11.00-13.30 Had a brief "recky" of an area probably known more for its reptiles than its birds, according to the internet anyway. The information board in the car park advises that Common Lizards are often seen, the internet lists "Natrix Natrix" too. The county council have...
Got a phone call off Ian Woosey
Pallid Swift at Crosby Marina fancy going
when we got there it was about 1/2 mile off so quick scoot round to the other side
Where we had cracking views of it flying just above our heads at times also flying with Common Swifts for comparison so could pick out all the subtl...
I was in Dubai last week, and while my husband was working, I had a few days holiday. Avoiding the shopping malls was a priority. I had no transport apart from taxis and the Metro, so most of the exciting but less accessible birding venues were out. Fortunately, our hotel was just across from the Media Ci...
Had to be in the Midlands this morning so popped to Cannock Chase on the way back. Parked up near the Glacial Boulder and had a good wander around. Saw plenty of Skylarks, Mipits, Kestrel, Buzzard, Willow Warblers, Reed Buntings and Whitethroats and heard two Cuckoos.
As one of the Cuckoos was on the...
Torkington Rd - Middlewood Station
Not a great deal around but 2 Willow Warblers were my first of the year. 2 Pheasants, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Swallow, 2 Jays, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Buzzard, Tits and Finches.
Cheers, John
Today, 2/10/2011 2 Weasel Burnt Edge 2 Roe Deer 1 Mole near Mast! Yesterday 1/10/2011 2 Weasel Burnt Edge 8 Red Admiral heading south Nice timing on the new forum Ian
zoom eyepiece MC11 25-75x and Wide angle MC30x Includes case. In excellent condition, all glasses perfect.This top notch scope is up there with Swarovski and Kowa for image quality. Anyone interested is unlikely to be disappointed on testing.-- Edited by John Barber on Wednesday 21st of May 202...
zoom eyepiece MC11 25-75x. Wide angle MC30x An excellent spotting scope in very good condition, all glasses perfect.£600 -- Edited by John Barber on Tuesday 20th of May 2025 04:54:23 PM
My local patch, today , on my walk , i saw a lot of blackbirds in the hedges , their numbers have significantly increased in the last 2 weeks, six redpoll, buzzard, a tawny owl mobbed by three jays,the usual tit flocks, and a little owl. -- Edited by paganhound on Monday 2nd of November 2009 07:17:43 PM
HI all, does anyone know anywhere near bergen centre reachable by foot or public transport that is good for briding at this time of year?
I am here now working, but would like to get some birding done, but struggling to find information online about birding anywhere near here!?
Yesterday afternoon while walking up Partington lane heading towards the precinct I noticed a flock of 45-50 agitated Starlings flying around St Peters church giving out an alarm call. I looked around for a Sparrowhawk but could not find one. There are normally between 50 and 70 Starlings roosting...
Up to 70 ish Med Gulls in Flocks at Llanon, south of Aberystwyth. In various ages and moult. There were some superb adult summer plumaged birds there when we popped down.
Wader passage is well under way.
Red Kited everywhere as you can imagine. Several over our house everyday and the feeding stati...
The Wild Daffodils are now at their peak and make a great sight once you go through the 2nd gate from the car park towards the War Memorial. They have been there for donkeys years but I feel they were probably planted originally. Are there any other sites in Gtr Mcr? Unfortunately a few of the garden varie...
Whilst i was in back garden this afternoon I noticed a spiral of gulls and a much bigger bird with them. When I grabbed my bins to get a better look I realised that the bigger bird was in fact a Comorant that was using the thermals the same as the gulls. I can't recall ever seeing a Comorant using thermals bef...
Saturday 13th February 2016. Morning wander along my childhood stamping grounds, on Seaburn and Whitburn beaches, Sunderland, on a receding tide. A very enjoyable couple of hours preceded an even more enjoyable couple of hours at the football. Small raft of Eider within 50 yards of the shore 50+ Pi...
Was lucky enough to spend two days in Scotland with Marcus of ebirder fame, to try and improve my birding and photography skills but to be honest the birding was so spectacular the photography moved rapidly down the priorities!
Some of the following are sensitive species so I'll only give approxim...
Had a couple of hours at Delamere today - no sign of the Firecrests reported over the last few days and only brief flyovers of the 20+ strong flock of Crossbills. Still it was quite pleasant "down in the woods" with lots of Great Spotted Pecker activity.
I would imagine most of us have had a Bird they most wanted to see at some time or other. A Bird that's been Number 1 on their wanted list.. Mine was a Snowy Owl. I remember as a child reading about Britains first ever recorded breeding Snowy Owl's on Fetlar, discovered by Bobby Tulloch on Stakkeberg in 196...
Was way up in the North of Scotland this week and took half a days leave to get some birding in on the way back to the airport. Didn't quite go to plan as there was a whiteout and some scary driving conditions which meant I had to stick to the coast rather than go eagle spotting...
Highlights:
Perfect gr...
If anyone is in need of a pair of superb powerful binoculars for observing a nest site for bird protection ie peregrines etc we have taken in a pair of Vortex 18x56 .mint basically used once . They are about £1800 new these are on offer with 12 months guarantee for £960 . Be aware they are not really hand hol...
I have been told by an RSPB volunteer living in Rochdale, Jill Brown, who is involved with the Manchester Peregrines, that a pair is now in residence at the (secure) Town Hall tower, hopefully using the tray we put up in February 2009.
Any sightings at all gratefully appreciated!
If anyone is interested in collecting the following before I consign them to the tip, please contact me. All in decent condition. WWT WILDFOWL & WADER COUNTS 1990-1991; 1991-1992 BTO NEWS JOURNALS NOV '84-NOV '85; JAN '86 - DEC '86. (12 in all).
I visited the new RSPB reserve St Aidans today near Swillington in Yorkshire. Today was the opening day and we decided to arrive early so we would not have to struggle parking. Arriving at 9.20am there were just 4-5 cars parked and there appeared more staff and volunteers than visitors. Although with...
