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RE: Salford Birds


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Male GS Woodpecker showing well by river near footbridge

Water Rail (heard)
Bullfinch (heard)
1 Jay
c40 LT Tits
2 Grey Wagtail
2 Redwing
1 Little Grebe
2 Goldfinch

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From the Waxwing thread:

Robin Tong

Date: Thu Nov 3 1:18 PM, 2011

Secondhand info from my Girlfriend but she said there were some Waxwings in Eccles at 13:00 today. Probably nr the tram/bus stop, or on the bus route to the Trafford Centre.

Is it too early for these awesome birds?




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Kersal Moor

early afternoon

2 Fieldfare
2 Redwing
5+ Jay
1 Redpoll

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Irwell Valley Way 24/10/11 1415-1630

1 Mute Swan
1 Grey Heron
2 Little Grebe
7 Tufted Duck
3 Goosander
1 female Goldeneye
20 Mallard
C50 BH Gull
3 Common Gull
1 Kingfisher
2 Moorhen
1 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Jay
3 Carrion Crow
C50 Starling
7 Wood Pigeon
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Redwing
1 Song Thrush
15 Mistle Thrush
2 Blue Tit
5 LT Tit
1 Greenfinch


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River Irwell WEBS

1 Kingfisher
2 Little Grebe
10 Tufted Duck
2 Cormorant
20 Mallard
7 BH Gull

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A Peregrine and a Sparrowhawk briefly circled each other over the Arnold Clark garage on Liverpool street this afternoon at 14.20. The Peregrine headed off towards Salford University and the Sparrowhawk flew towards Manchester.

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Irwell Valley Way (Castle Irwell - Racecourse pub) Friday 14th October 2pm-5pm

2 Kingfishers showing well
4 Bullfinch
1 Common Buzzard
1 Fieldfare
c20 House Sparrow
3 GS Woodpecker
c10 Redwing
3 Jay
5 Goosander
2 Sparrowhawk
5 Cormorant
1 Little Grebe
10 Common Gull
1 LBB Gull
c50 BH Gull
c50 Mallard
4 Mute Swan
2 Grey Wagtail
2 Tufted Duck
2 Grey Heron
c10 Mistle Thrush
5 Pied Wagtail
1 Moorhen
5 LT Tit
2 Greenfinch
25 Goldfinch

-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 15th of October 2011 11:20:07 AM

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POMONA & CLIPPERS QUAY

1200-1400 Saturday 8th October 2011


11 Lapwings
1 Kestrel
4 Grey Heron
7 Cormorant
16 Mute Swan
2 Lesser black-backed Gull
3 Common Gull
c100 Black-headed Gull
10 Mallard (& 1 Aylesbury Duck)
2 Canada Goose
10 Mistle Thrush
c100 Starling
5 Meadow Pipit
1 Robin
2 Carrion Crow
3 Blackbirds
5 Feral Pigeon
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Greenfinch
10 Goldfinch



-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 8th of October 2011 03:06:30 PM

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Saturday 1st October

Duchy Lagoons

Grey Wagtail

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Friday October 7th

Buile Hill Park

singing Chiffchaff
Nuthatch
Coal Tit
c20 LT Tits
Mistle Thrush
c20 Magpies
Pied Wagtail

-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 8th of October 2011 08:04:43 AM

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A male Sparrowhawk tried to catch a Starling perched on one of the large floodlights on Asda car park near the Trafford centre at 15.35 this afternoon. It missed and sent up at least 200 Starlings into the air.

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As I was leaving work this afternoon at 4pm, two Buzzards flew low over the EMR scrapyard on Liverpool street. One perched on the Gasometer while the other was being mobbed by 3 Magpies. The Magpies got too close and the Buzzard twice turned on its back as it was flying and tried to catch one of the birds. Eventually both Buzzards flew off towards Weaste

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30/09/11

1 Kestrel hunting over Middlewood Locks 7pm

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Might be worth checking the fields tomorrow morning / early afternoon, the YL Gull showed well today 11:50am-1:15pm

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Pitty about the yellow legged....just a handfull of gulls...and lads playing soccer plus a labrador that chased everything! I wandered down toward the University and fields around, but no joy.

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Irwell Valley Way

On playing fields north of Castle Irwell student village

Adult Yellow-legged Gull showing well until 1:15pm when flew north
42 LBB Gulls
1 ad Herring Gull
3 ad Common Gull
c85 BH Gull


On River Irwell

1-2 Goosander
1 drake Tufted Duck
4 Cormorant
2 Little Grebe
15 Canada Goose
c30 Mallard
c50 BH Gull


Along footpath

1+ Song Thrush
1+ GS Woodpecker
5+ Blackbird
1+ Jay


-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 2nd of October 2011 07:28:31 AM

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull on playing fields by River Irwell, 200 yards north of castle irwell student village and showing well at 12pm, with 42 Lesser Black-backed, 2 Common and c50 Black-headed Gulls.

Info from James Walsh.

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Weaste ETW & MSC 30/09/11

2 Common Buzzards
pair of Tufted Duck
1 Grey Heron
c100 BH Gulls

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River Irwell WEBS Saturday 24th September

2 red-head Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
4 Cormorant
2 Moorhen
10 Canada Goose
8 Black-headed Gull
1 LBB Gull
25 Mallard

also, c50 Mistle Thrush & 1 Sparrowhawk



River Irwell by Peel Park Monday 26th September

3 Little Grebe

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32 Canada geese in two flocks [11+21] flew very low at about 25m over my workplace on Liverpool Street this morning at 6.15am. They were heading towards the Irwell at the Crescent.


-- Edited by Dave Thacker on Sunday 25th of September 2011 05:09:11 PM

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Hi Steven

I also saw 2 Buzzards, probably the same birds as you saw over the Ski centre and then the Trafford centre just a little earlier than you at 15.10 this afternoon.

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2 buzzards circling around near weaste sewage works at 3.55pm, then separated one went over to trafford park and the other into salford.

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Male Peregrine and a female Sparrowhawk playing tag with the local Pigeons over Morrison's car park Eccles

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Weaste SW, 10.09.11:

32 Pied Wagtail
1 Yellow Wagtail

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Spectacular display of 2 large groups of House Martins (circa 400) and approx 50 Swallows between 8am and 10am feeding up on the insects over Weaste ETW this morning. The strong winds cornered the insects against the taller buildings on Eccles New Rd leading to the House Martins flying within inches of the office windows and nearby industrial units. Also probable Peregrine over Cargill (next to Centenary Bridge) at 4.30pm.

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Circa 200 hirundines feeding up over Weaste ETW at 8am this morning. 80% Swallows and 20% House Martins (from the car). Also 20 Swifts.

Good sized flock of pigeons put up by Peregrine over Cargill (next to Centenary Bridge) at 4.30pm.

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Nuthatch & Great Spotted Woodpecker on University of Salford campus early morning

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Two Peregrines flying together very high over Liverpool street and Regent road this afternoon. First seen at 14.05 then again later at 14.50 as they circled around.

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3 Swifts over the University of Salford campus 1pm

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There were about 200 gulls present in the car park by Bailey's on the Ordsall side of the River Irwell, viewable from Ordsall Lane (A5066) early afternoon

I didn't have time to check them, but might be worth a look

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Weaste Sewage works 6.30-700pm

No sign of the Med gull
342 BH gulls
38 Pied wagtails
2 Grey wagtails which flew in from the Ship canal
60+ Starlings
4 Goldfinch
40 Woodpigeon
9 Magpies
Kestrel
Whitethroat
20+ Swallows over

The gulls were put into the air at 6.55pm by a very dark coloured Buzzard which swooped low over the sewage works and headed off following the Ship canal.

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No gulls present around Weaste SW at 5:30pm

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Thanks Paul, could be the same bird that was seen in Peel Park in 2009 & at various Salford sites during 2008

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RBA info says it flew past Salford crescent railway station towards peel park campus at 11.50am.



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There is a report of a Ring-necked Parakeet for Salford on birdguides.com today, anyone know any more details ?

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Adult Mediterranean Gull found on Manchester Ship Canal 7:30pm, then moved onto Weaste SF, showing very well until 8:15pm when gull flock flew east

Black-headed Gull flock currently numbers c300 birds & often spends most of the day feeding around the SF

Note: if visiting this site, view from the slip road just west of Media City & please take care as the birds flush easily

Also, c50 Lapwings & 1 GC Grebe

-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 21st of August 2011 07:51:47 PM

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Adult Mediterranean Gull on the Ship Canal opposite Weaste SW at 7:37pm and still present at 8pm.

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A Peregrine has just flown up from the gasometer on Liverpool street Salford. It is heading for Manchester centre.

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Female Peregrine seen carrying a pigeon over Centenary Bridge towards it's usual plucking post on top of the Allied Mills building

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Common Buzzard seen circling over plantation just west of Weaste Sewage Works at 10:45am & again at midday before flying west (Salford Docks patch tick for me)

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Female Peregrine sat atop Allied Mills building off Centenary Circle 1730 today, 200+ Black Head Gulls at Weaste Sewage Works. 20 Cormorant perched up on Mode Wheel Locks.

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11.30am: Kestrel on Kansas ave, off South Langworthy rd flying towards the back of Weaste Cemetery

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Four Grey Heron roosting on concrete hardstanding opposite Ordsall Hall yesterday pm.

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Weaste Sewage Works & adjacent Manchester Ship Canal

7:30am-9am

35 species

4 Oystercatcher
14 Lapwing (including at least 2 juvs)
2 adult GC Grebe
1 Swift
15 Swallow
1 House Martin
1 Blackcap
2 Whitethroat
1 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
1 Bullfinch (heard)
2 Song Thrush
2 Dunnock
10 Blackbird
2 Collared Dove
c100 BH Gull
15 LBB Gull
4 Grey Heron
8 Pied Wagtail (at least 5 juvs)
c20 juv Starling
2 Cormorant
2 LT Tit
2 Goldfinch
5 Mallard
c50 Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
3 Wren
10 Wood Pigeon
5 Feral Pigeon
3 C Crow
2 Goldfinch
3 Greenfinch
c50 Magpie !

Around 9am, a flurry of raptor activity, female Kestrel & female Sparrowhawk showing well & a Harris Hawk seen briefly high over the MSC


-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 3rd of July 2011 09:33:00 AM

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Weaste Sewage Works looks like a bit of a revelation !

Prior to recent visit I had been there once about 3 years ago, but access/viewing was very difficult, however now there is a raised Media City link road adjacent to the site, that affords panoramic views of the site & of the adjacent Manchester Ship Canal

Anybody else visited or watched the area in the past ? This site is another in Salford that looks like it has much potential

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Weaste Sewage Works (viewable from road west of Media City)

7:30pm-8:30pm

1 Oystercatcher
2 Ringed Plover
10 Lapwing
1 Song Thrush
c15 Starlings
1 Common Gull
c200 BH Gull
3 Pied Wagtail
c10 Swallow
1 Sand Martin
1 Greenfinch
2 Blackbird
1 Mallard
10 Canada Goose
3 Cormorant





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Two Peregrines flying high over West One Retail park in Eccles at 5.10pm this afternoon

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1 Kingfisher - Salford side of Regent Road, on Bridgewater Canal at 2pm today - in a mini-wharf where the newish flats are.

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23/06/11 9:30pm

Kingfisher catching fish & showing very well, Middlewood Locks on the canal basin

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Weaste Cemetery this morning

2 young Bullfinches with adult male
Coal tit
2 LT Tits
2 GS Woodpeckers
Song thrush
Willow warbler
2 young Jackdaws
Kestrel
Lots of Rabbits

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