Brilliant. Thank you, will pop down there one weekend
Jeff Clarke said
Sun Mar 11 5:25 PM, 2018
As I understand it the land may be private, but the major tracks on Carrington Moss are public rights of way or have been given permissive path status by the new owners Himor. All the signs really mean is keep out of the fields!
Darren Ruddick said
Sat Mar 10 8:14 PM, 2018
Hi All, I went to investigate this area today as I was passing though Carrington, but going from Sinderling Lane area off Manchester Road, I just found that all the land seems to be private with no obvious way to walk though.
Any tips?
Jeff Clarke said
Fri Mar 9 9:42 PM, 2018
I was talking to a local person near to Brookheys Farm and it seems that Little Egrets (usually two) are regularly being seen there. They are being seen both on the brook and in the adjacent fields. As the brook is so winding here it is quite easy to miss them as even if they are there they could easily be hidden just around the next bend! Already this year they have also occurred on the brook both upstream and downstream of this point (from Heath Farm to Sinderland Woods).
I remember seeing the first for Greater Manchester and now I would not be surprised if they were to breed in this area within a few years. How things change!
Additionally I was told that there was a Dunlin present for some days in a wet area near to Brookheys Farm during the recent very cold spell, but I do not have any dates for this.
B Benson said
Wed Feb 21 7:12 AM, 2018
07:45 Tuesday. Two peregrines calling and flying low together over the Basell site.
-- Edited by B Benson on Wednesday 21st of February 2018 07:12:27 AM
phillipskelly said
Tue Feb 20 8:18 PM, 2018
From 1pm today..... Grey Partridge - 2. Buzzard - 3 over f5 +1in distance. 1over f4. 2 in f11 (1 having it's tail pecked by 2 carrion crow after its food). 2 over f25 with another 1 in the distance. Kestrel - f2. Fieldfare - c 90. F11. Stock Dove - 4. Yellowhammer - large flock disturbed by me possibly around 50 birds which I found quite unusual. It was impossible to get a proper count as they dissappeard /were spread out everywhere. On the way back to the car I spotted a flock of Chaffinch in the Hawthorn hedge f5 of c100 including 3 Brambling. Best birds of the day were 2 Harrier sp. unexpectedly over f4 heading North.
Nev Wright said
Sun Feb 18 12:59 PM, 2018
Thanks for the report Jeff,
Very interesting read. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I usually turn around at the end of Dark Lane or carry on straight over the bridge, but now maybe I'll move on to Sinderland Green Wood.
Cheers
Nev
Chris Sutton said
Thu Feb 8 3:35 PM, 2018
Passing through Sinderland Road so stopped for a quick check of the fields which seemed busy with birds. There were plenty of Fieldfare with fewer numbers of redwing. Plenty of Starling and Wood Pigeon. But of note;
Green Sandpiper (1) - came out of a flooded area in field 32. Flew off high and distant. Great bonus bird for the day. Green Woodpecker (1) - F60 Yellowhammer c. 6
Chris
sid ashton said
Tue Feb 6 5:10 PM, 2018
Jeff Clarke wrote:
After four years of watching birds in the Sinderland Green area I have written up a report of my observations for this small area (which few other birders visit). If anyone would be interested in seeing this please PM me your email address and I will send you a copy.
A fascinating read of a dedicated study, thanks Jeff.
Jeff Clarke said
Mon Feb 5 7:57 PM, 2018
Little Egret this morning on Sinderland Brook close to Sinderland Green Woods (field 72), later it flew off in towards the north-east. This may well have been in the area for some time (see my previous post here on 24th January). Previous birds have often stayed for a week or more.
After four years of watching birds in the Sinderland Green area I have written up a report of my observations for this small area (which few other birders visit). If anyone would be interested in seeing this please PM me your email address and I will send you a copy.
-- Edited by Jeff Clarke on Monday 5th of February 2018 08:20:33 PM
Jeff Clarke said
Wed Jan 24 9:05 PM, 2018
I was stopped by a farmer today who asked if I knew the identity of the two birds that he had recently seen on Sinderland Brook behind Birch Farm (this was presumably field 30). His description was "large, all white, long legs, long neck" and I guess that these were the Little Egrets which are now turning up annually on the brook. The records that I know of have mainly been around Brookheys Farm but this is only a few hundred metres to the west. In the past some birds have stayed there for a week or more, so for anyone interested this may be worth checking out.
Tim Wilcox said
Mon Jan 22 5:58 PM, 2018
This afternoon by bike
Fieldfare large flock of 250 f25 Grey Partridge 2 F11 Yellowhammer c.40 w/ few Chaffinch and Reed Bunting f8/9 Kestrel 3 in f25, f11, f6 Buzzard f25 c750 strong corvid flock f8 mostly Jackdaws Woodpigeons in short supply and no Stock Doves at all
Steven Heywood said
Sat Jan 6 10:04 PM, 2018
A wander round the north end of the Moss noon - 2pm, highlights:
3 buzzards
Female sparrowhawk
Kestrel
600+ wood pigeons
A confusing mixed flock by the path to Swiss Cottage including woodpigeons, stock doves and feral pigeons
Quiet for finches in the fields but c120 chaffinches in the hedge by the riding school entrance, accompanied by three reed buntings and a couple of bramblings
Nick Hilton said
Fri Dec 29 4:54 PM, 2017
A wander down the Trans-Pennine trail and Back Lane this afternoon produced; F151 = 2 Jay, 1 Pied Wagtail F129 = 110 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 75 Starling, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blue Tit F134 = 6 Yellowhammer, 3 Meadow Pipit F126 = 9 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Kestrel, 85 Black-headed Gull
Jon Stevenson said
Fri Dec 15 8:46 PM, 2017
Lots of action in and around field 1 at midday: huge mixed flock of rooks and jackdaws plus similar number of wood pigeons and flock of c 80 chaffinches with several bramblings seen. Redwings in the area plus one grey wagtail. Two ravens over the electricity substation.
Richard Would said
Tue Dec 5 4:39 PM, 2017
Quick bike ride back across the Moss today without binoculars.
Very lively, lots of birds about today.
Large flocks of Thrushes, large flocks of Finches, large flock of Meadow Pipits round f12, few Buzzards, Kestrel and a very vocal Raven over and around f8/f9.
Big flock of Woodpigeons (100s of 'em) on f5.
They really shouldn't be allowed to build over there...
-- Edited by Richard Would on Tuesday 5th of December 2017 04:43:57 PM
-- Edited by Richard Would on Tuesday 5th of December 2017 04:44:19 PM
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Tue Nov 14 8:59 PM, 2017
Jackdaw 200+ Woodpigeon 300+ Starling 500+ Fieldfare 30+ Redwing 50+ Chaffinch 50+ Yellowhammer 4 Brambling 2 Stock Dove 1 Lesser Redpoll 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush 1 Buzzard 2 Kestrel 1 Jay 2 Bullfinch 1 male. Rooks etc.
phillipskelly said
Sun Nov 12 6:20 PM, 2017
Grey Partridge - 6 f5. Chaffinch - c300 f5. Tree Sparrow - 4 f5. Yellowhammer - 2 f5. Greenfinch - 2 f5. Brambling - 1 f5. Grey Wagtail - 1 f5. Woodpigeon - c1000 f5. Stonechat - 4 f12. Meadow Pipit - c200 f12. Skylark - c200 f4. Merlin - 1 f26. Elsewhere .......... Kestrel - 2. Common Buzzard - 6. Stock Dove - 30. Starling - ( two flocks) c400 and c200 . And on the way back to the car - Tawny Owl 1.
Also Redwing flock c100.
Fieldfare flock c200.
.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Sunday 12th of November 2017 06:23:08 PM
Tim Wilcox said
Wed Nov 8 5:56 PM, 2017
This afternoon by bike
Pink-footed Geese 200 E at 3.05pm high over f5 Peregrine sat on a hay bale f4 Chaffinch 100 still using the large hedge on the south side of f4 and dropping into f12 (no Bramblings seen today. On Sunday 5 Nov 6 individual sightings of Brambling amongst a huge flock of 400 Chaffinches. Also 50 Skylark, 20 Linnets and 800 Starling f4-f13 that day) Stonechat 3 on track s of f4 - one male and 2 female/1st winter birds (also present there 5 Nov). A 4th female/1st winter Stonechat f11 Redwing 8 f11 Fieldfare 6 f11 Kestrels at f1 and f5 Buzzard 2 f13 Starling 500 f1 Grey Wagtail Sinderland Brook
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Wednesday 8th of November 2017 05:58:29 PM
Pete Hines said
Mon Nov 6 5:26 PM, 2017
Stonechat 2, pair by the butty van on Isherwood Road (in the hedgerow along the footpath) Reed Bunting 1 (location as above) Linnet 6 (location as above) Skylark c100 F4
Darrenjruddick said
Sat Nov 4 4:46 PM, 2017
My first time over here this afternoon. Need to get more familiar with the area as took me an age to find, anyhow a nice walk produced the following
200+ starling, until a kestrel swopped by, was hoping for a murmeration!
Bullfinch
10 linnet
20+ chaffinch
2 bambling
20+ goldfinch
far too many magpies
2 rook
100+ carrion crow
small flock of redwing (15 or so)
100+ wood pigeon
100+ gulls various but mainly black headed
2 siskin
10 greenfinch
1 meadow pipit
a small flock of lapwing
will definitely be stopping by here again
-- Edited by Darrenjruddick on Saturday 4th of November 2017 04:48:14 PM
Nick Hilton said
Sat Nov 4 11:03 AM, 2017
An hour this morning produced; >200 Chaffinch, mainly in F4 at the west end Within the mobile flock 7 Brambling were picked out (good close views were had of birds in the adjacent hawthorn hedges) Plus Greenfinch, Goldfinch, the odd Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting 2 Meadow Pipit in F4 >100 Skylark, mainly in F4 and F13 A single Stonechat on the boundary of F12 & F13 2 Kestrel were hunting F2, with 3 Goldcrest in the hedges >75 Woodpigeon in F10 Small numbers of Redwing were around Circa 120 Pink-footed Geese went over SE
Jeff Clarke said
Sun Oct 29 9:14 AM, 2017
75 pink footed goose in field 26
Also peregrine sparrowhawk raven brambling fieldfare.
Jeff Clarke said
Wed Oct 18 8:32 PM, 2017
Single adult peregrine has been present almost daily on the pylons in fields 63, 64, 65, 26, 72, 73 since 8th October. On one day it was seen ripping a Woodpigeon apart, but is often immobile for at least half an hour. Otherwise there has been only the occasional Brambling flying over and almost daily Redpolls. Redwing numbers flying over definitely increasing, but no Fieldfares yet.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Sat Oct 14 7:55 PM, 2017
Lapwing 90+ F14 Starling 100+ F14 Kestrel 1male. Skylark 20+ Yellowhammer 2 Song Thrush 6 very mobile near orchard...migrating group? Woodpigeon 2000+
etc.
Jon Stevenson said
Tue Oct 10 10:52 AM, 2017
110+ lapwing in f23 midday yesterday.
Jeff Clarke said
Sun Oct 8 8:55 AM, 2017
Single brambling field 65 also small passage of redpolls heading south. Edges of field 25 had willow tit, at least two chiffchaffs and a blackcap. Also peregrine on pylon field 26.
-- Edited by Jeff Clarke on Sunday 8th of October 2017 09:02:16 AM
Pete Hines said
Tue Aug 8 3:46 PM, 2017
Quail - male singing in barley in middle of F60 (SJ743899), heard from c50m along the public footpath. Possibly another singing briefly in barley in F32, heard from half way down Brookheys Rd
John Watson said
Sat Aug 5 6:06 PM, 2017
F41 (barley, of course) being harvested from 16:15 today, F60 looks ripe too
No sound of quail, though Sinderland Road busy & noisy
Might be last chance this eve, unless harvesting has begun on F60 too Park at SJ 744 901 and cross road to listen
dave broome said
Fri Aug 4 9:42 PM, 2017
Quail calling in either f41 or f60 a couple of times between 21:00-21:10 tonight
Green woodpecker heard f24 yesterday, seen over f11 this morning. If this bird is as others in the past it may stay for some time. Also young yellow wagtails in f66 and f25 on both days.
Nick Hilton said
Fri Jul 28 10:32 AM, 2017
A wander around F4 this morning produced;
A pair of Grey Partridge with one well grown youngster 1 Buzzard 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Bullfinch 3 Yellowhammer 3 Whitethoat
Steven Nelson said
Fri Jul 7 5:04 PM, 2017
Late post: A Tawny Owl perched on telegraph wires along Dunham Road last night at 22.35 last night.
Nev Wright said
Sat Jul 1 5:25 PM, 2017
Large flock of Lapwing in F36 still as I drove past this pm
-- Edited by Nev Wright on Saturday 1st of July 2017 05:25:28 PM
Nick Hilton said
Sun Jun 25 9:26 PM, 2017
Circa 95 Lapwing in F36 this evening, with a Kestrel nearby in F32.
Jeff Clarke said
Wed Jun 14 9:42 PM, 2017
Sorry I had not posted this earlier but I spent an hour early morning (6-7am) without any trace of Quail. The bird from yesterday may well have been a bird passing through but there may well be more on the way! As an aside Grey Wagtails have successfully bred on Sinderland Brook with two young fledged.
Peter Dawson said
Wed Jun 14 1:27 PM, 2017
Spent about an hour this morning walking up and down the track but didn't hear the quail. Decent numbers of willow warbler, blackcap, chiffchaff. yellowhammer, whitethroat and skylark in the general area plus fly over yellow wagtail, oystercatcher (heading towards Alty STW) and kestrel.
Jeff Clarke said
Tue Jun 13 6:37 PM, 2017
Quail singing field 25 close to track across north side of field 18:35.
Nick Hilton said
Fri Jun 2 8:39 PM, 2017
I carried out the BTO's Breeding Bird Survey (late visit) this morning 0700-0830, highlights included a fly over Hobby and good numbers (relatively!) of Yellowhammer, Whitethroat, Stock Dove and Skylark.
Off survey area a pair of Grey Partridge were in field 10
Jeff Clarke said
Sat May 27 7:53 AM, 2017
12 black tailed godwits flying east over altrincham crematorium (07:30)
Chris Shaw said
Fri May 26 10:51 PM, 2017
this afternoon,
2 yellow wagtail
grey wagtail
goldcrest
2 Mistle thrush
great spotted woodpecker
double figure stock doves and a huge Woodpigeon gathering, probably 300 birds
family party of long tailed tits
2 willow warblers, 3 chiffchaff, 5 yellowhammer, 3 whitethroat, 2 blackcap , 2 linnet, 4 skylark, 2 greenfinch, 6 lapwing , song thrush plus common residents
-- Edited by Chris Shaw on Friday 26th of May 2017 11:52:06 PM
Jeff Clarke said
Thu May 25 8:32 AM, 2017
Osprey soaring over north side carrington moss.
Tim Wilcox said
Wed May 24 8:24 PM, 2017
Yellow Wagtail male on wires between f10 and f11 this afternoon
Steven Nelson said
Tue May 23 6:54 PM, 2017
16.30-17.00
Field 11: 2 Yellow Wagtail- both male 48 Stock Dove feeding 2 Yellowhammer 2 Skylark
Old Orchard: A family party of Long-tailed Tits with at least 5 young birds. 1 Blackcap singing
Jon Stevenson said
Thu May 18 8:15 PM, 2017
Highlights of a short walk at midday today were:
f4 Lapwing x 5, Skylark
f5 Lapwing x 3, Mistle Thrush, Grey Partridge & Stock Dove
f11 Skylark
f12 Grey Partridge x 2, Lapwing x 1
Yellowhammers were present in all the hedgerows around the larger fields - saw c 12 in total
Jeff Clarke said
Tue May 16 10:48 PM, 2017
Yellow Wagtail singing in field 25 (for some days) and Willow Tit singing on the track between fields 10 and 11.
Dave Cropper said
Tue May 16 10:29 AM, 2017
Cuckoo called twice f4/old orchard area as the rain stopped.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 4 11:43 PM, 2017
Two Yellow Wagtail on the pitches of Sale Sharks training ground at Carrington just after 6pm today.
reecesanford said
Sat Apr 29 8:20 AM, 2017
Just seen this on Facebook. Will this cause issues in the area for people?
We have been informed that from 5 May, in an attempt to control access by motocross bikes and 4x4 vehicles, to reduce the risk of a collision, certain gates on the moss will be locked at weekends. These are at the junctions of Ashton and Woodcote Roads (near Swiss Cottage), Ashton and Birch Roads (next to the concrete section), and Common Lane adjacent to Asphodel Farm. This is closure of the Moss by stealth, at weekends as we come into the summer months when the publlic will want to use the Moss most. It will also put pedestrians, cyclists and horseriders in danger because they will have to use very busy main roads rather than these traffic free routes. We will continue to progress our Public Right of Way claims but please protest strongly to your local Councillor (if you dont know who your Councillor is, we can send you a link so you can find out) and to HIMOR, who can be contacted at 0161 776 4401.
Brilliant. Thank you, will pop down there one weekend
As I understand it the land may be private, but the major tracks on Carrington Moss are public rights of way or have been given permissive path status by the new owners Himor. All the signs really mean is keep out of the fields!
Hi All, I went to investigate this area today as I was passing though Carrington, but going from Sinderling Lane area off Manchester Road, I just found that all the land seems to be private with no obvious way to walk though.
Any tips?
I was talking to a local person near to Brookheys Farm and it seems that Little Egrets (usually two) are regularly being seen there. They are being seen both on the brook and in the adjacent fields. As the brook is so winding here it is quite easy to miss them as even if they are there they could easily be hidden just around the next bend! Already this year they have also occurred on the brook both upstream and downstream of this point (from Heath Farm to Sinderland Woods).
I remember seeing the first for Greater Manchester and now I would not be surprised if they were to breed in this area within a few years. How things change!
Additionally I was told that there was a Dunlin present for some days in a wet area near to Brookheys Farm during the recent very cold spell, but I do not have any dates for this.
07:45 Tuesday. Two peregrines calling and flying low together over the Basell site.
-- Edited by B Benson on Wednesday 21st of February 2018 07:12:27 AM
Grey Partridge - 2.
Buzzard - 3 over f5 +1in distance.
1over f4.
2 in f11 (1 having it's tail pecked by 2 carrion crow after its food).
2 over f25 with another 1 in the distance.
Kestrel - f2.
Fieldfare - c 90. F11.
Stock Dove - 4.
Yellowhammer - large flock disturbed by me possibly around 50 birds which I found quite unusual. It was impossible
to get a proper count as they dissappeard /were spread out everywhere.
On the way back to the car I spotted a flock of Chaffinch in the Hawthorn hedge f5 of c100 including 3 Brambling.
Best birds of the day were 2 Harrier sp. unexpectedly over f4 heading North.
Thanks for the report Jeff,
Very interesting read. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I usually turn around at the end of Dark Lane or carry on straight over the bridge, but now maybe I'll move on to Sinderland Green Wood.
Cheers
Nev
Green Sandpiper (1) - came out of a flooded area in field 32. Flew off high and distant. Great bonus bird for the day.
Green Woodpecker (1) - F60
Yellowhammer c. 6
Chris
A fascinating read of a dedicated study, thanks Jeff.
Little Egret this morning on Sinderland Brook close to Sinderland Green Woods (field 72), later it flew off in towards the north-east. This may well have been in the area for some time (see my previous post here on 24th January). Previous birds have often stayed for a week or more.
After four years of watching birds in the Sinderland Green area I have written up a report of my observations for this small area (which few other birders visit). If anyone would be interested in seeing this please PM me your email address and I will send you a copy.
-- Edited by Jeff Clarke on Monday 5th of February 2018 08:20:33 PM
I was stopped by a farmer today who asked if I knew the identity of the two birds that he had recently seen on Sinderland Brook behind Birch Farm (this was presumably field 30). His description was "large, all white, long legs, long neck" and I guess that these were the Little Egrets which are now turning up annually on the brook. The records that I know of have mainly been around Brookheys Farm but this is only a few hundred metres to the west. In the past some birds have stayed there for a week or more, so for anyone interested this may be worth checking out.
Fieldfare large flock of 250 f25
Grey Partridge 2 F11
Yellowhammer c.40 w/ few Chaffinch and Reed Bunting f8/9
Kestrel 3 in f25, f11, f6
Buzzard f25
c750 strong corvid flock f8 mostly Jackdaws
Woodpigeons in short supply and no Stock Doves at all
A wander round the north end of the Moss noon - 2pm, highlights:
F151 = 2 Jay, 1 Pied Wagtail
F129 = 110 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 75 Starling, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blue Tit
F134 = 6 Yellowhammer, 3 Meadow Pipit
F126 = 9 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Kestrel, 85 Black-headed Gull
Lots of action in and around field 1 at midday: huge mixed flock of rooks and jackdaws plus similar number of wood pigeons and flock of c 80 chaffinches with several bramblings seen. Redwings in the area plus one grey wagtail. Two ravens over the electricity substation.
Quick bike ride back across the Moss today without binoculars.
Very lively, lots of birds about today.
Large flocks of Thrushes, large flocks of Finches, large flock of Meadow Pipits round f12, few Buzzards, Kestrel and a very vocal Raven over and around f8/f9.
Big flock of Woodpigeons (100s of 'em) on f5.
They really shouldn't be allowed to build over there...
-- Edited by Richard Would on Tuesday 5th of December 2017 04:43:57 PM
-- Edited by Richard Would on Tuesday 5th of December 2017 04:44:19 PM
Woodpigeon 300+
Starling 500+
Fieldfare 30+
Redwing 50+
Chaffinch 50+
Yellowhammer 4
Brambling 2
Stock Dove 1
Lesser Redpoll 1
Mistle Thrush 1
Song Thrush 1
Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1
Jay 2
Bullfinch 1 male.
Rooks
etc.
Chaffinch - c300 f5.
Tree Sparrow - 4 f5.
Yellowhammer - 2 f5.
Greenfinch - 2 f5.
Brambling - 1 f5.
Grey Wagtail - 1 f5.
Woodpigeon - c1000 f5.
Stonechat - 4 f12.
Meadow Pipit - c200 f12.
Skylark - c200 f4.
Merlin - 1 f26.
Elsewhere ..........
Kestrel - 2.
Common Buzzard - 6.
Stock Dove - 30.
Starling - ( two flocks) c400 and c200 .
And on the way back to the car - Tawny Owl 1.
Also Redwing flock c100. Fieldfare flock c200. .
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Sunday 12th of November 2017 06:23:08 PM
Pink-footed Geese 200 E at 3.05pm high over f5
Peregrine sat on a hay bale f4
Chaffinch 100 still using the large hedge on the south side of f4 and dropping into f12 (no Bramblings seen today. On Sunday 5 Nov 6 individual sightings of Brambling amongst a huge flock of 400 Chaffinches. Also 50 Skylark, 20 Linnets and 800 Starling f4-f13 that day)
Stonechat 3 on track s of f4 - one male and 2 female/1st winter birds (also present there 5 Nov). A 4th female/1st winter Stonechat f11
Redwing 8 f11
Fieldfare 6 f11
Kestrels at f1 and f5
Buzzard 2 f13
Starling 500 f1
Grey Wagtail Sinderland Brook
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Wednesday 8th of November 2017 05:58:29 PM
Reed Bunting 1 (location as above)
Linnet 6 (location as above)
Skylark c100 F4
My first time over here this afternoon. Need to get more familiar with the area as took me an age to find, anyhow a nice walk produced the following
200+ starling, until a kestrel swopped by, was hoping for a murmeration!
Bullfinch
10 linnet
20+ chaffinch
2 bambling
20+ goldfinch
far too many magpies
2 rook
100+ carrion crow
small flock of redwing (15 or so)
100+ wood pigeon
100+ gulls various but mainly black headed
2 siskin
10 greenfinch
1 meadow pipit
a small flock of lapwing
will definitely be stopping by here again
-- Edited by Darrenjruddick on Saturday 4th of November 2017 04:48:14 PM
>200 Chaffinch, mainly in F4 at the west end
Within the mobile flock 7 Brambling were picked out (good close views were had of birds in the adjacent hawthorn hedges)
Plus Greenfinch, Goldfinch, the odd Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting
2 Meadow Pipit in F4
>100 Skylark, mainly in F4 and F13
A single Stonechat on the boundary of F12 & F13
2 Kestrel were hunting F2, with 3 Goldcrest in the hedges
>75 Woodpigeon in F10
Small numbers of Redwing were around
Circa 120 Pink-footed Geese went over SE
75 pink footed goose in field 26
Also peregrine sparrowhawk raven brambling fieldfare.
Single adult peregrine has been present almost daily on the pylons in fields 63, 64, 65, 26, 72, 73 since 8th October. On one day it was seen ripping a Woodpigeon apart, but is often immobile for at least half an hour. Otherwise there has been only the occasional Brambling flying over and almost daily Redpolls. Redwing numbers flying over definitely increasing, but no Fieldfares yet.
Starling 100+ F14
Kestrel 1male.
Skylark 20+
Yellowhammer 2
Song Thrush 6 very mobile near orchard...migrating group?
Woodpigeon 2000+
etc.
110+ lapwing in f23 midday yesterday.
Single brambling field 65 also small passage of redpolls heading south. Edges of field 25 had willow tit, at least two chiffchaffs and a blackcap. Also peregrine on pylon field 26.
-- Edited by Jeff Clarke on Sunday 8th of October 2017 09:02:16 AM
No sound of quail, though Sinderland Road busy & noisy
Might be last chance this eve, unless harvesting has begun on F60 too
Park at SJ 744 901 and cross road to listen
Quail calling in either f41 or f60 a couple of times between 21:00-21:10 tonight
220 Lapwing in f36
Mistle Thrush 4
Yellow Wagtail 3
Yellowhammer 6 singing.
Whitethroat 2
Buzzard 2
Chiffchaffs
Rook 50+
Woodpigeon 200+
etc.
A pair of Grey Partridge with one well grown youngster
1 Buzzard
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Bullfinch
3 Yellowhammer
3 Whitethoat
A Tawny Owl perched on telegraph wires along Dunham Road last night at 22.35 last night.
Large flock of Lapwing in F36 still as I drove past this pm
-- Edited by Nev Wright on Saturday 1st of July 2017 05:25:28 PM
Sorry I had not posted this earlier but I spent an hour early morning (6-7am) without any trace of Quail. The bird from yesterday may well have been a bird passing through but there may well be more on the way! As an aside Grey Wagtails have successfully bred on Sinderland Brook with two young fledged.
Off survey area a pair of Grey Partridge were in field 10
this afternoon,
2 yellow wagtail
grey wagtail
goldcrest
2 Mistle thrush
great spotted woodpecker
double figure stock doves and a huge Woodpigeon gathering, probably 300 birds
family party of long tailed tits
2 willow warblers, 3 chiffchaff, 5 yellowhammer, 3 whitethroat, 2 blackcap , 2 linnet, 4 skylark, 2 greenfinch, 6 lapwing , song thrush plus common residents
-- Edited by Chris Shaw on Friday 26th of May 2017 11:52:06 PM
Field 11:
2 Yellow Wagtail- both male
48 Stock Dove feeding
2 Yellowhammer
2 Skylark
Old Orchard:
A family party of Long-tailed Tits with at least 5 young birds.
1 Blackcap singing
Highlights of a short walk at midday today were:
f4 Lapwing x 5, Skylark
f5 Lapwing x 3, Mistle Thrush, Grey Partridge & Stock Dove
f11 Skylark
f12 Grey Partridge x 2, Lapwing x 1
Yellowhammers were present in all the hedgerows around the larger fields - saw c 12 in total
Yellow Wagtail singing in field 25 (for some days) and Willow Tit singing on the track between fields 10 and 11.
Cuckoo called twice f4/old orchard area as the rain stopped.
Two Yellow Wagtail on the pitches of Sale Sharks training ground at Carrington just after 6pm today.
Just seen this on Facebook. Will this cause issues in the area for people?
We have been informed that from 5 May, in an attempt to control access by motocross bikes and 4x4 vehicles, to reduce the risk of a collision, certain gates on the moss will be locked at weekends. These are at the junctions of Ashton and Woodcote Roads (near Swiss Cottage), Ashton and Birch Roads (next to the concrete section), and Common Lane adjacent to Asphodel Farm.
This is closure of the Moss by stealth, at weekends as we come into the summer months when the publlic will want to use the Moss most.
It will also put pedestrians, cyclists and horseriders in danger because they will have to use very busy main roads rather than these traffic free routes.
We will continue to progress our Public Right of Way claims but please protest strongly to your local Councillor (if you dont know who your Councillor is, we can send you a link so you can find out) and to HIMOR, who can be contacted at 0161 776 4401.