8 whitethroat 13 blackcap 9 chiffchaff 6 reed bunting 33 swift, I had big numbers of swifts over the weekend but these are my first gm ones 19 swallow 6 house martin 2 sand martin 1 ring-necked parakeet 1 kestrel 1 bullfinch 2 chaffinch 4 jay 1 grey heron
steven burke said
Tue May 3 11:40 AM, 2016
yesterday 2nd may aft/eve.
no signs of the lesser whitethroat 7 whitethroat 9 blackcap 1 willow warbler 12 chiffchaff 2 reed bunting 1 ring-necked parakeet 1 house martin 7 swallow 3 sand martin 3 jay 1 great spotted woodpecker 1 buzzard 1 kestrel 2 grey heron 2 bullfinch lots of song thrush singing.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Mon May 2 3:17 PM, 2016
This morning to early afternoon:
1 goldcrest 17 chiffchaff 11 blackcap 5 whitethoat 2 willow tit 1 nuthatch 3 greenfinch 2 chaffinch 5 bullfinch 3 reed bunting 17 house martin 8 song thrush 7 jay 1 great spotted woodpecker 1 ring-necked parakeet 3 grey heron 2 sparrowhawk Loads of the usuals.
Mallards with a brood of seven on the river.
Chris Chandler said
Sun May 1 9:22 PM, 2016
Around Hardy Farm:
1 Lesser Whitethroat (showing well, for a Lesser Whitethroat- calling continuously and very mobile. Didn't seem put off by the heavy showers) 2 Common Whitethroat (on the opposite side of the river) 3 Blackcap (2m, 1f) 1 Willow Warbler 5 Chiffchaff 2 Bullfinch 2 Greenfinch 1 Reed Bunting (male - still surprised when I see them in this area for some reason) 1 Willow Tit Flock of Long-tailed Tits 1 Goosander (f) Various hirundines
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun May 1 2:35 PM, 2016
Hardy Farm (including orchard) this morning:
5+ chiffchaff 6 blackcap 1 lesser whitethroat (close to Jackson's Boat bridge; very active and showy) 1 whitethroat 6 greenfinch 4 bullfinch 4 song thrush 1 jay 1 swift (first of the year) 1 lesser black-backed gull over 1 herring gull over 1 cormorant over 1 kestrel 2 buzzard
River and surrounding habitats:
2 willow warbler 1 sand martin 1 house martin 4+ swallow 1 grey wagtail 1 cormorant 1 buzzard
Chris Sutton said
Sat Apr 30 5:49 PM, 2016
Lesser Whitethroat - location as previous posts. Seems to sing actively in the morning but quiet in the afternoon. Whitethroat, blackcap, willow warbler, chiffchaff, reed warbler - in same area Noticable influx of hirundines - over the River Mersey
Chris Sutton said
Thu Apr 28 10:50 AM, 2016
Lesser Whitethroat (2) - one in location described below, other another 50 yards up the path in a hawthorn under the next set of tall Silver Birch. Both very vocal and showing well. Whitethroat (2) on banks of the Mersey Plenty of Chiffchaff and Blackcap but did not hear any Willow Warbler.
Chris Sutton said
Tue Apr 26 10:45 AM, 2016
Lesser Whitethroat - singing and showing well on Hardy Farm. Circa 30-50 yards from Jacksons Boat bridge along the path towards the pump station / football club. Showing in a hawthorn below the tall clump of silver birch trees on the right - but moving to each side of the path (i.e. into the orchard area). Thanks to local birder Justin for initially locating the bird. Chris
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Apr 24 3:45 PM, 2016
A few hours spent here in the morning and early afternoon; nice to meet Michael, too. :)
16 chiffchaff (most singing) 12 blackcap (most singing, males and females) 1 or 2 whitethroat (first of the year, in the same place as Michael) 3 treecreeper 2 nuthatch (one heard only) 2 greenfinch 3 chaffinch 2 bullfinch 2 house martin (first of the year) 4 song thrush 4 jay 1 stock dove (around the hay crop field) 2 ring-necked parakeet 4 grey heron 1 black-headed gull 1 or 2 kestrel
Plenty of the usuals, with blue tit and dunnock seen with nesting material, and a pair of long-tailed tit taking food to a nest site.
Michael Seal said
Sun Apr 24 11:43 AM, 2016
7.45am. My first whitethroat this year on the bramble patch on Ivy Green. Great view.
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Tue Apr 19 11:20 PM, 2016
6-8pm
Countless Chiffchaff's singing 1 Willow warbler (great views and lots of singing) Pair of Willow tit Pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 Jay Pair of Bullfinch 3 Grey Heron 1 Reed Bunting Lots of Song thrush 2 Ring necked parakeet
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 17th of April 2016 08:42:41 PM
Liam_Langley said
Sat Apr 9 6:15 PM, 2016
Around midday today:
Swallow (1) Willow Warbler (1) Goosander (1) flew along the river Buzzard (3) Sparrowhawk (1)
-- Edited by Liam_Langley on Saturday 9th of April 2016 06:20:17 PM
Chris Sutton said
Sat Apr 9 4:27 PM, 2016
Raven (1) over high - calling Sparrowhawk (2) Buzzard (1) Blackcap (m) Grey Wagtail (2) plus usuals
steven burke said
Thu Apr 7 11:23 PM, 2016
around ivy green this evening..
1 brambling, female, I accidently flushed the bird whilst trying to locate a singing blackcap. 2 blackcap 7 chiffchaff 1 willow tit 1 nuthatch 1 great spotted woodpecker 2 ring-necked parakeet 2 bullfinch 1 buzzard 4 mistle thrush 2 song thrush 2 jay
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Mon Apr 4 6:55 PM, 2016
Evening stroll:
1 Blackcap M (seen twice and singing the second time) 2 Great Spotted woodpeckers lots of Jay Song Thrushes 1 Bullfinch M Water rail (Heard) lots of chiffchaff 1 Kestrel 2 Goldcrest 1 Buzzard 1 Mute swan over 2 Reed bunting M
Plus lots of the usuals
Also great to meet Jamie, who while we were chatting heard a Willow tit singing.
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Mon Apr 4 12:30 PM, 2016
Ah, well thank you for alerting me to a rarer sighting than I expected. I spend so much time in different places, that I forget what is common and uncommon in different areas sometimes.
JamieDunning said
Mon Apr 4 12:22 PM, 2016
I had one in central Ladybarn calling from a tree one evening 5 or 6 years ago, so they must disperse through sites they aren't often recorded on. My girlfriend also claimed to have seen one of the green line in fallowfield last year. I noticed that here was also oe reported at Dove Stone a few days ago - that's another site that they turn up on form time to time but do not stay.
J
Tim Wilcox said
Sun Apr 3 11:50 PM, 2016
I've had overwintering Green Woodpecker on Barlow Tip 10 years ago but none in the Mersey valley since. They are uncommon GM birds at best so good work there
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Sunday 3rd of April 2016 11:51:58 PM
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Sun Apr 3 10:12 PM, 2016
Is it? For the Ees in particular or Manchester area as a whole? I heard it calling near the Car park next to the school which back on to the old cow field.
JamieDunning said
Sun Apr 3 10:07 PM, 2016
Green Woodpecker is a good one for this area Eugene.
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Sun Apr 3 9:17 PM, 2016
2 Willow Tit, seen and calling for a positive i.d A lot of Jays Green Woodpecker at least 1 Water Rail (Heard) Lots of chiffchaffs 1 Heron 2 Buzzard 3 Pheasant 2 Bullfinch (Pair) 1 goldcrest 2 Reed buntings
Lots of the usuals...
Eugene.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 4th of April 2016 10:06:06 PM
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Thu Mar 31 8:55 PM, 2016
Of note:
Lots of chiffchaffs and song thrush singing and seen 1 Bullfinch 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 3 Goosander 2 Grey Wagtail
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 4th of April 2016 10:08:07 PM
Michael Seal said
Sun Mar 27 10:43 AM, 2016
Chiffchaff x2 - one heard and seen, one heard only. Close together in the thicket between Ivygreen meadow and the small playing field. First this year for me.
Michael Seal said
Sat Mar 26 9:45 AM, 2016
Rather quiet round here this morning (7-9am), if you discount the jays, magpies and carrion crows.
Walked through the wood by Chorlton Brook. Nice little group of goldfinches (6-ish) feeding in the undergrowth with a single siskin in tow.
Glimpse of a gadwall male on the dipping pond of all places. He disappeared down the far leg of the pond so not sure if he was alone. Then two buzzards circling low directly overhead.
Pair of mute swan on the embankment pond by Hawthorn Lane - fairly unusual. Also the two resident moorhen pootling about.
Copland Smith said
Sat Mar 26 8:43 AM, 2016
And the Welsh name for a Jay is Sgrech yn y Coed - screech in the woods.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Fri Mar 25 11:25 PM, 2016
David Walsh wrote:
Shannon Llewellyn wrote:
13 jay (including 5 quarrelsome individuals together; I don't know what the collective noun for jays is, but it should be a 'screech'.)
There are several, but by the sounds of it, "scold" would be most appropriate for you today
That works just as well!
David Walsh said
Fri Mar 25 11:19 PM, 2016
Shannon Llewellyn wrote:
13 jay (including 5 quarrelsome individuals together; I don't know what the collective noun for jays is, but it should be a 'screech'.)
There are several, but by the sounds of it, "scold" would be most appropriate for you today
Shannon Llewellyn said
Fri Mar 25 11:10 PM, 2016
Day spent all around the Mersey Valley area here from about 9 - 12
4 goldcrest 3 chiffchaff 1 singing coal tit (heard only) 2 willow tit 1 treecreeper Goldfinch, greenfinch & chaffinch, with bullfinch heard only. 2 reed bunting (another singing by the dry weir) 3 song thrush (2 singing) 1 singing mistle thrush (heard only) 13 jay (including 5 quarrelsome individuals together; I don't know what the collective noun for jays is, but it should be a 'screech'.) 4 ring-necked parakeet 2 water rail heard at the meadow pond 1 cormorant over 2 grey heron 1 sparrowhawk (two sightings, presumed same bird) Multiple buzzard sightings, but never of more than one together All the usuals
2 (at least) grey wagtail on the river
Hardy Farm orchard:
1 bullfinch seen, and others seen 2 reed bunting (around the edges) 1 woodcock flushed; very brief blurry view as it shot off. 2 buzzard around the clearing behind the wood
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Wed Mar 23 3:51 PM, 2016
Pretty good today,
1 Kingfisher flying up the river and stopping to fish 2 Reed Bunting 2 Willow tits 5 Greenfinch 2 Sparrowhawks 1 Kestrel 2 Buzzards 1 Goosander flying down the river 2 Song thrush 4 Grey wagtails
plus all the usuals
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Sun Mar 20 5:38 PM, 2016
today between 1-3.30
1 Water rail heard 1 Pheasant Heard Lots of long tailed tits, blues and greats 4 Buzzards 1 Kestrel 4 Herons
Gary Edwards said
Sun Mar 20 12:35 PM, 2016
Pheasant calling again around 11:00 from Hardy Farm Buzzard 2x Sparrowhawk high over towards the Mersey. Greenfinch everywhere!!!! 1x Reed Bunting in the old Horse Paddock ( where the Short Eared Owl was in winter).
Joel Tragen said
Sat Mar 19 10:25 PM, 2016
pheasant called once at hardy farm with a male goosander flying up and down the river twice.
Doc Brewster said
Sat Mar 19 10:55 AM, 2016
Tim Wilcox wrote:
Doc Brewster wrote:
Michael Seal wrote:
Earlier this morning. Interesting group at Hawthorn Lane pond. 1 coot 2 Moorhen 1 reed bunting (m) 1 grey heron on the bank 2 male mallard Canada goose pair 1 gadwall male Sparrowhawk leisurely fly over the river into the woods on the Broad Ees Dole side. Elsewhere: Ring-necked parakeet pair - bonding behaviour 2 redwing - is it getting a bit late for visitors?
Not too late Michael. In my last post for Newchurch Common you will see that I had 200 Fieldfares & 30 Redwings still, and I expect to record them for a bit yet I'd swap a few for a Ring-necked Parakeet though
Listen out for Redwings singing. I had one singing at the Ees last year and a flock at Dunham Massey last week held several birds in song
Yep, I've had some singing at Newchurch, none of the ones in the big flocks (drowned out by 200 chacking Fieldfares!!) but isolated pairs have started doing this in the last couple of weeks, great to hear
Tim Wilcox said
Sat Mar 19 10:21 AM, 2016
Doc Brewster wrote:
Michael Seal wrote:
Earlier this morning. Interesting group at Hawthorn Lane pond. 1 coot 2 Moorhen 1 reed bunting (m) 1 grey heron on the bank 2 male mallard Canada goose pair 1 gadwall male Sparrowhawk leisurely fly over the river into the woods on the Broad Ees Dole side. Elsewhere: Ring-necked parakeet pair - bonding behaviour 2 redwing - is it getting a bit late for visitors?
Not too late Michael. In my last post for Newchurch Common you will see that I had 200 Fieldfares & 30 Redwings still, and I expect to record them for a bit yet I'd swap a few for a Ring-necked Parakeet though
Listen out for Redwings singing. I had one singing at the Ees last year and a flock at Dunham Massey last week held several birds in song
Doc Brewster said
Sat Mar 19 9:49 AM, 2016
Michael Seal wrote:
Earlier this morning. Interesting group at Hawthorn Lane pond. 1 coot 2 Moorhen 1 reed bunting (m) 1 grey heron on the bank 2 male mallard Canada goose pair 1 gadwall male Sparrowhawk leisurely fly over the river into the woods on the Broad Ees Dole side. Elsewhere: Ring-necked parakeet pair - bonding behaviour 2 redwing - is it getting a bit late for visitors?
Not too late Michael. In my last post for Newchurch Common you will see that I had 200 Fieldfares & 30 Redwings still, and I expect to record them for a bit yet I'd swap a few for a Ring-necked Parakeet though
Michael Seal said
Sat Mar 19 9:02 AM, 2016
Earlier this morning. Interesting group at Hawthorn Lane pond.
1 coot
2 Moorhen
1 reed bunting (m)
1 grey heron on the bank
2 male mallard
Canada goose pair
1 gadwall male
Sparrowhawk leisurely fly over the river into the woods on the Broad Ees Dole side.
Elsewhere:
Ring-necked parakeet pair - bonding behaviour
2 redwing - is it getting a bit late for visitors?
Michael Seal said
Tue Mar 15 9:05 AM, 2016
Extended early morning walk today on a rare Tuesday off work.
Fairly quiet around the meadow pond but:
2 male reed bunting in smart breeding colour
Buzzard flew down into the middle trees
1 Ring-necked parakeet (an everyday sight on the Ees this year)
Lone male goosander on the river and a pair further downstream.
A pair of mallard on Chorlton Brook wouldn't normally raise comment but these two were 10 feet up a willow tree. That's a new one on me.
Joel Tragen said
Mon Mar 14 6:28 PM, 2016
Cylce from sale water park to chorlton water park early am highlights: 4 grey herons, 1 on the dry weir, 2 flying out of the woods next to chorlton brook and 1 flying off sale golf course. a pair of mistle and song thrush feeding together on the path.
Pete Hines said
Mon Mar 14 4:47 PM, 2016
Pheasant 5 together Hardy Farm 1m 4f Buzzard 2
steven burke said
Wed Mar 9 7:57 PM, 2016
2 oystercatchers flew from the direction of chorlton water park & headed kind of in the direction of sale water park at 5.20pm. also in the area 2-3 buzzard, 1 ring-necked parakeet, 1 jay, 16 redwing.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Mar 6 10:27 PM, 2016
Day spent around here today:
3 goldcrest 1 treecreeper 2 coal tit 1 chaffinch 3 goldfinch 4 greenfinch 8 bullfinch (others heard) 3 reed bunting 2 grey wagtail (under bridge where brook meets river) 2 song thrush 2 mistle thrush 8 jay 1 water rail heard briefly at the meadow pond 23 common gull on the playing fields before the dry weir 3 ring-necked parakeet 4 grey heron around the heronry, two pair bonding. 1 kestrel 2 buzzard Plenty of the usuals (lots of wren to be heard, particularly)
1 pied wagtail, 3 jay, and 3 goosander (over, heading towards Sale Water Park) around the river
2 mistle thrush on the football pitches at Hardy Farm
Chris Sutton said
Wed Mar 2 7:05 PM, 2016
Couple of walks across the meadows today. Highlights;
Kingfisher (1) - along Chorlton Brook - regular sightings this week Stock Dove (2) - Hardy Farm - unusual for this site Sparrowhawk (1) Kestrel (2) Buzzard (2-4) Reed Bunting - at least 3-4 pairs around hardy farm playing fields Ring Necked Parakeet (2) Note - earlier in the week had 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming (7am) Goldcrest
Chris Sutton said
Sun Feb 28 5:35 PM, 2016
A quick trip around the Ees on my bike 4:30-5 - highlights; Willow Tit (2-3) Herons on nest and noisy Pheasant (1) Crow - one carrying a blackbird sized egg which it carefully buried and covered with grass on the meadow field. Fox (3)
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Sun Feb 28 10:33 AM, 2016
Late yesterday afternoon of note
2 Shoveler flying over Jacksons boat 1 Goosander flying down river 2 Buzzards 1 Kestrel 2 Song Thrush in full song
JamieDunning said
Sat Feb 27 9:35 PM, 2016
Paul Heaton wrote:
2 Willow tit one ringed
Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, small flock of Redwing, and Herons nesting.
Keep Birding
Willow tits in this area metal ringed on the left leg are highly likely to have been ringed at Chorlton ees.
Chris Sutton said
Fri Feb 19 5:40 PM, 2016
Walk along the river from Jacksons Boat to the Tram Bridge at Stretford. Very quiet. Of note; Grey Wagtail (2) - along the edge of the river Skylark (1) - flushed by dog walkers on Stretford Ees - not a regular sighting in this area Goosander (1) Cormorant (1) Buzzard (1) Kestrel (1) Ring necked parakeet - heard
Other sighting of note in the last few weeks; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 drumming near the cobbled road, and one on hardy farm - Sunday 14th early. Also Pair of kestrel in display flight over the cow field. Widgeon on river (1m) at junction with Chorlton brook - Not a regular bird on these parts.
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Mon Feb 15 3:42 PM, 2016
Lots of Robins and Blackbirds 2 Coal tit 4 Great spotted woodpecker 3 Goldcrest 2 Ring necked parakeets 1 Jay Lots of blue and great tits 1 Treecreeper 1 Heron 1 Siskin 3 lesser Redpoll small flock of Goldfinch 1 Kestrel 1 Songthrush 1 Redwing
Between the Ees and Chorlton WP 4 Buzzards together, 2 pairs. Most i've seen at once in the area
Paul Heaton said
Sun Feb 14 3:59 PM, 2016
2 Willow tit one ringed
Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, small flock of Redwing, and Herons nesting.
1 sedge warbler, singing & showing well on brambles near the meadow pond.
8 blackcap
5 whitethroat
6 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler
5 reed bunting
1 bullfinch
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 swallow
1 buzzard
1 kestrel
lots of song thrush all around.
8 whitethroat
13 blackcap
9 chiffchaff
6 reed bunting
33 swift, I had big numbers of swifts over the weekend but these are my first gm ones
19 swallow
6 house martin
2 sand martin
1 ring-necked parakeet
1 kestrel
1 bullfinch
2 chaffinch
4 jay
1 grey heron
no signs of the lesser whitethroat
7 whitethroat
9 blackcap
1 willow warbler
12 chiffchaff
2 reed bunting
1 ring-necked parakeet
1 house martin
7 swallow
3 sand martin
3 jay
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 buzzard
1 kestrel
2 grey heron
2 bullfinch
lots of song thrush singing.
1 goldcrest
17 chiffchaff
11 blackcap
5 whitethoat
2 willow tit
1 nuthatch
3 greenfinch
2 chaffinch
5 bullfinch
3 reed bunting
17 house martin
8 song thrush
7 jay
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 ring-necked parakeet
3 grey heron
2 sparrowhawk
Loads of the usuals.
Mallards with a brood of seven on the river.
1 Lesser Whitethroat (showing well, for a Lesser Whitethroat- calling continuously and very mobile. Didn't seem put off by the heavy showers)
2 Common Whitethroat (on the opposite side of the river)
3 Blackcap (2m, 1f)
1 Willow Warbler
5 Chiffchaff
2 Bullfinch
2 Greenfinch
1 Reed Bunting (male - still surprised when I see them in this area for some reason)
1 Willow Tit
Flock of Long-tailed Tits
1 Goosander (f)
Various hirundines
5+ chiffchaff
6 blackcap
1 lesser whitethroat (close to Jackson's Boat bridge; very active and showy)
1 whitethroat
6 greenfinch
4 bullfinch
4 song thrush
1 jay
1 swift (first of the year)
1 lesser black-backed gull over
1 herring gull over
1 cormorant over
1 kestrel
2 buzzard
River and surrounding habitats:
2 willow warbler
1 sand martin
1 house martin
4+ swallow
1 grey wagtail
1 cormorant
1 buzzard
Whitethroat, blackcap, willow warbler, chiffchaff, reed warbler - in same area
Noticable influx of hirundines - over the River Mersey
Whitethroat (2) on banks of the Mersey
Plenty of Chiffchaff and Blackcap but did not hear any Willow Warbler.
Thanks to local birder Justin for initially locating the bird.
Chris
16 chiffchaff (most singing)
12 blackcap (most singing, males and females)
1 or 2 whitethroat (first of the year, in the same place as Michael)
3 treecreeper
2 nuthatch (one heard only)
2 greenfinch
3 chaffinch
2 bullfinch
2 house martin (first of the year)
4 song thrush
4 jay
1 stock dove (around the hay crop field)
2 ring-necked parakeet
4 grey heron
1 black-headed gull
1 or 2 kestrel
Plenty of the usuals, with blue tit and dunnock seen with nesting material, and a pair of long-tailed tit taking food to a nest site.
Countless Chiffchaff's singing
1 Willow warbler (great views and lots of singing)
Pair of Willow tit
Pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker
4 Jay
Pair of Bullfinch
3 Grey Heron
1 Reed Bunting
Lots of Song thrush
2 Ring necked parakeet
17 chiffchaff (most singing)
7 blackcap (all singing)
2 or 3 willow tit (one actually seen)
3 coal tit
2 treecreeper
1 nuthatch
4 goldfinch
1 greenfinch
2 chaffinch
3 bullfinch
3 reed bunting (one singing)
2 grey wagtail (by the entrance / car park opposite the Bowling Green pub)
3 song thrush (all singing)
1 mistle thrush (singing)
9 jay
3 ring-necked parakeet
5 grey heron
1 sparrowhawk
2 buzzard
Around the river:
1 willow warbler
2 sand martin
3 swallow
1 pied wagtail
Hardy Farm orchard:
2 chiffchaff
3 bullfinch
1 reed bunting (singing on the scrubby margins)
4 or 5 jay
Barlow Tip (posted here for convenience):
7 chiffchaff (most singing)
1 willow warbler (singing)
2 blackcap (both singing)
3 lesser redpoll
Greenfinch (good numbers), goldfinch & chaffinch
2 bullfinch
1 swallow
2 jay
3 ring-necked parakeet
2 lesser black-backed gull over
1 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
1 buzzard
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 17th of April 2016 08:42:41 PM
Swallow (1)
Willow Warbler (1)
Goosander (1) flew along the river
Buzzard (3)
Sparrowhawk (1)
-- Edited by Liam_Langley on Saturday 9th of April 2016 06:20:17 PM
Sparrowhawk (2)
Buzzard (1)
Blackcap (m)
Grey Wagtail (2)
plus usuals
1 brambling, female, I accidently flushed the bird whilst trying to locate a singing blackcap.
2 blackcap
7 chiffchaff
1 willow tit
1 nuthatch
1 great spotted woodpecker
2 ring-necked parakeet
2 bullfinch
1 buzzard
4 mistle thrush
2 song thrush
2 jay
1 Blackcap M (seen twice and singing the second time)
2 Great Spotted woodpeckers
lots of Jay
Song Thrushes
1 Bullfinch M
Water rail (Heard)
lots of chiffchaff
1 Kestrel
2 Goldcrest
1 Buzzard
1 Mute swan over
2 Reed bunting M
Plus lots of the usuals
Also great to meet Jamie, who while we were chatting heard a Willow tit singing.
I noticed that here was also oe reported at Dove Stone a few days ago - that's another site that they turn up on form time to time but do not stay.
J
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Sunday 3rd of April 2016 11:51:58 PM
A lot of Jays
Green Woodpecker
at least 1 Water Rail (Heard)
Lots of chiffchaffs
1 Heron
2 Buzzard
3 Pheasant
2 Bullfinch (Pair)
1 goldcrest
2 Reed buntings
Lots of the usuals...
Eugene.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 4th of April 2016 10:06:06 PM
Lots of chiffchaffs and song thrush singing and seen
1 Bullfinch
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
3 Goosander
2 Grey Wagtail
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 4th of April 2016 10:08:07 PM
That works just as well!
There are several, but by the sounds of it, "scold" would be most appropriate for you today
4 goldcrest
3 chiffchaff
1 singing coal tit (heard only)
2 willow tit
1 treecreeper
Goldfinch, greenfinch & chaffinch, with bullfinch heard only.
2 reed bunting (another singing by the dry weir)
3 song thrush (2 singing)
1 singing mistle thrush (heard only)
13 jay (including 5 quarrelsome individuals together; I don't know what the collective noun for jays is, but it should be a 'screech'.)
4 ring-necked parakeet
2 water rail heard at the meadow pond
1 cormorant over
2 grey heron
1 sparrowhawk (two sightings, presumed same bird)
Multiple buzzard sightings, but never of more than one together
All the usuals
2 (at least) grey wagtail on the river
Hardy Farm orchard:
1 bullfinch seen, and others seen
2 reed bunting (around the edges)
1 woodcock flushed; very brief blurry view as it shot off.
2 buzzard around the clearing behind the wood
1 Kingfisher flying up the river and stopping to fish
2 Reed Bunting
2 Willow tits
5 Greenfinch
2 Sparrowhawks
1 Kestrel
2 Buzzards
1 Goosander flying down the river
2 Song thrush
4 Grey wagtails
plus all the usuals
1 Water rail heard
1 Pheasant Heard
Lots of long tailed tits, blues and greats
4 Buzzards
1 Kestrel
4 Herons
Buzzard
2x Sparrowhawk high over towards the Mersey.
Greenfinch everywhere!!!!
1x Reed Bunting in the old Horse Paddock ( where the Short Eared Owl was in winter).
Yep, I've had some singing at Newchurch, none of the ones in the big flocks (drowned out by 200 chacking Fieldfares!!) but isolated pairs have started doing this in the last couple of weeks, great to hear
Listen out for Redwings singing. I had one singing at the Ees last year and a flock at Dunham Massey last week held several birds in song
Not too late Michael. In my last post for Newchurch Common you will see that I had 200 Fieldfares & 30 Redwings still, and I expect to record them for a bit yet I'd swap a few for a Ring-necked Parakeet though
highlights:
4 grey herons, 1 on the dry weir, 2 flying out of the woods next to chorlton brook and 1 flying off sale golf course.
a pair of mistle and song thrush feeding together on the path.
Buzzard 2
also in the area 2-3 buzzard, 1 ring-necked parakeet, 1 jay, 16 redwing.
3 goldcrest
1 treecreeper
2 coal tit
1 chaffinch
3 goldfinch
4 greenfinch
8 bullfinch (others heard)
3 reed bunting
2 grey wagtail (under bridge where brook meets river)
2 song thrush
2 mistle thrush
8 jay
1 water rail heard briefly at the meadow pond
23 common gull on the playing fields before the dry weir
3 ring-necked parakeet
4 grey heron around the heronry, two pair bonding.
1 kestrel
2 buzzard
Plenty of the usuals (lots of wren to be heard, particularly)
1 pied wagtail, 3 jay, and 3 goosander (over, heading towards Sale Water Park) around the river
Hardy farm orchard:
1 coal tit
6 long-tailed tit
5+ goldfinch
2 greenfinch
7 bullfinch
2 mistle thrush on the football pitches at Hardy Farm
Kingfisher (1) - along Chorlton Brook - regular sightings this week
Stock Dove (2) - Hardy Farm - unusual for this site
Sparrowhawk (1)
Kestrel (2)
Buzzard (2-4)
Reed Bunting - at least 3-4 pairs around hardy farm playing fields
Ring Necked Parakeet (2)
Note - earlier in the week had 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming (7am)
Goldcrest
Willow Tit (2-3)
Herons on nest and noisy
Pheasant (1)
Crow - one carrying a blackbird sized egg which it carefully buried and covered with grass on the meadow field.
Fox (3)
2 Shoveler flying over Jacksons boat
1 Goosander flying down river
2 Buzzards
1 Kestrel
2 Song Thrush in full song
Willow tits in this area metal ringed on the left leg are highly likely to have been ringed at Chorlton ees.
Of note;
Grey Wagtail (2) - along the edge of the river
Skylark (1) - flushed by dog walkers on Stretford Ees - not a regular sighting in this area
Goosander (1)
Cormorant (1)
Buzzard (1)
Kestrel (1)
Ring necked parakeet - heard
Other sighting of note in the last few weeks;
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 drumming near the cobbled road, and one on hardy farm - Sunday 14th early. Also Pair of kestrel in display flight over the cow field.
Widgeon on river (1m) at junction with Chorlton brook - Not a regular bird on these parts.
2 Coal tit
4 Great spotted woodpecker
3 Goldcrest
2 Ring necked parakeets
1 Jay
Lots of blue and great tits
1 Treecreeper
1 Heron
1 Siskin
3 lesser Redpoll
small flock of Goldfinch
1 Kestrel
1 Songthrush
1 Redwing
Between the Ees and Chorlton WP
4 Buzzards together, 2 pairs. Most i've seen at once in the area
2 Willow tit one ringed
Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, small flock of Redwing, and Herons nesting.
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