50 to 60 Lapwings and Golden Plovers roosting on the car park at Nexus House(gmp) 1800hrs today (27/9)

26th September.

85+ Lapwings on the roof of McBrides @ Middleton @ 15.45.

Bill.

20 + Lapwing flying St peters way A666 (Bolton) 17.30 9th sept

dave

24 Lapwing circling over Carpet Right at Newton Heath at 1450hrs

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At least 205 Lapwing on Geodis which is on the industrial estate adjacent to ASDA at Pilsworth (right, instead of left to asda, at the roundabout) today. They were snoozing on the corrugated roof with a lot of Starlings so not a very accurate count!

The Broadheath Retail lapwing flock has reformed but are favouring the blue chip ind est at the moment, only noticed them on monday i,ll try for some numbers next week,

cheers geoff

There have been 1 or 2 birds on the roof of Carpet Right in Newton Heath on several occasions during the last month, including one bird displaying in the manner mentioned by Bill when posting about N. Manchester Business Park. Also 1 bird on the grass plot in front of Newton Heath Silk Mill. Unfortunately the only access to Carpet Right's roof would be a (very) long ladder from the carpark! So, when the helicopter pilot hasfinished loooking for Oystercatchers, send him to Newton Heath

27th February.

1.00pm - c140 on the blue corrugated metal roof of the large industrial unit next to Boarshurst Building contractors, Woodstock Business Park, Higginshaw, Oldham - is this the Seddon Atkinson site mentioned in previous posts on this thread?

I noticed that at the back of the business park - the Royton Moss area? - there was a lot of heavy earth-moving machinery and freshly turned over soil - so presumably they are feeding there?

Cheers,

Bill.

Hi Marvin. I'm usually passing about 9.45 - 10.00 a.m. into Manchester, but they aren't there all the time. There all last week but no sign today. What is probably the same flock were more regular on the roof of the old Sharp building down by Thorp Road on mornings before Christmas, with a roost on the top of Bestway down on Monsall road in the afternoons (usually only visible when flushed) They can be difficult to see because at the moment a lot are roosting part way down the north /east facing roof where they get hidden by the big v shaped advertising hoarding. I don't have access to a computer at work, but if you do p.m. me and I'll try and let you know next time they're there. I'm sure I can find someone that will post for me. (hint,hint Mr. R.)

60 lapwings mornings Wed to Sat this week Carpet Right roof and again 4 p.m. today when flushed by a large female Sparrowhawk

Saw large flock lapwings flying over Oldham Road Newton Heath today,approx.1.30pm.Anyone else seen any in vicinity?

Newto Heath party up to the usual 50 or so birds. Have only been seen roosting since birds were seen on the building site

Broadheath retail flock of 250 lapwings giving an ariel display over the area at 12.00.

cheers geoff

About a dozen birds back at Carpet Right 10.15 am and a bird just visible in the gloom this evening displaying over the building site (the old L'Oreal building)

05/01/09 Carpet Right Newto Heath 8 lapwings in the gutters (but no sign of any Greater Mancheater 200 Club members there)

120+ Roof of RBS Building next to B&Q St Peters Way (A666) Bolton

Ditto Saturday

The broadheath flock was airbourne this morning 19/12/08 over the ind est,150+lapwings 40+ golden plover,still not sure of the regular roosting spot

cheers geoff

30 Carpet Right Dean Lane 10.00 a.m. today (18th)

110+ on the roof of McBrides @ Middleton on 16th December @ 10.00 am.


Cheers,

Bill.

Broadheath retail flock very hard to nail down I,ve not noticed them all week:,then at 13.oo 250 lapwing 60+ golden plover all in the air and then just as quick not in the air I can,t suss out where they land but then again I,m very busy(honest)devious flockers

cheers geoff

I saw over 70 lapwing on the roof of Grosvenor Windows (Horwich), from the M61 coming south the other week, but I presume they are there on a regular basis. Also see lots all over the place in Bolton. Have recently noticed that they are not only on some of the larger warehouse roofs on the trading estate off the end of St Peter's Way, but also dispered into small groups and singles on individual houses around the junction of Blackburn Road and Halliwell Road, not sure if these have been recorded before, but over 50 were on a dozen houses several weeks back.

Judith

That is correct - now let's hope we don't get any over enthusiastic Peckers around as asbestos is quite safe until it's disturbed.

Sid A

Judith Smith wrote:

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Apparently it's very low risk as embedded in a kind of concrete mixture - it's still very common on corrugated roofs on any older industrial buildings.

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Lets hope the Health & Safety folk don't hear about the asbestos!!!

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With 3 others, I wrote a whole article for British Birds in 2000. I have it as a Word document so if anyone wants to read it...also Lapwings breed on our roofs, notably at Leach's Transport, Rochdale, Royton, Newton Heath (probably, no oversight) and in the past Arrow Mill at Castleton and in Hazel Grove. There has to be a supply of food in the form of insect larvae in puddles or water accumulation in the bottom of Vs of roofs as the chicks have to feed themselves like most waders. (Oystercatchers which breed on a few roofs in GMC are the only wader which brings food to its young)
Grey and brown roofs are favoured for roosts as they most resemble soils. Asbestos is particularly favoured - maybe because they can get a grip on it.

The Roundthorn Ind Est is a regular site if I remember correctly. Southmoor Rd also rings a bell.

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