Tyldesley General Environs

dave broome · Status: Offline

RE: Tyldesley General Environs

Mark Burgess · Status: Offline

I see Common Terns feeding on the Bridgewater canal regularly, never more than two but usually single birds between the RHS and Worsley filtration lagoons and seem to head off towards Blackleach

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

Been having small numbers (up to 4) going over the garden for the last couple of summers heading either southwest or northeast usually. Quite a regular occurrence and usually heading northeast late afternoon evening. Always assumed they were commuting between Pennington and blackleach?

Kristian Wade · Status: Offline

Had Common Terns fishing over Cutacre pretty much all summer - always flying east in the end, also assumed they must be from Blackleach

pete berry · Status: Offline

I've seen them flying over my house heading towards the canal which is only a couple 100 yds away. I've always assumed that they were from Blackleach as that's the direction they come from.

dave broome · Status: Offline

Today, early afternoon, at the east end of Tyldesley, a Common Tern carrying a fish went NE over the Hough Lane/Manchester Road junction. It was presumably headed for Blackleach Country Park. It may have been coming from the nearby New Hall Moat, but probably more likely had been fishing the Bridgewater Canal or one of the ponds on the mosses. Wigan Flashes terns would regularly fish at sites as far away as Worthington Lakes, Orrell Water Park and Carr Mill Dam

Steven Heywood · Status: Offline

An adult raven and two tatty-looking and very boisterous youngsters over Sale Lane bus stop at 4pm while I was waiting for the V1.

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

Evening walk along the guided busway taking in Astley street park and the Stour road estate produced 6 singing Goldcrest, 2 pairs of Sparrowhawk, and several screaming groups of Swift

Kevin Cook · Status: Offline

3.45pm. Lesser Whitethroat still singing and seen very briefly from narrow path, near bridge over a stream to the west of horse paddocks along Combermere Lane. Seems to move along hedgerow as distant initially but moved towards path area before going back.

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

Lesser Whitethroat still singing along Combermere lane early afternoon today, also Oystercatcher over heading northwest.

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

Willow tit calling and showing well at the bottom end of Common lane this lunchtime and a singing Lesser Whitethroat along Combermere lane in hedges west of the horse paddocks.

dave broome · Status: Offline

A Blackcap was singing in gardens near Ena Mill this morning

dave broome · Status: Offline

A Chiffchaff was singing along the brook that passes under Stour Road this morning

dave broome · Status: Offline

Friday 17th Feb, a calling Golden Plover went west over the Bodmin Rd estate, i.e. roughly following the line of the Tyldesley Banks escarpment and approx 20 Siskin went low south over the estate

pete berry · Status: Offline

An adult Yellow Legged Gull in fields off Common Lane with 527 large gulls late morning.

pete berry · Status: Offline

1027 large gulls in fields off Common Lane late morning including a good candidate for 2nd w. Caspian Gull, but unfortunately it started persisting down before I could get clinching views and had to retreat back into the car.

dave broome · Status: Offline

A vocal Raven was cronking loudly over Parr Brow/Mosley Common this morning

pete berry · Status: Offline

A 1st winter Caspian Gull in fields off Common Lane this morning in with a flock of 1152 large gulls,also at least 400 Black Headed Gulls in the fields.

dave broome · Status: Offline

A vocal Greylag Goose flew south over Parr Brow this morning towards the mosses

pete berry · Status: Offline

508 large gulls in fields off Common Lane ,but again nothing more interesting with them.

pete berry · Status: Offline

A 1st winter Caspian Gull mid morning in fields between the 2 farms off Common Lane with approximately 400 large gulls(mainly Herrings).

dave broome · Status: Offline

2 Redwing flew east this morning, quite high over Tyldesley Cemetery, following the line of the Tyldesley Banks escarpment

dave broome · Status: Offline

1 Ring-Necked Parakeet low north over the town centre on 8/8/22
At Parr Brow/Mosley Common in the past few days, at least 1 Raven regular in past few days. At least 2 Bullfinch have been regular this past week along the Honksford Brook corridor downstream of St Johns Church

Ian McKerchar · Status: Offline

191 Lesser Black-backed and 35 Herring Gulls roosting in fields off Cumbermere Lane (north of Common Lane) at mid-afternoon today.

dave broome · Status: Offline

Early evening an area of heavy hazy cloud passed eastwards through Mosley Common, with squally gusts of wind, following it were 300+ Black-Headed Gull and 100+ vocal Swift, feeding high up, disappearing as quickly as they appeared

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

Single Curlew spent several minutes calling over Astley street park at c. 7.20 this evening before finally heading southwest.

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

Unmistakable but as equally unexpected sound of a Quail calling twice over my Tyldesley house at c. 2.10am this morning. First call very loud second fainter, sounded as if it was traveling north

dave broome · Status: Offline

A singing Blackcap was present today at Shakerley Common and a Redpoll went north over Mosley Common

dave broome · Status: Offline

A Shelduck was calling in flight over Parr Brow after dark on the evening of Sunday 6th March

dave broome · Status: Offline

22 Lapwing were circling low around Parr Brow early this morning, a similar number seen briefly yesterday. Presumably using some of the local farmland.

pete berry · Status: Offline

In fields behind the first farm on Common Lane
406 Herring gulls
5 Lesser Black Backed gulls
52 Great Black Backed gulls
and a Raven over.

dave broome · Status: Offline

3 Grey Partridge in fields at Common Lane this morning

Dave Steel · Status: Offline

Hi Pete

I can't seem to find 'Yellow Legged Gull' in my (1964) 9th edition of The Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe by

Roger Peterson/Guy Montfort/P.A.D Hollom Guide as recommend by FRH...it took me ages to save for this with my paper round money ...surely I've not wasted my money have I?????

Until this is cleared up you don't mind if I refer to a YLG as a Herring Gull do you!!!

Dave!

dave broome · Status: Offline

A vocal Tree Pipit flew low SW over Parr Brow early morning

pete berry · Status: Offline

Approx 40 large gulls in the fields along Common Lane were mainly Lesser Black Backs but in with them a single adult Yellow Legged Gull ,a bit difficult to see as it was spending most of it's time sat down in long grass.

dave broome · Status: Offline

Approx 30 Shelduck flew east at 21:35 this evening over Parr Brow, in two flocks. Unfortunately didnt get a precise count as the first flock were out of sight by the time I had grabbed my bins. They werent particularly high up, but were going at some speed, calling with a lot of wing noise too.

dave broome · Status: Offline

4 vocal Greylag Geese flew SW, fairly high up, over Parr Brow early afternoon, heading towards Chat Moss

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Common Tern low over Lidl on Mosley Common Road this afternoon, presumably headed for Blackleach Country Park

dave broome · Status: Offline

Lesser Whitethroat singing along the brook near St Johns Church, Mosley Common

dave broome · Status: Offline

A vocal Common Tern went over Parr Brow this morning

dave broome · Status: Offline

Watched from the garden this evening, an adult Cormorant flew north over Mosley Common, then circled for about five minutes over the ridge of the Tyldesley Banks at Parr Brow, slowly gaining height, before heading off purposefully NE, giving the impression of a bird on migration. While I was watching it a Sand Martin flew west over the house

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

2 Siskin east over the garden today, 2 Buzzards also seen several times at one point very low over the rooftops. Small numbers of meadow pipit north in the morning.

-- Edited by Andy Isherwood on Saturday 10th of April 2021 04:46:06 PM

dave broome · Status: Offline

A flock of 9 Meadow Pipit went NW quite low over the town centre at 5:45pm tonight

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

At least 5 Chiifchaff, 4 Fieldfare and 12 Skylark along Common lane this am.

dave broome · Status: Offline

At least one Common Scoter called over Parr Brow at 21:02 this evening

pete berry · Status: Offline

Adult Iceland gull in fields off Common Lane late morning

pete berry · Status: Offline

The adult Iceland Gull was in fields off Common Lane today at 12.30, also 479 Lesser Black Backs and 212 Herring Gulls in the flock.

pete berry · Status: Offline

A massive increase in Lesser Black Backs numbers,obviously been a large return passage last couple of days with 448 in fields off Common Lane this afternoon. Also 105 Herring Gulls and a single adult Yellow Legged Gull, looked like the same bird that was at Beefold lane fields at last week.
Pic of the asleep Yellow Legged Gull attached.

dave broome · Status: Offline

At least one very vocal Black-Tailed Godwit flew over Parr Brow, nr Mosley Common at around 00:30 this morning

Andy Isherwood · Status: Offline

Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Willow tit and small numbers of Fieldfare in trees at south end of Common Lane this am also c. 300 large Gulls, mainly Herring Gull in field behind first farm.