Originally posted today by John Sibbald:

Heard a male Black Redstar calling between the new Stockport Interchange and the Railway viaduct yesterday around 6.30pm.

A pair of Dippers at Cheadle Bridge plus Grey Wagtail and Goosander.

A quick walk down to the River Mersey this morning to try to pick up the Sand Martins has me looking at around twenty birds  going about there business over the river on a glorious  morning a Song Thrush goes through its melodies high in a Sycamore and a female Grey Wagtail is busy by the edge of the river alas I must get some work done now.

No Martins or Whitethroat for us this morning but we can add two Grey Wagtail to Simons tally for yesterday. 

A male Goldeneye near Cheadle Bridge - only the second one I have seen on the river. Also pair of Dippers, several Grey Wagtail and 4 Goosander.

Whilst fishing this morning watched an awesome female Sparrowhawk in the trees by the pond off Craig Road. As she flew around the Magpies vanished in a split second.

Several Moorhen on the pond along with a mixed tit flock (after the Sparrowhawk disappeared).

Was bit jealous of previous post here, but happier today as had my first little egret on Mersey today near Waterside 

Also, singing Dipper, Kingfisher, Cormorant, Goosander (inc 2 males), Redwing, Mistle and  Song thrush, BH and common Gull, 2 Buzzard, Grey Heron 

Sunday 23rd October

1 Little Egret, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 female Goosander, 1 Buzzard.

First time I have seen a Little Egret on the Mersey near Didsbury.

First for me today seeing 3 Kingfisher flying together under Geoff's bridge.  For more sightings of a single bird flying down and upstream in next half hour. Grey Wagtail, woodpigeon, Wren and Chiffchaff seen whilst hanging about looking at the Kingfisher. 

Wander along the river to waterside hotel. 

Kingfisher, two sightings

Pied and grey wagtails, good number including youngsters

Mallard, two broods, one very well grown group of 7

Goosander, female with 3 chicks

6 of so sand martin. Still seemed to be two or three nests being visited further down from where the bulk of nests have been dug out.

Whitethroat, blackcap, chiffchaff,  bullfinch , chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, robin, wren, carrion crow, grey heron (3), herring gull, lesser black backed gull, buzzard, mandarin duck,  woodpigeon, swift.

Also  number of black headed gulls hawking low down over the meadow.  Cleary something had  in numbers but I couldn't see what.

12 sand martins over the river west of the A560 and the viaduct

Lesser Whitethroat singing today on the railway embankment above the horse field (Vale Road Farm).

Plenty of Sand Martins checking out nest sites opposite the rugby club

Had another try for Lesser Whitethroat where Simon has described, but again no joy. I did however see one at the junction of paths near the horrible new path, where some wooden acorns have been put in as seats. It did go across to ETW side but was back a bit later in same place and bushes against industrial estate fence.

Also a Swallow (poss 2) with Sand Martins over the river at Vale farm. Kingfisher, Goosander and Dipper seen flying along river and a pair of Mandarin Ducks near rugby club. Single Drake seen also.

Wander around orchard and old railway line. Highlights

Common Whitethroat on old railway towards houses.

Blackcap (many)

Willow warbler 2 calling on etw side

Bullfinch

Starling 6 and Mistle Thrush on horse field

Kingfisher flew downstream

Pair of Goosander on the river and several grey wagtail

Sparrowhawk over

Raven over town centre at 15:10

Single Dipper showing well both on the river bank and dabbling/swimming about in the river from the stoney islands in the centre of the river, viewed from Broad Oak Lane

The two Dippers at Cheadle Bridge were putting on quite a display today - chasing each other under the bridge - looked like pre-nuptial behaviour. Also several Chiffchaff singing.

Hi John,

Coot JDV was ringed as a juvenile on 20/10/2019 at Pennington and was still there on 7/1/2022.

Many thanks for the useful record.

Steve

An afternoon walk down the River Mersey today 13.30/15.45.

Twenty one species with the highlights being:

At least two Chiffchaff in song and feasting on flies, there could have been more as we saw them a few hundred yards apart.

Long-tailed Tits gathering nesting material and heading into bramble.

Pair(s) of Grey Wagtail feeding along the river.

At least six Redwing over the river by the sewerage works

Lots of sand deposited along the path after the recent floods

Heading back home a pair of Goldcrest were taking flies along Mersey Road.

Originally posted today by Nicholas Turner:

Two Dippers today at Cheadle Bridge at 12.00 noon

No sign at moment of Glossy Ibis at Longsight Lane, off Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme.

I arrived on site late, due to being out with a mate all morning on a guided tour of his patch and self-finding an Iceland Gull for our efforts (see Sandbach thread). Didn't get there until c.2.15pm.

After parking I went down to the far field where, as Connor says, the Glossy Ibis was pretty distant but showing well from the metal gate. I set up and digiscoped it at distance and then had to move to let a couple of photographers leave. Myself and one other birder there took our eyes off the ibis and when we looked back it had disappeared. I was convinced it was down in a wet 'dip'in the field but after a while I walked down to check for the new arrival birders who hadn't had it yet and it wasn't there!! It must have flown off c.2,45pm and presumably away from us as we would have seen it if it had come towards and over us.

I talked to the wife of the first person who reported it on Insta and they had been watching it for 4 days, and, as has been said before, she said the local who told them about it had seen it in the field for the last 2 weeks

So every chance it will be there tomorrow as it left of its own accord and no-one got too close to it. A very distant slightly cropped digiscoped shot attached.

Nice lunchtime trip to see the Glossy Ibis! Arrived at about 12.20pm to be told it had flown off from the field by the main road some 20 minute earlier. Another 5 minutes passed and a birder came up to me to kindly let me know it was now in the field at the end of Longsight Lane. Followed the lane round to the left and the Glossy Ibis was feeding in the field by the metal gate with a stile, off to the right-hand side. More distant than earlier, but very pleased to see it. Was still present in this field when I left at 12.45.

it was still there and showing well when I left at 11.45