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Adrian Drummond-Hill


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In my Harwood, Bolton garden, I put an old nesting box among my conifers earlier this year and forgot about it.  Today I was in the garden and noticed that a pair of coal tits are using it and you could hear young inside.



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First juv house sparrows made their debut yesterday. Looks like a good year for them so far.



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Juvenile Starling in my garden Larch tree, today.
The parent calling to it anxiously from another tree.

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Adrian Drummond-Hill


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Tawny owl in the conifer in my Harwood, Bolton, back garden tonight.



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pete berry


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Just had a WOOD WARBLER in my back gardensmile

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steven burke


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Pair swifts back on the nest in my loft this evening, looking cosy together doing lots of preening biggrin

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There was 7 swifts over the gardens just after 6pm.

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steven burke


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2 swifts whizzing around in the wind over my old trafford garden this afternoon.
Today is normally the due date for them to be back on the nest in my loft so keeping an eye on my camera.

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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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2 sparrowhawks just drifted high over 5 mins after buzzard. 2nd bird larger so presumably a pair.

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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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1 sparrowhawk just drifted high over 5 mins after buzzard.

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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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1 buzzard directly over my firswood garden just now, surprisingly a garden tick after 2 years of living here.

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Mike c cooper


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Hopwood heywood 17:30 Golden plover caloing high not seen going West

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Ken Dunning


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Had a fledgling Dunnock in the garden on Monday.

The adults now collecting nesting material again, along with

6 Greenfinch 

1 Woodpigeon and 

1 Starling all doing the same at once.

I've dug a flower border over and its full of root fibre, they all seem to love it, along with the dog hair.



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Early start to the breeding season with newly fledged robin and great tit smile Unfortunately another robins nest must have been predated as they have switched back from carrying food to nesting material



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Peter Nolan Woolley


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Five Linnet in the Ash tree this late afternoon.

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Shannon Llewellyn


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Single linnet over my Chorlton back yard earlier this evening, heading north.

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Peter Nolan Woolley


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Two Linnet again in our Openshaw Courtyard garden.

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Linnet again this afternoon ,singing in the Ash tree.

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Karen Foulkes


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A Swallow flew over the garden this morning.

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Nick Hilton


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I've just watched an adult Magpie kill an adult female Blackbird in my neighbours garden, in Davyhulme. I missed it catching it but was alerted due to the commotion from the male Blackbird. It continually dive bombed the Magpie but to no avail. The Magpie made repeated stabbing attacks to the female Blackbirds head whilst holding it down with its feet. I'm hoping its not the female from the breeding pair that have been recently nest building in one of my shrubs.


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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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Sparrowhawk over houses opposite my Firswood house just now. Headed towards Longford park where i regularly see them overhead.

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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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Raven over my firswood house just now and flying off over Longford park.

Garden tick for me

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Peter Nolan Woolley


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Again of note ,two Linnet this afternoon on the Ash tree in our Openshaw courtyard garden smile

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Peter Nolan Woolley


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Was a surprise to find singing in our Openshaw courtyard garden this afternoon, two Linnets in the Ash tree.

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Gordon Newman


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Oystercatcher called once as it flew over North @ 07.35 towards Bickershaw Rucks

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Mark Walsh


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Mile End Stockport, a Chiffchaff in song most days this week.

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steven burke


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6 sand martin over my old Trafford garden at 5.25pm heading west.

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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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Gordon Newman


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

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Andy Isherwood


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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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Mike Cooper


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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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Peter Nolan Woolley


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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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Simon Warford


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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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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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Shannon Llewellyn


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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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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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