Woodsend Park.

Lesser Black-backed Gull 15 adults.
Herring Gull 2 adults.

No House Martins at Woodsend Shops this year (so far).

7 Great Crested Grebe at the locks this morning, 3 above & 4 below.

Morning visit.

Jack Lane nr...

At least 8 Reed warblers, 3 seen.
2 Reed buntings
1 bullfinch
3 chiffchaffs
3 blackcaps
2 swift
2 swallows, collecting mud.
1 sand martin
2 stock doves
1 goldcrest
2 ring-necked parakeets
Great spotted woodpecker heard

A look over towards the sewage works lots of sand martins whizzing around, at least 4 swallows & 2 swifts.

Afternoon walk to ETW and Ship Canal.

Common Tern 4...2 hanging around and 2 passing through.
Whitethroat 1 singing hedge along Irlam Road.
Grey Wagtail 2
Pied Wagtail 2
Cormorant 4
Buzzard 1
Skylark 1 singing high above the fields.
Swallow 5+
Sand Martin 20+
Mallard 15+
Moorhen 1
Canada Goose 1
BH Gull 25+
LBB Gull 1adult.
GBB Gull 1 second cal.year.

Wellacre Country Park 1615 1755. Highlights: a dozen singing whitethroats in the open on Green Hill, similar numbers of chiffchaffs and blackcaps in the wooded area, a garden warbler singing in the trees by the railway line; a mallard with ducklings on Dutton's Pond; three singing reed warblers on Jack Lane and a buzzard overhead. Also a grey wagtail on the Mersey at Flixton Bridge.

Wellacre Country Park including Green Hill and Jack Lane. Afternoon walk so a little quieter than mornings.

Highlights:

Reed Warbler 5 singing. All Jack Lane.
Chiffchaff 18 singing.
Blackcap 11 singing.
Willow Warbler 3 singing.
Whitethroat 6 singing. All Green Hill.
Goldcrest 2
Buzzard 1
Sand Martins ETW.
Coot 2. Dutton's Pond.
Mallard 8 young on Dutton's Pond.
etc.

36 species.

A few highlights from a walk around Wellacre Country Park.

Blackcap 6 singing.
Chiffchaff 22 singing.
Willow Warbler 2 singing.
Reed Bunting 1 singing at Jack Lane NR.
Grey Heron 1 from Green Hill.
Teal 2 male, 1 female from Green Hill.
Gadwall 1 male, 1 female from Green Hill.
Moorhen 3 Dutton's Pond.
Ring-necked Parakeet 2 Wellacre Wood.
Nuthatch 1 Wellacre Wood.

39 species.

Blackcap 1 singing behind Stott Drive, Flixton.

Wellacre Country Park, including Green Hill.

Dutton's Pond: Moorhen 5
Coot 2
Mallard 2 male.

Jack Lane: Reed Bunting 1 singing.
Water Rail 1 calling.

General Sightings: Chiffchaff 19 singing.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming.
Raven 2
Kestrel 1 female.
Sparrowhawk 1 female.
Redwing 1
Nuthatch 1
Mistle Thrush 1 singing.
Song Thrush 1 singing.
Rook . Possible 28 nests along Irlam and Woodsend Road.

35 species.

A few "highlights" from a wander down to Irlam Locks and Flixton ETW.

Mute Swan 2 adults displaying to each other.
Gadwall 4
Mallard 6
Moorhen 1
Coot 2
Canada Geese 4
Cormorant 5
Buzzard 1
Grey Wagtail 3
Pied Wagtail 10+
BH Gull 200+
LBB Gull 1
Herring Gull 20+
GBB Gull 1 immature.
Oystercatcher 1
etc.

30 species.

A few "highlights" from a walk around Wellacre Country Park including Green Hill and a view of Flixton ETW.

Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Goldcrest 2 singing.
Grey Wagtail 1
Lesser Redpoll 2
Linnet 1
Buzzard 4
Mistle Thrush 1 singing.
Song Thrush 2 singing.
Redwing 4
Nuthatch 1 in the garden.
Herring Gull 4
BH Gull 120+
Pied Wagtail 20+

38 species.

1 male Goldeneye below the locks at 10:30

1 male Stonechat in the SE corner of The Green Hill at 08:30

A Peregrine carrying prey over Jack Lane NR this morning, Water Rail and Cettis Warbler heard

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 5th of February 2025 11:42:43 AM

080125 Walk from Princes Park Irlam to Boysnope Wharf 

1 Nuthatch

13 House Sparrow

27 Mute Swan

77 Mallard

290 Black-Headed Gull

34 Cormorant

14 Blackbird

1 Siskin

49 Gadwall

58 Tufted Duck

1 Great Crested Grebe

12 Goldeneye

I think a first for me in Stott Drive, with a Stock Dove in the back garden with 4 Woodpigeons. Also a Nuthatch and 2 Coal Tits.

Post for Christmas day 11-12.30pm.
Irlam locks & sewage works...

7 cormorants
3 gadwall
2 little grebe
120+ black-headed gulls
1 lesser-black backed gull
5 Herring gulls
1 chiffchaff
1 goldcrest
30+ pied wagtails
2 grey wagtails
1 meadow pipit
1 kestrel
5 stock doves

Jack lane...

2 possibly 3 chiffchaffs
2 bullfinch
1 goldcrest
Water rails heard
10 redwings
1 grey heron
1 sparrowhawk
78+ pied wagtails
17+ meadow pipits

Lapwing - 266 in the ploughed field along the 'mile road' (Flixton Road)

Morning visit at Irlam locks & sewage works.

250+ black-headed gulls
1 common gull
5 Herring gulls
2 lesser-black backed gulls
1 mute Swan
3 cormorants
2 grey herons
1 great crested grebe
1 little grebe
5 gadwall
1 kestrel
30+ pied wagtails
8+ grey wagtails
6+ meadow pipits, 1 with metal ring
4 chaffinch

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Walk from Princess Park taking in Townsgate SBI  + Ship Canal to Boysnope Wharf

Old River

8 Moorhen

12 House Sparrow

4 Coot

Townsgate 'pond'

6 Goosander

1 Song Thrush in Song

Ship Canal to Boysnope

28 Mallard

16 Gadwall

2 Goldeneye

14 Mute Swan

9 Wren

8 Teal

2 Little Grebe

14 Cormorant

 

 

Irlam Locks

Peregrine 1
Redwing 40 over

Yellow-Legged Gull 1 seen on locks about 0930.
Herring Gull 2 adult, 1 juv.
BH Gull 80+
LBB Gull 1
Little Egret 1 near the outfall downstream, left bank.
Great Crested Grebe 2
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 6
Pied Wagtail 20+
Grey Wagtail 1
Mute Swan 3
Canada Geese 3
Mallard 25+
House Sparrow 40+
Magpie 30+
etc.

Irlam Locks 1 Little Egret south over the stables at 09.37

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Monday 7th of October 2024 12:38:28 PM

7 Ring-necked Parakeets over Stott Drive, Flixton this morning.