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Steven Nelson


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1 Swallow over my Irlam garden at 17.50 heading SW

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Mallard nest in my garden, on the ground behind thick ivy at the base of the garden wall.

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3 Sand Martin flew North over garden between Pennington Flash and Bickershaw Rucks @ 19.35

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Full summer adult Mediterranean Gull flew west over garden c. 7.30 this am, calling loudly as it went over astley street park.

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marvin lewis


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I threw the remains of a chicken carcase on the lawn today and was soon rewarded with a garden tick.
4 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls soon landed and quickly dispatched it.
Caused panic amongst the finches on the feeders nearby!

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Hopwood Heywood

Siskin calling flying over at lunchtime

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1 male reed bunting in my Radcliffe garden at 3pm. The last time one visited me was at least 7 or 8 years ago. Also to note; our robins are feeding chicks already! First noticed 3 or 4 days ago.

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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Shortly after listening to a singing Willow Tit beyond the garden, a Siskin called from my Rowan tree for a short while, then flew off.

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Steven Nelson


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5 Buzzards 'kettling' over my Irlam garden at 12.30 today

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Two Grey Wagtails on our next doors roof.

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Raven over the Garden, Ashton on Mersey, nice 

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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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Flock of 9 Goldfinch over my firswood garden just now. Plus sparrowhawk over causing worry to a flock of 12 local starlings

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PHIL GREENWOOD


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2 calling Mediterranean Gulls flew over my Flixton garden this morning, heading towards the Ship Canal.

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24/03/17 Davyhulme 16.00
2 Raven over, going North East

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Mike Cooper


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Hopwood Heywood 22/3/17 23:10

Golden plover calling heading north


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marvin lewis


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A Redpoll joined the other finches at the garden feeders today, and spent most of the time on the niger feeder.

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Wintering male Blackcap present still in our Bolton garden all weekend, presuming its the bird first seen on 26th December 2016.

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paul shaw


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I Chiffchaff heard singing this morning somewhere just behind my Bredbury garden.

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1 buzzard & 1 peregrine falcon circling over my old Trafford garden this morning around 11am, the peregrine having a little swoop at the buzzard.
also a female sparrowhawk seen on 2 occasions.
1 goldcrest enjoying the fatballs.

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Kestrel heard flying over my Chorlton back yard just; seemed to be heading East.

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Mark Walsh


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That female Siskin has been joined by 2 males now as well as a Redpoll, first one I've seen in the garden aww

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Mark Walsh


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Plenty of Finches in the garden (Mile End, Stockport) over the past few weeks, Gold, Green, Bull and Chaffinch all present.

The past few days have also seen a lone female Siskin.

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Steven Nelson


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Magpie, Collared Dove and House Sparrow all collecting nesting material from my Irlam garden today. Also Blue Tit checking out the nest box. Spring is springing folks!

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After a blank on Wednesday (last day I was at home during proper daylight), the male blackcap made a couple of visits (at least) today. A pair of collared doves mating on the garden fence surely means Winter is behind us.



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Four Bullfinch, (2 male and 2 female) in our Hale garden this morning.



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Late last night a garden tick for me. Tawny Owl! I have heard them occasionally in the past, from my garden.
Near midnight last night, the sound of "whoooooo" seemed quite loud. I went outside and could clearly see the bird perched on a branch of a line of lime trees at the bottom of the garden.

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3 Siskins were on the feeders this morning, joining the usuals.

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This morning whilst having a brew:

2 Bullfinch
3 Goldfinch
6 Housesparrow
2 Dunnock
1 Starling
2 Blackbird
2 Robin
1 Magpie
2 Blue tit
2 Great tit
1 Coal tit

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Sorry to bore people, but male blackcap (without fem) again today fairly regularly throughout the morning/early afternoon. Otherwise just a finch-fest (gold/green/chaff) in the rain. Now looking like a totally siskin-less winter in on the cards. There is not even a sign of them anywhere nearby.



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Mark B-Seifert


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A lone siskin in my garden this morning. Quite a surprise as we've never had them before.

Also we have a pair of blackbirds building a nest in a conifer we have. Unfortunately the way in faces away from the house into a privet hedge so it'll be tricky to spot the fledging.

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Andy Bissitt


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Blackcap pair made only one visit, just after 9.00 a.m. Other than that only a coal tit, which has been rarer than blackcap since the New Year, made a visit to a feeder, and was then heard singing nearby. Beautiful morning though.



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Blackcap singing in my Sale garden yesterday and this morning smile



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Keith Mills


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A male Reed Bunting under my garden feeders this morning. It was coming into summer plumage.
Rare in this garden.

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Adrian Drummond-Hill


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Two siskin on my Harwood, Bolton feeders today.  It's been quite a while since any visited.



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Pair of blackcaps still around yesterday a.m., but only a quick 2 minute visit then nothing thereafter. Wasn't at home today so will see whether they have stayed nearby tomorrow.



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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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Nice collection of usual garden birds. Including a Goldfinch which I haven't seen on my feeders for some months now. Also, pair Coal tit, great tit, 15+ House sparrows, blue tit, blackbird, dunnock, wood pigeons, magpie and starlings

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despite the miserable weather this morning there was plenty of activity in my old Trafford garden...

at least 6 blackbirds, one with white tail feathers, eating apples, no signs of the waxwings from Saturday.
12 goldfinch
1 greenfinch
1 chaffinch, male
20+ house sparrows
1 dunnock
2 robins, chasing each other around
2 woodpigeons
2 blue tits checking out one of my nest boxes
1 coal tit very busy stashing seed all around the garden.

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Steven Nelson


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Interesting to see what we perhaps think of as an insectivorous bird eating seeds. But I guess they have to be able to change their diet in order to survive our winter. I know they eat berries in autumn.

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Both m & f blackcaps around lunchtime (and in the garden for almost an hour during the dry slot). They must be a pair and I'd love to be able to prove that they are 'local' ones overwintering, because that is my opinion. It was odd to see them on the ground out in the open, feeding on what fell from the feeder courtesy of the goldfinches above.



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Hopwood Heywood 21/2 08:00
Oystercatcher heard flying over .... Spring on its way?

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Male Siskin (a ringed bird too) in a Bolton garden today.

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Blackcap male continues to visit, as per this shot from this morning. Might get a song from him come Monday if forecast is correct.-- Edited by Andy Bissitt on Saturday 18th of February 2017 09:15:51 PM

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This breakfast time:
A Great Spotted Woodpecker on top of my garden larch.
First seen here for at least 2 years.

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Hopwood Heywood

For the last few evenings I have had a growing charm of Goldfinches in trees around my back garden c. 35 today

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Monday 13th a.m. Romiley

First record in 31 winters of both male and female blackcap visiting on same day. Three days running for the male. Glad to have been able to help see it through the rough weather over the weekend into Monday.



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We have 8 feeders now and are really reaping the rewards. Last week we have seen: Blackcap Bullfinch Song Thrush Goldcrest Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Redwing Magpie Starling Blackbird Robin Wodpigeon Wren Willow Tit Chaffinch Goldfinch Great Spotted Woodpecker Greenfinch Long tailed Tit Sunflower hearts and suet seem to be the most popular foods.

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Not quite a garden bird but in my garden in Moston,a peregrine plucking a fresh kill of wood pigeon whilst being surrounded by all the local magpies and crows before flying off with its prey in its talons.

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Late post from yesterday, A lovely site of a pair of Bullfinch on the feeders in my Bredbury garden.

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Having not been able to get out of the house for a few days it was nice to get really close views of a Goldcrest in our Hale garden today.



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Male blackcap seen in back and front gardens on feeders. It did not seem happy eating seed, rather like wanting a full-English and being given dry muesli. Other things noted. Coal tit way down on previous years on visits. Blue tit with white tail feather spending its second winter in area. Male chaffinches have disappeared: still plenty of females. Goldfinches and greenfinches galore today.



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