SHOVLERS c.v.p

[andy leach]

A pair of shovler this morning on sue ryder splash pirouetting together heads down in water feeding. Seen at 10.30 whilst walking the wolf pack. Still there at 16 30 this evening . That splash has held some cracking wildfowl over the last week with up to 7 pair of teal there, shelduck (female) 20th and 21st, male wigeon on the 24th one day only. Other wildfowl over the last two months on cvp lake inc male tufted duck 17th jan, up to 14 goosander max on many dates, jan, feb, male gadwall on the 17th feb followed by a pair there on the 20th.. and a pair of mandarin on the 23rd

[John Frankland]

The pair of * Shoveler were still present 845am this morning with 3 pairs of Teal, 8 Mallard and 6 Canada Geese.

Main lake held 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 10 Mallard, 4 Moorhen and some Siskin in nearby trees.

* Shoveler takes me to 94 species for the year.

[Leonard Poxon]

At 17:00hrs tonight there were a pair of Shoveler pirouetting still on the 'splash' (a small pond in the field to the NE of the nursing home - visible from the nursing home steps) and a pair of Canada Geese about to land there. On the main lake there were Canada Geese, Mallard, a pair of Goosander and a Great Crested Grebe. Elsewhere in the park between Sheep Hill Lane and the Sue Ryder Nursing Home I saw 1 Common Buzzard, 2 singing Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie, 1 Jay, Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Blue Tit and Great Tit.


Shoveler takes my Chorley area species list to 93.

[Neville Root]

The pair of shoveler were still present at lunchtime (12.30) today. As Len stated, the 'splash' isn't the main lake, but visible from the Sue Ryder home verandah (although the pair disappeared behind some reeds after a few mins). Other sightings similar to Len's yesterday except no goosander, but there was a cormorant on the main lake and a heron flying over.

Shoveler and the Eyes Lane flood redshank that I didn't post last week bring Chorley species total to 85

[andy leach]

The pair of shovler still on the splash at 16.45 this evening along with 4 pair of teal and 10 mallard feeding in fields pairs buzzard displaying over cuerden hall

[andy leach]

The best views of the pair of shovler is from the path at the opposite side to sue ryder on the path up to the scramble track down the hill from the new rangers hq and left up the hill path or in from wigan road past the dragonfly pond over motorway and follow main path go get some good photos