two wheat ear on land in front of garage off turner lane one mute swan two moorhen and one canada goose on sheldon pond jackdaw and wood pigeons didnt go near mockerridge it was like a car park
Steve Suttill said
Fri Apr 16 9:52 AM, 2010
The path which runs north alongside the motorway should be good for Sedge Warbler and Whitethroat pretty soon.
Steve
Karen Foulkes said
Thu Apr 15 7:35 PM, 2010
I spent an hour or so on the Moss after work this evening.
Mute Swan still on Sheldon Pool unringed very territorial Pair of Canada Geese, male bird? chasing man and toddler away after they went close to its mate 3 Mallard
Mockridge Pool
Grey Heron 2 Coot 2 Canada Geese
Also in the area
2 Swallow 10+ Linnet Skylark 10+ Lapwing 10 Starling 3 House Sparrow Greenfinch 2 Robin 4 Dunnock Great Tit Blue Tit Blackbird 6+ Collared Dove 25+ Woodpigeon 2 LBB Gull over
Rachael Hill said
Mon Apr 12 7:57 AM, 2010
5.45pm, Sat 10/04/10 m&f mallard & approx 6 ducklings behind Village
Rachael Hill said
Wed Mar 31 11:44 AM, 2010
11.15am Quick visit Nothing on Sheldon 100+ starlings & 14 lapwings flew from car people to moss, wish I'd seen what spooked them Moorhen on lane Mockridge pond Grey heron mute swan little grebe
Northern Wheatear 2 - male, on bank on approach to Mockridges.
Skylark c4 singing
Mistle Thrush 2
Grey Heron 3 over
Coot 1, Mockridge pool
Moorhen 2, Mockridge pool
Lapwing c 30
Karen Foulkes said
Thu Mar 25 8:22 PM, 2010
A trip to the Moss this evening after work
Pool round corner from Mockridge pr Moorhen pr Coot 1 drake Mallard pr of Canada Geese one of which had apparently got its leg caught on wire during the night and a lady was giving it water, she said she and her husband had rescued it earlier today
Mockridge Pool pr Moorhen Little Grebe
Sheldon Pool Mute Swan (still there) pr Coot
Slag heaps 10+ Lapwings 1 Skylark
Lanes round pools Greenfinch Goldfinch Wren Robin Blackbird Mistle Thrush Pied Wagtail over
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Thursday 25th of March 2010 08:26:10 PM
Visit 10.15-11.15am Men working near Sheldon Pond Sheldon 1 coot 2 canada geese 3 mallard
car phone warehouse 7 lapwing
mockridge pond 1 moorhen 2 coots 1 mute swan
From lane 2 song thrushes 4 blackbirds 9 magpies 60+ starlings 15 wood pigeons 3+ sky lark 2 dunnock 10+ greenfinch 5 goldfinch (feeding on teasels ) 3 robin 6 house sparrows 3 wrens blue tit great tit 2 collared doves 2 dunnock 1 carrion crow 2 lapwings
Karen Foulkes said
Tue Mar 16 12:32 PM, 2010
Visited Ashton Moss on Sunday.
24+ Lapwing including 19 being harrassed by a Peregrine, the Peregrine then lost interest moved away and stooped and then disappeared over a mound c30 Linnet, finally seen after hearing them practically every time I've visited the Moss! Mute Swan Mockridge Pool Pair of Coot on Sheldon Pool Pair of Coot on Mockridge Pool 3+ Skylark singing Grey Heron Mallard
Round back of Travelodge LT Tit collecting cobwebs from garage Coal Tit Greenfinch Chaffinch House Sparrow Blackbird Great Tit Blue Tit
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Tuesday 16th of March 2010 12:34:16 PM
Rachael Hill said
Wed Mar 10 2:24 PM, 2010
Quick visit in the car 11.15am Sheldon Pond 26 black headed gulls 1 mute swan 1 coot 4 canada geese 2 mallard 4 lapwing on moss
Mockridge pond 2 coots
Car people rooftop 18 lapwing
Andrew Newall said
Sat Mar 6 9:10 PM, 2010
2 curlew over the car people on friday 9.30am ish ( county lifer for me )
cheers
Andrew
Karen Foulkes said
Sat Mar 6 6:40 PM, 2010
This am
Mute Swan still present 22 Lapwing many displaying later 10 on roof of Car People pr Tufted Duck Canada Goose Coot 3+ Skylark singing (Spring is here!) pr Mistle Thrush Grey Heron 4+ Dunnock Coal Tit 8+ Great Tit 2 Blue Tit Chaffinch 4 Greenfinch Mallard 8 Woodpigeon 10 House Sparrow Crow 2 LT Tit
Cricket Club area
Kestrel perched on mast GS Woodpecker
Sainsburys Roundabout 42 Black Headed Gull 8 Common Gull 1 LBB Gull
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Saturday 6th of March 2010 08:03:09 PM
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Saturday 6th of March 2010 08:07:51 PM
Karen Foulkes said
Wed Mar 3 6:15 PM, 2010
Went for a quick trip to the Moss this lunchtime, didn't have much time, managed to get the following selection of birds.
Just had a brilliant stroll down the lane with my kids & then up the path on the golf course: 1 ringed plover 4 skylark (at least) flying up & down, singing beautifully 1 mute swan -you don't want to know how scarce they are in Tameside!! 12 lapwings 2 magpie 4 mallard 4 blackbird 2 wren 6 canada geese 1 moorhen 5 goldfinch 13 woodpigeon 2 jackdaw 2 collared dove 4 greenfinch 1 grey heron 1 dunnock 4 chaffinch 1 song thrush 1 coal tit 4 blue tit 2 great tit 2 carrion crow Making me very happy Borough tick of 51 (slowly improving )
nigel charlesworth said
Sun Jan 31 3:56 PM, 2010
first visit of year all ponds frozen. topped up feeders by car the home for breakfast then back down to see whats about
mockeridge end the birds where near as damn it perching on us as we watched the feeders then walked up the lane motor way table was empty but pigeons are the animal equivilent of a hoover. the level crossing feeder was empty but evidence of activity could be seen on the way back to sheldon pool we spotted 5 fieldfare and 4 mistle thrush we stopped to watch them another bird appeared and this had a RED breast " American Robin " we both said then the sun went behind a cloud GUTTED has anyone else notice how vivid the breast colour is on Fieldfare we hadnt
just the usual suspencts in small numbers 20 species in all
Rachael Hill said
Sun Jan 10 11:36 AM, 2010
Went for stroll down lane passed garden centre, all ponds totally frozen. 10.30-11.10 1 magpie 4 collared doves 1 wren 1 Kestrel 4 blackbirds 8 woodpigeon 1 robin 2 longtailled tits 2 blue tit 1 great tit
Andrew Newall said
Wed Jan 6 8:10 PM, 2010
few sightings over the last few weeks
15 fieldfare - new manchester bird for me 3 song thrush 2 mistle thrush 30 greenfinch over 2 heron 25 canada geese 2 sawns 10 goldfinch 2 blackbirds
cheers
Andrew
nigel charlesworth said
Sun Dec 27 11:32 AM, 2009
late report for boxing day
12.00 12.45
no sign of your canadas racheal pool thawing but no wildfowl in sight save two mute swans that just couldnt prick up enough confidence to land if only i had my camcorder with me. stocked level crossing feeder with fat balls flushed a snipe on the wet meadow near the garage. a mixed flock of 50+ fieldfare and mistle thrushes were on the golfcourse adj to sheldon pool
Rachael Hill said
Thu Dec 24 3:52 PM, 2009
nigel charlesworth wrote:
9.30 - 11.20 canada geese (85+)
AHHH... wonder if these are from Stamford Park boating lake, when I did the WEBS count on Sunday the lake was frozen & I was missing around 100 geese!! Wondered where they got to. Rae
nigel charlesworth said
Thu Dec 24 11:41 AM, 2009
9.30 - 11.20
freeding points at motorway bridge, level crossing and paddock gate at mockerridge all topped up with seed and fat balls
all water frozen birds seen
magpie, canada geese (85+), kestrel (2) starlings, blackbirds, greenfinch, carrion crow, B.H.gull, wren, herring gull, collard dove robin, goldfinch, long tailed tit (20+) great tit, mistle thrush.
a merry x-mas to all
Rachael Hill said
Sun Nov 22 4:05 PM, 2009
Quick drive by the Sheldon Pond 14.40, 22/11/09 3 moorhen 3 mallard
33 canada geese on embankment across road/track from Sheldon pond Oh, about 20 jackdaws on by-pass roundabout by cineworld/hollywood bowls
-- Edited by Rachael Hill on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 04:06:47 PM
nigel charlesworth said
Sun Nov 22 11:51 AM, 2009
saturday
me and the boy (connor) went down to put seed at the feeding areas a few of the dog walkers now drive onto the moss and park near the motorway brdge feeders so we have moved them (not the table) up near the railway line, then walking back down turner lane we threw fat balls into some of the bushes, at the mockeridge end we put fat balls in the trees and seed near the paddock gate.
sunday
been to see the G.N. Diver. then onto the moss
sheldon pool
b.h.gull , common gull, 2 mute swans , coot
motorway table many magpies
railway feeding station
tits in the trees
not much else weather was awfull
Lesser black on village round about with other gulls
-- Edited by nigel charlesworth on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 11:53:26 AM
nigel charlesworth said
Tue Nov 10 5:47 PM, 2009
little egret flying low across fields in between newmarket road and the new football ground (curzon ashton) look as if it was going towards the moss
Rachael Hill said
Sun Oct 11 11:55 AM, 2009
10/10 14.30 Lord Sheldon pond 10 mallard 2 coots 1 grey heron no wigeon- anyone seen it recently?
nigel charlesworth said
Sun Oct 11 10:58 AM, 2009
11/10/2009 8am-10.30am
cricket ground to motorway bridge
chiffchaff (calling in trees near richmond st entrance),starling,magpie,carrion crow,goldfinch, redwing(6),moorhen,GBBgull,LBBgull,BHgull,herring gull,willow warbler.
-- Edited by nigel charlesworth on Sunday 11th of October 2009 10:59:57 AM
Steve Atkins said
Mon Sep 28 8:15 PM, 2009
Hi Nigel,
I decided to check out your mystery ducks on Sheldon pool this lunchtime and can confirm that they are definitely Wigeon. One is an eclipse male. It stretched one its wings and showed the white forewing. The other is probably a female. Also heard a Kingfisher calling but was unable to locate it. A Chiffchaff was singing from a belt of trees on the north side of the track to Mockridge garden centre. Let me know if you find anything else interesting on the local pools, such as a funny looking grebe
Cheers
Steve
nigel charlesworth said
Sun Sep 27 11:19 AM, 2009
8.30 - 10.00
cricket ground Chiffchaff woodpigeon large flock of mixed finch on lane 3 goosander over
sheldon pool mallard black headed gull lapwing the wigeon??? still not convinced
mockeridge pool collard dove tit flock kingfisher
turner lane jay
patch total for year 59
-- Edited by nigel charlesworth on Sunday 27th of September 2009 11:21:20 AM
Judith Smith said
Sun Sep 20 8:58 PM, 2009
Juvenile or eclipse Wigeon??
nigel charlesworth said
Sun Sep 20 9:54 AM, 2009
male and female duck about teal size but look like a wigeon with out the cream head stripe any ideas what these could be i photographed the birds but cant find anything to id them ??????????????
Alan Turner said
Tue Sep 15 6:03 PM, 2009
14:00 hrs. Generally very quiet but Village Hotel Pond - 2 Little Grebe 2 Mute swan 2 Moorhen c. 12 Mallard
-- Edited by Alan Turner on Tuesday 15th of September 2009 06:05:33 PM
Andrew Newall said
Mon Aug 31 9:05 PM, 2009
seen from work this week.
wk comm 24/8 100 + lapwings everyday 100 + starlings everyday 3 pied wags 2 dunnocks 1 little grebe ( see post in general birding ) loads of bh gulls everyday 3 LBB Gull 1 Herring Gull 4 blackbirds 2 robins 18 goldfinch 3 greenfinch 6 swallows 4 house martins 2 swift 40 + canda geese 6 mallards grey heron ( there seems to be 2 or 3 individuals )
shoud be the build up to gulls coming across soon. last year was getting in excess of 5000+ gulls a night over head .
ill try and remeber to post every week ,
cheers
Andrew
nigel charlesworth said
Sun Aug 30 11:55 AM, 2009
walked round sheldon pool 9 am 7 mallard, numerous starlings 50+ feral pigeons 106 lapwings on roof of car people gulls flying all over nothing out of the ordinary
nigel charlesworth said
Sun Jul 12 4:50 PM, 2009
first visit to the area since05/05/09 been busy working decided to walk instead of using the car and will be doing it again as I can use the full length of reyner lane from the cricket ground to the mockeridge plantation.
blackbird,house martin, l.b.b gull, swallow,moorhen,green finch,song thrush,wren, little grebe, (field above pool) linnet , ringed plover,G.b.b.gull, going to put feeders up at this end keep your eyes peeled
turner lane
jackdaw,great tit, long tailed tit, kestrel, have put orange coloured feeder in first bush half way up lane
Not much showing today. Nothing on the feeders Nigel. The one on the corner is disappearing into the vegetation.
On golf course Ringed Plover Lapwing Skylark
On Sheldon pool Mute Swan 2 - no leg rings visible as on water Mallard Moorhen Canada Goose Grey Heron
On Mockridge pool Canada Goose Little Grebe (heard) Moorhen
On Rayner Lane and Moss Lane Willow Warbler Swift Kestrel Wren Mistle Thrush Goldfinch Greenfinch House Sparrow Robin Magpie Jackdaw Woodpigeon Starling Blackbird
Gary
-- Edited by Gary Marland on Sunday 17th of May 2009 11:35:32 AM
Rachael Hill said
Sat May 16 6:34 PM, 2009
Cunning woodpidgeons Nigel?? There's enough of them!!
Hubby spotted these on walk around 18.00 16/5/09 Buzzard over motorway greenfinches
Pond behind The Village (what we calling that one then?!) 8 tufted ducks Mallards Heron flying over
nigel charlesworth said
Sun May 3 9:23 AM, 2009
7.00am to 8.25am
sheldon pool
5 canada geese, 2 little grebe 4 mallard
golf course/ moss lane/ rayner lane
lapwing, whitethroat (singing on telephone wire near feeding station), skylark, jackdaw, carrion crow, moorhen, magpie, swallow, woodpigeon, 2 lesser black backed gulls (flew over golf course), wheatear (M)
mockeridge pool area
blackbird, greenfinch, starling, wren, swift (over garden centre), goldfinch, robin, collard dove, song thrush, blue tit
patch total is now 49 (what will the 50th bird be answers on a post card)
has any one seen any birds at the feeding station we have only seen 1 great tit but the feed is going some where
nigel charlesworth said
Fri May 1 6:25 PM, 2009
late post from sunday 26 april been working had no time to send in report nice to put a face to a name hi gary after you had left us we had brief views of a reed warbler on mockerridge anyway todays sightings
sheldon pool 3 canada geese 5 mallard, coot,moorhen, grey heron
golf course
lapwings woodpigeon, jackdaw, skylark
topped up feeding station then walked back to mockeridge end
first patch wheatear on golfcourse
song and mistle thrush, blue tit, greenfinch goldfinch dunnock robin collard dove swallow white throat all around mockeridge pool
patch total now stands at 47
Gary Marland said
Sun Apr 26 10:34 PM, 2009
Sunday 26-4-09 10.00-12.00
Wheatear 3 on golf course Whitethroat 1 singing on Moss Lane Swallow 3 over ponds
plus usual stuff
on golf course Ringed Plover 2 Lapwing Skylark
On Sheldon pool Mallard Canada Goose
On Mockridge pool Grey Heron Moorhen Reed Bunting
On Rayner Lane and Moss Lane Linnet - at long last Wren Goldfinch Greenfinch House Sparrow Robin Great Tit Magpie Carrion Crow Jackdaw Woodpigeon Collared Dove Starling Blackbird
Gary
nigel charlesworth said
Tue Apr 21 7:04 PM, 2009
went down to top up feeders been busy over weekend not had chance toget on the patch sheldon pool
2 canada geese 4 mallard 1 swallow (first of the year on the moss for me)
Just a note to say that I also saw the Peregrine flying down the side of the new Police headquarters on Wednesday dinnertimeish. Sat in my car and it flew right over me, not very high either. Great to see.
Rachael Hill said
Wed Apr 15 7:52 PM, 2009
nigel charlesworth wrote:
saw my first peregrine in Ashton let alone local patch
Now I'm jealous! Great spot. 15.20 Briefly checked out Sheldon pond for swans- no sign 2 canada geese (one still looks like on nest & opposite side to where dogs go) 4 mallards over 30 starlings flew up from bank near pond over 50 starlings in flock nearer motorway end of lane very windy & kids were saying rude words!
nigel charlesworth said
Wed Apr 15 6:29 PM, 2009
driving home down lord sheldon way @ approx 4.15 (dont tell the boss) and starlings jackdaws wood pigeons and lapwings all shot up had to stop at the lights at the turning and saw my first peregrine in Ashton let alone local patch
Alan Turner said
Wed Apr 15 3:22 PM, 2009
Ashton Moss
14/04/09
3 Ring plovers 2 LRPs on path to Droylsden near to Mockridges Good scope views
Rachael Hill said
Wed Apr 15 8:27 AM, 2009
I think they would need a small arsenal to successfully breed on here
Gun turrets?? There was no signs of swans yesterday, canada geese were squabbling- one looked like it was on nest, will go over later & check for swans and find that feeding station (any excuse)
Steve Christmas said
Wed Apr 15 7:04 AM, 2009
At 4 years old they should be old enough to breed
Gary Marland said
Tue Apr 14 10:33 PM, 2009
nigel charlesworth wrote:
do you think the swans where not quite old enough to sucsessfully breed ??????????
I think they would need a small arsenal to successfully breed on here
Steve
Mute Swan still on Sheldon Pool unringed very territorial
Pair of Canada Geese, male bird? chasing man and toddler away after they went close to its mate
3 Mallard
Mockridge Pool
Grey Heron
2 Coot
2 Canada Geese
Also in the area
2 Swallow
10+ Linnet
Skylark
10+ Lapwing
10 Starling
3 House Sparrow
Greenfinch
2 Robin
4 Dunnock
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Blackbird
6+ Collared Dove
25+ Woodpigeon
2 LBB Gull over
m&f mallard & approx 6 ducklings behind Village
Quick visit
Nothing on Sheldon
100+ starlings & 14 lapwings flew from car people to moss, wish I'd seen what spooked them
Moorhen on lane
Mockridge pond
Grey heron
mute swan
little grebe
50 starlings
20+ lapwings
2 carrion crow
2 skylark
Sheldon pond
1 mute swan
2 canada geese
4 mallard
Mockridge pond
1 moorhen
1 coot
2 canada geese
Northern Wheatear 2 - male, on bank on approach to Mockridges.
Skylark c4 singing
Mistle Thrush 2
Grey Heron 3 over
Coot 1, Mockridge pool
Moorhen 2, Mockridge pool
Lapwing c 30
Pool round corner from Mockridge
pr Moorhen
pr Coot
1 drake Mallard
pr of Canada Geese one of which had apparently got its leg caught on wire during the night and a lady was giving it water, she said she and her husband had rescued it earlier today
Mockridge Pool
pr Moorhen
Little Grebe
Sheldon Pool
Mute Swan (still there)
pr Coot
Slag heaps
10+ Lapwings
1 Skylark
Lanes round pools
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Wren
Robin
Blackbird
Mistle Thrush
Pied Wagtail over
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Thursday 25th of March 2010 08:26:10 PM
Sheldon pool: 1 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, 1 Coot.
Mockridge pool: 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mallard
Car People: 17 Lapwing on roof.
Steve
Men working near Sheldon Pond
Sheldon
1 coot
2 canada geese
3 mallard
car phone warehouse
7 lapwing
mockridge pond
1 moorhen
2 coots
1 mute swan
From lane
2 song thrushes
4 blackbirds
9 magpies
60+ starlings
15 wood pigeons
3+ sky lark
2 dunnock
10+ greenfinch
5 goldfinch (feeding on teasels
3 robin
6 house sparrows
3 wrens
blue tit
great tit
2 collared doves
2 dunnock
1 carrion crow
2 lapwings
24+ Lapwing including 19 being harrassed by a Peregrine, the Peregrine then lost interest moved away and stooped and then disappeared over a mound
c30 Linnet, finally seen after hearing them practically every time I've visited the Moss!
Mute Swan Mockridge Pool
Pair of Coot on Sheldon Pool
Pair of Coot on Mockridge Pool
3+ Skylark singing
Grey Heron
Mallard
Round back of Travelodge
LT Tit collecting cobwebs from garage
Coal Tit
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
House Sparrow
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Tuesday 16th of March 2010 12:34:16 PM
11.15am
Sheldon Pond
26 black headed gulls
1 mute swan
1 coot
4 canada geese
2 mallard
4 lapwing on moss
Mockridge pond
2 coots
Car people rooftop
18 lapwing
cheers
Andrew
Mute Swan still present
22 Lapwing many displaying later 10 on roof of Car People
pr Tufted Duck
Canada Goose
Coot
3+ Skylark singing (Spring is here!)
pr Mistle Thrush
Grey Heron
4+ Dunnock
Coal Tit
8+ Great Tit
2 Blue Tit
Chaffinch
4 Greenfinch
Mallard
8 Woodpigeon
10 House Sparrow
Crow
2 LT Tit
Cricket Club area
Kestrel perched on mast
GS Woodpecker
Sainsburys Roundabout
42 Black Headed Gull
8 Common Gull
1 LBB Gull
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Saturday 6th of March 2010 08:03:09 PM
-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Saturday 6th of March 2010 08:07:51 PM
Mute Swan
8 Lapwing
Canada Goose
Coot
Moorhen
Mallard
Skylark
Greenfinch
Magpie
I think I've gone mad.............
1 ringed plover
4 skylark (at least) flying up & down, singing beautifully
1 mute swan
12 lapwings
2 magpie
4 mallard
4 blackbird
2 wren
6 canada geese
1 moorhen
5 goldfinch
13 woodpigeon
2 jackdaw
2 collared dove
4 greenfinch
1 grey heron
1 dunnock
4 chaffinch
1 song thrush
1 coal tit
4 blue tit
2 great tit
2 carrion crow
Making me very happy
Borough tick of 51 (slowly improving
mockeridge end the birds where near as damn it perching on us as we watched the feeders then walked up the lane motor way table was empty but pigeons are the animal equivilent of a hoover. the level crossing feeder was empty but evidence of activity could be seen on the way back to sheldon pool we spotted 5 fieldfare and 4 mistle thrush we stopped to watch them another bird appeared and this had a RED breast " American Robin " we both said then the sun went behind a cloud GUTTED has anyone else notice how vivid the breast colour is on Fieldfare we hadnt
just the usual suspencts in small numbers 20 species in all
10.30-11.10
1 magpie
4 collared doves
1 wren
1 Kestrel
4 blackbirds
8 woodpigeon
1 robin
2 longtailled tits
2 blue tit
1 great tit
15 fieldfare - new manchester bird for me
3 song thrush
2 mistle thrush
30 greenfinch over
2 heron
25 canada geese
2 sawns
10 goldfinch
2 blackbirds
cheers
Andrew
12.00 12.45
no sign of your canadas racheal pool thawing but no wildfowl in sight save two mute swans that just couldnt prick up enough confidence to land if only i had my camcorder with me. stocked level crossing feeder with fat balls flushed a snipe on the wet meadow near the garage.
a mixed flock of 50+ fieldfare and mistle thrushes were on the golfcourse adj to sheldon pool
freeding points at motorway bridge, level crossing and paddock gate at mockerridge all topped up with seed and fat balls
all water frozen birds seen
magpie, canada geese (85+), kestrel (2) starlings, blackbirds, greenfinch, carrion crow, B.H.gull, wren, herring gull, collard dove robin, goldfinch, long tailed tit (20+) great tit, mistle thrush.
a merry x-mas to all
14.40, 22/11/09
3 moorhen
3 mallard
33 canada geese on embankment across road/track from Sheldon pond
Oh, about 20 jackdaws on by-pass roundabout by cineworld/hollywood bowls
-- Edited by Rachael Hill on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 04:06:47 PM
me and the boy (connor) went down to put seed at the feeding areas a few of the dog walkers now drive onto the moss and park near the motorway brdge feeders so we have moved them (not the table) up near the railway line, then walking back down turner lane we threw fat balls into some of the bushes, at the mockeridge end we put fat balls in the trees and seed near the paddock gate.
sunday
been to see the G.N. Diver. then onto the moss
sheldon pool
b.h.gull , common gull, 2 mute swans , coot
motorway table
many magpies
railway feeding station
tits in the trees
not much else weather was awfull
Lesser black on village round about with other gulls
-- Edited by nigel charlesworth on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 11:53:26 AM
Lord Sheldon pond
10 mallard
2 coots
1 grey heron
no wigeon- anyone seen it recently?
cricket ground to motorway bridge
chiffchaff (calling in trees near richmond st entrance),starling,magpie,carrion crow,goldfinch, redwing(6),moorhen,GBBgull,LBBgull,BHgull,herring gull,willow warbler.
golf course, sheldon pool
kestrel,skylark,canada goose (63),coot, lapwing,mallard,cormorant(over),
grey heron,meadow pipit(12+)
mockeridge pool and lane
robin,wood pigeon,pied wagtail,great tit,blue tit,collard dove,wren mistle thrush reed bunting.
village roundabout
common gull(20+),jackdaw
patch total now 63
-- Edited by nigel charlesworth on Sunday 11th of October 2009 10:59:57 AM
I decided to check out your mystery ducks on Sheldon pool this lunchtime and can confirm that they are definitely Wigeon. One is an eclipse male. It stretched one its wings and showed the white forewing. The other is probably a female.
Also heard a Kingfisher calling but was unable to locate it.
A Chiffchaff was singing from a belt of trees on the north side of the track to Mockridge garden centre.
Let me know if you find anything else interesting on the local pools, such as a funny looking grebe
Cheers
Steve
cricket ground
Chiffchaff woodpigeon large flock of mixed finch on lane 3 goosander over
golf course
20+ mistle thrush, snipe magpie kestrel grey wagtail
sheldon pool
mallard black headed gull lapwing the wigeon??? still not convinced
mockeridge pool
collard dove tit flock kingfisher
turner lane
jay
patch total for year 59
-- Edited by nigel charlesworth on Sunday 27th of September 2009 11:21:20 AM
2 Little Grebe
2 Mute swan
2 Moorhen
c. 12 Mallard
-- Edited by Alan Turner on Tuesday 15th of September 2009 06:05:33 PM
wk comm 24/8
100 + lapwings everyday
100 + starlings everyday
3 pied wags
2 dunnocks
1 little grebe ( see post in general birding )
loads of bh gulls everyday
3 LBB Gull
1 Herring Gull
4 blackbirds
2 robins
18 goldfinch
3 greenfinch
6 swallows
4 house martins
2 swift
40 + canda geese
6 mallards
grey heron ( there seems to be 2 or 3 individuals )
shoud be the build up to gulls coming across soon. last year was getting in excess of 5000+ gulls a night over head .
ill try and remeber to post every week ,
cheers
Andrew
golf course
skylark, magpie, swift, whitethroat,goldfinch (numerous) 20 housesparrow,
sheldon pool
6 canada geese, 78 lapwing grey heron mallard, b.h.gull starling
mockeridge pool and wooded end of lane
blackbird,house martin, l.b.b gull, swallow,moorhen,green finch,song thrush,wren, little grebe, (field above pool) linnet , ringed plover,G.b.b.gull,
going to put feeders up at this end keep your eyes peeled
turner lane
jackdaw,great tit, long tailed tit, kestrel, have put orange coloured feeder in first bush half way up lane
cricket ground
robin pied wagtail
patch bird total now 52
Sheldon Pond
1 grey heron
6 mallard
2 canada geese with 5 goslings
4 wood pigeon
2 magpie
2 house sparrow
Not much showing today. Nothing on the feeders Nigel. The one on the corner is disappearing into the vegetation.
On golf course
Ringed Plover
Lapwing
Skylark
On Sheldon pool
Mute Swan 2 - no leg rings visible as on water
Mallard
Moorhen
Canada Goose
Grey Heron
On Mockridge pool
Canada Goose
Little Grebe (heard)
Moorhen
On Rayner Lane and Moss Lane
Willow Warbler
Swift
Kestrel
Wren
Mistle Thrush
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Robin
Magpie
Jackdaw
Woodpigeon
Starling
Blackbird
Gary
-- Edited by Gary Marland on Sunday 17th of May 2009 11:35:32 AM
Hubby spotted these on walk around 18.00 16/5/09
Buzzard over motorway
greenfinches
Pond behind The Village (what we calling that one then?!)
8 tufted ducks
Mallards
Heron flying over
sheldon pool
5 canada geese, 2 little grebe 4 mallard
golf course/ moss lane/ rayner lane
lapwing, whitethroat (singing on telephone wire near feeding station), skylark, jackdaw, carrion crow, moorhen, magpie, swallow, woodpigeon, 2 lesser black backed gulls (flew over golf course), wheatear (M)
mockeridge pool area
blackbird, greenfinch, starling, wren, swift (over garden centre), goldfinch, robin, collard dove, song thrush, blue tit
patch total is now 49 (what will the 50th bird be answers on a post card)
has any one seen any birds at the feeding station we have only seen 1 great tit but the feed is going some where
sheldon pool
3 canada geese 5 mallard, coot,moorhen, grey heron
golf course
lapwings woodpigeon, jackdaw, skylark
topped up feeding station then walked back to mockeridge end
first patch wheatear on golfcourse
song and mistle thrush, blue tit, greenfinch goldfinch dunnock robin collard dove swallow white throat all around mockeridge pool
patch total now stands at 47
Wheatear 3 on golf course
Whitethroat 1 singing on Moss Lane
Swallow 3 over ponds
plus usual stuff
on golf course
Ringed Plover 2
Lapwing
Skylark
On Sheldon pool
Mallard
Canada Goose
On Mockridge pool
Grey Heron
Moorhen
Reed Bunting
On Rayner Lane and Moss Lane
Linnet - at long last
Wren
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Robin
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Starling
Blackbird
Gary
sheldon pool
2 canada geese
4 mallard
1 swallow (first of the year on the moss for me)
golf course
lapwing
wood pigeon
skylark
linnet
carrion crow
jackdaw
09.30-11.00
Sheldon pond
2 canada geese (still on nest)
3 mallard
3 lapwings
8 house sparrows
along lane towards motorway
5+ skylark (great displays)
grey heron flying
1 reed bunting (around feeding station)
2 starlings
5 jackdaw
10+ carrion crow
7+ lapwing
2 blackbirds
6 feral pigeon
9 woodpigeon
3 magpies
1 mistle thrush
lane past garden centre
8 starlings
1 reed bunting
1 grey heron (from earlier?)
4 blackbird
10+ woodpigeon
6 greenfinch
2 collared doves
2 linnet
1 chaffinch
2 dunnock
1 wren
Mockridge pond
1 canada goose
1 moorhen
2 swallows
plus much more flying too fast in bushes!
flying down the side of the new Police headquarters
on Wednesday dinnertimeish. Sat in my car and
it flew right over me, not very high either.
Great to see.
14/04/09
3 Ring plovers
2 LRPs
on path to Droylsden near to Mockridges
Good scope views
I think they would need a small arsenal to successfully breed on here
Gun turrets??
There was no signs of swans yesterday, canada geese were squabbling- one looked like it was on nest, will go over later & check for swans and find that feeding station (any excuse)
I think they would need a small arsenal to successfully breed on here
Gary