In response to Ian's (note the use of the apostrophe) posting (copied below) I thought I'd move the discussion to a more appropriate place. I would agree with almost everything Ian says, but not " the dreaded elitist BTO codes". It's not the codes that are elitist, it's those who use them in...
What would be the best book to get for the identification of british and migrant warblers? Specifically with pictures (preferably photos) of the birds flying away, as this seems to be the view I get of them more often than not!
19th and 20th May LIverpool School of Art and Design The Ghosts of Gone Birds project kicks off in the heart of Liverpool to coincide with the Sound City Festival. Were taking over the Liverpool School of Art & Design with established artists, like Ralph Steadman, Jamie Hewlett, Billy Childish,...
I was walking my dog this morning on William fosters playing fields at ince, on the pond which also flows into the canal someone has thrown a shopping trolley into it, and over the last few days I started to see what looked like the start of a nest being built inside it and this morning I saw a pair of coots ta...
To Steve Suttill:-
Dipper is one of those species which you regularly see on your patch until you look for them! They are often on their favourite stone etc and this can lead to complacency and underrecording. I recently had an e-mail from Prof David Norman who is writing large amounts of species acco...
For sale as I just cant get used to carrying scope plus bins plus camera! Nikon RAII 60mm straight scope with stay on cover. I'd say in very good condition but I don't have the cover for the 20x eyepiece. I do have the SSA digital camera attachment and a Coolpix attachment for the adapter which I'll includ...
An early morning and very cold start for the reported male Firecrest which has been present for some time now, in the woods alongside the boatyard.
After about an hour of searching through the various Tit flocks and Goldcrests to no avail, all of a sudden, the star of the show was located feeding very...
Although primarily a dragonfly & damselfy site this can turn up some good birds and today didn't disappoint with a low flying Hobby around midday around the fishing pool/Gull Pool area. A great, chance sighting whilst photographing Downy Emerald Dragonflies, on the wing & mating, at one o...
not being a manchester native, my knowledge of birding sites round here isn't particularly good, it's getting a damned site better thanks to all the people on here, as demonstrated by last years uk year list being 152 and me hitting 150 for this year yesterday. but i'm at a loss for where i would find a ba...
For those who have an iPhone or android sign up for Twitter and follow @birdnational You get (for now) free sightings tweets from around the UK plus regional sightings too. Looks like they are building a new business via the free route so get in while you can
Reet, we have had a thread for a rant at the RSPB, now I feel the Lancashire Wildlife Trust deserves one of their own ! My rant being the carparking charges at Brockholes, which will officially open amid much fan-fare at Easter. Below are the published charges taken from their website: "There wil...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7052481.ece-- Edited by Pete Astles on Sunday 7th of March 2010 01:13:38 PM
Walk round the park and up the Micker Brook 11.00 to 14.45 produced the following sightings:-
Mistle Thrush 5
Woodpigeon many
Magpie many (some carrying nesting materials)
Blue Tit }
Great Tit } (many all over the walk)
Long-tailed Tit }
Coal Tit 2
Nuthatch 3 seen many more heard
Treecr...
Good morning. I'm seriously thinking about establishing a new club in the North West region for young birdwatchers (aged 14 to 35), of which I noticed some exist on this forum, which is great. I think it would be a fantastic way of nurturing young peoples' interest in the hobby, as well as well as a good o...
The breeding season is now upon us and as such we really ought to seriously consider our posts in relation to this before we hit the submit button. The guidelines on posting breeding birds in the county sightings forum also apply to this forum so I'd advise you familiarise yourselves with this. Frankl...
A wierd question?? Well I haven't seen one for weeks. I know they should be nesting now but there have been at least 2 nests in the building where I work for the last 4 years.Not this year though. I know it's a bird we generally take for granted but they all seem to have vanished???
Over in Jersey this weekend. Yesterday afternoon had Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harriers, Swallow and Chiffchaff from my friends garden in Crabbe in the NW of the island.
This morning had 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Swallow, 6 Stock Dove, a Red Squirrel and a Kestrel. Was looking for th...
Osprey heading north over westbrook Asda ,just north of warrington 3.30 pm.seen from the cafe window while having a spot of lunch-almost flew into the window it was that low-should have been going over penny flash at about 4pm at the rate and direction it was travelling
If anyone hears of any Cuckoos in South Manchester would they post ASAP. As I cannot get about easily anymore,I only know Buses and Trains in this region, I have not seen or heard a Cuckoo in many a year,and would love to catch one off my favorite birds.
Not been up here before, but was doing some survey work there this morning over the tide cycle up from the Wyre Country Park. Merlin hunting Twite and Meadow Pipits over the saltmarsh, Redwings filled the bushes and resident Reed Buntings all over the place. About 5000+ PF Geese flying over, mainly la...
1300hrs today, reasonably large Gull flock c200 birds consisted of;
1 adult sum/pl Mediterranean Gull
2 LBB Gulls
14 Common Gulls
remainder BH Gulls.
All quite mobile between the Lodge and Elton High School grounds
Also on the Lodge,
3 Goosander (2 f)
c20 Teal
4 Mallard
Coots, Moorhen and...
A noteworthy achievement and new record set up here yesterday: Paul Hindess, avid year listing addict, who holds the county year list record for Durham, yesterday (April 18th) achieved the quickest ever 200 score. Paul starting the morning on 198, managing Tree Pipits in Black Bank Plantation and...
