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John Shaughnessy


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Saturday 24th - Wednesday 28th October, daily visits, two hours late afternoon to dusk.

Mute Swan     2 ad. + 5 juv. daily.

Pink-footed Goose     152 in high from NW, then in wide arc round to SW / W over Sale towards Carrington Moss, 1640hrs. 27/10.

Teal     6, B.E.D., 24/10.

Mallard     Max. 76 into B.E.D. at dusk, 24/10.

Gadwall     Max. 14.

Goosander     Up to 4, often in from far upriver to B.E.D. at dusk.

Little Grebe     Max. 10.

Great Crested Grebe     3-5.

Cormorant     Max. 10.

Grey Heron     1-3.

Moorhen     Max. 34, 24/10.

Coot     Max. 79, 24/10 & 76, 26/10.

Kestrel     1 daily.

Ring-necked Parakeet     Pre-roost, Jackson's Boat, max. 95, 28th. All fly off over Hardy Farm area near dusk.

Grey Wagtail     Max. 5, mainly river area.

Pied Wagtail     2-3 only.

Jackdaw     B.E.D. roost, 1250, 26/10.

Carrion Crow     120, old cricket field & adjacent trees, 27/10. Roost nearby in trees on side of old tip, though some to Chorlton.

Jay     1-2, Jackson's Boat area.

Redwing   Max. 8, from Chorlton to roost on Sale side.

Willow Tit     1, cafe feeders, 28/10.

Bullfinch     1, 28/10.

Goldfinch     11, 27/10.

Cafe feeders quiet, G. S. Woodpecker and Coal Tit the best. Just up to 3 Common Gull (2 ad. + 1 1st yr.) and 1 ad. L. B.-b. Gull with the Black-headeds. Very little else around.

 



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Originally posted yesterday by John Shaughnessy

 

Visits 1645-1845hrs. on 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 & 23 October 2020:

Mute Swan   2 ad. + 5 juv. daily.

Greylag Goose   1, 22/10.

Teal   Max. 8, 20/10.

Gadwall   Max. 17, 20/10.

Shoveler   2, 18/10.

Goosander   1-7, but 22 at roost on B.E.D., 17/10.

Great Crested Grebe   2-3 daily.

Little Grebe   Max. 8.

Cormorant   Max. 10, 20/10.

Grey Heron   Max. 6, 20/10.

Common Buzzard   1, 22/10.

Coot   Max. 66, 20/10 & 61, 23/10.

Moorhen   Max. 42, 19/10 ---- 11 Cow Lane / Barrow Brook pool + 20 lake + 11 B.E.D.

Kingfisher   1-2 daily.

Grey Wagtail   1-3 daily.

Raven   2, 22/10 & 1, 23/10, Streford side of river.

Jackdaw   Roost at B.E.D. Count of 1100, 20/10 & 1300, 22/10. Pre-roost on Chorlton side of river.

Rook   1, 22/10.

Magpie   Roost at B.E.D., c.60, 22/10.

Long-tailed Tit   Max. 17, 22/10.

Goldfinch   9, 23/10.

& other usual spp.  

 

Colour-ringed Black-headed Gull:   Ad. on 20/10, from Belgium, previously at S.W.P. on 16/7/17 & three times in 2018.

First cal. yr. on 20/10 & 22/10, first sightings of Polish bird ringed on 11/6/20.



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Late morning/early afternoon visit.

Visitor centre feeders all topped up....

1 willow tit
3 nuthatch
1 female chaffinch
1 great spotted woodpecker
Blue, great & coal tits.
2 ring necked parakeets
4 redwings over

Main lake...

Pair of mute Swan with 5 juvenile.
10 cormorant
6 little grebe
1 great crested grebe
6 gadwall
1 grey heron
1 kestrel
3 bullfinch, 1 female blackcap at old car park on cow lane.
2 siskin over
3 goldcrest
c80 distant fieldfare over towards stretford ees

Broad ees dole...

Female wigeon
4 gadwall
3 shoveler
7 little grebe
2 grey heron






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Broad Ees Dole 4:00pm - 4:20pm

  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Coot 5
  • Gadwall 12
  • Goosander 1
  • Grey Heron 5
  • Little Grebe 8
  • Long-tailed Tit 2
  • Magpie 2
  • Mallard 4
  • Moorhen 3
  • Robin 1
  • Wigeon 2
  • Woodpigeon 1

 



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2:40pm - 3:55pm

Broad Ees Dole

  • 12 mallard
  • 8 dabchicks, including two juveniles
  • 1 grey heron
  • 7 teal
  • 4 gadwall
  • 6 coot
  • 6 moorhen

On the feeders by the café

  • 3 great tits
  • 1 dunnock
  • 1 robin
  • 1 coal tit
  • 2 blue tits
  • 1 nuthatch

Also a couple of migrant hawker dragonflies on the water park so Summer's hanging on by its fingertips still.



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29.07.2020 11.30 to 1.40

visitor centre feeders
willow tit 1
coal tit 1
blue tit 3
great tit 2
nuthatch 2
dunnock 1

main lake
mute swan 2 adult 5 young
pied wagtail 4
grey wagtail 1

Broad Ees Dole
kingfisher 1
little grebe 2 adult 4 young
moorhen 1 adult 1 young
grey heron 6

Very pleased to confirm willow tit rather than marsh tit - I've not been following this forum.



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Late post for yesterday 22. 07.20 from 2: 30pm

Visitor centre feeders -
Willow tit - 1 .
Coal tit - 1.
Great tit - 1.
Both great and coal tits were throwing the mixed seed out of the feeder until they got to the right one - probably Sunflower Hearts
Main lake -
Grey Heron - 1.
Mute swan - 2 + 5 young.
Broad Ees Dole -
Grey heron - 3.
Little grebe - 9 (1 with 2 well developed chicks and the other with 5 recently hatched swimmers).



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Kingfisher 1

(No Little Egret)

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Broad Ees Dole this afternoon

Little Egret - juvenile still
Kingfisher 1

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Little egret and one kingfisher still on Broad Ees Dole 14:45 Per earlier comments, the feeders are back next to the café. Just great tits and blue tits on today, willow tit and nuthatch earlier in the week.

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Little Egret - juvenile on Broad Ees Dole still this morning
Kingfisher 2
Common Sandpiper 1

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Broad Ees Dole
Little Egret at the moment plus Kingfisher and Little Grebe.

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Thats an awful shame Tim, Ive seen many not avid/beginner birders taking joy from the feeders. Have you tried Trafford Council to see if they will reimburse or if they still have hold of them. I have heard people commenting on the rats and even someone throwing stones at them >:(

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Huw Morgan wrote:

Afternoon visit:

Broad Ees Dole

Lapwing - 2 feeding on the island.

Goosander - 2f

Teal - 2 (1m, 1f)

Tufted Duck - 3 (1m, 2f)

Little Grebe - 4

Bullfinch - 2

Main Lake

Reed Warbler - 2 possibly 3, one showed well.

Great Crested Grebe - 6, a pair had three young in tow.

Swift - 2

Swallow - 2

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4

Herring Gull - 1

I walked past the feeders and they have all been taken down, including the bird tables. Anyone know what's happened to them?

 




Yeah. Pete Hines tells me someone complained to Trafford Council about rats and they came and removed them. They all actually belonged to myself, Steve Burke, Phil Kelly and Chris Sutton. I presume they just threw them away...

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1 Hobby zoomed over the woods at the back of Broad Ees Dole this evening. Seen from under the pylons (where the bench used to be) by the river.
Also 5 Swallows, 3 Grey Wagtails and several Swifts

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Afternoon visit:

Broad Ees Dole

Lapwing - 2 feeding on the island.

Goosander - 2f

Teal - 2 (1m, 1f)

Tufted Duck - 3 (1m, 2f)

Little Grebe - 4

Bullfinch - 2

Main Lake

Reed Warbler - 2 possibly 3, one showed well.

Great Crested Grebe - 6, a pair had three young in tow.

Swift - 2

Swallow - 2

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4

Herring Gull - 1

I walked past the feeders and they have all been taken down, including the bird tables. Anyone know what's happened to them?

 



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Yesterday late afternoon cycle. Pretty much the same as Huw however no Goosanders nor Sand martins seen. Finally saw 1 of the Reed warblers yesterday as it was singing in the open of the rather spacious phragmites right next to the path.

Today managed a cycle evening/dusk.

Broad Ees Dole
Tufted duck - 2m & 2f
Teal - 2m & 2f
Little grebe - 2
Grey heron - 2

Main Lake
Common sandpiper - 2 around the pontoons at the sailing club
Swallow - 1
Reed warbler - 3 heard
Blackcap - 2 heard
Grey wagtail - 2
Also the largest bat I've seen!!

-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Sunday 3rd of May 2020 11:18:50 PM

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Afternoon wander:

Broad Ees Dole

Common Sandpiper - 1 on the island, likely to be one of the three I saw yesterday.

Goosander - 6 (2m, 4f)

Teal - 4 (2m, 2f)

Tufted Duck - 2 (1m, 1f)

Little Grebe - 3

Sparrowhawk - 1

Main Lake

Reed Warbler -2

Chiffchaff - 2

Blackcap - 4

Swallow - 1

Sand Martin - 1

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 5

Herring Gull - 3

Black Headed Gull - 3

Great Crested Grebe - 2

Multiple Canada Goose, Mallard and Coot broods around the lake.



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Three common sandpiper around the main lake at the moment, two were on the slipway by the Boathouse before flying off to the eastern end of the lake. The other is feeding between the two pontoons at the sailing club. Also two reed warbler, one swift and one swallow amongst the usuals.



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I went on a cycle both today and yesterday but decided to just compile the sightings as other have pretty much covered everything I saw, both late afternoon cycles.

Broad Ees Dole
Green Sandpiper (29/04)
Swallow - 1
Goosander - 1m & 4f
Teal - 4m & 4f
Tufted duck - 1m & 1f
Grey heron - 1
Little grebe - 3
Also yesterday there was a duck at the very far back right asleep that I couldn't id, I was in a rush to get back for tea so couldn't wait for it to raise its head.

Main Lake
Reed warbler - again 2 heard but not seen
Great crested grebe - 3
Cormorant - 1

Sale Ees
Swifts - my first 2 of the year here (29/04)

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A very wet lunchtime walk today:

Broad Ees Dole

Green Sandpiper - 1

Swift - 2

Swallow - 1

Goosander - 1m

Teal - 1m, 1f

Tufted Duck 1m, 1f

Little Grebe - 2

Buzzard - 1

Jay - 1

Main Lake

Herring Gull - 2

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4

Cormorant - 1

Swallow - 1



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Green sandpiper on Broad Ees this morning, otherwise very quiet

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During my cycle today

Sale Ees
Swallow - 2 singles west
Blackcap - 1m
Whitethroat - 2m & 2f
Willow warbler - 1
Pheasant - 3m

Main Lake
Reed warbler - 2 heard only
Great crested grebe - 2
Herring gull - 2
Great black backed gull - 1
Lesser black backed gull - 7

Broad Ees Dole
Swallow - 1 south
Teal - 2m & 3f
Grey heron - 2
Little grebe - 3

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Broad Ees Dole

Goosander - 3 (3f)

Teal - 6 (3m, 3f)

Tufted Duck - 2 (1m, 1f)

Little Grebe - 4

Cow Lane

Common Whitethroat - 1

Blackcap - 3

Chiffchaff - 2

Willow Tit - 2

Bullfinch - 1

Kestrel - 1



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Also 1 female Pochard was on the Broad Ees Dole Mid last week as well as a Snipe

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Finally managed to get out for a cycle albeit a shorter one.

Broad ees dole:
Green sandpiper suffering a lot of harassment from a magpie.
Teal - 3m & 1f
Goosander - 2m & 6f
Tufted duck - 1m & 1f
Little grebe - 2
Grey heron - 1


-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Wednesday 22nd of April 2020 09:29:35 PM

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22 april 15.40 green sandpiper on the island broad ees dole, also 13 goosander (5m, 8f), & usual little grebes teal, mallard, etc.

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Just a quick lunchtime walk today.

Broad Ees Dole

Goosander - 14 (4m, 10f)

Teal - 5 (3m, 2f)

Tufted Duck - 2 (1m, 1f)

Little Grebe - 3

Snipe - 1

Blackcap - 5

Chiffchaff - 1

Swallow - 1 over



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Blustery afternoon walk.

Broad Ees Dole

Goosander - 11 (3m, 7f)

Teal - 7 - (4m, 3f)

Tufted Duck - 6 (3m, 3f)

Little Grebe - 4

Snipe - 2

Grey Heron - 3

Willow Tit - 2

Kestrel - 1

Main Lake

Swallow - 5

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 5

Herring Gull - 2

Cormorant - 2

Great Crested Grebe - 4



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Evening cycle for my daily exercise, again opted for a short loop

Main lake
Mute swan - 1 & 5 flyover
Great crested grebe - 3
Pied wagtail - 1m
Lesser black backed gull - 5ad

Sale ees
Pheasant - 1m
Great black backed gull - 1 2cy bird flyover
Mistle thrush - 2

Broad ees dole
Teal - 4m & 3f
Tufted duck - 3m & 1f
Little grebe - 1
Goosander - 3m & 4f

Skywatching bench thing next to the river and behind the Broad ees Dole
Goosander - 4 flyover

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Decided to ditch the bike for a walk this afternoon for my daily exercise, therefore it was a shorter loop and didn't visit as much of the Mersey Valley.

Main lake:
Buzzard - 1
Lesser black backed gull - 4
Great crested grebe - 4
Cormorant - 1cy

Sale Ees:
Kestrel - 1m
Buzzard - 1
Blackcap - 1m

Broad Ees Dole:
Snipe - 1
Teal - 4m & 3f
Goosander - 1f
Tufted Duck - 2m & 1f
Little grebe - 1
Grey heron - 3

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Afternoon visit:

Broad Ees Dole

Goosander - 3 (1m, 2f)

Teal - 5 (3m, 2f)

Tufted Duck - 4 (3m, 1f)

Little Grebe - 1

Grey Heron - 5

Blackcap - 5 (4m, 1f)

Willow Warbler - 1

Chiffchaff - 4

Grey Wagtail - 2

I've not had any hirundines yet!



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Afternoon cycle around Sale wp and other Mersey valley sites as my (almost) daily exercise. Highlights below

Sale Ees:
1m Whitethroat
1m Blackcap
4 Jay
possible flyover Peregrine

Main Lake:
1 Oystercatcher flyover
4 Great crested grebe
1 Mute swan
1m Blackcap

Broad Ees Dole:
4m & 3f Teal
1f Goosander & 1 pair flyover
1 Little grebe
6 Grey heron
4 Jay

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Afternoon walk, 48 species in total. I didn't see the Garganey reported on BirdGuides though.

Highlights:

Broad Ees Dole

Goosander - 3 (1m, 2f)

Teal - 5 (3m, 2f)

Tufted Duck 4 (2m, 2f)

Kingfisher - 1

Little Grebe - 2

Willow Warbler - 1

Blackcap - 1

Chiffchaff - 4

Main Lake

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4

Great Crested Grebe - 4 (one on a nest)

Blackcap - 3 singing around the lake

Sparrowhawk - 1 over

Chiffchaff - Lots around the lake

Two Mallard broods and a Coot brood on the lake

Cow Lane

Bullfinch - 2

Greenfinch - 1

Goldcrest - 1

Blackcap - 1

Chiffchaff - 3



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Apologies for late news as only just been approved to post on here, but flyover tree pipit, willow warbler, 3 raven, 2+blackcap, swallow and shoveler at Sale/Broad Ees Sunday morning.

Ollie Metcalf



-- Edited by Ollie Metcalf on Thursday 9th of April 2020 01:05:18 PM



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Lunchtime walk today produced:

Broad Ees Dole

Goosander - 4 (2m, 2f)

Teal - 3 (2m, 1f)

Gadwall - 1m

Tufted Duck - 4 (2m, 2f)

Little Grebe - 2

Grey Heron - 2

Blackcap - 3

Jay - 1

Chiffchaff - 5+

Grey Wagtail - 2

Main Lake

Herring Gull - 2

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1

Great Crested Grebe - 4

Cormorant - 1

Greylag Goose - 2



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Broad Ees Dole

Goosander - 1m

Tufted Duck - 5 (3m, 2f)

Little Grebe - 3

Grey Heron - 1

Blackcap - 1

Treecreeper - 2

Jay - 2

Several Chiffchaff 



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Broad Ees Dole

Teal 6 (3 male, 3 female)
Tufted 6 (4 male 2 female)
Shoveler 2 drake
Gadwall 1 drake
Little Grebe 2
kingfisher 1
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 2

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Health walk from Gorse hill Stretford to SWP via Longford park, across Turn Moss, Chorlton Ees -

On and around the Visitor centre feeders -
(After filling the feeders).
Stock Dove - 1.
Wood pigeon - 2.
Chaffinch - 2.
Willow tit - 1.
Robin - 2.
Reed bunting - 1.
Several Dunnocks, plus Blue and Great tits.

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Nice walk this afternoon, 45 species in total.

Highlights:

Broad Ees Dole:

Teal - 2

Shoveler - 3

Little Grebe - 3

Tufted Duck - 2

Gadwall - 2

Grey Heron - 2

Cow Lane:

Willow Tit

Nuthatch

Goldcrest

Main Lake:

Pochard - 1m

Herring Gull - 1

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2

Great Black Gull - 1

Great Crested Grebe - 4

Chiffchaff - 4 singing around the lake

River:

Goosander - 1m 1f

Grey Wagtail - 2



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Late post for Monday 23:03:20
Visitor centre feeders -
Nuthatch - 3.
Long-tail tit - 2.
Reed bunting - 1m.
Plus Dunnocks,Robins, Blue and Great tits.
Also Rats and Squirrels around the base.

Cow lane -
Chiffchaff - 1 flycatching.

Main lake -
Tufted duck - 6.
Pied wagtail - 1.
Great crested grebe - 2.
Canada goose - 41.

Inflow channel -
Great crested grebe - 1.

Old Car Park -
Bullfinch - 2 (m+f).
Goldfinch - 4.
Robin - 2.
Blue-tit - 2.
Grey Heron - 1 over carrying twig.

Broad ees dole -
Teal - 12.
Little grebe - 4.
Gadwall - 1.
Grey Heron - 1.
Tufted duck - 2.

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Today from 12pm.
Visitor centre feeders -
Buzzard - 1 (over low).
Willow tit - 1.
Nuthatch - 1.
Reed bunting - 1.
Ring- neck parakeet - 1.
plus Blue, Great and Long tail tits.
I only spent 20 minutes at the feeders because of the large amount of people passing .

Inflow channel -
Chiffchaff - 1 heard.
Reed bunting - 1.
Cow lane -
Chiffchaff - 1heard.

Old Car Park -
Chiffchaff - 1 seen several times but probably the same one.
Bullfinch - 4 all in the same tree eating Blackthorn flowers ( 2male + 2female).
Greenfinch - 1 ( singing).
Robin - 1 always about.
Reed bunting - 1.
Goldfinch - 4
Long tail tit - 2.
Blue tit - lots about.
Blackbird - 2.
Grey Heron - 1 over.
Wood pigeon - 2 .

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Tim Wilcox wrote:

 

A bunch of us got together some new feeders and Steve Burke, Paul Heaton and Phil Kelly are regularly topping them up. Very surprised at such a long wait for Willow Tit. There's up to four knocking about. I've seen as many as 6 Parakeets hanging off the feeders.

 

Congratulations to all, a fantastic feeding station. I went during lunch hour so it was 'passerine lull time' and 'masses of people walking past time', hence a bit of a wait. But with the bench situated up above the feeders it was no problem sitting in the sun smile



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Doc Brewster wrote:

A visit to the feeders post-Etherow CP produced the hoped for Willow Tit, but only after about an hour of waiting, also present Blue, Great, Coal and Long-tailed Tits. A Ring-necked Parakeet also visited the feeding station, nice to watch one for a prolonged period at close quarters.



A bunch of us got together some new feeders and Steve Burke, Paul Heaton and Phil Kelly are regularly topping them up. Very surprised at such a long wait for Willow Tit. There's up to four knocking about. I've seen as many as 6 Parakeets hanging off the feeders.

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A visit to the feeders post-Etherow CP produced the hoped for Willow Tit, but only after about an hour of waiting, also present Blue, Great, Coal and Long-tailed Tits. A Ring-necked Parakeet also visited the feeding station, nice to watch one for a prolonged period at close quarters.



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From 4:15 - 5:30pm
Main lake -
Mute swan - 4.
Great crested grebe - 1.
Coot - 31.

Broad ees dole -
Little grebe - 1.
Gadwall - 4.
as the bad weather approached -
400 Jackdaw dropped in but left straight away , then 13 Goosander came in.
ps.water levels high with water leaking over the path from the Teal Pool.

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Willow Tit 1 at the feeding station this afternoon

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Quick visit this evening 15:30-16:30

Highlights:

2 Yellow Legged Gulls - adult and second winter. The adult dropped in for five minutes before flying off with all the other gulls to roost.

1 Lesser Black Backed Gull

6 Ring-Necked Parakeet by the feeders.

25 Gadwall

5 Great Crested Grebe

2 Little Grebe

Goldcrest

Kingfisher

Jay

4 Song Thrush singing



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 31st of January 2020 09:31:54 PM

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A second-winter Yellow-Legged Gull was on buoys and the water this afternoon, from around 3pm and still present just before 4pm

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4DHH was ringed as a male cygnet at Sale WP on 9/11/19 but was probably one of the Chorlton WP brood which dispersed early.

Many thanks for the report, Phillip.  



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