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2 Skylark south

male Bullfinch dropped into gardens below

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Late post for yesterday

86 Lapwing south

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789 Woodpigeon NE in several flocks this morning

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A big movement of Woodpigeons in the clear cold conditions this morning.

9 flocks west and 6 flocks north one flock estimated at 1000 birds.

3,770+ west and 427 north.

700 pinkfeet east in 3 skiens

22 Redwing west

3 cormorant and 2 Goosander also west


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Big movement of gulls this morning all east/se

701 Herring Gull
4 Great Black-backed Gulls

the odd Lesser and Black-headed in with them.

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9 - 10.30

Bit of movement when got back from Elton. Pleasant sat out having a brew.

8 Skylark se (2, 5 and a single)
592 Woodpigeon - east in several large flocks
281 Starling - sw
5 Goosander - west right above me
Buzzard - east right above me
3 Sparrowhawk se together
19 Fieldfare sw
Siskin heard over
Redpoll heard over




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Simon Johnson


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I did mean tram stop! But some of the stuff I have seen
go on there it is a tramp stop too

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Its near besses of the Barn tramp stop on Bury old road.

Top floor apartment and looks out across manchester/Salford.

Today window watching

47 Lapwing south

flocks of 14, 25 and 53 Goldfinch.

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Simon
Where abouts is the Atrium ? I know the area quite well.

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An Egyptain Goose flew east over Phillips park then Prestwich towards Heaton park at around 9am this morning.

County tick for me

-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Thursday 10th of November 2011 02:28:45 PM

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Watch from the Balcony before the grey murk arrived this morning

9 Crossbill - one party chipping away - SE at 7.15am
10 Wigeon - east towards heaton Park
116 Woodpigeon south
96 Starling west
144 Fieldfare SW
72 Redwing SW

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A lot moving this morning all heading south

c2000 Woodpigeon
1384 Starling
465 Fieldfare
72 Greenfinch
5 Siskin
8 Redpoll

Cormorant 7 east
Pinkfeet 280 & 46 se
Sparrowhawk 2
Kestrel

Grey Wagtail on my roof


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Vis Mig Watch

884 Fieldfare south
318 Redwing south
Single Brambling in a fieldfare flock
516 Starling sw
66 Jackdaw west
c 650 Pinkfeet se

Also Peregrine attacking a Redwing flock and giving chase but didnt catch one.

Also 3 Sparrowhawk in area inc a bird displaying!!

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Vis Mig Watch

1,548 Starling W/SW
186 Fieldfare SE
172 Redwing SW
Blackbird 8 SW
Song Thrush S
Grey Wag 2 on roof then east
Siskin 20 south
Goldfinch 14 south

Raptors
Sparrowhawk 2
Kestrel
Peregrine south
Short-eared Owl south

Pinkfeet
670 east/se and 55 sw

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A Short-eared Owl was getting mobbed by a peregrine above Jct 17 of the M60 seen from my apartment this morning for about 5 minutes before going off south.

Pinkfeet also on the move

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38 Redwing south before dusk

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Flock of 8 Teal just flown South
(assume these are same birds that were on Heaton Park res earlier)

-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 3rd of September 2011 10:03:22 AM

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Hobby SE this morning

Swift 2 South
Swallow 25 south
House Martin 3 south

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Swift 27 south
Swallow 225 south
Black-headed Gull 541 south mid afternoon

Buzzard 3 SE lunch time
Sparrowhawk 2 together mid morning

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Swift 5
Chiffchaff - one flew past balcony into trees below

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late news from sunday

2 Siskin flew over Sedgley Park Rugby club NW

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Female Sparrowhawk seen again carrying food towards prestwich forest

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Female Sparrowhawk carrying food towards prestwich forest

50+ Swift also present

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Female Sparrowhawk seen last 2 evening's.

Tonight carrying food towards prestwich forest

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60+ Swift this eve

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possible White Stork flown SW at 20.50

seen from my apartment - over tesco then lost behind trees, managed to get bins on it but could only see it flying away, a big white bird with black on its its wings... cant think anything else it could be but would have liked a better viewdisbelief.gif

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10 Goosanders just flown NE

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A solitary Common Swift flew through this morning.

Info thanks to Simon Johnson

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Few bits on the moving about this morning

Jackdaw a high flock of 80 north
Goosander flew east (towards heaton park)
Duck sp 2 nw
Goldfinch 15 west

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Second Winter Survey for SD80 C - area around the flat.

Lots of Singing and displaying going on today spring has sprung! plenty of birds around in the urban area's and it was clear that some species have suffered over the cold snap such as wrens being the most noticeable!

Siskin 10 a noisy flock flew into a garen along Thatch leach lane
Collared Dove 14 in the area with a lot of displaying
Long-tailed Tit 24 ( couple of flocks largest 7)
Coal tit 2 (with above)
GSW
and a flock of 14 Greenfinch 14 Goldfinch & 4 Chaffinch

Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Great Tit Blue tits all in song





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Winter Survey for SD80 C - area around the flat.

Waxwing - 4 in park off thatch leach lane - flew towards besses
Bullfinch 13
Fieldfare 54 north
Lapwing 2 SW
Spahawk.
Long-tailed Tits - flocks of 14 and 22
Blue tit 49
Coal tit 2
Goldcrest 2
Jay 3
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Goldfinch 24


Collared Dove and Woodpigeon singing and also in courtship and display.

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Excellent morning indeed

The Short-eared Owl was picked up amongst corvids mobbing it @ 7.28 it managed to shake them off and circled round several times gaining height and went off SE

A Flock of 17 Whoopers flew south down the Irwell Valley and across Salford @ 7.53.

a Massive movement of Pinkfeet with 19 Skeins approx or circa 2989 in total but this count will be out due to the distance of some of the birds. (and lumping all the skiens together in this total)



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An excellent morning's sightings today, all pre 9am:

Single Short-eared Owl mobbed by corvids and heading SE
14 Whooper Swans over south
2490 Pink-footed Geese over east in various sized flocks

Info thanks to Simon Johnson

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Flock of 40 Whooper Swan flown SE @ 18.20!

Also a Buzzard south in the eve mobbed by Crows
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Wednesday 20th of October 2010 06:28:01 PM

-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Wednesday 20th of October 2010 10:44:17 PM

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Lots of Redwings on the move, 10 contact calls in 2 mins just now

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Birds seen today

Buzzard - west
Cormorant -north
Chaffich 11 and Goldfinch 3 east
Pied Wag 2
Jay 2
Collard dove 6 - some display

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Lots of big Gulls on the move east in the past 45 minutes 466 so far but still coming look to be mainly Herring with a few GBBG in with them.

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7.40 - 9.10
up too late to get to Heaton Park so watched from the apartment - lots of activity today so no need to look through peoples windows - as Ian reckons!! Think the height helped with the counts.

Redwing 464 west
Blackbird west
Starling 59 west
Woodpigeon 97 west
Lapwing 22 West ( 2 high over flat and a distant flock)
GSW west
Chaffinch 14 west
Siskin (H)
Dunnock 5 NW right over flat - bizarre!
Swallow 2 SW
Alba Wag 7 SW

Peregrine male - stooped at something right over flat and seen a further 3 times - this is the bird seen at heaton park yesterday.


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Pinkfeet 38 East
Cormorant NE
Siskin 5 west

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Tufted duck 4 west over this morning

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56 Swallow SW over the apartment this afternoon in 3 groups

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9/9 7-8.30am

Pinkfeet 6 East @7.30am
Meadow Pipit 54 S-SW
Swallow 33 south
Sand Martin 2 south
Jay 4 west
Goldfinch 8 west
Cormorant NE

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23/8

LITTLE EGRET east 8.30am

Was just having a brew whilst doing some casual watching for visable migration when spotted this little beauty flying right over.

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Swift 4
Spahawk 3 different birds
Swallow 29 west
House Martin 19 sw
Also 3 painted lady

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1700-1900

Steady stream of BHG's south tonight 507 in total with 3 Common Gull and 107 Swift taking the same route

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16.00 - 18.00

Swift 250 SW
House martin 15 SW
Sand Martin 2 SW
Swallow 9 SW

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Curlew SW @ 21.55 on the edge of a thunderstorm this eve

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Redwing calls heard over at 23.25 this eve

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Sparrowhawk being seen daily from the apartment.

Buzzard was noted 12/3

10 Redwing west 13/3.

Got up early today to see what spring vis mig was like managed an hour before having to go back to bed (taking strong pain killers at moment which are knocking me out)

16/3 7-8am

Lapwing 2 West
Starling 33 East in 2 high groups
Mpipit 7 high North
Pied Wag 2 NW
Woodpigeon 26 North
Greenfinch 6 East + 2 doing display flight
Sparrowhawk 2 East

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Single Siskin SW this am

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