Lugares de interés (POIs) del Mapa
0: Wildlife walk - Park and Meadows
This walk is around 1.8 miles,
Start form the Maxwell building, walk along the river to the second bridge, through the housing estate around these meadows and back. Depending on the time of the year, you may see butterflies, wildflowers, and birds. Go with friends. Make it a weekly walk.
Start form the Maxwell building, walk along the river to the second bridge, through the housing estate around these meadows and back. Depending on the time of the year, you may see butterflies, wildflowers, and birds. Go with friends. Make it a weekly walk.
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1: 12/01/12 River Irwell WEBS
12/01/12 River Irwell WEBS (adjacent to Peel Park)
3 Goosander
2 Goldeneye
5 Tufted Duck
11 Cormorant
3 Little Grebe
1 Moorhen
10 Canada Goose
8 LBB Gull
20 BH Gull
Peel Park
1 Bullfinch
c50 Redwing
1 GS Woodpecker
1 Sparrowhawk
10 Goldfinch
2 Blackbird
1 Chaffinch
1 Greenfinch
3 Goosander
2 Goldeneye
5 Tufted Duck
11 Cormorant
3 Little Grebe
1 Moorhen
10 Canada Goose
8 LBB Gull
20 BH Gull
Peel Park
1 Bullfinch
c50 Redwing
1 GS Woodpecker
1 Sparrowhawk
10 Goldfinch
2 Blackbird
1 Chaffinch
1 Greenfinch
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2: 10/01/12
Drake Goldeneye Salford Docks on Manchester Ship Canal viewable from west side of Media City (this bird apparently only has half of one of it's wings, it appeared in early September, so could be a feral bird, or might have had a close call with a Mink ?)
Also, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 2 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot & c30 Canada Goose
Also, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 2 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot & c30 Canada Goose
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3: 06/01/12 Pomona
c100 Pink-footed Geese west 3:30pm
1 Peregrine
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Little Grebe
3 Song Thrush (1 singing)
2 Kestrel
4 Mute Swan
15 Common Gull
5 LBB Gull
c100 BH Gull
2 Grey Heron
2 Grey Wagtail
1 Pied Wagtail
2 Robin
11 Magpie
5 LT Tit
1 Greenfinch
1 Peregrine
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Little Grebe
3 Song Thrush (1 singing)
2 Kestrel
4 Mute Swan
15 Common Gull
5 LBB Gull
c100 BH Gull
2 Grey Heron
2 Grey Wagtail
1 Pied Wagtail
2 Robin
11 Magpie
5 LT Tit
1 Greenfinch
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4: Sightings 27th Dec 2011
Loafing and foraging on Littleton Road Playing Fields - 500+ Black-headed Gulls, 30+ Common Gulls and 15+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
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5: Sightings on 27th Dec 2011
Journey along River Irwell this morning from Agecroft Bridge downstream for a few miles to St Boniface Bridge.
Totals on the river -
70 Mallard,
11 Goldeneye,
1 drake Gadwall,
1 Green Sandpiper,
7 Little Grebe,
3 Goosander,
26 Canada Geese,
14 Tufted Duck,
2 Moorhen,
9 Teal (inc displaying males),
1 Grey Heron, and
2 Pied Wagtail.
Totals on the river -
70 Mallard,
11 Goldeneye,
1 drake Gadwall,
1 Green Sandpiper,
7 Little Grebe,
3 Goosander,
26 Canada Geese,
14 Tufted Duck,
2 Moorhen,
9 Teal (inc displaying males),
1 Grey Heron, and
2 Pied Wagtail.
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6: Sightings for 26th Dec 2011
Kersal Dale LNR
Flock of 7 Bullfinches (5 males, 2 females)
2 Song Thrush
c20 Siskins
2 GS Woodpecker
1 Buzzard
2 Sparrowhawk
10 Goldeneye
5 Teal
3 Goosander
5 Redwing
c500 Wood Pigeon
2 Cormorant
2 Moorhen
10 Mallard
1 Jay
Flock of 7 Bullfinches (5 males, 2 females)
2 Song Thrush
c20 Siskins
2 GS Woodpecker
1 Buzzard
2 Sparrowhawk
10 Goldeneye
5 Teal
3 Goosander
5 Redwing
c500 Wood Pigeon
2 Cormorant
2 Moorhen
10 Mallard
1 Jay
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7: Sitings for 26th December 2011
JW, 26th December
Clowes Park
Female Goosander
14 Tufted Duck
7 Redwing
1 Grey Heron
16 Mallard
24 Canada Goose
5 Coot
2 Moorhen
Clowes Park
Female Goosander
14 Tufted Duck
7 Redwing
1 Grey Heron
16 Mallard
24 Canada Goose
5 Coot
2 Moorhen
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8: Media City UK - Salford Quays
Salford Quays, the site of Media City UK, is classified as a Site of Biological Importance.
Here is a list of what you might see:
Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Mandarin Duck, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Peregrine, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Goldfinch, Greenfinch. Skylark, Wheatear and Grey Wagtail.
The water levels can vary in some places and waders such as Common Sandpiper and Redshank have been seen.
Plants / Trees recorded include Common Ragwort, Birch, Buddleja, Rowan and Sallow.
Here is a list of what you might see:
Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Mandarin Duck, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Peregrine, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Goldfinch, Greenfinch. Skylark, Wheatear and Grey Wagtail.
The water levels can vary in some places and waders such as Common Sandpiper and Redshank have been seen.
Plants / Trees recorded include Common Ragwort, Birch, Buddleja, Rowan and Sallow.
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9: Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, dreys can be seen in these trees. The drey consists mainly of dry leaves and twigs and is often found in the fork of a branch.
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10: Rabbits
As the early birds come to work in the morning, it not uncommon to see rabbits on these lawns.
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13: Red Fox
Pair of Red Foxes, Vulpes vulpes, spotted here early evening in October.
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14: Canada Goose
Sizeable groups of Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, are found on areas of grass.
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15: Great Cormorant
The Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, often seen sitting in these trees. Eight individuals seen 30th January 2010.
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16: Waterfowl
Many different water birds, Anatidae, are found along the river including: Goosander, Mergus merganser; Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula; Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula; Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; Mute Swan, Cygnus olor.
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21: American Mink
The American Mink, Neovison vison, is often seen along this riverbank under the footbridge. Two have been spotted. The placemarker indicates a possible den.
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45: Sparrowhawk
The sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, was seen chasing a flock of pigeons above the Adelphi car park in late October at around midday.
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53: Birds seen from my office window
Long-tailed tit,
Blackbird
Song thrush
Mistle thrush
Magpie
Blackbird
Song thrush
Mistle thrush
Magpie
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54: Canada Geese
Flocks of Canada Geese, Branta canadensis, can be seen grazing on the Meadows. 24 seen on 30.01.11
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55: Chiffchaff
Although a regular summer visitor some Chiffchaff stay around over winter. One was seen here on 27/11/10, just before the really cold weather arrived.
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57: Great spotted woodpecker
Frequently heard and seen in the park.
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58: Redwing
Flocks of Redwing, a winter visitor, may be seen in Peel Park. Over 50 Redwing were seen on the 19th December 2012
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60: Crows, Jackdaws and Black-headed Gulls
This is a good place to see flocks of Crows, Jackdaws and Black-headed gulls.
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66: Silver Birch
The Crystal Tree
Betula pendula
With bark full of the crystalline substance betulin, these trees are full of pale light. No wonder its Sanskrit name, bhrag, meant ‘shining’.
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74: Ash
Mind the Squirrels
Fraxinus excelsior
The Norse Tree of Life, Yggdrasil (Igg-drah-sill), was supposedly an ash. Its branches touched the top of heaven and its roots lay deep in the underworld. Along its colossal trunk ran a squirrel who reported on the activities of both worlds. So, be wary what you say around squirrels
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87: Beech
The Sweetheart's Parchment
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica
Many have declared their love by carving initials into the beech trees’ trunk. The bark of the beech stretches as it grows leading to many, especially the Romans, believing cresunt illae; cresent amores. Or rather as these (letters) grow, so does our love.
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91: Tree Bumblebee
The large, distinctive Tree Bumblebee is one of four species of bumblebee found here.
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92: 88species of moth
| Since May 2011 88 species of moths have been identified here (including). Blackneck |
| Bird-cherry Ermine |
| Bright-line Brown-eye |
| Brimstone |
| Broad Boardered Yellow Underwing |
| Buff Arches |
| Buff Ermine |
| Burnished Brass |
| Cinnabar |
| Clay |
| Clouded Border |
| Clouded drab |
| Common Carpet |
| Common Emerald |
| Common footman |
| Common marbled carpet |
| Common Swift |
| Common Wave |
| Common White Wave |
| Dark Arches |
| Double Square Spot |
| Dotted Border Wave |
| Dusky Brochade |
| Dun-Bar |
| Eurrhypara coronata |
| Fan-foot |
| Flame shoulder |
| Ghost moth |
| Green Carpet |
| Heart and Dart |
| July Highflyer |
| Large Yellow Underwing |
| Lesser Common Rustic |
| Lesser Yellow Underwing |
| Light Arches |
| Light Emerald |
| Lime Hawkmoth |
| Lime-speck pug |
| Lychnis |
| Marbled Beauty |
| Marbled Carpet |
| Middle barred minor |
| Minors |
| Mother of Pearl |
| Mottled Rustic |
| Pebble Prominent |
| Plume |
| Poplar Hawkmoth |
| Pug |
| Purple Clay |
| Riband Wave |
| Rustic |
| Rustic shoulder knot |
| Scalloped Oak |
| Setaceous Hebrew Character |
| Shoulder-striped wainscot |
| Shuttle-shaped dart |
| Silver Y |
| Slender Brindle |
| Small fan-footed wave |
| Small Magpie |
| Small Rivulet |
| Small Square-spot |
| Smokey Wainscot |
| Snout |
| Spectacle |
| Straw Dot |
| Straw Underwing |
| Swallow tailed moth |
| The Flame |
| Turnip moth |
| Uncertain |
| Willow Beauty |
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94: Bee Orchid
The Bee Orchid is a native plant usually found in pastures, field borders, banks and copses on dry chalk or limestone soils. Flowering is between June and July, and there are usually between 2 and 5 flowers that grow one above the other in a spike-like head. The Bee Orchid gets its name from the shape of the flowers.
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96: Bohemian Waxwing
Large groups of Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus, spotted here in Peel Park in January 2011. Generally only occurs in Great Britain during the winter. Look in rowan, Sorbus aucuparia, and hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, as they are berry enthusiasts.
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97: Common Kingfisher
The Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, is often seen along this stretch. It perches in trees and sometimes on the concrete footpath along the river.
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98: Grey Herons
From the upper floors of the Maxwell building it is possible to look down on the river Irwell and see a number of Grey Herons perching in the river side trees and feeding on fish in the river.
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101: Bats
Bats have been seen roosting in the arches under this bridge. Bats can occasionally been seen flying at dusk over the river by Peel Park.
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104: Flocks of Geese
In November, from the BBC buildings a large flock of up to 100 Canada Geese was seen flying over Salford Quays at dawn.
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105: Chiffchaff/small warbler
Usually a summer visitor but a Chiffchaff or other small warbler was seen from the Maxwell canteen on 12th December 2011.
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106: RIVER IRWELL Wetlands & Estuary Bird Surveys (JW, MPL)
RIVER IRWELL Wetlands & Estuary Bird Surveys (JW, MPL)
19th November 2011
3 Goosander
14 Tufted Duck
4 Little Grebe
1 Common Gull
87 BH Gull
1 Grey Heron
1 Moorhen
22 Mallard
55 Canada Goose
22nd October 2011
1 Kingfisher
2 Little Grebe
10 Tufted Duck
2 Cormorant
20 Mallard
7 BH Gull
24th September 2011
2 red-head Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
4 Cormorant
2 Moorhen
10 Canada Goose
8 Black-headed Gull
1 LBB Gull
25 Mallard
6th March 2011
Pair of Goldeneye
19 Tufted Duck
3 Little Grebe
5 Canada Goose
11 Mallard
1 Moorhen
1 Common Gull
50 BH Gull
12th February 2011
High water level
3 Little Grebe
6 Mallard
50 BH Gull
1 Moorhen
21st January 2011
1 drk Goosander
2 drk Goldeneye
7 Teal
6 Tufted Duck
5 Little Grebe
3 Common Gull
70 BH Gull
4 Cormorant
14 Mallard
32 Canada Geese
24th December 2010
Pair of Common Teal
Drake Goosander
10 Goldeneye
47 Tufted Duck
4 Little Grebe
4 Mallard
1 Grey Heron
4 Cormorant
4 Moorhen
1 Coot
2 Common Gull
33 BH Gull
27th November 2010
1 Grey Heron
42 Mallard
c135 Black-headed Gulls
5 Little Grebes
c52 Canada Geese
46 Tufted Duck
7 Goldeneye
2 Cormorant
2 Teal
1 Mute Swan
3 Moorhen
10th October 2010
1-2 Kingfishers
4 juvenile Goosanders
5 Little Grebes
1 Grey Heron
19th February 2010
47 Tufted Duck
9 Goldeneye (3 drk, 4 imm drk, 2 fem)
4 Little Grebe
14 Cormorant
14 Mallard
1 Moorhen
1 Coot
17 Canada Goose
5 Black-headed Gull
2 LBB Gull
22nd January 2010
Cormorant 16
BH Gull c50
Mallard 7
Goosander 2
Grey Heron 1
Coot 1
Sunday 20th December 2009
23 Goldeneye
96 Tufted Duck
25 Mallard
2 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
1 LBB Gull
5 Common Gull
c100 BH Gull
10th February 2008
3 Goosander (2 drakes)
3 Little Grebe
13 Tufted Duck (8 drakes)
16 Mallard (11 drakes)
5 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
3 Moorhen
19th November 2011
3 Goosander
14 Tufted Duck
4 Little Grebe
1 Common Gull
87 BH Gull
1 Grey Heron
1 Moorhen
22 Mallard
55 Canada Goose
22nd October 2011
1 Kingfisher
2 Little Grebe
10 Tufted Duck
2 Cormorant
20 Mallard
7 BH Gull
24th September 2011
2 red-head Goosander
4 Tufted Duck
4 Cormorant
2 Moorhen
10 Canada Goose
8 Black-headed Gull
1 LBB Gull
25 Mallard
6th March 2011
Pair of Goldeneye
19 Tufted Duck
3 Little Grebe
5 Canada Goose
11 Mallard
1 Moorhen
1 Common Gull
50 BH Gull
12th February 2011
High water level
3 Little Grebe
6 Mallard
50 BH Gull
1 Moorhen
21st January 2011
1 drk Goosander
2 drk Goldeneye
7 Teal
6 Tufted Duck
5 Little Grebe
3 Common Gull
70 BH Gull
4 Cormorant
14 Mallard
32 Canada Geese
24th December 2010
Pair of Common Teal
Drake Goosander
10 Goldeneye
47 Tufted Duck
4 Little Grebe
4 Mallard
1 Grey Heron
4 Cormorant
4 Moorhen
1 Coot
2 Common Gull
33 BH Gull
27th November 2010
1 Grey Heron
42 Mallard
c135 Black-headed Gulls
5 Little Grebes
c52 Canada Geese
46 Tufted Duck
7 Goldeneye
2 Cormorant
2 Teal
1 Mute Swan
3 Moorhen
10th October 2010
1-2 Kingfishers
4 juvenile Goosanders
5 Little Grebes
1 Grey Heron
19th February 2010
47 Tufted Duck
9 Goldeneye (3 drk, 4 imm drk, 2 fem)
4 Little Grebe
14 Cormorant
14 Mallard
1 Moorhen
1 Coot
17 Canada Goose
5 Black-headed Gull
2 LBB Gull
22nd January 2010
Cormorant 16
BH Gull c50
Mallard 7
Goosander 2
Grey Heron 1
Coot 1
Sunday 20th December 2009
23 Goldeneye
96 Tufted Duck
25 Mallard
2 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
1 LBB Gull
5 Common Gull
c100 BH Gull
10th February 2008
3 Goosander (2 drakes)
3 Little Grebe
13 Tufted Duck (8 drakes)
16 Mallard (11 drakes)
5 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
3 Moorhen
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107: CASUAL SIGHTINGS (JW unless stated) All other sightings & comments from manchesterbirding.com
29th November 2011 (Bill Myerscough)
Green Sandpiper approx 300 yards downstream of the Agecroft Bridge, Presumably the same individual bird that has wintered here for a few years now?
Also 3 Goldeneye together on the river here.
19th November 2011
Peel Park
c30 Starling
1 Jay
1 Greenfinch
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Goldfinch
5 LT Tit
9th November 2011
River Irwell by Peel Park
4 Goldeneye (1 drk)
10 Tufted Duck
1 Little Grebe
7th November 2011
River Irwell by Peel Park
3 Goldeneye (1 drk)
15 Tufted Duck
3 Little Grebe
4 BH Gull
5 Mallard
1 Grey Wagtail
18th October 2011 (Dave Thacker)
A Peregrine and a Sparrowhawk briefly circled each other over the Arnold Clark garage on Liverpool street this afternoon at 14.20. The Peregrine headed off towards Salford University and the Sparrowhawk flew towards Manchester.
26th September 2011
River Irwell by Peel Park
3 Little Grebe
24th September 2011
Peel Park
c50 Mistle Thrush & 1 Sparrowhawk
31st August 2011
Nuthatch & Great Spotted Woodpecker on University of Salford campus
30th August 2011
3 Swifts over the University of Salford campus
21st August 2011
Ring-necked Parakeet reported flying past Salford Crescent train station to Peel Park
15th May 2011 (John Doherty)
Castle Irwell to Agecroft Bridge in inclement weather produced:
c10 Blackheaded gulls
1 Kingfisher
3 Mute Swans
c80 Sandmartins and a few Swifts mixed in
6th March 2011
Peel Park
3 Redwing & 2 singing Song Thrush
22nd February 2011 (Scott Reid)
Myself and 3 fellow students at Salford Uni did a 2 hour bird survey (1 of 6 between now and April for an assignment) in peel park yeasterday.
Despite the awful weather the highlights included:
Goldfich
Siskin
Treecreeper
GS woodpecker
Goldcrest
Long-tailed tit (in great numbers)
Redwing
Song thrush (in good song)
Goldeneye
Little grebe
Plus plenty of the regulars...
It was a real treat to see so many great birds in the middle of Salford, pretty much on the uni campus! Looking forward to the next survey...
22nd February 2011
The Meadows
Lesser spotted woodpecker reported by Mike Noon “on a tree in the park inside the horseshoe bit of the Irwell opposite Peel Park”
River Irwell
Also 3 little grebe
two pairs of Goldeneye
several tufted ducks
19th February 2011
c100 Redwings & singing Song Thrush on playing fields just to the north of Peel Park
4 Goldeneye & 10 Mallard on the River Irwell by the bridge inbetween playing fields & Peel Park
12th February 2011
c30 Redwings Peel Park
21st January 2011
Peel Park c50 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1-2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch
24th December 2010
Peel Park 1 Grey Wagtail 1 GS Woodpecker
25 linnet Irwell near bridge to Lower Kersal (Adrian Dancy)
7th December (Bill Myerscough)
Agecroft Bridge to just short of the weir situated just up river from Littleton Bridge
Masses of birds to look at and count!
Totals were:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 6 Lapwing, 8 Gadwall, 28 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Goosander, 58 Goldeneye, 72 Mallard, c160 Canada Goose, 8 Little Grebe, 2 Teal, 11 Moorhen and 1 Grey Wagtail. In surrounding riverside vegetation - c30 Magpie,19 Lesser Redpoll and 2 Song Thrush.
27th November 2010 (Bill Myerscough)
In Peel Park - really good views of a Chiffchaff amongst a mixed tit/crest flock was a very nice surprise. 11 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Goldcrest and 3 Blue Tits. Also 2 Song Thrush and c12 Goldfinch (feeding on alder cones) and a flock of 7 Woodpigeons included a juvenile bird.
22nd November 2010 (Bill Myerscough)
Agecroft Bridge downstream past Littleton Bridge and Castle Irwell and on to the Kersal footbridge, whilst at the same time incorporating a Timed Tetrad Visit (TTV) for the Atlas project for SD80A Lower Kersal.
46 species in total recorded on the TTV. Highlights of which were: -
1 Green Sandpiper was just downstream of the Agecroft Bridge
39 Goldeneye
10 Little Grebes
2 Grey Wagtails
1 Goosander
1 Cormorant
5 Tufted Duck.
On Littleton Road Playing Fields a flock of c350 gulls, approx c270 Black-headed, c60 Common and c20 Lesser-black Backed.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was in Agecroft Cemetery, as were 3 Mistle Thrush. 5 Bullfinch, 3 Goldcrest and 2 each of Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Fieldfare and 3 Redwing were logged.
Also singles of Reed Bunting, Jay and of the commoner species totals of 45 Magpies, 63 Mallard, 84 Feral Pigeon, 44 House Sparrow and 65 Starling.
11th November 2010
c20 Waxwings on University of Salford campus on the 2 berry trees on the field outside University House
11th September 2010
Peregrine over University of Salford
circling over the sportshall area, then seen stooping over the River Irwell early afternoon
26th May 2010
singing Goldcrest Peel Park
19th April 2010 (Bill Myerscough)
A single Common Sandpiper on the Irwell near the Cliff.
1 Curlew on sports field north of Castle Irwell
15th March 2010
Peregrine being mobbed by a Black-headed Gull over the high-rise @ Kiwi Street, heading towards the University of Salford
8th March 2010
2 Goldeneye & 47 Tufted Duck between Peel Park & Old Pint Pot
2nd March 2010
pair of Goosander on River Irwell by Peel Park displaying before flying north
1st March 2010
Kingfisher showing well by the UoS sportsground
Song Thrush singing by the footbridge between Peel Park & sportsground, also 2 Redwings
c10 Goldeneye, c5 Tufted Duck & 1 Little Grebe along river
23rd February 2010
Peel Park
2 Treecreeper, Sparrowhawk & GS Woodpecker
6th February 2010
adjacent to Peel Park: 10 Goldeneye (incl. 3 drakes and 3 imm drakes), 3 Little Grebes, pair of Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard & 16 Canada Geese
also, GS Woodpecker in Peel Park & 2 Skylark flew over calling
26th January 2010 (Bill Myerscough)
Green Sandpiper still showing very well in same location, Also just a few hundred yards from this bird on the Irwell were 2 Little Grebe, 4 Goosander (1m,3f) and 7 Goldeneye together (all females).
22nd January 2010
Great Spotted Woodpecker and c40 Redwings in Peel Park
21st January 2010
Stephen Young found a Green Sandpiper on the Irwell just downstream from Agecroft Bridge whilst doing BirdAtlas survey work.
10th January 2010 (Simon Johnson & Simon Warford)
Peel Park - Trinty River side - Crompton Bridge and Lower Kersal
Tufted Duck 308 - mainly at Peel Park
Goldeneye 62
Goosander 11
Teal 10
Mallard 90
Little Grebe 13
Cormorant 7
Coot 8
Snipe - flew from bank at peel park
Lapwing 2 on shingle at crompton bridge
8th January 2010 (Julian Robinson)
River Irwell by Peel Park
200+ Tufted
30+ Goldeneye
5 Mute Swan
1 Little Grebe
13th December 2009
Peregrine flying around the Maxwell building @ Salford University
10th December 2009
c30 Redwings feeding on berries between the library and University House
12th October 2009
Kingfisher, 3 Little Grebe, fem/imm Goosander and 5 Tufted Duck between Castle Irwell and Peel Park
16th September 2009
River Irwell by Peel Park Kingfisher (being mobbed by a Magpie !), fem/imm Goosander and c20 Tufted Duck
17th August 2009
3 Swift, c20 House Martins & c20 Mistle Thrush @ Salford University
2nd April 2009
River Irwell by Peel Park
pair of Goosander and c10 Tufted Duck
30th March 2009
Salford University campus
Singing Goldcrest
2 Song Thrushes
13th February 2009
River Irwell by Peel Park
7 Goldeneye (5 drakes)
pair of Goosander
80 Tufted Duck
30th December 2008
River Irwell @ Peel Park
3 Goosander (1 drake)
4 drake Goldeneye
2nd December 2008
River Irwell by Peel Park
3 fem/imm Goldeneye
3 Goosander (2 drakes)
57 Tufted Duck
5 Little Grebe
2 Cormorant
2 Grey Wagtail
1 Mute Swan
20th October 2008
River Irwell by Peel Park
6 Little Grebe
4 Tufted Duck
20 Long-tailed Tit
20 Mallard
40 Canada Geese
1 Grey Wagtail
5 Cormorant
18th July 2008
1 adult Little Grebe and 5 Tufted Duck on the River Irwell between Salford University and Castle Irwell, also Song Thrush in Salford University grounds
10th February 2008
Peel Park
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Jay
29th November 2007
3 Teal (2 drake), 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, c50 Tufted Duck, 5 Mute Swans, c20 finches (prob Siskin) on River Irwell between Adelphi building and Castle Irwell
2nd November 2007
2 redhead Goosander and c25 Tufted Duck on the river viewed from The Crescent
19th October 2007
1 Little Grebe & 5 Tufted Duck on the river viewed from The Crescent
17th October 2007
Ring-necked Parakeet flew over Pint Pot / Adelphi area
Green Sandpiper approx 300 yards downstream of the Agecroft Bridge, Presumably the same individual bird that has wintered here for a few years now?
Also 3 Goldeneye together on the river here.
19th November 2011
Peel Park
c30 Starling
1 Jay
1 Greenfinch
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Goldfinch
5 LT Tit
9th November 2011
River Irwell by Peel Park
4 Goldeneye (1 drk)
10 Tufted Duck
1 Little Grebe
7th November 2011
River Irwell by Peel Park
3 Goldeneye (1 drk)
15 Tufted Duck
3 Little Grebe
4 BH Gull
5 Mallard
1 Grey Wagtail
18th October 2011 (Dave Thacker)
A Peregrine and a Sparrowhawk briefly circled each other over the Arnold Clark garage on Liverpool street this afternoon at 14.20. The Peregrine headed off towards Salford University and the Sparrowhawk flew towards Manchester.
26th September 2011
River Irwell by Peel Park
3 Little Grebe
24th September 2011
Peel Park
c50 Mistle Thrush & 1 Sparrowhawk
31st August 2011
Nuthatch & Great Spotted Woodpecker on University of Salford campus
30th August 2011
3 Swifts over the University of Salford campus
21st August 2011
Ring-necked Parakeet reported flying past Salford Crescent train station to Peel Park
15th May 2011 (John Doherty)
Castle Irwell to Agecroft Bridge in inclement weather produced:
c10 Blackheaded gulls
1 Kingfisher
3 Mute Swans
c80 Sandmartins and a few Swifts mixed in
6th March 2011
Peel Park
3 Redwing & 2 singing Song Thrush
22nd February 2011 (Scott Reid)
Myself and 3 fellow students at Salford Uni did a 2 hour bird survey (1 of 6 between now and April for an assignment) in peel park yeasterday.
Despite the awful weather the highlights included:
Goldfich
Siskin
Treecreeper
GS woodpecker
Goldcrest
Long-tailed tit (in great numbers)
Redwing
Song thrush (in good song)
Goldeneye
Little grebe
Plus plenty of the regulars...
It was a real treat to see so many great birds in the middle of Salford, pretty much on the uni campus! Looking forward to the next survey...
22nd February 2011
The Meadows
Lesser spotted woodpecker reported by Mike Noon “on a tree in the park inside the horseshoe bit of the Irwell opposite Peel Park”
River Irwell
Also 3 little grebe
two pairs of Goldeneye
several tufted ducks
19th February 2011
c100 Redwings & singing Song Thrush on playing fields just to the north of Peel Park
4 Goldeneye & 10 Mallard on the River Irwell by the bridge inbetween playing fields & Peel Park
12th February 2011
c30 Redwings Peel Park
21st January 2011
Peel Park c50 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1-2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch
24th December 2010
Peel Park 1 Grey Wagtail 1 GS Woodpecker
25 linnet Irwell near bridge to Lower Kersal (Adrian Dancy)
7th December (Bill Myerscough)
Agecroft Bridge to just short of the weir situated just up river from Littleton Bridge
Masses of birds to look at and count!
Totals were:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 6 Lapwing, 8 Gadwall, 28 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Goosander, 58 Goldeneye, 72 Mallard, c160 Canada Goose, 8 Little Grebe, 2 Teal, 11 Moorhen and 1 Grey Wagtail. In surrounding riverside vegetation - c30 Magpie,19 Lesser Redpoll and 2 Song Thrush.
27th November 2010 (Bill Myerscough)
In Peel Park - really good views of a Chiffchaff amongst a mixed tit/crest flock was a very nice surprise. 11 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Goldcrest and 3 Blue Tits. Also 2 Song Thrush and c12 Goldfinch (feeding on alder cones) and a flock of 7 Woodpigeons included a juvenile bird.
22nd November 2010 (Bill Myerscough)
Agecroft Bridge downstream past Littleton Bridge and Castle Irwell and on to the Kersal footbridge, whilst at the same time incorporating a Timed Tetrad Visit (TTV) for the Atlas project for SD80A Lower Kersal.
46 species in total recorded on the TTV. Highlights of which were: -
1 Green Sandpiper was just downstream of the Agecroft Bridge
39 Goldeneye
10 Little Grebes
2 Grey Wagtails
1 Goosander
1 Cormorant
5 Tufted Duck.
On Littleton Road Playing Fields a flock of c350 gulls, approx c270 Black-headed, c60 Common and c20 Lesser-black Backed.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was in Agecroft Cemetery, as were 3 Mistle Thrush. 5 Bullfinch, 3 Goldcrest and 2 each of Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Fieldfare and 3 Redwing were logged.
Also singles of Reed Bunting, Jay and of the commoner species totals of 45 Magpies, 63 Mallard, 84 Feral Pigeon, 44 House Sparrow and 65 Starling.
11th November 2010
c20 Waxwings on University of Salford campus on the 2 berry trees on the field outside University House
11th September 2010
Peregrine over University of Salford
circling over the sportshall area, then seen stooping over the River Irwell early afternoon
26th May 2010
singing Goldcrest Peel Park
19th April 2010 (Bill Myerscough)
A single Common Sandpiper on the Irwell near the Cliff.
1 Curlew on sports field north of Castle Irwell
15th March 2010
Peregrine being mobbed by a Black-headed Gull over the high-rise @ Kiwi Street, heading towards the University of Salford
8th March 2010
2 Goldeneye & 47 Tufted Duck between Peel Park & Old Pint Pot
2nd March 2010
pair of Goosander on River Irwell by Peel Park displaying before flying north
1st March 2010
Kingfisher showing well by the UoS sportsground
Song Thrush singing by the footbridge between Peel Park & sportsground, also 2 Redwings
c10 Goldeneye, c5 Tufted Duck & 1 Little Grebe along river
23rd February 2010
Peel Park
2 Treecreeper, Sparrowhawk & GS Woodpecker
6th February 2010
adjacent to Peel Park: 10 Goldeneye (incl. 3 drakes and 3 imm drakes), 3 Little Grebes, pair of Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard & 16 Canada Geese
also, GS Woodpecker in Peel Park & 2 Skylark flew over calling
26th January 2010 (Bill Myerscough)
Green Sandpiper still showing very well in same location, Also just a few hundred yards from this bird on the Irwell were 2 Little Grebe, 4 Goosander (1m,3f) and 7 Goldeneye together (all females).
22nd January 2010
Great Spotted Woodpecker and c40 Redwings in Peel Park
21st January 2010
Stephen Young found a Green Sandpiper on the Irwell just downstream from Agecroft Bridge whilst doing BirdAtlas survey work.
10th January 2010 (Simon Johnson & Simon Warford)
Peel Park - Trinty River side - Crompton Bridge and Lower Kersal
Tufted Duck 308 - mainly at Peel Park
Goldeneye 62
Goosander 11
Teal 10
Mallard 90
Little Grebe 13
Cormorant 7
Coot 8
Snipe - flew from bank at peel park
Lapwing 2 on shingle at crompton bridge
8th January 2010 (Julian Robinson)
River Irwell by Peel Park
200+ Tufted
30+ Goldeneye
5 Mute Swan
1 Little Grebe
13th December 2009
Peregrine flying around the Maxwell building @ Salford University
10th December 2009
c30 Redwings feeding on berries between the library and University House
12th October 2009
Kingfisher, 3 Little Grebe, fem/imm Goosander and 5 Tufted Duck between Castle Irwell and Peel Park
16th September 2009
River Irwell by Peel Park Kingfisher (being mobbed by a Magpie !), fem/imm Goosander and c20 Tufted Duck
17th August 2009
3 Swift, c20 House Martins & c20 Mistle Thrush @ Salford University
2nd April 2009
River Irwell by Peel Park
pair of Goosander and c10 Tufted Duck
30th March 2009
Salford University campus
Singing Goldcrest
2 Song Thrushes
13th February 2009
River Irwell by Peel Park
7 Goldeneye (5 drakes)
pair of Goosander
80 Tufted Duck
30th December 2008
River Irwell @ Peel Park
3 Goosander (1 drake)
4 drake Goldeneye
2nd December 2008
River Irwell by Peel Park
3 fem/imm Goldeneye
3 Goosander (2 drakes)
57 Tufted Duck
5 Little Grebe
2 Cormorant
2 Grey Wagtail
1 Mute Swan
20th October 2008
River Irwell by Peel Park
6 Little Grebe
4 Tufted Duck
20 Long-tailed Tit
20 Mallard
40 Canada Geese
1 Grey Wagtail
5 Cormorant
18th July 2008
1 adult Little Grebe and 5 Tufted Duck on the River Irwell between Salford University and Castle Irwell, also Song Thrush in Salford University grounds
10th February 2008
Peel Park
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Jay
29th November 2007
3 Teal (2 drake), 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, c50 Tufted Duck, 5 Mute Swans, c20 finches (prob Siskin) on River Irwell between Adelphi building and Castle Irwell
2nd November 2007
2 redhead Goosander and c25 Tufted Duck on the river viewed from The Crescent
19th October 2007
1 Little Grebe & 5 Tufted Duck on the river viewed from The Crescent
17th October 2007
Ring-necked Parakeet flew over Pint Pot / Adelphi area
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17th October 2007
Ring-necked Parakeet flew over Pint Pot / Adelphi area
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19th October 2007
1 Little Grebe & 5 Tufted Duck on the river viewed from The Crescent
2nd November 2007
2 redhead Goosander and c25 Tufted Duck on the river viewed from The Crescent
1 Little Grebe & 5 Tufted Duck on the river viewed from The Crescent
2nd November 2007
2 redhead Goosander and c25 Tufted Duck on the river viewed from The Crescent
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