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RE: CARRINGTON MOSS


White Wagtail 1 with 2 Pied on a dung pile behind Brookheys Farm
Curlew 1 over north

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ring ouzel      a first for me on carrington moss



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West side of Moss only.

Lapwing 4
Chiffchaff 13 singing.
Skylark 7 singing.
Yellowhammer 8
Linnet 2
Stock Dove 11
Buzzard 2
Fieldfare 12+
Redwing 1
Mistle Thrush 1 singing.
Song Thrush 1 singing.
Chaffinch 1 singing + 1.
Kestrel 1 male.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 in Orchard.

Also a chap told me he'd seen 2 Wheatears in F14. Only one of the only fields I missed...typical.

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late report from Tuesday, March 19th.

Sand Martin 1 heading north.

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Wheatear 2 on land west of the Shell Pond, looking through the fence
Lapwing 7
Snipe 1
Tawny Owl 1 vocal male from the orchard at midday
Raven 1
Skylark 5
Chiffchaff 7

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Singing Chiffchaff by Sale Sharks Training Ground off Carrington Lane this morning.

 



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This afternoon from 14:10 not much about at all but I did see a large flock of about 100 Fieldfare (as well as an equal amount of Starling) leave and then return to F11 stuble field.
Once I erected my scope to do a count I couldn't see them at all,even though I knew where they landed and also looked from two sides of the field .
A Kestrel was also hunting nearby.

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Quick walk over the Moss between 10 and 2pm

 

Merlin female - F2

Long-Tailed Tits - pair gathering nesting material - F2

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Redwings

Fieldfare

Mistle Thrushes

Goldcrest

Chaffinch

Greenfinch



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Fields at the eastern side of Isherwood Road

Snipe 1
Raven 2
Redwing 110
Meadow Pipit 9
Linnet 144+
Reed Bunting 2

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Saturday 10th Feb 13.30 onwards.

Raven - on top of the electricity distribution plant at the top of Isherwood Road. Looked like he was pulling the entrails out of a rat or similar.
Skylark
Fieldfare
Black-Headed Gull
Canada Goose
Tufted Duck
Mallard
Coot
Moorhen
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Redwing
Blackbird
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Magpie
Robin
Jay
Corn Bunting - single bird near the bridge at the southern end of the path between fields 10 and 11
Rook
Pheasant
Great Tit
Yellowhammer
Goosander* (*on the pond behind the steel fence near the house building at the western side of the Moss)
Cormorant*
Siskin
Chaffinch
Linnet
Reed Bunting
Greenfinch


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3 Little Egret at back of Brookheys Farm



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Wednesday 10th January 2024 10:20 - 13:30 hrs. Nice to have walk here for first time in a few years.

From Isherwood Road to Brookheys Covert (mainly western side of Carrington Moss). Sightings included:

Yellowhammer (10)
Redwing (3)
Treecreeper (1)
Nuthatch (1)
Goldcrest (1)
Grey Wagtail (1)
Tree Sparrow (3)
Reed Bunting (3)
Teal (7)
Buzzard (1)
Kestrel (1)
Long Tailed Tit (8)
Wren (2)
Jackdaw (100 plus)
Rook (20)
Goldfinch (3)


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Yellowhammer flock approx 15+

2 Grey Partridge 

Redwing flock 50+ 

Skylarks 12 ..

 



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New Years Day wander in sunshine, for once!

Flock of about 30 Yellowhammers in stubble and trees F2

About 12 Grey Partridge - F5

Large flock Redwings 50+ - F2

2 Marsh Harriers together, flying South over F6 (they weren't Buzzards!)

Long-Tailed Tits - several flocks

Goldcrest 

Nuthatch

Chaffinches etc

 

 



-- Edited by Richard Would on Monday 1st of January 2024 02:06:16 PM



-- Edited by Richard Would on Monday 1st of January 2024 02:07:06 PM

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Horse fields and scrub / trees between Isherwood Road and Sale Sharks

Willow Tit 1 seen and heard in scrub under the pylon line 53.431206, -2.375918
Stonechat pair around the horse paddocks
Meadow Pipit 22
Mistle Thrush 7

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Short walk from 2pm.
Buzzard - 1.
Stonechat -2 f11/12, near edge of carrot field which is now being harvested.

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Just a short walk from Isherwood Road.

Stonechat Usual pair between f12/13.
Fieldfare 5
Song Thrush 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Skylark 1
Goldfinch 10+

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Another late post -
Friday 24.11.23 from 2.15pm.
Field 11/12 (the carrot field, with the 2 pylons close together).
Stonechat - 2 m+ f together.
Goldfinch - 10 feeding along F12 margin and the pathway.
Pinkfooted geese - c160 flying N to S and dropping down to land in the distance.
Also c 60 - flying S to N dropping down into similar area , probably Warburton/Carrington .
Elsewhere -
Kestrel - 2 hunting in different areas.



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Late post for yesterday afternoon Friday 17.11.23
Fieldfare - 37.
Buzzard - 1.
Long-tail tit - 12.

F11.
Stonechat - 3 (2f + 1m ).
Yellowhammer - 4.

F5.
Grey Partridge - 8.
Mixed flock around the bottom of the long Hawthorn hedge -
Blackbird -10 , Redwing -6, Chaffinch -1 ,Goldfinch -4.

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Little Egret 3 at Brookheys Farm
Pink-footed Goose 31 NW over Brookheys at 11.30

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Quick afternoon visit due to weather.
Stonechat - 2 m+ f on F12/13 margin.
Kestrel - 1f hunting in F4.
Jay -1 on F4 boundary.

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Dogs / walkers flushing birds out of F11

Yellowhammer c42. F11 stubbles / F4 hedgerow
Skylark 48+ mostly F11
Meadow Pipit 3 F11
Redwing 76+
Partridge 5 F1


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Late post for yesterday (Sun 22.10.23) from 2pm.

Horse paddock.
Jay -1.
Pheasant -2 f.
Redwing - 2.
F4.
Kestrel -2 m+f.
F5.
Buzzard -1 (over).
Pheasant -2 m.
F14/15 margin.
Stonechat -1f .
F15.
Linnet -6.
Goldfinch -1 (with the linnet's).
Skylark -25.
Meadow pipit -12.
Raven -1 (seen on dead elm tree on Dark lane, through scope).

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Today from 2pm ( clouding over with wind getting up).
F 5 (partially ploughed).
Fieldfare - 11 .
Mistle Thrush - 7.
Starling - 70.
Alba Wagtail -1

F13 farmer ploughing field and no Stonechat seen on f12/13 margin but Harris Hawk seen flying low hunting over in F12.
F14 Stonechat 1f.

F15 Meadow pipit 55 ( in partially ploughed field).
Jackdaw - c100 + c 20 Rook.

Elsewhere -
Kestrel - 2.
Jay - 1.
Yellowhammer - 4.



Also Starling - 70.

-- Edited by phillipskelly on Wednesday 18th of October 2023 07:20:10 PM



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 19th of October 2023 09:29:19 AM

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Today from 1:45pm

Stonechat - 2 ( f12/13 margin).
* CORN BUNTING* - 1 futher along the margin in a Goat Willow ( I've not seen one at Carrington for years ).
Buzzard -1 .
Jay - 1.
Kestrel - 2.
Starling - 20 on Pylon.
Mistle Thrushe - 4 ( same pylon).
Skylark - 5.
Cormorant - 1.
Wood pigeon - c50.


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This afternoon from 1:30 pm.
Stonechat - 4 (f12) with 3 chasing each other in f12.
Buzzard - 10 (1f12 and 3 high over Bassel site , plus 6over Altrincham).
Kestrel - 2.
Jay - 2.

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At least 40 House Martins and 20 Swallows feeding over the pitches at Sale Sharks Training Ground off Carrington Lane late morning today.



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Yellow Wagtail 1 F11
Woodpigeon c1000 F11
Skylark 3 F11, 2 F62
Linnet 5 Dark Lane
Yellowhammer 2-3 F32 carrying food

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Lesser Whitethroat singing from Hawthorn hedge on Henshall Lane. CM fields 109 / 107 near entrance to Red Beech Farm around 11.45 this morning 



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Osprey circled low above field 1-2 then drifted north at 12:05

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Originally posted today by Dave Olive:



Carrington Moss with Andy Tordoff.

Sunny and warm day. (Don't have field maps) 

Canada Geese 6

Black-headed Gull 1

Magpie

Yellow Hammer 3

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Grey Partridge 2

Lapwing 3

Wheatear 3

Yellow Wagtail 2

Buzzard 2 (Seen at different times so may be the same bird)

Swallow

Chiffchaff - several calling from different locations

Pied Wagtail 1

Golden Plover? (Not sure about this one, definitely not a Sandpiper)

Blackcap 4 all seemed to be having a right old tussle, all males.

White throat in the bushes behind the security barrier on the main road.

 



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27th April - 12.20 onwards

Gadwall on Shell pond

Field 10 was quite productive having been recently ploughed by the looks of it and had

1 Wheatear
1 Whinchat
2 Grey Partridge
3 Lapwing
3 of 4 Yellowhammer feeding on the ground and back and forth from the trees/telephone wire

Male Mallard sat in the middle of field 12 for reasons of his own.



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Northern fields. Path from Isherwood Rd butty van > horse paddocks > beyond Sale Sharks (off the field numbers map)

Wheatear 4. 1 in field next to Isherwood Rd opposite new housing, 1 in field next to Carrington Rd/Sale Sharks and 2 the next field in (with the pylon).
Whitethroat 4 (1 pair)
Oystercatcher 2
Yellowhammer 2

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Partridge 1 F5
Oystercatcher 1
Little ringed Plover 1
Raven 1
Skylark 4
Common Whitethroat 1 F2/orchard
Wheatear 9, 4 in F5, 5 in F10
Yellow Wagtail 1 F12
Pied Wagtail 5
Yellowhammer 2 F4



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From 2pm today -

Field 5 -
Wheatear - 8 ( which is now 50% ploughed , and I saw the plough returning from working other fields later).
Mistle thrush - 2.
Pied wagtail - 2.

Elsewhere -
Chiffchaff - 1 seen + 1 heard.
Blackcap - 1 seen + 2 heard.
Jay - 1.
Bullfinch - 2.
Buzzard - 1.
Mistle thrush - 1.

Woodcote Stables -
Kestrel - 1.
Ring-necked parakeet - 1.
Greenfinch - 2.
Willow Warbler - 1.
Swallow - 8.
Chaffinch - 2.
House sparrow - 2.

ETW -
Swallow , House martin , Sand martin - 100's and too numerous to count,low over the spinners.

Pools adjacent solar farm / donkey paddocks -
Whimbrel - heard only because access/ viewing impossible since solar farm construction.



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South western approach 53sp incl.

Redstart male F71
Yellow Wagtail male F69
Wheatear 5 (1 F26, 3 F10, 1 on the development site SW of the railway)
Swallow 3 F69
Mandarin 3 Sinderland Brook
Gadwall 1 drake Sinderland Brook
Partridge 2 F26
Lapwing 7
Sparrowhawk pair displaying
Buzzard 5
Kestrel 3
Skylark 4 singing
Willow Warbler 7
Chiffchaff 10
Blackcap 9
Linnet 11 mostly around F9
Yellowhammer 4 (1 F9, 1 F10, 2 F26)


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Wheatear 4 f10 and an additional 4 at southern end of f12

 



-- Edited by Dave Cropper on Saturday 15th of April 2023 11:24:33 AM

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Partridge 2 F1
Peregrine male patrolling F8 and stooping after a Feral Pigeon
Skylark 10+
Redwing 30+
Fieldfare 40+
Stonechat 1 female under the pylons still F12
Chaffinch 96, c80 in F9
Linnet c150 F9
Reed Bunting 6+ Raven 1

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A flock of approx 20+ Golden Plover in f36 this morning I couldnt get a accurate count as driving.

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SW end

Mandarin Duck 6. 3 pairs together on Sinderland Brook at Sinderland Green Wood
Skylark 1 F26
Fieldfare 86 ranging between F69/F70/F25
Chaffinch 130 ranging between F71/F26
Linnet 70 again F71/76

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Decent hour here today, despite the cold wind and multiple off-road motorbikes.

6 Grey Partridge (2 F1, 2 F10, 2 F11).
Woodcock flushed from old railway, flew across F9.
Raven over F10.
Good numbers of Skylarks across multiple fields.

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Early morning wander around the Eastern end of Carrington Moss :

5/6 Siskins in Alders between F17 & 18

Good numbers of Greenfinches (seem to be recovering)

Goldfinch

Chaffinch

Bullfinch

Nuthatch

Long-Tailed Tits

Redwings

Song Thrushes singing (several)

Mistle Thrushes

Little Grebe (sewage works)

Gadwall (sewage works)

 

 



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Brookheys / Dark Lane

Little Egret 2 Sinderland Brook by Brookheys Farm
Goosander pair on Sinderland Brook
Teal 12
Raven 3 over
Skylark 4 (singing)
Goldcrest 3 (singing)
Redwing approx 100 in F32
Fieldfare approx 30 in F32
Pied Wagtail exactly 50 in F32
Yellowhammer 3 (1 singing)

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Grey Partridge 6 (2 F1, 2 F2, 2 F11)
Tawny Owl daytime singing male at the Old Orchard
Raven 1
Skylark 65 (40 in F4, 25 in F11)
Treecreeper 1
Redwing 85 by the Riding School
Stonechat 3 usual pair by the pylons in F12, another female at the west end of F2
Chaffinch 80 in F9
Linnet 150 in F9

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Fieldfare - minimum 160 in F32, scoped from Dark Lane, several more hidden from view by hedgerow
Tawny Owl - daytime singing male from Hogswood Covert

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This afternoon.
F5
Fieldfare -1.
Redwing - 8.
Mistle Thrush -2.

Elsewhere....
Song thrush -2.
Grt tit -2.
Raven -1
Stock dove - 28.
Woodpigeon -2.
Grey partridge -8.
Pheasant -15.
Jackdaw - C70.
Kestrel -1.

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Mistle Thrush

Redwing

flock 12+ Long-Tailed Tits

flock 50 Chaffinch F9

Buzzards

Kestrels

female Goosander on that fenced-off body of water near F8

2 x Bullfinches

Jay

 

 



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Stonechat 1 F12
Redwing 98 (92+ in F2)
Fieldfare 53+ in F2
Chaffinch 78 (70+ in F9)
Linnet 30+ in F9
Yellowhammer 4 F8
Reed Bunting 6 (5 F1, 1 F9)
Skylark just 1 heard F12

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Stonechat 2 F12
Skylark 95 mostly F12
Linnet 40 F12
Chaffinch 50 mostly F9
Raven 3

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Originally posted today by Richard Would:

If I didn't know better, I'd say that I've just seen an Osprey over Sale. I live close to the edge of Carrington Moss in the Manor Avenue/Moss Lane area and I just watched a large pale raptor with long cranked wings and comparatively short tail gliding and circling over the Avenue, I lost it behind a neighbour's house. 

Bit late for an Osprey, but I couldn't make it into anything else (I'm very experienced with raptors, so it wasn't a Buzzard or a Red Kite!)



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