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Went to get on the tram at wharfside to head into the city centre around 1.45pm & I could see a large mass of gulls on Trafford wharf, by far the most gulls I have ever seen on here, I tried a count but seeing that the majority of them were lesser black backed gulls I just tried to just count them, I gave up when I got to 600 knowing that there was a great deal more down towards mode wheel locks, unbelievable, there were several Herring gulls there & the rest seemed to be black headed gulls. An amazing sight for here for me smile

1 sand martin seen flying around Pomona whilst changing tram at cornbrook.

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Pomona

10+ sand Martins, nice to watch as I haven't seen any since May hmm
5 Swifts
1 kingfisher
1 common sandpiper

Trafford wharf

The usual black headed, Herring & Lesser Black backed gulls
Cormorant with green darvic ZRE, I did send an email to puffin island cormorants soon after seeing it on 10th July but had no reply.
2 chiffchaff

Peregrine on the holiday Inn.

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Common tern at 1420 today, also peregrine on holiday inn



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Common Tern still present at 14:00 



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Common Tern still present near Imperial War Museum at 13:50



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A common tern was on Trafford wharf this afternoon.
1 great crested grebe
Several Swifts high up
1 Swallow
2 peregrine falcons at media city
Cormorant with green darvic ring ZRE



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Lesser whitethroat heard & seen inbetween Weaste etw & Manchester ship canal next to allied Mills.
Also in the same area...
4 blackcap
2 chiffchaff
3 buzzard
2 peregrines seen over media city, then one (female) came towards allied Mills.
On the ship canal...
2 great crested grebes
1 tufted duck


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A lot of gulls on the choppy water this afternoon: a couple of hundred black-headed gulls and about a hundred herring gulls; a couple of dozen each of common gulls and lesser black-backs. I'd promised myself I wasn't doing any serious gullwatching, just going for a walk, so a yellow-legged gull insisted on flying across my line of vision. 

Also a couple of sinensis adults amongst the cormorants.



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Black-headed gull blue 2R41 ringed as an adult at Salford Quays on 1/12/2019. Also sighted there 9/12/2020.

Many thanks, both. 



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Hi Steve,
just incase you couldnt find on Twitterthese appear to be North West ringed birds and probably either Steve Christmas or Scott Petrek ringed individuals.



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A walk along Trafford wharf for an hour from 11.15am...

2 peregrine falcons over together calling, one then headed in the direction of pomona, the other I watched heading over man utd football ground then lost to view as it went into a stoop.
All the usual gulls..
Lesser Black backed gulls
Herring gulls
Common gulls, a bigger count this time with at least 39
Black headed gulls including blue darvic 2R41.
12 coots
4 moorhens
12 cormorants
13 mute swans
3 Grey wagtails
1 Grey heron
1 collared dove




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Whilst doing the WeBS count at Salford Quays yesterday I did have a single Fieldfare with a group of Redwing adjacent to St. Peter's Basin.

A fly-over female Goldeneye was the highlight of the WeBS.

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I had 25 minutes on Trafford wharf this afternoon just before all the thick fog came in at 3.15pm.....

12 mute swans
60 Canada geese
12 cormorants
300 + Black headed gulls
2 common gulls
47+ Herring gulls
22+ Lesser Black backed gulls
11 coot
1 moorhen
2 Grey wagtail
5 mistle thrush
26 greenfinch & 2 goldfinch in trees at Quay West.

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Not yet, give it time!



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Thanks Steve. Doesn't seemed to have travelled too far haha

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Steve Christmas


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Black-headed gull 2V18 ringed as a juvenile 30/11/2021 at Salford Quays.

Many thanks, Joel.



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This evening 3pm - dusk.

120+ large gulls, mostly Herring gulls
4 Lesser black-backed gulls
1 Great black-backed gull
Plenty of Black-headed gulls but a distinct lack of Common gulls. 3 colour ringed (1 yellow & 2 dark blue) Black-headed gulls, only read 1 (2V18).

Also a large flock of Goldfinch & 1 Sparrowhawk.

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Juvenile Black-headed Gull darvic Yellow TJN8 present on 30th November.

Just heard it was ringed as a nestling on 12/6/2021 at Koronowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.



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Possible 3rd Winter Caspian gull in the raft of large gulls by the Lowry. (Not confident of this species so I'll be consulting the references when I get home and checking my photos. Will delete this post if it turns out I'm just having a giddy spell.)

Yep, just giddy. From a distance, and from the back of my camera, it looked dark-eyed.



-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Sunday 3rd of October 2021 08:15:32 PM



-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Sunday 3rd of October 2021 08:16:19 PM

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Late afternoon today at Pomona.
Little Egret - 1.
Sand Martin - 3 ( at least).

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Unconfirmed report by next door neighbours son of a Little Egret in the area around " Gnome Island" (adjacent the tram stop) at 5 pm ...ish today.

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Little egret 1.30-1.37 feeding on edge of ship canal adjacent to Exchange Quay viewed from trafford road bridge. Then flew high south-east .



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Media city

Both peregrines on view this early afternoon, it looks like these have failed at the nest site yet again, from my observations both adults came in with prey tucked in for themselves & then stashed the rest in their larder.
Couple of photos of the male, he did have an extra long bill back in March, looks like it has now broke off.



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Wharfside from IWMN to Wharfside tram stop 15:25 - 16:15

  • Black-headed Gull 9
  • Blackbird 2
  • Canada Goose 21
  • Carrion Crow 3
  • Chiffchaff 2
  • Coot 3
  • Cormorant 4
  • Feral Pigeon 14
  • Goldfinch 4
  • Herring Gull 2
  • House Sparrow 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 37
  • Long-tailed Tit 1
  • Magpie 5
  • Mallard 9
  • Mute Swan 21
  • Peregrine 1 (female)
  • Woodpigeon 4


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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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Rob Creek


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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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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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