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This afternoon -
Raven - 2 (sat side by side on the grass of the school playing field adjacent to Turn Moss).
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Swallow - 7.
House Martin - 2.

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Juvenile Raven currently on the school court fence. Mediterranean Gull still present



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Adult Mediterranean Gull currently on the school field. 1 Common Whitethroat and 2 Blackcap also in the hedgerow

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Lesser Whitethroat singing and showing well in the school hedgerow

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Lesser Whitethroat juvenile in the eastern school hedge

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Mediterranean Gull - 1 adult until 11.04 when flew south west

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1 Hobby @ 13.10

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An Eagle Owl flew west overhead as I entered Turn Moss from Ivy Green at around 8:30 pm. Later saw it on the ground in the middle of the fields and again on the ground in the south-west corner towards to entrance to Stretford Ees before losing it in the dark. Jesses were noted as it flew overhead.

Anyone aware of any missing Eagle Owls locally?

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Mediterranean Gull 1 adult on the school field this morning (pic taken through the fence)
Raven 2

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Friday 6th of December 2024 12:54:12 PM

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Late post for Sunday 27.10.24 (late afternoon).
On my way back to the car at Turn Moss after a disastrous mooch avoiding motorbikes, joggers,speeding cyclists and football players , dog walkers and after - lunch walkers around Stretford Ees, Hawthorn lane ect.

T- Moss .
Common gull -15.
Herring gull - 4.
Black- headed gull - c 20.
Ring- necked parakeet - 4.
Carrion crow - 9 having a real scrap with one another, mainly all attacking one individual then attacking other individuals.
Other Carrion crows feeding elsewhere undisturbed.
Absolutely nowt elsewhere apart from a Robin !

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29 Mistle Thrush
4 Redwing
315 Ring-necked Parakeet (pre roost departure)

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Lesser Whitethroat 1 along the eastern side of the school hedgerow

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Garden Warbler 1 in NW corner around the Damson and Buddleia
Hobby 1 over the cemetery towards Stretford Ees
Raven 1 on the playing fields, another heard

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Mediterranean Gull - 2nd summer on the school field with 310 Black-headed Gulls this morning. Front centre in photo taken through fence

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Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Black-headed Gull c550
Lesser Black-backed Gull 19
Mistle Thrush flock of 28

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Woodcock 1 (flushed by a dog along Hawthorn Lane then flew right past me)
Raven pair flew two circuits around the moss
Chiffchaff 12


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Raven 3-4 over
Chiffchaff 8
Redwing 7
Fieldfare 1
Meadow Pipit 3 grounded
Reed Bunting 1 male returned to last years breeding site

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No sign of the Mediteranean Gull this afternoon up until 14.15 and not many gulls present anyway - half dozen each of Lesser Black-backed and Herring (including 2 on the School playing fields, 2 Common Gulls and around 20 Black-headed Gulls.
Bonus as I was leaving of a Raven which dropped in and was immediately surrounded by around 50 Carrion Crows and a few Jackdaws, while another Raven flew low overhead. Not the place I expected to see my first Raven of the year and certainly not on the ground biggrin

-- Edited by Mike Chorley on Thursday 7th of March 2024 07:52:13 PM

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Mediterranean Gull -adult still east side of Turn Moss Road late afternoon

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Mediterranean Gull still present this evening to the east of Turn Moss Road.

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Mediterranean Gull - 1 adult still

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Mediterranean Gull 1 adult still present
Black-headed Gull 319
Common Gull 46
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Buzzard 3 together

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Mediterranean Gull 1 metal ringed adult still at the east side of Turn Moss Road this afternoon

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Mediterranean Gull on the left side of entrance road near to the flats so a little distant. Keeping to itself. I just beat the rain!

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Mediterranean Gull 1 - metal ringed adult still
Black-headed Gull 485
Common Gull 67
Herring Gull 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull 8

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Mediterranean Gull 1 - the full hooded metal ringed bird was displaying to a Black-headed Gull this afternoon

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2 visits today, first visit 12-1pm...

No signs of any Mediterranean gulls.
300+ black-headed gulls
15 common gulls
1 Herring gull
1 lesser-black backed gull
2 ravens over heading towards sale water park.

Second visit 4-5pm...

1 adult Mediterranean gull with metal ring on right leg eventually found on field on the left as you come down turn moss Road towards the car park.
500+ Black-headed gulls
28 common gull
3 Herring gulls
2 lesser-black backed gulls
Sparrowhawk over getting mobbed by a crow
1 mistle thrush



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Mediterranean Gull 1 adult this pm (the one with the full hood that prefers the school field)
Black-headed Gull 997
Common Gull 88

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Now 2 adult Mediterranean Gull

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Mediterranean Gull adult still present

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Mediterranean Gull 1 adult 14.40-15.45 (when still present)
Black-headed Gull 870
Common Gull 57

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From 2:45pm today on the 2 mainly flooded areas at the Stretford Cemetery end and between the top of TM Car park/ Hawthorn lane.
c2000 gulls ,the majority being Black- headed gull with quite a few Common gull (stopped counting at 40 by dog walkers) but probably a couple of hundred maybe .
Also not many Lesser Black-back gull about 10.
Nothing special found before most gulls left around 4pm except an adult Common Gull which had a thinner,flatter head, not rounded as usual which I thought was just a poor quality specimen.


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Pink-footed Goose 164 (138 west at 09.35 and 26 west at 11.00)
Stonechat 1

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Ring-necked Parakeet 71 > west or south west
Swallow > 5 south
Redwing 115 > south or south west
Pied Wagtail 4 > south
Meadow Pipit 66 > south
Chaffinch 16 > south
Redpoll 5 > south
Siskin 1 > south

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Tuesday 10th of October 2023 10:07:44 AM

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Birds over south (3 hrs to 10.06)

Meadow Pipit 427
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 (1 yesterday also)
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 39
Pied Wagtail 2
Chaffinch 8
Siskin 1

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Woodpigeon 637
Black-headed Gull 174
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
Sparrowhawk 1
Ring-necked Parakeet 107
Chiffchaff 1
Mistle Thrush 6

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Peregrine 1, drifted west
Buzzard 3 together
Meadow Pipit 71 over south (67 between 09.30-10.00)
Skylark 1 over south
Linnet 1 over west

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3 Raven over west at 07.53

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Hobby 1 mobbed by Swallows, continued north east
Swallow 40
House Martin 10
Swift 1
Willow Warbler 1 in song
Chiffchaff 6

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Willow Warbler 5
Chiffchaff 15
Blackcap 4
Linnet 1 calling male landed briefly on the school hedge (unusual here)

Raven 1 over on 28th July

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Hobby 1 high at 09.25 (my 100th species for this site)
Willow Warbler 2 (also on 17th)

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Mediterranean Gull 1 adult until 06.55 when flew north (possibly has a green darvic on left leg ?).

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Mediterranean Gull 1 adult flew north from the school field at 06.50
Reed Bunting singing male

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Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Black-headed Gull 84
Lesser Black-backed Gull 44
Herring Gull 1

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06.30

Lesser Black-backed Gull 66
Herring Gull 5
Black-headed Gull 5
Ring-necked Parakeet 35

yesterday 05-10

Ring-necked Parakeet 63 mostly flying over south east
Woodpigeon 332

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Lesser Black-backed Gull 59 on the Playing Fields early morning
Herring Gull 8 with the above
Black-headed Gull 2 flyover
Common Whitethroat young have fledged
Reed Bunting pair still feeding young, as with the above in Rosebay Willowherb in the uncut corner

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Wheatear 2 still present his evening (both pictured here)

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Both now on the school grounds after being chased off by a @@@@ with a spaniel.

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2 Wheatear on the pitches opposite the school fence currently

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Redstart male still present and showing well in the SE corner 17.34-19.00

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Redstart - male still in SE corner this afternoon, though mobile and elusive

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