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Simon Gregory


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11/04/11

1 Skylark (Songflight)

2 Buzzard: Soaring over the threshold of runway before being moved on by the birdman with flares.


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Henry Cook


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Excellent news Charles, thanks for informing us. The Ringway fields seem to be a feeding ground only but they head across most days for a bit.

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The 2 Oystercatchers came in to land on the exact taxiway as of 1/4, at 06:45,then flew onto the corragated roof of serviceair,
they stayed about 20 mins pecking at the roof,then had a good mating session

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Phil Owen


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An hour or so walk round Sunbank Lane and Sunbank Wood with Henry Cook 9.30am in the warm Sunshine:

1 Oystercatcher
2 Linnets
2 Red-legged Partridges
3 Blackcaps
2 Willow Warblers
Lots of Chiffchaffs
2 Goldcrests
2 Great-spotted Woodpeckers (drumming)
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Stock Dove
amongst others

Also Comma, Orange Tip, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies on the wing.


-- Edited by Phil Owen on Saturday 9th of April 2011 12:10:55 PM

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Quick visit after 7pm, fairly quiet with just a single Blackcap worthy of note amongst the usuals

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Had a quick look after work today.

Aviation viewing park is £3 admission and there's no parking on Sunbank Lane on the airport side - probably for security. You could sneak in the pub carpark I guess, but didn't seem to be many birding opportunities that side.

Sunbank Lane the other side of the A538 is a better bet - there's a few passing places you can park in. Cotterril Clough and Sunbank Wood are probably the best bits of woodland and around Oak Farm the best farmland in Manchester Borough, apart from Heaton Park north end (unless anyone knows differently ??)

Not many birds about apart from the pair of Red-legged Partridge in the big field on the corner of Sunbank Lane/A538

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Henry Cook wrote:

Osprey reported south over Manchester Airport flying towards Styal at 6.40pm.
It's vector suggests it passed straight over my house!





Wow, that's quite something! I'll have to get myself over the airport one day - where would you suggest the best place is for birdspotting around there? My knowledge of the area is very good.

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Phil Owen


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7.00pm-8.00pm in the Fields around Sunbank Lane with Henry Cook:

4 Swallows
2 Chiffchaffs
1 Sand Martin
1 Oystercatcher
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Moorhen
1 Canada Goose (over)
amongst others



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6.15pm to 7.15pm with dog around the fields of Sunbank Lane:

11 Sand Martins
9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
3 Swallows
2 Chiffchaffs
2 Mallards
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Linnet
1 Stock Dove
amongst others

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Quick visit this morning with the dog around Sunbank Lane: 3 Buzzards 2 Lapwings 2 Swallows 2 Pied Wagtails 1 Meadow Pipit 1 Stock Dove

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Quiet this evening around Sunbank Lane, not suprisingly with the wind with just 3 Lapwings the highlight amongst the commoner species.

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03/04/2011 - A couple of hours here with Phil Owen before upto dark produced: 1 Woodcock 1 Wheatear - male still by Oak Farm 3 Chiffchaffs 2 Lapwings 5 Mallards 1 Cormorant - over 4 alba Wagtails - over 1 Linnet

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1 male Wheatear this morning

also 2 Red-legged Partridge
Swallow
Lapwing

10 Fieldfares (getting a bit late for these now)

Woodcock flushed from path by Cotteril Clough

-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth on Sunday 3rd of April 2011 11:02:44 AM

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A pleasant late afternoon walk around the fields at Ringway were rewarded with finding 7 Wheatear (6 males and 1 female). Also seen: 40+ Meadow Pipits 3 Sand Martins (passing through) 2 Stock Doves 1 Lapwing 1 Mallard 1 Moorhen amongst the usuals

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2 Oystercather airside on grass between taxiway next to Fire Station at 13:45

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22/03/11 - 1130hrs - 1300hrs.

Wilmslow Road roundabout walking behind new fire station through the tunnel, between R1 and R2 returning back through tunnel and back to Wilmslow Road.

Field above Firestation next to Radar

3 - Chiff Chaff ( 2 seen, 1 heard)
1 Buzzard.

R2 Tunnel

4 Grey Wagtail
2 Mallard (Male and Female)
2 Chiff Chaff

Grass area between End of R1 and mid R2.

3 Skylark ( 1 disturbed as i have walked through shrub from Tunnel)
1 Buzzard

R1 Approach lights Knutsford end

2 Chiif chaff ( 1 seen, 1 heard)
1 Green Woodpecker ( Initially heard calling, then flew from direction of farm on Ashley Lane and stayed for at least 10 mins in the Oak trees surrounding the Farm fields away from the direction of the Airport.biggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

Andy.

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19/03/2011 - 2-4pm with Phil Owen around the fields of Ringway, through Sunbank Wood and Cotteril Clough and then back up to Sunbank Lane:

2 Red-legged Partridges - showed well in fields between Sunbank Lane and Oak Farm
1 Linnet - male, back for the summer
2 Chiffchaffs
2 Goldcrests
2 Treecreepers
1 Nuthatch
1 Siskin
1 Lesser Redpoll
1 Pied Wagtail
8 Fieldfares
2 Mistle Thrushes
4 Buzzards

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27/02/2011 - Around the fields at Ringway, off Sunbank Lane with Phil Owen this afternoon:

1 Skylark - over westwards
2 Fieldfares
1 Stock Dove
1 Buzzard
1 Siskin

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3 flocks of Goldfinches,1 flock 30+.2nd flock 40+ and 3rd flock 15, all joined together at trees at Clough Top farm and Water treatment area at side of Monarch Hangar at 4pm.
very impressive and noisey,All headed off towards Hale Barns.


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27/11/2010 - Short early morning walk around the fields of Ringway along Sunbank Lane and the road down to the aviation viewing park. Stuff seen:

1 Peregrine (on airport hangar)
1 Kestrel
4 Buzzards
2 Lapwings
4 Snipes
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Siskins
2 Bullfinches
1 Brambling (by entrance to aviation viewing park with large numbers of finches and sparrows)


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Very quite at the Airport,lots of Starlings and Feral Pigeons.
Sparrowhawk now spending the nights on top of Monarch hangar doors,must be for the warmth coming out of the hanger heaters,beats a cold tree.
Trouble is it keeps regurgitating big pellets and poo all around,and the hanger Manager is not happy.

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Cargo Centre
200+ Starling
4 Bullfinch
10 Pied wagtail

Around Aircraft Hangars
Sparrowhawk
6 Pied Wagtail + 1 very young one all on its lonesome,still learning to fly,resident Crows eyeing it up,I scared them away 8 times.I hope it survives.



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Peregrine flying past Hangers towards Terminal 2 at 7-15am

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Around Aircraft Hangars
40+ Starling
30+ Pied Wagtail
Robin
House Sparrow
Grey Wagtail

Overflow Area
8 Pied Wagtail
2 Mallard

Clough Bank Farm
2 Siskin
4 Bullfinch
6 Goldfinch
2 Jay

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Judith Smith


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Yes, there is a ringer who lives close to the airport in Ringway.

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Today in work
Sparrowhawk landing on top of Monarch Hangar being mobbed by the 5 resident Crows,
30+ starlings,1with silver ring on leg,
16 Pied Wagtail
and best of all Goldcrest underneth Monarch Hangar which let me get 2 yards away and wasnt botherd,just carried on foraging

Is someone ringing birds in this area as I saw a Robin the other week with Silver ring .

Water overflow area
3 Mallard
2 Grey Wagtail

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Clough Bank Farm
Pheasant
2 Greenfinch
2 Bullfinch
Blackcap
Robin with silver ring on leg
6 Goldfinch
20+ Woodpigeon

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Cheers Henry but think it was more a case of the bird finding me as I was playing cricket at the time smile.gif

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Sparrow Hawk yesterday perched in the dead trees.
the field other side of runway to airport hotel 08/08 didnt realise it was a sparrowhawk till i cropped my photo down to zoom in on it biggrin.gif



-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Monday 9th of August 2010 11:11:37 PM

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Henry Cook


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Hi Gary. Nice find.
I was merely relaying the message from RBA myself but muddled up the direction a wee bit.

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I was the one that saw the Osprey yesterday at 6:40pm. I was playing at Styal Cricket Club on Altrincham Road when the Osprey flew over from Manchester Airport straight over the Cricket Pitch heading SE. I reported this straight to RBA Pager hotline - and have only just managed to get online to this site - so very much baffled how there is conflicting reports - unless someone else saw it??

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Hopefully the observer will submit his/her sightings then, the report I received varied from yours Henry

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 9th of August 2010 12:34:56 PM

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The report placed it over Manchester Airport, which is GM, flying (SE actually, not South) into Cheshire.

-- Edited by Henry Cook on Monday 9th of August 2010 06:03:09 PM

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As I understood, there was no evidence it actually flew from/into GM airspace though?

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Osprey reported south over Manchester Airport flying towards Styal at 6.40pm.
It's vector suggests it passed straight over my house!

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1 Kestrel male hunting inside perimeter
Whitethroat
2 Swift over
Plenty of swallows skimming the fields
4 Housemartin over
Goldfinch



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All those fields south of the M56 and north of the Bollin are in Manchester borough I think.

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They must be near the Manchester Borough boundary then ?

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Simon

seen then in the fields off Sunbank Lane before - last i looked was spring last year - see Sunbank thread

-- Edited by Vaughan Evans on Thursday 20th of May 2010 11:01:57 PM

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Simon Gregory


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Ok Thanks, will have a look on the way back tommorow fingers crossed I will see one.

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Hi Simon.
I saw them along the public footpath between Oak Farm and Sunbank Lane near the cargo center. Been a few times in the past and not seen them as they are only present in low numbers, so it might take a bit of persistence.
Henry.

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Simon Gregory


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Hi Henry, where abouts did you see the RL Partridges never seen them round there before ? Premier Inn fields?

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20/05/2010 - Just east of the cargo center on my BBS walk this morning were some decent farmland birds but the nesting Lapwings seem to have gone:

1 Oystercatcher - flew from the cargo center
4 Linnets
2 Red-legged Partridge
1 Jay
1 Pied Wagtail
10+ Swallows
2 Blackcaps
2 Chiffchaffs


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19/05/10
1 Oystercatcher
low over cargo centre flying towards airfield calling was on my bike on the road flew right over my head as I was cycling back home. 19.30 ish

-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Thursday 20th of May 2010 12:29:35 PM

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A visit this PM 26/4 Fields around southern runway

Pheasent in field off Moss Lane

Woodpigeon x10 In field with pheasent

Swallow x3 (over)

House Martin x2 (over)

Goldfinch x6 Scrapping in bushes

13 Heavy bodied birds flying north at 7.30- 8 pm ish followed by 2 more 5 mins later (maybe swans migrating back up to iceland?)

1 Chiffchaff heard not seen

-- Edited by Simon Gregory on Monday 26th of April 2010 10:28:53 PM

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A peregrine is in the M/cr Airport area .... last seen sat on lamp post opp hilton (was a few weeks ago)

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There were still three Hobby at Rostherne when I last visited on 3rd Oct.

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Perhaps the suspected hobby was a peregrine

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There have been a few reports of Whoopers locally, inc 5 at Audeshawe and similar sized groups elsewhere in the NW, not seen any Bewick's reports - but then again....

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15 Whoopers or Bewicks flying South over MAN airport, Wednesday, 17th October.
As I say, couldn't tell type, but definitely not Mute!
Anyone else seen swan movements recently and are they most probably Whoopers?

Phil.

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