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8 just flown over BCA at Hyde Rd / Alan Turing Way crossroads in Gorton.

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Ian McKerchar


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134 left the pre-roost gathering at Platt Fields Park between 4:24-4:30pm this afternoon.



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Steve Scrimgeour


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6 Green Ring Necked Parakeets this morning on the phone mast on the back 9, Church Rd Side of William Wroe this morning at 0952hrs.
Then re-found on the phone mast at Trafford FC which is nr the old club house of William Wroe shortly after 1000hrs.

Also yesterday afternoon, an old lady told me of 2 yellow ones in the area which had been feeding in her garden..

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4 in Abney Hall Park this lunchtime, and some commuting seen between here and Burnage Rugby Club

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Nick Hilton


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4 Ring-necked Parakeet around the Davyhulme Park area earlier this morning.

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2 parakeets in alexandra park edgeley, Stockport at 2.00pm today.

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Steven Nelson


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2 Ring-necked Parakeets flew south over Green Lane Timperley at 08.35 this morning.

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Keith Mills


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A Ringed-necked Parakeet has been seen regularly for the last 4 to 5 weeks in Farnworth (central) Park. Seen mainly around the trees that encompass the bowling green.
Information thanks to Martin Ford.

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Barry Collison


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4 Parakeets flying over Tesco's car park Burnage at 4:30. Probably came from Heaton Mersey Common flying towards the Heaton Moor golf Club



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Have had parakeets flying over in the city a couple of mornings this week at ~0830 (well, University of Manchester, near the catholic church on Oxford Road). Only heard them the first time, but the second time saw it was a pair bombing across, I think going roughly South-East.



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A work colleague informed me that every night this week at dusk he's seen a pair of ring necked Parakeets fly over his house out of Leverhulme Park in Bolton. 



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Steven Nelson


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A flock of about 7 or 8 flew SW over Green Lane Timperley this morning at 08.25.

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2 over Ellenbrook yesterday.



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Tony Coatsworth


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2 Ring-necked Parakeets over Withington mobbing a Sparrowhawk



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Chris Harper


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A flock of 13 over Didsbury village at 07.30



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Rob Creek


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Saturday morning on way to Spurn.

7 Ring-necked Parakeets over car on the M62 between the Milnrow and Saddleworth cattle-grids junctions. (J21 + 22)

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Chris Shaw


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Five ringed necked parakeets over princess parkway on tues 29th Aug 



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Paul Heaton


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6 in my garden Ashton on Mersey Sale , bad light but photo of 3 attached 



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Phil Hampson


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2 just flew over Winsfield Road, Hazel Grove. First I have ever seen or heard in this area. There are historic records of some at Poynton Pool which is within ½ mile.



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The Brookdale Park (Newton Heath) Facebook page has photos of Ring Necks feeding in the park last week.



-- Edited by Matt Potter on Thursday 17th of August 2017 03:43:03 PM

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Karen178


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Female Ring-necked Parakeet on my feeder 9am 14.08.17 Clayton Bridge, Newton Heath (backing onto Clayton Vale).

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Ian McKerchar


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The Alexandrine Parakeet was once again in a Heaton Mersey garden today, with up to 20 Ring-necked Parakeets in the past week also.

Info and image thanks to Chris Tallantyre



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Alexandrine Parakeet in my back garden in Heaton Mersey this afternoon. We regularly get flocks of double figures of Ring-necked Parakeets but I have not seen an Alexandrine Parakeet before.

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Rob Smallwood


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At least 4 daily over my garden in Timperley, presumably part of the larger flock reported from Hale Barns earlier in the year and the flock referred to by Pete below.



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Wednesday July 19th
Pulled up on my Dane Bank driveway at around 5.20pm and there were 2 in the Silver Birch Tree at the edge of our front garden, their call gave them away.
First time I've ever seen them around here and I thought it worth a mention on the relatively quiet Denton thread.

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Chris Harper


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One flying around St John's Wood estate, Offerton at 16.10



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Pete Hines


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An interesting comment posted yesterday on one of my Ring-necked Parakeet YouTube videos

(From) Da Malat
"We have about 10 Parakeets fly over each evening travelling from Altrincham area to Wythenshawe. I remember quite a few years ago the groundsman at Rose Hill Remand Centre in Northenden used to breed Parakeets and release them into the grounds (he sited nest boxes along the high back wall)"

I don't know how far back this claim refers to but may explain the origins / population boost of these birds ?

I Googled Rose Hill Remand Centre and all posts relate to child sex abuse, so I'm reluctant to pursue the detective work into this claim.

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Sorry for late post. One flew east to west over kingswood road, Fallowfield at 10.30am 27/5/17.

 



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One flew over William Wroe Golf Course Flixton. 19:15 . it looks like they are branching out.



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Rob Smallwood


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At least one hanging around the Timperley/Altrincham area, mostly seen flying north around 7:30 pm.



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Ring -necked Parakeet on Tenterden Walk,Wythenshawe next to Forum

8am



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25+ over from Chorlton Park at just gone 8 this evening; one flock of around 20, and one of 6.

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Andy Voisey


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I have been wondering what the commotion was across the road for the past couple of days, and put it down to magpie chicks begging for food.

Today two ring -necked parakeets flew over Reddish Road heading for the CP making the same row.

Its been 7 years since I last saw them in this area.

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Tony Darby


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Thanks Ian, it's interesting to see how far these birds are spreading.

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Ian McKerchar


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Tony Darby wrote:
bernard hooley wrote:

One Ring Necked Parakeet over the canal at Platt Bridge fifty metres east of the
West Coast Mainline railway bridge


 


What area is this Bernard?

 

Wigan 



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bernard hooley wrote:

One Ring Necked Parakeet over the canal at Platt Bridge fifty metres east of the
West Coast Mainline railway bridge



What area is this Bernard?

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One Ring Necked Parakeet over the canal at Platt Bridge fifty metres east of the
West Coast Mainline railway bridge

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3 or 4 feeding and calling in treetops in Alkrington Woods this morning.

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You've not been down to Platt Fields August to October then! Many, many more than that in the pre-roost now

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Shannon Llewellyn


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Twelve or thirteen over Chorlton Park area just; (I think) the most I've had together outside London.

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Late post from Saturday 25.03.17.
3 flew in direction of Irlam Locks over William Wroe Golf Course at 0610hrs...

First time I have seen them, so close to home...


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One today on peanut feeder in my garden in Harper Green Farnworth don't know if it is one of the Manchester birds or a local escape

 



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A male on the feeders at Chorlton Water Park this morning

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One on the feeders in my sisters garden, easbrook, Urmston this morning.

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Two birds over Leicester Rd Failsworth flying towards Daisy Nook

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Rob Creek


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Brother saw 3 yesterday in trees not far from visitor centre at Reddish Vale CP. (Denton/Stockport border)

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2 birds perched up in tree in last house on Garrett Lane,opposite Garrett Hall School,Tydesley this afternoon when I picked grandson up from school.

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4 birds this morning in Ashton Park On Glebelands Road Ashton On Mersey.

New bird for the park list 

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3 today over the Manchester Ship Canal by the Barton swing bridge, then on garden feeders behind Thistledown Close, Barton upon Irwell



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Eight Ring-necked Parakeets at Chorlton WP this afternoon, a couple on territory and 'singing' repeatedly from their favoured tree. Also one trying it's hardest to dismantle a feeder at the car park feeding station. It failed to do the robust metal feeder any damage, but it wasn't for the want of trying!



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