At 2pm this afternoon, two Little Egrets were feeding in the short grass paddock on the northern side of the A580 East Lancs Road immediately west of the Greyhound Roundabout and travelling back past at just before 4pm there were four present, still feeding in the same field.

2 Little Egrets on the field behind the Greyhound

Four Little Egrets in the field on the north side of the A580 just south of Hope Carr and just west of the Greyhound Roundabout this morning.

 

Little Egret wandering around the grqss field/paddock alongside the A580 East Lancs Road just west of the Greyhound Roundabout this morning (And immediately south of Hope Carr NR).

Quiet morning, only 37 species, of note: Green Sandpiper x 2 Little Grebe x 10 Grey Wagtail x 7 Gadwall x 14 Teal x 1 Tufted Duck x 14 Willow Tit x 3

-- Edited by Keith Williams on Sunday 13th of August 2023 10:43:48 AM

This morning’s highlights, along with what appeared to be plenty of young passerines bred on site so far!

3 Cetti’s Warblers

9 Sedge Warbler

11 Reed Warbler

10 Blackcap

9 Chiffchaff (only 1 Willow Warbler)

Brood of Willow Tits

2 male Bullfinch

1 Stock Dove

1 Kingfisher

3 Teal

Pair of Shoveler

17 drake Tufted Duck

2 broods of Little Grebe

3 broods of Gadwall

 

 

Late post for yesterday morning, 47 species, of note: Reed Warbler x 1, Willow Warbler x 2, Blackcap x 6, Chiffchaff x 8, Cettis Warbler x 4, Reed Bunting x 1, Gadwall x 39, Tufted Duck x 12, Shoveler x 2, Goosander x 1, Tree Sparrow x 1, Willow Tit x 1, Bullfinch x 3, Sand Martin x 26, Greenfinch x 1 and Grey Wagtail x 1.

Morning walk, 41 species, of note: Tree Sparrow x 4, Chiffchaff x 14, Willow Warbler x 1, Gadwall x 39, Cettis Warbler x 4, Oystercatcher x 2, Tufted Duck x 23, Teal x 4, Blackcap x 4, Willow Tit x 2, Goosander x 4 and Shoveler x 4.

Late post for yesterday, later morning walk, 42 species, highlights: Wigeon x 2, Chiffchaff x 10, Bullfinch x 4, Tree Sparrow x 4, Goosander x 18, Gadwall x 28, Tufted Duck x 44, Shoveler x 11, Teal x 2, Cettis Warbler x 1, Little Grebe x 4 and Greenfinch x 2.

3pm to 5pm

Main Lake - Shoveler;  Gadwall;  Teal; 2 Little Grebe; Oystercatcher over; Redwing & 3  Goldcrest in nearby trees

Filter Beds - Magpies & Pied Wagtails galore with the odd Grey Wagtail mixed in plus about 30 Jackdaw but no Gulls

Also seen - 3 Sparrowhawk (2 soaring & 1 low through trees; 2M & 1F Bullfinch; M & F Greenfinch; Goldfinch;

                 Long-Tailed Tit; Coal Tit & 2 more Goldcrest.

Late post for Saturday, 45 species, of note: Greenfinch x 1 (first for a while), Grey Wagtail x 7, Reed Bunting x 3, Pied Wagtail x 141, Meadow Pipit x 18, Cettis Warbler x 3, Oystercatcher x 2, Gadwall x 16, Tufted Duck x 27, Teal x 13, Goosander x 3 Shoveler x 12 and Siskin x 12. Tree Sparrows seem to have vanished and no sight nor sound of Willow Tit.

Early morning walk, 45 species, of note: Green Sandpiper x 1, Lesser Redpoll x 1, Redwing x 1, Willow Tit x 1, Pied Wagtail x 142, Grey Wagtail x 3, Cettis Warbler x 1, Goosander x 2, Gadwall x 25, Tufted Duck x 15, Shoveler x 1, Teal x 6, Goldcrest x 2 and Meadow Pipit x 13

Early morning walk, 44 species, of note: Teal x 18, Shoveler x 11, Gadwall x 15, Goosander x 3, Tufted Duck x 16, Pied Wagtail x 125, Meadow Pipit x 5, Siskin x 2, Little Grebe x 4, Bullfinch x 4, Goldcrest x 2 with singles of Grey Wagtail, Willow Tit, Kingfisher, Redwing and Sparrowhawk

Morning walk, 45 species: Green Sandpiper x 1, Tree Sparrow x 7, Willow Tit x 1, Pied Wagtail x 132, Grey Wagtail x 3, Meadow Pipit x 8, Goosander x 7, Tufted Duck x 24, Gadwall x 10, Teal x 16, Redwing x 44, Fieldfare x 1 and Siskin x 7.

Two Little Egrets still in the grass field (horse paddocks?) off the East Lancs Road (A580) just to the south of Hope Carr and west of the Greyhound roundabout mid-afternoon today.

Yesterday 14th

Shoveler 12
Gadwall 7
Teal 11
Goosander 6
Little Grebe 1
Little Egret 1 flew south
Willow Tit 3 One at 53.483450, -2.508049 and two at 53.484623, -2.516814
Chiffchaff 1 heard calling frequently
Tree Sparrow 9+ Pennington Brook
Siskin 21 UU car park

Late afternoon walk to dusk, wasnt expecting much, 36 species, highlights:- 2 x Mistle Thrush, 2 x Bullfinch, 4 x Grey Wagtail, 125 x Pied Wagtail, 25 x Linnet, 1 x Cettis Warbler, 9 x Shoveler, 6 x Teal, 5 x Goosander, 6 x Gadwall and 1 x Willow Tit.

Little Egret in the field between Hope Carr and the E Lancs Road at 2.40pm today.

Morning walk produced 50 species, highlights 1 x Woodcock, 2 x Green Sandpiper, 7 x Fieldfare, 9 x Redwing, 2 x Lapwing, 72 x Teal, 6 x Gadwall, 4 x Goosander, 5 x Shoveler, 75 x Meadow Pipit, 195 x Pied Wagtail, 1 x Snipe, 1 x Siskin, 1 x Kingfisher.

Quiet morning only 36 species. Male Goosander, 16 x Shoveler, 21 x Teal, 2 x Gadwall, 2 x Goldcrest, 1 x Bullfinch, 167 x Pied Wagtail, 81 x Meadow Pipit, 3 x Grey Wagtail, 1 x Mistle Thrush, 1 x Song Thrush, 1 x Sparrowhawk and 1 x Buzzard.

Late post from yesterdays morning walk - 1 x Goosander, 45 x Meadow Pipit, 16 x Bullfinch, 4 x Shoveler, 4 x Little Grebe, 4 x Grey Wagtail, 65 x Pied Wagtail, 2 x Sparrowhawk, 5 x Tufted Duck, 22 x Teal, 10 x Gadwall, 1 x Willow Tit, 1 x Reed Bunting, 1 x Cettis Warbler and 2 x Tree Sparrow

Dave Cropper wrote:

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Hi Lez

Just wondered on what basis you identified this bird as Willow Warbler (vocals etc) as it looks like a Chiffchaff to me. My thoughts on plumage would be indistinct supercilium, what appears to be short primary projection although not easy to see and clearly very dark legs. 

Thanks

Dave

Hi Dave, it was the single call that led me to believe it was a Willow Warbler & I didn't really pay too much attention to plumage, however it does appear to be a Chiffchaff & its single call is very similar. Thanks for the correction Lez.

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Hi Lez

Just wondered on what basis you identified this bird as Willow Warbler (vocals etc) as it looks like a Chiffchaff to me. My thoughts on plumage would be indistinct supercilium, what appears to be short primary projection although not easy to see and clearly very dark legs. 

Thanks

Dave

Little Egret at 09:20 this morning, also Chiffchaff, Willow Tit, 8 Tree Sparrow, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 50 Redwing and 42 Fieldfare south.

 

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes