Common Sandpiper roosted on the east shore at 10pm, also a pair of Shoveler earlier.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Wed May 17 9:09 PM, 2023
4 Cetti's Warblers present today.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Keith Williams said
Mon Feb 20 12:23 PM, 2023
Scaup is back
Keith Williams said
Tue Feb 14 12:08 PM, 2023
Female Goldeneye this lunchtime
Steven Heywood said
Mon Feb 13 7:12 PM, 2023
Female-type scaup still on the lake this afternoon.
Keith Williams said
Fri Feb 10 4:02 PM, 2023
Scaup again this afternoon
Keith Williams said
Wed Feb 8 1:12 PM, 2023
1 x Scaup present now
Keith Williams said
Mon Jan 9 6:41 AM, 2023
Drake Goldeneye present with 14 Tufted Duck and a single Common Gull yesterday afternoon.
Keith Williams said
Tue Nov 29 6:37 PM, 2022
2 x Scaup present this afternoon.
Keith Williams said
Sat Nov 19 5:57 PM, 2022
2 x Scaup present this afternoon associating with Tufted Duck
Keith Williams said
Sat Nov 19 2:30 PM, 2022
2 x Scaup present this afternoon associating with Tufted Duck
Craig Higson said
Sun Nov 13 2:18 PM, 2022
12 Tufted Duck on the lake, a couple of Willow Tits and a flyover Crossbill (amazingly the first one Ive seen in Wigan!) were the best birds this morning, although there is obviously a sizeable tit flock doing the rounds but it was impossible to see due to a combination of distance and leaf cover.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Sunday 13th of November 2022 02:19:05 PM
dave broome said
Sun Jun 12 1:55 PM, 2022
1 Siskin calling overhead today
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 23 9:27 PM, 2022
Four singing Cetti's warblers in the Amberswood area this morning.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Keith Williams said
Wed Dec 22 5:41 PM, 2021
Great White Egret over this afternoon but didnt land as too many walkers about, continued on in the direction of Horrocks Flash
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Dec 11 7:45 PM, 2021
Present this morning, a showy Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Pochard and 2 Water Rails
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 29 10:04 PM, 2021
This evening:
Cetti’s Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Water Rail
80+ Swallow
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 18 9:37 PM, 2021
Originally posted today by Les Steele:
Migrants arriving daily - plenty of Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs. 3 Reed Warblers singing, Cetti's warbler seen and heard, possible pair.
Keith Williams said
Mon Mar 22 11:29 AM, 2021
4 x Sand Martin today
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Monday 22nd of March 2021 11:34:25 AM
Gordon Newman said
Tue Sep 1 3:15 PM, 2020
Late post for yesterday 31st August 2 family parties of Reed Warbler still present
Keith Williams said
Sun Dec 1 9:21 AM, 2019
Yesterday - Woodcock, 2 x Kingfisher and single Pochard of note
Keith Williams said
Sat Oct 12 6:44 PM, 2019
Cetti's Warbler earlier today plus between 20-30 Snipe
Keith Williams said
Tue Jul 30 7:12 AM, 2019
Late post for Sunday - Single Drake Pochard present
Keith Williams said
Mon Oct 15 7:52 AM, 2018
Influx of Pochard over the weekend, no bins but could pick close to 20 birds with the majority drakes.
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Monday 15th of October 2018 07:52:42 AM
Keith Williams said
Sun Nov 5 12:40 AM, 2017
Female Goldeneye
4 Pochard
Female Tufted with a white band above its bill, couldn't get a picture as it had its head tucked in asleep.
Water Rail
Kingfisher
55 Whooper Swans over this afternoon (around 4pm) heading North West
dave broome said
Fri Sep 15 10:28 PM, 2017
Water Rail calling at the lake today
dave broome said
Tue Mar 14 10:41 AM, 2017
8 Crossbill flew low N 10:15 this morning and continued over Wigan Road near La Cava
Dominic Rigby said
Mon Jan 23 7:13 PM, 2017
Jack Snipe with 6 Common Snipe. Flushed from first field on left from Spring View Community Sports end; behind Marlborough Av./Chatsworth Av. Other species present on Amberswood site included:
Siskin, 4,
Water Rail (lake)
Kestrel
Treecreeper
Keith Williams said
Thu Dec 31 5:53 PM, 2015
14 pochard yesterday 12 drake and 2 duck.
Keith Williams said
Thu Dec 24 3:13 PM, 2015
22 male pochard this afternoon
Keith Williams said
Sat Dec 19 12:20 PM, 2015
15 Male Pochard arrived yesterday
Keith Williams said
Fri Nov 6 1:39 PM, 2015
21 Male Pochard this morning
Keith Williams said
Thu Nov 5 6:41 PM, 2015
34 Male Pochard this morning, just arrived as they were not on yesterday.
Dave Tennant said
Sun Apr 5 11:03 AM, 2015
Woodpecker drumming west side of old railway, 0800 .
Dave Tennant said
Sun Mar 22 11:22 AM, 2015
2 chiffchaff calling, just off old railway line 0730 .
Dave Tennant said
Sun Sep 14 9:18 PM, 2014
1 chiffchaff top end of old railway line 0730.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Wed Jun 11 9:41 PM, 2014
Quick evening visit to check status,
2 Mute Swan on territory within 30ft of the lakeside.No more aggressive than any other,s I,ve seen. cheers geoff
Dave Tennant said
Fri Jun 6 4:11 PM, 2014
Grasshopper warbler top end of old railway line close to road.
Dave Tennant said
Fri May 16 7:59 PM, 2014
Nice hour at first light 0430 - 0530, highlights dawn chorus with chiffchaff, blackcap, whitethroat and a reeling grasshopper warbler. as well as the locals, cuckoo north west of lake, but also heard in the direction of low hall [ could have been the same bird ].
Dave Tennant said
Wed May 7 7:45 PM, 2014
cuckoo heard calling 0530, towards the north end of lake. resident pair of bullfinch very active, 2 blackcap , 2 whitethroat, 1 chiffchaff, old railway line,
Dave Tennant said
Mon May 5 5:48 PM, 2014
Cuckoo close to ince landfill site 1000 this morning.
Dave Tennant said
Tue Apr 29 5:47 PM, 2014
Cuckoo 1545- 1610 close to springview cricket ground.
Dave Tennant said
Fri Apr 18 11:15 AM, 2014
0715- 0900, highlights
cuckoo heard not seen
pair of bullfinch
7 willow warbler
6 chiffchaff
3 blackcap
1 whitethroat
1 reed bunting
Dave Tennant said
Fri Apr 11 9:21 PM, 2014
1 Blackcap singing along with the usual suspects in this mornings dawn chorus on the old railway line, 0530.
dave broome said
Fri Mar 28 9:26 PM, 2014
c100 Sand Martin feeding over lake early afternoon today, 6 Tufted Duck
Dave Tennant said
Sat Mar 15 5:59 PM, 2014
1 Chiffchaff on old railway line.
Bernard McGurrin said
Thu Mar 6 4:53 PM, 2014
quick mooch 2 mute swan, 2 canada geese, 12 tufted duck, 17 black headed gull,30+mallard, 16 coot, 5 moorhen, bullfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, robin.
-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Thursday 6th of March 2014 04:54:12 PM
Dave Tennant said
Sun Feb 2 8:08 PM, 2014
1 linnet the highlight, 2 great tit pairing up, lots of small bird sound. springs not far off
Dave Tennant said
Sun Sep 22 4:41 PM, 2013
1 chiffchaff
1 young tawny owl [ heard] 0700.
Bill Myerscough said
Tue Aug 13 1:26 AM, 2013
12th August.
2 independent juvenile Little Grebes on the lake. Evidence of lateish Reed Warbler breeding activity this morning - with birds still present in 4 locations, juveniles heard calling at two of these and an adult seen carrying food at one of these two locations.
Common Sandpiper roosted on the east shore at 10pm, also a pair of Shoveler earlier.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
4 Cetti's Warblers present today.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
2 x Scaup present this afternoon.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Sunday 13th of November 2022 02:19:05 PM
Four singing Cetti's warblers in the Amberswood area this morning.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Present this morning, a showy Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Pochard and 2 Water Rails
Info thanks to Andy Makin
This evening:
Cetti’s Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Water Rail
80+ Swallow
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Originally posted today by Les Steele:
Migrants arriving daily - plenty of Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs. 3 Reed Warblers singing, Cetti's warbler seen and heard, possible pair.
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Monday 22nd of March 2021 11:34:25 AM
2 family parties of Reed Warbler still present
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Monday 15th of October 2018 07:52:42 AM
4 Pochard
Female Tufted with a white band above its bill, couldn't get a picture as it had its head tucked in asleep.
Water Rail
Kingfisher
55 Whooper Swans over this afternoon (around 4pm) heading North West
Water Rail calling at the lake today
8 Crossbill flew low N 10:15 this morning and continued over Wigan Road near La Cava
Jack Snipe with 6 Common Snipe. Flushed from first field on left from Spring View Community Sports end; behind Marlborough Av./Chatsworth Av. Other species present on Amberswood site included:
Siskin, 4,
Water Rail (lake)
Kestrel
Treecreeper
2 Mute Swan on territory within 30ft of the lakeside.No more aggressive than any other,s I,ve seen.
cheers geoff
cuckoo heard not seen
pair of bullfinch
7 willow warbler
6 chiffchaff
3 blackcap
1 whitethroat
1 reed bunting
2 mute swan, 2 canada geese, 12 tufted duck, 17 black headed gull,30+mallard, 16 coot, 5 moorhen, bullfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, great tit, blue tit, robin.
-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Thursday 6th of March 2014 04:54:12 PM
1 young tawny owl [ heard] 0700.
2 independent juvenile Little Grebes on the lake. Evidence of lateish Reed Warbler breeding activity this morning - with birds still present in 4 locations, juveniles heard calling at two of these and an adult seen carrying food at one of these two locations.
Cheers,
Bill.