Jay on the verge of Bridgewater Way alongside Pomona today
steven burke said
Wed Mar 1 10:44 PM, 2017
Trafford wharf, 10-10pm.
17 tufted duck 5 pochard
Zoe Barrett said
Tue Feb 28 7:58 PM, 2017
Yesterday at Pomona around 17.00
8 Goosander (4m 4f)
This afternoon at Pomona around 16.00
3 Snipe flew off together
Ps nice find with stonechat Shannon
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Feb 19 3:33 PM, 2017
Stonechat on Pomona this morning.
Best of the rest, in what was a thoroughly enjoyable two and a half hours or so, from about 9.30:
2 goldcrest Lots of singing dunnock c10 goldfinch 1 bullfinch 2 meadow pipit 1 grey wagtail 2 song thrush 4+ mistle thrush 3 coot 1 goosander 7 mute swan (one with the blue darvic 4BXH) 3 snipe 5 cormorant c190 black-headed gull 13+ common gull 10+ lesser black-backed gull 5+ herring gull 1 kestrel 1 peregrine over (heading off towards town, had a quick stoop at something before I lost it behind tall buildings)
Also a first winter lesser black-backed gull with a deformed beak, much like the 'curlew gull' mentioned as having been seen at Pennington Flash recently; slightly less exaggerated than that one, so perhaps more an 'Egyptian vulture gull'. Gave it quite a fearsome aspect!
From Trafford Road bridge to Media City bridge, from about 12 - 1.45:
Black-headed Gull 356 Canada Goose 39 Common Gull 8 Coot 17 Cormorant 7 Goosander 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Herring Gull 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull 23 Mallard 6 Moorhen 1 Mute Swan 2 Total number of species: 12 Individuals: 471
steven burke said
Sat Feb 11 8:06 PM, 2017
Zoe Barrett wrote:
Hi Phil what is happening near Trafford road bridge? Why are trees being felled? This was the only bit of wood around SQ area
zoe, it is going to be the new route for the metrolink through Trafford park to the Trafford centre, a shame & lots more trees felled through Trafford park
Zoe Barrett said
Sat Feb 11 5:52 PM, 2017
Hi Phil what is happening near Trafford road bridge? Why are trees being felled? This was the only bit of wood around SQ area
steven burke said
Fri Feb 10 9:22 PM, 2017
afternoon visit
Trafford wharf..
1 kingfisher drake goldeneye 3 coot 2 moorhen
Pomona...
1 common snipe 1 meadow pipit 4 goosander 6 song thrush
phillipskelly said
Sat Feb 4 7:03 PM, 2017
The path along MSC from Trafford rd. bridge to Pomona is now blocked off. The small wood from Trafford rd. Bridge to Pomona has been felled .....just a few trees left (no more spotted flycatcher or garden warbler). Still at least - Goldcrest - 1. Long-tail tit - 2. Great tit - 2 . Still present amongst the debris. At Pomona - Pied wagtail - 1 over. Wren - 3. Robin - 2 . House sparrow - 10 seen but possibly another 20 heard in the usual area near to the building site. Mute swan - 7 ( on MSC ). On grey roof adj. the Foundary - Black-headed gull c140 . Common gull 12. Lesser black - back gull 6.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 4th of February 2017 07:06:13 PM
James Walsh said
Tue Jan 31 11:39 PM, 2017
Salford Docklands West
2 Great Crested Grebe
12 Tufted Duck
steven burke said
Tue Jan 31 10:47 PM, 2017
Trafford wharf, 10.10pm.
19 tufted duck 4 pochard
Zoe Barrett said
Thu Jan 26 10:49 PM, 2017
This evening (20.38 - 21.38) at Salford Quays SBI:
56 Tufted ducks 17 Pochard 1 Great Crested grebe
Lowry bridge next to imperial war museum:
3 Mute swans
Zoe Barrett said
Thu Jan 26 5:45 PM, 2017
Hello fellow birders,
I am collating records of Pochard and Tufted ducks from Salford Quays as the area is selected as an SBI specifically for wintering ducks. We need the data to see if the site is still important for them.
Please can anyone who has any night time counts of Pochard and Tufted duck from the past 5 years PM me?
Also of note a flighty flock of circa 20 Fieldfare and 30 Redwing.
steven burke said
Mon Jan 9 3:36 PM, 2017
Peregrine falcon over trafford wharf around 2.40pm. 8 redwing, 1 fieldfare, 3 mistle thrush near holiday Inn express.
Justin Garner said
Sun Jan 8 3:36 PM, 2017
A cycle along Salford Quays
1 Grey Wagtail 200 Black-headed Gulls 13 Common Gulls 4 Lesser Black backed Gulls 1 Herring Gull 1 Male Goldeneye
A cycle along Pacific Way looking at the Ship Canal produced 2 Great Crested Grebe 5 Tufted Duck
and looking at the sewage works 50 Pied wagtails 5 Meadow Pipits 60 Redwing 200 Black-headed Gulls all feeding on the beds. Along the fence near the road 1 Chiffchaff 1 Buzzard 6 Goldfinch
-- Edited by Justin Garner on Sunday 8th of January 2017 04:46:53 PM
-- Edited by Justin Garner on Sunday 8th of January 2017 04:47:33 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 8th of January 2017 05:13:30 PM
steven burke said
Wed Jan 4 10:50 PM, 2017
Trafford wharf this evening at 10.15pm...
91 tufted duck 11 pochard
phillipskelly said
Wed Jan 4 6:49 PM, 2017
Waterside Quay , near to Holiday Inn express - c 50 Redwing (joined in flight by a further 50 Redwing temporarily ) feeding on Rowan berries. , also 5 Mistle Thrush and 5 Fieldfare. Also saw a Cormorant flying along the MSC. with a white breeding patch showing.
Steven Heywood said
Tue Jan 3 9:59 PM, 2017
Pomona 4pm:
3 goosander (m, f + 1st Winter)
7 mallard
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Tuesday 3rd of January 2017 09:59:48 PM
1 jack snipe 1 common snipe 1 kingfisher 5 goosander 1 meadow pipit 1 grey heron 4 mistle thrush 3 grey wagtail 1 goldcrest 1 bullfinch plus all the usuals around.
Andrew Ralphs said
Wed Dec 21 8:21 PM, 2016
A walk around Castlefield canal basin area this morning, mostly in dry weather ;
2x Mute Swan, 7x Mallard, 1x Domestic duck (Swedish Blue hybrid), 3x Canada Goose, 4x Blue Tit, 2x Carrion Crow, 20x Black Headed Gull, all around the Bridgewater Canal. The gulls were all perched on top of the white footbridge at one time.
1x Grey Wagtail, 1x Canada Goose, 1x Mallard, 1x Domestic duck (Swedish Blue hybrid), 3x Magpie, 10x Feral Pigeon along the Rochdale Canal.
A very nice walk, the canals very peaceful and the birds very tame.
Quick walk round Pomona before sunset: 5 blackbirds 3 Mistle thrush Chiffchaff Grey wagtail Meadow pipit over Common sandpiper heard only 5 House Martins over Blackcap heard only
Doc Brewster said
Tue Sep 27 9:16 AM, 2016
My wife was taking a group of University of Manchester students around Salford Quays and she saw the drake Goldeneye there. This was on Friday 23rd September so his survival instincts are still going strong
James Walsh said
Mon Sep 19 9:36 PM, 2016
Manchester Ship Canal between Millennium Bridge & Mode Wheel Locks, also known as The Gateway to Salford Docklands
18th September
1 Kingfisher 18 Lapwings
19th September
16 Lapwings 6 Tufted Duck
steven burke said
Mon Sep 19 3:05 PM, 2016
Trafford wharf
Male goldeneye, moulting, it's the resident drake as it still has half a left wing. Not seen him for a long time, I thought the worst had happened to him. 1 kingfisher 1 grey wagtail C220 black headed gulls 54 lesser black backed gulls 2 herring gulls 1 common gull
Nick Hilton said
Sun Sep 18 9:29 PM, 2016
18/09/16 0920 - 1000: BTO WeBS Survey (low count noted due to high disturbance levels, rowers and open water swimmers were out in force).
Jay on the verge of Bridgewater Way alongside Pomona today
17 tufted duck
5 pochard
8 Goosander (4m 4f)
This afternoon at Pomona around 16.00
3 Snipe flew off together
Ps nice find with stonechat Shannon
Best of the rest, in what was a thoroughly enjoyable two and a half hours or so, from about 9.30:
2 goldcrest
Lots of singing dunnock
c10 goldfinch
1 bullfinch
2 meadow pipit
1 grey wagtail
2 song thrush
4+ mistle thrush
3 coot
1 goosander
7 mute swan (one with the blue darvic 4BXH)
3 snipe
5 cormorant
c190 black-headed gull
13+ common gull
10+ lesser black-backed gull
5+ herring gull
1 kestrel
1 peregrine over (heading off towards town, had a quick stoop at something before I lost it behind tall buildings)
Also a first winter lesser black-backed gull with a deformed beak, much like the 'curlew gull' mentioned as having been seen at Pennington Flash recently; slightly less exaggerated than that one, so perhaps more an 'Egyptian vulture gull'. Gave it quite a fearsome aspect!
From Trafford Road bridge to Media City bridge, from about 12 - 1.45:
1 song thrush singing
1 moorhen
3 coot
1 goldeneye
4 mute swan
18 cormorant
300+ black-headed gull
5+ common gull
c20 lesser black-backed gull
c20 herring gull
1 sparrowhawk
Extremely sad that what's such an excellent area for urban wildlife is to be destroyed.
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 19th of February 2017 05:53:27 PM
74 tufted duck
Couldn't see any pochard.
Site Name: Salford Quays
Date: Sun, 12 Feb, 2017 Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Black-headed Gull 356
Canada Goose 39
Common Gull 8
Coot 17
Cormorant 7
Goosander 2
Grey Wagtail 2
Herring Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 23
Mallard 6
Moorhen 1
Mute Swan 2
Total number of species: 12
Individuals: 471
zoe, it is going to be the new route for the metrolink through Trafford park to the Trafford centre, a shame & lots more trees felled through Trafford park
Trafford wharf..
1 kingfisher
drake goldeneye
3 coot
2 moorhen
Pomona...
1 common snipe
1 meadow pipit
4 goosander
6 song thrush
The small wood from Trafford rd. Bridge to Pomona has been felled .....just a few trees left (no more spotted flycatcher or garden warbler).
Still at least -
Goldcrest - 1.
Long-tail tit - 2.
Great tit - 2 .
Still present amongst the debris.
At Pomona -
Pied wagtail - 1 over.
Wren - 3.
Robin - 2 .
House sparrow - 10 seen but possibly another 20 heard in the usual area near to the building site.
Mute swan - 7 ( on MSC ).
On grey roof adj. the Foundary -
Black-headed gull c140 .
Common gull 12.
Lesser black - back gull 6.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 4th of February 2017 07:06:13 PM
19 tufted duck
4 pochard
56 Tufted ducks
17 Pochard
1 Great Crested grebe
Lowry bridge next to imperial war museum:
3 Mute swans
I am collating records of Pochard and Tufted ducks from Salford Quays as the area is selected as an SBI specifically for wintering ducks. We need the data to see if the site is still important for them.
Please can anyone who has any night time counts of Pochard and Tufted duck from the past 5 years PM me?
Cheers
Zoe
1 kingfisher
7 goosander
1 grey wagtail
3 coot
2 moorhen
3 Snipe
2 Bullfinch
1 Goosander (f)
23 Common gulls
Weaste:
30 Tufted duck
6 Mute swans
5 Meadow pipits
50 Pied wagtails
3 Bullfinch
2 Grey wagtails
8 Lapwings
Records for the Winter Wetland Bird Blitz event;
Site Name: Salford Quays
Date: Sat, 21 Jan, 2017 Time: 08:10 - 09:20
Canada Goose 35
Mallard 23 (17 Males, 6 Female)
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 2
Moorhen 1
Cormorant 14
Coot 14
Grey Wagtail 2
Kingfisher 1
Black-headed Gull 148
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Common Gull 5
Goosander 4 (2 Male, 2 Female. 1 pair observed mating)
Total number of species 13
Also a Peregrine over.
(Low count due to disturbance levels; rowers and bungee jumpers !!)
Black-headed Gull = 94
Common Gull = 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull = 5
Coot = 11
Mallard = 15
Grey Wagtail = 1
Canada Goose = 2
Mute Swan = 3
Cormorant = 10
Great Crested Grebe = 1
Also of note a flighty flock of circa 20 Fieldfare and 30 Redwing.
8 redwing, 1 fieldfare, 3 mistle thrush near holiday Inn express.
A cycle along Salford Quays
1 Grey Wagtail 200 Black-headed Gulls 13 Common Gulls 4 Lesser Black backed Gulls 1 Herring Gull 1 Male Goldeneye
A cycle along Pacific Way looking at the Ship Canal produced 2 Great Crested Grebe 5 Tufted Duck
and looking at the sewage works 50 Pied wagtails 5 Meadow Pipits 60 Redwing 200 Black-headed Gulls all feeding on the beds. Along the fence near the road 1 Chiffchaff 1 Buzzard 6 Goldfinch
-- Edited by Justin Garner on Sunday 8th of January 2017 04:46:53 PM
-- Edited by Justin Garner on Sunday 8th of January 2017 04:47:33 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 8th of January 2017 05:13:30 PM
91 tufted duck
11 pochard
c 50 Redwing (joined in flight by a further 50 Redwing temporarily ) feeding on Rowan berries. , also 5 Mistle Thrush and 5 Fieldfare.
Also saw a Cormorant flying along the MSC. with a white breeding patch showing.
Pomona 4pm:
3 goosander (m, f + 1st Winter)
7 mallard
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Tuesday 3rd of January 2017 09:59:48 PM
4 waxwings
1 fieldfare
30+ redwings
8 mistle thrush
blackbird
goldfinch
1 jack snipe
1 common snipe
1 kingfisher
5 goosander
1 meadow pipit
1 grey heron
4 mistle thrush
3 grey wagtail
1 goldcrest
1 bullfinch
plus all the usuals around.
A walk around Castlefield canal basin area this morning, mostly in dry weather ;
2x Mute Swan, 7x Mallard, 1x Domestic duck (Swedish Blue hybrid), 3x Canada Goose, 4x Blue Tit, 2x Carrion Crow, 20x Black Headed Gull, all around the Bridgewater Canal. The gulls were all perched on top of the white footbridge at one time.
1x Grey Wagtail, 1x Canada Goose, 1x Mallard, 1x Domestic duck (Swedish Blue hybrid), 3x Magpie, 10x Feral Pigeon along the Rochdale Canal.
A very nice walk, the canals very peaceful and the birds very tame.
Black-headed Gull = 382
Common Gull = 23
Herring Gull = 23
Lesser Black-backed Gull = 22
Moorhen = 1
Coot = 9
Mallard = 10
Grey Wagtail = 1
Canada Goose = 52
Mute Swan = 3
Cormorant = 13
1 goldeneye
2 goosander, near Trafford road bridge.
2 grey heron
2 mistle thrush
2 collared doves
6 coot
1 moorhen
3 goldcrest
120+ goldfinches going to roost outside the lowry.
8 herring gulls
plus lots of the usual black headed, common & lesser black backed gulls coming & going.
1 goldcrest
5 meadow pipit
1 (or more) grey wagtail
6 (or 11) mistle thrush
2 collared dove
8 mallard
2 goosander
45 pink-footed geese over W
3 mute swan (including another green-ringed Cheshire bird; CDY6)
11 cormorant (including display from two)
230+ black-headed gull
17+ common gull
4 lesser black-backed gull
9 herring gull
1 kestrel
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 11th of December 2016 02:03:03 PM
21 tufted duck
3 pochard
Of note:
1 Teal (m)
1 Little grebe
1 Reed Bunting
Also sighted:
1 Goldcrest
2 Mistle thrush
3 Goosander (1m 2F)
1 Bullfinch (m)
1 Grey wagtail
1 Grey heron
2 Mute Swan
3 Cormorants
4 Mallard
12 Common gulls
1 Herring gull
1 Meadow pipit
c.40 Black-headed gulls
A second year male ringed at Spike Island, I learnt today. As a Stone Roses fan, that made me both smile, and feel a bit old.
Pomona:
1 goldcrest
10+ long-tailed tit
2 meadow pipit
1 grey wagtail
3 mistle thrush
1 moorhen
1 goosander
2 mute swan, one with the green (Cheshire?) darvic CHX0.
1 grey heron
6 cormorant
100+ black-headed gull
15+ common gull
8+ lesser black-backed gull
1 herring gull
1 kestrel
From around Trafford Road Bridge to Media City:
15+ goldfinch
1 grey wagtail
2 song thrush (both singing)
2 moorhen
1 coot
1 goldeneye
6 mute swan
1 grey heron
4 cormorant
c400 black-headed gull
40+ common gull
35+ lesser black-backed gull
2 herring gull
Black-headed Gull = 182
Common Gull = 12
Herring Gull = 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull = 12
Moorhen = 1
Coot = 6
Mallard = 12
Grey Wagtail = 1
Canada Goose = 29
Mute Swan = 5
18 Tufted Duck
4 Lapwing
Drake Goldeneye
2 Goosander
1 Meadow Pipit
Peregrine flying low towards the Quays
Goosander
5 Mallard
Bullfinch heard
Blackbird, Song thrush, Robin
9 Goosander - 8 in dock 1 on adjacent ship canal
Kingfisher
20 Mallard
12 Pied wagtails flying to roost
Blackbird
Robin singing
8 Goosanders on the Manchester Ship Canal at Pomona Docks (an adult female with 7 juveniles)
Thursday 20th October tram trip to Pomona and walk back to Castlefield along the Bridgewater Canal.
Pomona - 2x Goosander (juveniles), 7x Mistle Thrush, 10x Starling, 2x Cormorant, 11x Long Tailed Tit, Common Gull,
50x Black Headed Gull, 6x Lesser Black Backed Gull, Woodpigeon.
Bridgewater Canal - 2x Blackbird, 5x Goldfinch, Great Tit, 3x Canada Goose, Pied Wagtail.
Castlefield Canal Basin - 9x Mallard, 2x Canada Goose, Magpie, 7x Feral Pigeon, Grey Wagtail (heard).
An enjoyable walk in the Autumn sunshine.
12+ meadow pipit
1 grey wagtail
34 starling
41 redwing over south
7+ mistle thrush
1 moorhen
1 tufted duck
1 goosander
2 mute swan
1 grey heron
7+ cormorant
40+ black-headed gull
5+ common gull
7 lesser black-backed gull
Drake goldeneye
2 herring gull
1 grey wagtail
22 cormorants
1 Chiffchaff
5 blackbirds
3 Mistle thrush
Chiffchaff
Grey wagtail
Meadow pipit over
Common sandpiper heard only
5 House Martins over
Blackcap heard only
My wife was taking a group of University of Manchester students around Salford Quays and she saw the drake Goldeneye there. This was on Friday 23rd September so his survival instincts are still going strong
18th September
1 Kingfisher
18 Lapwings
19th September
16 Lapwings
6 Tufted Duck
Male goldeneye, moulting, it's the resident drake as it still has half a left wing. Not seen him for a long time, I thought the worst had happened to him.
1 kingfisher
1 grey wagtail
C220 black headed gulls
54 lesser black backed gulls
2 herring gulls
1 common gull
Black-headed Gull = 62
Common Gull = 1
Herring Gull = 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull = 13
Moorhen = 1
Coot = 6
Cormorant = 8
Mallard = 10
Great Crested Grebe = 1
Grey Wagtail = 3
Canada Goose = 27
Mute Swan = 3
Domestic Duck = 1