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RE: Altrincham sewage works


1 drake Shoveler
8 Gadwall
17 Tufted Duck
3 Teal
1 Little Grebe
c100 Black-headed Gull

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1 Water Rail, showed briefly twice & heard, in reeds west of the main path
2 Shoveler (male & female)
2 Gadwall (male & female)
14 Teal
2 Little Grebe
1 Common Buzzard
4 Tufted Duck
c50 Pied Wagtail

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8 Teal on the adjoining paddock's scrape

On the works themselves (10am)

2 Shoveler
5 Gadwalls
3 Tufted Ducks

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2-2.30pm

18 teal
4 shoveler
11 gadwall
5 coot
1 buzzard
1 willow tit


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11/02/2013 - 12pm:

4 Shovelers - displaying
4 Teals
4 Mallards
12 Gadwalls
1 Buzzard
2 Coots
6 Moorhens
17 Pied Wagtails
1 Grey Wagtail

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14/01/2013 - 12-1.30pm, mostly frozen over so wildfowl hidden on unfrozen pools at the rear but could hear good numbers of Teal calling and also from deep inside Danewell Wood:

1 Water Rail
2+ Teals
1 Buzzard
3 Coots
1 Moorhen
c40 Black-headed Gull
c50 Pied Wagtails
2 Meadow Pipits
1 Siskin
1 Reed Bunting

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06/01/2013 - 11.15am-12pm:

c120 Pink-footed Geese - flew W over the Mersey
13 Gadwalls
1 Teal
6 Mallards
4 Coots
3 Moorhens
1 Common Snipe
c80 Black-headed Gulls
16 Meadow Pipits
1 Grey Wagtail
c40 Pied Wagtails
1 Reed Bunting

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01/01/2013 - 7.00-8.30am:

1 Barn Owl - hunting the rough grassland to the north of the pools, made for a great start to 2013
1 Water Rail - although there is an excess of habitat, this is the first i've had here
8 Gadwalls
c100 Teal
1 Common Snipe
c20 Pied Wagtails
c20 Linnets
3 Reed Buntings
1 Lesser Redpoll
1 Siskin

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Jack Snipe accidently flushed from tussocky grass near the pools.

As per usual with this species I virtually trod on it before it decided it had better move!

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Regarding the "Collared Dove 4" reported by Tim, there were 19 together in the last paddock on the right before the flooded paddock about 11.00. By the time I walked up and down the flooded part only four remained. I've not seen a flocking of Collared Doves like this before....

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Starling 28
Pie Wagtail 3
Moorhen 5
Teal at least 3 more heard but not seen
Black-headed Gulls 47
Collarde Dove 4
Snipe 6
Mallard 1
Long-tailed Tits 2

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21/10/2012 - 5pm:

11 Shovelers - 8 drakes, 3 ducks
c20 Teals
1 Little Grebe
1 Common Snipe
1+ Fieldfare
1 Redwing
9 Meadow Pipits
1 Grey Wagtail
10+ Pied Wagtails

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October 14, Sunday pm.

Water Rail 1 heard across bike trail from main lake.
BH Gull 100+
Teal 6+
Gadwall 4+
Mallards
Pied Wagtails
Lesser Redpoll 2
Linnet 1
Coots
Moorhens

Cheap Cafe at the stables just further down the trail, towards Sinderland Road.

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5.20-5.30pm - quick 10 min visit this evening whilst cycling past:

1 Chiffchaff
10 Shoveler
4 Gadwall
1 Little Grebe

late post for yesterday:
2 Chiffchaff - including 1 bird singing briefly

-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Thursday 4th of October 2012 09:42:06 PM

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Saturday, 29th September,pm.

Shoveler 5
Mallard 10+
Gadwall 10+
Coot 5
Teal 5
Little Grebe 1
Moorhen 1
Pied Wagtail 2



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20/09/2012 - 1pm: 1 Green Sandpiper

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5.40-6.10pm 5 Snipe 3 Lapwing 1 Heron 4 Little Grebe (2 ad, 2 juv) c.40 BH Gulls 9 Gadwall 12 Teal 2 Shoveler 1 Singing Chiffchaff !!!!

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1 Green Sandpiper
2 Snipe
9 Lapwing

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4.20-4.50pm

c.100+ House Martin & c.50 Swallow feeding over the filtration beds this evening. Loads of flies! Had to keep my mouth shut whilst cycling past!
Also:
1 Snipe
19 Lapwing
38 BH Gulls
12 Teal
5 Shovler
11 Gadwall
4 Mallard
2 Coot
3 Little Grebe (2 ad, 1 juv)
3 Chiffchaff (heard calling from various places)
1 Heron over

This morning 8.00am
1 Willow Tit

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Today

1 Snipe
38 Lapwing

61 years ago today...

Lesser Yellowlegs a juvenile female 8th to 9th September 1951, when it died, now at Manchester Museum

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Saturday 8th of September 2012 09:20:47 PM

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8.30am
1 Hobby over heading west

4.10-4.30pm
1 Buzzard - low over
14 Teal
8 Gadwall
5 Little Grebe - 1 adult + 2 full grown juvs middle pool, 2 noisy 3/4 grown young front pool
3 Lapwing - 2 adult + 1 full grown young
1 Chiffchaff


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1 Green Sandpiper
1 Snipe
2 adult 2 juv Little Grebe
3 Lapwing
plus usuals

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Not tonight!

Green Sandpiper showing well on third pool back.

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Today

2 Green Sandpiper

60 years ago today

1 Marsh Sandpiper 10th - 13th august 1952

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Saturday 4th August 4:30pm-5:30pm

2 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Snipe
3 Lapwing
5 Shoveler
10 Teal
2 broods of Little Grebe (adult with 3 small chicks, pool 1, adult with fairly well grown chick pool 2)
2 broods of Gadwall (1 brood pool 1, 1 brood pool 2)
1 Grey Heron
c20 Goldfinch

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1 Green Sandpiper
2 Lapwing
6 Shoveler

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Three Green Sandpipers yesterday evening.

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15/07/2012 - 9am, water levels high:

2 Gadwalls - only one brood visible with 5 growing young
2 Teals - ecl.drk and fem
2 Green Sandpiers - spent some of the time swimming like phalaropes as not much mud left
1 Lapwing
100+ House Martins
c50 Sand Martins
c20 Swifts
1 Willow Warbler
3 Reed Warblers - including one taking food to nest in broom, not the expected phragmites
1 Grasshopper Warbler

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2 Green Sandpiper still this afternoon

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2-30pm

2 Green Sandpipers with a hint of a third
Some Little Grebe
Grey Heron
Swifts
House Martin and nest
Tufties
Reed Bunting
Lapwing landing
Oystercatcher flying over






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3, possibly 4, Green Sandpiper present this afternoon.

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02/07/2012 - 1pm:

2 Green Sandpipers
6 Sand Martins
150+ House Martins
2 Swallows
c40 Common Swifts
plus the usual

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29/06/2012 -

6 Little Grebes - 1 young
2 Teals - male and female hung around all summer so far...
1 Shoveler
6 Gadwalls
2 Tufted Ducks
c20 Swifts - hunting low over lagoons
c130 House Martins - great numbers again over filtration beds
1 Reed Warbler
1 Reed Bunting

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1 Green Sandpiper this morning at 8.10am but no sign this evening at 5.45pm

Also this evening:

pair Bullfinches
1 Teal - male
Gadwall with brood of 7
1 Little Grebe
1 singing Sedge Warbler
1 singing Reed Warbler
1 singing Willow Warbler
most ducks moulting into eclipse now


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Monday, June 25th pm.

Highlights:

Green Sandpiper 2
Little Grebe 3ads plus 1 young.
Garden Warbler 1 singing.
Sedge Warbler 2 singing.
Reed Warbler 2 singing.
Lesser Redpoll 1
Shoveler 3
Tufted Duck 3
Gadwalls/Mallards.

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Spent several hours around sewage works and carrington moss from approx 10am

Had 2 green sandpipers. As I arrived a bird took off and as it went up a second slightly more dishevelled bird went up with it. They looked to be flying off but circled for some time, with the less smart bird landing back on pool. Cannot say where other went as they were too far apart to follow both birds and I only stayed on one which came down.

Had great view of grasshopper warbler, which sat on an exposed branch for some 10 mins reeling away.

also
16 swift
Sand and house martins over sewage works, too difficult to count.
6 Swallows
several blackcap, inc a pair
several common whitethroat, inc one carrying fecal sac
2 grey heron
reed bunting
reed warbler (h)

Also a possible fly over hobby. when close bird was only a silhouette and went away very quickly and dropped behind trees so cannot be sure,


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20/06/2012 - 2pm:

1 Green Sandpiper - flew in from hidden pool on other side of main path
2 Little Grebes
7 Gadwalls - 2 broods
1 Shoveler
2 Buzzards - displaying stoops and a food pass; not seen that latter behaviour in Buzzards before
1 Sand Martin
10+ House Martins
4 Swifts
1 Garden Warbler
2 Reed Warblers
1 Grasshopper Warbler

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4.45pm-5.20pm
No sign of the Green Sandpiper on my way past tonight

But main highlights amongst the usuals:

Garden Warbler singing - managed a brief view
Female Gadwall with brood of 9 young
2 brood of Mallard (8 + 5)
pair Canada Geese + 1 gosling
1 adult Lapwing
2 singing Reed Warbler
3 Tufted Duck (2m,1f)
1 Displaying Greenfinch
1 Grey Heron
Plenty of all 4 Hirundines
2 Blackcaps - males


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8.10am
Green Sandpiper still present
Pair Little Grebe feeding 1 chick
1 Willow Tit along cycle path

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Green Sandpiper still present this evening (19.45) on the second pond.
1 Lapwing, no young.
6 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Shoveler.
A number of mallards, coots and moorhen with young.
2 Little Grebes
2 Whitethroat
Reed warbler and grasshopper warbler heard, not seen.
1 Kestrel
1 Pied wagtail, pheasant and numerous house martins and swallows by the stables.

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Green Sandpiper present this morning at least until 9.45

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14/06/2012 - 10am, water levels still high, little mud but good for breeding waterfowl:

3 Little Grebes - plus 3 young, one with each adult
2 Shovelers - drakes
2 Teals - drakes
6 Gadwalls - no broods as yet, males in eclipse already
10 Mallards - plus 13 young, 10 of which were being fed by a hybrid domestic adult
2 Lapwings - no sign of the youngster
1 Garden Warbler - been much more elusive this year
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Reed Warbler - holding territory in willow and elder
2 Reed Buntings
1 Linnet
1 Yellowhammer

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Garden Warbler singing this morning (8.10am) and again this evening at (5.00pm) - but unfortunately remained frustratingly out of view both times!

Also
1 Yellow Wagtail heard overhead
pair of Little Grebe have 1 chick
plenty of warblers and the usual others singing in the still, warmish conditions

Didn't see the juv Lapwing though or any adults!

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05/06/2012 - Juv Lapwing still present. All the usual species on the pools including 13 Gadwalls. 1 Gropper reeling in the scrub to the NE of the pools. Best sight was of 150+ House Martins hawking over the filter beds with lesser numbers of Swallow, Swift and 1 Sand Martin. One of the biggest flocks of House Martins i've ever seen.

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Saturday 2nd June 5.30am

Juvenile Lapwing with parent close by. (It's still around Steven)
1 Sedge Warbler
1 Whitethroat
1 Yellowhammer
1 Jay
2 Gadwall
1 Little Grebe
4 Greenfinch
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Green Woodpecker heard
2 Pied Wagtails
Plus lots of the usuals and plenty of juveniles feeding.

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Some good news this morning on a quick stop off whilst cycling to work:
The single Lapwing chick that I thought had succumbed was seen again and has doubled in size over the past week or so. Its about half the size of the 2 adults now.

Return visit 4.30-4.45pm this afternoon
No sign of the Lapwing chick again but:
1 male Yellow Wagtail
and all the usuals

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Morning, Tuesday, May 29th.

Garden Warbler 1 singing.
Sedge Warbler 2 singing.
Reed Warbler 1 singing.
Lapwing 2 ad.
Reed Buntings
Linnet 2
Whitethroats
Blackcaps
Chiffchaffs
Little Grebe 1
Cormorant 2 over.
BH Gull 2
Gadwall 1
Canada Geese
Mallards
Song Thrush 2 singing.
House/Sand Martins
Swifts
Swallows
Moorhens
Coots
Buzzard 1

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4.30-4.45pm very quiet. Highlights being:

1 Oystercatcher
1 Yellow Wagtail - heard only
2 Reed Warbler- heard only
1 Whitethroat
4 Gadwall
3 Mallard
1 Little Grebe
2 Linnet
3 Coot + 1 young
1 Lapwing - not seen the single chick since last Tuesday despite 3 visits. Seems it has succumbed.
Plenty of Swifts. Swallows and a few House Martins.

Also 1 Painted Lady butterfly was a surprise.

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23/05/2012 - Evening visit with Phil Owen:

1 Little Grebe
3 Gadwalls
1 Lapwing
1 Kestrel
c20 Swifts
c40 House Martins
1 Sand Martin
5 Swallows
6 Yellow Wagtails - all males in the paddocks
3 Pied Wagtails
3 Willow Warblers
1 Blackcap
2 Whitethroats
2 Sedge Warblers
3 Reed Warblers
2 Reed Buntings
3 Linnets

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Monday, 21st May pm:

Not much on the pools.

Gadwall 3
Lapwing 3
Little Grebe 1
BH Gull 2
Swallow 2
House Martin 2
Swift 2
Mallards
Canada Geese
Coots
Moorhens

However around the environs:

Reed Warbler 4 singing.
Sedge Warbler 4 singing.
Whitethroat 8+ singing.
Garden Warbler 1 seen singing.
Oystercatcher 1
Buzzard 1
Willow Warbler 2 singing.
Blackcap 2 singing.
Chiffchaff 2 singing.
Yellowhammer 1 singing.
Kestrel 2
Reed Bunting 2 singing.
Linnet 2 singing.
etc.

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