200 east - through Hyde at 1445 - fairly low due to thick cloud cover
dave broome said
Fri Oct 28 8:51 AM, 2016
78 photographed by my daughter going SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 13:23 yesterday
-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 28th of October 2016 08:51:40 AM
Martin Loftus said
Thu Oct 27 5:01 PM, 2016
1,45 pm , Irlams O the Height, Salford. 2 skeins in convoy flew directly over my head flying East, first one had approx 200 and the second one approx 80. Managed to take two photos with my phone, yet still had difficulty counting them all !
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Thursday 27th of October 2016 05:02:53 PM
dave broome said
Wed Oct 26 2:43 PM, 2016
Between 80 and 90 low west over Mosley Common-Astley 13:55, maybe the same birds as seen over Ashton-under-Lyne earlier?
-- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 26th of October 2016 02:45:18 PM
Rachael Hill said
Wed Oct 26 1:42 PM, 2016
1.20pm c80 low over West end of Ashton under Lyne, heading West (possibly to the Moss).
Simon Johnson said
Wed Oct 26 12:49 PM, 2016
180-200 ish east over Manchester at 12.25 in a large loose skein with several stragglers
JamieDunning said
Wed Oct 26 12:39 PM, 2016
It's clearly a good day for passage PFG - I'm working in the garden and can bearly go 15 minutes between 10:30 - 12:30 without there being a skein or two over head. Largest so far c.220.
Chris Greene said
Wed Oct 26 12:33 PM, 2016
One skein, c 120 birds heading SE high over Stockport just now.
Cheers Chris
steven burke said
Wed Oct 26 10:18 AM, 2016
C70 heading east over old trafford at 10am then a few minutes later a skein heading north west, probably the same ones as tim.
-- Edited by steven burke on Wednesday 26th of October 2016 12:24:08 PM
Tim Wilcox said
Wed Oct 26 10:02 AM, 2016
c.150 NW over Moss Side at 10.00am
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 26 10:00 AM, 2016
c110 east over Astley at 09:55 this morning
Stephen Fuentes said
Tue Oct 25 4:46 PM, 2016
Approx 150 seen today around 2pm from Middle farm Bredbury (along the Goyt Hall NR trail) heading ENE.
Martin Loftus said
Tue Oct 25 2:43 PM, 2016
12pm over Salford, Irlams o the hieght area heading West, there was a 200+ strong skein yet they were thousands of feet in the air, I've never seen them fly so high up before. You could hardly make out any individual bird with the naked eye, just looked like a cartoon arrow flying through the air, could just about hear them too
dave broome said
Tue Oct 25 11:23 AM, 2016
Approx 200 circled over the Lower Ince area of Wigan 11:15 today, before flying off high W over Wigan Flashes
Lizzie Forrester said
Mon Oct 24 12:50 AM, 2016
Thank you :)
dave broome said
Sun Oct 23 10:12 AM, 2016
Approx 180 NW over Ashton-in-Makerfield in two close skeins 10:05
Richard Hart said
Sat Oct 22 8:33 PM, 2016
90+ flew west over Piethorne at about 9.55am
David Walsh said
Sat Oct 22 11:37 AM, 2016
Saturday 22nd October 2016, 10.10am
c 130 flying east over Brushes Valley, Stalybridge
Pete Hines said
Sat Oct 22 9:15 AM, 2016
520+ over Longford Park, Stretford, yesterday (21-10-16). (Counted from photograph posted on Chorlton Wildlife Group Facebook page)
alanhill said
Fri Oct 21 6:02 PM, 2016
Around 100 over Didsbury at 11.00am this morning
sid ashton said
Fri Oct 21 2:55 PM, 2016
A big skein of about 200 birds over our house in Hale at 14.52 heading westish.
Mike Cooper said
Fri Oct 21 1:52 PM, 2016
Hopwood heywod
2 associated skeins of c. 140 pink feet over my garden heading WNW at 10:30 21/10
sid ashton said
Fri Oct 21 10:35 AM, 2016
Hi Lizzie the sightings on this thread will be birds flying over, generally in a V shaped formation. You will hear them before you see them. If you want to see them on the ground Marshside is a good place and they tend to roost in big numbers at Martin Mere. That's quite a sight as they come in early evening. Hope that helps.
Lizzie Forrester said
Fri Oct 21 10:13 AM, 2016
Where is the most reliable place to see them?
There not ticked off my list as i'm fairly new to birding.
dave broome said
Fri Oct 21 9:49 AM, 2016
Approx 90 SW over Leigh 09:48
JSPALDING said
Thu Oct 20 4:16 PM, 2016
About 170 in 2 skeins over Mossley at 9-30 this morning.
Rob Creek said
Thu Oct 20 2:38 PM, 2016
9.41am today over works depot Reddish, Stockport.
Difficult to put a number to. c120 in this Skein (102 in image, more birds extending out) quickly followed by another skein of equal size
Steven Nelson said
Thu Oct 20 1:26 PM, 2016
c40 east over Timperley at 08.25 this morning.
Graham Beverley said
Thu Oct 20 12:57 PM, 2016
800 ish across Castleshaw this morning in 5 skeins 09:35 - 09:45
Scott robinson said
Thu Oct 20 12:26 PM, 2016
c100 over Hurst Mill Lane, Glazebury heading East at 08:10am. Possibly same flock as Janet's.
Janet Taylor said
Thu Oct 20 12:16 PM, 2016
c 100 flying East over Fairfax Ave, Didsbury about 8.50 am.
Chris Sutton said
Thu Oct 20 9:59 AM, 2016
9am - Hardy Farm, Chorlton c 180 overhead this morning heading south east. c 750 - 1000 seen in far distance to the west - flying east. C
john tromans said
Thu Oct 20 9:37 AM, 2016
300+ over Hazel Grove at 9.07. Lovely sight.
Simon Johnson said
Thu Oct 20 9:26 AM, 2016
3000+ across Manchester this morning in over 10 skeins
dave broome said
Thu Oct 20 8:38 AM, 2016
56 SE at Three Sisters, Ashton-in-Makerfield 08:35
Simon Johnson said
Wed Oct 19 10:17 PM, 2016
this morning between 8.15 and 9.20 1000+ moved east in 12 skeins across Salford/South Manchester - seen from Whitefield
Andy Isherwood said
Wed Oct 19 8:51 PM, 2016
2 skeins of c.90 each flew south east in quick succession c. 8.10 this am viewed south from Leigh road near Worsley garden centre.
A sizeable flock also heard over Tyldesley c. 6.55pm
steven burke said
Wed Oct 19 8:15 PM, 2016
300+ heading east over hardy farm, chorlton at 5.10pm.
Karen Foulkes said
Wed Oct 19 6:45 PM, 2016
c70 heading ENE over Victoria Station at 1700
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Wed Oct 19 5:10 PM, 2016
c130 heading east over Flixton at 1708.
Steve Suttill said
Mon Oct 17 9:31 AM, 2016
c60 heading East over Mossley at 09.00 this morning
Steve Suttill said
Sun Oct 16 10:34 AM, 2016
Karen Foulkes wrote: Tracked from tram flying over Ashton Moss towards Ashton east over the town centre
I was travelling on a later tram and that certainly wasn't flying
Karen Foulkes said
Sat Oct 15 6:46 PM, 2016
c30 E over Ashton-under-Lyne at 18:15. Tracked from tram flying over Ashton Moss towards Ashton east over the town centre
Steve Christmas said
Sat Oct 15 6:43 PM, 2016
45 E over Swinton at 17.00
dave broome said
Sat Oct 15 6:32 PM, 2016
Approx 120 SE over Marus Bridge, Wigan 17:20 today
Simon Johnson said
Wed Oct 12 10:23 PM, 2016
from the whitefield this monring
90 at 9am followed by 110 east at 9.13 am
Chris Sutton said
Wed Oct 12 5:12 PM, 2016
I had c 70 pink feet flying NW turning W over Chorlton at 10am. Chris
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Wed Oct 12 3:21 PM, 2016
c70 heading East over Flixton at 1200.
David Gornall said
Tue Oct 11 5:47 PM, 2016
Approx 70 heading east over plank lane @ 9 am (ish)
200 east - through Hyde at 1445 - fairly low due to thick cloud cover
78 photographed by my daughter going SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 13:23 yesterday
-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 28th of October 2016 08:51:40 AM
1,45 pm , Irlams O the Height, Salford. 2 skeins in convoy flew directly over my head flying East, first one had approx 200 and the second one approx 80. Managed to take two photos with my phone, yet still had difficulty counting them all !
-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Thursday 27th of October 2016 05:02:53 PM
Between 80 and 90 low west over Mosley Common-Astley 13:55, maybe the same birds as seen over Ashton-under-Lyne earlier?
-- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 26th of October 2016 02:45:18 PM
One skein, c 120 birds heading SE high over Stockport just now.
Cheers Chris
-- Edited by steven burke on Wednesday 26th of October 2016 12:24:08 PM
Approx 150 seen today around 2pm from Middle farm Bredbury (along the Goyt Hall NR trail) heading ENE.
12pm over Salford, Irlams o the hieght area heading West, there was a 200+ strong skein yet they were thousands of feet in the air, I've never seen them fly so high up before. You could hardly make out any individual bird with the naked eye, just looked like a cartoon arrow flying through the air, could just about hear them too
Approx 200 circled over the Lower Ince area of Wigan 11:15 today, before flying off high W over Wigan Flashes
Thank you :)
Approx 180 NW over Ashton-in-Makerfield in two close skeins 10:05
c 130 flying east over Brushes Valley, Stalybridge
Around 100 over Didsbury at 11.00am this morning
A big skein of about 200 birds over our house in Hale at 14.52 heading westish.
2 associated skeins of c. 140 pink feet over my garden heading WNW at 10:30 21/10
Hi Lizzie the sightings on this thread will be birds flying over, generally in a V shaped formation. You will hear them before you see them. If you want to see them on the ground Marshside is a good place and they tend to roost in big numbers at Martin Mere. That's quite a sight as they come in early evening. Hope that helps.
There not ticked off my list as i'm fairly new to birding.
Approx 90 SW over Leigh 09:48
About 170 in 2 skeins over Mossley at 9-30 this morning.
Difficult to put a number to.
c120 in this Skein (102 in image, more birds extending out) quickly followed by another skein of equal size
800 ish across Castleshaw this morning in 5 skeins 09:35 - 09:45
c 100 flying East over Fairfax Ave, Didsbury about 8.50 am.
c 180 overhead this morning heading south east.
c 750 - 1000 seen in far distance to the west - flying east.
C
300+ over Hazel Grove at 9.07. Lovely sight.
56 SE at Three Sisters, Ashton-in-Makerfield 08:35
2 skeins of c.90 each flew south east in quick succession c. 8.10 this am viewed south from Leigh road near Worsley garden centre.
A sizeable flock also heard over Tyldesley c. 6.55pm
I was travelling on a later tram and that certainly wasn't flying
45 E over Swinton at 17.00
Approx 120 SE over Marus Bridge, Wigan 17:20 today
90 at 9am followed by 110 east at 9.13 am