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A buzzard drifting low over st johns gardens, mobbed by gulls, makes 50 species for this ebird hotspot and the little pin turning a lighter shade of blue :)



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Whitethroat at Rozel Square, St John's Gardens today. First record.

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Raven flying west over King Street at 16.30pm.

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Spotted flycatcher with chiffchaff and willow warbler at Rozel Square this morning, SF first record for site.

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8 goosander on the river Irwell O/S Lowry Hotel



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Almost exactly the same day as last year, a willow warbler has dropped into Rozel Square and is singing from some birch trees no doubt on its way south.
wood pigeons building a nest outside the window.

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There was a single coot on the canal outside The Wharf pub yesterday evening, seems to be the first ebird record for the site.
Also one mute swan. water currently very clear down there.

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A pair of jays were having a go at a crow this morning, St John's Gardens, almost exactly 1 year since my first jay record here last April.

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1 singing blackcap and 1 singing willow warbler in st john's gardens this morning.

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St John's Gardens.
The female bullfinch was around this morning eating apple blossom, assume the male wasn't far away but was not seen.

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Another first for St John's Gardens on my morning walk today - one nuthatch feeding in the large black poplars.

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St John's Gardens
Friday - sparrowhawk caught a pigeon but couldn't hold onto it.

This morning, sunday 22 March, a pair of bullfinch was the first record of this species for me (and possibly anyone?) here, eating apple buds.
Female blackcap still here.
House sparrows starting to nest.





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A sparrowhawk was hunting around the St john's gardens estate yesterday evening

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Amongst the usuals, a female blackcap was drinking from my bird bath at Rozel Sq. St John's gardens this a.m.
Also several house sparrows knocking about around the estate, hoping they'll use one of the terrace boxes we've put up.
Two collared doves looking like they'll start a nest soon in a cypress tree.


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Raven flew over town hall today in a NW direction and was heard calling.

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1 Grey wagtail & 3 goldfinch in St Peters square this afternoon.
3 goosander & 1grey wagtail on river irwell viewed from cathedral approach.

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Weds 8th Dec

- Raven over Mancunian Way near London Rd at 12.41pm

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Now 4 pairs of Goosander in the Ashton canal basin behind The Green ( Ducie Street)



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2 Pairs of Goosander on the Ashton canal where it passes under Jutland Street.  Today at 2-30. The resident geese were already trying to move them on.



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A sighting from yesterday at around 08.30

A male Kestrel flew from the direction of Shudehill and landed on top of the Skipton Building Society building

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Male and female Goosander on the River Irwell outside the Lowry hotel at 12:15 today.

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Monday 1st Dec

- Grey Heron flew low over Stephensons Square / Hilton Street in the Northern Quarter early afternoon

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Spent the day having a big wonder around the city centre, 3 target birds in mind, dipper, kingfisher & redwing but no joy in places I expected to see them. All birds seen....
Cormorant
Canada goose
Mallard
Goosander
Peregrine falcon
Moorhen
Black headed gull
Lesser black backed gull
Herring gull
Woodpigeon
Feral pigeon
Grey wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Mistle thrush
Goldcrest
Long-tailed tit
Great tit
Coal tit
Blue tit
Magpie
Crow
House sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Bullfinch  ( heard only)
There was a decent  number of blackbirds around especially in 2 areas, potatoe wharf (at least 15) & pin mill brow (at least 12).


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A woodcock just flew over Albert Square Christmas markets towards the town hall where I lost sight of it, it actually looked like it might have landed on the building.

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Starlings it seems are like buses. None whatsoever for 6 years and then a flock of 12 descended to feed on whitebeam berries today. Alongside at least 4 mistle thrush, several blackbird, greenfinch, goldfinch and wood pigeons.

These whitebeam trees are literally alive with birds. Bodes well for possible waxwing irruptions assuming there's any berries left in a few weeks.

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A great morning of half watching the rugby and half window-birding from Rozel Square.

17 species including a first record for starling at St John's Gardens. Finally.
others -

1 chiffchaff,
2 coal tit,
blue tits,
great tits,
2 chaffinch,
6 blackbird,
wood pigeons and feral pigeons
2 dunnock
1 greenfinch
goldfinches
house sparrows
magpie
wren
robin
black headed gull


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8 greenfinch still feeding on whitebeam berries (along with increased numbers of blackbird and woodpigeon) at Rozel Sq st john's gardens.





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Greenfinch at rozel square today, first for a long time. Large mixed tit flock of 17 blue tit, 5 great tit, a single coal tit.
Also the grey wagtail is still around feeding under its favourite birch trees, presumably on inverts washed off by the rain.

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singing Chiffchaff in Vimto today https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60120855 and a Goldcrest yesterday - first since spring 2018....

https://ebird.org/barchart?r=L4934653&yr=all&m=



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Common Whitethroat and 2 Coal Tits at Vimto Park this morning - both site megas:

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59844253



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Kestrel on the ground photographed on Sackville St. this evening at close range by Amanda Wallace via Facebook. Here's her pic

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Clearly another influx of flying ants today, I was stood in St Peters square around 6.30pm & was watching many gulls circling around, not in the hundreds but not far off a hundred in total mostly lesser black backed, few herring & black headed gulls. Whilst watching these I then noticed a number of starlings flycatching on the top of no 1 & no 2 buildings, I first thought there were around 30+ of them but one photo revealed at least 58, nice to watch for around 20 minutes before they all flew off towards Oxford Road train station.

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About 20 sand martins feeding over Rozel sq St. Johns gardens just now, with another 20 martins or so over the top of no1 spinningfields feeding although those were high up so uncertain on species

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Willow warbler feeding in birch trees at Rozel Sq this morning - new record for location.

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Lesser black-backed gull chick visible and calling from the roof of Zizzi's on King Street, on the flat roof bit by the chimney. Adults calling and flying around overhead.

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Chiffchaff calling and seen feeding from birch trees at Rozel square St John's Gardens yesterday afternoon

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About 15 or so swifts were feeding over Castlefield on Saturday.
Also there seems to have been a little influx of coal tits to the city centre - at least 2 birds singing from Rozel Sq. at the weekend

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There was a fledgling coal tit on my peanut feeder this morning, Rozel Square, city centre. Until now I've only really known coal tits as winter visitors here.

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a common buzzard circled high over the town hall this afternoon.
male kestrel at the town hall, looking very scruffy.
2 mistle thrush in parsonage gardens.
there are several pairs of lesser black backed gulls around, I watched one adult attacking one of the several crows that are also around.
1 grey wagtail

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A mistle thrush, a song thrush and blackbirds all singing yesterday evening/this morning around Rozel square. A wonderful city centre soundscape.


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First jay i've ever recorded at Rozel Square this morning. Noticed when all the local blue tits were warning calling. It flew in from Castlefield and fed off one of the bird feeders.

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A near adult/adult Iceland Gull with Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-Backed Gulls over Dale Street car park Tuesday 2nd April 2.10pm.   They had appeared to have flown from the East.  The Herring Gulls and Lesser Black- Backed Gulls dropped onto the water bodies of what is probably the Picadilly Basin.  The Iceland Gull flew quite low but then carried on westwards

 



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Loud chirping made me notice a blackbird nest at Rozel Square this morning, with at least 3 fairly well developed chicks.
The location is regularly disturbed so the nest may be relatively safe from the local magpies.

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2 goosander, 1 kingfisher & 1 grey heron on the river Irwell viewed from Victoria bridge.
2 mistle thrush in parsonage gardens

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forgot to mention in my post for yesterday that 2 mallards were sleeping in Piccadilly gardens.

today, 4 goosander on the river Irwell & 1 kingfisher from Victoria bridge.

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male goosander on the high fast flowing river Irwell from Victoria bridge this afternoon.
mistle thrush on the premier inn.
blackbird singing at the cathedral, also 8 goldfinch there.

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3 Cormorant flying East along Whitworth Street at 06:50 this am.



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Sparrowhawk flew low over St John's gardens this morning heading west, scaring the hell out of all the pigeons and passerines.

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Baby - very newly fledged - Mistle Thrush this morning (8ish). Just South of the Mancunian Way (the trees by the cycle path off the bottom of Sackville St.). Making a huge din, with parents in the background bringing food (caterpillars I think).

Given Steven's post on 8th Jan, could this be a 2nd brood?! Seems madly early perhaps spring is coming...



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Along the River Irwell today, near to the Lowry hotel at 12.30pm:

6 Goosander (3male, 3 female)
3 Mute Swan
2 Cormorants

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