The Cettis Warbler again round the fishing pond.
Good numbers of Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcaps in the area,and 3 Buzzards thermalling around .

The Cettis Warbler still around the fishing pond.
At least 8 Chiffchaff singing but still no Willow Warblers yet.Raven was in one of the horse fields behind the colliery and a Nuthatch was singing from trees round the village green

-- Edited by pete berry on Tuesday 2nd of April 2024 12:04:11 PM

A singing Cettis Warbler by the fishing pond ,also in the general area of the Meadows south of the canal
2 Chiffchaff
Willow Tit
Couple of Bullfinch
Plus all the usuals

A Ring-Necked Parakeet was at Ellesmere Street Recreation Ground this morning

A Grasshopper Warbler reeling along Ellesmere Street extens6 this morning.

Walk on canal this time, no bike. 10.00am - 11.45am  WhiteHead Hall Meadow Astley to Vicars Hall canal bridge and back on opposite side.

Went in search of Willow Tit and my first Mistle Thrush sighting of the year! Only heard overhead to date while riding. Dipped on the Thrush but happy with the following highlights;

Yellowhammer x1, Bullfinch (M), Linnet (pair) Redpol x2, Siskin x1, Greenfinch x1

Willow Warbler x1 my first of the year

Numerous Chiffchaff calling

Willow Tit x1

Sparrowhawk x 1

 

 

A walk round local patch produced at least 7 singing Chiffchaff,
A singing Goldcrest ,Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming a couple of Bullfinch,and a Grey Wagtail on the roof of one of houses on the way back were the main highlights.

Pete, there's a falconer in Glazebrook who exercises a Goshawk on the mosses, though I haven't seen him for a while

14 Goosanders in one flock on the canal this morning.

The Cettis Warbler still present today by the fishing pond, calling occasionally.
Also 3 Buzzards up together, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel,several Jays and a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the general area.

Saturday 16th October couple of hours mid afternoon.

Usually a good area for winter thrushes but none seen.

Good afternoon for raptors though with 4 Buzzards, 3 Kestrels & a Sparrowhawk seen.

Also seen :- Grey Partridge, numerous Long-Tailed Tits & a single Snipe flushed from a field edge.

Great White Egret flew off about 15.30

Rob Creek wrote:

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Friday 18th June (am)
Delivering to La Casa restaurant just off the East Lancs (en-route to Liverpool).

- 2 Common Whitethroat in a sing off
- 1 Chiffchaff

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forgot to put that they were in the scrubby field area literally yards away from the loading area at the back of the restaurant

A wander round local area today was interesting with the highlight being a calling Water Rail from a phragmites reed bed.
Other birds seen were
3 Buzzards up together on the thermals
A female Sparrowhawk joined them in the same thermal
On the small lake 4 Little Grebe,10 Tufted Duck,4 Gadwall, 6 Teal,2 Mallard,2 drake Goosander, a Comorant,54 Black Headed Gulls and 2 singing Reed Buntings in the nearby reedbed.

2:15pm to 4:30pm.

C.30 Redwing.

Single Fieldfare.

Coal Tit & Long Tailed Tits with Great & Blue Tit tagging along.

Chaffinch, Greenfinch & plenty of Goldfinch.

A few Yellowhammers.

C.50 Jackdaw, several Jay, 2 Kestrel & 2 Buzzard

Grey Partridge with Pheasant.

2 Mistle Thrush & a Song Thrush.

Green Sandpiper still in same flooded area.

Too many to count but 2 telegraph pole lengths apart of tightly packed noisy Starlings on telegraph wires.

Some pics were taken in very poor fading light.

 

A couple of record shots of the Green Sandpiper from this morning (taken through the hedge in the rain !).

Green Sandpiper still present this morning on same flood.

The Green Sandpiper still present this afternoon in the same flood.

7.40am. Green Sandpiper still present on flooded area. Single Redwing in surrounding bushes.

A Green Sandpiper this morning on a flooded area just off the East Lancs diagonally opposite the One Stop Car Shop.

Just had a quick walk after tea and had a new bird for my walk list when a Nuthatch showed well on a solitary Oak by the path. Plenty of Swallows, a couple of House Martin's and a few Swifts hawking insect and plenty of young birds on the pool, couple brood of Mallard, Coot and Moorhen.

Quick walk this morning down the East Lancs road, the Lesser Whitethroat has moved back to its original tree to sing from,after ranging at least 300 yds away,including a couple of forays over the East Lancs road itself !!
The 3 Moorhen young still present on the small pool and looking half grown now,plenty of Swallows still around the farm including a couple sat on the wires and singing. Couple of broods of Mallard chicks on the big pool,together with adult Gadwall and Little Grebe. A few Swallows, House Martin's and Swifts feeding over the big pool ,and plenty of common warblers around the area.

A walk down the East Lancs road produced a new bird when a Great Spotted Woodpecker flew across the Lancs and landed in a tree above my head. The Lesser Whitethroat has moved even nearer my house,I could actually see my house from where it was singing, I'll have to stand at bottom of the garden and see if I can hear it !!!
Otherwise just the same warblers in song,plenty of Swallows around the farm, the Moorhen still has 2 chicks,which are quite well grown now,and venturing around on their own.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 9th of May 2020 12:18:50 PM

Had a wander round the planted cereal fields this morning to try and count the Yellowhammer territories,found a couple of new singing birds which means there's at least 8 territories occupied, unfortunately as I was out a bit late the crowds of people stopped me from covering the whole area.
Found 3 pairs of Grey Partridge all in different fields scattered about the area,also a flyover Oystercatcher was only the second one I've seen this spring. Plenty of variety of warblers around the farmland as fortunately the farmer is very wildlife friendly and leaves lots of good wildlife areas alone,and let's the hedgerows grow to a reasonable height.
Most fields had one or two sitting Lapwing in them,as the cereal was only planted in spring they should be well finished with breeding before they harvest.