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MSC - Langland Drive / Eccles ETW

Great White Egret 1 flying along the Ship Canal west towards M60 Barton Bridge at 14.27
Chiffchaff 7
Blackcap 1


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Shag - juvenile swimming west towards the Travel Lodge (Trafford) / M60 Barton Bridge, photographed (un-cropped pics attached) between 08.05 and 08.10 from Langland Drive and lost to view shortly afterwards. No sign from Davyhulme Millenium NR / Barton Locks or Irlam Locks in a subsequent search.

Common Sandpiper 2
Kingfisher 2

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Manchester Ship Canal at Langland Drive (aka Waterside) facing Barton Embankment :

Common Tern 4 adults, including one with a metal ring on left leg, accepting fish from it's mate
Great Crested Grebe pair, one on nest, until a ships wake dislodged it and it drifted out into the centre
Kingfisher 1
Goldcrest 1 juv

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3 Willow Tit together at Eccles ETW (1 singing)

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Eccles ETW

Willow Tit 1
Chiffchaff 4
Meadow Pipit 18
Snipe 1
Teal 33
Gadwall 5

Langland Waterside (MSC)

Snipe 4 (on the Barton Embankment side)
Goosander 1
Tufted Duck 1
Teal 8
Gadwall 4

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Common Gull 1 juvenile at Langland Waterside

Eccles ETW

Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 8
Blackcap 2
Whitethroat 1
Buzzard 2

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One showy Sedge Warbler on the path between the ship canal and Eccles STW.

Also in the area;
2 x Oystercatcher
Cormorant
2 x Kingfisher
Great Crested Grebe
singing Whitethroat
Mute Swan
Mallard
singing Chiffchaff
1 x Common Tern near Barton swing bridge
1 x Sparrowhawk over


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MSC at Langland Waterside & Eccles ETW

Mediterranean Gull 1 adult loafing close to the bank at Langland, 3 adult flying over Eccles ETW towards Fives Trafford
Kingfisher 2 together all along MSC
Common Tern 1 over Eccles ETW
Oystercatcher 3 (same at Fives Trafford)


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MSC at Langland Waterside

Goosander 2
Great Crested Grebe 2 (including a very pale sandy individual)
Oystercatcher 2
Common Tern 1
Cormorant 3
Kingfisher 2 together
Mistle Thrush 3

Eccles ETW

Oystercatcher 4
Common Sandpiper heard
Mediterranean Gull at least one adult flying across to the filter beds from the Trafford side of the MSC (where 5 were later found at Fives Trafford)
Common Tern 1
Sedge Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 5
Blackcap 6
Whitethroat 1
Mistle Thrush 4


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Eccles ETW

Mediterranean Gull 2 adult
Oystercatcher 3
Sedge Warbler 2, at least one juvenile
Willow Warbler one with abnormal song, part Willow part Chiffchaff, a hybrid maybe ? (deffo not Iberian), tho photo more pro Willow (pictured)
Willow Warbler 1in song
Chiffchaff 8 minimum, 3 in song , several juvenile
Whitethroat 1

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MSC (Langland Drive / Barton Embankment) & Eccles ETW

Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Oystercatcher 4
Sedge Warbler 2 (carrying food)

Countless thousands of dead fish, mostly Bream by the looks of it, lining both sides of the MSC

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MSC (Langland Drive/Barton Embankment) & Eccles ETW

Gadwall 1
Little Grebe 1
Swift 55
Oystercatcher 2
Common Tern 3 > west
Kingfisher 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 3
Whitethroat 2
Reed Bunting 1




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Approx 150 Swift feeding low over Eccles ETW this afternoon

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Langland Drive M.S.C to Salford R.L. A.J. Bell Stadium

1 Cetti's Warbler in song just west of A.J. Bell Stadium

4 Willow Warbler

3 Blackcap

2 Chiffchaff 

4 House Sparrow

2 Great Crested Grebe (pair nest building)

2 Gadwall (pair)

Mute Swan (pair nesting)

1 oystercatcher flew west up The MSC

 



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White stork circling over Monton at 1050 this morning. Drifting in general direction of Winton/ Boothstown. Ian was alerted as I watched it and put it out to others. Thought I was in Portugal for a moment when I spotted it whilst driving. Got moved on by traffic warden who didn't care it was a rare sight in Salford. Jobsworth.

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Eccles ETW

Woodcock 1 - ace flight views as it flew the entire breadth of the ETW over the tanks
Oystercatcher 3
Teal 49
Raven 2
Buzzard 1

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Eccles ETW

Chiffchaff 2 (1 singing)
Oystercatcher 2

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Overwintering Chiffchaff in song at the Eccles ETW

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1 Chiffchaff still at Eccles ETW

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Two very vocal Ravens on the floodlights and then west stand roof of the AJ Bell stadium at 09:30 this morning, then flew off very low north.



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Eccles ETW

Chiffchaff 2
Goldcrest 2
Fieldfare 2 over
Shoveler 3
Gadwall 1
Teal 29

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Eccles ETW

Chiffchaff 3+
Blackcap 1
Pied Wagtail 35+

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Eccles ETW

Chiffchaff 4 minimum, very vocal
Pied Wagtail 37 minimum
Linnet 7

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Eccles ETW

Chiffchaff 2 (1 singing)
Teal 23 on MSC
Goosander 1 on MSC

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Eccles ETW 10.45-13.08 highlights

Redwing 1596 > south
Fieldfare 231 > south
Lapwing 110 over
Brambling 1 over calling

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Eccles ETW

Chiffchaff 7 (2 singing, 5 together)
Meadow Pipit 6 > south
Pied Wagtail 6 > south

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Eccles ETW / Langland Drive

Mediterranean Gull 1 juvenile. First seen flying over the ETW then relocated loitering the MSC off Langland Drive for 22 minutes before flying over the Barton Embankment towards the Trafford Centre at 11.38
Oystercatcher 4
Sedge Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 7, one singing the rest juveniles
Chiffchaff 6
Kingfisher 1

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Langdale Drive M.S.C. & up to The M60 Motorway Bridge.

Female Peregrine sat on top of one of the lifting stanchions 17-05hrs.

2 Great Crested Grebe

180 Black Headed Gull

5 Oystercatcher

2 juvenile Willow Warbler

1 Song Thrush in song 

2 Blackcap in song



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Eccles etw & Barton Bridge area.

2 oystercatcher on etw
2 great crested grebe on ship canal
2 peregrine falcons
3 buzzard
5 kestrels at least 3 juveniles around the a j bell stadium.
2 sedge warblers
1 willow warbler
Several chiffchaff, blackcap & whitethroats
4 swallows



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MSC/Langland Drive/Eccles ETW path to Barton Bridge

Sedge Warbler, feeding young either side of the path. One fledgling took a short flight, landed on the path then hopped across into cover.
Oystercatcher 6-10, maybe more
Great Crested Grebe 2 pairs
Mute Swan 4 cygnets

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MSC/Eccles ETW path to Barton Bridge

Kingfisher 1
Great Crested Grebe 2
Oystercatcher 2
Sedge Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 2


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Langdale Drive & MSC to The Motorway Bridge

Female Peregrine on the apex of The Beyond Building, and later seen flying off with the male Towards The Trafford Centre at 17-30hrs, also...

1 Sedge Warbler  in song

1 Reed Bunting    ''     ''

2 Willow Warbler ''      ''

2 Song Thrush    ''      ''

2 Chiffchaff        ''      ''

2 Great Crested Grebe...pair

2 Mute Swan...pair & 3 cygnets

Mallard  & 8 duckling

2 Oystercatcher

2 Mistle Thrush...pair ground feeding behind Langdale Drive

 



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Peregrine sat on one of the lifting bridge towers next to the M60 this morning

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Eccles ETW / MSC to Barton Bridge path

Common Tern 1 MSC
Peregrine on Peel Towers
Swift 300+
Sedge Warbler 2

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c20 Swifts feeding over M60 Barton bridge and Eccles ETW this evening

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Eccles ETW MSC path

Swift 40
Oystercatcher 2
Peregrine 1
Sedge Warbler 3, 2 singing
Sand Martin 3
Swallow 4
House Martin 4
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 5
Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing
Whitethroat 4
Reed Bunting pair

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Eccles ETW & adjacent MSC (not Langland Drive) 40 species this morning

Gadwall pair
Great Crested Grebe pair
Oystercatcher 5
Lapwing 1 over
Kingfisher 1
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1 circling overhead
Sedge Warbler 1 on territory
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 5
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 4
Whitethroat 1
Linnet pair

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Langdale Drive & MSC

1 Sedge Warbler   in song

3 Willow Warbler   ''       ''

4 Blackcap            ''      ''

2 Chiffchaff           ''      ''

1 Whitethroat       ''       ''

20 Sand martin

2 Swallow

2 Oystercatcher

5 Great Crested Grebe

7 Mute Swan

 



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Eccles ETW

Oystercatcher 2
Buzzard 1

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Dusk walk along Langdale Drive & M.S.C.

10 Ring Necked Parakeet went into roost on The Trafford side of The M.S.C (16-30hrs.)

2 Raven 

2 Mute Swan (pair)



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A mixed at tit flock at Langland Waterside contained

Garden Warbler 1
Blackcap 2
Willow Warbler 1
Willow Tit 1 juvenile
Treecreeper 1

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Little Egret 1 feeding along the Trafford side of the Manchester Ship Canal. First sighted from Langland Waterside at 09.20, it moved west to below the Travelodge, last seen flying north over the Eccles ETW at 10.20, where it was mobbed by Crows and lost to view behind trees.

Peregrine 1 on the Chill Factor roof
Oystercatcher 1
Swift 27
Sand Martin 2

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Wednesday 28th of July 2021 01:01:34 PM

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Peregrine again perched on the Salford Western Gateway tower beside the M60 Barton Bridge, this time on the Trafford side of the Manchester Ship Canal. Noticed while driving over the bridge at 11.00, I exited and drove round to see it fly off towards Barton Moss. Rubbish flight shot may help the RSG identify the individual.

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Langland Drive to Barton Bridge M60

Peregrine 1 on the pillar of the Salford Western Gateway (Salford side closest to M60), did several very low flights over the M60
Hobby 1 over
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult over
Curlew 4 over NW
Lapwing 1 over
Oystercatcher 4
Great Crested Grebe pair nesting on the MSC away from the bank (until the next large vessel comes along no doubt)

(I haven't heard the Cetti's Warbler since the 18th June)

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Langland drive to Barton Bridge M60

Sedge Warbler pair feeding at least one recently fledged juv
Blackbird, white headed leucistic male still

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Langland Drive to Barton Bridge

Cetti's Warbler singing male still present
Sedge Warbler 2, ringed male in song, female carrying food
Oystercatcher 2
Swift 32+
Buzzard 2
Kestrel 2

Langland Weirside / Barton Embankment

Mediterranean Gull 1 adult on the MSC briefly
Oystercatcher 4
Swift 14+

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red kite low n/e over barton swing bridge at ten am



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Langland Drive to Barton Bridge M60 (33sp, 09.30-10.42 incl)

Cetti's Warbler singing male still
Sedge Warbler 1 singing
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 3
Whitethroat 1 f/imm
Oystercatcher 2
Buzzard 2

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Langland Drive to The Motorway Bridge 09-00-10-30hrs. Also this morning....

5 Blackcap in song

2 Common Whitethroat in song

2 Chiffchaff in song

3 Song Thrush in song

3 Blackbird in song

5 Goldfinch in song

7 Wren in song

2 Greenfinch wheezing / singing

Great & Blue Tit with fledglings 

1 Gadwall (MSC)

5 Cormorant (MSC)

1 Raven over east



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Langland Drive to Barton Bridge M60 late morning

Cetti's Warbler singing male still
Oystercatcher 2
Buzzard 3 over
Swift 10
House Martin 1
Sand Martin 5

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