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Adam Jones


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Old Hall Lane 20th March 4pm-5pm

1 Wheatear (first of the year here) Nice male perched on a fence and a log pile.
1 Curlew
2 Ringed Plovers
2 Little Ringed Plovers
3 Stonechat
2 Shelduck
1 Chiffchaff
20 Lapwing

In recent days there have been a couple of pairs of Oystercatchers, Reed Buntings, Fieldfares, Siskin and Meadow Pipit.



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Old Hall Lane 4:30pm

Male Yellow Wagtail seen at Old Hall Farm this evening.
Also, 4 Stonechats have fledged, with both adults in attendance.

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9.30-10.30.  Little Egret on pool on left at far end of lane. Lots of Whitethroat, Stonechat taking food to nest but nothing else of note



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No Spotted Flycatcher or Whinchat for me but the highlight was a Short-eared Owl found by Adam Jones. It was hunting over the airfield on and off from at least 19.35 to 21.05.

Cheer John

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Pair of stonechats on airfield scrubby bushes along with a whinchat, 2 reed buntings and 3 whitethroats.
A spotted flycatcher flitting between the trees and bushes around the back garden of the old barn conversion. Thats a first for me on this patch.
Good numbers of sand martins this year, I counted about 30.
Only 4 lapwing though. Their habitat has been reduced so much by the building works.

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4 Dunlin on flash past avro golf club



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Adam Jones


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A bumper few days recently around Old Hall Lane. Of note;

2 male Whinchats opposite the Avro golf club house passed through.
Male and female Redstarts on Old Hall farm.
Yellow Wagtail around the golf course.
2 Stonechats on the airfield.
2 Whitethroats.
Willow Warbler.
At least 4 Wheatear.
Common and Green Sandpipers on the airfield.
Good numbers of Linnets, Sand Martins, Reed Buntings and Skylark.


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Lynne Webster


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Sand martins are back, circling around the green bridge area, flying in and out of holes in the riverbank. 6 seen today.

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Old Hall Lane, GM side of green bridge 07.46-09.33

Merlin 1
Raven 1
Curlew 2
Skylark 4 (singing)

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Red Kite drifted eastwards over Church Lane towards Poynton and Lyme Park at 13.10

Old Hall Lane: Pair Stonechats on airfield and Skylarks singing. No sign of Water Rail or Great White Egret from Green Bridge.

Cheers, John

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Old Hall Lane 9.40 am 14/2/23

Finally caught up with the Great White Egret today viewed from the Green Bridge looking downstream.
I don't think it has been reported since last Thursday and I was beginning to think it had moved on but it can easily hide away in the many bends of the River Dean.
Just caught a glimpse of the top of it's head but soon came up into the field. 2 Stonechats present on the old airfield.
The Water Rail was still seen yesterday.

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Thanks Lynne.
The Water Rail was reported locally to be still present Sunday morning.
Cheers
Steve


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Lynne Webster


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Hi Steve
The Great White Egret was visible from the green bridge, circling over the stream. It was about 10.00am.

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Old Hall Lane 3.30pm

A Water Rail on the River Dean to the left of the Green Bridge under the overhanging branches in the water on the first bend. No sign of the Great White Egret for me.
Lynne, was the Great White Egret near the Green Bridge on Thursday when you saw it and at what time?
Cheers
Steve




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Great White Egret still flapping around over the Dean. Also 100+ Fieldfare still in the fields, and a pair of Stonechat on the reeds on whats left of the airfield.

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Great White Egret again on banks of River Dean (both sides of river ie. both GM and Cheshire).

Cheers, John

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Old Hall Farm 30/01/23 12:45

A site first for me in the form of a Great White Egret.
Initially landed on the GM side of the river Dean, before dropping down into the river. Just a few minutes later took off again across into Cheshire.
Not a great deal else around.

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Old Hall Farm 24/08/21 17:30

A Whinchat was along the hedgerow and in the wheat field before the green bridge yesterday evening.
Lots of Swallows passing through.
2 Reed Bunting
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Kestrel
2 Lapwings
2 Buzzards
2 Grey Herons

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Lostock Farm

Whitethroat (1 x male) singing from the same spot in the derelict farm yard (on top of the three red brick pillars to right of the old petrol pump)

Swallow (2)

Blackcap (1)

Goldfinch

Lapwing (ploughed field, aerodrome perimeter)

Skylark



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Saturday, 24.04.21 Somewhere between Bramhall CC and Woodford CC.

Whilst batting for Woodford 2XI Saturday, 2 Curlew seemed to be calling, over the fields towards Bramhall CC.



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Lostock Farm / Aerodrome Perimeter

Whitethroat x 1 (in the disused farm yard)

Goldfinch (flock of 12)

Greenfinch 

Swallow (2)

Lapwing

Linnet (2) (edge of runway by perimeter fence)

Chiffchaff

Reed Bunting



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Lostock Farm / Aerodrome perimeter (08:00-11:00 Highlights)

1 x Common / Lesser Redpoll (in scrub near to new housing estate off Chester Road)

Flock of Bullfinch

Small flock of Linnet (top end of runway at Hope Green)

Nuthatch

Lapwing

 



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Church Lane 17:30-19:30

A Green Sandpiper dropped in just after 18:30 and was still there when I left around 19:30.
A good run of birds here at the moment.

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Old Hall Farm 17.00

1 male Common Redstart was in the hedgerow from the farm house to the river, spending a lot of its time on a willow.
6 Sand Martin
1 Cormorant
5 Lapwing
1 Chiffchaff

Church Lane
1 Ringed Plover


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is that the Mr Hampson one time employee in Wythie?

 

apologies for off-topic



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Church Lane 19:20

Yellow Wagtail at the back of the flood this evening. (Dreadful long distance record shots attached)
4 Little Ringed Plovers
1 Wheatear
3 Oystercatchers



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Lostock Farm / Aerodrome Boundary (casual list)

1 x Male Redstart (in hedgerow, red tail feathers showing nicely in the sun)

1 x Male Blackcap (in same hedgerow)

1 x Curlew

Several Lapwing

Nuthatch

Chiffchaff in abundance

Goldfinch

Long-Tailed Tit

Buzzard

Song Thrush

Heron

 



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Tony, apologies I thought I knew you but couldn't get a name in my head. Stood next to you, Phil



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Church lane:

3 Little Ringed Plover

2 Oystercatcher

Pied Wagtail

Meadow Pipit



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Church Lane Flood (09:00-09:50)

1 x Male Wheatear in grass near edge of pool

1 x Little Ringed Plover

2 x Greylag Goose

2 x Pied Wagtail

1 x Swallow

5 x Canada Goose

3 x Mallard

1 x Heron

Blossoms Lane

1 x Chiffchaff



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Church Lane Flood

2 x Little Ringed Plover (only seen when flushed by Crow)

39 x Canada Geese

1 x Pied Wagtail

1 x Oystercatcher

Song Thrush

 

Old Hall Lane

1 x Sand Martin (by the Green Bridge)

Several Lapwing in adjacent field

2 x Heron

Skylark

Goldcrest in woods by Golf Course



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Church Lane Flood - 730pm

4 x Little Ringed Plovers (cant see all sides of flood at same time so maybe actually 5 birds)

1 x Oystercatcher

 



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Church Road Flood - Bitterly cold NW wind & snow showers

1 x Little Ringed Plover clearly visible in mud near edge of flood

1 x Oystercatcher

2 x Pied Wagtail

Several Swallow feeding over water

32 x Canada Goose

2 x Lesser Black Backed Gull

Blossoms Lane

Great Spotted Woodpecker

 



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Church Lane Flood

2 x Little Ringed Plover observed to fly low over the water and then fly off in direction of Blossoms Lane

2 x Swallow feeding over water (10:00)

1 x Oystercatcher

1 x Pied Wagtail

Usual flock of Canada Geese 

No sign of the Mandarin Ducks. Presence of a part submerged wheelbarrow in the water suggests recent disturbance to the site.

Old Hall Lane

Flock of Fieldfare

2 x Redwing (feeding on berries in wood by golf course)

2 x Goldcrest (in woods)

2 x Curlew (over flying airfield)

Coal Tit

Lapwing

Long Tailed Tits



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Church Lane Flood:

2 x Mandarin Duck still in residence (flew off around 14:00 but retuned within the hour)

2 x Oystercatcher

2 x Swallow (flying over the field and then resting on the telegraph wire at Blossom Stables)

1 x Goldfinch

Flock of Canada Geese

1 x Pied Wagtail

(no sign of the 6 Teal seen on several days earlier in the week)

 



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Church Lane Flood:

2 Mandarin

6 Mallard

3 Oystercatcher

39 Canada Geese

4 Pied Wagtails

Chiffchaff in song in scrub on East side



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A stroll around at lunchtime and another photographic 1st for me

 

A flock of around 30 Fieldfares in the fields surrounding Blossoms Lane

 

 



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Church Lane Flood:

3 Mandarin Duck and 11 Oystercatchers today



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A little egret was fishing in the stream by the green bridge, down the footpath alongside Old Hall Farm.
4 skylarks singing up high over Afro golf course.

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9 Oystercatchers this morning



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8 Oystercatchers, 46 Canada Geese plus black-headed, Herring and Lesser black-backed gulls this morning



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Just 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Stock Doves, 4 Teal, 30 Canada Geese and the gulls this morning



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Church Lane. Signs of Spring...

Little Ringed Plover flew east from the flood and lost to view in the distance.
Chiffchaff (silent) on Blossoms Lane

Cheers, John



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Church Lane Flood:

Drake Shoveler and 4 Teal along with the 4 Oystercatchers, Lesser Black-back and numerous Black-headed Gulls and Canada geese this morning



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Church Lane Flood:

Lunchtime stop off, gull numbers down today, 185 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Lesser BB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Canada Geese a constant 80 all week, highlights being 10 Buzzards, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Fieldfare.

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Church Lane Flood:

Oystercatcher 7
Teal 24 (dropped in but soon got flushed by a dog walker)
Lesser Black-backed Gull 20
Herring Gull 3
Common Gull 1
Black-headed Gull - many, but uncounted
Canada Goose - uncounted

Blossoms Lane:

Ring-necked Parakeet 1 over
Redwing c50
Song Thrush singing

Cheers, John


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Church Lane Flood
1 adult Mediterranean Gull flew over the flood at 3pm east to west approx, I am not sure if it was on the flood as I had just started walking down the road, not yesterdays Poynton bird, this one was not showing a summer head.
Highlights:
180 Black-headed Gulls
81 Canada Geese
3 Oystercatcher, 1 flew in late on to join a pair.
2 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard

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Church Lane Flood
Stop off on way home from work
1 Oystercatcher, 90 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser BB Gull, 27 Canada Geese.

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A quick trip out at lunchtime

 

Nothing much on the flood besides 7 LBB Gulls and about 20-25 Black Headed Gulls

 

 

The flood is still frozen over bar for a very small patch



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Church Lane Flood (Tuesday 9th Feb)

Whooper Swans 2
Oystercatcher 1
Lesser Black-backed Gulls 17

Cheers, John

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