Bickershaw Rucks, 2 birds north @ 08-40 this morning, 500+ birds south east between 16-45 and 17-00, similar to Craig 1 bird heading nw a few minutes after 5pm, presumably one had broken away and turned back.
Craig Higson said
Sat Oct 25 5:33 PM, 2014
Skiens of 35, 30 and 120 NE over Viridor Wood between 16:00 and 16:45. Intriguingly a total of 8 birds (a group of 7 from the last party and a single bird from the first) randomly u-turned and headed back SW.
Steven Nelson said
Sat Oct 25 4:42 PM, 2014
c.70 NW over Irlam at 15.05
dave broome said
Sat Oct 25 4:31 PM, 2014
55 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield 1630hrs
dave broome said
Sat Oct 25 4:07 PM, 2014
13 low south over Worsley Mesnes, Wigan at 14:44hrs
Tony Coatsworth said
Sat Oct 25 3:47 PM, 2014
2 skeins over Withington 15:10
Approx 100 in first wave, then 80 - heading due east
dave broome said
Sat Oct 25 1:11 PM, 2014
c400 E over Ashton-in-Makerfield 13:08hrs
Steven Nelson said
Sat Oct 25 1:00 PM, 2014
Over Irlam this morning: c.100 heading ESE at 11.10am c.70 heading NW at 11.40am
David Walsh said
Sat Oct 25 12:59 PM, 2014
Saturday 25th October 2014
Brushes Valley, Stalybridge
10.20am, c100 over east 10.30am, c200 over east
Paul Heaton said
Sat Oct 25 11:44 AM, 2014
C270+ over Ashton On mersey this morning heading east. plus 2 small darker geese amongst them,
Keep Birding
Gary Crowder said
Sat Oct 25 10:50 AM, 2014
C300 heading east over Shaw at 1040 followed by c70 at 1045
James Walsh said
Fri Oct 24 11:43 PM, 2014
c200 south-east over Timperley @ 3pm
Colin Nicholls said
Fri Oct 24 10:18 PM, 2014
Over Longford Park, Stretford...
roughly 11:20am - skein of 230-250...
then 5 minutes later, a group of 20 stragglers!
All heading east.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Fri Oct 24 6:41 PM, 2014
Over Flixton:
250+ at 1125 heading east.
90+ at 1520 heading east.
Ann Ribbands said
Fri Oct 24 6:24 PM, 2014
About 150 flying E over Timperley at midday today.
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Oct 24 5:20 PM, 2014
375 SE over Pennington Flash at 2pm
Mark Rigby said
Fri Oct 24 4:28 PM, 2014
146 in 2 skeins ENE over Heaton Park at 1410
Paul Heaton said
Fri Oct 24 4:25 PM, 2014
Between 10 and 10.30 this morning in the respectable company of Mr Steve, (marsh tit) Atkins and Mr D Winnard. a count of 1000+ over Platt bridge in approx 4/5 skeins
Keep Birding.
pete berry said
Fri Oct 24 1:42 PM, 2014
140 n.w.last night at 5pm over Astley
Simon Johnson said
Mon Oct 20 7:22 PM, 2014
seen from Whitefield across Manchester this morning all east or se
About 40 over Wilmslow Road Withington,in easterly direction at 0900
Jeff Clarke said
Mon Oct 20 9:04 AM, 2014
65 heading East over Sale Town Centre at 08:50
Craig Higson said
Sun Oct 19 11:33 PM, 2014
A lowly 6 (six) headed NE over Ashton in Makerfield at 16.00
Colin Nicholls said
Sun Oct 19 8:14 PM, 2014
Over Stretford...
8am - approx 50
9:45am - approx 200
Both skeins heading east.
Karen Foulkes said
Sun Oct 19 7:53 PM, 2014
Dukinfield/Ashton border
c600 in three skeins at 0840 today all heading roughly east
Skeins consisted of c150, c200 and c250 birds
Kristian Wade said
Sun Oct 19 6:42 PM, 2014
A skein of 43 over Windy Woods, Leigh at 10am
Mike Chorley said
Sun Oct 19 4:26 PM, 2014
C. 95 heading east over Oldham Town Centre 9.45 am
Alan Prosser said
Sun Oct 19 1:34 PM, 2014
300+ heading east over Boothstown at 10.20am today.
David Walsh said
Sun Oct 19 12:16 PM, 2014
Sunday 19th October, 2014,
Stalybridge, Higher Swineshaw area
8.40am - c150, and c60, in two skeins 8.45am - c250 8.50am - c40, and c120, in two skeins
all heading east
-- Edited by David Walsh on Sunday 19th of October 2014 12:34:11 PM
Mark Burgess said
Sun Oct 19 12:05 PM, 2014
Horwich Winter Hill
2 skeins 80+ SE @ 8.30 and 50+ SE 9.25am
Bernard McGurrin said
Sun Oct 19 11:54 AM, 2014
Bickershaw rucks @10-15 skein of 43 se, then 7 mins later 38 heading nw, same birds turned around ?
-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Sunday 19th of October 2014 11:54:42 AM
Simon Johnson said
Sun Oct 19 11:08 AM, 2014
3,300 birds East/SE across Manchester in 16 Skeins this morning all to the south of Whitefield
Paul Heaton said
Sun Oct 19 10:45 AM, 2014
C 70+ over garden Ashton on Mersey heading west.
Keep birding
Steve Suttill said
Sun Oct 19 10:35 AM, 2014
Mossley this morning:
c 90 at 08.30 c 130 at 08.35 c 100 at 08.40
all heading East-ish.
Tom Morton said
Sun Oct 19 10:32 AM, 2014
08.40 150 approx and 09.40 120 approx Pink Feet east over Aspull
Jeff Clarke said
Sun Oct 19 10:22 AM, 2014
Carrington Moss (all seen from field 25) (all counts are approximate) 45 heading East 08:13 35 heading East 08:21 35 heading South-East 08:42 60 heading East 09:32
colin moran said
Sun Oct 19 9:49 AM, 2014
c 80 n/e over worsley at 0820
dave broome said
Sun Oct 19 9:49 AM, 2014
80 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 0940 this morning c160 E at 1010hrs
-- Edited by dave broome on Sunday 19th of October 2014 10:18:08 AM
Simon Johnson said
Sun Oct 19 8:48 AM, 2014
Seen from whitefield also 7 Skeins about 2000 birds plus 2 smaller Skeins of about 50 each bit earlier
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Sunday 19th of October 2014 08:51:44 AM
Dave Thacker said
Sun Oct 19 8:28 AM, 2014
2000+ in seven skeins in the last five minutes over Swinton all heading East.
Tim Wilcox said
Sun Oct 19 8:27 AM, 2014
150 SE over my house in Moss Side at 8.24am
Colin Nicholls said
Sat Oct 18 8:40 PM, 2014
Approx 50-60 flying east over Stretford...
John Taylor said
Sat Oct 18 5:24 PM, 2014
Around 100 over Droylsden center at 16:45 heading east
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Oct 18 4:32 PM, 2014
1700+ SW in almost continuous skeins between 10.30-and 11.30 Pennington Flash
John Doherty said
Sat Oct 18 2:13 PM, 2014
Probably the ones Rachael saw: approx 130 heading North East over Harpurhay, at about 11.30
Rachael Hill said
Sat Oct 18 2:08 PM, 2014
11.50am Approx 130 flying over Audenshaw allotments easterly direction
Andy Bissitt said
Sat Oct 18 1:51 PM, 2014
dave broome wrote:
Two skeins of 94 and 42 birds went SE over the Wigan Flashes/Hawkley Hall at 09:55 this morning
Could have been one of these skeins that I saw over Romiley going just south of east (my count was c40) at 10.20 ish. Remarkably, on a personal note, these were the first I'd seen in the county for 3 years after two blank winters. They just don't come over here as often as they once did.
Simon Johnson said
Sat Oct 18 12:35 PM, 2014
Approx 250 ESE over prestwich at 11.38
Craig Higson said
Sat Oct 18 12:18 PM, 2014
Approx 240 over Ashton in Makerfield heading east around 11.00 am possibly the same ones Pete had over Astley 25 mins later.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Saturday 18th of October 2014 12:19:01 PM
Steven Nelson said
Sat Oct 18 11:51 AM, 2014
11.00am - approx 450 ESE in 3 flocks over Culcheth and tracked overhead as I drove along Holcroft Lane back towards Cadishead (GM). The birds continued on over Partington and into GM. Estimated to be flying at about 35mph !!
500+ birds south east between 16-45 and 17-00, similar to Craig 1 bird heading nw a few minutes after 5pm, presumably one had broken away and turned back.
Approx 100 in first wave, then 80 - heading due east
c.100 heading ESE at 11.10am
c.70 heading NW at 11.40am
Brushes Valley, Stalybridge
10.20am, c100 over east
10.30am, c200 over east
Keep Birding
roughly 11:20am - skein of 230-250...
then 5 minutes later, a group of 20 stragglers!
All heading east.
250+ at 1125 heading east.
90+ at 1520 heading east.
Keep Birding.
140 n.w.last night at 5pm over Astley
60 @8.45, 150 & 40 @8.39, 120 @9.03, 120@ 9.05, 30 @9.18
8am - approx 50
9:45am - approx 200
Both skeins heading east.
c600 in three skeins at 0840 today all heading roughly east
Skeins consisted of c150, c200 and c250 birds
Stalybridge, Higher Swineshaw area
8.40am - c150, and c60, in two skeins
8.45am - c250
8.50am - c40, and c120, in two skeins
all heading east
-- Edited by David Walsh on Sunday 19th of October 2014 12:34:11 PM
2 skeins 80+ SE @ 8.30 and 50+ SE 9.25am
@10-15 skein of 43 se, then 7 mins later 38 heading nw, same birds turned around ?
-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Sunday 19th of October 2014 11:54:42 AM
Keep birding
c 90 at 08.30
c 130 at 08.35
c 100 at 08.40
all heading East-ish.
45 heading East 08:13
35 heading East 08:21
35 heading South-East 08:42
60 heading East 09:32
c160 E at 1010hrs
-- Edited by dave broome on Sunday 19th of October 2014 10:18:08 AM
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Sunday 19th of October 2014 08:51:44 AM
Approx 130 flying over Audenshaw allotments easterly direction
Could have been one of these skeins that I saw over Romiley going just south of east (my count was c40) at 10.20 ish. Remarkably, on a personal note, these were the first I'd seen in the county for 3 years after two blank winters. They just don't come over here as often as they once did.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Saturday 18th of October 2014 12:19:01 PM