Approximately 35 Common Swift having a screeching party over my house, then they moved off to Hilltop Romiley, nice to see a good number in the area.
paul shaw said
Sun Jun 23 9:20 PM, 2024
Approximately 35 Common Swift having a screeching party over my house then they drifted off to Hilltop Romiley. Nice to see a good number in the area.
Stephen Fuentes said
Thu May 9 8:19 AM, 2024
5 Common Swifts above my Bredbury abode yesterday evening, finally arrived for the summer.
There will be more arriving in the following days. I expect at least 1 pair to nest in next door's roof as they do every year.
Cheers,
Steve.
paul shaw said
Sun Feb 18 8:39 PM, 2024
Minium of 6 Siskin mixed in with 2 Greenfinch and approximately 25 Goldfinch, in the tall trees near parrymead Rd, viewed from the canal bridge on Gilbert bank.
paul shaw said
Sat Dec 23 2:49 PM, 2023
A impressive flock of at least 50 Goldfinch and 4 Greenfinch in the trees between Grey Close and Parry mead at 1.30pm this afternoon. Also 1 Kingfisher on the canal close to the long tunnel leading to woodley.
paul shaw said
Sat Dec 2 3:22 PM, 2023
1 Siskin feeding with 3 Golfinch in the alder tree that grows out of the canal bridge on Gilbert bank 2.45pm today.
paul shaw said
Fri Sep 1 3:18 PM, 2023
A Chiffchaff in full song at Bredbury rec 7.30 this morning.
paul shaw said
Sun Mar 26 4:31 PM, 2023
A late report of 18 Redwing heading south, seen from Glibert bank at 8.00am yesterday.
Stephen Fuentes said
Thu Oct 20 8:09 AM, 2022
There was a large movement of Redwings yesterday morning over Bredbury. They passed over in large groups over a period of around an hour between 9am - 10am, coming from a North Easterly direction.
Steve.
paul shaw said
Mon Jul 18 9:36 PM, 2022
A magnificent site and sound of a screeching party of 17 swifts currently over my garden, amazing when the largest group that i have seen up to now this year was 4 .
paul shaw said
Mon May 9 6:23 PM, 2022
3 Swift over george Lane at 4.45pm today
paul shaw said
Tue Apr 19 9:05 PM, 2022
Last night at 10.00pm there was a very vocal Tawny owl calling from St Marks church yard.
paul shaw said
Tue Apr 12 7:31 PM, 2022
A male Mandarin dropped into the canal just off Gilbert bank at 6.45pm this evening.
paul shaw said
Mon Mar 14 8:05 AM, 2022
1st Chaffchaff of the year for me heard singing from my garden, it sounded like it was near to field between the 2 railway lines off George Lane. 7.20am this morning
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paul shaw said
Sat Jan 29 10:19 AM, 2022
A pair of Raven over my house at 7.30 am on Thursday morning heading towards Hill top and a female Pheasant in the garden this morning.
paul shaw said
Fri Nov 19 1:07 PM, 2021
Late report from Tuesday this week, a Kingfisher on the canal 100 meters south from the bridge on Gilbert bank.
paul shaw said
Thu Oct 7 7:48 AM, 2021
2 Redwing over my house at 7.30 this morning. 1st of the Year for me.
Rob Creek said
Fri Jul 31 11:44 PM, 2020
Possibly worth checking Reddish Vale ponds near the visitor centre early morning, it has roosted there before now.
paul shaw said
Fri Jul 31 6:49 PM, 2020
A LITTLE EGRET has just flown over my Bredbury house heading north.. possibly turn up at Audenshaw reservoir
paul shaw said
Wed May 22 7:41 PM, 2019
A Harris Hawk has just been trying to shelter in a fir tree in my garden whilst being mobbed by the local Magpies and crow's. It eventually flew off towards Woodley.
Matt Bannon said
Thu May 16 2:06 PM, 2019
Blackcap, willow warbler, chiffcaff, whitethroat, greenfinch with fledglings, chaffinch, skylark, starling, canada geese, moorhen, coot, lapwing, swallow, house martin, tree sparrow x1, dunnock, bullfinch, wren, robin, song thrush, blackbird, goldfinch, woodpigeon, great tit, blue tit, long tailed tit (with fledglings), magpie, jay, house sparrow- lunch time stroll in the sun
Matt Bannon said
Wed May 15 8:40 PM, 2019
Bredbury parkway trail tonight after work.
Single tree sparrow, buzzard and usual warblers.
Matt Bannon said
Wed May 15 1:17 PM, 2019
Noteable records from bredbury Parkway trail over the last 3 days:
Spotted flycatcher
Cuckoo
Whitethroat
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Wheatear
Probable Redstart - very brief view
Jay
John Rayner also reports:
Lesser Whitethroat
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
paul shaw said
Tue May 14 9:49 PM, 2019
Approximately 20 Swift screaching over homebase this afternoon, presumably the birds from Broadway estate.
Matt Bannon said
Sun May 12 8:38 AM, 2019
Mr Rayner, hope you are well? , i have recently moved to work on Bredbury Industrial Estate. What area are you talking about? It sounds close to where i am and i could probably do it daily before work.
Email me if you like on matt.bannon@vodat-int.com
John Rayner said
Sat May 11 2:31 PM, 2019
A quick look along the footpath that runs down by Bredbury Parkway.
This area still has nice mature hedgerows with scattered hawthorns and clumps of brambles in the fields, a magnet for warblers. Not out today at the optimum time of day but nevertheless the following were singing.
Whitethroat 8 Blackcap 5 Chiffchaff 6 (In previous years I have also seen Lesser Whitethroat and Grasshopper/Sedge/Garden Warbler, whilst Mr Adderley once found a Tree Pipit so always worth a look)
Swift 8 Swallow 5 House Martin 2 (Attending one of the 2 nests remaining under eaves at the Arden Arms)
Cheers John
Chris Harper said
Sun Dec 25 10:30 AM, 2016
In addition to the 4 Waxwing on Ashton Road were 3 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, Sparrowhawk and predumed Chiffchaff although it followed the large Goldfinch flock before I could get absolute ID confirmed.
john brookes said
Fri Sep 6 4:43 AM, 2013
28+ Mistle Thrush feeding on Rowan berries behind burning recycling place (private works). Never seen this many before.
paul shaw said
Thu May 9 1:06 AM, 2013
5 swift over woodbank avenue area at 6.00pm. Good to see them back.
paul shaw said
Tue May 7 2:50 AM, 2013
7.30 pm. Single swift over woodbank avenue area of bredbury, the first I've seen here this year and now a pair of Buzzard as I am typing this post.
5 Common Swifts above my Bredbury abode yesterday evening, finally arrived for the summer.
There will be more arriving in the following days. I expect at least 1 pair to nest in next door's roof as they do every year.
Cheers,
Steve.
A Chiffchaff in full song at Bredbury rec 7.30 this morning.
There was a large movement of Redwings yesterday morning over Bredbury.
They passed over in large groups over a period of around an hour between 9am - 10am, coming from a North Easterly direction.
Steve.
-- Edited by paul shaw on Monday 14th of March 2022 08:20:00 AM
Whitethroats 6
Blackcaps 4
Chiffchaffs 5
Bullfinches 2
Song Thrushes 2
All the above in song
Whitethroat 8
Blackcap 5
Chiffchaff 6
(In previous years I have also seen Lesser Whitethroat and Grasshopper/Sedge/Garden Warbler, whilst Mr Adderley once found a Tree Pipit so always worth a look)
Swift 8
Swallow 5
House Martin 2 (Attending one of the 2 nests remaining under eaves at the Arden Arms)
Cheers John
In addition to the 4 Waxwing on Ashton Road were 3 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, Sparrowhawk and predumed Chiffchaff although it followed the large Goldfinch flock before I could get absolute ID confirmed.