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120+ east over chorlton ees at 9.45am.

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2 skeins n/e over worsley of c 400 at 9;30 am



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dave broome


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This morning over Ashton-in-Makerfield 32 east at 08:15 and c160 east at 09:18



-- Edited by dave broome on Thursday 12th of October 2017 09:21:40 AM

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PHIL GREENWOOD


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30+ over Carrington at 1125, heading east.

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Mark Rigby


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2 skeins over Lees at 1134 hrs and 1139 hrs totalling 500+

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 04:30:11 PM

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Keith Mills


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11.15 c110 Pink-footed Geese heading East in two skeins, over Rumworth Lodge.

-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 01:51:46 PM

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Steve Suttill


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11.40: skein of 150+ heading East over Mossley

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Bernard McGurrin


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52 heading SE then tuerning sharp south over bickershaw rucks @08-35 this morning

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John Doherty


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Approx 100 over heading South West over my north Manchester flat this morning, 9am

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Paul Richardson


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Perfect V-shaped skein of 30 over Woodend and Lilford (Leigh) flying east, at approx 15.00.

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Zoe Barrett


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Approx 100 flew West over Kersal dale at 11.00 today. Couldn't see or count very well due to being in middle of woodland. Good to see again!



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Another skein of 40 high to east at 10:10 60 east high over Elton res couple of calls only at 8:50

-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Friday 6th of October 2017 10:34:17 AM

-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Friday 6th of October 2017 10:35:13 AM

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Scott robinson


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40+ Over Pemberton, Wigan this afternoon heading West.

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Dave Tennant


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29 heading northwest over hazelhurst road Worsley 1400 .

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Andy Bissitt


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35 or so over Adswood at just after 10 a.m. moving somewhere towards the SE quandrant.



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Ian McKerchar


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Unseen but noisy skein heard fairly low W/NW over Sale Sharks training ground in Carrington at around 8pm yesterday evening.



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Simon Johnson


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At Elton 18 west @ 11.18, single bird west @ 11.57 and 42 west @ 12.40

From heaton park this afternoon
8 NW @ 16.17, 26 SE @ 16.37, 40+ NW @ 16.44, 50 west @ 17.20, 22 west @ 17.33 and 17 west @ 17.39

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Steven Higginbottom


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69 flew over Elton Reservoir heading West at 15:30.
Cheers Steven.


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colin moran


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c 40 n/e over worsley village 11 30



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dave broome


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24 high SSE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 11:07



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steven burke


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34 over trafford park at 10.15 am heading south then as they got over my workplace headed west.

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dave broome


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sid ashton wrote:

Pink-feet heard calling over our Hale garden this morning at 8.30ish but I was too slow out of the shower to see them disbelief

 Never mind Sid, I'm sure your neighbours will be eternally grateful for that wink



-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 22nd of September 2017 11:32:04 AM

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sid ashton


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Pink-feet heard calling over our Hale garden this morning at 8.30ish but I was too slow out of the shower to see them disbelief



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Chris Harper


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70 South East over Ashton town centre at 08.15



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Mark Rigby


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30+ over Lees at 0800hrs, probably the same skein that was seen over Audenshaw.

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Nigel Troup


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c60 SE over Woodsmoor at 08:00 today: a single skein.

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Peter Nolan Woolley


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30 SE over Audenshaw Reservoirs @ 8:02 this morning.

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Craig Higson


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Two more skeins of 38 and 45 just as I was leaving Pennington

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Steven Nelson


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100+ heading SE over Irlam between 10.00-10.40 this morning in 2 skeins (60+ & 40+).

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Hazel Grove:

c90 over garden heading SE at 10.20.

Cheers John

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Craig Higson


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84 over Pennington Flash around 08.30 this morning plus another skein earlier that I couldn't see but heard quite clearly.

-- Edited by Craig Higson on Saturday 16th of September 2017 10:35:42 AM

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Alan Rowley


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100+ heading SE over Worsley at 0835 this morning.



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Gordon Newman


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25+ S between Bickershaw Rucks and Pennington Flash @ 08.10

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steven burke


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c60 north east over old Trafford at 9.50am

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Mick Taylor


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100+ over Standish, heading east, 8 this morning.

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15/9/17

2 Skeins over Denton, not sure of exact timings, c80 ESE at around 8:30 and c60 NE at around 9:30

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c30 this morning flying west over Prestwich @ 0930

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Chris Sutton


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c. 40 flying to the NE over Hardy Farm on Chorlton Ees at c 9:10 am this morning
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dave broome


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120 SE over Downall Green, Ashton-in-Makerfield 09:05, about 25 of which broke off and went N



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Keith Mills


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7.25 this am:
c40 over Rumworth Lodge and then Ladybridge > SE

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Mike Cooper


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14/9 14:30 Hopwood Heywood

15 low over garden heading west then north

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dave broome


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60+ flew high NE over Higher End, Billinge at 15:55 today, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire



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Bernard McGurrin


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a single pink footed goose flying east over bickershaw rucks at 06-50 this morning

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Keith Mills


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45 flying NW over Rumworth, at 10.40 am today.

-- Edited by keith mills on Friday 3rd of March 2017 11:31:39 AM

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Jon Bowen


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single bird heading North over garden in Horwich yesterday afternoon

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Barry Corless


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About 25 SW over Norden, Rochdale c. 11:30am

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Ian McKerchar


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60 west over Alexandra Park at 10.35am today.

Info thanks to Tony O'Mahony

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steven burke


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2 skeins north west over dunham massey, 61 at 9.40am & 131 at 11.20am.

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Simon Johnson


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4 skeins NW over simister this afternoon between 13.30 & 16.30 pm

32, 88, 145 & 52

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Two skeins of 100 and 170 north-west over Winter Hill mid-afternoon.

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