Went shopping for Mum early morning and on returning filled up the feeders in back garden (Dane Bank).
Within a minute we had...
- c40 Starling - c10 House Sparrow - 1 Blue Tit - 1 Robin - 1 fem Blackbird - Dunnock pair - Jackdaw pair - 1 Woodpigeon - 1 Collared Dove - 1 Magpie - Few Goldfinches in back bush singing but they didnt come closer due to all the activity
Rob Creek said
Thu May 6 10:53 PM, 2021
Thurs 6th May
- 5 Ring-necked Parakeets on my bros Dane Bank garden feeders this evening.
Siskin pair again on brothers Dane Bank garden feeders yesterday morning (Saturday).
Rob Creek said
Wed Mar 31 11:07 AM, 2021
- Blackcap singing just beyond the garden this morning (Dane Bank).
Rob Creek said
Sun Mar 28 6:23 PM, 2021
Saturday.
An unexpected sighting Saturday teatime, I was stood in the drive and a single Curlew flew right over the house in Dane Bank. It was flying SW in a direct line from Audy Res.
Rob Creek said
Sat Mar 27 10:51 AM, 2021
Saturday 27th March
- a vocal Greenfinch somewhere in the garden (Dane Bank) early morning
Rob Creek said
Sun Mar 21 8:10 PM, 2021
- Siskin pair (1m/1f) visiting feeders in brothers Dane Bank garden yesterday and today. Had a pair visiting our Dane Bank garden many years back.
Hes also had plenty of Goldfinch, a few Chaffinch and a Bullfinch this weekend.
Doing a bit of work in the garden this morning (Dane Bank) when a Grey Wagtail flew over the garden and the house calling away. Cant remember that happening here before.
Rob Creek said
Thu Feb 18 12:46 PM, 2021
Thursday 18th Feb
Took Mum for her regular Diab type-2 blood tests / check up late morning. A noisy party of 9 (min) Long-tailed Tits with 1 Blue Tit and a Robin, in the trees opposite Millgate Medical practice.
Rob Creek said
Mon Feb 1 1:32 PM, 2021
My brother had a male Tawny Owl calling somewhere near his Dane Bank garden over the weekend.
Ive not heard one myself in Dane Bank for many years, we used to listen to a pair and see the male when he used to call from the roof of the large Tudor house just beyond the back garden.
Rob Creek said
Sun Jan 31 4:14 PM, 2021
Stood at the lounge back window with Lucas watching the feeders and a single drake Goldeneye has just flown right over the garden and over Manchester Rd towards Audy Res.
Rob Creek said
Thu Jan 28 9:53 PM, 2021
Shortly after the sightings below... - 1 Great Tit on feeders - 1 Dunnock - 2 Robins still - 2 Blue Tits still
...and the 3 male Blackbirds were still present and their squabbling was getting even more heated developing into proper scraps, chasing each other around up near the greenhouse at the top of the garden. By this time a female Blackbird had turned up, taking in all the action!
Rob Creek said
Thu Jan 28 2:13 PM, 2021
A flurry of activity in our Dane Bank garden on and around the feeders just before lunchtime.
Following birds all present virtually at the same time. - 9 Long-tailed Tits in a single group - 2 Robins - 2 Blue Tits (1 driving off the L-t Tits) - 2 Collared Doves - 1 Woodpigeon - 10+ Starling - 3m Blackbirds squabbling
Shortly after... - 2 Carrion Crow (visiting regularly daily) - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard only) flying over Pair of Jackdaws visiting daily too but no sign today
Almost forgot a group of around 7 Parakeets calling as they flew SW over the garden yesterday morning, by the time I?d got to the back door they were distant so just couldn?t make out how many.
Rob Creek said
Fri Jan 1 9:57 AM, 2021
- 4 Lesser Redpolls in my brothers Dane Bank garden last year, New Years Eve morning.
Happy New Year to everyone on the forum.
Rob Creek said
Sun Nov 29 5:58 PM, 2020
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet flying S over Hulme Rd, Dane Bank Wednesday morning - 2 Ring-necked Parakeets flying W over Hulme Rd, Dane Bank Saturday morning - 5 Redwings flying NE over Hulme Rd Saturday morning
Rob Creek said
Sun Nov 1 4:16 PM, 2020
Just been watching a Swift sp flying and gliding around near the house in Dane Bank and has flown NW towards Denton roundabout and possibly Audenshaw Reservoirs (3.45pm).
From what I observed with size and flight, there was nothing to suggest anything other than that of a Common Swift.
Rob Creek said
Sun Nov 1 12:48 AM, 2020
Plenty of Redwings seen throughout the day today (Saturday).
- Few heard over Dane Bank whilst still dark around 6am - 21 over Morrisons Denton around 8.30am. - 25+ over Dane Bank whilst dropping shopping off at Mums 9.30am
Rob Creek said
Sun Oct 18 11:20 PM, 2020
Dane Bank. In the back garden with Lucas mid afternoon.
Bird call all around and then another Tit flock moving through, couldve been the one Id seen a little earlier, only 2 streets away, it was very similar but slightly different.
- c10 Long-tailed Tits - 4 Blue Tits - 1 Great Tit - 2 Goldcrests - 1 Robin seemingly with them - No Treecreeper or Coal Tit
Rob Creek said
Sun Oct 18 10:52 PM, 2020
A walk with Lucas this afternoon on the mini field and woody scrub area just off Kensington Grove, Dane Bank, incidentally where many of us used to play as kids.
- 5 Redwings flew close passed us into a berry laden Hawthorn tree - another 42 Redwings over, 3 flocks (21,12 and 9)
...and a roving Tit flock consisting of... - at least 8 Long-tailed Tits - 3 Blue Tit - 1 Great Tit - 1 Coal Tit (calling in immediate area but not seen) - 1 Goldcrest (calling and then seen briefly) - 1 Treecreeper tagging along
Rob Creek said
Mon Oct 12 5:34 PM, 2020
A number of Redwings heard last night flying over the house (Dane Bank) during a 10 minute period as I sat in the car chilling out. Well over 30 calls heard, probably more birds.
Rob Creek said
Thu Sep 17 11:42 AM, 2020
- Grey Heron low over the house (Dane Bank) early hours making that loud croaking Kaaak
Rob Creek said
Wed Sep 16 12:14 AM, 2020
- 3 Ring-necked Parakeet over Hulme Rd, Dane Bank at teatime
Rob Creek said
Wed Aug 26 10:22 PM, 2020
Wednesday 26th Aug
At least 2 Redshank and an Oystercatcher flown NE over the house in the last few minutes. Seconds away from Audy Res.
Rick Hall said
Fri Aug 14 5:05 PM, 2020
8 black tailed godwit just flew over our garden near morrisons! Heading towards Audenshaw reservoir.
Rob Creek said
Fri Aug 14 8:55 AM, 2020
- Ring-necked Parakeet over Dane Bank garden this morning, towards Hyde Rd / Denton Golf club and possibly same bird has flown back over the garden towards M60 / Windmill Lane direction.
- Blackcap singing distantly beyond the garden last few days, surely non-territorial now as the young will have fledged so not entirely sure as to why. Bond reassurance with the female, practice...?
Ashley Edwards said
Fri Jul 31 10:33 PM, 2020
4 Oystercatchers been on the school fields behind Crown Point North all week.
Rob Creek said
Fri Jul 31 1:35 PM, 2020
- Blackcap singing just beyond the garden boundary early morning and early afternoon - Grey Heron heard calling at dusk yesterday whilst I was watching the Bats at the front then seconds later it came flying low over the house towards Audy Res.
Rob Creek said
Mon Jun 29 1:11 PM, 2020
Monday 29th June
- Oystercatcher calling over the house in Dane Bank last night (approx 11pm) sounded as if it was heading to Audy Res.
Rob Creek said
Wed Jun 24 11:26 PM, 2020
Rob Creek wrote:
Wednesday 24th June
Late evening on Anson Road, Dane Bank. I counted no fewer than 64 Common Swifts flying around along the full length of the road. I thought I was seeing things so I did it again and counted 76 with more birds on neighbouring roads. Surely mustve been some non-local birds possibly from Audy Res as I never see that many in one go here!
Obviously flight speed and the possibility of duplication was on my mind, hence the reason why I did it again. There was at least 2 groups screaming round with around 10 birds in each group.
Rob Creek said
Wed Jun 24 11:23 PM, 2020
Wednesday 24th June
Late evening on Anson Road, Dane Bank. I counted no fewer than 64 Common Swifts flying around along the full length of the road. I thought I was seeing things so I did it again and counted 76 with more birds on neighbouring roads. Surely mustve been some non-local birds possibly from Audy Res as I never see that many in one go here!
Rob Creek said
Mon Jun 22 11:22 PM, 2020
Saturday 20th June Late afternoon in my brothers Dane Bank garden.
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets on feeders. - 1 Coal Tit also visiting - 1 Oystercatcher over - 1 Sparrowhawk over carrying prey
Blackcap singing in Silver Birch tree outside the house in Dane Bank yesterday around 5.30am then again this morning approx 6am. Was heard singing yesterday lunchtime in nextdoors garden again.
Rob Creek said
Mon May 25 1:00 PM, 2020
Blackcap singing in next door neighbours garden, Dane Bank, this lunchtime. They seem to be everywhere at the minute.
Rob Creek said
Mon May 25 11:20 AM, 2020
Sunday 24th March
Brothers garden, Dane Bank.
- 1 scruffy Coal Tit back + forth to feeders - lots of young Starling - 6 Common Swift over - 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over
- 2 more Ring-necked Parakeets over Somerford Road nearby a little later on.
Rob Creek said
Fri May 15 12:16 PM, 2020
- HOBBY !!!
Circling high over the garden this lunchtime, it was getting further away, then circled over Denton roundabout but was lost to view when it put the rockets on heading towards Sainsburys.
Rob Creek said
Thu Apr 23 5:29 PM, 2020
On my way home (Dane Bank) from work and 2 Ring-necked Parakeets have just flown up Hulme Road and over the Windmill pub
Rob Creek said
Wed Apr 22 6:58 PM, 2020
Late news for Sunday 19th April.
Ring-necked Parakeet on the feeders in my brothers Dane Bank garden Sunday afternoon. (attached a video grab)
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 22nd of April 2020 07:09:33 PM
A Blackcap and a Chiffchaff singing in the bushes actually on Denton roundabout as I was at the traffic lights waiting to turn on to the M60 mid-morning.
Rob Creek said
Tue Apr 14 9:34 PM, 2020
Goldcrest, Coal Tit, and 2 Jackdaws in my brothers garden on Easter Sunday.
Rob Creek said
Tue Apr 14 10:33 AM, 2020
At traffic lights at Denton roundabout / Hyde Rd about 9.30am.
Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff singing in the trees to the right, at the end of Stanley Rd.
Rob Creek said
Sun Apr 12 11:12 AM, 2020
Saturday 11th April
- Blackcap singing just beyond the back garden early am - Chiffchaff heard in the distance
As I went to do some food shopping for Mum, a Chiffchaff (probably same one) was heard singing in the Golf Club hedgerow on Hyde Rd.
Rob Creek said
Sun Apr 5 8:58 AM, 2020
Thursday 2nd April.
On way home from work I clocked a single Ring-necked Parakeet in a small tree on Thornley Lane near Granada Park, Dane Bank. Then it flew right along the edge of the park and over the houses out of view.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 5th of April 2020 09:11:09 AM
Rob Creek said
Tue Dec 17 9:44 PM, 2019
Tuesday 17th Dec
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over Reddish Lane this morning and over Granada Park, Dane Bank followed by 2 Redwings
Rob Creek said
Sat Nov 16 10:03 AM, 2019
Small Tit flock in the Silver Birch near the front garden at Mums this morning. - 5 Long-tailed Tits - 2 Blue Tits - 1 Great Tit - 1 Goldcrest
Rob Creek said
Wed Oct 30 11:24 PM, 2019
Wednesday 30th October
- 14 Redwings initially, then a few more stragglers and 3 Mistle Thrush flying SW over mums house this morning.
Rob Creek said
Mon Apr 29 10:25 PM, 2019
Monday 29th April - Chiffchaff and Blackcap singing in the Hawthorns lining the edge of the golf club near M60 roundabout at 6pm.
Rob Creek said
Sat Apr 20 2:29 PM, 2019
Good Friday. A flurry of activity in and around the garden today.
- Blue Tit pair in and out of the birdbox all day (and for the last few days) with seemingly nothing in their bills for the most part, but then what looked like small pieces of moss so I can only assume they are putting the finishing touches to the nest. - Blackbird pair constantly on the bird table and flying off towards the back of the garden so a possible 1st brood on the go. - Dunnock pair also very active
What I was surprised at was a singing Blackcap, a first for around here for years, couldnt locate it though! We had a male and female visiting the Baux bush under the bird table for a few days back in the 80s, I remember my Dad took a photo and we sent it off to the kids BBC program Wildtrack.
Rob Creek said
Thu Mar 28 10:59 PM, 2019
Thursday 28th March
I thought I was seeing things at tea-time, I was waiting to turn at the junction when I saw 2 Fieldfare in a tree outside the Dane Bank Pub on Windmill Lane.
Rob Creek said
Sun Feb 24 4:17 PM, 2019
Saturday 23rd Feb
- 1 Raven being harassed by a Carrion Crow. Both flew fairly low over the house and then over Hyde Rd towards city centre. (5pm).
Rob Creek said
Sat Aug 25 4:34 PM, 2018
Just coming in from work this afternoon.
- sounded like a Tree Pipit calling above the house, didn't manage to spot it (as has happened to me before) but judging by the call appeared to be travelling East towards Denton roundabout / Audy Res
Within a minute we had...
- c40 Starling
- c10 House Sparrow
- 1 Blue Tit
- 1 Robin
- 1 fem Blackbird
- Dunnock pair
- Jackdaw pair
- 1 Woodpigeon
- 1 Collared Dove
- 1 Magpie
- Few Goldfinches in back bush singing but they didnt come closer due to all the activity
- 5 Ring-necked Parakeets on my bros Dane Bank garden feeders this evening.
An unexpected sighting Saturday teatime, I was stood in the drive and a single Curlew flew right over the house in Dane Bank. It was flying SW in a direct line from Audy Res.
- a vocal Greenfinch somewhere in the garden (Dane Bank) early morning
Had a pair visiting our Dane Bank garden many years back.
Hes also had plenty of Goldfinch, a few Chaffinch and a Bullfinch this weekend.
Doing a bit of work in the garden this morning (Dane Bank) when a Grey Wagtail flew over the garden and the house calling away. Cant remember that happening here before.
Took Mum for her regular Diab type-2 blood tests / check up late morning.
A noisy party of 9 (min) Long-tailed Tits with 1 Blue Tit and a Robin, in the trees opposite Millgate Medical practice.
Ive not heard one myself in Dane Bank for many years, we used to listen to a pair and see the male when he used to call from the roof of the large Tudor house just beyond the back garden.
- 1 Great Tit on feeders
- 1 Dunnock
- 2 Robins still
- 2 Blue Tits still
...and the 3 male Blackbirds were still present and their squabbling was getting even more heated developing into proper scraps, chasing each other around up near the greenhouse at the top of the garden. By this time a female Blackbird had turned up, taking in all the action!
Following birds all present virtually at the same time.
- 9 Long-tailed Tits in a single group
- 2 Robins
- 2 Blue Tits (1 driving off the L-t Tits)
- 2 Collared Doves
- 1 Woodpigeon
- 10+ Starling
- 3m Blackbirds squabbling
Shortly after...
- 2 Carrion Crow (visiting regularly daily)
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard only) flying over
Pair of Jackdaws visiting daily too but no sign today
Almost forgot a group of around 7 Parakeets calling as they flew SW over the garden yesterday morning, by the time I?d got to the back door they were distant so just couldn?t make out how many.
Happy New Year to everyone on the forum.
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets flying W over Hulme Rd, Dane Bank Saturday morning
- 5 Redwings flying NE over Hulme Rd Saturday morning
From what I observed with size and flight, there was nothing to suggest anything other than that of a Common Swift.
- Few heard over Dane Bank whilst still dark around 6am
- 21 over Morrisons Denton around 8.30am.
- 25+ over Dane Bank whilst dropping shopping off at Mums 9.30am
In the back garden with Lucas mid afternoon.
Bird call all around and then another Tit flock moving through, couldve been the one Id seen a little earlier, only 2 streets away, it was very similar but slightly different.
- c10 Long-tailed Tits
- 4 Blue Tits
- 1 Great Tit
- 2 Goldcrests
- 1 Robin seemingly with them
- No Treecreeper or Coal Tit
- 5 Redwings flew close passed us into a berry laden Hawthorn tree
- another 42 Redwings over, 3 flocks (21,12 and 9)
...and a roving Tit flock consisting of...
- at least 8 Long-tailed Tits
- 3 Blue Tit
- 1 Great Tit
- 1 Coal Tit (calling in immediate area but not seen)
- 1 Goldcrest (calling and then seen briefly)
- 1 Treecreeper tagging along
At least 2 Redshank and an Oystercatcher flown NE over the house in the last few minutes. Seconds away from Audy Res.
- Blackcap singing distantly beyond the garden last few days, surely non-territorial now as the young will have fledged so not entirely sure as to why. Bond reassurance with the female, practice...?
- Grey Heron heard calling at dusk yesterday whilst I was watching the Bats at the front then seconds later it came flying low over the house towards Audy Res.
- Oystercatcher calling over the house in Dane Bank last night (approx 11pm) sounded as if it was heading to Audy Res.
Obviously flight speed and the possibility of duplication was on my mind, hence the reason why I did it again. There was at least 2 groups screaming round with around 10 birds in each group.
Late evening on Anson Road, Dane Bank.
I counted no fewer than 64 Common Swifts flying around along the full length of the road. I thought I was seeing things so I did it again and counted 76 with more birds on neighbouring roads.
Surely mustve been some non-local birds possibly from Audy Res as I never see that many in one go here!
Late afternoon in my brothers Dane Bank garden.
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets on feeders.
- 1 Coal Tit also visiting
- 1 Oystercatcher over
- 1 Sparrowhawk over carrying prey
Was heard singing yesterday lunchtime in nextdoors garden again.
They seem to be everywhere at the minute.
Brothers garden, Dane Bank.
- 1 scruffy Coal Tit back + forth to feeders
- lots of young Starling
- 6 Common Swift over
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over
- 2 more Ring-necked Parakeets over Somerford Road nearby a little later on.
Circling high over the garden this lunchtime, it was getting further away, then circled over Denton roundabout but was lost to view when it put the rockets on heading towards Sainsburys.
Late news for Sunday 19th April.
Ring-necked Parakeet on the feeders in my brothers Dane Bank garden Sunday afternoon.
(attached a video grab)
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 22nd of April 2020 07:09:33 PM
Goldcrest, Coal Tit, and 2 Jackdaws in my brothers garden on Easter Sunday.
Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff singing in the trees to the right, at the end of Stanley Rd.
- Blackcap singing just beyond the back garden early am
- Chiffchaff heard in the distance
As I went to do some food shopping for Mum, a Chiffchaff (probably same one) was heard singing in the Golf Club hedgerow on Hyde Rd.
Thursday 2nd April.
On way home from work I clocked a single Ring-necked Parakeet in a small tree on Thornley Lane near Granada Park, Dane Bank.
Then it flew right along the edge of the park and over the houses out of view.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 5th of April 2020 09:11:09 AM
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over Reddish Lane this morning and over Granada Park, Dane Bank followed by 2 Redwings
- 5 Long-tailed Tits
- 2 Blue Tits
- 1 Great Tit
- 1 Goldcrest
- 14 Redwings initially, then a few more stragglers and 3 Mistle Thrush flying SW over mums house this morning.
- Chiffchaff and Blackcap singing in the Hawthorns lining the edge of the golf club near M60 roundabout at 6pm.
A flurry of activity in and around the garden today.
- Blue Tit pair in and out of the birdbox all day (and for the last few days) with seemingly nothing in their bills for the most part, but then what looked like small pieces of moss so I can only assume they are putting the finishing touches to the nest.
- Blackbird pair constantly on the bird table and flying off towards the back of the garden so a possible 1st brood on the go.
- Dunnock pair also very active
What I was surprised at was a singing Blackcap, a first for around here for years, couldnt locate it though!
We had a male and female visiting the Baux bush under the bird table for a few days back in the 80s, I remember my Dad took a photo and we sent it off to the kids BBC program Wildtrack.
I thought I was seeing things at tea-time, I was waiting to turn at the junction when I saw 2 Fieldfare in a tree outside the Dane Bank Pub on Windmill Lane.
- 1 Raven being harassed by a Carrion Crow.
Both flew fairly low over the house and then over Hyde Rd towards city centre. (5pm).
- sounded like a Tree Pipit calling above the house, didn't manage to spot it (as has happened to me before) but judging by the call appeared to be travelling East towards Denton roundabout / Audy Res