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RE: Other Manchester City Centre birds


Hobby south over Mayfield Park at 9am and a Common Whitethroat in riverside vegetation there too

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25 swifts whizzing around high over the town hall this afternoon.
Kestrel flew over cathedral approach at 6.10pm



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Whilst searching for singing male Black Redstarts I chanced upon some Lesser-black Backed Gull chicks. Several adults took to the air in order to protect the young. I attach three images of the young and one of an adult.



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Singing Black Redstart at a traditional site on Wednesday morning.



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A Jay moving along the Medlock behind First Street this lunchtime, was a new City Centre record for me.



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In response to Steven's Greylag Goose...

There is one on the Irwell that I've only ever seen with Canada Geese about 3/4 mile upstream from the Cathedral. I first saw it shortly after I started observing the Irwell last May but I believe it's been present and generally hanging around with the Canada Geese for 2 or 3 years at least.

It's quite likely that your Greylag is the same bird, but in your photos it doesn't appear to have any uniquely identifying marks (for me to check next time I see it).



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Baby Moorhen with parent at Castlefield bowl this lunchtime.

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A greylag goose was on the river irwell viewed from cathedral approach this afternoon.
A pair of mistle thrush collecting nesting materials in St Peters Square.
A blackbird was singing at the cathedral but making some unknown but very nice song.

On Saturday a kingfisher was seen on the river irwell viewed from cathedral approach, also 4 grey wagtails.



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Hi all

Slightly belated news, I was walking past Manchester Cathedral for a work event yesterday at dusk (around 5:45pm) and heard an unfamiliar song / call coming from towards the Cathedral. I was walking down Victoria street.

After seeing there's a calling Pallas's Warbler in Nottingham I looked up the call on whim. The call I heard yesterday is an exact match for the call at the start of this link  Pallas's Leaf-Warbler - song / call / voice / sound. (british-birdsongs.uk) and the second call on Ebird (Pallas's Warbler - eBird).

 

1- Can someone confirm that the call at the start of the first link is Pallas? In which case I have no doubt that's what I heard.

2- If anyone's in the area it is worth looking for it! I can't get back for a few days.

 

Thanks

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A pair of Peregrines circling over the First Street building site this afternoon.

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A pair of mallards with a single chick on the Rochdale canal stretch, just before Lock 92. 



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Two peregrines - presumably a male and female based on size - were on and around the Klimpton Clocktower near Oxford road station. Looked like the female was carrying prey

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I used to regularly see the Cormorants on the lamp standards on the corner of Trinity Way and Water Street (the other site you mention) in my commuting days.

There is in fact one still visible on Google Streetview when viewed from the Water Street junction.



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Two immature Cormorants resting on the very tall lights on the central reservation of the Mancunian Way less than 100 metres west of the Chester Road roundabout. Whilst they're often on the river a little further up by Regent Road this is the first time I recall seeing them on these lights myself and they're just surrounded by concrete and traffic!



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2 Ravens loitering around First Street this lunchtime.



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One Kingfisher, two Grey Wagtails & 2 Redwing along the Medlock behind First Street this lunchtime.

 



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24 Cormorants east in one flock fairly low over the city centre at just c8:15 this morning, circled over the New Cross/Ancoats area and then seems to go back west.



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Kingfisher flew low down city rd E/Great jackson street from canal at 17:00



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Likely Osprey circled high over Spinningfields at 11:45am this morning.

 

Though seen from the office window without binoculars 

 

 

 



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43 Canada Goose goslings in a giant raft at Castlefield Wharf this lunchtime



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2 Raven over First Street heading towards Ordsall this morning.



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I think you need to leave it to find its own way I'm afraid.



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Pair of Mistle Thrushes mating in Sackville Street Park this morning.

 



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Juvenile Ring-necked parakeet on bird feeders Jutland Street M1 2WE. Trying to feed without much success. Been here 2 days. Anyone know who to contact about possible rescue?



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Thursday 3rd March 2022

Greylag Goose on the River Irwell adjacent to the Lowry Hotel

Information thanks to Alice Darlington

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Male Common Merganser on the canal junction top of Jutland St

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Black redstart calling from somewhere on the rooftops by Bridgewater Hall just now.

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Lunchtime walk around First Street found 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtails, 5 Goldfinch & 14 Blackbirds all along the Medlock.



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One Kingfisher & two Grey Wagtails on the Medlock behind First Street this lunchtime



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Raven flying over Deansgate Station just now.

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Lovely view of a speeding Peregrine past my office window over First Street today.



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No sign of the Blyth's Reed Warbler at All Saints Park this morning. Found by Alex Lees yesterday afternoon the bird was sporadically observed yesterday until 15.55. More details https://ebird.org/checklist/S98242804

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Busy grey wagtail on canal side , next to YHA hotel , yesterday .




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Currently a female whitethroat in one of the birch trees outside bedroom window, Rozel Square, along with:

2 chiffchaff
2 willow warbler - these seem to be hanging around a while.

The other day there was also 1 male and 1 female blackcap in the same trees with WW and CC.

There must be rich invertebrate life in birch trees at this time of year - always full of bird life.

This may be my last post from this patch as moving on Tuesday - hopefully whoever continues to visit this wonderful part of the city centre can add to the list of 51 species :) best of luck.



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Kingfisher over Home on First Street this morning



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C.100 Common Scoter flew W over Salford/city centre viewed from Bridge St. Just before 8pm yesterday evening. Eugene

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The juvenile lesser black backed gull is still on the same pontoon, pecking at random bits of rubbish and peeping. It has now been there a week. 

Question to gull experts- is this normal for a fledgling to act like this? Or should it have moved on by now? Is it vulnerable?



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The juvenile lesser black backed gull has been on the same spot on same pontoon for a few days now, photo attached from monday.

There appears to have been a much larger number of lesser black Backed gulls this year, all throughout the year, in the city centre. They make a lot of noise and Im Sure it makes people check theyre in a city and not at the beach. 



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Whilst working around the Northern Quarter at c4pm today a hatch of flying ants had attracted the attention on 60 or so Black-headed Gulls which were clearly feeding on them but watching the birds two adult Mediterranean Gulls appeared in the flock! the birds drifted off SW seemingly following the ants which were drifting that way.

A little earlier around the small (and really rather stunning) basin in front of Society by the Bridgewater Hall, a juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull was on one of the vegetated pontoons, whilst it’s parent watched from the roof of the building next to it (iPhone photo attached).



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Great spotted woodpecker currently at Rozel Square. First record - calling from plane trees. Brings total to 51 species.



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Great Spotted Woodpecker in large tree by the River Medlock where it runs parallel to Helmet Street. No bins so don't know if male or female



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Two common buzzards within one minute of each other. The 2nd bird circled over the town centre for 5 minutes and was ignored by the male peregrine that was intent on catching prey and putting on a show.
Recently I found a kingfisher in a gutter (window hit) and a little grebe with signs of peregrine predation which I found near the town hall.



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Willow warbler and chiffchaff singing St John's gardens this a.m plus usuals

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23 species from a brief walk round St John's Gardens this morning.



highlights probably 2 song thrush, 2 mistle thrush, 2 chaffinch (rare these days), a sparrowhawk and 3 peregrines over.



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Male sparrowhawk caught a goldfinch, 14:30 Sunday 10 January Rozel Square, St John's Gardens

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Originally posted today by Sue Platt:

1st to 6th January-

 

  hi all Happy New Year

 

So our city centre sitings:

 1st Jan :  Sparrow hawk on Liverpool road / Potato Wharf corner - it killed a blackbird in from of us then flew by at hand height ! Amazing - though i do love Blackbirds M3

 5 Jan Male and female Goosander : Irwell from the foot bridge Lowry Hotel 

Goldcrest: Porchfield Square M3 

 Throughout the week Long - Tailed Tits St Johns Gardens M3

Kingfisher !!! : 2pmish Potato Wharf : flying along above the water along  the little outlet of the Irwell that is near New Elm road/ Potato Wharf in Castlefield  ... this was seen by a friend on new years eve.  M3 amazing to see this bird here. 

Goldfinches/ Robin /Wren / Blackbirds/ Sparrows/ Robins/ Blue Tits/ Great tits / Dunnocks/ Magpies :  St Johns Gardens housing area  M3  



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Peregrine mobbing a buzzard over st john's gardens midday today

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310 Pink-footed Geese in a single skein over east at 09:40 this morning.



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Whilst on a big mooch around looking for peregrines I also spent some time in other areas looking for other birds. Viewed from down Fairfield street looking over the bridge on the river Medlock produced at least 15 blackbirds, 2 bullfinch, 1 chaffinch, 1 greenfinch, 2 goldfinch, nothing to be seen on the river Medlock here. Further along at the bridge on pin mill brow were a pair of goosander, 1 grey wagtail. Viewed from cathedral approach around 3.45pm 4 goosander flew past the arndale & headed towards the river irwell.

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A male blackcap was feeding off some crab apples this morning, Rozel Square, St John's Gardens. Edit - now joined by a female

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