Drake Lesser Scaup still present on the north lagoon this evening
Located at ///oils.shot.scare
dave broome said
Sun Jun 16 6:31 PM, 2024
Drake Lesser Scaup still present on the north lagoon this evening
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jun 16 12:11 PM, 2024
Drake Lesser Scaup present on the north lagoon of the old ETW settling beds at midday.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
bernard hooley said
Thu Dec 24 10:57 AM, 2020
A Merlin atop a lampost in Hulme Road were the new houses are at the side of the river, near were the old club was.
bernard hooley said
Thu Apr 9 10:51 AM, 2020
Walked down Fishbrook to Ringley bridge and along the canal to Prestolee and back home via Fishbrook . Birds on the canal: Starling x 4 Robin x 4 Feral Pigeon x 6 Goldfinch x 3 Carrion Crow x 5 Wood Pigeon x 4 Blackbird x 5 House Sparrow x 10 Blue Tit x 3 Tree Sparrow x 1 Great Tit x 2 Common Buzzard x 1 Mallard x 6 Canada Goose x 2 Moorhen x 2 Magpie x 3 Lesser Black Backed Gull (over) x 2 Birds on the river: Goosander x 4 (2m 2f) Canada Goose x 3 Black Headed Gull x 4 Dipper x 1 Kingfisher x 4 Grey Wagtail x 1
bernard hooley said
Thu Mar 26 10:45 AM, 2020
My wife and I walked along the brilliant new towpath constructed by the Canal Rivers Trust on the Bolton - Manchester canal from Ringley to Nob End. 22 birds seen: Long Tailed Tit x 2 Cormorant over x 1 Yellowhammer x 1 (my first here) Herring Gull over x 1 Goldfinch x 4 Common Buzzard over x 3 Starling x 4 Blue Tit x 5 Feral Pigeon x 12 Chaffinch x 3 Magpie x 7 Canada Goose x 2 Grey Wagtail x 1 Carrion Crow x 6 Mallard x 4 Wren x 2 Moorhen x 2 Great Tit x 2 Wood Pigeon x 12 Blackbird x 6 Black Headed Gull over x 7 Collared Dove x 1
bernard hooley said
Mon Jul 29 8:34 AM, 2019
At least 8 Sand Martins flying around Ringley bridge this morning. 2Cormorants on the river also.
Stuart Marsden said
Wed Apr 24 12:42 PM, 2019
Quiet at Pilkington pit and adjacent areas of Waterdale Meadows - 1 snipe still, lapwings breeding, pair of tufted duck and several Gadwall. 2 pairs Stock doves at 13 arch viaduct
Stuart Marsden said
Sun Apr 21 10:56 AM, 2019
7.15-8.30 am - pair of adult Mediterranean Gulls flew low over SW around 8 am, 1 common Sandpiper on the river (no sign of Little ringed plovers), 7 lapwing, gadwall, 1 Sand Martin, several each of whitethroat, willow warbler, chiffchaff and Blackcap, no Acros or Locustella which surprised me a bit
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 13 8:17 PM, 2019
Originally posted today by Pete Berry:
A visit to the pool on the south side of the M60 with Stu Marsden was interesting with the following birds seen On the river: 2 Little Ringed Plover Several Teal,Gadwall,Mallard and 2 Goosander On the pool 6+Snipe With small numbers of Teal,Mallard ,Tufted Duck,Black Headed Gulls,Lesser Black Backed Gulls In the general area: 4 Buzzard,2 Swallow,several Sand Martin,Willow Warbler and singing Blackcap
bernard hooley said
Sun Mar 4 2:23 PM, 2018
4 Goosander (2m 2f).All four chasing about.The males not showing any preference for a single female , chasing each female alternately ,but having little success. 10am today.
bernard hooley said
Mon Nov 13 8:17 AM, 2017
Lone Meditteranean Gull at Ringley Bridge yesterday morning 11 a m
bernard hooley said
Sun Aug 27 12:35 PM, 2017
3 Goosander (1F +2 Juv) at Ringley Bridge On the opposite side of the bridge was a single Cormorant
bernard hooley said
Fri Aug 4 8:26 AM, 2017
Late post for yesterday. Two Jays screeching warning calls to each other on the perimeter of the old football pitch in Ringley Woods. Both seen briefly flying above the tree canopy
Simon Johnson said
Tue May 2 9:31 PM, 2017
Looked like there was a Black Tern hawking over the rectangle pool this evening seen from rubber necking from the passenger seat whilst driving past!
bernard hooley said
Mon Apr 24 8:38 AM, 2017
Two kingfishers flying under Ringley Bridge this morning
bernard hooley said
Sun Mar 19 12:31 PM, 2017
4 goosanders near the packhorse bridge this morning (2m 2f) the males were having a bit of a battle
Belinda said
Mon Jul 18 9:57 PM, 2016
Flock of thirty to forty lapwings over fields seen Sunday 17th and Monday 4th July fields at Ringley and near pilkington tiles.
bernard hooley said
Wed Jul 6 4:55 PM, 2016
redstart in the trees next to Ringley bridge at 2.30 pm
bernard hooley said
Sat Dec 19 9:06 PM, 2015
Ringley bridge this morning 11 a m 1 male goosander 1 female goosander 5 mallards 10 Canada geese 1 moorhen 1 kingfisher 4black headed gulls over 1 kestrel on electricity pylon
bernard hooley said
Sat Nov 21 9:14 PM, 2015
two kingfishers at Ringley bridge this morning at 11am
bernard hooley said
Tue Sep 1 9:41 AM, 2015
Cheers Ian thanks for your reply I will take them off my list now
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 1 9:26 AM, 2015
Hi Bernard,
what you count on any personal list is quite rightly up to you and that's absolutely right but although Black Swans do indeed breed in small numbers in the UK they are all from captive stock and their population is too low and too scattered to suggest that it is self-sustaining. As, when and if, that population grows and does become genuinely self-sustaining their official status may very well change but currently at least they are not truly 'wild' and proving if they're captive birds or indeed off spring from feral breeding pairs is not possible.
bernard hooley said
Tue Sep 1 9:13 AM, 2015
Hi Mark consulted the BOUlist it told me nothing I didn't already know in the statement I made I was alluding to whether the birds I saw were birds that had bred in the wild or birds that had escaped from a bird sanctuary
hi Ian could you please explain to me how many generations of birds it takes to become accepted as a non escapee as in the case of the little owl
Well from what I understand is that little owls were mostly introduced but most exotic ducks were escapees. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
bernard hooley said
Mon Aug 31 10:43 AM, 2015
hi Ian could you please explain to me how many generations of birds it takes to become accepted as a non escapee as in the case of the little owl
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 30 1:42 PM, 2015
bernard hooley wrote:
late post for yesterday 2 black swans flying N W over ringley bridge at 10 .30 possible escapees but who knows
Not in any way meaning to sound sarcastic Bernard but I doubt they'll have flown all the way from Australia. I think we can be certain they're from captive origins
bernard hooley said
Sun Aug 30 12:45 PM, 2015
late post for yesterday 2 black swans flying N W over ringley bridge at 10 .30 possible escapees but who knows
Simon Johnson said
Mon Jul 27 10:24 PM, 2015
Carters hill farm - above Ringley wood - yesterday morning 26th July
9 Siskin south plus 4 in the hedgerow 60 swallow Sand martin 309 swift sw 500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls sw
Simon Johnson said
Sat Nov 8 9:45 PM, 2014
this afternoon
3 Buzzard 2 Sparrowhawk Kestrel 2,250 Feildfare south/se in lots of flocks 54 Snipe - plus 9 south in flock of Fieldfare 39 Mute Swan 7 Wigeon 27 Gadwall
Lee Kleiman said
Fri Jul 4 9:55 PM, 2014
A Kingfisher flying first down and then upstream the river at Giants Seat.
Dave Thacker said
Sun Jun 1 2:41 PM, 2014
Two Dippers seen flying acoss the Irwell this morning from the Giants seat nursery.
Dave Thacker said
Sat Apr 12 10:05 AM, 2014
A Green woodpecker was in the trees just before the entrance to the Giants seat garden centre this morning at 9.15am.
Ian Boote said
Sun Mar 2 1:30 PM, 2014
16 Gadwall, 6 Goldeneye, 18 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swan, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Pheasant, and Kestrel.
Simon Johnson said
Sat Jan 18 5:36 PM, 2014
on the ponds 20 Tufted Duck 13 Goldeneye 4 Lapwing Water Rail (heard)
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 11th of August 2013 10:13:43 PM
brian fielding said
Sun May 26 11:02 PM, 2013
no sign of long-tailed duck this morning
Steve Christmas said
Sun May 26 3:17 AM, 2013
Thanks, Keith. Glad it stayed around! Steve
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 25 9:39 PM, 2013
Female Long-tailed Duck still present at 2:35pm today on the pool on the south side of the motorway. Park along Philips Park Road and follow the track south past the farm to view the pool from the public vantage point.
Info thanks to Mike Passant
Ian McKerchar said
Sat May 25 7:17 PM, 2013
Long-tailed Duck still present at 7:15pm
Info thanks to Gary Crowder (via Iain Johnson)
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 25th of May 2013 08:27:50 PM
Keith Mills said
Sat May 25 7:04 PM, 2013
Long-tailed Duck (f) still present at 5.40pm. Good views from the slightly elevated open land to the southeast of the Lagoon. Fortunately the duck was at the eastern end of this lagoon too. Accesed via Philips Park Road, and continuing track, and then left over the Motorway footbridge, which carries the Outwood cycle Trail. Nice to meet Tony O'Mahony and Gary Crowder, Thanks to Steve Christmas and Ian for the info
-- Edited by keith mills on Saturday 25th of May 2013 07:24:27 PM
Steve Christmas said
Sat May 25 3:39 PM, 2013
Female long-tailed duck with 6 tufted duck on the smaller pool south of the M60 at 0800 this morning. May be the recent bird from Silver Lane Pools. Really brightened up my BBS count!
Simon Johnson said
Sun Mar 17 12:01 AM, 2013
This place really has had it
The adult female mute swan has been killed feathers all over the place and the carcass eaten a lot! Lucky fox or unfortunately poachers dogs which have been there last few times - who knows!
Great crested grebe - good record 2 Little Grebe 30 Gadwall 42 Mallard 52 Teal 5 Goldeneye 3 Siskin Willow tit
Simon Johnson said
Mon Feb 18 3:41 AM, 2013
Dog walkers now going into Ringley so not many ducks on the pond 10 Teal (over 100 used to winter here) 15 Goldeneye 7 Gadwall 2 Raven 2 Buzzard
Drake lesser scaup still north lagoon this morning.
Located at ///oils.shot.scare
Drake Lesser Scaup present on the north lagoon of the old ETW settling beds at midday.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
are at the side of the river, near were the old club was.
to Prestolee and back home via Fishbrook .
Birds on the canal:
Starling x 4
Robin x 4
Feral Pigeon x 6
Goldfinch x 3
Carrion Crow x 5
Wood Pigeon x 4
Blackbird x 5
House Sparrow x 10
Blue Tit x 3
Tree Sparrow x 1
Great Tit x 2
Common Buzzard x 1
Mallard x 6
Canada Goose x 2
Moorhen x 2
Magpie x 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull (over) x 2
Birds on the river:
Goosander x 4 (2m 2f)
Canada Goose x 3
Black Headed Gull x 4
Dipper x 1
Kingfisher x 4
Grey Wagtail x 1
Canal Rivers Trust on the Bolton - Manchester canal from Ringley to Nob End.
22 birds seen:
Long Tailed Tit x 2
Cormorant over x 1
Yellowhammer x 1 (my first here)
Herring Gull over x 1
Goldfinch x 4
Common Buzzard over x 3
Starling x 4
Blue Tit x 5
Feral Pigeon x 12
Chaffinch x 3
Magpie x 7
Canada Goose x 2
Grey Wagtail x 1
Carrion Crow x 6
Mallard x 4
Wren x 2
Moorhen x 2
Great Tit x 2
Wood Pigeon x 12
Blackbird x 6
Black Headed Gull over x 7
Collared Dove x 1
2Cormorants on the river also.
Quiet at Pilkington pit and adjacent areas of Waterdale Meadows - 1 snipe still, lapwings breeding, pair of tufted duck and several Gadwall. 2 pairs Stock doves at 13 arch viaduct
7.15-8.30 am - pair of adult Mediterranean Gulls flew low over SW around 8 am, 1 common Sandpiper on the river (no sign of Little ringed plovers), 7 lapwing, gadwall, 1 Sand Martin, several each of whitethroat, willow warbler, chiffchaff and Blackcap, no Acros or Locustella which surprised me a bit
Originally posted today by Pete Berry:
A visit to the pool on the south side of the M60 with Stu Marsden was interesting with the following birds seen
On the river:
2 Little Ringed Plover
Several Teal,Gadwall,Mallard and 2 Goosander
On the pool
6+Snipe
With small numbers of Teal,Mallard ,Tufted Duck,Black Headed Gulls,Lesser Black Backed Gulls
In the general area:
4 Buzzard,2 Swallow,several Sand Martin,Willow Warbler and singing Blackcap
preference for a single female , chasing each female alternately ,but having little
success. 10am today.
the bridge was a single Cormorant
Two Jays screeching warning calls to each other on the
perimeter of the old football pitch in Ringley Woods.
Both seen briefly flying above the tree canopy
the males were having a bit of a battle
1 male goosander
1 female goosander
5 mallards
10 Canada geese
1 moorhen
1 kingfisher
4black headed gulls over
1 kestrel on electricity pylon
thanks for your reply I will take them off my list now
what you count on any personal list is quite rightly up to you and that's absolutely right but although Black Swans do indeed breed in small numbers in the UK they are all from captive stock and their population is too low and too scattered to suggest that it is self-sustaining. As, when and if, that population grows and does become genuinely self-sustaining their official status may very well change but currently at least they are not truly 'wild' and proving if they're captive birds or indeed off spring from feral breeding pairs is not possible.
Hi Mark consulted the BOUlist it
told me nothing I didn't already know
in the statement I made I was alluding to whether the birds I saw were
birds that had bred in the wild or birds that had escaped from a bird sanctuary
http://www.bou.org.uk/british-list/species-categories/
Cheers
Well from what I understand is that little owls were mostly introduced but most exotic ducks were escapees. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
could you please explain to me how many generations of birds it takes to become accepted as a non escapee
as in the case of the little owl
Not in any way meaning to sound sarcastic Bernard but I doubt they'll have flown all the way from Australia. I think we can be certain they're from captive origins
2 black swans flying N W over ringley bridge at 10 .30
possible escapees but who knows
9 Siskin south plus 4 in the hedgerow
60 swallow
Sand martin
309 swift sw
500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls sw
3 Buzzard
2 Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
2,250 Feildfare south/se in lots of flocks
54 Snipe - plus 9 south in flock of Fieldfare
39 Mute Swan
7 Wigeon
27 Gadwall
20 Tufted Duck
13 Goldeneye
4 Lapwing
Water Rail (heard)
On the river
2 Dipper
23 Siskin feeding around the pond edges
65 gadwall
7 shoveler
50 teal
wigeon
2 Wigeon
19 Tufted Duck
5 Shoveler
35 Gadwall
Kingfisher
6 adult Mute Swan
38 Teal
11 Little Grebe
4 Grey Heron
52 Mallard
122 Black-headed Gull
2 Common Gull
10 Coot
23 Moorhen
78 Lapwing south
8 Chiffchaff
2 Treecreeper
67 Woodpigeon
4 Stock Dove
6 Wren
4 Robin
7 Dunnock
3 Nuthatch
2 Willow Tit
10 Blue Tit
20 Long-tailed Tit
5 Great Tit
2 Coal Tit
3 Blackcap
3 Bullfinch
1 Chaffinch
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
On south lagoon:
23 Lapwing
1 Teal
8 Gadwall
14 Tufted Duck
3 pair of Little Grebe
1 juvenile Willow Tit
Pilkington Tiles roof:
47 Lapwing
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 11th of August 2013 10:13:43 PM
Steve
Info thanks to Mike Passant
Info thanks to Gary Crowder (via Iain Johnson)
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 25th of May 2013 08:27:50 PM
to the southeast of the Lagoon. Fortunately the duck was at the eastern end of this lagoon too.
Accesed via Philips Park Road, and continuing track, and then left over the Motorway footbridge, which carries
the Outwood cycle Trail.
Nice to meet Tony O'Mahony and Gary Crowder,
Thanks to Steve Christmas and Ian for the info
-- Edited by keith mills on Saturday 25th of May 2013 07:24:27 PM
The adult female mute swan has been killed feathers all over the place and the carcass eaten a lot! Lucky fox or unfortunately poachers dogs which have been there last few times - who knows!
Great crested grebe - good record
2 Little Grebe
30 Gadwall
42 Mallard
52 Teal
5 Goldeneye
3 Siskin
Willow tit
10 Teal (over 100 used to winter here)
15 Goldeneye
7 Gadwall
2 Raven
2 Buzzard