Did a roving report today, a really enjoyable session.
30 species including 27 Mallard,4 Grey Heron, 3 Goosander,1 Cormorant,1 Kingfisher all
on the Irewell in Ramsbottom!
Whilst enjoying this spectacle - 2 Ravens over going east and 8 Swallows fast and low
south
This between 1230 and 1...
for those of you who don't know, it is a qr code...
if you have a qr app on your smart phone (free to download) it reads it and takes you to web address within the code.
the one pictured here (free...
Lots of young goldfinches in and around our garden this year due, I suspect from us having nyger seed feeders both in the front and back garden. However they are forever flying into our windows, sometimes they just knock themselves out and manage to fly away after ten minutes or so, but at least three ha...
Thanks for the excellent Horwich Moors site guide ,gives me some idea of places to visit that im missing when i go up there,I can see a few full day hikes up there next spring/summer will be very much enhanced by the guide.thanks again for taking the time to produce these guides-beltin
I'm off to Holland for a Stag weekend in mid September with some mates, but am looking to fly over a few days earlier to do some birding. I've had a quick search on the internet for bird guides to Holland/Netherlands etc, but can't seem to find much in the way of modern books or guides. Does anyone know of an...
I work on miry lane + sumtimes walk along canal+douglas in lunch break. saw goosanders at walmsleys pond last winter,and was wondering if ther was a legal way to get to the pond. just view from otha side of canal at mo. i know its owned by anglers association,but no idea how they get to it. can anyone help....
"Making space for nature" is an important report published today by a committee chaired by Prof Sir John Lawton on the state of England's nature reserves. Described as"An independent review of Englands wildlife sites and the connections between them with recommendations to hel...
hi can anyone tell me the best place to park and get on Audenshaw Reservoirs ?
quite new to bird watching at the grand old age of 40 .. only ever watched birds when camping and out walking. . . but have now decided to take it a bit more seriously (and get out more).... also any other places where i can go would...
Been meaning to do this for a few years and finally booked it over t'internet on Thursaday night with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Sailed from Heysham yesterday at 14.15 which meant three and a half hours sea watching before the ferry reached Douglas. I wanted the return leg on the same day, so t...
A juvenile Gannet was found at Crompton Lodges, Moses Gate Country Patk at around 6:30pm tonight whilst the finder was ringing Mute Swans! The bird is currently sat in the middle of the lodge. Info thanks to Kane Brides. Further information/posts should be directed to the Moses Gate CP thread. -- Edi...
To eradicate any species,from anywere to me beggars belief,and how this can be justified,by the rspb,wildfowl trust,etc is even worse,lets just hope that one day a whooper swan doasn't breed with a Mute,or we can all just wait at Martin Mere,and shoot the lot The ruddy duck is very special,to me when...
As migrants, it struck me this morning that all the singing Chiffchaffs i've often witnessed in autumn here and winter down in the SW, wont be the areas breeding birds. So why would they expend energy and risk predation in holding territory at these times of year? Thanks. Henry. -- Edited by Henry Cook...
Been visiting friends in this area and found a cracking reedbed reserve called Karsibor Kepa on Wolin "island" near the German border. This wasn't really a birding holiday, we didn't even have a scope but we managed over 60 species in two weeks, highlights being a total of six White-Taile...
HELLO, SPENT THE LAST 3 DAYS AT BEMPTON CLIFFS, AND FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. BEMPTON IS SUPERB AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, MANY FULMAR,GANNET,WHEATEAR,LBB GULL, GBB GULL, AVOCET,JACKDAW, HERRING GULL, PLUS MANY MORE INCLUDING FLYCATCHERS. GIVE IT A VISIT ITS VERY WELL WORTH IT. GIVE ME A MAIL IF YOU HAVE BEEN AN...
thought i would post a link to a nice little article i saw on bbc website today about a record breaking arctic tern, just in case anyone missed it.
arctic tern
we have had House Martins breeding in our cul de sac for the last 15 years , apart for the last two years when we have had a no show due to falling numbers , woke this moring to have 50+ buzzing around the area , surely its to late to breed ?
They is a lot of activity , also noticed good numbers yesterday on Deane...
Lightshaw Hall Flash urgently needs your help. Plans have recently been submitted that will destroy the huge importance of Lightshaw Hall Flash for birds. As such, the site needs YOUR help to object to these plans. I would ask that you take the time to read the plans and details on the county notice boa...
Just out of curiosity I had a look at the garden list section tonight. I note Ian M has Ian W's list down as a tongue in cheek total.
Well, my list would be considerably less than Ian W's unless I can count fly overs and birds seen from the garden which I presume is the case if Dave Broome is counting stuff se...
Have recently come across a small supply of old reports for the county all in very good nick and at an excellent price, in total we have about 4 sets of 13 reports dates as follows;
1974 1975 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1993 1997 1998 1999, these sets are on offer for £7.00 cannnot complain at that ca...
I took the kids to Knowsley Safari Park today (probably a bad start).
There were three red-legged partridges there. I don't know if this is of interest to anyone, but I also would be interested to know to what extent they are wild. They were simply pecking away in an open, muddy field, and the second ti...
This is the peak time for Manx Shearwaters to get blown into the county and sometimes they get grounded in strange places. Shearwaters must ALWAYS be taken back to the coast and released by throwing them into the air as they can't take off from the ground (no cliffs on our part of the coast). They must not...
I've just returned from a week in Skiathos.
We stayed in Koukounaris which was great and I'd recommend to anyone.
The apartments were surrounded by Pine trees
Delighted to spot the resident Little Owl on our way out one evening - a first for the whole family.
A large murder of Hooded Crows live...
I missed it myself but apparently it was on the wireless tonight (BBC North West) that they are releasing Red Kites into the Lake district.
I found a link here.
http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=1255
This is great but there does seem to be a trend of re-intoducing things lately. That said the...
I have been down in Devon this last week, staying with friends, but threw my scope in as am after thought.
I had to fend for myself on Thursday, so went to Budleigh and the Otter Estuary.
Just on the field beyond the Cricket field were at least 18 Glossy Ibis, so i was quite pleased.
As you may guess, I wa...
