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Keith Rowland


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Highlights from Moses Gate CP this morning

Cettis Warbler still singing and occasional views on the back lodge reed bed, its been elusive since I first noted it in the footpath shrubs on 16th October.

Water rail

3 Shoveler

12 Gadwall

54 Tufted Duck

2 Goosander

Little Grebe

Sparrowhawk

3 Siskin

Redpoll

2 Goldcrest

GS Woodpecker 

Pheasant

2 Song Thrush



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 13th of November 2025 05:17:02 PM

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The Cettis Warbler again gave a couple of quick bursts from the reed bed on the smaller pond. 47 Tufted Duck, 1 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall,7 Comorant,126 large gulls,approx 100 Black Headed Gulls,a few Coot ,Mallard etc.

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Cettis Warbler gave a brief burst from the reedbed a by small pond at rear of big lake. 41 tufted duck,5 comorant,100+ large gulls,similar nos of black headed gulls ,3 common gull etc.

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Late afternoon today-

Cetti's Warbler still singing near back pool reedbed
1 Wigeon
12 Gadwall
8 Shoveler
3 Ring-necked Parakeets.
2 Siskin
1 Linnet over

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pete berry


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A couple of gull rings read recently. An adult Lesser Blacked Backed gull ringed at Bowland and had been sighted last year in Spain in winter. A juvenile/1st w Herring Gull ringed on the Calf of Man this year,first sighting of bird since it was ringed.

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Couldn't find the black necked grebe this morning, 0900-0930.

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Black-Necked Grebe still present. 



-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Wednesday 6th of August 2025 02:08:54 PM

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Black Necked Grebe still here 



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A short walk in the rain around the lodges this morning. A small group of swallows feeding on the Croal below the car park where a grey wagtail was also seen. Not much activity amongst the trees around the lodges on which three cormorants were posing in the middle of the usual collection of coots, swans, mallards and the great crested grebes. Four lesser blacked backed gulls were on the fence posts. The highlight for me was a black necked grebe on the main lodge.



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4 Little Egrets on the River Croal between Nob End Nature Reserve and Crompton Lodges. Also a juvenile Dipper and a family of 5 Grey Wagtails on river near Red Rocks.

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Monday 12th May:

Lesser Black Back Green N:83V present.

Ringed as a nestling at Langden Head, Bowland, on 2nd July 2024 



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A common sandpiper on the edges of the main lodge this morning. An unusual visitor if I'm not mistaken.

Other species on and around the lodges include:

On the lodges many swans, coots, mallards,tufted ducks, Canada geese and gulls. 4 goosander (1 male), two herons, pair of great crested grebes making slow progress with their nest building.

Around the lodges, the usual pigeons, blackbirds, robins, great blue and coal tits, song thrush, wren, nuthatch, as well as a grey wagtail, chiffchaffs, willow warblers and blackcaps.

At the bottom of the weir a pair of dippers maintaining their nest in the wall.

 



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Bryan Deighton wrote:

A melanistic Black Headed Gull which has been on the weir at Moses Gate Country Park over the last couple of days. 

Seems to favor the weir area of the river

 

 I think rather than actually melanistic Bryan, this bird is just stained from something horrible it’s picked up somewhere unfortunately.! 



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A melanistic Black Headed Gull which has been on the weir at Moses Gate Country Park over the last couple of days. 

Seems to favor the weir area of the river

 



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01/03/25 1420-1600hrs

 

26 Species

 

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Tufted Duck

Feral Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Moorhen

Coot

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Black-headed Gull

2 x Greater Black-backed Gull 

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Coal Tit

2 x Nuthatch

Blackbird

Robin 

Dunnock

3 x Chaffinch

2 x Pochard (1M 1F)

1 x Great Crested Grebe 

2 x Kingfisher (flew from river towards main Lodge as I was getting in the car)



-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Saturday 1st of March 2025 05:52:01 PM

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21/02/25 1045-1200

 

26 Species

 

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Tufted Duck

Feral Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Moorhen

Coot

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Black-headed Gull 

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Coal Tit

1 x Nuthatch

1 x Blackbird

2 x Robin 

1 x Dunnock

1 x Chaffinch

2 x Common Merganser (1M 1F)

2 x Pochard (1M 1F)

1 x Domestic Greylag Goose 

 



-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Friday 21st of February 2025 06:25:28 PM

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31/01/25 1445-1530

 

26 Species

 

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Tufted Duck

Feral Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Moorhen

Coot

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Black-headed Gull 

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Blackbird

Robin 

Dunnock

Chaffinch

4 Common Merganser (1m 3f)

1 Grey Heron

1 Kingfisher

1 Cormorant 

 

 



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Sunday 26/01/25 1130-1245

 25 Species 

 

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Tufted Duck

Cormorant 

Feral Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Moorhen

Coot

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Black-headed Gull 

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Nuthatch 

Blackbird

Robin 

Dunnock

Chaffinch



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2 Water Rail this morning, also good numbers of Nuthatch and Treecreeper and a few Goldcrest in with Tit flocks.



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No sign of the 1st w Caspian late morning when the fog lifted,a very white headed 1st winter Herring Gull there to confuse people

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A 1st winter Caspian Gull on the ice today,a different bird from previous one,this one still had all its original tertials.
The lake still 80% frozen

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First outing of the year 1155am - 1200pm

28 species:

 

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Northern Shoveler (two pairs) 

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Tufted Duck

Feral Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Moorhen

Coot

Common Gull (at least 4 on the frozen part of the back lodge) 

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Black-headed Gull 

Grey Heron 

Kingfisher (fishing on main lodge) 

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Nuthatch 

Blackbird

Robin 

Dunnock

House Sparrow

Chaffinch



-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Friday 3rd of January 2025 03:41:25 PM



-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Friday 3rd of January 2025 03:42:35 PM

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No sign of Caspian Gull again this morning, in fact very few large gulls present, possibly the fog has stopped them . A couple of Goosanders on the lake were about the best there.

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No sign of the Caspian Gull today at 1.30pm,but the possible Herringx Caspian present again this afternoon.

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1st W Caspian just off the slipway at lunchtime today and disappeared with the majority of the large gulls 12:40 ish although it may have been slightly earlier as I'd walked round the lodge a little and was talking to Peter so lost track of the exact time it left.



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No sign of the 1st w Caspian this afternoon (it was there earlier according to the original finder),however there is a very white headed 1st winter gull there which is probably a Caspian x Herring hybrid..the scapular pattern doesnt match either species,one to be aware of when looking for the Caspian.

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1st winter Caspian Gull present at 1pm,but most of large gulls flew off shortly after I saw it,and I couldn't relocate it.

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1st winter Caspian Gull again,showing well between 11.30 and 12.30 at least.

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Ian Campbell wrote:

Caspian Gull present again this am at 10.00

 

Out of interest, this bird is the same individual as was present at Redgate Recycling on 23rd November. Note the distinctive notch in the outer tertial of the right wing, amongst a few other things.



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Caspian Gull present again this am at 10.00


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2:30pm 

   Caspian Gull was present before flying off South West at approximately 3pm along with the majority of the large gulls. 

Best views I've had of one in the Uk. Was a good opportunity to compare features alongside the majority of the juvenile Herring and Lesser black-backed gulls that were present. evileye



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12.12.2024

1st winter Caspian Gull still present up to 2pm

15 Shoveler , 4 Goosander 

 

Looks a great local patch to me 

 

 

A few pics on my flickr site link below.



-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Thursday 12th of December 2024 08:19:30 PM



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pete berry


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1st winter Caspian Gull showing extremely well again today at 1.15pm.
Photo again taken just through phone.

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Caspian gull still there until 3.30 today when I left



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Caspian Gull still present at 12.30 today,showing very well.Picture taken just with phone its that close!!!!

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1st Winter Caspian gull showing well on the grass verge close to the main pond car park. Spotted just I was about to leave after this mornings visit, in with the black headed gulls and Canada geese and was still present at 10:45am.



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06/03/24 1050-1320

 

33 species

 

3 x Gadwall

4 x Goosander (2 M 2 F on river)

3 x Nuthatch

1 x Dunnock 

1 x Wren

6 x Chaffinch (3M 3F)

2 x Coal Tit

6 x Long Tailed Tit

3 x Grey Wagtail (pair on river together 1 in steams at the back of the feeders)

1 x Great Crested Grebe

1 x Domestic Goose

2 x Goldfinch 

1 x White Throated Dipper

1 x Song Thrush

Plus plenty of uncounted:

Mute Swan

Canada Goose

Coot

Moorhen

Tufted Duck

Black-headed Gull

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Robin

Blackbird

Magpie

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Wood Pigeon

Feral Pigeon

Carrion Crow



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29/02/24 0945-1200

 

33 species

 

 

2 x Gadwall

7 x Goosander (5 on river , 2 M 3 F, and a pair on the back lodge)

1 x Cormorant

4 x Nuthatch

2 x Dunnock 

2 x Wren

1 x Chaffinch

3 x Moorhen

2 x Goldcrest

1 x Buzzard 

1 x Treecreeper

2 x Pied Wagtail

1 x Great Crested Grebe

Plus plenty of uncounted:

Mute Swan

Canada Goose

Coot

Tufted Duck

Black-headed Gull

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Robin

Blackbird

Magpie

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Long-Tailed Tit

Wood Pigeon

Feral Pigeon

Carrion Crow



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1515-1600hrs 23/02/24

 Lodges only didn't have time to walk the river 

 

29 species

 

 

3 x Gadwall

2 x Goosander (both juvenile. One on main lodge one on back lodge)

1 x Cormorant

1 x Nuthatch

2 x Dunnock 

1 x Wren

2 x Chaffinch

2 x Coal Tit

Plus plenty of uncounted:

Mute Swan

Canada Goose

Moorhen

Coot

Tufted Duck

Black-headed Gull

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Robin

Blackbird

Magpie

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Long-Tailed Tit

Wood Pigeon

Feral Pigeon



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0955-1145hrs 01/02/24

 

31 species

6 x Northern Shoveler

8 x Gadwall

1 x Goosander

3 x Cormorant

1 x Great Crested Grebe

1 x Nuthatch

3 x Dunnock 

1 x Wren

1 x Chaffinch

1 x Coal Tit

1 x Sparrowhawk 

2 x Grey Wagtail (initially seen together on the paths of the middle lodge, later seen on the river)

Plus plenty of uncounted:

Mute Swan

Canada Goose

Moorhen

Coot

Tufted Duck

Black-headed Gull

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Robin

Blackbird

Magpie

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Wood Pigeon

Feral Pigeon

 

Also 14 Pink Footed Goose flew over North around 1130am



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90 minute walk around Moses Gate this morning sighing 29 species

8 Northern Shoveler

12 Gadwall

3 Goosander

1 Cormorant

1 Buzzard

2 Treecreeper

1 Nuthatch

3 Dunnock 

1 x Wren

2 White-Throated Dipper (displaying nicely just below Weir on River)

Plus plenty of uncounted:

Mute Swan

Canada Goose

Moorhen

Coot

Tufted Duck

Black-headed Gull

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Mallard

Domestic Mallard

Robin

Blackbird

Magpie

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Coal Tit

Wood Pigeon

Feral Pigeon



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7 Ring-necked  Parakeet over and 3 Lesser Redpoll to note this morning.



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30+ Siskin at the back of the main pond (near the rear pond if you walk anti clock wise from the car park)



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22 Lapwing, 5 Redwing and a Raven over this morning, plus 21 Shoveler on the main lake and large mixed tit flocks around the fringes of the main lake which, included several Treecreeper, Goldcrests and Nuthatch.



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Hawfinch flew (Heading South East) over the Childrens play area, Red Bridge/River Croal and on towards Nob End SSSI 9:28 this morning.



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Single Whooper this morning 08:40



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117 Redwing over 8:45am



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Little Egret over river Croal towards Darcy Lever just before 9AM this morning



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Great White Egret low over main lake early this morning, again at 10am towards Darcy Lever Gravel pits, then again over Church Street Little Lever heading towards Irwell/Nob End SSSI shortly afterwards.

 

Thank you, Keith.



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A second year male Mute Swan that we ringed at Moses Gate on 24/2/2020 has just been caught at Abbotsbury, Dorset, a distance of 323km. This is the longest movement we have had since we started ringing swans in GM in the 1980s.



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