30+ at 8.50am flying NW over Sharples school, Bolton.

...er, Woodley Precinct usually has a good berry crop John if you want to tick off a few more berries tomorrow

This morning I did a tour round some of the sites in Hazel Grove/Stockport area where Waxwings have been in the past. None today but here's an assessment of the berry crop.

Hazel Grove High School - Abundant Sorbus berry crop on roadside trees and also plenty on nearby Hawthorns by lay-by.
Stockport Station approach - Quite good crop of Rowan berries.
Lawrence Street, Stockport - 1 or 2 Cotoneasters with berries
Nissan Garage, St Mary's Way - A couple of Sorbus with heavy crop of pale yellow berries
St Mary's Way (towards A6) - Good Rowan crop
Henry St/Rayner St (Off Hall Street), Offerton - Some Rowan berries left but heavy duty mowing causing disturbance
Hall Pool Drive, Offerton - I've seen a large flock here before but couldn't find any berry trees - perhaps they are in gardens on the estate
M & S, Hazel Grove - Very few berries
My back garden, Hazel Grove - nothing - and I don't expect lightning to strike twice!

Cheers, John

I did the early visit here 2-3
12 Goldfinch
34 Starling
26 Magpies very aggresive blighters chasing everything off the berries
4 mistle thrush
3 song Thrush
thought I heard waxwing but could not locate them.

keep birding.

No further sign of the Brunswick Street birds by 4pm.

Info thanks to Tim Wilcox.

5 waxwings around brunswick street health centre in ardwick, just south of the city centre at midday today, being chased by mistle thrushes.

Info thanks to declan savage

I had a march around the town centre this morning and failed to turn up any waxwings. Tried the usual station approach and Nissan garage and also a couple of other places where there are berry trees, Lord St (parallell to A6 near station) and nearby car parks on st peters square.

After I add this someone is bound to see some where I have been.

-- Edited by Paul Dewey at 13:05, 2008-11-08

Coming away from Stockport turn right just after the chippy and they often turn up outside the flats on the left opposite Bramwell Street - I can't remember the road name!

Where abouts on Hall Street Rob?
I work on Hall Street, so I'll be able to keep an eye out daily.

I saw what may have been the flock flying from near the Nissan Garage (always check around the back - the berry bushes are near the newer small industrial units there) towards another regular site - The Flying Dutchman pub on the corner of Higher Hillgate but could not be sure.

I also tried the traditional sites of Hall Street and the station with no joy.

the original waxwing thread has not disappeared but has been moved to the discussions forum as it contained no actual sightings and had turned into a very valuable discussion, so it is where it should be!

Lets keep this one to purely waxwing sightings please

No further sign by 11am, searched all around the area including vernon park, market and morrisons even up as far as woodley. It will be a good winter for them tho so expect more reports.

cheers
jason

This thread seems to have disapperaed so I've made new one:

20 reported on Birdguides this am on St .Mary's Way, Stockport opposite the Nissan garage though mobile.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12:02, 2008-11-07