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steven burke


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A new bird for my flixton garden, ring-necked parakeet on my feeders, just the one but I'm sure it bring more friends.

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A singing Chiffchaff just beyond back garden this afternoon

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pete berry


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About 60 Redwing sat in trees at bottom of the garden,a lot in sub song. 2 Nuthatch on the feeders,the Stock Dove back in again and a Buzzard right over the garden low down.

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pete berry


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2 Tree Sparrows again in the garden this morning .

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02/03/25

Red-legged partridge sat on the neighbours shed this morning in Stalybridge...



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Tony Koziol


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In our Stockport garden the female Blackcap is  still a regular every day since our last post, she has now been joined by a male most of this week. Blackbird numbers are still in double figures just (10) plus the usuals. 



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Adrian Drummond-Hill


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We had a songthrush serenading us most of the day in the trees opposite our house (Harwood, . He was in good song and was a delight to hear.



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Anybody know Where have all the goldfinches have gone ?
Up to about two weeks ago 30ish , every day . Now very few . Very concerned about my local sparrowhawk who no longer has his buffet . I have seen him make five fruitless forays , this afternoon . Hope he can feed elsewhere , or else

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pete berry


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As weather is pants thought I'd spend an hour watching garden feeders instead of going out. Another Tree Sparrow put in a couple appearances and my first Siskin of the winter as well on the sunflower hearts. This morning there were 4 Pheasant in the garden, 3 females and a single male On the feeders generally still plenty of common birds plus a cracking male Great Spotted Woodpecker on the fat balls.

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I have had Siskins visiting my Swinton feeders this week. Started with four last Sunday rising each day to 21 this morning, 14f & 7 m. 



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Pleasant surprise to have 3 siskins in my Marple garden this morning. First of the winter.



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pete berry


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Just popped down to a friend's down Lower Green and she had at least 8 Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting visiting her feeders whilst I was there.

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Tony Koziol


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Our Stockport garden has seen just one female Blackcap over the last two weeks on a daily basis, Blackbird numbers are steady at 10 but a count on Tuesday 11th had 12. Two Redwings have been sat in a conifer and 2 Goldfinch were feeding in one of the Lilac trees on Wednesday morning. Other usuals on a daily basis.



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Zoe Barrett


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Late afternoon today quite a mix of species all seen at the same time. Not bad for a small terraced yard in Lowton. 2 Blackbird 2 Woodpigeon 2 Collared Dove 1 Wren 1 Dunnock 1 Robin 3 House sparrow 1 Grey wagtail

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Raven low west(ish) over my Astley garden at c12:15 this afternoon.



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Steve Judge


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Chiffchaff and Goldcrest in my Eccles garden

-- Edited by Steve Judge on Wednesday 12th of February 2025 07:41:47 AM

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pete berry


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A Stock Dove in garden today,first one for a couple years at least. Plenty of Greenfinch,Goldfinch and a few Chaffinch feeding on the sunflower hearts. 2 Nuthatch on the sunflower seeds and 6 Long Tailed Tits on the bird fat. Only getting the odd Pheasant in now presumably a lot have been shot as been quite a bit of shooting in the fields at the back.

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Chris Porter


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Lovely to see a female blackcap at the fat ball feeder today (Old Trafford) - first seen this winter.

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Tony Koziol


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In our Stockport garden the two female Blackcaps continue to visit daily from first light until dusk. Also of note at least 10 Blackbirds daily plus our usuals. 



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Richard Would


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Male Blackcap on feeders in my garden in Sale, paid several visits over a couple of hours.

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David Pierce


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A female blackcap in my Marple garden. First for a few years.



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Female Blackcap in my Orrell garden today feeding on sunflower seeds. A first for my garden



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Grey Wagtail in my Davyhulme garden was a bit of a surprise this morning.

January has seen a steady increase in Greenfinch (max 24), with the usual flock of circa 16 Goldfinch and 3 Chaffinch. A Siskin visited one day.




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On and around my Stretford backyard feeders today at 10:45am -
*Siskin* -1 (seeing one feeding is like throwing a double six).
Greenfinch -1.
Goldfinch - c20.

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Tony Koziol


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Since our last post on the 14th Jan, two female Blackcaps have been visiting every day in our Stockport garden and on the 15th a male joined them for about fifteen minutes but has not been sighted since.

All our other usuals have been hanging around which has also attracted a rather splendid male Sparrowhawk.



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A garden lifer for me in Norden today...

A pair of Reed Buntings (m/f)



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On and around my Stretford backyard feeders at 8:45am this morning were ..
Goldfinch - c80
Blue - tit - 2 ( always just 2).
and a yard full of feral pigeon.


At 12:30 pm
Goldfinch - 16.

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Tony Koziol


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Since our last post a week ago the only real change is that a female Blackcap has been visiting every day and staying around most of the time in our Stockport garden, she has also had a bit of a bathe sadly no sign of the male or other female.



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On and around my Stretford backyard feeders today 14.01.25 at 12.30 pm were -
Goldfinch - 15.
And a fly by male Chaffinch which landed in a pear tree adjacent to my backyard but it didn't stay long.
A Chaffinch around here is quite a rarity along with House Sparrow.

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Maintaining my firm belief that the ONLY weather that guarantees my access to the Moss is that which includes RAIN...this bout of Ice filled days keeping me firmly at home

here are a few sightings from the 'safety of the Garden'...Birds observed in and or over the Garden

090125...0905-1030....minus 4C

4 Lesser Black-Backed Gull---

2 Great Tit

2 Blue Tit

9 Chaffinch

12 Starling

1 Blackbird

15 Jackdaw

38 Goldfinch

3 Carrion Crow

3 Feral Pigeon

9 Woodpigeon

7 Greenfinch

1 Collared Dove

1 Dunnock

1 Magpie 

1 Snipe...flying south

100125 1000-1130...Minus 6C 

List much the same as yesterday (less the Snipe) but with additions of

1 Ring Necked Parakeet

3 Redwing

110125 1000-1130...Minus 5C

Again list mostly comprising of 090125 Sightings...adding

2 House Sparrow

1 Song Thrush

Both of these species having been commonplace in my lifetime as Garden Regulars but tempered with the sobering knowledge that now these are Rarities....and still those in power continue to ignore what most of us wildlife observers KNOW that NATURE is in dire straits...and those powerful people still understand not that if nature is failing then as we are but simply a part of nature are next in line....I believe that King Midas found to his cost that Gold (untold development riches) is not a foodstuff....



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Another new bird for my flixton garden this morning 2 song thrush chasing each other around.
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2 male Reed buntings in my flixton garden this morning. Also a male bullfinch which didn't hang around for long.

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2 Tree Sparrows in the garden today,also up to 12 Blackbirds at any one time feeding on the bread/suet pellet mix. On the feeders Nuthatch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch , 3 Woodpigeon and a few Jackdaws trying to elbow out the Blackbirds as well.

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A redwing, which alighted briefly in the acer outside my front window near dusk, was a total surprise in a Winter where they are not present hereabouts. It then flew towards our cotoneaster, which still has a few small berries, but is not visible from where I was stood. Also, this morning, a pair of siskin for the first time this Winter. Yesterday, 2 redpoll were present. Have probably only had redwing in my garden 2-3 times in 38+ years.



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A male Reed bunting was a nice addition to my flixton garden this morning.
A female chaffinch has been a daily visitor over the last 3 weeks.

Also a female great spotted woodpecker enjoying the fatballs.

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Our Stockport garden has produced the following for the first seven days of the New Year.

Blackbird: up to eleven birds.

Magpie 3

Wood Pigeon 4

House Sparrow 12

Blue Tit 4

Coal Tit 2

Great Tit 2

Long - tailed Tit 11

Dunnock 1

Starling 5

Jackdaw 3

Robin 1

Ring- necked Parakeet 3

Collared Dove 2

Carrion Crow 1

Blackcap 1 male on 2nd Jan and two females this morning.

Happy New Year to all



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1st Redpoll of the winter on the feeders today,Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker plus plenty of Goldfinch,several Greenfinch and Chaffinch etc.

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We have 2 x regular visitors in the garden a male Bullfinch and a Robin with signs of fringilla papillomavirus . Just a reminder to regularly wash bird feeding stations to reduce the spread



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The first Siskin of this Winter was on the back garden feeders Christmas Day morning. Today, we were back to two redpoll (I think the loner that has been visiting is a different bird), and seven greenfinches was a mood booster.



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Visiting in Bolton and always watching the feeders in my son's garden Yesterday I saw nuthatch, treecreeper and two goldcrest in the same sycamore tree. Goldfinch, greenfinch and bullfinch on the feeders as usual.

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Today's highlights were a presumed pair of goldcrests in the Acer, just a few feet from the front window, a single redpoll, and one nuthatch.



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1 stunning male Blackcap in our garden in Dukinfield this morning

Vicky

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Tony Koziol


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Stockport:

Male Blackcap still visiting our fatball feeder most days this week.



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On a wet and windy morning 8:45am today on and around my Stretford backyard feeders were -
Goldfinch - c80.
Ps. checked the 4 feeders at 2:00pm and all empty.

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Female Blackcap in our Dukinfield garden this morning. 4 Bullfinch, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Goldfinch and 2 Coal Tit's for company.



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2 redpoll this a.m. after exactly two weeks since their last visit. Also a grey wagtail knocking about neighbour's roofs. Still waiting for bullfinch (!), blackcap, siskin and brambling this Winter. It's not a great one is it.



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Male Blackcap in Atherton garden this am. First Blackcap this year and it's December !!!!



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Sorry predictive text. Goldfinch should say goldcrest.

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Goldfinch working cherry tree in my front garden, first time tick, in Rosehill Marple.

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Fieldfare still in apple tree, now its 15th day (a garden tick)

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