Stand on Zanzibar
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There doesn't seem to be a thread for Greater Manchester on here. (If there is it must be pages back, I wonder why - no decent birds?) I'm not sure that starting one with news of a dead bird is a very auspicious start.....
On my way out of the new Manchester court building (the "Civil Justice Centre") on Bridge Street this morning, I spotted a crumpled bundle of feathers lying on the pavement at the foot of the building's huge glass frontage (about the size of a football pitch stood on end). It turned out to be a Woodcock which must have hit quite high up and then plummeted down during the night. I debated picking it up to take home to show the family, but had no plastic bag. I picked up a stray feather though. Still, I'm back there this afternoon....
Interesting to see just what is flying over even the centre of our cities. I just worry it won't be the last victim of this particular wall of glass.
Shame I can't add this to my 'Birds seen at court' list (but I've been meaning to start "Birds I have found dead" list for a while now), which includes an escaped Cockateil clambering around on the scaffolding netting on the old Manchester Magistrates Court and a Buzzard over Salford Quays, during a 3 day hearing at Salford County Court - I can't remember anything about the case, save having to fight back the urge to interrupt everyone in court to get them to take a look.
Tim
On my way out of the new Manchester court building (the "Civil Justice Centre") on Bridge Street this morning, I spotted a crumpled bundle of feathers lying on the pavement at the foot of the building's huge glass frontage (about the size of a football pitch stood on end). It turned out to be a Woodcock which must have hit quite high up and then plummeted down during the night. I debated picking it up to take home to show the family, but had no plastic bag. I picked up a stray feather though. Still, I'm back there this afternoon....
Interesting to see just what is flying over even the centre of our cities. I just worry it won't be the last victim of this particular wall of glass.
Shame I can't add this to my 'Birds seen at court' list (but I've been meaning to start "Birds I have found dead" list for a while now), which includes an escaped Cockateil clambering around on the scaffolding netting on the old Manchester Magistrates Court and a Buzzard over Salford Quays, during a 3 day hearing at Salford County Court - I can't remember anything about the case, save having to fight back the urge to interrupt everyone in court to get them to take a look.
Tim
