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100+ over Flixton heading NW at 1215.

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Approx 200 birds nw over Astley at 9.35 am

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Thurs 24th Oct

- approx 250-300 birds flying SE over Anson Rd / Hathersage Rd near the MRI at 4.25pm.


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Chris Roberts


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Approximately 300 flying East/South East at 10-25 this morning seen from Shell pool.

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Pete Hines


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1502 over Chorlton Ees 343+97 > E @ 15.57, 893 > E @ 16.35, 87 > E @ 16.37, 82 > W @ 16.43

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Chris Harper


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600+ heading East over Stalybridge at 16:50



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Steven Heywood


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56 over Flixton Station at 4:45pm

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Barry Brett


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200 over Urmston heading North West 10-30am

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Chris Harper


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40 heading North over Dukinfield 



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Graham Smith


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10 am approx 40 heading south over Wythenshawe

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Andy Bissitt


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c120 directly over my home (Romiley) at 9:12am going ESE. First I've seen this side of Summer.



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steven burke


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82, counted from photo, over flixton heading north west at 12.32pm.



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Vicky Harper


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120+ over Dukinfield today flying South Easterly at 9:30

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Chris Harper


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200+ over Dukinfield heading East at 15:45, 55 North at 14:20



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Roger Halsey


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160+ over Chorlton at 4.15pm heading east.



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fredford


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Over Deep Moss , fifty , WNW , 1653hrs .

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Ian Yeomans


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170+ flying NE over HULME 9.10 am

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Graham Smith


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Approx 30 heading west over Wythenshawe

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Steven Heywood


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54 feeding on stubble by Twelve Yards Road on Chat Moss just now.

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Steven Heywood


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39 flew in and settled on the barley stubble just North of Little Woolden Moss LNR. They were flushed by the police helicopter but they've settled back down on there now.

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Chris Roberts


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Skein of 75 seen from shell pool at 11-13 this morning, initially heading north west then changed direction and flew south west.

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John Taylor


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c.200 heading south east over Ashton Moss at 08:15 followed by a similar sized skein heading east at 08:45 today.

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Chris Sutton


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C. 150 to 200 Pink-footed geese flew east over chorlton at 9 30 am this morning. Chris

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Andy Isherwood


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18 just gone south east over Tyldesley

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Graham Smith


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100+ heading west over Wythenshawe at 0945

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Andy Isherwood


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c.30 heading east over Cutacre at the moment

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Rob Creek


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- 181 birds heading east over Reddish works yard at 8.15am

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15 flying east over Irlam Locks at 07.54

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Andy Isherwood


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c.40 heading east south off Mossley common at 7 45 this morning

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Mark Deakin


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Three skeins 100+ in total generally heading south east over Mossley Tame valley.

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Keith Rowland


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Two Skeins of 156 (total) Pink Feet heading East over Moses Gate CP 09:05



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Mike c cooper


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c. 70 low West over Hopwood at 08:30

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Colin Broadhurst


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Further sightings....so now over Atherton in the last 30 mins 16 west and 4 skeins east comprising of 40,68,157and 64 birds. Total of 345 individuals 



-- Edited by Colin Broadhurst on Wednesday 18th of September 2024 08:52:34 AM

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Colin Broadhurst


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16 heading west @ 8.25 this morning....followed by c40 heading west over Atherton 5 mins later



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Ian McKerchar


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97 heading east over my Astley garden at 18:22



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fredford


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1120hrs , over Birtle , a merry v going south chatting excitedly .

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Adrian Drummond-Hill


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A skein just flew over my house, in Harwood Bolton, heading south at 11.15am.



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Roger Halsey


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What sounded like a small flock flew over Ramsbottom this morning unseen in the mist.



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pete berry


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Approx 80 very high up,heading east/north east over Astley Green at 9.45 this morning.

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Rob Creek


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Weds 17th Aug

- c40-45 flying west over Reddish works yard towards city centre 9.10am

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Steven Nelson


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Flock of 6 heading west over Little Woolden Moss NR this evening

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Steven Nelson


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3 skeins heard over my Irlam garden heading SE at 00.15 last night

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Steve Atkins


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40 flew west over Blackstone Edge Reservoir at 07:20 hrs

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55 Flying North @ 1002



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pete berry


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Approx 80 flying ne over Astley Green at 11.55 this morning.

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Dave Steel


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75 Flying NE over Chat Moss @ 1234



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Isabel Hay


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2 at Hollingworth Lake today around midday, with the Canada geese by the car park

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steven burke


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heard only over flixton at 7.20pm this evening heading in a westerly direction towards Irlam moss.

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Colin Broadhurst


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C180 flying over Little Hulton NW in 2 skeins



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Graham Smith


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60 plus flying east over Wythenshawe 08 39

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