28:16 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Aug 31 3:33 PM, 2010
Tuesday 31 August 2010
Early afternoon at Lily Lane Farm: 1 Little Owl 31+ Pied Wagtail 1 Whitethroat
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Aug 30 1:16 PM, 2010
Monday 30 August 2010 around midday
Lily Lane Farm with Thorpe senior: 6 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 30+ Pied Wagtail 1 Meadow Pipit 2 Whitethroat a large flock of Swallow and House Martin contained at least 2 Sand Martin.
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Aug 29 6:08 PM, 2010
Sunday 29 August 2010
1 Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this afternoon.
Craig Higson said
Tue Aug 24 8:36 PM, 2010
Plenty Swallows moving North towards the flashes, presumably to roost, and followed fairly close behind by a Juv Hobby.
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Aug 22 10:45 PM, 2010
Sunday 22 August 2010
1 Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this evening.
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Aug 17 9:35 PM, 2010
Tuesday 17 August 2010
My Dad got a Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this morning. It was still present this evening, along with 30+ Pied Wagtail.
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Aug 16 4:48 PM, 2010
Mike Bisson wrote:
where is Viridor Wood?
Just north-east of Ashton-in-Makerfield, off the A58.
Mike Bisson said
Mon Aug 16 1:29 PM, 2010
where is Viridor Wood?
Keith Pilling said
Fri Aug 13 11:06 PM, 2010
Tonight 7-8.45pm numerous Kestrels and a Female Sparrowhawk mobbing an Owl could have been a Long eared not 100% certain , will make further visits.
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Aug 13 10:01 PM, 2010
Friday 13 August 2010
1 Yellow Wagtail (juv) with 25+ Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm, late afternoon.
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Friday 13th of August 2010 10:03:25 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Jul 27 7:27 PM, 2010
Tuesday 27 July 2010
A Grasshopper Warbler and 7 Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm this afternoon.
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Jul 22 11:58 PM, 2010
Thursday 22 July 2010
14 Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm this evening.
Craig Higson said
Mon May 17 9:07 PM, 2010
1 Whinchat in the paddock near Lily Lane farm.
Rob Thorpe said
Mon May 10 11:42 PM, 2010
Monday 10 May 2010
3 Common Tern over 3 Wheatear (1m 2f) at Rose Farm 1 Lesser Whitethroat near Morton's Dairy
Rob Thorpe said
Thu May 6 6:56 PM, 2010
Thursday 06 May 2010
2 Wheatear (M & F) at Lily Lane Farm this evening.
Rob Thorpe said
Sat May 1 7:12 PM, 2010
Saturday 01 May 2010
A Hobby flew west over Locker Lane Farm at 06:30.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 1 4:34 PM, 2010
Whinchat and Wheatear near the muck pile at Lily Lane Farm at 4pm today.
Info thanks to Craig Higson
Rob Thorpe said
Wed Apr 28 7:30 PM, 2010
Wednesday 28 April 2010
1 Wheatear in the paddock at Rose Farm this evening.
Craig Higson said
Tue Apr 27 9:01 PM, 2010
Missed the Winchat and Wheatear yesterday and no sign tonight.
Other stuff present
Robin 2+ Willow Warbler 4+ Carrion Crow Lsr BB Gull 5 over BH Gull 3 over Redshank 1 over - site tick Whitethroat singing near car park Bullfinch 2 Usual chaffinch/goldfinches etc
Geoff Hargreaves said
Mon Apr 26 10:41 PM, 2010
Whinchat and wheatear still present at 20.30 although they,d moved over the field to the border of the paddock and viridor wood proper.Very nice borough twitch,even managed to drag Mr.Broome away from wetherfield watching.
cheers geoff
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Apr 26 7:36 PM, 2010
Monday 26 April 2010
Lily Lane Farm to 19:00: 1 Whinchat with... 2 Wheatear, on and around the orange fence. Also: 1 Grey Partridge 4 Swallow 1 Whitethroat 1 Grasshopper Warbler 2 Linnet
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Apr 25 8:57 AM, 2010
Sunday 25 April 2010
A Wheatear and a Whitethroat at Lily Lane Farm this morning.
Judith Smith said
Sat Apr 24 4:56 PM, 2010
Lesser Whitethroat singing, 2 Yellowhammers, Wheatear, 2 pr Partridge all nr Rose Farm at 0700hrs
dave broome said
Fri Apr 23 9:10 PM, 2010
Grasshopper Warbler audible from Ryding Lane this morning
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Apr 20 10:49 PM, 2010
dave broome wrote:
Rob Thorpe wrote:
Tuesday 20 April 2010
13 Horses back in the paddocks after their winter absence (where do they go?)
skiing?
Is that where your Borough Year List has gone?
dave broome said
Tue Apr 20 10:01 PM, 2010
Rob Thorpe wrote:
Tuesday 20 April 2010
13 Horses back in the paddocks after their winter absence (where do they go?)
skiing?
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Apr 20 2:37 PM, 2010
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish: 12 Lapwing 20+ Swallow 6+ House Martin 1 Sand Martin 1 Willow Warbler 2 Goldfinch 2 Linnet C40 Starling 3 Rook 13 Horses back in the paddocks after their winter absence (where do they go?)
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Apr 16 5:39 PM, 2010
Friday 16 April 2010
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish: 2 Mallard 2 Oystercatcher 2 Grey Partridge 1 Willow Warbler 2 Rook
Also, a Redshank was present here on 05 April 2010.
Keith Pilling said
Fri Apr 9 10:20 PM, 2010
Fri 9 /4 /2010 6 till 8pm , Pleasant walk around both east and west side
Buzzard Sparrowhawk Lapwing Skylark Blackcap male Bullfinch male Reed bunting male Chaffinch Song thrush Pheasant 1 male 3 female Wren Willow warbler Crow Magpie Blue tit Great tit Blackbird 2 Swallows 2 Pied wagtails
Rob Thorpe said
Tue Mar 16 11:33 PM, 2010
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish: 2 Buzzard 13 Lapwing 2 Pied Wagtail
Ian Woosey said
Tue Mar 2 1:42 PM, 2010
2/3/10 (am)
East Viridor:
2 Buzzard 1 Yellowhammer at Rose Farm 1 Nuthatch in Big Wood (according to Mr Thorpe, a site first ! ) 5 Snipe over 34 Lapwing over 8+ Skylark 3 Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit 2 Stock Dove 3 Kestrel
7 Grey Partridge at Lily Lane Farm end
c190 Pink-footed Geese over NW @ 11:20
Heard a Golden Plover calling as it passed overhead but couldn`t see it for the life of me......
-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 01:51:44 PM
Keith Pilling said
Sun Feb 28 11:03 AM, 2010
Usual stuff plus a Treecreeper with a small flock of Long tailed tits on the west side , no sign of the Ravens.
Craig Higson said
Sat Feb 20 7:50 PM, 2010
Not a lot this am. 12 Carrion Crows mobbing a Buzzard provided some entertainment. There was a bit of a 'movement' of Fieldfares with over 200 in several flocks moving north west towards Wigan Flashes. Otherwise all the usual suspects and no sign of any Ravens.
Keith Pilling said
Sat Feb 13 8:36 PM, 2010
4 Ravens east side of the wood today at 3pm really close views of them perched and in flight , must be the same 4 seen by Ian Woosey earlier at Abram flashes.
Craig Higson said
Sun Feb 7 9:18 PM, 2010
1 x Buzzard 2 x Kestrel 300+ Woodpigeon Robin Goldfinch Greenfinch Herring Gull Lsr BB Gull Black headed Gull Wren Dunnock etc etc
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Jan 22 6:32 PM, 2010
Friday 22 January 2010 Mid afternoon
3 Goosander (2m 1f, over) 1 Kestrel 1 Woodcock 2 Stock Dove 1 Collared Dove 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Willow Tit 1 Linnet 5 Chaffinch
Mid-afternoon in the snow: 1 Buzzard 3 Kestrel 3+ Grey Partridge 3 Willow Tit 1 Coal Tit several Blue Tit several Robin 2 Bullfinch 1 Goldfinch 2 Magpie hundreds of Woodpigeon
Ian Woosey said
Sun Dec 27 11:00 AM, 2009
27/12/09 Early am
Brief (and wet) stroll round East Viridor:
1 Woodcock flushed from near the path that leads down to the fishing ponds. 5 Willow Tits along the track running parallel to the railway line. 7 Bullfinch 2 Kestrel c300 Wood Pigeon 1 Mute Swan over
21 species seen in total.
-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Sunday 27th of December 2009 11:04:26 AM
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Dec 20 5:02 PM, 2009
Sunday 20 December 2009
East side & Rose Farm: 1 Peregrine 2 Kestrel 3 Buzzard a few Snipe flying around c1000 Woodpigeon 2 Stock Dove 9 Skylark 1 Kingfisher
Judith Smith said
Sun Dec 13 8:22 PM, 2009
And when you realise this site abuts onto the higher part of the Abram Flashes about a mile from Lightshaw, and a lot of those 37 dogs enjoy a swim in the summer months in Glover's Pool or Coffin Brook Flash, disturbing breeding wildfowl and waders as they do it, you can see why we don't want more of the same at Lightshaw. (Will put a link for our "partners" on the General Birding Discussion page!
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Dec 13 3:57 PM, 2009
Late start 9.00 till 11.30
I did a full circuit of this site today checking out a few nooks and crannies ,a very pleasant meander around i,ll not bother you with a list of birds seen and noted,but the highlights,200+wood pigeon 2 grey heron,20 meadow pipit,2 raven (honking all the way over,)2 kestrel ( 1 guarding a prey item from the other) 1 jay.Also of note and the reason i went there 37 dogs of various breeds with 29 devoted owners(just a bit surprised at my ability to i.d. the dogs)all enjoying the place, all off the lead and having fun,can,t blame them can you nice car park,nice paths and loads of grass to poo in doggy heaven,as long as you can drive there and not get to messy,Just to add I met 1 person without a dog Yes I did drive there Yes I do have an axe to grind Yes it is a red rose site
Geoff( don,t get me started on the litter and poo bags hung int trees)
Rob Thorpe said
Mon Dec 7 8:14 PM, 2009
Sunday 06 December 2009 Early afternoon West side and Lily Lane Farm:
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish: 2 Kestrel 1 Sparrowhawk 4+ Grey Partridge 1 Mistle Thrush 3 Song Thrush 14 Blackbird 3 Robin 3 Wren 3 Meadow Pipit 1 Skylark 2 Pied Wagtail 10 Starling 1 Blue Tit 1 Great Tit 2 Jay 2 Magpie 7 Carrion Crow
Ian Woosey said
Sun Nov 8 11:34 AM, 2009
8/11/09 Morning
East Viridor with Mr Thorpe:
1 Stonechat near Rose Farm Wood 2 Buzzard 3 Kestrel 1 Willow Tit 1 Coal Tit 2 Bullfinch 5+ Skylark 4 Reed Bunting Numbers of Redwing, Meadow Pipit and Blackbirds in double figures.
Skein of 140 Pink-footed Geese over >SE @ 07:55
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Nov 5 12:01 AM, 2009
Wednesday 04 November 2009
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish: very waterlogged 1 Grey Heron 1 Kestrel 24 Black-headed Gull 2 Song Thrush 1 Blackbird 2 Robin 2 Wren 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Meadow Pipit 1 Skylark 22 Starling 10 Magpie 4 Carrion Crow
Craig Higson said
Fri Oct 30 7:33 PM, 2009
Following my (unfortunately) cut short, and unproductive trip to Spurn, I decided to venture into the 'enchanting and mystical' Virridor wood this afternoon. The denizens of which constituted:
Long tailed tit at least 15, Kestrel 2m 1f, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Redwing 2, goldcrest 2, Starlin 45 over, Grey heron, Pied Wagtial, Carrion Crow 3, RObin, Blackbird, Wren, Great Tit, Blue Tit.
Eat your heart out Spurn!
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Oct 30 6:04 PM, 2009
Friday 30 October 2009
a quick walk around the west side at 10:00ish:
1 Brambling flew over me and seemed to go down near Morton's Dairy, but I couldn't re-find it. 3 Fieldfare over heading south. A flock of 32 Woodpigeon also heading south. 16 Grey Partridge at Lily Lane Farm. I could hear a Chiffchaff call a few times in the hedge between the carpark and the road, but couldn't see it.
Walk through the gate on Lily Lane/Bolton Road (near the speed camera), on to the path through the paddocks. Once through the gate look left, up the hill, towards Lily Farm (not Lily Lane Farm, confusing I know). The owl was on a fencepost of the fence surrounding the wooded area at Lily Farm.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 11:28:16 PM
Early afternoon at Lily Lane Farm:
1 Little Owl
31+ Pied Wagtail
1 Whitethroat
around midday
Lily Lane Farm with Thorpe senior:
6 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
30+ Pied Wagtail
1 Meadow Pipit
2 Whitethroat
a large flock of Swallow and House Martin contained at least 2 Sand Martin.
1 Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this afternoon.
1 Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this evening.
My Dad got a Wheatear at Lily Lane Farm this morning. It was still present this evening, along with 30+ Pied Wagtail.
Just north-east of Ashton-in-Makerfield, off the A58.
1 Yellow Wagtail (juv) with 25+ Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm, late afternoon.
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Friday 13th of August 2010 10:03:25 PM
A Grasshopper Warbler and 7 Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm this afternoon.
14 Pied Wagtail at Lily Lane Farm this evening.
3 Common Tern over
3 Wheatear (1m 2f) at Rose Farm
1 Lesser Whitethroat near Morton's Dairy
2 Wheatear (M & F) at Lily Lane Farm this evening.
A Hobby flew west over Locker Lane Farm at 06:30.
Info thanks to Craig Higson
1 Wheatear in the paddock at Rose Farm this evening.
Other stuff present
Robin 2+
Willow Warbler 4+
Carrion Crow
Lsr BB Gull 5 over
BH Gull 3 over
Redshank 1 over - site tick
Whitethroat singing near car park
Bullfinch 2
Usual chaffinch/goldfinches etc
cheers geoff
Lily Lane Farm to 19:00:
1 Whinchat with...
2 Wheatear, on and around the orange fence.
Also:
1 Grey Partridge
4 Swallow
1 Whitethroat
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Linnet
A Wheatear and a Whitethroat at Lily Lane Farm this morning.
Is that where your Borough Year List has gone?
skiing?
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
12 Lapwing
20+ Swallow
6+ House Martin
1 Sand Martin
1 Willow Warbler
2 Goldfinch
2 Linnet
C40 Starling
3 Rook
13 Horses back in the paddocks after their winter absence (where do they go?)
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
2 Mallard
2 Oystercatcher
2 Grey Partridge
1 Willow Warbler
2 Rook
Also, a Redshank was present here on 05 April 2010.
Buzzard
Sparrowhawk
Lapwing
Skylark
Blackcap male
Bullfinch male
Reed bunting male
Chaffinch
Song thrush
Pheasant 1 male 3 female
Wren
Willow warbler
Crow
Magpie
Blue tit
Great tit
Blackbird
2 Swallows
2 Pied wagtails
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
2 Buzzard
13 Lapwing
2 Pied Wagtail
East Viridor:
2 Buzzard
1 Yellowhammer at Rose Farm
1 Nuthatch in Big Wood (according to Mr Thorpe, a site first !
5 Snipe over
34 Lapwing over
8+ Skylark
3 Reed Bunting
2 Meadow Pipit
2 Stock Dove
3 Kestrel
7 Grey Partridge at Lily Lane Farm end
c190 Pink-footed Geese over NW @ 11:20
Heard a Golden Plover calling as it passed overhead but couldn`t see it for the life of me......
-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Tuesday 2nd of March 2010 01:51:44 PM
2 x Kestrel
300+ Woodpigeon
Robin
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Herring Gull
Lsr BB Gull
Black headed Gull
Wren
Dunnock etc etc
Mid afternoon
3 Goosander (2m 1f, over)
1 Kestrel
1 Woodcock
2 Stock Dove
1 Collared Dove
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Willow Tit
1 Linnet
5 Chaffinch
West-side @ 14:00ish:
2 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
7 Grey Partridge
4 Snipe
1 Black-headed Gull
2 Common Gull
2 Herring Gull
2 Fieldfare
3 Goldfinch
1 Linnet
Mid-afternoon in the snow:
1 Buzzard
3 Kestrel
3+ Grey Partridge
3 Willow Tit
1 Coal Tit
several Blue Tit
several Robin
2 Bullfinch
1 Goldfinch
2 Magpie
hundreds of Woodpigeon
Brief (and wet) stroll round East Viridor:
1 Woodcock flushed from near the path that leads down to the fishing ponds.
5 Willow Tits along the track running parallel to the railway line.
7 Bullfinch
2 Kestrel
c300 Wood Pigeon
1 Mute Swan over
21 species seen in total.
-- Edited by Ian Woosey on Sunday 27th of December 2009 11:04:26 AM
East side & Rose Farm:
1 Peregrine
2 Kestrel
3 Buzzard
a few Snipe flying around
c1000 Woodpigeon
2 Stock Dove
9 Skylark
1 Kingfisher
(Will put a link for our "partners" on the General Birding Discussion page!
I did a full circuit of this site today checking out a few nooks and crannies ,a very pleasant meander around i,ll not bother you with a list of birds seen and noted,but the highlights,200+wood pigeon 2 grey heron,20 meadow pipit,2 raven (honking all the way over,)2 kestrel ( 1 guarding a prey item from the other) 1 jay.Also of note and the reason i went there 37 dogs of various breeds with 29 devoted owners(just a bit surprised at my ability to i.d. the dogs)all enjoying the place, all off the lead and having fun,can,t blame them can you nice car park,nice paths and loads of grass to poo in doggy heaven,as long as you can drive there and not get to messy,Just to add I met 1 person without a dog
Yes I did drive there
Yes I do have an axe to grind
Yes it is a red rose site
Geoff( don,t get me started on the litter and poo bags hung int trees)
Early afternoon
West side and Lily Lane Farm:
Grey Partridge (c10)
Grey Heron (01)
Kestrel (02)
Moorhen (01)
Common Snipe (01)
Black-headed Gull (c50)
Herring Gull (04)
Woodpigeon (05)
Skylark (01)
Meadow Pipit (c20)
Pied Wagtail (04)
Dunnock (01)
Robin (02)
Blackbird (03)
Song Thrush (02)
Magpie (02)
Carrion Crow (04)
Starling (03)
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
2 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
4+ Grey Partridge
1 Mistle Thrush
3 Song Thrush
14 Blackbird
3 Robin
3 Wren
3 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
2 Pied Wagtail
10 Starling
1 Blue Tit
1 Great Tit
2 Jay
2 Magpie
7 Carrion Crow
East Viridor with Mr Thorpe:
1 Stonechat near Rose Farm Wood
2 Buzzard
3 Kestrel
1 Willow Tit
1 Coal Tit
2 Bullfinch
5+ Skylark
4 Reed Bunting
Numbers of Redwing, Meadow Pipit and Blackbirds in double figures.
Skein of 140 Pink-footed Geese over >SE @ 07:55
Lily Lane Farm at 14:00ish:
very waterlogged
1 Grey Heron
1 Kestrel
24 Black-headed Gull
2 Song Thrush
1 Blackbird
2 Robin
2 Wren
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
22 Starling
10 Magpie
4 Carrion Crow
Long tailed tit at least 15, Kestrel 2m 1f, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Redwing 2, goldcrest 2, Starlin 45 over, Grey heron, Pied Wagtial, Carrion Crow 3, RObin, Blackbird, Wren, Great Tit, Blue Tit.
Eat your heart out Spurn!
a quick walk around the west side at 10:00ish:
1 Brambling flew over me and seemed to go down near Morton's Dairy, but I couldn't re-find it.
3 Fieldfare over heading south.
A flock of 32 Woodpigeon also heading south.
16 Grey Partridge at Lily Lane Farm.
I could hear a Chiffchaff call a few times in the hedge between the carpark and the road, but couldn't see it.