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Please don't adjust your set! The recent colour change on the forum is not your computer monitor playing up, nor is your eyes, it is infact me 'fiddling', oh I do like change!

could people recomend some good birding shops in the county ???

i assume that most of us have gardens and feeders. what sorts of birds do you see on your feeders heres my list. 1.blue tits 2.great tits 3.dunnocks 4.robins 5.wrens 6.house sparrows

Last spring I had a pair of bullfinches in my garden. I have lived in this area for 15 years and had never seen a bullfinch in this immediate area before. Yesterday whilst up on my allotment next to smithalls country park I thought I heard a bullfinch but never saw it but this morning there was a male on my fe...

Ad. Med Gull on Audie. No 2 last evening (26 February 2007) at 1630hrs

Ad. Med Gull on Audie. No 2 last evening (26 February 2007) at 1630hrs

I went on a seminar at Rochdale Town Hall about the precarious position of Twite in the South Pennines (including this county). I've written up a resume and asked Ian to post it on the Conservation Page.

One there this evening, per Peter and Norma Johnson.

this is just idle speculation,and i,ve no way of ever sorting it out.But on sunday morning me and tony coatsworth went around wigan flashes, during our stroll we picked up the smew on horrocks front pool at approx 10.00 after checking scotsmans and pearsons for the redcrested(not seen)we walked ro...

Walking home from work today about 5.05pm saw first Swallow this year. Flying north over Crompton Way.

I`ve just been browsing through the `Fat Birder` website and their link for birding in Greater Manchester. Apparently our `County Bird` is Whiskered Tern` ! Does anyone happen to know why this is and who chose it ? I`ve not a clue what constitutes a `county bird` anyway but I would have thought a bett...

Little Ringed Plover today,also White Wagtail,30 Snipe,3 Jack Snipe.Please keep to the public footpath.

WHERE ARE THE MAIN PLACES TO SEE BARN OWLS IN MANCHESTER???

Peter Alker has today informed me that Horrock's Hide at Pennington Flash is to imminently have it's roof rebuilt, starting with the scaffolders on site today, which will of course mean the temporary closure of the hide. Peter will endevour to keep me updated with it's progress but it...

Paul Heaton had a Sand Martin over the A56 at Park Rd, Timperley today

I KNOW YOU LOT LIKE YOUR GULLS,A SECOND WINTER ICELAND GULL MIDDLE OF PENNY FLASH AT 4PM,WITH 50 LBB,ALSO A FEMALE BRAMBLING AT THE FLASH TODAY.

An early Swallow at Pennington Flash + chiffchaff, 3 redshank, 4 oystercatcher, 4 shelduck.

According to Geoff 'the Smew' Hargreaves, the Smew is indeed still present on Horrock's Flash today (thanks for the info Geoff).

urban birding at its best.clippers quay to pomona docks most weekday morning,s feral pigeon,house sparrow,blackbird,long tailed and blue tit,dunnock,coot, moorhen,b h gull,lesser black b gull, mallard,pied & grey wagtail,cormorant, starlings,kingfisher,mute swan ,grey heron.woo...

Astley and Chat Moss 10/03 12.30 to 3 pm Watched 4 buzzards flying around Astley Moss causing panic for the many Lapwings in the fields. 1 Buzzard flying north over field 67 before the railway line on Rindle rd. 2 more flying west over field 59. Then 2 Buzzards displaying over field 52 besides 12 yards rd...

juv great northern diver was on no2 res this afternoon lots of goldeneye and an incorrectley i.d. pipet (was meadow sorry dave)go and have a look but wrap up cos it was a bit windy,god bless the regulars for keeping up the vigil cheers geoff

all the usual stuff , teal,gadwal,shovellers,4 little grebe,tufties,mallard,great crested grebe. horrocks hide looks nearly finished,3 oyster catchers on spit,sparrow hawk from new hide but got mobbed and chased off by crows and gulls.willow tit back at feading station and i counted 7pairs...

Seen by Barry Hulme from the New Hide, on the island to the left @ 07.30 However, not in view at 11.00 ( N.B. This message has been passed by the `Board of Censors`, i.e. Ian Mckerchar & Peter Alker.

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i was driving at the time but quite sure i clocked 5 raven flying over A580 heading north east at 5.50pm ,anyone else spot em

cheers geoff

Are you receiving me Mr. Morton ? Hi Tom, This morning whilst on my way to Rumworth I was surprised to see a Grey Partridge on Aspull Village Green, literally feet away from the roadside, at 07.00. It was just opposite Aspull Primary School off Bolton Rd, near to where you live. I thought it unusual, but ...

WOODPECKERS,BULLFINCH,CHAFFINCH,NUTHATCH,DUNNOCK,ROBIN,JAY,MAGPIE,WOODPIGEON,COLLARD

Birdguides reports a possible Osprey NE over Stockport town centre today (15:30). Anybodies on the forum

Wouldn't be a bad date and conditions for one passing over.

Sunday 26 February 2007 - 16.30 to 17.30 40+ Fieldfare (mobile flock with Starlings), Kingfisher, Little Owl, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, and other usual misc stuff. No sign of Redwing recently reported in the area - but might be that I missed them due to fading light....

Quick visit this morning sighted 6 pochard,7 swans,mallard,coot on the pond and one or two heinze 57.From the feeding station chaffinch,greenfinch,long,blue,great tits,robin,blackbird,dunnock,wood pigeon and the usual squirrels.

hi all, missed last week but made up with this weeks viewing smew red crested pochard shovler pink footed goose mute swan coot black swan moorhen heron canada goose wigeon 1 oyster catcher...

Sighted 4 pairs of reed bunting, 2 skylark,1 meadow pipit ,long tail ,great ,blue tits,several chaffinch,blackbird,crow,magpie,male and female sparrow hawk. On the water were 4 great/c grebe,12 tufted,1 ruddy,4 canadas,2 corms,good numbers of coot ,mallard , waterhen,and 4 mute swans. Al...