all much a muchness on horrocks but minus kingfisher and plus 5 snipe
all usual tits etc ,10+bullfinchbetween bryn marsh and moss bridge,4 (at least)willow tit at the feeding station.3 siskin(lifer at last) around ochre flash and a bonus goldeneye on turners.
a stroll round this morning revealed all the usual 100+coot 2 0 mallard great,blue,longtailed in abundance 2 willow tit 2 reed bunting 4 wren 2 g/spotted pecker 6 moorhen 2 water rail(calling only) 1 kingfisher(railway pool) 10 teal 6 pochard 9 shoveler 2 gadwall 2 g/c grebes 3 wigeon(hiding on the back pool) plus all usual garden birds on route
Andy Makin saw the male Firecrest today, but at the other end of the gardens of Welham Rd ie walk a little way through the barrier near the school, then turn left and there is a track to another barrier about 300m along. It was with Willow Tit and a female Blackcap.
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firecresti,ve popped em on me list but it,s only with a great big thanks to other birders for pointing them out to me ,paul h thanks,but a bigger thank you to the forum users without who,s help i,d still be stuck in the mid seventies so please keep on posting.
2 Firecrests are now confirmed at Wigan Flashes, showing well at 1:30pm along the path towards the feeding station, behind Hawkley Hall School, just along from the gate and notice board previously mentioned.
no firecrest here either around 1-2 pm. flock of redpoll and siskins in trees on main path near bryn marsh, willow tit feeding on fence posts in same area.
after a damp start at day break and a sweaty finish at midday i had a cracking morning on the flashes horrocks rear pool, 2 gadwall 1 female pheasant (site tick ) 1 water rail,60 lapwing,4 shoveler,10 teal,4 wigeon,lots of mallard ,coot ,b/h gulls,2 fine herring gull,1 dunnock, 1 wren 6 blue tits,2 great tits,and some others that i saw but didn,t i. d .bryn marsh(the lock has gone) coot, swans,1 snipe,1 kingfisher from the screen,hawkly reed beds and feeding station 30 goldfinch,2 reed bunting,6 house sparrow,8 blackbirds 6 greenfinch and at least 6 willow tits on the feeders lovely views,didn,t take the camerascotmans 100+coot gulls akimbo, no long tailed duck.2 bullfinch between bryn marsh and hawkly.
Jimmy - Jake Moot has also reported it to the EA. The dead fish appear to be along the side of the landfill, where the work has been taking place recently.
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2 wigeon on scotsmans, 20 shoveler on pearsons 10wigeon 200+ b h gulls and 5 heron taking dead fish from the water have reported this to the enviroment agency but if anyone sees it still happening could they report it as well thanks jimmy
The Scaup (photos on the galleries) has been getting on both Scotsman Flash and Pearsons Flash, although my Birdnet pager informs me that today it was on Scotsman's.
20 wigeon on scotsmans 1 sedge warbler and a large passage of house martins south plus all usual suspects 3 siskins over bryn marsh 2 snipe on horrocks
6 house martins (young still not fledged) 4 swallows 30 goldfinch 2 blackbird 1 jay 6 magpie 1 heron over gulls,waterfowl,crows and pigeons,glovers pool is still not attracting much birdlife but does look'mature 'now hopefully spring will see some residents move in
28 August -morning Horrocks - 27 Shoveler, min 17 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 1 Juvenile Common Tern, 500+ Lapwing and a Lesser Black Back with begging juvenile. Have these bred here? Also Willow Tit here and at Moss Bridge plus Bulllfinch, several Chiffchaff, Jay, Redpoll and 2 Great Spotted. Did not count the Coots on Scotmans Ian!
Friday 24th Aug roosting at Bryn Marsh - approx 1500 Starling and 400 Swallows, Water Rail showing from viewing screen on stubble by Park House Farm - 20 Lapwing, 51 Canada Geese, Fox and Brown Hare, Buzzard on telegraph pole
Ring-necked Parakeet in gardens at Morville Drive in the SW corner of Scotsman Flash, calling so if it carries on it should be fairly 'easy' to locate if it's about.
Found by and information supplied to me by Dave Broome.
Very nice, thanks Simon......................didn`t see any `tame` Nightjars though - are you sure you can all tick that ??????? - I don`t think it should be allowed ! ! ! I could have brought a Chough back with me in my suitcase, released it at Burnt Edge and claimed a Manc tick ! ! ! ! ............. preposterous behaviour - shame on you all !
pearsons from from the silo hide usual waterfowl, 2 kestrel 1 sparrowhawk 6 young pheasant flushed(who jumped the most me or the birds)
horrocks flash lots of canada ,lapwing, b/h gulls,common tern, no waders.large raptor (marsh harrier??)put every bird into the air on the front pool and then did the same on the backpool and rainfords before flying off towards 3 sisters,did anyone see it.i was on the railway embankment so i.d. is dodgy
Gropper still reeling along canal beyond Moss Bridge. m. Kestrel making a kill next to Pearson`s. Sparrowhawk - Rainfords Flash. f. Tufted Duck with a single chick on the canal by Pearson`s. 2 Cormorant over Horrocks`, couple of Lesser Redpoll calling overhead.
Grasshopper Warbler reeling near Moss Bridge (Hawkley side of canal). Buzzard perched at the back of Bryn Marsh. juv Reed Warbler - Scotmans. m & f Blackcap nr. Hawkley school. 5 Pochard - Scotmans. m Bullfinch - Ince landfill. G.S.Woodpecker. numerous Whitethroats, Reed Buntings, Will Warbs. Mute Swan w/ metal British Museum ring (U8748) and darvic (FAL) - Ochre Flash.
ian jimmy and all, thanks for the text it was pleasure to see the scoters, don,t hold your breath for the photo,s i,ll have to try and salvage a shot or two,but they are rubbish and i,ll have alter them pixel by pixel wich will take a bit of time.
gommon scoters flew at 10.26 took about 3 mins to gain height then went into a formation and headed west at some considerable height great to watch thanks for the txt ian