4.30-5.00pm 2 Green Sandpipers 5 Lapwing 2 Buzzard over 1 Kestrel 1 Willow Warbler 8 Linnet over north 1 Heron 10+ Teal
This morning, quick 5 min check at 8.10am 0 Green Sandpiper 9 Gadwall 5 Meadow Pipit over south
Steven Nelson said
Thu Sep 15 6:29 PM, 2011
5.00-5.20pm quick stop on way home from work.
Water level very low. Plenty of mud on front pool. This attracted: 33 Lapwing 2 Green Sandpipers
Middle pool 2 more Green Sandpipers 1 Heron
One Green Sand from front pool eventually flew off high SW.
Also continual passage of Swallows south - over 100 in 20mins. Also c.10 House Martins and 1 Swift with them.
Henry Cook said
Thu Sep 15 6:16 PM, 2011
15/09/2011 - 12pm: 2 Green Sandpipers still and a late Swift over.
Henry Cook said
Tue Sep 13 9:30 PM, 2011
13/09/2011 - 2 Green Sandpipers present this afternoon and a single Raven over. The juvenile Little Grebe has taken to dabbling like a Teal as the water is now so shallow.
-- Edited by Henry Cook on Tuesday 13th of September 2011 09:31:02 PM
Henry Cook said
Sat Sep 10 9:05 PM, 2011
10/09/2011 - 3 Green Sandpipers still present. Lots of mud on all three pools but no other waders for a while now.
Henry Cook said
Mon Sep 5 9:00 PM, 2011
05/09/2011 - 12pm: 1 Hobby again, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Yellow Wagtail and House Martins still with young in the nest.
steven burke said
Sun Sep 4 7:29 PM, 2011
2.30-3.30pm
2 green sandpipers 7 yellow wagtails (in first pool) 1 pied wagtail 8 lapwings 3 grey heron 5 buzzards (over all at once) 2 reed buntings 3 whitethroats teals/mallards/moorhens & b-h gulls swallows & house martins over
1 weasel (near the boulders at gate)
Henry Cook said
Sun Sep 4 2:18 PM, 2011
04/09/2011 - 11am: 3 Green Sandpipers still and 1 Willow Tit
Henry Cook said
Fri Sep 2 6:28 PM, 2011
02/09/2011 - 5-6pm:
1 Hobby - adult chasing House Martins low over Woodcote Farm, first bird I saw as I arrived and continued to put on a great show overhead. 3 Green Sandpipers c40 Teals 1 Shoveler 2 Gadwall
Henry Cook said
Tue Aug 30 7:32 PM, 2011
30/08/2011 - One Green Sandpiper today and hundreds of hirundines (mainly Swallows) over the filter beds.
Karen Foulkes said
Sun Aug 28 4:36 PM, 2011
28/8 1450
3 Green Sandpiper 20 Teal 1 juv Little Grebe
Henry Cook said
Fri Aug 26 5:19 PM, 2011
26/08/2011 - 3-4pm before the rain:
1 Shoveler 4 Gadwalls 28 Teals 5 Green Sandpipers 1 Sparrowhawk - juv, different bird to the other day 1 Stock Dove
Also 2 falcons flying together, seen briefly, probably Kestrels
Henry Cook said
Wed Aug 24 9:04 PM, 2011
24/08/2011 - 9 Green Sandpipers this morning, a couple of which flew in during a shower.
Henry Cook said
Tue Aug 23 1:19 PM, 2011
23/08/2011 - 11am-12pm:
3 Green Sandpipers 1 Sparrowhawk
Henry Cook said
Sun Aug 21 7:23 PM, 2011
21/08/2011 - Green Sandpiper count increased to 4 this evening. Quiet otherwise.
Henry Cook said
Sun Aug 21 10:53 AM, 2011
21/08/2011 - 6-10am
3 Green Sandpipers 1 Little Grebe 3 Gadwalls 26 Teals 1 Kestrel 1 Common Swift - flew in from the north, fed over the pools briefly and headed quickly off south, great to see migration in action like this 3 Grey Wagtails 4 Blackcaps 1 Garden Warbler 3 Willow Warblers 21 Chiffchaffs 16 Whitethroats 1 Reed Warbler 1 Willow Tit
Henry Cook said
Sat Aug 20 11:13 AM, 2011
It probably was the same bird Ollie, yeah. Called in this morning but no sign of egret or any sandpipers.
Ollie Wright said
Fri Aug 19 9:27 PM, 2011
Just out of curiosity, I wonder if that was the same Little Egret which was recently at Broad Ees Dole?
Henry Cook said
Fri Aug 19 8:56 PM, 2011
19/08/2011 - 1 juv Little Egret present this evening on the 3rd pool. The only other birds of note were the 4 Green Sandpipers still faithful to the 2nd pool which is nearly dried up now.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Wed Aug 17 8:02 PM, 2011
Mid afternoon, August 17.
Shoveler 1 Teal 6+ Green Sandpiper 2 Lapwing 1juv Grey Heron 2 Little Grebe 1ad + ijuv Swallow 10+ House Martin 30+ Pied Wagtail 10+ etc.etc.etc.
Pete Hines said
Tue Aug 16 3:18 PM, 2011
yesterday
4 Green Sandpiper 3 Yellow Wagtail
James Walsh said
Mon Aug 15 11:23 PM, 2011
Monday 15th August 11:30am
1 Green Sand, 1 Shoveler, 20 Teal, 2 Little Grebe
Rob Smallwood said
Mon Aug 15 12:43 PM, 2011
Ian Campbell wrote:
ps wasn't that happy being close to Stretford Utd's training ground
You could have walked on another 750m and found yourself at Stockport City's copycat training ground next door!
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Aug 13 9:02 PM, 2011
Spotted Flycatcher at the top of birch trees on the path towards Altrincham ETW adjacent to field 16 at 4:20ish.
A late post due to there being no forum access from mobile phones for some reason and me being at work all day.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 15th of August 2011 10:45:30 PM
Henry Cook said
Sat Aug 13 8:46 PM, 2011
13/08/2011 - Followed up a report of a Pied Flycatcher just north of the works by the united training ground but couldn't find the thing between 6.30 and 8pm. Stuff seen in the area:
2 Shovelers 17 Teals 4 Gadwalls 4 Green Sandpipers 20+ Swallows 1 House Martin 2 Sand Martins 26 Swifts - heading south quite rapidly 1 Yellowhammer
Henry Cook said
Thu Aug 11 3:53 PM, 2011
11/08/2011 - Pretty much identical to yesterday's sightings but a Common Swift flew through heading SW after a period of drizzle.
Henry Cook said
Wed Aug 10 8:45 PM, 2011
10/08/2011 - Quick check in the rain this evening:
1 Little Grebe - plus juv doing well 16 Teals 2 Gadwalls 1 Shoveler 4 Green Sandpipers 1 Common Snipe 1 Little Ringed Plover 6 Lapwings c300 hirundines (similar quantities of Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins)
Henry Cook said
Mon Aug 8 1:56 PM, 2011
08/08/2011 - Down to 4 Green Sandpipers this morning and a thorough soaking!
Henry Cook said
Sun Aug 7 4:01 PM, 2011
07/08/2011 - 7 Green Sandpipers and 2 Little Ringed Plovers this afternoon.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Aug 4 9:36 AM, 2011
This morning:
5 Green Sandpiper 1 Shoveler 7 Teal
Info thanks to James Walsh
Ian Campbell said
Tue Aug 2 4:13 PM, 2011
blockquote>sid ashton wrote:
Ian the Green Sandpipers have been on the middle pool which is up the small hill beyond that pond you viewed through the fence. Don't know if that's where you looked.
Cheers for that Sid, no I didn't look there, that will teach me to be better prepared in future
sid ashton said
Tue Aug 2 3:48 PM, 2011
Ian the Green Sandpipers have been on the middle pool which is up the small hill beyond that pond you viewed through the fence. Don't know if that's where you looked.
Ian Campbell said
Tue Aug 2 3:34 PM, 2011
My first visit to this site this afternoon, parked at Woodcote farm where it was good to see lots of Swallow and House Martin walked up the lane to view the pond on the right through the fence, 30+ Lapwing on mud but no sign of any Sandpiper, Buzzard calling but I couldn't see it. Walked on to Aston Road turned left here then crossed Birch Road and found 7 or 8 Yellowhammer in hedgerow here. Back near the sewage works a Yellow Wagtail in field with horses. Cheers Ian ps wasn't that happy being close to Stretford Utd's training ground
Pete Hines said
Mon Aug 1 12:16 PM, 2011
Yesterday 16.10
2 Green Sandpiper 3 Little-ringed Plover Little Grebe with 1 juvenile
Adam Jones said
Sat Jul 30 12:19 PM, 2011
Saturday 30th July
3 Green Sandpipers this morning 1 Kestrel sat on a telegraph pole 1 Little Grebe on the first tank
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jul 29 10:32 PM, 2011
Sightings from this morning:
1 Green Sandpiper 1 Yellow Wagtail 4 Shoveler 13 Lapwing 1 Yellowhammer 12 Gadwall 2 Little Grebe
Info thanks to James Walsh
Henry Cook said
Wed Jul 27 6:20 PM, 2011
27/07/2011 - 6 Green Sandpipers present this afternoon and a Cormorant on the first lake.
Adam Jones said
Sat Jul 23 3:46 PM, 2011
Saturday 23rd July 9.00am
4 Green Sandpipers 2 Grey Heron 8 Lapwings 6 Reed Buntings 1 Sedge Warbler 10 Pied Wagtails 1 Buzzard lots of juvenile Whitethroats and Goldfinches
8.10am 5 Green Sandpiper 1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler
5.00-5.30pm 6 Green Sandpiper 2 Buzzards including 1 bird low over the pools causing panic amongst the ducks then rising high to join another on the thermals 1 Chiffchaff 2 Stock Dove Family parties of Whitethroat, Blue, Great & LT Tits
Dave Cropper said
Wed Jul 20 3:13 PM, 2011
Similar sightings to Ann although 6 Green Sandpipers were present both times I passed.
1 Grasshopper Warbler seen well and at least 3 other birds reeling in this general area.
All three wagtail species present with young.
Ann Ribbands said
Wed Jul 20 1:53 PM, 2011
5 Green sandpipers visible this morning, large family of common Whitethroats very active in the apple tree, 2 reeling grasshopper warblers in the flowering dock beyond the viewing area for the pool, also lesser whitethroat, reed buntings, sedge warbler, willow warbler, 1 Hedge Brown and 1 Meadow Brown butterflies (would have expected more).
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Tue Jul 19 5:57 PM, 2011
Tuesday, 19th July pm.
Green Sandpiper 6 Oystercatcher 1 Lapwing 1 Little Grebe 2ad 2yng Grasshopper Warbler 1 short song Sedge Warbler 1 Reed Bunting 1 singing Canada Geese BH Gulls Mallards Gadwalls Coots Moorhens Collared Dove 1 Pied Wagtail 1
James Walsh said
Mon Jul 18 1:50 PM, 2011
Sunday 17th July early afternoon
6 Green Sandpipers 2 Lapwing
Henry Cook said
Sat Jul 16 4:14 PM, 2011
16/07/2011 - 2pm, heavy rain dropped a few things in this afternoon:
1 Redshank 6 Green Sandpipers 1 Oystercatcher 12 Lapwings c30 Pied Wagtails - mainly juvs 1 Redstart - fem in scrub north of pools 1 Grasshopper Warbler 1 Reed Warbler
Steven Nelson said
Thu Jul 14 7:42 PM, 2011
8.10am Just 1 Green Sandpiper 2 Grey Wagtails (adult male & juv)
5.30pm 2 Green Sandpipers 1 Grey Wag (male) 3 LR Plovers 1 Buzzard over Gadwall brood of 8 half grown young and female
3 Green Sandpipers
5 Lapwing
2 Heron
7 Gadwall
15+ Teal
2 Green Sandpipers
5 Lapwing
2 Buzzard over
1 Kestrel
1 Willow Warbler
8 Linnet over north
1 Heron
10+ Teal
This morning, quick 5 min check at 8.10am
0 Green Sandpiper
9 Gadwall
5 Meadow Pipit over south
Water level very low. Plenty of mud on front pool. This attracted:
33 Lapwing
2 Green Sandpipers
Middle pool
2 more Green Sandpipers
1 Heron
One Green Sand from front pool eventually flew off high SW.
Also continual passage of Swallows south - over 100 in 20mins. Also c.10 House Martins and 1 Swift
-- Edited by Henry Cook on Tuesday 13th of September 2011 09:31:02 PM
2.30-3.30pm
2 green sandpipers
7 yellow wagtails (in first pool)
1 pied wagtail
8 lapwings
3 grey heron
5 buzzards (over all at once)
2 reed buntings
3 whitethroats
teals/mallards/moorhens & b-h gulls
swallows & house martins over
1 weasel (near the boulders at gate)
1 Hobby - adult chasing House Martins low over Woodcote Farm, first bird I saw as I arrived and continued to put on a great show overhead.
3 Green Sandpipers
c40 Teals
1 Shoveler
2 Gadwall
3 Green Sandpiper
20 Teal
1 juv Little Grebe
1 Shoveler
4 Gadwalls
28 Teals
5 Green Sandpipers
1 Sparrowhawk - juv, different bird to the other day
1 Stock Dove
Highlights being:
2 Green Sandpipers
1 Swift over
Nice to meet Henry Cook.
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Thursday 25th of August 2011 08:32:18 PM
1 Shoveler
21 Teal
1 GS Woodpecker
1/2 Buzzards
2 singing Chiffchaffs
4 Bh gulls
Also 2 falcons flying together, seen briefly, probably Kestrels
3 Green Sandpipers
1 Sparrowhawk
3 Green Sandpipers
1 Little Grebe
3 Gadwalls
26 Teals
1 Kestrel
1 Common Swift - flew in from the north, fed over the pools briefly and headed quickly off south, great to see migration in action like this
3 Grey Wagtails
4 Blackcaps
1 Garden Warbler
3 Willow Warblers
21 Chiffchaffs
16 Whitethroats
1 Reed Warbler
1 Willow Tit
The only other birds of note were the 4 Green Sandpipers still faithful to the 2nd pool which is nearly dried up now.
Shoveler 1
Teal 6+
Green Sandpiper 2
Lapwing 1juv
Grey Heron 2
Little Grebe 1ad + ijuv
Swallow 10+
House Martin 30+
Pied Wagtail 10+
etc.etc.etc.
4 Green Sandpiper
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Green Sand, 1 Shoveler, 20 Teal, 2 Little Grebe
You could have walked on another 750m and found yourself at Stockport City's copycat training ground next door!
A late post due to there being no forum access from mobile phones for some reason and me being at work all day.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 15th of August 2011 10:45:30 PM
2 Shovelers
17 Teals
4 Gadwalls
4 Green Sandpipers
20+ Swallows
1 House Martin
2 Sand Martins
26 Swifts - heading south quite rapidly
1 Yellowhammer
1 Little Grebe - plus juv doing well
16 Teals
2 Gadwalls
1 Shoveler
4 Green Sandpipers
1 Common Snipe
1 Little Ringed Plover
6 Lapwings
c300 hirundines (similar quantities of Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins)
5 Green Sandpiper
1 Shoveler
7 Teal
Info thanks to James Walsh
Ian the Green Sandpipers have been on the middle pool which is up the small hill beyond that pond you viewed through the fence. Don't know if that's where you looked.
Cheers for that Sid, no I didn't look there, that will teach me to be better prepared in future
Cheers Ian
ps wasn't that happy being close to Stretford Utd's training ground
2 Green Sandpiper
3 Little-ringed Plover
Little Grebe with 1 juvenile
3 Green Sandpipers this morning
1 Kestrel sat on a telegraph pole
1 Little Grebe on the first tank
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Yellow Wagtail
4 Shoveler
13 Lapwing
1 Yellowhammer
12 Gadwall
2 Little Grebe
Info thanks to James Walsh
4 Green Sandpipers
2 Grey Heron
8 Lapwings
6 Reed Buntings
1 Sedge Warbler
10 Pied Wagtails
1 Buzzard
lots of juvenile Whitethroats and Goldfinches
1 Shoveler
2 Teals
2 Gadwalls
3 Green Sandpipers
1 Oystercatcher
2 Lapwings
1 Kingfisher
2 Grasshopper Warblers
1 Reed Warbler
5 Green Sandpiper
1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler
5.00-5.30pm
6 Green Sandpiper
2 Buzzards including 1 bird low over the pools causing panic amongst the ducks then rising high to join another on the thermals
1 Chiffchaff
2 Stock Dove
Family parties of Whitethroat, Blue, Great & LT Tits
1 Grasshopper Warbler seen well and at least 3 other birds reeling in this general area.
All three wagtail species present with young.
Green Sandpiper 6
Oystercatcher 1
Lapwing 1
Little Grebe 2ad 2yng
Grasshopper Warbler 1 short song
Sedge Warbler 1
Reed Bunting 1 singing
Canada Geese
BH Gulls
Mallards
Gadwalls
Coots
Moorhens
Collared Dove 1
Pied Wagtail 1
6 Green Sandpipers
2 Lapwing
1 Redshank
6 Green Sandpipers
1 Oystercatcher
12 Lapwings
c30 Pied Wagtails - mainly juvs
1 Redstart - fem in scrub north of pools
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Reed Warbler
Just 1 Green Sandpiper
2 Grey Wagtails (adult male & juv)
5.30pm
2 Green Sandpipers
1 Grey Wag (male)
3 LR Plovers
1 Buzzard over
Gadwall brood of 8 half grown young and female