This occurs every day. They are Jackdaws, and for an hour each evening, as it gets dark, several hundred (possibly a couple of thousand) birds fly over as they go to roost. Similarly, in the morning, they can be seen going the other way. Many fly over Elton.
I was in Bolton Street, Bury, just finishing at the Station, and I saw what must be 300 or so birds flying from behind the Museum, more or less due South towards Manchester. 300 is a wild guess, there may have been more. I suspect they were jackdaws, but I am sure others will have seen them. This was about 16.40 or so. It was gloomy but not dark. Anyone know?
