Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover and 5 Wheatear present at 10am this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Fri May 11 7:11 PM, 2018
2 Wheatear at 10am this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 10 9:51 PM, 2018
Hobby over at 10:15 today, giving brief but very close views.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Wed May 9 10:09 PM, 2018
2 Wheatear and a Common Sandpiper at 11am today
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 29 7:25 PM, 2018
16 Wheatear and 2 Lesser Whitethroat at 12:30 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 28 4:55 PM, 2018
24 Wheatear, White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, Redshank and a Goosander north at 12:30 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 27 10:03 PM, 2018
This morning on site:
30 Wheatear
2 Common Sandpiper
1 White Wagtail
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 26 5:54 PM, 2018
12 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail and 2 Common sandpipers event at midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Apr 25 3:01 PM, 2018
Whinchat, 15 Wheatear, 4 White Wagtail, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and Whitethroat by midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 24 4:11 PM, 2018
Whinchat and 14 Wheatear present around midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Apr 23 6:39 PM, 2018
11 Wheatear 4 White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Redshank and Lesser Whitethroat up to midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 22 10:52 PM, 2018
Yellow Wagtail flew north at 8:06pm today. Also present, 3 Wheatear, Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 21 7:39 PM, 2018
Other sightings from this morning:
Redshank flew in at 8:05am
4 White Wagtail
Lesser Whitethroat
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Scott robinson said
Sat Apr 21 4:39 PM, 2018
Very early this morning,
First visit very quick visit mind as I was at the gym this morning.
Quite a few firsts this summer for me!
1 Wheatear 2 House Martin 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Swift
Great site, hopefully be able to come properly soon. Been wanting to come for the last few months but not done no birding with work being so busy!
-- Edited by Scott robinson on Saturday 21st of April 2018 04:41:52 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 20 11:07 PM, 2018
11 White Wagtails this evening, also 2 Wheatear and a 2nd Summer Mediterranean Gull.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 17 11:21 PM, 2018
Highlights this morning include Dunlin, Common and Green Sandpiper and Wheatear 8 30pm.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Kristian Wade said
Mon Apr 16 3:53 PM, 2018
No problem. At the end of Engine Lane on the left is the biggest pool (with the island) and the others are smaller and dotted about the whole site
Scott robinson said
Sun Apr 15 10:44 PM, 2018
Kristian Wade wrote:
Engine Lane is really easy, several different paths coming off it and onto the Country Park at different points.
Cheers pal, might go from that end on foot then. Where abouts are the pools from Engine Lane?
Kristian Wade said
Sun Apr 15 10:39 PM, 2018
Engine Lane is really easy, several different paths coming off it and onto the Country Park at different points.
Scott robinson said
Sun Apr 15 10:16 PM, 2018
Question, was thinking about a mooch around this site. Live in atherton now so I was going to have a ride up on mountain bike. Rosemary Lane or Engine lane the best way to access?
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 15 10:19 AM, 2018
30+ Black-tailed Godwit flew SE at 10:12am this morning. Common Sandpiper and Wheatear also present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 14 8:31 PM, 2018
2nd summer Mediterranean Gull around midday today (photo attached), along with 3 White Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, 7 Curlew north, 4 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warbler.
-2 Mediterranean Gulls over -Pair Tufted Duck on bottom pool -c10 Lapwing, inc. pair mating and several displaying -2 Linnet -1 Kestrel -2+ Singing Skylark -1 Male Pheasant -1 Green Sandpiper on bottom pool
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 7 7:59 PM, 2018
Up to 1:50pm today:
2 White Wagtail dropped in with 5 Wheatear and 20 Meadow Pipits. Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover also present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 3 8:26 PM, 2018
Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and 56 Fieldfare present this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Apr 2 1:45 PM, 2018
2W Iceland Gull present mid-morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 1 8:26 PM, 2018
Usual 2W Iceland Gull and 2 Wheatear present mid-morning today.
Spotted Flycatcher present this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Wheatear present this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Whinchat, 2 Wheatear and Green Sandpiper present at 9am today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Singles of Green and Common Sandpiper present this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Green and Common Sandpiper, 8 Snipe and 3 Lesser Whitethroats feeding together at 09:15 this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Common Sandpiper and 8 Snipe this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Highlights from this morning:
Adult Hobby over the railway line then circling NW at 10:07
Adult Common Tern through
Common Sandpiper
9 Snipe
Willow Tit
Mandarin
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
2 Mandarin
3 Little Grebe
11 Snipe
4 Lapwing
2 Willow Tit
23 Reed Bunting
67 Linnets
9 Skylark
Garganey present at 9:55am on the bottom pool until 11:23 when it flew to new scrapes.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Cheers Ian
4 Ringed Plover and 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls at midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Today:
3 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plover one being the orange leg-flagged bird from Wales still
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
White Wagtail and Ringed Plover at 10:30am today.
Info and White Wagtail image thanks to Phil Rhodes
2 Ringed Plover present yesterday evening (one the orange tagged bird), Dunlin and Wheatear.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
This afternoon:
3 Dunlin
2 Wheatear
Orange tagged Ringed Plover (probably of Norwegian origin)
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover and 5 Wheatear present at 10am this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
2 Wheatear at 10am this morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Hobby over at 10:15 today, giving brief but very close views.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
2 Wheatear and a Common Sandpiper at 11am today
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
16 Wheatear and 2 Lesser Whitethroat at 12:30 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
24 Wheatear, White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, Redshank and a Goosander north at 12:30 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
This morning on site:
30 Wheatear
2 Common Sandpiper
1 White Wagtail
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
12 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail and 2 Common sandpipers event at midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Whinchat, 15 Wheatear, 4 White Wagtail, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and Whitethroat by midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Whinchat and 14 Wheatear present around midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
11 Wheatear 4 White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Redshank and Lesser Whitethroat up to midday today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Yellow Wagtail flew north at 8:06pm today. Also present, 3 Wheatear, Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Other sightings from this morning:
Redshank flew in at 8:05am
4 White Wagtail
Lesser Whitethroat
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
First visit very quick visit mind as I was at the gym this morning.
Quite a few firsts this summer for me!
1 Wheatear
2 House Martin
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Swift
Great site, hopefully be able to come properly soon.
Been wanting to come for the last few months but not done no birding with work being so busy!
-- Edited by Scott robinson on Saturday 21st of April 2018 04:41:52 PM
11 White Wagtails this evening, also 2 Wheatear and a 2nd Summer Mediterranean Gull.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Highlights this morning include Dunlin, Common and Green Sandpiper and Wheatear 8 30pm.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Cheers pal, might go from that end on foot then. Where abouts are the pools from Engine Lane?
30+ Black-tailed Godwit flew SE at 10:12am this morning. Common Sandpiper and Wheatear also present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
2nd summer Mediterranean Gull around midday today (photo attached), along with 3 White Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, 7 Curlew north, 4 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warbler.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
This morning:
6+ White Wagtail
2 Wheatear
Green Sandpiper
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
3 White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper and Wheatear present late morning today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
This morning:
7 White Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
Wheatear
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
This morning:
6 White Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
Wheatear
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Common and Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Shoveler, Wheatear, Sand Martin, Willow Warbler present today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Nine White Wagtails present on one pool at 7:30pm this evening and roosting in a nearby reedbed at 8pm.
Little Egret flew in at 7:10pm, also present were 3 Wheatear and 30 Fieldfare.
Info and image thanks to Phil Rhodes
Highlights from today up to 11am:
Common Sandpiper
3 White Wagtail
5 Wheatear
50 Meadow Pipit
30+Swallow north
House Martin
8 Sand Martin
Green Sandpiper
Pair of Mandarin
Info and Common Sandpiper image thanks to Phil Rhodes
-Pair Tufted Duck on bottom pool
-c10 Lapwing, inc. pair mating and several displaying
-2 Linnet
-1 Kestrel
-2+ Singing Skylark
-1 Male Pheasant
-1 Green Sandpiper on bottom pool
Up to 1:50pm today:
2 White Wagtail dropped in with 5 Wheatear and 20 Meadow Pipits. Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover also present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and 56 Fieldfare present this evening.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
2W Iceland Gull present mid-morning.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Usual 2W Iceland Gull and 2 Wheatear present mid-morning today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes