I must tell someone! Whilst walking near the M62 and the Ellenroad Mill (engines in steam once a month I think), we saw a few lapwings. This was about 2 weeks ago. Only a few, sadly, there used to be lots more there. Anyway, we saw one bird looking very agitated near a few cows, and spotted four tiny chicks running around in the mud. We assume the parent was warning them about the cows, which are pretty heavy things! I have never seen lapwing chicks before.
Peter Jones Shaw.
Mike Chorley said
Fri Oct 31 3:50 PM, 2008
Matt Potter wrote:
Mike Chorley wrote:
It's the toothpaste, rots your braincell
Depends where you are rubbing it Mike if you mistake it for after sun!!!!
Ferzackerly
Steve Scrimgeour said
Thu Oct 30 9:33 AM, 2008
Sorry Ian
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 29 7:33 PM, 2008
please dont forget that any bird sightings should be posted in the bird sightings forum, otherwise they could become 'lost records' and certainly wont be easily searchable and with valuable records such as these thats a shame
Steve Scrimgeour said
Wed Oct 29 9:24 AM, 2008
I Know its a bit late but been away...
Regular c 100 on the 2 flooded fields on Mile Road Flixton....
Been there now for approx 1 month, on Sunday as the Mersey brook its banks were in the region of 300 counted by myself.....
These fields seem to hold Lapwings not in great numbers all the time, however as the weather has not help the fields dry out the numbers have grown...
Matt Potter said
Tue Oct 28 3:46 PM, 2008
Mike Chorley wrote:
It's the toothpaste, rots your braincell
Depends where you are rubbing it Mike if you mistake it for after sun!!!!
Mike Chorley said
Tue Oct 28 2:15 PM, 2008
28/10/08
C50 LAPWING in the area between Bestway on Oldham Road, Newton Heath and the Railway sidings. Seems to be their new 'home', during the day at least.
Mike Chorley said
Wed Oct 22 3:22 PM, 2008
It's the toothpaste, rots your braincell
Mark Rigby said
Wed Oct 22 11:21 AM, 2008
Steve, they were Lapwing. You have to make allowances for Mr.Chorley. He is now getting to that age!
Steve Suttill said
Wed Oct 22 9:42 AM, 2008
Mike Chorley wrote:
167 on the roof of Seddon Atkinson building, Shaw Road this p.m.
also C60 in fields on the south side of the M62 to the east of A627(M) 11.30 a.m.
Would they be Golden Plover or Lapwing, Mike?
Mike Chorley said
Wed Oct 22 12:46 AM, 2008
167 on the roof of Seddon Atkinson building, Shaw Road this p.m.
also C60 in fields on the south side of the M62 to the east of A627(M) 11.30 a.m.
Steve Suttill said
Mon Oct 20 9:54 AM, 2008
Ashton Moss, Saturday 18/10 at 1700: c 120 Golden Plover and c 40 Lapwing, very flighty but usually settling on the roof of the Screwfix warehouse which seems to be their new favourite roost.
Steve Suttill said
Fri Oct 17 9:51 AM, 2008
Now I have entered my posting, Steve Atkins' post has suddenly appeared from nowhere!
Steve Suttill said
Fri Oct 17 9:49 AM, 2008
Steve Atkins told me he had posted something about this survey but it doesn't appear on my computer! Therefore I have copied the following from another website....
"In October 2008 there will be a coordinated bid to provide better information on the population size, distribution and trends of Eurasian Golden Plovers throughout north-western Europe and eastern Europe/Russia. Throughout this broad area many countries are signed up to protect the Eurasian Golden Plover, yet few have good counts, nor the larger picture of totals numbers, as an accurate framework within which to work.
Following coordinated counts in Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark in the early 1990s, a coordinated count across several north-west European countries took place in October 2003. That survey recorded approximately 1 million individuals and provided new distribution information. However, there is room for improvement as many countries with significant passage populations were unable to participate, or were only able to provide incomplete data. It is hoped that the 2008 survey will yield a more complete count, provide opportunities to assess trends and generate updated information on the important sites used during autumn migration.
The survey is planned for the 7-day period centred on 18th October. October has been chosen as the month when the greatest proportion of the entire population is concentrated in the smallest area, thus facilitating a more complete count."
Counts of Golden Plover (and Lapwing) from 15th - 22nd October can be submitted to the Birdatlas website or BirdTrack or, even easier, on this thread (Steve A or I will pass them on)
cheers, Steve
-- Edited by Steve Suttill at 16:39, 2008-10-17
Steve Atkins said
Thu Oct 16 7:27 PM, 2008
A European-wide survey of Golden Plovers & Lapwing is taking place over the coming week. BTO News says "Since the late 1970s wader experts across Europe have been gradually synchronising their counts of Golden Plovers. In October 2003 the best effort yet was achieved, with thousands of observers across seven countries producing a combined total of just over 1 million birds of which 143,000 were counted in the UK. Now, five years on, and with plans to include eight more countries, we are hoping to get an updated and more complete picture, not only of how many Golden Plovers there are in Europe, but where they are. If during the period 15th to 22nd October, you see any flocks of Golden Plovers or Lapwings, make a note of the date, number of each species, and location name and grid reference." Please submit your sightings via http://birdtrack.net or as an Atlas Roving Records at http://www.birdatlas.net
Peter Jones
Shaw.
Ferzackerly
Sorry Ian
I Know its a bit late but been away...
Regular c 100 on the 2 flooded fields on Mile Road Flixton....
Been there now for approx 1 month, on Sunday as the Mersey brook its banks were in the region of 300 counted by myself.....
These fields seem to hold Lapwings not in great numbers all the time, however as the weather has not help the fields dry out the numbers have grown...
Depends where you are rubbing it Mike if you mistake it for after sun!!!!
C50 LAPWING in the area between Bestway on Oldham Road, Newton Heath and the Railway sidings. Seems to be their new 'home', during the day at least.
Would they be Golden Plover or Lapwing, Mike?
also C60 in fields on the south side of the M62 to the east of A627(M) 11.30 a.m.
c 120 Golden Plover and c 40 Lapwing, very flighty but usually settling on the roof of the Screwfix warehouse which seems to be their new favourite roost.
"In October 2008 there will be a coordinated bid to provide better information on the population size, distribution and trends of Eurasian Golden Plovers throughout north-western Europe and eastern Europe/Russia. Throughout this broad area many countries are signed up to protect the Eurasian Golden Plover, yet few have good counts, nor the larger picture of totals numbers, as an accurate framework within which to work.
Following coordinated counts in Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark in the early 1990s, a coordinated count across several north-west European countries took place in October 2003. That survey recorded approximately 1 million individuals and provided new distribution information. However, there is room for improvement as many countries with significant passage populations were unable to participate, or were only able to provide incomplete data. It is hoped that the 2008 survey will yield a more complete count, provide opportunities to assess trends and generate updated information on the important sites used during autumn migration.
The survey is planned for the 7-day period centred on 18th October. October has been chosen as the month when the greatest proportion of the entire population is concentrated in the smallest area, thus facilitating a more complete count."
Counts of Golden Plover (and Lapwing) from 15th - 22nd October can be submitted to the Birdatlas website or BirdTrack or, even easier, on this thread (Steve A or I will pass them on)
cheers, Steve
-- Edited by Steve Suttill at 16:39, 2008-10-17
If during the period 15th to 22nd October, you see any flocks of Golden Plovers or Lapwings, make a note of the date, number of each species, and location name and grid reference."
Please submit your sightings via http://birdtrack.net
or as an Atlas Roving Records at
http://www.birdatlas.net
-- Edited by Steve Atkins at 19:31, 2008-10-16[
-- Edited by Steve Atkins at 19:33, 2008-10-16