Walking east from Navigation Road station on my way to the rose-coloured starling, two small skeins overhead: 8 flying SW and 24 flying SE.
Paul Thompson said
Mon Oct 15 3:05 PM, 2018
11.30am at Rumworth Lodge, Bolton 70 flying west (also posted under Rumworth Lodge)
Keith Mills said
Mon Oct 15 10:32 AM, 2018
10.25am today;
100+ asymmetric skein, heading NE over Ladybridge and Middlebrook valley.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Oct 15 9:56 AM, 2018
110 west over Astley at 09:35 today.
Karen Foulkes said
Mon Oct 15 8:57 AM, 2018
c120 east over Clayton at 0848. Flying at low altitude
dave broome said
Mon Oct 15 8:09 AM, 2018
Approx 200 went SE in two skeins over Beech Hill/Gidlow, Wigan at 08:05 this morning
steven burke said
Sun Oct 14 9:23 PM, 2018
57 east over firswood at 2pm. 71 west south west over Pennington flash at 6.12pm
dave broome said
Tue Oct 9 8:54 AM, 2018
26 SW over Wigan Town Hall 15:56 Monday 8th Oct
Sarfraz Hayat said
Sun Oct 7 9:26 PM, 2018
90 over Billinge heading West Thursday afternoon.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Oct 6 2:08 PM, 2018
C200 over Audenshaw Reservoirs East at 09:12.
Paul Thompson said
Fri Oct 5 3:26 PM, 2018
37 at Doffcocker Lodge 10.05am heading west.
c150 at Rumworth Lodge 12.00 noon heading west.
I've also posted both these sighting on each site.
steven burke said
Sun Sep 30 3:53 PM, 2018
46 over old trafford at 10.43am heading east.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Sep 30 3:02 PM, 2018
13 over Carrington moss heading west/ north west at 9-27 this morning.
Steven Nelson said
Sun Sep 30 2:09 PM, 2018
c.60 heading NE over Irlam at 14.00
David Walsh said
Sun Sep 30 11:17 AM, 2018
Sunday 30th September 2018
c130 east over Brushes, Stalybridge, at 10.07am
c40 east over the same area, at 10.25am
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sun Sep 30 10:09 AM, 2018
Skein approx 60, over Droylsden at 10:05 heading S/E
Steven Nelson said
Sun Sep 30 9:51 AM, 2018
50-60 heading east over my Irlam garden at 09.35 this morning.
Paul Thompson said
Sat Sep 29 10:47 AM, 2018
Greenmount Lane Heaton Bolton 9.00am. 45 heading South-east.
Steve Suttill said
Sat Sep 29 9:42 AM, 2018
Mossley - 08.40 this morning: c70 heading East, high up.
steven burke said
Sat Sep 29 9:14 AM, 2018
Yesterday 28th Sept.
2 skiens over chorlton ees, 30 at 6.50pm & c70 at 7.20pm heading east. Also whilst walking the dog in old trafford between 8.15-8.45pm 3 skiens were heard only.
David Shallcross said
Fri Sep 28 3:45 PM, 2018
57 over Surrey Avenue Leigh going West 12.05 28/09/18 high up 1000 - 1500 feet
Paul Thompson said
Fri Sep 28 3:30 PM, 2018
48 over Markland Hill, Bolton. 8.50am heading east.
steven burke said
Fri Sep 28 11:49 AM, 2018
74 over old trafford at 11.40am heading north west.
Mark Burgess said
Thu Sep 27 4:20 PM, 2018
37 over Boothstown heading North at 8.50am and C50 over Boothstown heading South at 16.10
phillipskelly said
Thu Sep 27 12:32 PM, 2018
aproximately 100 flying South over Stretford 9.30am today. (Seen by my neighbour ).
Andy Isherwood said
Thu Sep 27 11:40 AM, 2018
c.70 flew South East over the old Worsley Garden centre site, viewed from Leigh road c. 8.25 this am
Simon Johnson said
Wed Sep 26 11:29 AM, 2018
9 flew east over Heaton park res this morning about 8.20am
Craig Higson said
Tue Sep 25 8:50 PM, 2018
58 flew east over Viridor Wood at approx 16:45
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Tuesday 25th of September 2018 08:53:22 PM
Paul Thompson said
Tue Sep 25 4:29 PM, 2018
About 10.30am. In the Rock Garden in Moss Bank Park, Bolton. While I was volunteering with Friends of Moss Bank Park. c120 heading NW.
Karen Foulkes said
Tue Sep 25 7:46 AM, 2018
c30 north over Ashton-under Lyne at 8am on Monday
dave broome said
Mon Sep 24 7:42 AM, 2018
32 NW over Bispham Hall area around 17:30 on Sunday 23rd info thanks to Chris Darbyshire
Zoe Barrett said
Mon Sep 24 12:26 AM, 2018
Flock heard over Chapel street in Salford this evening around 22.00 heard only
Simon Johnson said
Sun Sep 23 9:10 PM, 2018
400+ flew west in 6 skiens between 2-4pm seen from heaton park
204 flew west at Elton in 8 skiens and 90 east in 2 skiens this am
Andy Bissitt said
Sun Sep 23 8:31 PM, 2018
55 E/SE over Greave, Romiley at 10.05 a.m.
-- Edited by Andy Bissitt on Sunday 23rd of September 2018 08:32:07 PM
Gordon Newman said
Sat Sep 22 1:44 PM, 2018
14 South over Bickershaw Rucks @ 09.00ish
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Sep 15 11:18 PM, 2018
48 flew low SW at 10:20am today
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Damian Young said
Fri Sep 14 10:37 AM, 2018
70+ East over Heaton Mersey Common at 10:35.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Sep 12 3:09 PM, 2018
Originally posted today by Dave Wilson:
Calls from high over cloudy skies at Pennington at 1110 hrs yesterday (11th September). Number and flight direction unknown!
James Walsh said
Wed Feb 7 10:44 PM, 2018
c70 heading north from Carrington Moss over the Manchester Ship Canal towards Chat Moss at 3:30pm
Keith Mills said
Wed Feb 7 9:00 PM, 2018
Late post for last Saturday, 3/2/18: Four skeins, c400 in total, over Smithills, Bolton at 2.45pm. Info thanks to David Aldred, who saw the Pink-footed Geese from his Garden. They were heading in the general direction of Martin Mere.
Craig Higson said
Sun Feb 4 3:54 PM, 2018
Approx 170 in 4 skeins west over Wigan Flashes this morning at around 10.30.
c100 heading due east over my Hazel Grove garden. A lovely sound and sight against a blue sky.
c 200 over worsley filtration beds at 12 00 midday
Late sighting from yesterday when c120 overflew my Romiley garden going east.
8.05am Oakley Park, Chorley New Road, Bolton 72 heading South-East
10.15am. Doffcocker Lodge, Bolton 90 heading South-East.
Walking east from Navigation Road station on my way to the rose-coloured starling, two small skeins overhead: 8 flying SW and 24 flying SE.
11.30am at Rumworth Lodge, Bolton 70 flying west (also posted under Rumworth Lodge)
10.25am today;
100+ asymmetric skein, heading NE over Ladybridge and Middlebrook valley.
110 west over Astley at 09:35 today.
71 west south west over Pennington flash at 6.12pm
90 over Billinge heading West Thursday afternoon.
C200 over Audenshaw Reservoirs East at 09:12.
37 at Doffcocker Lodge 10.05am heading west.
c150 at Rumworth Lodge 12.00 noon heading west.
I've also posted both these sighting on each site.
c130 east over Brushes, Stalybridge, at 10.07am
c40 east over the same area, at 10.25am
Skein approx 60, over Droylsden at 10:05 heading S/E
Greenmount Lane Heaton Bolton 9.00am. 45 heading South-east.
2 skiens over chorlton ees, 30 at 6.50pm & c70 at 7.20pm heading east.
Also whilst walking the dog in old trafford between 8.15-8.45pm 3 skiens were heard only.
57 over Surrey Avenue Leigh going West 12.05 28/09/18 high up 1000 - 1500 feet
48 over Markland Hill, Bolton. 8.50am heading east.
(Seen by my neighbour ).
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Tuesday 25th of September 2018 08:53:22 PM
About 10.30am. In the Rock Garden in Moss Bank Park, Bolton. While I was volunteering with Friends of Moss Bank Park. c120 heading NW.
Flock heard over Chapel street in Salford this evening around 22.00 heard only
204 flew west at Elton in 8 skiens and 90 east in 2 skiens this am
55 E/SE over Greave, Romiley at 10.05 a.m.
-- Edited by Andy Bissitt on Sunday 23rd of September 2018 08:32:07 PM
48 flew low SW at 10:20am today
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Originally posted today by Dave Wilson:
Calls from high over cloudy skies at Pennington at 1110 hrs yesterday (11th September). Number and flight direction unknown!
Four skeins, c400 in total, over Smithills, Bolton at 2.45pm. Info thanks to David Aldred, who saw the Pink-footed Geese from his Garden.
They were heading in the general direction of Martin Mere.