Myself and Henry Cook headed over to Elba Park early this afternoon for the long staying Little Bunting. Strong winds made birding very difficult on arrival with only a few Meadow Pipits, Skylarks and Swallows braving the conditions whilst other species kept low. We made our way down to the s...
Ian Plant kindly made me aware of a possible Spotted Flycatcher that he had seen in the Conservation area. I have checked the area out for 10 minutes this morning (couldn't stay longer due to work commitments) and although no sign of the possible Spotted Fly still did manage to see: 1 Lesser Whitethroa...
It looks as if 2011 will be the Year of the Buzzard in Oldham! We were out today (Sunday 10th April 2011) and at 12.16 pm we saw a buzzard soaring over Delph. We saw it go round and round, no wings flaps, until we lost sight of it. It has been a wonderful sunny and clear day, very little wind. Peter Jones Shaw
He all I am putting up for sale my full digi kit which is only about 14 months old. It comprises of; Nikon prostaff ra111 80 mm scope Stay on case Nikon coolpix 5100 3 batteries for the camera Camera charger Opticron tripod Nikon digital camera bracket The reason for the sale is that I just do not use it as mu...
Operation Wallacea are looking for a field biologist who could help with bird biodiversity surveys of the Tarnava Mare Natura 2000 region of the Carpathians in Romania (http://www.discovertarnavamare.org/). The dates would be from 26 June to 6 August and although this is a voluntary position, a...
Recently started work at a place behind Stepping hill hospital, down the bottom of Bramhall Moor Lane. There is a small woodland behind my workplace, next to a large piece of open space, which I think is common ground. The thing is, apart from a few Magpies and Pidgeons, there is very little bird activi...
Walk around crooke wood
2 buzzards soaring in the field next to the wood
Heard gsw,redwing flock,song thrushes
Goldcrest.Female sparrowhawk showing well
In the bushes on the field near robrite entrance.
I am selling the above combination. The lens new costs just over £1000 and the camera around £540. Both are in extremely good condition and the camera comes with instruction manual, battery and charger. I am selling for £850 OVNO. The buyer will need to pay cash and collect - I live two minutes away from...
Hey guys, I m selling my Canon 100-400mm L lens. It is in great condition apart from one minor dust spec inside the lens which hasn't got any affect on it. It a very sharp and has been well taken care off wearing a filter for protection from the first day onward. Comes with its original box and case plus an ex...
Hi, I've seen an ad on EBay for a 1.4 extender, for a Canon camera. Am I correct in assuming that this will multiply my current lense by 1.4? Thanks, Joe
last week! 2 Lesser Blk Backed Gulls on Broadheys scrape 2 bullfinch pair 1 Siskin M 2 Sparrowhawks Pair 3 Chaffinch M & 2 F 16 Stock Dove 6 Woodpigeon 2 Buzzards 8 L/tailed tits 3 Coal Tits 15 Great Tits 12 Blue Tits 3 Dunnocks 2 Nuthatch 1 Treecreeper -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 15th of April 2...
I wonder has anyone been to mull for holiday and had any tips what to do what not to do? I did read nick hiltons account on this site which was very informative. However I will be going on a family holiday and taking up my camera gear. So it's more general holiday keeping the none birders entertained and som...
A gentle stroll around late Saturday morning. Of most note were 5 Chiffchaffs and 2 Willow Warblers. Also saw Shoveler, Great Crested Grebe and heard Little Grebe. No Willow Tits heard on this visit.
Ive noticed a lot of Raven sightings in the South of Manchester,Do you think they are the same Birds or is there a population boom ? Ravens in the North was unthinkable untill a couple of years ago.
I'm thinking of upgrading my old Nikon D70s for the recently launched D7100. I wonder what other forum members think of this camera's spec and in particular what you think of the 1.3x crop mode feature with respect to bird photography? At the moment I only own a 18-200 VR zoom and no telecoverters and I w...
The following collection is for sale as a single lot for £35.00. Please feel free to send me a private message if further information is required or photograph. RSPB KINGFISHER & SHORT-EARED OWL 2 spectacular films explore the private lives of the kingfisher and the short-eared owl RSPB ROUND...
Hi, I'll be in Sofia mid-April and plan to take a few days out birdwatching - preferably in or around Sofia (am thinking around Vitosha) as I don't think I'll be able to manage more than the odd day-trip. Any tips or advice from previous visitors to the area would be greatly appreciated, particularly an...
Hi Folks, thought the following may be of interest http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=220755 cheers, Pete. -- Edited by Pete Kinsella on Wednesday 18th of January 2012 07:04:11 PM
I've got a family holiday coming up in few weeks time on the island of Majorca. We're staying in a resort called Sa Coma on the east side and there's a nature reserve down the road from there called Punta n'Amer. From searches on this forum I can see the sort of stuff I'm likely to expect there. I just wonder...
Been driving along the A6 Manchester/Stockport/Hazel Grove the last few days and noticed many dead birds in the road look like hooded blackbirds or starlings?? am thinking this is unusual? Is this the result of the heavy snow, starvation. Feeling very sad :( Anybody else noticed?
Apologies if you read a similar query to this one from me on another birding site, but I'm hoping for speedy reassurance (or confirmation of my fears) on this one. Is it just an urban myth, as I hope, that if a magpie sees something shiny on the ground (such as a key) it is likely to investigate & probab...
Not averse to placing important news items on this forum as such a place already exists on the Manchester Birding website, this item is of such potential importance that I would ask you all to take a look and get involved if you can: - The Greater Manchester Ecology Unit and Natural England are setting u...
I've recently bought a Nikon D7100 and would like opinions on post-processing software. I currently use the fairly basic 'ACDSee 7.0' (can do crop, curves, noise reduction etc with this). I also now have the in-the-box CD 'Nikon ViewNX 2' but was surprised that there is no noise reduction facility w...
I am thinking of entering the world of DSLR photography for birding and as I have a number of Pentax K mount lenses and teleconverters, mainly Tamron and Sigma, from days that I took good old fashion film based photos, I was considering the Pentax range. However I have seen little comment on the quality...
Right through the centre of town About 12 mobile Goosanders very good at posing for pictures, two Little Grebe two pairs of Dippers, one singing bird with blue and white ring on left leg white or silver ring on right, flock of long tailed tits, Goldcrest, lots of Grey Wagtail and a Black Swan.
When choosing a new lens for my SLR recently, I decided to go for a dedicated macro after some thought, as insects are now of most interest to me. However, I would still like to take some bird shots, especially on one-off trips abroad (and for when I next run into a rarity in G. M/c). Has anyone had any decen...
