PEREGRINE back on the 'Beyond' building this morning, not seen it in the last 3 days.

A great spotted woodpecker flew directly over my place of work on Broadway as I just finished at 1pm today, also 9 Canada geese as I watched the woodpecker fly over.
There has been a gathering of starlings around Trafford park recently, they are enjoying the berries on the Rowan trees, the flocks seem to be from as little as around 50 but yesterday I watched a large flock go over my works whilst on my break, they did a murmeration as they passed over, this flock contained at least 700 birds & they headed in the direction of the Trafford centre.

A good morning for Birds of Prey over the 'BEYOND' building, Peregrine turned up late morning on its usual perch and also Hobby, Kestrel and Buzzard over.

Back on the B of Beyond (N/E side - facing Trafford Centre) at 2.50pm this afternoon.

-- Edited by Robert Farmer on Saturday 31st of July 2021 06:10:37 PM

Peregrine perched on the roof of Beyond just now.

Peregrine on the 'Beyond' building this morning next to The Trafford Centre.

At least 25 swifts whizzing around fairly low over b&q car park around 2.30pm.

1:30pm 

Whitethroat calling loudly from the bushes of Cosentino on Guinness rd 

1:35pm two buzzard's and an adult female peregrine having a violent altercation above the gates to Cargill on Guinness rd. At one point the peregrine managed to bring one of the buzzard's down to about 5 feet off the ground into the middle of Guinness rd where they were both nearly hit by passing vehicles!! Luckily (with possibly me disturbing them as I was trying to film them on my phone) they let go of each other and flew away. 

Peregrine currently sitting on 'BEYOND' overlooking motorway.

Quick wander around the Ecology Park as I was passing.

1 Chiffchaff singing
2 Bullfinch (pair)
2 Teal (pair)
1 Buzzard
1 Lesser Black Backed Gull
6 Canada Goose
7 Coot
4 Moorhen
2 Mallard
1 Fox

Peregrine hunting around 'Beyond' building this morning, also a steady movement of Woodpigeon earlier, 150 over in 15 minutes.
20 Geese high up, looked like Pink-footed Geese over west.

2 Peregrine sitting on the 'Beyond' letters or on top of the building during the morning also 25 Lapwing over.

Hi martin, I have reason to believe that this bird is one of the media city pair & possibly the female but I still could be wrong. Definitely not the media city male as he has a longer than average bill & this bird on the tower, which I have been seeing a lot of lately looks like a bigger female.
The 3rd peregrine you have seen may be this one in the photo attached which I have seen lately hanging around, a much younger bird.

2 Peregrine still around the 'BEYOND' building or adjacent pylons this morning.

That I imagine is Pablo, escaped from Sale over the weekend.. lol

Peregrine falcon still continues to show on my way home from work just after 2pm whilst driving down Trafford park road monday, Tuesday & today. I paid a brief visit on sunday afternoon & got some distant photos. I do believe this now could well be one of the media city pair.
Also today a buzzard was being mobbed by 3 crows over the ecology park.

Just for the record as it's actually out of Trafford Park in Davyhulme but a Peregrine that I assume is one of these has over the weekend and also today been hunting over the Davyhulme Millennium Nature Reserve - a spectacular dive earlier saw it take a Wood Pigeon, the speed was simply breath taking  

Saturday 23.1.20

2 Peregrines sat on pylon in front of the golf centre, male on the top strut and presumed female sat well in towards the main body of pylon. Not much action in the hour I was there , viewed from Beyond.

Sunday 24.1.20

2 Peregrines sat on same pylon, then the male started hunting the local pigeons with 1 near miss viewed from Beyond, had a wander round to the car park of the golf centre , male by this stage was sat on the B of Beyond and the female atop the Pylon. Then she started calling and to our surprise there was another male sat on the E also, this one then got escorted away over towards the Trafford Centre by the male , whilst the female started to hunt the pigeons also, couple of near misses and when I left she was sat in the snow on the roof of Beyond.

A quick mooch around the carpark at Beyond showed what looked like leg rings of Pigeons, feathers from a variety of birds looked like Blackbirds Pigeons and Rink Necked Parakeets, wings off what appeared to be a Jackdaw and then there were bits of flesh lying around as well..
Under the pylon much the same apart from a couple legs

Old Park Lane and the Trafford Way 14:25 - 15:10 (the far point on an exercise walk to the Trafford Centre and back)

• Black-headed Gull 30 overhead
• Blue Tit 1
• Bullfinch 3
• Carrion Crow 5
• Dunnock 1
• Great Tit 1
• Jackdaw 5
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 overhead
• Magpie 10
• Peregrine 1
• Pied Wagtail 6
• Robin 1
• Woodpigeon 2

The peregrine was perched atop Beyond, best seen from the Trafford Way near the cycle shop. By the way it was mantling it had obviously caught something, by the size it was more likely a thrush or blackbird rather than a pigeon.

The bullfinches -- two females and a male -- were feeding on the brambles by the Castle In The Air's car park.

-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Friday 15th of January 2021 10:04:05 PM

2 Peregrine on BEYOND again today, also found a dead Ring-necked Parakeet on the banks of the canal looked as if it was shot.

11,30am

As I was delivering to one of the service yards at the Trafford Centre, had an adult Peregrine flying around low above me, being very vocal whilst squabbling with a black-headed gull. 

Both peregrine Falcons perched on BEYOND near the Trafford centre just after 11am this morning. The male was having a bit of a fly around landing on a nearby pylon then back on beyond then off again out of view.
A kestrel was flying around the Trafford centre & the BMW showroom also.

2 peregrine Falcons perched on the BEYOND building near the Trafford centre this morning from 11am.
I can confirm that these peregrines are not from media city.