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A White Stork was seen on the roof of the cricket pavillion on Ford Lane in Didsbury this morning at SJ839900. The bird was not checked for rings and it's origins are currently unknown but checks are underway. Info thanks to Nick Scarle

Was wondering if anyone knows of any gull roosts around, that you dont require permits for. I only know via this website Pennington Flash which is a tad far out from Urmston and the other one obviously Audenshawe. There has to more, but just dont know where I really only have Irlam Locks, might give i...

first sand martin seen on river irwell near blackburn street

It would appear that a member of the public has been attacked whilst out jogging this week by 2 husky type dogs smewhere on Rindle road. It has been reported to the police but i don't know where the dogs were from. Could any members visiting the area bear this in mind.

Just a reminder that it is the last Wetland Bird Survey count this weekend. Please send your completed forms to Adrian Dancy (WeBS organiser) as soon as possible after the count, at Flat 5, Kensington Court, Bury New Rd, Salford M7 4WU. If you intend to send the counts in online, it would be really helpf...

Excellent hunting display from the barn owl Thursday evening 05/03, two kestrels and a buzzard also spotted from the same spot, so plenty of raptor activity within the area. On the lookout for little owls at the moment, has anyone got a good area to suggest?? John.

This afternoon over Rooden Reservoir at the eastern end of the valley a flock of about 20 curlew together with a similar sized flock of lapwing in the same area.

You don't expect to be sitting in the front room of your house in deepest Wigan (well Gidlow) of a Monday morning, finishing your breakfast, and look up to see a Buzzard, pursued by two Ravens, flying towards you. Jean just beat me to the front door but they then doubled back north west and two more Ravens...

shopping at chadderton tesco on friday at 4.00pm saw a buzzard flying over very low 2 corvids mobbing -- Edited by stuartherring at 18:07, 2009-03-08

excellent views of female preening this lunchtime on top of town hall

We all went here on Friday. The scenery was stunning due to the weather, and so we walked around the 4.5 mile path, plus one of the hides. Not a lot about. GCGrebes, Goldeneye plus the usual stuff. We went up onto the Moorland between the Reservoir and the Roaches and saw a hen Harrier. Will def. go bac...

2nd March. Found this piece of nonsense on todays BBC Football gossip website. "Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and his fiancee Rebecca Ellison have arranged for a barn owl to swoop down the aisle and deliver their rings in a velvet pouch when they get married in August. (Daily Mirror...

Ian and I are thinking of running a Gt. M/c Birders 3 day trip to Scotland next Feb.(2009) going on a Friday and returning Sunday,sharing cars . Brief ITINERY. Day One. Drive up to SW Scotland birding at various freshwater lochs,etc,also looking for Red Kite(good numbers in the area) and weather perm...

Several hundred pied wagtails roosting in tree in St Ann's Square. You can watch them come in at around sundown. It is well worth a view.

Walk through the Lower Plantations and the Douglas Valley this am produced: At least five drumming Great Spotted Woodpeckers and three calling Nuthatches in the Plants; 52 Redwing in trees alongside the Canal, and a Dipper and a male Mandarin on the Douglas about 200 yards downstream from Brock Mil...

Midday - Just seen 30+ waxwings in a large poplar on moston vale, off Church Lane Moston. Also 1 fieldfare and small redwing flocks. I meadow pipit flushed. The waxwing were very vocal and all flew west towards Moston itself at 12.30pm

Just to say I have posted the BBS forms today for most people (have kept back a few where I will see people shortly).

can some one put me right . Do I take down last years house martins nest (2) so they can build new or leave them up with the old nest in? Need to fit a shelf to catch the droppings as they have caused a lot of damage to the timbers on the front of the house

I've paid a couple of visits to the new reserve over the last few weeks and have been very impressed with the set up there. At present the lavish main centre is open, complete with shop, restaurant, and toilets. Its big picture windows overlook one of the newly excavated pools. (It was here that the New...

I am looking for a good days birding for this sunday (1st march) It seems the wirral is a good place although I want to know where to park etc, as my Dad says if i get the details he will take me, we live in Stretford and I am open to any other suggestions but truth be known Wirral seems my choice though i don't dr...

Had a day in Lancashire (ex Oldham RSPB Group). Got Ross' Gull at Lytham north of Fairhaven lake. Several hundred Grey Plover. Wood Sandpiper, Black Tailed Godwit,Ruff and LRP at Mythop Flash, Ross' Goose at Pilling and 3 Scaup, 17 BT Godwit and LRP at Condor Green. Travelled back to Manc for the Red...

castleshaw today 26/02/09 goosander 9, 4 male 5 female, goldeneye male x2 female x2 comorant and on the bank oystercatcher

Just back from 2 days excellent birding in sunny Portugal. By using all available hours of daylight we managed a superb haul of 92 species including one Western Palearctic rarity and some WP introductions. Highlights, in notebook order, included: Red & Black Kites (many) White Storks (man...

Green Sandpiper on the flooded field between the railway line and the River Irwell, just north of the caravan park at Burrs Country Park.

Just got back from a funeral at Brixham, not the best thing, but did manage to see my first Cirl Buntings at Berry Head just outside Brixham, big GRIN. Also saw 6 Buzzards to every 1 Kestrel on the M6/5 journey there and back, 3 Kestrel to 17 Buzzard, it appears the Buzzard is definately commoner than the...

There were at least 17 Mandarin Ducks on the River Goyt ,off Bongs Road,Offerton today,and of even more dubious origin,a drake Red Crested Pochard at Roman Lakes,Marple

1 little egret 4pm flying low NE just off winwick Lane near the railway -presumibly heading towards the flash-+approx 800-1000 feildfare. -- Edited by JOHN TYMON at 08:33, 2009-02-28

30 to 40 lapwings seen flying over the canal near Newton Heath Health Centre about 1.45pm today. In wonder if these aree our old friends the "Carpet right " lot who used to congregate on that building.[I must say that I haven't seen them on it on the rare occasions that I have driven past]

There back! 92 Herons give or take a few circling over Bontany Bay woods late this evening. Great spectacle and photo shoot anybody got a decent camera & lens to sell? Also had a Corn Bunting jangling its keys from the top of a hawthorn bush near Tunnel Farm surely its to early to be singing for a m...

Big flock of Redwings 30+ just passed through my garden. Diving in the pond, investigating piles of dead leaves and perching up on every available branch. First ones I've seen for several years in Withington.