Two Red Kites over this morning being mobbed by a number of other birds. First sighting in the locality for me

The nature reserve is currently closed due to vandalism to the footbridge (and therefore no BTO WeBS count for Jan19).

No WeBS count from the Millennium Park this month, the site is closed due to a burst sewage pipe!

BTO WeBS

Site Name: Manchester Shipping Canal - Davyhulme NR
Date: Sat, 17 Feb, 2018 Time: 10:30 - 11:20

Canada Goose 4
Coot 2
Gadwall 10
Great Crested Grebe 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Mallard 22
Moorhen 5
Mute Swan 8
Teal 8
Tufted Duck 50
Total number of species: 10
Individuals: 114

Also of note on the reserve;
1 Willow Tit
4 Bullfinch
15 Redwing
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Mallard 10+
Gadwall 7
Teal 5
Little Grebe 5
Mute Swan 20+
Cormorant 6
Coot 8
Moorhen 4
Black-headed Gull 120+
Common Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Grey Heron 1
Lapwing 11 over to Salford side of canal.
Willow Tit 2
Lesser Redpoll 4
Brambling 1
Song Thrush 2
etc.etc.etc.

BTO WeBS Survey
Site Name: Manchester Shipping Canal - Davyhulme NR
Date: Sun, 19 Nov, 2017 Time: 10:20 - 11:20

Black-headed Gull 151
Coot 9
Cormorant 1
Gadwall 4
Grey Heron 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Little Grebe 3
Mallard 19
Moorhen 4
Mute Swan 9
Teal 6
Tufted Duck 20
Total number of species: 12
Individuals: 229

Also of note on the reserve, a single Willow Tit.

10/09/17 1500 - 1550hrs. BTO WeBS Survey (noted as a low count as the unmanaged vegetation restricts the viewing at this time of year)

Black-headed Gull = 152
Lesser Black-backed Gull = 2
Cormorant = 8
Mallard = 3
Gadwall = 5
Mute Swan = 9
Moorhen = 1
Great Crested Grebe = 1

BTO WeBS Survey

Site Name: Manchester Shipping Canal - Davyhulme NR
Date: Sun, 12 Feb, 2017 Time: 09:40 - 10:40


Black-headed Gull 95
Canada Goose 2
Coot 20
Cormorant 5
Gadwall 3
Great Crested Grebe 4
Grey Heron 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Little Grebe 1
Mallard 2
Moorhen 2
Mute Swan 16
Teal 12
Tufted Duck 114
Total number of species: 14
Individuals: 279

(Dave - I could only locate 2 Blue Tits today)

02/01/17 1300-1400hrs

Great Crested Grebe = 6
Little Grebe = 4
Mallard = 22
Tufted Duck = 44
Teal = 8
Gadwall = 13
Coot = 13
Moorhen = 2
Mute Swan = 13
Cormorant = 10
Grey Heron = 1
Black-headed Gull = 84
Common Gull = 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull = 1
Robin = 6
Blackbird = 8
Bullfinch = 3
Goldfinch = 7
Lesser Redpoll = 1
Long tailed Tit = 2
Great Tit = 6
Blue Tit = 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker = 1
Jay = 1
Carrion Crow = 1
Magpie = 8
Wood Pigeon = 10
Starling = 8
House Sparrow = 12

13/11/16 0900 - 0945hrs. BTO WeBS Survey

Gadwall = 4
Mallard = 7
Teal = 2
Tufted Duck = 24
Coot = 2
Mute Swan = 8
Cormorant = 5
Grey Heron = 1
Great Crested Grebe = 3
Little Grebe = 1
Black-headed Gull = 106
Lesser Black-backed Gull = 1
Common Gull = 2

6 Gadwall today nr the canal, Kingfisher heard there, 1 Willow Tit in reserve

Thanks for prompt posting Paul.

Redstart still showing at 1630 around stables, last seen in Millenium Park car park before flicking over the larger stable building.

My 92nd species seen at the NR.

Have had photos sent to me today of a Redstart in a garden just off woodsend road backing onto the nature reserve. 

it was present an hour ago .

 

keep birding 

 

early pm visit.

Mallard 20+
Gadwall 25
Moorhen 3
Tufted Duck 5
Mute Swan 24
Great-crested Grebe 1
Teal 1m.
Goosander 1m 1f.
Grey Heron 1
BH Gull 100+
Common Gull 1
Willow Tit 1 singing plus 1.
Bullfinch 1m.
etc.etc.

03/01/16 1000-1100hrs; Wet!
Mute Swan = 12
Cormorant = 5
Goosander = 2 (a pair, not often seen on this stretch of the canal)
Mallard = 36
Gadwall = 24
Teal = 18
Coot = 8
Moorhen = 3
Great Crested Grebe = 2
Grey Wagtail = 1
Black Headed Gull = 44
Lesser Black-backed Gull = 1
Common Gull = 1
House Sparrow = 12
Greenfinch = 8
Goldfinch = 32
Chaffinch = 3
Bullfinch = 9
Siskin = 2
Robin = 7
Blackbird = 23
Song Thrush = 3
Starling = 7
Goldcrest = 2
Blue Tit = 11
Great Tit = 14
Long Tailed Tit = 18
Treecreeper = 1 (good record for the reserve)
Magpie = 4
Woodpigeon = 4

and also a carpet of daffodils in bloom!

Sorry for a late report from Friday, 11/12/15.

Great Crested Grebe 2
Mute Swan 3ad. 1imm.
Teal 9
Mallard 10
Gadwall 8
Coot 8
Moorhen 4
Cormorant 2
Little Grebe 2
BH Gull 50+

plus Green/Chaff/Gold/Bullfinches.

13/09/15 1000 - 1100 WeBS count:-

Moorhen = 2
Mallard = 10
Little Grebe = 9
Cormorant = 7
Black Headed Gull = 92
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Mute Swan = 6
Grey Wagtail = 1
Grey Heron = 1

Also noted on the reserve; 1 x Buzzard, 1 x Sparrowhawk, 2 x Bullfinch and one Raven circling overhead (a new species on the reserve for me, total up to 91 now). The place is in a bit of a mess, no upkeep or maintenance unfortunately.

03/04/15 1000 - 1045hrs
Of note;
4 Chiffchaff, 4 Tufted Duck, 5 Gadwall, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 1 Oystercatcher, 8 Canada Geese, 2 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Bullfinch, 4 Jay and 1 Pink Footed Goose (on the canal, shadowing 6 of the Canada Geese. First Pink Foot I think I can recall on the canal).
Also of note was a dead Coot lying on the gravel car park, the body was unmarked (and unrung), slightly strange!



-- Edited by Nick Hilton on Friday 3rd of April 2015 03:33:40 PM

18/01/15 1000 - 1100 WeBS count:-

Poor visibility.

Coot = 3
Mallard = 6
Gadwall = 14
Teal = 72
Tufted Duck = 55
Feral Duck = 1
Great Crested Grebe = 2
Cormorant = 4
Black Headed Gull = 132
Common Gull = 1
Mute Swan = 6

elsewhere on the reserve 3 (poss 4) Willow Tit.

Mike Passant wrote:

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hi Nick,
From your description this hybrid sounds rather tasty: -"flank of Teal, breast of Mallard", ... perhaps would make a nice "Meal"?

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Very good Mike, not sure I'll be trying it if its spent its life dabbling in the Manchester Ship Canal !!!

07/12/14 1330 - 1420 WeBS count:-

Coot = 10
Moorhen = 6
Mallard = 27
Gadwall = 37
Teal = 12
Tufted Duck = 9
Goldeneye = 3
Feral Duck = 1
Great Crested Grebe = 2
Little Grebe = 10
Cormorant = 3
Grey Wagtail = 1
Water Rail = 1 (I think my first sighting in 15 years at this location)
Black Headed Gull = 54
Common Gull = 1
Mute Swan = 7
Grey Heron = 1

And following the recent theme of hybrid ducks in the Trafford area there was a very attractive male of what I would suggest was a Mallard X Teal. Smaller than the Mallard it was with but feeding in the same manner, undertail coverts and flanks of Teal, mantle and breast of Mallard and a head pattern that was a mixture of the two. Quite eyecatching!

05/05/14 0950-1050 House Sparrow = 12, Starling = 2, Chaffinch = 1, Greenfinch = 3, Goldfinch = 1, Wren = 14, Dunnock = 1, Robin = 4, Song Thrush = 2, Blackbird = 4, Great Tit = 1, Blue Tit = 3, Long Tailed Tit = 1, Willow Tit = 1, Blackcap = 4, Chiffchaff = 4, Swallow = 12, Wood Pigeon = 10, Magpie = 10, Jay = 1, Buzzard = 1, Kestrel = 1, Mallard = 15 (+sets of young 5,6,10), Gadwall = 6 (all bar one pair were single males, spread out down the length of the canal so hopefully females on eggs), Tufted Duck = 2, Great Crested Grebe = 3, Canada Goose = 1 (on nest), Mute Swan = 2, Cormorant = 2, Carrion Crow = 2, Pheasant = 1

16/02/14 1100 - 1145 WeBS count:-

Moorhen = 3
Mallard = 17
Gadwall = 15
Cormorant = 3
Little Grebe = 7
Teal = 1
Tufted Duck = 1
Great Crested Grebe = 5
Coot = 12
Black Headed Gull = 81
Mute Swan = 10
Grey Heron = 1
Grey Wagtail = 1

14/12/13 1015 - 1115 WeBS:-

Moorhen = 1
Mallard = 17
Gadwall = 9
Cormorant = 4
Little Grebe = 2
Teal = 7
Tufted Duck = 2
Coot = 14
Black Headed Gull = 121
Common Gull = 2
Mute Swan = 9

Numbers well down, for this time of year. Very high water level on MSC poss reason.

Also of note on the reserve 1 Willow Tit

-- Edited by Nick Hilton on Saturday 14th of December 2013 09:16:46 PM