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Liam_Langley


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Highlights from this morning 09.10 - 11.50:

Goldeneye (3, 1m)
Goosander (1) flew west over Barlow Tip.
Tufted Duck (5)
Kestrel (1) Barlow Tip
Sparowhawk (1)
Buzzard (2)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (2ad) flew northwest over Barlow Tip
Black Headed Gull (2)
Stock Dove (2) Barlow Tip
Great Spotted Woodpecker (2) Barlow Tip
Swallow (2)
Sand Martin (2)
Willow Wabler (3m)
Blackcap (4+m)

-- Edited by Liam_Langley on Sunday 10th of April 2016 02:14:44 PM

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Liam_Langley


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Mid-morning to early afternoon today:

Oystercatcher (1) flew SW over the river just to the east of Jackson's Boat
Goldeneye (3)
Tufted Duck (9)
Buzzard (4)
Sparrowhawk (2)
Swallow (2) along the river
Sand Martin (c5) along the river
Willow Warbler (1)
Blackcap (3)


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Female Goosander on the river

2 Blackcap

5+ Chiffchaff

1 Willow Warbler in Birches by the Mersey

 



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This afternoon 2-3pm with Tony Darby

Willow Warbler 2 (first of the year)
Sand Martins 100+ low over the water later flying up higher
Chiffchaff 3


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1 Great spotted woodpecker
3 Goldeneye (1m 2 f)
1 Gadwall
c.20 tufted duck
1 black headed gull
2 Chiffchaff
1 Ring-necked Parakeet


-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 31st of March 2016 09:40:12 PM

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Liam_Langley


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Quieter this morning 07.50 - 10.30:

Goldeneye (3, 1m)

Gadwall (1m)

Black Headed Gull (4)

Treecreeper (1)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (2)

Redwing (3) Barlow Tip

 



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Liam_Langley


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Nice visit to the patch in the rain this evening with the following highlights:

Oystercatcher (2) flew east over the water park calling at 18.17, a patch tick!

Sand Martin (21+)

Kingfisher (1)

Goldeneye (3, 1m)

Tufted Duck (11)



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Around 5.30 - 6.30:

Lots of blackbird in song; one mistle thrush, too. Long-tailed tit, chaffinch, etc.
2 moorhen
15+ coot
c10 tufted duck
1 pochard (male)
4 goldeneye (two of each)
1 goosander (female)
20 mute swan
Mallard & Canada geese
3 great crested grebe
1 ring-necked parakeet
1 lesser black-backed gull over

Barlow tip, earlier:

3 or 4 chiffchaff
Lots of long-tailed tit
2 bullfinch
Lots of greenfinch
1 reed bunting singing
c15 redwing
1 song thrush singing
1 kestrel

-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Friday 25th of March 2016 11:52:29 PM

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Morning visit.

Goldeneye 1m 2f.
Goosander 2f.
Great Crested Grebe 2
Tufted Duck 4m 2f.
Coot 20+
Mute Swan 18
Mallard 12+
Moorhen 4
Cormorant 2
Canada Geese
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
Siskin/Lesser Redpoll 20+ mixed flock.
Chiffchaff 1 singing on West island and 1 flitting along southern bank of lake.
Goldcrest 1 singing.
etc.etc.etc.

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Some fantastic activity on the feeders around 9:00 am today.

4x Ring Necked Parakeets
at least 2x Brambling
2x Lesser Redpoll.

an abundance of Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Dunnock and Robin. A few Long Tailed Tit dropped in too.

Buzzard high over the feeders towards the water park.

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3pm till 4:30pm
on the lake: 2 grey herons
1 kingfisher
3 great crested grebes
1 male goldeneye
1 pochards
6 tufted ducks
2 female goosanders
5 redwings
car park feeders:
1 reed bunting
5 siskins
11 chaffinch
1 jay
blue and great tits
barlow tip:
40+ redwings
2 reed buntings
4 mallards


-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Saturday 19th of March 2016 10:26:07 PM

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This am...

Single Goldeneye

3 Pochard

3 Goosander

Common Gull

6 Siskin

3 Ring-necked Parakeets near the feeders

plus the usuals.... quite a few Mute Swans (15 counted).



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early am
highlights
1 grey heron
5 male pochards, all feeding out in the open


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very late post from thursday
I went down in the search of the oystercatchers and with the 7 kittiwakes in the county the night before, I liked my chances of one being around.
When I got down I notice a decrease in gulls since last time I was here with only 1 1st winter common gull and 40 odd black headed gulls.
others included:
2 goldeneye
7 pochards
3 great crested grebes
tufted ducks

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Great visit to the patch this morning 06.50 - 10.08 with the following highlights:

 

CURLEW (1) flew east over Barlow Tip calling (07.28)

Lapwing (1) flew west over Barlow Tip (07.40)

Jack Snipe (1) Barlow Tip

Goldeneye (2, 1m)

Pochard (7,6m)

Goosander (1) River Mersey

Gadwall (1)

Stock Dover (2) Barlow Tip

Great Spotted Woodpecker (1) Barlow Tip

 



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Late this afternoon:

6 long-tailed tit
5 grey wagtail
2 blackbird singing (first I've heard this year)
2 song thrush
Blue tit, great tit, robin, with dunnock and wren both heard
3 moorhen
c30 coot
15+ tufted duck
12 pochard (all male)
4 goldeneye
1 gadwall
5 great crested grebe (two who looked to be starting to nest build, before a coot saw them off)
6 mute swan
Canada geese and mallard in decent numbers
1 kingfisher
30+ black-headed gull
3 common gull
1 grey heron

Barlow tip, beforehand:

4+ lesser redpoll
5+ siskin
2 greenfinch
1 chaffinch
2 bullfinch
c50 redwing
2 jay
Usuals



-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Sunday 6th of March 2016 10:37:10 PM

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A flying visit to my old patch whilst visiting Chris my birding buddy in Manchester. Couldn't stay long, but long enough to see a female Ring-necked Parakeet on the feeders as well as at least 20 Siskins.



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from 3.15pm

17 pochard
13 tufted duck
3 goldeneye
7 gadwall
5 great crested grebe
2-3 kingfisher
2 grey heron
1 grey wagtail
2 goosander over
10 ring necked parakeet, 8 on the feeders
270+ gulls on the lake, 13 common gulls the rest black headed gulls, no sign of anything else. I also looked on Saturday afternoon at the gulls but no signs of the Mediterranean gull seen in the morning, there was also 7 siskin on the feeding table on Saturday.

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Mediterranean Gull - 1, 1st winter, 10.05 - 10.20 at least (info from Liam Langley)



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1 Grey Wagtail on the ground by the warden/RSPB hut about 3pm today.

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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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