ASTLEY, CHAT, LITTLE WOOLDEN AND ASSOCIATED MOSSES
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Sep 2 6:26 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss today, 11:50-14:25:
1 Ringed Plover
1 Peregrine being chased by a Hobby and a second Hobby seen taking dragonflies, chasing Swallows and fending off a Kestrel
7 Buzzard soaring
1 Little Egret dropped in but was unsettled due to the nearby shooting
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Sep 1 9:48 PM, 2017
2 Hobby hunting hirundines over Little Woolden Moss at 11:45 today.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 5th of September 2017 10:03:29 PM
John Williams said
Fri Sep 1 7:26 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss 15.00-17.45
1 Hobby (Seen to catch what appeared to be a small bird, it then landed on the moss to pluck and eat it's meal).
Also 2 Kestrels, 2 Buzzards (1 of these was seen flying behind the combine harvester in an adjacent field), 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Yellow Wagtails,
14 "Alba" Wagtails, 6 Meadow Pipits, 10 Linnets and 1 Raven. 2 Sand Martins were with a flock of 60+ mixed Swallows and House Martins flying over the moss.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Aug 31 11:14 AM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss this morning, 06:20-09:00:
1 Greenshank
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Sand Martin
2 Willow Tit
49 Meadow Pipit
2 Grey Partridge
11 Teal
1 Sedge Warbler
120 Swallow
1 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 29 11:52 PM, 2017
This afternoon combined sightings from myself and Dave Steel:
Little Woolden Moss:
7 White Wagtail
Roving flock of tits and warblers still around with a mixture of 16 Chiffchaff/Willow Warblers amongst it.
No waders!
Croxdens:
4 Greenshank (suffering some disturbance by dog walkers)
2 Green Sandpiper
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 29 3:51 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
7 Ringed Plover
4 Snipe
8 Yellow Wagtail
1 Common Sandpiper
22 Teal
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Alan Rowley said
Tue Aug 29 3:39 PM, 2017
One Greenshank Croxden this morning.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 28 10:36 PM, 2017
Other birds from Little Woolden Moss and the nearby Glaze today:
1 Kingfisher
1 Nuthatch
7 Yellow Wagtail
10 Teal
1 Raven
52 Linnet
2 Chiffchaff in song
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Shannon Llewellyn said
Mon Aug 28 6:32 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss, approx 9.40 - 1pm:
Nice sized mixed flock comprising of a juvenile goldcrest, chiffchaffs, coal, blue, great and long-tailed tits. 4 willow warbler 2 whitethroat 7+ linnet c15 swallow 13 house martin 1 wheatear 5 meadow pipit 8+ pied wagtail 4 yellow wagtail 2 jay 1 swift 1 common sandpiper 2 kestrel 1 peregrine (juvenile) 2 buzzard
Croxden's afterwards (and thanks to Dave Steel for telling me the best way to access this site):
Pair of yellowhammer along Twelve Yards Road, too.
John Watson said
Mon Aug 28 6:30 PM, 2017
Nice walk in pleasant sunshine at Little Woolden Moss LNR
1 Yellow Wagtail (m) 1 Common Sandpiper ~50 Pied Wagtails, mostly juv ~5 House Martin 1 Sand Martin ~15 Swallow 2 Meadow Pipit ~35 Linnet ~6 Willow Warbler (h) 1 Reed Bunting 1+ Chiffchaff
1 slightly odd raptor, presumably juv Common Buzzard hunting just N of reserve. Seemed to have quite long wings & jizz more like a Marsh Harrier than Buzzard. However, plumage not consistent with any variation of Marsh Harrier (note, obvious juv Marsh Harrier photographed there y'day), but all dark head & throat, pale body & underwing, slight dark on flank, pale underwing coverts except tiny dark mark on greater coverts - hardly a "dark carpal patch"; Upper wing all dark, but covert tips pale (hence juv)
Steven Nelson said
Sun Aug 27 9:42 PM, 2017
Croxden 19.30-20.45
1 Greenshank 3 Green Sandpiper 9 Snipe - 5 feeding and a further 4 heard fly in as the light faded. 9 Teal 2 Tawny Owls heard - 1 in trees on southern edge and 1 on the northern edge c70 Canada Geese over in 4 flock 15 Swallow east in a single flock
Alex Lees said
Sun Aug 27 5:32 PM, 2017
We were there (briefly) at the same time, our first visit to the site, pics of Marsh Harrier-Osprey interaction here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38844173
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 27 3:20 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:20-12:20:
Osprey over attacked by a Marsh Harrier, the former flew off south!!!
Great White Egret on Croxdens old peat works (not pools) this evening spooked from vegetation by dog walker.
Flew off after 5 minutes towards Olive Mount farm had a good mooch about but could not relocate the bird.
Also a pair of Greenshanks on the old peat works shallow pools.
Cheers Ian
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Aug 24 12:10 PM, 2017
At Little Woolden Moss this morning:
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Ringed Plover
4 Yellow Wagtail
3 Snipe
150 Lapwing
Info thanks to Dave Steel
John Williams said
Wed Aug 23 8:30 PM, 2017
Walked from Rindle Road to Litttle Woolden Moss and back 13.00-16.30
The manure pile alongside Rindle Road attracted a flock of 20+ Chaffinches plus a single Greenfinch.
A flock of 6 Mistle Thrushes fed in the field just South of the level crossing.
Above the car park at Little Woolden Moss a large Peregrine was being harassed by a female Kestrel.
The Peregrine appeared to be a juvenile, but it dwarfed the Kestrel, and I watched a tremendous aerial display from both birds as they drifted off towards Astley Road.
The Kestrel did'nt give up and kept mobbing the larger raptor, she was joined by a small group of Swallows with the drama taking place a couple of hundred feet up.
The Peregrine became increasingly agitated and made several breathtaking dives at the Kestrel, but broke off the attack at the last moment.
I was sure I'd witness the end of the little falcon, but luckily the Peregrine did'nt have a taste for Kestrel today, there were masses of Woodpigeons about after all.
Both raptors were later seen over the mossland, the Peregrine flushing every bird off the pools. Not a single bird returned for half an hour.
On the mossland pools were 2 Ringed Plovers, 10 "Alba" Wagtails and 3 Yellow Wagtails.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 23 1:34 PM, 2017
On field 21/22 of Irlam Moss today:
6 Ringed Plover
27 House Martin
Whilst on Little Woolden Moss:
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Ringed Plover
12 Teal
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 22 1:47 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:00-08:45:
4 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover.
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 overflying Dunlin
33 Meadow Pipit in 1 flock
Croxdens, 08:45-12:30:
3 Greenshank
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Ringed Plover
1 Lesser Redpoll
3 Teal
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 21 1:49 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:15-12:00:
5 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
6 Yellow Wagtail
16 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Snipe
122 Sand Martin
25 Swift
1 Sedge Warbler
2 Wheatear
1 Peregrine
1 Hobby which tried to catch a Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 20 5:43 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:30-12:30:
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
13 Ringed Plover
12 Yellow Wagtail
2 Snipe
2 Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Paul Heaton said
Sun Aug 20 2:25 PM, 2017
Little Wooden Moss.
1 Ringed Plover
1 Yellow Wagtail
2 Hobby .
mixed flock of Pied Wagtails and a few Linnets.
Irlam Moss
1 Wheatear
5 Ringed Plover.
Buzzard.
Keep Birding
John Williams said
Sat Aug 19 9:46 PM, 2017
12.30-16.30
Rindle Road
8 Chaffinches and a juvenile Robin were attracted to the manure heap. 4 Mistle Thrushes on fields South of the crossing, plus 1 Kestrel.
6 Swifts were with a large passage of Swallows and House Martins.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Aug 18 3:58 PM, 2017
A second calendar year Hobby was the only bird present Little Woolden Moss this early afternoon, other than the small bird it had caught and taken to ground on the bare peat before flying off!
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 16 3:49 PM, 2017
This afternoon:
Yellow Wagtail on Little Woolden Moss
320 Starling on wires over field 19
Croxdens produced:
2 Greenshank
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Snipe
32 Goldfinch in one flock
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 15 3:47 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss today:
1 Green Sandpiper
Croxdens:
2 Greenshanks
1 Green Sandpiper
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 14 10:20 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss today, 14:15 -16:00:
2 Ravens
adult female Peregrine sat on a peat bund overlooking the pools
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 22nd of August 2017 01:41:02 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 13 9:59 PM, 2017
Other birds in Little Woolden Moss today:
1 Ringed Plover
1 Raven
3 Dunlin
2 Redshank.
Yellow Wagtail
1 juv Wheatear
1 overflying Tree Pipit
1 overflying Ringed Plover
2 Lesser Redpoll
On Irlam Moss:
110 Swift
125 Swallow
70 House Martin
1 juv Yellow Wagtail juv
a hunting Hobby
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Tim Wilcox said
Sun Aug 13 5:06 PM, 2017
Greenshank 1 still at Croxdens this afternoon
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 13 1:38 PM, 2017
phillipskelly wrote:
the nice Green Jag Man in the usual place on Rindle rd. ( I apologise for forgetting his name ) .
Cedric
John Watson said
Sun Aug 13 9:29 AM, 2017
Ah, the killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. The Holy Grail for GM birders, I think
phillipskelly said
Sat Aug 12 11:53 PM, 2017
Saturday, late afternoon ..... Rindle rd to Little Woolden Moss and back . Common Buzzard over cottages and rindle wood . Swallow - about 10 in each field up to Salford Angling club pond where I saw about 20 Mistle Thrush on a Sorbus tree (heavy in berry ) and overhead wires. Also lots of House Martin as I neared Little Woolden Moss. Ltitle Woolden Moss - Pied wagtail - 8 Inc 2 adult. Little Ringed plover - 1 juvenile. Kestrel - 3 (one mobbing a Raven). Raven - 3 (2 on the peat ) . Linnet - 2. Ps. Raven mobbed by kestrel landed on top of peat works mound then dropped down to a smaller mound next to a adult rabbit, which then launched itself at the Raven which moved a few feet away. The rabbit then had a other go ! The Raven moved again and the rabbit had another go at it. Never seen owt like it !!! Saw another Kestrel on the way back and also the nice Green Jag Man in the usual place on Rindle rd. ( I apologise for forgetting his name ) also nice to meet Dave Stewart again .
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 12th of August 2017 11:55:34 PM
Also heard 2 Common Sandpiper over Astley rd.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Sunday 13th of August 2017 12:00:23 AM
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Aug 12 10:26 PM, 2017
Short visits to Little Woolden Moss today produced:
1 Raven
Greenshank
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Simon Warford said
Sat Aug 12 5:43 PM, 2017
With Simon Johnson this morning;
Croxdens-
1 Greenshank 4 Teal 1 juv Shelduck 2 Hobbies together, which were last seen flying towards Astley Moss. 3 Meadow Pipit
Little Woolden Moss-
1 juv Little Ringed Plover 1 Curlew 2 Yellow Wagtails.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Aug 11 11:18 PM, 2017
Other sightings from Little Woolden Moss 07:30-09:55 today included:
1 Little Ringed Plover
1 Ringed Plover
2 Greenshank
4 Green Sandpiper
1 juv Shelduck
1 Hobby
At Croxdens 10:05-12:05:
6 Snipe
2 Greenshank
1 juv Whinchat
Info and photos of today's Wood Sandpiper thanks to Dave Steel
Wood Sandpiper still present on Little Woolden Moss this morning.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
dave broome said
Thu Aug 10 2:18 PM, 2017
At Little Woolden Moss early afternoon birds included 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank and 1 Little Ringed Plover
Zoe Barrett said
Thu Aug 10 9:20 AM, 2017
Weds evening 19.00-21.00 on Little Woolden Moss with Steve:
100 swallows hawking low
1 Swift
1 Greenshank
3 Little ringed plovers
2 Curlew heard
1 Green sandpiper heard
1 Kestrel
several Willow warblers heard only
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 9 11:02 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 juv Little Ringed Plover
3 Ringed Plovers flew in then immediately out NW
1 Curlew over calling south
1 Hobby at 13:30
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 8 5:23 PM, 2017
Croxdens 12:30-13:30 today:
4 Ringed Plovers
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 8 11:30 AM, 2017
This morning on Little Wooden Moss saw:
13 Snipe
1 Greenshank
1 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
2 Green Sandpipers
1 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Steel
dave broome said
Mon Aug 7 7:54 PM, 2017
c300 Swift feeding south of Windy Bank Wood this morning, before they all departed W, smaller groups totalling 71 flying between W-NW later; 50 Goldfinch feeding nr Old Moss Lane
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 7 7:45 PM, 2017
Along with this morning's Red Kite, other birds on Little Wooden Moss included:
1 Hobby perched in birch
1 Greenshank
3 Oystercatcher
1 Yellow Wagtail
260 Swift
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Images of today's Hobby, Greenshank and Red Kite plus Little Egret on the 2nd all thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today, 11:50-14:25:
1 Ringed Plover
1 Peregrine being chased by a Hobby and a second Hobby seen taking dragonflies, chasing Swallows and fending off a Kestrel
7 Buzzard soaring
1 Little Egret dropped in but was unsettled due to the nearby shooting
Info thanks to Dave Steel
2 Hobby hunting hirundines over Little Woolden Moss at 11:45 today.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 5th of September 2017 10:03:29 PM
1 Hobby (Seen to catch what appeared to be a small bird, it then landed on the moss to pluck and eat it's meal).
Also 2 Kestrels, 2 Buzzards (1 of these was seen flying behind the combine harvester in an adjacent field), 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Yellow Wagtails,
14 "Alba" Wagtails, 6 Meadow Pipits, 10 Linnets and 1 Raven. 2 Sand Martins were with a flock of 60+ mixed Swallows and House Martins flying over the moss.
Little Woolden Moss this morning, 06:20-09:00:
1 Greenshank
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Sand Martin
2 Willow Tit
49 Meadow Pipit
2 Grey Partridge
11 Teal
1 Sedge Warbler
120 Swallow
1 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Steel
This afternoon combined sightings from myself and Dave Steel:
Little Woolden Moss:
7 White Wagtail
Roving flock of tits and warblers still around with a mixture of 16 Chiffchaff/Willow Warblers amongst it.
No waders!
Croxdens:
4 Greenshank (suffering some disturbance by dog walkers)
2 Green Sandpiper
Little Woolden Moss this morning:
7 Ringed Plover
4 Snipe
8 Yellow Wagtail
1 Common Sandpiper
22 Teal
Info thanks to Dave Steel
One Greenshank Croxden this morning.
Other birds from Little Woolden Moss and the nearby Glaze today:
1 Kingfisher
1 Nuthatch
7 Yellow Wagtail
10 Teal
1 Raven
52 Linnet
2 Chiffchaff in song
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Nice sized mixed flock comprising of a juvenile goldcrest, chiffchaffs, coal, blue, great and long-tailed tits.
4 willow warbler
2 whitethroat
7+ linnet
c15 swallow
13 house martin
1 wheatear
5 meadow pipit
8+ pied wagtail
4 yellow wagtail
2 jay
1 swift
1 common sandpiper
2 kestrel
1 peregrine (juvenile)
2 buzzard
Croxden's afterwards (and thanks to Dave Steel for telling me the best way to access this site):
1 chiffchaff
1 reed bunting
4+ teal
1 green sandpiper
2 greenshank
1 kestrel
1 buzzard
Pair of yellowhammer along Twelve Yards Road, too.
1 Yellow Wagtail (m)
1 Common Sandpiper
~50 Pied Wagtails, mostly juv
~5 House Martin
1 Sand Martin
~15 Swallow
2 Meadow Pipit
~35 Linnet
~6 Willow Warbler (h)
1 Reed Bunting
1+ Chiffchaff
1 slightly odd raptor, presumably juv Common Buzzard hunting just N of reserve. Seemed to have quite long wings & jizz more like a Marsh Harrier than Buzzard. However, plumage not consistent with any variation of Marsh Harrier (note, obvious juv Marsh Harrier photographed there y'day), but all dark head & throat, pale body & underwing, slight dark on flank, pale underwing coverts except tiny dark mark on greater coverts - hardly a "dark carpal patch"; Upper wing all dark, but covert tips pale (hence juv)
1 Greenshank
3 Green Sandpiper
9 Snipe - 5 feeding and a further 4 heard fly in as the light faded.
9 Teal
2 Tawny Owls heard - 1 in trees on southern edge and 1 on the northern edge
c70 Canada Geese over in 4 flock
15 Swallow east in a single flock
We were there (briefly) at the same time, our first visit to the site, pics of Marsh Harrier-Osprey interaction here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38844173
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:20-12:20:
Osprey over attacked by a Marsh Harrier, the former flew off south!!!
8 Teal
8 Snipe
2 Green Sandpiper
15 Tree Sparrow
12 Yellow Wagtail
1 Willow Tit
184 Swallow
Info and images thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss this evening, 18:50-20:45:
3 Green Sandpiper
1 Yellow Wagtail
2 Grey Partridges
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
5 Yellow Wagtail
1 Green Sandpiper
7 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Steel
CHAT MOSS 1630-1930 24th August Late Evening
Great White Egret on Croxdens old peat works (not pools) this evening spooked from vegetation by dog walker.
Flew off after 5 minutes towards Olive Mount farm had a good mooch about but could not relocate the bird.
Also a pair of Greenshanks on the old peat works shallow pools.
Cheers Ian
At Little Woolden Moss this morning:
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Ringed Plover
4 Yellow Wagtail
3 Snipe
150 Lapwing
Info thanks to Dave Steel
The manure pile alongside Rindle Road attracted a flock of 20+ Chaffinches plus a single Greenfinch.
A flock of 6 Mistle Thrushes fed in the field just South of the level crossing.
Above the car park at Little Woolden Moss a large Peregrine was being harassed by a female Kestrel.
The Peregrine appeared to be a juvenile, but it dwarfed the Kestrel, and I watched a tremendous aerial display from both birds as they drifted off towards Astley Road.
The Kestrel did'nt give up and kept mobbing the larger raptor, she was joined by a small group of Swallows with the drama taking place a couple of hundred feet up.
The Peregrine became increasingly agitated and made several breathtaking dives at the Kestrel, but broke off the attack at the last moment.
I was sure I'd witness the end of the little falcon, but luckily the Peregrine did'nt have a taste for Kestrel today, there were masses of Woodpigeons about after all.
Both raptors were later seen over the mossland, the Peregrine flushing every bird off the pools. Not a single bird returned for half an hour.
On the mossland pools were 2 Ringed Plovers, 10 "Alba" Wagtails and 3 Yellow Wagtails.
On field 21/22 of Irlam Moss today:
6 Ringed Plover
27 House Martin
Whilst on Little Woolden Moss:
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Ringed Plover
12 Teal
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:00-08:45:
4 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover.
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 overflying Dunlin
33 Meadow Pipit in 1 flock
Croxdens, 08:45-12:30:
3 Greenshank
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Ringed Plover
1 Lesser Redpoll
3 Teal
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:15-12:00:
5 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
6 Yellow Wagtail
16 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Snipe
122 Sand Martin
25 Swift
1 Sedge Warbler
2 Wheatear
1 Peregrine
1 Hobby which tried to catch a Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:30-12:30:
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
13 Ringed Plover
12 Yellow Wagtail
2 Snipe
2 Wheatear
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Wooden Moss.
1 Ringed Plover
1 Yellow Wagtail
2 Hobby .
mixed flock of Pied Wagtails and a few Linnets.
Irlam Moss
1 Wheatear
5 Ringed Plover.
Buzzard.
Keep Birding
Rindle Road
8 Chaffinches and a juvenile Robin were attracted to the manure heap. 4 Mistle Thrushes on fields South of the crossing, plus 1 Kestrel.
Little Woolden Moss
12 "Alba" Wagtails, 1 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plovers, 8 Linnets, 1 Buzzard and 2 Meadow Pipits.
6 Swifts were with a large passage of Swallows and House Martins.
A second calendar year Hobby was the only bird present Little Woolden Moss this early afternoon, other than the small bird it had caught and taken to ground on the bare peat before flying off!
This afternoon:
Yellow Wagtail on Little Woolden Moss
320 Starling on wires over field 19
Croxdens produced:
2 Greenshank
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Snipe
32 Goldfinch in one flock
Little Woolden Moss today:
1 Green Sandpiper
Croxdens:
2 Greenshanks
1 Green Sandpiper
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Little Woolden Moss today, 14:15 -16:00:
2 Ravens
adult female Peregrine sat on a peat bund overlooking the pools
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 22nd of August 2017 01:41:02 PM
Other birds in Little Woolden Moss today:
1 Ringed Plover
1 Raven
3 Dunlin
2 Redshank.
Yellow Wagtail
1 juv Wheatear
1 overflying Tree Pipit
1 overflying Ringed Plover
2 Lesser Redpoll
On Irlam Moss:
110 Swift
125 Swallow
70 House Martin
1 juv Yellow Wagtail juv
a hunting Hobby
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Cedric
Common Buzzard over cottages and rindle wood .
Swallow - about 10 in each field up to Salford Angling club pond where I saw about 20 Mistle Thrush on a Sorbus tree (heavy in berry ) and overhead wires.
Also lots of House Martin as I neared Little Woolden Moss.
Ltitle Woolden Moss -
Pied wagtail - 8 Inc 2 adult.
Little Ringed plover - 1 juvenile.
Kestrel - 3 (one mobbing a Raven).
Raven - 3 (2 on the peat ) .
Linnet - 2.
Ps. Raven mobbed by kestrel landed on top of peat works mound then dropped down to a smaller mound next to a adult rabbit, which then launched itself at the Raven which moved a few feet away.
The rabbit then had a other go !
The Raven moved again and the rabbit had another go at it.
Never seen owt like it !!!
Saw another Kestrel on the way back and also the nice Green Jag Man in the usual place on Rindle rd. ( I apologise for forgetting his name ) also nice to meet Dave Stewart again .
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 12th of August 2017 11:55:34 PM Also heard 2 Common Sandpiper over Astley rd.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Sunday 13th of August 2017 12:00:23 AM
Short visits to Little Woolden Moss today produced:
1 Raven
Greenshank
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Croxdens-
1 Greenshank
4 Teal
1 juv Shelduck
2 Hobbies together, which were last seen flying towards Astley Moss.
3 Meadow Pipit
Little Woolden Moss-
1 juv Little Ringed Plover
1 Curlew
2 Yellow Wagtails.
Other sightings from Little Woolden Moss 07:30-09:55 today included:
1 Little Ringed Plover
1 Ringed Plover
2 Greenshank
4 Green Sandpiper
1 juv Shelduck
1 Hobby
At Croxdens 10:05-12:05:
6 Snipe
2 Greenshank
1 juv Whinchat
Info and photos of today's Wood Sandpiper thanks to Dave Steel
Wood Sandpiper still present on Little Woolden Moss this morning.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
At Little Woolden Moss early afternoon birds included 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank and 1 Little Ringed Plover
Little Woolden Moss today:
2 juv Little Ringed Plover
3 Ringed Plovers flew in then immediately out NW
1 Curlew over calling south
1 Hobby at 13:30
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Croxdens 12:30-13:30 today:
4 Ringed Plovers
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
This morning on Little Wooden Moss saw:
13 Snipe
1 Greenshank
1 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
2 Green Sandpipers
1 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Steel
c300 Swift feeding south of Windy Bank Wood this morning, before they all departed W, smaller groups totalling 71 flying between W-NW later; 50 Goldfinch feeding nr Old Moss Lane
Along with this morning's Red Kite, other birds on Little Wooden Moss included:
1 Hobby perched in birch
1 Greenshank
3 Oystercatcher
1 Yellow Wagtail
260 Swift
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Images of today's Hobby, Greenshank and Red Kite plus Little Egret on the 2nd all thanks to Dave Steel
Red Kite over Little Wooden Moss at 10am this morning, following the course of the Glaze north towards Windy Bank Wood area.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today, 07:10-09:45:
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Golden Plover flying over
1 Peregrine
2 Ringed Plover
1 Little Ringed Plover
1 Corn Bunting sat out on the bare peat for quite a while
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Wooden Moss today:
Hobby
Croxdens:
2 Greenshank
c50 Mallard
7 Teal
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss today, 08:15-13:00:
4 Raven
1 Greenshank that didn't land just came in then off south
1 Ringed Plover
12 Grey Partridge
along Astley Road between field 70 and field 20, a Hobby after the Hirundines
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ltitle Woolden Moss this morning:
3 Little Ringed Plover
2 Snipe
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Corn Bunting
Croxden:
Juv Shelduck still
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Sightings from today:
Croxdens, 08:30-11:45:
1 juvenile Shelduck
90 Goldfinch
5 Teal
1 Common Tern
Little Wooden Moss, 11:55-13:15:
4 Little Ringed Plover
1 Little Egret stayed for only 10 minutes
Info thanks to Dave Steel