Large skein (100+) headed east over Longsight at 08:45 this morning.
Jimmy Meadows said
Tue Dec 21 9:22 PM, 2010
Late News for yesterday 20/12/10
approx 80 S/E over Wallgate Station 12:15
Cheers Jimmy
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Dec 19 10:44 PM, 2010
c50 west over Astley at 11:15 this morning also contained 3 Greylag Geese.
Info thanks to Andy Isherwood
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Dec 19 10:42 PM, 2010
110 east over Pickley Green, Westleigh at 12:25 today.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Joey Eccles said
Sun Dec 19 5:41 PM, 2010
c.150 NE rippling over worsley filtration lagoons 9.20 am today closely followed a few minutes later by c.30 that turned around and headed back SW just before they came over bittern pit wood. I often hear shooting from over that way - maybe they were shot at?
Allan Rimmer said
Sun Dec 19 4:50 PM, 2010
About 40 flying fairly low and east over Gidlow Cemetery at 10am today.
Bill Myerscough said
Sun Dec 19 4:39 PM, 2010
19th December.
c150 north-west over Failsworth and Moston at 10.40 this morning.
Cheers,
Bill.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sun Dec 19 2:53 PM, 2010
14 pink feet SE over abram 10.15
cheers geoff
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Dec 18 10:03 PM, 2010
41 SE PENNY FLASH 1PM
Judith Smith said
Sat Dec 18 9:29 PM, 2010
12 over Welham Rd, Scotman's Flash at 1330 today moving NW were probably part of the the same flock, David. Strangely, they weren't flying in a V formation.
dave broome said
Sat Dec 18 4:49 PM, 2010
125 NW over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 13:20 today
Approx 800 seen distantly flying NW over Golborne at approx 15:00 yesterday (17th Dec)
Pete Hines said
Mon Dec 13 6:41 PM, 2010
27 east over Chorlton WP at 15.44
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Dec 12 10:06 AM, 2010
81 north over Pennington Flash at 08:50 today.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Tony Hill said
Sat Nov 27 10:54 AM, 2010
130 , west over Crompton lodges at 8 25 am.
Henry Cook said
Fri Nov 26 9:59 AM, 2010
Hale Barns (Davenport Green) - c60 Pink-footed Geese flew SE at 9am.
Pete Hines said
Thu Nov 25 12:16 PM, 2010
Pete Hines wrote:
c300 east over Chorlton WP at 14.10 Tues 23rd
c40 low over Chorlton calling and silhoetted againgst a full moon at 20.15 heading east Sunday 21st
For some reason I do not have permission to edit my last post which should say c40 east at 22.15 over Chorlton in a full moon, not 20.15.
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Thursday 25th of November 2010 12:17:51 PM
Pete Hines said
Wed Nov 24 1:44 AM, 2010
c300 east over Chorlton WP at 14.10 Tues 23rd
c40 low over Chorlton calling and silhoetted againgst a full moon at 20.15 heading east Sunday 21st
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Nov 23 10:27 PM, 2010
250 headed low east over Pennington Flash at 12:55 today.
Phil Owen said
Sun Nov 21 11:31 PM, 2010
Not a sighting but just heard some go over Wythenshawe at 11.00pm
Jimmy Meadows said
Sun Nov 21 8:19 PM, 2010
c80 E over Duke St Swinley 08:10 this morning
Phil Owen said
Sun Nov 21 11:49 AM, 2010
Ian Keith wrote:
2 skeins of 160 and 70 at 8.25am heading southeast over Chorlton Water Park 320 at 8.50 again heading southeast
Also seen from Hale Barns (Davenport Green) whilst patching this morning together with an earlier flock around 8am of c40 in total.
Ian Keith said
Sun Nov 21 10:27 AM, 2010
2 skeins of 160 and 70 at 8.25am heading southeast over Chorlton Water Park 320 at 8.50 again heading southeast
Steven Nelson said
Tue Nov 16 9:09 PM, 2010
c180 heading SE over Cadishead at 8.00am this morning.
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Tue Nov 16 7:47 PM, 2010
While at the Davyhulme Millenium Park, Tuesday, 16th November, three skeins seen.
2 skeins at 1415 over the park, c120 closely followed by c80 heading west. At 1425, c120 seen north of the park, over Salford, heading west.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Nov 16 2:54 PM, 2010
310 Pink-footed Geese flew west just to the south of Pennington Flash at 12:50 today, they approached roughly over the by-pass and circled, loosing height. Remarkably they then certainly landed in one of the fields just to the west of the by-pass (north of the A580), albeit briefly before heading off low west again but clearly looking for somewhere else to ditch down!
John Rayner said
Tue Nov 16 2:38 PM, 2010
c220 NW over Ludworth Moor at 12.20
Cheers, John
Tim Wilcox said
Sun Nov 14 8:31 AM, 2010
98 E Audenshaw Res 4.45pm Sat 13 Nov
Rob Thorpe said
Sat Nov 13 7:33 PM, 2010
13/11/2010 08:00 56 east over Wigan Flashes
13/11/2010 08:33 34 west over Wigan Flashes
13/11/2010 09:?? 03 west over Wigan Flashes
07/11/2010 12:?? 13 north-west over Viridor Wood
07/11/2010 12:50 03 landed at Lily Lane Farm, Viridor Wood
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Nov 13 7:11 PM, 2010
Over the Horwich Moors this morning:
35 E 08:15, 200 E 08:40, 18 W 09:15, 16 SW 09:30
Info thanks to Andy Makin
dave broome said
Sat Nov 13 7:08 PM, 2010
about 90 SE over Pennington Flash at 11:05 today
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Nov 13 9:47 AM, 2010
16 over Georges Lane, Horwich heading towards Wigan at 09:39 this morning contained a single Barnacle Goose.
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Also a large skien (at least a couple of hundred) headed SW over Astley at 08:40 but were not properly counted.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Nov 12 4:26 PM, 2010
18 west over Pickley Green, Westleigh at 10:14am.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Nov 12 4:23 PM, 2010
Skiens over Pennington Flash today: 29 south at 08:25 and 60 east at 08:10 (Barry Hulme and Dave Wilson respectively).
Simon Johnson said
Wed Nov 10 10:14 PM, 2010
This morning from the Atrium a massive movement of Pinkfeet 19 Skeins in total
Some Skeins over head some over Manchester but others distant to the south, some may have been in Cheshire but cant see the boundary in south Manchester from Whitefield!
All birds heading east
c200 @ 7.35 over south Manchester c100 @ 7.36 as above 44 @ 7.40 over the Atrium c400 @ 7.45 over south Manchester c250 @ 7.49 as above 150 @ 7.50 over manchester city centre 80 @ 7.56 as above 90 @ 8am over prestwich 130 @ 8.05 over city 70 @ 8.08 as above c150 @ 8.11 over south Manchester c200 @ 8.12 as above c250 @ 8.14 as above 80 @ 8.16 over Prestwich 110 @ 8.21 over city c60 @ 8.23 over south Manchester c75 @ 8.28 as above c350 @ 8.34 as above c200 @ 8.35 as above
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Nov 10 11:00 AM, 2010
This morning:
2490 east over Whitefield (and various parts of Manchester visible from a particular vantage point there!)in various sized skiens all pre-9am.
Info thanks to Simon Johnson.
100 south over Pennington Flash at 07:25am.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme.
Chris Roberts said
Sun Nov 7 10:56 PM, 2010
90+ flying west, south of Carrington Moss at 9-17 this morning , with a second skein of around 60 also flying west at 11-47.
Pete Hines said
Sun Nov 7 7:41 PM, 2010
c300 E over Chorlton WP at 08.23
First heard appraoching from the west, flying overhead and over Merseybank when a jumbo jet, taking off from the airport, emerged over the houses silhoetted against the low morning sun spooked the PFGs. They became more vocal, lost their formation and changed course to the NW before circling, regaining their formation and resuming their course east.
Phil Owen said
Sun Nov 7 10:31 AM, 2010
c60 Heading SE 8.10am over Newall Green fields
c100 Heading NE 9.00am over Davenport Green fields
Dave Tennant said
Sun Nov 7 8:31 AM, 2010
About 290 in 6 groups flying low over amberswood lake 7.45, got the impression they had been disturbed flying low and fast.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Nov 7 8:10 AM, 2010
Approx. 100 circled low (and noisily) over Astley at 8am before heading of east(ish).
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Nov 6 8:51 PM, 2010
Over the Horwich Moors today, heading SE:
22 at 8am and 80 at 08:05am
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Steven Nelson said
Sat Nov 6 8:14 PM, 2010
c.50 flying SE over Irlam Moss at 2.30pm
Jimmy Meadows said
Sat Nov 6 7:18 PM, 2010
35 East over Beech Hill 07:50
Terry Sykes said
Sat Nov 6 3:20 PM, 2010
over 170+ in 3 groups over River Tame in Hyde heading towards Oldham,last group seemed to loose 4 birds in heavy mist, they came down very low and circled a few times and seemed lost for a while before heading after others after 5 minutes.
Raymond Ashcroft said
Sat Nov 6 3:06 PM, 2010
50 west over Hope Carr 9.00am this morning
John Rayner said
Sat Nov 6 1:09 PM, 2010
2 Skeins over Hazel Grove (Racecourse Estate) this morning
c350 East at 07.53 55 East at 08.05
Cheers, John
Tony Coatsworth said
Sat Nov 6 11:22 AM, 2010
30+ heading south over Withington 08:15
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Nov 5 8:58 AM, 2010
200 SE over Pennington Flash this morning at 07:30am.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Pete Hines said
Thu Nov 4 10:46 AM, 2010
80+ flew east over Chorlton WP at 08.35 yesterday 3rd Nov
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Nov 3 3:56 PM, 2010
Approximately 200 heading east over Urmston Meadows at 9:15am this morning.
20/12/10
approx 80 S/E over Wallgate Station 12:15
Cheers Jimmy
Info thanks to Andy Isherwood
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
closely followed a few minutes later by c.30 that turned around and headed back SW just before they came over bittern pit wood. I often hear shooting from over that way - maybe they were shot at?
c150 north-west over Failsworth and Moston at 10.40 this morning.
Cheers,
Bill.
cheers geoff
Approx 800 seen distantly flying NW over Golborne at approx 15:00 yesterday (17th Dec)
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
For some reason I do not have permission to edit my last post which should say c40 east at 22.15 over Chorlton in a full moon, not 20.15.
-- Edited by Pete Hines on Thursday 25th of November 2010 12:17:51 PM
c40 low over Chorlton calling and silhoetted againgst a full moon at 20.15 heading east Sunday 21st
Also seen from Hale Barns (Davenport Green) whilst patching this morning together with an earlier flock around 8am of c40 in total.
320 at 8.50 again heading southeast
2 skeins at 1415 over the park, c120 closely followed by c80 heading west.
At 1425, c120 seen north of the park, over Salford, heading west.
Cheers, John
13/11/2010 08:33 34 west over Wigan Flashes
13/11/2010 09:?? 03 west over Wigan Flashes
07/11/2010 12:?? 13 north-west over Viridor Wood
07/11/2010 12:50 03 landed at Lily Lane Farm, Viridor Wood
35 E 08:15, 200 E 08:40, 18 W 09:15, 16 SW 09:30
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Info thanks to Andy Makin
Also a large skien (at least a couple of hundred) headed SW over Astley at 08:40 but were not properly counted.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Some Skeins over head some over Manchester but others distant to the south, some may have been in Cheshire but cant see the boundary in south Manchester from Whitefield!
All birds heading east
c200 @ 7.35 over south Manchester
c100 @ 7.36 as above
44 @ 7.40 over the Atrium
c400 @ 7.45 over south Manchester
c250 @ 7.49 as above
150 @ 7.50 over manchester city centre
80 @ 7.56 as above
90 @ 8am over prestwich
130 @ 8.05 over city
70 @ 8.08 as above
c150 @ 8.11 over south Manchester
c200 @ 8.12 as above
c250 @ 8.14 as above
80 @ 8.16 over Prestwich
110 @ 8.21 over city
c60 @ 8.23 over south Manchester
c75 @ 8.28 as above
c350 @ 8.34 as above
c200 @ 8.35 as above
2490 east over Whitefield (and various parts of Manchester visible from a particular vantage point there!)in various sized skiens all pre-9am.
Info thanks to Simon Johnson.
100 south over Pennington Flash at 07:25am.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme.
First heard appraoching from the west, flying overhead and over Merseybank when a jumbo jet, taking off from the airport, emerged over the houses silhoetted against the low morning sun spooked the PFGs. They became more vocal, lost their formation and changed course to the NW before circling, regaining their formation and resuming their course east.
c100 Heading NE 9.00am over Davenport Green fields
22 at 8am and 80 at 08:05am
Info thanks to Andy Makin
c350 East at 07.53
55 East at 08.05
Cheers, John
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Info thanks to Phil Kelly