1120hrs , over Birtle , a merry v going south chatting excitedly .
Adrian Drummond-Hill said
Tue Sep 17 11:24 AM, 2024
A skein just flew over my house, in Harwood Bolton, heading south at 11.15am.
Roger Halsey said
Mon Sep 16 1:10 PM, 2024
What sounded like a small flock flew over Ramsbottom this morning unseen in the mist.
pete berry said
Fri Sep 13 9:55 AM, 2024
Approx 80 very high up,heading east/north east over Astley Green at 9.45 this morning.
Rob Creek said
Thu Sep 12 9:55 PM, 2024
Weds 17th Aug
- c40-45 flying west over Reddish works yard towards city centre 9.10am
Steven Nelson said
Thu Sep 12 8:04 PM, 2024
Flock of 6 heading west over Little Woolden Moss NR this evening
Steven Nelson said
Thu Sep 12 8:31 AM, 2024
3 skeins heard over my Irlam garden heading SE at 00.15 last night
Steve Atkins said
Wed Sep 11 1:51 PM, 2024
40 flew west over Blackstone Edge Reservoir at 07:20 hrs
Dave Steel said
Mon Mar 11 4:09 PM, 2024
110324
Cadishead Moss
55 Flying North @ 1002
pete berry said
Mon Mar 11 12:20 PM, 2024
Approx 80 flying ne over Astley Green at 11.55 this morning.
Dave Steel said
Sun Mar 10 8:58 PM, 2024
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75 Flying NE over Chat Moss @ 1234
Isabel Hay said
Tue Mar 5 2:02 PM, 2024
2 at Hollingworth Lake today around midday, with the Canada geese by the car park
steven burke said
Thu Feb 29 8:09 PM, 2024
heard only over flixton at 7.20pm this evening heading in a westerly direction towards Irlam moss.
Colin Broadhurst said
Sat Feb 17 5:35 PM, 2024
C180 flying over Little Hulton NW in 2 skeins
Graham Smith said
Sat Feb 17 8:44 AM, 2024
60 plus flying east over Wythenshawe 08 39
Bryan Deighton said
Thu Feb 1 2:41 PM, 2024
1130hrs 01/02/24
14 flying North over Moses Gate Country Park
-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Thursday 1st of February 2024 02:41:46 PM
Colin Broadhurst said
Wed Jan 31 9:11 AM, 2024
10 x flying south over Cutacre @ 8.30am
Dave Steel said
Tue Jan 30 8:37 PM, 2024
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chat Moss
26 Flying west @ 0917
38 Flying West @ 0950
18 Flying West @ 0935
Irlam Moss
26 Flying West @ 1220
Karen Foulkes said
Sat Jan 27 9:28 AM, 2024
c30 NW over Dukinfield at 9.20 this morning
Dave Steel said
Wed Jan 17 8:04 PM, 2024
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Chat Moss
280 Flying West @ 0915
90 Flying Northwest @ 1117
Andrew Jeffery said
Wed Jan 17 1:07 PM, 2024
120 heading westwards over Chorlton at 12:30 today
Michael Hood said
Tue Jan 16 7:56 PM, 2024
As per my River Iwrell posting, 1 on the path/bank of the Irwell between Broughton Road bridge and the Adelphi foot bridge in Salford. With some Canada geese but ok with close approach (<10').
fredford said
Tue Jan 16 4:49 PM, 2024
V. large group over Birtle 1145hrs , westwards .
dave broome said
Sun Jan 14 6:48 PM, 2024
41 went west over Hindley Green at 12:05 today
pete berry said
Sun Jan 7 9:00 AM, 2024
Approx 120 due east over Astley Green at 8.45 am this morning.
Andy Slee said
Wed Jan 3 10:47 PM, 2024
Andy Bissitt wrote:
Romiley: at 2:35; 34 came from the SE heading NNW. About 1 minute later, another flock of c180 came from a more easterly direction, going west. Both skeins were very low due to the low cloud base.
Interesting.....a similar flock size and direction to where I then saw a Skein @2.38 (*draw Romily to Newton-le Willows and it is spot on both our vectors). I've timestamp of my narrative on the cars Crash Cam so I'm pretty 100% on my data. 430 mph would have been required by the geese to get from Romily to Newton-le-Willows in that time. As I failed to persuade anyone on a 60 mph Lapwing once I ain't going to claim this as the same flock obviously but interestingly they were also low due to cloud - going to roost somewhere one the Lancashire Mosses / estuaries?
Andy Slee said
Wed Jan 3 10:40 PM, 2024
2:38 pm sat at temporary traffic lights by the Newbank Garden Centre (just outside Newton-le-Willows towards Goldbourne) lights 38 came over from SSE.
Andy Bissitt said
Wed Jan 3 9:02 PM, 2024
Romiley: at 2:35; 34 came from the SE heading NNW. About 1 minute later, another flock of c180 came from a more easterly direction, going west. Both skeins were very low due to the low cloud base.
Chris Roberts said
Wed Jan 3 6:18 PM, 2024
First of 2024, 25 heading North, North-West at 14-47 seen from Shell pool.
Steven Heywood said
Sun Dec 31 12:29 PM, 2023
34 over Humphrey Park Station 12:26
Mike c cooper said
Thu Dec 28 9:22 AM, 2023
Hopwood Heywood 28/12 at 09:00
2 closely associated skeins of c 120 and 90 went East
Steven Nelson said
Tue Dec 26 2:39 PM, 2023
Approx 550+ feeding in f52 on Chat Moss late am/early pm. Possibly the same flock seen over Astley earlier
pete berry said
Tue Dec 26 9:15 AM, 2023
Approx 500 high east over Astley at 9.05 this am
Pete Hines said
Sun Dec 24 3:37 PM, 2023
71 > east over Turn Moss Playing Fields, Stretford, at 09.18 Dec 24th
Graham Smith said
Wed Dec 20 10:28 AM, 2023
20 flying NW over Wythenshawe at 0922
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Dec 20 9:16 AM, 2023
c66 fairly low WSW in a rather messy formation over the AJBell stadium, Barton at 09:10
Dave Steel said
Tue Dec 19 7:27 PM, 2023
191223
70 Flying East over Chat Moss @ 1007
Pete Hines said
Sun Dec 17 7:29 PM, 2023
390 in three loose skeins (counted from photographs) flying east over Turn Moss (Stretford) and Chorlton at 11.01 today 17th Heard from my Chorlton flat at 09.34 today 17th c180 east over Turn Moss, Stretford, at 16.54 yesterday 16th
Chris Roberts said
Sun Dec 17 1:03 PM, 2023
300+ in two large skeins flying east, south east at 10.55 this morning seen from Shell reserve.
(Large outer V with a smaller inner V, iPhone image attached)
Two Skeins of 156 (total) Pink Feet heading East over Moses Gate CP 09:05
Further sightings....so now over Atherton in the last 30 mins 16 west and 4 skeins east comprising of 40,68,157and 64 birds. Total of 345 individuals
-- Edited by Colin Broadhurst on Wednesday 18th of September 2024 08:52:34 AM
16 heading west @ 8.25 this morning....followed by c40 heading west over Atherton 5 mins later
97 heading east over my Astley garden at 18:22
A skein just flew over my house, in Harwood Bolton, heading south at 11.15am.
What sounded like a small flock flew over Ramsbottom this morning unseen in the mist.
- c40-45 flying west over Reddish works yard towards city centre 9.10am
110324
Cadishead Moss
55 Flying North @ 1002
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75 Flying NE over Chat Moss @ 1234
heard only over flixton at 7.20pm this evening heading in a westerly direction towards Irlam moss.
C180 flying over Little Hulton NW in 2 skeins
1130hrs 01/02/24
14 flying North over Moses Gate Country Park
-- Edited by Bryan Deighton on Thursday 1st of February 2024 02:41:46 PM
10 x flying south over Cutacre @ 8.30am
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chat Moss
26 Flying west @ 0917
38 Flying West @ 0950
18 Flying West @ 0935
Irlam Moss
26 Flying West @ 1220
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Chat Moss
280 Flying West @ 0915
90 Flying Northwest @ 1117
120 heading westwards over Chorlton at 12:30 today
As per my River Iwrell posting, 1 on the path/bank of the Irwell between Broughton Road bridge and the Adelphi foot bridge in Salford. With some Canada geese but ok with close approach (<10').
Interesting.....a similar flock size and direction to where I then saw a Skein @2.38 (*draw Romily to Newton-le Willows and it is spot on both our vectors). I've timestamp of my narrative on the cars Crash Cam so I'm pretty 100% on my data. 430 mph would have been required by the geese to get from Romily to Newton-le-Willows in that time. As I failed to persuade anyone on a 60 mph Lapwing once I ain't going to claim this as the same flock obviously but interestingly they were also low due to cloud - going to roost somewhere one the Lancashire Mosses / estuaries?
2:38 pm sat at temporary traffic lights by the Newbank Garden Centre (just outside Newton-le-Willows towards Goldbourne) lights 38 came over from SSE.
Romiley: at 2:35; 34 came from the SE heading NNW. About 1 minute later, another flock of c180 came from a more easterly direction, going west. Both skeins were very low due to the low cloud base.
2 closely associated skeins of c 120 and 90 went East
c66 fairly low WSW in a rather messy formation over the AJBell stadium, Barton at 09:10
191223
70 Flying East over Chat Moss @ 1007
Heard from my Chorlton flat at 09.34 today 17th
c180 east over Turn Moss, Stretford, at 16.54 yesterday 16th