Greater Manchester Birding (1 Viewer)

desgreene

Well-known member

• Dec 11, 2007

• #21

rezMole said:

This thread seems to have turned into a "what is manchester" thread.

Juat to get in back on track - have a Firecrest in my garden at the moment - a nice garden tick. Benn trying to get a decent picture all day, but this is the best I could do as it has been very illusive.

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Nice garden tick. I've been checking out every Goldcrest that turns up but no joy yet.

Des.

 

mcapper

Registered User

• Dec 11, 2007

• #22

I've had Firecrest round the corner from my house but not in the Garden. They are cracking birds and one of the best garden ticks you can get.

Nice One!

 

Rob Smallwood

Well-known member

• Dec 11, 2007

• #23

Caspian and Iceland Gulls at Audenshawe tonight.

 

rezMole

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• Dec 18, 2007

• #24

Two more pics

Here are two more pics of one of the TWO Firecrests currently residing in my garden. Better pics than the last ones - but there's always a better one to be had!

 

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Rob Smallwood

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• Dec 18, 2007

• #25

Two is just greedy!!

 

mcapper

Registered User

• Dec 18, 2007

• #26

In that case you have one to spare and can send one my way...!

M

 

desgreene

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• Dec 19, 2007

• #27

rezMole said:

Here are two more pics of one of the TWO Firecrests currently residing in my garden. Better pics than the last ones - but there's always a better one to be had!

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Not as good as your Firecrests, but just had a visit from a male Blackcap.

Frantic feeding and bathing going on this afternoon. Getting themselves fettled for a cold night!

 

peter hill

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• Jan 11, 2008

• #28

not sure where to ask this but i am planning a walk around the jumbles res area of bolton and wondered what i might encounter there on the res or in the wooded area:t:

 

rezMole

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• Feb 18, 2008

• #29

Just in case anyone is interested, the two firecrest are still in my garden and here's a link to some new pictures etc:

http://www.freewebs.com/rezmole/rezmolesfirecrests.htm

 

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kingwolf

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• Mar 4, 2008

• #30

Spoke to my mum today and she told me there was a dead snipe at Manchester Picadilly (main entrance (not the taxi rank)) yesterday morning. She believed from the blood on it that it had smashed into the glass frontage there.

I'm supprised to have Snipe so close to the centre of Manchester. Any opinions??

 

Rob Smallwood

Well-known member

• Mar 5, 2008

• #31

They do move around at night and therefore it could happen.

I've twice been "called" to see dead Snipe that had flown in to buildings in town centres - both were Woodcock!

 

Jane Turner

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• Aug 26, 2008

• #32

If anyone is interested, I am selling a copy of the Birds of Lancashire here http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1274098#post1274098