- 2 Chiffchaff singing close by to each other, 1 put in an appearance in yard edge shrubbery. A 3rd bird singing more distantly towards Levenshulme. - 1 Song Thrush - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over - 1 Redwing over - Water Rail heard in marshy area at rear of yard in the afternoon, unexpected and a first for me here!
Tues 21st March
- 2 Chiffchaff singing - 1 Song Thrush - 1 m Greenfinch - 1 Oystercatcher over calling
Chris Harper said
Tue Mar 21 8:28 PM, 2023
2 Chiffchaff today at bridges 12 and 27, Reddish and Princess Parkway. Also 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush.
Chris Harper said
Wed Feb 15 11:12 AM, 2023
Along the loop this morning:
2 Female Sparrowhawk, 31 ring Necked Parakeet, 4 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 12 Song Thrush, Grey Wagtail.
Rob Creek said
Wed Feb 1 5:29 PM, 2023
Weds 1st Feb
Whilst loading the vans this morning - 1 Common Snipe over from behind Reddish works yard - 2 Redwings over - 2 Song Thrush in song competition
Literally just now (5.20pm) whilst parking up the van - 8 Common Snipe just flown over me, calling, then another 2 singles, all from the marshy area behind works yard
Chris Harper said
Thu Jan 26 8:17 AM, 2023
26 Song Thrush counted on the loop from end to end between 07:15 and 07:45 this morning
Chris Harper said
Mon Jan 23 7:56 PM, 2023
Male Tawny Owl calling at 16:30 this afternoon near bridge 14 near Houldsworth golf course.
Chris Harper said
Thu Jan 5 8:20 AM, 2023
10 Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush all singing away from 7:15-7:40
Ring Necked Parakeet also.
Chris Harper said
Tue Nov 22 8:10 AM, 2022
500+ mainly Black Headed Gulls in a pretty spectacular flock reeling around Wright Robinson High School playing fields in Gorton early on.
3 Song Thrush singing. 5 Ring Necked Parakeet.
Rob Creek said
Fri Nov 18 8:05 AM, 2022
Tues 15th Nov
- 3 Common Snipe flying round over the end of Station Rd, Reddish, where it meets Sandfold Lane loop path mid morning.
Chris Harper said
Mon Nov 14 8:20 AM, 2022
23 Redwing over. 40+ Ring Necked parakeet around Whalley Range High School
Rob Creek said
Thu Nov 10 1:31 PM, 2022
Thurs 10th Nov. Reddish works yard.
- 7 Redwings over - Pink-footed Geese heard and caught tail end of a small skein over East
Rob Creek said
Tue Nov 8 10:40 PM, 2022
Fri 4th Nov Message from my brother who works opposite my depot in Reddish.
- 2 Common Snipe flushed from behind my works yard and flew over his works yard, Im assuming he was outside guiding a wagon in
Rob Creek said
Tue Nov 1 7:08 PM, 2022
Fri Oct 28th (am) - c20 Redwings over Reddish works yard and dropped down into a tree at the back.
Mon 31st Oct (am) - 7 Redwings low over Reddish works yard - 1 Raven over - 1 Jay over
Tues 1st Nov (am) - 11 Redwings + 2 Fieldfare low over Reddish works yard, the Fieldfares stood out a mile as they were surprising close - 1 Grey Wagtail
Rob Creek said
Fri Oct 21 3:53 PM, 2022
Rob Creek wrote:
Thurs 20th Oct So far this morning over Reddish works yard
- Lost count of Redwings 40+ - 2 Fieldfare - 1 Skylark - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
Thursday. - Another 19 Redwings over shortly after (11 + 8) - 1 Grey Wagtail - 20+ Goldfinch - 1 drake Goosander low over
Rob Creek said
Thu Oct 20 9:51 AM, 2022
Thurs 20th Oct So far this morning over Reddish works yard
- Lost count of Redwings 40+ - 2 Fieldfare - 1 Skylark - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
Chris Harper said
Fri Oct 7 7:36 PM, 2022
Great Black Backed Gull was on Wright Robinson High School playing fields this morning with a large gull flock.
Also 20 Ring Necked Parakeet, Goldcrest and Sparrowhawk on the route.
Rob Creek said
Mon Sep 5 9:16 PM, 2022
Belting last two evenings on a dog walk along the loop path near Highfield CP, Levenshulme.
Sun 4th Sep. - Sparrowhawk flew low and close to me through the woods putting up Woodpigeons, Blackbirds, a Robin, and a small party of Long-tailed Tits. I could hear House Martins overhead so they could well have seen it too.
Mon 5th Sep. - Hobby large as life flew right over me near the Z bends at Longford Rd and Nelstrop Rd North. Mustve flown over secret lake and was heading towards Highfield CP and the A6. - 14 House Martins were whizzing round close by, they seem to have done well breeding near the chimney tower on Sandfold Lane near secret lake.
Rob Creek said
Mon Aug 15 12:41 AM, 2022
Sun 14th July Evening dog walk around Secret Lake area.
Of note - c30 House Martin - 2 Sand Martin - 1 Swift - 5 Swallow - small group of Long-tailed Titsrr
Rob Creek said
Wed Jul 6 9:53 AM, 2022
Weds 6th July. - 1 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff singing from around Reddish works yard this morning
Chris Harper said
Fri Jul 1 5:54 PM, 2022
2 Common Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 4 Ring Necked Parakeet, 10 Swift, Swallow, 3 Bullfinch, Goldcrest, 4 Greenfinch on my route this morning and this afternoon.
Rob Creek said
Wed Jun 29 5:11 PM, 2022
Weds 29th June. Reddish works yard.
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet low over - 2 singing Chiffchaff in yard perimeter scrub - 1 Mistle Thrush
Chris Harper said
Mon Jun 20 9:15 AM, 2022
A different Common Whitethroat singing today near the Donkey Sanctuary, first time I've heard it there fora month or so.
Sun 19th June. Afternoon walk with the dog around Secret Lake area, Levenshulme.
Of note - 2 Common Swift - 1 House Martin - 1 Swallow - 1 Blackcap - 2 Chiffchaff - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 Coot families - Great Crested Grebes look to have departed
Rob Creek said
Fri Jun 10 9:34 PM, 2022
Fri 10th June
Common Whitethroat singing from the scrub behind Reddish works yard almost everyday this week, morning and afternoon. A good daily showing of Ring-necked Parakeets too.
Chris Harper said
Mon Jun 6 9:08 AM, 2022
Common Whitethroat, 18 Swift over St. Werburgh's Rd tram station, 5 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch.
Tony Coatsworth said
Fri Jun 3 8:07 AM, 2022
Buzzard over Gorton cemetery on Thursday afternoon
Rob Creek said
Thu Jun 2 7:13 PM, 2022
Cycle path / Reddish works yard.
- Whitethroat singing away Tues, Weds, today - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over - 1 Song Thrush - 1 Swallow - 1 Grey Wagtail - and what sounded like a Redshank but I couldnt see it for the life of me?
Rob Creek said
Mon May 30 9:49 PM, 2022
Reddish works yard / start of loop path this morning.
- 1 Whitethroat - singing most of the day actually - 2 Song Thrush - again singing all day - 2 Chiffchaff - 1 Blackcap - 1 Greenfinch - 1 Common Swift
Rob Creek said
Sun May 29 8:13 PM, 2022
Sunday. Evening dog walk around Secret Lake area.
- 1 Great Crested Grebe with well grown chick - 1 Greenfinch - 1 Chaffinch - 4 Swallow - 1 House Martin - 1 Chiffchaff
Rob Creek said
Sun May 29 9:48 AM, 2022
Friday 27th May Loop path near Reddish works yard whilst loading van Friday morning.
One House martin, 3 Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding young, 8 Blackcap, Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Ring Necked Parakeet this morning.
Rob Creek said
Tue May 17 8:09 PM, 2022
Tues 17th May Reddish works yard.
- 1 Common Whitethroat near main cycle path - 1 Blackcap - 1 Greenfinch - 1 Song Thrush - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over
Chris Harper said
Tue May 10 8:15 AM, 2022
2 groups of Swift this morning. One over the Donkey sanctuary, the other over St Warburgh's Road tram stop. Also Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, 6 Bullfinch.
Rob Creek said
Fri May 6 4:50 PM, 2022
Friday morning, Reddish works yard.
- 1 Willow Warbler - 1 Chiffchaff - 1 Jay - 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over, screeching away, being harassed by a Lesser Black-backed Gull
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Friday 6th of May 2022 05:02:37 PM
Rob Creek said
Thu May 5 12:19 PM, 2022
Thurs. Reddish works yard this morning before going out.
- Willow Warbler singing on perimeter - 2 Chiffchaff - 1 Blackcap - 1 Song Thrush
Rob Creek said
Wed May 4 9:52 PM, 2022
Weds.
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets in tree in Reddish works yard - 1 Common Whitethroat - 2 Chiffchaff - 1 Blackcap
Yesterday morning and this morning around Reddish works yard.
Pretty much same birds including - 2 Willow Warblers - 3 Blackcap - 2 Chiffchaff - 1 Whitethroat - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 Oystercatcher over
Chris Harper said
Fri Apr 29 8:13 AM, 2022
Counted 16 Blackcap on the route this morning from start to finish. Also Willow Warbler between bridges 26 and 27. 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, Goldcrest.
Rob Creek said
Tue Apr 19 5:47 PM, 2022
Tuesday 19th April Reddish works yard & surrounding area.
- 2 Willow Warbler (1 literally at yard boundary, 2nd in scrub nearby) - 1 Chiffchaff - 1 Blackcap - 1 Greenfinch - 1 Song Thrush
Rob Creek said
Fri Apr 15 6:34 PM, 2022
Good Friday. Reddish works yard before going on the Southport run.
Mon 28th March Reddish around works yard area. Been meaning to put these sightings on here for a while as our works is actually on the cycle route.
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets 1 towards Dane Bank am, 1 towards Levenshulme pm - 3 singing Chiffchaff 2 in marshy scrub behind yard, 1 on loop path. - 2 singing Song Thrush
Didnt hear the Blackcap today.
Chris Harper said
Mon Mar 28 9:21 AM, 2022
Blackcap, minimum 13 Chiffchaff, 10 Fieldfare over East, 4 Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush.
Tony Coatsworth said
Fri Mar 25 11:20 AM, 2022
Chiffchaff every 1/2 mile or so - probably about 10 in total.
Blackcaps singing near Donkey Sanctuary and St Werburghs
-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth on Friday 25th of March 2022 11:26:53 AM
Chris Harper said
Thu Mar 24 8:17 AM, 2022
6 Chiffchaff on the route today. Kingfisher on the Brook. Also Goldcrest, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Ring Necked Parakeet.
Chris Harper said
Mon Mar 14 8:12 AM, 2022
Chiffchaff near Loop start at Boothdale Drive. Also 2 Goldcrest, 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, 3 Bullfinch.
Chris Harper said
Mon Jan 31 6:15 PM, 2022
Still a good number of thrush species on Abbey Hey football pitch at 15:30 but without optics to see species.
6 Chiffchaff en route this morning
Also Nuthatch, Ring Necked parakeet and Goldcrest
Reddish works yard & over.
- 2 Chiffchaff singing close by to each other, 1 put in an appearance in yard edge shrubbery. A 3rd bird singing more distantly towards Levenshulme.
- 1 Song Thrush
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over
- 1 Redwing over
- Water Rail heard in marshy area at rear of yard in the afternoon, unexpected and a first for me here!
Tues 21st March
- 2 Chiffchaff singing
- 1 Song Thrush
- 1 m Greenfinch
- 1 Oystercatcher over calling
2 Chiffchaff today at bridges 12 and 27, Reddish and Princess Parkway. Also 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush.
Along the loop this morning:
2 Female Sparrowhawk, 31 ring Necked Parakeet, 4 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 12 Song Thrush, Grey Wagtail.
Whilst loading the vans this morning
- 1 Common Snipe over from behind Reddish works yard
- 2 Redwings over
- 2 Song Thrush in song competition
Literally just now (5.20pm) whilst parking up the van
- 8 Common Snipe just flown over me, calling, then another 2 singles, all from the marshy area behind works yard
26 Song Thrush counted on the loop from end to end between 07:15 and 07:45 this morning
Male Tawny Owl calling at 16:30 this afternoon near bridge 14 near Houldsworth golf course.
10 Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush all singing away from 7:15-7:40
Ring Necked Parakeet also.
500+ mainly Black Headed Gulls in a pretty spectacular flock reeling around Wright Robinson High School playing fields in Gorton early on.
3 Song Thrush singing. 5 Ring Necked Parakeet.
- 3 Common Snipe flying round over the end of Station Rd, Reddish, where it meets Sandfold Lane loop path mid morning.
23 Redwing over. 40+ Ring Necked parakeet around Whalley Range High School
Reddish works yard.
- 7 Redwings over
- Pink-footed Geese heard and caught tail end of a small skein over East
Message from my brother who works opposite my depot in Reddish.
- 2 Common Snipe flushed from behind my works yard and flew over his works yard, Im assuming he was outside guiding a wagon in
- c20 Redwings over Reddish works yard and dropped down into a tree at the back.
Mon 31st Oct (am)
- 7 Redwings low over Reddish works yard
- 1 Raven over
- 1 Jay over
Tues 1st Nov (am)
- 11 Redwings + 2 Fieldfare low over Reddish works yard, the Fieldfares stood out a mile as they were surprising close
- 1 Grey Wagtail
Thursday.
- Another 19 Redwings over shortly after (11 + 8)
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 20+ Goldfinch
- 1 drake Goosander low over
So far this morning over Reddish works yard
- Lost count of Redwings 40+
- 2 Fieldfare
- 1 Skylark
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
Great Black Backed Gull was on Wright Robinson High School playing fields this morning with a large gull flock.
Also 20 Ring Necked Parakeet, Goldcrest and Sparrowhawk on the route.
Sun 4th Sep.
- Sparrowhawk flew low and close to me through the woods putting up Woodpigeons, Blackbirds, a Robin, and a small party of Long-tailed Tits. I could hear House Martins overhead so they could well have seen it too.
Mon 5th Sep.
- Hobby large as life flew right over me near the Z bends at Longford Rd and Nelstrop Rd North. Mustve flown over secret lake and was heading towards Highfield CP and the A6.
- 14 House Martins were whizzing round close by, they seem to have done well breeding near the chimney tower on Sandfold Lane near secret lake.
Evening dog walk around Secret Lake area.
Of note
- c30 House Martin
- 2 Sand Martin
- 1 Swift
- 5 Swallow
- small group of Long-tailed Titsrr
- 1 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff singing from around Reddish works yard this morning
2 Common Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 4 Ring Necked Parakeet, 10 Swift, Swallow, 3 Bullfinch, Goldcrest, 4 Greenfinch on my route this morning and this afternoon.
Reddish works yard.
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet low over
- 2 singing Chiffchaff in yard perimeter scrub
- 1 Mistle Thrush
A different Common Whitethroat singing today near the Donkey Sanctuary, first time I've heard it there fora month or so.
Separate one near bridge 12.
Also 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, Swallow, 10 Swift, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron
Afternoon walk with the dog around Secret Lake area, Levenshulme.
Of note
- 2 Common Swift
- 1 House Martin
- 1 Swallow
- 1 Blackcap
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 3 Coot families
- Great Crested Grebes look to have departed
Common Whitethroat singing from the scrub behind Reddish works yard almost everyday this week, morning and afternoon.
A good daily showing of Ring-necked Parakeets too.
Common Whitethroat, 18 Swift over St. Werburgh's Rd tram station, 5 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch.
Buzzard over Gorton cemetery on Thursday afternoon
- Whitethroat singing away Tues, Weds, today
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over
- 1 Song Thrush
- 1 Swallow
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- and what sounded like a Redshank but I couldnt see it for the life of me?
- 1 Whitethroat - singing most of the day actually
- 2 Song Thrush - again singing all day
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Common Swift
Evening dog walk around Secret Lake area.
- 1 Great Crested Grebe with well grown chick
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Chaffinch
- 4 Swallow
- 1 House Martin
- 1 Chiffchaff
Loop path near Reddish works yard whilst loading van Friday morning.
- 2 Whitethroat singing
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets
- 1 Jay
One House martin, 3 Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding young, 8 Blackcap, Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Ring Necked Parakeet this morning.
Reddish works yard.
- 1 Common Whitethroat near main cycle path
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Song Thrush
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over
2 groups of Swift this morning. One over the Donkey sanctuary, the other over St Warburgh's Road tram stop. Also Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, 6 Bullfinch.
- 1 Willow Warbler
- 1 Chiffchaff
- 1 Jay
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over, screeching away, being harassed by a Lesser Black-backed Gull
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Friday 6th of May 2022 05:02:37 PM
Reddish works yard this morning before going out.
- Willow Warbler singing on perimeter
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Song Thrush
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets in tree in Reddish works yard
- 1 Common Whitethroat
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
Pretty much same birds including
- 2 Willow Warblers
- 3 Blackcap
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Whitethroat
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
- 1 Oystercatcher over
Counted 16 Blackcap on the route this morning from start to finish. Also Willow Warbler between bridges 26 and 27. 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, Goldcrest.
Reddish works yard & surrounding area.
- 2 Willow Warbler
(1 literally at yard boundary, 2nd in scrub nearby)
- 1 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Song Thrush
Reddish works yard before going on the Southport run.
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Chiffchaff
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Kestrel
- 2 Blackcap
- 1 Chiffchaff
- 1 Wren
- 1 Robin
- 1 Song Thrush
Only the Greenfinch seen.
- 1 Blackcap singing
- 2 Chiffchaff singing
- 1 Chaffinch singing
- 2 Song Thrush singing
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over towards South Reddish
- 1 Common Buzzard over
Wednesday am.
- 2 Blackcap singing
- 1 Chiffchaff
- c10 Canada Geese over
Reddish around works yard area. Been meaning to put these sightings on here for a while as our works is actually on the cycle route.
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets
1 towards Dane Bank am, 1 towards Levenshulme pm
- 3 singing Chiffchaff
2 in marshy scrub behind yard, 1 on loop path.
- 2 singing Song Thrush
Didnt hear the Blackcap today.
Blackcap, minimum 13 Chiffchaff, 10 Fieldfare over East, 4 Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush.
Chiffchaff every 1/2 mile or so - probably about 10 in total.
Blackcaps singing near Donkey Sanctuary and St Werburghs
-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth on Friday 25th of March 2022 11:26:53 AM
6 Chiffchaff on the route today. Kingfisher on the Brook. Also Goldcrest, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Ring Necked Parakeet.
Chiffchaff near Loop start at Boothdale Drive. Also 2 Goldcrest, 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, 3 Bullfinch.
Still a good number of thrush species on Abbey Hey football pitch at 15:30 but without optics to see species.