CHORLTON WP

PHIL GREENWOOD · Status: Offline

RE: CHORLTON WP

PHIL GREENWOOD · Status: Offline

Lesser Redpoll 8
Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
Goldeneye 1m
Mute Swan 8
Coot 70+
Pochard 30+ males and 4 females.
Tufted Duck 45+
Great-crested Grebe 4
Canada Geese 30+
Cormorant 3
Gadwall 20+
Grey Heron 1
Kestrel 1
BH/C/LBB Gulls.
Redwing 2

Good counts for a change.

Ian McKerchar · Status: Offline

Tim Wilcox wrote:

18 Pochard
flock of 13 Lesser Redpoll and c40 Siskin on the old tip
Kestrel as usual
What's up with the line spacing?

Search 'forum spacing' for the answer.

Tim Wilcox · Status: Offline

18 Pochard

flock of 13 Lesser Redpoll and c40 Siskin on the old tip

Kestrel as usual

What's up with the line spacing?

Shannon Llewellyn · Status: Offline

This afternoon:

4 siskin
7-8 long-tailed tit
Blue tit (7) & great tit (1) the only other small passerines I saw
5 moorhen
c30 tufted duck
21 pochard (20 male)
c25 gadwall
2 (perhaps 4) shoveler
3 goldeneye (2 female)
8 mute swan
4 (at least) great crested grebe
Coot, mallard & Canada geese in good numbers
c60 black-headed gull
3 common gull (with two more over)
4 ring-necked parakeet
1 grey heron

Barlow tip:

6 long-tailed tit
3 siskin
7 lesser redpoll
3 greenfinch
4 redwing
1 jay (two more on the golf course)
1 kestrel

Also a raven heard when on Barlow tip, but quite distant; somewhere over the other side of the river, as far as I could tell.

-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 17th of January 2016 08:33:31 PM

steven burke · Status: Offline

afternoon visit

feeders... 10 ring-necked parakeet, 1 nuthatch, 2 chaffinch, plenty of blue & great tit.

24 gadwall, 14 tufted duck, 8 pochard, 1 goldeneye, 1 goosander, 3 great crested grebe, 1 grey heron, 2 siskin, 3 redwing.

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

Quick visit this afternoon
11 Pochards, 10 males and 1 female, all but 2 drakes were frosting under the willows (?) of the furthered the island from the car park, I have never witnessed before but that is probally because I have never really checked or been here when there was masses of Pochards
10 tufted ducks, 9 males 1 female
2 male goldeneye
2 great crested grebes
Less than 30 gadwall
1 kingfisher
2 great crested grebes
2 cormorants
1 female Goosander
8 mute swans
2 moorhen in the middle in the lake, which I assumed was because there was masses of people there today, nearly full car park
Single redwing by pond
3 chaffinch near the RSPB stand
8 ring necked parakeets around the feeders
Cheers Joel

Tim Wilcox · Status: Offline

Flock of 100+ Siskin on the Old Tip this morning. I picked out 2 Lesser Redpoll but there were probably more

Pete Hines · Status: Offline

Woodcock 1 Barlow Tip

Siskin 21+ Barlow Tip (small mixed flock around the WP)

Lesser Redpoll 11+ Barlow Tip

Pochard 12

Tufted 11

Shoveler 3

Gadwall 34

Goosander 1

steven burke · Status: Offline

morning visit, much to same as joel's 1 goldeneye 9 tufted duck 35 gadwall 6 pochard 2 shoveler 2 grey heron 6 cormorant 2 great crested grebe. feeders.. 1 ring-necked parakeet, 1 nuthatch, 5 chaffinch. barlow tip.. 17 lesser redpoll, some of them feeding & drinking water off the path with goldfinches. 15 siskin 9 bullfinch 6 redwing 2 song thrush

-- Edited by steven burke on Thursday 31st of December 2015 10:33:55 PM

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

An hour visit today
11 Pochards, 3 females and 8 males
1 male Goldeneye
10 Tufted ducks, 3 females and 7 males
2 Great Crested Grebes
2 male Goosanders, 1 flew off very soon after we arrived
1 pair of Shoveler
1 Kingfisher
6 Cormorant
1 female Kestrel
4 Common gulls
20+ Gadwall
8 Mute Swans
2 grey Herons
Many Mallards and Black-Headed gull
Cheers Joel

-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Thursday 31st of December 2015 02:02:19 PM

steven burke · Status: Offline

afternoon visit

10 mute swan, 10 Canada geese, 96 coot, 40 gadwall, 8 tufted duck, 5 pochard, 1 goldeneye, 2 great crested grebe, 1 grey heron eating a frog, 2 cormorant, 1 pied wagtail, 6 ring-necked parakeet, great spotted woodpecker heard.

at the feeders...

11 chaffinch, 1 nuthatch, 1 ring-necked parakeet, 2 coal tit, 3 goldcrest, plus blue tit, great tit, dunnock, robin, magpie & woodpigeon.

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

A quick 45 min today this time a cycle around the whole lake.
Highlights
A pair of Shoveler
6 drake Pochards and 1 Female
17 Tufted Ducks, 4 females, one of which was quite small compared to the others
30+ Gadwall
8 Mute Swan
1 male Goldeneye
2 Great Crested Grebes
0 common gulls
Cheers Joel

-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Wednesday 23rd of December 2015 07:36:02 PM

-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Wednesday 23rd of December 2015 07:37:07 PM

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

A 30 min stop in as we cycled past on the way to fletcher moss.
Highlights
4 Drake Pochards
1 Drake Goosander
30+ Tufted Ducks
8 Mute Swans
4 Shoveler (2 male, 2 female)
20+ Gadwall
2 Great Crested Grebe
1 Cormorant
2 Ring-Necked Parakeets
Cheers Joel

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 22nd of December 2015 08:09:10 PM

Ian McKerchar · Status: Offline

Originally posted today by Barry Brett:

Male Goldeneye really nice to see.

PHIL GREENWOOD · Status: Offline

Canada Geese 40+
Mute Swan 8
Mallards 30+
Gadwall 40+
Tufted Duck 10+
Coots 70+
Pochard 2 males.
Great Crested Grebes 3
Moorhen 2
Cormorant 5
Grey Wagtail 1
Siskin 1
Grey Heron 1
Rose-ringed Parakeets 10+
BH Gulls
Common Gulls 3
LBB Gull 1

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 15th of December 2015 06:25:07 PM

Tony Darby · Status: Offline

This afternoon, of interest:
A flock of 30 Siskin plus Goldfinches, feeding on Alders, viewed from the lower path.

Eugene Dillon-Hooper · Status: Offline

Between Sale WP Tram and CWP:
2 Little grebe
song thrush
3 Ring necked Parakeets
Buzzard
Possible Sparrowhawk (bit far off)
large flocks of 20 and 30 Canada Geese on the golf course.

Chorlton WP:
Lagre flock on Siskin
8 tufted duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Gadwall
1 Heron
huge amount of coot
Goldfinch
15+Greenfinch
Chaffinch

CWP Bird Feeders and surrounding area:
Nuthatch
30 + House Sparrow
25 + Goldfinch
Blue tits
Great tits
1 or 2 Coal Tits
1 Redwing

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 25th of November 2015 04:08:05 PM

Tony Darby · Status: Offline

A small bunch of finches feeding on Alders, comprising:
10 Goldfinch
12 Lesser Redpoll
2 Siskin
Up to 100 Coots now on the lake
2 Parakeets on the feeders and 3 others on the area
+ the usual group of House Sparrows that never get mentioned in posts from here, or anywhere else for that matter.

Pete Hines · Status: Offline

John Rayner wrote:
Yesterday late morning there were 27 Gadwall before a canoeist flushed them all.

Cheers John

That wouldn't have happened in the days of the warden service. Shocking.

steven burke · Status: Offline

2-4pm

8 mute swan
1 great crested grebe
17 gadwall
17 tufted duck
2 shoveler
1 nuthatch
3 treecreeper
2 goldcrest
4 bullfinch
2 chaffinch
1 grey heron
decent numbers of siskin flying around
12 ring-necked parakeets on the feeders, more heard around.
1 goosander, 1 grey wagtail & 1 pied wagtail on the river.

barlow tip...

1 chiffchaff
4 lesser redpoll
3 bullfinch
5 goldcrest
12 redwing
2 song thrush
willow tit heard only

John Rayner · Status: Offline

Yesterday late morning there were 27 Gadwall before a canoeist flushed them all.

Cheers John

Shannon Llewellyn · Status: Offline

Yesterday, afternoon:

Lots of goldcrest, heard and seen all over
2 grey wagtail
3 redwing over
10 gadwall
1 tufted duck
1 great crested grebe
5 mute swan
70+ coot

Barlow tip:

4 goldcrest
6 or 7 lesser redpoll
1 siskin
2 bullfinch
1 chaffinch
c15 redwing over
1 jay
1 snipe
2 ring-necked parakeet over
1 buzzard over (hassled by a carrion crow)

Hardy farm orchard (listed here for convenience):

4 goldcrest
1 willow tit
3 bullfinch
2 jay

Paul Heaton · Status: Offline

First light this morning Tawny Owl over kenworthy fields.

The water park was full this morning hundred plus coots, Mute Swan in Large numbers as were Canada geese, good stroll round an old haunt,

Kingfisher, Buzzard some of the best birds, but the sheer joy of the birds on the water, in the autumn light was ace.

Keep Birding

Chris Harper · Status: Offline

Brief visit at 2pm
Ring Necked Parakeet on feeders
12 Gadwall

Tim Wilcox · Status: Offline

One female Sparrowhawk attacking another female Sparrowhawk was quite a sight at Kenworthy Woods this afternoon. One of those birding moments

Shannon Llewellyn · Status: Offline

Looking down onto the water from Barlow Tip yesterday:

4 great crested grebe (two adults and two juvenile)
4 coot (two adults and two juvenile)
12 black-headed gull

Plenty of long-tailed tit and chiffchaff on Barlow Tip itself.

Neil McCall · Status: Offline

Still seven cygnets on lake.

One Great Crested Grebe kept busy feeding FOUR fully-grown juveniles.

Two pairs of Blackcap on Kenworthy Fields

Shannon Llewellyn · Status: Offline

This afternoon:

3 very recently fledged chiffchaff, with a parent
Reed warbler singing (possibly two)
Mute swan with seven cygnets
Plenty of coot with young
5 great crested grebe, including three large juveniles
1 grey heron
2 black-headed gull
1 lesser black-backed gull

Neil McCall · Status: Offline

Not much about mid-afternoon. Reed Bunting very close to western end of CWP with dragonfly in its beak. Whitethroat on Barlow Tip.

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

Late report for yesterday
Had a quick walk down to the reedbed
Things had seem to have calmed down with the reed warbler there was at least 3. Near the end of our visit 1 of them gave some nice views of its self singing nearer the top of the reeds staying still for some time this allowed me to get some film footage of it. I might head out today to see if I can film the whitethroat pair close to my house..
Loads of Canada geese on the water
5 long tailed tits in the reedbed
4 gadwall
2 tufted ducks
1 great crested grebe
About 5 coot all either with young or a partner and 2 more on nests
5 mallards

-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Saturday 6th of June 2015 10:39:20 AM

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

Had a quick walk to Kenworthy woods from the car park.
I saw from the reedbed:
29 canada geese
11 mallards
2 pairs of coots. 1 pair had 3 juveniles and the other had 9 fledglings which looked like they had only just fledged.
3 moorhen
2 great crested grebes
7 black headed gulls
At least 6 reed warblers giving really good views coming within 1 foot of me. Letting me get good photos of them.
3 female and 1 male house sparrow with the male singing in the reed bed not to the likings of reed warblers
2 jays flew over
2 blue and 2 great tits feeding on the reed maces
Kenworthy woods:
3 song thrush
9 male and 3 female whitethroats (a bird I have had difficulty photographing for a while)
1 male and 1 female sparrowhawk
2 buzzarsd
1 female and 1 male bullfinch
1 skylark singin
Plus the usual
Barlow tip
2 whitethroats
2 male reed buntings
Plus the usual
Plus the usual

Chris Porter · Status: Offline

Skylark spotted from path between water and Barlow Tip/Eye around 6pm. 90% certain of sighting as was with the kids and couldn't hang around too long, but definite small crest.

Shannon Llewellyn · Status: Offline

Late this afternoon:

2 great crested grebe
4 tufted duck
plenty of coot, one pair with two extremely young chicks
1 cormorant
3 chiffchaff
2 blackcap
1 whitethroat
1 reed warbler
2 willow warbler
3 swallow
6 house sparrow
1 ring-necked parakeet
Lots of the usuals.

Kenworthy Woods:

Plenty of chiffchaff
2 blackcap (a couple of others heard)
3 greenfinch
3 bullfinch
2 goldfinch
c10 swallow
1 mistle thrush
1 buzzard
1 lesser black-backed gull over

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

Had a little trip. Got there around 4 went straight to where I saw the redstart yesterday. On the way two birds flew of the path and flew into a hawthorn. One must have flew deeper into the hedge but one was a male whitethroat. Had a walk around the area and saw 2 more whitethroats in the brambles around gropper hill and I thought I heard the redstart but couldn't be sure. I then decided I would sit on the path where I saw it yesterday. After about 15 mins something flew onto the path and the back into the hedge. It looked like the redstart but I wasn't one hundred percent sure it was it because I only got a very brief view of it.

Neil McCall · Status: Offline

CWP:

Reed Warbler - small reedbed near children's playground

Kenworthy fields:

2 Whitethroat in brambles around "gropper hill" west of main track
Lots of woodland birds including Bullfinch at small pond just beyond gropper hill.

Didn't see/hear Redstart but I didn't cover the whole area.

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

Hi I'm thinking of going to check if the redstart is still there does anyone know any news about it.

Joel Tragen · Status: Offline

A lovely 2 and a half search for the redstart in Kenworthy woods today.
I got there around 3 and on the way over to the woods I ask a birder (who we later found out was Pete Hines) if he had seen it and where it was. He said he had seen it 3 times but only brief views and that was over 20 mins ago. Halso gave us directions and off we went in search of him. At 4:30 we decided that that we were going to leave after hearing him 4 times but not seeing him. On our way out I was looking in the hedges when my Godmother said 'Joel I have just seen something pinky fly past but it is probaly a bullfinch" I went to have a look where it had landed and was rewarded with a stunning view of a male redstart sitting 2 meters away in a hawthorn. I got some photos and deiced we would leave but on our way out he kept on following us so I got some more photos. In the end we decided we would leave once and for all but we met up with another birder (who I am really sorry have forgotten the name of). We were told him he had missed it by 2 min and decided to show him where it was at the moment seen as we were going that way. Just as we were showing him it flew into a tree and then into the path giving amazing view. All together a really nice day out. We also saw: 2 m +2 f whitethroats, 5 m + 3 f blackcaps with more heard, 17 chiffchaff, 6 willow warblers with 2 nests, 1 male reed bunting in the brambles at the bottom of grouper hill, 2 song thrushs and the usual ( long-tailed tits, great tits, etc)

-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Monday 27th of April 2015 08:30:22 PM

-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Tuesday 28th of April 2015 08:13:50 AM

Tim Wilcox · Status: Offline

Redstart in the Kenworthy area refound by Tony Darby at 1.20pm
Sparrowhawk 1
Blackcap 9 singing males and one female seen too
Whitethroat 1
Reed Bunting male 1

-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Monday 27th of April 2015 01:33:49 PM

Ian McKerchar · Status: Offline

Male Redstart in the area west of the main track at Kenworthy at 11:30 today.

Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony

Neil McCall · Status: Offline

20th April 14:15-15:30 Kenworthy Fields

Abundant Chiffchaff
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard - chased away by -
2 Ring-Necked Parakeets, very noisy, flying over river
3 Jay
1 Grey Wagtail on stones on river close to bridge between CWP and Kenworthy

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 20th of April 2015 04:50:47 PM

Ian McKerchar · Status: Offline

Male Whitethroat at Hardy Farm this morning.

Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony

Ian Keith · Status: Offline

2 Wheatears - both male on the UMIST playing fields next to the M60 at 5.30pm today. With all the paddocks and piggery may stay for a day or two.

Ian Keith · Status: Offline

The regulars around Kenworthy and the substation joined by 2 Whitethroats this afternoon.
17 Blackcaps (12m, 5f) in the early morning Fog last Thursday - majority in the Hawthorn hedge leading up past the Orchard.
Weasel bounding up the riverbank by substation (again).

Andrew Mitchell · Status: Offline

A couple of hours late afternoon. Amongst the usuals (of which there were loads - a very pleasant walk indeed):

Decent mixed group of Sand Martins and Swallows feeding over the water - would estimate a total of 20-30 birds
Chiffchaff singing everywhere - 5 seen but lots more around
3 male Blackcap seen and singing, again probably more around
2 Song Thrush
2 Reed Bunting (1m, 1f) at the feeders
Ring-necked Parakeets heard by the Mersey
1 Jay

-- Edited by Andrew Mitchell on Saturday 11th of April 2015 11:03:12 PM

Ian Keith · Status: Offline

2 male Blackcaps - joining in the dawn chorus this morning. 2 of the regular group of 5 Parakeets mating in a large Ash tree and a lone drake Goosander out fishing on the Mersey also 7 Bullfinch, 6 Jays, 6 Song Thrush, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtails, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Buzzard.

Plenty of Butterflies on the wing yesterday - 7 Tortoiseshells, 3 Brimstones and 2 Peacocks. Still no end to the Myxomatosis outbreak in Kenworthy.

Tony Coatsworth · Status: Offline

2 Sand Martin 3pm

steven burke · Status: Offline

Aft/eve

4 mute swan
1 great crested grebe
7 tufted duck
3 grey heron
2 chiffchaff

Barlow tip..

1 jack snipe
3 chiffchaff
2 treecreeper
4 bullfinch
3 reed bunting
2 redwing
1 buzzard
1 great spotted woodpecker
7 goosander, over.
Lots of song thrush around, plus the usuals.

John Doherty · Status: Offline

No woodcock yesterday either... Had jays five chiffchaffs and two sparrowhawks one being pursued by corvids

phillipskelly · Status: Offline

From 6 to 7.30 pm - Goldeneye x 2. Mute swan x 2 . Gadwall x 2 . Tufted duck x8. Ring-necked parakeet x 2 . . . . And a Mystery Bird . . . Seen in the reedbed from the concrete jetty with bins only -- Small with a light brown back and pale chest disappeared into the reeds(might be a sand martin). Then a small bird from the same position within the reeds flew out perpendicular, to 2 ft. above and then straight back down (similar to that of a reed warbler ) at 6.10 pm. Any ideas ? Also present at the reedbed -- Grey wagtail x 4. Reed bunting x 2 . Had a look for Woodcock at Barlow Tip but No luck, . . I did see 2 ft bats at 7.10pm whilst sat on the fence next to the baily bridge.