single bird flying west over my house in Astley at 11.15. Lived here 29 years and only started seeing them this year, this being the fourth sighting and always a single bird.
Was sat on my bed, having just got in, when I heard the tell-tale calls and saw about 30 whizz by the bottom of the garden at eye-level. Looked quite impressive in the low sunshine.
Mon 16th Sept - 2 singles over Reddish works yard - 20+ over Houldsworth Square, Reddish, late teatime
Tues 17th Sept - 12 over Reddish works yard pm
Thurs 19th Sept - 7 over Gorton Road, Reddish pm
Fri 20th Sept - 2 groups both 20+ over Greenbank Park, Levenshulme pm
Mon 23rd Sept - 4 flying round opposite Reddish works yard including 1 finding the phone mast of particular interest am - 20+ again over Houldsworth Square, Reddish pm
Tues 24th Sept - 2 in Birch tree outside Mums house, Dane Bank, late afternoon
Weds 25th Sept - 3 over Denton Golf Club / Hyde Rd, late afternoon
Sun 29th Sept - 8 over Peel Centre, Stockport early afternoon
Tues 1st Oct - 1 over Reddish works yard am - 1 over Crown Point North retail park tea time
Very large dispersal this morning 7.35am to 7.45am, more than a dozen groups of 4 to 9 birds and 2 large flocks of 40+ plus 1 flock of 50+ birds. Originating east of Hulme Asda and moving West and north west.
Birds seen all over the place this last week or so.
Sat 15th - 1 over Redgate Recycling, Gorton - 3 at Reddish Bridge near Debdale entrance - 2 then 1 over Mcr Girls school football park Burnage - 2 over Next on Ashton Snipe Ret Pk - 2 over Mums garden, Dane Bank
Sunday 16th - 1 over Mums garden early doors - 2 over Barlow Rd, Leverhulme - 1 over Mount Road, Belle Vue - 2 over Reddish Bridge, Debdale Pk
Mon 17th - 3 singles over Reddish works yard am - 2 over Longford Rd, Reddish - 3 flying around Greenbank Park, Levenshulme, pm
Tues 18th - 2 over A6 Levenshulme early am - 2 over Reddish works yard am
Thurs 20th - 2 over Windmill Pub in Dane Bank early am - 3 over Thornley Lane in Dane Bank early am - 2 over Reddish Lane towards Dane Bank (All probably heading towards my brothers garden)
Sat 22nd - 3 over Hulme Rd, Dane Bank early am - 2 over Fallowfield Ret Pk mid morning - 2 hanging around Errwood Rd, Burnage late morning
Sun 23rd - 3 singles over Mums garden Dane Bank
Mon 24th - 1 over Reddish works yard am - 2 over Belle Vue Basketball performance ctr, Gorton
Thurs 23rd May - 2 singles over The Carousel, South Reddish at teatime
Fri 24th - 2 in trees just beyond & a single over Mums Dane Bank garden, mid aft. - 1 over Redgate Recycling, Gorton, mid aft. - 2 over Levenshulme end of Fallowfield loop path late aft - 1 over Mount Rd, Levenshulme end early evening
Sat 25th May - 2 again in trees just beyond Mums Dane Bank garden am. - group of 3 then 2 singles over Barlow Rd, Levenshulme late am. - nothing seen for a couple of hours whilst United battered City but at least 3 singles heard over Michelles house, Levenshulme.
Sun 26th May - 3 singles over Mums Dane Bank garden am. - 1 over ASDA Longsight at lunchtime
Slightly late with these, but in the last month or so evidence to suggest their range is expanding Northwards. I've seen 3 in Middleton at Limefield Playing Fields and one flying over the Nuttall Lane area of Ramsbottom.
-- Edited by Ben Hall on Thursday 23rd of May 2024 09:16:01 AM
Thurs 16th May. 3 in Poplars just beyond back garden in Dane Bank, possibly same 3 in same trees early morning today, but flew off towards Denton Golf Club / Manchester Rd
5 Parakeets seen in Kersal Dale today opposite the river Irwell in Salford.
At dusk I saw 23 parakeets in trees opposite Salford uni on the bend of the River Irwell. Never seen so many here before.
A rather noisy bird was sat opposite the house earlier this afternoon. It then relocated to a neighbour's garden where it continued calling before flying away.
One on my bird feeders yesterday - first I've seen in the (Old Trafford) garden - plenty heard and seen flying over, but this is first that I've seen landed in the garden.
There have been a few flying over the gardens in area where Mottram Old Road turns into Stocks Lane in Stalybridge through December. I saw 6 fly over a couple of weeks ago and have heard them / briefly glimpsed birds 3 or 4 times since.
Urmston/Stretford this afternoon: 3 at Cob Kiln Wood; 4 at Kickety Brook LNR including a pair checking out the new holes provided by recent storms; 6 flying in to roost at Stretford Meadows.
A flock of 19-20 flew just a few meters above my head as I stood on Hilltop, Romiley at 3:30 pm. I watched them into the distance where they appeared to drop down into the Bredbury Industrial estate. Maybe a roost there?
Sat 2nd Dec - 1 over Mount Rd, Levenshulme, late morning - 1 over Mums house, Dane Bank, early afternoon - 1 over Snipe Retail Park, Ashton U Lyne, late afternoon
Sun 3rd Dec - 2 over Mums house in a Dane Bank, mid morning - 1 over Matalan Stockport early afternoon, more calling but not seen