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11,30am.  I was walking down Alpha Street and heard a wren screaming for its life, so I turned around to see it being pursued by this adult male sparrowhawk. The wren escaped by hiding in the scrub, and the sparrowhawk was so transfixed on its position that it didn't even notice I was stood 5 feet from it.  I took this shot on my mobile phone! As it was the only thing I had on me.  I'm sure all the wildlife photographers on here feel my pain no



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Between Craven rd and Guy Fawks st. -
About 30 Redwing ad 8 Fieldfare eating berries .


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Cross Lane/Liverpool Road this afternoon 2:30pm: 50+ redwings 

 

Ordsall Allotments 2:50pm: 30+ redwing, 50+ starlings, plus one very frantic mistle thrush guarding a tree in an adjoining garden!



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100+ Redwings seen last couple of days with smaller numbers of Fieldfare, Song thrush, Mistle thrush and starlings at Regent Park off Ordsall Lane. Lots of berries still around.

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Unmistakeable wingbeats of Mute swans heard flying past my window this morning whilst I was lying in bed.

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2 Goosander on the ship canal opposite Weaste Sewage Treatment works this morning.

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Monmouth park, 2.15pm.

110+ redwings
1 fieldfare
5 mistle thrush
1 blackbird
6 starling
still no signs of any waxwings, still plenty of berries in the park & surrounding area.

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Large peregrine carrying prey item flying around Liverpool Street at the moment.



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Peregrine tastic today! 10,25am Female Peregrine (possibly the same one from the Gas meter) fighting with a very vocal juvenile Peregrine over Salford Precinct, right above St james's house ,whilst both being harassed by a black headed gull. All 3  flew off over Duchy estate towards Agecroft. 



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Large female Peregrine currently perched on one of the Liverpool Street gas meters,  gave great views as it flew low along Liverpool St from the direction of Clarendon Rec.



-- Edited by Martin Loftus on Tuesday 13th of December 2016 09:35:48 AM

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A Buzzard perched on roadside lights on M602 at Weaste this afternoon.

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Monmouth park, Brief afternoon visit.

10 redwings
6 mistle thrush
4 blackbirds
25 starlings
9 goldfinch
Lots of berries still.

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c.50 Redwings heading S around 8am over E Ordsall Lane
Also flocks heard this evening flying over. Wonder if the cold weather is pushing them southwards?

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12.05pm Kestrel hovering above the houses on James Henry ave and Phoebe street, Ordsall. 



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37 Redwings over Liverpool street Salford heading South during the last 5 minutes.



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2.30pm, single Buzzard perched in a tree in the centre of Buile Hill Park being harassed by two crows. 



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Single Oystercatcher circling over the RSPCA hospital Eccles New Road tonight at 19.30

 

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A single Peregrine was sat on one of the Liverpool street gasometers for most of this afternoon. Also a pair of Grey wagtails were trying to feed 4 youngsters on Hope street at 11.40am today



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Large female Sparrowhawk flew across the junction of Trafford road and Broadway towards Joule close. @11,45 am 



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Singing male Grey Wagtail on Langworthy Road on the roof of the GlamGorgeous Hair Boutique

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Two buzzards soaring and mewing over Stott Lane / Eccles new rd area @ 12,20pm

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Castleway woods (just north-east of Buile Hill Park)

Pair of Blackcap
Singing Chiffchaff

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Originally posted today by Scott Robinson:

Sparrowhawk this morning near the Old Pint Pot Pub flew up from Irwell and across road while I was at lights.

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Here are some more photos of the leucistic Blackbird I took yesterday. What an extraordinary looking bird it is!  



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Leucistic Blackbird on the back of Duchy rd playing fields next to the East Lancs rd at 2pm today



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2 recently fledged mistle thrush in mcdonalds car park Salford this afternoon being fed by one of the parents.



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Peregrine circling over Middlewood Locks then flew towards NW direction this morning

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Today my daily dog walk around Buile Hill Park produced a pair of Coal Tits.. I can't recall ever seeing this species in the park before? Also the past week there has been a high number of Nuthatch's active throughout the park along with the resident Great spotted Woodpeckers drumming and courting. Plus a small flock of Redwings still present too. 



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Wednesday 3rd February 2016, 3.00pm

Pacific Way sewage works, Salford

c 200 Pied Wagtails, at least - so difficult to count, moving between the beds
1 Grey Wagtail
c 100 Starlings
c 50 Magpies
6 Blackbirds
2 Dunnock

On the adjacent ship canal

1 Mute Swan
14 Canada Geese

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A flock of approx 30 Redwing were foraging on the grass in front of the mining museum in Buile Hill Park at 2,30pm this afternoon.



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Late afternoon at Middlewood locks:

4 Linnets
1 Meadow Pipit
12 Mistle Thrushes with fieldfare and redwing



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30 Fieldfares over Buile Hill Park at 3pm



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At 12.35pm this afternoon there were two Peregrines, a Kestrel and over 30 nervous Starlings all perched on the Liverpool street gasometers. The Kestrel eventually went off hunting over the EMR scrap yard. There was still a single Peregrine perched on the gasometer later at 15.10.

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I saw a Grey Wagtail in Buile Hill Park before, first time in over 8 years

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10.25am a Peregrine flew past me on Coconut grove (just off Churchill way) it was very low down meandering in between rooftops, It then ascended and circled Spruce court a few times before flying off towards the University in the direction of Fredrick rd.

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Male and female Blackcap in Buile Hill Park just now. It was the unusual sounding calls that alerted me to their presence.evileye

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Thought I would take out the pen and paper and do a proper thorough bird record yesterday on my daily dog walk around Buile Hill park :
x2 Chiffchaff
x4 Nuthatch
X2 Chaffinch
x1 Goldfinch
x2 Wren
x3 Long tailed tit
x2 Great tit
5+ blue tit
4+ Thrush
6+ Blackbird
x6 Carrion Crow
x4 Wood pigeon
x2 Collared dove
x3 Robin
still a small flock of Red wing present , dozens of magpie , yet no sign of the Great spotted woodpeckers or Sparrowhawk that I normally see daily! Typical
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Chiffchaff calling wardley cemetery 23/3.

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2 oystercatchers calling as they flew over shield drive.

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Two Great Spotted Woodpecker's showing very well in Buile Hill Park this afternoon.. Could be heard Drumming very loudly and be seen chasing each other around the park..

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Flock of 30+ Goldfinch moving about on shield drive, 1600 tonight.

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A stunning female Blackcap in the carpark of the RSPCA Eccles new road today at 13.30.

Having that as a good proper self found bird, right out of the blue, unexpected, out of season, nice find ,hahah roll on spring.

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A flock of Pink-footed Geese heard winking to each other in flight over Buile Hill Park at 5:30pm

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20+ Redwing in the Gore Ave end of Buile Hill Park at 2:15pm. All foraging on the ground through the snow.

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X4 Nuthatch in Buile Hill Park this morning, plus a few small groups of Long-Tailed Tit.

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Weaste cemetery this morning.

At least two Ring-necked parakeets, one seen and another heard in the dense area of trees at the southern end of the cemetery. Also seen were two Buzzards, 9 Redwing, Wren and Pied wagtail.

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Nuthatch in Buile Hill Park, showing lovely bright blue top half.. First time ive ever seen one in there. evileye

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A Buzzard flew low over Cross lane , Salford at 4.10pm today.

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A male Blackcap [ metal ringed] was in the trees along Liverpool street next to the Plumb centre at 12.30 this afternoon. Also 3 Grey wagtails over Brunel avenue around the same time.

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Aprox 12,30pm today I saw a Sparrowhawk take out a flying pigeon from a small flock that had just been spooked. Above Sandy's bakehouse on Vere street. aww

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