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Ian McKerchar


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94 Herring Gulls and a handfull of Black-headed Gulls on Poundstretchers roof this afternoon.

At the Viridor Recycling on Arley Way, a shot from the yard to scare the birds put up at least 600 large gulls (vast majority Herring Gulls) from within the yard and surrounding buildings.

Perching on high voltage power lines on nearby pylons at the recycling yard were 148 Black-headed Gulls!



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A minimum of 450 Herring Gulls in and around the Viridor recycling yard on Arley Way this afternoon (immediately after visiting Common Lane, Tyldesley so they were all different birds from there) but probably over 500 with the fewer number of other larger gull species too and given the number of hidden gulls on nearby rooftops and not in the air, likely well over that figure. Typically though, just too difficult to study well or long enough to pick anything rarer out.



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Beefold Lane floods at lunchtime
78 Great Black Backs
5 Lesser Black Backs
440 Herring Gulls
200+ Black Headed Gull
5 Common Gulls
12 Redwing
1 Mistle Thrush
and 5 Mallard

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Early PM walk - large female sparrowhawk flushed three snipe from the partially-flooded field at the bottom of Bee Fold Lane - didn't see whether she was successful or not in the subsequent chase.

Two grey herons also in this field 



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On the Bee Fold Lane floods this afternoon
651 Herring Gulls
55 Great Black Backs and
Only 6 Lesser Black Backs
And a Buzzard over

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In the flooded fields east of Bee Fold Lane this afternoon
66 Great Black Backed Gulls
4 Lesser Black Backs Gulls
336 Herring Gulls
and 2 Ravens over



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 25th of November 2020 04:23:18 PM

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In the flooded fields east of Bee Fold Lane
165 Herring Gulls (inc 2 Argentatus)
8 Lesser Black Backs
19 Great Black Backed Gulls
Also over 200+ large gulls at Chanters over the Viridor waste centre,flying around and on nearby roofs
In total about 650large gulls in the area inc those on Common Lane, Tydesley which are part of the same feeding group.0



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 13th of November 2020 05:10:03 PM

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Still over 300 large gulls at the Viridor waste yard on Arley Way this morning. but typically difficult to view, also a single Raven over very low.



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330 large gulls at the Viridor waste yard on Arley Way around midday, the vast majority of which were Herring Gulls with smaller number of Lesser Black-backed and several Great Black-backed Gulls too but viewing difficult and the birds typically mobile.



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A 1st winter Caspian Gull was on the roof of Sibcas opposite the Viridor waste transfer site this afternoon. Presumably the bird that's been roosting at Pennington.

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One of yesterday's ringed birds was from Gloucester landfill site originally,it was 15 years old and it was the first sighting of this bird since 2010 !!

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An adult Yellow Legged Gull briefly this afternoon at Chanters Ind Estate on the spoil mound next to the waste transfer depot, looks like a different bird from the ones at Beefold a couple weeks ago,looking at pics of original birds,this one had a larger bill.
Well in excess of 300 large gulls around the depot,mainly Lesser Black Backs and including 2 ringed birds,one looks like it's from Walney from the ring no. and the other looks like the ring colour used at Gloucester landfill site.

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181 Lesser Black-backed Gull (including a single juvenile) and 16 Herring Gull on flooded fields off Bee Fold Lane mid-morning.



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148 LBbGull and 26 Herring Gull on Poundstretchers roof early afternoon today, along with 20 or so Black-headed Gull

136 LBbGull and 18 Herring Gull on the floods off Bee Fold Lane, also 34 Black-headed Gull



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331 Lesser Black Backs and 31 Herring Gulls on Poundstretcher roof,with another 100 large gulls on the floods,but no sign of yesterday's 2 Yellow Legged Gulls so far.

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Popped back to check out the gulls again,and a different adult Yellow Legged Gull was in the roost,definitely different bird as the first one had some staining on it's head and this one was clean headed.

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Adult Yellow Legged Gull this afternoon on fields off Hamilton Street, flew in from direction of Chanters Ind Estate.

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At 6:30pm today 89 Lesser Black-Backed Gull and 11 Herring Gull on Poundstretcher roof

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Thought I'd check out Chanters to see if gulls still using it for feeding.
At least 200 Lesser Black Backs ,a few Herring and a single Great Black Backed Gull were in the area,unfortunately the large spoil heap next door to the depot has virtually disappeared, so most of the gulls are using the roofs where viewing is virtually impossible.



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Two separate sightings of single swallows, one over Bee Fold Lane fields and one on wires on corner of Hope Fold

Common tern over Bee Fold fishery



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Single swift over Bee Fold Lane yesterday evening



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Male sparrowhawk swept through garden and took a sparrow earlier today, first time I've seen them visit the garden this year



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Whitethroat singing from scrubby fields between Howe Bridge football pitches and Bee Fold Lane and also from Millers Lane

Two swallows over train lines near Lodge Farm



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1 oystercatcher on the rapidly-drying field between train lines / Atherton Community School 



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Large arrival of willow warbler in the last week. Also today first singing yellowhammer of the spring - Millers Lane



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Kingfisher speeding along Atherton Lake Brook between Millers Lane and Lilford, early PM



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Garden / street flyovers from the last two days -

1 x buzzard

2 x raven

2 x oystercatcher



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First blackcap of the year for me, singing from the scrubby area at the junction of Bee Fold Lane / Langley Platt / Long Causeway

Singing reed buntings, chiffchaff as well



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2 x buzzard over Atherton Wood and 2 x lesser black-backed gull on horse / flooded field behind old Hesketh Fletcher



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Water rail squealing from swampy area around base of pylon next to Bee Fold fishery

1 x male reed bunting and 4 x teal in flooded field at Bee Fold Lane / Langley Platt junction

Approx 12 redwing moving through Atherton Woods



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My now-daily walk over the last few days :-

28th - treecreeper in the small copse between train lines / Millers Lane

30th - great spotted woodpecker and willow tit on edge of Atherton Wood, sparrowhawk over Millers Lane

31st - 3 x meadow pipit on fields behind old Hesketh Fletcher / train lines, buzzard in trees near bus route

Chiffchaffs throughout



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14-30 to 16-30 Longcauseway / Langley Platt Lane / Millers Lane

Grey Heron, 10 Shoveler & 20 Teal on flooded fields at top of Longcauseway near red brick wall.

1 jay, 1 Buzzard & 1 Oystercatcher over Longcauseway.

At least 100 very noisy Redwing together in trees towards hindsford end of Langley Platt Lane.

About 40 Gulls on flooded fields off Hamilton St. including 2 Lesser Black Backed - but no sign of Iceland Gull.

About 50 Corvids & 2 Mistle Thrush in non flooded fields off Millers Lane.



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The adult Iceland Gull again on the floods south of Hamilton Street this afternoon, also the adult Yellow Legged Gull there until so stupid b**** with at least 5 dogs flushed them allfurious

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A cracking adult Yellow Legged Gull on the floods south oh Hamilton Street this lunchtime.

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The adult Iceland Gull is again on flooded fields south of Hamilton Street this afternoon with about 100 big gulls.

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The adult Iceland Gull again in flooded fields south of Hamilton Street this afternoon



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The adult Iceland Gull is on flooded fields south of Hamilton Street this afternoon with a couple hundred gulls

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Adult Yellow Legged Gull present this morning, no sign of the Iceland in a brief look in very windy conditions. I'm sure it'll be around somewhere.

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Iceland Gull - adult still present (on and off)

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The adult Iceland Gull is presently at Chanters Industrial Estate, feeding at the waste transfer depot.

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The adult Iceland Gull is presently on the roof of the building opposite the waste transfer depot on Chanters Industrial Estate.

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Originally posted this morning by Pete Berry:


The adult Iceland Gull is currently on the roof of Poundstretcher, on the rear roof,viewable from the rear entrance road to Fred Longworth High School and



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A couple of more ringing returns from Chanters recently,an adult Herring Gull ringed on Walney Island,and a bird I had seen previously in 2015 at Richmond Bank !! The other bird was a 1st winter Herring Gull ringed as a pullus in Cumbria last summer.

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Had an interesting ringed Herring Gull at Chanters recently.It was first ringed as an adult 13 years ago at a Gloucestershire landfill site,which makes the bird at least 16 years old!! It was seen fairly regulary at this landfill site for 3 years before disappearing off the radar for 10 years,then being seen for the first time since at Preesall Sands,Lancs about 6 weeks ago.

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Bee Fold area today:

Great White Egret flew from Bee Fold flooded field to horse field Howe Bridge side of Bee Fold Lodge. Hard to relocate but found in quite thick scrub. It seems may have been here for a few days as someone reported she had seen it while walking last week. Quite a mega for this site!

Also of note
6 Goosander flushed from the Lodge
1 Raven on Bee Fold pylon.



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Had an adult Herring Gull at Chanters earlier in the week which was ringed,it was a Walney bred bird and I also saw it there on the 19th Feb earlier this year .smile

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Juvenile Peregrine this morning on the pylon next to the railway track path between Miller's and Bee Fold Lanes.

Also 14 Fieldfare around Bee Fold along with 80+ Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 16+ Redwing and 11 Chaffinch. All flooded fields well frozen thismorning so no wildfowl on them.


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Female Goosander visited Bee Fold pond this morning briefly - my first on the "Atherton South" patch, and the 84th species I've recorded there.

Also 2 Buzzard over Atherton Wood as is usual nowadays,
1 Kestrel
1 Cormorant over
Only small numbers of Redwing today.


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An adult Yellow Legged Gull briefly on the spoil heap next to waste transfer site

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Visited Miller's Lane/Langley Platt/Bee Fold area yesterday and today for several hours.

Highlights: 12 Snipe yesterday and today on the flooded field, bottom of Bee Fold Lane. All common - rechecked with scope this morning. This field is becoming a semi-permanent mini-wetland in the last few weeks.
Also same location 21 Mallard, 3 Teal and 5 Moorhen.

4 Rook among Carrion Crows and Jackdaws on the drier part of same field. Rooks have been seen regularly over the last few weeks.

1 Willow Tit along Langley Platt Lane heard then seen. First of these this year for me - but I don't often cover that path - will have to remedy that. Not re-found today.

1 Kestrel Bee Fold
1 Sparrowhawk over Miller's Lane.
10 Mistle thrush in cut hayfield, Miller's Lane.

In addition 100 or so House Martin, 40+ Swallows, 65 Starling and 38 Goldfinch.

3 Common Whitethroat all juveniles I think.
2 Reed Bunting probably juveniles.

Wrens, Robins, Great, Blue and Long Tailed Tits and the other common birds also present.


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