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2 grey wagtails were nice to see this afternoon but feeding on the shed in my neighbours old Trafford garden, they also flew into another neighbours garden but never in mine hmm
have only seen them flying over in the past.
45+ goldfinch
4 greenfinch
1 chaffinch
1 robin
1 dunnock
2 coal tit
flock of long tailed tits passed through also, didn't go on any feeders though.

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as I was just leaving my house this morning I could hear a ring-necked parakeet calling in the back, I went back into my house & went out into my garden & could hear it calling but could not see it, eventually it flew out of one of the neighbouring gardens & flew into another where there was an apple tree which it then started to eat apples.

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Things seemed to take off today with goldfinches (max 4) and 2 nuthatches locating the feeder for the first time this winter. It subsequently emptied quite quickly, 2 coal tits being the worst offenders for throwing out any food not their main target. Goldcrests heard nearby and blackbird activity really strong, especially on fallen apples (and some that have yet to fall). Luckily it has been a bumper crop so they can have a few!



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Sparrowhawk just past my window in chorlton, tormenting the local starlings and goldfinches. Also 2-300 Pink footed geese seen around 12.45pm. Eugene

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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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Really good numbers of garden birds this morning in my Chorlton garden. Lots of Long tailed tits, good numbers of blue and great. 4 black birds 2 Dunnock 1 collard doce 2 jay 1 Goldcrest (garden tick) Mistle thrush over 4 jackdaw over Regular flock of starlings about Most action ive seen around the flat in over 6 months. Also had cormorant over other day, another garden tick.

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sid ashton


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Just had a male Tawny Owl calling in our Hale garden - hope it gets some sleep soon as I could certainly use some having spent a considerable amount of time this week in Wythenshawe hospital to be with my wife.



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Just had a cormorant flying unusually very very low over our garden! How's that for a garden tick!!!

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74 fieldfare & 1 redwing over my old Trafford garden at 11.42am this morning heading west.
also a brief visit from a female great spotted woodpecker in the tall tree at the bottom of the garden, seen again flying over 5 minutes later.


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2 high but still very noisy peregrine falcons over my old trafford garden this morning, one noticeably smaller than the other which carried on towards chorlton & the other went into a stoop but lost to view.

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Two Goldcrest in my back garden (Jericho) this morning.

 

 



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60+ goldfinches on & around my feeders, a lovely sight & sound first thing this morning smile
4 greenfinch
2 coal tits
1 goldcrest feeding in my pine tree.
A mute Swan flew low over.

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steven burke


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6 skylark flew low over my old trafford garden this morning at 11.15 am.
Common buzzard & sparrowhawk circled overhead, the sparrowhawk then swooped down fast & out of view.
A male chaffinch has been joining the regular goldfinches & greenfinches throughout the day.
1 goldcrest.

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5 raven over my old Trafford garden this morning, 3 at 9.30am heading west & 2 at 10.10am heading south east.
2 siskin over at 10.50am heading south & 1 flew out of my garden soon after, didn't see it on my feeders though.
100 pink-footed geese over at 4.25pm heading east.
2 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 1 pied wagtail & 1 linnet over also.
45+ goldfinches on the feeders
4 greenfinch
1 coal tit
1 goldcrest





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Annual October visit by a Grey Wagtail to our Hale garden pond this afternoon biggrin



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First Redwings of the autumn for me heard over my Irlam garden tonight at 22.25

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2 Grey Wagtails at my garden pond in Radcliffe, 2nd time this week

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A Chiffchaff was feeding in my old trafford garden this afternoon.
A pair of goldcrest have been visiting also over the last week.
Still lots of goldfinches & several greenfinch on the feeders.
2 coal tits.

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Goldcrest x 4  Ashton on mersey 

 

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A Ring necked Parakeet has just visited my Swinton garden.

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Romiley.

Tawny owl in tree or on roof just outside bedroom window just now screeching away loudly. Goldcrest earlier in day in same tree.



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Yesterday evening and this morning a chiffchaff is very vocal in a tree outside my Radcliffe garden calling. They Seem to be visiting our garden every Autumn now which is nice. Ta!

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Colder weather and refilled feeders brought the following to Marple today:-

Goldcrest, Dunnock, 4 Blue Tits, 3 Great Tits, Robin, 4 House Sparrows, 2 Coal Tits, Collared Dove

Blackbird, Long Tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatches, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon, Treecreeper

 

 



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Hopwood Heywood

Adult male Bullfinch feeding fledged young on lawn beneath my feeding station

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18+ Goldfinches this morning
2 Blackbirds
8 House sparrow
Several Blue & Great Tits
2 Coal Tits
4 Chaffinch
2 Robin
2 Dunnock
A couple of Jays calling in trees behind the garden



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2 peregrine falcons over my old trafford garden at 5.45pm, one was actually chasing the other & had a little pop at it, the chasing bird then flew back around & came back over my garden where I managed to get my binoculars on it & it was a juvenile. The other bird had dissapeared so didn't manage to get a good look at it.
40-60 goldfinches on a daily basis enjoying the feeders.

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Hopwood heywood

Ringed 5 goldfinches and a fem bullfinch this morning

Overhead several meadow pipits early on and 2 different grey wagtails

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30+ Goldfinches in my garden on the sunflower hearts & in trees

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A single Chiffchaff through the Bolton garden off Geoff Butler today (image thanks to him).

 



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Hopwood 2/9

Bullfinches unringed female (another bird)
Goldcrest at least 1 calling

Meadow pipits a few singles over this morning

-- Edited by Mike Cooper on Saturday 2nd of September 2017 12:31:06 PM At 15:45 when a large dark cloud came over c. 20 house martins and 10 swallows feeding and drifting East

-- Edited by Mike Cooper on Saturday 2nd of September 2017 04:54:53 PM

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Hopwood 1/9

Willow warbler sub song at 6:20

Singles of meadow pipit over constantly - Autumn is here

Grey wagtail over 17:30

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Common sandpiper over my old trafford garden calling this evening at 9.20pm.
Also 3 gulls possibly black headed, over heading east at 10.15 pm.

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A very pristine looking male Blackcap made an appearance in my Prestwich garden this morning. Hadn't seen one in my garden for a while.

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What sounded like black-tailed godwits calling over my old trafford garden this evening at 10.15 pm.

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A first today in the form of a noisy Ring-necked Parakeet, in our Bolton garden early this morning.

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At least 9 juvenile Starlings in a hedge that borders our garden.

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Andy Isherwood


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Single curlew over garden c. 3.40pm today heading west.

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2 juv Willow Warbler and single Willow Tit in mixed tit flock moving through garden this am.

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Goldcrests calling from front and back gardens in Hopwood heywood this morning. Post breeding dispersal rather than an arrival

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Sparrowhawk disturbed and took off with prey in my Eccles garden

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Treecreeper on our bathroom wall this morning Winstanley



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Juvenile Willow Warbler through a Bolton garden today.

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A single curlew flew over my old trafford garden at 11.10am this morning calling & heading west.

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Group of 5 or 6 common Swifts feeding over our Hale garden this evening, lovely to see them here before they leave.



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A first;

Ring-necked Parakeet over my Sale garden this morning! smile

 



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Wednesday p.m. A chiffchaff was flycatching in next doors garden (probably just entered my garden, but went out of sight). Autumn arrives in Romiley! A nuthatch one garden further along was another sign.



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The garden Robin appearing agitated as it twice hovered facing our Leylandii hedge. The reason became clear as a tiny Robin fledgling appeared on the ground below and went behind our shed.

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Still 7 surviving ducklings sharing the time between ours and next door but ones

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photo of Ring-necked Parakeet in the garden taken by my wife Pat.



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Just been watching a young Grey Wagtail finding plenty to eat on and around the rocks in our Hale garden pond.



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Originally posted today by Mike Killelea:

Just seen a Ring-necked Parakeet in my Jericho garden



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