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pete berry


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Went out to top up feeders this morning and flushed 6 Pheasants out of back garden.
This afternoon 3 Jay's in the garden at same time feeding on the fatballs(never had more than one before).

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My Stretford backyard feeders at 8am today 15.11.24 on a cold wet day -

Goldfinch c70.

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At 13:05 this afternoon just as I stepped out the front of my Astley house, four noisy Ravens flew over very low west together!



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Ring-necked parakeet on feeder this morning; an unwanted first, but still a great looking bird. Two ravens flew over East just after 2pm.

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Bury. First lesser redpoll just now returned . Over a couple of weeks bullfinch and collared dove ditto.
Approx 50 pink-footed geese , east , at 0940hrs .



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 12th of November 2024 01:24:40 PM

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Whooper swans were heard only from my flixton garden this evening at 9.02pm they sounded like they were going in an easterly direction.

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A chiffchaff was in the acer just outside the front window this morning. Pretty sure that's a first November record for Sunfield, Romiley.



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Bury . Five or six redwings just dropped onto the lawn , one pursued by a blackbird .
First time , ever .

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A mistle thrush was immitating a Harrier Jump-jet outside my dining room window this morning. It took off vertically 3-4 times to grab a berry from the Irish yew trees. This is just 6 feet from my front door. Also a nuthatch was on the pavement a few seconds later looking for discarded berry stones. I suppose I'd better put the feeders out tomorrow.



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17 redwings over my flixton garden this morning, my first seen this autumn after only being heard & new bird for the garden list.

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Another new bird for the Atherton garden this morning....a flyover from a Common Gull bringing the garden total to 73 in the last 3 years. Also another unusual flyover from a single Rook only the 3rd occasion 



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Another new bird for my flixton garden, a great spotted woodpecker this morning, first seen on the fence at the back of the garden then onto my washing line post but was then spooked by the magpies & up into my neighbours birch tree then soon flew off.

Not an accurate count due to trees but 60+ Pink-footed geese over at 12.15pm heading west/north west.



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Redwing approx. 30 flying NE over my Stretford backyard feeders at 2.55pm .



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The winter pre roost of Jackdaws is back in trees at bottom of my garden and my neighbours with at least 250 birds this evening.

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A new bird to my flixton garden list this morning, a female blackcap, it was feeding in the neighbours gardens birch tree but bypassed my garden, hopefully it will see the fatballs.
Also this morning a male chaffinch & a stock dove amongst the usual house sparrows, starlings, goldfinches & collared doves.
2 blue tits
2 coal tits
1 dunnock
1 robin
There has been 2 goldcrest & a chiffchaff recently.
Within 5 minutes of posting the female blackcap was feeding in my holly tree & then into my neighbours garden.

-- Edited by steven burke on Monday 28th of October 2024 12:33:40 PM

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In the back garden this afternoon.... 5 Pheasants, all female, presumably the farmer has put fresh stock down for shooting Also a Ring Necked Parakeet (still a rare bird here) 2 Nuthatch on the feeders,plus plenty of Blue,Great, Coal Tits on them as well as 20 + Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch,and a single Chaffinch.

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Bury . Tawny owl vociferous around the garden 1730hrs .
Good to listen to .

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A Tawny Owl was sat on my neighbours roof calling at 6.30am this morning before flying off. Irlam

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171024 Garden Watch Irlam South

7 Jackdaw

2 Robin

41 Woodpigeon

3 Great Tit

6 Carrion Crow

4 Blue Tit

6 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

7 Greenfinch

35 Goldfinch

10 Magpie

13 Starling

3 Chaffinch

9 Feral Pigeon

44 Redwing

7 Black-Headed Gull

2 Blackbird

4 Linnet

1 Grey Wagtail

4 Mallard

1 Dunnock

1 Sparrowhawk

1 Pied Wagtail

1 Wren

1 Skylark

 



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A Willow Tit on feeders in Astley Green back garden, first one for at least 2 years, also Nuthatch and 4 Pheasants.



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Flock of 12 Redwing over Atherton garden with 2 x Fieldfare



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Steven Nelson


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A Snipe was heard over my Irlam garden last night at 10.40pm.

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Garden Watch...Irlam South

2 Robin

12 Carrion Crow

2 Wren

12 Magpie

1 Pied Wagtail

74 Woodpigeon

2 Great Tit

18 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

1 Cormorant

17 Black-Headed Gull

9 Feral Pigeon

6 Blue Tit

2 Chaffinch

20 Goldfinch

1 Blackbird

11 Starling

4 Jackdaw

11 Greenfinch

1 Buzzard @ 0813

3 Redwing Flying South @ 0845

1 Coal Tit

2 Grey Wagtail @ 0850

140 Pink-Footed Geese Flying East in 2 Skeins @ 0902

2 Mute Swan

1 Dunnock

 

 



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Garden Watch Irlam South 0715-0915

3 Robin

2 Blackbird

1 Wren

4 Chaffinch

10 Carrion Crow

2 Great Tit

3 Magpie

83 Woodpigeon

1 Dunnock

4 Blue Tit

16 Goldfinch

37 Black-Headed Gull

10 Feral Pigeon

18 Lesser Black Backed Gull

6 Jackdaw

8 Starling

4 Greenfinch

25 Redwing flying east-west @ 0825

14 Redwing flying east-west @ 0842

1 Coal Tit

3 House Sparrow

1 Grey Wagtail

2 Mallard

1 Sparrowhawk...Male



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Garden Watch Irlam South 0715-0915

2 Wren

6 Magpie

4 Blue Tit

4 Great Tit

198 Woodpigeon

11 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

12 Carrion Crow

9 Feral Pigeon

2 Dunnock

12 Starling

61 Black-Headed Gull

2 Rook

4 Chaffinch

11 Greenfinch

3 Robin

23 Goldfinch

3 Pied Wagtail

1 Sparrowhawk....Male

2 Blackbird

5 Pink-Footed Geese...Flying East @ 0802

6 Jackdaw

2 Mute Swan

1 Grey Heron

1 Coal Tit

1 Skylark



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Garden Watch----Irlam South 0725-0900

3 Great Tit

2 Blue Tit

24 Goldfinch

68 Woodpigeon

15 Starling

2 Magpie

2 Chaffinch

7 Lesser Black Backed Gull

2 Meadow Pipit

4 Jackdaw

9 Carrion Crow

1 Dunnock

2 Grey wagtail

2 Robin

2 Blackbird

1 Sparrowhawk....Male

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

6 Feral Pigeon

2 Mallard

6 Pink-Footed Geese...Flying East @ 0842

1 Black Headed Gull

1 Raven



-- Edited by Dave Steel on Monday 14th of October 2024 10:42:53 AM

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Bury . Two grey wagtails feeding on the lawn , right now . Joy .

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071024 yet another Garden Watch....0730-1000

3 Robin

6 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

13 Black Headed Gull

84 Woodpigeon

6 Carrion Crow

7 Magpie

27 Goldfinch

6 Jackdaw

13 Starling

2 Grey Wagtail

8 Greenfinch

1 Chaffinch

1 Dunnock

3 Rook

9 Feral Pigeon

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

1 Swallow...South @ 0825

5 Ring-Necked Parakeet (3 @ 0830...2 @ 0835) flying west

1 Mallard

1 Canada Goose

2 Great Tit

3 Blue Tit

1 Collared Dove

1 Wren

2 House Sparrow

1 Cormorant @ 0944

1 Blackbird

2 Skylark.



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Bury . Couple of carrion crows pecking at the remains of a rat , on the grassed area .

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051024 another Garden Watch...0745-0900 Irlam South

8 Starling

1 Wren

2 Skylark

46 Woodpigeon

1 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

2 Great Tit

2 Robin

2 Greenfinch

14 Canada Geese

7 Goldfinch

1 Grey Wagtail

3 Magpie

4 Jackdaw

1 Cormorant

1 Dunnock

4 Blue Tit

3 Carrion Crow

2 Black-Headed Gull.



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A Tawny Owl calling just now from trees opposite my house.

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Thanks to the text alert I've just had 8 Great White Egrets from the garden. Headed out from Audenshaw Reservoir and lost to view near the Chadderton/Oldham area. 



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041024...Vis-Mig from my Irlam South Garden...0730-0900

Induced by the call of a Siskin passing overhead as I took my breakfast cuppa into the garden...

1 Siskin

2 Lesser Redpoll

1 (maybe 2) Redwing

1 Chiffchaff

4 Jackdaw

5 Carrion Crow

14 Goldfinch

2 Great Tit

4 Starling

2 Skeins of Pink-Footed Geese heading east @ 0812 + 0850

3 Chaffinch

1 Brambling @ 0815

16 Woodpigeon

2 Robin

4 Black-Headed Gull

3 Blue Tit

2 Dunnock

11 Magpie

1 Grey Wagtail

1 Lesser Black-Backed Gull

3 Feral Pigeon



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Bury . Just now , in the apple tree outside the kitchen , observing and listening to the song of a lovely chiffchaff !
Not heard them here since spring . Wonder if he is on his way or a stayer.

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Likewise, but in Stalybridge, had 9 redwing fly low over the house first thing this morning



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Just stepped out of my back door in Astley and four Redwings flew over really low south and calling!



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A noisy Raven flew low over my Irlam garden this morning

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Male Sparrowhawk, late this afternoon, on the wall of our Openshaw garden. 



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A calling Chiffchaff in the back garden this morning.

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Sunday 22.09.24 at 7.55am (wet) on and around my Stretford backyard feeders were 70 Goldfinch.
With the sunny weather there's not been many turning up over the last couple of weeks but amongst those that have was an adult Goldfinch with Cauliflower type growths on both it's feet and with double sized claws, but it was still feeding.
A Sparrowhawk was also seen again last week unsuccessfully attacking Woodpigeons across the street feeding on Rowan berries.

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A jay is another new bird for my flixton garden this morning.
2 chiffchaffs this morning, plenty of calling from them, one of them singing.
Thought I may of had a willow warbler on Monday but only seen very briefly, looked bigger & brighter than chiffchaff, no call heard.
7 meadow pipits over this morning.
A raven over yesterday.

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1 x Hobby over Atherton garden this morning 



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Late morning today in the Astley garden saw a fair sized flock of Long-tailed Tits moving through along with two Chiffchaffs (one singing a little later on) and best of all a Treecreeper. Also almost 20 Meadow Pipits moving south in one and twos and five local Buzzards in the air together over the field at the bottom of the garden too.



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4 Ravens just flown low over the back garden, also a Chiffchaff calling earlier from the hedge.

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Whitefield. I was woken up this morning around 6am to the sound of a random pheasant on my street. It continued for a good while but I drifted back off. Merlin app confirmed it for me though as I tend to question myself if I'm half asleep. 8.30am. Heard parakeets fly past but didn't see how many this time.

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130924.... Morning Cuppa(s) sightings/calls in/from my Irlam Garden...

3 Robin in song 

4 Goldfinch

9 Woodpigeon 

1 Wren

1 Chiffchaff (long staying bird I assume)

2 Magpie

5 Jackdaw

7 Blue Tit

1 Linnet

1 Starling

1 Mallard

3 Great Tit

2 Greenfinch

1 Carrion Crow

5 Ring-Necked Parakeet.



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1 Chiffchaff in my Irlam Garden...even gave a burst of song.



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300824...Irlam

2 Raven Circling above the house @1315.

2 Common Pipistrelle Bats p



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Bird number 50 for my flixton garden, Pink-footed geese 40+ heading south easterly at 5.54pm. Nice to see after only hearing them over back in February.

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A chiffchaff was a new bird for my flixton garden yesterday afternoon.

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