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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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1 Goldeneye M
10-15 Tufted duck
Decent number of Pochard under the trees on the eastern island
Plenty of the usual smaller song birds

Barlow tip:
4 Bullfinch
3 Blue tit



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14 2 16

2 Ring Necked Parakeets over
8 Pochard
3 Tufted Duck
1 pair of Goldeneye
1 Lesser Blacked Back Gull

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Mediterranean Gull (1)- First Winter.
11:15 - 12:00 walk around CWP primarily to check if the Drake Scaup had reappeared - which it hadn't. Numbers generally down for Pochard, Tufted and Gadwall, with no Goldeneye or Goosander.
As I left I picked up a first winter med gull in front of the eastern island as you look from the car park corner ( note c 80 Black headed gull and a few common scattered across the lake). It later landed near the launch ramp and I got good views alongside adult and first winter Black Headed Gulls. This is a first for the site for me - I have been hoping for a good gull to turn up ! A couple of other local birders had a look this afternoon but did not manage to locate the Mediterranean Gull - but did mention the gull flock was spooked just as they arrived and many dispersed.
Generally quiet otherwise but a few redwing active on the tip.
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Also no sighting of the Scaup, assume it's moved on in the calmer weather?
Few Tufted duck
3 Goldeneye - 1M, 2F
Plenty of Pochard
Plus all the usuals


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9:45 to 10:30 am - no sign of Drake Scaup during a quick walk around the water park. Much reduced numbers of Tufted duck too.
Chris

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13:00 - Drake Scaup still present - under the low hanging branches at the western end of the eastern island. Chris

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This afternoon:

1 goldcrest
7 long-tailed tit
3 house sparrow
3+ goldfinch
2 chaffinch
2 starling
Blue tit, great tit, etc
3 moorhen
37 coot
1 scaup (position as per Tony's post below; in the same area for all the time I spent here)
16+ tufted duck
17+ pochard (one female)
2 goldeneye
11 gadwall
8 mute swan
Good numbers of mallard and Canada geese
2 great crested grebe
2 cormorant
3 ring-necked parakeet
1 common gull
Plenty of black-headed gull

Barlow tip:

20+ siskin
4 greenfinch
1 bullfinch
Several long-tailed tit
10+ redwing
1 stock dove over


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Cheers Tony, caught up with it this morning..



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Scaup still with Pochard - west end of island 1:50 Sunday

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 7th of February 2016 04:25:33 PM

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Steve Scrimgeour wrote:

Any news on the Scaup, is it still about? 


it was still present yesterday (Sat.) afternoon, associating with the Pochard.

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Scaup still present this morning at 8.45am obligingly out in the open in the sunshine, initially with two drake Pochard, As I left it was within a group of 20 Pochard 19m & 1f,
Also of note 1 Ring necked Parakeet on the feeders

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Any news on the Scaup, is it still about? 



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Drake Scaup still present today but tucked into branches overhanging the eastern end of the Western Island (c. 14:30).
Fewer birds at the eastern end of the lake due to a canoe training event taking place. So most duck pushed up the lake.
Chris

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Yesterday 3rd Feb

The drake Scaup was loitering under willows with 30+ Pochard (mostly males).
5 Ring-necked Parakeets

Cheers, John

P.S. This is also a test to see if the upcoming facility to insert photos within a post is working OK.

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Belated report for Wednesday, Feb.3rd. pm.

Greater Scaup 1m.
Pochard 20+...majority males.
Tufted Duck 30+
Goosander 1f.
Cormorants.
BH/Common Gulls.
Herring Gull 1
Gadwall 10+
Mute Swans.
Coots.
Moorhen 1
Great Crested Grebe 4
Rose-ringed Parakeet 6
etc.

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Nigel Richards wrote:

Is the Scaup a Greater Scaup?




It is Richard, though the British vernacular name is just Scaup.

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Is the Scaup a Greater Scaup?

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Male Scaup still at eastern end of eastern island at 4pm. But tucked up close under the branches and roots. Chris

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scaup still by the eastern island with the pochard.



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Drake scaup still currently present at eastern island with tufted duck & pochard.

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David Morris wrote:

Joel Tragen wrote:

3-4:15
Male scaup showing brilliantly und the very east of the eastern island
3 goldeneye 2 male 1 female
47 Pochards
30+ tufted duck
1 female goosander
5 great created grebes
5 summer plumage black headed gulls and many non breeding plumage ones.
17 siskins
1 kingfisher




I was there about a week and a half ago and noticed one Great Crested Grebe and a few Black-headed Gulls in summer plumage- is that a bit early? Only asking because I heard a thing recently saying in late December/early January there are normally only 20-30 species of British wildflowers in bloom, but because of our mild winter this year there were 600!


Well I usually notice one or two through out winter with most flocks so it might just be that but that is very interesting about the flowers and I have noticed some mallards mating early. It will be interesting to see if this affects all breeding birds this year.

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Joel Tragen wrote:

3-4:15
Male scaup showing brilliantly und the very east of the eastern island
3 goldeneye 2 male 1 female
47 Pochards
30+ tufted duck
1 female goosander
5 great created grebes
5 summer plumage black headed gulls and many non breeding plumage ones.
17 siskins
1 kingfisher




I was there about a week and a half ago and noticed one Great Crested Grebe and a few Black-headed Gulls in summer plumage- is that a bit early? Only asking because I heard a thing recently saying in late December/early January there are normally only 20-30 species of British wildflowers in bloom, but because of our mild winter this year there were 600!

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Hi Joel. I didn't notice that the Scaup had any injured - it seemed ok and was actively diving and moving around - but I will look more closely if I get a chance to return tomorrow.
Chris

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Looking back at my video and photos I noticed the Scaup was holding its left wing oddly has any one else noticed this or just me.

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3-4:15 Male scaup showing brilliantly und the very east of the eastern island 3 goldeneye 2 male 1 female 47 Pochards 30+ tufted duck 1 female goosander 5 great created grebes 5 summer plumage black headed gulls and many non breeding plumage ones. 17 siskins 1 kingfisher

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10:00 to 12:30 walk around the water park and Barlow Tip. Of note;

Chorlton Water Park;
Scaup (1) male around the end of the eastern island with Pochard and Tufted Duck. Periods asleep close into the bushes which overhang the edge of the island, and periods out and diving - but still close to the island.
Goldeneye (1m,1f)
Goosander (1f)
Gadwall, Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Moorhen
C 200 Black headed gull, 4 Common Gull and a Lesser Black Backed Gull.
Long Tailed Tit, Siskin, Redpoll, Goldfinch Ring necked parakeet

Barlow Tip;
Woodcock (1-2) could have been the same bird seen twice
Buzzard (1) over
Siskin and Redpoll flock (12)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard)

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Drake Scaup present around midday; keeping close in to the edge of the eastern island with Pochard.

Info thanks to Chris Sutton

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Early afternoon visit before the wintery showers set in.

Pochard 31 (26 this time last year)
Tufted Duck 30 (64 this time last year)


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Jack Snipe 1 Barlow Tip
Pochard 37
Tufted 24
Gadwall 26
Cormorant 5

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Single Shelduck flew over east at 13:30 today.

Info thanks to Gary Edwards



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Forgot to add 50+ Mallards.

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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.

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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.

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18 Pochard

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

Kestrel as usual

What's up with the line spacing?



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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

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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.



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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

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



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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



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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

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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

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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. 



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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

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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

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Originally posted today by Barry Brett:

Male Goldeneye really nice to see.


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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

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

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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

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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.


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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.



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