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Elton res 15 Tufted duck, 2 Oyc, Skylark sining, 82 Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing (some in sub song) also Crimson Faced Parakeet still in Area. Heaton Park 300+ Redwing by the entrance opp tram stop. Most likely and under estimate as they were all over the place....(lots in sub song) Atrium - Whitfield. Grey...

i consider myself very lucky to live within 10 minute,s walk of the wigan flashes area so if anybody want,s a look see (or just directions)and some company we could arrange a patch swap(sundays only in winter) cheers geoff

the smew has jumped ship and moved to turner,s flash and was viewed from the railway access road cheers geoff

6/1 late afternoon/dusk Med Gull - adult on 3 (found by Paul Wren) Great Northern Diver - ad & juv still on 2 Yellow-legged Gull - 2 adults on 3 -- Edited by Tom McKinney at 17:46, 2007-01-06

Male Hen Harrier - Knowl Moor / Higher Red Lumb Farm, 16.15 Flew in from the East and along the dry-stone wall at the top of the field then spent a couple of minutes hovering and quartering before two Crows intercepted it and drove it off. It flew Northwestwards over Cheesden Edge. I was here looking fo...

I'm new here and thought I'd post a message. I did used to visit the old web site but one day it just seemed to disappear - just found this one via Birdwatch magazine. I go out birdwatching with my girlfriend Sue, quite often outside of Manchester. I suppose my local patch is Elton Res, in Bury. I l...

Now on March 1st apparently.

4 little grebe on whitley res ,kingfisher on mesnes park 1 water rail at red seas 1 goosander 26 teal lots missing due to fishermen 2 lesser redpoll at crooke also still at the marina is the chloe wigeon (escapee }pity about that but still a nice bird to see 6 lapwings and 4 skylarks displaying at challen...

After telephone conversation with Ian Woosey I think the area I was in this morning was Lightshaw Hall Flash. I'd parked up at Plank Lane and walked towards Abraham on the Leeds-Liverpool canal. I viewed the flashes from just past a farm with houses set back from the canal on opposite bank. I c...

210+ Lapwings and 1 Hare in the field next to Allwood farm on Astley moss. At least 15 Yellowhammers and 6 Chaffinches in the hedges beside field 69 and Rindle road.Many Tree sparrows at the small feeding station, also heard a Willow tit but could not see it. 20 Yellowhammers with Blue and Longtailed t...

1st Siskin I have seen this winter in my garden yesterday. Seem to be a bit thin on the ground this year compared to last year.

I couldn't find this on either Turner's or Horrocks Flashes yesterday but hopefully we might find it on the WeBS count on Monday.

had the car this morning so gadded about,6 coot,s having a domestic,6 pair of tufted ,few mallard ,moorhen,4 teal ,2 jay,1 kestrel,chaffinch,robin etc and a woodpecker drumming(i think) that,s me field note,s done geoff

jay,sparrowhawk,blackbird,chaffinch,woodpigeon,longtailed

Ploughed field above sewage farm, 39 lapwing, 20 Snipe, 20+ Linnet and Flock 15 Reed Bunting. Webs inc 10 Shoveler, 15 Gadwall, 12 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye 42 Mallard, 51 Teal, 15 Tufted duck, Green Sand, also Buzzard, 2 kestrel, 2 Skylark, 112 Herring Gull east, Redpoll and Siskin....both 1st of year do...

Buzzard seen from M62 Westbound just before Birch Services @ 15.35. Looking at map now it looked to be over Siddal Farm.

A rather quiet afternoon on Carrington Moss. Lapwings 150+ Buzzards 2 Kestrel 1 female Yellowhammers 3 Corn Buntings 2 Stock Doves 40+ Rooks 2 Reed Buntings 2 Gt Spotted Woodpecker 1 male Pied Wagtail 1 Skylarks 2 singing plus another 3 Phil Greenwood.

A message to Ian. For some reason I am unable to send emails to you, not having any problem with other email addresses. So wondering if you have been having problems or whether the problem is at my end.

Thinking of going to the gull roost this afternoon. What time is best to get there and what should I expect to see?? Thanks

Just to say there is now a field map for Carrington Moss and Sinderland / Dunham area, so that a field number can be attached to any records, for conservation purposes. I've sent this by email to everyone I can think of, but if anyone else wants a copy, please contact me at judith@gmbirds.freeserve...

2 willow tits at the side of bridge this morning also very vocal

An Oystercatcher at Watergrove this a.m. on pool by the hide is the earliest ever recorded here, and appears to be the first so far this year in the Rochdale area. There have only been two previous Feb records here in the past 10 years. This species does not normally arrive at Watergrove until 1st week...

A female Merlin was sitting on fence posts off 12 yards road, Chat Moss late this morning.

A female Pintail at Dover, and a Pinkfoot down at Lightshaw, where there was also a pair of Shelduck and 3 prs of Gadwall.

Clifton Marina - 500+ Black headed Gull, 19 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe,Buzzard,2 Nuthatch. Shore Top - Little Owl, 8 Teal, 200+ Fieldfare-Redwing, Skylark,20 Linnet. Sewage Farm - 8 Shoveler, 20 Teal, 2 Gadwall, Kestrel, 2 Stoc...

I've also had a Firecrest in my garden, on Valentines Day 1990 , first viewed from the 'kitchen' window of a bedsit whilst putting the kettle on!, directly opposite where I live now in Chorlton. Now that's the way to find birds!. Seems it escaped the 1990 bird report .

Adrian Dancy range me today to say that a pair of Ravens entered the clock tower at Manchester Town Hall this morning, but were eventually chased off by a pair of Peregrines. Colin Brooks, the steeplejack who does our Peregrine work for us, also watched all this!

A milestone has been reached ! There are now 100 registered members using this Forum. Ian Mckerchar is to be congratulated, and to celebrate this momentus occasion Ian has said he will take us all out, yes, one hundred of us, and treat us to a slap-up meal........how about that ? ? ! !...........What a g...

i,ve put it here because i didn,t see it,on sunday i took the grandkids to horrocks flash (so no optic,s) and one the regular dog walkers told me that on thursday and friday there were over 500 canada geese on the main water. did any one see them.or has he been at the mushrooms

???geoff

A late call I know but I couldn't get to a computer yesterday (not necessarily a bad thing ). Dave Winnard had a Short-eared Owl hunting in fields to the east of Ashworth Moor Reservoir yesterday (info via Dave himself).