Group of c.80 over Hough End Playing Fields this afternoon and later 150 over Cavendish Park.
Steven Heywood said
Wed Nov 4 2:49 PM, 2020
6 over Elton Reservoir just now
Mike c cooper said
Wed Nov 4 10:17 AM, 2020
2 skeins heard over Hollingworth Lake this morning but not seen in fog low cloud heading West
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 4th of November 2020 10:38:42 AM
David Pierce said
Wed Nov 4 9:51 AM, 2020
Approx 250 heading east over Marple at 8.00 Hard to be precise from a snatched phone picture
Karen Foulkes said
Tue Nov 3 1:07 PM, 2020
60-70 were heading NW over Victoria Station c8:40 this morning. They may have changed direction as the tram went through a tunnel c30 E over Abraham Moss tram stop c8:45 this morning calling.
pete berry said
Tue Nov 3 9:56 AM, 2020
Several enormous skeins went over the house about 15 mins ago heading east which at a very rough estimate must have numbered in excess of 2000 birds,very impressive.
Martin Loftus said
Tue Nov 3 9:33 AM, 2020
Absolute massive skein over irlam o the heights ,Salford now heading east.. 300+
Steven Heywood said
Tue Nov 3 9:19 AM, 2020
Two skeins, 35 and 47 birds, over Humphrey Park Station now.
Chris Harper said
Tue Nov 3 8:55 AM, 2020
130 East over Chorlton at 08:45
fredford said
Tue Nov 3 8:35 AM, 2020
Right now ,0832hrs , over my Bury garden , huge skein eastwards . What a marvellous sight and sound !
Andy Isherwood said
Tue Nov 3 8:33 AM, 2020
c. 50 East over Tyldesley at 8.05 this morning
Skeins over Astley of c.300 at 8 10 and c.50 at 8.15.
dave broome said
Mon Nov 2 4:16 PM, 2020
28 flew north-west at Mosley Common and onwards over Tyldesley at 10:56 this morning
Andy Isherwood said
Mon Nov 2 12:45 PM, 2020
c. 35 Northwest over Tyldesley at 9.35 this morning
Rick Hall said
Mon Nov 2 10:13 AM, 2020
Huge flock of at least 1000 east over south of Denton just now
Richard Hart said
Sun Nov 1 6:58 PM, 2020
Perhaps part of the same group over Royton at 10.49am when at least 500 in several skeins went ENE over my house in Royton cheers
Simon Johnson said
Sun Nov 1 11:54 AM, 2020
Approx 1000 flew east over Whitefield at 10:38 Thanks to a tip off from Simon Warford they were heading this way
Chris Harper said
Sun Nov 1 10:52 AM, 2020
130 East over Stalybridge at 09.15 and at the same time 110 West over Hyde.
Viewed frim Hough Hill.
Steve Christmas said
Sat Oct 31 3:15 PM, 2020
70E over south Swinton at 15.15.today.
James Walsh said
Fri Oct 30 9:55 PM, 2020
c200 east over Slattocks at 1:10pm
c100 east over Tandle Hill, then changed flight pattern and flew north towards the Rochdale area at 4:15pm
Simon Johnson said
Fri Oct 30 6:22 PM, 2020
150 east over Whitefield at 14:35
The from Heaton park this evening a big NW movement
200 then 180 over knoll hill at 16:24 then over the park 90 at 16:26, 250 and 27 at 16:41 220 at 16:55 and 500+ at 17:02
steven burke said
Fri Oct 30 4:21 PM, 2020
256 over old Trafford heading east at 4pm.
Chris Harper said
Fri Oct 30 3:25 PM, 2020
60 East over Gorse Hall Dukinfield at 15:20
John Rayner said
Fri Oct 30 1:31 PM, 2020
270 flew SE over Hazel Grove (closely associated skeins of 60 and 210)
Cheers, John
Steven Heywood said
Fri Oct 30 1:04 PM, 2020
110 heading East over Withins Reservoir just now.
Mike c cooper said
Fri Oct 30 11:04 AM, 2020
Hopwood heywood fri 30/10 11:00
About 1,000 low heading ESE in 7 loosely connected skeins - marvellous sight and sound
Simon Warford said
Wed Oct 28 10:05 PM, 2020
Remarkable movement between 7.30 -08.40 viewed from Scout Road, Horwich moors of c3950 east in some huge skiens.
Also 115 west viewed from my homeworking office in east Bolton around 4pm.
Steve Christmas said
Wed Oct 28 3:11 PM, 2020
Around 400 going E over south Swinton at 2.50pm.
phillipskelly said
Wed Oct 28 2:11 PM, 2020
Seen from my Stretford backyard at 2:07pm today going NE c250 Pinkfoot geese.
Steven Heywood said
Wed Oct 28 2:01 PM, 2020
250+ over Little Woolden Moss flying northwards just now. A group of 38 split off and headed towards Glazebury, the rest carried on towards Astley.
andrew chapman said
Wed Oct 28 9:29 AM, 2020
16.48 - 27/10/20 - Huge skein, flying east over Stockport towards Romiley at dusk.
Andy
dave broome said
Tue Oct 27 7:22 AM, 2020
Monday 26th Oct approx 170 went low west at Parr Brow towards Tyldesley at 09:37
Lez Fairclough said
Mon Oct 26 11:26 AM, 2020
10-15 am - Skein of around 50 over my Leigh garden heading west towards Pennington Flash.
Charles Farrell said
Mon Oct 26 12:32 AM, 2020
2 large Skeins and one smaller one of c30 heading eastwards over Middleton at around 2:50pm sunday afternoon
steven burke said
Sun Oct 25 8:06 PM, 2020
149 counted from photo heading east over flixton at 2.30pm.
Dave Tennant said
Sun Oct 25 6:17 PM, 2020
30 heading northwest 1655, over Rivington village.
Simon Warford said
Sun Oct 25 5:20 PM, 2020
c500+ in several skiens heading east towards Manchester (viewed from our house in Bolton) about 4pm, also a skien of 66 NW right over at 4.40pm.
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Oct 25 4:43 PM, 2020
2 large skeins totalling c.1100 flew east over Tyldesley at c. 1.50pm seperated by c.1/2 mile.
Rob Creek said
Sun Oct 25 4:27 PM, 2020
Just had a phone call off my brother.
3 skeins just flown N over his house in Dane Bank, Denton. Possibly 200 birds in total.
Rob Creek said
Sun Oct 25 4:25 PM, 2020
c75 birds flying W over Redgate just now, towards Ardwick
Mike c cooper said
Sun Oct 25 4:09 PM, 2020
26/10 15:55 Hopwood c. 200 SE
John Rayner said
Thu Oct 22 6:45 PM, 2020
c35 NE over my Hazel Grove garden at 17.35
Cheers, John
phillipskelly said
Thu Oct 22 2:11 PM, 2020
I was alerted by my neighbour Sue to c300 going east over our Gorse Hill terraced houses at 13:45 today.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 22nd of October 2020 03:31:16 PM
Steven Heywood said
Thu Oct 22 12:21 PM, 2020
36 over Humphrey Park Station just now
dave broome said
Wed Oct 21 9:34 AM, 2020
c80 went SE over Parr Brow, Tyldesley at 09:31 this morning
This evening c70 went SE over Parr Brow-Mosley Common at 17:54 followed soon afterwards by c60 high E at 17:59
I could hear more at 18:43 in the dark
-- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 21st of October 2020 07:17:05 PM
Rob Thorpe said
Sat Oct 17 9:54 PM, 2020
17 Oct 2020 Wigan Flashes
60 east at 07:45 285 east at 09:06 171 east at 10:35 41 west at 11:07
James Walsh said
Sat Oct 17 7:57 PM, 2020
There was a very obvious movement of Pink-footed Geese on Tameside this morning, just enjoyed the experience rather than keeping count and times, however, an estimate 1000+ in 10 skeins over Audenshaw Reservoir and Ashton Moss up to midday (my sightings probably include duplication with the sightings of Chris and Karen)
Chris Harper said
Sat Oct 17 3:30 PM, 2020
180 SE over Ashton Under Lyne at 10.15 this morning. Then a lot lower going North over Dukinfield
Karen Foulkes said
Sat Oct 17 12:07 PM, 2020
Pink-Footed Goose sightings from Audenshaw Reservoirs and surrounding area from this morning.
09:10 c50 East 09:30 c80 East 09:34 c30 East 09:34 40 South 09:40 29 North 09:52 40 East 10:12 29 South West (possibly the same group from 09:40 10:26 c100 West over Stamford Road, Audenshaw
Group of c.80 over Hough End Playing Fields this afternoon and later 150 over Cavendish Park.
2 skeins heard over Hollingworth Lake this morning but not seen in fog low cloud heading West
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 4th of November 2020 10:38:42 AM
Approx 250 heading east over Marple at 8.00 Hard to be precise from a snatched phone picture
c30 E over Abraham Moss tram stop c8:45 this morning calling.
Absolute massive skein over irlam o the heights ,Salford now heading east.. 300+
130 East over Chorlton at 08:45
c. 50 East over Tyldesley at 8.05 this morning
Skeins over Astley of c.300 at 8 10 and c.50 at 8.15.
28 flew north-west at Mosley Common and onwards over Tyldesley at 10:56 this morning
c. 35 Northwest over Tyldesley at 9.35 this morning
130 East over Stalybridge at 09.15 and at the same time 110 West over Hyde.
Viewed frim Hough Hill.
70E over south Swinton at 15.15.today.
c100 east over Tandle Hill, then changed flight pattern and flew north towards the Rochdale area at 4:15pm
The from Heaton park this evening a big NW movement
200 then 180 over knoll hill at 16:24 then over the park 90 at 16:26, 250 and 27 at 16:41 220 at 16:55 and 500+ at 17:02
60 East over Gorse Hall Dukinfield at 15:20
Cheers, John
About 1,000 low heading ESE in 7 loosely connected skeins - marvellous sight and sound
Also 115 west viewed from my homeworking office in east Bolton around 4pm.
Around 400 going E over south Swinton at 2.50pm.
16.48 - 27/10/20 - Huge skein, flying east over Stockport towards Romiley at dusk.
Andy
Monday 26th Oct approx 170 went low west at Parr Brow towards Tyldesley at 09:37
10-15 am - Skein of around 50 over my Leigh garden heading west towards Pennington Flash.
2 large skeins totalling c.1100 flew east over Tyldesley at c. 1.50pm seperated by c.1/2 mile.
3 skeins just flown N over his house in Dane Bank, Denton.
Possibly 200 birds in total.
c. 200 SE
Cheers, John
I was alerted by my neighbour Sue to c300 going east over our Gorse Hill terraced houses at 13:45 today.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 22nd of October 2020 03:31:16 PM
-- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 21st of October 2020 07:17:05 PM
Wigan Flashes
60 east at 07:45
285 east at 09:06
171 east at 10:35
41 west at 11:07
180 SE over Ashton Under Lyne at 10.15 this morning. Then a lot lower going North over Dukinfield
09:10 c50 East
09:30 c80 East
09:34 c30 East
09:34 40 South
09:40 29 North
09:52 40 East
10:12 29 South West (possibly the same group from 09:40
10:26 c100 West over Stamford Road, Audenshaw
16/10/2020, 12:20, 62, east, Ashton-in-Makerfield