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Midday today: Chiffchaff (not singing) at end of Cow Lane.
Broad Ees Dole:
Goosander 1m
Tufted 11
Gadwall 9
Shoveller 3
Teal 3
Little Grebe 3 (probably 4)

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Report of an early singing Chiffchaff on 4th March. Info via Liz Saxby MV info warden.

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Saturday 12th March

Sale Water Park:

Teal 6

Wild flower meadow:

Greenfinch 2
Reed Bunting 1
Goldfinch 1

Broad Ees Dole:

Gadwall 11
Shoveler 2
Little Grebe 3
Goosander 15
Grey Heron 14
Tufted Duck 14

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Broad Ees Dole late pm yesterday:

Goosander 23
Tufties 11
Shoveler 4
Gadwall 6
Heron 8 commuting over to Chorlton Ees
Mallard 6
Canadas 3
L Grebe 2
Moorhen2
Coot 1

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Latish walk around the water park 1600-1800, you can tell its getting towards spring!

Main Lake:
c.10 Common Gull
c.100 Black Headed Gull
c. 20 Mallard
1 Buzzard (over)
1 Kestrel (male- briefly excited me in the dying light)

Didn't get round to Broad Ees, but was reading the notice board at the visitor centre, and that said LESSER spotted woodpecker was seen there! biggrin.gif Will have a look for it later in the week, hopefully!

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Sunday 27.02.11

Weasle 1
Treecreeper 1
Greenfinch 9
Buzzard 1
Great Crested Grebe 4 (2 displaying)
Mute swan 3ad+7juv

Broad Ees Dole:

Heron 40
Goosander 7 (2m+5f)
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 18

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Saturday 19.02.11:

Visitor center feeders:

Willow Tit 2
Coal Tit 2
GSWoodpecker 1
Bullfinch 1 male

On marsh at visitor centre:

Teal 3
Moorhen 2
Mallard 2
Wren 1
Jay 1

Main lake:

Siskin 30
Mistle Thrush 2
Greenfinch 7
Goldfinch 17
Goldeneye 4
Mute Swan 6 juv 4 ad
Pochard 2
GCGrebe 2

Broad Ees Dole:

Mallard 20
Heron 7
Gadwall 8
Tufted 15
Teal 6

Sunday 20.02.11:

Main lake:

Mute Swan. 2 ad 7 juv
Goldeneye 4
Little Grebe 1
GC Grebe 2
Siskin c 30

Broad Ees Dole:

(Water level still high)

Pochard 2
Tufted 7
Gadwall 11
Mallard 17
Shoveler 3
Teal 6
Heron 21 (large numbers lately all stood together on right side of dole)

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18.02.11

Goldeneye 4
Great Crester Grebe 2
Mute Swan 10
Black-headed Gull - several with full hoods

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Noon today - I couldn't find any Pintail on Broad Ees Dole but there were two female or immature Wigeon at the back ( and there were also there on 9th Feb).

Also present on Dole:
Heron 15
Tufted Duck 23
Teal 22
Gadwall 8
Buzzard overhead

and on main lake
3 Goldeneye - 2 ad males, one immature male
Little Grebe

Nothing else of significance

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10-00 - 11-30am

Main lake:

little grebe
gc grebe
5 goldeneye 3m and 2f including a juvenile male - your leucistic bird Joe?
quite a few gulls including a fair few of the larger species
A pair of mute swans were courting and then copulating

Broad Ees dole:

2 female pintail still present
30+ teal - 15-20 were flushed from the marshy bit by a buzzard that then landed in a tree by the lake
at least 7 heron
gadwall

VC feeders:

no willow tit but amongst the usuals were a Jay and a nuthatch
Bullfinch seen a few yards further down from the feeders
treecreeper nearby


Also kestrel hunting across the river

-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Saturday 12th of February 2011 03:07:24 PM

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Today 1000-1400:

Priory Gardens:
c.5 siskin
c.5 greenfinch
c.10 Goldfinch
c.5 Long tailed tit (all at the back near the motorway bridge)

Sale WP:
4 Goldeneye (2 Male 3 female, one of the females was leucitic)
c.20 Common Gulls
2 GC Grebes

Chorlton WP:
c.30 Pochard
13 Goosander (mostly female)
c.20 Siskin
c.10 Long Tailed tit


-- Edited by Joe Wynn on Friday 11th of February 2011 02:26:07 PM

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Ivy Green Woods

c.30 Siskin
Song Thrush

River Mersey

Willow Tit
Little Grebe
Cormorant
Kestrel

Main Lake

Gt Crested Grebe
Goldeneye (pair)
Goosander (f)

Broad Ees Dole

At least 10 Grey Heron
2 female Pintail
5 Teal
3 Pheasant (2f, 1m)

River Mersey (flooded field nr Sale WP)

Sparrowhawk zoomed straight past me, hunting low and very nearly catching its next meal


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Today:

Main lake -

Mute Swan 8ad +7juv
G.c. Grebe 2
Goldeneye 2
Herring Gull 2
LBback gull 1
B h Gull aprox 300

At visitor centre -

Treecreeper 1
Robin (paired) 2
Chaffinch 2
Mallard 7
Teal 7
Jay 1
Heron 1
Goldcrest 1

Chorlton Ees -

Grey Heron 4
Bh Gull 104
Mallard 18
Teal 2
Jay 1
Redwing 6
Pheasant 1
Reed Bunting 3
Treecreeper 1

Broad Ees Dole -

(High water level on dole and at visitor centre due to flood defence measures)

Pintail 3 (1m + 2f )
Gadwall 5
Grey Heron 15
Little Grebe 1
Goosander 1f

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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08/02/2011 - 1 Pintail (drake) still present this afternoon on Broad Ees Dole.
Also 12 Grey Herons here.

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1 Male Pintail 2 Female , on flooded dole Sale water park now.

Info via Phil Kelly.

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-- Edited by Paul Heaton on Wednesday 9th of February 2011 07:17:49 AM

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Saturday 5th February:

Mute Swan 8 adult + 7 juv
Goldeneye 3
Willow Tit 1
Greenfinch 1
Chaffinch 6
Bullfinch 1
Robin 2

Broad Ees Dole:

Snipe 4
Tufted Duck 25
Shoveler 4
Teal 9
Gadwall 6
Grey Heron 1
Goosander 7

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 7th of February 2011 09:43:45 PM

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Sunday 30.01.11:

Treecreeper 1
Teal 8
Jay 2
Greenfinch 1
Redwing 1
Kestrel 1

Chorlton Ees:

Barn Owl 1 (crossed River Mersey from Sale WP to Chorlton Ees at 11.45 am mobbed by gulls)
Siskin 12
Buzzard 1 ( in cow field )
Lt. Tit 8
Pink-footed Geese c150 heading NW @ 1.30pm

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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1300-1500

On Feeders

Blue Tits
Great Tits
Coal Tits 2
Longtailed Tits 12
Willow Tit 1
Bullfinch 2 - 1 male 1 female
Robin 1
Chaffinch male 1
Dunnock 1
Treecreeper - 1 nearby

Main Lake

Teal 1 pair
Golden Eye - male in flight
Little Grebes 3
Tufted duck 1
Gadwall 1
Cormorant 2
Blackheaded Gulls
Canada Geese
Mute Swans

Broad Ees Dole - Frozen

Grey Heron 1





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Barn Owl has just flew from Sale water park to Chorlton ees been mobbed by gulls.

Info. from Phil Kelly.

Must have made his morning:biggrin

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12:00 to 15:00
Broad Ees Dole:
Teal 4
Gadwall 9
Tufted 5
Goosander 13
Shoveller
Heron 9
Treecreeper
Pheasant

Main Lake:
Little Grebe and Great Crested Grebe
Goldeneye 1
More tufted and Gadwall

Visitor Centre area:
Woodcock
Willow Tit
Nuthatch
Pink Feet 160+ flying West at 13:15

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Sightings from Sunday 23rd:

Coal Tit 1
Willow Tit 1
Greenfinch 2
Chaffinch 1

Main lake -

Mute Swan 11 + 6juv
Goldeneye 2
Gt .c . Grebe 4

Broad ees dole -

Snipe 1
Teal 14
Gadwall 15
Shoveler 3
Heron 3
Pheasant 2

R. Mersey -

Little Grebe 1

Chorlton Ees -

Kestrel 1

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Today around 2:30.

Not much on the main lake except Swans, coots, gulls and cormorants. Single little grebe on the main lake round by the nature reserve.

3 Herons, 4+ Shoveler, 8+ Gadwall and about 10 Teal seen from the hide.

Usual BT, GT & LTT on the feeders up by the cafe. Also GS Woodpecker and Willow Tit.

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myself and my daughter went today about 10am until about 2pm. what a great place.
went to the hide. didnt look frozen, heron and a few duck on there. plenty of comerants on the pilons. geese and ducks including a few tufted on the main resavior. went and had a brew at the cafe and sat and watched the feeding station. all sorts of tit, finch and robins on there. secound heron sat at the top of a tree.good day out and will be back again soon

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thanks henry

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Hi Simon.
I recommend parking at the visitor center and taking a clockwise route around the lake. From the VC it's worth checking out the feeding station area for Willow Tits and the usual garden feeder fayre. Then moving on, the marsh below which must have a water rail or two in it somewhere! Beyond that there is an stream inflow to the res with some good habitat around including reeds and riparian alders etc.

Upon reaching the water park, the path has the lake on the left and the Mersey river on the right over the other side of the tall levee. Some good ducks/grebes/wagtails can be seen by walking along the river at this point. As you get to the small rocky wier in the Mersey dip back down to the Water Park circular path which leads on to the lagoons and marsh of Broad Ees Dole with it's brick hide. If the water on the dole isn't frozen there can be allsorts of ducks, waders and smaller gulls.

From there, continuing on clockwise, the water park path leads through some decent woodland and then back around the lake past the sailing center and restaurant back to the Visitor Center. This is just a suggestion but it covers many of the spots in the area for a variety of species.

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thanks paul,

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Simon, just park next to the visitor centre then follow the paths down the right hand side, and go in a big circle around the water park, just passed Deckers is a fishing lodge loads of photos of big Fish caught there ( might interest you ) follow path around to broad ees dole, then follow paths around again to Jackson Boat pub, stop here for a beer. If you have the time you can cross the bridge turn right and walk up to Chorlton Water park.

have fun keep birding.



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going here for the first time tomorrow,(sunday am) printed a map out. any advice on the best rout to take and best places to visit, thanks, simon

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Saturday 15.01.11

Main lake:

Greenfinch 3
Goldeneye 5
Gt.c.grebe 2
Mute swan 10 + 7 juv

Broad Ees Dole:

Snipe 2
Heron 7
Teal 12
Shoveler 4
Gadwall 5
Moorhen 2
Mallard 2
Coot 1

Visitor centre:

Coal Tit 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Late afternoon:
4 shoveller, 5 Gadwall and 2 Wigeon on Broad Ees Dole, but flew off when Jet skis came out on main lake and flushed gulls from the lake.

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Graham Smith wrote:

1 Golden eye




An eye made of gold? wink.gif

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Late afternoon walk round lake 90% frozen

17 Mute swans
7 Gadwell
8 Pochard
13 Tufted duck
1 Golden eye
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard

Plenty of gulls and coot on ice

1 dead Mute swan carcases stripped bare by a fox saw a further 5 piles of feathers

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Tuesday 28.12.10 -

Sale Water Park

Main lake still frozen , visibility very bad due to low mist .

Bh Gull 364
Common Gull 10
Coot approx 200
G.c . Grebe 1
Pochard 3
Tufted Duck 12
Gadwall 9
Mute Swan 9 + 7 juv .
Herring Gull 4

R.Mersey -

Goldeneye 2
Gadwall 2
Goosander 1 m

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Sale Water Park, Saturday 25th:

Main lake 100% frozen but 2 small pools kept open by geese, ducks, etc.
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 8
Coot 210
Moorhen 23
Lapwing 4
Pochard 4
Tufted Duck 11
Common Gull 36
L.B-b Gull 2
Black-headed Gull approx. 900

River Mersey -
Little Grebe 1
Goldeneye 1
Teal 6

Wild flower meadow -
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1

Chorlton Ees -
Woodcock 1
Fox 1


Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Stick with your instinct Joe - Willow - Marsh are really rare in the region.

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Another walk round the water park and onto the mersey. Generally birding was similar to that of last time:
Sale WP (80-90% frozen)(nr. Broad ees):
c.20 common gulls
c.100 blk. headed gulls
3 Pochards
5 tufties
7 gadwall
c.50 Canada Geese
3 Bullfinch (2m 1f)
1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker
1 Treecreeper
Mersey:
9 Goldeneye (5m 4f)
c.10 Teal (mostly male)
c.50 Canada Geese
1 Kestrel
Chorlton WP (90% frozen):
c.10 Lesser Redpoll (with about 3 Siskin eating alders)- probably more as I could hear more
1 Jay
c.20 common gull
c.100 Blk. Headed Gulls
Visitor Centre Nature Reserve:
2 Willow Tit? (I think but could be marsh)
Robins, tits, finches, blackbirds, etc.

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Walked around part of Sale WP, passed the stepping stones and up onto mersey. Then walked across Jackson's boat and into Chorlton WP for a bit and back across the mersey on the far-end-of-chorlton bridge. This produced:
12 Goldeneye (4m 8f) on Mersey
2 Goosander (both M) on Mersey
6 Little Grebe on Mersey
c.100 "gulls" on Sale WP (mostly black heads but with about c.10 common- a few gulls were very poorly moulted is this a recurring theme?)
4 Robin near Sale WP edge
c.12 Goldfinch on Sale WP and another 12 on Chorlton
1 pied wag on Sale
2 Song Thrush on Chorlton
A Kestrel on a tall tree on the Sale side of the golf course
Broad Ees is 100% frozen
Sale WP is 95% frozen
Chorlton WP is 95% frozen
Mersey has frozen chunks in it, but they are not very thick

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Sightings for yesterday:

Bullfinch 3
Greenfinch 1
Mute Swan 18+3 juv
Gadwall 8
Tufted Duck 12
Goldeneye 4
Little Grebe 1
Great Crested Grebe 1
Pochard 6

Chorlton Ees:

Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Kingfisher 1 (on Chorlton Brook)

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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17/12/2010 - Stuff seen on a lap of the water park this morning (Lake 20% frozen, Broad Ees Dole 100% frozen):

1 Willow Tit (by the VC feeders)
3 Goldeneyes
4 Gadwalls
6 Teals
211 Coots
1 Little Grebe (on the Mersey)
15 Mute Swans
6 Cormorants
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
c20 Common Gulls
c180 Black-headed Gulls
1 Goldcrest
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Pied Wagtail

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Sighting from today:

Chorlton Ees:

Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Greenfinch 2
Heron 1

River Mersey:

Little Grebe 2

Chorlton Brook:

Kingfisher 1
Grey Heron 1

Sale Water Park:

Mute Swan 16
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 2
Teal 1
Great Crested Grebe 2
Goldeneye 5


Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Saturday 11.12.10 10am

Sale Water Park:

Treecreeper 1
Coal Tit 1
Redwing 30
Bullfinch 1
Greenfinch 6
Goldfinch 6
Goldeneye 4
Mute Swan 20
Teal 4
Coot 121
Tufted Duck 3
Little Grebe 1

Hawthorn Lane 3.30 pm:

Kestrel 1

Ivygreen about 4.15pm:

Tawny Owl seen 1

Sunday 12.12.12:

Chorlton Ees:

Buzzard 2
Jay 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Snipe 2
Reed Bunting 1
Bullfinch 3
Kestrel 2
Peregrine 1 over

River Mersey there:

Goosander 2


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Sightings from today on Sale Water Park:

Goldfinch 15
Greenfinch 8
Redwing 2
Reed Bunting 2
Bullfinch (m+f) 2
Dunnock 2
Mute Swan 12+8 juv

On Broad Ees Dole :

Water rail (seen) 1
Goosander 2
Gadwall 8
Moorhen 5
Shoveler 8
Teal 10

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Sightings for the 16th:

16 Cormorant


On Borad Ees Dole:

7 Gadwall
3 Little Grebe
1 Kingfisher
14 Teal
4 Shoveler
2 Sparrowhawk (one chasing a Pied Wagtail but missed!)

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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17.10.10

Broad EES Dole

5 Gadwall (2F 3M)
4 Shoveler
10 teal
3 Grey Heron
4 Mallard
3 Moorhen

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Sightings for 14th October:

8 Mute Swan
15 Cormorant
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Reed Bunting
16 Long-tailed Tit
5 Chaffinch
1 Great Crested Grebe
60 Black-headed Gull

On Broad Ees Dole:

13 Teal
6 Gadwall
3 Grey Heron
3 Little Grebe
4 Moorhen
2 Jay
4 Shoveler
2 Sparrowhawk

On the 13th, a single Chiffchaff was present at Sale Water Park also.

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11.10.10
7 Cormorant on two pylons.

Broad EES Dole
10 Teal
1 Little Grebe
2 Gadwall (1Pair)
3 Moorhen
4 Grey Heron

Main Lake
7 Mute Swan 2 plus 5 juveniles
c40 Coot
5 Mallard domestic type
Canada Geese lots
2 GC Grebe

Mammals
1 bat on the way home by the Mersey.




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Info from Phil Kelly:

Saturday 25.09.10

L't 'tits 9
Blackcap 5(2m+3f )
Goldfinch approx 40
Bullfinch 1
Goldcrest 2
Jay 1
Canada goose 130
Mallard 20
Cormorant 21 (plus one dead)
Coot 14
Little grebe 1
Bh gull 79
Mute swan 3
Gt. C . Grebe 2
Pied wag 2
Grey wag 1
Kingfisher 1
L .b.bk .gull 2
R . Mersey :
Gooseander 4(f)

Broad ees dole:-

Moorhen 2
Little grebe 5
Teal 18
Shoveler 2
Heron 8
Mallard 14
Kingfisher 2
Chiffchaff 1
Kestrel 1

Info for all : - Trees and Shrubs removed around dole also on islands so good views of complete area .

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Broad Ees Dole today:

Teal 8
Little Grebe 5
Heron 4
Jay 3
Wood Pigeon 12
Wren 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Coot 1
Gadwall 2

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windy visit on 29/08/10

1 swam plus 5 juvs
8 heron mix of adults and juvs
2 great crested grebes
5 little grebes
1 sparrow hawk

Watched the adult swan chasing after the jet skis as they got near the banks at far end,but there again the jet skiers where feeding them.

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LITTLE EGRET

An e-mail from Liz Saxby at the VC

'Birder (Thomas C George) just reported aprox 2.30pm seeing L/Egret fly in &was still there feeding when he left 3pm.
It did walk around the back of one of the islands!'

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