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Robert Farmer


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Female feeding on the roof of the Vine Inn, Kennedy Street this afternoon around 3.20pm. Flew off eventually in the direction of the Town Hall.

Great views, as my office overlooks the rooftops of Kennedy Street.

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Ollie Wright


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As I was about to leave the office earlier, I heard the Black Redstart singing. Went over to the window and looked up just as the bird was flying across from the Town Hall right towards me, at eye level. He must have landed a few feet above my head on the Extension roof.



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Adam Jones


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One was singing from the Town Hall roof (Princess Street side) at12:45 today.

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One on the building north of St Anne's Church. Also pair of Mallard on the fountain pool near the football museum.



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Ollie Wright


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A Black Redstart was singing just now from the Town Hall roof (Lloyd Street end of Albert Square).



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25/04

16.50 Black Redstart heard singing from a roof on the section of St Ann Street south of the square, then moved down across Deansgate to St Mary's Street on the roof of the building facing the side of Kendals before relocating to the far side of Parsonage Gardens. Was meeting friends for meal/theatre so couldn't pursue it any further.

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Rob Creek


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Monday 23rd April
Black Redstart singing possibly from roof of GAP store near St.Ann's Church at 1.25pm, couldn't see it though.

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Chris Chandler


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Black Redstart singing this afternoon (4pm) from the roof of St Anne's Church. Then flew up St Anne's Street and onto rooftops at the junction of Cross Street and Chapel Walks.

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Caught up with our resident Black Redstart again today at 9:25 on the chimneys of the Waterhouse pub on Princess Street, singing and showing well.
Brilliant to catch up with so many birders this week Steven, Adrian, Steve, Shannon. Hope to see you all around soon. Im going to start spreading out my search in hope to find more Black Redstarts in the surrounding areas of the city centre.

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6:00pm today, on the roof of Carlton House. Was there for a minute then flew in the direction of the town hall and another bird joined. Possibly a pair? impossible to id the 2nd bird though. 



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09:00 Finally tracked down a singing black redstart to the rooftops around 1761, Tib Lane just now, to the north of the Town Hall.

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steven burke


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Black redstart on carlton house this aft/eve, heard more than seen.

Nice to meet Paul baker.



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There's a good article on this very website: http://www.manchesterbirding.com/articles.html


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Tim Wilcox


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Black Redstart just appeared on Carlton House at 4.18pm Also Peregrine on the Town Hall clock tower

-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Wednesday 18th of April 2018 04:29:53 PM

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PaulBaker


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Well said Rob. After watching the same bird as yesterday again today I feel more confident that this bird is in fact a juvenile male, after factoring in the plumage along with how vocal this bird has been behaving it only adds to this assumption.

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Rob Creek


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I'm certainly no expert but in my view I wouldn't assume that just because it's in female looking plumage that it is a female. Some males never develop the plumage you associate with males, and remain looking like females or immature males.
It's called NEOTONY according to something I've read online with reference to Nigel Odin who runs Landguard Observatory where they've rung hundreds of Black Redstarts. They also say singing females have been noted too!
Confusing or what?

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James Richardson


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I wonder how important the green roof on the Town Hall extension is for black redstart foraging.
If it's used regularly I bet there's some good views from inside the building over the green roof.

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Shannon Llewellyn


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Black redstart seen on Carlton House this morning, as per Paul's post below.

Nice to meet you, Paul.

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PaulBaker


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and again from 9:10 to 9:15.

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PaulBaker


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Black Redstart again on Carlton House at 8:45 singing before flying down Lloyd Street. Also Jay in Quaker Trading garden on Mount Street.

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It was also a female I saw before Steve. Based on location id presume it is the same bird as Stevens post. Fingers crossed we have a male looking for her somewhere in the city centre.

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Steve Suttill


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Steven's photos definitely look like a female, but there are two reports of singing, so presumably we have a pair? Fingers crossed for successful breeding this year...

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PaulBaker


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Black Redstart singing on top of Carlton House on the corner of Mount Street at 18:30

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Rob Creek


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Black Redstart singing from back of Bootle Street old police station just across from Albert Square at 10.45am.
I was delivering to the back of the new Rudy's Pizza, I couldn't locate the bird though as the yard to the old police station is currently closed and under development so visibility to any open rooftops there is limited.

-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 17th of April 2018 11:36:57 AM

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steven burke


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black redstart in albert square feeding & calling on the town hall & carlton house at 2.55pm. Black redstart actually landed on the ground just around from the town hall later on, a nice surprise to see it like that, managed a couple of shots.

-- Edited by steven burke on Sunday 15th of April 2018 08:22:56 PM

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dave broome


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Black Redstart singing on the Town Hall from 12:30, initially at the Lloyd Street end of the building



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Simon Johnson


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Black Redstart singing from town hall Lloyd Street end just now

Peregrine also bombed through chasing a carrion crow

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steven burke


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a few pics from todays black redstart, always high up, as usual.
earlier this afternoon it seemed to favour the roof tops inbetween Hilton street & dale street, lever street & little lever street, I watched it on & off between 1.15-2.30pm.
then as I was at the tram stop in st peters square at 4.40pm it was singing & showing on the town hall, probably saying goodbyesmile

nice to meet steve suttill.


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Another or most likely to be the same male singing & showing at 3.50pm on the town hall, lloyd street end.

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Male singing & showing briefly at 12.25pm on corner of newton street & Hilton street on hatters hostel, finally smile

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One singing from roof of Terrace Bar on Edge Street, Northern Quarter at 9.20 this morning.

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One singing on Bridge Street outside the Courts and a Heron at Victoria Station-Not waiting for a train.



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Ollie Wright


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A Black Redstart is currently flitting around on the railings at the top of the Town Hall (Lloyd Street end).



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A Black Redstart was on the roof of Town Hall at 8:30am 



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steven burke


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Black redstart feeding on carlton house, Albert Square at 3.45pm. and seen again feeding on buildings next to st marys church behind brazenose house at 5.40pm.

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black redstart singing & showing from Lincoln square on heron house this afternoon.

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Black Redstart singing between Concert Lane and Spring Gardens behind Rosso restaurant whilst I was delivering this morning approx 11am.
Pretty much same location as Adam heard it on Monday.

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Female Black Redstart seen on Faraday Street between back of Port Street Beer House and The martial arts centre on Friday at 8:30pm. Flew off towards Newton Street.



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Adam Jones


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One singing at the top of King Street at 7:30am this morning. Close to the junction with Spring Gardens.

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steven burke


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Black redstart singing & showing on alberton house, parsonage at 6.45pm.

-- Edited by steven burke on Wednesday 1st of June 2016 11:09:50 PM

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Very much the Alberton House end!



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Rob Smallwood wrote:

Again singing along Parsonage this morning in the rain




Hi Rob,
would you say it's coming from around the St.Mary's Parsonage end of Parsonage or Ramada (Blackfriars) Hotel end?
Cheers

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Again singing along Parsonage this morning in the rain



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Black Redstart singing from buildings along Parsonage at 18:35 this evening.



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Adam Jones


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Black Redstart singing from on top of Manchester Art Gallery at 7.45am. Close to the junction of Princess Street and George Street.

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steven burke


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black redstart singing & feeding on carlton house, albert square at 6.30 & 7.15pm this evening.



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Currently One male on front of town hall

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Rob Creek


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One currently singing, 11.55am, from clock tower of Town Hall, Albert Sq side.
Unable to locate it.

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Adam Jones


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One singing from the clock tower of the Town Hall in Albert Square at 7:35. It flew accross to Brazenose Street shortly afterwards.

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Black Redstart heard singing from the new building going up in St Peter's Square, on Moseley Street, close to Princess Street at 7.40am.
Then heard again from George Street, but not seen.

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