23/11/16, 8.55am 56 canada geese flew over St Peter's school playground heading low towards Portland Basin.
Rachael Hill said
Fri Oct 28 12:12 PM, 2016
27/10/16 Approx 80 starlings flocking across the back of the houses been mobbed by 3 crows, really fascinating
Rachael Hill said
Fri Sep 16 2:04 PM, 2016
West End, 9.40am. 40+ goldfinches flocking in trees and to feeders in my front garden. Never seen that many here, amazing
Rachael Hill said
Fri Sep 16 2:03 PM, 2016
Wednesday 14/9/16 7pm Cavendish Mill/canal kestrel dropped a very lucky bird after scaring a grey heron into flight, nearly causing a mid air collision along with a carrion crow and black headed gulls. Very comical!
Simon Warford said
Thu Aug 11 12:02 AM, 2016
Yesterday, mid-afternoon, a Hobby flew over the M60, by junction 23.
Rachael Hill said
Wed Jan 27 6:13 PM, 2016
25/1/16, 3.25pm Mute swan flew over playground (St Peter's Ashton) heading towards Audenshaw.
Rachael Hill said
Fri Apr 17 7:09 PM, 2015
13/4/15 cormorant flew over house (West End Ashton) heading towards Ashton Moss
Rachael Hill said
Sat Mar 21 9:17 AM, 2015
Wed 18/3/15 8.30am Grey Heron flew over house (West End Ashton)
Tues 17/3/15 8.55 Grey Heron flew over St Peter's playground, West End Ashton
Thurs 12/3/15 3.30pm Buzzard flew over St Peter's pllayground, West End Ashton
Gary Crowder said
Thu Sep 11 1:30 PM, 2014
Probably a Mute Swan that flew off from Audenshaw Reservoirs just before 8 am Rachel and seemed to be heading towards Ashton Moss
Rachael Hill said
Thu Sep 11 12:38 PM, 2014
8am 11/09/2014
swam (mute?) flew low over our house, West End Ashton in a curved direction towards the Moss
FayeRedfearn said
Mon Jul 14 7:21 PM, 2014
A 10 minute stroll with the dog I saw house sparrows, blackbirds, magpies, goldfinches, blue tits, chaffinches, dunnocks and swifts.
Many thanks
Faye
FayeRedfearn said
Mon Jul 14 4:28 PM, 2014
Monday 14th July 2014 08:20-08:30
I saw dozens of swifts and swallows near cherry avenue.
Rachael Hill said
Mon Jul 14 8:04 AM, 2014
Thurs 10/7/14 midday. buzzard mobbed by kestrel high over my house (West End Ashton) heading towards Portland basin/river
FayeRedfearn said
Sun Jul 13 5:49 PM, 2014
Old railway and limehurst fields
Blackbird Wren Magpie Jay Carrion crow Jackdaw Swifts Chiffchaff and dozens of swallows and goldfinches
John Taylor said
Thu Feb 6 4:50 PM, 2014
Buzzard over town center at dinner time today.
John Taylor said
Tue Nov 5 3:05 AM, 2013
Buzzard over Town Hall around 10am today
FayeRedfearn said
Tue Oct 8 3:21 AM, 2013
Heard the Female Tawny Owl at 06:30hrs and also 2 Pied Wagtails at 07:00hrs.
Alan Turner said
Sun Dec 9 3:10 AM, 2012
Buzzard perched at start of M60 at Ashton slipway.
Rachael Hill said
Sun May 8 7:49 PM, 2011
Spotted my first swifts flying high over the house... it's officially summer
Rachael Hill said
Sat Apr 16 9:06 PM, 2011
14.30, Stalybridge tip- about 10+ sand martins over river tame, first for me this year
Today on allotment, Audenshaw, we had blue tit in nest box that we've only very recently put up sparrowhawk flew overhead
Yesterday kestrel flew over house, ashton
Rachael Hill said
Sun Mar 6 1:27 PM, 2011
9.10am Sat 5/3/11 Buzzard circling over Hill's Biscuits, Smith Street
Rachael Hill said
Sun Oct 31 9:52 PM, 2010
On Friday 29th Oct, 3.30pm sparrowhawk & carrion crow had a clash above my garden, crow did a somersault sqwarking loudly not expecting the sparrowhawk to retaliate
Rachael Hill said
Mon Sep 6 1:37 PM, 2010
Seen sparrowhawk fly over my house twice in past two days. Noticed starlings gathering in flocks. Will have to see if they start swarming over Denton Golf Course in the evenings- if anyone notices this please let me know the time. Cheers
Rachael Hill said
Fri May 7 4:38 PM, 2010
Thursday 15.35 Common buzzard mobbed by crow, heading across West End Ashton towards Portland Basin
Alan Turner said
Wed May 5 4:43 PM, 2010
Wednesday 05/05/10 14.30
Common Buzzard M 60 just west of garden centre.
Rachael Hill said
Mon May 3 9:25 AM, 2010
Only if you parked it in Tameside- I'd even do a cartwheel for an Alpine here
Phil Owen said
Sun May 2 10:15 PM, 2010
You can come and clean my car as long as you bring an Alpine Swift with you!!
Rachael Hill said
Sun May 2 9:40 PM, 2010
4pm 3 swifts flew over house (made cleaning car worth while) Its officially SUMMER!!! Rae
Alan Turner said
Sat Mar 20 9:59 AM, 2010
Broadoak area, 03.00 hours, Saturday.
Tawny owl calling/screeching from next door's TV aerial.
-- Edited by Alan Turner on Saturday 20th of March 2010 10:00:23 AM
Rachael Hill said
Wed Mar 17 2:55 PM, 2010
14.20 Sparrowhawk above St Peter's Church, flew in higher circles over west end. No 58
Rachael Hill said
Mon Mar 8 5:16 PM, 2010
14.40 West End Ashton Kestrel circling over mill today, not seen it for ages
Rachael Hill said
Wed Feb 24 2:38 PM, 2010
Around about West End this morning, nice range of birds & a lot of singing 2 grey herons flying over towards Portland Basin starlings mistle thrush robin house sparrows carrion crow magpies (nest building) blue tits great tits goldfinch blackbirds canada goose flying over black headed gulls feral pigeons
Rachael Hill said
Fri Feb 12 1:30 PM, 2010
Walk to school & back 12.40 40+ flock starlings 2 wood pigeons 2 collared doves 4 blackbirds 5 magpies arguing with 2 carrion crows 2 blue tits 2 mistle thrushes feral pigoens house sparrows in bushes
Rachael Hill said
Tue Feb 9 5:45 PM, 2010
Walking to & fro school yesterday 8/2/10 St Peter's Oxford st West, Ashton u Lyne 7 goldfinch 2 great tit 2 blue tit 2 collared doves chaffinch magpie 6 black birds 2 mistle thrushes black headed gulls 10 house sparrows lots of starlings 8 mallards flying carrion crow I like school runs
Rachael Hill said
Wed Jan 27 1:39 PM, 2010
Walking to nursery, Oxford St, West End this afternoon. 12.40 & 13.10 2 goldfinch, 4 blackbirds 2 great tits 2 blue tits 2 collared doves 2 magpies 2 canada geese starlings house sparrows 1 carrion crow (when is a black bird not a blackbird? when its a bloomin big carrion crow! 'But its black and a bird' was the reply from my 4 year old reason that one. heard greenfinch again this morning on school grounds but hiding in trees
Rachael Hill said
Mon Jan 18 1:18 PM, 2010
12.45pm 6 goldfinches flitting thropugh trees by School, Oxford St, West End Ashton u Lyne
Rachael Hill said
Sun Jan 17 6:43 PM, 2010
2.55pm over house, Hamilton St, Ashton u Lyne sparrowhawk flew over, scattering everything
Rachael Hill said
Sat Jan 2 3:32 PM, 2010
After a slow start yesterday my little garden got very busy today, all in my willow tree- 11.00am 2 mistle thrushes 2 male blackbirds (plus female later) 10 starlings 1 robin (not ate by sparrowhawk) 1 dunnock 1 wren 2 blue tits 6 house sparrows
Rachael Hill said
Tue Dec 22 6:18 PM, 2009
Hi Judith, sorry for not fully listing, I've put full details under Pink Foots so don't count twice!
21st Dec 09 12.15pm C80 pink footed geese heading NW over Stockport Rd, West End Ashton under Lyne Rae
Judith Smith said
Tue Dec 22 5:36 PM, 2009
What direction were the Pinkfeet, Rachael? Presume 1215 hrs
Rachael Hill said
Tue Dec 22 12:18 AM, 2009
19/12/09, 12.30pm wren in ASDA carpark, right in front of where I was parked with everyone rushing past 21st Dec 09, 10.45-12.15 Went for walk by canal around Portland Basin/River Tame, Ashton u Lyne Not much about, very cold, lots of snow on ground, canal frozen 2 canada geese 5 mallards 8 long tailed tits 2 blue tits 4 great tits, 8 blackbirds, 2 magpies, 4 woodpigeon 2 dunnocks 3 robins plus c80 pink footed geese on way home
Rachael Hill said
Tue Dec 15 4:43 PM, 2009
14/12/09, 09.15 Grey wagtail on Hamilton St- not seen here before, usually over on canal or Tame river. Also saw 3 carrion crow, 2 collared doves, 30+ starlings, 10+ house sparrows, 4 blackbirds, 1 magpie
Not seen robin since sparrowhawk meal
Rachael Hill said
Fri Dec 4 8:03 AM, 2009
Rachael Hill wrote:
Just a quicky: still not getting many birds actually in garden (new build)
Ironically, I had a sparrowhawk eating a bird in my garden on Wed (2/12). Really amazing ! The only problem is I haven't seen my robin since Not sure how many birds I'll get in my garden now!! Rae
Rachael Hill said
Sun Nov 22 4:13 PM, 2009
Just a quicky: still not getting many birds actually in garden (new build) but in last week had: dunnock wren robin 3 blue tit 15 starlings
wren was back before sitting on my pegs! Very cute
Hamilton St, Ashton u Lyne
Rachael Hill said
Mon Aug 3 10:14 PM, 2009
Back over 'the border' on allotment at Guide Bridge (Mount Pleasant St, Audenshaw) Yesturday, 2/8/09 most afternoon 4 woodpigeons, 2 blackbird flock 15 long tails, 10 blue tits 2 collared doves 2 canada geese 6 house sparrows
Today, 3/8/09 7-9pm 50+ canada geese flying up very noisily 8+ long tails, 5 blue tits 2 swifts 1 robin
Rachael Hill said
Sun Aug 2 9:48 AM, 2009
Just got keys to school allotment up at Guide Bridge (Audenshaw borders) & been promising site already for birds: Sat 1/8/09 afternoon sparrowhawk, twice- flew over with a rat or something robin, greenfinch, longtails, bluetits, blackbird, house sparrow, swallows, carrion crow, swifts, & 5 frogs!
Rachael Hill said
Sat Apr 4 4:45 PM, 2009
11.40am 6 goldfinches in trees near Ashton town centre car park
Wednesday 1st April 11.00am Oxford Park, Ashton 4 goldfinch 2 pied wagtail robin 4 blue tits female blackbird collecting nesting material 6 house sparrows 12 starlings
Near park Mistle thrush on nest, partner chasing off kestrel Nest in great place to watch but impossible to get to especially for cats the thrushes call regularly to our garden too, especially when it's cold
Rachael Hill said
Wed Feb 18 8:58 PM, 2009
9.00am Moss retail park carpark- 6 pied wagtails, 11.00am flying across road from moss retail park flock approx 30 lapwings Rae
Rachael Hill said
Tue Feb 17 5:39 PM, 2009
Stamford Park 11.00-12.15 Approx figures as with kids Boating lake 30 canada geese 8 tufted ducks 6 coots 2 cormorants
Main park duck pond 20 mallards 1 male gadwall with female mallard muscovy duck
Back again- blew up car & then laptop! Anyway, had good morning walking from St Peter's school to Oxford Park 9.10-9.30am
14 blackbirds 6 +1 goldfinch 1 chaffinch 2 collard doves 4 woodpigeon (1 on a nest!) 2 carrion crow 3 dunnock 9 house sparrows 3 dunnocks 2 blue tit 2 mistle thrushes 7 starlings 2 magpies plus a squirrel
9.30-9.45am from garden wren 2 mistle thrushes female blackbird magpie 9 starlings 2 blue tits We've only just started getting birds in garden over last month (taken 5 years- new build) so really pleased Rae
56 canada geese flew over St Peter's school playground heading low towards Portland Basin.
Approx 80 starlings flocking across the back of the houses been mobbed by 3 crows, really fascinating
40+ goldfinches flocking in trees and to feeders in my front garden. Never seen that many here, amazing
kestrel dropped a very lucky bird after scaring a grey heron into flight, nearly causing a mid air collision along with a carrion crow and black headed gulls.
Very comical!
Mute swan flew over playground (St Peter's Ashton) heading towards Audenshaw.
cormorant flew over house (West End Ashton) heading towards Ashton Moss
Grey Heron flew over house (West End Ashton)
Tues 17/3/15 8.55
Grey Heron flew over St Peter's playground, West End Ashton
Thurs 12/3/15 3.30pm
Buzzard flew over St Peter's pllayground, West End Ashton
swam (mute?) flew low over our house, West End Ashton in a curved direction towards the Moss
Many thanks
Faye
I saw dozens of swifts and swallows near cherry avenue.
buzzard mobbed by kestrel high over my house (West End Ashton) heading towards Portland basin/river
Blackbird
Wren
Magpie
Jay
Carrion crow
Jackdaw
Swifts
Chiffchaff and dozens of swallows and goldfinches
Today on allotment, Audenshaw, we had blue tit in nest box that we've only very recently put up sparrowhawk flew overhead
Yesterday kestrel flew over house, ashton
Buzzard circling over Hill's Biscuits, Smith Street
Noticed starlings gathering in flocks. Will have to see if they start swarming over Denton Golf Course in the evenings- if anyone notices this please let me know the time.
Cheers
Common buzzard mobbed by crow, heading across West End Ashton towards Portland Basin
Common Buzzard M 60 just west of garden centre.
3 swifts flew over house (made cleaning car worth while)
Its officially SUMMER!!!
Rae
Tawny owl calling/screeching from next door's TV aerial.
-- Edited by Alan Turner on Saturday 20th of March 2010 10:00:23 AM
No 58
Kestrel circling over mill today, not seen it for ages
2 grey herons flying over towards Portland Basin
starlings
mistle thrush
robin
house sparrows
carrion crow
magpies (nest building)
blue tits
great tits
goldfinch
blackbirds
canada goose flying over
black headed gulls
feral pigeons
40+ flock starlings
2 wood pigeons
2 collared doves
4 blackbirds
5 magpies arguing with
2 carrion crows
2 blue tits
2 mistle thrushes
feral pigoens
house sparrows in bushes
7 goldfinch
2 great tit
2 blue tit
2 collared doves
chaffinch
magpie
6 black birds
2 mistle thrushes
black headed gulls
10 house sparrows
lots of starlings
8 mallards flying
carrion crow
I like school runs
12.40 & 13.10
2 goldfinch,
4 blackbirds
2 great tits
2 blue tits
2 collared doves
2 magpies
2 canada geese
starlings
house sparrows
1 carrion crow (when is a black bird not a blackbird? when its a bloomin big carrion crow! 'But its black and a bird' was the reply from my 4 year old reason that one.
heard greenfinch again this morning on school grounds but hiding in trees
6 goldfinches flitting thropugh trees by School, Oxford St, West End Ashton u Lyne
over house, Hamilton St, Ashton u Lyne
sparrowhawk flew over, scattering everything
11.00am
2 mistle thrushes
2 male blackbirds (plus female later)
10 starlings
1 robin (not ate by sparrowhawk)
1 dunnock
1 wren
2 blue tits
6 house sparrows
sorry for not fully listing, I've put full details under Pink Foots so don't count twice!
21st Dec 09
12.15pm
C80 pink footed geese heading NW over Stockport Rd, West End Ashton under Lyne
Rae
21st Dec 09, 10.45-12.15
Went for walk by canal around Portland Basin/River Tame, Ashton u Lyne
Not much about, very cold, lots of snow on ground, canal frozen
2 canada geese
5 mallards
8 long tailed tits
2 blue tits
4 great tits,
8 blackbirds,
2 magpies,
4 woodpigeon
2 dunnocks
3 robins
plus c80 pink footed geese on way home
Grey wagtail on Hamilton St- not seen here before, usually over on canal or Tame river.
Also saw 3 carrion crow, 2 collared doves,
30+ starlings, 10+ house sparrows, 4 blackbirds, 1 magpie
Not seen robin since sparrowhawk meal
still not getting many birds actually in garden (new build) but in last week had:
dunnock
wren
robin
3 blue tit
15 starlings
wren was back before sitting on my pegs! Very cute
Hamilton St, Ashton u Lyne
Yesturday, 2/8/09 most afternoon
4 woodpigeons,
2 blackbird
flock 15 long tails, 10 blue tits
2 collared doves
2 canada geese
6 house sparrows
Today, 3/8/09 7-9pm
50+ canada geese flying up very noisily
8+ long tails, 5 blue tits
2 swifts
1 robin
Sat 1/8/09 afternoon
sparrowhawk, twice- flew over with a rat or something
robin,
greenfinch,
longtails,
bluetits,
blackbird,
house sparrow,
swallows,
carrion crow,
swifts,
& 5 frogs!
6 goldfinches in trees near Ashton town centre car park
Wednesday 1st April 11.00am
Oxford Park, Ashton
4 goldfinch
2 pied wagtail
robin
4 blue tits
female blackbird collecting nesting material
6 house sparrows
12 starlings
Near park
Mistle thrush on nest, partner chasing off kestrel
Nest in great place to watch but impossible to get to especially for cats
the thrushes call regularly to our garden too, especially when it's cold
Moss retail park carpark-
6 pied wagtails,
11.00am flying across road from moss retail park
flock approx 30 lapwings
Rae
Approx figures as with kids
Boating lake
30 canada geese
8 tufted ducks
6 coots
2 cormorants
Main park
duck pond
20 mallards
1 male gadwall with female mallard
muscovy duck
approx 8 robins heard singing
2 great tits singing
4 blackbirds
Anyway, had good morning walking from St Peter's school to Oxford Park
9.10-9.30am
14 blackbirds
6 +1 goldfinch
1 chaffinch
2 collard doves
4 woodpigeon (1 on a nest!)
2 carrion crow
3 dunnock
9 house sparrows
3 dunnocks
2 blue tit
2 mistle thrushes
7 starlings
2 magpies
plus a squirrel
9.30-9.45am from garden
wren
2 mistle thrushes
female blackbird
magpie
9 starlings
2 blue tits
We've only just started getting birds in garden over last month (taken 5 years- new build) so really pleased
Rae