The numbers of jackdaws around Manchester have increased exponentially over the past twenty years or so. They are breeding closer to the city centre as each year goes by. Nice to see.
Roger Baker 3 said
Thu Mar 10 1:15 PM, 2011
I know only too well - I have to count them all when I do my Breeding Bird Survey there - and they won't sit still for two minutes!
Steve
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Steve, I'll introduce you to Hollingworths answer to Frank Nitty....... He'll have 'em sitting still in no time at all.
Roger.
Steve Suttill said
Thu Mar 10 9:43 AM, 2011
Lee Griffiths wrote:
around 300 today at 4.50 in top mossley on the house roof's and in trees around the church . .
I know only too well - I have to count them all when I do my Breeding Bird Survey there - and they won't sit still for two minutes!
Steve
Lee Griffiths said
Wed Mar 9 8:25 PM, 2011
around 300 today at 4.50 in top mossley on the house roof's and in trees around the church . .
Mike Price said
Wed Mar 9 7:13 PM, 2011
Roger Baker 3 wrote:
Wed 9th March. 15.15 hrs.
Gun Inn. Hollingworth.
Spotted by accident from traffic lights. Pulled up for 10 minutes for a quick count. 200+ birds in trees this early and plenty more arriving. Spoke to one of locals who told me that some nights it gets so full that it over-spills to trees across the road..... actually said " the noisy ~#~#~#~# could do with machine-gunning".... obviously a fan !
With the flocks I see passing over in this direction at dusk this could be a major roost.
Roger.
There certainly are a lot there, they seem to descend on Hadfield numerous times a day I would estimate 300-400 passing over here today
Roger Baker 3 said
Wed Mar 9 7:04 PM, 2011
Wed 9th March. 15.15 hrs.
Gun Inn. Hollingworth.
Spotted by accident from traffic lights. Pulled up for 10 minutes for a quick count. 200+ birds in trees this early and plenty more arriving. Spoke to one of locals who told me that some nights it gets so full that it over-spills to trees across the road..... actually said " the noisy ~#~#~#~# could do with machine-gunning".... obviously a fan !
With the flocks I see passing over in this direction at dusk this could be a major roost.
Roger.
Ian Keith said
Mon Jan 24 9:35 PM, 2011
A skein of Jackdaws
I think the collective is a clattering or train.
Normally 150/200 coming into roost around the back of Chorlton Cricket Club on Hardy Lane. Must be plenty of larger roosts in some of the more rural areas.
Mike Cooper said
Mon Jan 24 9:15 PM, 2011
Heywood, MOrrisons Car Park Sat 22/1/11 16:20
A widespread flock in skeins of at least 250 birds heading SW over head at several hundred metres - only a couple calling rather than the noisy chattering of smaller flocks
Steve
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Steve, I'll introduce you to Hollingworths answer to Frank Nitty....... He'll have 'em sitting still in no time at all.
Roger.
I know only too well - I have to count them all when I do my Breeding Bird Survey there - and they won't sit still for two minutes!
Steve
There certainly are a lot there, they seem to descend on Hadfield numerous times a day I would estimate 300-400 passing over here today
Gun Inn. Hollingworth.
Spotted by accident from traffic lights. Pulled up for 10 minutes for a quick count. 200+ birds in trees this early and plenty more arriving.
Spoke to one of locals who told me that some nights it gets so full that it over-spills to trees across the road..... actually said " the noisy ~#~#~#~# could do with machine-gunning".... obviously a fan !
With the flocks I see passing over in this direction at dusk this could be a major roost.
Roger.
I think the collective is a clattering or train.
Normally 150/200 coming into roost around the back of Chorlton Cricket Club on Hardy Lane. Must be plenty of larger roosts in some of the more rural areas.