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Simon Warford


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yes it was still present 7pm feeding with 3 Little Ringed Plovers opposite Old Hall Farm, but it can be anywhere along the shoreline.

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Hi,

Can anyone tell me if the Knot was still present this evening? I might have a go early tomorrow if it was. Where exactly on Elton is it found.

Cheers, John

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Ian Campbell


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Also Grasshopper Warbler singing in marsh area near canal and a little Owl again at the stables.
Cheers Ian

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Simon Warford


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11/5/08

s/p KNOT still present this morning along with 3 Little Ringed Plovers.

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Will see if I can catch up with the Dunlin. Really enjoyed the Knot - cheers Warfy for helping to keep the kids away while I got some photos. Fantastic looking bird - not only my first Knot at Elton but my first for the county too!

Elton (2008) photos gallery.


-- Edited by Paul Wilson at 01:07, 2008-05-11

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our one footed friend was still present at 8.30pm and was joined by 2 Dunlin. Excellent photo's Paulsmile.gif

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very red KNOT (with only one foot!) still present 2.45pm, i fended off the dogs and youths while Riggers twitched it, i dont know these twitchers!

keep the dog walkers at baybiggrin.gif

PS- Paul Wilson got some excellent photo's which should show the missing foot!

-- Edited by Simon Warford at 17:45, 2008-05-10

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Simon Johnson


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13.45pm

Knot still showing well

Info thanks to Warfy Jnr.

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9.00-9.30am
1 Red Knot in breeding plumage(a site 1st for mebiggrin.gif)
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Oystercatcher
No sign of Common Tern seen earlier
Cheers Ian

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Simon Johnson


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10/5/08 6-8am

Common Sand
LRP
Oystercatcher 2
Common Tern 2
GCG 16 - including 2 high south over coney Green Flashes
Water Rail 2 calling/squealings birds at seperate locations
Gropper - reeling from old hall marsh
Tufted duck 6 on old hall marsh
Pair of Swans with 6 cygnets on canal below withins
Reed Warbler -Coney Green Flashes
Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler & Blackcap about thn back to bed as was shattered!


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No Dunlin when I went round half an hour later. But there were a couple of dog walkers in the area, so I suspect the dogs scared them off.

Plenty of Sedge Warblers around (at least 6 seen, and several more heard).

I did have a Peregrine fly over me on my way home from work (near Daisyfield lodge). Came from the direction of Elton Res.

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9/5/2008 5.45-7.30am

Dunlin 2
Ringed Plover 2
Little Ringed Plover 1
Oystercatcher 2
Common Tern 2
Grasshopper Wblr - singing below pumphouse

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Simon Warford


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8/5/2008 7.30pm

Ringed Plover 3
Little Ringed Plover 3
46 LBB Gulls dropped in for a pre roost gathering.

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Simon Warford


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7/5/2008 been v quiet this week.

Common Tern 3
Little Ringed Plover 2
Sedge Warblers 8
Whitethroat 10+



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4/5/08 12-13.30pm

Hobby north @ 12.50 along river towards Bury
not much else

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Additional to Simon, 1 Little Owl at stables and a Kingfisher on the Irwell. I was informed by a local that a pair of Dipper had been seen over the last 2 weeks on the river here although I did not see them.
Cheers Ian

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Simon Warford


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4/5/2008 early am

Little Ringed Plover 2
Garden Warbler still creek
Common Tern 3
all usual warblers

says it all reallycry.gif

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3/5/08 very early am

Lesser Whitethroat creek
Whitethroat 14
Sedge Warbler 9
Willow Warbler 10+
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Reed Warbler
LRP
Common Sand 2
Oyc
GCG 14
Swift 5


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Ian Campbell


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Early a.m.
Wheatear in field amongst highland cattle
2 Common Tern
Fly over Raven(the first I've seen here)
Many Whitethroat and 5 singing Sedge Warbler
2 singing Skylark
1 Kingfisher
Cheers Ian

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2/5/2008 early am

Ringed Plover - 3 till 7.30am only
Little Ringed Plover 2
Common Sand 2
Common Tern 4
Reed Warbler - 3 singing in usual small reedbed.
Swift 50+

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was brilliant mate, but for the bulls - apologies again for bottling it! i have no wish to ever be an amateur matador!

thanks again - top couple of days birding being guided by experienced birders, really appreciate it.

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1/5/2008 Early am

Arctic Tern 1
Common Tern 2
Garden Warbler still Creek
Grasshopper Warbler 1 singing below pumphouse
Reed Warbler 1
no waderscry.gif
Plus usual.

Hope you enjoyed the guided tour Cliffy.

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29/4/2008 Early am

Peregrine - Female perched on cormorant pylon for 30 mins this morning, im told it was seen a few days ago too, abit on the scruffy side not that im complaining, onto my elton year list it goes. smile.gif

Little Ringed Plover 2
Common Sand 2
Oystercatcher 2
Common Tern 2
Sparrowhawk 2
Garden Warbler in the creek has found its voice now.
Plus all the common warblers and plenty of them now.
Swift 50+

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steven, marked on here:

http://www.manchesterbirding.com/eltonsiteguide.htm

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Where abouts is the creek?

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Simon Warford


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28/4/2008 - early am

Lesser Whitethroat still in creek
Garden Warbler also singing quietly in creek
Common Tern 2
Common Sand 3



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Alan Warford


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late pm

2 Common Terns
2 Common Sands
Little Owl showing well
Sedge Wblr
4 Tufted Duck
Whitethroats



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Additional to Simon's
3 Singing Sedge Warbler along canal below the res(not here yesterday).
Cheers Ian

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27/4/2008 early am - big arrival of warblers overnight

Dunlin 2 6.50am only
Common Sand 3
Oystercatcher 3
Lesser Whitethroat 1 Creek (found by Simon Johnson)
Grasshopper Warbler 2 (1 below withins still and 1 below Old Hall Fm in marsh)
Reed Warbler 1
Sedge Warbler 6
Whitethroat 7
Blackcap 12+
Chiffchaff 7
Willow Warbler 15
Swift 3

Two rather damp Simon's!

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Early a.m.
6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Goosander many Swallows and Sand Martin.
2 Swift over Withins and 1 Grasshopper Warbler heard then seen reeling in rough grass around stream below Redstart hedge. Also 6 singing Willow Warbler and 2 Whitethroat.
Cheers Ian

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25/4/2008 early am - been abit woeful this week until today-

Greenshank 2 present but mobile till 7.20am only when spooked by magpies & flew north
Dunlin 1
Little Ringed Plover 2 (been on all week)
Oystercatcher 3
Sedge Warbler 1
Whitethroat 1


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4.15 p.m
Male Redstart still present, in similar position to that described by Simon in previous post(cheers for the infosmile.gif). About half way along hedgerow from path to yellow blocks in field.
Also Little Ringed Plover on res.
Cheers Ian

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Splendid Male Redstart still present 5.45pm to 6,45pm at least showing well feeding on ground next to the two yellow blocks, its in the field next to the gate thats bent viewed from bridge over stream just north of crow tree farm, its not in "redstart hedge"smile.gif

Ruddy duck still on and 3 Little Ringed Plover.

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4.30p.m popped down after work but could not find the Redstart, your right Simon, the res was deserted, just a small number of GCGrebes, not even any hirundines in what(by recent standards)was lovely Spring weather.
Cheers Ian

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21/4/08 13.30-15.00

A quick look this afternoon wasnt the best idea seen as im full of cold and on antibiotics the quest for more points being the driving force but i really should have stayed in!

Male Redstart still present at redstart hedge -crow tree farm
Female Ruddy Duck on res
Chiffchaff 2
Willow Warbler 8
Blackcap - singing from dip
oh and a dead canda goose..... sums it up really!dead.gif

On a more exotic note had a Cockatiel fly over the flat this morning....wonder if that had been blown in with the
strong easterly windsbleh.gif


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20/4/08 17-19.00hrs

Redstart - cracking male at crow tree farm near manure dump, feeding and flicking about field and fence posts confirming Warfy's brief view of what he thought was one this morning.

On the res
Dunlin 3 summer plumage birds
LRP 3
Common Sand 1
GCG 11 + 2 Withins
Tufted Duck 10 coney green flashes + 2 Withins
Swallow 15 Withins + 10 Coney Green
Willow Warbler 6
Chiffchaff 2
Kestrel male
LBBG 65 North/north west
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Simon Warford


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this am i saw what i thought was a the tail of a Redstart below Withins near the usual redstart hedge, but the view was so brief i couldnt confirm the sighting and couldnt relocate the bird, when i spoke to Simon Johnson and mentioned to him about it he has been down and found it this afternoon in the same spot i thought i saw it. Of course the bird is now showing on fence posts.biggrin.gif

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20/4/2008 early am

LRP 2
Ringed Plover 1
Common Sand 1
Jack Snipe 1
Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 1
Fieldfare 60
Linnet 2


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Early a.m.
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Owl, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Linnet,1 Kestrel, 1 Housemartin, 3 Sand and many Swallow. Heard Fieldfare and Snipe.
Cheers Ian
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Forgot to mention 2 teal

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19/4/08 very early am
Fieldfare 62
Redwing 1
Willow Warbler 6
Chiffchaff 2
Shoveler 2
Goosander male
Swallow 6
Common Sand 3

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Early a.m.
2 Ringed Plover, 7 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin, 3 singing Skylark, approx 45 Fieldfare near Crow Trees Farm and Little Owl nearby.
Cheers Ian
confused.gif isn't it a bit late for Fieldfare?

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18/4/2008 early am - freezing miserable and pants as its been all week.

Little Ringed Plover 2
Oystercatcher 2
Blackcap (my first of the yearhmm.gif)
No hirrundines!



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Also to add this morning - Willow Warblers (one seen and another singing).

If anyone is interested, here's a link to my Elton birds web page, where I have added three more pics:

House Sparrow, Willow Warbler and Common Scoter.

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Also early a.m.
Saw almost identical birds and numbers as previous post, although had to return to see the Scoter( thanks Paul for the 'phone call) and onlysmile.gif managed 5 Wheatear. Add Snipe seen and heard calling in the marsh and 2 newly hatched broods of coot on the canal (but not revealing exactly wherewink.gif) last bit just for Warfybiggrin.gif
Cheers Ian

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Early am 0800

Common Scoter female
6 Wheatears (4f 2m)
Ringed Plover 1
Common Sand 1
Redshank 1
Fieldfare 50+
Swallow 27
House Martin 2

Info from Simon W.

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Somebody tried stealing my wheels at Elton. Also one occasion thought I had turned up in war zone with guns going off.
Do go there but not often.
Strictly for the lunatic fringe I think biggrin.gif

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Simon Warford


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yeah twigged it and editedbiggrin.gif

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Simon Warford wrote:

fowl language




Quack quack biggrin.gif, sorry couldn't resist, twigged it yet Warfy?

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12/4/2008 late pm

2 hour search no sign of possible water pipit, accidently flushed the Jack Snipe whilst checking the marsh for the pipit.Also tonight-

Little Ringed Plover 1
Ringed Plover 1
Redshank 1
Oystercatcher 2
Teal 5 on res not a common site these days

Wheatear - 4 (decent number for Elton, 2 females near canal and 2 males in cattlefield next to Old Hall Fm).

Then as i was leaving got a load of abuse and foul language of 2 guys in a block paving van just for walking past with me scope, whats goin on.hmm.gif

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There are some unsavoury characters around Elton at times. The three blokes I photographed with the dogs and what seemed to be a high powered air rifle didn't look too 'friendly' - they moved on pretty quickly when the saw me.

Managed to see the little ringed plover yesterday before work - and got a pic (on my elton web page).

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