A flock(charm) of nearly 40 Goldfinches in my garden earlier, never had anywhere near this many before

A work colleague has just informed me that a Barn Owl flew over his house on Sat eve. at approx 9.00p.m. in Ince, post code WN2 2PS. Sorry it's a bit late but I thought it worth reporting.
Cheers Ian

2 tawney owls calling at tandle hill, royton

Peregrine flying over Salford Uni this evening at 6.50pm.

House Martins still feeding young at a nest above Thai Spice Restaraunt, Beech Road, Chorlton

Hindley golf club lake 150 canada geese crammed in this am

cheers geoff

Two Raven have just flown over my house on Cambridge Street in Atherton!!!!!! nice little garden tick!

Kane

BEWARE LOW FLYING BIRDS.....

Had a large bird flew over the van today just near gorse hill in stretford, about 10foot away from the van, amazing how birders speak to themselves, as I muttered blooming heck now what can that be! or words to that effect. gannet albatross no just a Cormorant but odd place to see one

then as i turn on salford quays 3 mute swans flew over the van and left their mark on my windscreen, I had to stop the van and check there was no sign on my roof.

made me smile

keep birding

buzzard flying and calling above my garden in hindley 6 30 this morning,does it count as a garden tick. then spotted what could have been the same bird near amberswood lake being harresed by crows. lots of robins guarding territorys[ tick tick ] noisily.

15 Mistle Thrush feeding on berries behind Howe Bridge Crematorium this evening.

Kane

Certainly a day for flying ants and lots of BH Gulls catching them in the Wigan area.

In fields at Red Rock Lane Haigh
up 300 mixed flock of Rooks + Jackdaws majority of them was Jackdaws

Great view of a juv Sparrowhawk on next door's roof earlier this evening.

juv/fem tawny owl calling 04.30 back of the house this morning

A Kingfisher flew underneath Barton Swing bridge at 4.20pm this afternoon as I drove over.

Hobby over Leigh RUFC 1st team pitch at Pennington this evening at approx. 7:40pm (yes, I know I should really have been concentrating on the ball), it came in from the west (or south-west) and headed low directly towards Hope Carr NR which is only 300 yards from the pitches, being followed by a flock of 30 or so noisy Swallows.

A group of 7 Buzzards over the Cleworth Hall area of Tyldesley, late a.m. , vocal and interacting, drifted SE

20+ swifts over mesnes st wigan town centre 07.30 this morning

a peregrine took a pigeon above ring 2 at the the bolton/bury show ground this afternoon at 3.10 - made it's way off back towards the town hall mobbed by goldfinches.

Warfys got pied flys at Elton, the rochdale lads have 100,s of scoters at Ashworth,
Rob and Sonia picking up yellow legged gulls at audi, i can feel the Silent meals club having some members this weekend.

This weather front has to move something over the next few days.

its out there somewhere

Keep birding.

Grasshoper Warbler Reeling in fieds adjacent to Lodge Lane Sports fields next to Leigh Cemetry(think thats right). SJ 684 999

just witnessed a frantic female kestrel at the salton factory, failsworth calling and dive-bombing a cat that was making off with one of her recently fledged young. i know we say nature can be cruel, but this was a well fed, domestic killing machine and it disappeared into nearby gardens before i could do anything. i hope it chokes on its talons

-- Edited by Mark Evans at 12:45, 2008-07-05

at least 2 siskins flew over the garden tonight unusual round here this time of year

3 Common Terns over Harper Fold Road, Radcliffe this morning (10am). Was visiting neice on birthday and had a nice views as they flew over the garden, quite unexpected though!?!?