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Croal Irwell Confluence 7+ Goldeneye 3 Goosanders 12 Herons 2 Pheasants Prestolee Aquaduct 2 Dippers on Irwell viewed from aquaduct looking upstream on the righthandside bank. Crompton Lodges Kingfisher been showing well on NR lodge recently

Can anyone help me out ? Has anyone got the following Greater Manchester Bird Reports that they would be willing to sell ; 1976, 78 ( willing to pay £10 each ) 1980, 81, 82, 89 ( £8 each ) 1991, 92, 94, 95, 96 ( £7 each ) 2003 ( £6 ) They must be in very good condition. I will collect from anywhere in t...

one,possibly two Yellow Legged Gulls in roost tonight ,but no sign of Iceland Gull again,although good numbers of large gulls in the roost.

An old friend of mine, Peter Bennett watched the reservoirs for many years and had the records for the area through the 1970's. Unfortunately Peter died a couple of years ago and his widow has found all the records. If these are of interest to anyone could you contact me intially please. Ken Davi...

No sign of the Iceland Gull, even with light till 4:35-40ish. Upward of 3000 BH Gulls, including 1 leucistic bird, but only 2-300 large gulls came in. Other birds included: Little Grebe 2, Mute Swan 1, Canada Goose 5, Teal 35, Goldeneye 37, Goosander 23, Lapwing 42, Sparrowhaw...

Phil Rhodes had the same or another

adult Mediterranean Gull at Rumworth around 11 this morning.

not that i'm trying hard to hang on to my lead,or trying to formulate an all out frontal attack,i would like to keep my nose just in front for a while,a casual glance at the runners and riders and the rules had me pondering, if a countable was seen at pennington and then at dover basin the same day penningto...

Still at Horrocks Flash, in the NW corner of the area fronting the canal (not always easy to see due to reeds, islets and constant diving. Sometimes with a couple of Tufted.

( news a day late ) Quick splash and dash - literally !, the only birds of note ; Shelduck - flew out of Rammy`s & headed towards Lightshaw drk Wigeon 8 Goosander (4 drks) Just after I left (typical !) Barry Hulme had a Dunlin on the Spit.

One evening a week before Christmas I ventured down to Mersey Square in the middle of Stockport. The shops were shut, but I was not shopping I was looking for the annual Pied Wagtail roost. Its location varies annually, but it is always around the bus station or shopp...

105 Goldeneye,36 Goosander,3000 Black headed Gulls,but no sign of the Iceland Gull tonight.

Phil Rhodes had a first winter Mediterranean Gull at Rumworth this morning (about 11:30ish), apparently showing very well!

The Iceland gull was in the roost again tonight.

As a novice birder I know I have a lot to learn. So getting birding magazines has been really useful for me as has surfing birding websites. I've also joined the rspb and the wwt and the birder code is very clear; also common sense. However, if anyone wants to pass on any tips about birding to help me...

re atherton feeding station ,i am sure you mentioned it but i don,t know where it is

kingfisher(in flight) mistle thrush,2 shelduck,jay,great;blue;longtailed tits,15+redwing,cormorant tufted,teal,and the usual smew on horrock,s 1 gs woodpecker heard by Mr Woosey, seen just after by me in a garden.all in all a pleasant day,s birding

still with us at 1pm *-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12:34, 2007-01-08*

still with us at 1pm

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12:34, 2007-01-08

07/01 150+ Lapwings & 70+ Golden PLovers on a bulding site on Ashton Moss around 4pm today ( ashton park garden centre - Lord Sheldon Way ) Also 100+ stralings, 1 Heron, 10 Pied Wagtails & 1 lonesome but very loud robin.

fem. Scaup - first found around Rammy`s Scrapes then flew off onto main flash. Re -found in front of Boat-house but swam away towards Plank Ln end.

drk Wigeon with 26 Gadwall from Lapwing Hide. 5 Goosander, 16 Snipe, 26 Cormorant, Grey Wag, GBBG, Herring Gull.

The 2nd. winter ICeland Gull in again tonight,also 2 Y.L.Gulls,300+ G.B.B. Gulls,and 2000+ H/L.B.B. Gulls

Etherow CP 7th January 2007 08.05-10.55 Egyptian Goose 2 Dipper male Goosander on R.Etherow and pair on Keg Pool 2 drake Mandarin heard both Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker 2 Kingfisher male and female Sparrowhawk in separate sightings Raven 20-30 Redwing 20-30 Sis...

Both birds could be seen in the nest hole this morning at the site used in the past few years. The low sun shone right into the hole so both could be clearly seen.

Hello from a new member! I'm a keen GM birder from Wigan (Worsley Mesnes) and my regular birding haunt is (obviously) the Wigan Flashes. I've spotted many birds there. I spotted my first Bittern on Bryn Flash (while fishing) last July. I saw a Kingfisher yesterday near the culvert on Scotman's...

Still with us today, also a Peregrine.

The Smew was still at Horrocks Flash today, with 4 female Goldeneye, on the pool adjoining the canal.

Crompton Lodges, 60 Swans, 52 Tufted, 3 G.C.Grebe,120 B.h.Gull, 3 C.Gull, 2 L.B.b.Gull. On the Hacken Lane side of the pack, 7 Teal, willow Tit + 2 Roe Deer.

I saw a flock of 30+ diving duck leaving Salford Quays this morning at about 7.45am. They circled and headed off East presumably to CWP. The birds will be spending the night feeding in the Manchester Ship Canal basin as in the past. They can be viewed at night by the bright ambient lights of the qua...

Apparently there is now a waiting list for permits for the above.Presumably because of access problems to the site permit numbers are being limited by United Utilities.If you already hold a permit but do not use it very often I would ask that you might consider not to renew your permit to...

I have heard that a Long eared Owl is roosting at Pennington at the moment. Does anybody know about this or any other places which they are at the moment? Thanks

as ian says in his introduction to the forum you should use your proper name to sign in to the forum,if like me however you signed in and then read ian,s instructions(doh) you,ll find it hard to edit your psuedonym.what i had to do as follows,log in with psuedonyn then go to edit details,delete the acc...