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Bury . Mistle thrush has returned with his wonderful song . Spring is on its way !

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Andy Bissitt


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A second male blackcap joined the 'resisdent' bird this morning, both on view at the same time. No aggro, so far. Makes up for the lack of birding interest in the local area just now.



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Male Blackcap in my Old Trafford garden this lunchtime

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Male Blackcap in my Old Trafford garden this lunchtime

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Hardly anything on and around my Stretford backyard feeders over the cold snap just a few Goldfinch now and again but this morning as its slightly warmer there were c40 Goldfinch at 9:15am.
At 12:30 pm
Goldfinch - 21.
Blackbird - 1f.
Blue- tit - 2 (usual pair).

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Bury . Due to the cold , we added meal worms to our garden menu . Soon after , along comes a pied wagtail and two , male house sparrows , which we are trying to nurture . Goodoh !

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Bury . Large party of redwings sorting through the leaf litter and grass , underneath the beeches , in the sun-shine .
One of them chased off an inquisitive carrion crow .
Treecreeper on the apple tree . Where are the house sparrows ?



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Andy Bissitt


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Male blackcap seen late afternoon, first time since Sunday. Looks like he's got over Winter's first hurdle. Things otherwise poor, with just song thrush, nuthatch and bullfinch not everyday birds. Where are the redpolls/siskins?



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Bury . Lesser redpolls have returned to join two pairs of bullfinch , many goldfinch , blue , great and coal tits and occasional long tailed tits , on the sunflower heart feeders .

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New addition to the garden list yesterday with 2 female Pheasants helping themselves to a bit of spilt seed. There are 2 in the picture if you look closely.



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The first redpoll of this Winter on my back garden feeders this morning. Things picking up again after a very quiet period (e.g. first nuthatch in about a month today). Also, two ring-neck parakeets flew across neighbouring gardens at rooftop height.



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On and around my Stretford backyard feeders at 9:45am were -
Goldfinch - 25.
Wood pigeon - 1.
Carrion Crow - 1.
Magpie - 1.
Blue-tit - 2 (always in a pair).
COAL TIT - 2 (not seen on the backyard feeders before but have been seen years ago on the street tree feeders opposite my house which had to be taken down) .
The 2 Coal tits were chased off by the 2 Blue-tits.

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The male blackcap saw in the New Year on 1st January, and was seen again today (being bullied by the robin). Also 1 ring-neck parakeet over.



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A belated Happy New Year to everybody from our Stockport garden.

Negative news on the Blackcap pair, they are unseen for a week however good news is that House Sparrow numbers are up to 30, Long-tailed Tits are at a steady 11 and a pair of Sparrowhawk find all this plus the other birds hard to resist.

Species total for 2023 was 30 a record, first day of 2024 and we are on 14 already with another 365 hard days ahead.

 



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Stockport

Both male and female Blackcap still visiting the feeders and the only change to last week has been another Jay.



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Treecreeper on the Silver Birch in my front garden yesterday, first one I've seen here in Brooklands. 

 



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2 Ring-necked Parakeets (first time visitors) to my parents garden in Newall Green, Wythenshawe yesterday. They prospected the peanut feeder mid-afternoon before flying off.

Hopefully they'll return.



-- Edited by Phil Owen on Sunday 17th of December 2023 08:02:10 AM

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Male blackcap seen on last three days. Seems to have settled in for the duration.



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Karen Foulkes


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A Ring-necked Parakeet was perched in a tree at the back of the garden this morning.

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2 Ring Necked Parakeets on bird feeders this morning,still a rare bird round these parts. Also in garden up to 12 Greenfinch at any one time,Goldfinch,2 Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker,Nuthatch, several Chaffinch plus all the usual.
I've not seen a Willow Tit on feeders for over 2 years now,once a regular visitor to the garden,but unfortunately not any more.



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A male blackcap was seen in my back garden (Romiley) at sunrise this morning. I'd love to know if it's the same one from earlier in the year. 



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Tony Koziol


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Stockport.

After the arrival of the male Blackcap on Sunday 3rd it has been sighted in the garden every day since. Yesterday I caught a brief glimpse of a female Blackcap next door then this morning she visited our feeders and has done throughout the day, interestingly she only has one eye.

Other birds seen each day are, Robin 1, Dunnock 2,  four tit species occasionally together,  Blue Tit 5, Coal 2, Great 1, Long-tailed 11, Blackbird 5, Collared Dove 2, Woodpigeon 7, Redwing 15, Jay 1 harassed by Magpies 2, Carrion Crow 3, Jackdaw circa 150 flying over only at dusk.

Finally a male Sparrowhawk which is attracted by all the little ones on the feeders.



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Rather large gardens at Hulme Community Garden Centre where a flock of Long Tailed Tits descended with friends. 8.45am then traipsing round our trees for 40 minutes. I had to count several times! I think our resident Robins, Blackbirds and Blue tits were a bit miffed, the Robins especially. The Dunnocks couldnt care less.
19 long tailed tits
2 coal tits
3 blue tits
2 goldcrests

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male Blackcap arrived in my Bolton garden today.

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Male Pheasant cleaning up the mess the 60+ House Sparrows leave under the feeders in my Astley garden this afternoon.



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Tony Koziol


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Our first Blackcap (m) of this autumn turned up at 14.15 in our Stockport garden today, two days later than autumn 2022.



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Single adult Whooper Swan just flown south west over my Tyldesley garden

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Andy Bissitt


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Late news for 1st December. 35 pink-footed geese West mid pm directly over garden. Just before dusk, a female sparrowhawk landed on the fence with prey it had just caught, and spent the next 20 minutes plucking and eating it until it was almost dark.

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2 Willows Tits feeding in my Radcliffe / Elton back garden for last 2 days.



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Bury . Two brambling taking fallen sunflower hearts , from under the feeders .

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Female blackcap visiting fatball and nut feeders last couple of mornings in Old Trafford garden, along with blue tits, great tits, coal tits and house sparrows. Robin and Dunnocks hoovering up underneath.

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2 Waxwing just been feeding briefly in next doors rowan tree then flew to the TV aerial on the other side next door. They then preened for a few minutes before flying off southwest. 2 others flew south over Astley street park whilst they were on the aerial. (Tyldesley)

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1 male Blackcaps this am

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On and around my Stretford backyard feeders were good numbers of Goldfinch with c80 on several days during the wet weather, also a couple of Greenfinch seen plus a Robin and a couple of Blue- tit.
Not many Goldfinch today as the weather today is quite mild.

From my front terraced house garden (this pm) there was a good view of a Sparrowhawk in a tree across the road after it spooked c100 ferral pigeons from the nearby Gorse Hill Hotel ( pub).

Needless to say it wasn't long before it was mobbed by 2 local Carrion Crow who are always about,and moved on.

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A brilliant male brambling just joined the finch throng on the front garden feeders. Still in near-breeding plumage.

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8 Long-tailed Tit this PM in our Openshaw garden 



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4 jays at once in our small suburban garden in Romiley this morning. Quite a sight, they are after all a fantastic looking bird close up.



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A very unusual occurrence in Marple - a grey wagtail paid a brief visit to my bird bath



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Bury . Mixed gathering , fifteen , of jackdaws and rooks at the top of beech , sunbathing and vigorously sorting their feathers . Lovely sight .

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Bury . The bullfinches return . Three males and one female . Hurrah !

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A Jay, feeding on fat balls, was an unusual visitor to my garden yesterday. A first garden record for me in Davyhulme. It has lost half its tail and I recognised it as a bird that has been frequenting the local park, feeding on acorns, but being pushed around by the local Magpie mob.

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Bury . Sixty fieldfares over and milling 1317hrs .
First this year for me .

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Bury . Song thrush taking berries from the yew . He flies up from the lawn , plucks his prey , then down to the lawn , again .
Delightful .

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4 Ring Knecked Parrokete, over our Openshaw garden at 09:50 this am 



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Bury . Two , calling ravens over just now .

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6 Whooper Swans calling over Walkden garden just now



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18 + Whooper Swans flew south over my Chorlton flat, M21 9JF, at 09.49 calling. (Check those waterparks !)

-- Edited by Pete Hines on Friday 13th of October 2023 09:56:49 AM

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Tuesday 10 October 2023

A Merlin flew south over my garden at 12:29, being harassed by a Pied Wagtail.

Other things on the move - mainly south - over the garden earlier in the morning included:
24 Pink-footed Goose (east)
1 Jay
10 Skylark
419 Redwing
32 Fieldfare
1 Song Thrush
1 Grey Wagtail
10 Pied Wagtail
105 Meadow Pipit
19 Chaffinch
11 Linnet
1 Lesser Redpoll
13 Siskin
2 Yellowhammer
2 Reed Bunting

Other "recent" garden highlights include:
2 Crossbill south on 14 September
1 Spotted Flycatcher on 25 August
20 Black-tailed Godwit south-east on 22 August
1 Little Egret west on 12 June
1 Quail heard overhead at 23:47 on 11 June

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A Ring Necked Parakeet in the back garden this morning, still quite a rarish bird round here,also female Pheasant, Nuthatch and good numbers of the usual Great,Coal,Blue and Long Tailed Tits,plus a few Greenfinch on the sunflower seeds.Also 2 Ravens low over the garden and Great Spotted Woodpecker on the fatball feedres

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Redwing heard over my Bredbury garden at 7.30am this morning.

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