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For those that haven't seen/heard it, its good for a laugh !; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHXQp-NhFuE copy & paste above in your browser -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 6th of February 2011 04:46:20 PM

80/100 WAXWINGS AT SAINSBURYS SALE 11:30 THIS MORNING

5 tree sparrows - near bridge 3 bullfinch 4 chaffinch 50 jackdaw-flying main lake mostly frozen suprised to see: 2 grey heron 6 wigeon on a little bit of water 12 mallard do they get birds on them mud flats ?

I,m having problems with the ferries,most of the ferries are now the super fast ones,not much use for birding when you're travelling at a great rate of knots(nautical miles,not waders that is).The only slow ferries are no good as they leave at times that are no use for seawatching(like 2am!!).I've t...

Late news for Thursday 4th February: 12.00 - 12.30 am Redwing 25 Mistle Thrush 1 Goldfinch 5 Long-tailed Tit 1 Feral Pigeon c. 60 Chaffinch 1 Starling 16 Info thanks to Phil Kelly

Hello everyone, I've recently swapped Manchester for Wellington, New Zealand (some are probably asking why already ) so this is hopefully the first in a series of bird reports. Not much to report right now other than Red Billed Gull, Black Blacked Gull and a probable Australian Great Crested Gr...

Manchester Climate Action presents...Manchester Airport On Trial Thursday, February 17 · 7:30pm - 10:30pm University of Manchester Students' Union Steve Biko Building Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PR In the late 1990s, people from across Greater Manchester united to oppose a secon...

Wednesday 26th January 2011 Woodlands between the brook from Bryn Marsh and Ocre Flash Creation of woodland glades. Removal of hybrid white poplar in advance of planting of native trees Feb / March. Brush used to improve habitat by the creation of dead hedging. Also, creation of willow tit nesting h...

highlights were 1 long eared owl showing well in the usual location, , 1 lesser redpoll, lots of bulfinch and tree sparrow, 1 white fronted goose from lindyke

Is it possible that with such a large number of waxwings coming over this year that some will stay and breed?

Hi all. Just a reminder that this weekend is the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch for 2011. A great chance to be part of a massive nationwide survey to see how our garden birds are faring. You just need to spend a spare hour checking out what's in the garden (or park/open space if you don't have a garden) on eith...

Had brief views of a puzzling buzzard type bird sitting on the fence at Junction 20 M62 A627M junction on Saturday on the way back from Dovestones. From the quick glance I got it was heavily streaked [not barred] on the top half of the breast and a rufous brown on the lower half. Can't think what it was but I...

For sale. Straight Zeiss Diascope 85mm with 20 x 60 zoom lens, neoprene cover and Velbon PH 157Q tripod. This scope is only 13 months old and is in mint condition. To buy this package new today would cost around £2,600 - I'm selling for £1,300. It will be a great buy for anyone interested. Tel. 01925 755 76...

Hi there. For the past 12-18 months I have been aware of a Ring Neck Parakeet in Fog Lane Park in Didsbury.I frequent the park as I live across the road and have marvelled at the exotic sounds this bird makes. 6 months ago my youngest lad was playing on the park when I spotted 2 Parakeets together,not think...

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Hello all, some kindly soul has given me a years subscription to Birdwatching Magazine so does anyone want me to post each one on after I've read it? [will be about two days after I've got it!] Deal is we go halves on whatever the postage was at the end of the 11 magazines - [first one gone to recycling befor...

Blackbird, Song thrush, Mistle Thrush, Long Tail Tit, Great tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 25th of January 2011 10:35:18 PM

On the 8th of December 2010, a male Dusky Thrush was seen and photographed in a garden in Blewbury Close, Leigh. The bird has not been seen subsequently and was present for only an hour on that one day. Full details and images will appear on the website tomorrow. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 20t...

Hi all, I'm new to bird watching and bird photography and I was hoping that some people here might give me some hints and tips about equipment and more particularly camera settings and techniques for taking good pictures. I've done a search on this forum and found a link to some useful tutorials but the...

Hey everyone, just in from a pub quiz and thought i would share a question with everyone (though the answer is funnier!) "What is the smallest bird in Britain?" Answer - Hummingbird!!!! Don't think i shall be doing the pub quiz there again! Unless Elton can produce something, but my bet wou...

This is the 4th week now that my feeders have had a lack of birds... In fact none! I have spotted both M/F Sparrowhawk but surely these would not stop all of them.. I have changed the old food for new [same brand] but still nothing. Any thoughts anybody...? Bob

I filmed a pair of goldeneye breeding on Pearsons this morning at the far end of the flash, I found a great place in which to sit right at the waters edge amongst the trees I got there just as the sun was rising & thought it would be a nice sunny day but even though the fog did eventually put an end to my fil...

I am searching for someone whom I could possibly join on their bird/wildlife watching adventures I am willing to share fuel expenses etc.

It appears that Boris Johnson is now trying to revive the idea of another London airport like the one successfully stopped at Cliffe a while back. Anyone wishing to register opposition can vote in a basic poll run by the News Shopper newspaper http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/8796647. THAMES_...

Mr.Woosey and myself got up in them there hills today 10:45am-2pm, covering Binn Green and Yeoman Hey Resr area and saw the following: Siskin- 70+ Stonechat- 3 Coal Tit- 25 Red-legged Partridge- 7 on the hillside just north of Yeoman Hey Plantation (in some real looking habitat) Dipper- 1 on the stre...

After Delamere today went over to Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre, on the A49 near Tarporley where there are 30 - 40 Mandarin ducks on the small lake there. It seems that they just pitched up about 10 days ago - an amazing sight

Got there at 12pm. 11 Reed Bunting 9 Greenfinch 7 Chaffinch 4 Blue tit 3 LongTailed Tit 2 Great tit 1 Blackbird 1 Carrion Crow 4 Jackdaws

Got to the dam for about 1pm 8 Goosander 11 Canada geese 2 little Grebe 3 Coots 3 Moorhen 1 Cormorant 8 Redwings 2 Mistle Thrushes 1 Heron 9 Malard 6 Wood Pigeon 1 Dipper Got to Binn Green for about 11am 12 Siskins 15 Chaffinch 4 Blue tit 2 Coal tit 3 Great tit 3 Brambling 1 Tree Creeper -- Edited by wild one on Su...

what do the good folk of the forum wish to see in 2011 i would like to see merlin and hen harrier in gm or maybe a passage osprey would be nice ps happy new year to all

Bit of a long shot here, but does anyone go to/live near the Mersey and be willing to spare a morning a month to do a WeBS Count, or know someone they could pass this on to? Our team of counters there consists of one sprightly young 73 year old, the rest are all getting on a bit and have had major surgery or ot...