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RE: Salford Quays


8 & 1/2 hour local patch session 0730-1600

27 species

1 Kingfisher - Clippers Quay
1 Lapwing over Trafford Wharf
2 Song Thrush
2 Dunnock
2 House Sparrow
5 Herring Gull
10 LBB Gull
20 Common Gull
c300 BH Gull
26 Cormorant
7 Mute Swan
15 Canada Goose
17 Mallard (& 1 Aylesbury Duck)
2 Moorhen
1 Coot
2 Pied Wagtail
3 Robin
2 Magpie
5 Blue Tit
1 LT Tit
5 Greenfinch (1 display flight)
2 Goldfinch
8 Blackbird
4 Wood Pigeon (2 displaying)

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3.45-4.30pm

1 peregrine falcon, circling nice and low around the imperial war museum around 4pm then flew off towards trafford rd bridge.
1 sparrowhawk
hundreds off b h gulls
47 common gulls
6 l b b gulls
1 grey wagtail
2 mute swans
4 canada geese
2 moorhens
2 coots
6 mallards
7 cormorants
3 magpies
1 blackbird
1 blue tit
2 greenfinches

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a quick 20 mins after work 5.10-5.30pm.

4 grey wagtails
8 mute swans inc 5 juvenilles
9 canada goose
6 mallards
1 coot
1 moorhen
2 magpies
1 blue tit

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Dodging the rain today -

2 Greater Black Backs among the Blackheaded Gull
2 Cormorant
Lots of Swan including the aforementioned juveniles.

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Went down to media city with the kids this morning (cbeebies) surprised to see 4 Oystercatchers over the water near Imperial war museum. Also 12 Cormorant flying low down ship canal.

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0730-0830

Pair Goosander (& 1 Aylesbury Duck) Clippers Quay

4 Common Gull
c50 BH Gull (3 s'pl)
8 Mute Swan
7 Cormorant
20 Canada Goose
19 Mallard
1 Moorhen
2 Coot
1 Blackbird
10 Goldfinch
5 Greenfinch

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1.20-1.50pm

200+ b h gulls
7 common gulls
4 l l b gulls
1 herring gull
1 tufted duck (female)
2 coots
2 moorhens
7 cormorants
5 mute swans
8 canada geese
6 mallards
4 magpies
2 blue tits
1 greenfinch




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WeBS count 12/02/12 1140 - 1230hrs

Mute Swan = 15
Canada Goose = 32
Mallard = 52
Cormorant = 19
Coot = 24
Black Headed Gull = 337
Common Gull = 12
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 7
Herring Gull = 2
Tufted Duck = 1

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good close view off a kingfisher on one off the concrete blocks near samuel platts pub at 3.15pm.

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0730-1100 31 species

Drake Teal - Trafford Wharf
Drake Goldeneye - Central Wharf
Pair Goosander - Clippers Quay
Grey Heron - Watersports Club
Song Thrush - near Sam Platts
12 Mute Swan, including sub-adult with blue ring FI6
27 Canada Goose
25 Mallard
9 Coot
2 Moorhen
c150 BH Gull
23 Common Gull
3 LBB Gull
8 Cormorant
1 Dunnock
10 House Sparrow
2 Starling
1 Jackdaw
2 Carrion Crow
3 Magpie
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Collared Dove
c20 Feral Pigeon
2 Blue Tit
3 Great Tit
2 Robin
1 Wren
2 Blackbird
2 Goldfinch
4 Greenfinch

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Site guide for this site is @

http://www.manchesterbirding.com/salforddockssiteguide.htm



-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 5th of February 2012 12:22:47 PM

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WeBS count 15/01/12 1230 - 1330hrs

Mute Swan = 10
Canada Goose = 46
Mallard = 32
Cormorant = 6
Coot = 14
Kingfisher = 1
Black Headed Gull = 341
Common Gull = 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 9
Herring Gull = 1


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Drake Goldeneye Salford Docks on Manchester Ship Canal viewable from west side of Media City

Also, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 2 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot & c30 Canada Goose

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1.30-2.45pm
250+ b h gulls
13 common gulls
4 herring gulls
2 l b b gulls
12 cormorants
9 mute swans
68 canada geese
17 mallards
1 coot
2 moorhens
9 magpies
2 crows
1 blackbird
1 goldeneye, near bbc media city,throwing his head back & flicking his fleet & making his call
1 peregrine falcon, over bbc media city then landing on building opposite the bbc.
possibly same bird from pomona.


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WeBS count 17/12/11 1240 - 1340hrs

Mute Swan = 6
Canada Goose = 28
Mallard = 45
Cormorant = 20
Moorhen = 4
Coot = 16
Kingfisher = 1
Grey Wagtail = 1
Black Headed Gull = 362
Common Gull = 15
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 4


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1.30-3.00pm
1 goldeneye,(drake)pretty sure its the same bird i had in september which was in moult. now has its natural colours,but still has only half a left wing.
200+ b h gulls
17 common gulls
2 l b b gulls
15 mallards
10 cormorants
23 canada geese
6 mute swans
3 coots
3 moorhens
1 grey wagtail
3 mistle thrushes
4 magpies
1 crow
10 goldfinches
2 chaffinches


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While walking to Lowry from work at lunch time. There were 20+ Mistle Thrush around the "St Louis Basin" on the many berry trees which line the Northern side. Lots of berries on the ground also, saw a few Mistle Thrush here for last couple of week.

 

 

 

 

 

 



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WeBS count, 20/11 1245 - 1415
Black Headed Gull = 396
Common Gull = 4
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 5
Cormorant = 11
Mute Swan = 8
Canada Goose = 52
Mallard = 41
Coot = 12
Moorhen = 5
Goosander = 2 (rear of Sam Platts pub)
Goldeneye = 1 (Media City end)
Grey Wagtail = 1

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Pomona for an hour around dinner today:

2 Snipe
1 Kestrel
80 Black-headed Gull
10 Common Gull
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Cormorant
6 Goldfinch
c 10 Meadow Pipit
10 (flock) Mistle Thrush
17 Starlings

Info thanks to Phil Kelly

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Drake Goldeneye Salford Docks on Manchester Ship Canal viewable from west side of Media City

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Sat 29th Oct - Trafford Road Bridge - Lowry

2 Pied Wagtails
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Kingfisher (chased by a Cormorant)

+gulls+cormorants+mute swans

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4-4.30pm
100+ b h gulls
8 l b b gulls
9 common gulls
1 herring gull
14 cormorants
82 canada geese
22 mallards
8 mute swans
2 pied wagtails
2 goldfinch
1 magpie


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Todays WeBS count 1330-1430
Heron = 1
Cormorant = 8
Mallard = 53
Coot = 14
Mute Swan = 17 (inc green ring left leg CAF9 & blue ring right leg LY4)
Black Headed Gull = 202
Common Gull = 14
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 6
Canada Goose = 112

Grey Wagtail also noted.

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4-4.30pm
1 great crested grebe
100+ b h gulls
4 l b b gulls
1 common gull
10 cormorants
52 canada goose
18 mute swans
14 mallard
1 pied wagtail
6 magpie
1 crow
2 goldfinch
1 dunnock

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Chiffchaff singing this morning on Merchants Quay

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28/09/11

8 Cormorants Clippers Quay area

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4.30-7.00pm

1 kingfisher, first seen flying down ship canal towards bbc building,then later on 6.30pm found one near old cinema close to the round concrete basin just perched there looking around but doing nothing.
200+ b h gulls
16 l b b gulls
3 common gulls
141 canada goose
16 cormorants
14 mallards
10 magpies
5 mute swans
5 pied wagtails
7 wood pigeons
3 crows
3 mistle thrushes
1 blackbird
6 goldfinches
3 blue tits




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17/09/11 1530 - 1630 WeBS count;
Black Headed Gull = 155
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 6
Common Gull = 4
Canada Goose = 54
Mute Swan = 12
Mallard = 28
Cormorant = 4
Grey Heron = 1
Coot = 6

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4.30-6.30pm

1 goldeneye (moulting adult male)
200+ b h gulls
13 l b b gulls
2 herring gulls
2 common gulls
56 canada goose
13 mute swans
21 mallards
6 cormorants
4 wood pigeons
5 magpies
1 starling
5 feral pigeons
21 goldfinches
3 swallow
3 grey heron
5 pied wagtails
1 chiffchaff (singing)
1 blue tit
3 blackbirds
2 greenfinches
1 dunnock



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4-4.30pm
no signs off goldeneye.
lots off b h gulls
17 l b b gulls
2 herring gulls
13 cormorants
35 canada goose
33 mallard
9 mute swan
2 grey heron
2 magpie
1 chiffchaff
6 swallows


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4.30-5.30pm
actually spent the hour taking photos off the goldeneye.
1 goldeneye (moulting adult male)

100+ b-h gulls
41 l-b-b gulls
5 common gulls
11 cormorants
12 mute swans
27 canada goose
1 pied wagtail
1 magpie
1 wood pigeon
9 goldfinch


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3.50-4.45pm
1 goldeneye (female) good views of it diving/feeding close to wall opposite from lowry outlet mall.
lots off b-h gulls
at least 16 l-b-b gulls
2 herring gulls
1 common gull
2 cormorants
2 canada goose
8 mute swans
8 mallards

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Female Goldeneye back on the Quays this pm, under the new bridge adjacent to the BBC.

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8 Cormorants this afternoon and a half a dozen Black Headed Gulls on the water.

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A Buzzard flew west over Weaste Sewage Farm at midday today.

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50 + Swifts are there most mornings, especially in good weather. I go pass the water works every morning at about 7.15, plus numerous BHG

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c50 Swifts over Weaste Sewage Works @ 3:30pm

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Female Mallard with 7 or 8 very small ducklings on the dock by the watersports centre this afternoon, dodging the dragon boats

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DV4 and YZ4 have been joined by XF4 (ringed at Elton Oct 10 I understand), also a further 8 unrung Mute Swans hanging around the rowing club pontoons yesterday lunch.

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James

I've been doing the WeBS surveys here for a couple of years now and working on the Quays for the last 5 but had nothing in the way off unusual Gulls. At times there has been 500+ birds out there so the chances, at certain times of year, must be good. As with everything else the more time watching the better the chance (or be born very lucky) !!!! Over the years I've had a couple of interesting LBB's with variation in structure and grey toning but given the effects of light, viewing distance, hybridisation, etc nothing I've been 100% happy to call.

I'm waiting for a nice Ross's Gull to drop in !!!! (to be fair I'd be happy with a Little !!)

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Thanks Ian, the search is on

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Yellow-legged Gull certainly hasn't been recorded and as far as I can recall neither has Mediterranean Gull.

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At least 30 Lesser black-backed & 30 Black-headed Gulls (including a very young juv) near Trafford Road bridge, Salford Quays

(Does anybody know whether Mediterrranean or Yellow-legged Gull has ever been seen at Salford Quays........& a prize for anyone that finds a twitchable one of either this summer on the Quays!)

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DV4 was originally ringed as a cygnet at Leigh 30/11/2008,
YZ4 ringed as a cygnet on 30/12/2010 at Barton, Eccles.
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There's been an increase in swan numbers over the last two weeks on the Quays, assume all the unsuccessful and non-breeders returning.

Same for the canada's. There's been up to 3 leucistic birds hanging around the Quays for the past 2 years, always wondered if they were all from the same clutch !!

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DV4 was a 'Worsley bird' that attempted nesting earlier this year but the egg dissapeared not long after it was laid and the pair of swans duly dispersed, although they were firmly territorial whilst nesting

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Salford Quays Mute Swan info 10/06/11

14 birds present, including

2 birds with silver ring on left leg & blue ring right leg
- DV4
- YZ4

-- Edited by James Walsh on Friday 10th of June 2011 03:14:32 PM

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Salford Quays SBI Breeding Bird Survey 10/06/11 0600-0800

Weather: Some sun, cool

28 species


Cormorant 8
Grey Heron 3
Mute Swan 14
Canada Goose 55 (including 2 leucistic)
Mallard 16
Coot 1
BH Gull 6
LBB Gull 8
Herring Gull 1
Carrion Crow 5
Magpie 13
Pied Wagtail 1
House Sparrow 6
Wood Pigeon 9
Collared Dove 1
Feral Pigeon 17
Swallow 1
Wren 4
Dunnock 4
Robin 2
Blackbird 10
Song Thrush 1
Blackcap 2
Blue Tit 3
Great Tit 2
Chaffinch 2
Goldfinch 10
Greenfinch 4

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Salford Quays SBI Breeding Bird Survey 08/05/11 0920-1100

Weather: Some sun, overcast conditions, moderate southerly winds

28 species


Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 4
Canada Goose 36
Mallard 17
Coot 2
Sparrowhawk 1
BH Gull 23
LBB Gull 11
Herring Gull 1
Carrion Crow 3
Magpie 5
Starling 1
House Sparrow 8
Wood Pigeon 15
Collared Dove 3
Feral Pigeon 11
Swallow 2
Sand Martin 1
Wren 2
Dunnock 5
Robin 1
Blackbird 5
Blackcap 2
Blue Tit 3
Chaffinch 2
Goldfinch 6
Greenfinch 4


-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 8th of May 2011 01:02:22 PM

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7 Cormorant on the quays, plus one under Trafford Road Bridge, and one sighting on the way back in Pomona; plus several lapwing on wasteland near Pomona, and a Goldfinch singing his heart out on the Metrolink overhead wires. All the usual gulls.

Edit: On the Bridgewater Canal to Sale - a heron being harangued by two crows.


-- Edited by John Doherty on Wednesday 4th of May 2011 07:34:17 PM

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