Lapwing - over 200 NNW over the Beyond building / Barton Bridge towards the mosses at 11.09
Ray Scally said
Thu Sep 16 7:41 AM, 2021
PEREGRINE back on the 'Beyond' building this morning, not seen it in the last 3 days.
steven burke said
Fri Sep 10 10:36 PM, 2021
On Wednesday 8th whilst on my way to work a tit flock was roaming around st Anthonys church on 11th Street, it also had 2 chiffchaff & a nuthatch. Yesterday Thursday 9th a chiffchaff was singing in the same area & again singing today also a great spotted woodpecker was calling at the top of a tall conifer. Starlings still gathering in several locations enjoying all the berries.
steven burke said
Fri Sep 3 11:10 PM, 2021
A great spotted woodpecker flew directly over my place of work on Broadway as I just finished at 1pm today, also 9 Canada geese as I watched the woodpecker fly over. There has been a gathering of starlings around Trafford park recently, they are enjoying the berries on the Rowan trees, the flocks seem to be from as little as around 50 but yesterday I watched a large flock go over my works whilst on my break, they did a murmeration as they passed over, this flock contained at least 700 birds & they headed in the direction of the Trafford centre.
Ray Scally said
Tue Aug 31 7:04 AM, 2021
Peregrine back on the 'BEYOND' building this morning by Trafford Centre, its been pretty frequent over the last couple of weeks.
Ray Scally said
Tue Aug 10 4:09 PM, 2021
A good morning for Birds of Prey over the 'BEYOND' building, Peregrine turned up late morning on its usual perch and also Hobby, Kestrel and Buzzard over.
Ray Scally said
Mon Aug 2 6:33 AM, 2021
Peregrine currently sitting on top of the 'BEYOND' building.
Robert Farmer said
Sat Jul 31 6:09 PM, 2021
Back on the B of Beyond (N/E side - facing Trafford Centre) at 2.50pm this afternoon.
-- Edited by Robert Farmer on Saturday 31st of July 2021 06:10:37 PM
Peregrine sitting on the BEYOND building this morning.
Steven Heywood said
Tue Jul 13 2:02 PM, 2021
Peregrine perched on the roof of Beyond just now.
Martin Loftus said
Tue Jun 22 3:07 PM, 2021
6am.
Peregrine was sat on the top of one of the pillars of the new suspension bridge. Which gave me an excellent close up view of it from my van, as I drove past it within 20 feet, on the anticlockwise inside lane of the M60, Barton fly over. It was sat on a different pillar at 2,15pm as I was driving home.
Ray Scally said
Mon Jun 21 7:22 AM, 2021
Peregrine on the 'Beyond' building this morning next to The Trafford Centre.
steven burke said
Thu May 27 10:40 PM, 2021
A peregrine falcon went low over my work place on Broadway at 10.05 am this morning whilst on my break, it had a little swoop at a crow that was actually harassing a lesser black backed gull with food.
steven burke said
Tue May 25 4:07 PM, 2021
At least 25 swifts whizzing around fairly low over b&q car park around 2.30pm.
steven burke said
Fri Apr 23 11:53 PM, 2021
2 peregrines over my works on Broadway whilst on my break around 4.15pm this afternoon, they looked to be heading towards cargill so probably going to hunt the pigeons there. Also a lapwing over guiness Road trading estate calling.
Martin Loftus said
Thu Apr 22 1:38 PM, 2021
1:30pm
Whitethroat calling loudly from the bushes of Cosentino on Guinness rd
steven burke said
Thu Apr 15 10:19 AM, 2021
A buzzard & a peregrine both circling over guiness Road trading estate whilst driving home from work yesterday just after 2pm. Several chiffchaffs around Trafford Park but only heard 1 willow warbler near village way circle.
Martin Loftus said
Thu Apr 8 1:50 PM, 2021
1:35pm two buzzard's and an adult female peregrine having a violent altercation above the gates to Cargill on Guinness rd. At one point the peregrine managed to bring one of the buzzard's down to about 5 feet off the ground into the middle of Guinness rd where they were both nearly hit by passing vehicles!! Luckily (with possibly me disturbing them as I was trying to film them on my phone) they let go of each other and flew away.
steven burke said
Fri Apr 2 7:34 PM, 2021
Post for yesterday 1st April.
Whilst on my break at work on Broadway I noticed a couple of pigeons flying past with a peregrine right behind them, they were soon out of view, within several minutes there was the peregrine with a kill flying over the building next to my works (Kerry logistics) & landing on it but out of my view. All the gulls that were around were then getting noisey & flying around. I decided to walk through my works & go out to the other car park where I could then see the peregrine plucking away, gulls still not happy.
Ray Scally said
Tue Mar 30 8:29 AM, 2021
Peregrine currently sitting on 'BEYOND' overlooking motorway.
Ray Scally said
Mon Mar 29 10:25 AM, 2021
2 Peregrine currently in the usual spot on the 'BEYOND' building, on and off through the morning.
Huw Morgan said
Wed Mar 24 4:38 PM, 2021
Quick wander around the Ecology Park as I was passing.
2 Peregrine currently sitting on the 'BEYOND' building, on the side lettering facing The Trafford Centre.
Ray Scally said
Thu Feb 25 8:37 AM, 2021
Peregrine hunting around 'Beyond' building this morning, also a steady movement of Woodpigeon earlier, 150 over in 15 minutes. 20 Geese high up, looked like Pink-footed Geese over west.
Steven Heywood said
Wed Feb 24 9:04 PM, 2021
Trafford Centre and Beyond/iFly area 13:45 - 14:30
Black-headed Gull 16
Blackbird 2
Carrion Crow 8
Feral Pigeon 12
Goldfinch 3
Great Tit 2
Greenfinch 1
Jackdaw 4
Long-tailed Tit 1
Magpie 7
Robin 5
Woodpigeon 1
Wren 2
Ray Scally said
Mon Feb 22 4:28 PM, 2021
2 Peregrine sitting on the 'Beyond' letters or on top of the building during the morning also 25 Lapwing over.
Ray Scally said
Thu Feb 18 8:19 AM, 2021
2 Peregrine sitting on the 'Beyond' letters at 8.15 in this mornings gloom!
steven burke said
Wed Feb 17 8:36 PM, 2021
Hi martin, I have reason to believe that this bird is one of the media city pair & possibly the female but I still could be wrong. Definitely not the media city male as he has a longer than average bill & this bird on the tower, which I have been seeing a lot of lately looks like a bigger female. The 3rd peregrine you have seen may be this one in the photo attached which I have seen lately hanging around, a much younger bird.
The past two days Ive been working delivering all over Trafford park.
I still can't work out if the Peregrine that I see occasionally perched the Chimney is one of the BBC ones or not, yet I keep seeing 3 flying around the area. I'm sure one is a young one that keeps getting chased out of the territory.
Yesterday around the ecology park I saw 3 buzzard's high up and two kestrels displaying and squabbling with a peregrine.
Today and yesterday I've seen a large female sparrowhawk hunting around and on the addidas factory.
2 Peregrine still around the 'BEYOND' building or adjacent pylons this morning.
Ray Scally said
Thu Feb 4 1:37 PM, 2021
2 Peregrine still today, finding food easy with a couple of nice plump pigeons taken this morning, they are tending to use the Pylons next to the 'BEYOND' building beside the motorway.
Steve Scrimgeour said
Thu Feb 4 10:45 AM, 2021
That I imagine is Pablo, escaped from Sale over the weekend.. lol
Steven Heywood said
Wed Feb 3 10:07 PM, 2021
I was watching a flock of 200+ black-headed gulls wheeling over the Freightliner terminal when a scarlet macaw flew overhead. I suspect this might not be a Category A vagrant but it took my mind off Lockdown forcing me to dip on the cackling goose.
Peregrine falcon still continues to show on my way home from work just after 2pm whilst driving down Trafford park road monday, Tuesday & today. I paid a brief visit on sunday afternoon & got some distant photos. I do believe this now could well be one of the media city pair. Also today a buzzard was being mobbed by 3 crows over the ecology park.
A peregrine falcon continues to be seen regularly now around chep uk on village way, was seen 3 times last week, monday, thursday & Friday when coming home from work & seen again today when going to work around 1.15pm.
Richard Pennell said
Mon Jan 25 6:56 PM, 2021
Just for the record as it's actually out of Trafford Park in Davyhulme but a Peregrine that I assume is one of these has over the weekend and also today been hunting over the Davyhulme Millennium Nature Reserve - a spectacular dive earlier saw it take a Wood Pigeon, the speed was simply breath taking
Ray Scally said
Mon Jan 25 3:47 PM, 2021
2 Peregrines again today on the BEYOND letters for most of the morning.
Steve Scrimgeour said
Mon Jan 25 3:44 PM, 2021
Saturday 23.1.20
2 Peregrines sat on pylon in front of the golf centre, male on the top strut and presumed female sat well in towards the main body of pylon. Not much action in the hour I was there , viewed from Beyond.
Sunday 24.1.20
2 Peregrines sat on same pylon, then the male started hunting the local pigeons with 1 near miss viewed from Beyond, had a wander round to the car park of the golf centre , male by this stage was sat on the B of Beyond and the female atop the Pylon. Then she started calling and to our surprise there was another male sat on the E also, this one then got escorted away over towards the Trafford Centre by the male , whilst the female started to hunt the pigeons also, couple of near misses and when I left she was sat in the snow on the roof of Beyond.
A quick mooch around the carpark at Beyond showed what looked like leg rings of Pigeons, feathers from a variety of birds looked like Blackbirds Pigeons and Rink Necked Parakeets, wings off what appeared to be a Jackdaw and then there were bits of flesh lying around as well.. Under the pylon much the same apart from a couple legs
Ray Scally said
Mon Jan 18 1:56 PM, 2021
2 Peregrine again this morning on the 'BEYOND' letters facing The Trafford Centre, also 2 Gadwall on the Ship Canal, 6 Bullfinch, Buzzard among the 34 species recorded.
Steven Heywood said
Fri Jan 15 10:03 PM, 2021
Old Park Lane and the Trafford Way 14:25 - 15:10 (the far point on an exercise walk to the Trafford Centre and back)
Black-headed Gull 30 overhead
Blue Tit 1
Bullfinch 3
Carrion Crow 5
Dunnock 1
Great Tit 1
Jackdaw 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 overhead
Magpie 10
Peregrine 1
Pied Wagtail 6
Robin 1
Woodpigeon 2
The peregrine was perched atop Beyond, best seen from the Trafford Way near the cycle shop. By the way it was mantling it had obviously caught something, by the size it was more likely a thrush or blackbird rather than a pigeon.
The bullfinches -- two females and a male -- were feeding on the brambles by the Castle In The Air's car park.
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Friday 15th of January 2021 10:04:05 PM
Ray Scally said
Thu Jan 14 5:07 PM, 2021
1 Peregrine on the 'Beyond' building today at The Trafford Centre, facing the M60, not its usual side, may have something to do with the weather direction!
Ray Scally said
Mon Jan 11 3:19 PM, 2021
2 Peregrine on BEYOND again today, also found a dead Ring-necked Parakeet on the banks of the canal looked as if it was shot.
Peregrine falcon seen again whilst driving home from work down Trafford park road just after 2pm yesterday. Common buzzard circling over the ecology park on Wednesday after work.
Martin Loftus said
Tue Jan 5 7:56 PM, 2021
11,30am
As I was delivering to one of the service yards at the Trafford Centre, had an adult Peregrine flying around low above me, being very vocal whilst squabbling with a black-headed gull.
steven burke said
Tue Jan 5 5:59 PM, 2021
Peregrine falcon was seen yesterday & today whilst on my home from work just after 2pm whilst driving down Trafford park road it was perched up near chep yesterday but flying around today over chep.
steven burke said
Sun Dec 27 10:33 PM, 2020
Both peregrine Falcons perched on BEYOND near the Trafford centre just after 11am this morning. The male was having a bit of a fly around landing on a nearby pylon then back on beyond then off again out of view. A kestrel was flying around the Trafford centre & the BMW showroom also.
Pete Hines said
Thu Dec 24 2:35 PM, 2020
Peregrine pair on the B of Beyond, near the Trafford Centre, late morning
2 peregrine Falcons perched on the BEYOND building near the Trafford centre this morning from 11am. I can confirm that these peregrines are not from media city.
Starlings still gathering in several locations enjoying all the berries.
There has been a gathering of starlings around Trafford park recently, they are enjoying the berries on the Rowan trees, the flocks seem to be from as little as around 50 but yesterday I watched a large flock go over my works whilst on my break, they did a murmeration as they passed over, this flock contained at least 700 birds & they headed in the direction of the Trafford centre.
-- Edited by Robert Farmer on Saturday 31st of July 2021 06:10:37 PM
6am.
Peregrine was sat on the top of one of the pillars of the new suspension bridge. Which gave me an excellent close up view of it from my van, as I drove past it within 20 feet, on the anticlockwise inside lane of the M60, Barton fly over.
It was sat on a different pillar at 2,15pm as I was driving home.
Also a lapwing over guiness Road trading estate calling.
1:30pm
Whitethroat calling loudly from the bushes of Cosentino on Guinness rd
Several chiffchaffs around Trafford Park but only heard 1 willow warbler near village way circle.
1:35pm two buzzard's and an adult female peregrine having a violent altercation above the gates to Cargill on Guinness rd. At one point the peregrine managed to bring one of the buzzard's down to about 5 feet off the ground into the middle of Guinness rd where they were both nearly hit by passing vehicles!! Luckily (with possibly me disturbing them as I was trying to film them on my phone) they let go of each other and flew away.
Whilst on my break at work on Broadway I noticed a couple of pigeons flying past with a peregrine right behind them, they were soon out of view, within several minutes there was the peregrine with a kill flying over the building next to my works (Kerry logistics) & landing on it but out of my view. All the gulls that were around were then getting noisey & flying around. I decided to walk through my works & go out to the other car park where I could then see the peregrine plucking away, gulls still not happy.
1 Chiffchaff singing
2 Bullfinch (pair)
2 Teal (pair)
1 Buzzard
1 Lesser Black Backed Gull
6 Canada Goose
7 Coot
4 Moorhen
2 Mallard
1 Fox
20 Geese high up, looked like Pink-footed Geese over west.
Trafford Centre and Beyond/iFly area 13:45 - 14:30
The 3rd peregrine you have seen may be this one in the photo attached which I have seen lately hanging around, a much younger bird.
The past two days Ive been working delivering all over Trafford park.
I still can't work out if the Peregrine that I see occasionally perched the Chimney is one of the BBC ones or not, yet I keep seeing 3 flying around the area. I'm sure one is a young one that keeps getting chased out of the territory.
Yesterday around the ecology park I saw 3 buzzard's high up and two kestrels displaying and squabbling with a peregrine.
Today and yesterday I've seen a large female sparrowhawk hunting around and on the addidas factory.
I was watching a flock of 200+ black-headed gulls wheeling over the Freightliner terminal when a scarlet macaw flew overhead. I suspect this might not be a Category A vagrant but it took my mind off Lockdown forcing me to dip on the cackling goose.
Also today a buzzard was being mobbed by 3 crows over the ecology park.
Just for the record as it's actually out of Trafford Park in Davyhulme but a Peregrine that I assume is one of these has over the weekend and also today been hunting over the Davyhulme Millennium Nature Reserve - a spectacular dive earlier saw it take a Wood Pigeon, the speed was simply breath taking
2 Peregrines sat on pylon in front of the golf centre, male on the top strut and presumed female sat well in towards the main body of pylon. Not much action in the hour I was there , viewed from Beyond.
Sunday 24.1.20
2 Peregrines sat on same pylon, then the male started hunting the local pigeons with 1 near miss viewed from Beyond, had a wander round to the car park of the golf centre , male by this stage was sat on the B of Beyond and the female atop the Pylon. Then she started calling and to our surprise there was another male sat on the E also, this one then got escorted away over towards the Trafford Centre by the male , whilst the female started to hunt the pigeons also, couple of near misses and when I left she was sat in the snow on the roof of Beyond.
A quick mooch around the carpark at Beyond showed what looked like leg rings of Pigeons, feathers from a variety of birds looked like Blackbirds Pigeons and Rink Necked Parakeets, wings off what appeared to be a Jackdaw and then there were bits of flesh lying around as well..
Under the pylon much the same apart from a couple legs
Old Park Lane and the Trafford Way 14:25 - 15:10 (the far point on an exercise walk to the Trafford Centre and back)
The peregrine was perched atop Beyond, best seen from the Trafford Way near the cycle shop. By the way it was mantling it had obviously caught something, by the size it was more likely a thrush or blackbird rather than a pigeon.
The bullfinches -- two females and a male -- were feeding on the brambles by the Castle In The Air's car park.
-- Edited by Steven Heywood on Friday 15th of January 2021 10:04:05 PM
Common buzzard circling over the ecology park on Wednesday after work.
11,30am
As I was delivering to one of the service yards at the Trafford Centre, had an adult Peregrine flying around low above me, being very vocal whilst squabbling with a black-headed gull.
A kestrel was flying around the Trafford centre & the BMW showroom also.
I can confirm that these peregrines are not from media city.
Ray
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