Gadwall turn up on 18 march.and still hear on 28 march..lady house lodge near M62/J21 milnrow..u can not see lodge for footpath..u will need to look for lady house lodge..john webb
Birds next to tram stop..redshank 2..teal 7.pied wagtail 4..oystercatcher 2..L.B B Gull 7AD.moorhen 4..mallard 3..canada goose 5..near by on lady house lodge gadwall pair. Little grebe pair...coot pair ..moorhen pair.3,4 chiffchaff around park..john webb
My first bean goose i have seen in Rochdale and greater Manchester. My list for Manchester is now 147 birds seen in greater Manchester in 42 years birding..john webb
Late new from 3 march. Bean goose drop onto craigland lodge. Flow in with 2 canada goose.bean goose looked very well.no primary feathers missing.no rings on leg.would move away if i got close. Bird flow off with canada goose about 10 mins,after landing.j.webb
Canada goose 64...mallard 3 pair...moorhen 3pair...coot 10(1 coot had white ring on left leg DR4)... teal 10 pair...pied wagtail 2pair...stonechat 1pair...john webb
A fIrst winter Caspian Gull was loafing around with other gulls at the pool near the tram stop this morning Also 1 Oystercatcher, 94 Lapwing and 3 Tufted Ducks
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Very nearly called in on the way back from lunch at Hollingworth Lake. So sorry to read that the building has begun. Even.more so when Rochdale Borough already has more than enough giant empty warehouses around. :(
Monday 1st April Called in here in the last hour and I'm saddened to report that...further to Steve's post below, the main flooded area at the side of the factory is no more! It is now a building site with diggers and other plant machinery on it and is properly securely fenced off from what I could see. This is now the 2nd site in GM that I've seen (there are probably more) being built on and had wildlife habitat destroyed, the other being Central Pools near Newton Heath. I've seen some good birds mainly Wader species at both sites over the last few years, what a shame they've gone!
Thursday 6th Oct - early afternoon - Common Snipe 3 - Green Sandpiper 1 (All 4 birds I inadvertantly flushed from boggy ground not far from the road) - Kestrel 1
1.30 - 2.50pm in driving wind and rain - Greenshank 4. Redshank 4. Ringed Plover 2. Lapwing 1. Moorhen 2. Skylark 2 heard. My first ever visit but not my last.....what a promising site! Ps. Thanks to Rob Creek and Steve Burke for directions (car or tram) .
Late post for Wednesday 3rd Feb Approx 1.15 - 1.45pm
Around the main pool
- Black-headed Gull 50+ - Common Gull 15-20
In the marshy vegetation at side of smaller pool near the road
- Skylark 2 - Reed Bunting 1 fem - Jack Snipe 1
The Jack Snipe flushed from right under me and scared the life out of me, it gave a bit of a faint strange squeak call as it flew up. I had my bins to hand so was able to pick out the stripes on the back, fairly short bill, it didn't fly far landing around the side of the bigger pool, but perhaps more importantly were the slightly rounded wings. Wasn't 100% to call it at first, many thanks for the pointers on this Ian.
birds seen today are,,,teal 8 females/1 winters,,,,,.black-headed gull 6,,,,,.swallow 1,,,,,,.house martin 3,,,,,.woodpogeon 35+,,,,,jackdaw 15+,,,,,.magpie 25,,,,,.c.crow 5,,,,,.meadow pipit 3 in flight,,,,,.blue tit,,,,,.goldfinch14,,,,,.canada goose 50,,,,,.dunnock,,,,,.wren,,,,,.mallard 22,,,,,.grey heron 1,,,,,.willow warbler 4,,,,,.great tit 5,,,,,.long tailed tit 9,,,,,.moorhen 8 AD/JUV,,,,.grey wagtail 1,,,,,..two new species for me at this site thay are kingfisher 1 ,and nuthatch 1
,thanks john webb
a quick look round before work birds seen are bullfinch 2 AD,3 JUV.....,grasshopper 1 reeling.....,willow warbler 5.....,black-headed gull 1 JUV.....,goldfinch 7.....,sedge warbler 2 in song reed bunting 5 female\JUV....thanks john
a quick walk round birds seen,,grasshopper warbler 2 reeling.....,blackcap 2 in song.....,whitethroat 7 in song.....,willow warbler 2 in song.....,chiffchaff 1 in song....,sedge warbler 4 in song.....,skylark 3 .....,swift 2....,reed bunting 4 in song.....,greeenfinch 5 .....,mallard 7 .....,moorhen 5 .....,goldfinch.....,woodpigeon.....,c.crow .....,robin.....,magpie.....,jackdaw.....wren .....,dunnock....., house sparrow 6.....,collared dove 2...., black -headed gull 1 juvenile.thanks john webb
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birds seen at kingsway business park on the 10 july 2015,skylark 3.....,pied wagtail 2 AD,6 JUV.....,house martin 16.....,sand martin 1.....,whitethroat 3 in song....,linnet 2 .....,starling 14....,reed bunting 4 in song.....,woodpigeon....,jackdaw.....,magpie.....,c.crow.....,swift 3.....,sedge warbler 2 in song....,long tailed tit calling....,blue tit....,great tit....,sparrowhawk in flight 1....,swallow....late news from sunday 5 july 2015 grasshopper warbler reeling,and seen well at this site thanks john webb
birds seen today are ,skylark 2 in song,,,,,.redshank 3,,,,,.lapwing 2,,,,,ringed plover 4,,,,,.mallard pair +1 m,,,,,.house martin 20 +.....jackdaw....,whitethroat 2 in song.....willow warbler 3 in song.....black headed gull 3.....swift 9.....kestrel m hunting 1.....sparrowhawk in flight.....reed bunting 2 in song.....pied wagtail pair..... goldcrest calling.....greenfinch 3..... robin.....blackbird...c.crow woodpigeon.....house sparrow.....thank john
walk round kingsway business park just to count warblers,,,blackcap 7 singing mate,,,,common whitethroat 9 singing mate,,,,sedge warbler 5 singing mate,,,,willow warbler 8 singing mate,,,,chiffchaff 1 singing mate,thanks john
Of note... 2 Dunlin in beautiful summer plumage 2 Common Redshank 2 Black-headed Gulls 1 Whitethroat in full voice and full view (surrounded by flies but not seen flycatching) 1 Lesser Whitethroat in full voice over near the little brick building (sub-station???) but NOT SEEN 1 Goldfinch 2 male Reed Bunting Few Corvids around