Bushes were a lot quieter than last week but there seemed to be a little wader movement which kept the interest up
15 Black-tailed Godwit flew SW down the Irwell Valley 11 Snipe also SW in one flock plus 5 on old hall Marsh Lesser Whitethroat - canal at crow Trees Farm 2 Redstart (per Ian C) at Redstart hedge and the other in the Creek which I heard calling both thought that be juvs 4+ Blackcap 5+ Willow Warbler 2 Whitethroat 2 Great spotted Woodpecker 6 Teal 3 Common Tern Common Buzzard Tree Pipit heard calling over withins
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 18th of August 2018 11:19:02 AM
Hobby chasing hirrundines over Capsticks then flew over the reservoir towards Bury at 6:55am Yellow Wagtail with the Highland Cattle and 2 female Redstarts Elton Goyt 1 Teal, but no sign of Garganey 2 broods of Tufted Ducks still 2 Water Rail
Also this a.m. 2 Tree Pipit over (at last as I heard 3 calling at Horwich yesterday but didn't see them), 2 Spotted Flycatcher, brief view of Water Rail at Capsticks and 3 Common Tern. Cheers Ian
My attempt to get out this afternoon which I didn't quite Finnish my round. highlights;
Juvenile grey wagtail close 2 buzzards (one suprising brief very close encounter from a usually busy footpath) Green sandpiper (Very brief) Garganey near the car park Common tern Whitethroat heard
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This a.m. with Malcolm, best was 1 Garden Warbler(in large tree at end of hedgerow below pumphouse), 1 Teal, 1 Common Tern, Tufted Duck with 4 well grown young and 1 Snipe. Also a possible Tree Pipit over S. Cheers Ian
This a,m, with Steven and Malcolm, 1 female Merlin below pumphouse, 1 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Kingfisher, 6 Snipe, 1 Swift and 4 Common Tern were the highlites. Cheers Ian
My first site record of a Hobby, perched in a tree by the creek and looking rather bedraggled in the drizzle. 1 Sparrowhawk.
Good numbers of warblers still in the hedgerows with Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and lots of Willow Warbler in sub song- almost like spring!
Early morning with Simon Johnson and Dave Broome upto 10:30am;
1 Tree Pipit over SW at 07:40 3 Redstarts Elton Goyt (2 of which were different birds to yesterday) 4/5 Lesser Whitethroat 25 Whitethroat 16 Willow Warbler 1 Garden Warbler in the Dip with 1 Willow Tit and 1 Treecreeper 6 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff 20 Swift 2 Buzzard 2 Common Tern 3 Snipe Elton Goyt on pool
3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4-5 Willow Tits and a Nuthatch of note along the hedges between the Creek and Capsticks area. Also 1 Teal, 3 Common Tern and 10+ Swift present.
This a.m. with Malcolm, on res. 1 Common Sandpiper, Tufted Duck with 4 young and Mute Swans with 5. On canal near Corran Stud 3 Water Rail. Below Withins 1 Garden Warbler and on Withins 1 Kingfisher. In hedgerow on N side of res. 1 Spotted Flycatcher. Cheers Ian
7-8.30 this a.m. on the res. 1 Common Tern, 1 Little Grebe and the 4 Tufted Duck Ducklings still. On path between the res. and Capsticks a freshly dead Canada Goose minus head and neck. A Water Rail seen well along the canal and lots of Swift overhead, minimum of 150 today. Finally large flock, 100+ of Goldfinch on embankment below pumphouse Cheers Ian
6.45-7.45 today, 3 Common Tern, 1 Redshank (heard only), 1 Little Grebe, still the 4 young Tufted Duck at the res. Also 2 Water Rail at Capsticks. Cheers Ian
Early a.m. approx. 50 Swift over sailing club with a similar number at Capsticks end of res. also large numbers of Sand Martin (200+). 1 Common Sandpiper and the Tufted Duck still has 5 young. Cheers Ian
6.45- 8.00 a.m. quite a good morning, best was a Spotted Flycatcher in apple tree behind sailing club also Tufted Duck with 6 tiny ducklings at Capsticks end of the res, 7 Common Tern, 2 using the res for fishing and 5 high over heading SW, Cheers Ian
-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Saturday 14th of July 2018 09:10:27 AM
This a.m. with Malcolm(welcome back after your accident), 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling (not seen) in Old Hall marsh, just 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 3 Kestrels, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Tern and 2 Kingfisher (1 heading towards the river carrying a fish) were the highlites. Cheers Ian
-- Edited by Ian Campbell on Friday 13th of July 2018 01:18:03 PM