1 Arctic Tern at Scotman's Flash before sunset sat on a buoy

Linear walk from Plank Bridge car park (near Pennington Flash) - along Leigh Branch of Leeds/Liverpool canal - Dover Lock - Platt Bridge - Horrocks Flash - Scotmans Flash - Pearsons Flash and return.

Saturday, 30th April 2016. 12:45 - 17:30 hrs - long but enjoyable walk with pleasant evening sunshine.

Peregrine x 1 (Horrocks Flash - mobbed and chased off by Black-Headed Gulls)
Cettis Warbler x 1 (near bridge at Scotmans Flash)
Buzzard x 3
Kestrel x 1
Reed Bunting x 5
Common Whitethroat x 1
Willow Warbler x 3
Chiffchaff x 3
Coal Tit x 1
Canada Geese x 150
Greylag Geese x 20
Oystercatcher x 4
Meadow Pipit x 1
Long Tailed Tit x 1
Gadwall x 4
Swallows x 50
Swift x 2
House Martin x 10
Dunnock x 1
Wren x 1
House Sparrow x 8
Mute Swan x 8
Tufted Ducks x 40
Goldfinch x 4
Great Crested Grebe x 4
Coot x 20
Moorhen x 4
Cormorant x 1
Great Tit x 3
Blue Tit x 10
Chaffinch x 4
Blackbird x 5
Robin x 7
Mallard x 20
Black-Headed Gull x 50
Lesser Black-Backed Gull x 3
Woodpigeon x 70
Carrion Crow x 8
Pheasant x 3
Magpie x 10

Singing Cetti's Warbler and 1 Swift at Scotman's Flash today

6.00-8.00pm

Pearsons Flash

Still plenty of ducks on the flash, mainly Tufted Duck, Mallard and Gadwall, but also 6 Shoveler, 10 Teal and 7 Pochard.

The surprise was still finding 16 Goldeneye, including 3 displaying males here. Masses of Sand Martins and Swallows were over the flash, with just 1 House Martin.

1 Buzzard flew over.

Scotsmans Flash

Pretty much a waste of time, with a group of youths sat on the bank with a stereo that I could still hear from Horrocks Flash, and when they'd gone the yachts came out.

3 Great Black Backed Gulls and a couple of pairs of Great Crested Grebes were about the only birds on the water. Whilst a single Kestrel hovered over the South bank.

Horrocks Flash

1 Buzzard flew over. Around 10 Black Headed Gulls appeared to be settling in on their breeding spots, but just dusk every single gull flew off.

5 Willow Warblers sang from sallows along the towpath.

3 Common Scoter (2 drake) and 1 adult Little Gull at Scotman's Flash early pm

1 Swallow and approx 450 Sand Martin at Scotman's Flash this morning

25th March 06:30
Notable- Marsh Harrier flying low over Bryn flash (photos), also grey heron and kingfisher. Elsewhere good viewing of Cetti's warbler at Moss Bridge.

This AM

At least 2 Cetti Warblers

30+ Goldeneye

1 Sand Martin

Jimmy

2 Chiffchaff singing this afternoon

4 Buzzards, 1 water rail calling, 42 Goldeneye

1 orange underwing (moth)

-- Edited by Phil Barnett on Sunday 20th of March 2016 04:56:32 PM

72 Goldeneye roosted on Scotman's Flash this evening, where the Shelduck was still present and a white Cockatiel was in trees on the island, c800 Starling roosted at Pearson's Flash

-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 11th of March 2016 08:12:23 PM

2 Cetti's Warbler singing in Bryn Marsh this morning, 25 Siskin feeding on Alder and Larch there, Treecreeper in woodland by Ochre Flash

adult Mediterranean Gull on Scotman's late afternoon, departed with Black-Headed Gulls at 17:00 in direction of Pennington Flash

-- Edited by dave broome on Thursday 25th of February 2016 05:03:09 PM

Min 10 Water Rail calling in Bryn Marsh this evening, 2 Cetti's Warbler - 1 singing and 1 calling occasionally in front of viewing screen, 2 Reed Bunting singing, with at least 10 roosting. Buzzard, 2 Raven and Kingfisher flew over. 2 Grey Partridge Park House Fm

At least 3 Cetti's Warbler at Pearson's Flash this evening and at least 6 calling Water Rail

c2500 Starling circling in the Poolstock area, which seemed to go down at either Westwood or Waddicar's Flash

A third-winter Yellow-Legged Gull spent about five minutes on Scotman's Flash just before 11:00

A Cetti's Warbler showed well at Scotman's. Birds at the Hawkley Reedbed feeding station included 9 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Willow Tit, 1 Bullfinch and 4 Reed Bunting, with 2 Water Rail calling in the reeds

3 Water Rail calling in Bryn Marsh this morning. At least 2 Cetti's Warbler calling and singing there, with one also calling at the south end of Scotman's between Hawkley Reedbed and Moss Bridge. 18 Gadwall on Ochre Flash and 10 on Bryn Marsh

-- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 23rd of January 2016 11:51:02 AM

at least 1 Cetti's Warbler at the eastern end of Pearson's Flash today, decent views of one, which seemed to be agitated by a nearby Wren and loosely following it

3 Water Rail calling there, 5 Shoveler, 11 Pochard and 2 Wigeon on the flash itself

-- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 13th of January 2016 08:30:15 PM

Friday 30th: birds at Scotman's and Pearson's Flashes included 3 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Little Grebe, 8 Wigeon, 71 Gadwall, 8 Goldeneye, 2 Kingfisher. 4 Siskin were between Pearson's Flash an Moss Bridge

Friday 11th - Siskin on Ince Moss by Turner's Flash

Cetti's Warbler singing at Bryn Marsh this morning
Also in that part of the Flashes 2 Raven, 12 Bullfinch, 4 Goldcrest, 9 Siskin

An adult Common Gull was present on Scotman's this morning, also a singing Cetti's Warbler

26 Black-tailed Godwits on Horrocks Flash this morning; viewed from the rear screen.

Info thanks to Geoff Hargreaves

Long tailed duck still present today 1 Cettis warbler 5 Swift Lots of Martins and Swallows wouldn't attempt a count due to strong winds Jimmy

Pearsons flash 13.00

Long Tailed Duck still present

cheers Geoff