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Matt Gillett


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To confirm, the bird wasn't present this morning. Safe from the 'toggers'...that said, 99% of viewers over the few days we're fantastic.

It has been a great advocate for the local nature in the area, showing how important the Mersey Valley green belt is. It has also been talked about in local schools and the community - a nice win for nature this week. 



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If the bird is present tomorrow,  please don't try to get closer than yne path.

Sadly, "toggers" tried to get too close today.



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Nightjar was still present when I left at 13:40.


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Some video of it enjoying it self!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA_cmLMIdhY



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Thanks!



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NIGHTJAR still present 7am Information Birdguides

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Any sign this morning, or negative news?



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An amazing find Matt!  I think so many of us would have missed that.  It inspires to pay more attention.

It was great to see the Nightjar boogie away on that branch for sure.  Always good to meet GM birders out and about.  

 



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An excellent find Matt  in fact the Spotted flycatcher was a real find for this location the Nightjar absolute gold , what was amazing today was the Nightjars behaviour it was swaying and preening bobbing and foot paddling on the branch to get comfortable and this happened a number of times, I have never seen a nightjar so active 

At one stage it swayed foot paddled the defecated onto the ground , it was mouth gaping and showing a pink inside to it mouth , truly some amazing behaviour that you would not normally see , just the preening was ace but the foot paddling on the branch was out of this world 

 



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Nice couple of photos from the Nightjar. Visited it 4 times since I found it, and it's a bird that's testament to how great the GM (and wider) birding community is. 

For those interested (was asked a couple of times at the site) on how I came across it... upon it;

Entered the small meadow area as I saw a Spotted Flycatcher in the distance 'hunting' from the tree in usual looped flights and tried to get a closer look, then my attention was drawn to a group of small birds harassing 'something'. I moved closer to the direction of the sounds, and it took a good couple of minutes to realise the stump was not in fact a stump but a roosting Nightjar. The bird was face on at first but the birds harassed it and it resettled side on confirming the ID (as seen in photos).

eBird Checklist - 13 Sep 2026 - Kenworthy Woods NR - 24 species

Bonus squirrel interaction photo from lunch today.



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Got to see it in the evening sun. Incredible views! 



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Nightjar still at Kenworthy woods when I left about 2 :30 pm ish.

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Nightjar still there at 1:30pm in Kenworthy woods, showing well. Chiffchaff was almost sat on it's head at one point. 



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Nightjar still present on Kenworthy Woods again this morning.



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Any news this morning?



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The nightjar showed well this early evening looking nice & cosy just perched up in the location ian mentions in kenworthy woods.
Well done to the finder matt gillet on an excellent find.
Also in the area a spotted flycatcher.


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A Nightjar was at Kenworthy Woods this afternoon and showing well, approximately around the area of ///studio.cake.unable

 

Info thanks to Paul Heaton



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A morning visit.

Greater Scaup 1 female.
Pochard 1 female
Goosander 3 female, 1 male.
Great Crested Grebe 3
Tufted Duck 30+
Mallard 40+
Coot 40+
Canada Geese 40+
Mute Swan 4 adults, 2 immature.
Cormorant 8
BH Gulls
Common Gulls
Goldcrest 1 singing.
Nuthatch 2
RN Parakeet 10+

34 species.


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First visit for a long time. Open air cafe now available and no bridge over the Mersey. To be replaced sometime.

Coot 70+
Pink Footed Geese 80+ heading east.
Mallard 8
Teal 1 female.
Tufted Duck 10+ all males.
Moorhen 1
Great Crested Grebe 2
Mute Swan 3 adults, 2 immatures.
Canada Geese 4
Goosander 4 male, 2 female.
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Sparrowhawk 1 male, high overhead, harassed by a Crow.
Common Gull 10+
Herring Gull 1
BH Gulls
Song Thrush 2 singing.
Siskin 1
etc.etc.etc.

37 species.



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At least 2 dead Canada Geese on the lake and a third on the grassed area looking pretty sickly.

Tried calling the Park Security Office in the absence of any other contact numbers but no answer. Reported via DEFRA website.

-- Edited by Robert Farmer on Friday 24th of October 2025 01:29:59 AM

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2 Reed Warblers in the Water Park and flyby Mandarin Duck, Kingfisher and Common Sandpiper on the Mersey.

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2 Mandarin ducks and my first singing Chiffchaff of the year, were the highlights of a wander around this morning.

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5 male Goosander (no females) and 2 Kingfisher were the highlight of a wander around this morning.
Usual assortment of commoner waterfowl. 6 Ring-necked Parakeet.


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1 Pochard 6 Goosander 14 Gadwall 32 Tufted Duck 1 Kingfisher 6 Siskin

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Hobby - 1 adult flew south over Kenworthy Woods at 15.24

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Mandarin pair & female Goldeneye on the lake. 2 Sand Martin along the Mersey.

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Kenworthy pm

Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 10



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Woodcock -1 Barlow Tip

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Goosander 3 males.
Tufted Duck 15+
Coot 40+
Mallard 60+
Gadwall 15+
Shoveler 2 males.
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 4 adults, 4 juveniles.
Moorhen 6
RN Parakeet 8
Black-headed Gull 50+
Common Gull 4
etc.etc.etc.

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Goosander 2 females.
Tufted Duck 15+
Mute Swan 2 adults, 5 juveniles.
Coot 80+
Moorhen 4
Mallard 20+ on the river.
Great Crested Grebe 4
Gadwall 8
Canada Geese
Common Gull 1 adult.
Black-headed Gulls
Ring-necked Parakeet 10+
Goldcrest 2

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1 Pochard and 1 Reed Warbler were the highlights of a walk around this morning.

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Lunchtime run limits observations to mainly sound. Of note;

 

Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming, noted pair high on tree line Kenworthy Woods side of River Mersey)

 

Chiffchaff (weak calling in woods between River Mersey and CWP water body near crossing bridge)



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 13th of March 2023 03:15:43 PM

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All the usual birds around this morning with the addition of a snoozing Pochard.

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80% iced over this morning consequently not much present. Highlights 32 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler & 4 Goosander.



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 22nd of January 2023 02:33:23 PM

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Some quick visits in the last week:

Tufted Duck  -  max. of only 24.

Pochard  -  1 fem./imm.

Goldeneye  -  1 ad. male on river.

Mallard  -  counted along river Jackson's Boat up to C.W.P. bridge, got 93, same as S.W.P. section. Also 20 on C.W.P. lake. So well over 200 Mallard in the S.W.P. - C.W.P. section of Mersey valley.

Water Rail  -  1, E. end reeds.

Coot  -  66, eleven of them with rings, all from C.W.P.

Mute Swan  -  6 adults, prob. three pairs, which was two pairs too many for the resident male, who was spending every minute trying to get to grips with one of the other males. Lots of chasing around, wings raised etc., no peace and quiet for any of the six. One of the females involved was a bird which had spent the last couple of months at S.W.P.

Generally very unexciting for birds.

 



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Afternoon visit.

45 tufted duck
20 goosander
16 shoveler
13 gadwall
2 mute Swan
Amongst the black headed gulls were 2 common gulls & 1 Herring gull
4 cormorant
1 grey heron
Several ring necked parakeets around
2 collared doves
Nice flock of 50+ mostly redpolls & siskins on Barlow tip
1 woodcock on Barlow tip
1 buzzard


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Highlights of a walk around this afternoon were:

16 Shoveler

15 Goosander

12 Siskin

4 Goldcrest



-- Edited by Andrew Jeffery on Monday 9th of January 2023 11:37:49 AM

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30/12 - dusk visit:

Pochard: 1m
Goldeneye: 3f & 2m
Shoveler: 6m & 2f
Goosander: 6m & 5f
Tufted duck: 27
Great crested grebe: 5
Mute swan: 2
Herring gull: 1 1cy
Cormorant: 1 ad & 1 1cy
Grey heron: 2
+ Kingfisher heard several times


27/12 - dusk visit

Goldeneye: 1f
Shoveler: 4m & 2f
Goosander: 7m & 6f
Tufted ducks: c20
Great crested grebe: 4
Mute swan: 2
Cormorant: 3 ad & 2 1cy

Usual gulls, mallards, etc. Also of note plenty of Coot with colour-rings with 11 reads across both visits.

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PM visit.

Kingfisher - 1
Goosander - 13 male, 11 female.
Pochard - 1 male, 1 female.
Gadwall - 1 male, 1 female.
Mute Swan - Just 2 adults.
Great crested Grebe - 4
Coot - 70+
Moorhen - 10+
Cormorant - 5
Mallard - 40+
Shoveler - 10 male, 2 adult.
Tufted Duck - 17
Canada Geese - 80+
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Highlights this morning: 35+ Tufted, 8 Cormorant. 8 Goosander, 2 Redwing and a solitary Bullfinch.

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Coot 80+
Tufted Duck 25+
Great Crested Grebe 6
Cormorant 6
Mallard 25+...most on river.
Gadwall 1 male.
Canada Geese 20+
Moorhen 20+
Mute Swan 2
Little Grebe 1
Goosander 1 male.
Grey Wagtail 1
Grey Heron 1
BH Gull 150+
Common Gull 10+
Herring Gull 2
RN Parakeet 10+
etc.

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Duck numbers slowly starting to build up with:

3 Gadwall & 17 Tufted.



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Good views of Reed Warbler singing away in the reeds by the children's play area.

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3 Swifts along the Mersey were my first of the year.

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Late one from yesterday for a walk along the Mersey. Highlights were - Kingfisher, 3 Swallow, 7+ Sand Martin and 2 Common Whitethroat.

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Goosander- 1 male, 1 female on the river.
Blackcap- 12 singing.
Chiffchaff- 1 singing.
Willow Warbler- 2 singing.
Goldcrest- 1 singing.
Willow Tit- 1 singing.
Song Thrush- 2 singing.
RN Parakeet- 6
Tufted Duck- 1 male, 1 female.
Great Crested Grebe- 3
Mute Swan- 4
Coot- 12+
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Goosander 2 females on the river.
Grey Wagtail 1
Blackcap 2 singing.
Chiffchaff 5 singing.
Nuthatch 2
RN Parakeet 9
Great Crested Grebe 3
Buzzard 1
Tufted Duck 15+
Jay 1
plus Mute Swans, Coots, Moorhens, Mallards and Canada Geese.
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A quick turn around the water Park as the sun was starting to show up! 6 female and 4 male goosander 2 great crested grebe Around a dozen tufted duck 2 song thrush And a gorgeous goldcrest who gave me an amazing mini acrobatic display as he was feeding

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Walk around in the rain today, not a huge number of ducks about 1 Pochard, 12 Tufted . 4 Herring gulls in a big mixed raft of Common and Black Headed gulls. Highlight was a small mixed flock of 7 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, 2 Redpoll. 1 Treecreeper and a Goldcrest,

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Goosander (m), Goldeneye (f), Shoveller (m +f), Gadwall (m + f), Tufted ducks (m + f), Great Crested Grebes, Cormorant etc

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