Morning walk around Hardy Farm was very quiet. Only exception was a bird we don't see very often on the Ees;

Grey Partridge (1) - flushed from the NE corner of the new fenced training pitch area and flew to scrub outside the SW corner

PS;
great spotted woodpeckers have been drumming this week on the sunnier days.
1 woodcock at dusk last week on Hardy farm.
1 Greylag over at dusk last week flew over cow field.

C

An afternoon stroll round the Ees yielded:

Blackbird (c. 30)
Blue Tit (12)
Chaffinch (small flock of 10 and 4 individuals)
Jackdaw (4)
Wood Pigeon (30+)
Sparrowhawk (1 female resting in a tree top)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (2)
Buzzard (1 perched low in a tree)
Magpie (c. 20)
Bullfinch (group of 5)
Grey Heron (3)
Great Tit (12)
Carrion Crow (3)
Robin (5 but many more singing)
Wren (1)
Black-headed Gull (6 over)
Ring-necked Parakeet (3 seen but, judging by the noise, they were part of a sizeable flock).

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 29th of January 2017 06:19:09 PM

First visit here this year; from morning until early afternoon:

4 goldcrest
1 (maybe 2) willow tit
2 treecreeper
c25 siskin
4 goldfinch
7 bullfinch
1 song thrush (singing)
1 jay heard
4 great spotted woodpecker
6 ring-necked parakeet
1 grey heron
2 cormorant over
2 kestrel
1 buzzard

Also two probable stock dove over, but not 100% confirmed, unfortunately.

Morning to early afternoon:

1 willow tit
1 treecreeper
1 nuthatch heard
c5 lesser redpoll
15+ goldfinch
3 chaffinch
2 greenfinch
6 bullfinch
1 grey wagtail over
3 jay heard
2 kingfisher (brook)
1 great spotted woodpecker heard
1 ring-necked parakeet
1 water rail heard
2 grey heron
1 cormorant over
8 common gull
1 or 2 kestrel
1 buzzard

Grey wagtail on the river; the way the one from above was heading.

Woodcock 1
Siskin 2
Ring-necked Parakeet 8+
Kestrel 2

Thanks Chris

It's strange. I'm not seeing all the posts here. My own reply does not show up but you must have seen it as you replied.

Fingers crossed the waxwings show soon.

I named my company after them.

Gervase

Not quite Chorlton ees but close enough -

Heard a Waxwing overhead towards the ees from the direction of the estate next to primary school on Ivy green road.

afternoon visit.

74 pink-footed geese over heading east at 4.20pm
4 ring-necked parakeets
2 great spotted woodpeckers
1 treecreeper
2 jay
1 bullfinch
3 grey heron
1 buzzard
1 goosander over
2 very vocal tawny owls, 1 seen perched up then flew overhead.

aft til dark visit

2 buzzard
2 kestrel
3 grey heron, 1 on the river
1 grey wagtail on the river
1 water rail, seen briefly & my first one to be seen here after all the years of hearing them only.
4 reed bunting
1 song thrush
6 redwing
1 goosander, over
6 bullfinch
2 chaffinch
2 jay
2 great spotted woodpecker
2 goldcrest
2 ring-necked parakeet, possibly the 2 seen on the sale water park side which did actually fly over to here.

this aft/eve

c90 pink-footed goose west at 5.15pm & 40ish heading west 15 mins later.
6 ring-necked parakeets
1 buzzard
1 kestrel
6 jay
2 great spotted woodpecker
1 nuthatch
1 treecreeper
1 goldcrest with long tailed tits
1 grey heron
1 song thrush
few redwing around
1 goosander, over

Morning through to mid afternoon:

1 goldcrest
3 willow tit (including one heard calling at Ivy Green; not had them there before)
c25 goldfinch
6+ bullfinch
1 reed bunting
1 meadow pipit (meadow pond field; a new one here for me)
14+ redwing
1 song thrush
5 jay
1 water rail heard
1 grey heron
1 kestrel
1 buzzard

Along the river:

1 pied wagtail
3 (at least) grey wagtail
1 kingfisher
1 goosander

4 moorhen on the dry weir pond, and at least 6 grey heron on Stretford Ees.

To add to that chris
2 sparrowhawks and a Buzzard.
Ravens and peregrine were patch ticks for me.

Eugene

Short walk this eve: 2 kestrel (m) being harrased by magpies and jackdaws 1 Ring-necked parakeet Great spotted woodpecker 1 kingfisher Lots of goldcrest Plenty of the usual suspects

A wander round these ees today turned up:

Robin (12+)
Magpie (4)
Blue Tit (6)
Blackbird (10)
Wood Pigeon (15)
Carrion Crow (9)
Jay (2)
Great Tit (8)
Jackdaw (40 flying over towards Turn Moss)
Water Rail (heard, not seen)
Bullfinch (2)
Redwing (30+)
Sparrow Hawk
Grey Heron

On the dry weir:

Moorhen (5)
Mallard (3)

Short evening cycle, birds of note:

1 Kingfisher
1 Tawny Owl

-- Edited by Eugene Dillon-Hooper on Friday 30th of September 2016 07:55:58 PM

5.15-6.45pm

15+ jays
2 willow tit
2 reed bunting
3 chiffchaff
1 kestrel
7 house martin
2 bullfinch
1 treecreeper
Great spotted woodpecker & tawny owl heard. 2 ring-necked parakeet

-- Edited by steven burke on Friday 23rd of September 2016 09:38:57 PM

Around here today; highlights:

1 goldcrest
11 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler
5 blackcap
2 reed warbler (juvenile being feed by parent)
2 coal tit
1 willow tit
5+ goldfinch
1 greenfinch
3+ bullfinch
1 reed bunting
A few swallow and house martin.
5 jay
2 grey heron
2 cormorant over
1 buzzard heard

1 grey wagtail on the river, and four full grown moorhen juveniles on the dry weir pond.

Hobby 1 over the Meadow pond at 3.15, carrying unidentified prey (sorry for the poor photo :))
Water Rail three views of an adult and one of a juvenile at the Meadow Pond
Reed Warbler 3+ at the Meadow Pond
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 1 Ivy Green
Nuthatch 1 Ivy Green
Swift 7
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
Common Whitethroat

From around 9 - 2.30 today:

1 goldcrest
11 chiffchaff
10 blackcap
9+ whitethroat
2 sedge warbler
4 reed warbler
3 willow tit
1 nuthatch
1 goldfinch
4 greenfinch
2 chaffinch
5 bullfinch
8 reed bunting
3 house martin (more over the river)
5+ swallow
11 song thrush
4 mistle thrush
1 jay
20+ swift
1 great spotted woodpecker
1 collared dove (not a common sight for me here)
1 black-headed gull
2 cormorant over
1 sparrowhawk
1 buzzard

Lots of blue tit (especially), great tit and wren fledglings about, too.

Day spent around here today, in glorious weather:

15 chiffchaff (two mating)
9 blackcap
13 whitethroat
2 sedge warbler
3 reed warbler (one with nesting material)
1 willow tit
2 nuthatch
Goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch
5 reed bunting
7 song thrush
3 jay
c15 swift
2 grey heron
2 black-headed gull
1 buzzard

Hardy Farm / Barlow Tip & environs:

8 chiffchaff (one taking food to nest)
3 willow warbler
5 blackcap
7 whitethroat
10 greenfinch (several doing the butterfly flight)
2+ bullfinch heard in Hardy Farm orchard
c10 house martin
4 swallow
6 song thrush
1 mistle thrush
2 jay
c15 swift

Of the usuals, long-tailed tits in good numbers everywhere.

I can't post a map on the mobile site but if you look at Google maps Ivy Green is marked.

Michael Seal wrote:

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Pretty certain heard a grasshopper warbler on Ivy Green. Today 6.30. Might have seen him but was too far away to be sure. Can anyone confirm?

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Not 100% sure where Ivy green itself is but a few (3 or 4) there were several Grasshopper Warblers on the meadow next to the reed pond. That isn't a confirmation I'm afraid but I wouldn't be surprised at all. I've been waiting for them to reappear. An RSPB warden friend says they can move territories from year to year. Also the flash burning of the meadow won't have helped.

Could you give a better idea of where it was? 

They were at Kenworthy for a while too. Not sure if still there now though.

1 sedge warbler showing really well and another heard calling but didnt go and look for it with the views i was getting.
2 buzzards
11 swift
1 whitethroat heard in the orchard
1 pied wagtail
1 grey wagtail along river
flock of hirundine over river but didn't count what was in it but definiatley had house martins, sand martins and swallows in it

At least 3 Sedge Warblers
Reed Buntings
Whitethroats
Blackcaps
Water Rail heard
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaffs
Grey Heron
2 Swifts
1 Swallow