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John Shaughnessy


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A Water Rail showed very well at Teal Pool, right by the track.

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7/10/26, 4:15pm 5:20pm, the black swan still with the herd of mute swans. Broad Ees Dole: five redhead goosanders, four drake shovelers, two pairs of gadwalls, teal and mallards on both pools.

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Juvenile Whinchat on the wildflower meadow this evening at 16:50. Originally reported on eBird by Matt Gillett.

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Paul Heaton


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Very misty first thing this morning , so thought I would see if we had a tern or two but no terns 

Black Swan still present with the main flock of swans 

Cetti's warbler calling by the hide , which has very limited viewing nowadays , lots of branches and shrubs in the way , I have spoken to the volunteers , but will wait and see , might have to do a bit to urban gardening when no one is looking .

 

Keep birding 

 

 



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Sparrowhawk over the lake this morning, a Black Swan among the Mute Swan flock and Nuthatch at feeders by Tree Tops cafe

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yeah photos were taken yesterday at 12.30  and appeared on Facebook I believe... local birders had a look later but no sign , and again this morning but still no luck ,

Broad ees dole has been neglected and is very overgrown you can just about see out of the hide but not very well , such a shame it could still be in there feeding at the back or it may have just been a drop in bird .

 

 



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Just seen on Birdguides a Glossy Ibis reported yesterday from The Dole area.

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Tony Koziol


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A pair of Reed Bunting near the Watersports Centre. Around 50 Sand Martin feeding over the lake this morning between 09.00 and 10.15

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The 3 common scoters (females) were still present at 7.35pm, they did have a brief fly around at 7.15pm but landed back down at the western end near the jet ski ramps.
Also 2 sand martins over.

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Andrew Jeffery


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3 Common Scoter on the lake this afternoon

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Robert Farmer


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Immature Whooper Swan associating with the Mute Swans near the car park. Seemed happy enough.



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Paul Heaton


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Male and Female Mandarin on broad ees dole .

Shoveler,  Gadwall and Teal as well 

Cetti's warbler singing around the hide area 

2 kingfishers over the main lake 

 

 



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This morning around 08.45 four Sand Martins over. One Willow Tit on the feeders.

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Steven Heywood


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15:10 to 16:25 today. A couple of dozen gadwall with the coots and black-headed gulls on the Western end of the lake, a dozen tufted ducks with the mallards and Canada geese next to the slipway and a drake goosander with the raft of herring gulls. Broad Ees Dole surprisingly quiet though a kingfisher was fishing in the drain by the path and showing well to passersby.

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Afternoon visit, very quiet.

Main lake...

27 gadwall
14 tufted ducks
2 goosander
2 great crested grebes
At dusk 50+ coots gathered in the centre of the lake.
2 ravens on pylon.
Later on a peregrine was on the pylon.

Broad ees dole...

quiet with just 4 grey herons & 3 Shovelers.

Teal pool...
Also quiet with 4 teal
Cettis warbler showed well.

Lots of redwings around.




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Peregrine Falcon on various pylons, hassled by a persistent Crow Plenty of Siskins Redwings Song Thrush Goldfinch Long-Tailed Tits Goosanders Plenty of Coal, Blue, Great, Long-Tailed Tits on feeders, but didn't see any Willow Tits No sign of Kingfisher...

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I forgot to mention for Sat 20.12.25
Gooseander - 4 (2m+2 f) on the Main lake.

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From 2 pm today -
Cow lane...
Robin - 4 (one landed Infront of me and circled halfway around).
Grt. Tit- 2.
Wren -1.
Redwing-1.
Blackbird -4.
Coal tit - 1.
Goldcrest - 1.
Wood pigeon -2.
Carrion crow -1.
Song thrush -1 heard only.
Ring-necked parakeet - 8.

Apple Tree ... (red apples) between cow lane and main lake.
Ring necked parakeet - 2 eating apples.
Blackcap -1f on half eaten apples.
Blue-tit -2 on half eaten apples.

Main lake...
Mute swan - 25.
Tufted duck - 17.
Gooseander - 4.
Cormorant -3.
Kingfisher -1 .
Gadwall - 5.
Grt. Crested grebe -1.

Wildflower meadow...
Redwing - 27 ( on and over meadow).

R.Mersey ...
Gooseander -1f.

B.e.dole...
Grey heron -4.
Moorhen - 2.
Teal -3.




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Afternoon visit.

Main lake...

3 goosander
18 tufted ducks
22 gadwall
2 great crested grebes

Brand ees dole...

7 grey heron
2 shoveler
2 goosander
1 pied wagtail

Teal pool...

10 teal
2 snipe

Other birds around...

Lots of redwings & ring necked parakeets.
3 bullfinch
1 chaffinch
30+ flock of mostly goldfinches with several siskins.
10 goldcrests
3 jays
1 grey heron
1 buzzard


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Afternoon visit.

10+ tufted duck
11+ gadwall
3 goosander over
2 stonechat in wildflower meadow
1 woodcock
Numerous redwings around
Numerous ring-necked parakeets including a flock of 30+ feeding on hawthorn berries.
1 jay
3 bullfinch
6+ chaffinch
2 nuthatch
2 willow tits at feeders including a green & yellow ringed one.
Flock of siskins & goldfinch near feeders.

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Post for yesterday afternoon.

1 male stonechat in wildflower meadow.
40+ flock of redpolls
30+ flock of siskins
And a flock of 50 + meadow pipits came from over chorlton & headed in a westerly direction.
2 goosander over heading towards the dole.
A water rail was seen at the back of teal pool.
4 jays



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Paul's post has reminded me that one glimpsed briefly on 21/09/2025 had lime green over red on its' right leg. Was gone before we got a view of the other leg.

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Saw one Stonechat on wildflower meadow. Also plenty of tits around the feeder. Noticed last visit that a number were sporting shiny rings. Today had a colour ringed Willow Tit. Dark green over red left and dark green over bto ring right.

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2 stonechats & 1 lesser whitethroat in the wildflower meadow this afternoon.

Other birds of note on walk around...

4 chiffchaffs
8 goldcrest
4 chaffinches
4 jays
1 goosander over
1 great crested grebe
1 little grebe

Teal pool.. 12 Teal

Broad ees dole (what you could see of it, still too much vegetation)..

1 little grebe
7 Teal
1 shoveler

150+ ring-necked parakeets in several flocks.



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Peregrine and singing Cettis Warbler (by the bird hide) were the highlight of a wander around this morning. Disappointingly a Mink was making its way around the north shoreline of the lake.

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From 1:30 pm today 25.09.25
Feeders -
Coal tit - 3 (including one looking really tatty which was also seen on 12.09.25 at the feeders).
Nuthatch - 1.
Dunnock - 1.
Lots of Blue, Great and Long- tail tits.

Wildflower meadow -
Buzzard - 2 over.
Jay - 1 over.

Main lake -
Mute swan - 41.
Cormorant - 13 on raft. Great crested grebe

B.e.d. -
Shoveler duck - 3.
Teal - 4.
Gadwall - 6

Grey heron - 1.

-- Edited by phillipskelly on Thursday 25th of September 2025 05:13:58 PM

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The juvenile Shag was still present at the end of the bird feeding slipway just a few feet from the bank at 09.15

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Paul Heaton wrote:

Juvenile Shag was still present this morning up till 8am 

 

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I wonder if this is the same bird Peter Hines saw at Irlam Locks on 6th August. Looks very similar to me?



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Juvenile Shag was still present this morning up till 8am 

 

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Pair of Raven cronking on the Pylon nearest the railway on Stretford Ees side.

Juvenile shag sat amongst the Canada Geese and Mute Swans just off the car park.



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Peregrine on the pylon by Tree Tops Cafe

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1 Green Sandpiper & 1 Oystercatcher on Broad Ees Dole this morning

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2 Common Tern sat on buoys on the main lake this morning.

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A 1.5 hour walk this morning.

Lots of song picked up by Merlin but one I wasn't expecting... Yellowhammer on Goldfinch Meadows. I didn't see it but Merlin Heard it.

 



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Andrew Jeffery


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Singing Reed Warbler at the Teal pond this morning.

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Highlights from a quick visit this evening:

Pair of Mandarin on Broad Ees Dole.
x6 Teal Broad Ees Dole.
x5 Gadwall Broad Ees Dole.
x2 Little Grebe Broad Ees Dole.
x1 Singing Blackcap.

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This morning at the feeders two Willow Tit and a surprise male Reed Bunting on the ground underneath the feeders.



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Couple of ringed birds at SWP recently: Cormorant ringed as chick at Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa, Finland on 21/7/24. This is on the W. coast about two thirds of the way up the Gulf of Bothnia, 63 59 N; 23 14 E, and is 1862km. ENE of SWP. Bird was present at SWP from mid Dec. 2024 to mid Jan. 2025. Ring number read from photos. Black-headed Gull ringed as chick at Lovo-Lillbadan, Vasterbotten, Sweden on 29/6/2016. This is at 63 42N; 20 28E, and is 1728km. ENE of SWP. Present at SWP in early Jan. when managed to photo the ring number, but probably first seen in Nov. 2024. There was also a Lithuanian B.-h Gull around, but I couldn't read the number fully.

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Couple of ringed birds at SWP recently: Cormorant ringed as chick at Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa, Finland on 21/7/24. This is on the W. coast about two thirds of the way up the Gulf of Bothnia, 63 59 N; 23 14 E, and is 1862km. ENE of SWP.

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1 female Marsh Harrier, seen from feeders



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Andrew Jeffery


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Broad Ees - 7 Grey Heron and a calling Cettis Warbler, otherwise seemed very quiet.



-- Edited by Andrew Jeffery on Sunday 26th of January 2025 12:51:39 PM

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Visitor centre ( empty)feeders.
Willow tit -2.
Coal tit-1.
Great and blue - tit also present.
Cow lane.
Kestrel -1 (with a mouse).
Long-tail tit flock -13 (3:15 pm).
Old car park.
Long-tail tit flock -24 (4:30pm).
Main lake.
Mute swan -31 .
Grt.crested grebe -5.
Goldeneye -1m.
Pochard - 3.
Gooseander -2 m+f.
Gadwall - 4.
Tufted duck -23.
Broad ees dole.
Grey heron -2.
Robin -1.






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Quick hobble round Sale Water Park today - 2 x male Goldeneye Male & female Goosanders Willow Tit Kingfisher Gadwall Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch Long-Tailed Tits Song Thrush etc

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2 Teal & 1 Kingfisher at Broad Ees. Main lake held 3 Goosander. Goldeneye & 17 Tufted Ducks. Redwing, 3 Willow Tits & 30+ Siskin in the trees around the feeders .



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 19th of January 2025 01:53:31 PM

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Little Egret over Broad Ees Dole today. Also large mixed feeding flock of Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Siskin, Chifchaff and Treecreeper.

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Water Rail 1 showing at the Teal Pool
Cetti's Warbler 1 singing at the Teal Pool

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Afternoon visit.

A 2nd calendar year peregrine was perched on a pylon where I watched it for around an hour & a half as it made numerous attempts to try catch a variety of birds, they included black-headed gulls, a bullfinch, 3 goldfinch, a crow & a mistle thrush, eventually perched up on another pylon then soon disappeared. Later on it was seen with kill.
Pretty quiet on walk around.

Main lake..

1 great crested grebe
10 cormorants
Black-headed gulls
Common gulls
Lesser-black backed gulls
1 bullfinch
1 mistle thrush
2 pied wagtails
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 kestrel
1 little grebe on river
1 grey wagtail on river


Broad ees dole...

1 grey heron
6 Teal

Teal pool...

Cettis warbler seen briefly
1 kingfisher
13 Teal
3 gadwall
Chiffchaff & reed bunting heard only.






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2 Willow tit at feeders. 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Grey Heron, Teal, Shoveler and Gadwall Broad Ees Dole. Buzzard being mobbed by 2 Kestrel, Carrion crow and Jackdaw. Raven over and very approximately 150 Redwing over. 2 flocks of 50-60 and 4 smaller flocks.

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Very quiet this morning, highlights being 2 Raven calling on one of the pylons and 1 Willow Tit on the feeders.

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John Shaunessy contacted me to say he located the 8 waders and they are all Common Sandpiper. C

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