10 Waxwings over Longshaw this morning, flew towards Billinge Hill.

Info thanks to Peter Alker

after Orrell water park i spent half an hour walking around the ploughed field between park road and chair wood
Lapwing 7
Oystercatcher 2
Black headed gull 200+
Common gull at least 5
Pied Wagtail 6
Mistle Thrush 3
Yellowhammer 5(3m 2f)
Common Buzzard 1 over moss wood
disappointed to not see any Skylarks but will try again soon

-- Edited by paul burke on Monday 26th of March 2012 11:01:54 PM

Crossbill late morning in flight on west side of Chair Wood, in direction of Billinge Hill/Billinge Plants (also a small flock of possible Crossbill over a copse just west of Chair Wood near farmsteads)

several Siskin heard overhead
in the woodland: 6 Goldcrest, 7 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper
2 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk
14 Skylark and 3 Yellowhammer on stubble at Park Road

male Stonechat on field boundary between north end of Chair Wood and Island Dam, flycatching from Hawthorn

29 Skylark on stubble at Park Road today
Great Spotted Woodpecker moving between Chair Wood and Orrell Water Park

Whitethroat today in hedge off Park Road, 2 Goldcrest Chair Wood

50+ Swallows feeding low over Barley fields at Park Road this evening, the majority juveniles - a cracking sight in the evening sun
Chair Wood: family party of Jay, fledged Chiffchaff, singing Goldcrest

Park Road
15 Jackdaws in stubble field
sadly no Corn Buntings

Jimmy

Sunday 24 October 2010

1 Brambling over Chair Wood this morning.

48 Skylark on stubble fields along Park Road this morning plus 6 Yellowhammer and 14 Grey Partridge

6 Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit and Treecreeper in Chair Wood

1 singing Corn Bunting in Barley fields at the Winstanley Road end of Park Road this morning

100+ House Martin and 75+ Swallows feeding very low over the crops

Island Dam
Pr G C Grebe looks to be second nest failure this year according to anglers i spoke to
Pr Coot with young
8 Mallard
1 Reed Warbler singing
3 Chiffchaff
pr of Wrens with young
Owl box not being used
1 Buzzard over Chair Wood

Cheers Jimmy

6 Coal Tit and 1 Goldcrest at Chair Wood today, 1 Skylark overhead and 19 Lapwing flew SW

4/11/09 Early afternoon

1 Stonechat (m) on wires near Island Dam
1 Buzzard over Chair Wood
1 Snipe over
1 Kestrel
8 Yellowhammer
5 Coal Tit
flock of c110 Chaffinch feeding in stubble field
flock of c40 Skylark off Park Road.

2 Buzzard, 120 Chaffinch and 39 Skylark on fields at Park Road this morning

1 Corn Bunting nr to Chair Wood this afternoon

Cheers Jimmy

Today 28/10/09
100+ Fieldfare flying around but never seen to land
12 Skylarks
30 Redwings
25 Collared Doves
1 Coal Tit

Chair Wood
2 Buzzards
3 Goldcrests

Moss Wood
2 Buzzards


Cheers Jimmy

17/10/09 Late morning

With Mr Broome & Mr Thorpe (jnr):

1 Buzzard over Chair Wood
11 Grey Partridge
6 Yellowhammer
45+ Fieldfare >NW (with Redwing)
1 Grey Wagtail
30+ Skylark
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Kestrel
2 Common Gull
Small numbers of Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch and Song Thrush
1 Dunnock >N

105 Fieldfare on a ploughed field by Chair Wood this morning

Chair Wood this a.m. - 4 Siskin in flight over wood, 7 Bullfinch (flock of adults with fledged juvs), 5 Goldcrest, 9 Linnet in adjacent field, 3 Grey Wagtails flying towards Island Dam, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 1st of November 2009 03:25:12 PM