At 4am this morning whilst searching the stretch of canal immediately west of the road bridge at Old Church Street whilst at work, a small flock of Canada Geese on the canal by the small basin there were spotlit in powerful torch beams but with them was a lone drake Goosander, my second ‘seen’ bird of the year!
andrew chapman said
Mon Jan 18 10:38 PM, 2021
2 ring necked parakeets over lord north st at 4pm today.Heading towards eastlands.
andrew chapman said
Thu Dec 31 6:14 PM, 2020
10 Ring necked parakeets - flying over Lord North St , from Eastlands direction and heading towards Rochdale rd at 9.20am.
Andy
andrew chapman said
Tue Jul 21 1:54 PM, 2020
Lord North St - At least 25 Long Tailed Tits perched on a telegraph wire on 20.07.20 10.00am.
Thought they were Swallows for a couple of seconds!
Must have been a good winter for them with maybe some supplementary garden feeding?
Andy
andrew chapman said
Fri May 15 9:50 AM, 2020
15.05.20 8.00 am
1 Common Whitethroat calling in some nicely growing wasteland scrub half way down Lord North Street - adjacent to a lorry park
Andy
andrew chapman said
Thu Mar 19 3:46 PM, 2020
18.03.20 - 15.45
Kestrel hovering over the Rochdale Canal - near Lord North Street (Newton Heath).
Andy
andrew chapman said
Mon Dec 16 1:51 PM, 2019
Mon - 16.12.19 -
1 RAVEN low over Lord North St, mobbing 2 Jackdaws - 13.00hrs .
Andy
andrew chapman said
Tue Apr 16 7:51 AM, 2019
7.35 am - Willow Warbler calling from Johnson Controls car park area in a Cherry blossom tree . (near Grimshaw Lane /Oldham Rd junction).
Andy
andrew chapman said
Mon Apr 15 1:08 PM, 2019
7.35 am - One Lapwing flying over Grimshaw Lane heading towards Briscoe Lane. 1 Grey Wagtail on the canal.
Andy
Andrea Wilson said
Sun Jan 27 5:24 PM, 2019
Hi Andrew, there have been a pair of buzzards hanging around on the Failsworth side of Daisy Nook recently, it may be one of those.
andrew chapman said
Thu Jan 24 10:33 PM, 2019
4.45pm - A Buzzard flying low over Lord North St heading south alongside the railway line was an unusual sighting for the area today.
Tim Wilcox said
Thu May 17 2:08 PM, 2018
Wood Warbler singing and showing very well at 2.05pm just beyond the logs going downhill from the Hulmes Road car park.
bernard hooley said
Wed May 16 8:28 AM, 2018
The Wood Warbler was present and singing and showing well in the area described by Phillip In Brookdale Park.
Roger Baker 3 said
Tue May 15 12:33 PM, 2018
It's the small quiet car park on Hulme Road that seems to have all the problems ...... I used the main car park on Droylsden Road, which is a lot busier, and walked through the park.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue May 15 11:38 AM, 2018
Please note, visiting birders need to be very careful where they park in this area and vigilant towards vehicle crime. A birder this morning had both number plates stolen off their car (a crime with potentially very serious implications).
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Mon May 14 5:41 PM, 2018
Finally caught up with the Wood Warbler at 1320. Great views and song, as previously mentioned. Wonder how long he'll give it, trying to attract a mate. Probably too busy with people and dogs, if he's lucky.
John Taylor said
Sun May 13 4:57 PM, 2018
Wood warbler showing well at 16:00 in Brookdale Park today. A first for me.
Richard Thew said
Sat May 12 7:14 PM, 2018
With a wood warbler picture down on my to do list for targets this summer, I already had plans ready to visit a location where I've had them before.
However, after the success with a simular scenario I had with the hawfinches, I decided to try this park in manchester. It turned out to be another successful trip!!
From the Newton Heath tram station and the no.52 bus, arrived and found the wood warbler easy enough but it was constantly on the move in the same patch of trees so a lot of patience was required. He showed very well and i stayed long enough for me to take over 400 pictures!!! Why over 400 for one bird? Picture the following.....
"He's behind that leaf, oh, now he's in view, focus, drat, He moved! Found him again- point the camera- oops too late again...." So logic has it that I'm bound to get a few good pictures.
Attached are just a couple "out of the hat" after flicking through just half of them.
Wood Warbler still present today in same location in brookdale Park. It's mobile BUT only in about a 50 sq yd patch and very vocal. Giving some great views.
john tromans said
Thu May 10 2:25 PM, 2018
Wood Warbler singing its heart out and showing well at Brookdale Park as I left a 1230. Same directions as Phil from yesterday. A little cracker.
phillipskelly said
Wed May 9 2:51 PM, 2018
Wood Warbler still present at Brookdale park at 1.08pm today. I parked in the tiny carpark at Hulmes rd.and went past the empty concrete panel compost bays, past some old felled tree trunks down the path to the wooded area about 20 ft ,and there it was singing away sometimes close to the path (to close for a scope ).
Roger Baker 3 said
Wed May 9 1:01 PM, 2018
Wednesday 9th May. 10.45 - 11.30 hrs.
Brookdale Park. Southern Dell.
Wood Warbler singing and displaying ....... showed well and came low down for most of the time I was there.
Roger.
PaulBaker said
Mon May 7 1:24 PM, 2018
Finally got a chance to pop down to see the Wood Warbler that I heard had been showing well during the past week. Needles to say it did not disappoint. From the moment I arrived I could hear a very familiar song of a fast rolling coin picking up pace coming from just down the hill. The bird was present and singing none stop whilst flitting from branch to branch from 9:40-11:30 and was still present before I left.
Other birds included.
3 Mistle Thrush 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Nuthatch 1 Jay 5+ Blackbird 5+ Robin
Tony Coatsworth said
Sat May 5 12:31 PM, 2018
Wood Warbler showing well and singing above the stream, Southern Dell, Brookdale park 11:30-12:00
Karen Foulkes said
Sat May 5 8:29 AM, 2018
The Wood Warbler was singing and showing extremely well between 0800 and 0825 this morning in the southern dell in Brookdale Park.
Chris Chandler said
Fri May 4 6:26 PM, 2018
Wood warbler still in the southern dell at Brookdale Park 6pm. Singing well but tricky to get good views as it's staying high in the canopy!
Rob Creek said
Tue May 1 8:51 PM, 2018
- Wood Warbler still present at Brookdale Park around 6pm - 7.15pm when I left.
It was singing and then it started calling, it was fairly mobile around the stream and the dell, and showed really well on occasions and fairly close up too!
Other birds of note... - 1 Willow Warbler - 2 Blackcap (1m 1f) - 2 Nuthatch - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Sparrowhawk - 2 Jay - 1 Mistle Thrush - 1 Song Thrush - Blackbirds everywhere ...plus plenty of other woodland birds about.
Alot of Chaffinch around singing, I think this may have confused a birder on the other side of the dell as he had his camera pointed up to the top of the trees when infact the Wood Warbler was right near me, unless he was after a nice photo of a Chaffinch of course ! Note...
Please add an hour on to the camera image time. Forgot to alter it when the clocks went forward. I do it everytime!
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 01:20:35 AM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 07:46:06 AM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 07:50:45 AM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 07:53:46 AM
Wood Warbler still present at around 18.30 at Brookdale Park, but tricky to pick up as it wasn't singing and eventually myself and another birder got it from movement in the treetops. It began calling insistently but only eventually managed a couple of bursts of lovely song, and not too loud either.
My second GM Wood Warbler and another one in an odd urban location. Whereas the Sale bird very sensibly disappeared quickly, this one has stayed for day 2 and while I admire the determination, hopefully he will assess the situation and conclude that the Peak District or up in the Lakes might just be a better bet! Great find though and a lovely bird to be able to go and see after work.
nigel charlesworth said
Tue May 1 4:19 PM, 2018
Wood Warbler was near stream in south dell c15:00 showing well
Dan Brown said
Tue May 1 10:58 AM, 2018
Wood Warbler Still showing well at 10.35. Thanks to Ian Campbell for assistance.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 1st of May 2018 11:32:48 AM
James Walsh said
Tue May 1 9:04 AM, 2018
Wood Warbler Brookdale Park showing superbly 8:55am
James Walsh said
Tue May 1 7:39 AM, 2018
Singing Wood Warbler Brookdale Park still present in the Southern dell 50 yards NE of car park 7:30am
James Walsh said
Mon Apr 30 10:38 PM, 2018
The Wood Warbler in Brookdale Park had moved from the more manicured Northern dell to the Southern dell, a more natural habitat, when I arrived around 7pm and was singing fairly constantly and giving good views up to 8:10pm
A really great bird to see in urban Manchester!
https://youtu.be/LQC-5V2k-Ao
James Walsh said
Mon Apr 30 8:03 PM, 2018
Singing Wood Warbler showing well 50 yards NE of the car park at Brookdale Park at 8pm
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 30th of April 2018 08:17:15 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Apr 30 5:50 PM, 2018
Wood Warbler in Brookdale Park, Hulmes Road, Newton Heath Late afternoon today. Singing in the northern dell about 300 metres down the path from the small car park.
Info thanks to Leonard Gunshon
andrew chapman said
Thu Mar 15 9:57 AM, 2018
2 Ring Necked Parakeets over Lord North Street at 8.00am today , heading towards Rochdale road.
Andy
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Dec 30 12:30 PM, 2016
Originally posted today by Nigel Charlesworth:
Birds at Brookdale Park today included:
Song Thrush 2
Blackbird 5 male 2 female
Robin 7
numberous Woodpigeon
Magpie 4
2 large mixed flocks of tits
andrew chapman said
Wed Nov 2 9:23 AM, 2016
Peregrine Falcon circling in the clear sky high above gas tower opposite Philips Park fire station ....7.40am.
Andy
andrew chapman said
Wed Jun 15 1:38 PM, 2016
WHITETHROAT calling from thick shrubbery on Lord North St at 8.15am today
Andy
Mike Chorley said
Tue Apr 19 11:51 PM, 2016
3 Lapwing feeding on the grass plot in front of the old Silk Mill this morning. May be worth checking the roof of Farmfoods (formerly The Carpet Store etc.)
andrew chapman said
Fri Sep 25 1:11 PM, 2015
1 House Martin over Lord North St. last night.
1 Buzzard soaring high over Lord North St. last Friday (18th Sept) being monitored below by 2 circling Sparrowhawks .
Andy
MARK HULSE said
Tue May 5 6:15 PM, 2015
Common sandpiper on Rochdale canal ,flying between the two locks before ten acres lane ,really suprised to see one there ,I spooked it whilst going to work hope it finds its way to a more suitable location.....
andrew chapman said
Tue Dec 30 2:35 PM, 2014
12.55pm - Chiffchaff flitting and calling (hweet) around Budlia bushes in a car park on Lord North Street.
Andy
andrew chapman said
Sat May 10 12:52 AM, 2014
3 screaming swifts high up over lord north street on Friday lunch time (9th May),heading over towards miles platting.
andy
andrew chapman said
Tue Mar 11 1:01 PM, 2014
Kingfisher near the canal weir between Grimshaw Lane and Hulme Hall Lane at 9.05am today.
It perched in a tree above the canal before diving, it then flew off in the Rochdale direction.
Unable to see if it had caught anything as it re-surfaced on the blindside of the stone banking.
Andy
andrew chapman said
Tue Jan 21 9:53 PM, 2014
sparrowhawk glided over the rochdale canal at 8.40am scanning the factory rooftops for feral pigeons.
andy
andrew chapman said
Mon Jan 13 4:49 PM, 2014
male and female goosander near the canal weir between Grimshaw Lane and Hulme Hall Lane at 16.00hrs today.
andy
andrew chapman said
Fri Dec 6 12:35 PM, 2013
Kingfisher near the canal weir between Grimshaw Lane and Hulme Hall Lane.
Tend to get sightings of Kingfishers here in most winters , however they normally occur after severe frosts when other still waters are frozen over.
Andy
Bill Myerscough said
Mon Nov 11 1:29 AM, 2013
10th November.
1 Golden Plover amongst c70 Lapwing on the ground at the Central Business Park this morning.
Cheers,
Bill.
Mike Chorley said
Fri Nov 1 9:02 PM, 2013
C30 Canada Geese on the green verge in front of Eldridge Drive at lunchtime today, patiently waiting for a handout from a man with a Sunblest loaf. (No doubt other sliced white loaves are available) On my way back from Manchester they'ed returned to grazing the verge.
-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Friday 1st of November 2013 09:18:49 PM
At 4am this morning whilst searching the stretch of canal immediately west of the road bridge at Old Church Street whilst at work, a small flock of Canada Geese on the canal by the small basin there were spotlit in powerful torch beams but with them was a lone drake Goosander, my second ‘seen’ bird of the year!
10 Ring necked parakeets - flying over Lord North St , from Eastlands direction and heading towards Rochdale rd at 9.20am.
Andy
Lord North St - At least 25 Long Tailed Tits perched on a telegraph wire on 20.07.20 10.00am.
Thought they were Swallows for a couple of seconds!
Must have been a good winter for them with maybe some supplementary garden feeding?
Andy
15.05.20 8.00 am
1 Common Whitethroat calling in some nicely growing wasteland scrub half way down Lord North Street - adjacent to a lorry park
Andy
18.03.20 - 15.45
Kestrel hovering over the Rochdale Canal - near Lord North Street (Newton Heath).
Andy
Mon - 16.12.19 -
1 RAVEN low over Lord North St, mobbing 2 Jackdaws - 13.00hrs .
Andy
7.35 am - Willow Warbler calling from Johnson Controls car park area in a Cherry blossom tree . (near Grimshaw Lane /Oldham Rd junction).
Andy
7.35 am - One Lapwing flying over Grimshaw Lane heading towards Briscoe Lane. 1 Grey Wagtail on the canal.
Andy
Hi Andrew, there have been a pair of buzzards hanging around on the Failsworth side of Daisy Nook recently, it may be one of those.
4.45pm - A Buzzard flying low over Lord North St heading south alongside the railway line was an unusual sighting for the area today.
The Wood Warbler was present and singing and showing well in
the area described by Phillip In Brookdale Park.
Please note, visiting birders need to be very careful where they park in this area and vigilant towards vehicle crime. A birder this morning had both number plates stolen off their car (a crime with potentially very serious implications).
Wonder how long he'll give it, trying to attract a mate. Probably too busy with people and dogs, if he's lucky.
Wood warbler showing well at 16:00 in Brookdale Park today. A first for me.
However, after the success with a simular scenario I had with the hawfinches, I decided to try this park in manchester. It turned out to be another successful trip!!
From the Newton Heath tram station and the no.52 bus, arrived and found the wood warbler easy enough but it was constantly on the move in the same patch of trees so a lot of patience was required. He showed very well and i stayed long enough for me to take over 400 pictures!!! Why over 400 for one bird? Picture the following.....
"He's behind that leaf, oh, now he's in view, focus, drat, He moved! Found him again- point the camera- oops too late again...." So logic has it that I'm bound to get a few good pictures.
Attached are just a couple "out of the hat" after flicking through just half of them.
Wood Warbler still present today in same location in brookdale Park. It's mobile BUT only in about a 50 sq yd patch and very vocal. Giving some great views.
Wood Warbler singing its heart out and showing well at Brookdale Park as I left a 1230. Same directions as Phil from yesterday. A little cracker.
I parked in the tiny carpark at Hulmes rd.and went past the empty concrete panel compost bays, past some old felled tree trunks down the path to the wooded area about 20 ft ,and there it was singing away sometimes close to the path (to close for a scope ).
Brookdale Park. Southern Dell.
Wood Warbler singing and displaying ....... showed well and came low down for most of the time I was there.
Roger.
Other birds included.
3 Mistle Thrush
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Nuthatch
1 Jay
5+ Blackbird
5+ Robin
Wood Warbler showing well and singing above the stream, Southern Dell, Brookdale park 11:30-12:00
- Wood Warbler still present at Brookdale Park around 6pm - 7.15pm when I left.
It was singing and then it started calling, it was fairly mobile around the stream and the dell, and showed really well on occasions and fairly close up too!
Other birds of note...
- 1 Willow Warbler
- 2 Blackcap (1m 1f)
- 2 Nuthatch
- 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 1 Sparrowhawk
- 2 Jay
- 1 Mistle Thrush
- 1 Song Thrush
- Blackbirds everywhere
...plus plenty of other woodland birds about.
Alot of Chaffinch around singing, I think this may have confused a birder on the other side of the dell as he had his camera pointed up to the top of the trees when infact the Wood Warbler was right near me, unless he was after a nice photo of a Chaffinch of course
!
Note... Please add an hour on to the camera image time. Forgot to alter it when the clocks went forward. I do it everytime!
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 01:20:35 AM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 07:46:06 AM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 07:50:45 AM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 07:53:46 AM
My second GM Wood Warbler and another one in an odd urban location. Whereas the Sale bird very sensibly disappeared quickly, this one has stayed for day 2 and while I admire the determination, hopefully he will assess the situation and conclude that the Peak District or up in the Lakes might just be a better bet! Great find though and a lovely bird to be able to go and see after work.
Wood Warbler Still showing well at 10.35. Thanks to Ian Campbell for assistance.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 1st of May 2018 11:32:48 AM
A really great bird to see in urban Manchester!
https://youtu.be/LQC-5V2k-Ao
Singing Wood Warbler showing well 50 yards NE of the car park at Brookdale Park at 8pm
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 30th of April 2018 08:17:15 PM
Wood Warbler in Brookdale Park, Hulmes Road, Newton Heath Late afternoon today. Singing in the northern dell about 300 metres down the path from the small car park.
Info thanks to Leonard Gunshon
2 Ring Necked Parakeets over Lord North Street at 8.00am today , heading towards Rochdale road.
Andy
Birds at Brookdale Park today included:
Song Thrush 2
Blackbird 5 male 2 female
Robin 7
numberous Woodpigeon
Magpie 4
2 large mixed flocks of tits
Peregrine Falcon circling in the clear sky high above gas tower opposite Philips Park fire station ....7.40am.
Andy
WHITETHROAT calling from thick shrubbery on Lord North St at 8.15am today
Andy
1 House Martin over Lord North St. last night.
1 Buzzard soaring high over Lord North St. last Friday (18th Sept) being monitored below by 2 circling Sparrowhawks .
Andy
12.55pm - Chiffchaff flitting and calling (hweet) around Budlia bushes in a car park on Lord North Street.
Andy
3 screaming swifts high up over lord north street on Friday lunch time (9th May),heading over towards miles platting.
andy
Kingfisher near the canal weir between Grimshaw Lane and Hulme Hall Lane at 9.05am today.
It perched in a tree above the canal before diving, it then flew off in the Rochdale direction.
Unable to see if it had caught anything as it re-surfaced on the blindside of the stone banking.
Andy
sparrowhawk glided over the rochdale canal at 8.40am scanning the factory rooftops for feral pigeons.
andy
andy
Kingfisher near the canal weir between Grimshaw Lane and Hulme Hall Lane.
Tend to get sightings of Kingfishers here in most winters , however they normally occur after severe frosts when other still waters are frozen over.
Andy
1 Golden Plover
Cheers,
Bill.
-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Friday 1st of November 2013 09:18:49 PM