c60 heading in a north westerly direction over Bickershaw at 15-56pm
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jan 6 7:06 PM, 2012
60 NW at 9:05 over Pennington Flash this morning.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jan 6 7:03 PM, 2012
c 200 going NE today at 08:45, seen from Chester Rd/City Rd junction Stretford.
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
steven burke said
Fri Jan 6 6:22 PM, 2012
at 2.42pm whilst in my old trafford garden there was a large flock off distant pink footed geese heading north west,at a guess due to the trees being in the way there was probably around 500 give or take a few and also would of been going over the salford quays area a minute or two later.
Graham Gill said
Fri Jan 6 4:35 PM, 2012
130 flying NW (!) over Audenshaw Res's.
steven burke said
Mon Jan 2 9:37 PM, 2012
100+ over leigh sports village (on my way to pennington flash) at 9.20 am heading south east.
Tony Darby said
Sat Dec 31 3:40 PM, 2011
Fletcher Moss Park 11.10 this morning. C100 over quite low. W towards Didsbury Golf Club
Chris Roberts said
Sat Dec 31 2:24 PM, 2011
Carrington Moss 11-37 this morning 8 birds flying very low in miserable weather heading north.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Fri Dec 30 10:08 PM, 2011
Heard only a group of pinkfeet over Platt Bridge at 20.30 loud enough or low enough to be heard from the garage,heading west.
cheers geoff
Adrian Dancy said
Tue Dec 27 12:08 PM, 2011
40 heading NW over Agecroft Cemetry 11.45.
Steven Nelson said
Mon Dec 26 11:39 PM, 2011
3.10pm- A distant group over Irlam this afternoon. Heard only so couldn't ascertain number or direction but only sounded like a small group.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Dec 26 8:12 PM, 2011
34 east over Pennington Flash at 16:04 today
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Dec 24 11:33 PM, 2011
90 over Pennington Flash 09:40 today, no direction.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Dec 22 6:04 PM, 2011
65 flew east over Pennington Flash this morning at 09:55
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Joey Eccles said
Thu Dec 22 11:40 AM, 2011
c.100 over Worsley Filtration Lagoons this morning at 9.00am heading South East
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Dec 19 4:04 AM, 2011
165 then 80 east over Orrell Water Park at 08:50 on the 18th.
Info thanks to Peter Alker
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Dec 19 4:00 AM, 2011
Over the Horwich Moors on the 18th:
450+ se at 9.24, 23 nw at 9.24, 50 nw at 10.36, 34 w at 10.40 and 36 w at 10.45.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Tony Darby said
Sun Dec 18 9:08 PM, 2011
Carrington Moss with Mr Wilcox 1.50pm
70+ took to the air from a field somewhere S. of us. Once they'd got themselves organised, they headed North. Possibly the same bunch Steven.
steven burke said
Sun Dec 18 8:19 PM, 2011
95 at 2.02pm heading north west over botany bay wood.
Chris Harper said
Sun Dec 18 7:23 PM, 2011
30 East over Offerton at 08:20 this am
Simon Warford said
Sun Dec 18 6:39 PM, 2011
250+ north west over Darcy Lever at 11am this morning.
Karen Foulkes said
Sun Dec 18 5:55 PM, 2011
70-80 birds flying low south over Astley Street, Dukinfield towards Hyde at 0932 as I was boarding a bus!
Adrian Dancy said
Sun Dec 18 11:35 AM, 2011
simon ghilks wrote:
0905 at Audenshaw Reservoirs
c70 flew low SE over No2 heading toward Crown Point.
I clocked them too over the Irwell.
simon ghilks said
Sun Dec 18 11:31 AM, 2011
0905 at Audenshaw Reservoirs
c70 flew low SE over No2 heading toward Crown Point.
Simon Johnson said
Sun Dec 18 11:20 AM, 2011
this morning at Elton
24 east and 8 west
At home (whitefield)
120 west 10.45 followed by 35 west 10.56
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Dec 18 12:18 AM, 2011
250 SE over the Horwich Moors at 10:25 today with a further 140 at 10:35
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Nick Hilton said
Sat Dec 17 9:33 PM, 2011
200+ flying west over Davyhulme at 11.10 today
Andy Isherwood said
Sat Dec 17 4:20 PM, 2011
c.50 south east over astley 10.40 this am presumably same as daves over croxden. 14 northwest over haigh seen from brayford dr in aspull at c.11.15am
dave broome said
Sat Dec 17 2:47 PM, 2011
23 NNE over Ashton-in-Makerfield 09:56 this morning 60 NE over the Wigan Flashes at 10:35, then presumably the same birds S at 10:41
Dave Thacker said
Sat Dec 17 11:13 AM, 2011
C 130 flying west over croxdens peat works at 11.10am
-- Edited by Dave Thacker on Saturday 17th of December 2011 03:36:30 PM
Dave Thacker said
Sat Dec 17 10:48 AM, 2011
C 50 flying over croxdens peat works heading east at 10.45am
Steve Christmas said
Sat Dec 17 10:18 AM, 2011
c 150 E over Clifton Marina 0925hrs.
Simon Johnson said
Sat Dec 17 9:42 AM, 2011
c 90 east over prestwich @ 9.30ish
Think these will be the 150 seen at Clifton earlier As couldn't get accurate count do to being on phone at time!
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 17th of December 2011 11:04:02 AM
Rob Thorpe said
Fri Dec 16 11:45 PM, 2011
Pink-feet heard over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 23:40. Number and direction unknown, but it sounded like a small flock.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Dec 14 9:56 PM, 2011
35 SE over the Horwich Moors at 8:50 and 120 at 9:34 today.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Jimmy Meadows said
Wed Dec 14 7:18 PM, 2011
32 s/e 09:30 over Worthington Lakes
Cheers Jimmy
Pete Lane said
Wed Dec 14 9:45 AM, 2011
150 East over Ladybridge (Bolton) 9.35am.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Dec 12 7:49 PM, 2011
120+ se at 8.43 and 150+ se at 8.48 over the Horwich Moors, courtesy of Dan Brown, Jill Mills, Ken Haydock and Andy Makin
steven burke said
Mon Dec 12 7:46 PM, 2011
28 at 8.26am 31 at 8.38am straight behind them another 83 then another 6 shortly after. today,all heading south east over georges lane, winter hill.
dave broome said
Mon Dec 12 12:27 PM, 2011
approx 120 went east over Ashton-in-Makerfield at about 08:20 this morning
SMcRoyall said
Mon Dec 12 9:09 AM, 2011
c200 heading South East over Coppice, Oldham at 8.45am
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Dec 10 4:05 PM, 2011
All heading SE over Winter Hill today:
49 at 08:06 130 at 08:09 69 at 08:16 100 at 08:20.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Ian Campbell said
Sat Dec 10 2:54 PM, 2011
220 flew SE over Elton at 8.15 a.m. today. Cheers Ian
simon ghilks said
Sat Dec 10 11:24 AM, 2011
10/12/2011
Probably same flock as Iain's flew over Lees Hill Hollingworth at 9 am heading South East.
Iain Johnson said
Sat Dec 10 8:57 AM, 2011
c80 flew SE at 830am over Bayley Street, Stalybridge (10/12/2011) nice garden or rather front door tick!
Steven Nelson said
Tue Dec 6 8:28 PM, 2011
8.10pm this evening a flock of c.45 over my house in Irlam heading NW. Could just about make them out against the moonlight. Giving the occasional call and fairly low in height.
Dave Tennant said
Mon Dec 5 5:50 PM, 2011
Aflock of geese flying over hindley 10 pm yesterday, could nt see them but there seemed a few.
dave broome said
Sat Dec 3 10:05 AM, 2011
approx 150 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield 09:00 this morning
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Dec 3 10:01 AM, 2011
60 east at 8:20am and 70 south-east at 9:05am, over Pennington Flash yesterday (2nd).
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Didsbury Golf Club
cheers geoff
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Info thanks to Peter Alker
450+ se at 9.24, 23 nw at 9.24, 50 nw at 10.36, 34 w at 10.40 and 36 w at 10.45.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
70+ took to the air from a field somewhere S. of us. Once they'd got themselves
organised, they headed North.
Possibly the same bunch Steven.
95 at 2.02pm heading north west over botany bay wood.
I clocked them too over the Irwell.
c70 flew low SE over No2 heading toward Crown Point.
24 east and 8 west
At home (whitefield)
120 west 10.45 followed by 35 west 10.56
Info thanks to Andy Makin
14 northwest over haigh seen from brayford dr in aspull at c.11.15am
60 NE over the Wigan Flashes at 10:35, then presumably the same birds S at 10:41
-- Edited by Dave Thacker on Saturday 17th of December 2011 03:36:30 PM
Think these will be the 150 seen at Clifton earlier
As couldn't get accurate count do to being on phone at time!
-- Edited by Simon Johnson on Saturday 17th of December 2011 11:04:02 AM
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Cheers Jimmy
31 at 8.38am straight behind them another 83 then another 6 shortly after.
today,all heading south east over georges lane, winter hill.
49 at 08:06
130 at 08:09
69 at 08:16
100 at 08:20.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Cheers Ian
Probably same flock as Iain's flew over Lees Hill Hollingworth at 9 am heading South East.
Aflock of geese flying over hindley 10 pm yesterday, could nt see them but there seemed a few.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme