Hi I have terrestrial shrimp records at a site in Winton, Salford. Just wondering if there are any other records of this in Greater Manchester or any experts on this who could come and look ? Cheers
Off to see the chicks this week 3 hatched again top class place to visit free entry nest cam video of last years birds, only takes just over 1 hour to get there. Plenty of other birds to see if you walk down the river was there last bank holiday saw 3 0spreys flying,buzzards, whooper swans which stays over ,...
Next year this forum (along with the Manchester Birding website) will be celebrating its 20th anniversary, yes, its now been running for 19 years! It has gone from strength to strength too, become busier and busier all thanks to you its dedicated users. Though we’ve come close to a million views a mon...
Sand martin 1...swallow 3...skylark 5 in song...chiffchaff 2...c.buzzing 1...and blackcap in song of canal near castleton -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 8th of April 2024 05:27:25 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.
Having booked a weeks holiday in Fuerteventura for September, I was wondering if anybody has any tips on the best places to go birding there.??? Although it is a beach and sunshine hoilday as such, I am planning on spending just one day of the holiday to target Fueteventura Chat, Trumpeter Finch and Ho...
As some/ most of you will have seen from another post on here, or via an email from the company, Focalpoint Optics is closing for the final time at the end of March. Sadly our own NW optics outlet and sponsor of these forums will no longer be there for us. As most of you know I retired as shop manager, having b...
Probable Cattle Egret seen this afternoon near to Walmsleys pond this afternoon by Bill Bentley he phoned me up to say that he had seen a small white heron being bullied by a swan and it flew around but came back to the same area and disappeared into the reeds but the description he gave me of it being all wh...
We have a pair of USED Swarovski 8x32 NL Pure Binoculars for sale. Boxed. Includes Case, Strap, Rain Guard and Objective caps. Excellent Condition on sale for £1699.00 The link to our website is: https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-swarovski-nl-pure-8x32 Pleas...
Consultation on the Tritax East proposed development taking place in Feb and Mar. This will affect local areas of Lowton, Golborne, Newton-le willows and Winwick. This is a large area of farmland being affected in addition to parkside colliery.
Link below
https://newtonlewillowsnews.co.u...
Had a couple of hours at Wigg Island today in seach of Cettis Warbler and despite hearing the calls I was unable to pin the rascals down. Still a pleasant afternoon with Merlin and Buzzard on the marsh and loads of gulls on the mud when the tide receded - some of them looked huge - a good place for the "g...
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...
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...
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!
Huge Site Accessed it via Wharton Lane and concentrated on the area at the end that has changed considerably from even Google Earth looks like a bomb has gone off with acres of bare grounds small pool and a few ditches and older mounds. Main sighting Red White and Alsike Clover, Amphibious Bistort, Sne...
28/07/2007 - Mid Afternoon
No sign or sound of last weeks reported Ring Necked Parakeet in Leverhulme Park, dont know who reported it, i will keep an open mind even though i have had various escaped parrots in the park in previous years,
Did have -
4+ Dippers, 2 well grown juveniles feeding from D...
We have received on commission sale a Leica Apo Televid 82 with 25-50x Zoom Eyepiece. Unboxed. Includes Strap, Case, Eyepiece Cap, Objective Cap. Excellent Condition. The seller is asking £2120.00//www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/leica-apo-te...
Hi all, the link is below for the planning reform working paper proposed by Labour.
Not full details are given but this could affect biodiversity and change the way in which ecological assessments are done in the planning system. It sets out a strategic approach to assessing protected species lik...
Visited Fog Lane Park a couple of times this week in search of the Parakeets.
Its amazing just what can be found in the middle of an urban sprawl.
2 Nuthatch
2 Great-spotted Woodpecker
67 Redwing
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Goldfinch
Long-tailed Tit
Treecreeper
Blackbirds galore
Moorhen
Coot...
(Can't find another thread specifically for Lymm Dam but felt it worthy of a mention here) Spent a very pleasant hour wandering around the Dam last night and enjoyed some very close and interesting views of several species. The paths around the Dam follow the sides of of the slopes and at some point aff...
Birding has for some time become an activity which relies increasingly on photographic evidence (which is fine) but also on the need to carry a specimen container to obtain faecial DNA in order to ascertain an identification in certain circumstances. As I commented recently on Thailand Birding op...
Heavily out-numbered by dog walkers but saw:
Stock Dove (9, some singing)
Jackdaws prospecting nest holes
Treecreeper 1
Nuthatch 3
Grey Heron 1 on river
Dipper 1 on river
Buzzard 1 overhead
Plus the commoner stuff.
Cheers, John
From the train back to Manchester tonight, 19.15 p.m. Peregrine falcon over suburbs towaeds Fiddlers' Ferry end of the town, heading west as I was heading east
