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Tim Wilcox


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77 E over Barlow Tip 2.40pm

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Thanks Sid,
that could well be the reason, from where they were they would see the M/c airport vicinity even though I couldn't.
cheers, Mike

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Rindle Road this morning between 9:30 and 9:45 - groups of approx 850, 600, 380 and 70 all heading east.

Houghton Green Flash - 58 at 12:30 and 105 at 12:50 heading west.

Winwick at 14:05 - 15 very low over heading west.

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c1000 seen in 4 skeins passing South over Altrincham sewage Works about 11.15am

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100+ flying west over Manchester Airport at 11am

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Carrington Moss 300 flying East South East 11.02 am followed by 100 fling East at 11.05

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Atrium - Whitefield

645 over in 8 skeins from 9.45-9.50am

Rindle Road 1100 over in several skeins from 11am

Most skiens were heading east but several turned NW or even back west and i think that this was due to low cloud over the Pennines/Peak district which was makin them look for an different route or simply just turning them back

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dave broome


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Approx 1760 east over Ashton-in-Makerfield in several skeins 08:20 today

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2/11/08

All sightings from over the Wigan Flashes ;

c140 NE @ 08:50
85 NW @ 09:00
130 NW @ 09:55
60 NW @ 10:25

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138 over my garden at 11.30 Ashton on Mersey, even birding when gardening told tell the better halfbiggrin.gif

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a staggering 3000 east over pennington flash between 10 and 10:30 today

Info thanks to barry hulme

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 11:00, 2008-11-02

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Mike

Ive seen this happen when there are planes about - we live quite close to the airport though - but maybe a light airccraft from Barton in your case.

Sid



Mike hirst wrote:

8-25am c200 SE
8-35AM C600 SE
the first group suddenly broke up and sort of turned about as if they were confused, and then they reformed the skein and continued in the original direction. was this just a change of leadership, I have not seen it done this way before - any thoughts anyone?





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approx 60 easterly over Flixton, Manchester at 0845.

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Mike hirst


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8-25am c200 SE
8-35AM C600 SE
the first group suddenly broke up and sort of turned about as if they were confused, and then they reformed the skein and continued in the original direction. was this just a change of leadership, I have not seen it done this way before - any thoughts anyone?

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Totals for Elton 1/11 -

43 south east 8.45am
200+ north west 9.15am
75+ north west 4.50pm


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200+Pinkfoot flying NW direction at Elton approx 9.15 a.m.
Cheers Ian

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dave broome


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About 90 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 15:10 today

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7.45am
Had around 100 presumed pink footed geese followed by around 50 about 5 mins later- high up & honking flying West End Ashton under Lyne heading South/East


(Saw hundreds in field at weekend in Norfolk eating the farmer's seedlings)
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c150 presumed Pinkfeet west over the north of Mcr city centre early this morning

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The high-pitched yelping of what must have been Pinkfeet heard over Hazel Grove at 9.30pm on a frosty, moonless, cloudless night. Sounded as if they were travelling south.

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c. 130 over Fir Tree Flash Leigh at 0900 and 86 over Horrocks Flash at 1129, all going SE

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About 600 went ENE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 12:05 today

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27/10/08

40 SE @ 07:50 over the Wigan Flashes.

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65 ish southeast over amberswood 755 am.

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dave broome


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28 SE Ashton-in-Makerfield 08:10

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64 east over wigan flashes this morning

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28 west over Rumworth, 4.45pm.

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Ian Woosey


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22/10/08

60 NW over Haigh CP @ 14:45

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80 SE over Skitters Wood, Ashton-in-Makerfield 08:40 this morning, presumably those seen by Craig over Golborne

Funny how Pink-Feet always occur in multiples of 10wink.gif

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8-35am this morning approx 100 flying southeast over Irlam

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Flock of around 80 headed south over Golborne @ 0.840 then decided they did'nt know where they wanted to go and flew in circles over Lane Head. Didnt see which direction they went in after that.

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Yesterdays 18/10/ sightings from Heaton park

120 SE @ 8.45
2 well spaced skiens of 60 and 38 SE @ 8.55
36 SE @ 8.58
200 SE @ 9.01 (with 18 Whoopers)
100 SE @ 9.15
31 SE @ 9.20

and 38 west @ 9.48


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Yesterday (18/10) seen from Elton..

120 south East at 8.35am
80 south at 8.50am
500+ south around 9.00-9.15am in 4 or 5 fragmented groups between Elton and Bolton
200 south at 9.25am
70+ east at 9.30am
38 West at 9.50am

-- Edited by Simon Warford at 13:02, 2008-10-19

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This morning over Astley moss

210 west at 9.10am
60 west at 9.15am
75 west at 9.35am
135 east at 10.10am

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Hello everyone, this is my first post although I have been reading your excellent comments for many months.
At 10.03 am this morning approx. 400 pink feet headed east over Irlam in the direction of Sale water park.
cheers
Mike

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dave broome wrote:

70 E over Ashton-in-Makerfield 0810hrs today





I also had a larger skien - c250 - going east over Ashton in Makerfield just after 8am on Friday. I'm fairly confident my counting skills havent decreased to the point where I have miscounted Dave's skien.weirdface.gif

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This am seen from Astley Peat Pools

110 east 09:06 far north of the peat pools
220 east 09:06 far north of the peat pools
320 east 09:08 far north of the peat pools

All these skiens were probably over Farnworth airspace atleast and heading due east coming from a westerly or slightly north-westerly direction.


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130 over Moses Gate.C.P. East, 9am. + 100 West over Outwood, 11am.

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Over Pennington Flash this morning:

350 east (pre 9am)
100 west (pe 9am)
1000 east (c9:10am)

Info thanks to Barry Hulme

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dave broome


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70 E over Ashton-in-Makerfield 0810hrs today

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50 over Wigan town centre at 11.50 12th Oct.

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C. 160 flew west over the Piethorne Valley on Sunday 12th Sept at 11:40 hrs. I understand that Paul Cliff had two flocks over Watergrove the same day, one of a similar size. Perhaps the same birds?

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dave broome


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About 650 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 1640hrs today

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Around 80 over my house in Bolton 5pm heading west.

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120+ west over Chorlton WP at 11.25

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Millgate Fields Didsbury

11.07am 98 flying due E

11.45am 120 flying SE

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120 south over Ashton-in-Makerfield Saturday at 1215pm

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55 S/E Over Almond Brook Standish 2.05 Then changed their mind and went S/W confused.gif


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49 have just flown west over my house in Bolton 4pm and warfy senior had them from his at the same timesmile.gif

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180 n.e. over Astley at 1.15pm today(11th)

-- Edited by pete berry at 14:18, 2008-10-11

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