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17.30-18.15 - Broad Dole Ees

1 Ringed Plover
1 GSW
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Reed Bunting
Several Swallows
1 Stock Dove

Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler ...

No one having sex in the hide this time ....



-- Edited by Vaughan Evans at 08:29, 2008-04-18

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Only one LRP on Broad Ees this evening 1930hrs...

and a rather feisty Border Terrier harrassing the local dog walkers

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back again briefly this evening between 5 -6 pm. Mostly same stuff as this morning , but no shoveler or sandpipers. However, a nice male Wheatear was at Broad Ees Dole, plus pair of Goosander on one of the islands.

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9.30 -10.00 am, 13-04-08

Sale Water Park

Common Sandpiper 3, on wooden jetty on larger scary-looking island
G C Grebe 6
Little Grebe 3
Cormorant 2

Reed Bunting 4 (incl 2 at feeders)
Bullfinch pair
Jay 4
Kestrel 1
Swallow 3
Teal 2
Blackcap 2 singing
Chiffchaff 4
Willow Warbler 2


Broad Ees Dole

Gadwall 5
Teal 2
Shoveler 1 m
LRP 3
Lapwing 6
Little Grebe 1
Grey Heron 3
Swallow 1
Sand Martin 7
Willow Warbler 2
Chiffhcaff 2

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Broad Ees Dole 5-6pm

Common Sandpiper 1
LRP 3
Lapwing 6
Grey Heron 6
Goosander 1f
Gadwall 3
Teal pair
Sand Martin 15
Swallow 3
Chiffchaff 2
Stock Dove 1
Pied Wagtail 1


Sale Water Park 6-6.40pm

Willow Tit -1 at feeders; also 2 Coal Tit 2 Jays, and fem Bullfinch there.
1 Kestrel, 1 Snipe, male Pheasant and pair of Teal on wetland beside visitors centre.
6 GC Grebe and 1 Little Grebe
4 Cormorants on pylon
Reed Bunting pair
Long-tailed Tit 8
Chiffchaff 3

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Today 1415-1315..

Broad Ees Dole....

1 Common Sandpiper
4 Gadwall
6 Lapwing
6 Grey Heron
2 L.R.P
1 Reed Bunting f
1 very aggressive Mute Swan, who usually frequents main lake..

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Henry,

Man or Mouse, water never hurt anyone, unless you were on the Titanic..heehee

Steve..


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was there yesterday pm but not had chance to add post till this morning.

Not a lot on the water - few BH and single Common Gull, plus 11 GC Grebe, 2 Cormorants. Masses of Canada Geese. Lots of hirundines- mostly Sand Martins with about a dozen Swallows. 3 singing Chiffchaff, pair of Reed Bunting, and male Grey Wag around the edges. Female Bullfinch and single Jay at feeders near visitor centre, and Kestrel on pylon by the car park.

Broad Ees Dole had 3 Gadwall (2 males), fem Goosander, 1 LRP, 6 Lapwings, 2 Heron, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 8 Sand Martins, 2 Chiffchaff, and pair Mistle Thrush carrying food.

-- Edited by declan savage at 10:27, 2008-04-12

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Had a scan this morning but very little about whilst I was there. Too wet to risk getting out of the car for long!

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Gull sounds intriguing - not many candidates and all pretty good for Mersey Valley.

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Pete, noticec Willow Tit seen today as per Visitor Centre board.

Broad Ees Dole. 1930-2015
4 Goosanders 1m3f
1 pair Shoveler
1 drake Tuftie
2 pairs Gadwall
5 Lapwing
2 L.R.P

1 lone gull, smaller than the black headed that normally are about, hunched up head buried in back. Too dark to positive ID it.

200 plus Sandmartins over, started approx 1945ish as 50, then the flock just grew and grew, still going when we left.

Sale Water Park.
4 Great Creasted Grebe all dancing in middle of lake



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Broad Ees Dole Thurs 10th

2 LRP possibly the same birds reported from Stretford Ees earlier
1 Snipe
4 Lapwing
5 Gadwall
3 Little Grebe
1 drake Tufted

apparently the Willow Tit hasn't been seen for the last 4-5 days

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 00:34, 2008-04-11

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 00:37, 2008-04-11

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A pleasant stroll on a bright , fresh morning. 1000-1300
Highlights: On Mersey banks..
Several Grey Wagtails..
2 Sparrowhawks being mobbed.
3 Tufted ducks in flooded field.

Sale W.P
1 Mute Swan furiously defending its territory at Stretford end of lake.
8 Great crested Grebes most displaying.
1 Little Grebe


Broad Ees Dole.
Quiet this morning..
1 L.R.P
5 Lapwing
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Sparrowhawk.
2 Teal
1 Gadwall.

Visitors Centre.
1 Phesant
8 Jay
3 Heron
1 Bargin Booze bag.
6 Empty Carling cans....
The latter being too far out to retrive and dispose of correctly...

Also Inlet Pipe.
Heard Water Rail I think possible sighting as well, but one of my sons chose this time to slit his finger open. Blood and tears so had to head for car..Will check area later in week.

Steve.

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Thought I would use the correct thread this time..

Out and about early doors today

Hightlights Around Visitors Centre.

3 Teal
1 of the noisiest Jays I have heard...

Down by the Inlet pipes
1 Chiff Chaff
1 Kestrel

Broad Ees Dole
3 Little Ringed Plover
4 Lapwings
2 Shoveler
1 Kingfisher
5 Teal
4 Gadwall
6 Tufties
1 Grey Heron.

Best sight of morning: 3 lovely young lycra clad ladies jogging.... certainly worth getting up early for..biggrin.gifwink.gif

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I had 3 Whinchat together on Chorlton Ees a few years ago, in the autumn.

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only one record of Whinchat in the last 6 years at Chorlton Ees rather than the Dole. I'll certainly keep an eye out late April - early May. Would love to get one on my Mcr list.

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Thanks for the info chaps.

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The gated road, Cow Lane ( which had a male Golden Oriole on 20.5.79 - not my record cry.gif ) should be closed to public vehicular access, so prob best to park at the VC car park check the feeders for the Willow Tit and walk down checking the lake to the left and the Mersey to the right. When I last checked the Dole still hadn't been pumped to provide for the LRP's and Stretford Ees looked better, which is directly across the river on the Stretford side. The Chorlton Ees heronry is directly across the rapids from the dole. Not to forget Jacksons Boat pub and the butty van at the roundabout smile.gif

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 20:44, 2008-03-31

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From the VC take the road towards Deckers then turn right down the (often gated) road to your right. Follow it along to go along the Mersey side of the WP and you can do a circular around the Dole which is between the WP and the river.

The marshy area often attracts passage Whinchat (or at least did when I lived in Sale Moor).

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What's the access onto Broad Ees Dole? I've not been before.
Thanks. Henry.

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Pete, just for your info, could not find this thread on my phone on Saturday.
Spent several wet hours there on Saturday pm, The LRP was spotted in the mroning, but was not presnet when I was there........

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1 L-r Plover reported at Broad Ees Dole yesterday
Willow Tit still present apparently

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 20:17, 2008-03-30

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also today

1 Willow Tit at the VC feeders still
1 Pochard at B.E.D.
6 Shoveler
2 Teal + 6 at VC marsh
4 Little Grebe
9 Cormorant
1 f Goosander on river

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Gt Crested Grebes 9
Goosander 1 male
Cormorants 5
Little Grebes 4
Shovelers 3m 1f
Lapwings 5
Mute Swan 1 ad
Tufted Ducks 1m 1f
Teal 1m
Sparrowhawk 1f
Gt Spotted Woodpecker 1f
Chiffchaff 1 singing at side of lake, near Broad Ees Dole hide.
C Gulls 15+
BH Gulls
Coots/Moorhens/Mallards/Canada Geese,
plus usual common passerines.

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1 Willow Tit still at the Visitor Centre feeders
1 Coal Tit "
1 Bullfinch " and 2 at cow lane
2 Gt/sp Woodpecker
2 Snipe at the VC marsh & 1 at Broad Ees Dole pond
6 Lapwing B.E.D jheel
pair Tufted B.E.D. pond
7 Teal VC marsh
3 Shoveler B.E.D. pond
3 Goosander B.E.D. jheel
3 Little Grebe
13 Cormorant (including 1 sinensis type)
1 Pheasant VC marsh
3+ Grey Wagtail
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Goldcrest
2 Reed Bunting at old hay crop

too much water in the jheel for LRP's - Stretford Ees looks better at the mo.

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 21:26, 2008-03-14

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Good return of life on the Dole late pm

Goosander 5
Shoveler 4
Lapwing 4
Heron
Moorhen 4
Coot 7
Canadas 2
Magpies 4
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Willow tit confirmed and still present today (Tony O'Mahony)

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A Willow Tit was reported at the Mersey Valley Visitor Centre bird table today.

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110 Coot
9 Goosander (6 sheltering on Broad Ees Dole)
3 Goldeneye
9 Cormorant
11 G/C Grebe
3 Little Grebe
8 Teal
4 Mute Swan
1 Grey Wag
2 Pied Wag
1 G/sp Woodpecker
40+ Siskin
14 Goldfinch
1 Goldcrest

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180+ coots
200+ BH gulls
3 common gull
1 lesser black backed
plus mallards goldeneye heron etc
loads of dog walkers and people with kids like mebiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif
( daddy why do we have to look a stupid birds?) was the question from my little girl. think I will trade her insmile.gif

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29 Cormorant
4 Goosander
6 Goldeneye
2 Little Grebe
3 Shoveler (2m 1f) on Broad Ees Dole
6 Heron "



-- Edited by Pete Hines at 18:55, 2008-01-02

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187 Coot
1 Goldeneye
13 Cormorant
1 Little Grebe

7 Muscovy, 5 Indian Runner and 2 Aylesbury Ducks ugh ! FOWL wink.gif

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Pete Hines wrote:


This thread missed out on the Leach's Petrel on 12th Nov





So did I !!

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177+ Coot
16 Cormorant
7 Goldeneye
1 bacon & egg barm wink.gif

This thread missed out on the Leach's Petrel on 12th Nov

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Very quiet yesterday morning

89 Coot
10 Cormorant
1 juv Little Grebe on pond
5 Teal + 1 on Stretford Ees dry wier
3 Tufted + 1 on "
34 Swallow (in total) flying up river
1 Gt/Sp Wopodpecker

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Report of a Raven over NW yesterday afternoon

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13/7

Broad Ees Dole absolutely dead. No sign any LRPs, in fact only thing "of interest" was a leucistic Black-headed Gull that dropped in for a wash for 10 minutes.

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Braod Ees Dole yesterday evening

2 adult & 1 juvenile L-r Plover (at least)
9 Lapwing
2 Stock Dove
1 adult & 1 juvenile Little Grebe on the pond
1 ad & 3 juv G/C Grebe
Reed bunting song

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Evening 25th

L-R Plover - 2 ad & 2 juv
Lapwing - a new brood of two chicks
Reed Warbler - 1 in song
Kestrel - 1 female hunting


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Broad Ees Dole jheel late morning

L-r Plover - 2 pairs (one with two juvs)
Ringed Plover - 1 pair
Kingfisher heard (report of two juvs yesterday)



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Broad Ees Dole jheel this afternoon

6 LRP's - 2 juvs
1 Ringed Plover

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Broad Ees Dole jheel this evening

6 L-r Plovers - 4 ad 2 juvs
1 Ringed Plover
1 Kingfisher
2 Reed Warbler
1 Reed bunting
1 m Kestrel
1 f Sparrowhawk

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Broad Ees Dole 14.20-15.30 (jheel viewed from hide only)

7 L-R Plovers (at least) including two well grown immatures
2 ad Ringed Plover
5ad Lapwing, broods of four and one
1ad 3imm Pied Wagtail
3 Teal
1 ad 2imm Heron
1 ad 1 juv Little Grebe at the pond
1 ad 3 juv G/C Grebe
2 Kingfisher
singing Reed Bunting
2 Collared Dove over

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 22:13, 2007-06-13

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May 29th : Pretty much the same as yesterday at Broad Ees Dole.

3ad LRP's and two chicks
Kingfisher/s again visiting the same 'presumed' nest site
7 Lapwing, two broods of two
2 Gt/Sp Woodpecker
5 Reed Warbler, 4 singing
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
4 pair Tufted on the pond
1 Little Grebe "
1 G/C Grebe "
1 Cormorant on pylon

A Pheasant calling at Stretford Ees


-- Edited by Pete Hines at 00:14, 2007-05-30

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I've left my notebook at work again, though the good news is easy to remember.

A brief visit this evening to Broad Ees Dole.

3 adult LRP's & 2 very tiny chicks on Broad Ees Dole. One ad keeping a watchful eye over the chicks, at one point chasing away the other pair.
1 Kingfisher made a quick visit to assumed nest site before returning.
5 Lapwing. 2 chicks.
1 Stock Dove
1 Pied Wagtail.
4 Reed Warblers, 3 singing.
1 Reed Bunting singing.
1 Little Grebe on pond.
1 G/C Grebe "
2 pair Tufted "
1 Cormorant on pylon
8 L Bl-b Gulls over west

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 00:00, 2007-05-29

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Broad Dole ees

1 L R plover
4 lapwing
2 g heron
black cap
chiff caff's

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Broad Ees Dole :

2 L-r Plover
5 Lapwing
1 Snipe

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14/4, Broad Ees Dole

Stock Dove
2 L.R.Plovers
3 Lapwings
Snipe
2 Swallows
Willow Warbler
3 Tufted Ducks

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Broad Ees Dole yesterday

2 L-r Plover
3 Lapwing
1 Snipe
beer.gif Speckled Hen at Jacksons Boat wink.gif

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21st March '07

Mandarin - 1 drake
Goosander - 2 on Mersey
Lapwing - 1 Broad Ees Dole
Snipe - 2           "
Shoveler - 2       "
Teal - 12            "
Tufted - 1          "
Little Grebe -1    "
Reed Bunting - 1 "
Chiffchaff -2
Treecreeper - 1 Jacksons Boat pub  

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 14:47, 2007-07-17



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