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Brief afternoon visit until dusk...

Tawny owl in full view on edge of wood at the cow field, thanks to the noisy blackbirds.
Several snipe heard coming out of cow field.
5 redwings
2 song thrush
2 jays
1 great spotted woodpecker
3 Grey heron
Few siskin over
1 common buzzard
1 Kestrel
8 ring necked parakeets, more heard

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At dusk alongside the cow field saw 1 Woodcock and 47 Mallard come in to roost.

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Tawny Owl flying over the Mersey by Jacksons Boat this evening.

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Bird activity low at dusk tonight (if you exclude jackdaws and parakeet flocks). Only highlight 3 snipe came up out of the cow field..... And the clear sky gave good views of jupiter and its moons.
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2 visits down the Ees today.

Saw the Harris Hawk this morning with its usual escort of crows.

At dusk a male Kestrel was hunting the Cow Field. A bird kicked up in a wet area of the woodland but didn't get a good luck but probably snipe or woodcock.

Had report from a reliable source of Water Rail being heard around the Meadow Pond - but didn't get chance to check myself.

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Nice and quite on the meadows this afternoon.

Harris Hawk, 2 Buzzard and a Kestrel over the freshly cut meadow pond field. Also Sparrowhawk (m) over the woods).

Harris Hawk seen on 3 occasions - always being mobbed.

Chris

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Tree Pipit at the meadow today, other birds around the site included 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Nuthatch and 12 Ring-Necked Parakeet

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1 Kingfisher, 5 juvenile Pheasant (2m,3f) in the meadow field.

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3 p.m. Whitethroat x 1, Reed Warbler x 1, Reed Bunting (M) x 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker (F) x 1, Greenfinch (M) x 1, Goldfinch x 2, Grey Heron x 1.

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Sat 01May21 11.45 a.m. 1 x Common Buzzard, 3 x Swift (my first of the year).

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Few hours late morning to early afternoon:

1 goldcrest heard singing
8 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler heard briefly
16 blackcap
2 whitethroat (one gathering nesting material)
1 reed warbler
2 coal tit
1 willow tit
1 treecreeper
3 nuthatch
4 goldfinch
3 chaffinch
1 greenfinch
1 reed bunting
2 sand martin
5 song thrush
1 great spotted woodpecker
2 stock dove
2 grey heron (one on nest)


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Redstart - female in the Hawthorn and Elder in the Meadow Field west of the riverbank steps, this afternoon
Common Whitethroat - pair in the bramble strip, same area
Reed Warbler - 1 singing in the Meadow Pond phragmites

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Late post ,Monday 22.03.21
Redwing by Chorlton brook (seen on my way to Sale WP).

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Afternoon visit.

1 chiffchaff
2 willow tit
1 jay
1 great spotted woodpecker
17 ring necked parakeets
1 treecreeper
1 buzzard
1 reed bunting
2 grey herons
2 bullfinch
Tawny owl heard
1 lesser redpoll hanging around with a couple of long tailed tits
Plenty of song thrush singing all around.

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Two great spotted woodpeckers drumming to each other above the sewage channels today at 9:00

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Gadwall 12 displaying in the flooded cow field
Coot 1 in the cow field
Heron 16, at least 5 occupied nests in the heronry
Buzzard 1 cow field
Kestrel male in meadow field, female Ivy Green
Goldcrest 2 meadow field
Redwing 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3

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On Hardy Farm, 1315, a flock of 30+ lesser redpolls were feeding on the small trees between the path to Jackson's Boat and the tram lines before flying off. I bumped into them again feeding on the birches between the tram bridge and golf course ten minutes later and they flew on over to Sale Golf Course.

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Yellowhammer 1
Reed Bunting 4
Bullfinch 12
Greenfinch 8
Chaffinch 4
Linnet 1
Redpoll 2
Siskin 14
Willow Tit 2
Blackcap 1
Fieldfare 22
Redwing 5

40sp tot

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Thursday 22nd of October 2020 07:25:05 PM

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10.37-13.28

Peregrine 1 > north over Ivy Green at 10.41 (record shot)
Kestrel 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 2
Swallow only 5 > south
Meadow Pipit only 2 > south
Chiffchaff only 1
Treecreeper 2
Reed Bunting 7 in the meadow field

35 species 390 individuals


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Swifts and Swallows over.

Spotted Flycatcher - west end of Meadow Pond.

Reed Warbler

A few Common Whitethroat



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2 Swifts over Hardy Farm today

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40 species incl :

Goosander 8 flyover
Stock Dove 6 (pair checking out the boxes at Chorlton Ees car park)
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Reed Warbler 3 (2 singing male incl a pair) - meadow pond
Common Whitethroat 5
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 7
Blackcap 13
Grey Wagtail singing male
Greenfinch 3
Reed Bunting

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Meadow pond & meadow field

Reed Warbler 1 on territory
Common Whitethroat 4, 3 singing males, pair carrying nesting material
Reed Bunting 2 male
Goosander 4 flyover


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Green Sandpiper 1 arrived from the north, over the woods, flew two circuits of the meadow field straight overhead before departing north-west
Common Whitethroat 2 singing males, 1 meadow field still and 1 Hardy Farm
Blackcap 17
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 6
Sand Martin 5
House Martin 1
Greenfinch 9 Hardy Farm
Reed Bunting 6

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Willow Tit 4 (2 meadow field, 1 heronry, 1 Ivy Green)
Common Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 18
Willow Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 8
Goosander 5

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yesterday 12th April

Common Whitethroat 1 singing male (also present on 11th April - Tony O'Mahony)
House Martin 1

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On the way back from Swp today.
Grey Wagtail - 2 (R.Mersey).

Cow field -
Mistle thrush 4.
Dunnock - 4.
Robin - 2.
Reed Bunting - 1.
Moorhen - 1.
Redwing - 1.
Plus Chris Sutton and partner.

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4 great spotted woodpecker this morning in one tree on Hardy farm. Suspect 2 pairs sorting out boundaries. 2 buzzards headed over Hardy farm towards the golf club. Still some redwing lurking in the tree tops but numbers down. Chris

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The cow field is now 50 percent covered in water and has bought in some irregular visitors to the field; Moorhen 5+ Gadwall 6 Canada goose 15 Also a few regulars around ; Reed bunting 2 Buzzard 1 Black headed gull 1 Long-tailed tit 2. Plenty of mallard and magpie. Regards C

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Around 150 - 200 Redwing on Hardy Farm training pitches this morning along with a few Mistle Thrush
12 Goldfinch
Mixed Tit flock of Blue Tit and Great Tit
Ring Necked Parakeets as usual.

Chris

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Fairly quiet lunchtime walk but highlights were 2 water rail heard, 2 willow tit, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 meadow pipit, 4 buzzard.

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Highlights today were 21 redwing, 1 swallow heading south, 1 willow tit, 2 bullfinch, 1 meadow pipit, 1 grey wagtail, 1 kestrel, 1 buzzard, loads of herons.

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Evening visit.

11 ring-necked parakeets
1 raven low over tram bridge at jacksons boat at 7.10pm
2 buzzards
1 treecreeper
2 goldcrests
2 jays
1 grey wagtail on river
Tawny owl heard only

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Nice view of a tawny owl silhouetted against the sky calling above me this evening.

Also grasshopper warbler and water rail heard.

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Nice to hear a willow tit on the walk around yesterday amongst usuals

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Yesterday evening:

1 goldcrest
5 chiffchaff
8 blackcap
3 whitethroat
1 reed warbler
4 reed bunting
2 swallow over river
9 song thrush
3 swift
5 mallard ducklings on river
1 or 2 grey heron
2 black-headed gull on river
2 tawny owl


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Morning visit.

6 whitethroats
5 blackcaps
1 willow warbler
2 Chiffchaff
1 common buzzard
1 jay
2 reed buntings
3 ring-necked parakeets
1 swift
1 swallow 1 grey wagtail

-- Edited by steven burke on Sunday 12th of May 2019 10:35:06 PM

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Evening visit.

3 whitethroats
4 blackcaps
2 Chiffchaffs
1 willow warbler
Grasshopper warbler heard only
4 reed buntings
1 jay
4 stock doves
1 goosander over
1 great spotted woodpecker

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Late report from yesterday:

1 goldcrest
9 chiffchaff
11 blackcap
10 whitethroat
2 reed warbler
3 nuthatch
3 greenfinch
4 bullfinch
2 reed bunting
4 song thrush
2 jay
3 moorhen
1 kestrel
2 buzzard

Hardy Farm and Barlow Tip, mid to late afternoon:

8 chiffchaff
2 willow warbler
12 blackcap
5 whitethroat
2 greenfinch
6 bullfinch
1 reed bunting
1 swallow
3 song thrush
1 buzzard

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Late report from yesterday evening; approx 7-30 - 9:

3 chiffchaff
9 blackcap
2 bullfinch
3 reed bunting
2 redwing heard over
5 song thrush
2 mistle thrush
1 water rail heard
1 moorhen heard
2 tawny owl (one heard, one seen over)
1 buzzard

-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Friday 19th of April 2019 10:53:06 PM

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Late post for yesterday around 10:30 am, pretty much the same as Chris.

1 male whitethroat, my first of the year
1 chiffchaff
3 ring-necked parakeet

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A brief walk round Hardy Farm at 7pm

First Whitethroat of the year just past the bridge opposite Jackson Boat
Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
Song Thrush

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Few hours round here today, late morning through to early afternoon:

1 goldcrest heard singing
9 chiffchaff
11 blackcap
2 willow tit
2 treecreeper (nest building)
2 nuthatch
7+ goldfinch
1 greenfinch heard
1 chaffinch heard
2+ bullfinch
1 grey wagtail (near bridge over brook)
6 song thrush
2 mistle thrush
4 jay
4 grey heron (at least 2 active nests)
1 kestrel

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afternoon visit.

1 buzzard
1 kestrel
3 ring-necked parakeets
3 reed buntings
2 bullfinch
3 stock doves
25 sand Martins straight over heading north-west
5 Chiffchaffs
1 blackcap
2 grey herons
2 grey wagtails
1 redwing

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8-9am Hardy Farm and around the Cow Field - of note;

Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in 3 locations
Bullfinch 1
Chiffchaff - 3 locations
Buzzard - 2 - once taking food from the Cow Field and eating it on a tree stump
Sparrowhawk (f) - 1
Ring-necked parakeet - many
Heron 1
Stock Dove - 2

Chris

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afternoon visit.

4-5 buzzards
1 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
1 jay
3 reed bunting
2 stock doves
1 grey heron
2 grey wagtail
4 chiffchaffs
7 ring-necked parakeets
1 mistle thrush
1 lesser redpoll
1 goldcrest

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afternoon/evening visit.

5 chiffchaffs, singing in several locations
2 buzzards
5 ring-necked parakeets
3 grey herons
2 treecreeper
1 jay
1 willow tit, heard
1 mistle thrush
3 reed buntings
1 siskin
2 snipe, another 2 heard
1 grey wagtail


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Yesterday pm

3 active Grey Heron nests with a pair seen copulating.

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Afternoon visit.

9 ring-necked parakeets
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 nuthatch another heard
1 treecreeper
1 kestrel
1 sparrowhawk
1 mistle thrush
1 stock dove over hardy farm
2 goosander over river
2 goldcrest
Siskin heard
26 redwings over
Numerous song thrushes singing

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4 common buzzard
3 sparrowhawk
1 kestrel
All in the air together this morning.

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