Adult Drake WOOD DUCK looking stunning near rocks just down from weir on Weir Rd, flying/swimming strongly.
Also 10 Redwing, 3 Goosander, 2 Grey Wagtail, singing Dipper at Cheadle Bridge, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Pied Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch.
Can you tell me where Weir Road is, please.
i don't recall any road in Heaton Mersey call Weir Road. Is there any chance you mean Vale Road which runs down from the Crown Inn on Didsbury Road to the river and turns into Vale Farm, cattery next to the weir.
Chris Harper said
Tue Mar 1 8:22 AM, 2016
Drake Mandarin this morning by playing fields
2 Goosander, Bullfinch
Chris Harper said
Mon Feb 29 8:11 AM, 2016
Adult Drake WOOD DUCK looking stunning near rocks just down from weir on Weir Rd, flying/swimming strongly.
Also 10 Redwing, 3 Goosander, 2 Grey Wagtail, singing Dipper at Cheadle Bridge, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Pied Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch.
Chris Harper said
Wed Feb 24 8:12 AM, 2016
2 Bullfinch. 3 Goosander, Grey Wagtail.
Chris Harper said
Mon Feb 22 8:14 AM, 2016
Siskin flock between Acorn Business Park and Pyramid
3x Male Goosander, 4x Female Goosander, Kingfisher, Cormorant, Moorhen and Grey Heron. All near Garlic Bend electricity pylon.
Chris Harper said
Tue Feb 9 8:19 AM, 2016
Goosander pair
4 Grey Heron
5 singing Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush
Pete Hines said
Tue Feb 2 8:19 AM, 2016
alanhill wrote:
Monday 1st February, afternoon
Three pairs of Goosanders at different locations between Heaton Mersey Business Park and the Glass Pyramid. Does anyone know what summer breeding grounds they, and other Goosanders on the Mersey, might have come from?
Alan Hill
At least one pair has bred along the Mersey over years
alanhill said
Mon Feb 1 8:19 PM, 2016
Monday 1st February, afternoon
Three pairs of Goosanders at different locations between Heaton Mersey Business Park and the Glass Pyramid. Does anyone know what summer breeding grounds they, and other Goosanders on the Mersey, might have come from?
Alan Hill
Simon Gough said
Sat Jan 30 2:26 PM, 2016
A couple of spins along the river by Burnage Rugby Club on the way to and from Abney Hall Park, at about 930 and 1230. Nothing much on the way down, other than a smart Lesser Black-backed Gull and double figures of Common Gull amongst the Black-headeds feeding on the school playing fields. This is the most I have seen there. On the way back, a single drake Goosander, 2 Pied Wagtails on the bank in the middle of Grey Wagtail territory and best of all a nice flock of winter thrushes and Starlings on the football pitches. The sun was right on them and all the plumages looked fantastic. There were 7 Mistle Thrush, 8 or 9 Fieldfare and around 50 Redwings, plus 30 or so Starling.
Chris Harper said
Wed Jan 27 6:25 PM, 2016
Highlights of the last few days have included Dipper(by m60 bridge), 3 Goosander, 50 Redwing and Grey Wagtail.
Chris Sutton said
Thu Jan 21 4:28 PM, 2016
Wood Duck (m) still around - feeding and preening by the water outlet that enters the river halfway between the weir at the bottom of Vale Rd and downstream to patch island. Also; Goosander (3) - 1m Moorhen (3)
Simon Owen said
Sun Jan 17 3:15 PM, 2016
Repost, with commas!
Burnage Rugby Club to the Weir 1pm - 3pm: 5x Goosander, Robin, Wren, Goldfinch, Flock of Redwing, Kingfisher - near the weir for 20mins, 2x Grey Heron, Moorhen
Feel free to delete my previous post?!
Simon Owen said
Sun Jan 17 3:06 PM, 2016
Burnage Rugby Club to the Weir 1pm - 3pm
5x Goosander
Robin
Wren
Goldfinch
Flock of Redwing
Kingfisher - near the weir.
2x Grey Heron
Moorhen
Chris Harper said
Sun Jan 17 7:11 AM, 2016
Yesterday 10.30-11
5 Goosander, Grey Wagtail, 60 Redwing
Chris Harper said
Tue Jan 12 3:19 PM, 2016
Drake Wood Duck currently at Patch Island
Chris Harper said
Tue Jan 5 7:21 PM, 2016
4 Goosander at 3.30. Two drake and one young 'moulting' into Drake plumage.
Chris Harper said
Mon Jan 4 8:29 AM, 2016
7.15-7.30 am:
Little Grebe
7 singing Song Thrush
Grey Heron
Joel Tragen said
Tue Dec 22 7:03 PM, 2015
Between fletcher moss and Jackson's bridge 3 Little grebes 1 lone female Goosander and a pair just before fletcher moss 5 Grey Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Moorhens a flock of 11 Fieldfare flew over from fletcher moss and landed in the fields on the other side of the river Cheers Joel
Chris Harper said
Mon Dec 14 7:22 PM, 2015
2 Dipper on debris under cheadle bridge
Goosander
Pheasant
Redwing
Simon Owen said
Sun Dec 13 4:23 PM, 2015
Quick walk in the miserable grey rain today 3:15pm - 4pm. 2x male Goosander 5x female Goosander 1x Kingfisher just in front of me - it had just caught a fish and ate it. Impressive work when the river is so high, fast moving and muddy. Wren and Blue Tit
Chris Harper said
Wed Dec 9 7:42 PM, 2015
Possible female Gadwall today above the weir
7 Goosander
Chris Harper said
Tue Dec 8 7:40 PM, 2015
10 Goosander,6 drakes
Little Grebe
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Sat Dec 5 11:45 AM, 2015
Ah okay thanks mate. I'll keep an eye out on here as well as trying to get down to have a look myself! thanks
Paul Dewey said
Fri Dec 4 2:55 PM, 2015
Couple of hours today, highlights
5 Goosander, 2 male
Lots of gull, mainly Black Headed with good number of Common and solitary LBB
6 Grey heron
4 Cormorant
Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Redwing
Fieldfare
2 Buzzard
Chris Harper said
Tue Dec 1 7:50 PM, 2015
Hi Eugene it's where the b5095 crosses the Mersey. Wilmslow Road. Haven't seen them for a while now. Since the river has been high this week and last.
Eugene Dillon-Hooper said
Tue Dec 1 6:14 PM, 2015
Hi, where abouts is this bridge where the dippers are regularly spotted. Ive never seen one, and would love to get a glimpse!
Cheers, Eugene.
Chris Harper said
Tue Dec 1 5:12 PM, 2015
Snipe flushed near top of garlic bend at 4.20.
Chris Harper said
Tue Dec 1 8:13 AM, 2015
Drake WOOD DUCK again this morning at 7.30 on 'bankside' channel of Patch Island, associating with Mallards
Also Little Grebe
Chris Harper said
Wed Nov 25 6:13 PM, 2015
30+ Siskin around Asda in the town centre at 3.45 (where Mersey flows out from it)
Dipper Cheadle bridge am
Drake and female Goosander
Little Grebe
Song Thrush, Robin and Great Tit all in song.
Chris Harper said
Tue Nov 24 8:19 AM, 2015
Little Grebe
Sparrowhawk
10 Grey Heron
Chris Harper said
Mon Nov 23 10:27 AM, 2015
2 Dippers at 7.25
Little Grebe by weir
6 Goosander
5 Grey Heron
Copland Smith said
Sun Nov 22 2:49 PM, 2015
I walked up and down between the Mersey Vale weir and Cheadle bridge for a couple of hours yesterday (Sat 21) in the bright winter light. No sign of dippers. 1 Goosander 2 Cormorant 3 Pied wagtail 2 Grey wagtail 6 mallard 1 moorhen n canada geese wrens, blackbirds, starlings, blue tits, great tits etc. Hundreds of blackheads on the playing fields, with a few common and lesser blackbacked gulls.
Chris Harper said
Mon Nov 16 9:05 AM, 2015
2 Dipper
2 Goosander, including my first Drake of the Autumn
Grey Wagtail
10 Grey Heron
Chris Harper said
Tue Nov 10 8:02 PM, 2015
Despite the high river, last 2 days have produced Dipper, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 4 Goosander and up to 10 Grey Heron.
Chris Harper said
Wed Nov 4 8:11 AM, 2015
Most of the action from Cheadle Bridge and up river to Garlic Bend at 7.30am
2 Dippers at least, with some amazing territorial behaviour on the base of the bridge. Presumably the male bird throwing back head, puffing out white chest and singing away. First for me behaviourally.
Also 1+ Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 8 Grey Heron
Chris Harper said
Mon Nov 2 8:20 AM, 2015
Dipper pair by Parrs Wood fields
Kingfisher
5 Goosander
Grey Wagtail
Simon Owen said
Sun Nov 1 5:38 PM, 2015
Some new ones today:
Little Grebe towards Cheadle Bridge,
Sandpiper (I think?) flew over towards sewage works,
GS Woodpecker,
Kingfisher twice,
3x Goosander,
1 wagtail,
2x heron.
Pete Hines said
Mon Oct 26 9:53 PM, 2015
Dipper 1 Cheadle Bridge
Simon Owen said
Mon Oct 26 5:21 PM, 2015
Cheadle bridge to Garlic Bend
3x Goosander (all female)
1x Heron eating a crayfish on the bank
4x grey wagtail
1x kingfisher fishing off the broken tree just before garlic bend - watched him for 5minutes
2x Cormorant
Pete Hines said
Thu Oct 22 9:11 PM, 2015
Dipper 1 on River Mersey at rapids adjacent Burnage Rugby Club Goosander 1 Kingfisher 1 Grey Wagtail 1
Chris Harper said
Tue Oct 20 8:02 PM, 2015
No sign on my way home earlier either.
Mike Poole said
Tue Oct 20 7:32 PM, 2015
Thanks Chris, Ill make a re-visit. Shame as the place you stopped to chat would be great for low level photos
Chris Harper said
Tue Oct 20 8:13 AM, 2015
Hi Mike . It was further upstream of where the pylon crosses, however no sign this morning in a brief search. Kingfisher Grey Wagtail
Kingfisher at M60 bridge
Also Mandarin pair, 3 pair Goosander, 4 Bullfinch, 60 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Herring Gull.
Kingfisher down to a few meters on Patch Island. Also 5 Goosander, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Redwing, Grey and Pied Wagtail.
That's the one. Didn't see it today though.
Can you tell me where Weir Road is, please.
i don't recall any road in Heaton Mersey call Weir Road. Is there any chance you mean Vale Road which runs down from the Crown Inn on Didsbury Road to the river and turns into Vale Farm, cattery next to the weir.
Drake Mandarin this morning by playing fields
2 Goosander, Bullfinch
Adult Drake WOOD DUCK looking stunning near rocks just down from weir on Weir Rd, flying/swimming strongly.
Also 10 Redwing, 3 Goosander, 2 Grey Wagtail, singing Dipper at Cheadle Bridge, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Pied Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch.
2 Bullfinch. 3 Goosander, Grey Wagtail.
Siskin flock between Acorn Business Park and Pyramid
Dipper at Cheadle Bridge
Kingfisher
2 male Bullfinch
7 Goosander (5 Drake)
Grey Heron
Goosander pair
4 Grey Heron
5 singing Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush
At least one pair has bred along the Mersey over years
Monday 1st February, afternoon
Three pairs of Goosanders at different locations between Heaton Mersey Business Park and the Glass Pyramid. Does anyone know what summer breeding grounds they, and other Goosanders on the Mersey, might have come from?
Alan Hill
Highlights of the last few days have included Dipper(by m60 bridge), 3 Goosander, 50 Redwing and Grey Wagtail.
Also;
Goosander (3) - 1m
Moorhen (3)
Yesterday 10.30-11
5 Goosander, Grey Wagtail, 60 Redwing
Drake Wood Duck currently at Patch Island
4 Goosander at 3.30. Two drake and one young 'moulting' into Drake plumage.
7.15-7.30 am:
Little Grebe
7 singing Song Thrush
Grey Heron
3 Little grebes
1 lone female Goosander and a pair just before fletcher moss
5 Grey Wagtail
1 Pied Wagtail
2 Moorhens
a flock of 11 Fieldfare flew over from fletcher moss and landed in the fields on the other side of the river
Cheers Joel
2 Dipper on debris under cheadle bridge
Goosander
Pheasant
Redwing
2x male Goosander
5x female Goosander
1x Kingfisher just in front of me - it had just caught a fish and ate it. Impressive work when the river is so high, fast moving and muddy.
Wren and Blue Tit
Possible female Gadwall today above the weir
7 Goosander
10 Goosander,6 drakes
Little Grebe
thanks
Couple of hours today, highlights
5 Goosander, 2 male
Lots of gull, mainly Black Headed with good number of Common and solitary LBB
6 Grey heron
4 Cormorant
Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Redwing
Fieldfare
2 Buzzard
Hi Eugene it's where the b5095 crosses the Mersey. Wilmslow Road. Haven't seen them for a while now. Since the river has been high this week and last.
Snipe flushed near top of garlic bend at 4.20.
Drake WOOD DUCK again this morning at 7.30 on 'bankside' channel of Patch Island, associating with Mallards
Also Little Grebe
30+ Siskin around Asda in the town centre at 3.45 (where Mersey flows out from it)
Dipper Cheadle bridge am
Drake and female Goosander
Little Grebe
Song Thrush, Robin and Great Tit all in song.
Little Grebe
Sparrowhawk
10 Grey Heron
2 Dippers at 7.25
Little Grebe by weir
6 Goosander
5 Grey Heron
1 Goosander
2 Cormorant
3 Pied wagtail
2 Grey wagtail
6 mallard
1 moorhen
n canada geese
wrens, blackbirds, starlings, blue tits, great tits etc.
Hundreds of blackheads on the playing fields, with a few common and lesser blackbacked gulls.
2 Dipper
2 Goosander, including my first Drake of the Autumn
Grey Wagtail
10 Grey Heron
Despite the high river, last 2 days have produced Dipper, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 4 Goosander and up to 10 Grey Heron.
Most of the action from Cheadle Bridge and up river to Garlic Bend at 7.30am
2 Dippers at least, with some amazing territorial behaviour on the base of the bridge. Presumably the male bird throwing back head, puffing out white chest and singing away. First for me behaviourally.
Also 1+ Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 8 Grey Heron
Dipper pair by Parrs Wood fields
Kingfisher
5 Goosander
Grey Wagtail
Dipper 1 Cheadle Bridge
Goosander 1
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Kingfisher
Grey Wagtail