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RE: Silver Lane Pools, Risley



Of note today

Blackcap - male, among great tits, first of year locally

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30th visit of the year to the patch and nice to see the summer visitors arriving.

21.03.2023 - 11-3 pm

Wheatear -2 male (,record shot of the two below, better shot on my Flickr site)

Chiffchaff-17 

Woodcock -1 

Pochard -10

Shoveler -1 Male

Wigeon-1 pair

Skylarks - 8 - 10 pairs 

Yellowhammer - 4

Sand Martin - 5 over West pool

Barnacle Geese - 2 flying east likely feral birds from Woolston

Plus the usual 



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Of note from this morning whilst undertaking Willow Tit survey.

Wheatear - 2, males, first of year

Treecreeper - 1,

Pochard - 10, 5m/5f

Tufted Duck - 14, 8m/6f

Shoveler - pair, scarce here

Teal - pair

Gadwall - 4

Great crested Grebe - 2

Cormorant - 6, highest count so far this year

Herring Gull - 2





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This morning with some frost still on the ground in places

Pochard - 6, 4m/2f

Tufted Duck - 11

Wigeon - 3

Great crested Grebe - 2

Little Grebe - 4

Oystercatcher - 7

Grey Partridge - 4

Raven - 1, low to east

Grey Wagtail - 1

Chiffchaff - 10,

Yellowhammer - 14

Reed Bunting - 8, mixed in with YH

Chaffinch - 6, mixed in with the above

Goldcrest - 2

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From this morning

Chiffchaff - 3, first influx of the year & probably came in overnight, occasional singing but mostly frantic feeding through the trees

Lesser Redpoll - 11, not been so many this winter

Stonechat - pair

Yellowhammer - 5, all females

Great crested Grebe - 2

Little Grebe - 4

Cormorant - 3

Teal - 4

Sparrowhawk - 2, male & female

Kestrel - 2

Fieldfare - 60, flew high west

Common Snipe - 2

Stock Dove - 8

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From yesterday evening to dusk

Wigeon - 26

Tufted Duck - 9

Pochard - 5

Great crested Grebe - 2

Canada Geese - 9, flew low to east

Pink footed Geese - 45, low to west, followed by 70+ same direction later on

Oystercatcher - 2

Common Snipe - 9

Woodcock - 3

Goldcrest - 2


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Short walk around northern section in between rain showers.

Wigeon - 21

Pochard - 9, 2 females among them

Tufted Duck - 20

Goosander - pair

Great crested Grebe - 2

Grey Heron - 2, perched in nearby trees

Cormorant - 1

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A pleasant walk round this morning albeit flooded/ saturated ground in various locations. Highlights were:

Great crested Grebe - 2

Tufted Duck - 27

Wigeon - 31

Cormorant - 3

Oystercatcher - 2, flooded fields, east side

Lapwing - 40, as above

Goldcrest - 2

Chaffinch - 20, east side

Mealy Redpoll - 1, feeding on willow herb seed along east side

Siskin - 2, pair on alder seeds near west pool



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From this morning.

Great crested Grebe - 1, in summer plumage & first of year

Pink footed Geese - 54, over west

Tufted Duck - 15

Gadwall - 7

Teal - 6

Pochard - 2, males

Cormorant - 2

Black headed Gulls - 40

Oystercatcher - 1, on raft & first of year

Mistle Thrush - 2

Grey Partridge - 5

Woodpigeon - 150

Stock Dove - 10

Jackdaw - 11, flew north

Yellowhammer - 14

Reed Bunting - 6

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From this morning with pools now ice free.

Wigeon - 55, pipping last weeks peak count by 1!

Gadwall - 11

Teal - 6

Goosander - 2, male & female

Cormorant - 2, including male in full breeding plumage

Grey Heron - 1

Woodpigeon - 230+, among mixed flock c300 of Stock Dove & Feral pigeon

Stonechat - 3, 2 males & a female

Yellowhammer - 6, along east side but frequently disturbed by contractors

Reed Bunting - 6, in same area







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Despite all the main pools being frozen over a few birds were noted resting on the ice including

Wigeon - 39

Mallard - 40

Teal - 4, (could have been more in the huddle!)

Grey Heron - 1

Coot - 15


Elsewhere on the ground

Grey Partridge - 17

Common Snipe - 18

Woodcock - 2

Lapwing - 15

Great spotted Woodpecker - 1

Fieldfare - 200

Magpie - 27


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The minimal ice free areas on the west pool managed to support a few species this morning
& apart from a skein of Pink footed Geese - 70, flying west there was

Wigeon - 54,

Mallard - 23,

Black headed Gull - 30

Herring Gull - 1

Elsewhere:

Fieldfare - 100+

Goldfinch - 10, numbers way down on previous years





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A lovely crisp (cold!) morning stroll with main pools partially frozen over. Along the east side drilling with associated bits & bobs has started on proposed MSA field.

Wigeon - 27

Mallard - 10

Tufted Duck - 7

Greylag Goose - 1 flew low to NW

Cormorant - 2

Grey Partridge - 16

Common Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 1

Stonechat - pair

Meadow Pipit - 20

Chaffinch - 20

Reed Bunting - 7


From 2 days ago & of note

Woodcock - 7

Common Snipe - 6

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A brisk walk around northern pool area only this pm.

Wigeon - 9

Tufted Duck - 14

Gadwall - 8

Teal - 7

Mallard - 11

Cormorant - 3

Grey Heron - 1

Siskin - 15

Bullfinch - pair

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Whilst checking & cleaning out bird boxes this morning

Chiffchaff - 1, calling near west pool

Pink footed Geese - 200, flew high east



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Am  of note 

Stonechat - 1

Yellowhammer - 12 +

Gadwall - 10 

Teal - 3

Tufted Duck - 14

Cormorant - 3

 Mixed winter Thrush Flock of 400+ on eastern side arable 

Kestrel - 2

Plus the usuals 

 



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Of note pm

Marsh Harrier - 1 Female flying SW towards woolston ( pic below)

Kestrel -3

Wigeon - 8

Gadwall - 9

Grey Heron - 2

Plus the usuals 



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Of note am

Yellowhammer- 18

Buzzard-2

Willow Tit - 1

Teal -14

Pochard - 4 Male

Black Headed Gull-  250+

Lapwing - 30

Grey Heron -2 

Cormorant -2

 



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Am from Dawn west and middle pool birdless apart from a few Coots and about 60 Black 

Headed Gulls , not really sure what's happening the West pool used to be a Duck haven in winter.

Others of note

Marsh Harrier - 1 Fem / Immature  carrying a prey item (record pic below)

Yellowhammer- 21

Gadwall - 7

Tufted Duck - 1

Kingfisher - 1

Stonechat - 1 Male 

Meadow Pipit-53



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Winds keeping wildlife subdued around the reserve.

Black headed Gulls - 320, inc one bird moulting into summer head plumage

Common Gull - 2

Pink footed Goose - 38 flew east

Cormorant - 3

Grey Partridge - 15

Fieldfare - 60 mixing with

Starling - 110







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Pm best today

Goldeneye - Female record shot below (first of winter here for me )

Goosander - 1 Male

Wigeon - 1 Male

Stonechat -2 

Grey Partrige - 3

Merlin - 1 adult female seen twice 

Kestrel- 2



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Late pm to dusk

Pink footed Geese, 50 flew north -

Greylag Geese, 14 flew NW -

Goosander, male -

Woodcock, 3 -

Common snipe, 4 -

Fieldfare, 80

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Good Mooch AM/PM

Of note

Wigeon - 47 dropped in late morning

Cormorant- 4

Grey Heron -2

Pochard-1 Male

Raven - 2 > South

Tufted Duck - c30 

Marsh Harrier - 1 Juvenile flying SW 12.00 AM ( Record shot below )

Yellowhammer - 5

Meadow Pipit - 27 

Teal - 8 

Kestrel -2 

Buzzard-1

Grey Partridge - 3

Fieldfare - c200

Redwing- c50

Starling - c1500

Woodpigeon - 500+

Stock Dove 40+

Pink Footed Geese - 17 > NW



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AM 14.12.2023 Of note 

Woodcock -3

Goosander - 5 ( 1 adult Male , 1 Imm Male , 3 Female / immature 

Wigeon - 4

Cormorant - 2

Grey Heron -2

Great Crested Grebe- 1 

Teal -12

Gadwall - 7

Tufted Duck - 20

Stonechat-2

Yellowhammer-8

Siskin- 30+

Redpoll - 10

Kestrel-2

Buzzard-1

Bullfinch - 4

 Meadow Pipit - 23

Sparrowhawk - 1 (1st W female)

Kingfisher -1



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North area only this morning

Wigeon - 17

Tufted Duck - 23

Gadwall - 6

Great crested Grebe - 1, continuing the occasional presence of over wintering birds

Cormorant - 2

Heron - 1

Goosander - 1, male

Kingfisher - 1

Woodcock - 2

Common Snipe - 4

Grey Partridge - 5

Kestrel - 1, male

Sparrowhawk - 1, male

Fieldfare - 60

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AM 13.12.2023 Of note 

Woodcock -1

Goosander -1 Male

Wigeon - 16

Cormorant -4

Grey Heron -2

Great Crested Grebe- 1 

Teal -9

Gadwall - 8

Tufted Duck -32

Stonechat-4

Yellowhammer-8

Siskin- 110 ( 90 west side , 20 east side)

Redpoll - 25

Kestrel-2 Buzzard-2

Lapwing 20 

Pied Wagtail -8

Bullfinch - 6

 



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Of note this morning 

Great Crested Grebe - 2 winter plumage on west pool were not acting like a pair 

Quite unusual in winter for me here. 

Teal - 13 record shot below

Wigeon - 30

Cormorant -4

Little Grebe-3

tufted Duck - 15

Gadwall -5

Jack Snipe - 1 

Yellowhammer - 10 

Fieldfare- 30 

Plus the usuals 



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Good patch day in awefull weather 1st thing 

Waxwing- 1 found feeding with Fieldfare and Redwing but left east with the Thrushes 

Almost immediately after I found it. New bird landed down on the site for me ,and as far as I

I'm aware only one photographed onsite. See record shot below.

Linnet - 80

Yellowhammer - 22

Reed Bunting - c25

Wigeon -14

Goosander - 1 Male

Pochard -2 Male 

Redpoll - 20 

Goldfinch - 55

Lapwing - 25

Black Headed Gull - 150 on flooded fields

Kestrel -3 

Bullfinch- 6 

Fieldfare - 70

Song Thrush -5 

 



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Todays stroll was mainly about checking, cleaning & repairing bird boxes (with more to do another day) which I have been installing around the area in recent times. Despite the weather & getting soaked later, some birds were also braving the conditions.

Woodcock - 2

Fieldfare - 50, with a few Redwing among them

Stock Dove - 40

Siskin - 30

Goosander - male

Gadwall - 7

Mallard - 11

Common Buzzard - 1


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AM OF NOTE

Kingfisher-1

Cormorant- 4

Grey Heron- 2

Wigeon- 27

Teal-2

Yellowhammer - 6 

Redpoll - 8 

Fieldfare -20

Bullfinch -6

 



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Fri 1st & Tues 5th Dec

This is probably the best thread for this sighting.

Unbelievably whilst driving to Liverpool on both mornings I managed to spot a Green Sandpiper bobbing on the edge of a pool at the side of the M62 westbound, not too far from the Birchwood slip road. I could see it bobbing clear as day, bear in mind Im in a limited speed vehicle which helped.

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Am also for me 

Wigeon-31

Pochard - 2f 1m

Snipe -14

Jack Snipe -1 

Woodcock-1

Yellowhammer- 10

Lapwing - 100

Reed Bunting- 20

Bullfinch -4

Stonechat-2

Goldfich-30

Pink Footed Geese - 125 flying NW 

Little Egret - 2 flying west-  still uncommon onsite

 



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From this morning & north pool area only

Pink footed Geese - 107 flew west

Wigeon - 28

Pochard - 4

Mallard - 17

Goosander - 1, male

Cormorant - 4

Kingfisher - 1, becoming a regular visitor these days

Sparrowhawk - 1, male

Long tailed Tit - 30, in 3 flocks 15/10/5

Treecreeper - 1, also being seem more often now trees are bare



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Am today 

of note

Teal - 9

Gadwall- 7

Wigeon - 28 (first decent size flock I've had this winter )

Pochard - 1 Pair

Shoveler-1 Male

Cormorant-4

Stonechat-5

 Redpoll -8

Linnet -25

Meadow Pipit -40

Grey Partridge-3

Buzzard-1

Fieldfare -50

Redwing-40 

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Am today east pool nearly totally frozen for the first time this winter

of note

Teal -8 

Gadwall- 10

Wigeon - 1 Pair

Pochard - 1 Pair

Shoveler-2

Cormorant-5

Stonechat-3

 Redpoll -10

Linnet -60

Meadow Pipit -20

Grey Partridge-3

Buzzard-1

Fieldfare -50

Redwing-40 

plus the regulars 

Unfortunately has happens every year when the first frost arrives the old farmer decides to come out with his big gun and stands in the middle of the set aside firing at anything that moves. So that area then becomes quieter . 



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From yesterday am.

Siskin - 60

Chaffinch - 50

Goldfinch - 30

Bullfinch - 4

Reed Bunting - 18

Yellowhammer - 5

Stonechat - 5

Jack Snipe - 1

Common Snipe - 1

Meadow Pipit - 50

Skylark - 20

Pheasant - 13

Great spotted Woodpecker - 1

Cormorant - 4



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AM of note

Whooper Swan - 2 > West (record shot below )

Yellowhammer - 10

Siskin -8

Redpoll - 25

Fieldfare - 60

Shoveler- 2 Male 

Pochard - 1 Pair

Stonechat- 7

Reed Bunting - 15

Gadwall -10

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AM/Early PM

Yellowhammer - 12

Gadwall- 21

Stonechat-1M

Teal-1

Goosander-1 Male 

Redpoll- 35 

Siskin - 20

Long Tailed Tit- 18

Marsh Harrier - 1 Juvenile tracked from Little Woolston moss to Woolston Eyes 

Bullfinch-6

Kestrel-3

Buzzard-1

Grey Heron -1 

Pink Footed Geese - 17 > west

Pochard - 2

plus the usual's



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Best this morning

15 Gadwall, 3 wigeon, 4 teal , 2 Pochard, 130 Black Headed Gull, 65 Lapwing

50 Fieldfare.



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Am/pm

of note

Yellowhammer-8 

Linnet - 120 

Stonechat- 3

Pochard - 2 (1 Male and the oddball female )

Cormorant-3

Siskin-6

Great Spotted Woodpecker- 2

Little Grevbe-6

Gadwall-7

Lapwing -120

Pink Footed Geese - 70> SW

Black Headed Gull - 200

Common Gull-1

Kestrel-2



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From this morning

Gadwall - 8

Pochard - 4, inc 1 hybrid

Coot - 14

Black headed Gull - 80

Kingfisher - 1

Grey Partridge - 26, my highest ever count at SLP

Fieldfare - 50

Long tailed Tit - 12, in single flock

House Sparrow - 60, Ratcliffe farm area

Chaffinch - 60, on set aside.

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Of note this morning 

Wigeon- 12 came in stayed a few mins spooked by a Buzzard flew off South

Pochard -4 (3m,1 f)

Woodcock-1

Snipe- 2

Stonechat- 2

Yellowhammer -8

Willow Tit - 2

Redwing - 50

Fieldfare- 50

Buzzard -3

Kestrel - 2

Sparrowhawk -1 f

Tufted Duck - 9

Little Grebe - 5

Meadow Pipit -8

Lapwing -  120

 



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Am of note

Stonechat - 7

Fieldfare - 50+ Redwing -50+

Lapwing -120

Mallard- 26

Gadwall -5

Shoveler-2

Siskin- 25

Redpoll -8

Woodcock-1

Yellowhammer-12

Chaffinch -60

Willow Tit - 2

Kestrel-2

Cormorant-3

Meadow pipit-8

Reed Bunting - 11



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This morning to early afternoon of note

Stonechat - 5 

Wigeon -1 Female 

Shoveler- 3 Male

Pochard-1

Gadwall-7

Kestrel-3

Fieldfare - 400

Redwing- 200

Meadow Pipit - 17

Yellowhammer-6

Reed Bunting -10

Siskin 4

Redpoll -6

Cormorant-1

Snipe -3



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This morning to early afternoon of note 

Pink Footed Geese - fairly continuous movement East/SE all morning , and strangely from my vis mig point they were coming from the Mersey/Dee , and the Ribble . About 1400 altogether in the movement.

Yellowhammer-8

Reed Bunting - 9

Common Gull -1 adult

Meadow Pipit - 14

Shoveler- 1 

Gadwall-8

Teal -2

Little Grebe - 6

Tufted Duck -14

Pochard -1 

Stonechat-1 Imm Male

Cormorant-2

Kestrel-3

Buzzard-1

Linnet- 200+

Long Tailed Tit-20

Goldcrest -6

Fieldfare - 500+ around the area feeding 

Redwing - 300+ around the area 

Siskin- 10

Redpoll - 5

Grey Wagtail-2



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Nothing of real note today,pools the quietest I've ever seen them  8 Gadwall ,2 Cormorant and 40 Black Headed Gulls all that could be seen ,along with 10 coot and a few Tufted Duck on the entrance pool . Plenty Fieldfare and Redwing about and a few Redpoll and Siskin .



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walkabout from 8.30 - 11.00am, noting some of the resident species

Gadwall - 6

Mallard - 11

Coot - 15

Moorhen - 6

Cormorant - 4

Black-headed Gull - 45

Herring Gull - 3, 2 adults/1 immature

Lapwing - 60, circling area

Great spotted Woodpecker - 1

Kestrel - 1

Magpie - 20, in single group

Goldcrest - 4

Treecreeper - 2

Wren - 12

Redwing - 50, small groups moving round area

Fieldfare - 100, same

Blackbird - 12

Robin - 19

House Sparrow - 15

Meadow Pipit - 15, around summit

Lesser Redpoll - 40, then away east

Goldfinch - 80

Siskin - 16, among goldfinch




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Morning mooch that turned into a finch fest

Pools rather quiet with just a few Tufted and Little Grebe and 6  Gadwall

Other of note on surrounding farmland

Linnet - 300 + .largest flock I've seen here and unfortunately were the new Motorway Service station is imminently being built. Strange the ecology reports said the site held no birds of any significance on that land.

Corn Bunting - 1

Stonechat -1 male

Yellowhammer- 6

Chaffinch-60

Lapwing- 60

Brambling-2

Redpoll- 6

Siskin -8

Fieldfare - 100

Redwing - 80

Meadow Pipit-8

Kestrel - 2



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Apart from the usual this morning 

2 male wigeon 

1 Yellowhammer 

The rest as was ,water levels too high for most things.



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Pink footed Geese - 200, circling & then south

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