c100 N over Winstanley, Wigan today at 1137hrs

Possibly some of the same Geese as Steven's over the Manchester Airport viewing park but only 120+
just north of the terminal buildings heading East at 1040.

Then 200+ just south of the airfield heading East at 1120.

c.400+ SE over Green Lane, Timperley at 10.35am in 3 skiens one after another. (c150, c150, c100)

60 - 70 east over Brooks Drive Timperley c. half mile south of Fairywell Wood, approx 10.45 am ish.

approx 130 SE over Wigan town centre at 10:10 this morning - possibly the same as some of those mentioned below?

-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 23rd of October 2012 06:40:43 PM

60 North over Hindley 10.15am

50-60 heading north east over mosley common 1545 today.

From Scout Road today with Phil Rhodes and Andy Makin;

200 NW at 11.05am over far side of Egerton
130 NW at 11.12am over Egerton
41 NW at 11.26am very high over Winter Hill
65 NW at 11.44am over Winter Hill
215 NW at midday over Bolton (thanks to Simon Johnson for the tip off )
170 west at 2.13pm

120+ over Flixton at 1405 heading west.

Elton this morning

3 Skiens of Pink-feet over 55 @ 10.15 80+ @ 10.25 and 215 @ 11.55 all west

8.40am. I saw 51 flying from Bromley Cross to Affetside heading West.

About 5 minutes earlier I heard a skein heading over Jumbles going West. I did not manage to see them, but a mate of mine who I saw not long after did see them, estimating about 300.

75 Over football pitches behind Howebridge sports centre 10.30am today
Heading in the direction of Pennington Park

Ludworth Moor

45 east @ 09.07
155 east @ 09.16

Cheers, John

c.100 S over my house in Rusholme at 8.55am. I wasn't wearing my glasses so number is a guess

an approx 1110 se from the atrium this morning which will tie in with other skeins between 8.31 and 8.59

c130 se @ 8.31
c270 se @ 8.36 (Ian's birds over city)
c120 se @ 8.55
c350 se @ 8.57
c80 se @ 8.59
c100 se @ 8.59
c60 se @ 8.59

and 65 nw @ 9.34

1200 over Pennington Flash up to 10.30 today, mainly SE except for 400 which were travelling NW

Info thanks to Bill Harrison

500+ E over Trafford Centre in 10 minutes from 8:45

270 SE over Thompson Street, Manchester City Centre at 08.40 this morning.

12.25pm. 48 over Doffcocker heading SW towards Reebok.

14.55. 145 following Colliers Row Road heading SW.

c100 west over Salford Quays @ 1025

71 E over my house in Rusholme 10.25am

-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Saturday 20th of October 2012 11:41:01 AM

c80 nw at 11.19 over Salford (seen from home)

Article coming up about Pink Footed Goose numbers on Granada reports now.

2 further skeins of Pink-footed Geese from Crowland Hill, Newall Green this evening:

150+ East at 5.15pm, 70+ South East at 5.40pm.

Seen from Winter Hill viewed south accross Manchester this morning:

592 Pink-footed Goose consisted of,

26 NE 8.10am,
80 SE at 8.15am
34 SE 8.37am
70+56 SE 9.08am
61 SE 9.16am
65 SE 9.54am
80 SE 10.24am
120 SE 10.40am

100+ SE over Bickershaw Rucks at 17.50

30 South East over Blackley New Road this evening

Hobson Moor Road
30 South at 0905 (Simon Ghilks)

Lees Hill
4 East at 1030

Sramford Park, Ashton under Lyne
9.50am
approx 60 heading East

Finally seen some!! Beginning to feel I was walking about with my eyes shut

5 skeins this morning over Wythenshawe all heading East:

25+ 8.27am
40+ 8.30am
100+ 8.50am
50+ 8.52am
25+ 9.27am

3 skeins over Pomona, Salford Quays

73 south-east @ 0810
67 east @ 1655
51 east @ 1801

7 or 8 skeins in varying size from 140 to 40 between 2pm and 3.15 pm this afternoon mainly in se direction from horrock hide penny,total approx 500 birds .

Two skeins of 40 over Newton Road, Lowton at 5.50pm.

41 East over Chorlton WP at 17.50

100+ in 2 groups, heading NE over Flixton at 1415.

68 east over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 14:55 today

c.50 Pink feet SE over Billinge Lane, Ashton-in-Makerfield at 9.20am this am

-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Saturday 13th of October 2012 08:54:00 PM

C.30 eastish over timperley met stop about 0830 this morning. Would've missed them if I'd not missed the bus!

c30 flying over Withworth park in a North-East direction, around 9:20 am. I'm supposing its them, since I did not notice any pale under-wing coverts of a greylag goose, and bean geese don't come normally this far West.

-- Edited by Paul Hurst on Tuesday 9th of October 2012 09:30:36 AM

28 over Hindley 11.30am today

78 west over tyldesley 3.46 today

Two groups of 80 and 40 heading east over Altrincham - 07.52

early this morning 28 were on a stubble field off Smethurst Road, Billinge, by the Bispham Brickworks Lake;
41 NW over Standish 09:59hrs

c70 NW over Levenshulme, 08:30.

c250 Pinkfooted Geese very high east seen over the city @ 7.58 - seen from whitefield

52 east over Pomona Docks on Salford Quays 0845

50+ west over Crankwood 9.45ish viewed from Bickershaw Rucks

Late post, but 50 over Offerton at 7.30 yesterday am, heading East.

c.50 birds over our Hale garden 09.30 heading East.

c.100 over house in Sale this morning.