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Tuesday 13th April

Got called into work in the morning for Health & Safety meeting, but was able to make an early afternoon visit.

Of note...
- possible 2W (3CY) Yellow-legged Gull
(By no means certain but looks very similar to one reported a few weeks ago)
- the 2CY Yellow-legged Gull (?) still present
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 3 Pied Wagtail
- 1 pr Goosander
- 3 Cormorant
- Chiffchaff singing again near Waterside / Premier Inn
- Blackcap singing on Clipper Quay


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Monday 12th April
Morning visit after dropping littln off at nursery. Bright sunshine was a bit of a nightmare, looking over towards the quay from the tram stop was heavily affected at times.

Of note...
- 2CY Yellow-legged Gull
(Same individual that was present a few weeks ago)
- possible adult Yellow-legged Gull
- 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- very interesting immature Lesser Black-backed
- 1 White Wagtail on Clipper Quay
- 2 Grey Wagtails
- 1 Grey Heron close up
- Coot J17
- Sparrowhawk over
- 1 pr Goosander
- 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap singing on Waterside


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Hi Rob, I still always ask a few trusted friends for their opinions on anything other than 100% bangers. I don't study gulls anywhere near enough to be hugely confident. But overall, I'd say a 2cy Caspian at this time of year should look way more advanced than this, sort of like a 2nd winter Herring Gull. Structurally you'd want this to be a lot longer and lankier as well. Tail base also looks grubby, as does the head. Personally I'd advocate the only acceptable records to be ones with those nice big Polish colour rings on them! Lol

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Tom McKinney wrote:

Morning Rob, hope I haven't got the wrong end of the stick here, but are you referring to the gull in the first four photos you've attached? It looks like a Herring Gull to me.





Hi Tom,
this one had me in 2 minds at first, I thought it showed some pro Caspian features that in my opinion warranted an ask! I was advised to submit it which I have already done, so its certainly not a foregone conclusion as to its true identity. We will see what happens when it is reviewed by the committee.

As you know yourself, Gulls can be a nightmare, especially the immature ones and if it is a Herring Gull then it will be an educational one for me.


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Morning Rob, hope I haven't got the wrong end of the stick here, but are you referring to the gull in the first four photos you've attached? It looks like a Herring Gull to me.

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Thursday 8th April

Dropped Lucas off at nursery and checked Redgate...nothing! I thought Id try my luck here again. You can tell Im having Gull withdrawal symptoms.
No Gulls whatsoever for ages but eventually some did pass over and a few dropped in.

- 1st W (2CY) Caspian Gull
(Rarity submission will be made so fingers crossed)
- 4 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 (pr?) Grey Wagtail
- 1 redhead Goosander
- 1 Blackcap singing on Sir Alex Ferguson Way
- plenty of Goldfinch about
- 1 m Greenfinch

- 26 Mute Swans including...
4DBJ (Ringed as male cyg, Ashton Moss 02/09/20)
4DJV (Ringed as fem cyg, Barton 28/08/20)
4DSB (Ringed as 2CY, Sale WP 24/02/21)

- Coot J17 (white ring)
Ringed as an adult at Pennington Flash 16/10/20 and looked to be part of a breeding pair. Appeared to have a limp right wing but seemed to be doing ok though.

Thanks to Steve Christmas / Kane Brides for ringing info.


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Tuesday 6th April
Morning visit after dropping Lucas off at nursery.

Of note...
- 3CY Yellow-legged Gull - probable
(feeding on a corn on the cob)
- 2 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 4 Common Gulls
- 6 Sand Martin
- 1 pr Goosander
- 1 Sparrowhawk harassed by Carrion Crow
- Mute Swans including 4DPP, 4DPU, & 4DPX
(All ringed here Nov 2020 thanks Steve Christmas)

Regarding the Yellow-legged Gull, these are never a foregone conclusion so a rarity submission will be made to the committee for proper analysis.
Also there was a long spell of brilliant sunshine whilst I was there so it didnt make for the best of light conditions.


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Pomona.

13 sand Martin
1 Chiffchaff
2 great crested grebe

Trafford wharf.

1 great crested grebe
2 grey wagtail

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Peregrine on its usual place on the Holiday Inn, singing Grey Wagtail at Gnome Island and circa 6 Sand Martin at Pomona on a cycle past this morning.

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Better photos than I could manage, Pete. Think I saw you from my balcony!

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Better photos than I could manage, Pete. Think I saw you from my balcony!

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Common Scoter drake still present 17.30

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Common scoter, male, Central Bay, Salford Quays. Now. 15.08

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Peregrine on its usual position on the Holiday Inn this morning. Also Grey Wagtail noted on a cycle through.

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Walking along the embankment from Wharfside tram stop to IWMN, 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Just over a hundred black-headed gulls about with more visible but uncountable over on Ontario Basin.

About fifty herring gulls dotted about in rafts with a couple of dozen lesser black-backs (more of the latter were incoming as I left).

Second-Winter yellow-legged gull in one of the mid-water rafts.

 



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Morning visit.

No as many gulls around & just all the usuals....

Black headed gulls, inc 2R38 again & 2V11 ringed here at the quays 28th december 2020.
Lesser black backed gulls
Herring gulls
Common gulls

Coot with white darvic J7V, ringed at Pennington flash 12th December 2020.

2 peregrine falcons
2 grey wagtail
4 long tailed tits, 1 without its tail.

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Rob Creek


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A reply off Steve Christmas already.

Hi Rob,

Many thanks for these. Ringing details as follows:

4DID cygnet 20/12/2019 Crime Lake, Failsworth

4DBB cygnet 18/8/2018 Old Warke Dam, Worsley

4DDN cygnet 19/10/2018 Old Warke Dam, Worsley (same brood)

4CUD male cygnet 4/11/12017 Sale WP

4DBN female cygnet 2/9/2019 Ashton Moss

Best wishes,

Steve.

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Tuesday 9th March.

- 2nd CY Yellow-legged Gull
Flew in and landed distantly on the water near to itv. It eventually drifted closer and flew over to the mode wheel near Trafford Rd bridge. A beast of a bird but an odd looking one I must say!

- adult Yellow-legged Gull
Turned up a little later and again landed distantly but eventually drifted a bit closer. Wasnt sure at first as the light was playing tricks but looking at the pattern of the ruffled mantle feathers and the white area on the side, it looks to be the same bird.

- Cormorant looks to be a Sinensis
A nice looking individual in courtship/breeding plumage with its white neck mane and head feathers but when I took a closer look at angle of the Gular Pouch it looked to be around 90 degrees, well in excess of the roughly 70 degrees overlap zone. Id say this is a decent Sinensis. That is only my opinion.

- Mute Swans
Plenty around but only managed to read a few ring numbers.
4DID, 4DBB, 4CUD, 4DBN and 4DDN.

I also had a singing Chiffchaff near the Premier Inn tram stop.


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2R35 ringed as an adult 4/2/2019

2R38 ringed as an adult 1/12/2019

Both at Salford Quays



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Late post for sunday 7th.

Lots of gulls around I including 2 blue ringed black headed gulls, 2R35 & 2R38 both ringed on the quays by steve Christmas but forgotten the exact dates as I accidentally deleted his message.
Also what looked like a yellow legged gull along Trafford wharf but I could be wrong, photos attached.
Goosander over
2 sparrowhawks



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A couple recent midday visits:

 

5th March

5 Oystercatchers at Mode Wheel Locks

Peregrine on Holiday Inn (think it's glued on there!)

2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls

 

3rd March

Yellow-legged Gull - the messed up 1st winter thing that I previously reported as Caspian Gull is still around. It was roosting by Trafford Road Bridge

6 Goosander at Trafford Road Bridge (2 drk & 4 fem)

1 Oystercatcher

Peregrine on Holiday Inn



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Can we remember to put the species in our posts please, not least as these are site threads and not species threads.

Cheers wink



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Male and female again on White rd Holiday Inn overlooking Media City

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Male and female peregrine on Holiday inn sign today at around 16:30

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Female Peregrine soaring low over Pamona Strand c7.30 this morning.



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Visit around midday for over an hour.

Plenty of gulls around but couldn't pick out anything other than the usual..
Black headed gulls, one with blue ring 2R37, one of steve Christmas from 1st December 2019.
Common gulls
Herring gulls, one with longer than usual bill.
Lesser black backed gulls
Great black backed gulls, one feasting on a dead bream.
30+ mute swans
1 grey heron
1 grey wagtail
2 pied wagtail
1 great crested grebe
2 goosander



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No sign of the Caspian or Mediterranean Gulls in a quick look at lunchtime today. But the sunlight made it almost unbirdable from the Lowry side and I didn't have time to go over to Trafford. But there were actually a hell of a lot of gulls out on the Wharf today.



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Some late news from yesterday. I had a 1w Caspian Gull at Mode Wheel Locks. Thanks to Ian and Pete Berry for taking a look at some photos for me last night. I'll hopefully be able to have another look for it tomorrow, but if anyone's in the area, it was sitting on a little brick building just up from Coronation Street. Worth having a look on Trafford Great Wharf for it too.

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A midday walk around Media City.

Mediterranean Gull - 1st winter flying around on Trafford Great Wharf then I lost it heading into Ontario Basin by the watersports centre

Lapwing - 8 over Mode Wheel Locks

 



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No sign of the Firecrest at lunchtime today, small mixed tit flock in the area made up of the 3 commoner species also contained a single Chiffchaff.

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Nice surprise on todays lunchtime walk was a Firecrest feeding in bushes adjacent to White City circle. Present from 1.20-1.40 at least in bushes between the canal and railway line watched from canal footbridge just off Pomona strand. Appeared to be on it's own with no other birds in the area during this time.

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Tom McKinney wrote:

Media City and Trafford Wharf at midday:

Mediterranean Gull - there was a 1st winter on the water below Coronation Street, then it flew over the War Museum

Hello Tom
Should this have not gone in to the established (and mid-spelled when I started it) Wetherfield thread ?? biggrinbiggrin



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Media City and Trafford Wharf at midday:

Mediterranean Gull - there was a 1st winter on the water below Coronation Street, then it flew over the War Museum

Peregrine - 1 on Holiday Inn

Great Crested Grebe - 1 at Mode Wheel Locks



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Salford Quays around Media City (not Pomona)

Canada Goose 124
Mute Swan 14
Mallard 15
Great Crested Grebe 1
Feral Pigeon 80
Woodpigeon 18
Moorhen 1
Coot 11
Black-headed Gull 300
Common Gull 9
Herring Gull 33
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
Cormorant 26
Heron 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 1
Magpie 3
Carrion Crow 7
Starling 15
Mistle Thrush 1
Robin 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Pied Wagtail 4
Goldfinch 1

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Brief visit to Pomona viewed from Salford side...

1 kingfisher
3 goosander
1 grey wagtail

Media city...

1 peregrine falcon.

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This afternoon -
Mute Swan - 28.
Common Gull - 18.
Black-headed Gull - c260.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 74.
Herring Gull - 46.
Great Black-backed Gull - 3.
Cormorant - 9. Peregrine - 2..

-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 5th of December 2020 04:55:53 PM

-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 5th of December 2020 04:58:22 PM



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Sightings in addition to my previous post were -
Pinkfooted geese c120.
Sparrowhawk 1.
Also found by Steve Burke.



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 23rd of November 2020 07:45:20 PM

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Late post for late Sunday morning 22.11.20 .

Black-headed gull - 150.
Common Gull - 8.
Herring Gull - 15.
Lesser Black- back Gull - 15.
Mute Swan - 23 including 4DHT, 4DBN, 4DHJ, 4DBU, 4DHH, 4DJX and 4CUD.
Also seen on a previous day - 4DIB, 4CHJ, 4DBJ

S.Burke also found -
Peregrine - 2. ( 1 on Holiday Inn).
Buzzard - 1.

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Deceased Woodcock outside Building 2, Exchange Quay.

Looks to be a victim of a window strike disbelief



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A couple minutes after seeing a peregrine falcon on allied mills just down the road another peregrine falcon was perched up on apartments at media city.

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Around Wharfside tram stop.
Black-headed gull - 84.
Common gull - 3.
Cormorant - 10.
Moorhen - 1.
Coot - 5.
Mute Swan - 15.
Canada goose - 2.
Kingfisher - 1.

Pomona:
Woodcock - 1 (flushed by dog walker).


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The highlights of todays WeBS was a Kingfisher and a pair of Grey Wagtail on the Quays. A Peregrine (prob. the male) was on the Holiday Inn.

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A Little Egret flew through the quays at 18.15 today. One of the Peregrines was in its usual position on the Holiday Inn.

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A short potter round after exploring the new Trafford Park tram line. 15:45 - 16:35

  • Black-headed Gull 70
  • Canada Goose 52
  • Common Gull 8
  • Coot 1
  • Cormorant 3
  • Feral Pigeon 8
  • Goldfinch 2
  • Herring Gull 10
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 56
  • Magpie 2
  • Mute Swan 24
  • Swallow 3
  • Woodpigeon 1


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Monday 1st June 2020

Pair of Great Crested Grebes on the Manchester Ship Canal west of Mode Wheel Locks

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9;45 am male and female Bullfinch foraging on the grass on Northstage, Broadway near to the mail boxes. 



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Gone back to work this week, So a drive past weaste etw on my way home at 4.20pm was nice as there were masses of hirundines whizzing around, a good number of swifts also were whizzing around & low across the road . Whilst driving past media city both adult peregrine falcons were on view.

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Late afternoon post for yesterday Sat 02.05.20.
Looking from Wharfside tram stop to Media city.
(Too many people around war museum/Media city).

Lesser black-back gull - 50.
Mute swan - 10.
Cormorant - 3.
Mallard - 6.
Coot - 4 (2 ad +2 chick ).
Pied wagtail - 1.
Moorhen - 1.
Starling - 7.
Plus several Canada goose.

Pomona.
Mute swan - 1.
Moorhen - 1.
Sand martin - 10.
Swallow - 1.
Sparrowhawk - 1 being mobbed by sand martins.
Cormorant - 2.
Coot - 1.
Carrion crow - 2.
Magpie - 2.
Greenfinch - 1 heard.
Willow warbler - 1 heard.

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Walk from 12pm today.

Mute swan - 19.
Great Crested Grebe - 3.
Lesser black-back gull - 17.
Pied wagtail - 1.
Grey Wagtail - 1.
Moorhen - 3 ( 2+1 chick).
Carrion crow - 2.
Greenfinch - 1 heard.

Pomona :
Sand martin - 38.
Pied wagtail - 1.
Grey wagtail - 1.
Common sandpiper - 1.
Coot - 2.
Mallard - 2.
Moorhen - 2.
Cormorant - 2.
Grey Heron - 1.
House sparrow - c10 ( flying back and fourth across MS Canal to the apartmentss at Woden st. bridge.

Willow warbler - 1.

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Opted for a change of scenery today and walked to Pomona.

Sand Martin - 15+

Lapwing - 1 over

Grey Wagtail - 2

Song Thrush - 1

Kestrel - 1

Lesser Black Backed Gull - 22

Cormorant - 1

 



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