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Hi Phil. Cheers, I can see now that eye colour & body are that of a Tufted. Like you though, from a distance, I thought a Scaup when I saw that much white on it! I've seen them before with white on, but it's better to make sure! I once found a rare bird on Burton Marsh, pretty much the Wirral & for a few reasons the news didn't get out until the next day & it was never relocated - so I've learnt my lesson & to get the news out ASAP!

 

I still had a great afternoon in Tatton Park though. 2 new year ticks in Treecreeper & Goldeneye which takes me to 107. 



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Anthony Robinson wrote:

I thought I had a Scaup on Melchette Mere in the first photo. Then I saw a tuft in the second photo, maybe even the dark back says it's a Tufted Duck too. Back of camera photos for now, until I get time to sort them out!

 hi Antony, you can quite often get these tufties with a quite significant white blaze. had one at Redesmere today which I had to give a second look at!



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I thought I had a Scaup on Melchette Mere in the first photo. Then I saw a tuft in the second photo, maybe even the dark back says it's a Tufted Duck too. Back of camera photos for now, until I get time to sort them out!



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What appeared to be a Black-bellied Whistling Duck on a log at Knutsford Moor NR at 11.30 today. It was dozing in the attached photo but had a red bill when it lifted its head.  



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11.00-15.30

Tatton Mere :

63 Pochard, 4m+9f Goldeneyes, 28 Tufted Ducks, 3 Grey Herons, 1 Pink-Footed Goose, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 2 Little Grebes.

Mill Pond area :

2 Little Grebes. 6 Goldcrests in nearby pines together with 4 Coal Tits plus singles of Nuthatch and Treecreeper.

Melchett Mere:

13 Tufted Ducks, 4 Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 3 Great Crested Grebes and 1 Grey Heron.

46 Siskins were on a mere side alder.

Parkland :

4 Buzzards and a pair of Song Thrushes.

In the Millennium Wood 2 Goldcrests were with a small flock of Long-Tailed Tits , and 4 Redwings were seen sorting through the leaf litter.



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Pochard 50+...surprised at the number.
Tufted Duck 30+
Gadwall 12+
Mallard 50+
Mute Swan 2 adults.
Goldeneye 8
Little Grebe 1
Egyptian Goose 2
Mandarin Duck 1 male, 1 female.
Teal 6
Siskin 10+
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Mushrooms forage today... At least 3 Green Woodpeckers seen 



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11.00-15.00 (Highlights)

Tatton Mere : 1 resplendent male Mandarin Duck, 7 Gadwall (All beyond the fence at the Knutsford Moor end),

4 Little Grebes, 6 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Cormorants, 4 Grey Herons, 9 Pochards and 1 Swallow.

4 Stonechats were seen together on lakeside vegetation. A dead heron was seen floating on the mere.

Mallards seemed notably abundant, as did Shovelers although the most of those were beyond the fence at the Knutsford Moor end.

No sign of any Goldeneyes yet. As I was leaving large numbers of Black Headed and Lesser Black Backed gulls gathered on the mere.

Melchett Mere: 2 Great Crested Grebes and 1 Pochard.

Mill Pool : 2 Little Grebes.

Parkland :2 Nuthatches, 4 Meadow Pipits, 2m+1f Kestrels, 2 Buzzards, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and a flock 60+ Starlings.

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10.00-14.30

Tatton Mere area : An amazing 40 adult+7 juvenile Great Crested Grebes, 4 Little Grebes, 12 Pochard, 5 Cormorants,

4 Grey Herons and 1 Raven.

Mill Pond : 3 Little Grebes and 1 Grey Heron.

Melchett Mere : 22 Pochard, 2 adult + 2 juvenile Great Crested Grebes, 2 Cormorants and 2 Grey Herons.

The only raptors seen were 3 Buzzards soaring above the Millennium Wood.



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As Winter passes to Spring at Tatton Park, I went for a very wet walk this afternoon. There were plenty of Goldeneye displaying on Tatton Mere as well as lots of Great Crested Grebe displaying and mating. Signs of Spring were seven Sand Martins feeding over the same mere. There were two Great in Spotted Woodpeckers by the Allen Hide as well as a Treecreeper. The Herons were being noisy setting up the heronry. There was one Buzzard circling overhead. There were Blue, Great, Coal and Long-tailed Tits as well as Siskin and a couple of Nuthatches. 





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11.00-15.00

Tatton Mere : 14 Great Crested Grebes (including 1 displaying pair), 66 Tufted Ducks, 12m+14f Goldeneyes, 9 Pochards,

4 Gadwall and 4 Cormorants. 2 Reed Buntings were in reeds alongside the mere.

Mill Pond : 3 Tufted Ducks, whilst nearby a male Green Woodpecker loudly announced his presence from a dead tree.

Melchett Mere : 2 Wigeon, 16 Tufted Ducks, 4 Cormorants and 2 Great Crested Grebes.

Parkland : 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, a squabbling group of 5 Pied Wagtails, 1 Mistle Thrush, a flock of 10 Fieldfares,

1 Nuthatch and a flock of 140 Starlings. A pair of Song Thrushes and a Reed Bunting were in Millennium Wood.



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11.00-14.30

Tatton Mere : An amazing 84 Pochard. Also 6 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Little Grebe, 4f+2m Goldeneyes, 2 Egyptian Geese,

2 Grey Herons and 7 Cormorants. 3 Stonechats were flitting around the reeds/sedge at the Northern end of the mere.

Melchett Mere: 4 Pochard, 1 Great Crested Grebe and a large raft of 88 Mallard.

Mill Pool: 9 Tufted Ducks, 2 Little Grebes and 1 Grey Heron.

Noted in the surrounding parkland were : 3 Buzzards, 1f Kestrel and a flock of 12 Meadow Pipits.

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14-Apr-21 (11:00 - 13:30):

Tatton Mere :
c12 Great Crested Grebe
c3 Goldeneye
pr Gadwall
2m Mandarin (Knutsford end)
200+ Sand Martin feeding over the mere
1 Blackcap
c3 Chiffchaff

Melchett Mere :
2 Great Crested Grebes
c4 Greylag Geese
1 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap

Ice Pond:
2 Egyptian Geese

Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker heard along with plenty of vocal Nuthatch and Coal Tits.

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10.00-14.30

Tatton Mere : 4 Little Grebes, 9 Great Crested Grebes, 3m+8f Goldeneyes, 15 Pochard, 4 Cormorants and 1 Grey Heron.

Melchett Mere : 1 Pink Footed Goose (Amongst large numbers of Canada and Greylag Geese), 4 Little Grebes, 1f Goldeneye,

2 Great Crested Grebes, 9 Pochard and 2 Snipe.

Mill Pool : 1 Little Grebe and 1 Grey Heron.

Parkland : 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrels and a flock of 11 Rooks.

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Not quite Tatton Park but I may as well put this here. There has been a Black Redstart in the vicinity of Booths Hall Farm, Booths Park on the eastern fringes of Knutsford for ten days or so. A two hour watch today from late morning gave a five seconds view as the bird disappeared around the last of the farm buildings. That was it.

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Forgot to mention 9 Pochard.

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Afternoon Friday visit.

Stonechat 1 male, 1 female.
Mandarin Duck 2 male, 2 female.
Wigeon 1 male, 1 female.
Tufted Duck 50+
Mute Swan 8
Coot 80+
Goldeneye 1
Great Crested Grebe 3
Little Grebe 3
Mallard 80+
Sparrowhawk 1 female.
Buzzard 1
Grey Heron 2
Cormorant 3
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10.30-14.00

Tatton Mere : The 1st winter Black Necked Grebe is still showing close to the West bank of the mere, opposite the small jetty.

Also on the mere were 2f Goldeneyes, 11 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Little Grebes, 18 Pochard and a flock of 60 Greylag Geese.

Melchett Mere : 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Pochard and 1 Grey Heron.

Mill Pool : 1 Grey Heron and 2 Swallows.

Parkland : 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Ravens and 2 Mistle Thrushes.



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The black necked grebe is still on Tatton mere. Today is was just a few feet from bankside and gave really confiding views and was not bothered by our presence at all. Was a very busy bird continually diving all the while. We spotted it on the side of the lake next to the main access road from the Knutsford entrance to the park. Also seen was a female goldeneye.

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Tuesday 29th Sept.2020 13.30pm - 15.00pm

Anyone still wishing to see the juvenile Black-necked Grebe it was still showing well again this afternoon close in to the west bank of Tatton Mere;
also 2 x Great Crested Grebes and 3 Little Grebes towards the north end of Tatton Mere

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Black-necked Grebe still present this afternoon along West side of Tatton Mere



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Wednesday 23rd September 2020 (3.45 - 4.15pm)
Black-necked Grebe still showing well again today, Tatton Mere - same place as yesterday

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Sorry this report is a few hours late but I had to check with more experienced birder friends to confirm the ID of this bird which I thought was a Black-necked Grebe; it was seen on Tatton Mere yesterday late afternoon (22nd September). Centre section of Tatton mere main driveway side of the mere. I will include photos for you to ensure the ID is totally correct.

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10.00-14.00 Highlights :

Tatton Mere :- 22 Pochard, 10 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Little Grebes and 3 Grey Herons.

Also an enigmatic female Tufted Duck, with perfectly smooth rounded head, distinctive light spot on her cheeks,

noticeable white patch at the base of the beak and a saddle that was slightly lighter than the other female Tufties.

I certainly suspect a hybrid Scaup X Tufted, she is well worth birders looking out for should they be viewing the mere.

Melchett Mere : 4 Pochard and 3 Great Crested Grebes.

Mill Pool : 1 Kingfisher and 1 Little Grebe.

Parkland : 3 Buzzards, 5 Ravens and 1m Kestrel.



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Curt Whitby


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Dunno about the bird life at the Knutsford moor end of the mere John but I've had some cracking pike out of there many years ago.

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Late Post : 16.09.2019 11.00-15.00

Tatton Mere : 14 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Little Grebes, 7 Pochards, 3 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cormorants

and 1 Kingfisher .

Melchett Mere : 7 Pochards, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Little Grebe and 2 Cormorants.

3 Ravens, 1 highly vocal Buzzard, 1 female Blackcap and 8 Jays were in the surrounding parkland.

Just 1 Swallow was seen and it was speeding South above the main mere.

It is always a grest pity that the Knutsford Moor end of the main mere is not viewable, a lot of waterfowl is

usually hidden away there.



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Tatton Mere

6 Great Crested Grebes (2 more were on the Pool at Mere Park in Knutsford), 2 Grey Wagtails, 2m+8f Goldeneyes and 4 Grey Herons.

100+ Sand Martins were above the mere. Also on the mere were 40+ Tufted Ducks.

Melchett Mere

40+ Sand Martins, 4 House Martins, 4 Swallows, 2m Pochard, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 8 Cormorants and 1 Meadow Pipit.

Dog Wood

4 Bramblings with a small group of Chaffinches.







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Didnt see the Egyptian Geese, but scoped the Mandarins.. Goldeneye on the mere, Siskins by the car park and best of all a flock of mixed Chaffinch and Brambling in the Beech Avenue today.

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11:40 - 16:00

Cormorant - min.20
Egyptian Goose - pair displaying to each other and mating. Seen in flight too.
Mandarin (Duck) 9
Wigeon 3
Pochard 9
Goldeneye 2
Raven 2/3

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Called in here mid afternoon on our way back from the Fylde to add the Black Tern to our list for the day. The bird was showing well at the northern end of the main mere, constantly hawking among the collected gulls and waterfowl. Shame there wasn't a Whiskered Tern at Audy to finish off the day biggrin

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7 Egyptian geese in with a flock of moulting Canada Geese on Tatton Mere today.



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The first Sand Martin of the year over Tatton Mere 2:45pm today



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Woodcock 6
Raven 1pr



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Timperley life list c. 89 (ish). Barn Owl 4.11.19, Green Sand 27.8.19, Little Egret 13.2.19, ringtail harrier sp 20.10.18, Fawn Yawn 15.10.18, Grasshopper Warbler  15.4.16, Tree Pipit 13.4.16, Yellowhammer 5.4.15, Hobby May '11, Wigeon Dec '10
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Sun 4th Feb 11:15 - 12:00

Both Kestrel and Buzzard just outside the park, on the way there. Short visit, concentrating on the area around Melchett Mere.

-1+ Green Woodpecker 1 seen but poss 2 separate calling birds
- 3+ Coal Tit inc 1 singer
- Nuthatch plus plenty of Blue & Great Tit on the feeders by the hide.
- pr Mute Swan
- 200+ Canada Goose
- c 12 Wigeon
- pr Pintail
Small numbers of Mallard, Tufted Duck etc

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Yesterday there were good numbers of Stock Dove  - i'd say more than 25 - in the area of the stubble field on the other side of the stream between the Old Hall and the Mill Pond. Also c. 3 Greenfinch and 2 - 3 Yaffles. No thrushes at all, and apart from  small flocks of Mipits, no real sign of autumn/winter passage. Very quiet. I suspect that today may have been a bit more vis miggy.



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Timperley life list c. 89 (ish). Barn Owl 4.11.19, Green Sand 27.8.19, Little Egret 13.2.19, ringtail harrier sp 20.10.18, Fawn Yawn 15.10.18, Grasshopper Warbler  15.4.16, Tree Pipit 13.4.16, Yellowhammer 5.4.15, Hobby May '11, Wigeon Dec '10
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14.00-17.30

3 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel and 3 Ravens.

Combined numbers of the following for Tatton and Melchett meres : 162 Tufted Ducks, 6 Pochard, 3 Little Grebes and 7 adult plus 5 juvenile Great Crested Grebes.

Lots of Black Headed Gulls throughout plus 6 Lesser Blacks and 1 Herring Gull.

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Probably from the nearby Gauntlet Bird of Prey centre Mike, it's happened before. I believe enquiries are being made.



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Apparently a Black Kite was reported from the park on Friday, anyone know anything more?..



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Timperley life list c. 89 (ish). Barn Owl 4.11.19, Green Sand 27.8.19, Little Egret 13.2.19, ringtail harrier sp 20.10.18, Fawn Yawn 15.10.18, Grasshopper Warbler  15.4.16, Tree Pipit 13.4.16, Yellowhammer 5.4.15, Hobby May '11, Wigeon Dec '10
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Disappointingly quiet yesterday afternoon, best bird being a Common Sandpiper along the shore of Dog Wood.



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Timperley life list c. 89 (ish). Barn Owl 4.11.19, Green Sand 27.8.19, Little Egret 13.2.19, ringtail harrier sp 20.10.18, Fawn Yawn 15.10.18, Grasshopper Warbler  15.4.16, Tree Pipit 13.4.16, Yellowhammer 5.4.15, Hobby May '11, Wigeon Dec '10
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A steady though light passage of Siskins were vis-migging (and invis-migging) over the park heading east this afternoon, and 2 Redpoll also which were my first for quite a while. At least 2 Green Woodpecker heard, and Stock Dove seen.
A Goldcrest was subsinging in that Millenium Wood near the Deer Park quite close to where i was standing. It imitated calling Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Linnet and Dunnock, and when a small flock of Goldfinches landed nearby, all singing together, it started imitating them too. I don't think i've ever come across a Goldcrest using imitation before.
A ringed female Stonechat was feeding on the bank along the west side of the Mere and was presumably a migrant.



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Timperley life list c. 89 (ish). Barn Owl 4.11.19, Green Sand 27.8.19, Little Egret 13.2.19, ringtail harrier sp 20.10.18, Fawn Yawn 15.10.18, Grasshopper Warbler  15.4.16, Tree Pipit 13.4.16, Yellowhammer 5.4.15, Hobby May '11, Wigeon Dec '10
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A good day in Tatton Park today
Pied Wagtail
Crow
Song Thrush
Wood Pigeon
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Chaffinch
Brambling
Robin
Nuthatch
Jay
Treecreeper
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Coal Tit
Green Woodpecker
Raven
Coot
Cormorant
Buzzard
Canada Goose
Great Crested Grebe
Little Grebe
Black-headed Gull
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Meadow Pipit
Starling
Wren
Pochard
Goldeneye (a male displaying to two females)
Swan
Great Black-backed Gull
Kestrel
Heron
Jackdaw

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Two families of Spotted Flycatchers - one lot behind the Lodge house at the Rostherne entrance, and one family in the copse of Sweet Chestnuts on the left half way along the road from here to the house. Raven and Stock Doves also.

Edit - not the Beech Walk sorry, been a while since my last visit!



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Timperley life list c. 89 (ish). Barn Owl 4.11.19, Green Sand 27.8.19, Little Egret 13.2.19, ringtail harrier sp 20.10.18, Fawn Yawn 15.10.18, Grasshopper Warbler  15.4.16, Tree Pipit 13.4.16, Yellowhammer 5.4.15, Hobby May '11, Wigeon Dec '10
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Black-necked Grebe 2 on Tatton Mere yesterday (info from Mike Edgecombe)

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Not quite Tatton Park, but Tatton Estates land nearby where I was helping Manchester University do an invertebrate survey due to water quality deterioration in this area. Several Grey Wagtails which landowners tell me are doing really well here, breeding on the main rivers and tributaries that eventually drain into the River Bollin & ultimately the River Mersey. Lots of Buzzards too, as expected in this area.



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Sun 27th Dec 11:00 - 12:15 - weather fine and bright with light cloud coverage:

Tatton Mere:

- 1 Shelduck

Decent numbers of Coot, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Mallard

Melchette Mere:

- c20 Pochard

- pr Gadwall

- Buzzard flying over land on opposite side of the mere to the hide

- juv Great Spotted Woodpecker at the feeder

plus more Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Black-headed Gull etc

In andaround the nearby trees

- 1 Kestrel

- c10 Redwing

- 1 Siskin

- 1 Green Woodpecker

- 1+ Mistle Thrush (calling)

- 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (calling)

- 2+ pairs of Nuthatch

plus 20+ Blue Tit, c10 Goldfinch and other comon passerines



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10.00-14.00

(Mostly in the rain, but at least the park was much less crowded)

The small pool near the mansion held a couple of feral Egyptian Geese and a single Grey Heron.

Melchett Mere

41 Pochard, 38 Tufted Ducks, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 2 Grey Herons

A flock of 12 Meadow Pipits around the swampy sedge area and 40 Starlings resting in a nearby tree.

Tatton Mere

21 Pochard, 185 Tufted Ducks (Similar numbers of Coot too), 12 Shoveler, 13 Little Grebes (Including a group of 7 that appeared to be fishing together, Cormorant style),

4 Great Crested Grebes and 18 Gadwall.  A single female Kestrel hunted along the lake edge. No sign of any Goldeneye yet.

Dog Wood

3 Goldcrests with a group of Long Tailed Tits.

3 Buzzards flew above the park, and a flock of 8 Pied Wagtails were feeding amongst sheep on the short cropped turf.

 

 

 

 

 

 



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2 Black Necked Grebes on Tatton Mere along the NW bank was a nice surprise.
Green Woodpecker and Stock Dove were vocal.

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Timperley life list c. 89 (ish). Barn Owl 4.11.19, Green Sand 27.8.19, Little Egret 13.2.19, ringtail harrier sp 20.10.18, Fawn Yawn 15.10.18, Grasshopper Warbler  15.4.16, Tree Pipit 13.4.16, Yellowhammer 5.4.15, Hobby May '11, Wigeon Dec '10
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Surprised to be the first to mention these 2 gorgeous birds..

This morning following on from numerous reports, I decided to catch up with the 2 Black Necked Grebes, which are frequenting Knutsford Mere.
What a fantastic way to start the working day, glorious sunshines, a bit of mist and these 2 diving continually for about 30 mins.

They are currently by the tree which stands alone in the water, although yesterday they were apparently further up towards far end ( I entered the park off King Street, Knutsford).


Other Birds of note:
Green Woodpecker & Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard)
Goldeneye 15-20
Tufted Ducks
Mute Swans were extremely territorial this morning, and actual witnessed a fight in which the aggressor was seen off, quite impressive stuff.



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On Melchett, 11 Shoveler.
6 - 10 Bramblings in with the Chaffinch flock along Beech Avenue.
Following on from the Whoopers seen in flight at the end of Oct, there was apparently a flock of 11 (i think) on Melchett in Oct - info from the winter bird sightings poster in the "new" hide.

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Timperley life list c. 89 (ish). Barn Owl 4.11.19, Green Sand 27.8.19, Little Egret 13.2.19, ringtail harrier sp 20.10.18, Fawn Yawn 15.10.18, Grasshopper Warbler  15.4.16, Tree Pipit 13.4.16, Yellowhammer 5.4.15, Hobby May '11, Wigeon Dec '10
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10.30-14.30

4 Bramblings with Chaffinches and Great Tits feeding on beechmast. 1m+1F Stonechats on the sedge/bog area by Melchett Mere. 2 Buzzards.

Melchett Mere

3 Grey Herons, 2 Shovelers, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 16 Pochard, 15 Tufted Ducks and 2 Cormorants.

Tatton Mere ( inc. Knutsford Moor)

1m+5f Goldeneyes, 3 Wigeon, 3 Shovelers, 3 Cormorants, 37 Tufted Ducks, 28 Pochard, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Little Grebes & 2 Gadwall.

Both meres held large numbers of Mallard, but numbers of Wigeon and Shoveler seem low for winter, and I did'nt find a single Teal anywhere.

Dog Wood

9 Redwings were rooting through the leaf litter "Blackbird style", as were 2 Great Tits and a Wren.

Lots of Blue, Great & Long Tailed Tits in the wood, and with them 5 Nuthatches plus 2 Treecreepers.



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