ASTLEY, CHAT, LITTLE WOOLDEN AND ASSOCIATED MOSSES
Shannon Llewellyn said
Mon May 7 8:37 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss, from from 12 - 4.30pm today. Lovely day, and nice to chat to the Daves again. Most sightings already accounted for below, but a full count anyway:
Walking up Astley Road, all in song were 2 goldcrest, 1 chiffchaff, 3 blackcap, 5 whitethroat, 1 yellowhammer and 5+ skylark, with several lapwing also around (including at least one chick).
Ian McKerchar said
Mon May 7 7:46 PM, 2018
Further sightings from Little Woolden Moss today:
4 Yellow Wagtail
1 Wheatear
1 Redshank
4 Curlew
2 Shelduck
2 Shoveler
2 Hobby
1 Cuckoo
1 Dunlin
1 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Mon May 7 7:44 PM, 2018
Late news for yesterday:
Croxdens:
3 Greylag Geese
1 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
1 Hobby
Little Woolden Moss:
5 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
4 Yellowhammer
2 Redshank
2 Gadwall
2 Shoveler
2 Yellow Wagtail
Irlam Moss:
4 Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Barry Corless said
Mon May 7 6:06 PM, 2018
Add early doors @ Little Woolden Moss
Whimbrel Corn Bunting
Tony Coatsworth said
Mon May 7 1:48 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss
Male and Female Wheatear
distant Cuckoo
Hobby overhead
8+ Yellow Wagtail
Ian Boote said
Sun May 6 11:25 AM, 2018
Little Wolden
also Skylarks, lapwings, Oystercatchers, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Common Whitethroat, Kestrel, Buzzard, Willow Warbler
An amazing 4 Hobbies together hawking insects over the reserve between 11.20-11.30. 1 Hobby returned an hour later and was still around when I left. There has been a big emergence of Red Damselflies. 3-4 Curlew 2 Oystercatcher 2 Shoveler- both male 1 Kestrel 4 Buzzard Lots of Willow Warblers, 3 Whitethroat 1 Blackcap 6 Linnet 2 Yellowhammer 1 Reed Bunting
Chat Moss 6 Wheatear in f52
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 5th of May 2018 01:49:04 PM
pete berry said
Sat May 5 12:37 PM, 2018
Just spent a very pleasant 20 mins watching a Hobby feeding on insects over Astley Moss SSSI.
Ian Campbell said
Sat May 5 10:29 AM, 2018
Excellent 3 hours at Little Woolden Moss, 6-9 a.m. 1 Cuckoo near car park, 2 Whimbrel(or 1 bird seen in two locations), Yellowhammer, Yellow Wagtail(7), 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler(1 seen),3 Curlew, 1 Shelduck, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Wheatear also numerous Warblers and Lapwing. I'm sure this site gets better each time I visit, maybe the sunshine helped. Cheers Ian
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 5th of May 2018 11:39:59 AM
dave broome said
Fri May 4 9:04 PM, 2018
Cuckoo and 4 Tufted Duck at Little Woolden Moss this evening
Ian McKerchar said
Fri May 4 3:09 PM, 2018
This morning:
Chat Moss:
10 Wheatear
5 Yellow Wagtail
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Oystercatcher
Little Woolden Moss:
3 Shoveler
13 Yellow Wagtail
8 White Wagtail
1 Corn Bunting
2 Curlew
2 Whimbrel
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 3 9:10 PM, 2018
Some sightings from this morning:
Chat Moss:
2 Dunlin
4 Wheatear
2 Oystercatcher
Little Woolden Moss:
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Sedge Warbler
2 Curlew
1 Redshank
1 Oystercatcher
5 Yellow Wagtail
6 Wheatear
1 male Whinchat (photo on website)
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 3 9:09 PM, 2018
Late news for yesterday morning:
Chat Moss:
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Greenshank
1 Dunlin
1 White Wagtail
4 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue May 1 2:00 PM, 2018
Chat Moss today:
3 Yellow Wagtail
2 Oystercatcher
Hobby flew west
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Apr 30 2:48 PM, 2018
Cadishead Moss this morning:
2 Curlew
3 Wheatear
1 Yellow Wagtail
Little Woolden Moss:
2 Oystercatcher
7 Yellow Wagtail
2 Grey Partridge
1 Curlew
3 Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 29 7:22 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
4 Curlew
7 Yellow Wagtail
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Wheatear
4 Grey Partridge
1 Ringed Plover
1 overflying Tree Pipit
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 28 5:18 PM, 2018
This afternoon:
Irlam Moss, field 22:
8 White Wagtail and a fine male Yellow Wagtail alongside Astley Road
Little Woolden Moss:
3 Wheatear
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 28 4:52 PM, 2018
This morning:
Cadishead Moss:
2 Grey Partridge
5 Yellow Wagtail
2 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
4 Wheatear
Little Woolden Moss:
14 Swift
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Curlew
1 Yellow Wagtail
2 Wheatear
2 Whimbrel
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 27 10:07 PM, 2018
This morning:
Chat Moss:
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Wheatear
2 Lesser Redpoll
1 Lesser Whitethroat
Little Woolden Moss:
4 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
1 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
8 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 26 10:28 PM, 2018
Croxdens today:
1 Peregrine
Yellow Wagtail
Wheatear
Little Woolden Moss:
4 Curlew
1 Redshank
2 Wheatear
Chat Moss:
2 Common Sandpiper
4 Snipe
2 Wheatear
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Curlew
2 Grey Partridge
2 Greylag Geese
2 Whimbrel
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Apr 25 10:37 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss today:
3 Whitethroat
3 Yellow wagtail
4 Blackcap
2 Curlew
4 Wheatear
1 Goosander over west
1 Sparrowhaw
1 Corn Bunting
Croxdens:
2 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
5 Whimbrel
6 Tufted Duck
Chat Moss:
10 Wheatear
2 Curlew
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 24 4:13 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss today:
12 Willow Warbler
4 Blackcap
3 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
2 Wheatear
3 Curlew
pair Shoveler
1 Greylag Goose
Chat Moss;
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Whitethroat
1 Curlew
1 Redshank
1 Peregrine
1 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Apr 23 6:40 PM, 2018
Chat Moss today:
5 Yellow Wagtail
5 Wheatear
Little Woolden Moss:
3 Dunlin
1 Ringed Plover
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Shelduck
1 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Chris Sutton said
Mon Apr 23 5:40 PM, 2018
Round walk - Moss Road, LWM, River Glaze, Moss Lane, LWM and back
Of note;
Wheatear (6) Yellow Wagtail (2) White Wagtail (3) Skylark Linnet Willow warbler Blackcap Chiffchaff Little Ringed plover (2) Redshank (on the Glaze) Kestrel
Chris
Steven Nelson said
Sun Apr 22 7:01 PM, 2018
15.45- 17.30 Little Woolden & Cadishead Mosses:
1 Cuckoo - calling and eventually showing well 4 Little Ringed Plover 4-5 Curlew 2 Oystercatcher 1 Yellow Wagtail - stunning male 3 Wheatear - 2m, 1f 1 Whitethroat (f) 10 Swallow 1 Sparrowhawk (m) 2 Buzzard Wlillow Warbler- numerous singing 2 Meadow Pipit 4 Stock Dove 2 Pied Wagtail Lapwing- numerous
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 22 6:33 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
4 Redshank
1 Black-tailed Godwit
8 Swallow
2 Shoveler
2 Tufted Duck
4 Greylag Geese
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 21 7:37 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss around midday today:
1 Cuckoo calling
1 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew
1 Whitethroat
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Steven Nelson said
Sat Apr 21 6:23 PM, 2018
Cycle ride around the various mosses this afternoon Highlights:
Unfortunately for me the fleeting corner of the eye glance of a (very close in) dark-backed bird flashing low and fast past me couldn't be confirmed as the merlin it probably was. Never mind, a good haul nonetheless.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 15 5:44 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
2 Oystercatcher
1 Shoveler
1 Merlin
12 Willow Warbler
2 Lesser Redpoll
3 Redshank
2 Snipe
1 Curlew
42 Linnet
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 14 8:25 PM, 2018
Irlam Moss this morning:
4 Snipe
1 Merlin
6 Grey Partridge
2 Brambling
3 Redwing
1 Siskin
1 Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Zoe Barrett said
Sat Apr 14 2:17 PM, 2018
Redstart heard calling a couple of times and singing briefly. In trees between aerodrome and field 55 on Barton Moss around 12.00 this afternoon with Steve Atkins
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 13 8:33 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss today:
5 Curlew
7 Willow Warbler
3 Redshank
17 linnet
27 Meadow Pipit
5 Reed Bunting
2 Oystercatcher
1 Snipe
1 Merlin
3 Wheatear
4 Grey Partridge
10 Tree Sparrow
2 Redshank
2 White Wagtail
Chat Moss:
2 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
13 Stock Dove
1 Grey Partridge
1 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 13 4:40 PM, 2018
Rindle area, Astley Moss this afternoon:
4 Curlew
2 Raven
9 Yellowhammer
1 Green Sandpiper in flooded field behind Rindle Wood
14 Meadow Pipit (f67)
16 Redwing feeding in Rindle Wood
6 Willow Warbler and 2 Chiffchaff around the SSSI
Pair of Nuthatch in Rindle Wood
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 12 11:11 PM, 2018
This morning on Chat Moss:
5 Snipe
10 Willow Warbler
120 Goldfinch
3 Blackcap
2 Siskin
1 Peregrine
16 Tufted Duck
2 Treecreeper
1 Curlew
1 Swallow
67 Meadow Pipit
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Jason Dulhanty said
Thu Apr 12 4:07 PM, 2018
Rindle area 13.30-15.30 ish
Kestrelx3
Buzzardx2
Long tail titx2
Small flock of Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Yellowhammer
Lapwingx2
SSSI
Small flock of Reed Bunting
And a possible Merlin f darting low along the SSSI
9+ willow warbler
4 blackcap
6 whitethroat
5+ linnet
2+ reed bunting
1 yellowhammer
2 swallow
1 wheatear
3+ meadow pipit
4 yellow wagtail
4+ pied wagtail
4+ skylark
1 cuckoo
2 teal
1 shoveler
20+ lapwing
6 oystercatcher
2 or 3 curlew
1 grey heron circling distantly
1 sparrowhawk
1+ buzzard distantly
Walking up Astley Road, all in song were 2 goldcrest, 1 chiffchaff, 3 blackcap, 5 whitethroat, 1 yellowhammer and 5+ skylark, with several lapwing also around (including at least one chick).
Further sightings from Little Woolden Moss today:
4 Yellow Wagtail
1 Wheatear
1 Redshank
4 Curlew
2 Shelduck
2 Shoveler
2 Hobby
1 Cuckoo
1 Dunlin
1 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Late news for yesterday:
Croxdens:
3 Greylag Geese
1 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
1 Hobby
Little Woolden Moss:
5 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
4 Yellowhammer
2 Redshank
2 Gadwall
2 Shoveler
2 Yellow Wagtail
Irlam Moss:
4 Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Add early doors @ Little Woolden Moss
Whimbrel
Corn Bunting
Little Woolden Moss
Male and Female Wheatear
distant Cuckoo
Hobby overhead
8+ Yellow Wagtail
Little Wolden
also Skylarks, lapwings, Oystercatchers, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Common Whitethroat, Kestrel, Buzzard, Willow Warbler
Astley Moss
Buzzard, Reed Buntings, Yellowhammer, Treecreeper, Lapwing, Skylark, Oystercatchers, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat.
2 Sedge Warbler- singing (1 seen)
1 Sand Martin
3 Oystercatcher
1 Redshank
6 Tufted Duck
Irlam Moss f52
4 Wheatear
4 Skylark
Little Woolden Moss 11.00-13.00
An amazing 4 Hobbies together hawking insects over the reserve between 11.20-11.30. 1 Hobby returned an hour later and was still around when I left. There has been a big emergence of Red Damselflies.
3-4 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
2 Shoveler- both male
1 Kestrel
4 Buzzard
Lots of Willow Warblers,
3 Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
6 Linnet
2 Yellowhammer
1 Reed Bunting
Chat Moss
6 Wheatear in f52
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 5th of May 2018 01:49:04 PM
Excellent 3 hours at Little Woolden Moss, 6-9 a.m. 1 Cuckoo near car park, 2 Whimbrel(or 1 bird seen in two locations), Yellowhammer, Yellow Wagtail(7), 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler(1 seen),3 Curlew, 1 Shelduck, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Wheatear also numerous Warblers and Lapwing. I'm sure this site gets better each time I visit, maybe the sunshine helped.
Cheers Ian
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 5th of May 2018 11:39:59 AM
This morning:
Chat Moss:
10 Wheatear
5 Yellow Wagtail
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Oystercatcher
Little Woolden Moss:
3 Shoveler
13 Yellow Wagtail
8 White Wagtail
1 Corn Bunting
2 Curlew
2 Whimbrel
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Some sightings from this morning:
Chat Moss:
2 Dunlin
4 Wheatear
2 Oystercatcher
Little Woolden Moss:
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Sedge Warbler
2 Curlew
1 Redshank
1 Oystercatcher
5 Yellow Wagtail
6 Wheatear
1 male Whinchat (photo on website)
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Late news for yesterday morning:
Chat Moss:
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Greenshank
1 Dunlin
1 White Wagtail
4 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Chat Moss today:
3 Yellow Wagtail
2 Oystercatcher
Hobby flew west
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Cadishead Moss this morning:
2 Curlew
3 Wheatear
1 Yellow Wagtail
Little Woolden Moss:
2 Oystercatcher
7 Yellow Wagtail
2 Grey Partridge
1 Curlew
3 Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
4 Curlew
7 Yellow Wagtail
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Wheatear
4 Grey Partridge
1 Ringed Plover
1 overflying Tree Pipit
Info thanks to Dave Steel
This afternoon:
Irlam Moss, field 22:
8 White Wagtail and a fine male Yellow Wagtail alongside Astley Road
Little Woolden Moss:
3 Wheatear
This morning:
Cadishead Moss:
2 Grey Partridge
5 Yellow Wagtail
2 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
4 Wheatear
Little Woolden Moss:
14 Swift
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Curlew
1 Yellow Wagtail
2 Wheatear
2 Whimbrel
Info thanks to Dave Steel
This morning:
Chat Moss:
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Wheatear
2 Lesser Redpoll
1 Lesser Whitethroat
Little Woolden Moss:
4 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
1 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
8 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Croxdens today:
1 Peregrine
Yellow Wagtail
Wheatear
Little Woolden Moss:
4 Curlew
1 Redshank
2 Wheatear
Chat Moss:
2 Common Sandpiper
4 Snipe
2 Wheatear
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Curlew
2 Grey Partridge
2 Greylag Geese
2 Whimbrel
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today:
3 Whitethroat
3 Yellow wagtail
4 Blackcap
2 Curlew
4 Wheatear
1 Goosander over west
1 Sparrowhaw
1 Corn Bunting
Croxdens:
2 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
5 Whimbrel
6 Tufted Duck
Chat Moss:
10 Wheatear
2 Curlew
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today:
12 Willow Warbler
4 Blackcap
3 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
2 Wheatear
3 Curlew
pair Shoveler
1 Greylag Goose
Chat Moss;
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Whitethroat
1 Curlew
1 Redshank
1 Peregrine
1 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Chat Moss today:
5 Yellow Wagtail
5 Wheatear
Little Woolden Moss:
3 Dunlin
1 Ringed Plover
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Shelduck
1 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Of note;
Wheatear (6)
Yellow Wagtail (2)
White Wagtail (3)
Skylark
Linnet
Willow warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Little Ringed plover (2)
Redshank (on the Glaze)
Kestrel
Chris
Little Woolden & Cadishead Mosses:
1 Cuckoo - calling and eventually showing well
4 Little Ringed Plover
4-5 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
1 Yellow Wagtail - stunning male
3 Wheatear - 2m, 1f
1 Whitethroat (f)
10 Swallow
1 Sparrowhawk (m)
2 Buzzard
Wlillow Warbler- numerous singing
2 Meadow Pipit
4 Stock Dove
2 Pied Wagtail
Lapwing- numerous
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
4 Redshank
1 Black-tailed Godwit
8 Swallow
2 Shoveler
2 Tufted Duck
4 Greylag Geese
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss around midday today:
1 Cuckoo calling
1 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew
1 Whitethroat
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Highlights:
Croxden:
1 Little Ringed Plover
1 Oystercatcher
1 Raven
1 Teal
1 Blackcap singing
4 Willow Warbler
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Kestrel
Astley Moss and SSSI:
1 Blackcap singing
2 Willow Tit
1 Oystercatcher
1 Swallow
3 Willow Warbler
1 Yellowhammer
1 Reed Bunting
Chat and Irlam Mosses:
1 Swallow
12 Stock Dove
1 Chiffchaff
1 Yellowhammer
Little Woolden Moss today:
4 Curlew
3 Redshank
5 Oystercatcher
1 Dunlin
32 Linnet
12 Willow Warbler
3 Blackcap
3 Yellowhammer
1 Wheatear
8 Buzzard
male Sparrowhawk
Chat Moss:
1 Yellow Wagtail
2 Curlew
1 Whitethroat
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Astley Moss late morning/early afternoon today:
Singing Lesser Whitethroat along Rindle Hedge at the end of the old feeding station track
21 singing Willow Warblers around the SSSI
2 singing Blackcap
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
3 Redshank
2 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
1 Whitethroat
2 overflying Mediterranean Gulls
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Additional Little Woolden Moss singings today:
5 Redshank
1 Golden Plover
11 singing Willow Warbler
2 pair Gadwall
2 Yellow Wagtail
2 Oystercatchers
3 Yellowhammer
1 Nuthatch
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
3 Curlew - including a pair attempting to copulate
2 Oystercatcher
2 Teal - pair
6 Sand Martin
13 Linnet
1 Yellowhammer
5 Willow Warbler - singing
Little Woolden Moss today:
6 Redshank
4 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew
7 Whimbrel (field 56)
2 Wheatear
2 Stock Dove
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Cadishead Moss this morning:
2 Willow Tit
3 Lesser Redpoll
5 Tree Sparrow
2 Curlew
2 Wheatear
Little Woolden Moss:
1 Peregrine
1 Curlew
1 Redshank
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Ringed Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Late news for yesterday on Little Woolden Moss:
8 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
c40 Linnet
10 Willow Warbler
2 Curlews
Croxdens:
4 Willow Warbler
2 Blackcap
2 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Irlam Moss:
1 goldcrest heard singing
2 chiffchaff
2 willow warbler
1 blackcap
c40 linnet
Goldfinch (lots), greenfinch, chaffinch
1 bullfinch
5 yellowhammer
4 swallow
8 pied wagtail
20+ skylark
3 song thrush
4 mistle thrush
2 jay
31+ stock dove
2 grey partridge
50+ lapwing
2 oystercatcher
2 curlew
3 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
4 buzzard
Little Woolden Moss:
6 willow warbler
35+ linnet
2 reed bunting
1 wheatear
7+ pied wagtail
3 skylark
6 stock dove
4 golden plover
18+ lapwing
3 oystercatcher
1 curlew
1 peregrine
1 buzzard
Unfortunately for me the fleeting corner of the eye glance of a (very close in) dark-backed bird flashing low and fast past me couldn't be confirmed as the merlin it probably was. Never mind, a good haul nonetheless.
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
2 Oystercatcher
1 Shoveler
1 Merlin
12 Willow Warbler
2 Lesser Redpoll
3 Redshank
2 Snipe
1 Curlew
42 Linnet
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Irlam Moss this morning:
4 Snipe
1 Merlin
6 Grey Partridge
2 Brambling
3 Redwing
1 Siskin
1 Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today:
5 Curlew
7 Willow Warbler
3 Redshank
17 linnet
27 Meadow Pipit
5 Reed Bunting
2 Oystercatcher
1 Snipe
1 Merlin
3 Wheatear
4 Grey Partridge
10 Tree Sparrow
2 Redshank
2 White Wagtail
Chat Moss:
2 Curlew
2 Oystercatcher
13 Stock Dove
1 Grey Partridge
1 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Rindle area, Astley Moss this afternoon:
4 Curlew
2 Raven
9 Yellowhammer
1 Green Sandpiper in flooded field behind Rindle Wood
14 Meadow Pipit (f67)
16 Redwing feeding in Rindle Wood
6 Willow Warbler and 2 Chiffchaff around the SSSI
Pair of Nuthatch in Rindle Wood
This morning on Chat Moss:
5 Snipe
10 Willow Warbler
120 Goldfinch
3 Blackcap
2 Siskin
1 Peregrine
16 Tufted Duck
2 Treecreeper
1 Curlew
1 Swallow
67 Meadow Pipit
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Rindle area 13.30-15.30 ish
Kestrelx3
Buzzardx2
Long tail titx2
Small flock of Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Yellowhammer
Lapwingx2
SSSI
Small flock of Reed Bunting
And a possible Merlin f darting low along the SSSI
Cheers Jay
Dont twitch and drive
Ltitle Woolden Moss today:
2 White Wagtail
5 Curlew
3 Willow Warblers
Croxdens:
2 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Tit
2 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew
1 Peregrine
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
7 White Wagtail
5 Pied Wagtail
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Curlew
3 Oystercatcher
8 Lapwing
2 Stock Dove
1 Willow Warbler- singing
4 Skylark
26 Linnet
3 Reed Bunting
20+ Meadow Pipit
Irlam Moss this morning:
8 Grey Partridge
4 Snipe
3 Oystercatcher
7 Fieldfare
3 Redwing
Little Woolden Moss:
3 Oystercatcher
2 Little Ringed Plover
6 Willow Warbler..2 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Chat Moss this morning:
5 Snipe
8 Willow Warbler
3 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
3 Blackcap
1 Redshank
2 Willow Tit
Little Woolden Moss:
3 Willow Warbler
2 Lesser Redpoll
1 Green Sandpiper
3 Redshank
5 Curlew
1 Little Ringed Plover
9 Buzzard
Info thanks to Dave Steel