Four Waxwing, Whitefield Road (Bargain Booze End) in Stockton Heath at 2:50 pm.

3-4pm had a look around for the Waxwing in the usual spots around Tesco, Kemmac Distribution (sketchy poss Yellow Legged Gull on roof), Battersby Lane and all other environs for Waxwing and only turned up 33 Starlings in a tree at Osnath works by Tesco, plus on the traffic light / street light at the A49 / Tesco Extra junction a male Peregrine. I'll take that as a year tick for my efforts!

170 Pink Footed Geese SW over Tesco Extra Warrington at 8.30 

This morning 

Short-eared Owl at Paddington Meadows recentley....I do pass this spot on the river every couple of weeks with the rowers, not yet seen myself but will be keeping an eye out

 

 

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23991809.rare-birds-spotted-paddington-meadows-warrington/

2 waxwing marsh house lane car park Warrington at 9.50 as they went to leave at 10am   unfortunately 1 was taken by sparrowhawk , the other flew back towards battersby lane .

2,300 Corvids West over North Appleton towards the Capped Tip at Moore ~15:50 - 16:15, majority (JUST) Carrion Crow, most the remainder Jackdaw - always interesting to watch the Jackdaw flocks flying faster and through the Carrion Crow flocks, two Ravens and 15 Magpies in the same direction during the period. A small roost of Rooks appears to be forming near Red Lane Allotments by the canal.

The previous years Gull flightpath in a similar direction for an evening roost doesn't seem to be happening this year, used to be able to watch both flightlines from the same places (North Appleton, Moore, Lower Walton).

Fri 8th Dec

Delivering on Orford Lane near the Wolves Stadium early afternoon when I saw the report of c30 Waxwings in trees opposite Tesco. I made my way round there but they were all Starlings.
Thats not to say there was some just before I got there?

I checked Battersby Lane round the corner (incidentally where they were a few years ago too) but no sign.


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2 Waxwings in car park at junction of marsh house lane and marsh lane mid afternoon but no sign of any at battersby lane where one was seen late morning

JOHN TYMON wrote:

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at least 9 Waxwing earlier and at least 8 still present at Battersby Lane at 13.00 when I left. 

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Went for a look a few days ago before the influx and looks like plenty of berries there. Hopefully we'll get a decent flock over the next few days

3 Waxwing still present at 3.30pm at Battersby Lane, at times they flew away for quite a while but came back . Getting mixed in with the Starling at times . 

-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Thursday 30th of November 2023 03:57:16 PM

Reports this morning of 11 waxwing heading towards the town centre from Woolston, anyone in the area check near Sainsbury's,Milner street and battersby lane they are the likely sights.

Dean Clark wrote:

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Which end John ? Im quite local to there ( by the king and queen )

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 Back Forshaw street is their favoured place were the 3 big trees are ,they have been regular there over the years 

I have been checking the usual Waxwing sites in Warrington for Waxwing, none found so far but not a great lot of Berries at Milner street as most ofthe trees at vw have been removed ,but Battersby Lane heaving with Berries so anyone passing just have a quick look as im expecting them hopefully any day now ,but need more eyes when im working later in the week . 

The last two dusks (15:30 - 15:50) with the cloudy weather 1450-1600 Corvids west over North Appleton then following the Ship Canal to roost, presumably from where they seem to descend over on the Capped Tip area at Moore. Quite a racket. 60% Carrion Crow, remainder mostly Jackdaw but at least one Raven observed following the main flocks.

Garden 1st, six redwing on the Cotoneasters as I opened the front door this morning, North Appleton. Seen before in flight over the garden, but never 'in' the garden.

 

Titmouse movement as noted below on 28th Sept, suspect a roosting Tawny Owl has been in that location, hence they were harassing it though no sound/sign recent nights as the tree looses its leaves.

Grey Wagtail in our garden this morning in central Warrington near to Bank Park.

35 Redwing west over our garden near to bank park Warrington this morning 8am

12 Song Thrush in Bank Park on the way into work this morning, probably migrants

900 - 1,000 Starling massing on the overhead Electricity skypipes on Gainsborough road between Morrisons and Chester road around 6:30 p.m.

Used to get great mumurations at Moore in the early 2010-3 period when the old Runcorn Bridge refurbishment displaced many towards Warrington.

Don't know where these birds are going, not seen anything other than small (00s) roosts at Moore since 2021, no murmurations for a decade.

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North Appleton near the Bridgewater; gazing out my window during a meeting, 89 tits past in 3 minutes, mostly Blue, ~15 Great, four Long-tailed and one Coal tit, all flying into the tree at the end of our drive. Which somewhat disturbed the local Ring-necked Parakeet roosting in it and he hightailed it off over towards Stockton Heath. 

 

Beats the previous best flock I've recorded described below on 14th August.

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Tawny Owls calling / shrieking near Red Lane Allotments in Appleton.

Wife mentioned two small skeins Pink-footed Geese 'wink-winking' over heading SE at around 14:12 and 14:45. (Heading over North Appleton SE).

8 House Martin South over garden central Warrington just

2 p.m. just before the weather front came through a few small groups (5-7) of Swifts were over the general area of the Bridgewater Canal in North Appleton, probably 60 or so in total in 10 minutes, most circling and climbing until a Hobby (viewed from kitchen window = house / garden tick) heading SW/W scattered the remaining few. Seen very few Hobby this year......the cold wet weather not been great for their food sources?