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1545 - 1800, meandering walk around the periphery scrub and woodland then back via the Transpennine and down the side path to Loretto Road. I lost track of the number of blackcaps, whitethroats and chiffchaffs, well over a dozen of each and probably upwards of twenty. Two pairs of bullfinches along the motorway edge. The lesser whitethroat at the East end struggled to be heard over three duelling song thrushes in that corner. A thin passage of swallows heading South. A raven riding the thermals high over the motorway, a buzzard hovering high over the stables. No sign of the usual pair of kestrels.

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Lesser Whitethroat - East end on path next to motorway. Lifer for me!

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Lesser Whitethroat - 2 singing male. One at east end (for 8th day) one at west end. Common Whitethroat - 17 Sedge Warbler - 1 still Swift - 2 Linnet 2

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Peregrine 2
Raven 2
Redwing 302
Fieldfare 77
Meadow Pipit 1
Chaffinch 21
Redpoll 7
Siskin 1
Reed Bunting 9

all from the summit this morning

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yesterday 13th Sept

1 Little Egret over east at 09.31
54 Ring-necked Parakeet over west
4 Swallow
15 Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
1 Whitethroat
2 Meadow Pipit

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5th July 3:05pm - 4:05pm highlights: territorial display between two pairs of buzzards, one adult bird calling from the cricket pitch while its mate circled around the other pair until they drifted back over the motorway; four young grey partridges very fluffy but capable of flight; singing lesser whitethroat on East of the rise.

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Red Kite 1 drifted over SE at 16.20 (and most certainly over Sale WP)
Peregrine 1 high, drifted north

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Sunday 26th of May 2024 09:04:28 PM

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Sunday 26th of May 2024 09:05:14 PM

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Sedge Warbler - metal ringed bird still on territory
Lesser Whitethroat - still, ranging from the the summit to the SE end

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Lesser Whitethroat at the eastern end at the top of the rise. A Sedge Warbler also present nearby by the large puddle on the track.

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Tree Pipit 2 still present
Common Whitethroat 4
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 13
Blackcap 12
Snipe 1
Linnet 1

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Tree Pipit 2 SW slope
Redstart male Sw slope
Grasshopper Warbler 1 reeling briefly 53.443111, -2.322426
Common Whitethroat 2 singing
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 17
Blackcap 12
Swallow 1
Sand Martin 3
Greylag Goose 4 over NW plus a domestic greylag
Lapwing 1
Snipe 1
Raven 1
Linnet 2
Greenfinch 17
Reed Bunting 4

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 16th of April 2024 01:46:53 PM

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12 February Raven - 1 flying west over Chester Road, Stretford, 11.57. towards Stretford Meadows

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 13th of February 2024 05:55:10 PM

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Jack Snipe 1
Snipe 1
Pink-footed Goose 125 over west at 14.27

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From 1 pm today - Eastern corner behind the basket ball court .
Blackcap -1 m + 1f seen several times.
Robin -1 .
Blackbird - 4.
Song thrush 1 singing several times.
Buzzard - 1.
Wren - 1
Goldfinch 3.
Blue - tit - family of 3.

Elsewhere , very quiet apart from -
Kestrel - 2 (1 adult and 1juvenile ).
Whitethroat - 1 not singing.


Goldfinch flock - c40 ( feeding on knapweed and thistle seed).

-- Edited by phillipskelly on Friday 4th of August 2023 04:56:03 PM

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Afternoon wander, highlights: three swallows low overhead; great tits, robins and dunnocks have flying young in tow, at least one whitethroat visiting nest; a single stock doves over. The only raptor was a female sparrowhawk.

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Highlight of this morning's visit was a Red Kite that drifted over, heading east. (Record shot attached.)

Also, at least 2 Sedge Warblers singing near the summit, and a single Herring Gull with 21 Lesser Black-backed on the cricket pitch.



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Late mooch from 5:30 - 7pm but very quiet.

Swift - 8.
House martin - 2.
Blackbird - 7.
Carrion Crows - 2.
Collard dove - 1.
Buzzard -1 over.
Kestrel - 1 hunting.
House sparrow - 3.
Lesser Black-back gull -1 over.
Dunnock -1.
Jackdaw -2.
Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Whitethroat all heard as I was leaving at 7pm.

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Cuckoo flew low west at 09.43
Sedge Warbler 3 territories
Common Whitethroat 13
Blackcap 7
Chiffchaff 7
Reed Bunting 4
Lapwing 1 over

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Sedge Warbler still present yesterday morning

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Sedge Warbler 1 on territory on slope SE of cricket pitch
Whitethroat 8
Reed Bunting 3

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Evening visit.

Lesser whitethroat south of the summit.
14 whitethroat
4 blackcaps
8 chiffchaffs
1 willow warbler
3 Reed buntings
5 stock doves
1 Pheasant
1 kestrel
1 lapwing over
9 swifts
4 swallows



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Lesser Whitethroat - singing male still at the summit this morning

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Lesser Whitethroat - singing male at the summit
Whitethroat 19
Sedge Warbler 1 singing behind the wet patch
Swift 1
House Martin 1
Lapwing 2 over
Reed Bunting 3

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No sight or sound of the lesser whitethroat in the south east corner this evening but heard a couple of rattles of one on the Eastern slope of the central path from summit.
22 whitethroat
6 blackcap
2 chiffchaff
1 kestrel
1 stock dove
5 ring necked parakeets
2 Reed bunting
Pair of bullfinch
Pair of goosander over.

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Lesser Whitethroat - singing male still, in the SE corner

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Lesser Whitethroat singing male roaming the east end

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Swift 1
Whitethroat 4

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Common Whitethroat 3 singing males
Swallow 1
Reed Bunting 5

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Common Whitethroat 1 singing male this morning

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Blackcap pair opposite the allotments

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Walked across Stretford Tip this morning.
A flock of circa 20 Redpoll feeding among the dead willowherb heads was a nice surprise.

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Fieldfare - 26 staying faithful to the cricket pitch, present for several weeks

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Fieldfare 12 on the cricket pitch (greenkeeper says they've been there all week)
Woodcock 1 flying through trees backing onto Sandy Lane

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Willow Tit 1 opposite the Moss Park Allotments gate again 53.444204, -2.328069
Fieldfare 14 over
Redpoll 16 minimum

yesterday 12th Nov

Pink-footed Goose 180+ east at 16.20

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08.47-11.28

Stonechat 1 female again (not seen since 8th) in the dip east of the summit
Redwing 473 over south
Fieldfare 176 over south
Skylark 5 over east
Meadow Pipit 1 over east
Ring-necked Parakeet 10
Rook 6
Mute Swan 2 over
Heron 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 2
Chaffinch 9
Greenfinch 5
Reed Bunting 1


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A pair of ravens on the motorway lighting by the Chester Road exit at 6pm.

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Willow tit 1 along Lesley road at the Moss Park Allotments 53.444269, -2.327866
Ring-necked Parakeet 36 arriving from the east in groups of 17,4 and 15 before departing west
Redpoll 3 over south
Chiffchaff 1
Kestrel 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Rook 14 minimum

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Stonechat 1 female east of the cricket club (couldn't see yesterdays male)
Pink-footed Goose 70 east at 08.33
Buzzard 2
Kestrel 2
Chiffchaff 1
Swallow 4 > south
House Martin 4 > south
Pied Wagtail 6 > south
Meadow Pipit 90 > south
Chaffinch 8 > south
Bullfinch 3 > south
Greenfinch 9 > south
Linnet 3 > south
Redpoll > 3 south
Siskin 26 > south

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Stonechat 1 male in the 'dip' on the eastern side of the summit
Swallow 1 flew south
Pied Wagtail 3

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Ring-necked Parakeet 60+ flying east at 18.32
Lesser Black-backed Gull 63 over SW pre dusk

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Pink-footed Goose 1150 flying east in 1 hour 5 minutes (08.08-09.13). 220 (08.08), 50 (08.15), 250 (08.30), 20 (08.34), 250 (08.43), 320 (08.55), 190 (09.09), 100 (09.13)
Meadow Pipit 1 over south
Ring-necked Parakeet 33 arriving from the east early on

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Willow Tit 1 east end at 53.439946, -2.318003 (26m asl)
Goosander 7 fly-over
Whitethroat 2
Sparrowhawk 1 (3X)
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 2

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Afternoon stroll 2:50 - 3:40 A young buzzard flew low over the trees by Newcroft Road. Plenty of calling chiffchaffs, just the one whitethroat heard near the top of the rise. A mixed flock of about three dozen goldfinches and half a dozen linnets on the thistles on the bank leading down to the cycleway that used to be a footpath.



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Midday. Common Whitethroats, Greenfinch, Kestrel, Reed Bunting, 3 x Swallows, 3 x House Martin swooping a foot over the flood puddle, 2 x Swift, 1 x Raven over. 1 x Sedge Warbler showing and singing very well in the SE of the meadow. But no sight nor sound of the Lesser Whitethroat.

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Thanks to Tim W and Pete H for the specific location of the Lesser Whitethroat which I heard then saw immediately as I approached the summit. Several more sightings, albeit brief, as it flitted from tree to tree for 3 hours, constantly singing on this hot sunny afternoon. It seems to have a large territory. This is one shy, secretive bird.

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Now 2 Lesser Whitethroat. One at the summit and one at the east end up from the gas plant.

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Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing at the summit still
Sedge Warbler 1 singing still

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A family of willow tits two adults and at least one fluffy youngster in the trees by Kickety Brook on the stretch between the meadows and the canal aquaduct at 5:25pm.

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Lesser Whitethroat rattling away at the summit
Sedge Warbler 2 singing (poss. a 3rd silent nearby)
Whitethroat 18, plenty of young
Chiffchaff 10, incl. recently fledged young
Raven 1 over

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Sedge Warbler still on territory (still doing display flights from the same bush)
Whitethroat 12, including juveniles
Sparrowhawk 3, 1 ad female and 2 juv
Kestrel 1

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