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Bryan Deighton


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Late entry from the weekend:

 

Blackbird x 2

Carrion Crow x 2

Coal Tit x 1

Cormorant x 2

Great Crested Grebe x 1

Grey Heron x 1

Great tit x 11

Long tailed tit x 4

Magpie x 6

Mute Swan x 50

Moorhen x 11

Robin x 4

Treecreeper x 1

 

Plus countless tufted ducks mallards canada geese feral pigeon and wood pigeon and all manor of gulls

 

Thanks 

 

Bryan

 



-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Wednesday 11th of November 2020 03:33:55 PM

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Had 15 mins to spare on way to an appointment in Bolton early afternoon, so a quick scan of the lake

produced 2 Cormorant & 1 female Goosander (brown head).

There was a very large gathering of mainly Black Headed Gulls - at least 300 with many juveniles mixed in.

 



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Forgot to mention a single male Goosander present yesterday.

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Visited here yesterday.What a mess.All the walkways are badly broken
or under water. The visitor centre has been closed for years and is now in a state
of disrepair Bolton council should be ashamed.Rant over.Birds as follows:
Feral Pigeon x 100+
Great Crested Grebe x 1
Cormorant x 6
Grey Heron x 1
Mute Swan x 42
Gadwall x 4
Canada Goose x 50 +
Mallard x 26
Shoveler x 1
Tufted duck x 20
Moorhen x 6
Coot x 60+
Black Headed Gull x lots
Herring Gull x 8
Lesser Black Backed Gull x 3
Wren x 1
Robin x

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4th September 1030-1300

 

Blue Tit x 5

Carrion Crow x 1

Chaffinch x 1

Coal Tit x 1

Cormorant x 2

Great Crested Grebe x 2

Grey Heron x 1

Great tit x 11

House Sparrow x 3

Kestrel x 1

Long-tailed Tit x 2

Magpie x 6

Mute Swan x 28

Moorhen x 1

Nuthatch x 1

Robin x 1

Tufted Duck x 20

Wren x 3

 

 

As well as the usual large amounts of Coots, Canada Geese, mallards, wood pigeons, feral pigeons and mixed species of gulls.

 

Cheers

Bryan



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2nd September 1030-1230

 

Blue Tit x 3

Carrion Crow x 4

Coal Tit x 1

Cormorant x 2

Dunnock x 1

Goldfinch x 1

Great Crested Grebe x 2

Grey Heron x 1

Great tit x 9

Long-tailed Tit x 2

Magpie x 7

Mute Swan x 53

Moorhen x 2

Nuthatch x 2

Robin x 2

Treecreeper x 1

Tufted Duck x 28

 

 

As well as the usual large amounts of Coots, Canada Geese, mallards, wood pigeons, feral pigeons and mixed species of gulls.

 

Cheers

Bryan



-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Wednesday 2nd of September 2020 01:23:13 PM

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10th June 0945-11-45

 

Bullfinch x 2

Buzzard x 1

Carrion Crow x 6

Cormorant x 1 (first time I've seen one on here this year)

Goldfinch x 2

Great Crested Grebe x 2

Grey Heron x 1

Magpie x 4

Moorhen x 2

Robin x 2

Tufted Duck x 12

 

 

 

As well as the usual large amounts of Coots, Canada Geese, swans, mallards, wood pigeons, feral pigeons and mixed species of gulls.

 

Also heard Wrens and Long-tailed tits but not seen.

It appears the Sand Martin's have moved on as well.

 

Cheers 

 

Bryan



-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Monday 10th of August 2020 12:46:19 PM

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21st June

 

4 x blackbird

1 x buzzard (circling high above the park)

1 x chaffinch

3 x Goldfich

4 x Great crested grebe (two adult two juveniles)

5 x Great tit

2 x Grey heron

8 x Herring Gul

2 x Long-tailed tit

1 x Moorhen

5 x Robin

2 x Sand Martin

1 x Song thrush

2 x Wren

 

As well as the usual large amounts of Coots, Canada Geese, swans, mallards, wood pigeons, feral pigeons,and black headed gulls, common gulls and magpies


-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Sunday 26th of July 2020 08:26:28 AM



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A short visit in line with a local round trip from Elton...

Highlights here include.....

Treecreeper
Nuthatch
Long tailed tits
2 Jay's that gave a mimic calls of a buzzard and not only fooled me but also the birds on the lodge which all panicked.

Also...

2 real Buzzards coming back along the canal

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WeBS count today.

60 Mute Swan
1 drake Pochard
1 drake Shoveler
70 Tufted Duck
1 Water Rail
1 Pink-footed Goose amongst 177 Canada Geese
3 Goosander
67 Mallard
60 Coot
14 Moorhen
30 Herring Gull
2 Common Gull
530 Black-headed Gull


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Water rail seen AM



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Male Pochard, 4 Goosander, few siskins, and Nuthatch 



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The pink footed goose is still on the main lodge.
It may appear it could have escapped from a collection somewhere, but I couldn't see any rings on its feet and my friend reports the same when he has seen it out of the water (which also confirms the previous post). So, it's origins remain a mystery.

Other birds on the lodge include:

Great crested grebe
Lesser black backed gulls.

Also:

Grey wagtail heard in the river.
Nuthatches, reed buntings calling and the other usual stuff seen/heard

Ta!

-- Edited by Richard Thew on Wednesday 15th of May 2019 08:58:07 PM

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DAVID KENNEDY


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Re the tame pink footed goose .....

Its been there a while it seems, as I shot a video of it earlier this year with the Canada geese out of the water with no leg ring (I will check the video date once home).



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I can confirm that there is a very unusually tame pink footed goose on the main lodge. I couldn't check to see if he had any rings on as he stayed in the water.
Also a shoveler drake gave excellent views!!

Ta!

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Pink footed goose on the main lodge. Info thanks to a freind of mine.

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Male Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 8 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch, Goldcrest and small flock of Siskin.



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4Pochard 5 Goosander, Heron, 2 Nuthatch and Kingfisher on river.



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Water Rail showing very well on the small reedy pool by Rock Hall yesterday also 1 Shoveler, 11 Goosander, 2 Dipper, 140 Coot, 56 Tufted Duck and 69 Herring Gulls. Both colour ringed Black-headed Gulls (2F46 and 2F49) present for there 7th winter here.

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First port of call this morning on the Bolton bird race

7 Gadwall
2 Shoveler
5 Pochard
2 displaying Dippers on the river
30 Siskin
Tree Creeper
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Nuthatch Also 2F46 was back amongst the other Black-headed Gulls

-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Sunday 6th of January 2019 07:50:36 PM

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A few interesting things to note yesterday afternoon after a canceled outing....... again!

2 buzzards circulating over and one was briefly close.
Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Nuthatches
My friend reports 2 gadwalls
Redwings
About 100 blackheaded gulls- fewer than my last visit with no common or larger gulls seen.

Ta!

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Late post from yesterday;
To have a change of scene - for a breif visit. Highlights as follows.....

Plenty of juvenile black headed gulls
Juvenile Little grebe
Great crested grebe
Nuthatch
Treecreepers were heard
Lesser black backed gulls
Herring gulls
White faced tufted ducks
3 sparrowhawks (2 juveniles + 1 adult)
Plus a few other usual bits and bobs

Ta!

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fairly quite

singing Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, a Treecreeper, Nuthatch, and a Buzzard.



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March 26th 2018 

At 12.30 today I saw a lone female Wigeon present on the lake to the left of the causeway as you walk away from the lower car park. Also present were:

13+ Lesser black backed gulls

5+ herring gulls

Tufted ducks

GC grebe pair nest building 

Lots of Canada Geese and mute swans

Lots of black headed gulls

Common gull

Coot

Nuthatch calling

Lots of feral pigeons

 



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Late morning,

64 Mute Swan
1 Greylag Goose
64 Tufted Duck
1 Wigeon
59 Coot
6 Shoveler
2 Goosander
53 Mallard
2 Moorhen
650+ Black-headed Gulls
8 Common Gulls
45 Herring Gulls
125 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Kingfisher

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Second winter Yellow-legged Gull present at 1:30pm today and showing well (photo on the Manchester Birding website).

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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lesser Black Backed Gull Herring Gull 7 Pochard, Goosander, 2 Nuthatch (Roch Hall and Behind main lodge) Sparrowhawk, Several Siskin in with some Goldfinches. 



-- Edited by Ian Boote on Sunday 11th of February 2018 12:44:52 PM



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Today,

57 Mute Swan
1 Greylag Goose
72 Tufted Duck
10 Pochard
161 Coot
2 Shoveler
6 Goosander
58 Mallard
12 Moorhen
487 Black-headed Gulls (good to see both 2F46 and 2F49 again)
13 Common Gulls
17 Herring Gulls
16 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

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A quick visit yesterday afternoon. Birds to note;

Pochard were 5 drake with 3 female
Shoveler 2
Cormorant 1 immature briefly
Common gulls about 5
Amongst the black headed gulls, one had a 95% full black head
Lesser black backed gulls in various stages at around a dozen

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12/11/17 12:15 - 13:00

Short walk to view the lodges.

Wigeon 4
Shoveler 1
Pochard 3
Tufted duck c40
Goosander 3

Feral Pigeon - a dense concentration of easily 200+ in the 'feeding area' at the north end of the largest lodge.



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30 Swift, as well as House Martins Sand Martins Swallows, Blackcap Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk, Common sandpiper, Nuthatch AND 6 Grey wagtail.



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44 Mute Swan 4 Goosander, 6 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap 3 Grey Wagtail, Treecreeper, Sedge Warbler, Jay, Common Gull, Goldcrest, several Chiffchaff, Dipper,  close up view of Buzzard, Nuthatch, Swallow Sand Martin and at least two House Martin.



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Drake Scaup (still?) present today.

Info thanks to Peter Harrison



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a drake Scaup was present this evening, also 1 Goosander



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6 Goosanders on the river 3m +3f, Kingfisher and Dipper on rocks below the weir

 



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today

3 pochard, 5 goosander, 3 shoveler, grey wagtail, little grebe, 56 mute swans, siskins, great spotted woodpecker, fieldfares, redwings, coal tit, long tailed tits, and butterbur in flower .



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Today,

53 Mute Swan
53 Tufted Duck
141 Coot
8 Shoveler
5 Goosander
1 Little Grebe still present
3 Pochard
2 Teal
70 Mallard
27 Moorhen
20 Herring Gulls
25 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

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Today, of interest, two colour ringed Black-headed Gulls present (2F46 and 2F49), both ringed here in Jan 2013, with 2F49 breeding in Poland last year. Also 75+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 7 Goosander, 4 Shoveler and Little Grebe still present.

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Only a small area of unfrozen water held, 60 Tufted Duck, 3 Goosander, 1 Wigeon, 3 Shoveler and 1 Little Grebe this morning.

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The blue colour ringed (2F46) Black-headed Gull is back for another winter, having been seen in Copenhagen again over the Summer. Also the Wigeon, Shoveler and 2 Pochard still present today.

Merry Christmas to all GM birders.

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Today,

46 Mute Swan
62 Tufted Duck
152 Coot
1 Wigeon
1 drake Shoveler still
9 Goosander
2 Little Grebe on main lake was unusual here
2 Pochard
2 Teal
79 Mallard
40 Herring Gulls
30 Lesser Black-backed Gulls


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Today,

45 Mute Swan
55 Tufted Duck
148 Coot
1 Wigeon
1 male Shoveler
1 Gadwall
6 Goosander
106 Mallard
16 Common Gull
1 Kingfisher

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lunchtime

7 Common Tern

Male Redstart singing behind Rock Hall

plus usuals

 

 



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Mute Swan with green ring CDY6 at moses last eve.



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Ruddy Shelduck on main lake between 2pm and 3pm today it did venture onto the bank but stood on one leg.

 

 

 



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Mediterranean Gull present this evening 10th April at 18:20 to 19:10pm photographs attached
1 Greylag Goose

Cheers Steven

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Just been down and the bird is not wearing any rings was stood on the bank with the Mute Swans 

 

 

Graeme Robertson



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Originally posted today by Alan Flavell:

10.00 to 11.30a.m.

Ruddy Shelduck on main lake, didn't come ashore while I was there so couldn't see if it was ringed.

Alan Flavell.

 

 



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10.00a.m. to 11.30a.m.

Ruddy Shelduck on main lake, it didn't come ashore while I was there so couldn't see if it was ringed.



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Early morning,

59 Mute Swan
3 Goosander
2 Oystercatcher
2 Pochard
58 Tufted Duck
3 Great Crested Grebe
a blue ringed Black-headed Gull 2F46, ringed here in 2013 has been to Copenhagen and back in 2015, seen here twice in last couple of weeks.

Smith's Lodge

2 Oystercatcher
2 Goosander
6 Tufted Duck
4 Mute Swan

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