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Chat Moss today:

1 Hobby taking Dragonflies

1 Greenshank

1 Little Ringed Plover

62 Lapwing

1 Green Sandpiper

5 Tree Sparrow

2 Willow Tit family parties

56 Swift

1 displaying Lesser Redpoll

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Chat Moss today:

 

48 House Sparrow

1 Quail

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

2 Corn Bunting

14 Yellow Wagtail

54 Lapwing

3 Grey Partridge

1 Ringed Plover

11 Little Ringed Plover

1 Curlew

30 House Sparrow

47 Linnet

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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I made it 12 little ringed plover and single ringed plover on Little Woolden Moss this afternoon.

Also several juvenile willow warbler, a blackcap, around 25 linnet, a yellowhammer heard singing, at least 3 kestrel and a single (very tatty) buzzard.

At least 3, and possibly 4, quail heard calling from the fields either side of the path from Astley Road to Little Woolden Moss; first heard from the field on the left of the path looking down from Astley Road, then another heard from the field on the right (both whilst still on Astley Road itself). About halfway down the path two heard again (one just on the other side of the ditch to me, it was very clear); I guess one could've been been the one initially heard in this field from Astley Road, though. Yellowhammer perched on a wire around here, too.

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A good day on the mosses today with Chris Chandler between about 10.00 and 16.30, good to bump into Shannon Llewellyn and Steve Burke.

We covered Croxdens and then the southern edge of Little Woolden Moss.

Not much to add to the sightings below, but we did see a Lesser Whitethroat on 12 Yards Road and we had Quail singing/calling in F19 and F20

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Highlights on Chat Moss today included:

 

4 Yellow Wagtail

44 Swallow

27 Sand Martin

1 Oystercatcher

1 Tufted Duck female and two young

Willow Tit family party

2 Lesser Redpoll

1 Marsh Harrier moving east west at 09:32

1 Quail singing in field 52 and 1 singing in field 62 

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

1 Green Sandpiper

2 Ringed Plover

10 Little Ringed Plover

12 Teal

1 Hobby

3 Kestrel

c35 Swift

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart 



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Cadishead Moss today:

 

110 Linnet

1 Common Gull

4 Yellow Wagtail

32 Swallow

 

Irlam Moss:

 

1 Tawny Owl being mobbed

 

 

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Sightings from Little Woolden Moss today included:

9 Little Ringed Plover

2 Ringed Plover

2 Yellow Wagtail

1 Peregrine

c50 Swift  

 

Whilst on Barton Moss:

42 House Martin

 

26 Swallow

 

2 Grey Partridge

 

 

And on Croxdens:

 

35 Sand Martin

 

2 Teal

 

38 Black-headed Gull

 

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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15.00-19.00 on Little Woolden Moss

1 Curlew, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Kestrels (Seen in flight together), 6 Linnets

and 8 "Alba" Wagtails.



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

4 Yellow Wagtail

14 Little Ringed Plover

1 Great black backed Gull

1 juvenile female Peregrine sparring with a Kestrel

 

Croxdens:

 

3 Oystercatcher

7 Teal

10 Pied Wagtail

34 Linnet  

 

Cadishead Moss:

 

Quail calling

5 Tree sparrow 

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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At least 12 Yellow Wagtails feeding on the grassy area in front of the potato field south of Olive Mount Farm, a good number of young amongst them

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Chat Moss today:

6 Little Ringed Plover

2 Oystercatcher

3 Lesser Redpoll

3 Yellow Wagtail

flock of 36 Goldfinch being chased by a male Sparrowhawk

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Chat and Irlam Mosses this evening

2 Quail calling this evening - 1 in f19 and 1 in f52. The bird in f52 calling from the same spot I saw it fly into yesterday near the SW corner.

Also:
1 Kingfisher at the small Salford Anglers pool. I watched it plunge into the water for a fish but unsuccessfully.
c.120+ Swallow feeding low over f62 and f63
2 Yellow Wagtail
3 Kestrel
2 Buzzard
1 Grey Partridge calling

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Little Woolden Moss this morning:

 

4 Yellow wagtail

1 Hobby

19 Little Ringed Plover

2 Ringed Plover

 

Also, yesterday's Quail sightings was a different bird from Steve Nelson's and was on field 19.

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss easier today:

 

7 Little Ringed Plover

1 Peregrine

2 Willow Tit

2 Grey Partridge

4 Yellow Wagtail 

1 Ringed Plover

c50 Linnet

1 Raven

1 Oystercatcher

 

Croxdens:

 

3 Little Ringed Plover

1 Hobby

 

Chat Moss:

 

Quail calling from field 15 (same bird as usual and Steve's below)

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel 



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Chat and Irlam Mosses:

Quail seen briefly in flight this afternoon as it dropped down into the barley in f52. Only my second ever sighting.

Also:
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Nuthatch
1 Chiffchaff singing
1 Buzzard

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Croxdens this morning:

 

3 Oystercatcher

5 Little Ringed Plover

2 Little Grebe

5 Teal

1 Green Sandpiper

 

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Chat Moss/Croxdens this morning/early afternoon:

2 Wood Sandpiper

1 Green Sandpiper

5 Raven

5 Willow Tit

1 Peregrine

45 Swallow

40 Sand Martin

5 Little Ringed Plover

Info thanks to Dave Steel 

 



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Additional sightings from Little Woolden Moss today courtesy of Dave Steel include a Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Curlew and 2000 Woodpigeon.



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Highlights on Little Woolden Moss this early afternoon included:

1 Hobby

1 Ringed Plover

25 Little Ringed Plover

6 Kestrel

7+ Yellow Wagtail 

2 Raven

1 singing Grasshopper Warbler

 



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 Little Woolden Moss today:

4 Yellow Wagtail

2 Ringed Plover

2 Grey Partridge

1 Peregrine

1 Corn Bunting

c1000 Wood Pigeon

 

Chat Moss:

1 Hobby

Raven

1 Hobby

1 Willow Tit

8 Yellow Wagtail

3 Teal

1 Redshank

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Chat Moss today:

 

1 Reed Warbler

1 Little Grebe

1 Green Sandpiper

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

9 Yellow Wagtail

1 Dunlin

1 Ringed Plover

1 Raven

75 Lapwing

4 Oystercatcher

1 singing Sedge Warbler

1 Snipe

1 Curlew

1 Grasshopper 

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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Chat and Irlam Mosses 10.15-12.45

Quail singing in f52
1 Hobby over
1 Reed Warbler singing and showing well
1 Little Grebe
Family party 3 Willow Tit plus a baby Blue Tit in tow!
5 Yellow Wagtail
2 Buzzard
2 Grey Heron
18 Lapwing- including a flock of 15 over
2 Yellowhammer
Willow Warblers in good numbers
numerous Whitethroat including a family of 4 being fed

Other wildlife in separate thread

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Chat Moss today:

1 Reed Warbler still singing well from the phragmites

3 juvenile Kestrel

2 Oystercatcher

16 Sand Martin

4 Yellow Wagtail

14 Swallow

26 Swift

 

Little Woolden Moss:

4 Dunlin

2 Yellow Wagtail

20 Pied Wagtail

3 Curlew

4 Oystercatcher  

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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Chat Moss highlights today:

1 Tawny Owl

6 Yellow Wagtail

4 Oystercatcher

1 Hobby

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Irlam and Chat Moss this evening:

1 Quail calling from f52
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Buzzard
1 Curlew - heard only distantly

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On Barton Moss today, 1 Peregrine, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Yellow Wagtail and 1 male Channel Wagtail .

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

4 Curlew

2 Grey Partridge

1 Corn Bunting

2 Yellow Wagtail

100+ Swift over generally west

27 Lesser black-backed Gull

 

Chat Moss today:

 

6 Yellow Wagtail

55 Swift

Family party of Willow Tit

1 singing Reed Warbler

4 Teal

1 Grey Wagtail

2 Raven

43 Sand Martin

2 Oystercatcher

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel and Dave Stewart



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Chat Moss today:

36 Sand Martin

16 Swift

2 Oystercatcher

1 Little Grebe

A singing Reed Warbler from small patch of phragmites

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss today:

c14 Reed Bunting

c20 Linnet

male Sparrowhawk

 

Croxdens:

1 Sedge Warbler

3 Redshank

3 Oystercatcher

8 Tufted Duck

 

Chat Moss, Field 52:

1 Quail

2 Tree Sparrow  

 

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Chat Moss today:

24 Swallow

7 Yellow Wagtail

5 Tree Sparrow

2 Oystercatcher

2 Grey Partridge  

2 Goldcrest in song

Willow Tit family party

 

Little Woolden Moss:

2 Yellow Wagtail

74 Lapwing

Willow Tit family party

2 Grey Partridge

18 Linnet

2 Oystercatcher

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Today's highlights:

 

Chat Moss:

 

1 Quail in field 52

 

Croxdens:

 

8 Tufted Duck

3 Oystercatcher

1 Yellowhammer

 

Little Woolden Moss:

 

2 Yellow Wagtail

1 Corn Wagtail

2 Ringed Plover

1 Black-tailed Godwit

3 Common Sandpiper  

3 Oystercatcher

2 Hobby

1 Snipe

3 Curlew

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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Barton Moss today:

2 Sedge Warbler

36 House Martin

36 Swallow

Willow Tit family party

6 Yellow Wagtail, including 1 male Channel Wagtail

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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

1 Snipe

3 Curlew

2 Shelduck

4 Yellow Wagtail

1 Hobby

 

Croxdens:

 

3 Oystercatcher

1 singing Sedge Warbler

2 Yellow Wagtail 

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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Highlights from Little Woolden Moss today:

3 Yellowhammer

8 Tree Sparrow

2 Curlew

5 Yellow Wagtail

7 Oystercatcher

2 Corn Bunting

1 Hobby

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart and Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

3 Yellowhammer

1 Grey Partridge

2 Shelduck

2 Shoveler

5 Oystercatcher

2 Corn Bunting

4 Yellow Wagtail

a post breeding flock of 81 Lapwing

4 Curlew 

 

Info thanks to Dave Stewart 



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1 Quail calling from field number 52 on Chat Moss today.

 

Also, 5 Yellow wagtail, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Oystercatcher, a family party of Willow Tit and 4 Tree Sparrow.

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Little Woolden Moss highlights today:

3 Yellow Wagtail

5 Oystercatcher

1 Snipe

4 Tree Sparrow

3 Curlew

1 Green Sandpiper

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Irlam Moss - Twelve Yards Road
3 Yellow Wagtails - looked like 1m, 1f & 1 juv

Barton Moss
3 Yellow Wagtail - 2m,1f

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Little Woolden Moss today included 1 Snipe, 23 Mistle Thrush, 5 Tree  Sparrow, 2 Shelduck, 6 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 5 Yellow Wagtail and 1 singing Reed Warbler from willow tree!

 

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Little Woolden Moss highlights today:

5 Yellow Wagtail

8 Oystercatcher

1 Redshank

1 Corn Bunting

23 Mistle Thrush

4 Curlew

Info thanks to Dave Stewart



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Trip to Little Woolden and Astley Mosses this morning before the rain. 2 yellow wagtails one on Rindle Road and one in field off Astley Road. On Little Woolden Moss: 3 Curlew, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Buzzards and a very pale Mistle Thrush that confused me and my brother for a while. On Astley Moss: 3 Grey Partridge and 10+ Lapwing.

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5 Dunlin were the main highlight on Little Woolden Moss this afternoon. Also, a single Shelduck, 2 Redshank, 3 Curlew, 5 Oystercatcher amongst the things.



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Little Woolden Moss today:

6 Tree Sparrow

1  Snipe

3 Curlew

6 Dunlin

1 Redshank

2 Shoveler

5 Tufted Duck

2 Shelduck

7 Teal

6 Yellow Wagtail

2 Ringed Plover

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A fairly brief visit this late morning produced 5 Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plover the only birds really out of the 'ordinary'.



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Little Woolden Moss today:

 

2 singing Corn bunting

3 Dunlin

1 Curlew

2 Shelduck

10 Tree Sparrow

11 Yellow Wagtail

 

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A couple of species present in good numbers on Little Woolden Moss yesterday, with 9 or 10 oystercatcher and at least 50 mistle thrush.



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Little Woolden Moss this morning:

1 Garden Warbler

1 Snipe

1  Curlew

pair Shoveler

2 Ringed Plover

3 Dunlin

56 Lapwing

68 Swift

6 Yellow Wagtail

7 Gadwall

1 Corn Bunting

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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Chat Moss this morning:

1 Sedge Warbler

2 Yellow wagtail

54 Lapwing

1 family party of Willow Tit

2 singing Garden Warbler

7 song Thrush

 

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Little Woolden Moss survey highlights today included:

2 singing Corn bunting

1 male Channel Wagtail (on farmland north of the LWT reserve)

4 Grey partridge

10 Yellow wagtail

2 juvenile Grey Wagtail

2 Snipe

 

Info thanks to Dave Steel



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