Two huge skeins over Cheetham Hill (10.30 am)....1 guess about 250, the other 160.....going towards Holcolmbe. Just called Simon Johnson who has picked them up ...he's at Elton.
Judith Smith said
Sat Jan 29 9:57 PM, 2011
220 NW over Ashton in Makerfield 1243hrs
Simon Johnson said
Sat Jan 29 8:10 PM, 2011
150+ NW @ 14.35 prob over Ringley
Rob Smallwood said
Sat Jan 29 1:08 PM, 2011
1 Skein west over Ashton upon Mesey at around 11:00, probably 70 - 100 perhaps.
John Rayner said
Sat Jan 29 12:51 PM, 2011
Ludworth Moor
Over Far Bradshaw: 2 Skeins (c180 + c60) Pinkfeet NW at 10.40
Jimmy Meadows said
Fri Jan 28 9:05 PM, 2011
c200 west over Westwood Lane Ince 09:55 20 west Over Cemetery Rd Ince 10:25
Jimmy
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jan 27 12:36 AM, 2011
120 heading west over Spring Mill Reservoir at 3:00pm today.
Info thanks to Dave Ousey
Jeff Clarke said
Wed Jan 26 6:12 PM, 2011
26/01/2011 c160 flying West over Sale Water Park 13:15
Rob Thorpe said
Wed Jan 26 3:58 PM, 2011
26/01/2011 15:55 c50 west over Ashton-in-Makerfield.
26/01/2011 16:00 c260 west over Ashton-in-Makerfield.
26/01/2011 16:25 c100 west over Ashton-in-Makerfield.
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 26th of January 2011 04:25:17 PM
Mark Taggart said
Tue Jan 25 11:45 PM, 2011
A Skein of c190 Pink-footed geese flew over Broughton Bridge Salford at 1354 today. They were followed a minute or so later and within visual distance by a further Skein of just over 70 geese. Both Skeins were heading west north west.
Scott Reid said
Tue Jan 25 6:24 PM, 2011
c.100 heading NW over Stockport precinct around 13:25.
Chris Greene said
Tue Jan 25 7:11 AM, 2011
Late post for yesterday , Monday 24/01/11 @ 11:50 hrs . Two skeins , each of approx 90 birds over Chadkirk Country Estate, heading NNW .... Cheers Chris
Pete Lane said
Mon Jan 24 8:21 PM, 2011
100 west over Ladybridge (Bolton) 2.10pm
Alan Warford said
Mon Jan 24 2:51 PM, 2011
100+ North West over Salford Quays at 1340 today.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Jan 23 8:43 PM, 2011
Sunday am 23/01/11
19 pink feet feeding in a field opposite Horrocks Flash,spooked and flew off south
cheers geoff
Alan Warford said
Sun Jan 23 7:56 PM, 2011
55 North West over Winter Hill at 1230, viewed from Rumworth with Simon & Simon.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 19 9:18 PM, 2011
18th January:
80 heading NW at 13:40 over Flixton
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
Sonia Adderley said
Wed Jan 19 7:22 PM, 2011
48 NW over Stockport Town Centre at 5.05pm
Pete Lane said
Tue Jan 18 10:31 PM, 2011
Four separate grops flying west over Ladybridge between 1.45 and 2.30. 130, 100 60 30
the first group were on a flight path over Rumworth Lodge the other three further north.
dave broome said
Tue Jan 18 9:28 PM, 2011
130 NW over Ashton-in-Makerfield 10:18hrs 90 NW over Platt Bridge 12:10hrs
-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 18th of January 2011 09:29:05 PM
Simon Johnson said
Tue Jan 18 7:33 PM, 2011
180+ NW over Prestwich @ 16.05
Paul Heaton said
Tue Jan 18 5:24 PM, 2011
180+ heading north over Stretford town hall today at 14.30.
Keep Birding
Scott Reid said
Tue Jan 18 5:24 PM, 2011
c.180 over the strines road at 09:35, right over the border between Stockport and Derbyshire, heading NW.
Simon Warford said
Tue Jan 18 4:43 PM, 2011
90+ heading west over Bolton town centre 9.00am.
Neil Southworth said
Tue Jan 18 4:42 PM, 2011
c200 heading NW over Wigan Town Centre at 11.00 am, and a further 50 over Wigan Flashes at 11.30 am
Alan Prosser said
Tue Jan 18 4:15 PM, 2011
c150 heading west over Worsley then NW over Boothstown at 1.30pm
John Rayner said
Tue Jan 18 3:38 PM, 2011
c250 over Hazel Grove at 12.35 heading NW
Cheers, John
Dean Macdonald said
Tue Jan 18 2:48 PM, 2011
c200 over crompton way Bolton 1pm heading west.
Pete Hines said
Tue Jan 18 2:16 PM, 2011
350+ west over Trafford Park (Moseley Rd) 12.50 150+ west same 13.15
Karen Foulkes said
Mon Jan 17 5:37 PM, 2011
30 Pink Feet NW over Audenshaw at 16.45 today flying very low
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jan 17 3:43 PM, 2011
Two skeins of Pink-feet over Pennington Flash at 12:15 today with 185 directly over the flash heading WNW and 160 heading due west just to the south of the flash.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jan 14 9:04 AM, 2011
c65 east over Astley at 09:00 this morning.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jan 13 9:38 PM, 2011
18 flew east over Pickley Green at 9:35 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jan 13 9:30 PM, 2011
Three south-west over Scotmans at 1:20 today.
dave broome said
Thu Jan 13 8:38 PM, 2011
c135 SE over Wigan town centre at 09:13 this morning
Henry Cook said
Thu Jan 13 4:08 PM, 2011
c100 Pink-footed Geese flew south-east over Manchester Airport at 2.40pm
Paul Heaton said
Thu Jan 13 1:07 PM, 2011
Amazing double v flock of 700+ flying over Salford Quays today at 09.50, heading east.
Keep birding
Nick Hilton said
Tue Jan 11 9:48 PM, 2011
60 birds heading south east over Salford Quays at 1745hrs
Joey Eccles said
Tue Jan 11 7:50 PM, 2011
13 flying over birchfields park this am at 11.30 heading east
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Tuesday 11th of January 2011 07:57:11 PM
Jeff Clarke said
Tue Jan 11 6:41 PM, 2011
70-75 flying east over Altrincham ETW at 10 am
Alan Prosser said
Sun Jan 9 12:51 PM, 2011
Two Skeins of Pinkfoots over Worsley. The first at 11.40am of approx. 70 birds heading east parallel to Bridgewater Canal. The second at 11.50am of approx. 70 birds heading north east.
David Bramhall said
Sun Jan 9 12:18 PM, 2011
Approximately 160 heading west over Ashton-under-Lyne in large V at 11:15.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jan 9 10:05 AM, 2011
100 south over Pennington Flash at 08:33 today.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Dave Tennant said
Sun Jan 9 9:14 AM, 2011
30-40 heading southeast over amberswood 830 am.
Paul Heaton said
Thu Jan 6 1:48 PM, 2011
50 flying west today approx 13.15. seen from my back garden in Ashton on Mersey with 2 Barnacle geese of unknown origin
I know they cannot be counted but they made my day.
keep birding
Chris Roberts said
Sun Jan 2 11:44 PM, 2011
350 + over Carrington Moss flying S S-E at 10 am this morning
Scott Reid said
Sun Jan 2 6:29 PM, 2011
Large skein (150+) very high over Woodley precinct just after mid-day heading east. It was a nice treat whilst the waxwings were off digesting their berries!
-- Edited by Scott Reid on Sunday 2nd of January 2011 07:02:48 PM
Steven Nelson said
Sun Jan 2 5:47 PM, 2011
4.50pm in the (almost) darkness heard a flock overhead over my house in Irlam. Managed to just make out c.50 birds heading east, but probably more.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jan 2 4:10 PM, 2011
70 north-west over Orrell Water Park today (no time).
Over Far Bradshaw: 2 Skeins (c180 + c60) Pinkfeet NW at 10.40
20 west Over Cemetery Rd Ince 10:25
Jimmy
Info thanks to Dave Ousey
26/01/2011 16:00 c260 west over Ashton-in-Makerfield.
26/01/2011 16:25 c100 west over Ashton-in-Makerfield.
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Wednesday 26th of January 2011 04:25:17 PM
Cheers Chris
19 pink feet feeding in a field opposite Horrocks Flash,spooked and flew off south
cheers geoff
80 heading NW at 13:40 over Flixton
Info thanks to Phil Kelly
130, 100 60 30
the first group were on a flight path over Rumworth Lodge the other three further north.
90 NW over Platt Bridge 12:10hrs
-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 18th of January 2011 09:29:05 PM
Keep Birding
Cheers, John
150+ west same 13.15
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Keep birding
-- Edited by Joey Eccles on Tuesday 11th of January 2011 07:57:11 PM
Approximately 160 heading west over Ashton-under-Lyne in large V at 11:15.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
I know they cannot be counted but they made my day.
keep birding
-- Edited by Scott Reid on Sunday 2nd of January 2011 07:02:48 PM
Info thanks to Peter Alker