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Princess Park plus Old River + Capped Tip 130424 Brief am Visit

6 Chiffchaff in song

13 House Sparrow

1 Song Thrush in song

6 Blackcap in song

1 Nuthatch in song

1 Willow Warbler in song

2 Coot on nests

3 Tufted Duck...2 male 1 female

 



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+ Old River Irwell SBI... 171223

11 Robin

1 Mistle Thrush in song

7 Moorhen

26 House Sparrow

3 Tufted Duck

2 Siskin.

 



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Old River and Townsgate Pond 261123

21 Mallard

1 Tufted Duck

11 Moorhen

2 Snipe

28 House Sparrow

1 Kingfisher

 



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Brief Visit on way to vote....

 

2 Blackcap in song

1 Chiffchaff in song.

1 Song Thrush in song

11 House Sparrow

1 Goldcrest in song

2 Gadwall...Pair

1 Coot Nest with 3 large young.



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120423 am

3 Chiffchaff in song

2 Mistle Thrush

1 Sparrowhawk...male

1 Nuthatch

7 Wren

 



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280522 am....a brief wander taking in the Park/Old River/Capped Tip

4 Chiffchaff in song

18 Wren

2 Song Thrush in song

2 Willow Warbler in song

1 Swallow

1 Goldcrest in song



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070522 am Princess Park....Old River...Capped Tip

66 House Sparrow

19 Blackbird

1 Sparrowhawk...Male

25 Wren

15 Robin

5 Chiffchaff in song

2 Willow Warbler

4 Blackcap in song



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170122 am...Princess Park...Old River...Capped Tip

2 Nuthatch

1 Song Thrush in Song

4 Siskin

60 House Sparrow

2 Teal

3 Goosander

1 Kingfisher

7 Cormorant

1 Treecreeper.



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141021 am

Princess Park

2 Grey Wagtail

1 Nuthatch

1 Treecreeper

24 Redwing Flying over

Ship Canal to Boysnope Wharf

13 Mute Swan

4 Little Grebe

25 Gadwall

 



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270921 am

2 Nuthatch

1 Kingfisher

4 Chiffchaff...1 in song

1 Buzzard

1 Grey Wagtail

16 Blackbird in a loose flock...assume wintering birds recently arrived

 



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Late Record 280321 afternoon amble for an hour..

1 Nuthatch in song

3 Chiffchaff in song

1 Tufted Duck...male

2 Teal...pair

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker...Drumming

26 House Sparrow

 

 



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2 Tufted Duck...female

1 Kingfisher

50 House Sparrow

1 Grey Wagtail

1 Teal

94 Pink-Footed Geese Heading East @ 1015



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Old River Quick Check as someone thought they had a rare Cormorant...its the usual immature plumages they confuse us all!

1 Cormorant immature

24 Mallard

32 House Sparrow

9 Moorhen

1 Coal Tit

1 Nuthatch.



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1 Peregrine...male flew over @ 1450 heading west.



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1 Treecreeper
2 Nuthatch
1 Goldcrest

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2 Buzzard

2 Swift.



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3 Nuthatch this morning. A single then 2 birds having a territorial squabble.

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This evening:

1 Kingfisher
1 Grey Wagtail
1 newly fledged Song Thrush
1 Coot
1 Grey Heron

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Pair of Kingfishers on old course of R.Irwell this morning.

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Princess Park and a move West Along the Ship Canal...Highlights

1 Nuthatch in emphatic song

11 Wren in song

2 Teal...pair

1 Blackcap in song

Ship Canal West...Highlights

4 Chiffchaff in song

3 Willow Warbler in song...each year more of this so-called 'brownfield' site loses habitat...a development in progress of yet MORE warehouses has taken a further toll on the wildlife..

7 Gadwall

1 Kingfisher

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

1 Common Sandpiper

2 Bullfinch

1 Buzzard

1 Tufted Duck

1 Great Crested Grebe

2 Blackcap in song.

 



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Exercise walk around the old river Irwell this afternoon.

1 Blackcap singing
2 Chiffchaff
1 Mute Swan
2 Moorhen

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1 Chiffchaff singing next to the old River Irwell this afternoon.

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Including the Old River Irwell Loop...am

60 House Sparrow

2 Goosander (redhead)

1 Grey Wagtail

3 Tufted Duck

11 Moorhen.

 



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57 House Sparrow 

12 Robin

23 Blackbird

1 Mistle  Thrush in sub-song

1 Blackbird in sub-song...induced by the mild weather I presume

9 Moorhen

3 Song Thrush...1 in song

6 Coot

1 Tufted Duck

4 Teal

4 Cormorant.

 

 



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This afternoon:
2 Kingfishers flew together from old course of River Irwell across A57 to the Manchester Ship Canal.
1 Sparrowhawk (male) which had just caught a small bird
1 Redwing
4 Black headed Gulls perched on the top of a riverside Alder tree. I see this regularly here. Same tree used each time.

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c.90 SE over Princes Park, Irlam 09.35 this morning.

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2 Siskin

1 Lesser Redpoll

1 Kingfisher

1 Grey Wagtail.



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Pair of Goosander, Grey Wagtail and 42 Goldfinch today.

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3 drake and 1 female Goosander on the old river today.

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Princess Park and old River Irlam today:

 

1 drake Goosander

6 Teal

 

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A flock of 20+ Swift screeching over the park this evening.

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4.30pm
1 Chiffchaff singing
1 Sparrowhawk (m) gave good views as it sat on a tree branch


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29 Redwing with 1 Meadow Pipit and 1 Mistle Thrush all feeding together on the football pitch during a blizzard this afternoon.
1 Teal (m) on the river

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2 Kingfisher, 1 drake Goosander and 1 Treecreeper present today.

 

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9 Teal (6m,3f) this afternoon with lots of displaying happening.

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Princes Park and Old River Irwell 14.30-15.30

1 Water Rail
3m Teal
1 Nuthatch
1 Grey Wagtail
1 imm Mute Swan

Lots of small bird activity - felt a bit Spring like!

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A walk west from here to the GM boundary at Glazebrook along the Ship Canal produced:

Drake Goosander still at Princes Park 

62 Mallard

43 Blackbird

20 Teal

2 Nuthatch

4 Grey Wagtail

1 Tawny Owl

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16.00-16.45

14 Tufted Duck (11m & 3f) - site record for me

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15.30-16.30

11 Tufted Duck (9m, 2f) were noteworthy
1 Sparrowhawk (f)
1 Kestrel (m)

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14.45-15.30

9 Teal (6m,3f)
1 Gadwall (m)

Plus usuals

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Late post: Saturday 28th Jan 14.30-15.15

A bit Spring-like in the park today.

2 Goosander (both f)
7 Teal (5m, 2f) - including much displaying
1 Gadwall
9 Mallard - also some displaying
1 Nuthatch
1 Great spotted Woodpecker
Song Thrush singing
Lots of common bird activity

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11.45-12.30

1 Goosander (f)
1 Grey Heron
30+ Black-headed Gulls - 3 on which were perched at the top of an alder tree. Something I've seen a few times in the park. They have 2 or 3 favoured trees next to the river.

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14.15-15.00

2 Goosander (both f)
1 Cormorant
1 Gadwall
5 Teal


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14.20-15.00
Notable sightings:

1 Goosander (f)
1 Gadwall (f)


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16.00

14 Swallow in single flock heading south!
1 Chiffchaff
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

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13.30-14.15. Highlights:

2 Teal -pair
at least 5 Siskin - feeding/drinking on ground next to path
1 Bullfinch
2 Redwing
Plenty of common small bird activity

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15.45-16.30

2 Goosander -pair. Male displaying
4 Teal - 2 pairs
6 Mallard
2 Nuthatch - 1 seen and another heard calling
Siskins heard only

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14.15-15.00

2 Teal - pair - first birds I've seen here all winter!
9 Mallard
1 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron fishing
8 Siskins - feeding on the ground a few feet from the path and showing very well
3 Black-headed Gulls sat at the top of one of the riverside Alder trees again!

plus the usuals

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14.30-15.15 'Boathouse Old tip' area

c.45 Tufted Duck on the pool - we had about 50 here last winter. Same returning birds?
2 Gadwall
2 Mallard
1 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
1 Sparrowhawk (f) over
1 Bullfinch - heard
2 Coot
3 Moorhen

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12.30-13.15 - quite alot of small bird activity.

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Nuthatch
1 Lesser Redpoll
2 Siskin
2 Goldcrest
2 Greenfinches
Goldfinches
Chaffinches
20+ House Sparrows
Blue & Great Tits in good numbers
8+ Long-tailed Tits
2 Moorhen
6 Mallard
plus the usuals !


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