ASTLEY, CHAT, LITTLE WOOLDEN AND ASSOCIATED MOSSES
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jun 8 10:07 PM, 2017
On Little Wooden Moss this morning:
3 Curlew
1 Hobby
3 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jun 7 9:04 PM, 2017
On Little Wooden Moss today:
3 Ringed Plovers
1 Wheatear
On Irlam Moss:
4 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jun 5 10:37 PM, 2017
Further sightings from today on Little Wooden Moss include a Cuckoo whilst Chat/Barton Mosses include 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 46 Stock Dove.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jun 5 4:53 PM, 2017
Single Ringed Plover on Little Woolden Moss this early afternoon.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jun 4 6:23 PM, 2017
Little Wooden Mosses' sightings today:
1 Cuckoo
2 Corn Bunting in song.
2 Curlew
4 Yellow Wagtail
Quail called once from field number 56
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jun 3 11:57 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss in a brief visit 12:00-13:45 today:
2 Corn Bunting in song
1 Cuckoo
6 Yellow Wagtail
1 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jun 2 8:48 AM, 2017
Quail calling from field number 56 at Little Woolden Moss at 08:45 this morning; heard from reserve north path near gate.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Under NO circumstances should song playback be used at this site or with this species.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jun 1 9:10 PM, 2017
Little Wooden Moss today, 10-12:00:
1 Ringed Plover
2 Oystercatchers
1 Cuckoo
2 Yellow Wagtails
1st summer Hobby
Croxdens this afternoon, 12:15-13:30:
1 Curlew
2 Oystercatchers
1 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Wed May 31 8:46 PM, 2017
Little Wooden Moss today, 10-13:30:
5 Yellow Wagtails
3 Curlews
2 Oystercatchers
1 Cuckoo
1 Corn Bunting
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Tue May 30 11:00 PM, 2017
Chat Moss today, 07:45-12:15:
2 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
1 Snipe
1 Sedge Warbler in song
1 Garden Warbler in song
27 Swift
1 Yellow Wagtail
Ltitle Woolden Moss today:
2 Ringed Plovers
4 Yellow Wagtails
2 Oystercatchers
1 singing Corn Bunting
Cuckoo calling
1 Dunlin
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Ian McKerchar said
Mon May 29 3:25 PM, 2017
Little Wooden Moss today, 07:30-14:00:
1 Ringed Plover
4 Curlew
3 Oystercatcher
10 Yellow Wagtail
2 Corn Bunting 1 in song and both fighting at one point
1 Cuckoo calling
Also, another Cuckoo was heard over Bedford Moss
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Steve Judge said
Sun May 28 6:40 PM, 2017
Sunday 28th May 2017: 12:30 - 15:30 hrs. Little cooler today and more pleasant for walking and bird watching.
From Rindle Cottages / Rindle Wood - across Railway Line - along Astley Road as far as Twelve Yards Road - Little Woolden Moss and return
Grey Partridge x 1 Female Adult (with four chicks seen) Corn Bunting x 1 Linnet x 4 Ringed Plover x 1 Willow Warbler x 5 Chiffchaff x 1 Whitethroat x 1 Buzzard x 1 Reed Bunting x 3 Curlew x 2 Lapwing x 25 Oystercatcher x 1 Goldfinch x 5 Swift x 4 House Martin x 10 Swallow x 5 Carrion Crow x 40 Chaffinch x 10 Pied Wagtail x 3 Blackbird x 5 Skylark x 2 Black-Headed Gull x 1 Mallard x 2 Canada Geese x 7 Woodpigeon x 10
-- Edited by Steve Judge on Sunday 28th of May 2017 06:45:10 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 27 9:59 AM, 2017
Highlights from yesterday on Little Wooden Moss:
1 Peregrine
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 singing Corn Bunting
2 Oystercatchers
1 Cuckoo
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 25 4:37 PM, 2017
Sightings from today:
1 Dunlin
4 Yellow Wagtails (3 males)
3 Curlews
2 Oystercatchers
1 Wheatear
Pair of Peregrines
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Wed May 24 8:51 PM, 2017
Little Wooden Moss today, 9:45-12:45:
2 Ringed Plovers
1 Dunlin
2 Oystercatchers
4 Yellow Wagtails
1 Hobby
1 singing Corn Bunting (north path)
1 Cuckoo
1 Grey Partridge
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Tue May 23 4:44 PM, 2017
Birds from today at Little Wooden Moss included:
2 Dunlins
3 Oystercatchers
2 Curlews
4 Yellow Wagtails
4 Redshanks
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Gadwall
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Mon May 22 6:58 PM, 2017
Only highlights from this afternoon on Little Wooden Moss:
1 Cuckoo
1 Yellow Wagtail
3 Oystercatcher
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun May 21 8:28 PM, 2017
Day spent around here today; usual route around Irlam Moss and then onto Little Woolden. Highlights:
2 goldcrest 6 chiffchaff 3 willow warbler 4 blackcap 14 whitethroat 1 willow tit heard Goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch 1 linnet 2 reed bunting 6 yellowhammer 15+ house martin c30 swallow 15+ skylark 2 song thrush 14 mistle thrush c10 swift 30+ stock dove 80+ lapwing, with a couple of chicks 2 oystercatcher 1 curlew 2 - 4 kestrel 3+ buzzard Fledgling robin and great tit, amongst the usuals.
Little Woolden Moss:
12+ willow warbler 2 blackcap 2 whitethroat 8+ linnet 3+ reed bunting, one carrying insects 5+ meadow pipit, one carrying insects 2 pied wagtail 5+ yellow wagtail 2 skylark 10+ stock dove feeding in an adjacent field 1 ringed plover 20+ lapwing, mainly in adjacent fields 1 redshank 1 oystercatcher, landing in a nearby field 2 curlew 1 buzzard
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 20 5:40 PM, 2017
This afternoon on Little Wooden Moss:
3 Ringed Plovers
2 Redshanks
2 Curlews
1 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Fri May 19 8:04 PM, 2017
Late afternoon on Little Woolden Moss today:
3 Ringed Plover
Whilst earlier in the day (thanks to Dave Stewart):
Peregrine
2 Yellow Wagtail
bernard hooley said
Fri May 19 7:55 PM, 2017
On my way from Rindle Road around 12.30pm a Osprey was circling over the East Lancs Rd crossroads at Astley Green
Ian McKerchar said
Wed May 17 12:39 PM, 2017
This morning:
7 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin; looked very good indeed for the race arctica which would possibly be the first reported occurrence of this race in the county (desperately poor and very heavily cropped phones coped image attached, doesn't do the bird justice!)
Sightings from this moment ring on Little Woolden Moss:
8 Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Oystercatcher
11 Yellow Wagtail
1 male Channel Wagtail on field 56
3 Whimbrel
1 male Whinchat
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Ian McKerchar said
Thu May 11 11:27 PM, 2017
Little Wooden and Chat Moss today, 06:30-11:30:
10 Yellow Wagtail
1 Channel Wagtail (Little Wooden Moss)
3 Whimbrel
6 Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
1 singing Corn Bunting
4 Wheatear
4 Grey Partridge
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Alan Watford
Ian McKerchar said
Tue May 9 4:58 PM, 2017
Little Wooden Moss early afternoon today:
First summer Hobby
3 Ringed Plover
4 Yellow Wagtail
3 Wheatear
dave broome said
Mon May 8 6:22 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss late afternoon, birds included c500 Swift, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Ringed Plover, Sedge Warbler and a Wheatear
Ian McKerchar said
Sun May 7 8:11 PM, 2017
Little Wooden Moss, 06:00-09:45:
5 Wheatear
8 Yellow Wagtail
1 Corn Bunting in song
5 Curlew
8 Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
2 Snipe
2 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Steven Nelson said
Sat May 6 7:28 PM, 2017
15.45-16.55
Little Woolden Moss: 1 Sedge Warbler - singing and in display flight 1 Blackcap - singing 1 Whitethroat 6 Ringed Plover 1 Curlew - having a good bath! 1 Yellow Wagtail - male c.80+ Swift - mostly swooping low over the trees (loads of midges around) 2 Sand Martin 1 Swallow 2 Meadow Pipit 1 Reed Bunting 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Irlam Moss: f16 (newly ploughed) 2 Yellow Wagtail (m & f) 1 Wheatear (f) 6 Linnet 1 Oystercatcher 2 Skylark A few Lapwing including 1 quite well grown chick 1 Kestrel
dave broome said
Sat May 6 1:53 PM, 2017
At Little Woolden Moss today sightings by myself and Dave Steel included 11 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Gull, 1 Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler and at least 140 Swift moving through
Simon Warford said
Fri May 5 10:26 PM, 2017
Also today the Channel Wagtail was showing well with a male Yellow Wagtail in field 16 on Irlam Moss. Simon Johnson and I also had 2 Hobbies around the mosses today.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri May 5 7:13 PM, 2017
Others sighting from Little Wooden Moss today include:
6 Yellow Wagtail
8 Ringed Plover
4 Curlew
7 Wheatear
1 Dunlin
2 Grey Partridge
6 Swift
Info thanks to Dave Steel
phillipskelly said
Fri May 5 5:14 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss 12.30ish to 3.30pm. Ringed Plover - 2. Oystercatcher - 2 (never moved all day). Wheatear - 1. Yellow Wagtail - 2. Curlew - 3 (one over , 2 dropped in). Common Buzzard - 1 (low over). Perigine - 1. Swift - 2. Hobby - 1 ( Great views , up to 10 mins less than 200m. away ). Nice to meet fellow birder Anthony who spotted the hobby and Peregrine first.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 5th of May 2017 05:26:45 PM
Common Crane flew east over Little Wooden Moss at 12:25 today but didn't stop nor look like it was loosing height.
Info thanks to Dave Steel (images on the website)
Andy Voisey said
Wed May 3 11:31 AM, 2017
Early visit so that sun was behind me on the wader pool (0545-0700)
Wood Sandpiper still there and showing well.
First sedge warbler and common whitethroat of the year for me also.
2 x dunlin 6 x ringed plover 4 x canada geese 2 x lapwing 10+ wheatear 1 x kestrel 1 x yellowhammer singing 6 x whitethroat including one that wasn't singing like a normal bird, but making a mewling sound, and every time it vocalised it's front neck feathers opened up. At first I thought it was something special, so I took a photo of it, but it's flight was like a whitethroat and it seemed to be associated with another. 1 x yellow wagtail. Willow warbler all over, but strangely no chiffchaff
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 12:17:43 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Tue May 2 4:23 PM, 2017
Irlam, Chat and Little Wooden Moss today, 09:20 -12:45:
1 Channel Wagtail chasing a male Yellow Wagtail on field 25
5 Wheatear
4 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
5 Dunlin
6 Ringed Plover
1 Wood Sandpiper still
Info thanks to Dave Steel
steven burke said
Mon May 1 11:07 PM, 2017
little woolden moss
wood sandpiper was still showing well at 7.45pm but with the setting sun straight in front of me I still managed an ok pic, eventually. 6 dunlin 1 curlew
Lesser Whitethroat singing from the southern most corner of field 62 on Chat Moss this afternoon, audible from Astley Road.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Mon May 1 8:20 PM, 2017
Day spent around here today; nice day for it, and extremely productive. Usual route around Irlam Moss taken, and then onto Little Woolden.
Irlam Moss:
8 chiffchaff 6 willow warbler 4 blackcap 15 whitethroat Goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch 35 linnet 1 reed bunting heard singing 6 yellowhammer 4 house martin (first of the year) c10 swallow 7 wheatear 6 pied wagtail 6+ yellow wagtail c15 skylark 7 song thrush 3+ mistle thrush 2 jay 80+ lapwing (including a few chicks) 5 oystercatcher 1 curlew 1 or 2 kestrel 1 buzzard
Little Woolden Moss:
10+ willow warbler 1 blackcap heard singing 2 whitethroat 5+ linnet 2+ reed bunting 3 yellowhammer 2 swallow 4 wheatear 1 meadow pipit 5+ pied wagtail 5 yellow wagtail (beautiful views of these both here and on Irlam Moss) 1 skylark 3 ringed plover 15+ lapwing (mainly adjacent fields; a couple of chicks) 6 dunlin 1 wood sandpiper (a first, and nice to get one here on an off-chance visit, after coming specifically the last couple of years and missing out) 1 oystercatcher 2 curlew 1 kestrel 3 buzzard
Ian McKerchar said
Mon May 1 5:56 PM, 2017
Additional sightings from Little Woolden Moss this afternoon:
On Little Wooden Moss this morning:
3 Curlew
1 Hobby
3 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Steel
On Little Wooden Moss today:
3 Ringed Plovers
1 Wheatear
On Irlam Moss:
4 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Further sightings from today on Little Wooden Moss include a Cuckoo whilst Chat/Barton Mosses include 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 46 Stock Dove.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Single Ringed Plover on Little Woolden Moss this early afternoon.
Little Wooden Mosses' sightings today:
1 Cuckoo
2 Corn Bunting in song.
2 Curlew
4 Yellow Wagtail
Quail called once from field number 56
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss in a brief visit 12:00-13:45 today:
2 Corn Bunting in song
1 Cuckoo
6 Yellow Wagtail
1 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Quail calling from field number 56 at Little Woolden Moss at 08:45 this morning; heard from reserve north path near gate.
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Under NO circumstances should song playback be used at this site or with this species.
Little Wooden Moss today, 10-12:00:
1 Ringed Plover
2 Oystercatchers
1 Cuckoo
2 Yellow Wagtails
1st summer Hobby
Croxdens this afternoon, 12:15-13:30:
1 Curlew
2 Oystercatchers
1 Snipe
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Little Wooden Moss today, 10-13:30:
5 Yellow Wagtails
3 Curlews
2 Oystercatchers
1 Cuckoo
1 Corn Bunting
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
Chat Moss today, 07:45-12:15:
2 Oystercatcher
2 Curlew
1 Snipe
1 Sedge Warbler in song
1 Garden Warbler in song
27 Swift
1 Yellow Wagtail
Ltitle Woolden Moss today:
2 Ringed Plovers
4 Yellow Wagtails
2 Oystercatchers
1 singing Corn Bunting
Cuckoo calling
1 Dunlin
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Wooden Moss today, 07:30-14:00:
1 Ringed Plover
4 Curlew
3 Oystercatcher
10 Yellow Wagtail
2 Corn Bunting 1 in song and both fighting at one point
1 Cuckoo calling
Also, another Cuckoo was heard over Bedford Moss
Info thanks to Dave Steel
From Rindle Cottages / Rindle Wood - across Railway Line - along Astley Road as far as Twelve Yards Road - Little Woolden Moss and return
Grey Partridge x 1 Female Adult (with four chicks seen)
Corn Bunting x 1
Linnet x 4
Ringed Plover x 1
Willow Warbler x 5
Chiffchaff x 1
Whitethroat x 1
Buzzard x 1
Reed Bunting x 3
Curlew x 2
Lapwing x 25
Oystercatcher x 1
Goldfinch x 5
Swift x 4
House Martin x 10
Swallow x 5
Carrion Crow x 40
Chaffinch x 10
Pied Wagtail x 3
Blackbird x 5
Skylark x 2
Black-Headed Gull x 1
Mallard x 2
Canada Geese x 7
Woodpigeon x 10
-- Edited by Steve Judge on Sunday 28th of May 2017 06:45:10 PM
Highlights from yesterday on Little Wooden Moss:
1 Peregrine
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 singing Corn Bunting
2 Oystercatchers
1 Cuckoo
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Sightings from today:
1 Dunlin
4 Yellow Wagtails (3 males)
3 Curlews
2 Oystercatchers
1 Wheatear
Pair of Peregrines
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Little Wooden Moss today, 9:45-12:45:
2 Ringed Plovers
1 Dunlin
2 Oystercatchers
4 Yellow Wagtails
1 Hobby
1 singing Corn Bunting (north path)
1 Cuckoo
1 Grey Partridge
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Birds from today at Little Wooden Moss included:
2 Dunlins
3 Oystercatchers
2 Curlews
4 Yellow Wagtails
4 Redshanks
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Gadwall
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Only highlights from this afternoon on Little Wooden Moss:
1 Cuckoo
1 Yellow Wagtail
3 Oystercatcher
2 goldcrest
6 chiffchaff
3 willow warbler
4 blackcap
14 whitethroat
1 willow tit heard
Goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch
1 linnet
2 reed bunting
6 yellowhammer
15+ house martin
c30 swallow
15+ skylark
2 song thrush
14 mistle thrush
c10 swift
30+ stock dove
80+ lapwing, with a couple of chicks
2 oystercatcher
1 curlew
2 - 4 kestrel
3+ buzzard
Fledgling robin and great tit, amongst the usuals.
Little Woolden Moss:
12+ willow warbler
2 blackcap
2 whitethroat
8+ linnet
3+ reed bunting, one carrying insects
5+ meadow pipit, one carrying insects
2 pied wagtail
5+ yellow wagtail
2 skylark
10+ stock dove feeding in an adjacent field
1 ringed plover
20+ lapwing, mainly in adjacent fields
1 redshank
1 oystercatcher, landing in a nearby field
2 curlew
1 buzzard
This afternoon on Little Wooden Moss:
3 Ringed Plovers
2 Redshanks
2 Curlews
1 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Stewart
Late afternoon on Little Woolden Moss today:
3 Ringed Plover
Whilst earlier in the day (thanks to Dave Stewart):
Peregrine
2 Yellow Wagtail
the East Lancs Rd crossroads at Astley Green
This morning:
7 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin; looked very good indeed for the race arctica which would possibly be the first reported occurrence of this race in the county (desperately poor and very heavily cropped phones coped image attached, doesn't do the bird justice!)
2 Yellow Wagtail
This afternoon on Little Wooden Moss:
6 Ringed Plover
4 Dunlin
2 Curlew
2 Yellow Wagtail
Info thanks to dave Stewart
Late news for yesterday:
14 Ringed Plover
7 Dunlin
4 Redshank
3 Curlew
1 White Wagtail
5 Corn Bunting
12 Stock Dove
2 Hobby
4 Grey Partridge
Whimbrel
Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel
1 Sedge Warbler
3 Dunlin
5 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
1 Curlew
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Saturday 13th of May 2017 08:48:09 PM
Ringed Plover 14
Dunlin 7
Whimbrel 1
Curlew 1
Oystercatcher 2
Wheatear 1
Yellow Wagtail 5 (2m, 3f)
Whitethroat 8
Buzzard 2
Grey Partridge (2, F56. But total of 9 seen on the mosses)
Grey Partridge elsewhere: (2, F18. 2, F67. 3, Moss Lane)
Cheers John
Sightings from this moment ring on Little Woolden Moss:
8 Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Oystercatcher
11 Yellow Wagtail
1 male Channel Wagtail on field 56
3 Whimbrel
1 male Whinchat
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart
Little Wooden and Chat Moss today, 06:30-11:30:
10 Yellow Wagtail
1 Channel Wagtail (Little Wooden Moss)
3 Whimbrel
6 Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
1 singing Corn Bunting
4 Wheatear
4 Grey Partridge
Info thanks to Dave Steel and Alan Watford
Little Wooden Moss early afternoon today:
First summer Hobby
3 Ringed Plover
4 Yellow Wagtail
3 Wheatear
Little Woolden Moss late afternoon, birds included c500 Swift, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Ringed Plover, Sedge Warbler and a Wheatear
Little Wooden Moss, 06:00-09:45:
5 Wheatear
8 Yellow Wagtail
1 Corn Bunting in song
5 Curlew
8 Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
2 Snipe
2 Oystercatcher
Info thanks to Dave Steel
15.45-16.55
Little Woolden Moss:
1 Sedge Warbler - singing and in display flight
1 Blackcap - singing
1 Whitethroat
6 Ringed Plover
1 Curlew - having a good bath!
1 Yellow Wagtail - male
c.80+ Swift - mostly swooping low over the trees (loads of midges around)
2 Sand Martin
1 Swallow
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Reed Bunting
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Irlam Moss:
f16 (newly ploughed)
2 Yellow Wagtail (m & f)
1 Wheatear (f)
6 Linnet
1 Oystercatcher
2 Skylark
A few Lapwing including 1 quite well grown chick
1 Kestrel
At Little Woolden Moss today sightings by myself and Dave Steel included 11 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Gull, 1 Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler and at least 140 Swift moving through
Others sighting from Little Wooden Moss today include:
6 Yellow Wagtail
8 Ringed Plover
4 Curlew
7 Wheatear
1 Dunlin
2 Grey Partridge
6 Swift
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Woolden Moss 12.30ish to 3.30pm.
Ringed Plover - 2.
Oystercatcher - 2 (never moved all day).
Wheatear - 1.
Yellow Wagtail - 2.
Curlew - 3 (one over , 2 dropped in).
Common Buzzard - 1 (low over).
Perigine - 1.
Swift - 2.
Hobby - 1 ( Great views , up to 10 mins less than 200m. away ).
Nice to meet fellow birder Anthony who spotted the hobby and Peregrine first.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 5th of May 2017 05:26:45 PM
Little Woolden Moss (6.10-8.00pm):
1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 2 Ravens, 1 Buzzard, 1m Kestrel (Carrying Prey), 1m Linnet,
1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtails, 2 Whitethroats and 1 Oystercatcher.
Along the track to Astley Road:
1 Corn Bunting and 1 Yellowhammer.
-- Edited by John Williams on Thursday 4th of May 2017 11:16:31 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 4th of May 2017 11:42:34 PM
Little Wooden and Chat Moss today, 06:35-12:15:
4 Curlew
1 Dunlin
1 Wood Sandpiper (still)
16 Ringed Plover
4 Wheatear
3 Yellow Wagtail
5 Oystercatcher
2 Redpoll
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Little Wooden Moss mid-afternoon today:
8 Swallow and 2 House Martin all upset by a hunting Hobby
Info thanks to Dave Steel
I was one of the lucky few to see the crane, but was also pretty happy with the wood sandpiper which I have never seen as well in the county.
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 06:45:14 PM
Chat and Little Wooden Moss today, 09:20-12:50:
1 Snipe
4 Yellow Wagtail
12 Wheatear
1 Reeling Grasshopper Warbler
1 singing Sedge Warbler
5 Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
1 Wood sandpiper still present
Info thanks to Dave Steel
Common Crane flew east over Little Wooden Moss at 12:25 today but didn't stop nor look like it was loosing height.
Info thanks to Dave Steel (images on the website)
Early visit so that sun was behind me on the wader pool (0545-0700)
Wood Sandpiper still there and showing well.
First sedge warbler and common whitethroat of the year for me also.
2 x dunlin
6 x ringed plover
4 x canada geese
2 x lapwing
10+ wheatear
1 x kestrel
1 x yellowhammer singing
6 x whitethroat including one that wasn't singing like a normal bird, but making a mewling sound, and every time it vocalised it's front neck feathers opened up. At first I thought it was something special, so I took a photo of it, but it's flight was like a
whitethroat and it seemed to be associated with another.
1 x yellow wagtail.
Willow warbler all over, but strangely no chiffchaff
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 12:17:43 PM
Irlam, Chat and Little Wooden Moss today, 09:20 -12:45:
1 Channel Wagtail chasing a male Yellow Wagtail on field 25
5 Wheatear
4 Oystercatcher
2 Redshank
5 Dunlin
6 Ringed Plover
1 Wood Sandpiper still
Info thanks to Dave Steel
wood sandpiper was still showing well at 7.45pm but with the setting sun straight in front of me I still managed an ok pic, eventually.
6 dunlin
1 curlew
Wood Sandpiper
6 Dunlin
3 Ringed Plover
Wheatear
4 Linnet
3 White Wagtail
2 Meadow Pipit
Phonescoped image of Wood Sandpiper attached
Lesser Whitethroat singing from the southern most corner of field 62 on Chat Moss this afternoon, audible from Astley Road.
Irlam Moss:
8 chiffchaff
6 willow warbler
4 blackcap
15 whitethroat
Goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch
35 linnet
1 reed bunting heard singing
6 yellowhammer
4 house martin (first of the year)
c10 swallow
7 wheatear
6 pied wagtail
6+ yellow wagtail
c15 skylark
7 song thrush
3+ mistle thrush
2 jay
80+ lapwing (including a few chicks)
5 oystercatcher
1 curlew
1 or 2 kestrel
1 buzzard
Little Woolden Moss:
10+ willow warbler
1 blackcap heard singing
2 whitethroat
5+ linnet
2+ reed bunting
3 yellowhammer
2 swallow
4 wheatear
1 meadow pipit
5+ pied wagtail
5 yellow wagtail (beautiful views of these both here and on Irlam Moss)
1 skylark
3 ringed plover
15+ lapwing (mainly adjacent fields; a couple of chicks)
6 dunlin
1 wood sandpiper (a first, and nice to get one here on an off-chance visit, after coming specifically the last couple of years and missing out)
1 oystercatcher
2 curlew
1 kestrel
3 buzzard
Additional sightings from Little Woolden Moss this afternoon:
12 Ringed Plover
A pair of Yellow Wagtail
Phonescoped images of Wood Sandpiper attached; poor lighting etc etc, usual excuses...