FIVES - 6am - Ringed Plover back this morning, 2 Oystercatcher, 113 Black-headed Gull, no Meds at 6am, good passerines in the bushes, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 11 Swift.

FIVES - 6am - 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 juv 2 adult, 1 Ringed Plover, 167 Black-headed Gull.

DW/Fives site from 2:55 - 3:25pm today -
Lesser Black-back gull 4.
Black-headed gull c250.
Herring gull 1.

Ray Scally wrote:

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FIVES - Only 1 juv Mediterranean Gull this morning at 5.45am but gulls were leaving and Black-headed Gull was down to 192, 7 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser b b Gull, Blackcap and Chiffchaff in bushes.

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3 Mediterranean Gulls at 06:35, adult, first-summer and juvenile amongst 163 Black-headed Gulls. Only 4 Lesser Black-backed and a single Herring Gull.

Fives Trafford

Mediterranean Gull 5, no adults (1 juv)
Black-headed Gull 331
Herring Gull 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Oystercatcher 3

Peregrine on the N of the beyond building

At the site of Event City, from the bus as we passed at half six, 60+ black-headed gulls plus 20+ lesser black-backs and at least two herring gulls. As we passed Fives earlier on there were three-figure numbers of black-headed gulls and a couple of dozen lesser black-backs plus more of both flying about.

outside Fives Trafford 08.09-08.57

Mediterranean Gull 5, 3 adult, 1 1st sum, 1 juvenile
Black-headed Gull 378
Herring Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
Common Tern 1
Oystercatcher 3
Ringed Plover 1

Ian Howarth wrote:

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1 x Mediterranean Gull and 3 x Oystercatcher this a.m at Fives Trafford. Also yesterday a.m 3 x Oystercatcher.

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 There were no Mediterranean Gulls present there this morning at 6:03 but 120 Black-headed Gulls and a dozen or so Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls including a fresh juvenile of the latter.

1 Mediterranean gull on the concrete base of former DW sports centre opposite fives.
Also 1 ringed plover
1 oystercatcher.




-- Edited by steven burke on Sunday 9th of July 2023 05:57:17 PM

Thursday 6th July 2023 10:00 - 10:30 hrs.

Peregrine (1) on top of letter 'E' of BEYOND indoor ski centre (on the Trafford Centre side). First time I have seen it on this location for a while now that the work on roof seems to be completed. There also appeared to be a small plastic dummy bird on the top corner which did not put off the peregrine!

Mediterranean Gull (1 adult) seen on concrete base that was formerly FIVES. Recent rain has produced a nice mini lake for the gulls. Thanks to posts from Pete Hines and Phil Kelly or else I probably would not have scanned the gulls. I did quick scan at distance so there may have been more.


-- Edited by Steve Judge on Thursday 6th of July 2023 01:52:27 PM

Mediterranean Gull on the white concrete base of former DW sports centre adjacent IFly.

Been a while since I have reported anything from Trafford Park Hotel car park this mainly due to there being a temporary covid vaccination centre there but went a few months ago.
Today I had a male blackcap eating berries there.
There was a chiffchaff singing there also a couple of weeks ago & several goldcrest around.

Male Peregrine sat on a support beam running under The M60 Motorway  Flyover spanning The Manchester Ship Canal at 16-20hrs.

Peregrine on the lifting bridge tower next to M60 Barton Bridge (Trafford side) 15.49

Peregrine on the Barton lifting bridge towers again this morning c08:45.

Peregrine on top of lifting bridge tower at 13:20 hrs and again at 16:40 hrs today.

Peregrine again on the lifting bridge tower at 6pm this evening.

Peregrine again on lifting bridge tower at 08.00 this morning

Peregrine sat on the lifting bridge towers next to the M60 again this morning 8.00

Peregrine perched on one of the towers of the lifting Bridge whilst driving over Barton Bridge at 6.35am.
Looks like some work is going on on beyond as there is scaffolding around the roof top.

I have been seeing a very large number of gulls recently hanging around mellors Road just off Trafford Park Road, all the years of working in Trafford Park I have noticed it but never paid to much attention to it, so yesterday after work just before 7pm I actually drove down mellors road, it's a dead end down there but all the gulls are hanging around there as there is a recycling centre called s Norton & Co. Not great viewing when close up there, you don't see as many gulls that are actually there but I would give an approximate guess at around 300+ majority Lesser Black backed gulls. A quick photo taken on my mobile whilst parked up, tried not to disturb them by getting out of the car. I will try my best to give it a bit more attention from now on just incase anything looks different.
There is a few roost sites in Trafford Park, I have mentioned these in posts in this thread on a number of occasions, Eddie stobart is usually the main one but hard to view, also get them on occasions on kerry logistics which is handy for me as it is next door to my works, better views. I try my best not to skive work when I'm on my late shift



-- Edited by steven burke on Saturday 30th of July 2022 10:37:43 PM

Peregrine pair on the west side (facing M60) of the beyond building this morning, the male on the O the female on the D

Male Peregrine sat on lifting bridge tower this morning

It's taken me ages to get my eye in on the peregrines on the Beyond building but I've finally got there. The male was on the letter E on the Trafford Centre side last evening at 7:40.