Frank Obertelli has just phoned to tell me he had a Firecrest this morning at 09.20 from the New Hide at Pennington Flash. He had very good views of it.
GOOSANDER-14M+7F,GREAT CRESTED GREBE-65,LITTLE GREBE-5,CORMORANT-33,MUTE SWAN-6,SHOVELER-37,GADWALL-8,GOLDEN EYE-15F,3M(A BIT LOW DUE TO DIFFICULTY COUNTING-ONLY 1 YACHT ON SO EVERYTHING SPREAD ABOUT),TUFTED-178,SCAUP-1F,POCHARD-14,POCHARD X TUFTED HYBRID-1,LAPWING-250,T...
mobile flock of c.40 Lesser Redpoll - Moss Br. area. (couldn`t get a good look through them)
Goldcrest - same area
Kingfisher - canal @ Scotmans.
Green Woodpecker - Ince Tip
Scotmans, Turners & Pearsons ;
12 Goldeneye
10 Pochard
14 Shoveler
7 Teal
8 Little Grebe
12 Mute Swan
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I had a nice addition to my garden list this morning when I flushed a Woodc-o-c-k whilst filling the feeders at about 7:30am. It flew round a couple of times before disappearing into the neighbouring wet field.
I have heard Snipe and Lapwing calling from the field the past few mornings. ...
Phil Rhodes had a female Marsh Harrier at Ringley sewage works this morning, on the rectangular lagoon immediately N of the M62 - it put up 30 Snipe. It flew off up the Irwell valley.
Ian Woosey had a Merlin on the stubble field near Olive Mount Farm, and c.60 Pinkfeet N at 1120hrs. There were 14 Tree Sparrows at the Rindle Road feeding station, and 16+ Yellowhammers at Cherry Tree Cottage (between Croxden peat workings and Birch Farm, at the T junction over the level crossi...
Firstly and most unfortunately the bird has GONE , but the story is thus:
Arriving with intentions of checking the gull roost this evening at this strictly permit only site, Pete Berry and I settled down in the hide until at approximately 3 pm he suddenly hollers 'PETREL' ! Sure enough there on...
First of all the birding news - no sign of the Firecrest or Black-necked Grebe at Pennington Flash today. I told Stuart Murray (in a senior position at the WLCT, at the meeting below) about the attack and asked for a gate there. Birders will be pleased to know that John is out and about agin at Pennington F...
there were 5 or more redwing stipping 2 berrie tree,s on the west bank of the canal between
bryn flash and scotman,s flash ,watched them for five minutes on my quest to get a wigan
bittern tick,studied pearson,s flash reedbeds but still no joy (maybe next time).i also noticed
a lot of blackbirds...
Another Leach's Petrel was found at Audenshaw Reservoirs today. I don't have much else in the way of details other than it seems no sooner was it found (by Tony Coatsworth I think (????), you out there Tony?), then it was typically, chased off by Black-headed Gulls and never seen again! Unlikely (in my...
There are now 2 Great Northern Divers (together) on number 2 reservoir at Audenshaw as of this morning, information thanks to Rob Adderley (who in turn recevied it thanks to Roy Travis) -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 15:45, 2006-12-01
A walk around Atherton Woods today produced - 1 Little Owl + 1 Tawny, 1 Green Woodpecker + 2 Great Spotted, Several nuthatches. A few Goldcrests within tit flocks.
Whilst walking up Beefold Lane - 5 Grey Partridge and 156 Pink-footed Geese over head.
Atherton Cemetery - 2 Tawny Ow...
Went to see the Great Northern Diver on Friday,got there at 3-00pm and saw Rob Adderley at the site.After watching the diver for a while it became apparent to me that there were 2 birds(I did not know there were 2!) Rob was busy photographing the birds,when he had done,he told me about the Yellow L...
Visited above for first time today - saw the feeding station but no birds there at that time . However saw flock of 20 twite on way back to White House. They were near a craggy outcrop by the path halfway back
Ian
There were 2 Bitterns, both showing intermittently, at Pearson's Flash today. They've been quite obliging during the last week, too. The reedbed by the canal is the favoured place, but they fly across to the reed clumps by the pylon and to the reed edge at the back (as viewed from the towpath). A...
I received the unfortunate news this morning that one of Pennington Flash's most regular observers had been physically assaulted in the car park there early this morning. He was approached by 4 men (apparently with Liverpudlian accents), who assaulted him, then stole his optical eq...
Ian Woosey told me he saw a Bittern twice today on Pearson's Flash, in the reedbeds at the front and the back. Also 8 Wigeon.
The Cormorant roost reached 57 in the Wigan Flashes tonight.
A flock of c.110 pink feet flew 'NW' over my house in astley at about 10ish this morning. Birdguides reporting a possible snow goose in with 200 pinks over irlam this am!! surely a good candidate for wild origin if it was one.
The juv Great Northern Diver is still with us, showing very well this morning fishing along the west bank of no 2 Resv.
Also 63 Goosander
8 Wigeon, 10 Pochard and 6 Teal.
, but the story is thus:
Arriving with intentions of checking the gull roost this evening at this strictly permit only site, Pete Berry and I settled down in the hide until at approximately 3 pm he suddenly hollers 'PETREL' ! Sure enough there on... 