Green Woodpecker calling from Crankwood Road this morning, near Old Bear Hey Farm.
Gordon Newman said
Fri Jan 23 3:51 PM, 2015
Midday 1 Green Woodpecker in tree by children play area on Crankwood Road before flying to Crankwood Wood having previously been calling from Bickershaw Rucks (C12) on opposite side of field dividing the two locations 1 Woodcock in wood
Dave Wilson said
Sat May 24 3:30 PM, 2014
Cuckoo in fine song for a good ten minutes from ten o'clock this morning at the Lightshaw side of Crankwood Road.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Apr 16 5:24 PM, 2014
Single reeling Grasshopper Warbler present today.
Info thanks to David Wilson
Paul Taylor said
Sat Mar 17 4:23 AM, 2012
Greenfinch on the Niger seed feeder this morning! I know that is not big news but they disappeared suddenly from Crankwood, about 5/6 years ago. However I saw one calling high in the poplar trees at the back of the house on Thursday, and this morning on the feeder. So, I'm hoping they are making a comeback.
Two Linnets at the back of Fred's farm this morning. Can't say I have ever seen them here in many years.
Paul Taylor said
Mon Apr 18 6:16 PM, 2011
Cuckoo calling this morning at the back of the wood, from 5:15am, for about an hour.
Paul Taylor said
Sun Apr 17 7:43 PM, 2011
A walk around the wood and the adjacent station. Willow Warbler Grasshopper Warbler Chiffchaff Reed Bunting, male and female, plus a lone male. Whitethroat, one with white patches on it's grey head. Buzzard Goldfinch Blue, Coal, Willow, LT, and Great Tit. Nuthatch And the first Cuckoo call of this year!
Paul Taylor said
Wed Apr 6 8:46 PM, 2011
Two female Lesser Redpoll, and a female Brambling in the garden today. Attracted, I assume by the new niger seed feeder I put up yesterday. A garden first!
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Mar 30 9:57 PM, 2011
Originally posted by Paul Taylor on March 29th:
First Crankwood Swallow this evening, on the telephone wires leading to my house. Plus quite a few House Martins Sunday (27th) along the canal nr Lightshaw.
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Sep 27 5:30 PM, 2010
Paul Taylor wrote:
The very same one John! Look forward to seeing you sometime.
catch up with you at the flash -hope your still rockinstill remember your talk on rush in the 4th year at school-i baught there 2nd album the day after ,and still have itsorry we will get banned for being off topic here-see ya sometime
Paul Taylor said
Mon Sep 27 5:22 PM, 2010
The very same one John! Look forward to seeing you sometime.
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Sep 27 5:11 PM, 2010
Paul Taylor wrote:
I have recently returned to birding after twenty years away. So imagine my delight when I came accross this forum. Lot's of local infomation, maps and everything. Just what I needed to get me going again. Well done! I live on Crankwood Rd, and my garden backs onto Crankwood. So I thought you may be interested in what I see in and around Crankwood.
Regular are: Blue tit Great tit Longtailed tit Chaffinch Greenfinch (up untill about 3 yrs ago, now not one) Dunnock Goldfinch Bullfinch Nuthatch (seen today hiding nuts from the feeder, in next doors gutter) Jay Robin Wren Collard dove Wood pigeon Gs woodpecker Green woodpecker Sparrohawk Treecreper Tawny Owl Barn Owl (only seen it a few times over the years, but i have seen it from the kitchen window recently) Kestrel Crow Magpie Phesent Also along the east side of the wood is and area called the station. Where in summer you can reguarly see, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow warbler Chiffchaff and Cuckoo. And who knows with a trained eye maybe even more!
welcome back Paul Don't know if your the same Paul Taylor, I went to school with,and used to go to the LOS about 25 years ago,but either way welcome to the forum-see you on the flash sometime.
Paul Taylor said
Mon Sep 27 5:01 PM, 2010
Lol, not very good at this! Crankwood is on Crankwood Rd, Leigh. It's a privately owned, so you can't go in and walk around. However you can walk along about a third of it's lengh via the station.
Rob Smallwood said
Mon Sep 27 4:40 PM, 2010
Welcome!
where abouts is Crankwood?
Paul Taylor said
Mon Sep 27 4:33 PM, 2010
I have recently returned to birding after twenty years away. So imagine my delight when I came accross this forum. Lot's of local infomation, maps and everything. Just what I needed to get me going again. Well done!
I live on Crankwood Rd, and my garden backs onto Crankwood. So I thought you may be interested in what I see in and around Crankwood.
Regular are:
Blue tit
Great tit
Longtailed tit
Chaffinch
Greenfinch (up untill about 3 yrs ago, now not one)
Dunnock
Goldfinch
Bullfinch
Nuthatch (seen today hiding nuts from the feeder, in next doors gutter)
Jay
Robin
Wren
Collard dove
Wood pigeon
Gs woodpecker
Green woodpecker
Sparrohawk
Treecreper
Tawny Owl
Barn Owl (only seen it a few times over the years, but i have seen it from the kitchen window recently)
Kestrel
Crow
Magpie
Phesent
Also along the east side of the wood is and area called the station. Where in summer you can reguarly see, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow warbler Chiffchaff and Cuckoo. And who knows with a trained eye maybe even more!
Green Woodpecker calling from Crankwood Road this morning, near Old Bear Hey Farm.
1 Green Woodpecker in tree by children play area on Crankwood Road before flying to Crankwood Wood having previously been calling from Bickershaw Rucks (C12) on opposite side of field dividing the two locations
1 Woodcock in wood
Info thanks to David Wilson
Willow Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Chiffchaff
Reed Bunting, male and female, plus a lone male.
Whitethroat, one with white patches on it's grey head.
Buzzard
Goldfinch
Blue, Coal, Willow, LT, and Great Tit.
Nuthatch
And the first Cuckoo call of this year!
First Crankwood Swallow this evening, on the telephone wires leading to my house.
Plus quite a few House Martins Sunday (27th) along the canal nr Lightshaw.
catch up with you at the flash -hope your still rockin
welcome back Paul
Don't know if your the same Paul Taylor, I went to school with,and used to go to the LOS about 25 years ago,but either way welcome to the forum-see you on the flash sometime.
Crankwood is on Crankwood Rd, Leigh. It's a privately owned, so you can't go in and walk around. However you can walk along about a third of it's lengh via the station.
where abouts is Crankwood?