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Andy Isherwood


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C. 50 Pink Footed geese east over Tyldesley c. 7.50 this morning

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dave broome


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This morning 90 south-east over Winstanley-Bryn, Wigan 07:25

Over the Wigan Flashes:
Two skeins of 290 and 365 south-east 07:45
110 south-east 07:58, with 8 slowly north-west soon after
12 low north-west 08:25, then 5 circling the area
41 north-west 08:59
100 north-west 09:10




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150 flying west North West over Shell pool at 14-29.


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PHIL GREENWOOD


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150+ heading NW over Flixton at 0745. Is Winter over already, or didn't they like their Norfolk holiday?

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Three skeins east over Ashton-in-Makerfield this morning all contained approx 170 birds, one at 07:15 and two separate skeins at 07:37. One skein of the same size then went low W at 08:10.

Over Higher End, Billinge 25 west at 10:03, 199 north-west 10:28

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65 SE over Vimto Park at 0824

pics: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40225640



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Ian McKerchar


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c100 west(ish) over Wythenshaw at c9am this morning.



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James Richardson


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About 120 heading east over Manchester City centre 08:22

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Scott robinson


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Another 200+ over Kirkhall Lane, Leigh heading East. Just now.

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Tuesday 31st of October 2017 07:38:02 AM

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C60 from Oldham Town Centre at 16.10 this afternoon. They were low enough to be obscured by buildings around Mumps Bridge but from the size probably north of Oldham Edge. Appeared as 2 parallel rows from the SW before reforming as a conventional skein and heading E , as if they were changing direction.

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dave broome


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c170 NW over Ashton-in-Makerfield 16:00

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Keith Mills


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10.10am today: A single skein of 70> west, over the wood at Lostock.

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Ian McKerchar


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650 over Pennington Flash this morning, in skeins of 250 and 400.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme



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Nigel Troup


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App 100, in two skeins, east over Davenport, Stockport, 07:50.

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Scott robinson


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50+ heading East over Kirkhall Lane, Leigh, just now.

-- Edited by Scott robinson on Monday 30th of October 2017 07:31:23 AM

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Steven Nelson


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Little Woolden Moss

2 skeins at the same time in fading light at 17.10
22 heading east
c.38 heading west

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Rob Creek


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c85 just flown North over our house in Denton and heading towards M60 Oldham direction

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Ian McKerchar


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Eugene Dillon-Hooper wrote:

C.100+ over Chorlton at 17.15. Seen passing directly over morrisons heading South East.

Almost certainly the same as the approximate 200 ESE over Chorlton Town Centre at 17:15 seen by Tony O'Mahony



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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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C.100+ over Chorlton at 17.15. Seen passing directly over morrisons heading South East.

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Approx 160 flying ES across West End, Ashton under Lyne, approx 9.45am. First of the yrear for me

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Bernard McGurrin


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60+ NW over Bickershaw rucks at 09-48, couldn't get a clear view because of tree cover so an estimate of what i could see

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Ludworth Moor

Pink-footed Geese 782 (skeins moving in many directions. 60E, 110NW, 230E, 40S, 250NW, 28W, 64S)

Cheers, John

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200+ West over Debdale reservoir at 09.45



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small skein circling over Newton Heath at 9.10am today - appeared to head back towards town over Rochdale road

 

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2 Skeins this morning seen...

C60 over the house Flixton this morning at 0825 heading North only to turn and head back south.

One seen whilst driving through Partington, heading North, couldnt count them. Approx 0840.


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Mark Rigby


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C60 South-East over Oldham at 0815hrs

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dave broome


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c70 NE over Ashton-in-Makerfield this morning 08:15

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Mick Taylor


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Massive movement over Standish this morning, with over 700 in multiple skens, biggest over 200, all fying east north east.

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Approx 480 went E in five skeins over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 14:29

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Kath Butterworth


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Loose skein of approx 300 flying east over Scouthead, Oldham at 1545hrs



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150+ SE over Manchester Airport at 0845.

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David Walsh


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Wednesday 18th October 2017

Loose skein of approximately 300 west over Turf Pits, Higher Swineshaw, at 3.55pm

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A loose skein of approx 200 over Stockport Bus station heading SW at 16:08

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dave broome


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This morning- 

47 NW at Higher End, Billinge 09:45

70 NW out from Wigan along the R Douglas valley 09:57

80 NW high over Wigan-Orrell 11:05 

235 high W over Wigan 11:55

 

 



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35 south this morning over Higher End, Billinge at 09:47. Thirteen of these broke off and flew E, with the rest turning back in to West Lancs (at one point 28 separate skeins were visible in the air over West Lancs and the Sefton Coast)



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dave broome


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55 NW over Orrell/Billinge at 11:12



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Roger Halsey


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C150 heading east over Ramsbottom at 4.15 this afternoon.



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A good-sized flock of Pink-footed Geese in several skeins went over Fairywell Wood on the Timperley/Wythenshawe border high approx west at about 5.25pm. A very quick, rough count came out at c. 350, give or take 50 or so. One of the larger groups i've seen over the years i think.



-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Sunday 15th of October 2017 05:53:21 PM



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 15th of October 2017 07:19:16 PM

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dave broome


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63 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 16:45



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exactly 100 (counted from photo) over old Trafford at 4.25pm heading east.

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Chorlton
c 150 heading SSE at 7:45 am this morning
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Thursday 12th October 2017

c50 east Withington mid-morning

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

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