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Jamieclair


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Hello new on here just stumbled across this site looking for the name of a bird I saw last night on the quays I know now it was the Egyptian goose so thank you :)
She was with the Canadian geese last night outside the Holiday Inn and Age Croft Rowing Club (next to the pub)
I have started walking round there most nights now so will keep an eye out for it.
Jamie x


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Thank you for the reply! I kind of feel sorry for the Egyptian Goose, she must be lonely and disorientated here alone... I will try Pomona, from your reports it seems like there is more water birds there.
PS: I ve recently been to Brussels and saw lots of Egyptian Geese for the first time. There is loads of them there. Them, Mallards and Coots. How suprised I was when I saw one here!!

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Hi Aleksja,

Thanks for your post, the Egyptian Goose is likely to be either an escape/release from captivity or from the UK feral population. As it is un-ringed it is not possible to say for certain

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/e/egyptiangoose/index.aspx

The whole of Pomona is good for birdwatching, the Kestrels can be seen hunting around Pomona, & recently they have been seen around the Liverpool Warehouse Building

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Also, guys, from which spot do you watch birds on Pomona? And where do the Kestrels hang around on Clippers Quay? Ive never seen them and I live in Abito. I feed the birds very often and Ive never seen anyone watching or feeding them on Clippers Quay ;] so its not only me ;]

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I ve spotted the Egyptian Goose for the first time in Salford Quays today. What is she/he doing here alone??

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Roy King


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Ps if anyone is interested, there is a great website for bird pics. called gobirding.eu Enjoy

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Roy King


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Hi James The Egyption Goose likes to hang around by the bridge at the war museum.

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Clippers Quay - 12.00

Egyptian Goose 1
Cananda Geese 15
Cormorant 5
Grey Wagtail 1
Mallard 20
Black-headed gull 11
Heron 1

Black-headed gulls 92 - mainly on bathing pool area 16.30
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Egyptian Goose still present - resting on concrete platform near Trafford Rd Bridge

Late Post from yesterday - Common Gull with Black-headed 11.30












-- Edited by Gerry Flanagan on Monday 9th of July 2012 04:50:16 PM

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Clippers Quay 10.00

Egyptian Goose back here - resting with Canada Geese on mud

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Quality early morning, back to patch business after last weeks twitch in the east of the county !

SALFORD QUAYS 0500-0700


Weaste ETW1 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
3 Stock Dove
c50 Swift
1 Song Thrush


Manchester Ship Canal (Media City-Weaste ETW)

Eclipse drake Goldeneye (showing well from Kestrel Court)
7+ Lapwing
1 Grey Heron
1 Song Thrush


Trafford Road Bridge

1 singing male Grey Wagtail


Liverpool Warehouse Building

1 Kestrel


Clippers Quay

1 Grey Heron


Also 86 Canada Geese counted around The Quays





-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 8th of July 2012 08:09:27 AM

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10-11.30 am.
Cycled from Middleton Locks to Weaste ETW via Clippers Quay.
No sign of Mediterranean Gull or weather.
Peregrine over Middleton Locks.

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Clippers Quay 9.00 - 10.30

Common Sandpiper 1
Coot 1
Heron 1
Cormorant 5
Black-headed Gull 27
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Herring Gull 1
Mallard 22
Mute Swan 10
Canada Geese 11
Magpie 2
Kestral 2
Lapwing 2 (Pomona)

No sign of Mediterranean gull - also searched around other areas of the Quays

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8.30 Clippers Quay

No sign of Mediterranean gull or Egyptian goose this morn
Grey Wagtail 1, Coot 1, Heron 1, Mute Swan 15, Black-headed gull 30, Lesser Black-backed gull 1, Cormorant 5, Canada Geese 11

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No sign of Mediterranean Gull during walk around the Quays 19:00 - 21:00, Egyptian Goose was at Clippers Quay and ate some of my tasty seeded batch bread for dinner:)

Robin

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Late post for Thurs 5th now I've got more time. I returned to Clippers Quay to find the Mediterranean gull was still present in exactly the same spot on the side of the bathing pool at 13.25. It remained here resting during this 20 minute visit. I believe the bird to be a 2nd summer adult with dark stripes on edge of primaries.

During the earlier sighting the gull was first sighted sat on the water before flying onto the concrete platform area near to Trafford Road Bridge from the bathing pool. The gull also flew, with 3 black-headed gulls towards Media City before returning within 10 minutes. It settled on the side of the bathing pool, where it appears to have remained for at least 1.5 hours.

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Cormorant 8, Mute Swan 5, Heron 1, Coot 1, Black-headed gull 20, Lesser black-backed gull 1, Canada Geese 8, Mallard 15, Kestrel 2 over, House Sparrow 2
No sign of the Egyptian Goose during these periods

Thanks James - I hope you get to see it


-- Edited by Gerry Flanagan on Friday 6th of July 2012 01:54:02 AM

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Nice one Gerry

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Mediterranean Gull - Clippers Quay 11.50 - 12.30 with a group of 20+ Black-headed Gull - Preening when I left on side of bathing pool. Adult in full summer plumage.

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Hi Gerry, what time did you see it ? I had a quick look about 8:45am but couldn't see it




Hi James 10.30am Clippers Quay near Sam Platts. Watched for 15 mins and was still there when I left. Had a quick look again at same place at 22.00 but no sign with Canada Goose 20+, Mallard 18, Mute Swan 5, Heron 1

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Tuesday

The Egyptian Goose was roosting in front of the rowing club with Mallards and Canada Geese at 1pm tuesday.

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Egyptian Goose now getting into a pattern of commuting between Salford Wharf & Clippers Quay

If you are looking for this bird, either try looking around the Sports Club on Salford Wharf, or Wharfside Promenade by Sam Platts Pub/Clippers Quay. Late afternoon it was on the "bathing pool" at Clippers Quay, still present 6pm

Plus, female Grey Wagtail
2 Kestrels
15 Mute Swan
10 Cormorant
1 Coot

Also, 1 Coot on St Francis Basin (white & red rings on left leg, metal ring right leg)

-- Edited by James Walsh on Wednesday 4th of July 2012 08:25:30 PM

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Hi Gerry, what time did you see it ? I had a quick look about 8:45am but couldn't see it

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Egyptian Goose still present this morning in same location

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The Egyptian Goose, seen by Roy King 27th June, was relocated on Clippers Quay this afternoon, still present 7:50pm

Closest views from Clippers Quay, good views from Wharfside Promenade by Sam Platts Pub, also the bird occasionally visiting Salford Wharf



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Late Post from 23-06 15.00 - 17.30

Quays
Lesser Black-backed Gull 18
Black headed Gull 30+
Mallard 16
Cormorant 4

Pomona
Skylark 3
Willow Warbler 3
Common Whitethroat 1
Goldfinch 4
Dunnock 1
Blackbird 1
Lapwing 2 mobbing Carrion Crow
Oystercatcher 1 over Mcr Ship Canal
Swift 2
Sand Martin 5
Canada Goose 22 + 7 goslings (2 families)
Cormorant 4
Lesser Black backed Gull 5
Black headed Gull 20+
Mallard 7
Magpie 3
Carrion Crow 3
Woodpigeon 4

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20th June 0500-0730 Breeding Bird Survey

Sites: Media City, Broadway, Ontario Basin, Salford Wharf, Lowry

30 species

Totals

8 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
14 Mute Swan
9 Canada Goose
20 Mallard
1 Coot
14 Black-headed Gull
4 Lesser Black-backed Gull
3 Sand Martin
10 House Martin (under the eaves of the Holiday Inn near Watersports club)
3 Swallow
1 Swift
17 Wood Pigeon
3 Collared Dove
35 Feral Pigeon
7 Carrion Crow
10 Magpie
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Starling
15 House Sparrow
8 Dunnock
3 Robin
2 Song Thrush
9 Blackbird
2 Blackcap
3 Wren
3 Blue Tit
7 Greenfinch
1 Chaffinch
14 Goldfinch



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Pomona

Lesser Whitethroat
Male Bullfinch
Blackcap
3 Willow Warbler
2 Skylark
2 Lapwing
2 ad Mute Swans with 1 cygnet
c50 Sand Martin
5 House Martin
Orchid sp's



17th June

2 Lapwing Pomona South Marsh
1 Herring Gull Salford Wharf
25 Mute Swan & 52 Canada Goose counted on The Quays

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Pomona Quays 3 - 5pm
Very quite couple hours - not a day to make dent in Jame's list!

Quays
50+ Black headed Gulls

Pomona
Skylark 2 singing
Common Whitethroat 1
Sand Martin 12
Willow Warbler 1 singing
Lapwing 1
Cormorant 3 over
Black headed Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Blackbird 2
Goldfinch 3
Greenfinch 1
Magpie 2
Carrion Crow 2




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John Doherty wrote:


The destination was Weaste Cemetery with the same friend who was searching for relatives last week. We saw Mark Addy and Eddie Coleman's graves but called it quits because a youth showed us his private parts - uninvited. It could have got nasty as there were six of them but what do you do but ignore these types??? - I know James and a few others look about that area just a heads up to be careful






I have to say John, that this is a serious Police matter and should have been reported as such. Sure, we can complain that they never do anything etc but what if next time it's a single woman on her own?

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Still some House Martin (at least 2) getting very close to the water (Bridgewater Canal)
I could hear Skylarks singing from Pomona scrubland (alas I was on the opposite side of the canal motoring towards Old Trafford)
Blackcap also heard in the fringes of Pomona.


The destination was Weaste Cemetery with the same friend who was searching for relatives last week. We saw Mark Addy and Eddie Coleman's graves but called it quits because a youth showed us his private parts - uninvited. It could have got nasty as there were six of them but what do you do but ignore these types??? - I know James and a few others look about that area just a heads up to be careful





-- Edited by John Doherty on Thursday 14th of June 2012 06:12:07 PM

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A great list James, thanks for posting it. I think many of us would put the possibility of finding Skylark or Lesser Whitethroat on Pomona as about as likely as finding Roe Deer wandering around the precinct. Really does show what can be found.

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SALFORD DOCKS AREA BIRD RACE

May 31st 0400-1815

Sites: Pomona, Bridgewater Canal, Middlewood Locks, Throstle Nest Bridge, Trafford Road Bridge, Ontario Basin, Salford Wharf, North Wharf, St Peters Basin, St Louis Basin, St Francis Basin, Ordsall Park Nature Walk, Clippers Quay, Trafford Wharf, Weaste ETW & adjacent disused railway line & Manchester Ship Canal

Species recorded: 51

Weather: Intermittent showers


Highlights:
Goldeneye (drake, North Wharf)
Tufted Duck (Pair over Pomona, probably same pair on North Wharf)
Common Buzzard (1, Weaste ETW)
Sparrowhawk (1 hunting along MSC)
Kestrel (1, Pomona)
Oystercatcher (2, Weaste ETW)
Ringed Plover (1 seen)
Lapwing (8 seen, including 1 chick)
Herring Gull (at least 2 seen)
Stock Dove (1 Pomona, 1 Weaste ETW)
Swift (c200 Weaste ETW area)
Swallow (c50, mainly at Weaste ETW)
Sand Martin (c100, Pomona & Weaste ETW)
House Martin (c100, mainly at Weaste ETW)
Skylark (1-2 singing males, Pomona)
Pied Wagtail (1 ad & 1 juv Pomona, 2 ads & 3 juvs Weaste ETW)
Grey Wagtail (1 Middlewood Locks, 1 Clippers Quay, 1 Weaste ETW)
Starling (c20 Pomona, c500 Weaste ETW)
Jackdaw (10 Weaste ETW)
Dunnock (c10)
Blackcap (male Pomona, female Trafford Road Bridge, male Weaste ETW)
Common Whitethroat (c8 singing males)
Lesser Whitethroat (singing male, Bridgewater Canal adjacent to Pomona)
Willow Warbler (c7 singing males)
Chiffchaff (1 singing male, Weaste ETW)
Goldcrest (1 singing male, Weaste ETW)
Song Thrush (c7 singing males)
Mistle Thrush (5 Ordsall Park)
House Sparrow (c20 Ordsall Park)
Greenfinch (c25)
Goldfinch (c5)
Bullfinch (male Pomona, pair Weaste ETW)

((In the exotic category, the Clippers Quay Aylesbury Duck & a brief glimpse of the Quays Cockatiel on Pomona))

Perch & Roach in the Bridgewater Canal, & plenty of Orchids on Pomona





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SALFORD DOCKS AREA BIRD RACE

May 31st 0400-1815

Sites: Pomona, Bridgewater Canal, Middlewood Locks, Throstle Nest Bridge, Trafford Road Bridge, Ontario Basin, Salford Wharf, North Wharf, St Peters Basin, St Louis Basin, St Francis Basin, Ordsall Park Nature Walk, Clippers Quay, Trafford Wharf, Weaste ETW & adjacent disused railway line & Manchester Ship Canal

Species recorded: 51

Weather: Intermittent showers


Highlights:
Goldeneye (drake, North Wharf)
Tufted Duck (Pair over Pomona, probably same pair on North Wharf)
Common Buzzard (1, Weaste ETW)
Sparrowhawk (1 hunting along MSC)
Kestrel (1, Pomona)
Oystercatcher (2, Weaste ETW)
Ringed Plover (1 seen)
Lapwing (8 seen, including 1 chick)
Herring Gull (at least 2 seen)
Stock Dove (1 Pomona, 1 Weaste ETW)
Swift (c200 Weaste ETW area)
Swallow (c50, mainly at Weaste ETW)
Sand Martin (c100, Pomona & Weaste ETW)
House Martin (c100, mainly at Weaste ETW)
Skylark (1-2 singing males, Pomona)
Pied Wagtail (1 ad & 1 juv Pomona, 2 ads & 3 juvs Weaste ETW)
Grey Wagtail (1 Middlewood Locks, 1 Clippers Quay, 1 Weaste ETW)
Starling (c20 Pomona, c500 Weaste ETW)
Jackdaw (10 Weaste ETW)
Dunnock (c10)
Blackcap (male Pomona, female Trafford Road Bridge, male Weaste ETW)
Common Whitethroat (c8 singing males)
Lesser Whitethroat (singing male, Bridgewater Canal adjacent to Pomona)
Willow Warbler (c7 singing males)
Chiffchaff (1 singing male, Weaste ETW)
Goldcrest (1 singing male, Weaste ETW)
Song Thrush (c7 singing males)
Mistle Thrush (5 Ordsall Park)
House Sparrow (c20 Ordsall Park)
Greenfinch (c25)
Goldfinch (c5)
Bullfinch (male Pomona, pair Weaste ETW)

((In the exotic category, the Clippers Quay Aylesbury Duck & a brief glimpse of the Quays Cockatiel on Pomona))

Perch & Roach in the Bridgewater Canal, & plenty of Orchids on Pomona




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On May 31st, Shaun Hargreaves & I completed Salford Quays first ever all day Bird Race, recording 51 species, more details & a report of the day on the way>>>>>>>>>>

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Derelict Land around Pomona Strand, 4.00 - 5.00pm

- Sights included the usual suspects: cormorants, swallows, sand and house martins, Canada geese, starlings (about half a dozen), blackbirds, about 50 / 60 black-headed gulls, a few herring gulls, one lesser black-backed gull, a couple of goldfinches, one mute swan
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- Two lapwings
- A whitethroat in full voice atop a fence post nice!
- A willow warbler, heard but not seen
- One skylark!
- One kestrel, briefly, flying overhead
- A pair of blue tits feeding young in a nest under one of the Metro railway arches past Cornbrook Station.
- One mink, crossing the disused road to the west of Pomona Metro Station. There must be a feral colony of these creatures round this vicinity. I saw two while I was jogging close to Sam Platts pub a few months ago. They just stared at me as I passed by!
- A few wild orchids
- One heron, being mobbed by black-backed gulls, by the artificial islands close to Sam Platts pub.




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Pomona 8 - 11.30am
Lesser Whitethroat 1 Throstles Nest Bridge
Common Whitethroat 4
Willow Warbler 1
Blackcap 1 male
Skylark 2
Goldfinch 7
Greenfinch 5
Linnet 1
Wren 2
House Sparrow 2
Blackbird 3
Song Thrush 1
Mistle Thrush 1
Sand Martin 20+
Swallow 4
House Martin 1
Swift 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Lapwing 1
Heron 2
Cormorant 7 (5 flyovers)
Canada Goose 10 (at least 1 pair with 3 goslings)
Mute Swan 5
Mallard 7
Black-headed Gull 11
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Carrion Crow 4
Magpie 5

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Pomona
Late & short evening visit - fairly quiet

Bullfinch 2 (1m 1f)
Common Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 2 singing
Lapwing 2
Kestrel 1

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Pomona / Ouays 6pm - 8pm

Quays
Black-headed Gull 50+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Heron 1
Mute Swan 5
Mallard 9

Pomona
Common Sandpiper 1 Mcr Ship Canal
Lesser Whitethroat 1 near Throstle Nest Bridge
Common Whitethroat 3 2m 1f
Willow Warbler 1
Sand Martin 16
Swallow 5
Swift 2
Sky Lark 2
Goldfinch 6
Greenfinch 2
House Sparrow 3
Song Thrush 1
Mistle Thrush 1
Blackbird 4
Kestral 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Carrion Crow 4
Magpie 6
Mute Swan 5
Mallard 6




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Pomona 4pm - 6pm
Lesser Whitethroat 2 males singing in usual places
Common Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 2
Sky Lark 3 trying to outperform each other with singing & display flights
Goldfinch 4
Dunnock 1
Linnet 2
Lapwing 2
Sand Martin 15
Swallow 4
House Martin 3
Canada Geese 16
Black-headed Gull
Carrion Crow 1


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Pomona 4pm - 6.30pm
Lesser Whitethroat 2 Yesterdays bush fire not scared off male - singing & display flight from scorched bushes near Throstle Nest Bridge. 2nd male singing near Cornbrook
Common Whitethroat 2
Willow Warbler 2
Sand Martin 16
Swallow 4
House Martin 1
Linnet 2
Goldfinch 5
Greenfinch 2
Magpie 3
Carrion Crow 6
Lapwing 3 - 2 chasing off Crows
Mallard 8 all males
Starling 11
Canada Geese 9
Black-headed Gull 10
Lesser-black backed Gull 2

Quays
Coot 2
Black-headed Gull 9
Cormorant 1
Mute Swan 8



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A pair of terns flew over my Liverpool street workplace at 6 am this morning heading towards the Quays, probably the same birds that Colin saw.

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A pair of common terns seen diving into the main channel of the Manchester Ship Canal at Salford Quays 10.30 10.45 ish today, 25th May, before disappearing in the general direction of Chorlton Water Park.

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Today - Afternoon

Lesser Whitethroat 1 - some good views today from Cornbrook Bridge in bushes alongside Canal at the back of rubble area.
Unfortunately the favoured area for 2nd Lesser Whitethroat, near Throstle Nest Bridge, was severely damaged by fire. A fairly lengthy area of scrub between canal and railway here was still being damped down by fire attendants when I left

Common Whitethroat 2
Willow Warbler 3
Blackcap 1
Oystercatchers 2 - over Mcr Ship Canal heading towards the Quays
Skylark 1 - No singing - but like Canada Geese / Carrion Crow / Blackbird showing attempts to cool down with beak open
Canada Geese 8
Blackbird 3
Woodpigeon 11
Robin 2
Goldfinch 4
Sand Martin 9
Swift 3
Kestrel 1
Black-headed Gull 13
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Cormorant 1 over
Heron 1 over
Lapwing 2
Carrion Crow 3 - 1 being being chased off by the 2 lapwings
Magpie 3

Late Post from yesterday evening
Skylark singing
Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing near Cornbrook Bridge
Sand Martin 15
Swallow 4
Swift 2
Kestrel 1

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 24th of May 2012 08:57:24 PM

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Pomona Afternoon

Lesser Whitethroat 2 - 1 male singing Cornbrook Wood near where James Walsh had heard on the 20th and in the vincinity of one I had seen and heard on the 10th. 1 male also singing near Throstle Nest Bridge between canal and railway - (2 other birdwatchers had heard the bird here earlier in week)
Common Whitethroat 4
Willow Warbler 3 singing
Chiffchaff 1
Blackcap 1 male
Skylark 1
Sand Martin 15
House Martin 5
Swallow 6
Swift 2
Lapwing 3
Heron 2
Kestrel 1
Blackbird 4
Goldfinch 2
Carrion Crow 2
Magpie 5
Canada Geese 18 (4 pairs with goslings 2, 4, 5, 9)
Mallard 7
Black-headed Gull 20
Lesser-black backed Gull 2
Cormorant 3
Mute Swan 5

No sign of Wheatear



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Pomona 3-5pm

Peregrine Male over circled area 3 times causing alarm to Swallows and Martins. Peregrine gained height and heading over West Point building towards Old Trafford / Hulme - being mobbed by 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Kestrel 1
Wheatear 1 female on rubble near Cornbrook
Common Whitethroat 3
Willow Warbler 4
Sand Martin 15
House Martin 9
Swallow 5
Swift 3
Lapwing 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Black-headed Gull 14
Canada Geese 4 (1 pair with 1 gosling)
Cormorant 1 over
Carrion Crow 2
Magpie 5
Greenfinch 3
Goldfinch 2
Blackbird 2
Woodpigeon 2
Wren 1

Amazing amount of large fish visible in dock/lock over 100

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Sunday 20th May

POMONA

Singing male Lesser Whitethroat Cornbrook Wood (between tram station & canal)

At least 2 Common Buzzards thermalling over the site

2 singing male Common Whitethroat (1 around the orchard & 1 near the Wheatear Field)

1 singing male Blackcap
2 singing male Willow Warblers
c50 Sand Martin
16 Mute Swan

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Pomona / Cornbrook late afternoon

Common Whitethroat 5 (3m 2f)
Willow Warbler 1
Blackcap 2
Sand Martin 11
Mute Swan 1
Canada Geese 12 (4 pairs with goslings - 2,4,2 & 9)
Starling 6 - (1 adult feeding 2 fledgings)
Black-headed Gull 13
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Heron 1 in flight being mobbed by above
Lapwing 3
Mallard 14
Magpie 9
Woodpigeon 4
Song Thrush 1
Wren 2
Blackbird 2
Greenfinch 6
Goldfinch 2

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Weaste ETW 11.30 - 1pm

Common Swift 60+
House Martin 40+
Swallow 12
Jackdaw 15
Magpie 17
Black-headed Gull 14
Starling 11
Pied Wagtail 4 at least 3 carrying food
Common Buzzard 2 - side by side on tree just beyond ETW perimeter
Dunnock 1
Blackbird 2

Nearby Ship Canal
Canada Goose 4
Cormorants 8 fishing
Carrion Crow 1 in flight
Mallard 4






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Cornbrook / Pomona / Quays 11am

Mute Swans 14
Coot 2
Canada Goose 8 (2 pairs with gosling - 3, 9)
Black-headed Gull 22
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Herring Gull 1
Grey Heron 2
Cormorant 5 (2 fly overs)
Greenfinch 7
Goldfinch 3
Linnet 1
Blackcap 3
Common Whitethroat 5
Skylark 1
Blackbird 1
Mallard 11
Sand Martin 7
Swallow 4
Swift 5
Woodpigeon 4
Lapwing 4
Magpie 5
Carrion Crow 1

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Weaste ETW

c200 Common Swifts, plus hirundines

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Cornbrook 14/05/12 - 7pm
Wheatear 3 (2 males 1 female)
Whitethroat 4
Lapwing 3
Mallard 5
Sand Martin 7
Blackbird 1
Mute Swan 3
Linnet 1
Cormorant 2
Skylark 1


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Late post 10/05/12 Afternoon

Cornbrook
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Whitethroat 3
Skylark 2
Cormorant 6 (4 fly overs)
Sand Martin 11
Swallow 5
Willow Warbler 1
Starling 2
Goldfinch 3
Linnet 2
Magpie 4
Blue Tit 1
Dunnock 1
Wren 1
Song Thrush 1
Blackbird 1
Robin 2
Dunnock 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Collared Dove 2
Woodpigeon 3
Black-headed Gull 25+
Coot 1
Goosander 1 female
Heron 1
Canada Goose 5
Mallard 6
Lapwing 5
Kestrel 1

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