Keith Ogden wrote:

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Morning

Do we have any reports of Whimbrel in the area?

I am over at the Solar Panels close to the sewage works and what looked like whimbrel x2 just flew over me coming from the Moss area, round then towards the sewage works area.

MTIA

Keith

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Hi Keith,
not seen any reported locally but I could well stand corrected. Obviously the vast majority will be in Africa, The Canaries, etc but there have been a few coastal birds reported in the UK recently including...
- Hayle, Cornwall
- West Charleton Marsh, Devon
- Newbiggin-by-the-sea, Northumberland
- and a non-coastal bird in Cambridgeshire back in January

Morning

Do we have any reports of Whimbrel in the area?

I am over at the Solar Panels close to the sewage works and what looked like whimbrel x2 just flew over me coming from the Moss area, round then towards the sewage works area.

MTIA

Keith

Monday 22nd February 2021. Afternoon exercise walk.

Included:

Brambling x 1 (Field 5 amongst small flock of chaffinch)
Little Egret x 1 (Field 29)
Nuthatch x 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker x 2
Buzzard x 5 different sightings (at least two different birds)
Skylark x 3
Mistle Thrush x 1

Newbie here and a regular walking around Carrington Moss. The numbered fields. Does anyone or can someone send me a map pointing out the numbered fields or point me in the right direction please?

Many Thanks 

Keith

Had a nice few hours here today until eight dirt bikes and two quad bikes turned up causing chaos in several fields and along the tracks..

1 Brambling in F16 with 150 Chaffinch
4 Stonechat (3m, 1f) along the track between F4 and F12
8 Yellowhammer in F8 with Chaffinches
20+ Skylark in F4 and F13
30 Lapwing in F1 before the bikers entered the field flushing them
3 Buzzards over
1 Raven over
No sign of the Linnet flock in F9 as the bikers were riding around this field

As the linnet flock in the corner of f9 was conveniently in the tops of the trees I thought I would do an accurate count and it was far higher than previous counts this winter. The minimum number was 245 but as there were a few stragglers and no doubt some hidden from view the overall number would be 250+ - a good count and certainly on a par with my maximum counts at this site from 15 years ago. Very encouraging for this declining species and the sound they made was phenomenal!

No sign of reported stonechat, brambling or corn bunting for me in amongst the large numbers of skylark and chaffinch but as I havent recorded corn bunting at this site since 2011 that one at least wasnt a surprise!

 

 

Cycled around here today, the cold, biting wind made things difficult.

Main highlights:
Grey Partridge x3 (2 in F4 & 1 in F12)
Brambling x1 with 20 Chaffinch in F9
Linnet 150+ in F9
Raven x1 on pylon N of F5
Chaffinch 200+ moving between F4 and F5
Skylark 30+ in F10
Kestrel x1 in F2
Buzzard x2
Stock Dove x20

Flock of up to 150+ Linnets in F9, Yellowhammers in F10, pair Bullfinches, few small Chaffinch flocks, Redwings, Fieldfares, Kestrel, Pied Wagtails, Jay, Buzzards etc

Samglennie wrote:

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Adding on to yesterdays post, heard a call multiple times that sounded like a muffled buzzard call, but no sign of any buzzards nearby. Can anyone ID?

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 Jay's can do a mean buzzard impression.

-- Edited by Andy Bissitt on Saturday 23rd of January 2021 09:40:14 PM

Today from 15:30 until 16 45 Only 2 Gray partridges seen in field 4, aswell as large numbers of Rooks, Jackdaws and Starlings and a single male Kestrel in field 12. Three Pheasant in field 5, and then a later 3 in field 1 and also 2 buzzard, 3 pied wagtails and 10 meadow pipit in field 2. A flock of c10 yellowhammer were feeding in field 10, with a possible corn bunting amongst them. No sign of the large finch flock near field 8 as there was a motorcyclist doing circles in the field. Later a Raven flew over field 10.

Report on Facebook today with photo by Karl Walker of a Little Egret on Carrington moss - no location given.

Late post for Sunday 20.12.20 - from 2pm.

Chaffinch - c300 in F5 , relocating to F4 after a Buzzard flew across the field, landing on Swiss Cottage Barn.
Buzzard - 1 F5.
Starling - c 800. F12/13.
Stonechat - 2 m+ f on dividing hedge F12/13.
Long-tail tit - 10 .
Great spotted woodpecker - 1.

pm visit.

Stonechat - 1 male, 1 female.
Kestrel - 1 male, 1 female.
Buzzard - 2
Chaffinch - 150+
Skylark - 15+
Greenfinch - 15+
Goldfinch - 10+
Meadow Pipit - 20+
Jackdaw - 200+
Fieldfare - 10+
Redwing - 30+
Starling - 1000+
Mistle Thrush - 5
Rook - 60+
Reed Bunting - 3
Yellowhammer - 6
Raven - 1
Linnet - 80+
Goldcrest - 4
etc.etc.etc.

Steve Scrimgeour wrote:

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I haven't seen the "flying post" but the same guy who "saw" one on Saturday has said before he has seen one.
I was intrigued so messaged him and asked the question of where, but this never got a response....

Personally I never say never, but think this is a little sketchy to say the least......

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 Agreed, but always worth alerting people. 

But if one has been seen flown then clearly keep your money in your pocket!

 

Read a Facebook post someone seeing a Goshawk on the Moss, it also mentioned a chap flying one at another location.

-- Edited by phillipskelly on Sunday 15th of November 2020 11:15:43 AM

Report of a male Goshawk over the Miss this afternoon.

Stonechat again in the thin strip of vegetation between f12 and f13

-- Edited by Dave Cropper on Wednesday 11th of November 2020 11:50:58 AM

Flock of 600+ Woodpigeon SE over Sale FC’s training ground off Carrington Lane at 12:20 this afternoon.

Sinderland green 42 whooper swan flying east at 0910 closely followed by 12 more. Seems like a good proportion of juveniles.

3 whooper swans still present 0800 today

Whooper Swans still present 1815-1830
Lots of wing flapping by one, whilst another looked set for the night settling down on the floor..

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 2nd of October 2020 10:06:01 PM

3 whooper swans still present same location Sinderland green.

3 whooper swan in field 91 (sinderland green) until at least 1045