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Post for Christmas day 11-12.30pm.
Irlam locks & sewage works...

7 cormorants
3 gadwall
2 little grebe
120+ black-headed gulls
1 lesser-black backed gull
5 Herring gulls
1 chiffchaff
1 goldcrest
30+ pied wagtails
2 grey wagtails
1 meadow pipit
1 kestrel
5 stock doves

Jack lane...

2 possibly 3 chiffchaffs
2 bullfinch
1 goldcrest
Water rails heard
10 redwings
1 grey heron
1 sparrowhawk
78+ pied wagtails
17+ meadow pipits





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231224 Walk From Princess Park to Barton Locks

10 Goldeneye...males displaying

2 Goosander

63 Mallard

22 Teal

2 Great Crested Grebe

53 Gadwall

26 Mute Swan

15 Tufted Duck

5 Little Grebe

 



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Lapwing - 266 in the ploughed field along the 'mile road' (Flixton Road)

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Jack Lane

Pink-footed Goose 122 east at 10.16
Water Rail 2
Kingfisher 1
Chiffchaff 3
Cetti's Warbler 1 seen & heard calling & singing
Redwing 61
Pied Wagtail 134
Redpoll 11

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Morning visit at Irlam locks & sewage works.

250+ black-headed gulls
1 common gull
5 Herring gulls
2 lesser-black backed gulls
1 mute Swan
3 cormorants
2 grey herons
1 great crested grebe
1 little grebe
5 gadwall
1 kestrel
30+ pied wagtails
8+ grey wagtails
6+ meadow pipits, 1 with metal ring
4 chaffinch



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Lapwing 195 Flixton Road (aka Mile Road) in ploughed field
Snipe 1 with the above
Woodcock 1 William Roe Golf Course

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161124

Walk from Princess Park taking in Townsgate SBI  + Ship Canal to Boysnope Wharf

Old River

8 Moorhen

12 House Sparrow

4 Coot

Townsgate 'pond'

6 Goosander

1 Song Thrush in Song

Ship Canal to Boysnope

28 Mallard

16 Gadwall

2 Goldeneye

14 Mute Swan

9 Wren

8 Teal

2 Little Grebe

14 Cormorant

 

 



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Irlam Locks 17th Oct

6 Gadwall
1 Goosander
1 Little Egret
88 Redwing

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Irlam Locks

Peregrine 1
Redwing 40 over

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Visit from midday for 40 minutes before work.
No sign of yellow-legged gull.
3 great black-backed gulls
4 Herring gulls
2 lesser-black backed gulls
80+ black-headed gulls
5 cormorants
2 kingfishers
1 grey wagtail
1 great crested grebe
1 kestrel
1 buzzard
82 Pink-footed geese at 12.32pm heading north west.

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Yellow-Legged Gull 1 seen on locks about 0930.
Herring Gull 2 adult, 1 juv.
BH Gull 80+
LBB Gull 1
Little Egret 1 near the outfall downstream, left bank.
Great Crested Grebe 2
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 6
Pied Wagtail 20+
Grey Wagtail 1
Mute Swan 3
Canada Geese 3
Mallard 25+
House Sparrow 40+
Magpie 30+
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Yellow Legged Gull at Irlam Locks 9am

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Irlam Locks 1 Little Egret south over the stables at 09.37

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A few highlights.

Kingfisher 1
Little Egret 1
Little Grebe 1
Grey Wagtail 4
Pied Wagtail 6+
Swallow 3
Raven 1
Cormorant 8
Mallard 20+
Grey Heron 2
GBB Gull 3
Herring Gull 3
LBB Gull 1
BH Gull 70+
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7 Ring-necked Parakeets over Stott Drive, Flixton this morning.

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Irlam Locks

Gadwall 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
Raven 2
Chiffchaff 2

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Irlam Locks

Little Egret 4, 3 north over the stables at 07.13, 1 south along the canal at 09.18

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Irlam Locks

Great White Egret 2 together, picked out over the locks flying up the canal before turning west. Photographed between 07.09 and 07.10. Poor record shots attached.
Peregrine 1 flew across the canal then chased Pigeons over the Flixton estate c06.50
Gadwall 1
Little Grebe 1
Kingfisher 3-4
Raven 3
Swallow 1
Chiffchaff 2

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Hobby over Jack Lane NR at 10:40
Tawny Owl in the Jack Lane area for the last week or so.

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020924...Grey Misty + Rain

Walk from Boundary Road Garage (Irlam) area of Ship Canal to Barton Locks including Salteye Brook

9 Mute Swan

1 Goldeneye

32 Robin

2 Coal Tit

2 Kingfisher

15 Cormorant

25 Chiffchaff

 

 



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Late morning/ midday visit to Irlam locks just incase the juvenile shag had turned up here, but no signs.
2 great black-backed gulls
12 cormorants
1 grey heron
1 willow warbler singing
4 chiffchaffs, 1 singing
1 kingfisher
1 great spotted woodpecker
4 swallows
2 house martins
2 great crested grebes
1 little grebe
12 pied wagtails
1 sparrowhawk
1 stock dove
1 collared dove




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Irlam Locks

Common Sandpiper 1
Hobby 1 again hunting Swallows over the stables at 08.50


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Irlam Locks

Garden Warbler 1 in mobile tit flock last seen at the Towngate Farm entrance at 10.30 (the flock arrived from across the Ship Canal)

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Irlam Locks

Great Black-backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
Hobby 1

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20 House Martins over the house yesterday afternoon.

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A evening walk to Jack Lane nr...

2/3 juvenile Reed warblers being fed by an adult.
Several water rails heard
2 chiffchaffs
1 grey heron
Tawny owl heard next to railway.



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Flixton ETW/Ship Canal.

Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Pied Wagtail 1 male, 3 juvs.
Swallow 6
Sand Martin 2
Grey Heron 2 juvs.
Cormorant 4
BH Gull 140+
LBB Gull 5+
GBB Gull 1 adult.
Herring Gull 1 adult.
Mallard 8
Moorhen 1 juv.
Buzzard 2
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Willow Warbler calling at junction of Jack Lane and Dunster at 08:30

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Hobby over Dutton's Pond 09.05

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Flixton ETW/Ship Canal.

Oystercatcher 3
Grey Wagtail 3
Pied Wagtail 3
Goldcrest 3+
Swallow 2
Sand Martin 10+
Swift 1
GBB Gull 1 juvenile.
LBB Gull 4
BH Gull 50+
Herring Gull 1
Starling 120+
House Sparrow 50+
Mallard 30+
Grey Heron 1
Magpie 20+

30 species.

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Sorry for a late report for Wellacre CP from yesterday, June 30th.

Flixton ETW:

Sand Martin 20+
Swift 20+
Swallow 10+
House Martin 5+
Herring Gull 1 adult.

Jack Lane NR:

Reed Warbler 3 singing.
Reed Bunting 1 singing.
Water Rail 1 heard.

Green Hill:

Green Woodpecker ...just 1 yaffle from a passing bird. A new one for me.
Little Grebe 1
Kestrel 1 male.
Buzzard 1

General Sightings:

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Goldcrest 1
Nuthatch 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Chiffchaff 10 singing.
Blackcap 3 singing plus 1 male and a juv.
Willow Warbler 2 singing.
Whitethroat 5 singing.
Song Thrush 9 singing.

44 species in total.






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Carrington Lane Flixton. 6:00pm 27 May 2024

Steep bank by Mersey at Lafferty's

Treecreeper 2

Blackbird 2 

Chaffinches 2

Collared dove heard 1 

Common crow 1 

Chiffchaffs heard 2 

 

Green Hill: Goldfinch 1

Blackbirds 5 

Magpie 2

Chiffchaffs 6 heard separately

SkyLark 2 heard down at Lafferty fields below Green Hill

Crows 4

Chaffinches 3 heard 

 

Wellacre Park

Blackbird 3

1 chiffchaff hear

Barnswallows 2

Feral pigeons 3

Magpie 1

Great tits 1 seen, heard more

 

7:00 Jack Lane 

Mistle thrush 1

Magpies 8

Feral pigeons 9

Wood pigeons 2

Common gulls 2

 



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Swifts and Hirundines in large numbers at the ETW including 2 House Martins

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Evening visit to Jack Lane nr.

A hobby was circling around, gained hieght & then went into a stoop & disappeared.
Cettis warbler heard, briefly seen.
Water rails heard
At least 7 Reed warblers
8 chiffchaffs
3 blackcaps
1 Reed bunting
1 chaffinch
2 great spotted woodpeckers
1 jay
5 stock doves
Swifts, swallows & sand Martins over.
2 kestrels
1 sparrowhawk
2 grey herons

Nice to meet & chat with Wendy olsen.



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Irlam locks this evening...

2 common terns
10+ sand martins
2 swallows



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Whilst waiting for the bus at woodsend circle at 5.15pm I had 3 house martins over, also 5 swifts, 2 swallows, 2 sparrowhawks & 2 ring-necked parakeets.




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2 House Martins have arrived back at Woodsend shops.

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Cetti’s Warbler singing just NE of Barton Locks early this morning, in between there and the AJ Bell stadium, where two Ring-necked Parakeets also flew over west.



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Post for yesterday 28th around 5.30pm whilst passing on my way to the mosses.

Irlam locks/ etw...

2 common terns
3 tufted ducks
30 + sand martins
2 swallows
1 kingfisher
1 grey heron


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Flixton ETW/Ship Canal.

Common Tern 2
Tufted Duck 4
Mute Swan 1
Great Crested Grebe 2
Grey Wagtail 2
House Martin 1
Sand Martin 30+
Swallow 10+
Linnet 1 female.
Goldcrest 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 1
BH Gull 10+
Cormorant 2

etc.etc.etc...33 species.


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A quick look after work, thought I had my binoculars in my bag on my bike but didn't ! Flixton etw/Irlam locks.

3 swifts
60 + mostly sand Martins
Several swallows
Both resting on the wires also.
Couldn't make out any house martins.
2 common terns
2 great crested grebes 2 ring-necked parakeets.

-- Edited by steven burke on Monday 22nd of April 2024 08:39:31 PM

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All Wellacre CP plus Flixton ETW/Ship Canal highlights.

Blackcap- 11 singing.
Chiffchaff- 13 singing.
Whitethroat- 2 singing...Green Hill.
Willow Warbler- 1 singing...Jack Lane.
Chaffinch- 3 singing.
Greenfinch- 3 singing.
Song Thrush- 4 singing.
Goldcrest- 2 singing.
Reed Warbler- 4 singing...Jack Lane.
Cetti's Warbler- 1 singing...Jack Lane.
Sparrowhawk- 1 male.
Raven- 2
Great Crested Grebe- 2...Ship Canal.
Sand Martin- 50+...ETW.
Swallow- 4
Grey Wagtail- 3...ETW/Ship Canal.
Oystercatcher- 1...ETW.
Mute Swan- 4...Canal.
Tufted Duck- 7...Canal.
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April 16 2024. 8 am.

 

Green hill near Flixton.

5 magpies

Three mistle thrushes (heard, each 300m from the next)

3 goldfinches

3 great tits,

2 crows nesting

heard a blue jay, saw 1 blue jay

2 blackbirds

1 dunnock.

7.30 pm Jack Lane 2 blackcaps. Acting like a couple, preening in a small tree. I will check i.d. because unsure if blackcaps.

 

Thursday April 18 2024, 7pm. Jack Lane Farm nature preserve.

Two chaffinches.

1 Collared Dove. >6 each of wood pigeons , pigeons, and magpies.

5 Long-tailed tits.

2 Blackbirds.

1 sparrow.

3 siskins.

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Heard: 3 chiffchaffs.



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Morning visit.

Etw/Irlam locks & ship canal...

Just 1 common tern at the locks.
1 common sandpiper
1 oystercatcher
70+ sand martins
At least 2 house Martins
At least 3 swallows
2 buzzards
1 kestrel
1 linnet
1 mute Swan
4 cormorants
1 chiffchaff
1 chaffinch

Jack Lane nr...

At least 4 Reed warblers, 1 seen.
Cettis warbler seen again.
Water rails very noisy, 2 were seen flying out of the reeds having a but of a chase.
5 chiffchaffs
2 willow warblers
2 blackcaps
2 swallows over
5+ buzzards
1 sparrowhawk
1 kestrel



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Late report for Tuesday 16th

2 Common Tern at the locks , 10:30 am

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Evening visit.

Etw/Irlam locks & ship canal...

58+ sand martins
2 swallows
2 common sandpipers
2 great crested grebes
1 chiffchaff
2 grey wagtails
1 pied wagtail

Jack Lane nr...

Cettis warbler finally seen, nice full views.
1 Reed warbler eventually seen.
Water rails heard
5 chiffchaffs
4 blackcaps
1 swallow over
1 treecreeper
1 jay


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Numerous Swallows at the ETW this morning

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Morning visit, etw/ Irlam locks.

1 willow warbler
2 chiffchaff
1 blackcap
2 Mediterranean gulls over, headed towards Wallace Country Park.
22+ sand martins
8 cormorants
2 grey herons
3 grey wagtails
3 pied wagtails
4 stock doves
2 linnets
3 mute swans
1 kingfisher Jack Lane nr.. 2 Mediterranean gulls went over at 11.30am most likely the same 2 I had earlier, they came from over the railway & headed towards etw. 2 swallows over, they also headed towards etw. Cettis warbler heard Water rails heard 1 willow warbler 8 chiffchaffs 1 blackcap 2 Reed buntings 1 treecreeper 1 goldcrest 1 great spotted woodpecker 1 kestrel 1 raven 3 buzzards 2 stock doves 1 chaffinch

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Wellacre CP (north side only) but including ETW/Ship Canal.

Sand Martin 6+ at Irlam Locks.
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 10...but no Scoter.
Kestrel 1 female.
Mute Swan 2

General sightings:

Cetti's Warbler 1 Jack Lane.
Sparrowhawk 2
Buzzard 5
Goldcrest 1 singing.
Blackcap 3 singing.
Chiffchaff 17 singing.
Chaffinch 2 singing.
Song Thrush 8 singing.
GS Woodpecker 2

etc.etc.etc...42 species in total.


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Female Common Scoter still present at 11.30am upstream of locks.

Also:
2 Grey Wagtail - pair
2 Oystercatcher

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