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

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at least 6 on the roof of terraced shops by Aldi at the Saddle Junction, Wigan this afternoon at about 2:30, amid heavy traffic and lots of people walking to the football.

About 60 near there on the Asda roof at Wigan last Sunday 20th Sept



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26th September.

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

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The Ashton Moss Lapwings (no Goldies seen so far this year) seem to prefer the roof of "the Car People" this year. Last year it was the roof of "Screwfix". Any ideas why they have moved? Is Mr Newall putting worms on the roof?

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

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40 lapwings 70 Starling on broadheath retail park this afternoon.

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

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Monday 7th of September 2009 07:36:35 PM

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Approx 80 Lapwings on Swan Lane Industrial Estate Hindley this afternoon

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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!

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At least 200 Lapwing roosting on the roof of B&M Superstore on Huddersfield Road, Oldham at7pm.

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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,

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About 20 back roosting on Carpet Right at Newton Heath. They tried the building site on the corner of Dean Lane, but work has re-started there

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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 Heathbiggrin.gif

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That's right BIll. The earth-moving machinery has been in action for over a year, (I think this is the Beal Vale Golf Course that caused a fuss when it got the nod) on part of my previous years' tetrad, but no sign of any lapwings ever in that area.

Newton Heath birds back again today 10.00 a.m.

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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? confuse.gifconfused.gif

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?hmm.gif

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Thought best to throw this sighting on here....

Late on Saturday afternoon down at Barton Locks on Manchester Ship Canal
over head 2 Groups of 100+ Lapwing seemed to meet and head down canal towards Irlam. One group came from Eccles Direction and the other from around the Trafford Centre.

Watching them they did drop in height so pressuming they were coming down to roost somewhere, However on trying to find them the Peddle fell of my bikefrustrated.gif


Its a long walk home from there, will be back next week to see whats about


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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.biggrin.gif)

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I work in Newton Heath and usually drive past Carpet write around lunchtime and have yet to see the lapwings on the roof there,[although I have seen them in flight,once].Is there a particular time of the day when they are often present?[apart from 4pm which you mentioned]

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

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Hi Martin. These are probably the 'Carpet Right' birds. At least 65 on the roof 10.00 a.m. Tuesday and around 30 birds airborne today at the same time, with at least another 20 still on the roof. They range between Dean Lane and Bestway, with forays over the railway line beyond Thorp Road and the odd fewbirds heading for Phillips Park and Eastlands.

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

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spot on 80 on the petrol station at Tesco in chadderton.

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Mike Chorley


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

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150+ Lapwings giving an aerial display over the PC World/B & Q area of Bolton at 11.30 am on 15th.

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

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Approx 250 Lapwings up and around the skies today around Roundthorn Ind Est.


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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)

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C12 low roof of old Sharp building Newton Heath 10.15 am

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

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C12 in situ Carpet Right joined by 50 from southern Newton Heath 10.00am

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Roy Ganley


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

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Bickershaw/hindley green 126 lapwing and 32 golden ploverbiggrin.gif overhead but presumed roosting on the ppg ind est.And that means i can have golden plover on my borough list (when i do it)cry.gif

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Ditto Saturday

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20+ Carpet Right 10.00 a.m. 19th (Back home for the Christmas hols?)

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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

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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 geoffbiggrin.gif

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

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36 Lapwings on roof of Carrhill Mill, Mossley on 17th.

This is a Victorian Cotton mill with a flat roof which holds water, so it's like an elevated mini wader scrape. The mill started to collapse this summer (it was due to be converted to flats but then the bottom fell out of the market - suspicious or what?) so now it's being demolished - don't think the birds will be happy about it!

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


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133 Lapwings on the roof of a warehouse (probably Antalis) behind the cinema at Route 66 retail/industrial park, PIlsworth Rd, just off the M66 today (near ASDA). The Lapwings used to be on the roof of the tenpin bowling alley 10 years ago!

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

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22 on the roof of Rose Textiles at Hollinwood 13.15 today, plus a single bird overhead at Dean Lane dopping down towards the railway line or beyond

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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. smile.gif

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Newton Heath 17th -23rd Nov

17th C10 back on CarpetRight roof, Droylsden Road 10.00 a.m.

19th C 20 low roof of the Sharp's building, Oldham Road 13.45 p.m.

21st C 60 took off from Bestway at about 16.15 p.m. heading s.w then turning back n.e.

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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.

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Judith Smith wrote:

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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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!!!


Judith Smith wrote:

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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Three Lapwings landed on the roof of the West Way Nissan dealership in Ancoats this morning as I cycled past at about 08:40. This is the first time that I've seen one grounded so close to the city centre.

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No sign of the lapwings today but the golden plovers were braving the weather on the atlantic ind est at 12.30 only counted 21 today.

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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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