I spent a magical 2 hours at the far West end this morning. It was Warbler Central.
At least 4 Whitethroat
3 Sedge Warbler
Cettis seen several times and heard often
1 Reed Warbler
Several Willow Warbler singing
2 Blackcap singing
Garden Warbler singing and briefly seen
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker on a telegraph pole
2 Jay
1 Common Buzzard over
colin davies said
Tue May 2 8:20 PM, 2017
I suspect the redstart moved shortly after the last sighting. When I got there at about 1.30pm there was a council guy cutting the grass immediately adjacent to where the bird was. It was a right racket, and considering the grass was about 2m square it seemed to take ages to cut, a good 20 minutes. As far as I know the bird wasn't seen after that.
Andy Isherwood said
Tue May 2 7:53 PM, 2017
No sign of Redstart in a brief look c. 6.30pm. Horrocks hide closed but could see at least 5 Redshank and 3 Oystercatcher on spit and 2 Whimbrel flew on to end of spit calling but dropped out of site.
dave broome said
Tue May 2 1:13 PM, 2017
Male Redstart still present and singing in trees by line of benches nr Horrocks Hide to 13:00 at least
Ian McKerchar said
Tue May 2 12:11 PM, 2017
Male Redstart in trees at the back of Horrocks Hide at 10:50 this morning.
Info thanks to Shaun Murphy
JOHN TYMON said
Mon May 1 4:11 PM, 2017
AM/PM
Dunlin-4
Redshank-4
Hobby - 1 flying west chasing Sand Martins
Swift-c100
House Martin-10+
Cetti's Warbler-3 Male
Kingfisher-2
plus the usual's
Ian McKerchar said
Mon May 1 9:10 AM, 2017
At least 6 Dunlin present this morning and 2 Arctic Tern through.
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Apr 30 6:23 PM, 2017
2 Black tern still present c.4.30pm and showing well between horrocks and east bay, other birds seen this afternoon
2 Arctic tern
1 dunlin
1 Little ringed plover
2 Ringed plover (by sailing club)
3+Swift
1 Greylag Goose flew into Ramsdales c.4pm
Grasshopper warbler singing at Western end
At least 3 Common sandpiper
Keith Williams said
Sun Apr 30 12:43 PM, 2017
Plus 3 common sandpiper, 1 oystercatcher and a little ringed plover from Horricks hide
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 30 12:08 PM, 2017
Both Black Terns still present at midday, also;
2 Common Tern
2 Arctic Tern (one of which flew straight through)
1 Dunlin
7 Buzzard
Steady passage of mainly adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls east
Dozen of so Swift
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 30 10:53 AM, 2017
Two adult Black Terns currently.
Carl Fletcher-Poole said
Sat Apr 29 5:56 PM, 2017
Sorry its a day late but here are a few shots of the Male Garganey at Pennington yesterday (28-4-2017). A first for me and well chuffed. It was good to see everyone there as well!
-- Edited by Carl Fletcher-Poole on Saturday 29th of April 2017 05:57:20 PM
Male Redstart briefly in the horse paddock by Mossley Hall this morning, also present 1 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Common Tern.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Paul Richardson said
Sat Apr 29 11:41 AM, 2017
Nice to be greeted this morning with 6 common sandpipers feeding together along the car park shoreline. Never seen these birds grouped like that before.
4 Common Whitethroat Numerous Blackcap seen or heard
1 Grasshopper Warbler seen in scrub between East Bay and the eastern end.
1 Grey Wagtail at the far West end on the shoreline 1 Kingfisher similar area 3 Cetti's Warblers heard only.
No sign of the Garganey for me but I only dropped in very briefly to Ramsdale's Hide in order to escape the busy-ness of the Park Run.
drake Garganey still present from Ramsdale's Hide 17:30, 2 drake Wigeon on Flash, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Apr 28 3:35 PM, 2017
Garganey male still present and showing well at 3.30pm
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 28 9:43 AM, 2017
Drake Garganey from Ramsdales Hide this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Apr 26 11:00 AM, 2017
Birds this morning include:
Whimbrel
Female Redstart
Garden Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Swift
3 House Martins
Info thanks to Shaun Murphy and Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Apr 24 12:43 PM, 2017
This morning:
4 Common Tern
4 Common Sandpiper
3 Swift
1 Wheatear on Ramsdale Ruck
1 Shelduck
1 Redshank
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 22 10:13 AM, 2017
Single Whimbrel also this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Andy Isherwood said
Sat Apr 22 9:07 AM, 2017
This am, 4 Common Tern, 6 + Common Sandpiper, 4 Cettis Warbler, single Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler at west end, a Little Egret flew from the western end and carried on over the car park c. 7.40 and a male Yellow Wagtail in the sheep fields along Byrom lane.
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Apr 21 8:51 PM, 2017
pm
Common Tern - 3 one displaying and passing a fish to its mate.
Black-necked Grebe present just off the spit this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison and Shaun Murphy
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 18 4:49 PM, 2017
Some sightings from this morning:
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Oystercatcher
2 Raven mobbing a Buzzard
2 Shelduck
2 Cetti's Warbler
2 Reed Warbler singing in Rammies reed bed
1 Whitethroat near the wooden steps /seats on canal near Rammies
Info thanks to Shaun Murphy
Craig Higson said
Tue Apr 18 4:34 PM, 2017
2 kingfishers and. Grasshopper Warbler only birds of real note in a very quick visit.
steven burke said
Mon Apr 17 11:09 PM, 2017
aft/eve visit
same for me, no signs of the pied flycatcher. lots of hirundines throughout my visit, did not make too much of an effort to look through them all the time but only ever seen sand martins. 1 common tern 5 common sandpiper 3 reed warblers singing in ramsdales, report of 5, I got views of 2. 1 grasshopper warbler, eventually seen & even got my scope on it briefly. 4 cettis warbler, heard only plenty of blackcap, chiffchaff & willow warbler around 3 redshank 2 oystercatcher 1 kingfisher 1 buzzard 1 willow tit plus all the usuals around
No sign of the Pied Flycatcher mid afternoon ( no big surprise with the number of people about). A slow amble around the flash produced 6 Common Sandpiper (5 right in front of Horrocks), Reed warbler in Ramsdales reedbed, 3 Cetti's warbler and a site first for me, cream crown Marsh Harrier seen thermalling with 3 Buzzard from Slag lane in direction of Lightshaw Flash c. 2.25pm for 5 minutes before drifting high out of view.
Stephen Jones said
Mon Apr 17 5:43 PM, 2017
First time on Manchester Birder, However refer to it quite a lot.
Just confirming what John Tymon stated, Found the Pied Flycatcher around 7:50am till around 10:00am,
Pied flycatcher male from edmonson til 10.30 ive not seen it but seen pictures
Finder and Info from Steve Jones
Only other things of note today was
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Grasshopper Warbler
:)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Monday 17th of April 2017 04:46:08 PM
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Apr 16 9:50 AM, 2017
Of note AM
Common Tern -2
Common Sandpiper-3
Oystercatcher-4
Sand Martin-1000+
Swallow -20+
Cetti's Warbler -2
Reed Warbler-1
Blackcap-3
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 16th of April 2017 03:01:15 PM
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Apr 16 8:21 AM, 2017
Common tern left west after 5 mins
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 16 8:11 AM, 2017
Common Tern present this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Apr 15 6:44 PM, 2017
Paul A Brown wrote:
This morning, 2 Curlew SE (0645), Knot W (0740), singles of Sedge and Reed Warbler.
Also this morning I saw /Heard
4 Common Sandpiper
4 Redshank
2 Cetti's Warbler
2 Sedge Warbler - 1 west end ,1 near pond on the west side of Rammies
1 Reed Warbler
2 Oystercatcher
Paul A Brown said
Sat Apr 15 1:17 PM, 2017
This morning, 2 Curlew SE (0645), Knot W (0740), singles of Sedge and Reed Warbler.
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Apr 14 3:04 PM, 2017
AM/PM of note
Black Tailed Godwit- 3
Common Snipe-2
Common Sandpiper-5
Kingfisher-2
House Martin-3
Swallow- 30+
Sand Martin -1000+
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 13 7:53 AM, 2017
This morning:
1 Garganey
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Black-tailed Godwit
5 Redshank
2 Buzzard
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Apr 12 11:17 AM, 2017
This morning:
3 Little Egret
1 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Common Sandpiper
5 Redshank
4 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Tim Wilcox said
Wed Apr 12 9:52 AM, 2017
Yesterday afternoon the same or a different Common Sandpiper was on the spit
Andy Isherwood said
Tue Apr 11 3:22 PM, 2017
4 cettis warbler still very vocal, 2 Little ringed plover flew west over rucks c.8.25am, good numbers of Willow warbler and Blackcap singing, an especially good congregation of both and Chiffchaff in trees alongside flash on the rucks. Single common sandpiper still near sailing club.
Gordon Newman said
Mon Apr 10 7:19 PM, 2017
15.00- 17.30 tour of the hides Ramsdales
2 Cetti's Warbler singing either side of hide which is the first time I have heard 2 in such close proximity so maybe there are now 5 birds at Pennington Flash? 2 Little ringed Plover 1 Redshank 1 Kingfisher flew over the hide as I was stood outside and then flew over small pond and through trees 2 Shelduck 2 Blackcap in trees behind
Horrocks
4 Oystercatcher
Teal Hide
2 Gossander Grey Wagtail on edge of golf course
Hirrundine numbers building up as I left
colin davies said
Mon Apr 10 1:26 PM, 2017
In addition to Andy's records, I was at the flash today from 7am - 11am with a detour to Lightshaw from about 8:30am - 9:45am.
Hundreds of hirundines low over the water first thing, I estimate at least 1000, of which 99% were sand martins. A single house martin was seen (not by me) and several swallows. I had 2 common sandpipers and a dunlin on the shore at the yacht club.
Of particular interest, I had 3 egrets appear to fly out of Ramsdales and then away over the Ruck when I arrived at 7am. Unfortunately I was just about as far away as I could get in the south-east corner and only had binoculars with me. My immediate impression was cattle egrets just from the way they were flying, but there has been up to 3 little egrets at the flash and Lightshaw recently so chances are they were them. I managed a few photos, but they don't really help at that distance, except perhaps to say that I can't see any yellow feet on them.
I continued on to Lightshaw and did a full circuit of the flash but found no further sign of any egrets.
-- Edited by colin davies on Monday 10th of April 2017 01:28:18 PM
At least 1 Tree Sparrow this morning calling around buildings near junction of Slag lane and Byrom lane. Green Woodpecker heard from Slag lane in direction of Lightshaw area. Around the flash proper still 4 singing male Cetti's warbler, single Black tailed godwit, 3 Snipe, 5 Redshank, Pr of Goosander, single Common Sandpiper and Dunlin.
colin davies said
Sun Apr 9 8:58 PM, 2017
At least 500 sand martins and a few swallows low over the water at dusk today. Also two Cetti's warblers singing, one at Sorrowcow pond, the other at the western end.
-- Edited by colin davies on Sunday 9th of April 2017 08:59:01 PM
Giselle Hayers said
Sun Apr 9 11:14 AM, 2017
0830-1100
at 09.10 male Pied Flycatcher showing very well in the sunshine by Ramsdales Hide, watched for 15 minutes before it moved into the taller trees towards the canal.
1 Redshank
1 Black-tailed Godwit
9 Willow Warbler
11 Chiffchaff ( 1 carrying nest material)
8 Blackcap including 1 female
2 Cettis Warbler
steven burke said
Sat Apr 8 11:03 PM, 2017
late afternoon/evening visit. the same as john but did have 3 shelduck on spit, 2 from teal hide, 2 from ramsdale hide. heard 2 cettis warbler, 1 shown well from tom Edmondson hide. 4 oystercatcher 7 blackcap 7 willow warbler 9 chiffchaff 1 treecreeper 2 jay 1 skylark this evening there were masses of hirundines over the flash, they seemed to stay high up the odd group coming down low, then eventually they were all down low. I am useless at counting birds like this but I would put a bet on there being well over a thousand hirundines over the flash. they all seemed to be sand martins but I did eventually get 2 swallows together, then 3, then 8 together. an awesome sight
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Apr 8 8:16 PM, 2017
of note this morning
Little Ringed Plover-3 Redshank-4 Little Egret-1 Cetti's Warbler-2 Shelduck-3 Goldeneye-2 female
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 8th of April 2017 08:17:07 PM
Highlights today were:-
From the leaning posts:- Pair of Reed Warbler collecting nesting material
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Cetti's Warbler
Mike
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 03:00:11 PM
Bar-tailed Godwit on the spit at 10am.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Redstart photo from today.
I suspect the redstart moved shortly after the last sighting. When I got there at about 1.30pm there was a council guy cutting the grass immediately adjacent to where the bird was. It was a right racket, and considering the grass was about 2m square it seemed to take ages to cut, a good 20 minutes. As far as I know the bird wasn't seen after that.
Male Redstart still present and singing in trees by line of benches nr Horrocks Hide to 13:00 at least
Male Redstart in trees at the back of Horrocks Hide at 10:50 this morning.
Info thanks to Shaun Murphy
AM/PM
Dunlin-4
Redshank-4
Hobby - 1 flying west chasing Sand Martins
Swift-c100
House Martin-10+
Cetti's Warbler-3 Male
Kingfisher-2
plus the usual's
At least 6 Dunlin present this morning and 2 Arctic Tern through.
Both Black Terns still present at midday, also;
2 Common Tern
2 Arctic Tern (one of which flew straight through)
1 Dunlin
7 Buzzard
Steady passage of mainly adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls east
Dozen of so Swift
Two adult Black Terns currently.
-- Edited by Carl Fletcher-Poole on Saturday 29th of April 2017 05:57:20 PM
Male Redstart briefly in the horse paddock by Mossley Hall this morning, also present 1 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Common Tern.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
4 Common Whitethroat
Numerous Blackcap seen or heard
1 Grasshopper Warbler seen in scrub between East Bay and the eastern end.
1 Grey Wagtail at the far West end on the shoreline
1 Kingfisher similar area
3 Cetti's Warblers heard only.
No sign of the Garganey for me but I only dropped in very briefly to Ramsdale's Hide in order to escape the busy-ness of the Park Run.
PM
drake Garganey still present from Ramsdale's Hide 17:30, 2 drake Wigeon on Flash, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern
Drake Garganey from Ramsdales Hide this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Birds this morning include:
Whimbrel
Female Redstart
Garden Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Swift
3 House Martins
Info thanks to Shaun Murphy and Bill Harrison
This morning:
4 Common Tern
4 Common Sandpiper
3 Swift
1 Wheatear on Ramsdale Ruck
1 Shelduck
1 Redshank
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Single Whimbrel also this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
pm
Black-necked Grebe present just off the spit this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison and Shaun Murphy
Some sightings from this morning:
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Oystercatcher
2 Raven mobbing a Buzzard
2 Shelduck
2 Cetti's Warbler
2 Reed Warbler singing in Rammies reed bed
1 Whitethroat near the wooden steps /seats on canal near Rammies
Info thanks to Shaun Murphy
same for me, no signs of the pied flycatcher.
lots of hirundines throughout my visit, did not make too much of an effort to look through them all the time but only ever seen sand martins.
1 common tern
5 common sandpiper
3 reed warblers singing in ramsdales, report of 5, I got views of 2.
1 grasshopper warbler, eventually seen & even got my scope on it briefly.
4 cettis warbler, heard only
plenty of blackcap, chiffchaff & willow warbler around
3 redshank
2 oystercatcher
1 kingfisher
1 buzzard
1 willow tit
plus all the usuals around
No sign of the Pied Flycatcher mid afternoon ( no big surprise with the number of people about). A slow amble around the flash produced 6 Common Sandpiper (5 right in front of Horrocks), Reed warbler in Ramsdales reedbed, 3 Cetti's warbler and a site first for me, cream crown Marsh Harrier seen thermalling with 3 Buzzard from Slag lane in direction of Lightshaw Flash c. 2.25pm for 5 minutes before drifting high out of view.
First time on Manchester Birder, However refer to it quite a lot.
Just confirming what John Tymon stated, Found the Pied Flycatcher around 7:50am till around 10:00am,
Tom Edmondson's Hide
Pied flycatcher male from edmonson til 10.30 ive not seen it but seen pictures
Finder and Info from Steve Jones
Only other things of note today was
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Grasshopper Warbler
:)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Monday 17th of April 2017 04:46:08 PM
Of note AM
Common Tern -2
Common Sandpiper-3
Oystercatcher-4
Sand Martin-1000+
Swallow -20+
Cetti's Warbler -2
Reed Warbler-1
Blackcap-3
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 16th of April 2017 03:01:15 PM
Common Tern present this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Also this morning I saw /Heard
4 Common Sandpiper
4 Redshank
2 Cetti's Warbler
2 Sedge Warbler - 1 west end ,1 near pond on the west side of Rammies
1 Reed Warbler
2 Oystercatcher
This morning, 2 Curlew SE (0645), Knot W (0740), singles of Sedge and Reed Warbler.
AM/PM of note
Black Tailed Godwit- 3
Common Snipe-2
Common Sandpiper-5
Kingfisher-2
House Martin-3
Swallow- 30+
Sand Martin -1000+
This morning:
1 Garganey
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Black-tailed Godwit
5 Redshank
2 Buzzard
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
This morning:
3 Little Egret
1 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Common Sandpiper
5 Redshank
4 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
tour of the hides
Ramsdales
2 Cetti's Warbler singing either side of hide which is the first time I have heard 2 in such close proximity so maybe there are now 5 birds at Pennington Flash?
2 Little ringed Plover
1 Redshank
1 Kingfisher flew over the hide as I was stood outside and then flew over small pond and through trees
2 Shelduck
2 Blackcap in trees behind
Horrocks
4 Oystercatcher
Teal Hide
2 Gossander
Grey Wagtail on edge of golf course
Hirrundine numbers building up as I left
In addition to Andy's records, I was at the flash today from 7am - 11am with a detour to Lightshaw from about 8:30am - 9:45am.
Hundreds of hirundines low over the water first thing, I estimate at least 1000, of which 99% were sand martins. A single house martin was seen (not by me) and several swallows. I had 2 common sandpipers and a dunlin on the shore at the yacht club.
Of particular interest, I had 3 egrets appear to fly out of Ramsdales and then away over the Ruck when I arrived at 7am. Unfortunately I was just about as far away as I could get in the south-east corner and only had binoculars with me. My immediate impression was cattle egrets just from the way they were flying, but there has been up to 3 little egrets at the flash and Lightshaw recently so chances are they were them. I managed a few photos, but they don't really help at that distance, except perhaps to say that I can't see any yellow feet on them.
I continued on to Lightshaw and did a full circuit of the flash but found no further sign of any egrets.
-- Edited by colin davies on Monday 10th of April 2017 01:28:18 PM
At least 1 Tree Sparrow this morning calling around buildings near junction of Slag lane and Byrom lane. Green Woodpecker heard from Slag lane in direction of Lightshaw area. Around the flash proper still 4 singing male Cetti's warbler, single Black tailed godwit, 3 Snipe, 5 Redshank, Pr of Goosander, single Common Sandpiper and Dunlin.
At least 500 sand martins and a few swallows low over the water at dusk today. Also two Cetti's warblers singing, one at Sorrowcow pond, the other at the western end.
-- Edited by colin davies on Sunday 9th of April 2017 08:59:01 PM
0830-1100
at 09.10 male Pied Flycatcher showing very well in the sunshine by Ramsdales Hide, watched for 15 minutes before it moved into the taller trees towards the canal.
1 Redshank
1 Black-tailed Godwit
9 Willow Warbler
11 Chiffchaff ( 1 carrying nest material)
8 Blackcap including 1 female
2 Cettis Warbler
the same as john but did have 3 shelduck on spit, 2 from teal hide, 2 from ramsdale hide.
heard 2 cettis warbler, 1 shown well from tom Edmondson hide.
4 oystercatcher
7 blackcap
7 willow warbler
9 chiffchaff
1 treecreeper
2 jay
1 skylark
this evening there were masses of hirundines over the flash, they seemed to stay high up the odd group coming down low, then eventually they were all down low. I am useless at counting birds like this but I would put a bet on there being well over a thousand hirundines over the flash. they all seemed to be sand martins but I did eventually get 2 swallows together, then 3, then 8 together. an awesome sight
of note this morning
Little Ringed Plover-3
Redshank-4
Little Egret-1
Cetti's Warbler-2
Shelduck-3
Goldeneye-2 female
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 8th of April 2017 08:17:07 PM