No sign of Pintail
10 Common Gulls including the colour ringed individual
7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
212 Black-headed Gulls
146 Canada Geese
3 Greylag Geese
1 Pink-footed Goose
Raven and Stock Dove heard

Cheers John

Pintail is the only duck present
Only 24 Canada Geese
1 Oystercatcher
2 Lapwings
1 Kestrel
Stock Dove singing
Colour ringed Common Gull (metal left, orange darvic right but couldn't read white inscription)
A metal ringed BH Gull as well but I couldn't read that one eiher


Cheers John

Church Lane Flood at 7.30am

Drake pintail
255 black headed gulls
2 common gulls
7 lesser black backed gulls
45 Canada geese
1 pink footed goose
2 greylag geese
16 starlings
9 lapwing
1 oystercatcher
1 pied wagtail
12 magpies
8 jackdaws

Drake Pintail still on CLF at 10.25.

Good numbers of gulls this morning:
247 Black-headed Gulls
26 Common Gulls
12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Herring Gulls

Cheers John


-- Edited by John Rayner on Monday 17th of February 2014 12:09:57 PM

Pintail looking very settled when I left at 13.00

Other birds this afternoon:

9 Lapwings
6 Common Buzzards overhead
3 Greylag Geese
1 Pink-footed Goose

Plus the usuals

Pintail present right now on the flood (12.13)

I visited at 09:00 and wasn't there then, wonder where its going to and from? Or, more likely it was in an area I could;t see. It flew off yesterday when Adam was watching.

Phil

The drake Pintail is still present on the flooded field off Church Lane, so too one Pink-footed Goose.

At least three Skylark were in song over the airfield, from Old Hall Lane. Meadow Pipit, Lapwing and three Buzzard also at this site.

I read John's update and managed to get there on my bike
I had passed here at about 3pm and stopped briefly to look at three Wigeon on the water, but didn't see the Pintail. There were also ten Pied Wagtails working the water's edge. There was no sign of these when I returned - just shows how quickly some of the birds move through here.

Drake Pintail still present (15.56)
Now 5 Greylags and 3 Pinkfeet with Canada flock

Late news from 14th.
1 Raven
2 Stock Doves
150 Redwings
1 Fieldfare

Cheers John

-- Edited by John Rayner on Saturday 15th of February 2014 05:16:06 PM

I just managed to point my camera at it as it flew off.

Adam
The pintail is a good record for the flood.

Cheers

Phil

Saturday 15th February 11.15-11.45am

Wet and windy conditions this morning. Highlight was a Pintail, that I'd not initially seen on the far side, being put up by 3 incoming Mallards. It continued on it's journey towards Cheadle Hulme.
Others seen:

3 Pink-footed Geese
4 Greylag Geese
c200 Canada Geese
7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
c50 Black-headed Gulls
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
6 Mallards

I can add :

1 cormorant
2 great black-back gulls
2 mistle thrushes

at 13:00.

Phil

Church Lane Flood

47 Black-headed Gulls
2 Common Gulls
11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Herring Gulls
41 Canada Geese
1 Greylag Geese
3 Pink-footed Geese


Cheers John

Church Lane Flood p.m.

1 Curlew on the spit
198 Canada Geese
4 Greylag Geese
3 Pink-footed Geese
62 Black-headed Gulls
11 Common Gulls
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
45 Redwings
c150 Starlings

Cheers John

Church Lane Flood:

c170 Canada geese
3 Greylag geese
3 Pink-footed geese
c70 Black-headed gulls
4 Lesser black-backed gulls
35 starlings
1 cormorant

Old Hall Lane:

2 buzzards
3 fieldfares
18 meadow pipit

-- Edited by Lynne Webster on Wednesday 12th of February 2014 06:53:47 AM

Church Lane Flood:
Again plenty of water but an absence of water birds. In fact a poor show generally although 4 Buzzards were noteworthy.
64 Black-headed Gulls
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Common Gulls
9 Starlings
6 Carrion Crows
3 Magpies
1 Pied Wagtail

Old Hall Lane:
15 Fieldfares
2 Redwings

Cheers John

Church Lane Flood has more water than I have ever seen, but unfortunately, in very poor weather, held few birds and no waterfowl whatsoever. Surely better things to follow. The sum total was:

76 Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
12 Carrion Crows
3 Magpies
26 Jackdaws
17 Starlings
1 Blackbird
2 Redwings

Cheers John

In the fields around Church Lane, 11:00 - 12:30

200 Starlings
250-300 mixed flock of Redwings and Fieldfares (85%/15%)
80 Black Headed Gulls
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
30 Jackdaws
8 Carrion Crows
2 Robins
1 Wren
1 Stock Dove
Many Woodpigeons
3 Blackbirds
1 Buzzard overhead

Rick.

2 wigeon on Church Lane flood, 7.45am

Old Hall Lane just beyond the green bridge:

1 Snipe
30 Redwing
40 Fieldfare
80+ Starling
Meadow Pipit
12 Mistle Thrush

Church Lane Flood:

187 Black-headed Gulls (no Bonaparte's despite careful scrutiny. This is about 8 miles due east of Rostherne)
1 Common Gull
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
No waterfowl

Old Hall Lane:

Feeding on Elderberries - 2 Fieldfares, 5 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Blackbirds
1 Buzzard
c70 Woodpigeons

Cheers, John

Church Lane Flood:

53 Mallard (all departing before dawn)
213 Black-headed Gulls
4 Common Gulls
4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Lapwings
186 Woodpigeons
4 Stock Doves
9 Pied Wagtails
23 Redwings
3 Mistle Thrushes

Old Hall Lane:

30 Canada Geese
49 Lapwings
9 Skylarks

Cheers John

Church Lane Flood

Water rising nicely!

Smaller numbers, from my last visit, of :

Black-headed gulls
Canada geese
Jackdaws

Wren tacking away in the hedgerow.

A very wet herring gull sat further up the field.

Lesser black-backed gull hanging around the sheep carcass in the field opposite, along with 3 herring gulls.

Phil

Church Lane Flood:

277 Black-headed Gulls
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
47 Canada Geese
2 Ravens eying up a sheep corpse in the field opposite

Cheers John

Church Lane Flood 1:00-2:00

200+ Black Headed Gulls
4 Common Gulls
23 Canada Geese
Stock Doves
2 flocks of Lapwings (over)
1 Common Buzzard
2 Ravens (these seem to have become very regular in the area, I have been seeing them every day for the past few weeks.)
1 Grey Heron

Horse Field:

1 Grey Heron
4 Pied Wagtail and 1 White Wagtail
Lots of Black Headed Gulls
1 Sparrowhawk

2 Barn Owls have also been giving absolutely cracking views down to a few metres over the past couple of evenings in the usual spot.

Late post for this morning, 1 Barn Owl was still hunting in the field behind the brickworks at about 6:30 this morning, flushing 4 Snipe as it went.

2 Ravens over Church Lane at 12.00.

Cheers John

Friday 20th September 3.30pm

A stroll around Old Hall Farm this afternoon. No Wheatears or Meadow Pipits for me. In fact nothing on the golf course at all.
33 Lapwings on the end of the runway
45 Swallows over
5 Linnets
12 Tree Sparrows with more heard in the various hedgerows
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker heard calling
1 Common Buzzard
1 Kestrel
2 Mallards

There seems to be a bumper stock of berries this year, and in particular Elderberries, which seemed to be few and far between. Bring on the winter thrushes.

A walk through Old Hall Farm paths and alongside Avro Golf Course 3.00pm.

23 pied wagtail, 30 meadow pipit and 12 wheatear feeding on golf course

50 lapwing, 45 starlings and 20 tree sparrows feeding in the potato field stubble

12 mistle thrushes and 15 golden plover flew over

Plus 1 reed bunting, 2 song thrushes, 12 goldfinches, and all the usuals.

2 Ravens enjoying the wind and 'honking' very loudly over Church Lane this morning.

1 Hobby circling over Moor Lane this afternoon, whilst being mobbed by many Swallows.

(In Cheshire)

Lees Lane:

2 Kestrel hovering
3 Stock Doves

Mill Lane along the River Bollin:

1 Kingfisher and a pair of Grey Herons

-- Edited by Louis Hill on Friday 23rd of August 2013 08:02:09 AM

Two Grey Partridge by Old Hall farm.

Thanks for that, I have found it on Street View!

Louis.

Louis Hill wrote:
"Where is the horse pond exactly?

If you turn into Blossoms Lane from Hall Moss Lane and walk about 100m, there is a large open field on your left, usually full of horses. There is a farm gate from which you can get a good view of the horse pond (despite being tiny, I think this is even marked on Google Maps). This little pond is great value for birding. Every year, moorhens raise a brood there. There is often a grey heron about, and often pied wagtails. Sometimes there are oystercatchers, and various gulls, including greater black backed and Common Gull on occasions. I have even seen snipe there in the past - but today was my first kingfisher.

Where is the horse pond exactly?
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7.30am, a kingfisher sitting on a dead tree branch over the horse pond on Blossoms Lane

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6.30. 6 Curlew in field opposite cottages on Church Lane where hay mown

Flock of c300 starling above Church Lane, 7.00pm

2 Green Woodpeckers by Blossoms Farm this afternoon.

8:15 - 8:30 - Red Kite circling over Church Lane where the farm machinery have been cutting the silage, the bird then circled high above my garden on Moor Lane, then carrying on in the direction of Bramhall.

Old Hall Lane:

Curlew on runway
2 Lapwings in a violent dispute
Greenfinch singing
Whitethroat singing
Flock of 11 Mistle Thrushes over
6 adult Swallows around the farm

No Sand Martins seen

Cheers John

3 Whimbrel feeding on Avro Golf Course, 7.30am

Also around Old Hall Farm
2 linnet
1 oystercatcher
2 red legged partridge
1 buzzard
1 kestrel
2 tree sparrows
12 lapwing
1 skylark

Old Hall Lane:

4th May:
The annual ploughing in of Lapwing nests is underway on the airfield. Newly turned over area attracted 31 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Pied Wagtails and 1 White Wagtail.

1 Male Whinchat on perimeter fence was soon chased off by a Reed Bunting.
2 Wheatears
1 Male Mandarin Duck
5 Swallows
4 Tree Sparrows


3rd May:
1 Wheatear
1 Red-legged Partridge
2 Sand Martins

Cheers John


-- Edited by John Rayner on Saturday 4th of May 2013 12:52:56 PM

Thursday 2nd May 7.00-7.45pm

Old Hall Farm.
2 Wheatear
1 Skylark
1 Grey Heron
2 Linnets
6 Mallards
2 Mandarins
4 Tree Sparrows
1 Cormorant
2 Stock Doves
1 Curlew heard across the runway
Great Spotted Woodpecker heard drumming across the river
Plenty of Swallows, Sand Martins and Lapwings

Wednesday 1st May 6.45-7.20pm

Old Hall Farm.
No Whinchat for me but a real bonus was a Yellow Wagtail, sat proudly in the sun on th ground along with two Pied Wagtails. It flew off towards Wilmslow sadlyn but a cracking site first for me.
Other birds icluded:
1 Wheatear
2 Curlews
4 Linnets
6 Sand Martins
3 Swallows
2 Skylarks
Plenty of Lapwings and the usuals

Old Hall Lane 1.15 - 2.30

Whinchat still (male)
Wheatear 7 (4m, 3f)
Sand Martin 6
Swallow 1
Linnet 2
Buzzard 1

Cheers, John