Late morning today in the Astley garden saw a fair sized flock of Long-tailed Tits moving through along with two Chiffchaffs (one singing a little later on) and best of all a Treecreeper. Also almost 20 Meadow Pipits moving south in one and twos and five local Buzzards in the air together over the field at the bottom of the garden too.
pete berry said
Tue Sep 17 4:52 PM, 2024
4 Ravens just flown low over the back garden, also a Chiffchaff calling earlier from the hedge.
Tina Wareham said
Sat Sep 14 9:13 AM, 2024
Whitefield. I was woken up this morning around 6am to the sound of a random pheasant on my street. It continued for a good while but I drifted back off. Merlin app confirmed it for me though as I tend to question myself if I'm half asleep. 8.30am. Heard parakeets fly past but didn't see how many this time.
Dave Steel said
Fri Sep 13 8:51 PM, 2024
130924.... Morning Cuppa(s) sightings/calls in/from my Irlam Garden...
3 Robin in song
4 Goldfinch
9 Woodpigeon
1 Wren
1 Chiffchaff (long staying bird I assume)
2 Magpie
5 Jackdaw
7 Blue Tit
1 Linnet
1 Starling
1 Mallard
3 Great Tit
2 Greenfinch
1 Carrion Crow
5 Ring-Necked Parakeet.
Dave Steel said
Fri Sep 13 8:46 PM, 2024
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1 Chiffchaff in my Irlam Garden...even gave a burst of song.
Dave Steel said
Fri Sep 13 8:44 PM, 2024
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2 Raven Circling above the house @1315.
2 Common Pipistrelle Bats p
steven burke said
Fri Sep 13 6:43 PM, 2024
Bird number 50 for my flixton garden, Pink-footed geese 40+ heading south easterly at 5.54pm. Nice to see after only hearing them over back in February.
steven burke said
Fri Sep 13 10:17 AM, 2024
A chiffchaff was a new bird for my flixton garden yesterday afternoon.
phillipskelly said
Tue Sep 10 11:43 AM, 2024
Again not many birds ( Goldfinch) on or around my Stretford backyard feeders yesterday but a Sparrowhawk did make an unsuccessful attempt at catching one of the feral pigeons picking up seed at the base of the feeders.
Steven Nelson said
Mon Sep 9 6:37 PM, 2024
A calling male Yellow Wagtail flew over my Irlam garden this evening.
pete berry said
Fri Sep 6 9:33 AM, 2024
Chiffchaff once again singing at bottom of the garden,also Raven over.
phillipskelly said
Wed Sep 4 4:05 PM, 2024
Not many Goldfinch on or around my Stretford backyard feeders today ( 04.09.24) but there was a newly fledged youngster being fed by a parent on the telephone wires above the feeders.
pete berry said
Wed Sep 4 3:31 PM, 2024
Chiffchaff still in back garden calling away as it moves round hedgerow.
Tina Wareham said
Wed Sep 4 9:26 AM, 2024
Whitefield.
Watched 6 ring-necked parakeets fly over my garden at approx 8.30am this morning.
Dave Steel said
Tue Sep 3 8:24 PM, 2024
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2 Raven Circling above the house @1315.
Dave Steel said
Tue Sep 3 8:22 PM, 2024
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1 Willow Warbler...a garden first----nearly spilt my morning cuppa!
A singing Chiffchaff at the bottom of the garden this morning.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Aug 30 10:05 AM, 2024
Nuthatch in my Astley garden ten minutes ago, a barely annual occurrence!
phillipskelly said
Thu Aug 22 4:22 PM, 2024
On and around my Stretford backyard feeders - There's been some good numbers of Goldfinch 40's,50's and 60's ,including a large percentage of young lately (plus several visits from Greenfinch and Blue- tits) especially on rainy or damp days but very few on fine sunny days ??? Needless to say the ferral pigeons below the feeders have been having a feast on all the dropped/part eaten seed . I've had to order a second 20kg bag of Sunflower Hearts this month with all the demand. Ps. Yesterday (Wed.21.08.24) there were 2 newly fledged Goldfinch being fed above the feeders on the BT wires.
fredford said
Thu Aug 22 1:05 PM, 2024
Bury . Sparrowhawk , juvenile i think , walking around under the feeders , carefully peering upwards as if in search of loafing prey candidates .
fredford said
Wed Aug 21 6:03 AM, 2024
Bury . Yesterday , one hour apart , Juvenile bullfinch and greenfinch died after flying into the kitchen window , from the feeders . Despite much coloured paper and card stuck to the inside . Sparrowhawk to blame , i think .
pete berry said
Tue Aug 20 1:05 PM, 2024
A Chiffchaff calling from the hedgerow between my garden and next door just now.
fredford said
Sun Aug 18 1:11 PM, 2024
Bury . Just now a pair of ravens over , north .
pete berry said
Wed Aug 7 8:09 PM, 2024
A feeding flock of 16 Swallows over the back garden this evening, by a long way the most I've seen together locally this summer. Quite a few looked like juvs, probably from nearby farm .
phillipskelly said
Mon Aug 5 10:48 AM, 2024
On and around my Stretford backyard feeders today at 06.30am.
Goldfinch - c60 ( including many juveniles, some of which were starting to get black colouring around the eyes). Greenfinch - 2. Blue-tit - 1. Plus a Blackbird nearby and the usual noisey backyard Magpie swooping back and forth over each yard.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Monday 5th of August 2024 10:49:48 AM
fredford said
Wed Jul 31 12:49 PM, 2024
At 0530hrs today a frantic whirring of tiny , brown wings heralded the arrival of what must have been a just - fledged wren at my breakfast table . One look at my kedgeree and he was off .
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Jul 28 11:57 AM, 2024
Four Ravens circling over my Astley garden just now for over five minutes. There was some tumbling from what appeared to be two adult pairs, one of which eventually departed SW whilst the other pair continued to circle and interact with each other for some time right above the house, then drifted slowly W/NW.
pete berry said
Sat Jul 27 7:37 PM, 2024
A Tawny Owl calling just now from trees in field behind the back farden.
Andy Isherwood said
Fri Jul 26 11:09 AM, 2024
17 Canada Geese flew north over my Tyldesley garden at c.6.45 this morning, also 2 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker in trees along Wayfarers Drive.
Chris Harper said
Thu Jul 25 6:30 PM, 2024
2 Kestrel over the garden this afternoon. First for a while.
Samglennie said
Thu Jul 25 4:07 PM, 2024
Nuthatch calling in my Old Trafford garden just now. First sighting here in around 2 years I think, used to be regular.
steven burke said
Thu Jul 25 12:23 PM, 2024
Over the last couple of weeks I've had a couple of sightings of what I thought may of been a hobby. This morning 100% sighting of a hobby over my flixton garden, it circled several times then stooped down over towards Irlam. A whitethroat continues to sing in the fields beyond my neighbours houses, I walked around to see it last week & it actually flew into the gardens behind my bungalow, but not seen in my garden, yet ! Kestrel seen on a few more occasions now. Sparrowhawk over this morning. Oddly I haven't seen any buzzards recently, normally see them every day.
Steven Nelson said
Tue Jul 23 8:49 PM, 2024
Greenshank calling over my Irlam garden this evening 8.20pm
Colin Broadhurst said
Fri Jul 19 10:36 PM, 2024
5 x Redshank seen and heard at 21.30 over Atherton garden flying SE
fredford said
Wed Jul 10 7:59 AM, 2024
Bury . Last evening and just now , a calling oystercatcher over the garden .
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 10th of July 2024 11:57:15 AM
steven burke said
Mon Jul 8 11:15 PM, 2024
There was 9 ravens over my flixton garden this morning, circling & cronking for at least 5 minutes before 7 gained height & headed over the ship canal into irlam. The other 2 went low & out of view. A new bird for my garden on Friday was a female chaffinch.
Steven Nelson said
Mon Jul 8 8:06 PM, 2024
1 Ring-necked Parakeet over my Irlam garden this morning. After hearing one last weekend, this is the first sighting for me in Irlam even though they have been regular just over the other side of the Ship Canal for a few years.
pete berry said
Wed Jul 3 4:27 PM, 2024
Peregrine over the back garden just now,circling round and hunting,eventually drifted off east
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Jun 23 7:38 PM, 2024
Oystercatcher heading Northwest at c6.30 this evening was a rare sight over my Tyldesley garden. 2 Common tern heading in the same direction a few minutes later being much more regular in recent years.
phillipskelly said
Wed Jun 19 9:42 AM, 2024
I've been away for a week to Dungeness but on my return (Monday 5 pm) my Stretford backyard feeders were completely empty with not a bird anywhere around. Having filled them only 2 Goldfinch showed up then went. The next day just a few feral pigeons and a Dunnock, I hope the word gets around where the food is. My neighbour Sue has been keeping an eye out for the breeding Blue tits but they've completely disappeared ( no fledgelings ... nothing). The pair of Blackbirds (collecting worms)have had at least 2 of their brood taken by local cats (Sue's son). Things can only get better... I hope .
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jun 17 4:15 PM, 2024
A very vocal pair of Mediterranean Gulls circling low over my Astley house at 12:45 today, drifting slowly east.
fredford said
Sun Jun 16 12:49 PM, 2024
Bury . Male , adult great spotted woodpecker just now feeding sunflower hearts and fatball to what must be the younger chick , on the tree , by the feeders . The older bird has been feeding itself for a couple of days . Great excitement and joy !
fredford said
Sun Jun 16 6:27 AM, 2024
Bury . Bullfinch , greenfinch , goldfinch and one great spotted woodpecker chicks on the feeders . Pair of house sparrows taking fat ball morsels elsewhere ; i i wish they would nest here .
steven burke said
Sat Jun 15 12:29 PM, 2024
A siskin was another new bird for my flixton garden this morning. Nice to see after being heard only flying over.
Four adult Starlings 'anting' in my Astley garden this early evening, interesting to watch then frantically grabbing the ants and placing then under their wings.
pete berry said
Fri Jun 14 2:21 PM, 2024
A Common Tern over the garden this afternoon heading north east ,presumably back towards Blackleach country park.Also 5 Greylag Geese flew over.>I've filled up 3 fatball feeders because of this cool weather and have been rewarded by a constant stream of birds visiting them,mainly Blue and Great Tits including good numbers of young birds. Also several Coal Tits and young,male and female Great Spotted Woodpecker,Blackbird,Robin and a few visits from a Jay. Unfortunately both Magpie and Jackdaw have also discovered them and take a lot of them. Wondering if this cool weather has badly affected their food supply and that's why we're getting so many birds on them??
-- Edited by pete berry on Friday 14th of June 2024 02:30:43 PM
fredford said
Mon Jun 10 2:42 PM, 2024
Bury . Two ravens heard and seen , then two more heard only , over .
steven burke said
Sun Jun 9 7:22 PM, 2024
2 new birds for my flixton garden list.
A male kestrel flew over on Friday, seen often though in the field between me & the ship canal. Stock dove feeding on the lawn with pigeons, woodpigeons & collared doves was nice to see. Other birds around... Lots of juvenile starlings 30+ at one point recently. Lots of house sparrows 4 collared doves 2 greenfinch 4 adult goldfinch is the most I have seen so far, but 4 juveniles were seen yesterday. 3 juvenile magpies fledged from the nest in next doors garden & are already very confident & taking over. Chiffchaff & whitethroat have recently been heard only over near the ship canal.
1 x Hobby over Atherton garden this morning
Late morning today in the Astley garden saw a fair sized flock of Long-tailed Tits moving through along with two Chiffchaffs (one singing a little later on) and best of all a Treecreeper. Also almost 20 Meadow Pipits moving south in one and twos and five local Buzzards in the air together over the field at the bottom of the garden too.
130924.... Morning Cuppa(s) sightings/calls in/from my Irlam Garden...
3 Robin in song
4 Goldfinch
9 Woodpigeon
1 Wren
1 Chiffchaff (long staying bird I assume)
2 Magpie
5 Jackdaw
7 Blue Tit
1 Linnet
1 Starling
1 Mallard
3 Great Tit
2 Greenfinch
1 Carrion Crow
5 Ring-Necked Parakeet.
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1 Chiffchaff in my Irlam Garden...even gave a burst of song.
300824...Irlam
2 Raven Circling above the house @1315.
2 Common Pipistrelle Bats p
300824...Irlam
2 Raven Circling above the house @1315.
260824...Irlam
1 Willow Warbler...a garden first----nearly spilt my morning cuppa!
230824...Irlam
1 Hornet Mimic Fly
Nuthatch in my Astley garden ten minutes ago, a barely annual occurrence!
There's been some good numbers of Goldfinch 40's,50's and 60's ,including a large percentage of young lately (plus several visits from Greenfinch and Blue- tits) especially on rainy or damp days but very few on fine sunny days ???
Needless to say the ferral pigeons below the feeders have been having a feast on all the dropped/part eaten seed .
I've had to order a second 20kg bag of Sunflower Hearts this month with all the demand.
Ps. Yesterday (Wed.21.08.24) there were 2 newly fledged Goldfinch being fed above the feeders on the BT wires.
Goldfinch - c60 ( including many juveniles, some of which were starting to get black colouring around the eyes).
Greenfinch - 2.
Blue-tit - 1.
Plus a Blackbird nearby and the usual noisey backyard Magpie swooping back and forth over each yard.
-- Edited by phillipskelly on Monday 5th of August 2024 10:49:48 AM
Four Ravens circling over my Astley garden just now for over five minutes. There was some tumbling from what appeared to be two adult pairs, one of which eventually departed SW whilst the other pair continued to circle and interact with each other for some time right above the house, then drifted slowly W/NW.
2 Kestrel over the garden this afternoon. First for a while.
This morning 100% sighting of a hobby over my flixton garden, it circled several times then stooped down over towards Irlam.
A whitethroat continues to sing in the fields beyond my neighbours houses, I walked around to see it last week & it actually flew into the gardens behind my bungalow, but not seen in my garden, yet !
Kestrel seen on a few more occasions now.
Sparrowhawk over this morning.
Oddly I haven't seen any buzzards recently, normally see them every day.
5 x Redshank seen and heard at 21.30 over Atherton garden flying SE
Bury . Last evening and just now , a calling oystercatcher over the garden .
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 10th of July 2024 11:57:15 AM
A new bird for my garden on Friday was a female chaffinch.
Having filled them only 2 Goldfinch showed up then went.
The next day just a few feral pigeons and a Dunnock, I hope the word gets around where the food is.
My neighbour Sue has been keeping an eye out for the breeding Blue tits but they've completely disappeared ( no fledgelings ... nothing).
The pair of Blackbirds (collecting worms)have had at least 2 of their brood taken by local cats (Sue's son).
Things can only get better... I hope .
A very vocal pair of Mediterranean Gulls circling low over my Astley house at 12:45 today, drifting slowly east.
Great excitement and joy !
Four adult Starlings 'anting' in my Astley garden this early evening, interesting to watch then frantically grabbing the ants and placing then under their wings.
A Common Tern over the garden this afternoon heading north east ,presumably back towards Blackleach country park.Also 5 Greylag Geese flew over.>I've filled up 3 fatball feeders because of this cool weather and have been rewarded by a constant stream of birds visiting them,mainly Blue and Great Tits including good numbers of young birds. Also several Coal Tits and young,male and female Great Spotted Woodpecker,Blackbird,Robin and a few visits from a Jay. Unfortunately both Magpie and Jackdaw have also discovered them and take a lot of them.
Wondering if this cool weather has badly affected their food supply and that's why we're getting so many birds on them??
-- Edited by pete berry on Friday 14th of June 2024 02:30:43 PM
Bury . Two ravens heard and seen , then two more heard only , over .
A male kestrel flew over on Friday, seen often though in the field between me & the ship canal.
Stock dove feeding on the lawn with pigeons, woodpigeons & collared doves was nice to see.
Other birds around...
Lots of juvenile starlings 30+ at one point recently.
Lots of house sparrows
4 collared doves
2 greenfinch
4 adult goldfinch is the most I have seen so far, but 4 juveniles were seen yesterday.
3 juvenile magpies fledged from the nest in next doors garden & are already very confident & taking over.
Chiffchaff & whitethroat have recently been heard only over near the ship canal.