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Annette Cutts


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30+ at 8.50am flying NW over Sharples school, Bolton.

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Robert Adderley


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...er, Woodley Precinct usually has a good berry crop John if you want to tick off a few more berries tomorrowwink.gif

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John Rayner


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This morning I did a tour round some of the sites in Hazel Grove/Stockport area where Waxwings have been in the past. None today but here's an assessment of the berry crop.

Hazel Grove High School - Abundant Sorbus berry crop on roadside trees and also plenty on nearby Hawthorns by lay-by.
Stockport Station approach - Quite good crop of Rowan berries.
Lawrence Street, Stockport - 1 or 2 Cotoneasters with berries
Nissan Garage, St Mary's Way - A couple of Sorbus with heavy crop of pale yellow berries
St Mary's Way (towards A6) - Good Rowan crop
Henry St/Rayner St (Off Hall Street), Offerton - Some Rowan berries left but heavy duty mowing causing disturbance
Hall Pool Drive, Offerton - I've seen a large flock here before but couldn't find any berry trees - perhaps they are in gardens on the estate
M & S, Hazel Grove - Very few berries
My back garden, Hazel Grove - nothing - and I don't expect lightning to strike twice!

Cheers, John


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Paul Heaton


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I did the early visit here 2-3
12 Goldfinch
34 Starling
26 Magpies very aggresive blighters chasing everything off the berries
4 mistle thrush
3 song Thrush
thought I heard waxwing but could not locate them.

keep birding.

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Ian McKerchar


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No further sign of the Brunswick Street birds by 4pm.

Info thanks to Tim Wilcox.

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Ian McKerchar


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5 waxwings around brunswick street health centre in ardwick, just south of the city centre at midday today, being chased by mistle thrushes.

Info thanks to declan savage

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Paul Dewey


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I had a march around the town centre this morning and failed to turn up any waxwings. Tried the usual station approach and Nissan garage and also a couple of other places where there are berry trees, Lord St (parallell to A6 near station) and nearby car parks on st peters square.

After I add this someone is bound to see some where I have been.

-- Edited by Paul Dewey at 13:05, 2008-11-08

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Rob Smallwood


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Coming away from Stockport turn right just after the chippy and they often turn up outside the flats on the left opposite Bramwell Street - I can't remember the road name!

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Where abouts on Hall Street Rob?
I work on Hall Street, so I'll be able to keep an eye out daily.

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Rob Smallwood


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I saw what may have been the flock flying from near the Nissan Garage (always check around the back - the berry bushes are near the newer small industrial units there) towards another regular site - The Flying Dutchman pub on the corner of Higher Hillgate but could not be sure.

I also tried the traditional sites of Hall Street and the station with no joy.



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Ian McKerchar


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the original waxwing thread has not disappeared but has been moved to the discussions forum as it contained no actual sightings and had turned into a very valuable discussion, so it is where it should be!

Lets keep this one to purely waxwing sightings please

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jason atkinson


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No further sign by 11am, searched all around the area including vernon park, market and morrisons even up as far as woodley. It will be a good winter for them tho so expect more reports.

cheers
jason

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Tim Wilcox


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This thread seems to have disapperaed so I've made new one:

20 reported on Birdguides this am on St .Mary's Way, Stockport opposite the Nissan garage though mobile.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12:02, 2008-11-07

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