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Afternoon visit.

A 2nd calendar year peregrine was perched on a pylon where I watched it for around an hour & a half as it made numerous attempts to try catch a variety of birds, they included black-headed gulls, a bullfinch, 3 goldfinch, a crow & a mistle thrush, eventually perched up on another pylon then soon disappeared. Later on it was seen with kill.
Pretty quiet on walk around.

Main lake..

1 great crested grebe
10 cormorants
Black-headed gulls
Common gulls
Lesser-black backed gulls
1 bullfinch
1 mistle thrush
2 pied wagtails
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 kestrel
1 little grebe on river
1 grey wagtail on river


Broad ees dole...

1 grey heron
6 Teal

Teal pool...

Cettis warbler seen briefly
1 kingfisher
13 Teal
3 gadwall
Chiffchaff & reed bunting heard only.






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2 Willow tit at feeders. 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Grey Heron, Teal, Shoveler and Gadwall Broad Ees Dole. Buzzard being mobbed by 2 Kestrel, Carrion crow and Jackdaw. Raven over and very approximately 150 Redwing over. 2 flocks of 50-60 and 4 smaller flocks.

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Very quiet this morning, highlights being 2 Raven calling on one of the pylons and 1 Willow Tit on the feeders.

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John Shaunessy contacted me to say he located the 8 waders and they are all Common Sandpiper. C

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8 small waders flew, low in a tight group across SWP into the corner by Broad Ees Dole. Distant and brief view but my immediate thought was Dunlin although I guess Ringed Plover more likely. based on sightings elsewhere across GM at the moment I went over to BED but no sign. And lots of swimmers. In SWP fishing bays so doubt they had any chance of setljng there. Interested to see if anyone else locates them with a positive ID. Chris

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2 Cetti's Warbler together, moving along the inside of both islands, showing and calling frequently

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Common Scoter 3 drake until 18.01 when flushed by jet ski

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5th July 4:45pm to 6:15pm highlights: two common terns over lake; the great crested grebe with the damaged wing currently has no flight feathers at all on its left wing: three reed warblers; two juvenile herons with pair of adults on Broad Ees Dole, with one first-Summer bird. Grey wagtail on the river by Stretford Ees.

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From 1:15 pm
Visitor centre feeders -
Willow tit -1.
Chiffchaff -1 ( 1 metre away from the feeders , unknown if it visited the fat balls)
Plus lots of Great tit and juveniles mainly on the fat balls .
Raven - 4 ( two pairs above the Visitor centre pylon, with both birds in each pair circling very close to each other and maybe making physical contact).

Main lake -
Common tern - 2 ( fishing/flycatching on and off the rafts near Deckers restaurant).
Great crested grebe 2 ( ad. + juv.).
Mute swan - 25.
Grey wagtail - 1 ( juv.).
Reed Warbler -1 ( heard singing only).

Broad ees dole -
(Water levels still too high and only one Island barley showing).
Grey heron - 2.
Grey wagtail - 1 (juv).


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1 Common Tern adult flew across the M60 from Sale WP this morning.

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Common Tern 5, 3 adult and 2 juvenile
Raven group of 6

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Sedge Warbler still singing (since 30th May) at the VC Marsh (below the cafe)
Reed Warbler 1 singing
Cetti's Warbler 1 singing (by the central pylon)
Common Whitethroat pair
Tufted Duck 2 over
Teal 1 drake Broad Ees Dole

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Cetti's warbler singing at Barrow Brook 17:15, another on Broad Ees Dole 17:40.

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Three Common Scoter on the lake at about 4pm.
(It was raining and quite dark, which is my excuse for the quality of the photos.)



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Spotted Flycatcher on the motorway side between the first two fishing pegs after the sailing club

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Best day counts of migrants in last ten days or so:

Swift  -  3

Common Sandpiper  -  2

Sand Martin  -  c.25

Swallow  -  5

House Martin  -  8

Willow Warbler  -  6  More this year than in previous three combined, present daily.

Chiffchaff  -  14  Only about two thirds of site covered.

Sedge Warbler  -  1

Reed Warbler  -  3

Blackcap  -  17  Only about two thirds of site covered.

Whitethroat  -  2

But nothing else unfortunately. In past four days have recorded 60 species, getting 51 & 52 yesterday & today.

Both Cetti's Warblers have been showing extremely well in v. early morning, the male coming within 2 ft. of me once.

The B.E.D. Little Grebe pair hatched one chick in midweek, but it only lasted a single day.

The Moorhen pair from the middle of B.E.D. have just hatched 6 young.

Only 11 Coot over the last two weeks, now three sitting birds, one pair thinking of starting again after a recent failure, one pair just getting together, and a spare bird. The male of the B.E.D. pair has a white darvic ring, fitted at Chorlton W.P. on 7th Jan. 2023.

The Raven pair now prefers the pylon just W. of the canal to that by B.E.D., and seems to go towards Stretford Meadows to feed. The other pair of the two pairs present last seen heading off to SE a couple of weeks ago.

Willow Tit, just one singing around eastern part of site.

The Jackdaw roost at B.E.D. was down to 225 in midweek.

The only unusual migrant activity for here in last few days:

Lapwing - 1 high over to E.

Sparrowhawk - 2 together high over to E., much to the annoyance of the local birds.

Rook - 1 high over to SW one morning, and 3 together similarly the next morning.

Only just about enough to get me out of bed at 0500hrs. every morning.

 



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Reed Warbler - heard in reeds at back of Teal Pool from pathway

Cetti's Warbler - very vocal and showy between Broad Ees Dole and Teal Pool

 

Growing number of Blackcap, and a couple of Willow Warblers. 

 



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Raven 4 together over west (came from over Chorlton Ees)
Cetti's Warbler singing at the Teal Pool
Snipe 2 at the Teal Pool
Shoveler 11
Gadwall 22
Teal 12
Tufted Duck 11
Goosander 4
Little Grebe 2
Great Crested Grebe 3
Black-headed Gull - adult with blue darvic X252
Willow Tit 1 at the feeders
Treecreeper 1
Siskin 51 (in 2 flocks)
Reed Bunting male singing at Sale Ees


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Monday 12th Feb

Redwing
Siskin
Goldfinch
Robin
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Willow Tit (on feeders)
Nuthatch (feeding on table)
Crow
Magpie
Kestrel
Reed Bunting
Heron
Merganser (m & f)
Canada Goose
Moorhen
Coot
Mallard
Mute Swan
Great Crested Grebe
Little Grebe
Snipe
Cormorant
Song Thrush



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1.5 hours this afternoon, before work:

Blue tit
Great tit
Coal tit
Willow tit
Long-tailed Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Robin
Wren
Wood Pigeon
Magpie
Crow
Ring-necked Parakeet
Cormorant
Black-headed Gull
Blackbird
Redwing
Song Thrush
Chaffinch
Siskin
Mallard
Teal
Gadwall
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Coot
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Heron
Kingfisher



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Highlights of a lunchtime walk: Broad Ees Dole: 9 Grey Heron, 3 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 2 Gadwall and 2 Siskin. Feeders: 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Willow Tit, 5 Redwing and upto 11 Great Tits.

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Tues 14.00 and earlier.

Broad Ees Dole looking very bleak, with almost no bird life save for a couple of Herons and a Moorhen. Looked to be largely frozen over so all ducks etc on the main lake.

Aside from the usuals were a pair of Wigeon associating with the Gadwall and Tufted Ducks behind the islands on the main lake.

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Late post for Sunday 07.01.24 (pm).
Broad ees dole (Teal Pool).
Snipe - 6.

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Quick call in  to the car park on way home yesterday evening:

Canada Geese

Mute swans

Tufted ducks

Black headed gulls

5 Goosander 



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A pleasant afternoon...
33 gadwall
21 tufted duck
5 goosander
21 mute Swan
6 cormorant
8 Herring gull
10 lesser-black backed gull
3 great crested grebe
300+ black headed gulls
41common gulls
2 little grebe
9 grey heron
1 snipe at Teal pool.
2 willow tit at the feeders
2 nuthatch
1 jay
14 redwing
2 song thrush
15 siskin
1 redpoll
1 chiffchaff
3 goldcrest
3 bullfinch
1 chaffinch
1 Pheasant
1 kestrel

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Late afternoon visit...

1 Woodcock in wildflower meadow.
5 goosander over.
1 little grebe on river.
100+ ring necked parakeets flew out of trees near jacksons boat at 4.10pm & headed north.



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Cetti's Warbler still singing from Teal Pool

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Best counts from the lake during the cold spell and through this week:

Mute Swan  (25);   Teal  (47 on the B.E.D. ice);   Gadwall  (41);  Shoveler  (6);  Tufted Duck  (17);  Goldeneye  (2 fem./imm.);

Goosander  (10);   Cormorant  (9);  Great Crested Grebe  (4);  Little Grebe  (16);  Coot  (94);  Water Rail  (2);

Common Snipe  (3).

Cetti's Warbler still present, but the B.E.D. Chiffchaff disappeared as soon as it froze. Lots of Long-tailed Tit (25+), Siskin (45+).

Ice on the lake gave opportunity to look at gull legs. Apart from three locally ringed regular Black-headed Gulls and a regular Belgian bird, also saw

two Norwegian B.-h. G., a returning Polish bird and a Danish bird. Also, on one day, the Common Gull seen in Jan at S.W.P. was present, ringed as adult on

25/7/20 at the Lofoten Islands, N. Norway, just inside the Arctic Circle. These two S.W.P. sightings are the only ones since ringing.

One of the Norwegian B.-h. Gulls was a bird I saw at S.W.P. in Jan. 2021, ringed as a 3cy+ male nr. Oslo in April 2020 and seen there several times 

each year since, last in April 2023.

The other Norwegian bird was ringed as 2cy at Oslo in May 2022, seen there in June 2022 and April- June 2023, next at S.W.P. for four days this week.

I also saw the Danish bird in Jan.; unfortunately the ringer is one with a bad reputation for replying to reports of his birds. Birder friends

on the east coast and south coast normally ignore his birds as they don't expect a reply. As this bird was close to home I sent off a report

for the January sighting, and guess what, no reply.



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Teal Pond this morning had 1 Teal, 1 Shoveler and 2 female Goldeneye.

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No Shag this morning

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Sun 29th Oct.

Mid morning visit to see the Shag which was showing well despite the water sports class being within feet of it, it didnt bother one bit.


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The Shag took a bit of finding when I first arrived this morning. It was distant and diving. After I had lunch in my car, I went back out and located it again. Eventually, it swam up onto the slipway by the car park. So glad I hung about as I was aiming for high tide at Parkgate or a walk from Rostherne to Tatton Park. 



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For its 5th day now the Shag is still present on the main lake , coming in remarkable close at times and getting up onto the jetty's .

 



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Shag is still present this afternoon, showing well,  and having quite a few visitors , they have even come from Audenshaw res to see it .

 

 



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Shag still present on the pontoon at 11.15

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The Shag showing well on the pontoon at 2:00 pm this afternoon.

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Shag still present at 1245.

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Shag was still present at 11am on the pontoon.

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Shag in the pontoon, right now 9.00 a m GMT, with 3 Cormorant.

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Shag still present this morning info via Jackie 

 

 



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This afternoon from 15.43, the Shag was on the main lake towards the west end, closer to the M60, it later swam back to the pontoon at 17.09 and still present there at 17.20.

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Thanks Dave. Just bobbed down now & very showing well.



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The Shag is present again this afternoon, on the floating pontoon below the car park. Apparently very tolerant of canoeists. Info thanks to Ian McDonald and Sam Harris

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Anyone had a look today?



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The shag flew off the pontoon at 5.51pm (according to my phone) it flew towards the east end turned & then started heading west but then flew over Broad ees dole, lost from view because of tall trees.
Well done to John shaunessy.

Woodcock over wildflower meadow, another or the same one was seen a little later whizzing around.





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Shag still present in the rapidly fading light at 17:35. Always great to get a GM first that is within walking distance from your home!



-- Edited by Andrew Jeffery on Friday 27th of October 2023 06:54:31 PM



-- Edited by Andrew Jeffery on Saturday 28th of October 2023 09:23:30 AM

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Nice views of the Shag at Sale Water Park this afternoon. A GM first for me. Also: 1 Kingfisher 3 Ring-necked Parakeets over

-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Friday 27th of October 2023 06:47:12 PM

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The shag is still currently present on the pontoon below the boathouse.

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The Shag was found by John Shaughnessy shortly after 14.00 (it hadn't been present earlier). Still remaining in situ on the pontoon, viewed from the boardwalk below the Boathouse Restaurant, at 16.40

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info via John Shaunessy 

Shag at Sale water park on the boardwalk present now .

 

 



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