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RE: WORTHINGTON LAKES


A Corn bunting was in a mixed flock of Reed buntings and Yellowhammers feeding in the fields going down from the main road to the reservoirs, a first for me in this area, there could have been more in the flock of around 40 birds, Dipper on river in woods and a pair of Oystercatchers in the fields to the right of the woods. thanks to Mr McKercher for confirming my sighting from my photo smile



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2-15pm to 3-45 pm & quite pleasant in the sun as the tree lined lakes kept the blustery wind in check.

3 Cormorant one of which was in breeding plumage.

2 Great Crested Grebes.

A few Goldfinch with singles of Chaffinch, Bullfinch & Redwing.

About 50 Jackdaw around Kilhey Court grounds.

4 Buzzard - 2 aerial enjoying the sun & 2 in tree tops.

A walk down to the green iron bridge over the river Douglas produced a glimpse of a Dipper but it fled upstream instantly.

Finally it was really touching how tame the Blue/Great Tits & Robins were often landing right at the side of me & following me round - I can only assume they're used to being regularly fed. 

 



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Monday, 2nd November 2020. 11:00 - 14:30 hrs.

Red Rock (Bridge 63 - Leeds/Liverpool Canal) - along towpath towards Adlington past Bridges 64 and 65 and turned off at Bridge 66 - towards and over River Douglas - circuit of following three Reservoirs - Adlington, Arley and Worthington - and return back over River Douglas, through Arley Woods and canal towpath.

Kingfisher x 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1
Mandarin (Female) x 1
Goosander (Red Headed Female) x 1
Great Crested Grebe x 2
Redwing x 10
Dipper x 1
Grey Wagtail x 1
Nuthatch x 1
Buzzard x 1
Pied Wagtail x 5
Long Tailed Tit x 7
Blackbird x 6
Cormorant x 1
Jay x 1
Wren x 1
Mute Swan x 5 (including 3 cygnets)
Mallard x 40
Black-Headed Gull x 50
Jackdaw x 30
Carrion Crow x 20
Magpie x 3
Great Tit x 4
Blue Tit x 1
Robin x 4
Chaffinch x 3
Collared Dove x 2
Woodpigeon x 10
Moorhen x 7




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Arley Reservoir: 1 common sandpiper, 1f Mandarin Duck, 1 peregrine high overhead.



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Surveying for willow tits at this site today - no luck.

Walk through the woods and along the river, not the reservoirs or open grassland. Highlights:
2 dipper
4 grey wagtail
1 sparrowhawk
2 great spotted woodpecker
2 mandarin duck
3 goldcrest
4 treecreeper
7 nuthatch
2 buzzard

First time visit so was nice to see some old lime and oak coppice with bluebells, wood anemone etc.
Will re-visit in April. also 2 curlew over heading west

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Saturday 24th November 2018 12:00 - 14:00 hrs. Nice to leave the centrally heated house and get some fresh air into my lungs! Not been on this patch for a while - and was rewarded.

Worthington Reservoir - Arley Reservoir - across footpaths to Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Bridge 66 - past Bridge 65 - into Woodland along River Douglas - back to Worthington Reservoir Car Park

Kingfisher x 1
Dipper x 1
Grey Wagtail x 2
Redwing x 7
Buzzard x 1
Great Crested Grebe x 2
Chiffchaff x 1
Teal x 2
Long-Tailed Tit x 4
Wren x 1
Grey Heron x 5
Moorhen x 3
Chaffinch x 1
Great Tit x 4
Blue Tit x 7
Cormorant x 5
Mallards x 30
Carrion Crow x 8
Rook x 15
Jay x 3
Magpie x 5
Goldfinch x 1
Canada Geese x 20
Blackbird x 10
Robin x 5
Black-Headed Gull x 50

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Had a walk round this afternoon 

3 pairs of Great Crested Grebes

2 Cormorants 

A Heron in the reeds 

About a dozen Canada Geese

4 Robins

Female Mandarin duck

3 Goldfinch 

And the highlight was spotting a Treecreeper then watching it feed it's young in the crack of a tree which I took a photo of .



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a couple of hours this morning

Dippers doing well, feeding second brood in nest whilst fledged young from first nest seen further up the river

Grey Wagtails feeding a fledged youngster, first nesting attempt was predated

Mute Swans seem to have failed, birds incubating on last visit but now both out on resevoir



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Visit this AM 05,03,18 Arley pool, Adlington res and Lower Worthington res.

2 kingfisher very active and vocal on Adlington Res.

2 pairs+ Mandarin Ducks, Adlington Res.

1 pair Gadwall, Lower Worthington Lake.

3 Great crested Grebe 1 pair 1 single Lower Worthington Lake.

1 pair Teal, Arley pool then Adlington Res.

2 Raven overhead vocal.

Common Buzzard 1 pair vocal then 4 together in fields above Worthington opposite Bradley Ln inc 1 in ariel tussle over fields with Carrion crow.

1 Kestrel fem/imm.

1 Grey Heron stalking reedy edge of Adlington Res.

1 Yellowhammer singing.

80+ Linnet in stubble field on Bradley Ln, in this flock a 10+ Skylarks and several more Yellowhammers 4 +.

8+ Lapwing vocal and display flight too.

 

 

 



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Common Sandpiper on Arley Lake this morning.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes



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This morning

1 Kingfisher

4 pr Great Crested Grebe with 8 young between them

3 Grey Heron

2 juv Mandarin

1 Buzzard

50+Mallard

10 Coot

8 Moorhen

1 Treecreeper

 

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Couple of hours this morning

 

5 pairs of Great Crested Grebes

Worthington Res, 1 pair with 4 young

Arley Res 3 pairs, 1 pair going down again after at least 2 failed attempts two other pairs both with at least 1 failed attempt

Coot with 3 young

Adlington Res 1 pair incubating

 

Single Dipper on Dougy



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Dipper, 4 poss 5 just fledged young 

Sparrowhawk on nest

Great crested grebe on new nest

family party of Goldcrests



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1pm today

Male and female Mandarin Duck on grass bank near Adlington reservoir.

 

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Originally posted today by a Stuart Mackay:

Heard a cuckoo briefly in the fields near Wigan golf club behind worthington lakes yeasterday, but failed to see it. 



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This pm 2 Dippers; 2 Woodcock flushed; pair Mute Swans; 1 Kingfisher; 1 Cormorant; 15+Teal; Bullfinch; Nuthatch



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This afternoon - at least 13 Mandarins (9 males and 4 females); 3 Kingfishers; c.30 Skylarks moving NW; 1 Great crested Grebe and 1 Coot only; 20+ Teal; Buzzard; Kestrel; Grey Wagtail; and many Rooks and Jackdaws back at the Rookery.



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1 Kingfisher

1 Grey Wagtail

2 Dipper

2 Heron

1 Cormorant

1 Buzzard

2 long tailed Tits in a flock both missing their tails



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Originally posted today by Allan Rimmer

Two Green Sandpipers feeding in the channel to the west of Adlington Reservoir, Worthington, this afternoon but flew north. Also,a Greenshank was heard calling as it flew away, apparently with the Sandpipers, but was not seen.



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18.00-20.30 (Just as the rain started)

In the meadows beside the track leading from the A5106 were 8 Linnets, 2 Yellowhammers, 1 Pied Wagtail and a family of 3 Kestrels (m+f+ juv).*

Adlington Reservoir * (* In Lancs)

3 Manderins and 4 Grey Herons (3 of which were in the marsh/reserve area and were fighting over a chunky dinner plate sized fish that looked like a bream).

Arley Reservoir

6 Great Crested Grebes and 2 Tufted Ducks.

Worthington Reservoir

3 adult Great Crested Grebes + 1 half grown youngster, 2 Cormorants and 3 Tufted Duck.

Checked the nearby River Douglas for Dippers and Grey Wagtails, without success.

When I checked the nearby Arley Brook, which previously had been a great spot for Dippers and wagtails, I found the waterlevel very low, but the biggest shock was that 3 scambler motorbikes

were being ridden along the stream bed, and throughout the surrounding woodland. Little wonder there was no wildlife to be seen.

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Arley Reservoir:- pair Great Crested Grebe, single Coot, Nuthatch

Adlington Reservoir:- Cormorant 3, Mallard 3, Moorhen 2, pair Grey Wagtail, Siskin

Nature Reserve:- Mandarin Duck 3, Teal 5, Pheasant, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Willow Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Jay

Adjacent fields:- Lapwing, Curlew, Skylark, Pied Wagtail 2, Fieldfare min 100, Yellowhammer



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couple of hours this afternoon

 

single Great crested Grebe on Anglezarke res

 

Arley res

2 Grey Herons

4 Mandarins, 3 males in full breeding plumage and 1 female

couple of Teal

 

down in the woods,

 

pair of Grey Wagtails,

pair of Dippers,

single Great spotted Woodpecker and single Goldcrest

 

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Originally posted today by Tom Morton:

This afternoon - 2 Kingfishers; 2 Herons in trees at north end of the site; 1 Great Crested Grebe (1st this year - ); c.12 Teal, 2 Cormorants; Pair Goosander on Adlington Reservoir; 3 Dippers; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Nuthatch; 7 Canada Geese (with perhaps another 30 on nearby canal).



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Between 12 and 2pm today

42 Canada Geese
33 Mallard
2 Drake Tufted Ducks
2 Buzzards (overhead)
1 Grey Wagtail
6 Black Headed Gulls

+ the usual Blackbirds,Blue tits,Robins and Great Tits.

very quiet really.

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Tonight
Not really Worthington Lakes but closest post for it
Chorley Rd Worthington
opp White Crow 2 Curlews looking forlorn in recently silage field probably lost there brood due to the silageing

Jimmy


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pleasant 90mins whilst waiting for a call to pick mam up from hospital

19 canada geese, plenty mallard, 5 great crested grebe, several coot, pair grey wagtail, 3 treecreeper, 1 goldcrest, several blackbird including some young, robin including at least 2 young, great tits i feeding a youngster in tree, blue tit, long tailed tit, goldfinch, chaffinch, wren,blackcap, willow warbler,nuthatch heard only, pretty sure i saw a male redstart near start of woods but only a fleeting glance with naked eye and with my dodgy eyes couldn't be 100% sure, usual corvids rook,jackdaw, magpie, carrion crow and 1 jay, wood pigeon,

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Mandarin duck on harley with 4 chicks

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Saturday 30th May 2015 12:00 - 16:00 hrs.1

Car Park at Worthington Lakes - along side of Lake - across fields to Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Bridge 66 - past Bridge 65 - into Woodland along River Douglas - back to Car Park

Highlight: 1M and 1F Adult Mandarin Ducks with at least 6 chicks on Leeds-Liverpool Canal
Buzzards
Kestrels
Swallows
Swifts
Great Crested Grebes
Coot
Moorhen
Chaffinch
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Cormorant
Mallards
Carrion Crows
Magpies
Goldfinch
Canada Geese with 5 goslings (on canal)
Blackbird
Lapwing (above Chorley Road on way home)


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1400-1600 Today

Around the Lakes
20 Sand Martin
19 Canada Goose
15 Mallard
5 Magpie
5 Blackbird
4 Great Crested Grebe
4 Blue Tit
2 Grey Heron
2 Great Tit
2 Mute Swan
2 Coot
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Moorhen

Field via access road
2 Wood Pigeon
Chaffinch
Yellowhammer
Goldfinch

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1900-2030 hrs

10 Canada Geese
12 Mallard
3 Great Crested Grebe
2 Great Tit
Blue Tit
3 Blackbird
Coot
2 Long -tailed Tit
2 Goldfinch
3 Yellowhammer
Buzzard


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1300 - 1430 hrs Today

30 Rooks (In cultivated field off main road)
14 Mallard
12 Canada Geese
3 Great Crested Grebe
3 Mandarin Duck
3 Blackbirds
3 Magpies
3 Great Tits
3 Swallow (In cultivated field)
2 House Martin (Close to Bleach Works)
2 Black Headed Gulls
Coot
Grey Heron
Grey Wagtail
Blue Tit
Oystercatcher (In cultivated field)
Yellowhammer
Moorhen



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Tim Wilcox wrote:

Nigel Marsden wrote:

I am a newcomer to birding and this is my first ever posting.

14-30- 1700 hrs today, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 moorhen, 2 coot, 6 Canada Geese, 2 blue tits, 1 coal tit, 1 robin

I cannot identify what this duck is. My first thoughts were Wigeon or juvenile Mallard, can anyone help
https://flic.kr/p/tdPWrt





Those are adult Mallard hybrids Nigel. You will see a lot of such hybrids in parks around Greater Manchester. Some are paler and some darker than purebred Mallards. I saw an American hybrid domesticated Mallard subspecies called Silver Appleyard Ducks in Martin Mere's captive collection this weekend. I'd never heard of them before. There's a whole world of wildfowl collecting out there and sometimes they escape causing confusion in the Birding world. Welcome to the most rewarding hobby in the World. Enjoy your birding and never let anyone tell you a bird is not worth looking at.



Hi Nigel
The birds that are in your photo are Call Ducks which were put on Worthington about 4 to 5yrs ago if not longer I think there was approx 10 dumped birds both male and female but gradually the numbers have gone down.
Not a clue about who put them there but about same time a Red Headed Smew was released but sadly that as gone as well.
I don't know why people who buy these things and then throw them out onto a lake and think that they can look after themselves but its a strange world.

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had a quick walk around the lakes this evening, what a sad sight the Great crested Grebe is lying dead on its nest, what made it worse is that its mate was still by its side
Manderin with 5 young on the reserve

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1900-200 HRS TODAY
Common Gull
Black-headed Gull
Coot
10 Mallard
3 Magpies
4 Blackbird
4 Great Crested Grebe
8 Canada Geese
2 House Martin

I had a shock today when I went to look at the Great Crested Grebe, which was nesting on eggs, was lying dead across the nest.

Need this be reported to any authority?

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Nigel Marsden wrote:

I am a newcomer to birding and this is my first ever posting.

14-30- 1700 hrs today, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 moorhen, 2 coot, 6 Canada Geese, 2 blue tits, 1 coal tit, 1 robin

I cannot identify what this duck is. My first thoughts were Wigeon or juvenile Mallard, can anyone help
https://flic.kr/p/tdPWrt





Those are adult Mallard hybrids Nigel. You will see a lot of such hybrids in parks around Greater Manchester. Some are paler and some darker than purebred Mallards. I saw an American hybrid domesticated Mallard subspecies called Silver Appleyard Ducks in Martin Mere's captive collection this weekend. I'd never heard of them before. There's a whole world of wildfowl collecting out there and sometimes they escape causing confusion in the Birding world. Welcome to the most rewarding hobby in the World. Enjoy your birding and never let anyone tell you a bird is not worth looking at.

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Nigel Marsden wrote:

I am a newcomer to birding and this is my first ever posting.

14-30- 1700 hrs today, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 moorhen, 2 coot, 6 Canada Geese, 2 blue tits, 1 coal tit, 1 robin

I cannot identify what this duck is. My first thoughts were Wigeon or juvenile Mallard, can anyone help
https://flic.kr/p/tdPWrt





Hi Nigel,
A warm welcome to the forum.
Both standard Drake Mallard.
Rob

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I am a newcomer to birding and this is my first ever posting.

14-30- 1700 hrs today, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 moorhen, 2 coot, 6 Canada Geese, 2 blue tits, 1 coal tit, 1 robin

I cannot identify what this duck is. My first thoughts were Wigeon or juvenile Mallard, can anyone help
https://flic.kr/p/tdPWrt



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14.45 - 16.15: 17+ Teal, Mandarin M, Kingfisher, 2 Herons in trees, 3 Great Crested Grebes, Dipper and Grey Wagtail on river, Redwings, Treecreeper and 2 Oystercatchers.

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1 Dipper
1 Kingfisher
2 Grey wagtail

All on river Douglas this morning.

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After the rain - 16.15 - 17.30, sightings of note Gadwall M Worthington Res (unusual at his site); Pair Oystercatchers on draw off tower Arley Res; Curlew flying east and calling, Kingfisher Adlington Res; 3 Great Crested Grebes; 8 Whooper Swans flying west over Chorley Road

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Afternoon visit
7 mandarin 3m 2f on nature reserve and a pair on Arlington red, at least 9 teal on nature reserve, 1 grey heron, plenty of mallard,great crested grebe, Canada geese,coot,moorhen and black headed gull, at least 3 treecreeper, 6 long tailed tit, decent numbers blue and great tit, horse paddock was very busy at least 40 fieldfare, 2 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush,4 blackbird,4 moorhen,1 collared dove,wood pigeon, chaffinch and yellowhammer also flying in to paddock from nearby trees,p
Entry jackdaw,rook,carrion crow and magpie, walked down to river Douglas and saw 1 dipper,
No sign of the long staying pinnioned smew and no cormorant,

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2 Kingfishers in the nature reserve this morning plus Pied and Grey Wagtail on the dung heap

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Saturday 14th February 2015 10:40 - 13:00 hrs. Worthington Lake - Leeds/Liverpool Canal (past bridges 66 and 65) - River Douglas - back to Worthington Lake.

Black-Headed Gulls
Mallards
Tufted Duck
Moorhen
Great Crested Grebe
Robin
Blackbirds
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Buzzard x 4
Kestrel
Teal
Treecreeper
Long Tailed Tits
Goldcrest
Dipper
Canada Geese
Carrion Crow
Woodpigeon
Magpies
Wren

Saw 1st Lambs of Spring in field next to Leeds/Liverpool Canal.

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11.30 -13.30 14 Teal;39 Canada Geese,; 2 Mute Swans; 3 Coot; pair Goosander; pair Mandarin; 70+Mallard; 2 Great Crested Grebe; Kingfisher; Pied Wagtail on manure heap; Dipper on river; Buzzard; c.50 Redwings; 5 Mistle Thrushes; 4 Fieldfare, Nuthatch, 104 Black headed Gulls; 1 Cormorant; Nuthatch; a flock of c.120 Lapwings in the air by Chorley Road;

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An hour this morning in very strong winds !!
Grey Wagtail in the field tight to the layby
Pied Wagtail on manure pile
5 Fieldfare in field on right side as walking down to the nature reserve
3 male 1 female Mandarin
7 Teal
Great Crested Grebe
Nice mixed woodland flock around the iron bridge comprising
Long tailed tit
Blue Tit
2 Coal Tit
2 Goldcrest
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Today 3pm-4pm
2 Cormorants
6 Great Crested grebes + 1 youngster
80+ Black headed Gull
1 Lesser black backed gull
2 Mandarin duck
3 Teal
80 + Mallard
2 Call ducks
1 Grey wagtail
1 Great spotted woodpecker
6 Coot
2 Moorhen
2 Buzzard overhead

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Tonight not Worthington Lakes but nearest site I could post on

Chorley Rd
Adult Mediterranean Gull feeding with Black headed and Lesser Blacked gulls on recently silaged fields
also 2 Curlew
4 Tree Sparrow
6 Yellowhammer
1 Nuthatch
3 Pheasant

Jimmy

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Female Mandarin with 10 young
7 male Mandarins on nature reserve
Buzzard over
Great Crested Grebe on nest
Yellowhammer on manure pile
female Grey Wagtail

Brown Hare in fields
Emerald Damselfly in woods

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1 pair of Dippers with fledged young, another pair plus pair of Grey Wagtails predated. looks like Mink

https://www.flickr.com/photos/123361074@N05/

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8 Whimbrel over this am; also 1 Common Tern, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Tufted Duck.

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