Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) feeding on perennial sweet pea this morning for 10 minutes in garden near to Walton Park park (off Walton Road, Sale).
At least a dozen Grey Squirrels. At the main lodges you are tripping over them, not helped by a girl feeding them treats. 2 Brown Hawkers 1 Common Hawker 1 Common Darter 1 Green-veined White 1 Small White 4 Small Tortoiseshells 1 Peacock 4 Speckled Woods
Hi I saw a Swift the other day swoop very low and then go into the cladding on the roof of a house - where do they select a nest and would this have been an unusual choice. Cheers in advance
A bioblitz is taking place at Three Sisters LNR, Bryn on Sat 15th June with the aim of recording as many species as possible over a 24 hour period. The main public event runs from 11am to 3pm with bug house/nest box building and the chance to view some of the site's aquatic creatures close up under the micr...
Canon SX 30 bridge camera in good condition with case and 3 batteries. £110 ono. Welcome to view/try out (Warrington area). -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 13th of June 2013 02:09:06 PM
Hi, I'm not sure what protocol is, but I've got no idea what this is. I've been here a week and seen some great birds. Hoopoe, Spoonbill, Black-winged Stilt, Black Stork, Beeeaters, Kentish Plover, but am stuck on this Shank looking bird. Will someone take a look? Thanks, Stuart
Just an anecdote from an Astley Moss trip today. I have been needing the Garden Warbler "first tick" for some time, and today I used my UK Birds app to ID the song, of which there were several examples during my morning especially in the woods around the railway crossing to Croxden's. I know t...
From yesterday's walk up to Chew Reservoir and back Rabbit Grey Squirrel Speckled Wood 1 Meadow Brown 4+ Small Heath lots Large Skipper several Small Tortoiseshell 2 Large White 3+ Clouded Border Moth ( I think, ground colour seemed a little cream compared to the guide) Pyralid and other grass-lovi...
A worrying trend at penny flash that I am finding is whether its the weather/climate change or Mink/Foxes etc ,but the trend at penny seems to be worse each year for breeding birds, its seems strange to see 30 adult great crested grebes asleep in the middle of Rammies with no signs of having any intentio...
Body and eyepiece (40xWW on 77mm scope, 32xWW on the 62mm) come boxed, second hand but in great condition. Optional Hoya filter and Leica "ever ready" case, also boxed. Scope & eyepiece £650 ono, complete package £750 ono. Would consider selling the filter, case and/or eyepiece sep...
Sunday afternoon, 2/6/13....Weather hot and sunny. A walk down Culm Valley from Culmstock with the Wigan RSPB Group. The River Culm runs west from the Blackdown Hills. We started off from the Culm Valley Inn by the road bridge in Culmstock and walked on riverside paths and meadows in a downstream dir...
Have just spent 2 weeks on holiday in Valor in the Sierra Nevada/ Alpujarras in Spain. The village is in Granada and has many walks centred around the G7 walking route. Birds seen in and around the village Red Rumped Swallow Spotless Starling Golden Oriole Bee Eater Blue Rock Thrush Cirl Bunting Melod...
Down at my Dad's for a few days having braved the blizzards and torrential rain on Friday.Cattle Egret at Frampton (just off Junction 13 M5) with 10 Little Egrets.
Spotted Redshank and White-fronted Geese at Slimbridge. No sign of the Bean Goose, Cettis or Temmincks Stint though
Also literally h...
I really hoped this year would be a turning point for raptors, with the RPSB taking over a few local moors. However I can only assume that the weather has played a hand in such low raptor numbers. The kestrel nest I enjoy watching every year in Tintwistle has been destroyed and unless its just me there are...
I was wondering what effect the prolonged spell of very cold weather (forecast to continue well into April) is having on our birds. How does it affect nesting behaviour - eg how much do Blue Tits rely on the oak caterpillar as a food source which will be well delayed; are all birds nesting as usual or do th...
It seems not many people use notebooks anymore, but for those that do.... I've used loads of notebooks over the years, with the old policemans notebook being the one I come back to frequently. But, I've recently discovered the Filofax Flex. It sounds a bit strange, but ive found the pocket size (admit...
10 minute footage of a female Goosander we have breeding this year at a private site in a plastic barrel. Amazingly this is nowhere near any body of water. The picture quality isn't great and there are some problems with black bars going across the screen, but there's nothing we can do about that. [url=...
Have just purchased a new scope so my old one is now not needed, a Celestron 80mm with 20-60x zoom eye piece not to bad a scope at the lower zoom levels would make a reasonable starter scope for some one new to birding or a 1st scope for a youngster. Its in good condition with case and just over 12 mounths old I...
This certainly appears to be genuine; if so, its a sad, sad day... Natural England issue licences to destroy Buzzard nest and eggs to protect Pheasant shoot.
Only 4 weeks until the optimum date for the bird race and with the record set at 104 in 2011 I feel this year could be the year for it to fall. With so many winter migrants still around and the imminent arrival of spring visitors we could (hopefully) get a double hit. It could be a very interesting and as usua...
New Local Nature Reserve PLanned in Radcliffe Press Release 'Plans are being drawn up to turn land which belonged to the former Radcliffe Paper Mill into the boroughs newest Local Nature Reserve. The site is next to where Barratt Homes built the Woodland Chase estate, and gave Bury Council a sum of mo...
Dear all, There is a great way to raise funds for the RSPB and other wildlife charities. It is a search engine called everyclick which donates half of its earnings to chosen charities. It works just as well as google. Hyperlink below; you can save it as your homepage from this link. http://www.everycl...
A team from the Salford Quays Heritage & Nature Group is doing a Manchester Ship Canal Bird Race tomorrow, Friday 24th May, probably starting at Moore, any tips on sites/species along the Manchester Ship Canal - Greater Manchester and Cheshire - very much appreciated
Sorry if this has been asked before, but have an apparently injured collared dove in the garden. I can pick it up and can't see any obvious broken leg or wing or bite marks, so I don't quite know what to do. I could box it and take to a vet tomorrow I suppose but will the vet want paying? Any suggestions?
Pleasant run up to Llangollan today walk along the river which was very high and running fast 4 Dippers 1 Heron 1 Grey wagtail 1 Buzzard where the highlights
Though this short video by Bill Oddie is highly amusing, its purpose is considerably more important and its message depressingly enlightening. Please take a look and ensure you add your name to the petition. If this is the only weapon we've got then that minute it takes is all the more important. [url...
