Lots of pink-feet heading east across Manchester this morning 6 Whoopers picked out with one skein
andrew chapman said
Sun Nov 23 8:42 PM, 2014
Skein 100+ @ 4.12 pm, seen at a distance from Hazel Grove, heading from Poynton direction over High Lane.
Andy
steven burke said
Sun Nov 23 8:16 PM, 2014
at 5.05pm 2 skiens went east over dunham massey deer park, they went directly overhead so still managed to see them in the dark a rough guess at 200-300.
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Nov 23 12:40 PM, 2014
48 sw over bickershaw rucks @ 11-02
Simon Johnson said
Sun Nov 23 11:53 AM, 2014
4 skiens west at elton
c100, and 48 @ 9ish 106 @ 9.20 and 55 @ 9.24
Kristian Wade said
Sun Nov 23 11:30 AM, 2014
60 plus over sandy lane, leigh at 9.30am today.
Andy Bissitt said
Sun Nov 23 11:29 AM, 2014
190 in 3 close groups directly over my garden (Romiley) going N-NE at approx 10.10 a.m. As I was counting, birds were disappearing into low cloud!!
steven burke said
Sun Nov 23 10:53 AM, 2014
53 over Bridgewater canal at sale at 9.43am heading east.
Steve Suttill said
Sun Nov 23 9:45 AM, 2014
c100 heading N/NE over Mossley at 08.50 this morning. Exactly the same time and direction as last Sunday morning!
They were lower today, presumably due to the low cloud. Probably looking for a cloud-free route across the Pennines?
Steve Judge said
Sun Nov 16 2:39 PM, 2014
Sunday, 16th November 2014 08:15 hrs - 30 east over Winton Park, Eccles
Steven Nelson said
Sun Nov 16 12:04 PM, 2014
11.15am - 34 east over Astley moss (seen distantly from Croxden)
Steven Nelson said
Sun Nov 16 11:02 AM, 2014
c.70 low east over Irlam at 09.35 this morning
Steve Suttill said
Sun Nov 16 9:44 AM, 2014
c60 heading N/NE over Mossley at 08.50 this morning
Simon Johnson said
Wed Nov 12 6:15 PM, 2014
400 east in a several loose skeins across south Manchester seen from whitefield @ 1pm
Keith Mills said
Sun Nov 9 9:40 AM, 2014
9.15 this am. 170 skein over our Grove on Ladybridge, Bolton. Heading SE.
Mark Burgess said
Sat Nov 8 1:50 PM, 2014
C50 NW over Boothstown @ 8.00am
Andy Voisey said
Wed Nov 5 2:30 PM, 2014
Approx 60 over Reddish Vale this morning heading NE
John Rayner said
Wed Nov 5 10:21 AM, 2014
5th Nov:
160 Flew SE over Roman Lakes, Marple at 09.42
Cheers John
dave broome said
Wed Nov 5 9:15 AM, 2014
c120 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 08:46
Mark Rigby said
Wed Nov 5 8:55 AM, 2014
4/11/14
95 over Dovestones heading east at 0800hrs
Chris Harper said
Wed Nov 5 8:38 AM, 2014
100 East over Chorlton at 7.45
Colin Nicholls said
Tue Nov 4 7:48 PM, 2014
111 over Stretford (3 small skeins) at 13:28, heading east.
Chris Greene said
Tue Nov 4 8:06 AM, 2014
Approximately 160, East over Offerton, Stockport just now.
Cheers Chris.
Simon Johnson said
Mon Nov 3 8:01 PM, 2014
1800 + East across Manchester between 7.30 & 9.20. (11 skeins)
Seen from Whitefield
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Monday 3rd of November 2014 08:03:57 PM
Gordon Newman said
Mon Nov 3 4:08 PM, 2014
750+ SE @ 07.20 Pennington Flash
dave broome said
Mon Nov 3 9:32 AM, 2014
E over Ashton-in-Makerfield this morning: c400 at 07:15 c120 at 07:25 c50 at 08:30
Lee Griffiths said
Mon Nov 3 9:05 AM, 2014
C120 over mosside sw at 9am
Colin Nicholls said
Sun Nov 2 9:51 PM, 2014
67 over Stretford, heading east. Not sure of the time, between 8 - 8:30am.
steven burke said
Sun Nov 2 7:23 PM, 2014
70-80 east over yeoman hey reservoir 8.30ish
Gordon Newman said
Sun Nov 2 11:51 AM, 2014
Bickershaw Rucks 12 W @ 07.40 + 55 E @08.10
Paul Heaton said
Sun Nov 2 11:24 AM, 2014
Two Skeins over Ashton on Mersey this morning between 8.30 and 9,30 c 120+ C 250+
keep Birding
Steve Suttill said
Sun Nov 2 10:09 AM, 2014
Mossley - 08.30: approx 80 heading E/NE
Mark Burgess said
Sun Nov 2 10:05 AM, 2014
Two skiens over Boothstown C50 SE @ 8.00am & 24 SE @ 8.50am
Colin Nicholls said
Sat Nov 1 11:31 PM, 2014
Approx 150 over Stretford at 8:50am, heading N/E.
Mark Burgess said
Sat Nov 1 11:18 AM, 2014
C150 NE over Dove Stone/Yeoman Hey reservoirs @8.20am
dave broome said
Tue Oct 28 12:52 PM, 2014
57 NW over Wigan town centre 12:50
Tony Darby said
Tue Oct 28 11:42 AM, 2014
2 skeins of 150 and 520 over Chorlton WP at 9.30-9.35 heading east. Also over to the west, but very distant, were large skeins heading roughly south. Obviously a large movement of birds this morning.
Chris Greene said
Tue Oct 28 9:53 AM, 2014
Two skeins of approx. 190 and 120 birds high S.E. over Offerton,Stockport @ 09:40.
Cheers Chris
Simon Johnson said
Tue Oct 28 9:48 AM, 2014
Just picked up (at around 9.30-9.35)about approx 2300 over south Manchester very distant heading ese several groups have split off and looked to have gone South west
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Tuesday 28th of October 2014 09:56:16 AM
John Watson said
Tue Oct 28 9:16 AM, 2014
~600 of these flew ESE over Culcheth, into GM, at 09:13 Could have been many more from the noise, just couldn't get line of sight
dave broome said
Tue Oct 28 9:13 AM, 2014
c4000 moved SE over the Golborne area just after 09:00, in several large skeins Groups of 4 and 5 turned back NW over Ashton-in-Makerfield
dave broome said
Mon Oct 27 7:51 AM, 2014
c200 SE Ashton-in-Makerfield 07:49 this morning
-- Edited by dave broome on Monday 27th of October 2014 07:51:44 AM
steven burke said
Sun Oct 26 9:05 PM, 2014
seen from the train as it was pulling out of deansgate station, I presume they were pink footed goose, 35 heading east at 8.45am.
Simon Gough said
Sun Oct 26 1:44 PM, 2014
Late post for yesterday: approx. 65 East over Heaton Mersey at the motorway at about 3pm yesterday the 25th.
Simon Johnson said
Sun Oct 26 12:15 PM, 2014
21 Skeins seen from Elton this morning total
all east/se coming from Winter Hill direction and over Radcliffe rough approx of skeins
Skein 100+ @ 4.12 pm, seen at a distance from Hazel Grove, heading from Poynton direction over High Lane.
Andy
c100, and 48 @ 9ish 106 @ 9.20 and 55 @ 9.24
They were lower today, presumably due to the low cloud. Probably looking for a cloud-free route across the Pennines?
170 skein over our Grove on Ladybridge, Bolton.
Heading SE.
160 Flew SE over Roman Lakes, Marple at 09.42
Cheers John
95 over Dovestones heading east at 0800hrs
Seen from Whitefield
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Monday 3rd of November 2014 08:03:57 PM
c400 at 07:15
c120 at 07:25
c50 at 08:30
12 W @ 07.40 + 55 E @08.10
c 120+
C 250+
keep Birding
Also over to the west, but very distant, were large skeins heading roughly south.
Obviously a large movement of birds this morning.
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Tuesday 28th of October 2014 09:56:16 AM
Could have been many more from the noise, just couldn't get line of sight
Groups of 4 and 5 turned back NW over Ashton-in-Makerfield
-- Edited by dave broome on Monday 27th of October 2014 07:51:44 AM
approx. 65 East over Heaton Mersey at the motorway at about 3pm yesterday the 25th.
all east/se coming from Winter Hill direction and over Radcliffe rough approx of skeins
80 @ 7.25 300 @7.35 1500 (super skein) @ 7.41 200 & 40 @ 7.43
between 7.45 and 8.07am 60, 80, 400, 200, 150, 180, 40, 120, 130,
at 8.14 700, 45, 140, 200.
2 Skeins over 40 and 60 came down the valley from Holcombe and a further 50 SE right over elton
approx 4,715 seen with Ian Campbell, Brian Fielding and Steve Higginbottom
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Sunday 26th of October 2014 12:16:59 PM
c 200 heading E at 08.15
c 80 heading S/SE at 08.25
-- Edited by dave broome on Sunday 26th of October 2014 08:15:37 AM
210 E over A-in-M at 0830
-- Edited by dave broome on Sunday 26th of October 2014 08:32:40 AM
25 flew SE at 08:30 hrs.
-- Edited by Steve Atkins on Sunday 26th of October 2014 10:08:40 AM
100+east-south east 0945.
60-70 northwest 1135.
40east south east 1245.
30 east 1300.