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RE: WIGAN TOWN CENTRE (and environs)


2 Ravens sat on top of the East/Boston Stand at the DW Stadium early afternoon today. One flew over Standishgate later, in the town centre.

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Sunday 14 February 2010

Originally posted by Paul Risley:

"After seeing a "large Crow" clueless.gif perched on one of wigans tallest chimneys while driving to work for the past few days, today the penny finally dropped, Pair of Ravens have built a substantial nest . The site is inaccessable and the only problems I can see is possibly from strong winds. here's hoping they have better luck than last year
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-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 15th of February 2010 04:15:51 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 21st of February 2010 04:25:10 PM

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Grey Wagtail at Coopers Row this morning

Cheers Jimmy

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Raven over Marsh Lane this morning 9:45

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behind jjb on the river, 4 goosanders,20 teal,7 tufted, 1 common sandpiper and 2 fieldfare on the coal spoils. quite a few swans flying around with 2 on the ice at walmsleys looking fed up.

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Dipper today, still on River Douglas adjacent to Tesco petrol station

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Dipper on dougy opposite Oak hotel, on tesco side of road junction smile.gif small charm of Goldfinches roosting near to car park entrance, rear of maximes

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Its not that unusual Jimmy.disbelief.gif

My other half just stands there looking on, when I do something stupidbiggrin.gif

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Mesnes Field
Carrion Crow rolling over in snow while its mate just looked on,, most unusual

Cheers Jimmy

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2 Grey Wagtails on Market Street roofs this morning

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5/1/10

Whelley: Constant snow-fall meant resorting to a Garden Watch (in my case a Yard):
10:00 - 12:00

1 Snipe >N
38 Fieldfare >E
18 Lapwing >NW
1 Sparrowhawk >N
2 Common Gull
54 Herring Gull >NE
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull
27+ Black-headed Gull (allowing for some duplication)
2 Pied Wagtail
8 Goldfinch
1 Mistle Thrush
3 Carrion Crow
3 Magpie
4 Blackbird
3 Wood Pigeon
12 Feral Pigeon (single flock)
32 Starling (single flock perched)
7 distant duck sp

First time ever I`ve done this, and I think it could get quite addictive......making a brew whilst wearing bins was just plain wierd though ashamed.gif

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Raven on top of Grand Arcade this morn

Grey Wagtail in the Wiend Area
also Mistle Thrush

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3/12/09

Grey Wagtail in my back yard (Whelley),
Mistle Thrush singing in trees opposite,
Sparrowhawk flew over the house-tops yesterday morning.

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Mistle Thrush singing on Caroline St

Jtn Queen + Wallgate a last years Goldfinch nest now showing with the leaves off the trees


Cheers Jimmy

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Peregrine over Market Place 2:00
Causing mass panic with the pigeons

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Raven over Mesnes St 10:10 Calling heading West

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17/10/09

1 Buzzard soaring above the B5239 Red Rock Lane, Hampson Green this afternoon @ 14:45. (Not quite the town centre, but not that far as the Buzzard flies......hmm.gif)

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sparrowhawk over wigan park this afternoon sending the pigeons everywere.

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The Wiend
1 Grey Wagtail m on the grass nr the Head Statue this morning

Market St
3 Jackdaws coming out of the roosting sight in the eaves 8:00am

Cheers Jimmy

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Buzzard over Greenough St 16:30 looked to be to Haigh Plantations

Cheers Jimmy

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Peregrine low over Wigan College today, pursued by a Black-Headed Gull, which unsurprisingly it left well behind

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18 Mistle Thrush feeding on Mesnes Field yesterday morning

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Jackdaw emerged from its cubby hole in Market St this morning not sure wether it nested here this time but maybeconfuse.gif

Cheers Jimmy

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female-type Mandarin on the River Douglas today by Tesco with three Mallard, probably a full-grown juvenile as it had immaculately fresh plumage, also a Goldcrest by Central Park Way

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Had a quick walk past the scholes flat,s whilst waiting for my moped to fail it,s motno.gif

2 mallard
3 dunnock
4 magpie
2 blackbirds
6 mistle thrush
1 pied wagtail
1 moorhen
some blackbirds,gulls over (big one,s and some smaller one,s)
best of all 1 grey wagtailbiggrin.gif

cheers geoffbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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No House Martins this year at Drumcroon Centre Parsons Walkdisbelief.gif

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Goldfinch collecting nesting material
Jackdaw probable breeding in roof cavity seen going in and out today


Cheers Jimmy



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Queuing in traffic this evening was livened up by a Raven on Trencherfield Mill, then flying around Wigan Pier/Miry Lane

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Oystercatcher calling overhead early afternoon today

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No sign of yesterdays Waxwings on a 3hr mooch around got displaying Greenfinch though at the jtn of Dicconson St

Cheers Jimmy

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Carrion Crow nesting at the jtn of New Market St and Dicconson St no sign of Waxwings at 5:15

Jimmy

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17 Waxwings today on New Market Street and Mesnes Street (see Waxwing thread).



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I'll remember that for my BBS, Jimmy!

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Magpie nest building in Galleries Shopping Centre in the tree that Pied wagtails used to roost in

Cheers Jimmy

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2 Buzzards drifted east, quite low over Wigan College/Mesnes Field then off over Swinley, at 11:55 today

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yesterday 2 ravens displaying over jjb stadium.then they made at least 6 visits to the roof of the east stand carrying twigs.but its not possible to see onto the roof as its too high so its not known if they are nestbuilding.this info care of cliff aspey who is groundsman at robin park arena.

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single raven over jjb car park "cronking" repeatedly

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peregrine flew over wigan pier today 4.00pm

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THE GREAT THING ABOUT BIRDING ISNT JUST THE BIRDS


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Fred, not well up on Ravens, do they also add material to nest during incubation?been watching another possible pair elsewhere in wigan area on and off for last couple of months. single bird there today swooping at other corvids in area and circled low several times over a possible nest site, also perched nearby and alot of low calling, not mentioning area online for obvious reasons evileye.gifhappy.gif

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groundsman on the municipal stadium next door who is very up to speed with birds reckons they pass thro every day sometimes landing on the running track football pitch.when i saw the bird fly in with a stick it could have been a gesture to its mate.arent ravens known to do this?

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quick walk around jjb stadium this evening looking for Ravens but no luck, Kestrel flew into north stand though

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That's an excellent record Fred. Would you mind submitting it to the BTO Atlas website? http://www.bto.org/birdatlas/index.htm
The breeding code to use is B (nest building). The tetrad should be SD50X Wigan Centre although you can check this on the BTO website by using the Google map on the data entry page.
In 2008 there were only two records of probable breeding and two records of confirmed breeding of Raven in GM submitted to the Atlas. None in the Wigan area. I'm sure there must have been other pairs present elsewhere in the county. This is one of the species we are particularly keen to monitor as it did not breed in the county when the last Atlas (BBGM) was published in 1984.
On a general note, although the recording period for the 2009 breeding season doesn't officially start until 1st April, you can submit records before this date for any breeding activity seen by less common species or early breeders.

Steve

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raven flew into jjb stadium this morningwith a large twig in its beak.could it be????????biggrin.gif

-- Edited by fred fouracre at 21:51, 2009-02-17

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2 Ravens this morning on Wigan College roof, then on to the tower of the NHS place by Mesnes Park, before flying off over the park

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Peregrine over Queen St Wallgate 8:40 This Morning

Cheers Jimmy

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Today a Goldcrest was noteworthy, deep in to the town centre, in the single tree-like Cotoneaster next to Smiths Bookshop, Mesnes Street, where Pied Wagtails roost.

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Mistle Thrush with nesting material on Northway jtn of Water St this morning

Cheers Jimmy

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Sparrowhawk spooking pigeons for a good 10 minutes just after one o clock this afternoon smile.gif

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Just outside the town centre proper, at Hardybutts, Scholes, there were an impressive 25 Mistle Thrush and 18 Blackbird at a Rowan yesterday

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sparrowhawk circling just above the grand arcade today at about 3:10pm. giving the pigeons a right scare. put me in a good mood for the rest of my afternoon at college.

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