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Sarfraz Hayat


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about 100-120 geese which must have crossed winterhill and heading towards wigan, over west bolton at about 3pm.


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c180 east over Chorlton WP at 12.10

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PHIL GREENWOOD


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c80 over Flixton, Manchester at 1250, 15th November, flying east.

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Abram Flashes

c120 NW @ 15:20
c50 SE @ 15:40
129 NW @ 15:45
36 NW @ 15:48

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Andy Bissitt wrote:

Undoubtedly same bunch (which I counted at between 125/130) over Compstall at 2.12pm. These were followed by another lot of c90 when I reached Werneth Low at 2.40pm. First flock were going E/NE, and the second E/SE.





Saw this flock flying towards Compstall at around 2.05pm from Chadkirk.

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50 west 75 east over lady mabels wood, Haigh c.p. 3.00 similar height about 200 yards apart. smile.gif

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Jimmy Meadows


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62 East over beech hill at 2;00

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Ian McKerchar


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443 (low) east over Astley Peat Pools at 2:30pm

200 (ish) viewed from the Peat Pools but much further north in the county heading east at 2:10pm were certainly the same Phil Rhodes had over Four Lane Ends (although his count of 180 is undoubtably more accurate) at the same time.

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dave broome wrote:

550 east over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 09:57

About 100 west over Bamfurlong/Wigan Flashes at 11:30, but did't get a good view, so maye someody else has a more accurate count





I counted 76 Dave...
Also about 300 SE over Horrock's/Ince at about 11:00
and about 10 minutes ago 400ish (didnt get a good view of them) SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield

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550 east over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 09:57

About 100 west over Bamfurlong/Wigan Flashes at 11:30, but did't get a good view, so maye someody else has a more accurate count

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Undoubtedly same bunch (which I counted at between 125/130) over Compstall at 2.12pm. These were followed by another lot of c90 when I reached Werneth Low at 2.40pm. First flock were going E/NE, and the second E/SE.

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c100 east over Heaton Mersey at about 2.00pm, looking at earlier post probably same birds seen over Flixton


-- Edited by Paul Dewey at 19:23, 2008-11-14

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20 east over Ashton-in-Makerfield 09:00 today

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November 14.
c130 over Flixton, Manchester, west to east at 1355, to be precise.

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Mark Rigby


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c80 east over Marple railway station at 0830hrs.

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dave broome


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Over Ashton-in-Makerfield this morning: 80 E at 08:10
50 W 08:50

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Two flights of Pinkfoots over Ellenbrook, Worsley at 9.05am on 10 Nov.

Both within sight of each other & both flying East.

First flight c160
Second c50

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Peter Johnson


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c150 over Hattersley flying south east at 09:40.

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10th November.

Piethorne Valley.

c35 east @ 7.58 am
c50 east @ 8.04 am

Bill.

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c100 SE over Timperley c8:30am (Helen Walsh)

-- Edited by James Walsh at 11:23, 2008-11-10

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dave broome


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350 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield 09:05 this morning

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Approx 150 north over Winwick @ 09:30

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Kane Brides


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355 over Crab Tree Lane in Atherton at 07:10am - heading SE
150 over Asda in Leigh at 07:25am - heading S
170 over East Lancs road at 07:35am - heading SW.

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Peter Johnson


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Elton, c80 flying east at 08:40

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pete berry


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200 east over Astley at 4.15pm

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Approx 110 went over Rixton at 14:15 heading west

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330 east pennington flash 2pmsmile.gif

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dave broome


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About 1600 went east over Landgate then the Wigan Flashes at about 12:20

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A flurry of Pink-footed Geese seen heading east from the Astley Peat Pools late morning as follows:

830 at 12:15am (right over the pools, carefully checked ), as they headed further east (over Salford way) split into 2 skeins

the following skeins were all at a further north latitude, Atherton-Walkden way:

310 at 12:25
330 at 12:27
240 at 12:29

perhaps all the above were 1 large skein at one point further west as they were all close behind each other.




-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 13:17, 2008-11-08

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pete berry wrote:

Pity it wasn't a Snow Goose,would have probably been the 1st for GMCcry.gif





One accepted record of Greater Snow Goose in the county, see the systematic list details of the website.

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Pity it wasn't a Snow Goose,would have probably been the 1st for GMCcry.gif

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Catagory D

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I was predicting Ross's at Astley Moss the other day.

Surely Ross's is a year tick for you?

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250 east over Boothstown at 5pm tonight,spotted just as I was leaving The Top Chippy(well recommended)with my fish and chips.Yum Yumbiggrin.gif

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62 East over Abram Flashes @ 16:40

and 80+ with ROSS'S GOOSE East over Abram Flashes @ 16:45

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dave broome wrote:

130 east over Ashton-in-Makerfield about 08:20 this morning

85 NW over Platt Bridge 10:40 yesterday (Wed 5th Nov)





Beat me to it with the Ashton lot. 10mins later or so there was a distant party heading in what would be a N/NE direction over Golborne by my reckoning. Very distant so only an estimate of 80-100 birds. Perhaps someone at Pennington picked them up.

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Kane Brides


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c450 heading SE at 08:45am over Atherton.

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Circa 300 heading east over Hattersley this morning between 9:15 - 9:30 in 4 skeins.

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c500 heading SE over Newton Heath in 3 skeins at 0855. Off to Norfolk?

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130 east over Ashton-in-Makerfield about 08:20 this morning

85 NW over Platt Bridge 10:40 yesterday (Wed 5th Nov)

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400-500 in three skiens over aspull 10 minutes ago heading east to north east.

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Judith/Mike

The low cloud was turning these back on sunday, the view from the flat looks right over manchester and the skiens were well clear of airport/barton when they shifted direction

Si

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Mark Rigby


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3 at Castleshaw this afternoon with the Canada's then flew off NW at 1600.

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Rindle Road.

37 NW at approx 09.45

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Judith Smith


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Yes it was you! Thanks - I thought you lived in Irlam. Another cause for Pinkfeet changing direction could be aircraft, which are particularly low-flying at Barton, near you - particularly the very noisy police helicopters which operate out of there! But the dark cloud over the Pennines which was particularly noticeable at the weekend is a very likely cause for them to turn back.

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Hi Judith,
If its me you are asking the question of I appologise for omitting my location.
I was viewing from my garden in Irlam, the birds were quite high and the formation began to break up over trafford park I guess( very approximate). Sids explanation seems quite plausible to me but there could be other theories and I would be glad to hear them.
regards
Mike

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Judith Smith wrote:

Mike - where were the geese when you saw them? Irlam?





Hi Judith

Which Mike?

-- Edited by Mike Baron at 09:14, 2008-11-03

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Mike - where were the geese when you saw them? Irlam?

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About 1000 over Flixton between 08.30 and 09.00 today

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Tony O'Mahny recorded 250 fying south-east over Southern Cemetary, Chorlton at 11.10

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