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Ian McKerchar


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Two pairs of Moorhen with four young each on Islington Wharf this morning, Mute Swan still sitting on eggs, three Sand Martin flying around calling too and the bushes on the west side held noisy Long-tailed Tits.



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Islington Basin this morning:

A fine adult Cormorant on one of the goose/duck nesting platforms and very approachable too

A pair of Grey Wagtail

A couple of Moorhen

The usual Mallard and Canada Geese



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12/9/17

Ancoats/New Islington/Piccadilly Village

Walked along canals and around the marina (some naked eye observations):

Canada Goose - 80+
Mallard - c20
Moorhen - 1
Lesser Black-backed and Black-headed Gulls - a few of each
Jay - 1



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5 Cormorant circling the marina and canal area at New Islington this morning. One looked as if it landed on the canal.

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25/7/15 New Islington

Family group of 5 Mute Swan, including 3 well-grown cygnets
20 Canada Geese
6 Mallard
Grey Heron on floating raft
3 Goldfinch


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A Jay flew across New Islington tram stop towards the city centre this morning

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6 Mute Swan still in the New Islington area, although spread out along the canal
Sparrowhawk over
22 Black-headed Gull

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6 Mute Swan (family group) were present this afternoon at New Islington along with 10 Mallard

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2 Peregrines seen from bus stop outside Central Retail Park at about 1455. Both birds flew towards the Ibis Hotel, but one returned flying back towards the city centre. My thoughts are they were probably the city centre birds.

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3 Mute Swan including 1 juv on the canal at New Islington late afternoon today. Apparently these birds bred in this area this year

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