Between 10.30am - 2.30pm today Peat pools were very quiet , just the Plovers and Reedbuntings and 2 Buzzards over Over and around Astley Moss and Rindle road, 2 Buzzards 5 Yellowhammers 6 Tree sparrows 8 Reed buntings 2 Jays 2 Skylarks 4 Mpipits 2 Whitethroat 2 Willow warblers 1 Whimbrel and 1 Sparrowh...
26/07/2012 - Fermyn, Lady and Souther Woods, Northamptonshire: Thanks to some useful info from John Rayner I headed down to these ancient woods with Mike Duckham. Butterflies were the main draw, including the stunning and sizeable Purple Emperor: 3 Purple Emperors - numbers lower now but some col...
A fishing pool a mile or so south of Sandiway, best accessed from the Nova Scotia Lane/Sandy Lane end (the east end). Redhead Smew fishing at the western end close up against the bank at 1530 today. Been there a couple of days. Another birder there intimated that it had been at Astbury Mere and Westport L...
The Wet Willow Wildlife Project, led by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, is focused on improving wet willow habitats on a landscape scale to support a wide range of species, with a particular emphasis on the willow tit. This species has experienced a concerning 94% decline since the 1970s, and we are d...
first visit to Moore NR this morning, not a bad this for 2 hours at the site.
blackbird
bunting reed
buzzard
coot
cormorant
crow carrion
crow hooded
dove collard
duck, tufted
finch bull
finch chaf
finch green
goose canada
grebe great crested
grebe little
gull black headed
gull co...
Please note: This is the superior APO version. Great condition. There are a couple of very slight scratches on the front lens which are hardly noticeable and have no effect on image quality, and a couple of small scuffs on the body. Includes a 20-60x zoom eyepiece and Leica stay on case (missing the de...
19 nests in trees near to the centre of Hollingworth as I passed along the A628 today. Also Jackdaws nesting in the chimney of the Junction Inn. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 7th of February 2011 09:04:44 AM
Some late sightings I forgot to add from last week! Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Jay, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Swallow, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff - 3 foraging as a loose "flock" and 1 singing, c30 Tufted Duck and 6 Goosanders. Cheers, Bill. -- Edited by Bill Myerscough at 16:06, 2...
14/5/07 late afternoon
Spotted Flycatcher along Longworth Lane, by Dunscar Golf Club, Bolton. (whilst looking for Wood Warbler, of which neither sight nor sound - but I could have been in the wrong area ? )
Sunday 7th: An impressive group of 12 Buzzards circling in the vicinity of Ashurst Beacon before dispersing Peregrine along the West Lancs side of the Billinge Hill ridge -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 20th of April 2011 10:27:00 PM
Chiffchaff along hedgerow between Flixton E.T.W. and Manchester Ship Canal at 14.10 also Kingfisher flying along ship canal -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 5th of July 2010 02:27:17 PM-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 30th of March 2014 03:51:08 PM
we've now been here a week of what is essentially a family visit involving socialising, sight seeing, working on the farm, with some birding when the opportunity presents itself. A few common species were frequenting the garden of the Bangkok house, with Pied Fantails zipping around in typical fas...
Visited a couple of times over the weekend for the reported Quail, but only heard it calling away in the evening. However it was a case of third time lucky last night when at last, the Quail flew out of the crops to re-locate further down the field. A fairly short flight but still enough to get a decent view...
8-30-9-30am 3 Little Gulls (2 adult summers) 2 Common Terns 2 Sedge Warblers -- Edited by warfy at 15:29, 2007-05-03-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 3rd of May 2012 04:48:26 PM
at least 2 willow warblers at the corner of wharth footpath today , first of the year. Some regulars noted incl. shelducks , curlew , linnet , meadow pipit , reed bunting , raven and buzzard.
At Marbury today with Henry C looking for the reported Hawfinch - no luck. Nothing at Haydns Pool either except the rangers building a Sand Martin bank. However, on the mere we had excellent views of a couple of Kingfisher, a Raven over and at the end really close sightings of a Water Rail - didn't realis...
Had a break north of the border but its hard work up there..especially in a caravan with two kids, not a great deal found but had dipper, kingfisher, grey wagtail, buzzard and raven every day.
but had an excellent day out on the Galloway Kite Trail on the A762 near Laurieston take the B795 and a small far...
Great tits have nested in a box in my garden this year, i am waiting with anticipation as to see how many will fledge. Parents have been feeding none stop for a while now and the chicks are getting louder by the day i think they will be off any time now. Also of note over the last few days 2 Jays gs woodpecker 2 n...
4th March.
Visited this area of Oldham for the first time ever today - despite having lived in the area for 20+ years! Really will have to try and get out a bit more
On the upper reservoir - 1 Little Grebe, 2 redhead Goosanders and a pair of Tufted Duck. 170+ Black-headed Gulls, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser...
For anyone who knows Warrington,a hobby flew the full length of Bewsey Road chasing 2 house martins then followed them south along the railway line that heads to bank key station at 4.30 pm(I followed it in my car on my way home from work)-Who would have thought that 20 years ago,A adult hobby in warring...
3 Little stint juvs showing really well in excellent light today from The Esplanade opposite 'Oliver Court' flats. Two birds have been along that stretch of beach at the edge of the vegetation for approx a week now, and today there were three!
Afternoon visit on Thursday the 5th July produced: 3 Green Sands 1 Kingfisher (willow pool) 1 Oystercatcher (flying all over the place) 5 broods of Gadwall 1 brood of Tufted Duck (4 very young birds on the main lake) 3 Mute Swan cygnets (willow pool) 5 Reed Warblers 4 Chiffchaff 2 Willow Warblers 4 Whit...
