Oh no. Not another doom and gloom post from me! Fraid so. Quite a few wildlife commentators called last Summer's wet and cool weather the 'tipping point' for the U.K's wildlife, and from reading many a posting on this website in combination with my own experiences this year, I think we have to come to te...
Sorry everyone but mipits don't exist though the term is now increasing used on here, please use their full, given, name on the forum; save the term for out in the field . I know to many this seems particularly arsey or pedantic and that's your perfectly entitled opinion but whatever you think, the miss...
From the mid-90's up to about three years ago, I frequently saw and heard Green Woodpeckers around the borders of Haigh Country Park in Wigan. However, I have seen only two in the last 3 or 4 years. Has anyone else noticed an apparent decline? Prior to the mid-90's, I never saw any! They seem to have had a g...
Managed 20 minutes before work today scanning the fields from the end of Crowland Street looking toward Wyke Lane. There are several thousand Pink-footed Geese in the fields and more coming in all the time. A spectacular sight to see these birds arriving in large numbers. Impossible to count accura...
I have a mate who has 3 boxed un-used Kyocera digiscoping cameras if anyone is interested. I can get full model details etc if you express your interest. I can pass on your contact details to him too
Highlight of a TTV in the Douglas Valley, Haigh this morning was the sight of five male Mandarins squaring up to each other on the river below Wingates Road. Also a Dipper there and a Green Woodpecker yaffling in the Lower Plantations. Only real migrants seemed to be several Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps...
It's a long shot...but if anyone in the Gronant area of North Wales can help. An aviary door was left open a few hours ago and 70-80 Finches and Canaries have escaped. If you can manage to catch any Zebra, Bengalese Finches or various Canaries please could you return them to David Cowans at 1 Llys Owen, Gr...
The event will be a combined Bioblitz and major public event, part of the BBC’s Summer of Wildlife Campaign. Details of the Bioblitz are on the GM wildlife website and can be found at the bottom of this post. Details of the public event: The theme for this year’s event is ‘Festival of Nature’ and aims to p...
early am meadow pipits and skylark abundant 1 kestrel 1 wheatear 2 crows 2 curlew(over) 2 red grouse 1 very fine view of our county cheers geoff -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 11:03, 2008-05-04-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 4th of September 2013 09:09:15 AM
Just before my departure for Madrid I had a quick call from Passant Minor, (still a bit dopey after flying home across 6 time zones from Anadyr via Moscow). He tells me that Wrangel Island was shrouded for long periods in more mist than usual. Highlights of his trip were Hump-backed and Minke Whales, Mu...
Originally posted by Dave Tennant today: 2 almost fully grown foxes chasing each other yesterday amberswood old railway line. thanks for starting this other wildlife thread ian.
Reluctant sale of one of the most flexible lenses available. Will take a 2.0 Mk III TC to give you a 600mm f5.6. In very good condition - I'm the second owner after buying from Dave Williams [North Wales] who'd had it since around 2006 when it was new. Dave moved to Canon and I traded up from the non VR versio...
I'm looking to invest in Adobe photoshop for the editting of my photos etc. Unfortunately there seems to be umpteen different versions on the market and I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I don't want to pay stupid money but if someone could guide me in the right direction with the cheaper versions then...
Newmann's Birds of Southern Africa Expanded Edition Colour Coded The classic field guide for this region covering no less than 950 species. This is the complete field guide to all the birds recorded from the Antarctic to the Zambezi, incorporating even the rarest vagrants to the region. Wi...
A red kite just flew over our garden with a common tern mobbing it (6.45pm, 16.6.2010). We live in Sharples off the A666 (Blackburn Road). The kite circled for afew minutes then moved off north towards Egerton. This is the first record we have known in this area - anyone know of any other recent sighting...
Walk up the Hollinwood canal through LNR and Daisy Nook The LNR is a Site of Special Scientific Interest IE of national importance. It has a rather faded sign that promised lots with floating water plantain, arrowhead, red pond weed, reed bunting among many others in 'one of the best examples of stand...
My cousin lives on the Dane Bank Estate at Denton. This morning she spotted a Kestrel in her garden and it's still there, It's moving about but not flying. there appear to be a group of Magpies harassing it and it's taken refuge in a Holly bush in her garden. Can anybody advise me and in turn her, who she can...
On leaving Tatton Park via the Rostherne exit today I noticed a banner in a residents garden asking everyone to oppose plans to turn part of the park into a theme park. As soon as I got home I checked the "Save Tatton Park" website, and there are plans to turn a large area of mature woodland into...
Sighted this afternoon: 5 Peacocks 2 Commas 6 Small Whites 2 Small Tortoiseshells 1 Brimstone All feeding on the three Buddleia bushes in my garden -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 21st of August 2013 07:15:44 PM
Originally posted by Sarfraz Hayat this evening: - I am going to the birdfair on Saturday possibly alone. I live in Rossendale and will most likely set off around 7am. The other option would be public transport. Any one have any idea how it is from Manchester to Rutland. How would I get there and back? Th...
Just thought I'd let everybody know about a new site which reports and deals with raptor persecution to which you can subscribe(f.oc) to,and hopefully help in the needless persecution of these amazing birds>Go to http://projectraptor.org.uk/
This coming Sunday, 18th August, Red Rose Forest are running a Wildlife & Heritage Fair at Penington Flash CP. There will be a marquee on the field behind the Visitor Centre and lots of events and stalls are planned. The event is to celebrate the opening of Lghtshaw hall Flash as a birding venue so p...
