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Alexandra Park. Shoveler the other day - no sign today, but the Cormorants still come. 7 at 10:45 this morning. All out of the water, wing-drying on branches near the Kids' Playground.


-- Edited by Copland Smith on Friday 8th of December 2023 03:39:51 PM

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2 Cormorant yesterday after a partial melt; 6 at 10:30am today.

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At 10 am, thanks to the ice I assume, there were no Cormorants for the first day since 1 Nov. There were 4 Shoveler and a lot of ducks and geese crowding the small uniced areas.

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Spotted 1 Northern Shoveler and 1 Common Chaffinch

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Keep spotting the Great Cormorant's, saw 5 of them yesterday around 3pm. I also saw 2 great spotted woodpeckers in a tree just across the street from the park on Mayfield Road.



-- Edited by yuliababiarz on Thursday 30th of November 2023 07:49:50 PM

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Thick fog by the lake. I headed out at dawn, wondering if it would put the Cormorants off. 2 flew in half an hour after sunrise - 8:30am.

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There were 9 Cormorants earlier - 10:30am. 5 yesterday. First mentioned 1 Nov, so they've been there nearly 4 weeks.

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Chiffchaff 1
Cormorant 7
Tufted Duck 21

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Monday 27th of November 2023 02:30:22 PM

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Shoveler pair on lake yday pm, 2 nuthatch also

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Copland Smith


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On the lake
Wednesday 15th - 6 Cormorants, 2 Shoveler
Thursday 16th - 7 Cormorants
Friday 17th - 9 Cormorants, 1 Heron

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Thanks.


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The fish is a Perch.

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Copland Smith


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At 11 today, there were 5 cormorants hunting in the north pool and three more in the south. Pair of shoveller. No goosander, maybe because all the cormorants are out-competing them for the fish. This one has a roach.

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Sorry I couldn't report earlier, but it was a busy lake in the Park this morning as I passed through, without bins. 10 cormorants,2 goosander (redhead) and a pair of shoveler. Plus the usual - 1 heron, canada geese, mallards, tufted ducks, moorhens, coots, black-headedd gulls. And the mute swan, still solitary.

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Cormorants still present. 5 yesterday and 3 today.

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3 Cormorants at 9:30am today. Feeding busily.

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10am Friday. No Cormorants seen.
8:30am Today. 3 Cormorants.

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Cormorant 6 - 1 adult, 5 juvenile
Tufted Duck 19
Ring-necked Parakeet - 206 minimum, mostly fly-overs S-SW

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Nick Weaver wrote:

This morning I saw what I thought was a young cormorant on the lake ... (I am not very good with colours)  - but looking at the pictures on the Sale water park entry  - I think it was the shag.




Cormorant are not unusual here. I saw a juvenile here on the 10th Oct and 9 nearby at Platt Fields Park on the 27th, the day Sale WP was found when there were only 5 there. As for colour, check for the yellow legs. You never know ...

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This morning I saw what I thought was a young cormorant on the lake ... (I am not very good with colours)  - but looking at the pictures on the Sale water park entry  - I think it was the shag.



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Yesterday there was a male Mandarin and on Tuesday 23rd two Little Grebes on the lake



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7 Goosander on the lake and a chiffchaff at the northern end of the park.



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No more Avian Flu fatalities that I've seen. The now widower, Mute Swan 4CLX, is still on the lake alone, but has been wing-flapping very vigorously for the past week or so. I expect he'll be off on a hunt for a mate in the near future.
Not much Heron activity yet. Just had a bit of a recce.


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Gary Parkinson saw another Canada goose corpse on Sat 28 Jan. I found a dead Coot on Sun 29 Jan. Both in the western channel - goose under the edge of the island; Coot against the fence.

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Shoveler 1 drake
Tufted Duck 36
Sparrowhawk male (two sightings)
Ring-necked Parakeet minimum of 280 in the pre-roost at dusk. All had departed by 17.00

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Five Shoveler on the ice this morning. The lake is still about 50% frozen. 



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Wednesday 21 December 2022

Returning from a few days away, I found 1 Mute swan dead in west channel of the lake in Alexandra Park M16 8PJ, on the side nearest Alexandra Road South.
The other member of the pair (female?) is still ok on Saturday 24th.
Canada Goose corpse at the north end of the lake.

Sun 25 Dec 2022 Christmas Day

The usual Coot, Moorhen, Black-headed gulls, Mallard, Canada geese, Tufted ducks, plus at least 3 visiting Shovelers (m m f) and the surviving Mute Swan. The corpse of the other has sunk below the surface, but can be seen in the western channel (Alexandra Rd S side) under the island's overhanging bushes.


-- Edited by Copland Smith on Sunday 25th of December 2022 11:06:09 AM

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Shoveler 17 (10 drakes)
Tufted 22
Chiffchaff 1 on the island calling
Mistle Thrush 9

2 dead Canada Geese Black-headed Gull blue darvic 2V23 (2V21 was recorded on 7th and 26th November)

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 13th of December 2022 02:59:46 PM

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12 Shoveler, 0 Goosander this morning, and I didn't see any Teal. Over 50% iced over. The dead Canada Goose reported on the Thu 1 Dec wasn't removed until Tue 6, during which time both Mute Swans were seen feeding on the corpse, taking advantage of the Crow and Magpie damage to obtain useful protein. I hope they didn't also acquire the virus. They looked fine this morning.

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14 Shoveler and 3 Teal seen on WEBS count this morning 6



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Shoveler 2
Teal 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Fieldfare 17 over (in two flocks 7, 10) Tufted Duck 26

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Saturday 10th of December 2022 07:03:28 PM

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Sadly a dead Canada Goose on the North section of the lake this morning.



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4 Goosander on the lake this morning 



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A Little Grebe was on the lake yesterday morning



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Spotted Flycatchet in copse in north west corner



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Common Sandpiper still patrolling the south-west bank, 13:30



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Common Sandpiper still present this morning

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I am not so sure...but I think there was a Sandpiper pottering about near the lake's overflow. Friday morning 9:10. (New here and not sure such unclear identifications are so welcome)




Common Sandpiper still present this afternoon. Good spot Nick.

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Yes, it is a Common Sandpiper - Tony O'Mahony saw it earlier.


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I am not so sure...but I think there was a Sandpiper pottering about near the lake's overflow. Friday morning 9:10. (New here and not sure such unclear identifications are so welcome)

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Couple of hours to Alex Park with a friend so mainly for socialising! But still a pleasant spot and highlights were... 1 very bold wren who came really close 3 treeceeeper 1 or 2 nuthatch heard 2 song thrush 1 grey wagtail 4 ring necked parakeet And some time spent watching the heronry...4 adults and one juvenile in the nest. The adults were very noisy

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Usual water birds - no Shovelers.
Young Mute swan pair at nest on island, female hunkered down on it.
2 of the 4 Heron nests are occupied. Heron sitting in the SE one and there has been activity around the north nest. Although the high south nest was explored in late December and in January, there's no sign of occupancy there.
Nuthatches and Parakeets noisy.

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yesterday 28th Feb Shoveler pair
Tufted Duck 37
Stock Dove 1 singing
Redwing 90-100
Siskin 90-100

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 1st of March 2022 10:16:49 AM

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Pair of shovelers with the regulars on the pond again this lunchtime. No sign of any herons yet. Great spotted woodpecker showing well in the trees in the open parkland.Thee ring-necked parakeets are bickering about best holes at the Claremont Road end.

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Male shoveler joined by a female today. All the usuals, plus 3 Mistle thrush on the cricket field. I didn't see any Redwing today, or Herons. A Woodpigeon was sitting in the highest Heron nest.

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Shoveler 1 drake
Tufted Duck 53
Goldcrest 3

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Chiffchaff 1 ranging widely in the tops of mature trees along the avenue south of the tennis courts
Goldcrest 3
Treecreeper 1
Redwing 60+
Tufted Duck 42

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Friday 24th of December 2021 07:34:16 PM

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Goldeneye 1 drake (found by Tony O'Mahony on the WEBs count)
Tufted Duck 42

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Redwing 75 on the football pitch
Tufted Duck 33
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 males interacting

(No Shoveler, 7 were reported yesterday by Tony O'Mahony)

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Shoveler 5 (3m, 2f)
Tufted Duck 34
Lesser Redpoll 1

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