The Buzzard had to take an avoiding twirl to escape being hit by a FlyBe aircraft.
Simon Gregory said
Mon Apr 11 1:02 PM, 2011
11/04/11
1 Skylark (Songflight)
2 Buzzard: Soaring over the threshold of runway before being moved on by the birdman with flares.
Henry Cook said
Sat Apr 9 3:56 PM, 2011
Excellent news Charles, thanks for informing us. The Ringway fields seem to be a feeding ground only but they head across most days for a bit.
Charles Coutts said
Sat Apr 9 3:23 PM, 2011
The 2 Oystercatchers came in to land on the exact taxiway as of 1/4, at 06:45,then flew onto the corragated roof of serviceair, they stayed about 20 mins pecking at the roof,then had a good mating session
Phil Owen said
Sat Apr 9 12:10 PM, 2011
An hour or so walk round Sunbank Lane and Sunbank Wood with Henry Cook 9.30am in the warm Sunshine:
Also Comma, Orange Tip, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies on the wing.
-- Edited by Phil Owen on Saturday 9th of April 2011 12:10:55 PM
Phil Owen said
Fri Apr 8 9:07 PM, 2011
Quick visit after 7pm, fairly quiet with just a single Blackcap worthy of note amongst the usuals
Tony Coatsworth said
Fri Apr 8 7:22 PM, 2011
Had a quick look after work today.
Aviation viewing park is £3 admission and there's no parking on Sunbank Lane on the airport side - probably for security. You could sneak in the pub carpark I guess, but didn't seem to be many birding opportunities that side.
Sunbank Lane the other side of the A538 is a better bet - there's a few passing places you can park in. Cotterril Clough and Sunbank Wood are probably the best bits of woodland and around Oak Farm the best farmland in Manchester Borough, apart from Heaton Park north end (unless anyone knows differently ??)
Not many birds about apart from the pair of Red-legged Partridge in the big field on the corner of Sunbank Lane/A538
John Doherty said
Fri Apr 8 5:22 PM, 2011
Henry Cook wrote:
Osprey reported south over Manchester Airport flying towards Styal at 6.40pm. It's vector suggests it passed straight over my house!
Wow, that's quite something! I'll have to get myself over the airport one day - where would you suggest the best place is for birdspotting around there? My knowledge of the area is very good.
Phil Owen said
Thu Apr 7 8:43 PM, 2011
7.00pm-8.00pm in the Fields around Sunbank Lane with Henry Cook:
Quick visit this morning with the dog around Sunbank Lane:
3 Buzzards
2 Lapwings
2 Swallows
2 Pied Wagtails
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Stock Dove
Phil Owen said
Mon Apr 4 9:38 PM, 2011
Quiet this evening around Sunbank Lane, not suprisingly with the wind with just 3 Lapwings the highlight amongst the commoner species.
Henry Cook said
Sun Apr 3 11:42 PM, 2011
03/04/2011 - A couple of hours here with Phil Owen before upto dark produced:
1 Woodcock
1 Wheatear - male still by Oak Farm
3 Chiffchaffs
2 Lapwings
5 Mallards
1 Cormorant - over
4 alba Wagtails - over
1 Linnet
Tony Coatsworth said
Sun Apr 3 10:39 AM, 2011
1 male Wheatear this morning
also 2 Red-legged Partridge Swallow Lapwing
10 Fieldfares (getting a bit late for these now)
Woodcock flushed from path by Cotteril Clough
-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth on Sunday 3rd of April 2011 11:02:44 AM
Phil Owen said
Sat Apr 2 7:30 PM, 2011
A pleasant late afternoon walk around the fields at Ringway were rewarded with finding 7 Wheatear (6 males and 1 female).
Also seen:
40+ Meadow Pipits
3 Sand Martins (passing through)
2 Stock Doves
1 Lapwing
1 Mallard
1 Moorhen
amongst the usuals
Charles Coutts said
Fri Apr 1 6:24 PM, 2011
2 Oystercather airside on grass between taxiway next to Fire Station at 13:45
Andy Graham said
Tue Mar 22 2:19 PM, 2011
22/03/11 - 1130hrs - 1300hrs.
Wilmslow Road roundabout walking behind new fire station through the tunnel, between R1 and R2 returning back through tunnel and back to Wilmslow Road.
3 Skylark ( 1 disturbed as i have walked through shrub from Tunnel) 1 Buzzard
R1 Approach lights Knutsford end
2 Chiif chaff ( 1 seen, 1 heard) 1 Green Woodpecker ( Initially heard calling, then flew from direction of farm on Ashley Lane and stayed for at least 10 mins in the Oak trees surrounding the Farm fields away from the direction of the Airport.
Andy.
Henry Cook said
Sat Mar 19 4:39 PM, 2011
19/03/2011 - 2-4pm with Phil Owen around the fields of Ringway, through Sunbank Wood and Cotteril Clough and then back up to Sunbank Lane:
2 Red-legged Partridges - showed well in fields between Sunbank Lane and Oak Farm 1 Linnet - male, back for the summer 2 Chiffchaffs 2 Goldcrests 2 Treecreepers 1 Nuthatch 1 Siskin 1 Lesser Redpoll 1 Pied Wagtail 8 Fieldfares 2 Mistle Thrushes 4 Buzzards
Henry Cook said
Sun Feb 27 3:55 PM, 2011
27/02/2011 - Around the fields at Ringway, off Sunbank Lane with Phil Owen this afternoon:
1 Skylark - over westwards 2 Fieldfares 1 Stock Dove 1 Buzzard 1 Siskin
Charles Coutts said
Wed Jan 26 7:28 PM, 2011
3 flocks of Goldfinches,1 flock 30+.2nd flock 40+ and 3rd flock 15, all joined together at trees at Clough Top farm and Water treatment area at side of Monarch Hangar at 4pm. very impressive and noisey,All headed off towards Hale Barns.
Henry Cook said
Sat Nov 27 11:16 AM, 2010
27/11/2010 - Short early morning walk around the fields of Ringway along Sunbank Lane and the road down to the aviation viewing park. Stuff seen:
1 Peregrine (on airport hangar) 1 Kestrel 4 Buzzards 2 Lapwings 4 Snipes 1 Grey Wagtail 2 Siskins 2 Bullfinches 1 Brambling (by entrance to aviation viewing park with large numbers of finches and sparrows)
Charles Coutts said
Sun Nov 21 6:09 PM, 2010
Very quite at the Airport,lots of Starlings and Feral Pigeons. Sparrowhawk now spending the nights on top of Monarch hangar doors,must be for the warmth coming out of the hanger heaters,beats a cold tree. Trouble is it keeps regurgitating big pellets and poo all around,and the hanger Manager is not happy.
Charles Coutts said
Sat Oct 9 10:21 AM, 2010
Cargo Centre 200+ Starling 4 Bullfinch 10 Pied wagtail
Around Aircraft Hangars Sparrowhawk 6 Pied Wagtail + 1 very young one all on its lonesome,still learning to fly,resident Crows eyeing it up,I scared them away 8 times.I hope it survives.
Charles Coutts said
Tue Oct 5 6:01 PM, 2010
Peregrine flying past Hangers towards Terminal 2 at 7-15am
Charles Coutts said
Thu Sep 30 7:25 PM, 2010
Around Aircraft Hangars 40+ Starling 30+ Pied Wagtail Robin House Sparrow Grey Wagtail
Overflow Area 8 Pied Wagtail 2 Mallard
Clough Bank Farm 2 Siskin 4 Bullfinch 6 Goldfinch 2 Jay
Judith Smith said
Mon Sep 27 12:06 PM, 2010
Yes, there is a ringer who lives close to the airport in Ringway.
Charles Coutts said
Sun Sep 26 8:39 PM, 2010
Today in work Sparrowhawk landing on top of Monarch Hangar being mobbed by the 5 resident Crows, 30+ starlings,1with silver ring on leg, 16 Pied Wagtail and best of all Goldcrest underneth Monarch Hangar which let me get 2 yards away and wasnt botherd,just carried on foraging
Is someone ringing birds in this area as I saw a Robin the other week with Silver ring .
Water overflow area 3 Mallard 2 Grey Wagtail
Charles Coutts said
Wed Sep 1 5:14 PM, 2010
Clough Bank Farm Pheasant 2 Greenfinch 2 Bullfinch Blackcap Robin with silver ring on leg 6 Goldfinch 20+ Woodpigeon
Gary Crowder said
Tue Aug 10 7:29 AM, 2010
Cheers Henry but think it was more a case of the bird finding me as I was playing cricket at the time
Simon Gregory said
Mon Aug 9 11:05 PM, 2010
Sparrow Hawk yesterday perched in the dead trees. the field other side of runway to airport hotel 08/08 didnt realise it was a sparrowhawk till i cropped my photo down to zoom in on it
-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Monday 9th of August 2010 11:11:37 PM
Henry Cook said
Mon Aug 9 6:05 PM, 2010
Hi Gary. Nice find. I was merely relaying the message from RBA myself but muddled up the direction a wee bit.
Gary Crowder said
Mon Aug 9 5:59 PM, 2010
I was the one that saw the Osprey yesterday at 6:40pm. I was playing at Styal Cricket Club on Altrincham Road when the Osprey flew over from Manchester Airport straight over the Cricket Pitch heading SE. I reported this straight to RBA Pager hotline - and have only just managed to get online to this site - so very much baffled how there is conflicting reports - unless someone else saw it??
Cheers Gary
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 9 12:34 PM, 2010
Hopefully the observer will submit his/her sightings then, the report I received varied from yours Henry
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 9th of August 2010 12:34:56 PM
Henry Cook said
Mon Aug 9 12:15 PM, 2010
The report placed it over Manchester Airport, which is GM, flying (SE actually, not South) into Cheshire.
-- Edited by Henry Cook on Monday 9th of August 2010 06:03:09 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 9 6:44 AM, 2010
As I understood, there was no evidence it actually flew from/into GM airspace though?
Henry Cook said
Mon Aug 9 12:11 AM, 2010
Osprey reported south over Manchester Airport flying towards Styal at 6.40pm. It's vector suggests it passed straight over my house!
Simon Gregory said
Sun Jun 20 6:18 PM, 2010
1 Kestrel male hunting inside perimeter Whitethroat 2 Swift over Plenty of swallows skimming the fields 4 Housemartin over Goldfinch
Henry Cook said
Fri May 21 12:04 PM, 2010
All those fields south of the M56 and north of the Bollin are in Manchester borough I think.
Tony Coatsworth said
Fri May 21 12:00 PM, 2010
They must be near the Manchester Borough boundary then ?
Vaughan Evans said
Thu May 20 10:57 PM, 2010
Simon
seen then in the fields off Sunbank Lane before - last i looked was spring last year - see Sunbank thread
-- Edited by Vaughan Evans on Thursday 20th of May 2010 11:01:57 PM
Simon Gregory said
Thu May 20 8:38 PM, 2010
Ok Thanks, will have a look on the way back tommorow fingers crossed I will see one.
Henry Cook said
Thu May 20 8:28 PM, 2010
Hi Simon. I saw them along the public footpath between Oak Farm and Sunbank Lane near the cargo center. Been a few times in the past and not seen them as they are only present in low numbers, so it might take a bit of persistence. Henry.
Simon Gregory said
Thu May 20 8:16 PM, 2010
Hi Henry, where abouts did you see the RL Partridges never seen them round there before ? Premier Inn fields?
Henry Cook said
Thu May 20 10:17 AM, 2010
20/05/2010 - Just east of the cargo center on my BBS walk this morning were some decent farmland birds but the nesting Lapwings seem to have gone:
1 Oystercatcher - flew from the cargo center 4 Linnets 2 Red-legged Partridge 1 Jay 1 Pied Wagtail 10+ Swallows 2 Blackcaps 2 Chiffchaffs
Simon Gregory said
Wed May 19 10:22 PM, 2010
19/05/10 1 Oystercatcher low over cargo centre flying towards airfield calling was on my bike on the road flew right over my head as I was cycling back home. 19.30 ish
-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Thursday 20th of May 2010 12:29:35 PM
Simon Gregory said
Mon Apr 26 10:04 PM, 2010
A visit this PM 26/4 Fields around southern runway
Pheasent in field off Moss Lane
Woodpigeon x10 In field with pheasent
Swallow x3 (over)
House Martin x2 (over)
Goldfinch x6 Scrapping in bushes
13 Heavy bodied birds flying north at 7.30- 8 pm ish followed by 2 more 5 mins later (maybe swans migrating back up to iceland?)
1 Chiffchaff heard not seen
-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Monday 26th of April 2010 10:28:53 PM
jason atkinson said
Sun Oct 21 4:41 PM, 2007
A peregrine is in the M/cr Airport area .... last seen sat on lamp post opp hilton (was a few weeks ago)
cheers jason
Pete Hines said
Fri Oct 19 12:27 PM, 2007
There were still three Hobby at Rostherne when I last visited on 3rd Oct.
Ian Chisnall said
Fri Oct 19 12:21 PM, 2007
Perhaps the suspected hobby was a peregrine
Rob Smallwood said
Thu Oct 18 4:56 PM, 2007
There have been a few reports of Whoopers locally, inc 5 at Audeshawe and similar sized groups elsewhere in the NW, not seen any Bewick's reports - but then again....
The Buzzard had to take an avoiding twirl to escape being hit by a FlyBe aircraft.
1 Skylark (Songflight)
2 Buzzard: Soaring over the threshold of runway before being moved on by the birdman with flares.
they stayed about 20 mins pecking at the roof,then had a good mating session
1 Oystercatcher
2 Linnets
2 Red-legged Partridges
3 Blackcaps
2 Willow Warblers
Lots of Chiffchaffs
2 Goldcrests
2 Great-spotted Woodpeckers (drumming)
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Stock Dove
amongst others
Also Comma, Orange Tip, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies on the wing.
-- Edited by Phil Owen on Saturday 9th of April 2011 12:10:55 PM
Aviation viewing park is £3 admission and there's no parking on Sunbank Lane on the airport side - probably for security. You could sneak in the pub carpark I guess, but didn't seem to be many birding opportunities that side.
Sunbank Lane the other side of the A538 is a better bet - there's a few passing places you can park in. Cotterril Clough and Sunbank Wood are probably the best bits of woodland and around Oak Farm the best farmland in Manchester Borough, apart from Heaton Park north end (unless anyone knows differently ??)
Not many birds about apart from the pair of Red-legged Partridge in the big field on the corner of Sunbank Lane/A538
Wow, that's quite something! I'll have to get myself over the airport one day - where would you suggest the best place is for birdspotting around there? My knowledge of the area is very good.
4 Swallows
2 Chiffchaffs
1 Sand Martin
1 Oystercatcher
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Moorhen
1 Canada Goose (over)
amongst others
11 Sand Martins
9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
3 Swallows
2 Chiffchaffs
2 Mallards
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Linnet
1 Stock Dove
amongst others
also 2 Red-legged Partridge
Swallow
Lapwing
10 Fieldfares (getting a bit late for these now)
Woodcock flushed from path by Cotteril Clough
-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth on Sunday 3rd of April 2011 11:02:44 AM
Wilmslow Road roundabout walking behind new fire station through the tunnel, between R1 and R2 returning back through tunnel and back to Wilmslow Road.
Field above Firestation next to Radar
3 - Chiff Chaff ( 2 seen, 1 heard)
1 Buzzard.
R2 Tunnel
4 Grey Wagtail
2 Mallard (Male and Female)
2 Chiff Chaff
Grass area between End of R1 and mid R2.
3 Skylark ( 1 disturbed as i have walked through shrub from Tunnel)
1 Buzzard
R1 Approach lights Knutsford end
2 Chiif chaff ( 1 seen, 1 heard)
1 Green Woodpecker ( Initially heard calling, then flew from direction of farm on Ashley Lane and stayed for at least 10 mins in the Oak trees surrounding the Farm fields away from the direction of the Airport.
Andy.
2 Red-legged Partridges - showed well in fields between Sunbank Lane and Oak Farm
1 Linnet - male, back for the summer
2 Chiffchaffs
2 Goldcrests
2 Treecreepers
1 Nuthatch
1 Siskin
1 Lesser Redpoll
1 Pied Wagtail
8 Fieldfares
2 Mistle Thrushes
4 Buzzards
1 Skylark - over westwards
2 Fieldfares
1 Stock Dove
1 Buzzard
1 Siskin
very impressive and noisey,All headed off towards Hale Barns.
1 Peregrine (on airport hangar)
1 Kestrel
4 Buzzards
2 Lapwings
4 Snipes
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Siskins
2 Bullfinches
1 Brambling (by entrance to aviation viewing park with large numbers of finches and sparrows)
Sparrowhawk now spending the nights on top of Monarch hangar doors,must be for the warmth coming out of the hanger heaters,beats a cold tree.
Trouble is it keeps regurgitating big pellets and poo all around,and the hanger Manager is not happy.
200+ Starling
4 Bullfinch
10 Pied wagtail
Around Aircraft Hangars
Sparrowhawk
6 Pied Wagtail + 1 very young one all on its lonesome,still learning to fly,resident Crows eyeing it up,I scared them away 8 times.I hope it survives.
40+ Starling
30+ Pied Wagtail
Robin
House Sparrow
Grey Wagtail
Overflow Area
8 Pied Wagtail
2 Mallard
Clough Bank Farm
2 Siskin
4 Bullfinch
6 Goldfinch
2 Jay
Sparrowhawk landing on top of Monarch Hangar being mobbed by the 5 resident Crows,
30+ starlings,1with silver ring on leg,
16 Pied Wagtail
and best of all Goldcrest underneth Monarch Hangar which let me get 2 yards away and wasnt botherd,just carried on foraging
Is someone ringing birds in this area as I saw a Robin the other week with Silver ring .
Water overflow area
3 Mallard
2 Grey Wagtail
Pheasant
2 Greenfinch
2 Bullfinch
Blackcap
Robin with silver ring on leg
6 Goldfinch
20+ Woodpigeon
the field other side of runway to airport hotel 08/08 didnt realise it was a sparrowhawk till i cropped my photo down to zoom in on it
-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Monday 9th of August 2010 11:11:37 PM
I was merely relaying the message from RBA myself but muddled up the direction a wee bit.
Cheers Gary
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 9th of August 2010 12:34:56 PM
-- Edited by Henry Cook on Monday 9th of August 2010 06:03:09 PM
It's vector suggests it passed straight over my house!
Whitethroat
2 Swift over
Plenty of swallows skimming the fields
4 Housemartin over
Goldfinch
seen then in the fields off Sunbank Lane before - last i looked was spring last year - see Sunbank thread
-- Edited by Vaughan Evans on Thursday 20th of May 2010 11:01:57 PM
I saw them along the public footpath between Oak Farm and Sunbank Lane near the cargo center. Been a few times in the past and not seen them as they are only present in low numbers, so it might take a bit of persistence.
Henry.
1 Oystercatcher - flew from the cargo center
4 Linnets
2 Red-legged Partridge
1 Jay
1 Pied Wagtail
10+ Swallows
2 Blackcaps
2 Chiffchaffs
1 Oystercatcher
low over cargo centre flying towards airfield calling was on my bike on the road flew right over my head as I was cycling back home. 19.30 ish
-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Thursday 20th of May 2010 12:29:35 PM
Pheasent in field off Moss Lane
Woodpigeon x10 In field with pheasent
Swallow x3 (over)
House Martin x2 (over)
Goldfinch x6 Scrapping in bushes
13 Heavy bodied birds flying north at 7.30- 8 pm ish followed by 2 more 5 mins later (maybe swans migrating back up to iceland?)
1 Chiffchaff heard not seen
-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Monday 26th of April 2010 10:28:53 PM
cheers
jason