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Kingsway business park,on flooded field..little ringed plover 3...redshank 2...lapwing 3...pied wagtail 2pair..teal 2 pair...linnet 5.


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Great White Egret on the Metro Link Pool this morning before flying off NE Also pair Gadwall and 2 Teal

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Gadwall turn up on 18 march.and still hear on 28 march..lady house lodge near M62/J21 milnrow..u can not see lodge for footpath..u will need to look for lady house lodge..john webb

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Birds next to tram stop..redshank 2..teal 7.pied wagtail 4..oystercatcher 2..L.B B Gull 7AD.moorhen 4..mallard 3..canada goose 5..near by on lady house lodge gadwall pair. Little grebe pair...coot pair ..moorhen pair.3,4 chiffchaff around park..john webb

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My first bean goose i have seen in Rochdale and greater Manchester. My list for Manchester is now 147 birds seen in greater Manchester in 42 years birding..john webb

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Late new from 3 march. Bean goose drop onto craigland lodge. Flow in with 2 canada goose.bean goose looked very well.no primary feathers missing.no rings on leg.would move away if i got close. Bird flow off with canada goose about 10 mins,after landing.j.webb

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Canada goose 64...mallard 3 pair...moorhen 3pair...coot 10(1 coot had white ring on left leg DR4)... teal 10 pair...pied wagtail 2pair...stonechat 1pair...john webb

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A fIrst winter Caspian Gull was loafing around with other gulls at the pool near the tram stop this morning Also 1 Oystercatcher, 94 Lapwing and 3 Tufted Ducks



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Singing Grasshopper Warbler and singing Sedge Warbler present this morning

Up to 6 Grasshopper Warblers are on this site this Spring with up to 4 around the Metrolink station

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8 Lapwings

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9.45-12.00 Lovely sunny morning. I covered the area between the tram stop and the JD Sports building.

30 Species, best of them being:
Jack Snipe 1
Woodcock 1
Snipe 5
Lesser Redpoll 10-11
Teal 4
Sparrowhawk 1


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Very nearly called in on the way back from lunch at Hollingworth Lake. So sorry to read that the building has begun. Even.more so when Rochdale Borough already has more than enough giant empty warehouses around. :(

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Monday 1st April
Called in here in the last hour and I'm saddened to report that...further to Steve's post below, the main flooded area at the side of the factory is no more!
It is now a building site with diggers and other plant machinery on it and is properly securely fenced off from what I could see.
This is now the 2nd site in GM that I've seen (there are probably more) being built on and had wildlife habitat destroyed, the other being Central Pools near Newton Heath.
I've seen some good birds mainly Wader species at both sites over the last few years, what a shame they've gone!


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a brief visit before heading to Rochdale.

3 snipe
2 teal
1 pied wagtail
1 grey heron
on small pool close to the tram stop. flooded area next to the building now fenced off.

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Apologies for late post.

Thursday 6th Oct - early afternoon
- Common Snipe 3
- Green Sandpiper 1
(All 4 birds I inadvertantly flushed from boggy ground not far from the road)
- Kestrel 1

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1 Greenshank still present

2 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap



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1 Green Sandpiper

38 Snipe

Ian Kimber also had a Greenshank



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Saturday evening

c. 10+ Redshank (v.vocal)
2 Ringed Plover

Yellow Wagtail
Whitethroat
Grey Heron (flyover)
Reed Bunting
Skylark


plus the usuals


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Fri 13th May. 18.15 - 19.10 hrs.

Redshank. 6.
Ringed Plover. 5.
Skylark. 2.

Roger.

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1.30 - 2.50pm in driving wind and rain -
Greenshank 4.
Redshank 4.
Ringed Plover 2.
Lapwing 1.
Moorhen 2.
Skylark 2 heard.
My first ever visit but not my last.....what a promising site!
Ps. Thanks to Rob Creek and Steve Burke for directions (car or tram) .

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4 Greenshank still this morning and 12 redshank but no sign of any wood sandpipers 



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Early morning visit before 6am, only did 10 minutes before work.

All Waders distant and partially obscured by vegetation towards the factory side, so not best scenario.

- Greenshank 3 present
- Redshank 10+
- Wood Sandpiper only 1 far back partially hidden near railings
- Whitethroat 2
- Reed Bunting 1
- Skylark 1
- Linnet 2 over

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3 Wood Sandpipers and 4 Greenshank still present at 8 pm but no sign of the Ruff - record shot of 3 Wood Sandpipers attached smile



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3 Wood Sandpiper present at 6:30pm, along with 4 Greenshank and 14 Redshank.

Info thanks to Stuart Rothery

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4 Greenshank,2 Wood sandpiper,1 Ruff,14 Redshank,1 Ringed plover present on Kingsway pool.

Cheers Alan

 

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A Ruff was a nice surprise this morning, as I had virtually given up on this site producing any decent waders anymore- some record shots attached

Also 2 Redshank, a Grasshopper Warbler reeling and 2 Whitethroat

Also a rare sighting of John Webb - good to meet you again Johnsmile

 

 



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Three wheatears, two redshank and a multitude of skylarks about half hour ago.

Regards, C. Jepson- Brown


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First Little Ringed Plover of the year I have seen here this morning.

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a walk round site birds seen are,,teal 20......,herring gull 3.....,L.B.B.gull 1.....,B.H.gull 230.....,C.gull 21.....,reed bunting 3.....,wren.....,magpie 22.....,jackdaw.....,pied wagtail 2.....,meadow pipit 3.....,linnet 2 in flight.....,chaffinch 2 in song.....,robin.....,dunnoch.....,c.crow.....,woodpigeon a flock of 50.....,skylark 2 in song.....,water rail 1 calling.....,great spotted woodpecker 1 calling.....,sparrowhawk 1 female in flight....,mute swan 1 in flight....,grey heron 1 ....,canada goose 12.....,moorhen 4....,starling 3....,blackbird.....,mallard 2 pair+1.....,coot 1 pair+1.....,goldfinch 5.....,long-tail tit 2.....,blue tit.....,great tit.....,lapwing 1.....,greenfinch 1 in song.....,bullfinch calling....,.thanks john

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Quick stop off Sunday morning en route from Burnley to Doncaster.

Lots of Gulls on the pool including...
Black-headed,
Common,
Herring,
Lesser Black-backed,
and a single Great Black-backed. Also 1 male Reed Bunting

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Late post for Wednesday 3rd Feb
Approx 1.15 - 1.45pm

Around the main pool

- Black-headed Gull 50+
- Common Gull 15-20

In the marshy vegetation at side of smaller pool near the road

- Skylark 2
- Reed Bunting 1 fem
- Jack Snipe 1

The Jack Snipe flushed from right under me and scared the life out of me, it gave a bit of a faint strange squeak call as it flew up. I had my bins to hand so was able to pick out the stripes on the back, fairly short bill, it didn't fly far landing around the side of the bigger pool, but perhaps more importantly were the slightly rounded wings.
Wasn't 100% to call it at first, many thanks for the pointers on this Ian.

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birds seen today are,great tit......,blue tit.....,long-tailed tit 14.....,robin 5.....,woodpigeon.....,house martin 1.....,dunnock 3.....,goldfinch 16.....,chaffinch 5......,song thrush 1 ......,goldcrest 5.....,c.crow 20.....,magpie.....,chiffchaff 1.....,reed bunting 9......,pied wagtail 2.....,grey wagtail 2.....,wren ......,meadow pipit 20+.....,cormorant 1 in flight.....,jay 2.....,blackbird 5.....,redpoll 5 calling in flight.....,mallard 12.....,common snipe 3......,teal 1 female.....,moorhen 4......,black-headed gull 7......,grey heron 1 .....,herring gull 1 JUV......,mistle thrush 6 in flight......,pink-footed goose 28 moving NW,then turn round and went SW.thanks john

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birds seen today are,blue tit.....,great tit.....,long-tailed tit.....,meadow pipti 5 .....,c.snipe 1.....,magpie.....,c.crow......,jackdaw.....,woodpigeon......,b.h.gull 9.....,goldfinch 12......,reed bunting 5.....,skylark 1......,bullfinch 3 in flight.....,dipper calling in flight,(a site first for me).....,willow warbler 2.....,grey heron 3......,teal 1 female.....,canada goose 3.....,mallard 28......,redpoll 7 calling flight.....,water rail 1 calling.....,wren.....,robin......,kestrel 1 male. thanks john

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a 2 hour walk round,willow warbler 4.....,wren3......,robin 7.....,great tit 3......,bullfinch calling.....,chiffchaff 1 in song.....,blackbird 5.....,woodpigeon 25+......,mistle thrush 1 ......,house martin 8 .....,chaffinch 6 .....,dunnock 4 .....,goldfinch 13 ......,magpie lots.....,meadow pipit 15 .....,lesser black-backed gull 2 in flight .....,reed bunting 11 .....,pied wagtail 1 .....,teal 9 .....,grey heron 2 AD .....,grey wagtail 1 calling in flight .....,swallow 5 .....,black-headed gull 1 .....,house sparrow 3 .....,whitethroat 1 male,2 female,JUV .....,mallard 1 .....,goldcrest 3 .....,moorhen 2 .....,G.S.woodpecker 1 calling .....,jackdaw .....,long-tailed tit 7 .....,greenfinch 1 ......,starling 5....thanks john

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a quick walk round today birds seen are,meadow pipit 4,,,,goldfinch 90+,,,,,.magpie,,,,c.crow,,,,,jackdaw,,,,,.woodpigeon.....,reed bunting 5.....,willow warbler 3 calling.....,teal 6......,mallard 27.....,canada goose 36.....,mooehen 4.....,wren 2.....,chiffchaff 1 in song.....,greenfinch 2.....,grey wagtail 1.....,blackbirs 2.....,house sparrow 5....., house martin 3.//thanks john webb

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birds seen today are,,chaffinch 3,,,,,,.blue tit 4,,,,,.robin 4,,,,,,.collard dove 1 ,,,,,,,.dunnock 2,,,,,,.wren 3,,,,,,.kestrel 1,,,,,,.great tit 5,,,,,,.woodpigeon 40+,,,,,,.swallow 7,,,,,,.goldfinch 70+,,,,,,willow warbler 6,,,,,,.grey heron 2 JUV,,,,,,.reed bunting 5,,,,,,.mallard 26,,,,,,.teal 6,,,,,,.canada goose 63,,,,,,.meadow pipit 5,,,,,,.moorhen 2,,,,,,.blackbird 3,,,,,,.b.h.gull 1,,,,,.pied wagtail 1 in flight,,,,,,.long tailed tit 5,,,,,,.herring gull 1 JUV,,,,,,.l.b.b.gull 1 JUV,,,,,,.jackdaw 12,,,,,,,.greenfinch 2,,,,,,,.whitethroat 1 female/ 1 winter,,,,,,.bullfinch calling,,,,,,.blackcap 1,,,,,thanks john

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birds seen today are,,,teal 8 females/1 winters,,,,,.black-headed gull 6,,,,,.swallow 1,,,,,,.house martin 3,,,,,.woodpogeon 35+,,,,,jackdaw 15+,,,,,.magpie 25,,,,,.c.crow 5,,,,,.meadow pipit 3 in flight,,,,,.blue tit,,,,,.goldfinch14,,,,,.canada goose 50,,,,,.dunnock,,,,,.wren,,,,,.mallard 22,,,,,.grey heron 1,,,,,.willow warbler 4,,,,,.great tit 5,,,,,.long tailed tit 9,,,,,.moorhen 8 AD/JUV,,,,.grey wagtail 1,,,,,..two new species for me at this site thay are kingfisher 1 ,and nuthatch 1
,thanks john webb

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birds seen today,goldfinch 40+.....,linnet 1 pair.....,pied wagtail 1 JUV.....,tree pipit 1 seen calling in flight.....,c.crow 2.....,swallow 1.....,reed bunting 1 calling.....,woodpigeon 5.....,stock dove 2 .....,starling 50+ .....,b.h.gull 3 .....,willow warbler 1 calling .....,canada goose 60 .....,grey heron ....., l.b.b.gull 1AD,2JUV..........thanks john webb

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birds seen today,,,black-headed gull 19.....,greensandpiper 1.....,c.snipe 1.....,woodpigeon 5 .....,goldfinch 3 .....,swallow 2 .....,house martin 15 .....,grey heron calling,not seen......,willow warbler calling.....,c.crow 3 .....,kestrel 1.thanks john webb

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birds seen today are,green sandpiper 2.....,goldfinch 50+.....,canada goose 34.....,mallard 2m,3f.....,woodpigeon 35+.....,reed bunting 4f/juv.....,willow warbler 3 calling.....,great spotted woodpecker 1 calling....,swallow 9.....,house martin 2......,L.B.B.gull 2AD.....,pied wagtail 1 JUV.....,magpie 17.....,linnet 2 in flight.....,jackdaw 12.....,c.crow 6.....thanks john webb

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a quick look round before work birds seen are bullfinch 2 AD,3 JUV.....,grasshopper 1 reeling.....,willow warbler 5.....,black-headed gull 1 JUV.....,goldfinch 7.....,sedge warbler 2 in song reed bunting 5 female\JUV....thanks john

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a quick wail round today 18 july 2015,lapwing 1.....,black-headed gull 11 AD......,pied wagtail 1 .....,kestrel 1 .....,whitethroat 3 in song.....,reed bunting 2 calling.....,goldfinch5 .....,blue tit .....,grey heron 1 .....,c.crow .....,jackdaw .....,magpie .....,woodpigeon .....,swift 3 .....,house martin 8 .....,swallow 5 .....,moorhen 1 AD,3 juv.....,sedge warbler 2 in song ....,linnet 4 .....,long tailed tit 7.thanks john webb

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a quick walk round birds seen,,grasshopper warbler 2 reeling.....,blackcap 2 in song.....,whitethroat 7 in song.....,willow warbler 2 in song.....,chiffchaff 1 in song....,sedge warbler 4 in song.....,skylark 3 .....,swift 2....,reed bunting 4 in song.....,greeenfinch 5 .....,mallard 7 .....,moorhen 5 .....,goldfinch.....,woodpigeon.....,c.crow .....,robin.....,magpie.....,jackdaw.....wren .....,dunnock....., house sparrow 6.....,collared dove 2...., black -headed gull 1 juvenile.thanks john webb

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birds seen at kingsway business park on the 10 july 2015,skylark 3.....,pied wagtail 2 AD,6 JUV.....,house martin 16.....,sand martin 1.....,whitethroat 3 in song....,linnet 2 .....,starling 14....,reed bunting 4 in song.....,woodpigeon....,jackdaw.....,magpie.....,c.crow.....,swift 3.....,sedge warbler 2 in song....,long tailed tit calling....,blue tit....,great tit....,sparrowhawk in flight 1....,swallow....late news from sunday 5 july 2015 grasshopper warbler reeling,and seen well at this site thanks john webb

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birds seen today are ,skylark 2 in song,,,,,.redshank 3,,,,,.lapwing 2,,,,,ringed plover 4,,,,,.mallard pair +1 m,,,,,.house martin 20 +.....jackdaw....,whitethroat 2 in song.....willow warbler 3 in song.....black headed gull 3.....swift 9.....kestrel m hunting 1.....sparrowhawk in flight.....reed bunting 2 in song.....pied wagtail pair..... goldcrest calling.....greenfinch 3..... robin.....blackbird...c.crow woodpigeon.....house sparrow.....thank john

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a quick walk round, birds seen,,,redshank 2,,,,,,.ringed plover ,,,,,,b.h.gull 3,,,,,,l.b.b.gull 7,,,,,,house martin 45+,,,,,swallow 15+,,,,,reed bunting 5 male,,,,,,mallard 4 male,,,,,,lapwing 4,,,,,,skylark 2,,,,,,,pied wagtail 2 ,,,,,,moorhen 2 ,,,,,,woodpigeon 12,,,,,,.jackdaw 9,,,,,,,swift 5,,,,,,,blackbirds,,,,,,dunnock 2 in song ,,,,,,robin ,,,,,,whitethroat 4 singing m,,,,,,.willow warbler3 in song,,,,,,,.starling lots with JUVs,,,,,,,bullfinch calling,,,,,,.oystercatcher 1 ,,,,,,,.sedge warbler 1 in song,,,,,,.goldfinch 6,,,,,,. linnet pair.thanks john

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BIRDS SEEN TODAY,LAPWING 2,,,,,.ringed plover 2,,,,,.mallard 3 mate,,,,,.house martin 7,,,,,.whitethroat3 singing mate,,,,,.blackcap 2 singing mate,,,,,.chaffinch 2 m,,,,,.goldfinch,,,,,.magpies,,,,,.linnet 3,,,,,.c.crow,,,,,.jackdaw7,,,,,.redshank 2,,,,,.pied wagtail pair,,,,,.skylark 1 in song,,,,,.black headed gull,,,,,.swallow 5,,,,,.swift 7,,,,,.starling 30+,,,,,.woodpigeon,,,,,.willow warbling 3 in song,,,,,.sparrowhawk 1 in flight,,,,,.common buzzard 1 in flight being mobed by c.crow,,,,,.moorhen 1,,,,,.meadow pipit 1 ,,,,,.blackbirds,,,,,.reed bunting 2 mate thanks john webb

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walk round kingsway business park just to count warblers,,,blackcap 7 singing mate,,,,common whitethroat 9 singing mate,,,,sedge warbler 5 singing mate,,,,willow warbler 8 singing mate,,,,chiffchaff 1 singing mate,thanks john

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A little potter this evening brought forth:

grasshopper warbler,
sedge warbler and...
whitethroat.

Regards, Chris J - B

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Tacho break approx 3.30pm

Of note...
2 Dunlin in beautiful summer plumage
2 Common Redshank
2 Black-headed Gulls
1 Whitethroat in full voice and full view (surrounded by flies but not seen flycatching)
1 Lesser Whitethroat in full voice over near the little brick building (sub-station???) but NOT SEEN
1 Goldfinch
2 male Reed Bunting
Few Corvids around



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