Midday 1 Green Woodpecker in tree by children play area on Crankwood Road before flying to Crankwood Wood having previously been calling from Bickershaw Rucks (C12) on opposite side of field dividing the two locations 1 Woodcock in wood
Greenfinch on the Niger seed feeder this morning! I know that is not big news but they disappeared suddenly from Crankwood, about 5/6 years ago. However I saw one calling high in the poplar trees at the back of the house on Thursday, and this morning on the feeder. So, I'm hoping they are making a comeback.
A walk around the wood and the adjacent station. Willow Warbler Grasshopper Warbler Chiffchaff Reed Bunting, male and female, plus a lone male. Whitethroat, one with white patches on it's grey head. Buzzard Goldfinch Blue, Coal, Willow, LT, and Great Tit. Nuthatch And the first Cuckoo call of this year!
Two female Lesser Redpoll, and a female Brambling in the garden today. Attracted, I assume by the new niger seed feeder I put up yesterday. A garden first!
First Crankwood Swallow this evening, on the telephone wires leading to my house. Plus quite a few House Martins Sunday (27th) along the canal nr Lightshaw.
The very same one John! Look forward to seeing you sometime.
catch up with you at the flash -hope your still rockinstill remember your talk on rush in the 4th year at school-i baught there 2nd album the day after ,and still have itsorry we will get banned for being off topic here-see ya sometime
I have recently returned to birding after twenty years away. So imagine my delight when I came accross this forum. Lot's of local infomation, maps and everything. Just what I needed to get me going again. Well done! I live on Crankwood Rd, and my garden backs onto Crankwood. So I thought you may be interested in what I see in and around Crankwood.
Regular are: Blue tit Great tit Longtailed tit Chaffinch Greenfinch (up untill about 3 yrs ago, now not one) Dunnock Goldfinch Bullfinch Nuthatch (seen today hiding nuts from the feeder, in next doors gutter) Jay Robin Wren Collard dove Wood pigeon Gs woodpecker Green woodpecker Sparrohawk Treecreper Tawny Owl Barn Owl (only seen it a few times over the years, but i have seen it from the kitchen window recently) Kestrel Crow Magpie Phesent Also along the east side of the wood is and area called the station. Where in summer you can reguarly see, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow warbler Chiffchaff and Cuckoo. And who knows with a trained eye maybe even more!
welcome back Paul Don't know if your the same Paul Taylor, I went to school with,and used to go to the LOS about 25 years ago,but either way welcome to the forum-see you on the flash sometime.
Lol, not very good at this! Crankwood is on Crankwood Rd, Leigh. It's a privately owned, so you can't go in and walk around. However you can walk along about a third of it's lengh via the station.
I have recently returned to birding after twenty years away. So imagine my delight when I came accross this forum. Lot's of local infomation, maps and everything. Just what I needed to get me going again. Well done! I live on Crankwood Rd, and my garden backs onto Crankwood. So I thought you may be interested in what I see in and around Crankwood.
Regular are: Blue tit Great tit Longtailed tit Chaffinch Greenfinch (up untill about 3 yrs ago, now not one) Dunnock Goldfinch Bullfinch Nuthatch (seen today hiding nuts from the feeder, in next doors gutter) Jay Robin Wren Collard dove Wood pigeon Gs woodpecker Green woodpecker Sparrohawk Treecreper Tawny Owl Barn Owl (only seen it a few times over the years, but i have seen it from the kitchen window recently) Kestrel Crow Magpie Phesent Also along the east side of the wood is and area called the station. Where in summer you can reguarly see, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow warbler Chiffchaff and Cuckoo. And who knows with a trained eye maybe even more!
still remember your talk on rush in the 4th year at school-i baught there 2nd album the day after ,and still have it
sorry we will get banned for being off topic here-see ya sometime