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Ivan Ellison


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Where is that church Martin?

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3,40pm A Peregrine was sat on one of the spires of St Thomas & St John's Church preening itself as I drove past. 



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A mixed thrush flock near the tram station, estimate about a dozen redwings, half that of song thrush and about 3 or 4 mistle thrush plus a 1st winter male sparrowhawk dispersed the flock but it had an unfortunate bad right leg.

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Radcliffe Ees this afternoon -

12 Gadwall on the lodge

2 Woodcock

 



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Originally posted today by Peter Johnson:

On the Radcliffe/Whitefield border

I have been monitoring the Jackdaws in this area for around fifteen years. Numbers have been steadily increasing, up from a few hundred in the early days to around approximately five thousand today, with quite large numbers coming in from the Ramsbottom and Tottington areas. Birds start arriving in early September, building up to larger numbers as time passes. They then start dispersing around March. I watch them most evenings. It's an amazing nightly spectacle.



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An awesome sight of 300 jackdaws roosting around close park. Ta!

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On the River Irwell this afternoon adjacent Close Park -

3 Little Egret

2 Siskin



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My 1st pink footed goose this autumn as a flock of about 60 just flew over near the tram station. Also noteworthy is I've noticed the jackdaws are now flocking in ever increasing numbers for roosting in the evenings (usually in close park). Ta!

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On the Irwell today -

Ring necked Parakeet over

Green Sandpiper

4 Goosander

19 Teal

Little Grebe

2 Kingfisher



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On the Irwell this morning -

Green Sandpiper (presumably the same bird I saw yesterday)

Tufted Duck with 5 large young

Kingfisher

3 Cormorant

6 Grey Heron

Sparrowhawk

Great Spotted Woodpecker

5 Goosander

Pheasant

Moorhen

4 Grey Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Buzzard

 

The river is vibrant and teeming with small fish. A far cry from the 60's when the Irwell was one of the most polluted rivers in Europe.



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Green Sandpiper on the Irwell this evening.



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River Irwell behind Close Park this evening -

2 Buzzard

3 Kingfisher

4 Goosander



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River Irwell behind Close Park this morning -

A Hobby chasing Sand Martins

Kingfisher

Dipper

7 Goosander



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River Irwell this afternoon -

Kingfisher

Dipper

7 Goosander

Common Sandpiper

2 young Sand Martins peeping out of a nest hole

 



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A Common buzzard seen flying around over Bury road area this morning, with the sun on it and blue sky behind it for at least a good few minutes- Beautiful!!!

-- Edited by Richard Thew on Tuesday 19th of June 2018 03:00:43 PM

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Common buzzard seen flying over near to the Withins Lane area with 100 odd jackdaws flying a little higher up both heading roughly in the close park direction.

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Jackdaws are gathering in increasingly bigger numbers around the close park area. At least 200 at the moment I spotted this evening.
Ta!!

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Circa 40 Pink-footed Geese at 09:15 over Close Park heading South East.



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Yesterday evening a single curlew flew over Dumers Lane whilst calling heading in the direction South West (towards the tram station area). Ta!

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I have been watching an adult Dipper feeding two fledged juveniles this afternoon on the River Irwell. Could this indicate it's not as polluted as first thought?

 



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Little Egret in horse field off Bury Road at 14:15.

 

 



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3 Buzzard circling over our house next to Close Park at 13:10.



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13 Whooper Swan over Close Park, Radcliffe at 8:56 heading north east.



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On my way to work this morning i heard a yellow browed warbler call from the trees twice near withins lane but unfortunately I didn't have the time to pursue it properly. It was with a few mixed coal tits etc. Sadly, there is no further sign since I got back. Other birds in the area including a kingfisher, a flock of long tailed tits and 2-3 goldcrest near crow trees farm.

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An unusually tame adult lesser black backed gull was seen picking up bits of food dropped by school kids outside Radcliffe hall. Must have come from a seaside resort of sorts somewhere possibly?

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Osprey seen from my front garden at 1.30 p.m. today flying Southbiggrin.
Cheers Ian

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Red Kite9.05 flying South this morning
smile.
Cheers Ian

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Kingfisher flew over Bury road at 5:55 pm near petrol station heading in the general direction towards the canal. He looked totally out of place flying over streets and buildings. I can only assume he was on migration as there are no suitable water areas immediately nearby, plus he was about 2-3 stories high.

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Hobby just flown over Ainsworth Road at 10.25 a.m. heading West.
Cheers Ian

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A tip off thanks to a freind of mine. The drake (male) mandarin duck has been found again. He is currently on Bolton/bury canal near cams lane area but on the radcliffe side of the bridge.he has a mallard mate with him and is making sure the other mallard drakes don't get near her.

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Simon Johnson wrote:

Hi Adrian,

Was it a male Merlin?




Female...flew from fields on my right over tow path and over the sheep field.

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Hi Adrian,

Was it a male Merlin?

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Merlin quartering fields. Viewed from the canal tow path leading to, but well before, Old Hall Farm.

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Large flock of jackdaws have been flying over my house over most of winter heading to Close Park. I estimate about 200. Likely to the roost I saw last month just behind the church. I suspect it will be the same flock I read about flying over elton in another post? So nice to see in the evening.

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Originally posted today by Richard Thew:

Ah, this will do nicely to report a very large roost of jackdaws near close park, Radcliffe, behind the church and Rectory Close. Must have been at least 400.

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Mandarin on the canal near foot bridge on canal this evening
and on returning home about 21:15 hours a single Ring necked parakeet flew over heading east towards Sunnybank
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Its on the canal today in the vicinity of Scotsman Fold. Its a different bird to the one that was at moses with a different coloured ring on its legs.

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Male Mandarin near the green footbridge on the canal. Apparently it's been there for at least two weeks. I haven't seen it but I was sent a photo of it taken today.

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Peter Johnson


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Female Peregrine circling over our house this morning.

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30 Redwing feeding in bushes at Radcliffe met stop

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10 Swift over our house at 11:45 this morning.

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