Another flock of Pinkfeet over Whitebeam Close near Fairywell Wood this evening, about 6pm. It sounded like they were heading north and there seemed to be a good number.
John Harden said
Fri Jan 4 4:29 PM, 2013
Thanks to the great information contained in posts on here, my wife and I visited KG V pool for the first time this morning (I've only lived in Sale for 57 years!). Many thanks everyone who has given details of this location to date Conditions under foot were dire, the path around the pool was a quagmire, but we saw:-
10.50 - 12.00 1 Kingfisher, showing very well 3 Mute Swans, (2 ad, 1 Juv) 6 Canada Geece 21 Mallard 2 "odd ducks" poss Aylesbury/Mallard cross? 3 Tufted Duck 2 Nuthatches 2 Moorhen 1 Coot 1 Treecreeper 1 Redwing 6 Siskins 2 Goldfinches plus others heard 3 Long Tailed Tits 3 Robins (2 displaying) 1 Grey Wagtail on adjacent brook 1 Sparrowhawk on ground, disturbed by our approach & sent crashing after prey through bushes behind houses on Birchlea
Excellent - we'll be back!
-- Edited by John Harden on Friday 4th of January 2013 04:34:44 PM
Henry Cook said
Wed Jan 2 2:26 AM, 2013
01/01/2013 - 12.30pm:
1 Kingfisher - flew straight through 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Common Gull
-- Edited by James Walsh on Monday 17th of December 2012 05:50:19 PM
James Walsh said
Thu Dec 13 6:54 PM, 2012
Mike Duckham wrote:
Pinkfeet going north over Whitebeam Close about 9.40 pm ish, didn't sound to be very many. Never had so much Pinkfeet activity before, i'm beginning to wonder if some are spending some time in some random farmland to the south of here...
spoke to a guy who had a flock of Pink-feet over Brook Lane area this morning
Mike Duckham said
Mon Dec 10 6:04 AM, 2012
Pinkfeet going north over Whitebeam Close about 9.40 pm ish, didn't sound to be very many. Never had so much Pinkfeet activity before, i'm beginning to wonder if some are spending some time in some random farmland to the south of here...
Mike Duckham said
Wed Dec 5 3:01 PM, 2012
Roughly 100 Pinkfeet flew north over Whitebeam Close, Timperley 2.50 pm. They were the lowest and possibly most vocal i've ever had, calling excitedly and flying somewhat erratically and gave the impression that they were moving locally rather than say between Norfolk and the Lancs mosses.
-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Wednesday 5th of December 2012 09:40:51 PM
Brambling - 1 along track alongside Kersal Rugby Club.
Beech Fields: Mistle thrush 4 Grey Wagtail 1 Present - Redwing, Jackdaw (don't recall these when i was a young lad), LT Tit, Goldcrest, Chaffinch (some dropping into tops of tallest trees and contact calling repeatedly). C Crow 33 An enjoyable trip down memory lane.
Mute Swan: blue tag, right leg FX4, metal tag left leg ZY0 or D322
Info Phil Kelly
James Walsh said
Mon Aug 6 6:56 PM, 2012
Patch session 0500-1115
King George V Pool (KGVP)
1 Kingfisher Pair of Bullfinch 1-2 Sparrowhawk 1 Grey Heron 4 Mute Swan (2 ads, 2 cygnets) Female Tufted Duck briefly then flew off towards SPL At least 1 singing Song Thrush
Stamford Park Lake (SPL)
Female Tufted Duck with 6 ducklings 2 ad mute Swan
Timperley Moat
Male Blackcap Male Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Treecreeper 1 Nuthatch 1 Coal Tit 1 Song Thrush 1 Jay 4 Moorhen (1 ad, 3 juv) 8 Goldfinch
4 Mute Swan (2 ads, 2 cygnets) 2 Tufted Duck (drk, fem) 2 ad Great Crested Grebe 1 Swift
Also, a fisherman reports a "brown wading bird with curved beak" next to the path, near the small jetty in the south-east corner of the pool at 4am this morning
-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 14th of July 2012 12:52:12 PM
James Walsh said
Tue Jun 12 3:09 PM, 2012
KGVPool
11th June
6 Great crested Grebe (2 ads, 4 juvs) 1 drake Tufted Duck 1 adult Mute Swan with 5 cygnets
Rob Smallwood said
Mon May 14 1:44 AM, 2012
At least one Hobby over my Timperley garden this evening, a second, higher falcon remained unidentified....
Henry Cook said
Wed May 2 5:02 AM, 2012
01/05/2012 - 6.30pm, quick lap of KGV Pool:
1 Grey Heron 2 Great Crested Grebes 3 Pochards 4 Tufted Ducks 4 Swallows 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Kingfisher 4 Long-tailed Tits - plus recently fledged juvs livening up the hedgerows 1 Nuthatch 1 Treecreeper 2 Chiffchaffs 1 Blackcap
Ann Ribbands said
Tue May 1 4:09 PM, 2012
First swift yesterday evening, and orange tip butterfly.
Warbler fest continues with calling Chiffchaff through garden this morning.
Rob Smallwood said
Mon Mar 26 3:50 AM, 2012
Female Blackcap in garden feeding on Ivy berries and a very smart Buzzard and two Sparrowhawk overhead brightened up an afternoon of pruning.
sid ashton said
Wed Mar 21 10:16 PM, 2012
On the sports field next to Brookes Drive between Ridgeway Road and Dobbinets Lane c.20 Meadow Pipits feeding in the grass at lunch time.
Steven Nelson said
Thu Mar 1 3:44 AM, 2012
The Leucistic Black-headed Gull was back again today at 12.50pm feeding with normal BH Gulls on Altrincham College of Arts sports field. I got closer views today. It has very light brown primaries that are hardly visible and completely white back. It has normal red legs and bill. It's amazing how the difference in colour seems to change the overall jizz of the bird. It seems almost pigeon-like in the way it struts around!
-- Edited by James Walsh on Friday 24th of February 2012 02:16:27 AM
Steven Nelson said
Thu Feb 23 5:42 AM, 2012
Leucistic Black-headed Gull feeding with normal BH Gulls on Altrincham College of Arts sports field this morning at 9.30am. Had 1 here back in November - could be the same bird returning - certainly looked the same. Also had 1 here in Nov 2009.
King George V pool this morning - 9 Goosanders (7 Female, 2 Male) and 1 possibly 2 Kingfishers Water 3/4 frozen still.
Robert Hayden said
Mon Jan 23 6:39 PM, 2012
hi Walshy, Rob Hayden here, we had games of tennis years ago with James J and Martin Deakin. You new my daughters before that from nightclubs. When I first saw Goosanders on pond a couple of years ago I was amazed, did not realise they would come to a pond like this one! We are all still volunteering on Skomer.
Mike/Henry I had one here in Nov 2009 seen on a couple of days. Also had a Med Gull in 2008. This bird is completely white on the back with no black primaries at all. Couldn't make out leg and bill colour but I remember the 2009 bird had much paler legs and bill. I'll look out for it again next week.
Mike Duckham said
Fri Nov 11 10:21 PM, 2011
Very interesting Steve, i've seen what must surely be the same bird in the large roost at Rostherne twice in the last 3 weeks. Not surprising really given the proximity, but i wonder where the Med Gulls which are seen there spend their day time - i've looked for them in big flocks of BHGs following ploughs in the area without success, so maybe they're just passing through. What else must pass though then.. Also saw the leucistic BHG last winter which suggests it's quite site faithful.
Edit: cross post with Henerz.
-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Friday 11th of November 2011 10:22:08 PM
Henry Cook said
Fri Nov 11 10:15 PM, 2011
Steven Nelson wrote:
Leucistic Black-headed Gull feeding with normal BH Gulls on Altrincham College of Arts sports field this morning
Interesting sighting Steve. A single leucistic bird has been regular at the Rostherne gull roost again this autumn, probably the same one. Henry.
Steven Nelson said
Fri Nov 11 8:07 PM, 2011
Leucistic Black-headed Gull feeding with normal BH Gulls on Altrincham College of Arts sports field this morning
4 Pochard (3 drakes)
1 Great Crested Grebe
4 Tufted Duck (2 drakes)
-- Edited by James Walsh on Thursday 21st of March 2013 04:53:08 PM
5 Pochards - 3 drakes
2 Tufted Ducks - 1 drake
6 Canada Geese
3 Mute Swans - 1 2cy
4 Moorhens
2 Coots
11 Mallards - + 2 mutants
37 Black-headed Gulls
1 Treecreeper
1 Nuthatch
4 Siskins
5 Pochard (3 drake, 2 female)
3 Mute Swan (2 ads, 1 juv)
5 Mallard
7 Canada Goose
2 Moorhen
2 Coot
20 Black-headed Gull
1 Aylesbury Duck (+ 1 hybrid)
SPL
2 Mute Swan
7 canada goose
40 Mallard (+7 hybrids)
7 Black-headed Gull
1 drake Pochard
4 Tufted Duck (3 drakes)
3 Mute Swan
9 Canada Goose
4 Mallard
3 Coot
3 Moorhen
1 Aylesbury Duck (+1 hybrid)
10 Black-headed Gull
Stamford Park Lake
2 Mute Swan
5 Canada Goose
36 Canada Goose
King George V Pool (KGVP)
3 Mute Swan (2 ads, 1 juv)
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
100 Black-headed Gull
3 Canada Goose
30 Mallard
4 Moorhen
1 Coot
(2 Aylesbury Duck & 1 hybrid)
Stamford Park Lake
2 Mute Swan (ads)
1 Moorhen
15 Black-headed Gull
6 Canada Goose
55 Mallard (plus 7 hybrids)
Conditions under foot were dire, the path around the pool was a quagmire, but we saw:-
10.50 - 12.00
1 Kingfisher, showing very well
3 Mute Swans, (2 ad, 1 Juv)
6 Canada Geece
21 Mallard
2 "odd ducks" poss Aylesbury/Mallard cross?
3 Tufted Duck
2 Nuthatches
2 Moorhen
1 Coot
1 Treecreeper
1 Redwing
6 Siskins
2 Goldfinches plus others heard
3 Long Tailed Tits
3 Robins (2 displaying)
1 Grey Wagtail on adjacent brook
1 Sparrowhawk on ground, disturbed by our approach & sent crashing after prey through bushes behind houses on Birchlea
Excellent - we'll be back!
-- Edited by John Harden on Friday 4th of January 2013 04:34:44 PM
1 Kingfisher - flew straight through
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Common Gull
1 Kingfisher
1 Grey Heron
2 Mute Swans
5 Canada Geese
2 Tufted Ducks
16 Mallards
1 Moorhen
1 Coot
2 Common Gulls
c40 Black-headed Gulls
1 Treecreeper
11 Goosander
1 Kingfisher
2 Herring Gull
30 Black-headed Gull
10 Mallard
1 Grey Heron
3 Mute Swan
5 Moorhen
Also, 2 Bullfinch, 30 Redwing
SPL WEBS
2 Mute Swan
2 Moorhen
7 Canada Goose
35 Mallard
Also, 25 Siskin
-- Edited by James Walsh on Monday 17th of December 2012 05:50:19 PM
spoke to a guy who had a flock of Pink-feet over Brook Lane area this morning
-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Wednesday 5th of December 2012 09:40:51 PM
KGVP
16 Goosander (7 drakes)
1 Grey Heron
3 Canada Goose
4 Mute Swan
11 Black-headed Gull
20 Mallard
4 Moorhen
1 Coot
SPL
2 Mute Swan (1 = CX70)
53 Mallard
1 Moorhen
2 Canada Goose
20 Black-headed Gull
Beech Fields:
Mistle thrush 4
Grey Wagtail 1
Present - Redwing, Jackdaw (don't recall these when i was a young lad), LT Tit, Goldcrest, Chaffinch (some dropping into tops of tallest trees and contact calling repeatedly).
C Crow 33
An enjoyable trip down memory lane.
2 Goosander
1-2 Kingfisher
8 Tufted Duck
4 Mute Swan (2 ad, 2 juv)
2 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
4 Redwing
2 Treecreeper
12 Long-tailed Tit
-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 4th of November 2012 12:28:22 PM
1 Kingfisher
4 Tufted Duck
4 Mute Swan
6 Redwing
3 Skylark
1 Bullfinch
20 Goldfinch
1 Goldcrest
1-2 Sparrowhawk
1 Grey Heron
1 Kingfisher
2 Tufted Duck (1 drake, 1 female)
1 Jay
4 Mute Swan (2 ads, 2 juv)
4 Mute Swan
9 Tufted Duck
1 Moorhen
10 Mallard
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Grey Heron
1 Cormorant
3 Goldcrest
1 Treecreeper
1 Chiffchaff (heard)
Mute Swan: blue tag, right leg FX4, metal tag left leg ZY0 or D322
Info Phil Kelly
King George V Pool (KGVP)
1 Kingfisher
Pair of Bullfinch
1-2 Sparrowhawk
1 Grey Heron
4 Mute Swan (2 ads, 2 cygnets)
Female Tufted Duck briefly then flew off towards SPL
At least 1 singing Song Thrush
Stamford Park Lake (SPL)
Female Tufted Duck with 6 ducklings
2 ad mute Swan
Timperley Moat
Male Blackcap
Male Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Treecreeper
1 Nuthatch
1 Coal Tit
1 Song Thrush
1 Jay
4 Moorhen (1 ad, 3 juv)
8 Goldfinch
Timperley Brook
1 Grey Wagtail
Altrincham Golf Course
1 Song Thrush
1 Kingfisher
2 Swift
1 Grey Heron
1 Grey Wagtail
4 Mute Swan (2 ads, 2 cygnets)
Drake Tufted Duck
4 Mute Swan (2 ads, 2 cygnets)
KGVP
up to 10pm
Singing Song Thrush
c30 Swift
2 Noctule Bats
4 Mute Swan (2 ads, 2 cygnets)
2 Tufted Duck (drk, fem)
2 ad Great Crested Grebe
1 Swift
Also, a fisherman reports a "brown wading bird with curved beak" next to the path, near the small jetty in the south-east corner of the pool at 4am this morning
-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 14th of July 2012 12:52:12 PM
11th June
6 Great crested Grebe (2 ads, 4 juvs)
1 drake Tufted Duck
1 adult Mute Swan with 5 cygnets
1 Grey Heron
2 Great Crested Grebes
3 Pochards
4 Tufted Ducks
4 Swallows
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Kingfisher
4 Long-tailed Tits - plus recently fledged juvs livening up the hedgerows
1 Nuthatch
1 Treecreeper
2 Chiffchaffs
1 Blackcap
2 Great Crested Grebes
1 Cormorant
1 Mute Swan
10 Tufted Ducks
15 Mallards
13 Canada Geese
4 Moorhens
2 Coots
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warblers
3 Blackcaps
2 Treecreepers
1 Nuthatch
no pochards
Stamford Park:
2 Mute Swans
2 Canada Geese
1 Moorhen
c25 Mallards
23rd Feb
3 Pochard
8 Tufted Duck
1 GC Grebe
2 Mute Swan
5 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
7 Coot
5 Moorhen
-- Edited by James Walsh on Friday 24th of February 2012 02:16:27 AM
Leucistic Black-headed Gull feeding with normal BH Gulls on Altrincham College of Arts sports field this morning at 9.30am. Had 1 here back in November - could be the same bird returning - certainly looked the same. Also had 1 here in Nov 2009.
1 Grey Heron
2 Mute Swans - 1 ringed (Blue FX4)
4 Canada Geese
4 Pochards (3 drks)
2 Tufted Ducks
11 Goosanders (4 drks)
4 Moorhens
4 Coots
8 Black-headed Gulls
1 Kingfisher
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Redwing
1 Treecreeper
1 Siskin
When I first saw Goosanders on pond a couple of years ago I was amazed, did not realise they would come to a pond like this one!
We are all still volunteering on Skomer.
early WEBS count
KGVP
13 Goosander (site record)
10 Tufted Duck
30 BH Gull
4 Moorhen
2 Coot
2 Canada Goose
5 Mallard
SPL
2 Mute Swan
2 Moorhen
6 Canada Goose
20 Mallard
KGVP
1 Kingfisher
3 Tufted Duck
1 Grey Heron
2 Mute Swan
c60 Mallard
c50 BH Gull
2 Moorhen
3 Coot
SPL
2 Mute Swan
3 Moorhen
6 Canada Geese
7 Mallard
7 hybrids
KGVP
1 Little Grebe
1 Pochard
6 Tufted Duck
1 Grey Heron
2 Mute Swan
50 BH Gull
5 Mallard
5 Canada Goose
4 Moorhen
3 Coot
SPL
2 Mute Swan (including CX70)
1 Moorhen
4 BH Gull
6 Canada Goose
70 Mallard (plus 7 hybrids)
I had one here in Nov 2009 seen on a couple of days. Also had a Med Gull in 2008.
This bird is completely white on the back with no black primaries at all. Couldn't make out leg and bill colour but I remember the 2009 bird had much paler legs and bill. I'll look out for it again next week.
Edit: cross post with Henerz.
-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Friday 11th of November 2011 10:22:08 PM
Interesting sighting Steve. A single leucistic bird has been regular at the Rostherne gull roost again this autumn, probably the same one.
Henry.
KGVP
1 drake Pochard
2 Tufted Duck (ad female & juv)
2 Mute Swan
9 Moorhen
4 Coot
6 Canada Geese
2 Mallard
SPL
2 Mute Swan
4 Canada Geese
50 Mallard (plus 6 hybrids)
5 Tufted Duck
1 Grey Heron
2 Mute Swan
10 Moorhen
4 Coot
2 Canada Goose
15 Mallard
11 BH Gull
1 hybrid duck
also 1 Grey Wagtail & 1 singing Chiffchaff
WEBS SPL
2 Mute Swan (1 with ring CX70)
80 Mallards
5 hybrid ducks
1 BH Gull
4 Canada Goose
Timperley Moat
1 Nuthatch showing well
1 Grey Wagtail
1 robin
1 Great Tit
5 Blue Tit