Quite a few Teal, female Wigeon, several Shoveler, meadow pipit, light coloured Buzzard, kestrel, Snipe larg flock 200 Redwing with a few Fieldfare, flock of 30 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail and a Great Spotted Woodpecker and more common.
New Pylon being built after the floods undermined by floods and railing removed on bridge above crow trees.
brian fielding said
Mon Oct 17 6:00 PM, 2016
still very quiet here the last few days, another good search of the hedgerows revealed very little, 1st goldeneye of the autumn on the res today the only bird of note.
Ian Campbell said
Fri Oct 14 9:59 AM, 2016
Another search of the hedgerows produced 1 Tawny Owl(in the creek), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest and 1 Willow Tit. Peregrine on pylon 26. Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Thu Oct 13 10:39 AM, 2016
Another hedgerow search this a.m. produced 2 Chiffchaff and 3 Goldcrest. On res 34 Teal, 1 Little Grebe and 2 Snipe. 2 Peregrines together on pylon 25 one eating a large prey item. Cheers Ian
Steven Higginbottom said
Wed Oct 12 2:27 PM, 2016
08:30-9:30am 1 Chiffchaff 1 Bulfinch 1 Sparrowhaw
13:00-14:20 pm 2 Siskin near car park 1 Goldcrest 3 Chiffchaff 12 Redwing near creek 10 Common Gulls
Cheers Steven
Ian Campbell said
Tue Oct 11 11:49 AM, 2016
Couple of hours this morning with Brian searching the hedgerows with little reward. On the res still large numbers of Teal, 1 Little Grebe and at least 12 Snipe. Around pumphouse lots of Meadow Pipit and 1 Peregrine on pylon. Cheers Ian
Simon Johnson said
Mon Oct 10 10:06 PM, 2016
this morning
180 & 55 Pink-footed Geese se 6 Common Buzzards 365 Redwing SE and 95 west 40 Fieldfare west 12 Siskin se 133 Meadow Pipit south with 100 around the pumphouse 7 Grey Wagtail 176 Lapwing SSE Wigeon 2 Shoveler 50+ teal 20 Snipe flew north with several others flying about 2 Chiffchaff singing
Steven Higginbottom said
Mon Oct 10 9:31 PM, 2016
16:15-18:20pm 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 36 Redwings in hedge near creek 1 Snipe 20+ Teal 14 meadow Pipits 3 possibly 4 Stonechat in Hedge of Highland Cattle field and lane leading up to Old Hall Farm. 3 Chiffchaff
4 Buzzard circling over Woos Nab farm this morning.
Steven Higginbottom said
Sun Oct 9 10:26 AM, 2016
07:15-10:15am 1 Shelduck over west 1 Wigeon 23+ Teal 1 Little Grebe 8 Great crested Grebe 27 Cormorants 1 Great black backed Gull 26 Lesser black backed gull over east in small flocks 2 Common Gulls Stead stream of meadow pipits over in small groups 3 Skylarks sw 1 Great Spotted woodpecker 11 Chiffchaff 2 Willow Warblers 5 Goldcrest 1 Coal Tit 2 Linnet 1 Redwing 4 Swallow 3 and a single bird se 2 Snipe
Cheers Steven
Steven Higginbottom said
Sat Oct 8 11:41 AM, 2016
07:25-10:50 with Ian and Paul 1 Green Sandpiper flew in just after ian had left. 31 Cormorants highest count this autumn. 40+ Teal 6 Snipe 120+ Redwings with 4 flocks of redwings over plus some in the hedgerows 2 Flocks of Mistle Thrushes 12 + 17 A Noticable influx of Robin's 3 Chichaff but more heard 1 Great spotted woodpecker
Cheers Steven
Steven Higginbottom said
Fri Oct 7 4:10 PM, 2016
14:30-15:50_pm quick walk around 11 Common Gulls highest number I have seen this Autumn at Elton 1 first winter Herring gull 27 Teal 3 large tit flocks one near car park with mostly Long Tailed tit second near creek mostly Blue tit and third flock at old hall farm mostly Great tit. 2 Chiffchaff 12 Cormorants
Cheers Steven
Ian Campbell said
Thu Oct 6 10:20 AM, 2016
7.30-9.15 a.m. 1 Rock Pipit (GM Year tick 164), 5 Meadow Pipit giving a nice comparison of the two species, 12 Teal, 1 Raven, 2 House Martin and 1 Swallow. Cheers Ian
Steven Higginbottom said
Tue Oct 4 4:22 PM, 2016
13:45-15:15 pm 1 Shelduck departed at 14:05 due to being disturbed by a dog walker taking his dogs onto wader point shoreline causing it to take flight circling gaining height before flying off south 7 Teal 3 Common Gulls 2 Adult 1 First winter 7 Lesser black backed gulls 6 Adult 1 second winter 2 Chiffchaff 1 Peregrine on pylon 26 eating pray. 12 Mistle Thrush near Withins Siskin heard but not seen
Cheers Steven
Richard Thew said
Tue Oct 4 1:57 PM, 2016
Adding to Ians sightings from this morning, 2 wigeon, a minimum of a dozen meadow pipits together near old Hall farm, 2 waders popped into the vegetation at wader point. I only had a glimpse of them and I'm almost certain they were ringed plovers (unfortunately I couldn't relocate them with the time i had as it's like a mini jungle around that area). Also one snipe was seen.
Ian Campbell said
Tue Oct 4 11:16 AM, 2016
7.15-9.30 a.m. with Brian, very quiet just 1 Shelduck, 1 Wigeon and 17 flyover Redwing of note. Teal numbers are falling as the res fills up. Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Mon Oct 3 1:07 PM, 2016
This a.m. with Brian, 21 Redwing over, then 2 Goosander and Peregrine on pylon, then we had to dash to Pennington for the Manx Shearwater,(GM Year tick 163). Cheers Ian
George Warburton said
Sat Oct 1 6:24 PM, 2016
3.30 to 4.30 Saturday 1 Oct
Male and female Blackcap below pumphouse
Lots of Teal and Mallard
A few Swallows heading North followed by a few more Sand Martins also heading North.
Simon Johnson said
Sat Oct 1 5:45 PM, 2016
Cream crown Marsh harrier west this morning over withins then spenmoor whilst doing a vis mig watch good numbers of meadow pipits and pied wagtails moving over along with Skylark, Swallows,House Martin, Siskin and Linnet 65 teal on res 5 Wigeon flushed off by boats 10+ Snipe
Peter Johnson said
Fri Sep 30 4:23 PM, 2016
2 Whinchat along the canal again for the fourth day running. Also, 4 Snipe, Water Rail and a post breeding flock of 24 Long Tailed Tit.
Richard Thew said
Fri Sep 30 2:12 PM, 2016
I decided to count the wigeon, I only got to two! Several meadow pipits still passing through with half a dozen linnets and one male kestrel was seen.
Ian Campbell said
Fri Sep 30 1:51 PM, 2016
7-9.00 a.m. 2 Peregrine, 1 Whinchat on wall briefly, Swallow and House Martin passing through in good numbers, 627 Black-headed Gull (I got bored so decided to count them) and 25+ Teal. Cheers Ian
-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Friday 30th of September 2016 01:54:29 PM
Steven Higginbottom said
Thu Sep 29 11:41 AM, 2016
08:40-11:20am highlights 1 Raven 45+ Teal 2 Wigeon 1 Little Grebe 3 Common Gulls 13 Cormorants 1 Buzzard House martins and Swallows over res 3 Chiffchaff Willow Warbler heard singing but not seen.
Cheers Steven
Peter Johnson said
Wed Sep 28 3:54 PM, 2016
2 Whinchat again in the same place I viewed them yesterday. Today joined by a male Stonechat.
Richard Thew said
Wed Sep 28 2:20 PM, 2016
Adding to Ians sightings this morning was 3 grey wagtails and few meadow pipits. Good numbers of house martins with the swallows (almost 50/50 when I viewed them) and yesterday I had a dunlin between the canal and tram line.
Ian Campbell said
Wed Sep 28 11:48 AM, 2016
No sign of Pintail this a.m. Swallow still passing through, about 120 in the 2 hours I was there. Also 22 Teal, 1 Wigeon and 1 Peregrine. Cheers Ian
Steven Higginbottom said
Tue Sep 27 5:03 PM, 2016
14:15-15:45pm 3 Pintail still present 1Buzzard being chased by 17 Jackdaws 11 Meadow Pipits on Wall/path 3 Common Gulls 10 Lesser Black backed Gull 1 Great Black Backed Gull 2 Herring Gull 1 First winter Gull that looked a possible Yellow legged gull. . Cheers Steven
7-9.30 a.m. with Brian and Malcolm, 3 Pintail, (GM Year tick 162) looked like 2 eclipse males and 1 female, 1 Peregrine, 26 Teal, 1 Wigeon. In hedge below pumphouse 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler and 4 Blackcap. Over the res 3-400 mixed Swallow and House Martin. Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Mon Sep 26 10:37 AM, 2016
7-9.15 a.m. with Brian, 1 Peregrine, 4 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 18 Teal, large numbers of Swallow and House Martin with 2 Sand Martin, 27 Linnet and multiple Meadow Pipits passing through. Cheers Ian
Steven Higginbottom said
Sat Sep 24 10:45 AM, 2016
07:00-10:15am with Ian C 8 Teal 1 Shoveler 5 Wigeon 2 Snipe 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 60 Pied Wagtail 5 Grey Wagtail 2 Chiffchaff 9 Linnet 16 meadow pipits moving over in 2 and 3s Good movement of Swallows and House Martin heading south in groups from 9 to 50+
Cheers Steven
Ian Campbell said
Thu Sep 22 10:54 AM, 2016
7.15-9.15 a.m. 1 Knot in front of sailing club with the long staying Ruff, 4 Sandwich Tern over(3 followed 5 mins later by another) flying South. These were GM Year tick 160. Then a male Merlin flew along the wall catching one of the Old Hall Farm Sparrows, GM Year tick 161. 37 Wigeon, 4 Shoveler, 30+ Teal, 1 Gadwall, 60+ Tufted on the res. Swallow moving South overhead approx 70 in total with small number of Meadow Pipits and a flyover Goosander. Also 1 Peregrine on pylon 26 and 2 Sparrowhawks above Sailing Club. A better day than average!. Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Wed Sep 21 11:17 AM, 2016
This a.m. with Malcolm, 2 Peregrine on pylon 25, 5 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 27 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, Water Rail heard in Old Hall Marsh. Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Tue Sep 20 3:52 PM, 2016
This a.m. with Brian and Malcolm, 3 adult Peregrines(2 on pylon together behind boathouse and 1 on pylon in front of boathouse), 1 Ruff, 5 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler and 10+ Teal. Cheers Ian forgot the Willow Tit in hedgrow below pumphouse
-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Tuesday 20th of September 2016 06:47:01 PM
Steven Higginbottom said
Tue Sep 20 3:51 PM, 2016
13:50-15:35pm. Nice to see Peter and Norma. Of note 1 Spotted Flycatcher hedge below pump house nice find by Norma. 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Teal 3 Wigeon 2 Shoveler 48 Tufted Ducks 10 Lesser Black backed Gulls 1 Great Black backed Gull 1 Herring Gull 4 Common Gull 30+ Linnets 2 Kestrel
No sign of the Scoter pretty much everything else aforementioned today still present, (minus the peregrines) a flock of approx 30+ lapwings flew over causing a ruckus with the gulls. Folowed by 20 + Canada geese. There were two male kestrels showing really well along the canal too.
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Monday 19th of September 2016 07:48:41 PM
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Monday 19th of September 2016 07:51:07 PM
Stonechat in front of Old Hall Farm on barbed wire fence. Also, Kingfisher on Withins.
Ian Campbell said
Mon Sep 19 11:01 AM, 2016
This a.m. with Brian and Malcolm, 2 Peregrines together on pylon 25, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Scoter, 2 Wigeon, 17 Teal, 48 Tufted Duck, 1 Raven, 60+ flock of Linnet, 2 Shoveler. Cheers Ian
brian fielding said
Mon Sep 19 10:58 AM, 2016
This morning, 1 drake common scoter, 1 ruff, 3 wigeon, 2 shoveler, 17 teal and 2 peregrine.
Roger Halsey said
Sun Sep 18 11:51 AM, 2016
Spotted Flycatcher the highlight of a morning visit. In the hedgerow below the dam. Also several blackcap and chiffchaff in the same area. C70 Swallow and 15 House Martin around the farms. 1 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 1 Ruff, 3 Snipe and 1 Lapwing on the reservoir. 1 Peregrine on the pylon 25.
Peter Johnson said
Sat Sep 17 3:51 PM, 2016
Hobby over at 14:20.
Kingfisher on river.
Peter Johnson said
Sat Sep 17 1:52 PM, 2016
Little Egret currently on Irwell several hundred metres up from the Monkey Bridge.
brian fielding said
Sat Sep 17 9:45 AM, 2016
07.15 till 09.30 with Ian c, singles of ruff, common sandpiper, peregrine, wigeon, yellow wagtail and wheatear.
brian fielding said
Fri Sep 16 10:00 AM, 2016
This morning with Ian c, 1 ruff, 1 common sandpiper, 2 wigeon and 15 teal.
Ian Campbell said
Thu Sep 15 10:35 AM, 2016
This a.m. with Simon W and Steven H, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Wigeon, 4 Shoveler(flew over), 13 Teal, 1 Snipe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Wheatear. Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Wed Sep 14 1:01 PM, 2016
6.45-8.45 a.m. 10 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 1 Snipe, 2 Wheatear, 30+ Linnet, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine(seen almost daily, favouring pylons behind Sailing Club). Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Mon Sep 12 10:09 AM, 2016
7-9.00 a.m. 3 Yellow Wagtail over together going South, 1 Wheatear on wall, many Swallow, House and Sand Martin, 1 Wigeon and at least 15 Teal, 1 Snipe, 1 Little Grebe that appeared to have an injured leg. Cheers Ian
-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Monday 12th of September 2016 02:19:32 PM
Steven Higginbottom said
Sun Sep 11 10:42 AM, 2016
06:30-10am of note 1 Pochard 1 Wigeon 20+ Teal 19 Tufted Duck 1 Little Grebe 300+ Swallows 100+ House Martins Small number of Meadow Pipits passing through 1 Tree pipit landed on wall 2 Yellow Wagtails on wall 3 Grey Wagtails 36 Linnets 4 Snipe one looked big making me think great Snipe but couldn't get enough detail. 24 Lapwings 3 Sparrowhawk 1 Pale Buzzard 3 Raven over SE Only managed Chiffchaff and Blackcap warbler wise. Common Gull and Great Black backed Gull.
7-9 a.m. large number of Sand Martin, House Martin and Swallow passing through and a single Swift. Also 2 Buzzard South, Peregrine on pylon, 60+ Linnet and 11 Teal. Cheers Ian
Ian Campbell said
Wed Sep 7 11:04 AM, 2016
This a.m. with Malcolm, 1 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 48 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall and 3 Snipe. On the river 3 Goosander, in sheep field at Crow Trees 60 Lapwing (88 yesterday) also Peregrine, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk seen. Cheers Ian
Quite a few Teal, female Wigeon, several Shoveler, meadow pipit, light coloured Buzzard, kestrel, Snipe larg flock 200 Redwing with a few Fieldfare, flock of 30 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail and a Great Spotted Woodpecker and more common.
New Pylon being built after the floods undermined by floods and railing removed on bridge above crow trees.
still very quiet here the last few days, another good search of the hedgerows revealed very little, 1st goldeneye of the autumn on the res today the only bird of note.
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
1 Chiffchaff
1 Bulfinch
1 Sparrowhaw
13:00-14:20 pm
2 Siskin near car park
1 Goldcrest
3 Chiffchaff
12 Redwing near creek
10 Common Gulls
Cheers Steven
Cheers Ian
180 & 55 Pink-footed Geese se
6 Common Buzzards
365 Redwing SE and 95 west
40 Fieldfare west
12 Siskin se
133 Meadow Pipit south with 100 around the pumphouse
7 Grey Wagtail
176 Lapwing SSE
Wigeon
2 Shoveler
50+ teal
20 Snipe flew north with several others flying about
2 Chiffchaff singing
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
36 Redwings in hedge near creek
1 Snipe
20+ Teal
14 meadow Pipits
3 possibly 4 Stonechat in Hedge of Highland Cattle field and lane leading up to Old Hall Farm.
3 Chiffchaff
Cheers Steven
4 Buzzard circling over Woos Nab farm this morning.
1 Shelduck over west
1 Wigeon
23+ Teal
1 Little Grebe
8 Great crested Grebe
27 Cormorants
1 Great black backed Gull
26 Lesser black backed gull over east in small flocks
2 Common Gulls
Stead stream of meadow pipits over in small groups
3 Skylarks sw
1 Great Spotted woodpecker
11 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warblers
5 Goldcrest
1 Coal Tit
2 Linnet
1 Redwing
4 Swallow 3 and a single bird se
2 Snipe
Cheers Steven
1 Green Sandpiper flew in just after ian had left.
31 Cormorants highest count this autumn.
40+ Teal
6 Snipe
120+ Redwings with 4 flocks of redwings over plus some in the hedgerows
2 Flocks of Mistle Thrushes 12 + 17
A Noticable influx of Robin's
3 Chichaff but more heard
1 Great spotted woodpecker
Cheers Steven
11 Common Gulls highest number I have seen this Autumn at Elton
1 first winter Herring gull
27 Teal
3 large tit flocks one near car park with mostly Long Tailed tit second near creek mostly Blue tit and third flock at old hall farm mostly Great tit.
2 Chiffchaff
12 Cormorants
Cheers Steven
Cheers Ian
1 Shelduck departed at 14:05 due to being disturbed by a dog walker taking his dogs onto wader point shoreline causing it to take flight circling gaining height before flying off south
7 Teal
3 Common Gulls 2 Adult 1 First winter
7 Lesser black backed gulls 6 Adult 1 second winter
2 Chiffchaff
1 Peregrine on pylon 26 eating pray.
12 Mistle Thrush near Withins
Siskin heard but not seen
Cheers Steven
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
3.30 to 4.30 Saturday 1 Oct
Male and female Blackcap below pumphouse
Lots of Teal and Mallard
A few Swallows heading North followed by a few more Sand Martins also heading North.
good numbers of meadow pipits and pied wagtails moving over along with Skylark, Swallows,House Martin, Siskin and Linnet
65 teal on res
5 Wigeon flushed off by boats
10+ Snipe
2 Whinchat along the canal again for the fourth day running. Also, 4 Snipe, Water Rail and a post breeding flock of 24 Long Tailed Tit.
Cheers Ian
-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Friday 30th of September 2016 01:54:29 PM
1 Raven
45+ Teal
2 Wigeon
1 Little Grebe
3 Common Gulls
13 Cormorants
1 Buzzard
House martins and Swallows over res
3 Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler heard singing but not seen.
Cheers Steven
2 Whinchat again in the same place I viewed them yesterday. Today joined by a male Stonechat.
Cheers Ian
3 Pintail still present
1Buzzard being chased by 17 Jackdaws
11 Meadow Pipits on Wall/path
3 Common Gulls
10 Lesser Black backed Gull
1 Great Black Backed Gull
2 Herring Gull
1 First winter Gull that looked a possible Yellow legged gull.
.
Cheers Steven
2 Whinchats in Old Hall Farm marsh at 15:10.
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
8 Teal
1 Shoveler
5 Wigeon
2 Snipe
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
60 Pied Wagtail
5 Grey Wagtail
2 Chiffchaff
9 Linnet
16 meadow pipits moving over in 2 and 3s
Good movement of Swallows and House Martin heading south in groups from 9 to 50+
Cheers Steven
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
forgot the Willow Tit in hedgrow below pumphouse
-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Tuesday 20th of September 2016 06:47:01 PM
1 Spotted Flycatcher hedge below pump house nice find by Norma.
2 Grey Wagtail
1 Teal
3 Wigeon
2 Shoveler
48 Tufted Ducks
10 Lesser Black backed Gulls
1 Great Black backed Gull
1 Herring Gull
4 Common Gull
30+ Linnets
2 Kestrel
Cheers Steven
4pm till 5,30pm
No sign of the Scoter
pretty much everything else aforementioned today still present, (minus the peregrines) a flock of approx 30+ lapwings flew over causing a ruckus with the gulls. Folowed by 20 + Canada geese. There were two male kestrels showing really well along the canal too. 
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Monday 19th of September 2016 07:48:41 PM
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Monday 19th of September 2016 07:51:07 PM
Stonechat in front of Old Hall Farm on barbed wire fence. Also, Kingfisher on Withins.
Cheers Ian
Spotted Flycatcher the highlight of a morning visit. In the hedgerow below the dam. Also several blackcap and chiffchaff in the same area. C70 Swallow and 15 House Martin around the farms. 1 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 1 Ruff, 3 Snipe and 1 Lapwing on the reservoir. 1 Peregrine on the pylon 25.
Hobby over at 14:20.
Kingfisher on river.
Little Egret currently on Irwell several hundred metres up from the Monkey Bridge.
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian
-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Monday 12th of September 2016 02:19:32 PM
1 Pochard
1 Wigeon
20+ Teal
19 Tufted Duck
1 Little Grebe
300+ Swallows
100+ House Martins
Small number of Meadow Pipits passing through
1 Tree pipit landed on wall
2 Yellow Wagtails on wall
3 Grey Wagtails
36 Linnets
4 Snipe one looked big making me think great Snipe but couldn't get enough detail.
24 Lapwings
3 Sparrowhawk
1 Pale Buzzard
3 Raven over SE
Only managed Chiffchaff and Blackcap warbler wise.
Common Gull and Great Black backed Gull.
Cheers Steven
Cheers Ian
Cheers Ian