Today during cold and frosty conditions From agecroft to crescent road:
Dipper - first ever seen along this stretch Kingfisher Wigeon (female) also first seen on river 16 Goldeneye 17 Tufted duck 12 Little grebes 13 Lapwing on Littleton playing fields 2 Reed buntings seen in Kersal dale Kestrel Plus usuals
-- Edited by Zoe Barrett on Saturday 26th of November 2016 05:11:20 PM
-- Edited by Zoe Barrett on Saturday 26th of November 2016 05:12:51 PM
Sightings from this afternoon at River Irwell at Kersal dale:
Peregrine flew low over kersal dale Common sandpiper Kingfisher Kestrel male Bullfinch Goldcrest Chiffchaff Grey wagtail 2 Jays 2 Little grebes including a juvenile 5 Goosander by Littleton bridge
Castle irwell wetland:
Wheatear female Common gull amongst lessers and black-heads Sparrowhawk juvenile Meadow pipit 10 Mistle thrush 150 Jackdaw 60 Carrion Crows
-- Edited by Zoe Barrett on Sunday 25th of September 2016 08:32:27 PM
Last night at Littleton road:
20+ Sand Martins
2 Mute Swan
2 Great Crested grebe
2 Little grebe
12 Canads geese with grown goslings
11 Mallards including small ducklings
Blackcap, Song thrush, Willow warbler, Whitethroat, Blackbird all singing
12 House Martins by Castle Irwell university buildings
2 Sparrowhawks (magnificent displaying over Kersal dale swooping down over trees) 2 Kingfishers (boniface bridge) 2 Sand martins ( Littleton bridge) first back here
2 Kingfishers flying past Cromwell bridge 2 Tufted ducks 2 Goosander 1 Kestrel chased by crows 8 Siskins feeding on the ground No Goldeneye seen on this occasion perhaps gone back to Scandinavia?
Yesterday during WeBS Count: with Steve Atkins and Tim Cosford:
Littleton to Agecroft:
2+ Skylarks over 1+ Meadow pipit over 1 Linnet in subsong 10 Fieldfares 4 Mistle Thrush and one singing 1 Nuthatch 1 Collared dove 2 Long-tailed tits nest building plus more seen singing birds including Goldcrest, Greenfinch, Song Thrush, Robins, Chaffinchs 2 Bullfinch Goldeneyes displaying
60+ Redwing in Peel Park in subsong 36 Siskins feeding on alder by Cromwell Road 1 Greylag Goose amongst Canada Geese between Littleton and Jubilee bridge 26 Cormorants at roost:
18 Tufted Ducks near university 2 Little Grebes near university 11 Goldeneye near Frederick road 20+ Redwing in Peel Park 108 Black-headed Gulls in flooded section of Peel Park. The park was completely submerged only 4 days ago
Great views of a male kestrel 10 Grey herons in trees roosting. Seems strange seeing so many roosting so early in the day, some flew in while i stood there 6 Tufted Ducks 17 Canada Geese 3 Little Grebes 1 Grey Wagtail
23 Lapwings flying over Charlestown 6 Goldeneye 4 Siskin 2 Meadow Pipits flying over salford sports village 1 Jay 1 Goosander drake 1 Bullfinch male 1 Nuthatch plus lots of the usuals (goldfinch, blackbirds, tits etc.)
8 Goldeneye 14 Tufted Ducks 1 Common Gull 90 Starlings on playing fields 1 Kestrel 4 Goldcrest 2 Song thrushes 1 Mistle Thrush singing in Peel Park 1 Treecreeper in Peel Park 30 Long-tailed tits 8 Redwings 1 Coal Tit 5 Little Grebes 3 Cormorants
Dipper showing well this morning, seen twice Sparrowhawk came through, scattered all pigeons from surrounding mills and chimney. 2 Grey Wagtails 2 possibly 3 Jays seen flying over our site throughout the day. 3 Redwing over
Yesterday mid morning from Adelphi bridge to Cromwell Rd:
6 Tufted Duck females - the first here of autumn 3 Goosander redhead 6 Little Grebes including one with a small chick Kingfisher sighted several times 11 Meadow Pipits flying over south east