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Stroll from New Bridge Road to Adelphi Bridge, 1:50pm - 2:40pm Highlights included 1 kingfisher, 20 juvenile goosanders and a family of four grey wagtails. A cormorant and seventy-four Canada geese by Broughton Bridge.

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Thursday 13th August 2020

Salford Wetlands / River Irwell

2 Kingfishers and 20 Goosanders on the River Irwell

Little Grebes and Common Buzzard on Salford Wetlands

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1030-1230 6th August

 

Wetlands 

 

Blackbird x 4

Chiffchaff x 1

Coot x 8

Goldfinch x 8

Grey Heron x 3

Little Grebe x 2 (adult and chick)

Mallard x 6

Swift x 6

Wren x 1

 

Plus usual rafts of Canada Geese, Magpies, Wood and Feral Pigeons, Carrion Crows and Jackdaws.

 

River Irwell

 

 

Canada Goose x 8

Goosander x 11 - all female in two separate flocks. 5 flew past and went downstream towards the city shortly followed by another 7 who were in the river. They split shortly after some hunting and going back upstream whilst others continued down stream.

Kingfisher x 1

Mallard x 7

 

Cheers 

 

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-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Thursday 6th of August 2020 02:53:35 PM

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First ever mooch around the wetlands this afternoon.

R.Irwell.
Canada goose - c50.
Goosander - 2 f.
Plus lots of Sandmartin.

Wetlands .
Grey heron - 1 + 1 over.
Chiffchaff - 1 heard.
Mixed Jackdaw/Carrion crow flock c50.
Little grebe - 1 + 2 young.
Coot - 4 +2 young.
Black-headed gull - 3.
Starling - 20.
Mallard - 2.
Sand martin - c50.

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First trip to the wetlands with my little lad today whilst daughter was trampolining around the corner.

 

Highlight was two pairs of Kingfishers on the Irwell. I'm presuming parents and offspring.

 

One pair had an almighty kick off with a magpie and were clearly warning the other two who were perched further upstream. Watched them up and down and circling the river for a good ten minutes. Was a beautiful sight to behold.

 

Also seen:

2 Blackbird

1 Dunnock

22 Goldfinch, 7 of which were juveniles

2 Great Tit

2 Little Grebe (adult and chick)

Numerous Magpies

2 Pied Wagtail

1 Robin

Dozens of Sand Martin's in flight

10 Wood Pigeon

 

As well as huge flocks of Carrion Crows, Jackdaws,a Canadian Geese and starlings. All of which has 25 + per flock.

 

There was also almost all white gull type bird wading and swimming in the wetlands but I wasn't able to identify it.



-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Thursday 30th of July 2020 03:46:17 PM

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Two little egret on the wetlands this afternoon, 4 stock dove, buzzard



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Monday 1st June 2020

Kingfisher and female Goosander on the River Irwell, Kersal Dale

1 Lapwing and 2 Little Grebes on the Wetlands

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James Richardson


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Absolute joy to watch dozens of sand martins, a few house martins and up to 10 swifts feeding over the wetlands, river and woodlands yesterday afternoon.

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2 great crested grebes on the Irwell by the sports village this morning, think that's the first time i've seen this species in the area. also 2 swifts and some house martins have joined the sand martins over the wetland.

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Some nice birds in Peel Park this lunchtime:
3 Bullfinch - 2m 1f - my first since i started here
3 Goosander on the river - 2m 1f, no Goldeneyes or Little Grebes that are normally around
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 drumming
approx 10 Redwing feeding on the ground
Nuthatch
Mistle Thrush

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11am

Black Redstart singing in trees within the University Campus, up the steps from Peel Park. Brief views before it flew off. Weather is sufficiently filthy that I can't see it moving far so worth a look tomorrow I imagine

Song akin to the first phrases in this item in Xeno Canto:

https://www.xeno-canto.org/503962

It is in a public space but visitors should be mindful that the park boundary is at the base of the steps and ramp, so at the top you are within the campus.

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Sun 22-Dec-19 (11:30 - 14:00), Generally Mild and dry.

My first visit to this site. Shame about the irresponsible dogwalkers disturbing the Gulls, but at least it demonstrated that there were no waders present :(

On the Irwell

- 6 or maybe 7 Goldenye (2 males)
- 5 Goosander (2 males)
- 1 Tufted DUck
- 3 Little Grebe

Elsewhere
- 1 Buzzard
- 2+ Jay
- 3 Mistle Thrush
- 6 Meadow Pipit
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 1 Pied Wagtail

+other usual species. 33 species in all.

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James Richardson


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I believe the proposed development area is the bit of land currently fenced off to the south of the flood basin. The wetland and route around the river will therefore probably experience a lot more disturbance in future but as for physical destruction I don't think so - it's been specifically designed to be a flood zone and wetland.
see article here.
https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/salboy-wins-bid-race-for-castle-irwell/

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Will this area be destroyed by the new house building project ?

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7 Goldeneye from Peel Park just now, I had imagined this might be a fair sighting but reading through this thread it is to be expected. Also 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe all catching the sun nicely.

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Early morning - 7-7.45 am - to Kersal wetlands - good to see 4 spp of duck on the wetland - 1 wigeon, 3 teal, 2 gadwall and several mallard. Also 2 kingfisher and 5 little grebe



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Late post from visit to Kersal wetlands yesterday just after midday. Singles of Little egret, Green sandpiper, Kingfisher, gadwall and Kestrel on the wetlands. Also 5 Little grebe and 9 Grey heron, and 2 buzzards.



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Little egret on the wetland earlier, flew south down the Irwell where I caught up with it. It headed back towards the wetland after.

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My first Kingfisher in the locality today, doing a loop of The Meadow at Salford Crescent at about 14.30. Also a few Sand Martin and a singing Blackcap, plus some smart Little Grebes on the river. My list for the park and the Meadow is now 45, but running out of common birds to see now!



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One oystercatcher on the Kersal wetland yesterday afternoon amongst the usuals

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There were over 20 swifts, dozens of sand martins, a few house martins and even some swallows over the Irwell and adjacent Peel Park/playing fields yesterday afternoon.
All feeding very low over the water/wildflowers and affording some great views.

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An excellent morning before the dog walkers arrived, from 06:20 til 08:20ish. Highlights:
1 common gull early but flew off
2 lapwing
1 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler
1 whitethroat
2 blackcap
2 kingfisher
1 greenfinch
several sand martin &
12 swift &
5 swallow all feeding together over river and wetland
1 treecreeper
1 grey wagtail
5 stock dove
1 collared dove
3 goosander on river
1 mute swan on river



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6.40 am for an hour with Ollie Metcalfe. Similar birds to James except 2 Little ringed plover, 1 lapwing, and, unusually, a single Rook - not sure if rooks are regular round these parts



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And one blackcap by Salford Uni at the southern end of 'the meadow'

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Visit this morning from about 08:30. Highlights - C30 sand martin, 1 little ringed plover, 2 sparrowhawk, 1 stock dove, 3 mute swan, 3 grey heron, 5 meadow pipit, 2 grey wagtail, 1 chiffchaff, 2 great spotted woodpecker, nuthatches calling, 2 goosander and kingfisher heard on river.

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1 Goosander (m) on R.Irwell at Salford Crescent at midday today.

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1.30- 2.50pm today - 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 gadwall, kingfisher, 25 sand martin, 2 stock dove, 4 meadow pipit. Looked like quite a lot of water on the wetland today - the plovers seemed at home.



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Cycle round from 15:30ish.
Highlights were 2 kingfisher on the river, seen fishing. Up to 15 sand martin feeding over the wetland, 1 buzzard and 1 sparrowhawk circling over.
One small wader was flushed briefly by a dog, couldn't get a positive i.d.
Several lesser black backed gulls, a few herring gulls, 2 black headed gulls, 2 mute swan.

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Early visit today 7-8.20am - 1 green sandpiper (wetlands then river), 1 oystercatcher (flew off), 7 sand martins, 1 skylark, 4 meadow pipit, 1 chiffchaff, 1 goosander, 8 coot, 1 kingfisher, 1 stock dove.

Full list @ https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54124273



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Two observations James:

1. The river has been in flood for several days now and the detritus you see is a reflection of the water reaching levels and areas it wouldn't normally. If you want another example of that then head down to Salford Quays and have a look at the Ship Canal where you can literally walk across large swathes of it at present

2. In terms of the plastic and indeed any other waste matter I think the topic of this type of pollution has been done to death. Plastic is an undesirable and in many cases (but not always) unrecyclable product created my modern man for our convenience. What frustrates me is that the debate never asks how that rubbish finds it way in to our watercourses in the first place. It's because sadly that same modern man can't be bothered to dispose of rubbish properly, i.e. put in a bin and not just litter the streets. 



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Currently cycling at kersal wetland. 1 sand Martin 1 chiffchaff singing 2 grey wagtails singing 1 kingfisher heard only 5 mute swans 1 grey heron 1 great spotted woodpecker heard Plus usuals The river Irwell is disgusting. The amount of plastic in the surrounding vegetation is unacceptable.

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Currently cycling at kersal wetland. 1 sand Martin 1 chiffchaff singing 2 grey wagtails singing 1 kingfisher heard only 5 mute swans 1 grey heron 1 great spotted woodpecker heard Plus usuals The river Irwell is disgusting. The amount of plastic in the surrounding vegetation is unacceptable.

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Stuart Marsden wrote:

Yes, it means Eurasian teal - ebird is a US platform, I'm sure I can change the settings somehow. 

Unfortunately the default view for folks who aren't logged into eBird is US names not displaying subspecies identities, so species names are prioritized by US common names - e.g. Mew Gull (Common Gull), White Wagtail (Pied Wagtail) etc - see comments here: https://manchesterbirding.activeboard.com/t64547516/help-with-manchester-urban-green-space-bird-surveys/?page=1#comment-65314596 if you have an account you can choose to display common names or scientific names as you see fit.

 



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Stuart Marsden


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Yes, it means Eurasian teal - ebird is a US platform, I'm sure I can change the settings somehow. Security is OK at the moment, quite a few dog walkers around, happy enough. I imagine Spring will bring out the black-trackied ones.



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I suspect "2 Green-Winged Teal" means "2 Eurasian Teal" ?

And how's security looking in that area - scallies not found it yet ?

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Note that this is a list of birds I saw there on 1st Feb - full list on https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52260335

My last visit, with Anna Reuleaux, was yesterday (10th) where I saw pretty much what Shannon saw - full list https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52558168 plus a migrant skylark sat on the bund

 



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Originally posted today by Stuart Marsden:

This morning on the wetlands & river

Jack Snipe 1, reed bunting 9 together, gadwall 2, meadow pipit 11, pink-footed goose 1 feeding with 155 Canada geese, tufted duck 11, goldeneye 10, teal 2, little grebe 2, GBB gull 2, siskin 3

 



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First visit to Castle Irwell Wetlands this morning; wetlands and river:

3 greenfinch
2 meadow pipit
5 pied wagtail
1 grey wagtail heard
4 redwing
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 little grebe
4 goldeneye
5 goosander over
4 mute swan
4 grey heron
140+ black-headed gull
7+ common gull
7+ lesser black-backed gull
14+ herring gull
1 great black-backed gull
1 or 2 cormorant

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I was cycling around the new wetland this afternoon as such I didn't have the right equipment to study al the gulls properly but there was one great black-backed gull amongst the black headed gulls, and one first winter herring type gull with a clearly very pale head and small beady black eye.
My first thought was Caspian gull but this would need verification if anyone's heading there with bins/a scope.

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14 Goldeneye on the Irwell by Salford Wetland today w/ Ollie Metcalf, also 5 Lapwing and a Common Snipe there, full list: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50651478



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6 Little Grebe and a Kingfisher this afternoon at Close Park.



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2 Little Egrets at The Cliff. Sorry for the number of edits...I had problems uploading. There should now be 3 images.



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At least 3 little grebes on the Castle Irwell basin yesterday, also one stock dove.

Female goosander on the Irwell opposite Peel Park.

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Todays highlights at Castle Irwell wetland 2 Little ringed plovers over 2 Lapwing 2 Oystercatchers 1 Lesser redpoll over 1 Willow warbler 1 Kingfisher 1 Little grebe 2 Goosander 57 Meadow pipits in grass - site record Also singing chiffchaff, greenfinch, mistle and song thrushes

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Around kersal dale / castle Irwell yesterday: 2 Kingfishers showing well 3 Chiffchaffs singing 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Stock doves 22 Meadow pipits 49 Lesser black-backed gulls No waders yet ....

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No joy with the mandarin this afternoon but it was nice to see a dabchick and a grey wagtail under the bridge.

Five goldeneye (2 ducks with a drake and two single drakes) along the stretch between Broughton Bridge and Trinity Way. Also a rather nice male goosander sat on the river bank entirely unconcerned by the building work on the new flats.



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It was right at Broughton Bridge, visible from the Bridge and the beginning of the path leading to Peel Park. 



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Todays WEBS count from Agecroft bridge to Hough Lane:

Black-headed gull 258
Canada goose 58
Common gull 1
Goosander 3
Goldeneye 26
Great crested grebe 1
Grey heron 1
Grey wagtail 6
Herring gull 1
Lapwing 1
Mallard 49
Moorhen 4
Mute swan 1
Pied wagtail 3
Teal 2
Tufted duck 2

Incidental records of note:

Sand martin 3 near Agecroft bridge
Lapwing 7 - on littleton playing fields
Skylark 2 - flying over
Kestrel - near castle irwell
Fieldfare, redwing and meadow pipits in small numbers on playing fields

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Nice one with the Mandarin sighting Andy - where did you see the bird exactly?

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BTO WEBS Count this morning, Broughton Bridge around Wallness Crescent 8:20 - 9:30

Black Headed Gull - 63

Canada Goose - 35

Cormorant - 1

Goldeneye - 5 male / 3 female

Little Grebe - 4

Mallard - 7 male / 3 female / 4 hybrid

Mandarin Duck - 1 female - First I have ever recorded here

Moorhen - 1

Tufted Duck - 7 male / 2 female



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