04/01/13 1030 - 1150 hrs;
Wood Pigeon = 34
Collared Dove = 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker = 1
Great Tit = 14
Blue Tit = 7
Long Tailed Tit = 27
Willow Tit = 2 (poss 3rd bird)
Chaffinch = 9
Bullfinch = 6
Goldfinch = 2
Greenfinch = 2
Lesser Redpoll = 4
Robin = 8
Dunnock = 1
Wren = 2
House Sparrow = 12
Starling = 3
Blackbird = 3
Mistle Thrush = 1
Song Thrush = 3
Sparrowhawk = 1
Carrion Crow = 3
Jay = 2
Magpie = 9
Teal = 34
Mallard = 102
Gadwall = 4
Tufted Duck = 19
Goosander = 1 (flying west)
Feral Duck = 1
Little Grebe = 1
Mute Swan = 2
Moorhen = 7
Coot = 2
Cormorant = 6
Grey Heron = 2
Pink Footed Goose = 23 (flying NW)
Black Headed Gull = 85
Common Gull = 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Pheasant = 1

41 species in total (which is a good record for this location).

24/11/12 1000-1100
Late WeBS count;
Mallard = 62
Goldeneye = 1
Teal = 16
Gadwall = 7
Tufted Duck = 2
Moorhen = 8
Little Grebe = 10
Mute Swan = 2
Cormorant = 3
Grey Heron = 1
Black headed Gul = 152
Common Gull = 3

Also visible on the reserve;
Magpie = 6, Jay = 3, House Sparrow = 15, Sparrowhawk = 1, Goldcrest = 1, Carrion Crow = 6, Blackbird = 10, Robin = 3, Wren = 3, Blue Tit = 6, Long Tailed Tit = 16, Great Tit = 4, Chaffinch = 8, Greenfinch = 6, Bullfinch = 5, Redwing = 3, Collared Dove = 2, Wood Pigeon = 16.

plus flock of 76 Lapwing overhead.

and one fox stalking the canal bank, 4 male Mallard and the 2 Mute Swan followed him for some time, keeping only a couple of metres away, close enough to keep the fox interested but far enough away for him to not be able to launch an attack (looked like they were teasing him !!)

28/10/12 0930 - 1045
Chaffinch = 3
Greenfinch = 6
Goldfinch = 26
Bullfinch = 2
Blackbird = 12
Song Thrush = 2
Redwing = 10
Robin = 4
Starling = 31
House Sparrow = 8
Wren = 4
Dunnock = 2
Blue Tit = 6
Great Tit = 4
Long Tailed Tit = 6
Wood Pigeon = 12
Great Spotted Woodpecker = 1
Jay = 1
Magpie = 14
Jackdaw = 2
Carrion Crow = 3
Cormorant = 6
Mute Swan = 1
Little Grebe = 1
Moorhen = 3
Gadwall = 16
Mallard = 32
Teal = 6
Tufted Duck = 10
Black Headed Gull = 14
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 3


-- Edited by Nick Hilton on Sunday 28th of October 2012 12:05:49 PM

WeBS count 16/09/12 0930-1020hrs

Gadwall = 6
Teal = 4
Mallard = 16
Cormorant = 6
Grey Heron = 1
Moorhen = 2
Black Headed Gull = 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 2

Also of note on the reserve, 1 male Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Jay

Quick hour this morning, 31 species seen including:-

Willow Tit - 1
Swallow - 2
Sparrowhawk - 2
Jay - 6
Mute Swan - 2
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 2
Grey Heron - 2
Great Crested Grebe - 4
Gadwall - 3
Song Thrush - 1
Cormorant - 5

WeBS count 11/02/12 1500-1600hrs

Mute Swan = 15
Gadwall = 10
Teal = 28
Mallard = 40
Tufted Duck = 274
Little Grebe = 4
Great Crested Grebe = 4
Cormorant = 8
Grey Heron = 1
Moorhen = 5
Coot = 21
Canada Goose = 1
Goosander = 2
Pochard = 1
Black Headed Gull = 170
Common Gull = 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Oystercatcher = 1

Also of note on the reserve, 7 Lesser Redpoll, 60 Redwing.

WeBS count 15/01/12 1100-1200hrs

Mute Swan = 1
Gadwall = 16
Teal = 10
Mallard = 42
Feral Duck = 1
Tufted Duck = 73
Little Grebe = 4
Great Crested Grebe = 2
Cormorant = 18
Grey Heron = 2
Moorhen = 4
Coot = 8
Black Headed Gull = 86
Common Gull = 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 2

Also of note on the reserve, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch.

Thursday, 21st December am:

Cormorant 3
Teal 5
Mallard 20+
Gadwall 3
Mute Swan 8
Coot 20+
Little Grebe 2
Gt.C.Grebe 2
Tufted Duck 40+
BH. Gull 100+
Common Gull 2
LBB. Gull 1
Moorhen 3

Goldcrest 1m
Lesser Redpoll 4
Bullfinch 1
Redwing 20+
Reed Bunting 1
Pied Wagtail 1
etc.etc.etc.

WeBS count 19/11 0915-1000
Moorhen = 6
Mallard = 43
Cormorant = 10
Tufted Duck = 5
Teal = 6
Gadwall = 4
Feral Duck = 3 (2 of the huge farmyard type that are usually at Langworthy Drive and 1 small white call duck type that is paired to a Mallard usually seen on Salford Quays)
Black Headed Gull = 151
Lesser Black Backed Gull = 1
Kingfisher = 1
Little Grebe = 3
Mute Swan = 3
Heron = 1
Common Gull = 1

On the rest of the reserve nice to see good numbers (>10) of Bullfinch.

Nick - I've just noticed it on that thread! Great minds think alike!!!

Nick - The 12.50 flock sounds like the same skien I had at 12.40 over Irlam Moss.

WeBS count today 1000-1100hrs

Tufted Duck = 29
Mallard = 42
Black Headed Gull = 7
Little Grebe = 2
Great Crested Grebe = 1
Cormorant = 13
Heron = 2
Moorhen = 1
Feral Duck = 1

Still 5 Swallow hanging around plus charm of 20 Goldfinch.

0930 - 1030
9 Blackbird, 1 Starling, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Bullfinch, 4 Robin, 7 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 2 LT Tit, 3 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Crow, 12 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard, 8 H Sparrow, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Canada Goose, 1 Heron, 2 BH Gull, 6 Magpie, 10 Wood Pigeon, 1 Pheasant, 4 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Mute Swan, 3 Oystercatcher.

WeBS count today 0930 - 1030
Mallard = 10
Coot = 2
Gadwall = 4
Cormorant = 5
Moorhen = 3
Mute Swan = 1
Canada Goose = 4
Teal = 4
Tufted Duck = 42
G C Grebe = 1
Heron = 1
LBB Gull = 2
BH Gull = 2
Oystercatcher = 2

Also on the reserve;
2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 calling Willow Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Blue, Great & Long Tailed Tits, Redwing, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Wren, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Jay, Magpie, Crow, Starling, H Sparrow, G S Woodpecker

Early afternoon visit, Tuesday, February 1st.

Tufted Duck 87
Moorhen 5
Mallard 9
Gadwall 3m3f
Canada Goose 1
Coot 2
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 2
BH Gull 40+
Common Gull 1
LBB Gull 1
Bullfinch 3m3f
Goldfinch 10+
Stock Dove 1
Missel Thrush 1
Blue Tits/LT Tits/Gt. Tits/Wrens/Robins/Blackbirds/Crows 2/Redwings/Woodpigeons/Starlings/House Sparrows.

1000 - 1130 today

Duckfest this morning on this section of MSC;
Tufted Duck = 486+
Gadwall = 5
Shoveler = 4
Teal = 14
Mallard = 31
Pochard = 34
Goldeneye = 1

GC Grebe = 2
Little Grebe = 6
Cormorant = 10
Heron = 4
Moorhen = 1
Coot = 10
B H Gull = 90
LBB Gull = 3
Common Gull = 2
Mute Swan = 2

On the rest of the reserve;
Crow = 3
Jay = 3
G S Woodpecker = 1
Great Tit = 9
Blue Tit = 12
L T Tit = 4
Coal Tit = 1
Dunnock = 1
Wren = 1
Robin = 6
H Sparrow = 12
Blackbird = 3
Mistle Thrush = 4
Fieldfare = 24
Redwing = 1
Starling = 1
Bullfinch = 3
Chaffinch = 2
Goldfinch = 22
Greenfinch = 12
Siskin = 1
Lesser Redpoll = 2
Wood Pigeon = 9
Magpie = 5
Collared Dove = 3

1200-1300hrs WeBS count today;

Tufted Duck = 262
Goldeneye = 5 (all female)
Great Crested Grebe = 1
Cormorant = 9
Mallard = 17
Coot = 2
Gadwall = 2
Teal = 6
Black Headed Gull = 80
Lesser BB Gull = 1

Also with most of the available water frozen amusing to watch a Buzzard come down to the canal for a drink. In landed on a heavily vegitated bank and sort of half rolled/half flapped its way down to the water - it was lucky it didn't end up head first in !!!!

November 16th, Tuesday.

PinkFeet Geese c120 west at 1415
c80 west at 1415
c120 west at 1425 flying over Salford

Redwing 6
Goldfinches
Redpoll 2
Siskin 1
Bullfinch 2m
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 1
Tufted Duck 9
Mallard 6
LBB Gull 1
BH Gull 20+
Gt.Spotted Woodpecker 1
Collared Dove 5

etc.etc.etc.

WeBS count today 1115 - 1215
B H Gull = 28
Cormorant = 13
Heron = 1
Mallard = 2
Tufted Duck = 7
Mute Swan = 5
Little Grebe = 3
GC Grebe = 1
Gadwall = 1

Water level in MSC exceptionally high (probably accounted for lack of dabbling duck)

Afternoon walk:

Canal near Barton Locks:

Mute Swan 1sub adult plus 4 adults. 2 were blue-ringed DX4 and FX4.
Tufted Duck 1 pair.
Grey Heron 1
Swallow 8+
Mallard 20+
Cormorant 1
GtCGrebe 1 pair.
BH Gull 2 adults.

Reserve:

Kingfisher 1.
Song Thrush 3 singing.
Chiffchaff 4 singing.
Willow Warbler 2 singing.
Blackcap 3 singing.
Bullfinch 1 lone male.
GtSWoodpecker 1
Swift 1
etc.etc.etc.

Late WEBS count (today 0900 - 1000)

Tufted Duck = 63
G C Grebe = 2
Mallard = 15
Teal = 4
Little Grebe = 1
Gadwall = 18
Moorhen = 2
Cormorant = 1
B H Gull = 5
LBB Gull = 2
Coot = 1

(also 5 Lesser Redpoll, 11 Bullfinch, Pheasant, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, usual Tits and others)

UU & EA carrying out work on the reserve with heavy machinery so will be high level of disturbance over next 6 weeks.

WEBS count today, early afternoon;
Mallard = 20
Coot = 4
Moorhen = 4
Gadwall = 4
Teal = 5
Tufted Duck = 79
Mute Swan = 2
B H Gull = 267
Common Gull = 3
LBB Gull = 3
G C Grebe = 1
Little Grebe = 2

also 8 Lesser Redpoll.