03/10/2011 - Plenty of fungi on show in the Davenport Green area during my morning walk: Shaggy Bracket Shaggy Inkcap Pleated Inkcap Blackening Waxcap Heath Waxcap Snowy Waxcap Egghead Mottlegill Mottlegill sp. The Deciever Field Mushroom Dryad's Saddle Chicken of the woods Giant Puffball - gon...
I have personally funded this forum since I started it, which is over six years now. I have watched it grow and grow in popularity and cannot quite believe just how well used it has become. Of course I am very glad about this (no one wants a forum no one looks at do they!) but I've somewhat become a victim of m...
Well there were the three Little Gulls chasing the ferry, a few miles off Zeebrugge - looking for all the world, at first glance in the early morning light, like overgrown waders. Then there was the White Stork stood, incongruously, on a shop forecourt. at first we thought it was a fibreglass model, bu...
Can anyone advise me where I can purchase a map that shows Greater Manchester and it's boundaries to a degree of detail that would allow clarity on where the border actually runs. I've looked on the OS website but can't see anything obvious, although I know I could just be looking in the wrong place. Liv...
1 Goldfinch in the Flour mill grounds 1 Tufted Duck 2 Mute Swan 5 Canada Geese 2 Mallard 2 Woodpigeon 2 Collared Dove ETW Up to 200 Pied Wagtails with the odd Grey Wagtail thrown in 10 Magpies 2 Carrion Crow 1 Kestrel 1 Song Thrush -- Edited by Dave Hobson on Tuesday 12th of February 2013 06:05:45 PM
Hi, just wondered if anyone had taken this journey from Manchester? There seems to be three stations to choose from close to the site, so I wondered if anyone had any recommendations for a nice walk between any of the stations and MM? Main reason for visit is to check out the binoculars in the InFocus sho...
I have an Optolyth TBS 80 for sale. It has an HD Fluorite Lens and comes with 2 eyepieces, which are 20 x WW and 30 x WW. It's a very good scope in excellent condition. I am looking for £360. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 10th of February 2013 06:56:28 PM
Please consider signing an online petition set up by the RSPB asking David Cameron to live up to his rhetoric in leading a 'green government' and to vote against savage cuts to wildlife friendly farming subsidies across the EU which have taken a generation of campaigning to achieve - http://www.rsp...
Excellent male smew from 08:00 - 10:30. Apparently been present since at least Sunday according to one of the estate workers. View from Bridleway, no other access. Phil
tbs 80 optolyth spotter scope with hd fluorite lens and optolyth eye lens 100:45xww, as new condition throughout also if required verbon tripod sherpa 600 -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 16th of February 2013 04:30:23 PM
I have for sale my pair of Opticron Verano BGA PC Oasis WP 8x42 binoculars with their rainguards, eyecups, pouch and strap. I have owned these pair of bins for about 4 years from new. The glass is very clean and image bright and sharp. There is a minor scuff on the body which in no way at all affects t...
In our endeavour to offer Greater Manchester birders the most convenient and comprehensive methods of bird record submission, I am happy to introduce an on-line submission method via RODiS. I hope that the large volume of users of this forum who do not submit their records (and as such their valuabl...
I find sunflower hearts to be the most popular with the Tits, Goldfinches and Chaffinches.I also have a niger seed feeder for the Goldies. The Long Tailed Tits seem to prefer Wilkinsons fat balls.I have peanuts out for the Tits as well. However no matter what mixed seed I put out all that ever seems to ge...
Since I set up my new feeding pole / station on the back lawn, about a month ago, I've had reasonable variety of visitors (to both the feeders & the lawn beneath). However, I don't think I've seen a single house sparrow. I am aware that house sparrows are on the decline in a lot of places, but are any oth...
A nice walk around the reservoirs with my lovely wife on a clear & sunny morning. In the fields a large flock of Canada geese & nearby 4 Greylags,7 Pinkkfeet & 1 raven apart from the usual suspects. Around & on the res's 3 Tufted Ducks,1 G.C.Grebe,1 Coot,21 B.H.Gulls, 6 Cormorants &am...
Dear Friends This Wednesday there is a crunch vote in Parliament. MPs will vote on a motion demanding a rethink of plans to sell our national forests. If enough of us contact our MPs now, we've got a real chance of winning this vote! So lets make sure MPs are getting thousands of messages with one very cle...
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I hope it's ok to post this here Please consider signing the petition asking the government to remove a clause from their proposed Growth and Infrastructure Bill which proposes a five year suspension to some of the protection afforded to National Parks. More details [url=http://www.friendsofth...
I've just read the post about the (possible) disbanding of the Mersey Warden service, and I know this has affected many other similar services across the country. Its the same old story - no one can see any 'economic' benefit to these services so they are the first to be scrapped. Add to this the way that...
Two things to watch out for. There have been over 100 deer poached from Dunham Massey and Tatton park since autumn last year. If any of you are out and about late/early and see anything suspicious around the parks call the police straight away. If you can, get descriptions of what you see, vehicle regs a...
I have for sale the "Full Set" of 35 (1976 - 2010 inclusive) Greater Manchester Bird Reports. It took me quite a few years to track down mint, or near mint copies. This, I believe is a very rare opportunity to buy a full "set" in such excellent condition. I would ideally like to sell...
Nikon d3 body for sale 11,000 actuations as new £1500 pristine with box manual etc one d3 body just sold on ebay with 120,000 actuation's on it with pro use for £1200 and there is one with a current bid in similar condition but with 40,000 shots 0.o for £1600 with a day to go and two bids so don't think Im aski...
To coincide with RSPB's 'Big Garden Birdwatch' weekend, this Sunday (27 January) sees the return of the Pennington Flash event organised by WLCT and supported by Leigh Ornithological Society amongst others. The event will run from 11am until 3pm. Weather permitting, there will be guided walks ar...
2.00-3.00
on the lake
2 mute swan
9 tufted
13 mallard
28 coot
10 moorhen
9 canadas
2 hybrids, white duck and what looks like canada x greylag
2 little grebe
2 g/c grebe
30 + mixed flock of goldfinch/tits flying around
6 crows
4 magpies
plenty wrens and robins
2 mistle thrush
6 blackbird...
I have the following books for sale, all in virtually Mint condition. Prices as shown: The Complete Guide to the Birdlife of Britain and Europe - Hayman & Hume (Mitchell Beazley 2001 HB) £10 Lamberts Birds of Shore and Estuary - Mitchell & Lambert (Collins 1979 HB) £3 Bird...
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