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10am ,21/8/2026, birds seen on pond next to railway line higher boarshaw, little egret 1,,, green sandpiper 1,,,,grey wagtail 1,,,pied wagtail 10,,, coot 2AD,4 JUV,,,,LBB gull 2 AD,,,, common buzzed calling in flight.later john

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Rochdale Canal SSSI GREEN SANDPIPER showing well on Boarshaw Lane Flash on the main Flash viewable from the gate adjacent to the railway bridge 11am also 3 Swift and 2 Teal

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Birds seen on or from pond,pied wagtail, about 15 AD,JUV,, lapwing 3,,coot pair with 5 young,,moorhen pair with 3 young, mallard 1F,, green sandpiper,B.H.GULL 8 AD,,2JUV, herring gull 2 AD,,L.B.B GULL 12 most wereAD,, Canada goose 14 ,4 out of 14 were JUV, goldfinch,, bullfinch, pair flow over swift, swallow and house Martin ,,stock dove 2

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Little egret on big pond at higher boarshaw,at back of stake hill, the pond next to railway line.john web

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1 Green Sandpiper and 2 Snipe on the flash early morning
Along the lane between the canal and railway, birds included 2 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, Nuthatch, 1 Reed Bunting

-- Edited by dave broome on Monday 25th of August 2025 12:21:01 PM

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On Boarshaw Lane Flashes 12 Snipe and 2 Teal

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On Boarshaw Flash this afternoon 2 Green Sandpiper 2 Snipe 11 Teal 2 Shoveler

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20 Pink-footed Geese east at 4:30pm

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3 Teal on Boarshaw Lane Flashes, also 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Swallows, 2 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel and 4 Lapwings

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1 Barn Owl
2 Little Grebe
1 Rook
3 Teal
25 Lapwings
1 Buzzard
c30 Pink-footed Geese east at 12:30pm

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1 Swift
1 Sand Martin
1 Lapwing
2 Whitethoat
1 Buzzard
70 Goldfinch
2 pairs of Coot - 1 pair feeding 2 juveniles
5 Pied Wagtails

The muddy margins of the main flash are looking good for waders smile

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Thursday 2nd June 2022

1 singing male Reed Bunting
1 Lapwing
1 Grey Heron


9th May 2022

Pair of Teal

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Pair of Teal - Boarshaw Lane Flashes

Thursday 5th May 2022

Green Woodpecker heard yaffling

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Drake Teal - Boarshaw Lane Flashes

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Kingfisher - Rochdale Canal SSSI

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Male Reed Bunting
2 Lapwings
Juvenile Mute Swan

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Sunday 17th April 2022

1 Linnet - Boarshaw Lane Flashes

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1 Swallow
2 Snipe
6 Oystercatchers
1 Lapwing
4 Teal
3 Reed Bunting
2 Buzzard

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4 Teal (2 drakes and 2 females)
1 Lapwing
1 juv Mute Swan
1 Buzzard
1 Cormorant

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

20 Snipe - on the small flash adjacent to the Rochdale Canal
14 Teal
Drake Goosander
2 Cormorant
1 Buzzard


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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

10 Snipe
1 Wigeon
10 Teal
4 Goosander
5 Cormorants

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Thursday 24th March 2022

Boarshaw Lane Flashes

8 Snipe - showing well on the small flash adjacent to the Rochdale Canal
3 Wigeon
3 Goosander
8 Teal
5 Cormorant

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

3 Wigeon
3 Goosander
4 Teal
7 Cormorant

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Drake Shoveler
7 Wigeon
7 Teal
11 Cormorant
2 Goosander

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

Drake Shoveler
8 Wigeon
15 Teal
2 Lapwing
7 Cormorants
1 Goosander
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

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Drake Shoveler
12 Wigeon
10 Teal
13 Cormorant
1 Goosander
2 Oystercatchers

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20 Lapwings in flight over the Railway Flash, Boarshaw Lane Flashes

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

Female Stonechat, showing well on the juncus around the two smaller flashes viewable from the Rochdale Canal towpath

Drake Shoveler
12 Wigeon
10 Teal
6 Goosander
9 Cormorant
1 Buzzard
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel

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Saturday 19th February 2022

Boarshaw Lane Flashes

12 Wigeon
10 Teal
6 Goosander

Information thanks to Richard Hart

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Drake Shoveler - still present at 2pm
12 Wigeon
7 Teal
1 Lapwing
10 Cormorants
1 Buzzard

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Drake Shoveler
2 Oystercatcher
12 Wigeon
6 Teal
4 Goosander
8 Cormorant
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel

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Thursday 3rd February 2022

Boarshaw Lane Flashes, plus a walk up the canal and along Boarshaw Lane

15 Teal
2 Goosander
1 male Shoveler
3 Snipe
4 Cormorant
2 Buzzard - 1 near the flashes and 1 over towards Chadderton Fold
2 Skylark heard in flight heading towards Tandle Hill
3 singing Song Thrush

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Wednesday 2nd February 2022 - World Wetlands Day

Boarshaw Lane Flashes

1 Stonechat
8 Wigeon
11 Teal
4 Snipe
2 Goosander
4 Cormorant
1 Buzzard

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31st January 2022

Boarshaw Lane Flashes

Female Shoveler
21 Wigeon
12 Teal
8 Goosander
5 Cormorant
2 Buzzard

Information thanks to Richard Hart

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

27th December 2021

6 Wigeon
8 Teal
7 Goosander
8 Snipe
1 Peregrine

Information thanks to Richard Hart

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

1 Stonechat
5 Wigeon
10 Snipe
7 Goosander
4 Mute Swans
1 Redpoll
5 Siskin

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes / Rochdale Canal

1 Raven
8 Wigeon (3 drakes)
1 Mute Swan
10 Rook
1 Little Grebe
1 Cormorant

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

1 Mute Swan
3 (1 drake) Wigeon
1 Little Grebe
2 Cormorant



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2 Wigeon Boarshaw Lane Flashes, also 1 Little Grebe

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1 Wigeon with 6 Mallards on Boarshaw Lane Flashes, also 1 Little Grebe

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4 Teal - Boarshaw Lane Flashes

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1 Little Grebe on Boarshaw Lane Flashes

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1 Little Grebe on Boarshaw Lane Flashes

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Boarshaw Lane

35 Lapwings
2 Buzzards

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Sunday 11th July 2021

Boarshaw Lane Flashes

1 singing male Reed Bunting
2 Swift

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2 Oystercatcher
1 Reed Bunting
2+ Great Spotted Woodpecker

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

1 Cormorant
5 Swallow
1 Jay
1 Whitethroat
1 Buzzard
2 Reed Bunting
3 Grey Heron


Boarshaw Clough

2 Swift
5 Blackcap (4 singing male, 1 female)
1 Chiffchaff
1 Dipper

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Kingfisher Higher Boarshaw on the Rochdale Canal around the garden with the Manchester City flag 8am

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Boarshaw Lane Flashes

3 Lapwing
2 Cormorant
2 Buzzard
3 Swallow

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Scrubland just north of the garden with the Manchester City flag between the Rochdale Canal and the railway

3 singing male Whitethroat
1 male Blackcap (in sub-song?)
10 singing Willow Warblers
2 singing Chiffchaff
3 Buzzards


Boarshaw Lane Flashes

Drake Teal on the pool adjacent to the Rochdale Canal
1 Little Grebe on the main flash
1 Reed Bunting
5 Swallows

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