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Steve Christmas


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Little Egret flew north over my Swinton garden this morning. Second garden record.



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Little egret flew low north over the East Lancs, just east of the Eccles road junction at 6.13pm today

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A Little Egret was flying very low over Station Road in Swinton this morning at 9.05am heading East.



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Four Ring-necked Parakeets drinking water briefly in my Swinton garden this morning. Also three Redwings in the large Birch tree and both Buzzard and Sparrowhawk soaring overhead.

Goldfinch numbers visiting my feeders now over 60+.



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1:30pm 

 Garden Warbler calling from the grounds of Royal mail, Shield drive, Wardley industrial estate. 



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7 Whooper swans circling low over the East Lancs at Wardly industrial estate.. looked like they had just taken off or were looking for a place to land in the torrential rain. They headed off in the direction of Black Leach CP. 



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Steve Christmas


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Raven perched for a few minutes in large black poplar at the end of Warren Drive around midday. Receiving much attention from the pair of resident Carrion Crows.



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Rob Creek


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Common Buzzard (being mobbed by 3 Carrion Crows) drifted over Swinton Dam and then Station Rd towards the East Lancs Rd at 8.40am

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Friday 23rd July

- 6 Ravens just flown over East Lancs / Moorside Rd junction towards Swinton town centre (9.51am)

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Dave Thacker


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Adult female Peregrine falcon flew up and perched on the top of Swinton Town Hall at 16.15 this afternoon 



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Charlotte Harrison


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Two waders heard flying at 7:30pm this evening while on Moorside Rd, Swinton (near Holy Rood Church). They seemed to be flying from Blackleach Country Park area towards the Pendlebury area.

My best guess is somewhere between a Redshank or a European Golden Plover.

Did anyone pick this up on nocmig?

 

Edit: I now believe it was two Oystercatchers.



-- Edited by Charlotte Harrison on Thursday 11th of March 2021 08:43:30 PM

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Steve Christmas


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Someone has posted a photo of of Monk Parakeet taken in a Swinton garden on the local neighbourhood blog.



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Three common buzzards soaring and calling over Folly Lane at 4.30 this afternoon.



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A pair of Goosanders were fishing on Deans pond next to Moorside school this morning. They were constantly mobbed by six Magpies who eventually scared them away. A couple of minutes later a Cormorant flew in and caught a couple of small Roach.



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Up to 30 Starlings on my feeders this morning, great sight

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Dave Tennant


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Always a treat finding them Dave, remember a really severe cold spell in the 80s, finding a jack snipe that had succumbed to the cold on old clough lane walkden, not to far from hazlehurst road really. It was the first one I had ever seen.

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Dave,

Woodcock and Snipe were a common sighting for me in the 70s and 80s during Winter along Hazelhurst road. Mainly in the small copse with the stream where the new houses are being built at the moment. 



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Regarding the dead woodcock, I found a dead one in a garden on hazelhurst road ( Swinton worsley boundary) on 8th of November. How very strange.

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Originally posted today by Paul Risley:

Dead Woodcock in the front garden of a house I was working on in Swinton this morning, owner said she had heard something hit the window in the night 



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A single Swift is flying over my house at the moment. It's the latest date for this species for 22 years over my garden. Partington lane area



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Steve Christmas


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A single goosander flew south over Dales Brow around 8.30 this morning



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Jason Dulhanty


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Buzzard mewing over my Swinton back garden this morning.

Cheers Jay

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On the push-iron this morning:

Worsley/Swinton border.

4 Ravens around the pylons around the old GX Super Bowl.

Cheers Jay.

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Currently two Chiffchaff and a female Blackcap in my Swinton garden. All three are ringed.

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Looking out of my utility room window into my back garden, which I originally thought was snow turned out to be pigeon feathers as a very big female sparrowhawk had a successful hit. Stayed around for a while causing a right commotion with the local Magpies and Blackbirds

Cheers Jay

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Possible red kite seen very briefly flying high south over Houghton Lane at 07.50 this morning. Not a good enough view to claim though.



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ca. 20 whooper swans south over Houghton Lane 07.55 this morning.



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4 raven flew north over Houghton Lane at 9.50 this morning



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A Little Egret has just flown over Partington Lane heading South West.



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Steve Christmas


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Two siskin flew over my Swinton garden this morning. Presumably breeding locally.

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This morning about 11ish

Mistle thrush X 8 on Moorside sport pitches

Cheers Jay

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This afternoon around 3 ish

Large gathering of Starlings in the tall tree's at the old Moorside High, very vocal.

Cheers Jay

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A Woodcock has just flown over my Swinton garden heading East towards Manchester.

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Steve Christmas


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There has been a leucistic woodpigeon with all white plumage in my Swinton garden for the past week, paired with a normal woodpigeon. I haven't had a close enough view to see whether it has pink or dark eyes.

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This morning on Swinton precinct

Pied wagtail feeding fledglings

Cheers Jay

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A male Brambling with two Chaffinch turned up in my garden this morning. Both Chaffinch flew down to the bird table but the Brambling remained in the trees.



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11.30

On the push iron

Flock of 20+ Lapwings near BOC East lancs and a Starling showing them the way.

Cheers Jay 

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Wardley cemetery this morning

Hobby seen twice hunting along the edge of the woodland near the chapel.
Spotted flycatcher flying from bushes at the bottom end of cemetery near A580.
Sparrowhawk twice
Kestrel
Tawny owl well hidden in the trees
Willow warblers
Bullfinch
5 Goldfinch
Song thrush
2 Mistle thrush
Treecreeper
2 Nuthatch
8 Swallows

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A Buzzard has just slowly flown North over my garden in Swinton with a rather darker plumage than the usual lighter coloured birds that I see on the mosslands.

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Delivering in Swinton at lunchtime today...

Great Spotted Woodpecker flew across the road infront of the wagon at the M60 motorway junction near the Robin Hood pub
and there were roughly around 40 Common Swift in the air around the motorway slip road

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Dave Thacker


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Osprey has just flown over Swinton, very high up heading towards southeast. A tiny spec in the sky.

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A adult Peregrine falcon has just flown along Partington lane and is now perched on St Peter's church in the centre of Swinton

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It was very brief, if I had to guess I say more Buzzard like.

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Hi Jay, any inkling of what it could have been? Could it be something as exciting as a kite or more buzzard like?

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Massive Raptor over Swinton this morning, split second stuff through patio doors about 9 ish
Cheers Jay
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12.30
Sparrowhawk flying above Partington lane (probably just paid a feeder visit)
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Buzzard circling and calling over wardley cemetery, 1015 today.

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Just had 3 Lesser Redpoll fly into my Swinton garden. They spent a minute on the feeders then flew off.smile

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Oystercatcher calling overhead in the dark, shield drive 1715.

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3 greenfinches feeding among leaf litter and bushes shield drive, earlier in day dunnock singing its heart out 0630 before it got light.

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