Please post further sightings of 'winter thrushes' to their relevant site threads (use the search function to check if one exists), start new site threads if necessary or post on the 'bits and bobs' thread for sightings not fitting in either former category

Tame Valley. Dukinfield.

Large flocks of Redwings going over and calling all through the night on Thursday 13th from around 23.00 hrs until 05.30 hrs.

Quiet last night though (Fri) ...... only heard a couple.

Roger.

Ian McKerchar wrote:

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Put Steve's survey post as a (temporary?) sticky to focus people's attention on it?

To be perfectly honest I've never really liked this thread much as once again it's another 'species' thread which does cause confusion. Do observers post here or on the relevant site threads, or perhaps even both? Site threads rule I'm afraid .

Pink-footed Geese have a dedicated thread to enable the possible tracking of skiens across the county. Other species however serve little purpose to have their own threads though.

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Rough counts from migration watching this morning at heaton park

1,681 Redwing
2,256 Fieldfare

large flocks going west, south west and south

(not as many as a place near Bradford which had 29,000 Redwing over this morning)

c30 Redwing over Liverpool Street, Salford at midday

8.10am
c.100 Redwing west over Warburton Bridge this morning following the MS Canal
c.20 Redwing flew into Dunham Massey Park (also posted on relevant thread)

Looks like a big arrival overnight going off other posts. Big arrival of thrushes at Spurn yesterday according to website obviously now filtering over to us.

c100 Fieldfare over Hyde yesterday at 9.30am ( very vociferous, flying over the old railway line heading SW)

Next year the BTO will be running a Wintering Thrushes Survey to see how these winter visitors use the countryside and how the changing landscape may impact upon them.

We are encouraging you to use BirdTrack to tell us more about any Redwings and Fieldfares you encounter this autumn and winter

http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/birdtrack/taking-part/recording-your-sightings/focus-winter-thrushes?dm_i=IG4,KBEK,39GSNT,1NGI4,1

Cheers, Steve

7-800 Redwing sw over Hazel Grove between 0800-1000hrs. Makes trampling up and down the railway line much more enjoyable.

Thought I heard a redwing call last night and now I've seen my firsy two today in ashton in makerfield.

-- Edited by Craig Higson on Friday 14th of October 2011 11:43:07 AM

Night 13/10 Hopwood / Heywood

Many Redwings calling overhead

Nine Redwing over Altrincham this am heading North

Late Fieldfare in fields between Botany Bay Wood and M62 on Sunday 25th.

6 Redwing at the allotment in Fallowfield this afternoon.

Originally posted by Mike Haylett at 6:03pm today:

A GOOD 20 TO 30 FLOCK OF THE ABOVE ROOSTING AND FEEDING IN THE TREES AT THE GARAGE END OF TIMPERLEY LANE LEIGH . THATS LEIGH SIDE 200 MTS FROM THE GREYHOUND ISLAND. THEY ARE FEEDING ON A TREE WITH ORANGE BERRIES WHICH I HAVNT IDENTIFIED. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 3 DAYS NOW BUT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY BERRIES LEFT. GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM VERY CLOSE UP AND PERHAPS TO PHOTOGRAPH, REGARDS MIKE

5 Fieldfare flew past my window at work in Levenshulme.

Hopwood, Heywood Sun 10/1

Fieldfares has stripped Rowan of berries but now trying to find dropped ones on shed roof and on ground. c. 20 now plus at least 1 Redwing and up to 6 Mistle Thrushes

There,s a flock of 20ish Fieldfare around the Broadheath retail park(Altringham) showing very well ,down to a few feet from the driving seat ,if you,ve got the time and a camera well worth a visit.

Cheers Geoff

9.15am,
Saw redwing on Cavendish St, Ashton u Lyne town centre as I drove passed (typical!).

Flock of about 10 Redwings alongside pathway at the back of the Coppice, Worsley Golf Course this afternoon. Birds allowed me to get very close to them, human presence didn't seem to bother them.

Walking down claude road in chorlton at sunset saw 10 redwings and 2 fieldfares feeding in small 8ft trees. The birds were exceptionally tame and allowed you to walk under them to within a foot or two - the best views i've ever had of either thrush!

30 fielfare in back garden (Ladybridge) a flock of up to 50 round the estate.

Fieldfares on the berries outside Tesco Alrincham and redwings at Sainsbury's.

Hopwood Fri 8/1/10

c. 40 Fiedlfares and 4 Mistle Thrushes descending on the (Waxwing) Rowan in my back garden - with a valiant resident Mistle trying to protect his winter food source to no avail, top half of tree berries gone

Couple of redwing feeding on berry trees on car-park behind M.E.N. About 15 fieldfare feeding on the ground just off Store Street.

30 odd back here now ! Here's some pics taken by my partner Roberta !

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/273216382

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo/full?photo_id=332713946

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo/full?photo_id=332713858

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo/full?photo_id=332712433

Still here now eating red berries fallen from trees despite the local blackbirds that try to scare them off ! Magnificent sight in the city ? At least 20 Fieldfares and 12 or so Redwings plus a Mistle thrush hanging on with them.

Large mixed flock of Redwings and Fieldfares feeding on fallen berries in Store Street behind Piccadilly Station between 10 and 11 this morning.

About 40-50 birds now in Chepstow street - with 10+ Mistle Thrushes, 10+ Redwings, 10+ Fieldfares, several blackbirds and a couple of Song Thrushes. Also Goldfinch, Blue Tit and Magpie

1 Fieldfare in my neighbours front garden in Irlam and 3 feeding with blackbirds on fallen apples in gardens next to Irlam Fire Station. Obviously forced to look more widely for food because of the snow.

A few redwings in the rowans on Chepstow Street (near Peveril of the Peak)

Over 20 Fieldfares in and around the MacDonalds Car Park having a very healthy late lunch in the afternoon at Pilsworth accompanied by Balckbirds. There appeared to be quite a few all around the leisure park and some around the motorway too. The total number could have been much higher.

They were there on 20/12/2009.

-- Edited by Sarfraz Hayat on Tuesday 22nd of December 2009 09:11:30 PM

2 Redwing today in trees just off the junction of Broadway & Middleton Road.

12 at 9 a.m. yesterday morning flying in to fjoin birds already feeding on the ornamental shrubs in the grounds of Hulme Grammar School on Windsor Road. Also a single Redwing in the trees by the Hindu temple on Schofield Street.

Decent numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare descended onto the berry-bearing trees around the Craft Centre in Manchester this afternoon.
Hope they leave some for the Waxwings (should be here soon)

Judith Smith wrote:

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Andy Makin had 2050 Fieldfare and 302 Redwing over Burnt Edge today 0815-1000hrs.

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Very similar figures to passage over Higher End/Bispham Wood, Billinge this morning in almost the same length of time

Andy Makin had 2050 Fieldfare and 302 Redwing over Burnt Edge today 0815-1000hrs.

Andy Makin counted 3583 Fieldfares, 259 Redwings over Burnt Edge 0930-1130 this monring. Also a Chiffchaff at Holden's Farm, 130 Pinkfeet SE at 0830, 12 Reed Buntings, 119 Meadow Pipits and 8 Siskin.

Over 200 Fieldfare flying West over Elton 8.00 a.m.
Cheers Ian

Notable passage of Fieldfares over Mossley this morning. At least 4 groups of between 50 and 100 heading SW down the Tame valley. Quite a few Wood Pigeons on the move as well.

Steve

20 Redwing over Dukinfield towards Hyde this morning.

About a dozen circling over Dunham Park this morning.

I havejust had 9 redwing past the window of my form room at 8:55

I saw 30+ redwing at 8:45 this morning over bramhall

100s of redwings on and over the north bank of penny today

170+ Redwing in small flocks, but 1 flock of 70+ birds, all heading NW over Prince's Park, Irlam between 9.30-10.30am.

lots of small redwing flocks over near oldham college this morning also small flock of long tail tits

No great numbers for me
15 Redwings N over Bradshawgate Leigh this Morning 8:35

Saw my first Fieldfare yesterday, of all places on the car park of Oldham Hospital, feeding on the berries of what I think was a Swedish Whitebeam. Could only see one, but then it was only in driving past.

-- Edited by James Minchin on Thursday 15th of October 2009 08:43:07 PM

Its secret!but I am there quite a lot