Also 1 female Pochard was on the Broad Ees Dole Mid last week as well as a Snipe
Joel Tragen said
Wed Apr 22 9:26 PM, 2020
Finally managed to get out for a cycle albeit a shorter one.
Broad ees dole: Green sandpiper suffering a lot of harassment from a magpie. Teal - 3m & 1f Goosander - 2m & 6f Tufted duck - 1m & 1f Little grebe - 2 Grey heron - 1
-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Wednesday 22nd of April 2020 09:29:35 PM
John Dixon said
Wed Apr 22 3:42 PM, 2020
22 april 15.40 green sandpiper on the island broad ees dole, also 13 goosander (5m, 8f), & usual little grebes teal, mallard, etc.
Huw Morgan said
Tue Apr 21 4:56 PM, 2020
Just a quick lunchtime walk today.
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 14 (4m, 10f)
Teal - 5 (3m, 2f)
Tufted Duck - 2 (1m, 1f)
Little Grebe - 3
Snipe - 1
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 1
Swallow - 1 over
Huw Morgan said
Mon Apr 20 7:04 PM, 2020
Blustery afternoon walk.
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 11 (3m, 7f)
Teal - 7 - (4m, 3f)
Tufted Duck - 6 (3m, 3f)
Little Grebe - 4
Snipe - 2
Grey Heron - 3
Willow Tit - 2
Kestrel - 1
Main Lake
Swallow - 5
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 2
Cormorant - 2
Great Crested Grebe - 4
Joel Tragen said
Tue Apr 14 11:27 PM, 2020
Evening cycle for my daily exercise, again opted for a short loop
Main lake Mute swan - 1 & 5 flyover Great crested grebe - 3 Pied wagtail - 1m Lesser black backed gull - 5ad
Sale ees Pheasant - 1m Great black backed gull - 1 2cy bird flyover Mistle thrush - 2
Skywatching bench thing next to the river and behind the Broad ees Dole Goosander - 4 flyover
Joel Tragen said
Mon Apr 13 10:07 PM, 2020
Decided to ditch the bike for a walk this afternoon for my daily exercise, therefore it was a shorter loop and didn't visit as much of the Mersey Valley.
Main lake: Buzzard - 1 Lesser black backed gull - 4 Great crested grebe - 4 Cormorant - 1cy
Afternoon cycle around Sale wp and other Mersey valley sites as my (almost) daily exercise. Highlights below
Sale Ees: 1m Whitethroat 1m Blackcap 4 Jay possible flyover Peregrine
Main Lake: 1 Oystercatcher flyover 4 Great crested grebe 1 Mute swan 1m Blackcap
Broad Ees Dole: 4m & 3f Teal 1f Goosander & 1 pair flyover 1 Little grebe 6 Grey heron 4 Jay
Huw Morgan said
Fri Apr 10 8:07 PM, 2020
Afternoon walk, 48 species in total. I didn't see the Garganey reported on BirdGuides though.
Highlights:
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 3 (1m, 2f)
Teal - 5 (3m, 2f)
Tufted Duck 4 (2m, 2f)
Kingfisher - 1
Little Grebe - 2
Willow Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 1
Chiffchaff - 4
Main Lake
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4
Great Crested Grebe - 4 (one on a nest)
Blackcap - 3 singing around the lake
Sparrowhawk - 1 over
Chiffchaff - Lots around the lake
Two Mallard broods and a Coot brood on the lake
Cow Lane
Bullfinch - 2
Greenfinch - 1
Goldcrest - 1
Blackcap - 1
Chiffchaff - 3
Ollie Metcalf said
Thu Apr 9 1:05 PM, 2020
Apologies for late news as only just been approved to post on here, but flyover tree pipit, willow warbler, 3 raven, 2+blackcap, swallow and shoveler at Sale/Broad Ees Sunday morning.
Ollie Metcalf
-- Edited by Ollie Metcalf on Thursday 9th of April 2020 01:05:18 PM
-- Edited by Ollie Metcalf on Thursday 9th of April 2020 01:06:08 PM
Health walk from Gorse hill Stretford to SWP via Longford park, across Turn Moss, Chorlton Ees -
On and around the Visitor centre feeders - (After filling the feeders). Stock Dove - 1. Wood pigeon - 2. Chaffinch - 2. Willow tit - 1. Robin - 2. Reed bunting - 1. Several Dunnocks, plus Blue and Great tits.
Huw Morgan said
Sun Mar 29 7:07 PM, 2020
Nice walk this afternoon, 45 species in total.
Highlights:
Broad Ees Dole:
Teal - 2
Shoveler - 3
Little Grebe - 3
Tufted Duck - 2
Gadwall - 2
Grey Heron - 2
Cow Lane:
Willow Tit
Nuthatch
Goldcrest
Main Lake:
Pochard - 1m
Herring Gull - 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2
Great Black Gull - 1
Great Crested Grebe - 4
Chiffchaff - 4 singing around the lake
River:
Goosander - 1m 1f
Grey Wagtail - 2
phillipskelly said
Tue Mar 24 12:51 PM, 2020
Late post for Monday 23:03:20 Visitor centre feeders - Nuthatch - 3. Long-tail tit - 2. Reed bunting - 1m. Plus Dunnocks,Robins, Blue and Great tits. Also Rats and Squirrels around the base.
Cow lane - Chiffchaff - 1 flycatching.
Main lake - Tufted duck - 6. Pied wagtail - 1. Great crested grebe - 2. Canada goose - 41.
Inflow channel - Great crested grebe - 1.
Old Car Park - Bullfinch - 2 (m+f). Goldfinch - 4. Robin - 2. Blue-tit - 2. Grey Heron - 1 over carrying twig.
Today from 12pm. Visitor centre feeders - Buzzard - 1 (over low). Willow tit - 1. Nuthatch - 1. Reed bunting - 1. Ring- neck parakeet - 1. plus Blue, Great and Long tail tits. I only spent 20 minutes at the feeders because of the large amount of people passing .
Old Car Park - Chiffchaff - 1 seen several times but probably the same one. Bullfinch - 4 all in the same tree eating Blackthorn flowers ( 2male + 2female). Greenfinch - 1 ( singing). Robin - 1 always about. Reed bunting - 1. Goldfinch - 4 Long tail tit - 2. Blue tit - lots about. Blackbird - 2. Grey Heron - 1 over. Wood pigeon - 2 .
Doc Brewster said
Fri Mar 6 11:06 AM, 2020
Tim Wilcox wrote:
A bunch of us got together some new feeders and Steve Burke, Paul Heaton and Phil Kelly are regularly topping them up. Very surprised at such a long wait for Willow Tit. There's up to four knocking about. I've seen as many as 6 Parakeets hanging off the feeders.
Congratulations to all, a fantastic feeding station. I went during lunch hour so it was 'passerine lull time' and 'masses of people walking past time', hence a bit of a wait. But with the bench situated up above the feeders it was no problem sitting in the sun
Tim Wilcox said
Fri Mar 6 9:26 AM, 2020
Doc Brewster wrote:
A visit to the feeders post-Etherow CP produced the hoped for Willow Tit, but only after about an hour of waiting, also present Blue, Great, Coal and Long-tailed Tits. A Ring-necked Parakeet also visited the feeding station, nice to watch one for a prolonged period at close quarters.
A bunch of us got together some new feeders and Steve Burke, Paul Heaton and Phil Kelly are regularly topping them up. Very surprised at such a long wait for Willow Tit. There's up to four knocking about. I've seen as many as 6 Parakeets hanging off the feeders.
Doc Brewster said
Mon Mar 2 4:49 PM, 2020
A visit to the feeders post-Etherow CP produced the hoped for Willow Tit, but only after about an hour of waiting, also present Blue, Great, Coal and Long-tailed Tits. A Ring-necked Parakeet also visited the feeding station, nice to watch one for a prolonged period at close quarters.
phillipskelly said
Sun Feb 16 7:25 PM, 2020
From 4:15 - 5:30pm Main lake - Mute swan - 4. Great crested grebe - 1. Coot - 31.
Broad ees dole - Little grebe - 1. Gadwall - 4. as the bad weather approached - 400 Jackdaw dropped in but left straight away , then 13 Goosander came in. ps.water levels high with water leaking over the path from the Teal Pool.
Pete Hines said
Tue Feb 4 10:33 PM, 2020
Willow Tit 1 at the feeding station this afternoon
4DHH was ringed as a male cygnet at Sale WP on 9/11/19 but was probably one of the Chorlton WP brood which dispersed early.
Many thanks for the report, Phillip.
phillipskelly said
Wed Jan 29 4:36 PM, 2020
Short visit this afternoon. Visitor centre feeders- Lots of Blue and Great tits. Ring- necked parakeet - 4. Nuthatch - 2. Great spotted woodpecker - 1.
Inflo channel - Grey Heron - 1.
Main lake - Gadwall - 12. Tufted duck - 9. Little Grebe - 1. Great crested grebe - 5. Cormorant - 12 some showing white patches. Mute swan - 2 ( one with leg ring 4DHH). Yellow- legged gull - 1 .
Broad ees dole - Gadwall - 1. Tufted duck - 1. Goosander - 1. Little Grebe - 1. Water level high and almost up to the path at teal pool.
steven burke said
Sat Jan 25 11:03 PM, 2020
12-2.15pm.
Main lake...
Adult yellow-legged gull amongst all the usual gulls. 5 mute swans 6 great crested grebes 2 little grebes 36 gadwall 13 tufted duck 14 cormorants 1 kestrel 6 bullfinch 1 grey heron 1 treecreeper
Broad ees dole...
4 grey herons 2 teal 1 little grebe
Teal pool...
1 teal 1 grey heron
Feeders at visitor centre...
1 ring-necked parakeet 3 willow tits 3 nuthatch 1 chaffinch 2 coal tit Plenty of great, blue & long tailed tits.
5 willow tits 1 coal tit Plenty of blue, great & long tailed tits Plenty of Robins Several dunnock 1 wren 2 nuthatch 1 ring-necked parakeet 1 chaffinch Teal down on the marsh Common buzzard over
Rob Creek said
Thu Jan 23 9:45 AM, 2020
Thanks Steve, my apologies the D looked like a 0 partially submerged in water.
Steve Christmas said
Wed Jan 22 8:36 AM, 2020
Mute swan 4CYS ringed as a second year at Ashton Moss 9/3/18
4DHH and 4DHJ ringed as cygnets at Sale WP 9/11/19 but were probably the brood from Chorlton WP which dispersed early.
Many thanks, Rob
Rob Creek said
Tue Jan 21 11:38 PM, 2020
Sunday 19th Jan
Mid-afternoon wander round with Michelle and Lucas, more importantly, it was secretly Lucass first proper birding trip, and a fairly successful one for him too!
Of note... - probable adult Yellow-legged Gull on light post near car park (Wasnt great conditions, bit foggy over the lake but it looked good when it came nearer to the car park) - Lesser Black-backed Gull - Herring Gull - Black-headed Gull - Common Gull - Canada Goose - Mute Swan (see below...rings) - Great Crested Grebe - Gadwall - Mallard - Coot - Cormorant - Magpie - Woodpigeon - Robin - Great Tit - Blue Tit - Kestrel sat in tree above main path
3 Mute Swans at far showed their ring numbers. 1 adult 4CYS 2 well grown imms 40HH and 40HJ
10 mute swans 5 great crested grebes 5 little grebes 8 cormorants 30 tufted duck 25 gadwall 2 goosander over 3 grey herons 1 kestrel 2 ring-necked parakeet over
Broad ees dole...
3 goosander 1 tufted duck 1 mute Swan
Teal pool...
2 teal
steven burke said
Sat Nov 30 11:21 PM, 2019
morning visit.
main lake...
15 mute swans 12 cormorants 5 great crested grebes 4 little grebes 33 gadwall 25 tufted duck 1 grey heron 1 kestrel lots of gulls including an adult yellow legged gull. several redwings around
feeders at the visitor centre... blue, great & coal tits 2 willow tits 1 great spotted woodpecker 1 nuthatch 1 chaffinch
18 mute swans 5 great crested grebes 3 gadwall 8 tufted ducks 2 grey herons 11 ring-necked parakeets over
Broad ees dole...
13 goosander 3 gadwall 1 little grebe 1 tufted duck
Teal pool...
18 gadwall 1 teal 1 little grebe
steven burke said
Sat Oct 19 10:16 PM, 2019
Afternoon visit.
Main lake...
21 mute swans 12 cormorants 2 little grebes 1 linnet flew over the lake calling, a new bird here for me 1 common buzzard 1 kestrel 1 sparrowhawk 2 grey herons 2 grey wagtails 1 pied wagtail 8 redwings 1 siskin with a flock of goldfinch. Several tit flocks around, each flock having goldcrests with them ,at least 13 goldcrests seen. 3 treecreeper 2 nuthatch 1 willow tit 2 great spotted woodpecker 2 jays 3 ring-necked parakeets
Broad ees dole...
2 little grebes
Teal pool..
12 gadwall 1 kingfisher
phillipskelly said
Mon Sep 16 4:31 PM, 2019
From 12:30 today.
Visitor Centre feeders. Coal tit - 1. Willow tit - 1. Nuthatch - 2. Blue and Great tits - several.
Main lake. Mute swan - 22. Chiffchaff - 1 heard.
Broad Ees Dole . Little Grebe - 4. Grey heron - 5.
Nick Hilton said
Sun Sep 8 4:42 PM, 2019
At the Dry Weir adjacent to the Mersey earlier this afternoon were a Kingfisher, Kestrel, Moorhen, Buzzard and a calling Chiffchaff. A flock of circa 30 Goldfinch were also in the area.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Jul 28 6:44 PM, 2019
Damp (then very wet) few hours spent around here this afternoon.
Main lake : Kingfisher - 1. Gadwall - 10. Mute Swan - 2. Great Crested Grebe - 3 ( 1 ad +2juv). Reed Warbler - 2 heard.
Broad Ees Dole: Grey Heron - 4. Little Grebe - 6 (3 ad + 3juv). Lapwing - 1.
Teal Pool : Reed Warbler - 1 giving good view. Little Grebe - 1. Water Rail - 1 heard.
Copland Smith said
Wed May 15 12:08 PM, 2019
No hirundines over this morning.
Broad Ees Dole
Canada Geese, Grey Herons, Mallards, Little Grebe.
From the hide, at the left end of the right-hand island, there appeared to be a dead Mute Swan. It was lying awkwardly and didn't move for the 15min I was there. I'd like to be proved wrong, but I suspect some scrotes have been using the hide as a shooting gallery again.
Teal Pool
Canada Geese, nesting Coots. On the shore to the left were two enormous terrapins.
steven burke said
Sun May 12 10:45 PM, 2019
Morning/early afternoon visit.
3 swallows 1 sand martin 1 house martin 2 swifts 8 blackcaps 6 whitethroats 3 Chiffchaffs 1 common sandpiper on river 1 pied wagtail 2 grey wagtail 3 common buzzards 2 bullfinch 1 willow tit 1 nuthatch 2 treecreeper 1 jay 2 reed buntings 2 great crested grebes
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 3 (3f)
Teal - 6 (3m, 3f)
Tufted Duck - 2 (1m, 1f)
Little Grebe - 4
Cow Lane
Common Whitethroat - 1
Blackcap - 3
Chiffchaff - 2
Willow Tit - 2
Bullfinch - 1
Kestrel - 1
Broad ees dole:
Green sandpiper suffering a lot of harassment from a magpie.
Teal - 3m & 1f
Goosander - 2m & 6f
Tufted duck - 1m & 1f
Little grebe - 2
Grey heron - 1
-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Wednesday 22nd of April 2020 09:29:35 PM
Just a quick lunchtime walk today.
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 14 (4m, 10f)
Teal - 5 (3m, 2f)
Tufted Duck - 2 (1m, 1f)
Little Grebe - 3
Snipe - 1
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 1
Swallow - 1 over
Blustery afternoon walk.
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 11 (3m, 7f)
Teal - 7 - (4m, 3f)
Tufted Duck - 6 (3m, 3f)
Little Grebe - 4
Snipe - 2
Grey Heron - 3
Willow Tit - 2
Kestrel - 1
Main Lake
Swallow - 5
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 2
Cormorant - 2
Great Crested Grebe - 4
Main lake
Mute swan - 1 & 5 flyover
Great crested grebe - 3
Pied wagtail - 1m
Lesser black backed gull - 5ad
Sale ees
Pheasant - 1m
Great black backed gull - 1 2cy bird flyover
Mistle thrush - 2
Broad ees dole
Teal - 4m & 3f
Tufted duck - 3m & 1f
Little grebe - 1
Goosander - 3m & 4f
Skywatching bench thing next to the river and behind the Broad ees Dole
Goosander - 4 flyover
Main lake:
Buzzard - 1
Lesser black backed gull - 4
Great crested grebe - 4
Cormorant - 1cy
Sale Ees:
Kestrel - 1m
Buzzard - 1
Blackcap - 1m
Broad Ees Dole:
Snipe - 1
Teal - 4m & 3f
Goosander - 1f
Tufted Duck - 2m & 1f
Little grebe - 1
Grey heron - 3
Afternoon visit:
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 3 (1m, 2f)
Teal - 5 (3m, 2f)
Tufted Duck - 4 (3m, 1f)
Little Grebe - 1
Grey Heron - 5
Blackcap - 5 (4m, 1f)
Willow Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff - 4
Grey Wagtail - 2
I've not had any hirundines yet!
Sale Ees:
1m Whitethroat
1m Blackcap
4 Jay
possible flyover Peregrine
Main Lake:
1 Oystercatcher flyover
4 Great crested grebe
1 Mute swan
1m Blackcap
Broad Ees Dole:
4m & 3f Teal
1f Goosander & 1 pair flyover
1 Little grebe
6 Grey heron
4 Jay
Afternoon walk, 48 species in total. I didn't see the Garganey reported on BirdGuides though.
Highlights:
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 3 (1m, 2f)
Teal - 5 (3m, 2f)
Tufted Duck 4 (2m, 2f)
Kingfisher - 1
Little Grebe - 2
Willow Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 1
Chiffchaff - 4
Main Lake
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4
Great Crested Grebe - 4 (one on a nest)
Blackcap - 3 singing around the lake
Sparrowhawk - 1 over
Chiffchaff - Lots around the lake
Two Mallard broods and a Coot brood on the lake
Cow Lane
Bullfinch - 2
Greenfinch - 1
Goldcrest - 1
Blackcap - 1
Chiffchaff - 3
Apologies for late news as only just been approved to post on here, but flyover tree pipit, willow warbler, 3 raven, 2+blackcap, swallow and shoveler at Sale/Broad Ees Sunday morning.
Ollie Metcalf
-- Edited by Ollie Metcalf on Thursday 9th of April 2020 01:05:18 PM
-- Edited by Ollie Metcalf on Thursday 9th of April 2020 01:06:08 PM
Lunchtime walk today produced:
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 4 (2m, 2f)
Teal - 3 (2m, 1f)
Gadwall - 1m
Tufted Duck - 4 (2m, 2f)
Little Grebe - 2
Grey Heron - 2
Blackcap - 3
Jay - 1
Chiffchaff - 5+
Grey Wagtail - 2
Main Lake
Herring Gull - 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1
Great Crested Grebe - 4
Cormorant - 1
Greylag Goose - 2
Broad Ees Dole
Goosander - 1m
Tufted Duck - 5 (3m, 2f)
Little Grebe - 3
Grey Heron - 1
Blackcap - 1
Treecreeper - 2
Jay - 2
Several Chiffchaff
Teal 6 (3 male, 3 female)
Tufted 6 (4 male 2 female)
Shoveler 2 drake
Gadwall 1 drake
Little Grebe 2
kingfisher 1
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 2
On and around the Visitor centre feeders -
(After filling the feeders).
Stock Dove - 1.
Wood pigeon - 2.
Chaffinch - 2.
Willow tit - 1.
Robin - 2.
Reed bunting - 1.
Several Dunnocks, plus Blue and Great tits.
Nice walk this afternoon, 45 species in total.
Highlights:
Broad Ees Dole:
Teal - 2
Shoveler - 3
Little Grebe - 3
Tufted Duck - 2
Gadwall - 2
Grey Heron - 2
Cow Lane:
Willow Tit
Nuthatch
Goldcrest
Main Lake:
Pochard - 1m
Herring Gull - 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2
Great Black Gull - 1
Great Crested Grebe - 4
Chiffchaff - 4 singing around the lake
River:
Goosander - 1m 1f
Grey Wagtail - 2
Visitor centre feeders -
Nuthatch - 3.
Long-tail tit - 2.
Reed bunting - 1m.
Plus Dunnocks,Robins, Blue and Great tits.
Also Rats and Squirrels around the base.
Cow lane -
Chiffchaff - 1 flycatching.
Main lake -
Tufted duck - 6.
Pied wagtail - 1.
Great crested grebe - 2.
Canada goose - 41.
Inflow channel -
Great crested grebe - 1.
Old Car Park -
Bullfinch - 2 (m+f).
Goldfinch - 4.
Robin - 2.
Blue-tit - 2.
Grey Heron - 1 over carrying twig.
Broad ees dole -
Teal - 12.
Little grebe - 4.
Gadwall - 1.
Grey Heron - 1.
Tufted duck - 2.
Visitor centre feeders -
Buzzard - 1 (over low).
Willow tit - 1.
Nuthatch - 1.
Reed bunting - 1.
Ring- neck parakeet - 1.
plus Blue, Great and Long tail tits.
I only spent 20 minutes at the feeders because of the large amount of people passing .
Inflow channel -
Chiffchaff - 1 heard.
Reed bunting - 1.
Cow lane -
Chiffchaff - 1heard.
Old Car Park -
Chiffchaff - 1 seen several times but probably the same one.
Bullfinch - 4 all in the same tree eating Blackthorn flowers ( 2male + 2female).
Greenfinch - 1 ( singing).
Robin - 1 always about.
Reed bunting - 1.
Goldfinch - 4
Long tail tit - 2.
Blue tit - lots about.
Blackbird - 2.
Grey Heron - 1 over.
Wood pigeon - 2 .
Congratulations to all, a fantastic feeding station. I went during lunch hour so it was 'passerine lull time' and 'masses of people walking past time', hence a bit of a wait. But with the bench situated up above the feeders it was no problem sitting in the sun
A bunch of us got together some new feeders and Steve Burke, Paul Heaton and Phil Kelly are regularly topping them up. Very surprised at such a long wait for Willow Tit. There's up to four knocking about. I've seen as many as 6 Parakeets hanging off the feeders.
A visit to the feeders post-Etherow CP produced the hoped for Willow Tit, but only after about an hour of waiting, also present Blue, Great, Coal and Long-tailed Tits. A Ring-necked Parakeet also visited the feeding station, nice to watch one for a prolonged period at close quarters.
Main lake -
Mute swan - 4.
Great crested grebe - 1.
Coot - 31.
Broad ees dole -
Little grebe - 1.
Gadwall - 4.
as the bad weather approached -
400 Jackdaw dropped in but left straight away , then 13 Goosander came in.
ps.water levels high with water leaking over the path from the Teal Pool.
Quick visit this evening 15:30-16:30
Highlights:
2 Yellow Legged Gulls - adult and second winter. The adult dropped in for five minutes before flying off with all the other gulls to roost.
1 Lesser Black Backed Gull
6 Ring-Necked Parakeet by the feeders.
25 Gadwall
5 Great Crested Grebe
2 Little Grebe
Goldcrest
Kingfisher
Jay
4 Song Thrush singing
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 31st of January 2020 09:31:54 PM
4DHH was ringed as a male cygnet at Sale WP on 9/11/19 but was probably one of the Chorlton WP brood which dispersed early.
Many thanks for the report, Phillip.
Visitor centre feeders-
Lots of Blue and Great tits.
Ring- necked parakeet - 4.
Nuthatch - 2.
Great spotted woodpecker - 1.
Inflo channel -
Grey Heron - 1.
Main lake -
Gadwall - 12.
Tufted duck - 9.
Little Grebe - 1.
Great crested grebe - 5.
Cormorant - 12 some showing white patches.
Mute swan - 2 ( one with leg ring 4DHH).
Yellow- legged gull - 1 .
Broad ees dole -
Gadwall - 1.
Tufted duck - 1.
Goosander - 1.
Little Grebe - 1.
Water level high and almost up to the path at teal pool.
Main lake...
Adult yellow-legged gull amongst all the usual gulls.
5 mute swans
6 great crested grebes
2 little grebes
36 gadwall
13 tufted duck
14 cormorants
1 kestrel
6 bullfinch
1 grey heron
1 treecreeper
Broad ees dole...
4 grey herons
2 teal
1 little grebe
Teal pool...
1 teal
1 grey heron
Feeders at visitor centre...
1 ring-necked parakeet
3 willow tits
3 nuthatch
1 chaffinch
2 coal tit
Plenty of great, blue & long tailed tits.
5 willow tits
1 coal tit
Plenty of blue, great & long tailed tits
Plenty of Robins
Several dunnock
1 wren
2 nuthatch
1 ring-necked parakeet
1 chaffinch
Teal down on the marsh
Common buzzard over
Mute swan 4CYS ringed as a second year at Ashton Moss 9/3/18
4DHH and 4DHJ ringed as cygnets at Sale WP 9/11/19 but were probably the brood from Chorlton WP which dispersed early.
Many thanks, Rob
Mid-afternoon wander round with Michelle and Lucas, more importantly, it was secretly Lucass first proper birding trip, and a fairly successful one for him too!
Of note...
- probable adult Yellow-legged Gull on light post near car park
(Wasnt great conditions, bit foggy over the lake but it looked good when it came nearer to the car park)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Herring Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Common Gull
- Canada Goose
- Mute Swan (see below...rings)
- Great Crested Grebe
- Gadwall
- Mallard
- Coot
- Cormorant
- Magpie
- Woodpigeon
- Robin
- Great Tit
- Blue Tit
- Kestrel sat in tree above main path
3 Mute Swans at far showed their ring numbers.
1 adult 4CYS
2 well grown imms 40HH and 40HJ
Main lake and surrounds:
1 coal tit
2 willow tit
20+ goldfinch
1 bullfinch
1 pied wagtail
3 redwing
3 moorhen
34+ coot
18 tufted duck
19+ gadwall
2 little grebe
2 great crested grebe
8 mute swan
2 grey heron
150+ black-headed gull
2 common gull
4 lesser black-backed gull
1 herring gull
2 cormorant
1 kestrel
Braod Ees Dole
52 magpie roosting
4 moorhen
1 coot
5 teal
8 shoveler
2 gadwall
7 goosander
1 snipe
1 grey heron
Main lake...
10 mute swans
5 great crested grebes
5 little grebes
8 cormorants
30 tufted duck
25 gadwall
2 goosander over
3 grey herons
1 kestrel
2 ring-necked parakeet over
Broad ees dole...
3 goosander
1 tufted duck
1 mute Swan
Teal pool...
2 teal
main lake...
15 mute swans
12 cormorants
5 great crested grebes
4 little grebes
33 gadwall
25 tufted duck
1 grey heron
1 kestrel
lots of gulls including an adult yellow legged gull.
several redwings around
feeders at the visitor centre...
blue, great & coal tits
2 willow tits
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 nuthatch
1 chaffinch
broad ees dole...
1 mute swan
4 gadwall
3 teal
5 common snipe
teal pool...
7 teal
2 common snipe
main lake...
12 mute swans
17 cormorants
5 great crested grebes
1 little grebe
35 coot
25 gadwall
19 tufted duck
2 goosander, over
6 ring-necked parakeets, over
1 grey wagtail
feeders at visitor centre...
fairly busy with blue, great & long tailed tits.
at least 3 coal tits, one ringed.
1 willow tit
1 nuthatch
1 great spotted woodpecker
broad ees dole...
13 goosander
1 mute swan
teal pool...
3 teal
6 gadwall
1 common snipe
Main lake...
6 mute swans
9 tufted ducks
10 gadwall
7 great crested grebes
6 little grebes
3 grey herons
1 sparrowhawk
1 kestrel
158 (counted from photo) pink-footed geese over at 3.25pm heading east
Broad ees dole...
21 goosander
4 tufted duck
1 dead mute Swan
Teal pool...
2 teal
3 gadwall
Main lake...
6 mute swans
8 tufted ducks
5 gadwall
1 goosander
3 great crested grebes
2 grey heron
1 kestrel
2 willow tits at the visitor centre feeders
Broad ees dole...
1 wigeon
7 tufted duck
1 mute Swan
1 little grebe
1 kingfisher
1 goosander
Teal pool...
2 teal
1 common snipe
Main lake...
18 mute swans
5 great crested grebes
3 gadwall
8 tufted ducks
2 grey herons
11 ring-necked parakeets over
Broad ees dole...
13 goosander
3 gadwall
1 little grebe
1 tufted duck
Teal pool...
18 gadwall
1 teal
1 little grebe
Main lake...
21 mute swans
12 cormorants
2 little grebes
1 linnet flew over the lake calling, a new bird here for me
1 common buzzard
1 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
2 grey herons
2 grey wagtails
1 pied wagtail
8 redwings
1 siskin with a flock of goldfinch.
Several tit flocks around, each flock having goldcrests with them ,at least 13 goldcrests seen.
3 treecreeper
2 nuthatch
1 willow tit
2 great spotted woodpecker
2 jays
3 ring-necked parakeets
Broad ees dole...
2 little grebes
Teal pool..
12 gadwall
1 kingfisher
Visitor Centre feeders.
Coal tit - 1.
Willow tit - 1.
Nuthatch - 2.
Blue and Great tits - several.
Main lake.
Mute swan - 22.
Chiffchaff - 1 heard.
Broad Ees Dole .
Little Grebe - 4.
Grey heron - 5.
Main lake and surrounds:
2 chiffchaff heard
2+ willow warbler
3+ blackcap
1 willow tit
1 nuthatch heard
2 greenfinch
2 bullfinch
4 reed bunting
2 swallow
1 pied wagtail
2 grey wagtail
5 song thrush
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 stock dove
1 moorhen
8 coot (3 juveniles)
2 mute swan
2 great crested grebe
1 grey heron
1 cormorant
2 kestrel
Broad Ees Dole:
1 sand martin
4 house martin
1 swift
3 moorhen
1 gadwall
5 little grebe (2 nests)
2 common sandpiper
3 grey heron
Cow lane:
Robin - 2.
Chiffchaff - 1.
Whitethroat - 1.
Nuthatch - 1.
Blackcap - 1m.
Long-tail tit - c10.
Wildflower Meadow,:
Reed bunting - 1
Old Car Park:
Blackcap - 1f.
Main lake :
Kingfisher - 1.
Gadwall - 10.
Mute Swan - 2.
Great Crested Grebe - 3 ( 1 ad +2juv).
Reed Warbler - 2 heard.
Broad Ees Dole:
Grey Heron - 4.
Little Grebe - 6 (3 ad + 3juv).
Lapwing - 1.
Teal Pool :
Reed Warbler - 1 giving good view.
Little Grebe - 1.
Water Rail - 1 heard.
Broad Ees Dole
Canada Geese, Grey Herons, Mallards, Little Grebe.
From the hide, at the left end of the right-hand island, there appeared to be a dead Mute Swan. It was lying awkwardly and didn't move for the 15min I was there. I'd like to be proved wrong, but I suspect some scrotes have been using the hide as a shooting gallery again.
Teal Pool
Canada Geese, nesting Coots.
On the shore to the left were two enormous terrapins.
3 swallows
1 sand martin
1 house martin
2 swifts
8 blackcaps
6 whitethroats
3 Chiffchaffs
1 common sandpiper on river
1 pied wagtail
2 grey wagtail
3 common buzzards
2 bullfinch
1 willow tit
1 nuthatch
2 treecreeper
1 jay
2 reed buntings
2 great crested grebes
Broad ees dole...
3 grey herons
1 little grebe
1 lapwing
1 reed warbler
Main Lake -
Mute Swan - 2.
Great Crested Grebe - 2.
Lesser Black-Back Gull - 3.
Common Sandpiper - 1.
Sedge Warbler - 1 ( heard only).
Vauxhall Astra near the out flow tower .
Old carpark -
Greenfinch - 2.
Chiffchaff - 1.
Cow lane -
Blackcap - 1 heard only.
Chiffchaff - 3 heard only.
Visitor Centre -
Willow warbler - 1.
Nuthatch - 1.
Hobby over at 11am
2 sparrowhawks
4 buzzards
1 kestrel
11 blackcaps
5 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler
13 sand martin
2 great crested grebe
1 tufted duck
1 teal
2 grey heron
2 redwings near visitors centre one of them singing.
2 goldcrest
1 nuthatch
11 herring gulls
Broad ees dole..
8 gadwall
1 little grebe
1 grey heron
Main lake:
2 great crested grebes
2 lesser black backed gulls
2 herring gulls
2 cormorants
1 male blackcap
Broad ees dole:
8 teal (4m,4f)
11 gadwall
4 tufted ducks (3m,1f)
4 little grebes
1 lapwing
3 snipe
2 house martins (around 6:45)
1 swallow (around 6:45)
2 grey herons
2 stock doves
Teal pool:
4 gadwall
+2 lapwing flying over the whole broad ees dole reserve before leaving in the direction of Stretford tip/meadow (west?) viewed from by the river