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Chris Harper


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4 over junction of Palatine Road and Barlow Moor Road at 4pm yesterday



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A bonus year tick when 3 ring necked parakeets flew over whalley range school whilst I was playing footy! Also c40 redwing in trees

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One heard late this afternoon from Abraham Moss tram stop. November 2014 was the last time I recorded any in this area.

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2 north over Green Lane, Timperley again at 15.25 this afternoon. Wonder where they are heading to?

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Steven Nelson


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4 parakeets flew north over Green Lane, Timperley at 15.20 today.

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Barry Collison


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Had one feeding on peanuts in my garden , Kentstone Avenue, Heaton Mersey, about 12:00 today, with another calling somewhere in the distance.



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Chris Harper


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3 over Didsbury village again at 3.10pm



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Barry Collison


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4 Ring- necked parakeets flying from Heaton Mersey common over Kenstone Avenue towards Didsbury at 8:45 this morning.



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Chris Harper


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3 over Didsbury village at 3.05pm



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1 in Peel Park at dusk flying into dusk

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Thursday morning on Alderside Road in Harpurhey, a different sound crossed my ears. I looked up and saw a flash of green and a long tail, I thought no not here, but on going back into the house and returning out, there in the trees directly outside,around 6 - 10 Parakeets!!! Not seen them since but they were here in North Manchester!! confuse



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Gerry Flanagan


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3 Wythenshawe Park



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Chris Harper


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6 over Elizabeth Slinger Road, West Didsbury at 7.45am



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Gerry Flanagan


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1 in Wythenshawe Park on Friday 13th Nov

 



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Lawrence Hindley


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15 Ring Necked Parakeets in Platt Fields Park at 7.30 this morning.

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Three over the Chorlton Park tram stop on 27th of October just prior to dusk.

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Heaton Mersey Common: A pair of Ring-necked Parakeets exiting enlarged woodpecker hole

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Chris Harper


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3 over Didsbury village at 3.30pm yesterday



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Chris Harper


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2 flying around Heaton Mersey common yesterday at 3pm



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1 in my old trafford garden at 8.10am this morning.



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Chris Harper


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One around Bradshaw Fields in Cheadle Hulme at 10.30 am

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Lynne Webster


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1 seen flying over the Cheadle Hulme rugby club field two days ago, and at least 4 squawking in the treetops on Moss Lane in Bramhall this morning.

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Saw 9 or 10 flying over the Jetparks at Styal on 24th, first ones I have seen.

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Chris Harper


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1 over Sieman's building on Princess Parkway at 7.45

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Wayne Jones


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At least two have been around Garrett Hall Primary School in Astley. The caretaker has reported seeing them all summer. I saw one of them for myself in the trees at the back of the school this afternoon.

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I've been wondering whether the new calls I've been hearing at the back of our gardens were parakeets and have just spotted a single ring neck parakeet on our neighbours apple tree. Northenden area, assuming they're in the buffer tree line backing onto the Sharston Ind Est where the Dairy used to be. Beautiful bird, but loud :o)

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Not so much an unusual sighting, the point being I missed it as I was in the car.
Personally I don't know of a local population in Denton to my knowledge, so yeah far more likely to see them near you being central to two known roosts.
Did see one in Ashton-under-Lyne a few years back though.


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I frequently see birds over Kingsway at Fog Lane where I live. I assume they are 'commuting' between a Didsbury Park/Fletcher Moss roost and Heaton Mersey Common where you often see them during the day. I also saw some in Fog Lane Park a few weeks ago.

It was probably a bit more unusual for Steve and Rob the other morning, not sure if they have any local populations.

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Rob Creek


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Forgot to post the Rose-ringed Parakeet in the tree (seen by Steve Burke and Dimon Gough) near Kingsway, Burnage at 6am on Sunday morning (26/07/15)

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One feeding now on peanuts and apples in my back garden in Prestwich.

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Neil Ferguson


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She was back tonight around 18:45.

She likes peanuts smile

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Neil Ferguson


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I can confirm there is at least 1 Ring necked Parakeet in Highfield Wigan It's on the bird table as I type.

My wife and 2 daughters are currently watching "Polly" in amazement.

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My youngest daughter casually looked up from her waffles and maple syrup this morning and said " Dad after you and Mum went out last night ,there was a parrot on the feeders".

"Eh???? What Colour was it?"

"Green".

I immediately got a pic up on Google images and she confirmed she'd seen a Ring-necked Parakeet.

I live in Highfield Wigan.

My feeders are all empty at the moment until I can get to the pet shop tomorrow.

Fingers crossed it comes back and I get to see it myself

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Tim Wilcox


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c. 14 flew north over Moss Side at 9.08pm. They are flying over my house in groups at around 5am too

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Chris Harper


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One flying and calling around Didsbury School of Education this morning.

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2 in Albert Park, Broughton this afternoon.

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Late report for the 28th of May.
Ring necked parakeets seemed interested in a tree hole in fletcher moss. Male was checking out the nest and the female was sitting around looking pretty or flying around screeching her head off

-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Wednesday 3rd of June 2015 04:10:12 PM

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Chris Harper


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One over Siemens on Princess Road, West Didsbury this morning.
Two over Didsbury village yesterday at 7.40 am

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26/5/2015

Very vocal bird or birds heard this morning at about 10am in trees between the back of The Country House Hotel and The Mersey adjacent to Northenden Golf Course.

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I've moved the nesting habits topic over to General Birding Discussion if that's ok with everyone. smile

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 25th of April 2015 03:02:02 PM

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I agree Roger, I have watched breeders in Dorset in May, tending very small nestlings. The websites that I had a q.look at just now quote January to June as the egg laying period in the UK. But maybe local evidence has shown a different breeding strategy up north? Localised differences can occur, the ones in Dorset do benefit from a much milder climate!

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Think you're right about one brooded Jamie ..... but thought that they had an extended laying period, any time between January and June ??

I'm sure you will correct me if I'm wrong ! biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

Roger.

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They are well finished nesting by now - There is, as far as I know, no conclusive evidence to suggest Parakeet have a 2nd brood in the UK.


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Paul Wilson wrote:

One bird flew over at Elton Reservoir, carrying a twig. Why would it be carrying a twig? I thought they nested in holes.



They do indeed Paul! How very strange

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They still make a nest (of sorts !) in the hole .... using twigs, bits of paper and feathers etc.

Roger.

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Paul Wilson wrote:

One bird flew over at Elton Reservoir, carrying a twig. Why would it be carrying a twig? I thought they nested in holes.




They do indeed Paul! How very strange

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One bird flew over at Elton Reservoir, carrying a twig. Why would it be carrying a twig? I thought they nested in holes.


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1 calling this evening just off the north end of Wythenshawe Park, heard from Northenden campus of Manchester College

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Chris Harper


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2 over Southern Cemetary at 7.40

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Karen Foulkes


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At least 12 Parakeets at Fletcher Moss this afternoon. Hard to keep tabs on exactly how many there were owing to their constant movement.

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2 over Chorlton Park at 08.30

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