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4 black tailed godwits on small pond at end of tram stop platform. And not in flooded field only 15 yds away.john

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4 Black-tailed Godwits this morning & 3 Teal.

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john webb


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One black tailed godwits and 2 teal near tram stop.john

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26/8 Thanks for posting the info John. 3 Black-tailed Godwits were still on Metro Link Pool this evening but no sign of Green Sandpiper.

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The was 3 black tailed godwits at 8am this morning,i when back at 6.35pm and .the was 4 black tailed godwits,later on the godwits flow SW and didn't come back..just butting my scope away when 1 green sandpiper droped in and landed.i left the site with green sandpiper still feeding and giving good vew under 150 feet.2 great black backed gull land on water and left within 10 mins.john webb



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The 3 birds i missed ID as bar tailed godwits at kingsway business park,are black tailed godwits 3 birds feeding on flooded field next to tram stop Kingsway. I'am very sorry for my mytake.black tailed godwits 3 birds showing well at 4pm,when i left site.john

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john webb


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The bar tailed godwits i just reported at Kingsway business or black tailed godwits and not bar tailed godwits like i first reported..very sorry for my mess up.john webb

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3 bar tailed godwits. Next to tram stop.my first for this site and my first for rochdale. John webb

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john webb


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Wood sandpiper still showing well next to tram stop Kingsway business park . 4.33pm.

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john webb


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Wood sandedpiper 1, next to tram stop. 5 july 24..2.25pm inwards to

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john webb


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Ps..1 of the black headed gulls seen at Kingsway business today had only one leg..funny watching it hopping about.

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Black headed gull 56 AD,8 JUV.oystercatcher 3,teal 1M,little ringed plover landed then flow of south within 1 min of landed..wood pigeon 150+ in 1 field. Pied wagtail 2 AD.birds seen on lady house lodge little grebe pair with 2 yound. 2 pair coot.mallard 8 M,2F. And 2 moorhen 2.

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The coot with 3 yound ..moorhen 1pair. Grey heron 1JUV.seen on craigland lodge. Off Oldham road .balderstone.rochdale.1july 24

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Birds seen next to tram stop Kingsway business park on 1July 24.teal 4M,1F.....birds on lady house lodge little grebe pair with 2 yound..2 pair of coot ..mallard 1M...and coot with 3 yound,,,moorhen 1 pair,,grey heron 1JUV.all seen 1 July 24.john

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Originally posted yesterday by John Webb, on the flooded field viewed from Kingsway team stop

Black headed gull 8 AD,and 2 JUV.teal 3 M..pied wagtail 4 JUV, lapwing 2.



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I've seen white wagtail at this same site for 6 years,out of the last 7 years.all sighting of white wagtail seen in the last 2 weeks of April. 2023 was the only years i didn't see them.2024 because of the cold weather the white wagtail are about 1 wk late.never seen them in may.stay for 1wk to 10 days and move on.thanks john

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1 M white wagtail feeding along side 4pied wagtail on flooded field next to tram stop Kingsway business park. Nearby 2 reeling grasshopper warbler and 1 sedge warbler

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Kingsway business park,on flooded field..little ringed plover 3...redshank 2...lapwing 3...pied wagtail 2pair..teal 2 pair...linnet 5.


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Great White Egret on the Metro Link Pool this morning before flying off NE Also pair Gadwall and 2 Teal

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john webb


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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Singing Grasshopper Warbler and singing Sedge Warbler present this morning

Up to 6 Grasshopper Warblers are on this site this Spring with up to 4 around the Metrolink station

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8 Lapwings

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9.45-12.00 Lovely sunny morning. I covered the area between the tram stop and the JD Sports building.

30 Species, best of them being:
Jack Snipe 1
Woodcock 1
Snipe 5
Lesser Redpoll 10-11
Teal 4
Sparrowhawk 1


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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. :(

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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!


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a brief visit before heading to Rochdale.

3 snipe
2 teal
1 pied wagtail
1 grey heron
on small pool close to the tram stop. flooded area next to the building now fenced off.

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Apologies for late post.

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

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1 Greenshank still present

2 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap



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1 Green Sandpiper

38 Snipe

Ian Kimber also had a Greenshank



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Saturday evening

c. 10+ Redshank (v.vocal)
2 Ringed Plover

Yellow Wagtail
Whitethroat
Grey Heron (flyover)
Reed Bunting
Skylark


plus the usuals


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Fri 13th May. 18.15 - 19.10 hrs.

Redshank. 6.
Ringed Plover. 5.
Skylark. 2.

Roger.

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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) .

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4 Greenshank still this morning and 12 redshank but no sign of any wood sandpipers 



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Early morning visit before 6am, only did 10 minutes before work.

All Waders distant and partially obscured by vegetation towards the factory side, so not best scenario.

- Greenshank 3 present
- Redshank 10+
- Wood Sandpiper only 1 far back partially hidden near railings
- Whitethroat 2
- Reed Bunting 1
- Skylark 1
- Linnet 2 over

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3 Wood Sandpipers and 4 Greenshank still present at 8 pm but no sign of the Ruff - record shot of 3 Wood Sandpipers attached smile



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3 Wood Sandpiper present at 6:30pm, along with 4 Greenshank and 14 Redshank.

Info thanks to Stuart Rothery

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4 Greenshank,2 Wood sandpiper,1 Ruff,14 Redshank,1 Ringed plover present on Kingsway pool.

Cheers Alan

 

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A Ruff was a nice surprise this morning, as I had virtually given up on this site producing any decent waders anymore- some record shots attached

Also 2 Redshank, a Grasshopper Warbler reeling and 2 Whitethroat

Also a rare sighting of John Webb - good to meet you again Johnsmile

 

 



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Three wheatears, two redshank and a multitude of skylarks about half hour ago.

Regards, C. Jepson- Brown


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First Little Ringed Plover of the year I have seen here this morning.

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a walk round site birds seen are,,teal 20......,herring gull 3.....,L.B.B.gull 1.....,B.H.gull 230.....,C.gull 21.....,reed bunting 3.....,wren.....,magpie 22.....,jackdaw.....,pied wagtail 2.....,meadow pipit 3.....,linnet 2 in flight.....,chaffinch 2 in song.....,robin.....,dunnoch.....,c.crow.....,woodpigeon a flock of 50.....,skylark 2 in song.....,water rail 1 calling.....,great spotted woodpecker 1 calling.....,sparrowhawk 1 female in flight....,mute swan 1 in flight....,grey heron 1 ....,canada goose 12.....,moorhen 4....,starling 3....,blackbird.....,mallard 2 pair+1.....,coot 1 pair+1.....,goldfinch 5.....,long-tail tit 2.....,blue tit.....,great tit.....,lapwing 1.....,greenfinch 1 in song.....,bullfinch calling....,.thanks john

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Quick stop off Sunday morning en route from Burnley to Doncaster.

Lots of Gulls on the pool including...
Black-headed,
Common,
Herring,
Lesser Black-backed,
and a single Great Black-backed. Also 1 male Reed Bunting

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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.

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birds seen today are,great tit......,blue tit.....,long-tailed tit 14.....,robin 5.....,woodpigeon.....,house martin 1.....,dunnock 3.....,goldfinch 16.....,chaffinch 5......,song thrush 1 ......,goldcrest 5.....,c.crow 20.....,magpie.....,chiffchaff 1.....,reed bunting 9......,pied wagtail 2.....,grey wagtail 2.....,wren ......,meadow pipit 20+.....,cormorant 1 in flight.....,jay 2.....,blackbird 5.....,redpoll 5 calling in flight.....,mallard 12.....,common snipe 3......,teal 1 female.....,moorhen 4......,black-headed gull 7......,grey heron 1 .....,herring gull 1 JUV......,mistle thrush 6 in flight......,pink-footed goose 28 moving NW,then turn round and went SW.thanks john

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birds seen today are,blue tit.....,great tit.....,long-tailed tit.....,meadow pipti 5 .....,c.snipe 1.....,magpie.....,c.crow......,jackdaw.....,woodpigeon......,b.h.gull 9.....,goldfinch 12......,reed bunting 5.....,skylark 1......,bullfinch 3 in flight.....,dipper calling in flight,(a site first for me).....,willow warbler 2.....,grey heron 3......,teal 1 female.....,canada goose 3.....,mallard 28......,redpoll 7 calling flight.....,water rail 1 calling.....,wren.....,robin......,kestrel 1 male. thanks john

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