Spent the last week on holiday in Suffolk. Very cold and windy but no rain until Friday.
Nice to meet Ian Woosey and Jimmy Meadows again at Minsmere plus two others I didn't know. I realise now that one was Geoff Hargreaves who I'd not met before and the other I'm guessing might have been Rob Thorpe.
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A walk from the walker's car park near the hall produced 100's of Fieldfares and Redwings in several flocks, but the highlight was a Green Sandpiper on a stream along Lodge Lane, near Crowley Lodge
21 October - 27 November 2024 Basic itinerary as follows :- Melbourne, Victoria - 3 nights Lakes Entrance, Victoria - 3 nights Merimbula, New South Wales - 3 nights Kiama, New South Wales - 3 nights Penrith, Sydney - 2 nights Blue Mountains, New South Wales - 3 nights Noosa, Queensland - 3 nights Glass H...
I’m usually pretty averse to such posts (hence this is a closed thread, so no replies I’m afraid as that’s not its intention) but I just wanted to wish anyone and everyone who uses this forum, whether a registered user, contributor or not, a very genuinely Merry Christmas and perhaps more importantly...
Quick walk around Dowles brook 6.30-7.30. High Lights: 1+ Green Woodpecker 4 Mandarin 4 Marsh Tit Nuthatch 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker Grey Heron -- Edited by Chris Harper on Saturday 6th of April 2013 12:07:37 PM
not much time for birding lately and even less time to spend posting !!.
spent 10 mins looking on the pool on ashton moss next to the garden centres this afternoon.
4 lapwing
1 ringed plover 1st ive ever seen here
1 little grebe
1 heron
2 lots of canada chicks
8 mallard chicks
40 plus stralings a...
A large brown moth in my kitchen identified as an Old Lady moth. Name given due to the brown markings on wings resembling an old victorian lady in a cloak. Book says it's common and commonly finds it's way into houses!
3pm - 6pm. Stroll from Warburton church (Abbey Croft) along Wigsey Lane, taking the right fork to the Manchester Ship Canal and along the canal as far as a large ploughed field, but not as far far as the River Bollin ie the GM County boundary. Abbey Croft (cemetary grounds) 1 Spotted Flycatcher 1 Chiffc...
A very quick visit here and straight to the hides overlooking Tack Piece produced 3 Crane, 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese, a single Pinkfoot, and a Peregrine amongst the expected fare.
Important request for information for Manchester Birding forum usersDear Manchester Birding forum usersAs many of you will be aware, the West Pennine Moors (WPM) was notified by Natural England as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in November 2016. The main notified features of the S...
Called into the park on my way to work this morning (8.40 -9.15) , to see if the 2 parakeets were still around (saw them on monday). They were there in the same holly bushes just east of the lake, being very vocal, a m and f.
I was surprised by how much other stuff was around too - Its only a short walk from hom...
Banky Meadow 08.30- 9.20am 13-04-08
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Pair of Gadwall, 3 Teal, single male Shoveler and 2 Coot on pool at back of the works - very hard to see from path through dense trees and bushes - possibly more stuff there but not visible. Also 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap and 2 Willow Warb...
Ian has recently added some of my images from a short trip to Tenerife from last November. One which is snapshot from video footage taken of a Great Spotted Woodpecker of the race canariensis on a Canarian Pine cone at Galeria Pino de la Cruz, in central Tenerife. My question is does anybody have any lit...
4 Whoopers there this morning departed towards Manchester (infomration from John Hamer). Ex Hollingworth Lake? -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 6th of June 2010 11:38:46 AM
Lots of birders who use twitter (X) have recently started using BlueSky as an alternative. This is because twitter has changed a lot since Mr Musk took over and it's now virtually impossible to avoid your account being taken over by hate posts, political propaganda, adverts or other stuff which most...
The draft plan of Greater Manchester's Local Nature Recovery Strategy[url=https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/natural-environment/our-plan-for-nature-recovery/what-does-our-draft-plan-for-n...
Yellow-browed Warbler off Green Avenue, Astley. Bird is moving in a small tit flock around the first field west of the small park at the end of Marklands Road and has been very vocal.
Used opticron hide clamp ,stem and head good condition £40 if interested p m me! -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 18th of November 2024 12:51:42 PM
Originally posted by Sarfraz Hayat on Novermber 10th: I was at Crown Point Retail Park in Denton and plenty of Black-headed Gulls and Starlings there. Also Common Gulls, Crows and a Dunnock! Later on in the day over 300 Jackdaws passed over in a north-westerly direction with some Rooks? Over 10 Herri...
Gran Canaria. End of October- family holiday, south of the island not far from Maspalomas, 30 deg c every day. Large hotel with lush vegetation within the grounds, a short walk from the beach, some birding done in the hotel grounds where I got 3 Lifers, and a very productive area on one of the sho...
Explored some of the farmland around the Mottram/ Broadbottom area this morning, starting at Mottram Moor and taking a circular walk via Broadbottom. The highlights were: 1 sparrowhawk 1 willow warbler 1 chiffchaff (both the warblers were feeding in the same well stocked garden at different time...
Firecrest present this morning. Park at the bottom of Craig Road and take the footpath to the horse paddocks where the bird was showing very well at 07:35. Info thanks to Simon Gough
BBC's NW Tonight yesterday featured a Tawny Owl box with a camera, which held: 1 adlut Tawny, 2 owlets and 2 Mandarin ducklings - all just hatched. The ducklings were desperately trying to get out of the box. An update tonight said the ducklings had managed to get out. Am trying to contact the owner Mary...
Not actually a birding post but may be of interest to scope owners. Just had a look at the sky after a call from Ms O, the "Manx Birder" who pointed me in the direction of Jupiter. It is a very bright star just now to the right of our Moon and three of Jupiters moons can be seen clearly with the help of my scope. A...
I'm going to walk the Manchester Ringway (no, not the airport runways) but this 200 mile trail once in each season (twice clockwise, twice anti-clockwise) and see how many species I can see. The route takes in a plethora and many Meccas of Manchester birding sites plus every environment apart from co...
