Colliers Wood, Gin Pit and environs, Astley/Tyldesley

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RE: Colliers Wood, Gin Pit and environs, Astley/Tyldesley

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Brilliant sighting this morning whilst walking to work 4 Kestrels, Two Adults and Two Juveniles. There is a Nest site around here which i knew of so more then likely those.

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Hour after work,

1 Hobby, seen twice, then flew South East. Site tick.
1 Sedge Warbler
9 Whitethroat, with 2 Family parties seen.
1 Reed Warbler
3 Skylark
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Song Thrush
3 Mistle Thrush
2 Blackcap
2 Chiffchaff
4 Willow Warbler
1 Jay
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
c30 Swift

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Quick 45 after work,

1 Reed Warbler
1 Sedge Warbler
2 Skylark, both with a weak song
1 Buzzard
3 Reed Bunting
4 Whitethroat, all singing
1 Yellowhammer heard briefly
3 Chiffchaff
4 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
c30 Swift
Single Lapwing flew over

Plus all usuals about.

Spoke to a dog walker who said he'd seen a grey bird of prey presumably Sparrowhawk with a Male Blackbird.

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RE: Colliers Wood, Gin Pit and environs, Astleyp/Tyldesley

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RE: Colliers Wood, Gin Pit and environs, Astley/Tyldesley

Andy Isherwood · Status: Online

Family of Bullfinch in trees near Gin Pit Clubhouse, with at least 2 juveniles, also 2 families of Mistle thrush along approach road.

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Mooch coming home from Bickershaw rucks.

2 Sedge Warbler, both seen well
1 Grasshopper Warbler, heard only
1 Reed Warbler, heard only
3 Whitethroat, 1 juvenile being fed from around the nest I've been watching.
1 Skylark, more heard
Single Yellowhammer, heard only
3 Meadow Pipit
4 Jay
1 Male Sparrowhawk with prey, possibly the mate of the Female I've seen around.
1 Buzzard
5 Reed Bunting
Blackcap,Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff singing.
Small numbers of Swift and Swallow.
1 Raven, looks like the one seen last week had feathers missing.

Plenty usuals around.

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Another Raven seen this morning heading over Queensway towards Walmsley Farm.

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Raven flew over calling at 9ish this morning while I was out running heading South.

David Gornall · Status: Offline

dog walk this morning:

2 Grasshopper warblers ( 1 seen, 1 heard)
Several Chiffchaff
3 Sedge Warbler
4 Skylark
3 Blackcap
2 Robins
4 Swallow
3 Swift
2 Whitethroat
Several Blue & Great Tits

A couple of tents set up in the trees near the original wooden bench ( that is now broken).

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07:00 till 09:45. Binos came back yesterday finally!

2 Sedge Warbler
1 Grasshopper Warbler
6 Whitethroat, 2 Juveniles
8 Willow Warbler
9 Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
1 Mistle Thrush
3 Jay
1 Buzzard
5 Skylark
7 Meadow Pipit
4 Reed Bunting
14 Robin, 3 Juveniles
9 Blue tit
5 Great tit
11 Blackbird
2 Dunnock
1 Wren
6 Chaffinch
c30 Swift
c25 Swallow
1 House Martin
2 Oystercatcher over
2 Lapwing over

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50 minute run this evening in persistent drizzle, pretty quiet.

1 Sedge Warbler
3 Whitethroat
3 Chiffchaff, including 1 Juv
2 Willow Warbler
1 Coal tit
1 Kestrel, looking sorry for itself on fence post.
1 Jay
8 Swift
3 Swallow
Nuthatch (Heard only)
Song Thrush (Heard only)

Andy Isherwood · Status: Online

Morning spent at Gin Pit football pitches, 2 skylark singing, garden warbler singing in southwest corner, at least 3 each of Blackcap and Chiffchaff singing and 2 different Sparrowhawks seen.

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Hour running this morning, covered all the site.

Moody looking weather though stayed dry and quite warm. Was pretty quiet to be honest not much about at all can only presume a lot of birds are nesting now.

Good number of Skykark singing a total of 8.
5 Meadow Pipit.
2 Whitethroat
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Chiffchaff
2 Jay
c50 Swift
c30 Swallow

Quite a few Common Birds seen with food Robin,Dunnock,Great and Blue tit all with beaks full of grub.

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Hour this morning.

No binoculars this morning I've damaged the objective lens and they have been sent off for repair, so today's sightings are with with my naked eye and ears.

2 Sedge Warbler, Both heard only
6 Whitethroat
5 Willow Warbler
3 Chiffchaff
2 Reed Bunting
1 Kestrel
c25 Swift
9 Swallow
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Yellowhammer, Both heard only

Plus all usuals.

Female Whinchat found and photographed by Gary Reynolds on Wednesday night.

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Run this morning, very warm already.

Loads of birdsong, Willow Warbler,Chiffchaff and Blackcap.
Whitethroat,Skylark and Meadow Pipit heard singing.
1 Male Reed Bunting singing.
4 Jay
Few Swift and Swallow
Female Sparrowhawk, resident Female.
1 Coal tit
2 Mistle Thrush with 2 Juveniles got quite agitated as I went past.

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06:00 till 08:45

Spotted Flycatcher briefly this morning at 08:15, flew off North East.
c20 Swift
7 Swallow
11 Whitethroat
1 Water Rail
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Female Kestrel with a field Vole

Plus all usuals.

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Hour this afternoon,

100 Swift, quite a few coming straight through going North.
25 Swallow
8 Whitethroat
1 Sedge Warbler
9 Blackcap, including 2 Juveniles
13 Willow Warbler
6 Chiffchaff
16 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
1 Willow tit
2 Lapwing

Plus all usuals.

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09:00 till 11:30 All Areas.

Stunning morning, birds everywhere.

Big numbers of Swift have arrived 200+, mainly over Colliers Wood but some over fields around Astley
Small numbers of Swallow with the Swift.
Increase in Whitethroat numbers 10+
14 Blackcap
1 Sedge Warbler
11 Willow Warbler
7 Chiffchaff
3 Skylark
5 Meadow Pipit
2 Bullfinch
1 Reed Bunting
2 Kestrel
2 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk, another Female but not the I've been seeing.
1 Wheatear
4 Song Thrush
7 Mistle Thrush
3 Jay
1 Goldcrest
8 Long Tailed tits
Pair of Carrion Crow, nesting.
1 Male Yellowhammer
1 Lapwing (Over)
2 Common Gull (Over)
4 Lesser Black Backed Gulls (Over)

Plus all usuals.

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Thursday 5th of May 2016 12:24:56 PM

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Thursday 5th of May 2016 12:26:23 PM

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Hour on patch before work this morning, mainly around Northern end.

1 Garden Warbler, singing its head off in trees behind Tyldesley RUFC.
1 Grasshopper Warbler
3 Mistle Thrush, all on football pitches at Gin Pit.
As was 6 Swallow and smaller numbers elsewhere.
8 Blackcap
5 Willow Warbler
4 Chiffchaff
1 Nuthatch, Treebank
2 Coal tit, Treebank
4 Whitethroat
3 Linnet
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Skylark
5 Jay

Hopefully the next few days of sunshine will dry some areas out its saturated and boggy in places.

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This morning,

Really quiet,

Plenty Chiffchaff,Willow Warbler and Blackcap.
4 Whitethroat, including a pair I watched for a good 10 minutes.
1 Female Sparrowhawk, definitely same one as last Saturday, very big and in same area.
1 Buzzard
1 Jay, more heard
Small numbers of Swallow around Colliers Wood and around Lodge Lane.
1 Reed Bunting
3 Meadow Pipit
2 Skylark

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06:00 till 08:30 Mostly dry with a bit of spitting rain.

15 Willow Warbler
10 Chiffchaff
9 Blackcap
5 Whitethroat
1 Lesser Whitethroat, Lodge Lane scrub
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Willow tit, Gin Pit
7 Jay
5 Mistle Thrush
3 Song Thrush
1 Yellowhammer
16 Swallow
1 House Martin
2 Swift
1 Skylark
4 Meadow Pipit
Water Rail (Heard only)
Goldcrest (Heard only)

Plus all usual suspects.

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Couple of hours in between dodging, Sun,Snow,Hailstone,Sleet and Rain seriously!

2 Willow Warbler
4 Chiffchaff
1 Whitethroat
1 Reed Warbler
1 Kestrel
A pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Skylark, Cracking views on a fence post!
24 Swallow
2 House Martin

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A 45 minute run it started raining within 5 minutes of being out and it was freezing so as you can imagine not a lot about, the only things of note were 1 Singing Chiffchaff, 1 Singing Willow Warbler, 2 Singing Mistle Thrush and 20+ Swallow. These Migrants must be thinking what the hells going on its freezing.

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Thursday 28th of April 2016 01:25:24 PM

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Quick hour after work,

Quite chilly if I'm honest,

Blackcap song everywhere today into double figures easily.
9 Willow Warbler
6 Chiffchaff
8 Jay, all paired up
1 Raven
2 Whitethroat
3 Mistle Thrush
15 Swallow, Some at Lodge Lane football pitches and the rest over Colliers Wood.
1 House Martin, my first this year.
2 Skylark
1 Meadow Pipit
7 Linnet
Nuthatch (Heard only)

Plus all usuals

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6:00 till 09:00

Brilliant morning,

1 Lesser Whitethroat singing from scrub at Lodge Lane.
2 Yellowhammer, male again in hedge around Bedford Lodge and singing.
13 Swallow, Lodge Lane
1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Whitethroat
17 Willow Warbler
11 Chiffchaff
4 Skylark
5 Meadow Pipit
1 Willow tit, active around Ley Road.
5 Mistle Thrush

Highlight though was a Massive Female Sparrowhawk which come through the trees like an heat seeking missle, amazing to watch. Was after something but flew out of view.

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6am,

3 Yellowhammer, Singing Male and 2 Females in hedge at Bedford Lodge.
4 Swallow hunting over football pitches at Lodge Lane.
1 Whitethroat
14 Willow Warbler
9 Chiffchaff
5 Blackcap
6 Jay
3 Skylark
14 Meadow Pipit
3 Mistle Thrush
1 Song Thrush
2 Grey Partridge
1 Buzzard

Plus all usuals suspects.

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Early AM,

Disappointing morning really hardly anything about migrant wise only Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. There were 2 Blackcap and at a least 4 Skylark with a few Meadow Pipit about some singles flying over also. I did however find 2 White Wagtail with Pied Wagtails in the Horse Fields behind Leigh Cemetery. The was also a hunting Kestrel around the field. 4 Swallow flew through.
5 Grey Partridge flushed.

Plenty usuals about.

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6:00 till 09:00. Glorious.

5 Tree Pipit over North East, 2 then another 3 calling.
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Sedge Warbler
7 Skylark
Double figures of Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff.
3 Blackcap
1 Whitethroat
1 Wheatear

Plus all usuals.

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6:00am this morning,

1 Whithroat
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Willow tit

Plus all usuals.

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Early this morning,

1 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Whitethroat, 1 in same place as yesterday and the other singing around Gin Pit Village.
3 Wheatear, Male and two females all three landed then flew off immediately in a Northern direction.

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Couple of hours early this morning before work,

1 Whitethroat, First of the year and singing its head off.
2 Blackcap
1 Wheatear, In fields by Busway
7 Chiffchaff
6 Willow Warbler
Also a Water Rail calling from Foot Drain just off Queensway, which I didn't see and have no idea what it's doing in there it's absolutely disgusting with Orange Sludge.
1 Jay
2 Skylark
6 Meadow Pipit
2 Reed Bunting

Plus all usuals

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

Hour this evening,

No sign or sound of this mornings Grasshopper Warbler.
7 Chiffchaff
5 Willow Warbler
3 Skylark
11 Meadow Pipit
1 Kestrel
2 Oystercatcher
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Song Thrush
5 Mistle Thrush
3 Jay
4 Swallow

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

Grasshopper Warbler present this morning.

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Thursday 14th of April 2016 03:55:45 PM

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Couple of hours this morning,

4 Chiffchaff
4 Willow Warbler
2 Skylark
6 Meadow Pipit
2 Reed Bunting
1 Goldcrest
6 Siskin
1 Willow tit
8 Long Tailed tits
1 Nuthatch
3 Jay including one which had caught a Mouse!
3 Mistle Thrush
5 Lesser Black Backed Gull

Plus all usuals.

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

40 minutes running this evening,

3 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
1 Buzzard low over treetops
Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Mistle Thrush and Song Thrush all heard singing.

Plus plenty usuals singing.

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Couple of hours this morning,

1 Male Wheatear
3 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
1 Great Spotted Woddpecker
4 Greenfinch
2 Coal tit, 1 With nesting material
2 Reed Bunting
1 Male Yellowhammer singing by the Busway
3 Jay
3 Swallow seen

Plus all usual suspects. smile

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Monday 11th of April 2016 09:42:54 AM

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Hour running this morning, of note:

5 Skylark
6 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
1 Snipe, flushed
15+ Meadow Pipit, small flock and some single birds
1 Jay
Goldcrest, heard only in Pine Trees
Reed Bunting, heard only

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

Mooch this morning,

1 Willow Warbler
9 Chiffchaff
4 Skylark
12 Meadow Pipit, Some parachuting
1 Kestrel
1 Grey Heron
2 Goldcrest
1 Raven
4 Mistle Thrush

And a Cracking morning for Willow tits with 4 Birds seen, a pair at Gin Pit Village, 1 at Hadbutt Lane and the other at Treebank.

Plus all usuals

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Thursday 7th of April 2016 03:26:37 PM

Kristian Wade · Status: Offline

I can add 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers seen on a run through here this morning

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 3rd of April 2016 05:10:15 PM

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

Hour running this afternoon,

7 Chiffchaff, including 2 around Walmsley Farm.
5 Skylark, 3 Singing.
Singles of Meadow Pipit calling overhead.
Male Reed Bunting singing.
5 Linnet over heading towards Astley Moss.
Buzzard and Raven both flew through towards Atherton.

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

Highlights from this evenings run,

At least 3 singing Chiffchaff.
3 Singing Skylark
1 Kestrel possibly 2
1 Woodcock, Flushed, scared me to death it did
2 Jay
A flock of Meadow Pipit were active in a one of the fields I'd say 15+ possibly more
Song and Mistle Thrush singing.

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

Hour after work,

3 Skylark
2 Reed Bunting
1 Chiffchaff
1 Willow tit
8 Meadow Pipit
2 Goldcrest

Plus all usuals

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Couple of hours this morning, Was pretty quiet to be honest.

c23 Meadow Pipit and 16 over heading North West
2 Skylark
1 Kestrel
12 Mistle Thrush, including 6 Together, the rest in Hadbutt farm fields feeding.
3 Song Thrush
3 Goldcrest
1 Chiffchaff
2 Jay
1 Reed Bunting

Plus all usual suspects.

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06:00 till 09:00

9 Mistle Thrush
2 Song Thrush
29 Meadow Pipit
4 Skylark
6 Jay
11 Blue tit
9 Great tit
3 Long Tailed tit
7 Blackbird
5 Robin
1 Dunnock
2 Wren
2 Reed Bunting
2 Kestrel
4 Chaffinch
32 Goldfinch
1 Goldcrest
2 Bullfinch, My first on this site.

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

Single Raven over this afternoon.

David Gornall · Status: Offline

No need to worry ,
the signs are highlighting the Legal footpaths and rights of way, currently there are paths criss crossing the site, many of which are not legal rights of way.

Dave

-- Edited by David Gornall on Tuesday 22nd of March 2016 11:17:03 PM

dave broome · Status: Offline

Hi Scott

I don't know details on the locations of the signs that you've seen, but there are some closures and diversions of public rights of way planned in the Higher Folds area due to housing development

-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 22nd of March 2016 12:13:34 PM

Scott robinson · Status: Offline

A good hour running this morning,

Jay and Mistle Thrush prominent again with 6 Jay seen and at least 10 Mistle Thrush.
2 Song Thrush
1 Kestrel
2 Skylark both singing
3 Reed Bunting with 1 Male singing
2 Meadow Pipit
Redpoll heard flying over

I've noticed signs up today put up by Wigan Council saying some of the footpaths are to be closed and new ones made. To be honest there's nothing wrong with the ones in place, I can't understand why they are doing it at all.