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Raven over Laithwaite playing fields Newtown at 13:00

 

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Peregrine on St James's Church tower , Poolstock this morning c 08.10

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Raven this afternoon at Library Street-King Street



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Raven on rear of mabs cross church, first swallow of the year for me Tesco car park 3pm.

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Originally posted today by David Traynor:

Raven being mobbed by jacks over bus station Friday 18-40.

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A heavyweight bout in the sky over the town centre early p.m. as a Raven was mobbing a Buzzard again as per Jimmy's post below



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Jay at Chapel Lane car park this morning



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51 Jackdaw over Millgate on to roofs of Scholes flats this evening



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Raven mobbing a Buzzard over town centre this morning

 

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Raven going onto nest this morning if it was the female it looks as if the full clutch as not been laid.



-- Edited by Jimmy Meadows on Saturday 27th of February 2016 10:53:31 AM

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Ravens reconstructing last years nest

 

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a Raven was being mobbed by 2 Jackdaw over the town centre this morning



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Bullfinch calling over Rodney Street/King Street this morning



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Raven on Queens Hall this morning Jimmy

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A pre-roost flock of 30 Greenfinch was good to see today. In trees next to large Laurel bushes, presumably where they would be roosting, between Mab's Cross PrImary School and Tesco car park, from where they were visible. 



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drake Goosander over the DW Stadium this afternoon towards Wigan Flashes



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Raven on the Grand Arcade this afternoon



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2 swans flew over Wigan NW train station this morn looked to be dropping down onto the flashes, prob mute swans but would appreciate any news to the contrary, thanks.



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Goldcrest again on the gasworks this morning an at least 11 Blackbird feeding on Rowans at Harrogate Street



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Goldcrest on the gasworks this morning and another alongside the Riverway/Millgate junction



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1 Siskin low S over the Town Hall this afternoon



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Raven perched on a mast at Millgate this morning



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Friday 30th - Raven on and flying around DW Stadium



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30 Fieldfare went low S over the gas works area at 09:00 this morning with several Redwing



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4 Whooper Swan went NW over the Wigan Pier area, fairly high, just before 08:30, flying away from the Wigan Flashes area, heading out towards the Douglas valley



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Goldcrest this morning at Harrogate Street car park



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A female Great Spotted Woodpecker was feeding in a London Plane at Wigan Pier today, Grey Wagtail also present. George Orwell would have been staggered.

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This Morning
Willow Tit calling from bushes at bottom end of Corsock Drive Whelley

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31 Pied Wagtails feeding on the pitch at Robin Park Arena

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Mesnes Ave Worsley Mesnes

08:15 pair Ravens over calling but not usual call could have been young ones,
also Sparrowhawk moidering House Martins at Cornwallis Rd.

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Ravens calling from Town Hall area Millgate at 11:15 and 1 Raven flew over Hallgate at 12:30 today.


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Yesterday
2 Ravens over North West Station.
Adult Lesser Black Back Gulled Gull on roof of Swan n Railway pub
Today 1 Raven over Hewlett St


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Raven circling King Street-Library Street late morning.
Early p.m. 500+ Black-Headed Gull feeding on flying ants just south of town centre, between Saddle Junction and Westwood, 2 Raven south over Saddle Junction

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Tesco Central Park Way

Blackcap singing in bushes behind recycling centre today

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Young Ravens in trees at Coopers Row this afternoon not been at nest site for over a week now.


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A Raven was mobbing a Buzzard over The Wiend, early afternoon

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Lunchtime photo call for this years Raven family

6 Raven, 4 young 1 adult close by 1 adult remote being mobbed by 2 crows

cheers geoffbiggrin

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MJKeating wrote:

Kestrel hunting next to the SoccerDome at DW Stadium yesterday evening.




please don't hunt Kestrels!! biggrinbiggrin

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 18th of April 2015 11:31:26 AM

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4 young Ravens this morning with a flypast of an adult


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At least 3 young Ravens very close to fledging at nest site at lunchtime. Very active moving around the immediate nest area. Adult came in to feed once while I was there.biggrin

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Over Scholes early p.m. 2 Raven, being mobbed by a pair of Carrion Crow, then 4 Buzzard soaring and interacting high up. A passing Cormorant appeared to briefly 'mob' the Buzzards

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Kestrel hunting next to the SoccerDome at DW Stadium yesterday evening.

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Osprey over Whelley at 3.20pm today, chased by large gulls and headed off NE.

Info thanks to Ian Woosey

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Goose Green
2 drumming Great Spotted Woodpeckers in grounds of St Pauls Church probably wondering were all the nearby trees have gone !!


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Raven over near deanery school early afternoon.

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Raven scavenging at Bithell's waste centre off Chapel Lane early afternoon today

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A small area below the nest site has been cordoned off, a few twigs/branches have fallen down, nest site looks safer than last years to me, one of the birds sat in nest early Thursday morning

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Ravens nest site no movements today so not sure if they have finished building or not but also still not sure if they will be left alone were the nest is ?

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No sign of Ravens at last years site as the site was cleared about 3 weeks ago of old nesting materials not looked properly yet to see were they might be but the site I think they have gone to is a bit open and to me might not last as the ledge might not be wide enough and the owners might deter them for safety reasons. So until I can find out if this is where they have relocated to we will have to wait and see but just wish they had stayed put. Jimmy

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Raven carrying nest material over town centre this afternoon.

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