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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Possible 20 nests on Irlam Road, Flixton, with a further 3 in a tree round the corner off Woodsend Road, behind DeBrook Lodge care home..

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Four nests have been built at St Johns Church, Mosley Common

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Birtle lower rookery . Rooks starting to eye up last years nests and trying them for size .

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Back in March 2021 fredford noted that there were Jackdaws associating with Rooks at a local rookery.   I have read that in Autumn Rooks perform a display called Stooping when they climb to great heights on thermals and then plunge vertically, obviously pulling out of the dive before they would hit the ground.  They are accompanied on their ascent by Jackdaws that do not stoop but presumably go up just for kicks.

 



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4 birds at the nests in Tyldesley Cemetery this morning. A pair were at the nests in St Johns Church, Mosley Common yesterday

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Location in upper Norden with around 10 nests



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Tues 20th April.

Broadbottom.

c 5 nests at junction of Hill-end Lane and Broadbottom Road ... I was driving so possibly more ??

Roger.

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Birtle . Twenty-three nests in original place , started in 2013 , eighteen in the one four hundred yards to the east which was establihed one year later and this year there is an additional site between the two , with ten nests .
Is this one rookery or three ?

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Friday 16th April.

Counted 16 active nests at Grange Farm Feeds, Hattersley roundabout, Mottram in Longdendale.

Roger.

-- Edited by Roger Baker 3 on Friday 16th of April 2021 09:35:20 PM

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Called in at Birch services twice this week and loads of activity at the rookery in Birch. Loads of nests from one end of village to other. 



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I demand a recount!

18 nests on Irlam Road, Flixton and also 4 more in a tree behind De Brook Lodge care home.

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11 nests in use at Tyldesley Cemetery

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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Probably final count, looks like 17 nests on Irlam Road, Flixton.

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Birtle . 23 nests , they have been busy . The annexe , quarter of a mile to the north east , has about seven nests. Most interesting and amusing to watch the rooks swinging on twigs to break them off . The former magpie nest has been requisitioned .
There are always a good number of jackdaws with the rooks . Why is this ? Do they nest amongst the rooks ?

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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Now 16 nests on Irlam Road, Flixton.

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Not sure how many nests make a rookery but there are at least three nests at Asda, Ashton under Lyne, the birds are using the very tall lights that illuminate the main car park. Also a further nest in the trees on the edge of the car park near the by pass. These birds were nesting there last year.



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7 nests being redecorated by residents on the rookery at Kickety Brook yesterday.

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4 nests opposite Aldi in centre of Tyldesley. 

Cant believe never noticed them in the past but they were very vocal today.



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Rod Harrison


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I live over the border in West Yorkshire and the rooks are behind Manchester in returning and rebuilding their nests. Rastrick rookery down from 47 to one (last year) in ten years. The last pair visited yesterday (female has deformed foot so easy to recognise). Rookeries in Ripponden, Greetland and others locally have reduced significantly over past 10-15 years. Mind you, when I lived in Prestwich, I can remember large rookeries in Whitefield, Heywood, Middleton and Heaton Park but they're either long gone or much reduced also. Very unlikely that the trend will change. Birch is the only one which has appeared in the meantime in that area. Jackdaws have increased substantially though around Manchester in the meantime.



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St Johns & St James Shuttleworth, 27 active nests, with 19 birds perched in the trees and 31 birds feeding in surrounding fields.

Regards Brian.



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Actually 14 nests on Irlam Road, Flixton today.

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Looks like it could be 12 on Irlam Road, Flixton.

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There's a small rookery (6 nests today) in an oak on Church lane near Barr Green Farm in Woodford



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Only nine nests , so far , at Birtle . Rather concerned .

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Shuttleworth and Birch off to a good start . Birtle slow this year .

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Thats early considering the weather too!



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Birtle Rookery . Hurrah ! First rook seen , this morning , carrying twig to the lower rookery .

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Final Irlam Road score is 14 nests, 12 in 1 tree and 2 in another.

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Are there any rookeries in the Oldham/Rochdale area? 



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Birch on heywood/Middleton boundary 17/4 afternoon exercise stroll

Now 93 nests, probably last count as trees now beginning to leaf

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12 nests on Irlam Road, all in 1 tree.

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Birch heywood/Middleton boundary 31/3

87 nests occupied with a new ones being built so number may increase but way down on 117 from April 2016

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There are seven nests in Tyldesley Cemetery this year, without having had opportunity for a full look at the site. Those nests are in a different part of the site to where I recall them being previously.
Others in Tyldesley are a single Rook nest at Manchester Road/Cherington Drive opposite the Gatehouse pub and two nests at Kings Court opposite Aldi. I dont know whether either of these latter two sites has been used by Rooks before this year.

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Two nests at St Johns Church, Mosley Common, an outlier from the Tyldesley Cemetery rookery, birds often roving between the two sites

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Birtle Lower rookery twenty- one nests. Hooray ! Upper rookery not yet explored.

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Could be 12 nest sites on Irlam Road, Flixton, all bar two in one tree.

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St Pauls Shuttleworth Rookery.

Over the past seven days there has been early activity at the above Rookery, the birds only return here to nest, 24 in the tree tops basically in pairs and some tidying up wind blown nests.

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St Pauls Shuttleworth Rookery.

Twentynine active nests with a possible 4/5 more, lots of movement and stealing of twigs from nests, at least Fortyfive adult birds present at 1600 hrs today.

Regards Brian.



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Twenty-two nests in Birtle No. 1 rookery. Watched them dismantle last years magpie nests to use the sticks in their own nests.

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Would appear to be 10 active nests in the grounds of Wellacre Academy, Irlam Road, Flixton.

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At least a dozen rooks, some in pairs, some with nests in the Church Rd / Wellmeadow Rd area of Uppermill, Saddleworth.



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Just 1 nest and 4 Rooks squabbling over it on Irlam Road, Flixton today. Hopefully therell be a few more nests constructed soon.

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Originally posted today by Fred Ford:

Four nests under construction in Birtle no. 1 rookery and in rookery no. 2, half mile to the east, six or seven.



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PHIL GREENWOOD


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Looks like 10 nests on Irlam Road, Flixton.

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Summerseat - 7 nests

Hawkshaw - 18 nests

Gorsey Clough - 9 nests



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Birtle rookery has 24 nests and the annexe,300 yards to the east ,has approximately 16. This is the fifth year and going strong, I am pleased to report.
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7 nests in tree across road from Wythenshawe Market



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Only 19 nests counted at the small wood north of Brookheys covert (Carrington Moss). Although I have not counted the nests here in the past this seems like a reduction on previous years.



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26/3 17:45-18:10 birch Middleton

86 nests occupied or being built

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Wolstenholme (Nutters) - Norden. 24 nests - same as last year so holding its own.

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