Goosander 5, one drake coming to bread Great Crested Grebe 1 Tufted Duck 37 Mute Swan 1
colin davies said
Wed Dec 8 8:11 PM, 2021
It's not a cackling goose in my opinion, the bills too big and the bird doesn't look small enough, especially in the photo with the regular Canada. I also don't think it's Todd's for various reasons but the short looking neck for one. I can't say why but it looks to be sitting a little oddly to me. It would be good to see some photos of it standing out of the water.
Steven Heywood said
Wed Dec 8 8:00 PM, 2021
Definitely not a Todd's Canada, the neck's stocky rather than thin (when I made my first attempt at an ID I remembered there was something about the neck of a Todd's but I remembered it dead wrong). The more I look at my photos and the more I read round the more baffled I am by it.
Body the same size as the other Canada geese but neck very short
More evenly brown upperparts
No pale back collar between black neck and brown bank
Reduced white cheek patch black of neck nearly meeting black of chin
Round head, large bill
Frankly, I don't even know this isn't a cackling goose rather than a Canada goose, some variation of feral Canada or a hybrid of some sort. One of "them" birds.
Is this the same mystery goose that was at Elton Reservoir last month?
Possible Todd's Canada goose on the lake this lunchtime. Very short neck and even brown upperparts. Will put up photos later.
Pete Hines said
Sun Sep 26 10:47 PM, 2021
Meadow Pipit 55 over south 08-30 to 09-30 Pied Wagtail 3 over Siskin 1 over
Pete Hines said
Sun Aug 22 11:06 AM, 2021
Pete Hines wrote:
Black-headed Gull with green darvic 229A on 18th August. I'm not getting any feedback from Cr ringing or Ringmerking which says it must start with the letter J
Got a reply from Dean Trenam. Ringing and recovery data attached.
Hi Pete. looks like one of Dean Trenams, its on cr-birding.
dean.trenam1@gmail.com
pete berry said
Sat Aug 21 12:56 PM, 2021
Pete Hines wrote:
Black-headed Gull with green darvic 229A on 18th August. I'm not getting any feedback from Cr ringing or Ringmerking which says it must start with the letter J
Try Euring Pete
Pete Hines said
Sat Aug 21 12:27 PM, 2021
Black-headed Gull with green darvic 229A on 18th August. I'm not getting any feedback from Cr ringing or Ringmerking which says it must start with the letter J
Ring-necked Duck female relocated roosting on the island.
Pete Hines said
Tue Feb 23 9:55 AM, 2021
Ring-necked Duck - female present at Alexandra Park, Manchester, 18th -22nd February relocated here. Roosting on the island facing the building. Tufted Duck 71 (34 counted at Alexandra Park earlier this morning, down from 43 yesterday) Pochard 1 drake Goosander 1 redhead
Pochard 2 (1 m & 1 f) Tufted Duck 73 (accurate count) Goosander 2 redhead Redwing 47 in song
Tony Coatsworth said
Thu Dec 31 2:21 PM, 2020
34 Tufted Duck
1 Goosander pinching bread off the Canada Geese
Treecreeper
Goldcrest, Blue Tit and Long-tailed Tit
Pete Hines said
Wed Dec 30 5:35 PM, 2020
Goosander - just one redhead, coming to bread, scoffing whole slices and attacking Mallards Tufted Duck 60 Redwing minimum of 26 foraging on the ground Fieldfare 1 noisy bird calling from tree tops Mute Swan 10 still Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female drumming Grey Wagtail 1
No sign of the Firecrest this morning. A fair flock of local birders though!
dave broome said
Sat Nov 28 3:50 PM, 2020
Male Firecrest showed on and off 15:35-15:37 on north side of Platt Brook, alongside the footpath past the fenced all-weather pitches, in edge of Ivy-covered trees near two dead standing Poplar trunks, also 2 Goldcrest
Approx 80 Ring-Necked Parakeet were on the island pre-roost and 71 Magpie
-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 28th of November 2020 05:51:47 PM
Pete Hines said
Thu Nov 26 4:09 PM, 2020
Firecrest 1 seen well from the footbridge over Platt Brook at 53.446889, -2.226324, at c5m range hovering infront of and in holly below bridge height NW of bridge, between approx 12.30 and 12.34 when lost to view in the holly. Not associating with tit flock.
A Stock Dove was near the church on my way back from town. It was so unbothered I was able to take a pic on my iPhone but it wasnt injured and flew off. Site first too for me and great to see one so close to the city centre
Pete Hines said
Thu Nov 16 9:36 AM, 2017
No sign of the Red-breasted Merganser this morning.
Goldfinch c40
john tromans said
Wed Nov 15 2:05 PM, 2017
Red -breastead Merganser was active and showing well when I left at 12 noon. it never ventured far from the island. Also a Grey Wagtail on one of the small islands and the also the usual noisy Ring- necked Parakeets flying around and in the tree tops.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Wed Nov 15 10:31 AM, 2017
Red-breasted merganser active and showing well up to 9.30 this morning.
Rest:
2 goldcrest 1 coal tit 2 nuthatch heard 2 redwing heard 1 jay heard 1 great spotted woodpecker 5+ ring-necked parakeet 11 moorhen 17+ coot 14+ tufted duck 3 mute swan (2 juvenile, one adult with blue darvic 4APF) 2 great crested grebe 3 grey heron 4 cormorant 5 common gull
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Thursday 11th of April 2024 10:18:48 AM
also female Goosander
Goosander 1
Tufted Duck 36
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 9th of April 2024 07:16:15 PM
Tufted Duck 21
Goosander 2
Cormorant 9
Heron 4
Great Crested Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 37
Mute Swan 1
Definitely not a Todd's Canada, the neck's stocky rather than thin (when I made my first attempt at an ID I remembered there was something about the neck of a Todd's but I remembered it dead wrong). The more I look at my photos and the more I read round the more baffled I am by it.
Frankly, I don't even know this isn't a cackling goose rather than a Canada goose, some variation of feral Canada or a hybrid of some sort. One of "them" birds.
Is this the same mystery goose that was at Elton Reservoir last month?
Pied Wagtail 3 over
Siskin 1 over
Got a reply from Dean Trenam. Ringing and recovery data attached.
looks like one of Dean Trenams, its on cr-birding.
dean.trenam1@gmail.com
Try Euring Pete
Tufted Duck 15
Tufted Duck 44
Great Crested Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 55 and 31 at Alexandra Park. Yesterdays counts were 75 and 11. Both total 86
Great Crested Grebe 1
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Tufted Duck 75
Great Crested Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 62 (PFP), 48 (AP)
Goosander 1 (PFP)
Great Crested Grebe 2 (PFP)
Tufted Duck 71 (34 counted at Alexandra Park earlier this morning, down from 43 yesterday)
Pochard 1 drake
Goosander 1 redhead
Tufted Duck 76
Gadwall 1 drake
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 73 (accurate count)
Goosander 2 redhead
Redwing 47 in song
34 Tufted Duck
1 Goosander pinching bread off the Canada Geese
Treecreeper
Goldcrest, Blue Tit and Long-tailed Tit
Tufted Duck 60
Redwing minimum of 26 foraging on the ground
Fieldfare 1 noisy bird calling from tree tops
Mute Swan 10 still
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female drumming
Grey Wagtail 1
Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit and Goldcrest in a loose flock
Bullfinch
No sign of Firecrest - anyone seen it this week or has it moved on?
Tufted Duck 58
Goosander 1
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 1
Mute Swan 10
Heron 5
Goosander 3
Great Crested Grebe 1
Goldcrest 2
-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 28th of November 2020 05:51:47 PM
Goldcrest 3 among tit flocks.
Goosander 1 redhead
Tufted Duck 34
Mute Swan 10
Common Gull 17
Herring Gull 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Heron 6
4 Grey heron
Good number of Black-headed Gulls, couple of Lesser Black-backed as well
1 male Goosander
Usual Coots, Moorhens and Mallards
About 6 Ring-necked Parakeets - a few juveniles with short tails.
Tufted Duck 31
Teal 1 drake
Great Crested Grebe 2
Goosander 2 redhead
Cormorant 2
Goosander 6 flew out SW at 16.34
Ring-necked Parakeet 170+ at the pre-roost gathering dramatically all departed SE at 16.45
Magpie 100
Jackdaw 65
Tufted Duck 30
Goosander 6 redhead
Great Crested Grebe 1
Coot AAS was ringed at Platt Fields on 9/10/2011 and resighted there regularly since.
Many thanks for the record, Tony.
Coot chicks still present. One Coot was ringed AAS
A pair of Grey Heron, one was stood on the nest for a while but I didn't see a chick.
Good numbers of Starlings feeding and flying back into the housing estate
4 Swallow yesterday afternoon. Also Coot with chicks and a few Mallard ducklings.
Tufted Duck 54
Goosander 1 redhead
Red -breastead Merganser was active and showing well when I left at 12 noon. it never ventured far from the island. Also a Grey Wagtail on one of the small islands and the also the usual noisy Ring- necked Parakeets flying around and in the tree tops.
Rest:
2 goldcrest
1 coal tit
2 nuthatch heard
2 redwing heard
1 jay heard
1 great spotted woodpecker
5+ ring-necked parakeet
11 moorhen
17+ coot
14+ tufted duck
3 mute swan (2 juvenile, one adult with blue darvic 4APF)
2 great crested grebe
3 grey heron
4 cormorant
5 common gull