Greater Manchester

sav · Friday 15th April 2005, 15:57

Went out yesterday evening after work for a few hours birding around Pennington Flash and Astley Moss, SW of Manchester. Didn't really expect to see much but ended up with a pretty good list and a few new birds for 2005. At Pennington I saw a gorgeous male Garganey and the first Common Tern of the year, as well as more usual birds. Apparently they had an Osprey pass over half an hour before I arrived! Typical. I also heard my first cuckoos calling on Astley Moss- I think this is my earliest record so far- and saw 2 Litttle Owls. Here's a list of what I can remember seeing

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Gadwall
Shoveler
Garganey
Teal
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Goldeneye
Goosander
Ruddy Duck
Kestrel
Pheasant
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Little Ringed Plover
Lapwing
Redshank
Curlew
Common Snipe
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Woodpigeon
Stock Dove
Collared Dove
Little Owl
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Sand Martin
Swallow
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Blackbird
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Willow Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Starling
Magpie
Rook
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer

tom mckinney · Saturday 16th April 2005, 09:32

Nice list Sav.

You know about the Slavonian Grebe at Audenshaw?

Tom

Friday 15th April 2005, 15:57	#1
sav Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 209	Greater Manchester Went out yesterday evening after work for a few hours birding around Pennington Flash and Astley Moss, SW of Manchester. Didn't really expect to see much but ended up with a pretty good list and a few new birds for 2005. At Pennington I saw a gorgeous male Garganey and the first Common Tern of the year, as well as more usual birds. Apparently they had an Osprey pass over half an hour before I arrived! Typical. I also heard my first cuckoos calling on Astley Moss- I think this is my earliest record so far- and saw 2 Litttle Owls. Here's a list of what I can remember seeing Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Cormorant Grey Heron Mute Swan Canada Goose Shelduck Mallard Gadwall Shoveler Garganey Teal Pochard Tufted Duck Goldeneye Goosander Ruddy Duck Kestrel Pheasant Moorhen Coot Oystercatcher Little Ringed Plover Lapwing Redshank Curlew Common Snipe Black-headed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Common Tern Woodpigeon Stock Dove Collared Dove Little Owl Great Spotted Woodpecker Skylark Sand Martin Swallow Meadow Pipit Pied Wagtail Wren Dunnock Robin Song Thrush Mistle Thrush Blackbird Blackcap Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Blue Tit Great Tit Willow Tit Long-tailed Tit Starling Magpie Rook Jackdaw Carrion Crow House Sparrow Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Bullfinch Reed Bunting Yellowhammer

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Saturday 16th April 2005, 09:32	#2
tom mckinney Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,953	Nice list Sav. You know about the Slavonian Grebe at Audenshaw? Tom