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From Wigan Council roadworks bulletin:

"Plank Lane, Leigh (at the swing bridge) - The Canal & River Trust are carrying out repairs to upgrade the canal bridge at Plank Lane. A road closure will be in place from the 29th January to 16th February 2018 and there is a diversion in place from Plank Lane to Firs Lane, Twist Lane, Atherleigh Way, St Helens Road, Sandy Lane, Byrom Lane and Slag Lane."

That's a very long way round

Approach Green Lane from the South, not the West

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Iceland Gull in the roost for me. Im sure others will fill in the correct details later.

NB Traffic alert: if you wish to go to the roost via Green Lane be aware that Slag Lane is closed at the junction of Byrom Lane and traffic diverted down Byrom Lane creating a very long tailback on Newton Road to get onto the A579 and back to the A580. Heading back towards Golborne and then to the A580 via Lowton might be better to go back towards Manchester. It took me one and a half hours to get back to south Manchester leaving at 5pm

-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Monday 29th of January 2018 07:34:06 PM

-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Tuesday 30th of January 2018 09:11:20 AM

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Tonight in the Roost

Caspian gull 1 2nd winter

Iceland gull 1 2nd winter

Mediterranean gull 1 adult

and a strange big Herring Gull with pale brown Primaries

 

 



 



 





-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Monday 29th of January 2018 09:11:39 PM

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The Herring Gull with the deformed bill was seen at
Moses Gate Country Park last Thursday.

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Day spent here today; had a look over the gulls close in on the Ramsdale's side of the flash, hoping to get lucky, but not to be. The three most common species all in big numbers, obviously, but here's everything else from the day:

3 willow tit
1 treecreeper
Bullfinch, reed bunting, etc, etc.
4 song thrush, all singing (dunnocks and great tits in good voice, too)
200+ jackdaw coming in to roost
4 stock dove
48+ teal
16 gadwall
53+ shoveler
61+ tufted duck
2 pochard (both male)
36 goldeneye
34 goosander
Plenty of mute swan, one with the green darvic CFC7.
2 little grebe
17 great crested grebe
60 lapwing
25+ cormorant
2 common gull
1 yellow-legged gull (usual 3rd winter; showing close in along the path from the lagoon in the morning, then turned up around the buoys near Horrocks hide in the afternoon)
5 great black-backed gull
1 kestrel


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colin davies wrote:

 

Attached photos of the adult Mediterranean gull and a strange looking (1st winter herring?) gull with a deformed beak. There was a bird which looked a lot like this in the roost last winter, but if it's the same bird it must be permanently stuck in this plumage.

 

Such bill deformities are not so uncommon in gulls Colin, especially in Herring Gulls for some reason and I've seen many over the years, a very high majority in juvenile/first winter and very few adults, no doubt probably as the deformities either break off, wear or of course hinder the bird in some way until it dies prematurely.



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This evenings gull roost with Phil Rhodes and about 8 others produced the following:

Caspian gull 1 2nd win

Yellow-legged gull 1 3rd win

Mediterranean gull 1 adult

Attached photos of the adult Mediterranean gull and a strange looking (1st winter herring?) gull with a deformed beak. There was a bird which looked a lot like this in the roost last winter, but if it's the same bird it must be permanently stuck in this plumage.



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2.30-4.25

Super gull roost but despite lengthy scans nothing out of the ordinary. Supporting cast included Cettis Warbler, Little Egret, 14 Lesser Redpoll, Kestrel, 5 Little Grebe, 7 Goldeneye including a displaying male, 60 Lapwing, Stock Dove and Shoveler.

What a great way to spend a Sunday.



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only things of note including the roost this afternoon

Yellow-legged gull 1 x 3rd winter that disappeared about 12pm

Mediterranean gull 1 adult

Oystercatcher- 3

Goldeneye-22

plus the usuals

 

 



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Seven Whooper Swans present on the flash this morning (6 adults and a juvenile), also the usual third winter Yellow-legged Gull.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison



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The only thing I can add from the roost today, the regular 3rd win yellow-legged gull.

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2nd W Iceland Gull and adult Mediterranean Gull present @ 16.00 close to point from Ramsdales Ruck (expect the dozen or so birders at Green Lane came up with additions to the list),
400+ Starling roosted in Ramsdale reedbed, singing Cetti's Warbler and a very vocal Water Rail that seemed to object to the Starlings roosting

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The gull roost keeps giving, not particularly large numbers but 10 species of gull tonight with Phil Rhodes, as follows:

Caspian gull 1 2nd winter

Iceland gull 1 2nd winter

Yellow-legged gull 1 3rd winter

Kittiwake 1 2nd winter

Mediterranean gull 1 adult, plus a report of a second adult

Great black-backed gull

Lesser black-backed gull

Herring gull including a few of the race argentatus

Common gull

Black-headed gull

That's 11 species of gull at the flash in the past seven days (including the little gull on Saturday).



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Early afternoon today:

Cetti's warbler showing reasonably well whilst calling and mooching about in Ramsdales Reedbed near to the viewing posts

2 Water Rail also squealing from Ramsdales Reedbed

A fast-moving roving tit flock in the woodland on top of Ramsdales Ruck contained:

A single Chiffchaff, 15+ Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest and 2 Treecreeper.

 



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A couple of Digiscoped Caspian Gull 2nd Winter from last night



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Sorry, I forgot the photo of the lesser black-back with a dark hood!



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A decent gull roost this evening produced the following:

Caspian gull 1 2nd winter

Iceland gull 1 2nd winter

Mediterranean gull 1 adult

10 birders present as is the norm at the moment, including John Tymon, Mike Passant, Damian Young. Sorry, I don't know the rest of your names.

The attached photos are my best by a mile so far of the Caspian gull. I've also included for interest a photo of a lesser black-backed gull with a dark hood.



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A woodcock flew from the flash over Byrom Lane near the cottages as I left the gull roost.

-- Edited by Craig Higson on Tuesday 23rd of January 2018 07:13:12 PM

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Also this afternoon a first winter Scaup



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2nd winter Caspian gull in the roost tonight along with a leucistic black-headed gull. With John Tymon, Phil Rhodes, Ray Banks and Craig Higson.



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Gull roost tonight:

Iceland gull 1 2nd win

Mediterranean gull 1 adult, possibly 2



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3rd winter yellow-legged gull again present this afternoon, from Horrock's hide.



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This late afternoon’s gull roost:

Adult Little Gull

Adult Mediterranean Gull

2nd winter Iceland Gull

3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull 

Ino thanks to Rob Adderley



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Highlights from this morning for me...
49 Lapwing on the spit
43 Redwing in one flock on the golf course
41 Teal in various places
35 Tufted Duck again various
31 Cormorant on spit
16 Gadwall in various locations
15 Shoveler again various
15 Goldeneye on main flash
13 Goosander in various locations
7 Lesser Redpolls near Teal Hide
6 Bullfinch all from Bunting Hide
4 Stock Dove there as well
4 Mistle Thrush on golf course
3 Common Gulls near Car Park
3 Reed Bunting from Bunting Hide
3 Willow Tit (2 Bunting/1 Pengy's)
3 Little Grebe from Ramsdale's Hide
2 Pochard from Pengy's
1 Grey Wagtail on Westleigh Brook
1 Treecreeper on tree near Canal and 1 Water Rail from Bunting Hide
Plus usual species - 45 species in total.


-- Edited by Kristian Wade on Saturday 20th of January 2018 05:06:56 PM

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Couple of hours in the rain this morning...

Water Rail under the feeders at the Bunting Hide
Willow, Blue, Great, Coal and Long Tailed Tit
Bullfinch
Kestrel
Chaffinch
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Great Crested and Little Grebes
Black headed, Herring and Lesser Black Backed gulls
20+ Goosander at various places
Reed Bunting
Coot
Moorhen
Shoveler
Gadwall
Goldeneye
Teal
Tufted Duck
Mallard
Lapwing
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Blackbird
Wood Pigeon



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 2nd W Caspian Gull appeared at 3.20pm but flew off SW at 3.35pm

Yellow Legged Gull - 1 x 3rd Winter regular bird

Black Headed Gull - 1 Leucistic  bird



-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 19th of January 2018 07:33:41 PM

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2nd winter Caspian Gull and 2nd winter Iceland Gull among the roost this evening

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Ian McKerchar wrote:
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In the Roost tonight- only me roosting

Caspian Gull - 1 2nd Winter (looks like another new one ,so that's 3 this winter)Came in at 3.20pm -flew off South over boat clubs at 4.20pm

 

 

Definitely the same second winter bird as last week John, the markings on the scapulars as well as the covert moult fits perfectly smile

 

Excellent :) 



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JOHN TYMON wrote:

In the Roost tonight- only me roosting

Caspian Gull - 1 2nd Winter (looks like another new one ,so that's 3 this winter)Came in at 3.20pm -flew off South over boat clubs at 4.20pm

 

 

Definitely the same second winter bird as last week John, the markings on the scapulars as well as the covert moult fits perfectly smile

 



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In the Roost tonight- only me roosting

Caspian Gull - 1 2nd Winter (looks like another new one ,so that's 3 this winter)Came in at 3.20pm -flew off South over boat clubs at 4.20pm

 

Iceland Gull - 1 2nd Winter

Jackdaw - Amazing sight tonight with 1500+ going to roost

Picture digiscoped record shot -Caspian Gull 2nd Winter

 

 



 



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Male Brambling at the small feeding station and mulch at the back of Horrocks Hide this morning.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison



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15.00-17.00
I primarily went for the gull roost hoping for the Iceland Gull but I couldnt locate it unfortunately.

However I did pick out:
1 Mediterranean Gull - adult in near full hood
1 Yellow-legged Gull - the regular 3rd winter. Initially picked up out on the flash, the bird came very close to the car park as people fed the ducks bread giving some great close views as it flew around and settled on the water close to the shore.

Other birds of note:
1 Woodcock over the car park at 5pm
Flock of Pink-footed Geese over in the gloom - heard only


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Tufted Duck - 185
Pochard-2
Goosander-21
Goldeneye-29
Teal -55
Shoveler-31
Great Crested Grebe- 22
Coot - c270
Cormorant-24
Lesser Redpoll -6

Little Egret-1

Sparrowhawk-1

Kestrel- 1

Yellow Legged Gull - 1 ( Regular 3rd winter)



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3rd Winter Yellow-legged Gull: good viewing this pm, 12.45 to 2.30
Picked this gull up on arrival on yellow Buoy near yacht club. Then spent an hour in Horrocks hide, with John Tymon, watching it move around.
John knows this bird like the back of his hand and was very helpful.( Gull seen even better in John's new Kowa scope)
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of note this afternoon

Yellow Legged Gull - 1 usual 3rd winter bird arrived from the North at 2.30

adult Mediterranean Gull

21 Goldeneye ,

23 Great Crested Grebe ,

120 Tufted Duck,

6 Pochard,

2 Wigeon,

20 Goosander

Goldcrest-1

Grey Wagtail-2

Sparrowhawk-1

Picture - 3rd W Yellow Legged Gull

plus the usuals

 

 



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Couple of hours this morning 3 Little Egret from Ramsdale hide 2+ Kingfisher Nuthatch in trees behind Horrocks hide Dipper on westleigh brook between golf course footbridge and college. Water rail showing well from Bunting hide 2 drake Pochard from pengies hide

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pm 12.01.2017

in roost ,smallest roost for a while

Second winter Iceland Gull

adult Mediterranean Gull

3rd Winter Yellow Legged Gull

also in afternoon

6 Treecreeper

4 Willow Tit

25 Goosander

1 Kingfisher

and unfortunately 6 dead Black Headed Gulls at the front of Horrocks and on spit ,that makes 10 in 2 weeks ,so there is suspicion it could be air rifles at night?I can't think of any other reason,as it would be unusual to have 6 die in the same area overnight and 2 with legs in the air. :(



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A total of 66 species recorded on site today, surely difficult to beat that at a single site anywhere else in the north west at this time of year?

Highlights included:

9 Goldcrest

Roosting Tawny Owl on the south side

3 Rook over together (still decent birds here)

2 Woodcock

Peregrine

6 Pochard

5 Water Rail

8 Lesser Redpoll and 7 Siskin showing very well in Alders by the viewing screen at the back of Teal Scrape

1 Nuthatch

5 Willow Tit

Dipper on Westleigh Brook

38 Fieldfare in a single flock along Byrom Lane

Third winter Yellow-legged Gull early afternoon (not present in the roost)

Second winter Iceland Gull and adult Mediterranean Gull in the roost

Clear shortage of Bullfinch though (today at least) with only 7 recorded around the entire site?

 



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Hello Mike
Its best to park on Green Lane and walk down to watch from the shoreline by Sorrowcow Pond.
Good luck
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I am half tempted to come down and have a try for the Caspian Gull at Penny, but have never stayed before for the winter Gull roost and not sure where best to stand; is it best from the Rucks please? 

When glassing through waders and gulls on the spit in the afternoons previously, I quite like sitting by the two big rocks on the Rucks and scoping from there, but perhaps the locals prefer the yacht club side for the big roosts?

Any help would be appreciated please.

Regards,

Mike P

 



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Foggy conditions made the gull roost extremely difficult and frustrating viewing today. The 3rd win yellow-legged gull and adult Mediterranean gull were present but most other gulls were lost in the fog. 



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Dipper again on Westleigh brook this morning in extremely dismal and murky conditions. Today it was from the bridge nearest Leigh college about 200m down stream from the bypass bridge where it was seen yesterday. With Bill Harrison.

Also today Oystercatcher on the spit (info Bill).



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In the gull roost this evening, 9 species of gull, including:

2nd win Caspian gull 

2nd win Iceland gull 

3rd win yellow-legged gull 

Adult Mediterranean gull

 

With John Tymon and Ian McKerchar.



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Dipper on West Leigh brook under the bypass. Not the bridge near the car park, it's the bridge near Holiday Inn, next to Morrisons.



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Here's a few photos of mine of yesterday evenings 2nd winter Caspian gull if they help, (taken through John's scope).  As John said, it was nearly dark when these were taken (around 4:30).



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Bill Aspin wrote:

John (Tymon), Have you got any pics of the Caspian Gull facing left? Keen to try and determine whether itâs the same 2ndw as present at Fishmoor Res, Lancs, 30-31st Dec. Thanks.

Yes but not that clear as it was dark when I was taking them .  Full set of pictures have been sent to Ian.

 



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John (Tymon), Have you got any pics of the Caspian Gull facing left? Keen to try and determine whether itâs the same 2ndw as present at Fishmoor Res, Lancs, 30-31st Dec. Thanks.

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pm and Roost with Phil Rhodes

Caspian Gull - 1 x 2nd Winter
Iceland Gull- 1 x 2nd Winter
Yellow Legged Gull - 1 x 3rd Winter
Goosander- 18
Cormorant - 49
Tufted Duck -70
Pochard-7
Redwing-6
Teal 42
plus the usual's

Pictures Record shots of Iceland Gull and Caspian Gull



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The usual second winter Iceland Gull roosted night along with an adult Mediterranean Gull.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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Two Iceland Gulls roosted this afternoon, the usual second winter and an adult.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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