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08/05/12 Afternoon

Goldeneye 1 Male (viewed from BBC)
Mallard 12
Coot 3
Moorhen 1
Heron 1
Swallow 7
Sand Martin 8
Long Tailed Tit 2 - bringing food to nest
Great Tit 1
Blue Tit 1
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 3
Wren 1
Collared Dove 1
Mute Swan 14
Canada Geese 15
Black Headed Gull 25+
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Cormorant 5 (1 flyover)

Cornbrook
Sand Martin 18
Swallow 4
Willow Warbler 1 (singing)
Lapwing 5
Canada Geese 12 (3 pairs with goslings 4, 4, 1)
Goldfinch 3
Robin 2
Song Thrush 1
Blackbird 1
Woodpigeon 3
Cormorant 6 (fly overs)
House Sparrow 3
Magpie 5 2 being mobbed by lapwings


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Thanks Ian. I hadn't come across that abbreviation before. I know it now

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ETW?

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Effluent Treatment Work...Sewage Farm

To be fair, it is a commonly used and accepted acronym.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 5th of May 2012 08:32:43 PM

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Weaste ETW & adjacent Manchester Ship Canal

1500-1700

Hobby, causing havoc amongst Swifts & hirundines, then drifted west carrying prey at 5pm

Singing male Lesser Whitethroat, by disused railway line between ETW & MSC

c500 Common Swift
4 Lapwing
c200 House Martin
c200 Swallow
c20 Sand Martin
1-2 Kingfisher
1 Common Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
2 Common Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Grey Heron
2 Tufted Duck
3 Grey Wagtail
15 Pied Wagtail
2 Mute Swan



-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 5th of May 2012 05:29:19 PM

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c200 Swifts over Weaste ETW @ 1:30pm

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Thurs @ 19:00 - 20:00

2 Little Gulls flying around viewed from outside M&S, a first for me here after seeing not much for the past 2 years I lived here!

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Weaste ETW & adjacent Manchester Ship Canal

1530-1730

Yellow Wagtail, over MSC @ 1630, relocated on ETW showing well, then flew off west along MSC @ 1730

c500 Common Swifts, stunning views, especially over disused railway line between ETW & MSC

Pair of Great crested Grebe displaying, MSC

2 Oystercatcher
2 Lapwing
c150 House Martin
c150 Swallow
c20 Sand Martin
c150 Black-headed Gull
1 Blackcap
2 Willow Warbler
1 Song Thrush
4 Dunnock
1 Common Buzzard
20 Cormorant
2 Mute Swan
10 Pied Wagtails
20 Jackdaw
2 Long-tailed Tit

-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 5th of May 2012 06:10:08 AM

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James Walsh


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POMONA

1730-2130

Back to "normal" after the big twitch !

Female Linnet (patch tick)
1 Common Sandpiper
3 Wheatear (2 male, 1 female)
2 Song Thrush
1 Skylark
5 Lapwing
2 House Martin
1 Swallow
4 Dunnock
c50 Sand Martin
15 Greenfinch
10 Goldfinch
20 Starling
2 Willow Warbler
2 Mistle Thrush
4 Wren
10 Blackbird
10 Mallard
1 Mute Swan
2 Canada Goose
1 Grey Heron
5 Cormorant

((Also on-site 1 Pipistrelle Bat, 1 Mink, Red-tailed Bumblebee & Common Carder Bee))

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Nick Hilton


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Just popped down to the Quays in my lunch hour, Little Gull still bobbing around in the middle. Good find Steven.

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James Walsh wrote:

Nice one on the Little Gull Steven, as far as I'm aware that's another new species for Salford Docks (unless anyone knows of any previous records)

Good things happenin around the Costa del Salford :)




Hi James

I've looked back in the BTO records I can access and there is no previous record of Little Gull.

In five years of, virtually, daily visits on the Quays I didn't have any decent gulls (white wingers, Little or even a Med !) I knew it would happen, work moved me off the Quays last Oct and you've had Med and Little since, typical !!! Keep it going.

Good luck

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Little gull still present 6am.

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20 mins before work,6-6.20am

thanks james for the earlier post, little gull & common terns still present this morning. little gull was still present at 4pm but no terns & another brief look at 8pm no little gull or terns.

1 sedge warbler (first for the year) was lovely surprise this morning singing and showing well, it also seemed to have no tail feathers whilst first watching for the sedge a female whitethroat appeared and flew off further along the hedgerow. no signs off either bird at 4pm.

other birds at 8 pm...

6 swifts
8 sand martins
4 swallows
1 herring gull
2 l b b gulls


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Little Gull still showing very well today: from Merchant's Quay.

Info thanks to Jason Atkinson

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No sign of Redstart 1pm-2pm

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First visit here.

Male Whinchat still present late afternoon near Cornbrook tram stop. Also 3 Wheatear.

Thanks to Steven Burke for his assistance at the site.

-- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Wednesday 2nd of May 2012 07:41:05 PM

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Male Redstart at Pomona 10:30 today and Whinchat still present.

Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony

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Nice one on the Little Gull Steven, as far as I'm aware that's another new species for Salford Docks (unless anyone knows of any previous records)

Good things happenin around the Costa del Salford :)

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James Walsh


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Early am sightings from Steven Burke

1st summer Little Gull
2 Common Terns

Sedge Warbler singing & showing by Trafford Wharf (near the DGOS building), also female Common Whitethroat, Blackcap & Willow Warbler in this area

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popped down after work 5.30-7.30pm glad i did,also james walsh & phil kelly present from 6pm..

1 little gull, 1st summer. (first for the year) a lovely looking bird
2 common terns
1 grey wagtail
20+ swallows
4 sand martins
2 herring gulls
4 l b b gulls
50+ b h gulls
10 mute swans
14 canada goose,inc 2 creamy coloured birds
7 mallards

terns & little gull still present at 8pm when phil left.

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5.50-6.20am

as james's post plus...

5 goosanders over
16 mute swans
8 canada goose
1 coot
1 cormorant
3 mallards
several starlings around collecting food.

after work 5-5.20pm...

5 arctic terns
4 swallows
7 sand martins
singing blackcap in nearby trees
50+ b h gulls
3 l b b gulls
4 cormorants
9 mute swans
12 canada goose
8 mallards
2 crows
4 magpies
2 goldfinches
again several starlings around collecting food.

no signs off the swifts.

-- Edited by steven burke on Thursday 26th of April 2012 06:44:32 PM

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0630

Viewing from Watersports Club

2 Arctic Terns
2 Swift
Singing Blackcap







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passed by the quays on my home from work at 5.30pm only to find lots off terns feeding & resting on the long black & yellow bouys,was not to sure that they were arctics at first but after returning with my bins & scope (plus james walsh) they were in fact arctic terns a count off around 120+,but 50+ did move on before i did manage to return. still 70+ at 7.15pm.

also.. 1 grey heron, 4 swallows, 2 sand martins & b h gulls.

-- Edited by steven burke on Wednesday 25th of April 2012 08:06:42 PM

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4 swallows whizzing around the building site for the itv studios at 3.15pm

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1 common buzzard circling over media city at 5.20pm drifted down towards clippers quay then towards pomona.

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James, I noted the good number (by local standards) you reported at Pomona yesterday. For those that have paired up I wonder where they move onto as I don't recall seeing any in the area in the late spring/summer months ??

I'm not working on the Quays any more so my sighting oportunities (for here and Pomona) have reduced.

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Hi Nick, there were high numbers (by local standards) of Goosander around the Docks yesterday, perhaps attracted by the large shoal of bream in the Pomona area

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Nick Hilton


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2 male Goosander flew through the Quays, west, at 3.40pm yesterday

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5.30-6.00pm

12 mute swans
37 canada goose
18 mallards
50+ b h gulls
2 g b b gulls
1 common gull
1 l b b gull
1 goldfinch
4 crows
3 coots
1 moorhen
1 dunnock
4 magpies
1 grey heron
8 woodpigeons
3 greenfinches


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4.20-4.50pm

1 goldeneye (male,still got only half a left wing) opposite imperial war museum.
12 mute swans
33 canada goose
4 cormorants
100+ b h gulls,mostly over
3 l b b gulls
1 grey heron
1 pied wagtail
5 mallards
3 coots
4 crows
6 magpies
1 moorhen
11 goldfinches
4 woodpigeons
2 blue tits
1 blackbird
2 greenfinches
1 robin


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17th march.

10 mallards
11 mute swans
5 coots
15 canada goose
1 greenfinch
5 goldfinches
2 pied wagtails
41 b h gulls
4 cormorants
3 l b b gulls

info thanks to phil kelly.

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Late WeBS count, today, 1530-1610

Mute Swan = 13
Canada Goose = 18
Mallard = 19
Cormorant = 1
Moorhen = 2
Coot = 14
Black Headed Gull = 107
Common Gull = 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 5

Quite a bit of disturbance today as jet ski's are being demo'd on Ontario Basin.

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12th March

5pm-6pm

31 Starlings on the 2 cranes @ Ontario Basin
Also 2 Coot, 3 Canada Goose & 5 Mallard Ontario
2 Coot St Louis Basin (one with 2 rings, red & white)
1 Coot Francis Basin


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Gary! I remember another Gary that used to flap around the quays his name was Birtles. Not Goldeneye!

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Just gotta say loving birding in Salford more each day, have done the twitching thing, the international birding thing, but nowt beats seeing birds on your doorstep

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How about Arthur Gary Left Wing (or Gaz to his mates) ?

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James Walsh wrote:

0830-1200

Pomona-Media City

2 adult Mediterranean Gulls
Drake Goldeneye (been here so long have now named him "Gary")
1 Herring Gull
10 Common Gull
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull
c150 Black-headed Gull
15 Mallard
2 Coot
2 Moorhen
7 Mute Swan
15 Canada Goose
20 Cormorant
2 Long-tailed Tit
1 Siskin (heard)
1 Greenfinch
2 Goldfinch




but i have named him arthur left wing

well done on the med gulls today & for yesterday,at least you did manage to get them on your patch

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Cheers - despite the "bitter" comments!

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Were the Meds photographable?

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0830-1200

Pomona-Media City

2 adult Mediterranean Gulls
Drake Goldeneye (been here so long have now named him "Gary")
1 Herring Gull
10 Common Gull
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull
c150 Black-headed Gull
15 Mallard
2 Coot
2 Moorhen
7 Mute Swan
15 Canada Goose
20 Cormorant
2 Long-tailed Tit
1 Siskin (heard)
1 Greenfinch
2 Goldfinch

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James Walsh


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Hi Rob,

The Meds were seen in flight from Trafford Wharf (the path on the south side of the docks by Sam Platts) at 11.25am today

Yesterday one was on the water close in to this path at 4pm, & also they were seen around Old Trafford (aka The Swamp) & the KFC on the Chester Road early/mid afternoon

There are usually quite a few people feeding bread to the gulls & ducks around the Quays, & these are attracting good numbers of gulls, so the Meds might drop in anywhere around this area

So my advice is to use your loaf (!), check all these areas & you might get a decent photo, they are superb breeding plumaged adults

-- Edited by James Walsh on Saturday 10th of March 2012 04:45:52 PM

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James Walsh wrote:

1 adult s'pl' Mediterranean Gull Trafford Wharf at 4pm then flew towards Pomona

Increased BH gull numbers around the Docks, c300, including 1 leucistic w'pl adult


A large breeding colony of BG Gulls usually settles down on a private site about this time of year, a leucistic bird has been present for the past 4 years and 1/2 Mediterranean Gulls, they have breed here before, perhaps this year they will settle down again.



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Congrats to Steven for this find, thanks for the heads up, glad that I got onto the Quays to get one of these birds on the patch, the 2nd record for the site

PS Being a City fan, I'm glad that the Theatre of Shi*e isn't in my patch lol :)



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Ian McKerchar wrote:

No it shouldn't really Steven, not unless the boundary of Salford Quays extends this far? James




i thought not ian,i think james just wanted them in the salford quays area


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No it shouldn't really Steven, not unless the boundary of Salford Quays extends this far? James

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should this be in the salford quays thread

the 2 adult sp mediterranean gulls were picked up at the car park opposite east stand off mufc ground at 1.40pm. i picked up on the calls (they were the only noisy gulls) and found the 2 white wingers,i followed them up sir matt busby way towards chester rd then back down towards the quays then lost them. at 2.10pm i found them again giving excellent views flying low on sir matt busby way/chester rd outside the chippys,not bothered by the traffic & public they even had a brief landing on the pavements i also folowed them up to kfc car park where they were trying to pick up food off the ground. the only problem i did have was NO CAMERA because i was on my home from work,never mind still fantastic to see. i did however come back at 4pm armed with my camera but guess what,no signs,typical.

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1 adult s'pl' Mediterranean Gull Trafford Wharf at 4pm then flew towards Pomona

Increased BH gull numbers around the Docks, c300, including 1 leucistic w'pl adult



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Both the Mediterranean Gulls were in and around the the Old Trafford football ground car park and around the junction of Sir Matt Busby Way and Chester Road at 1:40pm .

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 9th of March 2012 03:55:38 PM

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2 adult Mediterranean Gulls on the south side of the Quays flying over Old Trafford with BH Gulls mid a'noon (seen by Steven Burke)

-- Edited by James Walsh on Friday 9th of March 2012 02:50:44 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 9th of March 2012 03:52:17 PM

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peregrine falcon flew off the appartment block at the lowry outlet mall at 5pm,headed into trafford park but returned 10 mins later & landed back on the appartment block but soon dissapeared after a couple off minutes.

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