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Varied area Few things in the Unsworth Lodges Brown Hawker, 4 Spotted Chaser, Southern Hawker, Azure and blue Tailed Damsels Unbranched Bur-reed, Valerian, Water Plantain, Broad Leaved Pondweed, Marsh Woundwort, Marsh Bedstraw, Water Mint, Meadow sweet Small TT Shell, Common whites, Large an...

Hi, am looking to get a new tripod, as the one I've got isn't the greatest. Not looking at spending hundreds, but could anybody recommend me any good mid-range makes I can trust? Thanks a lot!

Photos for illustration purposes of items being sold on this section of the forum are now permitted. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 26th of July 2013 03:09:58 PM

The next Bioblitz is being held at Blackleach CP on the evening of Saturday 27th July and on Sunday 28th, from 7am to 3pm. Please do go along and show your support and join in. Details are on the GMEU website: Saturday evening (the...

The Spring 2013 E-newsletter is out now, crammed full of photos, sightings & articles on the birds of Salford Docklands & the Manchester Ship Canal Available free to download on Facebook Groups, North West Birding & Salford Docklands Heritage & Nature Group If you aren't on socia...

Avocet present all week on marshes.

Hi all, I'm a new user and very unsure but we think we saw an ibis in Stretford, Manchester today. It looked for all the world like a Northern bald ibis (not very scientific - just google images!) but I've now found out that it was spotted in Tameside July 2012 too. Does anyone know anything about it? It was...

Like new I bought these on a whim, but have stopped birding now. They come complete in the original box with case and cleaning cloth. The cost me 420.00 from in focus last month. Will take sensible offers 07456 532997 or pm me Cheers Kev -- Edited by Kev Topping on Saturday 11th of May 2013 10:55:09 AM -- Ed...

Hi all,rather distressed woman brought small chick to me tonight. Went to where she found it and it is a house martin.intended to place back but had no ladders and unsure if they would reject it. Anyone know of anybody who would hand rear or any ideas.assuming it survives the night. Cheers

A pleasant walk around some of the fields and woods today; 1 Comma 1 White-tailed Bumblebee more foraging too, Salad Burnet being the star find, not at all common in Rochdale. Dave

Wasnt sure where to put this. Anyhow, someone posted a pic of a Hoopoe at clifton woods, salford on a nature group on facebook any truth in it.?

Do any of you put them out as feed? If so what species eat them. I tried them earlier this year but no takers either dry or soaked to soften.

Thusday Evening: A small rabbit ran down a path, near the Walled Garden. Closely followed, or chased? by a Stoat. -- Edited by keith mills on Friday 18th of May 2012 11:59:20 AM

Hi Folks, Perhaps some others of you have heard of this before and could possibly explain what could have happened. This week after the brood of blue tits had left the nestbox, I decided to take the box down to clean it out and fumigate it.I noticed that it was much bigger this year than other years.When I...

Having returned from one of my regular visits this morning to Saddleworth Moor to check out the Golden Plovers, I picked up my copy of British Birds from the letter box. Upon opening it I was shocked to read an obituary for Professor Derek Yalden. I very much doubt whether I would have been up on the moors...

Eighteen items all in good condition for sale at the reduced price of £22.50 Titles as follows: RSPB KINGFISHER & SHORT-EARED OWL 2 spectacular films explore the private lives of the kingfisher and the short-eared owl RSPB ROUND ROBIN & THE TITMICE 2 delightful films explore the robin's se...

Sunday 20th May 1 Kingfisher at the River Bollin 3 Goldcrest all the usual common woodland species see www.merseyvalley.org.uk on the sites page for more details on Sunbank Wood -- Edited by Pete Hines at 03:35, 2007-05-23

Hummingbird Hawkmoth on Valerian this morning.

Nice walk around Bakewell and along the river 2 Grey wagtail 15 tufted duck 1 White Goose 6 White duck plenty of hybrids Mallard Canadas Mute swans Blue tits Great tits Coal tits Goldfinch Blackbirds plenty of Rooks, Jackdaws, Crows and Black headed gulls and the high light of the day watching 2 Dipper...

Reliable reports of Bog Asphodel and globe flower drew me to this place in Bolton. Public access is restricted to a couple of paths that transect the upper valley going is rough. Did not find this elusive GM plant but was rewarded with Wood Sorrel, Marsh Pennywort, Marsh Willowherb lesser stitchwort...

10:30am-1:00pm Not anything particularly special At the hide: 3 Nuthatches 2 Treecreepers 1 female Blue Tit feeding her young 1 Dunnock 2 Robin 1 Magpie 3 male Chaffinches 1 Common Pheasant -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 17th of June 2013 07:42:36 AM

Trafford council has recently given planning permission for the erection of a temporary (2yrs), 50m meteorological mast at Altrincham sewage works. For all those who are familiar with the area, it will be sited in the area of rough grassland/scrub (and the fine show of Lucerne in the summer) to the n...

Mint condition as serviced by Leica last year and not used since! Complete with box and all accessories. £ 900 ONO. PM me.

First of all, what a quality place for birding Salford is How many birders on this forum keep a Salford list ? 100 species requires a fair bit of time and effort Has anyone achieved this milestone ??

For some years Oystercatchers have bred on the roofs at the Heywood Industrial Park nr J3 of the M66. Recently they have also bred at the Royal Pennine Trading Estate between Castleton and Sudden (Royle Rd) and it is suspected they are breeding at Wardley Industrial Estate and possibly also at Stake H...

Late this morning a Comma was by the pond near the Wildlife Centre

I was told, this morning, of somebody who was recently taking photos of wildlife in Drinkwater Park (on the boundary of Prestwich & Salford) & had a load of expensive camera equipment taken off him by a couple of thugs. Firstly, whilst I wouldn't want this to happen to anybody, I particularly...

Hi folks, over the years I`ve managed to accrue multiple copies of various bird books.But the lack of shelf space has now forced me to put these spare copies up for sale.All the books are in good condition, most never used. The prices do not include postage.With the Post Office effectively doubling th...

Bury to Little Lever. Large White, Small White, Green-veined Whites, Orange Tips, Small Tortoiseshells, Peacocks, and Speckled Woods. 3 large Carp were swimming just under the surface on the Little Lever stretch.

Sunday evening between Bury and Little Lever 5 pairs of Mute Swans 1 pair with 5 Cygnets at Little Lever 1 pair with 3 Cygnets at Coney Green 1 pair with 2 Cygnets at Elton 2 pairs at Radcliffe without young. Also at Coney Green :- Adult Little Grebe, Tufted Duck 2 and Reed Warbler in reed bed. Also Blackcap...