Two Green Sandpiper on this morning, it looks like the long staying bird has been joined by a younger bird Two Snipe actively feeding before flying west mid morning. Greylag goose flew in with three Canada geese, Greylags are an infrequent visitor to the pool.juvenile Pied wagtail and 20+ Teal.
Large number of Chiffchaff with tit flocks, several Blackcap calling and a Willow warbler also heard.
-- Edited by Chris Roberts on Sunday 1st of September 2024 12:50:04 PM
Chris Roberts said
Sun Aug 25 2:22 PM, 2024
Forty two species this morning including the Green Sandpiper that was present for the fifth day and a snipe feeding along the margins. Large numbers of Canada Geese and Mallards, and a solitary Mandarin Duck. At least five Chiffchaff and several Blackcap were calling, with several flocks of Long Tailed Tits.
Chris Roberts said
Wed Aug 21 3:05 PM, 2024
Green Sandpiper still present this morning. Mandarin Duck remains with 50+ Mallard, 9 Teal and 45 Canada Geese. Large number of Wood Pigeon moving west and 200+ Starling on substation opposite reserve.
It's been a while but 2 Willow Warblers singing, plus 2 Chiffchaffs.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Jul 28 1:48 PM, 2024
Two Little Egret and two Grey Heron on pool this morning. Four young Lapwing feeding on exposed margins. Two Mandarin duck. Oystercatcher mobbing Buzzard. Two adult and three young little grebe, plus seven or eight young Moorhens. Majority of Black Headed Gull young have now fledged and it has been a good year after the colony was hit by avian flu last year, we estimate that a minimum of seventy to eighty young gulls have fledged this year.
Dave Cropper said
Wed Jul 10 12:23 PM, 2024
Common tern on pool this morning- very scarce here.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Jul 7 12:49 PM, 2024
Rather tired Black-Tailed Godwit dropped in this morning, still on pool two hours later.
Little Egret dropped in very briefly this morning. Great Crested Grebe young still on with four or five Cormorants coming and going. Two new Tufted Duck broods with Moorhen and Coot broods also noted. Lesser Black-Backed gull trying to take Black Headed gull young.
Chris Roberts said
Wed Jun 5 3:14 PM, 2024
Great Crested Grebe youngster on pool this morning, first seen by Phil Greenwood yesterday. First record for at least 10 years. Reed warbler singing on scrape.
Red Kite over field F4 Carrington Moss at 11-50 then flew North over reserve towards river Mersey.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Apr 28 12:27 PM, 2024
Arctic Tern flew briefly around pool then flew North West. Male Goosander. Herring gull and 140+ Black Headed Gull. Oystercatcher and Lapwing on site. Kestrel Buzzard over moss Peregrine falcon overhead with a possible second bird Yellowhammer pair on feeders Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush singing. Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap singing. Raven heard.
Common Sandpiper on the pool this morning. Pair of Yellowhammer coming to feeders and Pied Wagtail pair still on compound. First Blackcap of the year heard with Four Willow warbler and six Chiffchaff. 200+ Black Headed gulls.
Ringed Plover again calling and seen on site. Pied Wagtail pair in same area as the plover. Single Mediterranean gull in amongst 240+ Black Headed Gulls Oystercatcher pair flying over reserve onto site. Willow Warbler and 5+ Chiffchaff. Three Buzzard and a pair of displaying Sparrowhawk over the moss plus a Kestrel and several Skylark.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Mar 17 12:43 PM, 2024
Forty one species this morning, including.
Ringed Plover 1 a previously breeding bird now rare. Siskin 2 Redwing 8 Stock Dove 3 Raven 1 Buzzard 3 over the moss. Sparrowhawk 1 also over the moss. Skylark 3 Black headed gull 150+
Chris Roberts said
Sun Feb 25 12:32 PM, 2024
Drake Goldeneye on pool this morning. Sparrowhawk and at least four Buzzard soaring around the reserve and over Carrington moss.
Drake Scaup on the pool this morning with Tufted Duck flock. 200+ Black Headed gulls and a 2nd winter Herring Gull. Goldcrest in with Great Tit flock. Mixed flock of 90+ Redwing and 30+ Fieldfare flew up from are of field F5 on moss.
-- Edited by Chris Roberts on Sunday 18th of February 2024 01:18:25 PM
2 male and 4 female Goosander on the pool this afternoon, Raven seen and calling around the reserve. 50+ Redwing in trees along the edge of the reserve with field F4.
Nice to meet you today Chris.
Managed to see 4 Goosander (3f 1m) through the fence at the Isherwood Road end.
Linnet/Finch flock not apparent today, although there were 2 motorbikes in the area they usually occupy.
Chris Roberts said
Thu Jan 25 5:07 PM, 2024
2 male and 4 female Goosander on the pool this afternoon, Raven seen and calling around the reserve. 50+ Redwing in trees along the edge of the reserve with field F4.
Dave Cropper said
Wed Jan 3 1:36 PM, 2024
2m 3f Goosander on the pool this morning. Most likely moved off River Mersey by high water levels.
Whooper swan on main pool this morning info via Elaine Watson
who got a good record photo
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Tue Oct 10 6:32 PM, 2023
12+ Lesser Redpolls 2 Treecreepers 12+ Skylarks over Carrington Moss.
Little change on the Pool.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Aug 27 12:54 PM, 2023
Five little egret dropped in at 11-50 this morning, flew off northwards approximately 25 minutes later. Little grebe with newly hatched youngster, very late brood for reserve.
Brief sighting of Lesser Whitethroat this morning. Five Mandarin duck amongst numbers of Mallard and Gadwall, five Shoveler. Black headed gulls have decreased to a few individuals with the last of this years young ready to fledge. Good year for Little Grebe.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Aug 6 2:48 PM, 2023
Kingfisher seen briefly plus two house sparrows on feeders. The sparrows are almost certainly a first record for the reserve. Tree sparrow recorded on a couple of occasions but no house sparrows. Apart from that fairly quiet. Large mixed flock of tits accompanied by young warblers. Good numbers of mallard and gadwall and at least three mandarin.
Chris Roberts said
Thu Jul 13 3:06 PM, 2023
Common Sandpiper at back of pool this morning. Tufted Duck brood of eight and five well grown Canada goose goslings. Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker, four Little Grebe young and plenty of Coot and Moorhen young.
Dave Cropper said
Sun Jul 2 12:47 PM, 2023
Juvenile black-necked grebe still present for its 5th day
Redshank 1 - first here for several years as we dont have much wader habitat these days
Dave Cropper said
Wed Jun 28 1:43 PM, 2023
A ridiculously confiding juvenile black-necked grebe gave great views on the pool today and was still present when I left. Sadly now just a throwback to the days when several pairs would breed on the pool (last attempt 2011). Presumably this individual was dispersing from Woolston Eyes.
Dave Cropper said
Sun Jun 11 12:30 PM, 2023
Signs of gull movement this morning with 3 adult and 1 1st summer Mediterranean Gulls on the pool this morning.
Dave Cropper said
Wed Feb 22 12:43 PM, 2023
Adult kittiwake still showing signs of winter plumage on the pool all morning and still present at 12.15 when I left.
Merlin chased across pool by Carrion crow this morning, possibly hunting over Carrington moss as flock of skylark put up shortly before the bird was seen. Female pintail on pool. Three skeins of pink footed geese seen, details on relevant post.
Dave Cropper said
Wed Nov 2 9:58 AM, 2022
Pectoral sandpiper on flooded disused trailer park adjacent to reserve at 9.40. Not sure how long it had been there as only just arrived. Flew west at 9.50 so worth looking for on other pools nearby, particularly on the west side of ship canal.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Oct 23 12:41 PM, 2022
Mandarin duck 7 drake and 8 duck flew in mid morning. Eclipse drake pintail 6 Shoveler 7 Teal 40 plus Skylark over F4 on moss 60 plus Starling on pylons on moss 4 Redwing
I had Female Brambling, at the junction of the path that runs parallel to the reserve and up past the old orchard on the moss at about 0700hrs yesterday.....
Chris Roberts said
Sun Apr 3 12:43 PM, 2022
36 whooper swan flying north west over the reserve at 10.18 this morning. Female brambling coming to feeders, male and female seen yesterday.
Dave Cropper said
Wed Mar 9 10:09 AM, 2022
Red Kite just passed over reserve mobbed by a raven. Drifting roughly north-east from here but if goes more northerly will be heading to winter hill.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Tue Feb 1 6:22 PM, 2022
Tufted Duck 43 Teal 7 Mallard 10 Gadwall 1 Reed Bunting 5 Raven 1 Buzzard 1 Redpoll 1 male, 1 female. Snipe 2 Herring Gull 2 PinkFeet Geese 30+ low over reserve east to west at 1100. Grey Heron 1 Cormorant 2 Bullfinch 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male, 1 female. etc.etc.etc.
-- Edited by Chris Roberts on Sunday 1st of September 2024 12:50:04 PM
Large numbers of Canada Geese and Mallards, and a solitary Mandarin Duck.
At least five Chiffchaff and several Blackcap were calling, with several flocks of Long Tailed Tits.
Mandarin Duck remains with 50+ Mallard, 9 Teal and 45 Canada Geese.
Large number of Wood Pigeon moving west and 200+ Starling on substation opposite reserve.
Four young Lapwing feeding on exposed margins.
Two Mandarin duck.
Oystercatcher mobbing Buzzard.
Two adult and three young little grebe, plus seven or eight young Moorhens.
Majority of Black Headed Gull young have now fledged and it has been a good year after the colony was hit by avian flu last year, we estimate that a minimum of seventy to eighty young gulls have fledged this year.
Common tern on pool this morning- very scarce here.
Two new Tufted Duck broods with Moorhen and Coot broods also noted.
Lesser Black-Backed gull trying to take Black Headed gull young.
Great Crested Grebe youngster on pool this morning, first seen by Phil Greenwood yesterday. First record for at least 10 years. Reed warbler singing on scrape.
Male Goosander.
Herring gull and 140+ Black Headed Gull.
Oystercatcher and Lapwing on site.
Kestrel
Buzzard over moss
Peregrine falcon overhead with a possible second bird
Yellowhammer pair on feeders
Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush singing.
Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap singing.
Raven heard.
Swallow 2
Gadwall 4
Teal 2
Blackcap 1 singing.
Chiffchaff 5 singing.
Willow Warbler 5 singing.
etc.etc.etc.
Pair of Yellowhammer coming to feeders and Pied Wagtail pair still on compound.
First Blackcap of the year heard with Four Willow warbler and six Chiffchaff.
200+ Black Headed gulls.
Pied Wagtail pair in same area as the plover.
Single Mediterranean gull in amongst 240+ Black Headed Gulls
Oystercatcher pair flying over reserve onto site.
Willow Warbler and 5+ Chiffchaff.
Three Buzzard and a pair of displaying Sparrowhawk over the moss plus a Kestrel and several Skylark.
Ringed Plover 1 a previously breeding bird now rare.
Siskin 2
Redwing 8
Stock Dove 3
Raven 1
Buzzard 3 over the moss.
Sparrowhawk 1 also over the moss.
Skylark 3
Black headed gull 150+
200+ Black Headed gulls and a 2nd winter Herring Gull.
Goldcrest in with Great Tit flock.
Mixed flock of 90+ Redwing and 30+ Fieldfare flew up from are of field F5 on moss.
-- Edited by Chris Roberts on Sunday 18th of February 2024 01:18:25 PM
Nice to meet you today Chris.
Managed to see 4 Goosander (3f 1m) through the fence at the Isherwood Road end.
Linnet/Finch flock not apparent today, although there were 2 motorbikes in the area they usually occupy.
2m 3f Goosander on the pool this morning. Most likely moved off River Mersey by high water levels.
Shoveler 1 male.
Teal 20+
Goldcrest 1
Reed Bunting 1 female.
Coot 14
Moorhen 10+
Tufted Duck 9
Mallard 5
Mute Swan 1
etc.
Still 40% frozen.
Whooper swan on main pool this morning info via Elaine Watson
who got a good record photo
2 Treecreepers
12+ Skylarks over Carrington Moss.
Little change on the Pool.
Little grebe with newly hatched youngster, very late brood for reserve.
Juvenile black-necked grebe still present for its 5th day
Redshank 1 - first here for several years as we dont have much wader habitat these days
A ridiculously confiding juvenile black-necked grebe gave great views on the pool today and was still present when I left. Sadly now just a throwback to the days when several pairs would breed on the pool (last attempt 2011). Presumably this individual was dispersing from Woolston Eyes.
Signs of gull movement this morning with 3 adult and 1 1st summer Mediterranean Gulls on the pool this morning.
Adult kittiwake still showing signs of winter plumage on the pool all morning and still present at 12.15 when I left.
Buzzard 1
Teal 13
Shoveler 8
Gadwall 3
Goldfinch 20+
Lesser Redpoll 10+
Siskin 5+
Redwing 5
Grey Heron 1
etc.etc.etc.
Woodcock 1
Teal 7
Gadwall 12
Shoveler 5
Mallard 13
Tufted Duck 30+
Moorhen 10
Coot 2
Little Grebe 3
Mistle Thrush 1
Redwing 1
Reed Bunting 1 male.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male, 1 female.
etc.
Female pintail on pool.
Three skeins of pink footed geese seen, details on relevant post.
Pectoral sandpiper on flooded disused trailer park adjacent to reserve at 9.40. Not sure how long it had been there as only just arrived. Flew west at 9.50 so worth looking for on other pools nearby, particularly on the west side of ship canal.
Eclipse drake pintail
6 Shoveler
7 Teal
40 plus Skylark over F4 on moss
60 plus Starling on pylons on moss
4 Redwing
Gadwall 5
Teal 15
Tufted Duck 27
Coot 6
Moorhen 8
Mallard 14
Mute Swan 2
Little Grebe 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 1
etc.
Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 6
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 4
plus:
Reed Bunting 2
Stock Dove 4
Sand Martin 2
Swallow 2
Swift 10+
Raven 1
Chaffinch 2
Greenfinch 4
Jay 1
Cormorant 1
Tufted Duck 15
Coot 5
Moorhen 3
Little Grebe 1
Canada Geese 22
Mallard 9
Gadwall 1 male.
etc.etc.etc.
Chiffchaff 5 singing.
Willow Warbler 4 singing.
Blackcap 1 singing.
fyi
I had Female Brambling, at the junction of the path that runs parallel to the reserve and up past the old orchard on the moss at about 0700hrs yesterday.....
Female brambling coming to feeders, male and female seen yesterday.
Red Kite just passed over reserve mobbed by a raven. Drifting roughly north-east from here but if goes more northerly will be heading to winter hill.
Teal 7
Mallard 10
Gadwall 1
Reed Bunting 5
Raven 1
Buzzard 1
Redpoll 1 male, 1 female.
Snipe 2
Herring Gull 2
PinkFeet Geese 30+ low over reserve east to west at 1100.
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 2
Bullfinch 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male, 1 female.
etc.etc.etc.
L Redpoll 2
Goldfinch 10+
Reed Bunting 6
Bullfinch 4
GSpotted Woodpecker 2
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 2
Tufted Duck 40+
Herring Gull 2 2nd winter.
etc.
Pintail 1 female.
Teal 15+
Tufted Duck 40+
Mallard 15+
Shoveler 1 male.
Coot 1
Moorhen 4
Raven 1
Redwing 5
Sparrowhawk 1 male.
Reed Bunting 2
etc.etc.etc.
Raven 2
L Redpoll 1
Siskin 2
Redwing 8
Goldcrest 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 1
Ring-necked Parakeet 3
Teal 10+
Mallard 20+
Gadwall 3
Shoveler 3
Tufted Duck 55+
Grey Heron 1
etc.