No sign of the Caspian or Mediterranean Gulls in a quick look at lunchtime today. But the sunlight made it almost unbirdable from the Lowry side and I didn't have time to go over to Trafford. But there were actually a hell of a lot of gulls out on the Wharf today.
Some late news from yesterday. I had a 1w Caspian Gull at Mode Wheel Locks. Thanks to Ian and Pete Berry for taking a look at some photos for me last night.
I'll hopefully be able to have another look for it tomorrow, but if anyone's in the area, it was sitting on a little brick building just up from Coronation Street. Worth having a look on Trafford Great Wharf for it too.
Nice surprise on todays lunchtime walk was a Firecrest feeding in bushes adjacent to White City circle. Present from 1.20-1.40 at least in bushes between the canal and railway line watched from canal footbridge just off Pomona strand. Appeared to be on it's own with no other birds in the area during this time.
Black-headed gull - 150. Common Gull - 8. Herring Gull - 15. Lesser Black- back Gull - 15. Mute Swan - 23 including 4DHT, 4DBN, 4DHJ, 4DBU, 4DHH, 4DJX and 4CUD. Also seen on a previous day - 4DIB, 4CHJ, 4DBJ
S.Burke also found - Peregrine - 2. ( 1 on Holiday Inn). Buzzard - 1.
A couple minutes after seeing a peregrine falcon on allied mills just down the road another peregrine falcon was perched up on apartments at media city.
Gone back to work this week, So a drive past weaste etw on my way home at 4.20pm was nice as there were masses of hirundines whizzing around, a good number of swifts also were whizzing around & low across the road . Whilst driving past media city both adult peregrine falcons were on view.
Pomona : Sand martin - 38. Pied wagtail - 1. Grey wagtail - 1. Common sandpiper - 1. Coot - 2. Mallard - 2. Moorhen - 2. Cormorant - 2. Grey Heron - 1. House sparrow - c10 ( flying back and fourth across MS Canal to the apartmentss at Woden st. bridge.
Willow warbler - 1.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Sunday 19th of April 2020 02:35:00 PM
Health walk from Gorse hill Stretford to Salford Quays via Trafford Park and back. ( arriving at the quays at 3:40pm) Mute swan - 16 (none being fed). Cormorant - 9. Lesser black-back gull - 70 with the majority being 1st winter birds. Black-headed gull - 0. Grey Wagtail - 1. Coot - 1. Moorhen - 3. Raven - 1 over.
Note: you can now walk from the Quays to Pomona now the metro has been completed.
Just had 3 peregrines having a violent aerial battle right above my head on Metroplex business Park opposite the BBC. When they let go of each other, it appeared to be two adults attacking a juvenile they were gripped onto each other spinning around plummeting to the ground.. All 3 screaming! Was quite a sight!
Good veiws of one off the BBC peregrines at 7,30am this morning. It was flying low around the square above the 5 aside football pitches before landing on the the corner of the holiday Inn.
Almost an hour spent on pomona this morning, lots of clearing has been done recently so no snipe to be found. 15 fieldfares 2 redwings 2 mistle thrush 1 reed bunting 1 goosander
11.15am A Peregrine flew past me at head hight along Merchants Quay before swooping up and flushing a flock of pigeons from one of the rooftops. It failed to catch any and after slowly circling it flew off over towards the BBC building.
Also approx 20 redwing feeding on the rowans outside Laser house.
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Tuesday 24th of December 2019 01:31:19 PM
The BTO have updated the WeBS website, some interesting changes including a nifty little graphic on your Data Home page showing Species Counts in your region (or any region of the country), per month.
Early visit to the well-vegetated island 7.10-8.20am - some good tit flocks contained at least 9 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow warblers and other unidentified Phylloscs. Also 2 blackcaps, a herring gull, 2 grey herons, 1 kestrel and 9 sand martins. Some good migrant cover so no doubt lots more missed
Went to the Lowery center yesterday( Friday 28.06.19) with bins but saw no swifts, swallows or sand martins over the quays. I spent about an hour inside and when I came out ... still no sand martins, swallows or swifts .Very odd ! Other birds present :- Mute Swan 20. Cormorant 2.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Saturday 29th of June 2019 10:35:58 AM
7.00-7.50am this morning - Lesser whitethroat singing in fenced area at N of site, Blackcap, whitethroat, willow warbler & chiffchaff singing too. Reed bunting for the first time in several weeks.
4 curlews circling over trafford wharf at 12.40pm they wanted to land but decided against it & flew off in a north westerly direction. 2 peregrine falcons 2 common buzzards 1 sparrowhawk 1 grey wagtail 30+ herring gulls