Sat 17th Aug - 3 then 4 over the Carousel pub, South Reddish pm
Sun 18th Aug - 2 over Mums house, Dane Bank am - 4 over Barlow Lane, Levenshulme pm
Mon 19th Aug - 2 singles then 3 over Reddish works yard am
Weds 20th Aug - 1 then 2 over Reddish works yard am
Sat 23rd Aug - 5 over Reddish Bridge at Debdale Park am
Mon 9th September - 14 and then 25+ over Houldsworth Square teatime
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Sep 9 10:34 AM, 2024
Originally posted today by Ian Yeomans:
Very large dispersal this morning 7.35am to 7.45am, more than a dozen groups of 4 to 9 birds and 2 large flocks of 40+ plus 1 flock of 50+ birds. Originating east of Hulme Asda and moving West and north west.
Keith Rowland said
Wed Sep 4 10:21 PM, 2024
A flock of 15 over the Cygnet Hosptial, Bury this evening @18:45
Tim Pears said
Wed Sep 4 7:37 PM, 2024
2 over Clayton Playing Fields, Royton at about 9.50am. Flying towards Chadderton. Only the second and third Ive seen over Royton.
Dave Thacker said
Wed Sep 4 4:43 PM, 2024
A flock of 31 over Liverpool Street in Salford this morning at 6.50am
peteholmes said
Wed Sep 4 3:57 PM, 2024
Parakeet on my feeders in Rosehill Marple, today, first time for over a year.
Steven Heywood said
Sat Aug 24 7:36 PM, 2024
A flock of seventeen flew down Derbyshire Lane in Stretford just now.
Rob Creek said
Wed Jun 26 10:57 AM, 2024
Birds seen all over the place this last week or so.
Sat 15th - 1 over Redgate Recycling, Gorton - 3 at Reddish Bridge near Debdale entrance - 2 then 1 over Mcr Girls school football park Burnage - 2 over Next on Ashton Snipe Ret Pk - 2 over Mums garden, Dane Bank
Sunday 16th - 1 over Mums garden early doors - 2 over Barlow Rd, Leverhulme - 1 over Mount Road, Belle Vue - 2 over Reddish Bridge, Debdale Pk
Mon 17th - 3 singles over Reddish works yard am - 2 over Longford Rd, Reddish - 3 flying around Greenbank Park, Levenshulme, pm
Tues 18th - 2 over A6 Levenshulme early am - 2 over Reddish works yard am
Thurs 20th - 2 over Windmill Pub in Dane Bank early am - 3 over Thornley Lane in Dane Bank early am - 2 over Reddish Lane towards Dane Bank (All probably heading towards my brothers garden)
Sat 22nd - 3 over Hulme Rd, Dane Bank early am - 2 over Fallowfield Ret Pk mid morning - 2 hanging around Errwood Rd, Burnage late morning
Sun 23rd - 3 singles over Mums garden Dane Bank
Mon 24th - 1 over Reddish works yard am - 2 over Belle Vue Basketball performance ctr, Gorton
Tues 25th - 2 over Barlow Rd, Levenshulme pm
Rob Creek said
Sat Jun 15 9:48 AM, 2024
Fri 14th June
- c15 over Stanley Grove, Belle Vue, towards Longsight late evening on my way back from ASDA
Steven Heywood said
Fri Jun 7 5:15 PM, 2024
Two juveniles flying with half a dozen adults over Kenworthy Woods at 15:30
Rob Creek said
Tue Jun 4 1:28 AM, 2024
4 singles over Mums house in Dane Bank on Sunday afternoon. 2 singles over today.
Rob Creek said
Mon May 27 9:39 AM, 2024
Thurs 23rd May - 2 singles over The Carousel, South Reddish at teatime
Fri 24th - 2 in trees just beyond & a single over Mums Dane Bank garden, mid aft. - 1 over Redgate Recycling, Gorton, mid aft. - 2 over Levenshulme end of Fallowfield loop path late aft - 1 over Mount Rd, Levenshulme end early evening
Sat 25th May - 2 again in trees just beyond Mums Dane Bank garden am. - group of 3 then 2 singles over Barlow Rd, Levenshulme late am. - nothing seen for a couple of hours whilst United battered City but at least 3 singles heard over Michelles house, Levenshulme.
Sun 26th May - 3 singles over Mums Dane Bank garden am. - 1 over ASDA Longsight at lunchtime
Jim Nisbet said
Mon May 27 8:52 AM, 2024
Three ring necked parakeets Longsight harwood over cemetery(Methodist) 0845
Ben Hall said
Thu May 23 9:15 AM, 2024
Slightly late with these, but in the last month or so evidence to suggest their range is expanding Northwards. I've seen 3 in Middleton at Limefield Playing Fields and one flying over the Nuttall Lane area of Ramsbottom.
-- Edited by Ben Hall on Thursday 23rd of May 2024 09:16:01 AM
Rob Creek said
Fri May 17 7:32 PM, 2024
Thurs 16th May. 3 in Poplars just beyond back garden in Dane Bank, possibly same 3 in same trees early morning today, but flew off towards Denton Golf Club / Manchester Rd
colin davies said
Fri May 17 6:35 PM, 2024
Single bird flew over the back garden in Lowton this morning, heading towards nearby Pennington Flash boat club.
Rob Creek said
Sat May 4 5:11 PM, 2024
2 flying round Greenbank Park, Levenshulme, but in the last minute or so have flown off towards Levenshulme centre / Fallowfield
Rob Creek said
Fri May 3 6:17 PM, 2024
Tues 30th April - 3 over Redgate Recycling in Gorton am.
Fri 3rd May - 2 over Reddish works yard am
Rob Creek said
Sun Apr 14 11:05 PM, 2024
Weds 10th April - 2 over Reddish works yard (am) - 1 over Houldsworth Square towards Reddish Vale
Thurs 11th April - 2 over Reddish works yard (am) - 1 over Reddish Lane - 1 over Mums house in Dane Bank at teatime
Fri 12th April - 1 over Reddish works yard - 1 over MacDonalds Debdale - 1 flying round Greenbank Park, Levenshulme
Sat 13th April - 1 over mums house in Dane Bank whilst I was in the greenhouse - 1 over Windmill Lane over the M60, Dane Bank
Rob Creek said
Sun Mar 31 6:24 PM, 2024
Also had 3 over Reddish works yard on Tuesday morning
Rob Creek said
Sun Mar 31 6:16 PM, 2024
- Group of 12 over Reddish Lane near small ASDA Tuesday morning
- Group of 7 over Windmill pub in Dane Bank Tuesday afternoon
- Group of 5 over Reddish works yard on Thursday morning
- 15 minimum in my brothers garden on Saturday afternoon, 7 on the feeders with at least 8 in the nearby tree waiting their turn
Zoe Barrett said
Sun Feb 18 10:23 PM, 2024
5 Parakeets seen in Kersal Dale today opposite the river Irwell in Salford.
At dusk I saw 23 parakeets in trees opposite Salford uni on the bend of the River Irwell. Never seen so many here before.
Karen Foulkes said
Sun Feb 18 4:46 PM, 2024
A rather noisy bird was sat opposite the house earlier this afternoon. It then relocated to a neighbour's garden where it continued calling before flying away.
Chris Porter said
Wed Feb 7 11:38 AM, 2024
One on my bird feeders yesterday - first I've seen in the (Old Trafford) garden - plenty heard and seen flying over, but this is first that I've seen landed in the garden.
Rob Creek said
Tue Feb 6 4:58 PM, 2024
Curiously no singles but a few pairs and groups seen past few days.
Thurs 1st Feb. - 8 over Reddish Bridge / Debdale Park, pm.
Fri 2nd Feb. - 5 over Redgate Recycling, Gorton, pm.
Sat 3rd Feb. - 7 over Barlow Rd / Greenbank Park, Levenshulme, am. - 2 over Mums house, Dane Bank, midday.
Sun 4th Feb. - 3 over Denton Golf Club towards Debdale, late am.
Colin Broadhurst said
Mon Feb 5 6:13 PM, 2024
At least 9 @ Dunham Massey NT this afternoon
Karen Foulkes said
Sun Feb 4 8:10 PM, 2024
Two flew over the back garden this morning.
Also, a single bird seen from the lounge window on Wednesday morning.
Rob Creek said
Sun Jan 14 9:40 AM, 2024
- None over work in Reddish recently, very quiet.
- c10-15 over Peel Centre Ret Pk, Stockport (Sun 7th Jan)
- My brother had 20+ in his Dane Bank garden on more than one occasion in the last couple of weeks
Derek Richardson said
Sat Jan 13 4:01 PM, 2024
2 feeding near Elton reservoir Bury 13/1/24 @ 10.30am.
Steven Heywood said
Sat Jan 13 3:51 PM, 2024
19 in the roost in Ivy Green, Chorlton 15:45 with more heading that way later.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jan 13 10:39 AM, 2024
Three flew east over my Astley garden around mid-afternoon yesterday.
Mark Jarrett said
Sun Jan 7 2:55 PM, 2024
A minimum of three at Dunham Massey, late morning today, within the National Trust trails/gardens.
Tony Hill said
Sun Jan 7 11:16 AM, 2024
Three were flying over Blackleach Reservoir at 9.40am, heading West toward Walkden Town Centre.
Stuart Pike said
Wed Dec 27 10:07 AM, 2023
There have been a few flying over the gardens in area where Mottram Old Road turns into Stocks Lane in Stalybridge through December. I saw 6 fly over a couple of weeks ago and have heard them / briefly glimpsed birds 3 or 4 times since.
Steven Heywood said
Tue Dec 26 6:26 PM, 2023
Urmston/Stretford this afternoon: 3 at Cob Kiln Wood; 4 at Kickety Brook LNR including a pair checking out the new holes provided by recent storms; 6 flying in to roost at Stretford Meadows.
Andy Bissitt said
Tue Dec 12 8:13 PM, 2023
A flock of 19-20 flew just a few meters above my head as I stood on Hilltop, Romiley at 3:30 pm. I watched them into the distance where they appeared to drop down into the Bredbury Industrial estate. Maybe a roost there?
Rob Creek said
Fri Dec 8 8:55 PM, 2023
Thurs 7th Dec - 2 over Reddish works yard am - 6 over Heaton Moor Rd / A6 Stockport am
Fri 8th Dec - 15-20 tight flock over the Apollo in Ardwick towards Ancoats approx 8.15am
Martin Loftus said
Thu Dec 7 3:03 PM, 2023
One flying around the Hough Hill Road area, of Stalybridge this afternoon.
Rob Creek said
Sun Dec 3 11:04 PM, 2023
Fri 1st Dec - 6 over Reddish works yard p.m.
Sat 2nd Dec - 1 over Mount Rd, Levenshulme, late morning - 1 over Mums house, Dane Bank, early afternoon - 1 over Snipe Retail Park, Ashton U Lyne, late afternoon
Sun 3rd Dec - 2 over Mums house in a Dane Bank, mid morning - 1 over Matalan Stockport early afternoon, more calling but not seen
Rob Creek said
Tue Nov 28 11:19 PM, 2023
Sat 25th Nov - 2 in trees near little ASDA, Reddish Lane - Debdale Park end
Mon 27th Nov - 1 over Windmill Pub in Dane Bank just before 8am - 2 over Reddish works yard towards Dane Bank mid morning - 1 over Reddish Bridge at Debdale Park early afternoon
Dave Thacker said
Tue Nov 28 7:12 PM, 2023
11 over the EMR Recycling plant on Liverpool Street Salford at 10.25 this morning. Another 5 at 12.45pm flying over Hope Street Salford.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Nov 28 11:34 AM, 2023
Yesterday afternoon two flew low NW over Green Avenue, Astley.
At 11:30 today a very noisy four were in trees by Sale Sharks Training Ground off Carrington Lane, Carrington.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Nov 17 5:24 PM, 2023
Four flew low east over the road in between the AJBell Stadium and new lifting bridge over the Ship Canal, Salford, heading towards Sale at 3:35pm this afternoon.
David Pierce said
Fri Nov 17 9:42 AM, 2023
Three then two over my house next to the Wood Lane/Middlewood Way car park in Marple this morning.
Rob Creek said
Mon Nov 13 5:41 PM, 2023
Mon 6th Nov 3 over Reddish works yard am 2 in works yard tree am
Tues 7th Nov 1 over Reddish works yard 1 over Station Rd, Reddish towards Dane Bank 2 over Reddish Bridge am
Fri 10th Nov 2 over the Windmill pub, Dane Bank, am 5 over Reddish works yard am 2 over Reddish works yard pm
Sat 11th Nov 2 in tree outside little ASDA Reddish lunchtime
Dave Thacker said
Mon Nov 13 9:06 AM, 2023
A flock of 32 very vocal Ring-necked Parakeets over Liverpool Street Salford this morning near the Arnold Clark garage. It is the largest flock that I have seen in this area.
Ian Yeomans said
Mon Nov 13 8:33 AM, 2023
Flock of 16 flying E to W just South of Hulme Garden Centre at 7.55am. Followed by a loose group of around 25 at 8.00am. 2 flew across the Garden Centre SW to NE at 8.15am, first time Ive seen that route.
Sat 17th Aug
- 3 then 4 over the Carousel pub, South Reddish pm
Sun 18th Aug
- 2 over Mums house, Dane Bank am
- 4 over Barlow Lane, Levenshulme pm
Mon 19th Aug
- 2 singles then 3 over Reddish works yard am
Weds 20th Aug
- 1 then 2 over Reddish works yard am
Sat 23rd Aug
- 5 over Reddish Bridge at Debdale Park am
Mon 9th September
- 14 and then 25+ over Houldsworth Square teatime
Originally posted today by Ian Yeomans:
Very large dispersal this morning 7.35am to 7.45am, more than a dozen groups of 4 to 9 birds and 2 large flocks of 40+ plus 1 flock of 50+ birds. Originating east of Hulme Asda and moving West and north west.
A flock of 31 over Liverpool Street in Salford this morning at 6.50am
Sat 15th
- 1 over Redgate Recycling, Gorton
- 3 at Reddish Bridge near Debdale entrance
- 2 then 1 over Mcr Girls school football park Burnage
- 2 over Next on Ashton Snipe Ret Pk
- 2 over Mums garden, Dane Bank
Sunday 16th
- 1 over Mums garden early doors
- 2 over Barlow Rd, Leverhulme
- 1 over Mount Road, Belle Vue
- 2 over Reddish Bridge, Debdale Pk
Mon 17th
- 3 singles over Reddish works yard am
- 2 over Longford Rd, Reddish
- 3 flying around Greenbank Park, Levenshulme, pm
Tues 18th
- 2 over A6 Levenshulme early am
- 2 over Reddish works yard am
Thurs 20th
- 2 over Windmill Pub in Dane Bank early am
- 3 over Thornley Lane in Dane Bank early am
- 2 over Reddish Lane towards Dane Bank
(All probably heading towards my brothers garden)
Sat 22nd
- 3 over Hulme Rd, Dane Bank early am
- 2 over Fallowfield Ret Pk mid morning
- 2 hanging around Errwood Rd, Burnage late morning
Sun 23rd
- 3 singles over Mums garden Dane Bank
Mon 24th
- 1 over Reddish works yard am
- 2 over Belle Vue Basketball performance ctr, Gorton
Tues 25th
- 2 over Barlow Rd, Levenshulme pm
- c15 over Stanley Grove, Belle Vue, towards Longsight late evening on my way back from ASDA
2 singles over today.
- 2 singles over The Carousel, South Reddish at teatime
Fri 24th
- 2 in trees just beyond & a single over Mums Dane Bank garden, mid aft.
- 1 over Redgate Recycling, Gorton, mid aft.
- 2 over Levenshulme end of Fallowfield loop path late aft
- 1 over Mount Rd, Levenshulme end early evening
Sat 25th May
- 2 again in trees just beyond Mums Dane Bank garden am.
- group of 3 then 2 singles over Barlow Rd, Levenshulme late am.
- nothing seen for a couple of hours whilst United battered City but at least 3 singles heard over Michelles house, Levenshulme.
Sun 26th May
- 3 singles over Mums Dane Bank garden am.
- 1 over ASDA Longsight at lunchtime
Three ring necked parakeets Longsight harwood over cemetery(Methodist) 0845
Slightly late with these, but in the last month or so evidence to suggest their range is expanding Northwards. I've seen 3 in Middleton at Limefield Playing Fields and one flying over the Nuttall Lane area of Ramsbottom.
-- Edited by Ben Hall on Thursday 23rd of May 2024 09:16:01 AM
3 in Poplars just beyond back garden in Dane Bank, possibly same 3 in same trees early morning today, but flew off towards Denton Golf Club / Manchester Rd
Single bird flew over the back garden in Lowton this morning, heading towards nearby Pennington Flash boat club.
- 3 over Redgate Recycling in Gorton am.
Fri 3rd May
- 2 over Reddish works yard am
- 2 over Reddish works yard (am)
- 1 over Houldsworth Square towards Reddish Vale
Thurs 11th April
- 2 over Reddish works yard (am)
- 1 over Reddish Lane
- 1 over Mums house in Dane Bank at teatime
Fri 12th April
- 1 over Reddish works yard
- 1 over MacDonalds Debdale
- 1 flying round Greenbank Park, Levenshulme
Sat 13th April
- 1 over mums house in Dane Bank whilst I was in the greenhouse
- 1 over Windmill Lane over the M60, Dane Bank
- Group of 7 over Windmill pub in Dane Bank Tuesday afternoon
- Group of 5 over Reddish works yard on Thursday morning
- 15 minimum in my brothers garden on Saturday afternoon, 7 on the feeders with at least 8 in the nearby tree waiting their turn
Thurs 1st Feb.
- 8 over Reddish Bridge / Debdale Park, pm.
Fri 2nd Feb.
- 5 over Redgate Recycling, Gorton, pm.
Sat 3rd Feb.
- 7 over Barlow Rd / Greenbank Park, Levenshulme, am.
- 2 over Mums house, Dane Bank, midday.
Sun 4th Feb.
- 3 over Denton Golf Club towards Debdale, late am.
At least 9 @ Dunham Massey NT this afternoon
Also, a single bird seen from the lounge window on Wednesday morning.
- c10-15 over Peel Centre Ret Pk, Stockport (Sun 7th Jan)
- My brother had 20+ in his Dane Bank garden on more than one occasion in the last couple of weeks
Three flew east over my Astley garden around mid-afternoon yesterday.
A flock of 19-20 flew just a few meters above my head as I stood on Hilltop, Romiley at 3:30 pm. I watched them into the distance where they appeared to drop down into the Bredbury Industrial estate. Maybe a roost there?
- 2 over Reddish works yard am
- 6 over Heaton Moor Rd / A6 Stockport am
Fri 8th Dec
- 15-20 tight flock over the Apollo in Ardwick towards Ancoats approx 8.15am
One flying around the Hough Hill Road area, of Stalybridge this afternoon.
- 6 over Reddish works yard p.m.
Sat 2nd Dec
- 1 over Mount Rd, Levenshulme, late morning
- 1 over Mums house, Dane Bank, early afternoon
- 1 over Snipe Retail Park, Ashton U Lyne, late afternoon
Sun 3rd Dec
- 2 over Mums house in a Dane Bank, mid morning
- 1 over Matalan Stockport early afternoon, more calling but not seen
- 2 in trees near little ASDA, Reddish Lane - Debdale Park end
Mon 27th Nov
- 1 over Windmill Pub in Dane Bank just before 8am
- 2 over Reddish works yard towards Dane Bank mid morning
- 1 over Reddish Bridge at Debdale Park early afternoon
Yesterday afternoon two flew low NW over Green Avenue, Astley.
At 11:30 today a very noisy four were in trees by Sale Sharks Training Ground off Carrington Lane, Carrington.
Four flew low east over the road in between the AJBell Stadium and new lifting bridge over the Ship Canal, Salford, heading towards Sale at 3:35pm this afternoon.
Three then two over my house next to the Wood Lane/Middlewood Way car park in Marple this morning.
3 over Reddish works yard am
2 in works yard tree am
Tues 7th Nov
1 over Reddish works yard
1 over Station Rd, Reddish towards Dane Bank
2 over Reddish Bridge am
Fri 10th Nov
2 over the Windmill pub, Dane Bank, am
5 over Reddish works yard am
2 over Reddish works yard pm
Sat 11th Nov
2 in tree outside little ASDA Reddish lunchtime
A flock of 32 very vocal Ring-necked Parakeets over Liverpool Street Salford this morning near the Arnold Clark garage. It is the largest flock that I have seen in this area.
2 flew across the Garden Centre SW to NE at 8.15am, first time Ive seen that route.