Heron fishing up to its knees in the middle of the delph 4pm today.
Joey Eccles said
Wed Oct 12 9:24 PM, 2011
Kingfisher in it's usual place at 7. 40am this morning once again
Joey Eccles said
Sun Oct 9 7:27 PM, 2011
Tawny Owl 't-wooing' from a tree at Roe Green this morning at 6.30am - perhaps having roosted in the box there.
gary mills said
Mon Oct 3 9:18 PM, 2011
Single Kingfisher on the Bridgewater Canal along from the Filtration Lagoons towards Boothstown 1830hrs today.
Joey Eccles said
Wed Sep 28 8:05 PM, 2011
A walk through the woods this afternoon 3.15-3.45:
Highlights:
Canal and Delph:
2 canada geese Grey heron Kingfisher - the only view recently that hasn't been from a moving vehicle!
Woods:
At least 3 nuthatch heard 3 tufted duck 4 herons - including 2 panting and spreading their wings At least 6 teal, but there could have been double that amount.
Roe Green Fishing pond:
2 Jay and Kestrel that literally fell off its perch when it realised I was beneath it
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Wednesday 28th of September 2011 08:08:38 PM
Dave Thacker said
Sun Sep 25 4:54 PM, 2011
2 Ravens were flying over Wardley woods at 12.20pm heading West.
Joey Eccles said
Mon Sep 19 5:23 PM, 2011
19 Canada geese were a noteworthy number flying low West this morning at 7.35 5 cygnets also seen
colin moran said
Sat Sep 17 6:50 PM, 2011
Kingfisher in delph 18.30
Joey Eccles said
Sat Sep 17 5:44 PM, 2011
2 Ravens over North on friday morning at 7.20am only my second site record of the species
Joey Eccles said
Mon Sep 12 5:26 PM, 2011
Single Kingfisher in the delph at 5pm today
gary mills said
Sat Sep 3 10:47 AM, 2011
Single Mute Swan with 5 well grown Cygnets has reappeared on the canal at Worsley. I think it will be HP4 although i haven't been able to see it's ring. LJX has been forced further along the canal towards Boothstown. These 2 definitely don't get on together.
gary mills said
Tue Aug 23 10:39 PM, 2011
The Owl and the Tawny Eagle were found in boxes at the side of the derelict King Billy pub, Moseley Common last night. I think the owner was contacted and told where they were. Not sure what condition they were in or what happened to the Hawk.
Ian Campbell said
Tue Aug 23 1:27 PM, 2011
Ivan Ellison wrote:
Ian Campbell wrote:
Hope this is the right spot for this. 4.00 a.m. this morning on M60 coming back from my hols a Barn Owl flew over the motoway at Worsley roundabout. Great surprise and welcome home present as this is a GM tick for me. Cheers Ian
Ian, I am sure you are right as they have been seen along the motorway before in that area, but the falconry centre at worsley garden centre was broken into on Sunday/Monday and 3 birds were stolen. One being a snowy owl, the others are a tawny eagle and a harris hawk, the latter two are injured and cant fly. It wasn't the snowy owl was it , as it appears to have put up a fight with whoever opened the aviary and may just have escaped and still be in the area. Also for anyone else who hears anything about the 3 missing birds- contact the police at Swinton police stn immediately.
-- Edited by Ivan Ellison on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 12:13:19 PM
-- Edited by Ivan Ellison on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 12:14:16 PM
Cheers for the info Ivan, I am certain it was "just" a Barn Owl, although I'd had a long day travelling. Cheers Ian
Ivan Ellison said
Tue Aug 23 1:12 PM, 2011
Ian Campbell wrote:
Hope this is the right spot for this. 4.00 a.m. this morning on M60 coming back from my hols a Barn Owl flew over the motoway at Worsley roundabout. Great surprise and welcome home present as this is a GM tick for me. Cheers Ian
Ian, I am sure you are right as they have been seen along the motorway before in that area, but the falconry centre at worsley garden centre was broken into on Sunday/Monday and 3 birds were stolen. One being a snowy owl, the others are a tawny eagle and a harris hawk, the latter two are injured and cant fly. It wasn't the snowy owl was it , as it appears to have put up a fight with whoever opened the aviary and may just have escaped and still be in the area. Also for anyone else who hears anything about the 3 missing birds- contact the police at Swinton police stn immediately.
-- Edited by Ivan Ellison on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 12:13:19 PM
-- Edited by Ivan Ellison on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 12:14:16 PM
Ian Campbell said
Tue Aug 23 11:17 AM, 2011
Hope this is the right spot for this. 4.00 a.m. this morning on M60 coming back from my hols a Barn Owl flew over the motoway at Worsley roundabout. Great surprise and welcome home present as this is a GM tick for me. Cheers Ian
Joey Eccles said
Mon Aug 15 10:09 PM, 2011
This evening at Roe green fishing pond:
c.30 canada geese south A family of 5 swallows alarm calling as what I think was a kestrel passed low overhead, heading North in the twilight Siskin calling from the Woods Tawny Owl also calling 3 moorhen including a well-grown juvenile Grey heron
Joey Eccles said
Wed Aug 3 10:14 PM, 2011
At least 2 siskin calling from Worsley Woods this evening. I also heard one back in May, suggesting possible breeding in the area Great Spotted Woodpecker also heard Moorhen pair have raised one chick again
Joey Eccles said
Sat Jul 30 8:11 PM, 2011
To add to Colin's sightings:
Kestrel and Sparrowhawk both seen at the filtration lagoons on Thursday, the latter of which was seen stooping twice at prey - including one where it stooped towards me about 6 feet over my head
colin moran said
Mon Jul 25 6:09 PM, 2011
kingfisher on the dam family partys of willow warblers sedge warblers and reed warblers at filtration lagoons juvenile great spotted woodpecker in the garden
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 30th of July 2011 08:29:47 PM
Joey Eccles said
Thu Jun 30 12:46 PM, 2011
Very late post for Sunday morning 7.15-10am
Highlights
Woods:
Great spotted woodpecker heard Pair of nuthatch collecting food treecreeper several parties of long tailed tits chiff chaff singing grey wagtail collecting food Female sparrowhawk over high, soaring and calling before heading South East at speed
Filtration lagoons:
reed warbler collecting food sedge warblers still singing including some parachute displays willow warbler fledglings everywhere at least 10 swallows and as many swifts distant kestrel, buzzard and yellowhammer But best of all was a garden warbler feeding a newly fledged youngster complete with a large yellow gape! The youngster was in a bush and was fed no more than 6 feet away from me
gary mills said
Tue Jun 28 7:50 PM, 2011
Mute Swan bearing Blue ring HP4 has been on the stretch of canal between Worsley and Boothstown basin for the last couple of weeks, together with her 5 cygnets that appear to doing well.(no sign of any male) LJX was also on the same stretch of canal this afternoon, however when the family came into view LJX set off manically paddling in the opposite direction until the family were out of view. Also of note: Reed Warbler, Yellow Hammer, Whitethroat, Grasshopper warbler all still singing on a small stretch of the canal alongside the landfill site. Also Sedge Warbler still 'parachuting' in the same area.
Joey Eccles said
Thu May 19 8:34 PM, 2011
This evening 7-8pm
Woods:
Female blackcap feeding chaffinch feeding young goldfinch and greenfinch singing 2 parties of great tits feeding young Long tailed tit family party of c.12 Nuthatches still visiting nest site Great spotted woodpecker nest site - I found it by the sounds of a begging chick This means there are at lest 2 pairs breeding in the woods Treecreeper 2 grey wagtail A pair tufted duck and 9 male mallard on the dam A magpie stole a blackbird egg/chick and was aggressively pursued
Roe green fishing pond area:
A male great spotted woodpecker was drumming chunks out of the fence A wren was collecting food in the canopy Single pied wagtail 6 swifts 2 swallows
Dave Thacker said
Sun May 15 2:41 PM, 2011
This morning;
Still only 3 pairs of Swallows under the bridge.
Filtration lagoons 2 Whitethroat 5 Sedge warblers 1 Reed warbler 3 Willow warbler 2 Blackcaps 3 Reed buntings Garden warbler in the trees between the motorway and the lagoons 5 Coots 2 Greenfinch 5 Goldfinch Song thrush Many Swifts, Swallows, House and Sand Martins all flying in for a drink at the ponds
Along the canal to the moorings and back again to Worsley; Lots of Blackcaps about I saw at least 12 more on my walk Lesser Whitethroat Chiffchaff 3 Willow warblers 3 Buzzards over Cormorant over Grey wagtail 2 Pied wagtail Sparrowhawk
Joey Eccles said
Wed May 11 9:37 PM, 2011
Walk home through the woods 12pmish:
2 singing chiffchaff Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 pairs of tufted duck 1 pair of teal grey heron singing blackcap
Roe Green fishing pond:
2 swallow a few swift female kestrel singing whitethroat grey heron
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Wednesday 11th of May 2011 10:38:47 PM
Joey Eccles said
Tue May 10 9:06 PM, 2011
Walk home through the woods at 1pm ish
Chiffchaff Stock doves checking out a nesting hole whitethroat by roe green fishing pond
Joey Eccles said
Mon May 9 11:57 AM, 2011
Roe green fishing pond area early am:
a few pairs of swifts blackcap wrens Single sparrowhawk displaying (looked to me like a female) goldfinch, chaffinch and greenfinch
Joey Eccles said
Sat May 7 9:49 PM, 2011
5-8pm this evening:
Woods:
Single grey wagtail chiff chaff pied wagtail 2 pairs of nuthatch GSW seen and drumming male teal 3 broods of mallard ducklings on the canal and dam(combined)
Filtration lagoons:
c.10 swifts - 2011 site tick at least 6 swallows 2 singing garden warbler lots of heron movement over 2 lapwing willow warbler sedge and reed warblers 2 canada geese yellowhammer heard and then flushed buzzard in the field, presumably after worms or insects female kestrel caught a small mammal
The Highlight though was on the canal when a wood pigeon dashed across my path with a sparrowhawk in hot pursuit. The wood pigeon flew into the foliage to try and shake the hawk off, but the sparrowhawk was too agile and got a foothold on the pigeon, causing it to collide with the branches. Both birds then plummeted onto the path and the sparrowhawk momentarily lost its grip as they hit the floor. The wood pigeon seized its chance and took off, the sparrowhawk just behind it. The wood pigeon knew it couldn't outmaneuver the hawk so flew down the canal an inch above its surface with the sparrowhawk a few inches above it, waiting for a mistake. The sparrowhawk couldn't risk attacking in case it plunged into the canal, and at any rate must have known the pigeon was a better level flyer, so it veered off and sat in a tree to recover. All that was left were a 100 or so feathers slowly zig-zagging their way to the ground - closer inspection revealed the pigeon had lost at least 5 primaries. Magical
James Walsh said
Fri May 6 11:03 AM, 2011
Singing Garden Warbler showing well early morning by Bridgewater Canal c300 yards west of Worsley village
Bridgewater Canal, Worsley-Bridgewater Park
Date: 6th May Time: 0650-1000 Weather: Drizzle, overcast, mild
-- Edited by James Walsh on Friday 6th of May 2011 03:20:24 PM
Joey Eccles said
Thu May 5 7:41 PM, 2011
Yesterday evening:
Among the usuals:
Garden warbler and pied wagtail at filtration lagoons 2 canada geese also came into roost no tufted on dam
Joey Eccles said
Mon May 2 12:48 PM, 2011
Highlights: 7.15am - 9.45am
Woods:
pied wagtail 2 pairs of tufted 2 canada geese 2 grey wagtail 20+ singing wrens displaying stock dove goldcrest chiffchaff loads of blackcap GSW nuthatch feeding young and a woodcock was flushed!
Filtration lagoons:
Whitethroat 6 sedge warbler a couple of reed warbler 3 swallow single willow warbler 2 canada geese loads of reed bunting chiffchaff sparrowhawk female kestrel
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Monday 2nd of May 2011 07:02:51 PM
Dave Thacker said
Sun May 1 12:07 PM, 2011
This morning
Plenty of bird song in the woods Bird seen; 2 Treecreeper 1 GS woodpecker 4 Great tits Sparrowhawk Lots of Willow warblers and Chiffchaffs singing only 2 Tufted duck on the dam
Filtration lagoons 2 Jays 2 Reed warblers singing 3 Sedge warblers 4 Reed buntings Chiffchaff Sparrowhawk No ducks at all Partial remains of a Mute swan scattered about 2 Buzzards over
3 pairs of Swallows doing their nests up under the bridges with also 40+ feral pigeons doing the same
-- Edited by Dave Thacker on Sunday 1st of May 2011 12:09:26 PM
Joey Eccles said
Mon Apr 25 11:34 AM, 2011
This morning 7.15-10.35:
Woods:
Common sandpiper on dam - long overdue as a site tick for me 2 pairs of tufted pair of teal grey wagtails nesting bullfinch - quickly put in its place by a bluetit blackcap stock dove displaying heron nuthatch nesting 2 GSW heard drumming outside my house at 6.30am And an abandoned campsite - fires still smoldering, tent present but partially collapsed, 2 sleeping bags strewn about including 1 that had been partially burnt and a few belongings thrown about. All a bit Blair Witch Project!
Filtration lagoons:
swallow lots of sedge warbler - including many doing their display flight a few reed warbler whitethroat more stock dove 3 canada geese herons over E and W curlew heard buzzard bullfinch loads of reed bunting
also at least 4 groppers reeling in the scrub field opposite bridgewater school - very confiding with open views down to a couple of meters.
No sign of the swans since their egg dissapeared
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Monday 25th of April 2011 11:06:51 PM
Joey Eccles said
Sun Apr 24 8:41 PM, 2011
A grasshopper warbler was reeling in the scrub around roe green fishing pond. Also seen was a female kestrel and 2 heron.
Female kestrel hunting the field borders (like a sparrowhawk) and the scrubland Sparrowhawk soaring and then stooped at something from height on the other side of the motorway lt tits nesting song thrush carrying food LBB gulls over no linnet 4/5 herons back and forth from the East (presumably to the herony on the mosses) Mute swan DV4 came tearing down the canal after a shrieking canada goose, it must have flown a 200 yards chasing the goose before it settled on the lagoons
otherwise the same as yesterday
Joey Eccles said
Mon Apr 11 10:57 AM, 2011
Productive visit this morning with 5 year ticks - 2 of which were site ticks 7.30 - 10.30:
woods:
GSW nuthatches at nesting hole at least 5 stock dove, but more likely 8 - 2 pairs, a 3 and a single 6 tufted - 4m 2f 3 pairs of teal 3 snipe visible usual tits and finches
Filtration lagoons:
pair of linnet c.10 sand martin 3 swallow probable little grebe willow warbler blackcap chiffchaff 9 canada geese 2 stock dove 2 cock pheasant lapwing over loads of reed bunting
Whilst out running yesterday counted a total of 26 singing Willow Warblers along the canal between Worsley and Lower Green Lane, Astley (including pathway alongside Whitehall Meadow)
Joey Eccles said
Sun Apr 10 3:15 PM, 2011
Sparrowhawk displaying over my house 13.00pm today
gary mills said
Tue Apr 5 10:56 PM, 2011
Willow Warblers have started to arrive back with 3 singing along the canal just past the filtration lagoons, yesterday.
Joey Eccles said
Sun Apr 3 7:51 PM, 2011
3.00pm - 5.15pm
woods:
11 tufted - 5 pairs 2 teal at least 1 pair of GSW nuthatch 3 goldcrest - 1 pair
4 canada geese and mute swan DV4 on canal
Filtration lagoons:
LBB over 2 heron over 6 canada geese a couple of hundred woodpigeon and a few stock dove were spooked by something in the distant fields, before flying over and a hare in the farmer's field
Jason Dulhanty said
Wed Mar 30 10:03 AM, 2011
Along path from Roe Green upto opposite the courthouses
12.30-14.30
5 Tufted with partners
2 Teal with partners
Jay
3 GS Woodpeckers
Nuthatch
Goldfinch
Wren
Robin
Various Tits
Chaffinch
Loads of Magpies
Dave Tennant said
Mon Mar 28 7:20 PM, 2011
14 magpies in trees opposite worsley church , before flying off in the direction of worsley woods.
Joey Eccles said
Wed Mar 23 10:08 PM, 2011
3.50-5.30pm
woods:
14 tufted on dam ( 9m 5f) c.10 teal + 2 on playing fields 6 snipe visible 4 moorhen 2 coot 3 pairs of nuthatch including one singing GSW heron, canada geese and swans at delph
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Wednesday 23rd of March 2011 10:10:15 PM
Joey Eccles said
Tue Mar 22 6:58 PM, 2011
13 tufted (8m 5f) and a pair of canada geese on the dam at 5pm
James Walsh said
Tue Mar 22 8:50 AM, 2011
21/03/11 11:25am
Large hawk, probably female Sparrowhawk, over Worsley Road, heading towards the Woods (not seen with bins)
Dave Tennant said
Mon Mar 21 6:10 PM, 2011
Pair of long tailed tits collecting feathers mill brow noon today.
Joey Eccles said
Mon Mar 21 10:40 AM, 2011
Late post from yesterday 6.30 - 8.30am
Woods:
teal 5 snipe 2 canada geese on dam 11 tufted duck - 7m 4f coot and moorhen nuthatch GSW still fighting Pair of stock dove carrying nesting material swans still present
Filtration lagoons:
1st chiff chaff of the year probable wheatear water rail heard 3 comorant W 5 canada geese bullfinch buzzard 50+ woodpigeon in farmer's field 2 hares also - including one that ran towards me, offering spectacular views of it feeding down to 15 yards!
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Monday 21st of March 2011 01:39:00 PM
James Walsh said
Fri Mar 18 10:34 AM, 2011
I second that, good site-guide Joey
Henry Cook said
Thu Mar 17 6:55 PM, 2011
A nice site-guide Joey on the main website. I hope to call in if passing. Thanks. Henry.
Highlights:
Canal and Delph:
2 canada geese
Grey heron
Kingfisher - the only view recently that hasn't been from a moving vehicle!
Woods:
At least 3 nuthatch heard
3 tufted duck
4 herons - including 2 panting and spreading their wings
At least 6 teal, but there could have been double that amount.
Roe Green Fishing pond:
2 Jay and Kestrel that literally fell off its perch when it realised I was beneath it
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Wednesday 28th of September 2011 08:08:38 PM
5 cygnets also seen
Cheers for the info Ivan, I am certain it was "just"
Cheers Ian
Ian, I am sure you are right as they have been seen along the motorway before in that area, but the falconry centre at worsley garden centre was broken into on Sunday/Monday and 3 birds were stolen. One being a snowy owl, the others are a tawny eagle and a harris hawk, the latter two are injured and cant fly. It wasn't the snowy owl was it , as it appears to have put up a fight with whoever opened the aviary and may just have escaped and still be in the area.
Also for anyone else who hears anything about the 3 missing birds- contact the police at Swinton police stn immediately.
-- Edited by Ivan Ellison on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 12:13:19 PM
-- Edited by Ivan Ellison on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 12:14:16 PM
Cheers Ian
c.30 canada geese south
A family of 5 swallows alarm calling as what I think was a kestrel passed low overhead, heading North in the twilight
Siskin calling from the Woods
Tawny Owl also calling
3 moorhen including a well-grown juvenile
Grey heron
Great Spotted Woodpecker also heard
Moorhen pair have raised one chick again
Kestrel and Sparrowhawk both seen at the filtration lagoons on Thursday, the latter of which was seen stooping twice at prey - including one where it stooped towards me about 6 feet over my head
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 30th of July 2011 08:29:47 PM
Highlights
Woods:
Great spotted woodpecker heard
Pair of nuthatch collecting food
treecreeper
several parties of long tailed tits
chiff chaff singing
grey wagtail collecting food
Female sparrowhawk over high, soaring and calling before heading South East at speed
Filtration lagoons:
reed warbler collecting food
sedge warblers still singing including some parachute displays
willow warbler fledglings everywhere
at least 10 swallows and as many swifts
distant kestrel, buzzard and yellowhammer
But best of all was a garden warbler feeding a newly fledged youngster complete with a large yellow gape! The youngster was in a bush and was fed no more than 6 feet away from me
LJX was also on the same stretch of canal this afternoon, however when the family came into view LJX set off manically paddling in the opposite direction until the family were out of view.
Also of note:
Reed Warbler, Yellow Hammer, Whitethroat, Grasshopper warbler all still singing on a small stretch of the canal alongside the landfill site. Also Sedge Warbler still 'parachuting' in the same area.
Woods:
Female blackcap feeding
chaffinch feeding young
goldfinch and greenfinch singing
2 parties of great tits feeding young
Long tailed tit family party of c.12
Nuthatches still visiting nest site
Great spotted woodpecker nest site - I found it by the sounds of a begging chick
This means there are at lest 2 pairs breeding in the woods
Treecreeper
2 grey wagtail
A pair tufted duck and 9 male mallard on the dam
A magpie stole a blackbird egg/chick and was aggressively pursued
Roe green fishing pond area:
A male great spotted woodpecker was drumming chunks out of the fence
A wren was collecting food in the canopy
Single pied wagtail
6 swifts
2 swallows
Still only 3 pairs of Swallows under the bridge.
Filtration lagoons
2 Whitethroat
5 Sedge warblers
1 Reed warbler
3 Willow warbler
2 Blackcaps
3 Reed buntings
Garden warbler in the trees between the motorway and the lagoons
5 Coots
2 Greenfinch
5 Goldfinch
Song thrush
Many Swifts, Swallows, House and Sand Martins all flying in for a drink at the ponds
Along the canal to the moorings and back again to Worsley;
Lots of Blackcaps about I saw at least 12 more on my walk
Lesser Whitethroat
Chiffchaff
3 Willow warblers
3 Buzzards over
Cormorant over
Grey wagtail
2 Pied wagtail
Sparrowhawk
2 singing chiffchaff
Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 pairs of tufted duck
1 pair of teal
grey heron
singing blackcap
Roe Green fishing pond:
2 swallow
a few swift
female kestrel
singing whitethroat
grey heron
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Wednesday 11th of May 2011 10:38:47 PM
Chiffchaff
Stock doves checking out a nesting hole
whitethroat by roe green fishing pond
a few pairs of swifts
blackcap
wrens
Single sparrowhawk displaying (looked to me like a female)
goldfinch, chaffinch and greenfinch
Woods:
Single grey wagtail
chiff chaff
pied wagtail
2 pairs of nuthatch
GSW seen and drumming
male teal
3 broods of mallard ducklings on the canal and dam(combined)
Filtration lagoons:
c.10 swifts - 2011 site tick
at least 6 swallows
2 singing garden warbler
lots of heron movement over
2 lapwing
willow warbler
sedge and reed warblers
2 canada geese
yellowhammer heard and then flushed
buzzard in the field, presumably after worms or insects
female kestrel caught a small mammal
The Highlight though was on the canal when a wood pigeon dashed across my path with a sparrowhawk in hot pursuit. The wood pigeon flew into the foliage to try and shake the hawk off, but the sparrowhawk was too agile and got a foothold on the pigeon, causing it to collide with the branches. Both birds then plummeted onto the path and the sparrowhawk momentarily lost its grip as they hit the floor. The wood pigeon seized its chance and took off, the sparrowhawk just behind it. The wood pigeon knew it couldn't outmaneuver the hawk so flew down the canal an inch above its surface with the sparrowhawk a few inches above it, waiting for a mistake. The sparrowhawk couldn't risk attacking in case it plunged into the canal, and at any rate must have known the pigeon was a better level flyer, so it veered off and sat in a tree to recover. All that was left were a 100 or so feathers slowly zig-zagging their way to the ground - closer inspection revealed the pigeon had lost at least 5 primaries. Magical
Bridgewater Canal, Worsley-Bridgewater Park
Date: 6th May Time: 0650-1000
Weather: Drizzle, overcast, mild
46 species
1. Cormorant (1)
2. Mute Swan (1)
3. Canada Goose (2)
4. Mallard (25)
5. Pheasant (5)
6. Grey Heron (6)
7. Moorhen (2)
8. Kestrel (2)
9. Lapwing (3)
10. Black-headed Gull (4)
11. Lesser Black-backed Gull (3)
12. Feral Pigeon (1)
13. Collared Dove (1)
14. Wood Pigeon (18)
15. Great-spotted Woodpecker (1)
16. Skylark (1)
17. Swallow (8)
18. House Martin (9)
19. Pied Wagtail (1)
20. Grey Wagtail (2)
21. Wren (8)
22. Dunnock (21)
23. Robin (13)
24. Blackbird (42)
25. Song Thrush (7)
26. Mistle Thrush (1)
27. Sedge Warbler (2)
28. Garden Warbler (1)
29. Blackcap (4)
30. Whitethroat (7)
31. Willow Warbler (18)
32. Chiffchaff (8)
33. Goldcrest (2)
34. Long-tailed Tit (5)
35. Blue Tit (19)
36. Great Tit (18)
37. Magpie (6)
38. Jackdaw (5)
39. Carrion Crow (11)
40. Starling (26)
41. House Sparrow (11)
42. Chaffinch (16)
43. Greenfinch (3)
44. Goldfinch (19)
45. Bullfinch (1)
46. Reed Bunting (1)
-- Edited by James Walsh on Friday 6th of May 2011 03:20:24 PM
Among the usuals:
Garden warbler and pied wagtail at filtration lagoons
2 canada geese also came into roost
no tufted on dam
7.15am - 9.45am
Woods:
pied wagtail
2 pairs of tufted
2 canada geese
2 grey wagtail
20+ singing wrens
displaying stock dove
goldcrest
chiffchaff
loads of blackcap
GSW
nuthatch feeding young
and a woodcock was flushed!
Filtration lagoons:
Whitethroat
6 sedge warbler
a couple of reed warbler
3 swallow
single willow warbler
2 canada geese
loads of reed bunting
chiffchaff
sparrowhawk
female kestrel
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Monday 2nd of May 2011 07:02:51 PM
Plenty of bird song in the woods
Bird seen;
2 Treecreeper
1 GS woodpecker
4 Great tits
Sparrowhawk
Lots of Willow warblers and Chiffchaffs singing
only 2 Tufted duck on the dam
Filtration lagoons
2 Jays
2 Reed warblers singing
3 Sedge warblers
4 Reed buntings
Chiffchaff
Sparrowhawk
No ducks at all
Partial remains of a Mute swan scattered about
2 Buzzards over
3 pairs of Swallows doing their nests up under the bridges with also 40+ feral pigeons doing the same
-- Edited by Dave Thacker on Sunday 1st of May 2011 12:09:26 PM
Woods:
Common sandpiper on dam - long overdue as a site tick for me
2 pairs of tufted
pair of teal
grey wagtails nesting
bullfinch - quickly put in its place by a bluetit
blackcap
stock dove displaying
heron
nuthatch nesting
2 GSW heard drumming outside my house at 6.30am
And an abandoned campsite - fires still smoldering, tent present but partially collapsed, 2 sleeping bags strewn about including 1 that had been partially burnt and a few belongings thrown about. All a bit Blair Witch Project!
Filtration lagoons:
swallow
lots of sedge warbler - including many doing their display flight
a few reed warbler
whitethroat
more stock dove
3 canada geese
herons over E and W
curlew heard
buzzard
bullfinch
loads of reed bunting
also at least 4 groppers reeling in the scrub field opposite bridgewater school - very confiding with open views down to a couple of meters.
No sign of the swans since their egg dissapeared
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Monday 25th of April 2011 11:06:51 PM
0700-1430
41 species
Mute Swan (2)
Canada Goose (3)
Mallard (41)
Pheasant (5)
Grey heron (3)
Lapwing (3)
Curlew (1)
Common sandpiper (1)
Black-headed gull (6)
Feral pigeon (1)
Wood pigeon (16)
Great-spotted woodpecker (1)
Skylark (2)
Swallow (10)
Wren (12)
Dunnock (11)
Robin (14)
Blackbird (20)
Song thrush (3)
Mistle thrush (1)
Grasshopper warbler (1)
Sedge warbler (1)
Blackcap (9)
Common whitethroat (11)
Chiffchaff (15)
Willow warbler (17)
Goldcrest (1)
Long-tailed tit (4)
Blue tit (18)
Great tit (18)
Nuthatch (1)
Jay (1)
Magpie (12)
Jackdaw (4)
Carrion crow (13)
Starling (10)
House sparrow (14)
Chaffinch (15)
Greenfinch (9)
Goldfinch (31)
Reed bunting (2)
woods:
3 tufted 2m 1f
2 pairs of teal
pair of bullfinch
Filtration Lagoons:
Female kestrel hunting the field borders (like a sparrowhawk) and the scrubland
Sparrowhawk soaring and then stooped at something from height on the other side of the motorway
lt tits nesting
song thrush carrying food
LBB gulls over
no linnet
4/5 herons back and forth from the East (presumably to the herony on the mosses)
Mute swan DV4 came tearing down the canal after a shrieking canada goose, it must have flown a 200 yards chasing the goose
otherwise the same as yesterday
7.30 - 10.30:
woods:
GSW
nuthatches at nesting hole
at least 5 stock dove, but more likely 8 - 2 pairs, a 3 and a single
6 tufted - 4m 2f
3 pairs of teal
3 snipe visible
usual tits and finches
Filtration lagoons:
pair of linnet
c.10 sand martin
3 swallow
probable little grebe
willow warbler
blackcap
chiffchaff
9 canada geese
2 stock dove
2 cock pheasant
lapwing over
loads of reed bunting
Swallow
Reed Bunting
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
2 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
2 Sparrowhawks displaying.
+ the usual residents.
woods:
11 tufted - 5 pairs
2 teal
at least 1 pair of GSW
nuthatch
3 goldcrest - 1 pair
4 canada geese and mute swan DV4 on canal
Filtration lagoons:
LBB over
2 heron over
6 canada geese
a couple of hundred woodpigeon and a few stock dove were spooked by something in the distant fields, before flying over
and a hare in the farmer's field
woods:
14 tufted on dam ( 9m 5f)
c.10 teal + 2 on playing fields
6 snipe visible
4 moorhen
2 coot
3 pairs of nuthatch including one singing
GSW
heron, canada geese and swans at delph
Filtration Lagoons:
5 canada geese
reed bunting
coot and moorhen
2 cock pheasant
yellowhammer heard
and nice to meet Gary Mills
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Wednesday 23rd of March 2011 10:10:15 PM
Large hawk, probably female Sparrowhawk, over Worsley Road, heading towards the Woods (not seen with bins)
Woods:
teal
5 snipe
2 canada geese on dam
11 tufted duck - 7m 4f
coot and moorhen
nuthatch
GSW still fighting
Pair of stock dove carrying nesting material
swans still present
Filtration lagoons:
1st chiff chaff of the year
probable wheatear
water rail heard
3 comorant W
5 canada geese
bullfinch
buzzard
50+ woodpigeon in farmer's field
2 hares also - including one that ran towards me, offering spectacular views of it feeding down to 15 yards!
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Monday 21st of March 2011 01:39:00 PM
Thanks. Henry.