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Male Tawny Owl calling at 16:30 this afternoon near bridge 14 near Houldsworth golf course.



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10 Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush all singing away from 7:15-7:40

Ring Necked Parakeet also.



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500+ mainly Black Headed Gulls in a pretty spectacular flock reeling around Wright Robinson High School playing fields in Gorton early on.

3 Song Thrush singing. 5 Ring Necked Parakeet.



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Tues 15th Nov

- 3 Common Snipe flying round over the end of Station Rd, Reddish, where it meets Sandfold Lane loop path mid morning.

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23 Redwing over. 40+ Ring Necked parakeet around Whalley Range High School



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Rob Creek


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Thurs 10th Nov.
Reddish works yard.

- 7 Redwings over
- Pink-footed Geese heard and caught tail end of a small skein over East

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Fri 4th Nov
Message from my brother who works opposite my depot in Reddish.

- 2 Common Snipe flushed from behind my works yard and flew over his works yard, Im assuming he was outside guiding a wagon in

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Fri Oct 28th (am)
- c20 Redwings over Reddish works yard and dropped down into a tree at the back.

Mon 31st Oct (am)
- 7 Redwings low over Reddish works yard
- 1 Raven over
- 1 Jay over

Tues 1st Nov (am)
- 11 Redwings + 2 Fieldfare low over Reddish works yard, the Fieldfares stood out a mile as they were surprising close
- 1 Grey Wagtail

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Rob Creek wrote:

Thurs 20th Oct
So far this morning over Reddish works yard

- Lost count of Redwings 40+
- 2 Fieldfare
- 1 Skylark
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet




Thursday.
- Another 19 Redwings over shortly after (11 + 8)
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 20+ Goldfinch
- 1 drake Goosander low over


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Thurs 20th Oct
So far this morning over Reddish works yard

- Lost count of Redwings 40+
- 2 Fieldfare
- 1 Skylark
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet

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Great Black Backed Gull was on Wright Robinson High School playing fields this morning with a large gull flock.

Also 20 Ring Necked Parakeet, Goldcrest and Sparrowhawk on the route.



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Belting last two evenings on a dog walk along the loop path near Highfield CP, Levenshulme.

Sun 4th Sep.
- Sparrowhawk flew low and close to me through the woods putting up Woodpigeons, Blackbirds, a Robin, and a small party of Long-tailed Tits. I could hear House Martins overhead so they could well have seen it too.

Mon 5th Sep.
- Hobby large as life flew right over me near the Z bends at Longford Rd and Nelstrop Rd North. Mustve flown over secret lake and was heading towards Highfield CP and the A6.
- 14 House Martins were whizzing round close by, they seem to have done well breeding near the chimney tower on Sandfold Lane near secret lake.


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Sun 14th July
Evening dog walk around Secret Lake area.

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- c30 House Martin
- 2 Sand Martin
- 1 Swift
- 5 Swallow
- small group of Long-tailed Titsrr


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Weds 6th July.
- 1 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff singing from around Reddish works yard this morning

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2 Common Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 4 Ring Necked Parakeet, 10 Swift, Swallow, 3 Bullfinch, Goldcrest, 4 Greenfinch on my route this morning and this afternoon. 



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Weds 29th June.
Reddish works yard.

- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet low over
- 2 singing Chiffchaff in yard perimeter scrub
- 1 Mistle Thrush

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A different Common Whitethroat singing today near the Donkey Sanctuary, first time I've heard it there fora month or so.

Separate one near bridge 12.

Also 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, Swallow, 10 Swift, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron



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Sun 19th June.
Afternoon walk with the dog around Secret Lake area, Levenshulme.

Of note
- 2 Common Swift
- 1 House Martin
- 1 Swallow
- 1 Blackcap
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 3 Coot families
- Great Crested Grebes look to have departed


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Fri 10th June

Common Whitethroat singing from the scrub behind Reddish works yard almost everyday this week, morning and afternoon.
A good daily showing of Ring-necked Parakeets too.

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Common Whitethroat, 18 Swift over St. Werburgh's Rd tram station, 5 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch.



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Buzzard over Gorton cemetery on Thursday afternoon



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Cycle path / Reddish works yard.

- Whitethroat singing away Tues, Weds, today
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over
- 1 Song Thrush
- 1 Swallow
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- and what sounded like a Redshank but I couldnt see it for the life of me?


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Reddish works yard / start of loop path this morning.

- 1 Whitethroat - singing most of the day actually
- 2 Song Thrush - again singing all day
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Common Swift

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Sunday.
Evening dog walk around Secret Lake area.

- 1 Great Crested Grebe with well grown chick
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Chaffinch
- 4 Swallow
- 1 House Martin
- 1 Chiffchaff

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Friday 27th May
Loop path near Reddish works yard whilst loading van Friday morning.

- 2 Whitethroat singing
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets
- 1 Jay

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One House martin, 3 Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding young, 8 Blackcap, Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Ring Necked Parakeet this morning.



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Tues 17th May
Reddish works yard.

- 1 Common Whitethroat near main cycle path
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Song Thrush
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over

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2 groups of Swift this morning. One over the Donkey sanctuary, the other over St Warburgh's Road tram stop. Also Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, 6 Bullfinch.



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Friday morning, Reddish works yard.

- 1 Willow Warbler
- 1 Chiffchaff
- 1 Jay
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over, screeching away, being harassed by a Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Thurs.
Reddish works yard this morning before going out.

- Willow Warbler singing on perimeter
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Song Thrush

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Weds.

- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets in tree in Reddish works yard
- 1 Common Whitethroat
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap


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Yesterday morning and this morning around Reddish works yard.

Pretty much same birds including
- 2 Willow Warblers
- 3 Blackcap
- 2 Chiffchaff
- 1 Whitethroat
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
- 1 Oystercatcher over


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Counted 16 Blackcap on the route this morning from start to finish. Also Willow Warbler between bridges 26 and 27. 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, Goldcrest.



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Tuesday 19th April
Reddish works yard & surrounding area.

- 2 Willow Warbler
(1 literally at yard boundary, 2nd in scrub nearby)
- 1 Chiffchaff
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Song Thrush

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Good Friday.
Reddish works yard before going on the Southport run.

- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
- 1 Blackcap
- 1 Chiffchaff
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Kestrel

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All singing this morning around Reddish works yard.

- 2 Blackcap
- 1 Chiffchaff
- 1 Wren
- 1 Robin
- 1 Song Thrush

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- Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Greenfinch all singing away around Reddish works yard this morning.
Only the Greenfinch seen.

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Tuesday am.
- 1 Blackcap singing
- 2 Chiffchaff singing
- 1 Chaffinch singing
- 2 Song Thrush singing
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over towards South Reddish
- 1 Common Buzzard over

Wednesday am.
- 2 Blackcap singing
- 1 Chiffchaff
- c10 Canada Geese over

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Mon 28th March
Reddish around works yard area. Been meaning to put these sightings on here for a while as our works is actually on the cycle route.

- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets
1 towards Dane Bank am, 1 towards Levenshulme pm
- 3 singing Chiffchaff
2 in marshy scrub behind yard, 1 on loop path.
- 2 singing Song Thrush

Didnt hear the Blackcap today.


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Blackcap, minimum 13 Chiffchaff, 10 Fieldfare over East, 4 Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush.



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Chiffchaff every 1/2 mile or so - probably about 10 in total.

Blackcaps singing near Donkey Sanctuary and St Werburghs



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6 Chiffchaff on the route today. Kingfisher on the Brook. Also Goldcrest, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Ring Necked Parakeet.



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Chiffchaff near Loop start at Boothdale Drive. Also 2 Goldcrest, 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, Nuthatch, 3 Bullfinch.



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Still a good number of thrush species on Abbey Hey football pitch at 15:30 but without optics to see species.



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Counted 26 Song Thrush in song this morning along the full length of the loop.

On the football pitch next to Gorton Cemetery were 12 Redwing and 3 Mistle Thrush 

Also Goldcrest and 8 Ring Necked Parakeet 



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Counted 27 Song Thrush singing on my cycle along the loop this morning from 07.15- 07.45

Also 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, Goldcrest



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20+ ring Necked Parakeet around Whalley Range High School. Also 2 Redwing by Donkey Sanctuary. 2 Goldcrest.

Nice to hear my first snippets of Song Thrush song too.



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Sunday afternoon.
Dog walk along the loop path at the Levenshulme end near Highfield CP.

Of note - a Tit flock moving through close to me, from what I could see with the naked eye
- min 15 Long-tailed Tits
- 3 Coal Tits
- 3 Blue Tits
- 2 Great Tits
- 1 Chaffinch
- 1 Blackbird
- 2 Wren

The Blackbird and Wrens couldve been just local to the flock but appeared to be moving with them.

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Few groups of Redwing over Mount Rd, Levenshulme, yesterday early evening. There was still a bit of light and I could see they were heading towards the secret lake direction.

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Peregrine Falcon hunting around Gorton cemetery at 3.30 this afternoon. 



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