ASTLEY, CHAT, LITTLE WOOLDEN AND ASSOCIATED MOSSES
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Mar 8 8:25 PM, 2018
Chat and Irlam Moss today, 07:30-09:45:
450 Chaffinch
44 Stock Dove
29 Yellowhammer
2 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew in display
4 Snipe
1 overflying Golden Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Mar 7 10:11 PM, 2018
Barton Moss;
5 Grey Partridge
15 Skylark
7 Snipe
19 Reed Bunting
a pair of Stonechat
2 Yellowhammer
111 Lapwing over west
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Mar 6 9:46 PM, 2018
Barton Moss today:
63 Lapwing
5 Snipe
2 Grey Partridge
56 Reed Bunting
35 Redwing
10 Fieldfare
1 Willow Tit
2 Snipe
c300 Chaffinch
2 Brambling
3 Yellowhammer
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Mar 5 5:57 PM, 2018
Cadishead Moss today:
1 Ruff
4 Golden Plover
4 Lesser Redpoll
2 Grey Wagtail
Little Woolden Moss:
1 Golden Plover
2 Curlew
7 Lesser Redpoll
3 Snipe
38 Stock Dove
Info thanks to Dave Steel
dave broome said
Mon Mar 5 10:05 AM, 2018
1 Ruff this morning at Cadishead Moss, in ploughed field opposite car park
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Mar 4 10:27 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss to Platt House Farm today:
7 Yellowhammer
53 Stock Dove
37 Linnet
14 Tree Sparrow
1 Raven
31 Collard Dove
2 Kestrel
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Mar 4 7:10 PM, 2018
Large crop field at very western end of Moss lane held c. 200 Fieldfare and 4 Mistle Thrush this afternoon. Ploughed field South of Moss lane had c.20 Rook in with c.200 Jackdaw and 26 Stock Dove.
Steven Nelson said
Sun Mar 4 6:31 PM, 2018
14.45-17.00
On the flooded fields next to River Glaze:
1 Ruff 1 Redshank (both Ruff and Redshank associating together - intially south of the bridge at Great Woolden Hall then both flew to the flooded area north of the bridge) 2 Oystercatcher 1 Snipe 40+ Teal 20+ Mallard 50+ Canada Geese 20+ Meadow Pipit 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Buzzard 8 Stock Dove with Woodpigeon flock lots of Fieldfare, Redwing, Song Thrushes and Mistle Thrushes
Cadishead Moss:
Large numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing in many of the fields plus many Song Thrushes and Mistle Thrushes and a few Blackbirds amongst them. Estimated numbers: 350+Fieldfare, 300+ Redwing 50+ Song Thrush, 30+ Mistle Thrush. 15 Linnet 150+ Black-headed Gull 3 Herring Gull 50+ Lapwing 2 Grey Partridge 4 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 200+ Woodpigeon 10+ Stock Dove 2 Greeenfinch 1 Goldfinch 40+ Magpie
37 Rook (though probably many more in a large corvid flock along the northern edge of the SSSI which were too far away for binoculars to pick through)
700 Jackdaw
Rindle Road
c180 Chaffinch feeding in the roadside field by the pigeon coup at Rindle Cottage
3 Brambling in the above flock, though probably more but due to a lack of time to work through them and their very flighty behaviour to and from the field and trees by the pigeon coup I couldn't find them
7 Tree Sparrow in roadside bushes
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Mar 2 4:33 PM, 2018
Astley Moss mid-afternoon today:
2 Grey Partridge along the old feeding station track off Rindle Road
c200 Chaffinch still around Rindle Hedge off Rindle Wood though mobile. Contained at least two Brambling, one of which was a practically full breeding plumaged male.
Large flock of finches along the northern edge of Astley Moss SSSI dropping into the stubble field there viewed from Moss Lane but too distant.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Mar 2 2:26 PM, 2018
Irlam and Chat Mosses this morning:
3 Snipe
700 Chaffinch
200 Goldfinch
21 Yellowhammer
36 Reed Bunting
1 Corn Bunting
30 Brambling
2 Oystercatcher
2 Grey Partridge
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Feb 28 4:44 PM, 2018
Chat and Barton Mosses 09:10-14:10 today:
7 Golden Plover
1 female Merlin
600 Jackdaw
15 Stock Dove
7 Snipe
1300 Chaffinch
25 Brambling
2 Grey Partridge
70 Chaffinch
380 Goldfinch
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Feb 27 2:18 PM, 2018
Irlam and Cadishead mosses this morning:
4 Grey Partridge
160 Lapwing
3 Oystercatcher.
4 Snipe
110 Fieldfare
11 Song Thrush
65 Skylark
1 Peregrine (which flushed the Golden Plover)
16 Golden Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Feb 27 2:17 PM, 2018
Early afternoon today:
Moss Lane, Astley Moss:
42 Skylark
73 Rook, with a large Jackdaw flock but very odd how this usually very scarce bird in this area (14 back in late January this year being my largest ever flock) has now reached these numbers
Rindle area, Astley Moss:
23 Skylark (f69)
c280 Chaffinch feeding on the large manure pile (which is actually maize waste from Kelloggs mixed with horse manure) at the end of Rindle Hedge)
3 very handsome male Bramblings, could have been more bu the flock was very flightly and difficult to work through
1 Raven over
5 Fieldfare
3 Grey Partridge (f67)
16 Meadow Pipit (f67)
2 Snipe, flushed from roadside ditches
16 Lapwing (f67)
220 Starling (f67)
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Feb 26 10:31 PM, 2018
Chat and Astley Mosses this morning:
4 Lesser Redpoll
6 Brambling
230 Chaffinch
9 Fieldfare
10 Redwing
2 Willow Tit
7 Snipe
34 Stock Dove
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Feb 25 9:25 PM, 2018
Barton Moss today:
61 Reed Bunting
c330 Chaffinch
2 Brambling
3 Yellowhammer
c600 Jackdaw
c1200 Woodpigeon
7 Buzzard
6 Snipe
2 Grey Partridge
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Feb 25 6:13 PM, 2018
Cadishead and Little Woolden Mosses this morning:
3 Willow Tit
1 Woodcock
47 Redwing
52 Fieldfare
6 Lesser Redpoll
2 Oystercatcher
135 Lapwing
2 Grey Partridge
13 Golden Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Jason Dulhanty said
Sat Feb 24 2:28 PM, 2018
Rindle road area 12.00 - 13.30
Buzzardx2
Kestrel
Treecreeperx2
Nuthatch
Willow tit
50 plus flock of Chaffinch on the muck heap
Robinx4
And when you get that feeling someone's watching you, a weasel.
Cheers Jay
Dont twitch and drive
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Feb 23 11:04 PM, 2018
Irlam and Barton Mosses this morning:
400 Chaffinch
4 Brambling
2 Tree Sparrow
7 Yellowhammer
100 Goldfinch
120 Fieldfare
3 Redwing
3 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Feb 22 4:12 PM, 2018
Barton and Chat Moss this morning:
1 Peregrine
31 Linnet
6 Snipe
91 Reed Bunting
15 Yellowhammer
22 Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
44 Stock Dove
10 Buzzard
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Feb 21 6:28 PM, 2018
Chat and Little Woolden Mosses this morning:
2 Curlew
2 Willow Tit
11 Corn Bunting
1 Peregrine
10 Tree sparrow
60 Stock Dove
52 Skylark
8 Snipe
300 Chaffinch
19 Yellowhammer
4 Grey partridge
430 Lapwing
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Feb 19 8:43 PM, 2018
Irlam and Chat Moss this morning:
30 Stock Dove
2 Woodcock
1 Shelduck
4 Willow Tit
2 Gadwall
4 Snipe
13 Teal
1 Tawny Owl
1 Common Gull
1 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
145 Lapwing
5 Tufted Duck
1 Raven
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Steve Judge said
Mon Feb 19 7:29 PM, 2018
Monday, 19th February 2018. 10:30 - 17:00 hrs.
Cadishead Moss: Kestrel x 2 Song Thrush x 1 Mistle Thrush x 3 Greenfinch x 2 House Sparrow x 7 Chaffinch x 30 Goldfinch x 7 Blue Tit x 5 Great Tit x 3 Blackbird x 8 Woodpigeon x 14 Robin x 4 Carrion Crow x 3 Collared Dove x 2 Pied Wagtail x 3 Lapwing x 6 Starling x 150 Pheasant x 10 Magpie x 5 Mallard x 1 Black-Headed Gull x 7
Great Woolden Moss: Buzzard x 1 Tree Sparrow x 5 Lapwing x 12 Goldfinch x 9 Long Tailed Tit x 3 Chaffinch x 10 Great Tit x 3 Blackbird x 5 Blue Tit x 2 Carrion Crow x 4 Woodpigeon x 23 Starling x 5 Pheasant x 1 Mallard x 3
Little Woolden Moss: Yellowhammer x 1 Reed Bunting x 2 Carrion Crow x 4 Canada Goose x 2 Song Thrush x 1 Robin x 4 Blue Tit x 3 Chaffinch x 10 Blackbird x 1
Chat Moss: Raven x 1 Fieldfare x 10 Redwing x 20 Lapwing x 30 Buzzard x 1 Bullfinch x 1 Song Thrush x 1 Chaffinch x 300 Woodpigeon x 30 Long Tailed Tit x 5 Robin x 5 Jackdaw x 150 Starling x 100 Carrion Crow x 60 Reed Bunting x 1 House Sparrow x 1 Peacock x 1 Cormorant x 1 Pied Wagtail x 1 Goldfinch x 50
Astley Moss/Rindle Road: Grey Heron x 1 Cormorant x 1 Chaffinch x 30 Robin x 5 Woodpigeon x 20 Mallard x 4 Reed Bunting x 1 Blue Tit x 5 Great Tit x 4 Pied Wagtail x 2 Starling x 100
Barton Moss: Buzzard x 1 Kestrel x 1 Yellowhammer x 1 Redwing x 10 Collared Dove x 2 Mistle Thrush x 2 Wren x 1 Grey Heron x 1 Goldfinch x 10 Woodpigeon x 200 Jackdaw x 100 Lapwing x 4 Magpie x 17 Chaffinch x 20 Robin x 4
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Feb 18 6:29 PM, 2018
Little Woolden and Irlam Moss this morning:
1 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
1 Kingfisher
9 Snipe
39 Teal
380 Lapwing
45 Chaffinch
120 Linnet
34 Stock Dove
2 Stonechat
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Steven Nelson said
Sun Feb 18 1:58 PM, 2018
Irlam Moss 09.15-12.00 Farmland winter bird survey No.3 with Nick Hilton
A hint of early Spring in the air
Highlights: 1 Curlew in f52 2 Brambling 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Nuthatch 2 Willow Tit 2 Bullfinch - pair 2 Goldfinch 1 Goldcrest - singing c12 Mistle Thrush 1 Song Thrush - singing 5 Redwing 3 Buzzard 2 Grey Partridge - pair 2 Reed Bunting c15 Yellowhammer c100+ Chaffinch 6 Greenfinch 5 Linnet c25 Lapwing - some on territory and displaying 2 Skylark 6 Meadow Pipit 4 Black headed Gill 4 Mallard 6 Long-tailed Tit 6 Stock Dove c.250 flock of Starling c.500 flock of Woodpigeon c.300 flock of Jackdaw Plus Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Pheasant, Carrion Crow
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Feb 16 4:28 PM, 2018
Irlam and Cadishead Mosses this morning:
67 Reed Bunting
76 Fieldfare
66 Lapwing
17 Stock Dove
2 Redwing
42 Grey Heron in air at one time
1 Tawny Owl
2 Grey Partridge
6 Snipe
2 Treecreeper
300 Chaffinch
1 male Merlin
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Feb 15 8:54 PM, 2018
Irlam and Cadishead Moss this morning:
7 Snipe
14 Grey Partridge
57 Lapwing
1 Peregrine
28 Meadow Pipit
130 Linnet
2 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Feb 13 10:09 PM, 2018
Barton Moss field 45:
c200 Chaffinch
50 Goldfinch
8 Brambling
2 Yellowhammer
Barton Moss Road:
78 Redwing
10 Fieldfare
61 Reed Bunting
5 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Feb 13 10:01 PM, 2018
Chat Moss this morning:
7 Snipe
37 Stock Dove
1 Peregrine
1 Woodcock
2 Grey Partridge
2 Willow Tit
1 calling Tawny Owl
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Feb 12 9:24 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 Peregrine
1 Raven
9 Snipe
17 Fieldfare over east
Pair of Stonechat
55 Stock Dove
72 Lapwing
c280 Starling
1 Pink-footed goose
200 Chaffinch
4 Tree Sparrow
4 Golden Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Feb 11 9:11 PM, 2018
Barton Moss this morning:
700 Jackdaw over southwest
300 Woodpigeon south
30 Skylark
63 Redwing
27 Fieldfare
34 Linnet
57 Reed Bunting
115 Starling
2 Grey Partridge
2 Kestrel
75 Chaffinch
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Phil Cunliffe said
Sun Feb 11 2:53 PM, 2018
An hour this morning at Astley Moss:
2 yellowhammer, multiple chaffinches, blue and great tits in Rindle Road track
2 grey partridge in stubble field to left of Rindle Hedge
1 male brambling in a flock of 100+ chaffinches feeding in field on left hand side of road to railway line near muck heap, really worth checking out the flick as I'm pretty sure there will be more brambling
1 kestrel
1 wren
1 buzzard
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Feb 9 10:11 PM, 2018
Croxdens & Barton Moss today:
300 Chaffinch
60 Goldfinch
5 Snipe
c2000 Woodpigeon
1 Woodcock
c500 Jackdaw
1 Peregrine
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Jason Dulhanty said
Fri Feb 9 11:42 AM, 2018
Rindle road area 9.15-10.45
50+ mixed flock finch (mainly Chaffinch)
yellowhammerx4
Redwing
Treecreeper
Usual tits
Pheasants in good numbers
Grey partridgex4
Loads of different Crow flocks
Single Wren
Robinx4
Kestrelx3
Buzzardx3
A Harrier type bird seen briefly over the SSSI.
Cheers Jay
Dont twitch and drive
James Walsh said
Wed Feb 7 10:42 PM, 2018
2 Willow Tits New Moss Wood, Cadishead
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Feb 6 10:46 PM, 2018
Barton Moss today:
c400 Chaffinch
7 Brambling between field 45 & Barton Moss Farm
45 Reed Bunting
500 Jackdaw
1500 Woodpigeon
1 Merlin (field45)
Info thanks to Dave Stewart.
Steve Judge said
Tue Feb 6 12:33 PM, 2018
Monday, 5th February 2018 10:15 - 16:30 hrs.
Chat Moss: Merlin x 1 (in Field 59) See long distance photo attached and thanks to Ian Mc for identification. Buzzard x 1 Kestrel x 1 Redwing x 10 Yellowhammer x 1 Reed Bunting x 5 Jackdaw x 300 Carrion Crow x 75 Chaffinch x 40 Pied Wagtail x 1 Cormorant x 1
Astley Moss: Raven x 2 Meadow Pipit x 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker x 2 Pied Wagtail x 1 Jay x 1 Chaffinch x 50 Dunnock x 2 Long Tailed Tit x 3
Cadishead Moss: Buzzard x 1 Kestrel x 2 Redwing x 10 Greenfinch x 5 House Sparrow x 10 Goldfinch x 4 Long Tailed Tit x 3 Lapwing x 20 Jay x 3 Blue Tit x 5 Robin x 7 Blackbird x 5 Chaffinch x 25 Woodpigeon x 40 Magpie x 9
Great Woolden Moss Starling x 50 Buzzard x 1 Robin x 2 Chaffinch x 10 Blue Tit x 3 Great Tit x 2
Little Woolden Moss: Nothing to report other than fly over by four Carrion Crow!
Also 300 Lapwings and 11 Yellowhammers at Moss House Farm
Mark Burgess said
Sun Feb 4 1:02 PM, 2018
Astley Moss, Rindle Rd 8.30 - 10.15am
Large Chaffinch flock along Rindle hedge feeding in the set aside strip and stubble field in amongst 4 Brambling 3m, 1f, 3 Yellowhammer 2m, 1f, I initially estimated 200/300 birds as they constantly lifted from the field and flew into the hedge, However after about 20 mins of watching this constant toing and froing the gamekeeper arrived on a small off road vehicle and put up the complete flock all in the air together well over 500 birds.
Also noted Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Raven Grey Partridge 13 Meadow Pipit House Sparrow
Mark Burgess said
Sat Feb 3 8:34 PM, 2018
Astley Moss Rindle Rd area 10.30 - 11.00am
Large Chaffinch flock c300 birds feeding on the ground in the corner of field 67 in front of the barn, Very flighty never on the ground for more than 30/40 seconds at a time, Flying too and from the trees at the side of the barn, Managed to find 1 male Brambling in amongst with several Goldfinch and Reed Bunting.
Also 6 Grey Partridge
Steve Judge said
Fri Feb 2 11:03 PM, 2018
Friday, 2nd January 2018 13:00 - 15:30 hrs. Dry, Sunny and Cool. Great to visit two new mosses that I have not walked before.
Cadishead Moss: Goldcrest x 3 Song Thrush x 1 Mistle Thrush x 4 Redwing x 1 House Sparrow x 3 Wren x 5 Kestrel x 2 Buzzard x 1 Long-Tailed Tit x 5 Blackbird x 4 Robin x 3 Blue Tit x 2 Great Tit x 1 Carrion Crow x 2 Magpie x 7
Great Woolden Moss: Pink Footed Geese x 300 (in flight in the distance to west of Little Woolden Moss) Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1 Buzzard x 2 Kestrel x 1 Sparrowhawk x 1 Starling x 20 Dunnock x 2 Long Tailed Tit x 5 Blue Tit x 1 Great Tit x 2 Chaffinch x 3 Robin x 4 Mistle Thrush x 3 Blackbird x 5
-- Edited by Steve Judge on Saturday 3rd of February 2018 09:09:38 AM
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Feb 2 10:26 PM, 2018
Little Woolden Moss and Little Woolden Hall area today:
290 Lapwing
570 Pink-footed Geese
27 Stock Dove
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 31 10:23 PM, 2018
Barton Moss today:
95 Redwing
7 Fieldfare
76 Reed Bunting
c180 Chaffinch
88 Starling
Pair Stonechats
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jan 30 10:03 PM, 2018
Chat Moss this morning:
35 Reed Bunting
600 Chaffinch
85 Redwing
64 Fieldfare
7 Brambling
12 Grey Partridge
3 Tree Sparrow
4 Snipe
1 Peregrine
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jan 30 4:03 PM, 2018
This afternoon:
500 Jackdaw, 2 Raven and 14 Rook off Moss Lane, Astley Moss (the latter usually scarce here)
60 Redwing, 2 Treecreeper and 2 Nuthatch in Rindle Wood
Two big Chaffinch flocks with 580 moving between Rindle Wood and the stubble field immediately behind it and 380 in the set-a-side corner of field 68 on Astley Moss
At least 4 Brambling (including 2 cracking males) in the Rindle Wood Chaffinch flock and another minimum of 6 in the field 68 flock but probably more in each such is the difficulty in working through the flocks
48 Stock Dove in field 68 Astley Moss
570 Jackdaw and 1800 Woodpigeon on field 62 Chat Moss
142 Lapwing on Croxdens
Steve Judge said
Mon Jan 29 7:30 PM, 2018
Monday, 29th January 2018. 13:00 - 16:30 hrs. Sunny, cold and windy.
Barton Moss: Fieldfare x 4 Redwing x 20 Mistle Thrush x 10 Kestrel x 4 sightings Jackdaw x 300 Pied Wagtail x 1 Lapwing x 8 Reed Bunting x 3 Chaffinch x 10 Robin x 5 Blue Tit x 4 Great Tit x 2 Blackbird x 2 Woodpigeon x 50 Magpie x 8 Black-Headed Gull x 50
Chat Moss: Yellowhammer x 9 Greenfinch x 1 Kestrel x 1 Buzzard x 5 sightings (at least 2 different birds) Brambling x 1 Chaffinch x 250 Redwing x 30 Starling x 50 Woodpigeon x 40 Goldfinch x 2 Lapwing x 1 Pied Wagtail x 2 Blackbird x 3 Pheasant x 10
Chat and Irlam Moss today, 07:30-09:45:
450 Chaffinch
44 Stock Dove
29 Yellowhammer
2 Oystercatcher
1 Curlew in display
4 Snipe
1 overflying Golden Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Barton Moss;
5 Grey Partridge
15 Skylark
7 Snipe
19 Reed Bunting
a pair of Stonechat
2 Yellowhammer
111 Lapwing over west
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Barton Moss today:
63 Lapwing
5 Snipe
2 Grey Partridge
56 Reed Bunting
35 Redwing
10 Fieldfare
1 Willow Tit
2 Snipe
c300 Chaffinch
2 Brambling
3 Yellowhammer
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Cadishead Moss today:
1 Ruff
4 Golden Plover
4 Lesser Redpoll
2 Grey Wagtail
Little Woolden Moss:
1 Golden Plover
2 Curlew
7 Lesser Redpoll
3 Snipe
38 Stock Dove
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss to Platt House Farm today:
7 Yellowhammer
53 Stock Dove
37 Linnet
14 Tree Sparrow
1 Raven
31 Collard Dove
2 Kestrel
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
On the flooded fields next to River Glaze:
1 Ruff
1 Redshank (both Ruff and Redshank associating together - intially south of the bridge at Great Woolden Hall then both flew to the flooded area north of the bridge)
2 Oystercatcher
1 Snipe
40+ Teal
20+ Mallard
50+ Canada Geese
20+ Meadow Pipit
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Buzzard
8 Stock Dove with Woodpigeon flock
lots of Fieldfare, Redwing, Song Thrushes and Mistle Thrushes
Cadishead Moss:
Large numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing in many of the fields plus many Song Thrushes and Mistle Thrushes and a few Blackbirds amongst them.
Estimated numbers: 350+Fieldfare, 300+ Redwing 50+ Song Thrush, 30+ Mistle Thrush.
15 Linnet
150+ Black-headed Gull
3 Herring Gull
50+ Lapwing
2 Grey Partridge
4 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
200+ Woodpigeon
10+ Stock Dove
2 Greeenfinch
1 Goldfinch
40+ Magpie
Cadishead Moss 07:30-09:30 today:
2 Ruff
20 Golden Plover
150 Fieldfare
100 Lapwing
900 Black-headed Gull
1 Snipe
2 Grey Partridge
Info and Ruff image thanks to Dave Steel
Cadishead Moss this morning:
21 Golden Plover
90 Lapwing
1 Ruff
800 Black-headed Gull
2 Stock Dove
9 Pied Wagtail
2 Stock Dove
2 Tree Sparrow
70 Fieldfare
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Barton Moss:
88 Reed Bunting
c300 Chaffinch
15 Brambling
c70 Goldfinch
5 Yellowhammer
2 Grey Partridge
8 Song Thrush
14 Redwing
10 Fieldfare
800 Woodpigeon
500 Jackdaw
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Late afternoon today around Astley Moss:
Moss Lane
58 Skylark in one flock
37 Rook (though probably many more in a large corvid flock along the northern edge of the SSSI which were too far away for binoculars to pick through)
700 Jackdaw
Rindle Road
c180 Chaffinch feeding in the roadside field by the pigeon coup at Rindle Cottage
3 Brambling in the above flock, though probably more but due to a lack of time to work through them and their very flighty behaviour to and from the field and trees by the pigeon coup I couldn't find them
7 Tree Sparrow in roadside bushes
Astley Moss mid-afternoon today:
2 Grey Partridge along the old feeding station track off Rindle Road
c200 Chaffinch still around Rindle Hedge off Rindle Wood though mobile. Contained at least two Brambling, one of which was a practically full breeding plumaged male.
Large flock of finches along the northern edge of Astley Moss SSSI dropping into the stubble field there viewed from Moss Lane but too distant.
Irlam and Chat Mosses this morning:
3 Snipe
700 Chaffinch
200 Goldfinch
21 Yellowhammer
36 Reed Bunting
1 Corn Bunting
30 Brambling
2 Oystercatcher
2 Grey Partridge
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Chat and Barton Mosses 09:10-14:10 today:
7 Golden Plover
1 female Merlin
600 Jackdaw
15 Stock Dove
7 Snipe
1300 Chaffinch
25 Brambling
2 Grey Partridge
70 Chaffinch
380 Goldfinch
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Irlam and Cadishead mosses this morning:
4 Grey Partridge
160 Lapwing
3 Oystercatcher.
4 Snipe
110 Fieldfare
11 Song Thrush
65 Skylark
1 Peregrine (which flushed the Golden Plover)
16 Golden Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Early afternoon today:
Moss Lane, Astley Moss:
42 Skylark
73 Rook, with a large Jackdaw flock but very odd how this usually very scarce bird in this area (14 back in late January this year being my largest ever flock) has now reached these numbers
Rindle area, Astley Moss:
23 Skylark (f69)
c280 Chaffinch feeding on the large manure pile (which is actually maize waste from Kelloggs mixed with horse manure) at the end of Rindle Hedge)
3 very handsome male Bramblings, could have been more bu the flock was very flightly and difficult to work through
1 Raven over
5 Fieldfare
3 Grey Partridge (f67)
16 Meadow Pipit (f67)
2 Snipe, flushed from roadside ditches
16 Lapwing (f67)
220 Starling (f67)
Chat and Astley Mosses this morning:
4 Lesser Redpoll
6 Brambling
230 Chaffinch
9 Fieldfare
10 Redwing
2 Willow Tit
7 Snipe
34 Stock Dove
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Barton Moss today:
61 Reed Bunting
c330 Chaffinch
2 Brambling
3 Yellowhammer
c600 Jackdaw
c1200 Woodpigeon
7 Buzzard
6 Snipe
2 Grey Partridge
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Cadishead and Little Woolden Mosses this morning:
3 Willow Tit
1 Woodcock
47 Redwing
52 Fieldfare
6 Lesser Redpoll
2 Oystercatcher
135 Lapwing
2 Grey Partridge
13 Golden Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Rindle road area 12.00 - 13.30
Buzzardx2
Kestrel
Treecreeperx2
Nuthatch
Willow tit
50 plus flock of Chaffinch on the muck heap
Robinx4
And when you get that feeling someone's watching you, a weasel.
Cheers Jay
Dont twitch and drive
Irlam and Barton Mosses this morning:
400 Chaffinch
4 Brambling
2 Tree Sparrow
7 Yellowhammer
100 Goldfinch
120 Fieldfare
3 Redwing
3 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Barton and Chat Moss this morning:
1 Peregrine
31 Linnet
6 Snipe
91 Reed Bunting
15 Yellowhammer
22 Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
44 Stock Dove
10 Buzzard
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Chat and Little Woolden Mosses this morning:
2 Curlew
2 Willow Tit
11 Corn Bunting
1 Peregrine
10 Tree sparrow
60 Stock Dove
52 Skylark
8 Snipe
300 Chaffinch
19 Yellowhammer
4 Grey partridge
430 Lapwing
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Irlam and Chat Moss this morning:
30 Stock Dove
2 Woodcock
1 Shelduck
4 Willow Tit
2 Gadwall
4 Snipe
13 Teal
1 Tawny Owl
1 Common Gull
1 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
145 Lapwing
5 Tufted Duck
1 Raven
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Cadishead Moss:
Kestrel x 2
Song Thrush x 1
Mistle Thrush x 3
Greenfinch x 2
House Sparrow x 7
Chaffinch x 30
Goldfinch x 7
Blue Tit x 5
Great Tit x 3
Blackbird x 8
Woodpigeon x 14
Robin x 4
Carrion Crow x 3
Collared Dove x 2
Pied Wagtail x 3
Lapwing x 6
Starling x 150
Pheasant x 10
Magpie x 5
Mallard x 1
Black-Headed Gull x 7
Great Woolden Moss:
Buzzard x 1
Tree Sparrow x 5
Lapwing x 12
Goldfinch x 9
Long Tailed Tit x 3
Chaffinch x 10
Great Tit x 3
Blackbird x 5
Blue Tit x 2
Carrion Crow x 4
Woodpigeon x 23
Starling x 5
Pheasant x 1
Mallard x 3
Little Woolden Moss:
Yellowhammer x 1
Reed Bunting x 2
Carrion Crow x 4
Canada Goose x 2
Song Thrush x 1
Robin x 4
Blue Tit x 3
Chaffinch x 10
Blackbird x 1
Chat Moss:
Raven x 1
Fieldfare x 10
Redwing x 20
Lapwing x 30
Buzzard x 1
Bullfinch x 1
Song Thrush x 1
Chaffinch x 300
Woodpigeon x 30
Long Tailed Tit x 5
Robin x 5
Jackdaw x 150
Starling x 100
Carrion Crow x 60
Reed Bunting x 1
House Sparrow x 1
Peacock x 1
Cormorant x 1
Pied Wagtail x 1
Goldfinch x 50
Astley Moss/Rindle Road:
Grey Heron x 1
Cormorant x 1
Chaffinch x 30
Robin x 5
Woodpigeon x 20
Mallard x 4
Reed Bunting x 1
Blue Tit x 5
Great Tit x 4
Pied Wagtail x 2
Starling x 100
Barton Moss:
Buzzard x 1
Kestrel x 1
Yellowhammer x 1
Redwing x 10
Collared Dove x 2
Mistle Thrush x 2
Wren x 1
Grey Heron x 1
Goldfinch x 10
Woodpigeon x 200
Jackdaw x 100
Lapwing x 4
Magpie x 17
Chaffinch x 20
Robin x 4
Little Woolden and Irlam Moss this morning:
1 Curlew
1 Oystercatcher
1 Kingfisher
9 Snipe
39 Teal
380 Lapwing
45 Chaffinch
120 Linnet
34 Stock Dove
2 Stonechat
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Farmland winter bird survey No.3 with Nick Hilton
A hint of early Spring in the air
Highlights:
1 Curlew in f52
2 Brambling
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Nuthatch
2 Willow Tit
2 Bullfinch - pair
2 Goldfinch
1 Goldcrest - singing
c12 Mistle Thrush
1 Song Thrush - singing
5 Redwing
3 Buzzard
2 Grey Partridge - pair
2 Reed Bunting
c15 Yellowhammer
c100+ Chaffinch
6 Greenfinch
5 Linnet
c25 Lapwing - some on territory and displaying
2 Skylark
6 Meadow Pipit
4 Black headed Gill
4 Mallard
6 Long-tailed Tit
6 Stock Dove
c.250 flock of Starling
c.500 flock of Woodpigeon
c.300 flock of Jackdaw
Plus Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Pheasant, Carrion Crow
Irlam and Cadishead Mosses this morning:
67 Reed Bunting
76 Fieldfare
66 Lapwing
17 Stock Dove
2 Redwing
42 Grey Heron in air at one time
1 Tawny Owl
2 Grey Partridge
6 Snipe
2 Treecreeper
300 Chaffinch
1 male Merlin
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Irlam and Cadishead Moss this morning:
7 Snipe
14 Grey Partridge
57 Lapwing
1 Peregrine
28 Meadow Pipit
130 Linnet
2 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Barton Moss field 45:
c200 Chaffinch
50 Goldfinch
8 Brambling
2 Yellowhammer
Barton Moss Road:
78 Redwing
10 Fieldfare
61 Reed Bunting
5 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Chat Moss this morning:
7 Snipe
37 Stock Dove
1 Peregrine
1 Woodcock
2 Grey Partridge
2 Willow Tit
1 calling Tawny Owl
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 Peregrine
1 Raven
9 Snipe
17 Fieldfare over east
Pair of Stonechat
55 Stock Dove
72 Lapwing
c280 Starling
1 Pink-footed goose
200 Chaffinch
4 Tree Sparrow
4 Golden Plover
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Barton Moss this morning:
700 Jackdaw over southwest
300 Woodpigeon south
30 Skylark
63 Redwing
27 Fieldfare
34 Linnet
57 Reed Bunting
115 Starling
2 Grey Partridge
2 Kestrel
75 Chaffinch
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Croxdens & Barton Moss today:
300 Chaffinch
60 Goldfinch
5 Snipe
c2000 Woodpigeon
1 Woodcock
c500 Jackdaw
1 Peregrine
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Rindle road area 9.15-10.45
50+ mixed flock finch (mainly Chaffinch)
yellowhammerx4
Redwing
Treecreeper
Usual tits
Pheasants in good numbers
Grey partridgex4
Loads of different Crow flocks
Single Wren
Robinx4
Kestrelx3
Buzzardx3
A Harrier type bird seen briefly over the SSSI.
Cheers Jay
Dont twitch and drive
Barton Moss today:
c400 Chaffinch
7 Brambling between field 45 & Barton Moss Farm
45 Reed Bunting
500 Jackdaw
1500 Woodpigeon
1 Merlin (field45)
Info thanks to Dave Stewart.
Chat Moss:
Merlin x 1 (in Field 59) See long distance photo attached and thanks to Ian Mc for identification.
Buzzard x 1
Kestrel x 1
Redwing x 10
Yellowhammer x 1
Reed Bunting x 5
Jackdaw x 300
Carrion Crow x 75
Chaffinch x 40
Pied Wagtail x 1
Cormorant x 1
Astley Moss:
Raven x 2
Meadow Pipit x 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker x 2
Pied Wagtail x 1
Jay x 1
Chaffinch x 50
Dunnock x 2
Long Tailed Tit x 3
Cadishead Moss:
Buzzard x 1
Kestrel x 2
Redwing x 10
Greenfinch x 5
House Sparrow x 10
Goldfinch x 4
Long Tailed Tit x 3
Lapwing x 20
Jay x 3
Blue Tit x 5
Robin x 7
Blackbird x 5
Chaffinch x 25
Woodpigeon x 40
Magpie x 9
Great Woolden Moss
Starling x 50
Buzzard x 1
Robin x 2
Chaffinch x 10
Blue Tit x 3
Great Tit x 2
Little Woolden Moss:
Nothing to report other than fly over by four Carrion Crow!
Little Woolden Moss and area today:
9 Snipe
1 Raven
2 Peregrine
115 Pink-footed Geese
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Blackbird 4
Bullfinch 2
Black-headed gull 40
Blue tit 5
Carrion crow 2
Collared dove 1
Chaffinch 8
Coal tit 1
Dunnock 1
Fieldfare 296
Feral pigeon 2
Grey wagtail 2
Goldcrest 1
Goldfinch 9
Greenfinch 2
Great tit 2
House sparrow 10
Jay 2
Jackdaw 10
Kestrel 1
Lesser redpoll 1
Long-tailed tit 6
Mallard 7
Magpie 3
Meadow pipit 8
Grey partridge 2
Pheasant 5
Pied wagtail 1
Robin 6
Reed bunting 2
Redwing 56
Skylark 1
Starling 50
Song thrush 2
Teal 7
Woodcock 1
Woodpigeon 10
Wren 3
Willow tit 2
Yellowhammer 4
Also 300 Lapwings and 11 Yellowhammers at Moss House Farm
Large Chaffinch flock along Rindle hedge feeding in the set aside strip and stubble field in amongst 4 Brambling 3m, 1f, 3 Yellowhammer 2m, 1f, I initially estimated 200/300 birds as they constantly lifted from the field and flew into the hedge, However after about 20 mins of watching this constant toing and froing the gamekeeper arrived on a small off road vehicle and put up the complete flock all in the air together well over 500 birds.
Also noted
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Raven
Grey Partridge 13
Meadow Pipit
House Sparrow
Large Chaffinch flock c300 birds feeding on the ground in the corner of field 67 in front of the barn, Very flighty never on the ground for more than 30/40 seconds at a time, Flying too and from the trees at the side of the barn, Managed to find 1 male Brambling in amongst with several Goldfinch and Reed Bunting.
Also 6 Grey Partridge
Cadishead Moss:
Goldcrest x 3
Song Thrush x 1
Mistle Thrush x 4
Redwing x 1
House Sparrow x 3
Wren x 5
Kestrel x 2
Buzzard x 1
Long-Tailed Tit x 5
Blackbird x 4
Robin x 3
Blue Tit x 2
Great Tit x 1
Carrion Crow x 2
Magpie x 7
Great Woolden Moss:
Pink Footed Geese x 300 (in flight in the distance to west of Little Woolden Moss)
Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1
Buzzard x 2
Kestrel x 1
Sparrowhawk x 1
Starling x 20
Dunnock x 2
Long Tailed Tit x 5
Blue Tit x 1
Great Tit x 2
Chaffinch x 3
Robin x 4
Mistle Thrush x 3
Blackbird x 5
-- Edited by Steve Judge on Saturday 3rd of February 2018 09:09:38 AM
Little Woolden Moss and Little Woolden Hall area today:
290 Lapwing
570 Pink-footed Geese
27 Stock Dove
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Barton Moss today:
95 Redwing
7 Fieldfare
76 Reed Bunting
c180 Chaffinch
88 Starling
Pair Stonechats
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Chat Moss this morning:
35 Reed Bunting
600 Chaffinch
85 Redwing
64 Fieldfare
7 Brambling
12 Grey Partridge
3 Tree Sparrow
4 Snipe
1 Peregrine
Info thanks to Dave Steel
This afternoon:
500 Jackdaw, 2 Raven and 14 Rook off Moss Lane, Astley Moss (the latter usually scarce here)
60 Redwing, 2 Treecreeper and 2 Nuthatch in Rindle Wood
Two big Chaffinch flocks with 580 moving between Rindle Wood and the stubble field immediately behind it and 380 in the set-a-side corner of field 68 on Astley Moss
At least 4 Brambling (including 2 cracking males) in the Rindle Wood Chaffinch flock and another minimum of 6 in the field 68 flock but probably more in each such is the difficulty in working through the flocks
48 Stock Dove in field 68 Astley Moss
570 Jackdaw and 1800 Woodpigeon on field 62 Chat Moss
142 Lapwing on Croxdens
Barton Moss:
Fieldfare x 4
Redwing x 20
Mistle Thrush x 10
Kestrel x 4 sightings
Jackdaw x 300
Pied Wagtail x 1
Lapwing x 8
Reed Bunting x 3
Chaffinch x 10
Robin x 5
Blue Tit x 4
Great Tit x 2
Blackbird x 2
Woodpigeon x 50
Magpie x 8
Black-Headed Gull x 50
Chat Moss:
Yellowhammer x 9
Greenfinch x 1
Kestrel x 1
Buzzard x 5 sightings (at least 2 different birds)
Brambling x 1
Chaffinch x 250
Redwing x 30
Starling x 50
Woodpigeon x 40
Goldfinch x 2
Lapwing x 1
Pied Wagtail x 2
Blackbird x 3
Pheasant x 10
Little Woolden Moss 08:45-13:45 today:
1 Woodcock
1 Curlew
550 Pink-footed Geese
4 Brambling
240 Chaffinch
1 Lesser Redpoll
5 Grey Partridge
39 Stock Dove
1 Nuthatch
200 Lapwing
8 Snipe
7 Tree Sparrow
Info thanks to Dave Steel