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Quite a sizeable Starling roost is starting to build up at Rostherne (viewed from behind the church) - not as big as previous years but worth looking at. The early arrivals were met by a Sparrowhawk waiting for dinner

Ahead of our house move we still have the following for sale:- Josep del Hoyo 16 volumes Handbook of the Birds of the World - £400 ono (condition is as new - original cost over £2000). Handbook of the Birds of Africa all 7 volumes by Fry Keith Urban et alia £200 ono (condition is as new). Handbook of the Bir...

Went with the kids on a 'world of wildlife event here today- had a great time orienteering followed by pond dipping (3 newts!). Plan to go back really soon. 1-3pm 5 nuthatch 3 robins 4 woodpigeons 3 magpies 2 longtailed tits 4 great tits 4 mallards blue tit grey heron flew over grey wagtail a...

Had a trudge round Heaton Park this afternoon the Boating lake had:- 5 pochard Pair Shoevelr 2 Gooander 2 GCG Elsewhere in the Park GSW 8 Siskin 2 Bullfinch 2 Treecreeper Jay Sparrowhawk and some very tame squirrels which where follwing me around and at one point thought it was gonna climb up me instead...

01/10/07 50+ Lapwing on roof of Carpet World-Newton Heath (A62) -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 23:19, 2007-10-01 -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 23:27, 2008-10-29 -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 15th of November 2009 09:17:06 PM

Buzzard - Westinghouse Rd/Mosley Road 4.30pm

Had a nice walk round Anglezarke today. 1 male and 2 female Goldeneye on the top small reservoir (think it's called Yarrow). Male starting to display. A Buzzard over the car park and really close up look at a Treecreeper.

A Little Egret was seen two weeks ago, in the reservoir outflow to the River Yarrow. Seen from the Street by Tom Grimshaw and Jack Farrimond. With thanks for info.

Buzzard circling high at 4pm over Brown Cow pub. Also Kingfisher on River Irwell.

6th May 2016 1 Osprey being mobbed by Lesser Black Gulls as it flew along the Avon valley at Clifton. Also, 1 Peregrine roosting on a newly built high rise building near Bristol Bridge, whilst lots of unwary town pigeons scrounge scraps off the public in the square below. 2 Yellow Legged Herring Gulls w...

4 days in Hampshire and West Sussex (with a little bit of Bershire/Surrey and Oxfordshire thrown in) produced the following highlights: Rough-legged Buzzard- 2nd winter male near Andover, Hampshire, showed well with Common BUzzards and Red Kites too. Farlington Marshes (Hampshire)-...

2 Peregrines over Irlam heading SE towards Carrington at 14.45 today coming from direction of Irlam Moss

Looking at the pressure charts for next week we should be in for a run of south easterly winds from Monday till Friday.These winds are originating from quite a way across the continent and should produce a few Black Terns from Tuesday onwards,fingers crossed.

Had an hour at Ainsdale Beach the other evening: saw Sandwich Tern roost - circa 15 birds, Dunlin, Knot, Sanderling [in very smart plumage] and Bar Tailed Godwit - some still in breeding plumage and a tick for me. Also possible Grey Plover which would have been a tick but they were too badly lit by the sun...

Sad news this week, as Wigan-based birder Jimmy Meadows passed away after illness. Formerly a major user of this forum he had been less active in the past few years, in part due to failing eyesight. A true gent and one of those people who seemed to know most people in his home town. He played an active role...

Sightings from Shell pool and the Bassell site Sunday 20th March At least six Buzzard either overhead or displaying in the area Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 1 Canada Goose 12 Mallard 23 Tufted Duck 30 Coot 8 Moorhen 8 Little Grebe 6 Cormorant 1 over Grey Heron 1 Pheasant 1 Black Headed Gull100+ Lesser Black Ba...

Quick visit Friday 4.30 - 5.30 Tufted duck Coot Teal Mallard Shoveler Buzzard Short eared owl Barn owl Curlew Common buzzard Kestrel Lapwing Carrion crow Wood pigeon First visit here....will be back Karl

Dialling back to last January one of the surprise birds of 2025 was reported just off the coast of Texel island - a fine male Spectacled Eider keeping loose company with several of its common cousins. After what seemed like ten days of frustrating delay (reduced winter ferry service/bad weather etc....

Quick walk with dog through Wood (can't remember it's name) next to Princess Parkway gave the following species:- Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch Goldfinch Greenfinch Siskin House Sparrow Jay Magpie Carrion Crow Blackbird Redwing Jay Buzzard Song Thrush Woodpigeon Wor...

1st winter little gull on the twin lakes ( second time in a week) bird was still present at 11.30 am

THIS SCOPE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, NO DENTS , LENSES UNMARKED, CASE VGC. THE SCOPE CAN BE USED IN ANY CONDITIONS. GREAT PEICE OF KIT. PRICE £ 200 .

Highlights from a trip to Bridlington Sept. 18th to 22nd. Bempton Cliffs, September 19th. Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 juv. Goldcrest 2 Chiffchaff 1 Gannets Fulmars Scoters Bridlington, Sept. 19th. Sandwich Tern 10+ Knot 1 Turnstones Redshank 1 Oystercatcher 2 Flamborough Head, September 20th....

Concreting over Moore East End back on the cards. The pre-application to rebuild the rail line, build over Factory Marsh and build a vehicle entrance by the Eastern Reedbed for lorries (errm, why did you need the rail link then) went to Warrington Council on Tuesday. Not sure if pre-applications are...

2 Hawfinches flew S over the cafe there, 9th (per Phil Garnett)

Of course we had the Twitchers: A Very British Obsession from the BBC. A interesting programme with personality famous in the twitching world (anyone here featured in it?). Then The Big Year, the 2011 American observational comedy film starring comedy heavyweights Steve Martin, Jack Black and...

Alongside the River Douglas at Parbold today 12 Grey Partridge female Blackcap in riverside Brambles 2 Kestrel 12 Meadow Pipit 11 Fieldfare 400 Starling feeding on a damp field 2 Siskin 2 Reed Bunting

21 species this morning and a few nice ones.2 Little Egret, kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 20 + Redwing on the feilds, Song and Mistle Thrush, Buzzard getting mithered by jackdaws , Goosander pair on canal, treecreeper and good tit flock including goldcrest and long tailed tits.

I received this today (for rings I read out of GM!) and post it here for those who it may also concern: Dear ringreaders of the Mediterranean gull colour ringing projects of Belgium, the Netherlands and France, In the past, you have been involved in these projects, mainly by sending colour ring readi...

Originally posted today by Andy Slee: Working on the outside 22m Level of Newton House, at grisley Risley today, I had the shock to be looking down on a Green Sandpiper calling as it was making its way across Birchwood Business Park. Looking back where it came from, it would probably have come from Silv...

Over the past 30 years and, noticeably, the past 10-15 , I have noticed a huge decline in both the number and size of rookeries in Northern England. In Manchester they have disappeared, or reduced significantly, from Middleton, Heston Park, Whitefield and Heywood. I was looking around West Yorkshi...