Sadly another injured bird collected today, at the CIS tower, to injured to save.
Steve Suttill said
Tue Nov 19 6:03 PM, 2013
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this survey - not much fun going out birding after dark and not seeing what you are looking for!
Only one surveyor actually managed to see a roding Woodcock but, in the words of the old mantra, negative results are as important as the positive ones.
Steve Suttill said
Tue Apr 30 5:11 AM, 2013
Thanks to more intrepid crepuscular birders there are only 2 sites left:
Gelder Wood and Hopwood Clough
Steve Suttill said
Sat Apr 20 12:10 AM, 2013
Three more wonderful folk have volunteered their services
The sites now remaining are: Shore Top Gelder Wood Hopwood Clough Healey Dell
Steve Suttill said
Sat Apr 13 6:37 AM, 2013
Two more sites taken (thanks guys )
The sites remaining are: Shore Top Burrs Country Park Blackford Bridge (Radcliffe) Gelder Wood Hopwood Clough Healey Dell Daisy Nook
Steve Suttill said
Sat Apr 13 1:32 AM, 2013
Wardley Woods now taken
One down, nine more to go
Steve Suttill said
Fri Apr 12 3:55 PM, 2013
Take-up of sites for the Breeding Woodcock Survey has been rather disappointing, so I thought it might be best to list available sites here. These are in order of importance:
Wardley Wood Shore Top Burrs Country Park Blackford Bridge (Radcliffe) Heaton Park Gelder Wood Hopwood Clough Healey Dell Foxdenton Hall (Middleton) Daisy Nook
If you could spare two or three evenings to visit one of these sites to look out for roding Woodcock, please contact me. More details on the survey website: http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/woodcock-survey
Thanks, Steve
Steve Suttill said
Thu Apr 4 4:35 AM, 2013
I still have several sites to be surveyed. These can be found by going to the survey website (see below), logging on and choosing "select a square".
A note of caution. This survey is to be undertaken at dusk, so will involve being out after dark and maybe not seeing any birds! More than usual health and safety precautions advised.
If you need any more details, feel free to get in touch.
Steve Suttill said
Mon Mar 4 6:02 AM, 2013
the survey website is now up and running: http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/woodcock-survey
Jon Bowen said
Wed Feb 6 4:07 AM, 2013
Steve, Happy to do the area you suggest
Steve Suttill said
Wed Feb 6 1:46 AM, 2013
Thanks Matt
Matt Potter said
Tue Feb 5 8:46 PM, 2013
You have mail!!
Steve Suttill said
Sun Feb 3 6:40 PM, 2013
This year the BTO will be surveying breeding Woodcock. Members will receive details in the February BTO News.
I have already been given a list of sites to survey. However, the last Woodcock survey was in 2003, just before I took over as BTO Rep and after my predecessor had resigned, so I have no record of those who participated 10 years ago. If anyone reading this did the 2003 survey in the Manchester region, could they please contact me via Private Messaage or direct e-mail?
Only one surveyor actually managed to see a roding Woodcock but, in the words of the old mantra, negative results are as important as the positive ones.
Gelder Wood and Hopwood Clough
The sites now remaining are:
Shore Top
Gelder Wood
Hopwood Clough
Healey Dell
The sites remaining are:
Shore Top
Burrs Country Park
Blackford Bridge (Radcliffe)
Gelder Wood
Hopwood Clough
Healey Dell
Daisy Nook
One down, nine more to go
Wardley Wood
Shore Top
Burrs Country Park
Blackford Bridge (Radcliffe)
Heaton Park
Gelder Wood
Hopwood Clough
Healey Dell
Foxdenton Hall (Middleton)
Daisy Nook
If you could spare two or three evenings to visit one of these sites to look out for roding Woodcock, please contact me.
More details on the survey website: http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/woodcock-survey
Thanks, Steve
A note of caution. This survey is to be undertaken at dusk, so will involve being out after dark and maybe not seeing any birds! More than usual health and safety precautions advised.
If you need any more details, feel free to get in touch.
Happy to do the area you suggest
I have already been given a list of sites to survey. However, the last Woodcock survey was in 2003, just before I took over as BTO Rep and after my predecessor had resigned, so I have no record of those who participated 10 years ago. If anyone reading this did the 2003 survey in the Manchester region, could they please contact me via Private Messaage or direct e-mail?
Any assistance will be gratfully received
suttill.parkinson@ virgin.net