Over the last few years there has been an increase in pigeons nesting on the bay roofs on our road in Swinton. They are making a mess of the roofs and windows and now seem to devouring all the bread and seed on peoples bird tables, to the point that some neighbours have stopped putting food out which obviou...
While waiting for a bus at Wythenshawe bus station I noticed a large ammount of the Pigeons have injuries to their legs or feet,some very severe.
Does anyone Know why this is and can it be prevented ?.
It makes you feel sorry for the poor blighters.
Just got home to find a Mallard with 8 newly hatched young sat on the lawn next to my pond. Advice please, what do they eat and will they find enough in my garden?. Should I feed them, but what with?. The female has been a frequent visitor recently and my son found her this p.m. on our front garden so manouver...
just now from my back bedroom window... "There usedto be a photo here but Paul knows he's not supposed to upload photos onto the forum. Mancs. Typical " did i not just write the best thread title on the forum ever? :D -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 4th of May 2010 11:27:47 AM
I have a photo of a finch took in Nice in Feb. and could not id bird I thought it was a juv. Bullfinch sent a picture of bird to a friend who tended to agree. Went back to Nice last week to find a flock of about 23 birds all in same condition looking alike(would they still be juv. plumage and would you get this amo...
Saw a Tawny Owl tonight from the car on the way home from my Grandparents at 9.00pm.
It was sat in a tree as we passed in the car and my Dad stopped.
What a great view!!
We're going to Leyburn for a few days at the weekend and wondered if there are any good birding sites in the Wensleydale area that members could suggest...thanks in anticipation, Mark.
Hello,
Currently tidying out stuff from my parents loft! I have numerous birding watching magazines from the 1990's which fellow GM birders are welcome to if interested; please drop me a PM
Bird watching: October 1990 thru to August 1995 plus a few random copies from 1997
Wildfowl and Wetlands...
My wife and daughter have separately reported seeing a most unusual bird in and around Chadderton and Royton, both in Oldham. The bird is def not a buzzard or red kite, but it has a red tail. There was a red-tailed hawk in Oldham a few years ago, near the Elk Mill, but I have not seen it...
If you live in Greater Manchester, how about recording the birds in your garden? Just remember to include your location and perhaps the time and weather.
Location: Tyldesley, Wigan
Time: 4pm to 5pm
Weather: Mild, just stopped raining
2 Goldfinch
2 Coal Tit
1 Blue T...
Kingfisher
Cormarant
6 Chiffchaff
4 Blackcap
3 Jay
G S Woodpecker
Treecreeper
Kestral
buzzard
Pied wagtail in among Horses
20+ starlings feeding in field opposite Reddish Farm tea rooms
Lots of Swallows&,house martins
Recently I saw one of those programmes in passing where people prepare a BBQ in west Australia using local food. I was drawn into the programme as Auntie whatnot turned up in a loaded rowing boat with a dead pig to roast as her contribution. The fisherman relative also contributed a great pile of fish to...
i've noticed over the last couple of days that there has been two different spellings of the colloquial defining undesirables in areas of birding interest.
for the sake of clarity could be decide on a definitive spelling?
scrote or scroat?
i personally feel it's scrote derived from s...
As its a quiet time of year, and because replying to Geoffs post has inspired me I thought I'd start a topic to see what peoples best birding experiences have been. Just to add a bit of spice though, and because I cant compete with all those who've been to Panama looking at Quetzals, I thought I'd limit it t...
I am planning on a trip this weekend in Scotland to go climbing with Mrs P, but we may we go and do a bit of birding should time permit.
Any of you any good, reliable sites for Golden Eagle, Crested Tit, Ptarmigan, Black Grouse etc?
We will be in the Glen Coe/Fort William area so Aviemore isnt out of the q...
Late this afternoon I was grubbing around in the pond at work (I'm in the process of relocating its contents). I had one arm in the freezing cold water and my other hand on the edge of the pond to balance myself and prevent an afternoon swim.
I felt a bit of a scratchy sensation on the back of my hand which wa...
Im a keen birder and owls have always been one of my favourite birds ever since I was about 12 years old and seen my first tawny owl with 3 young in prestwich clough. That was back in the mid nineties and only seen tawny owls down there a couple of times since, but not for a very long time now. Just wondering if...
I was on Stalybridge Station, near Platform 3, yesterday morning (Sat 24th April) about 6.20am. In a tree, there was a blackbird singing away. I suddenly realised that it was making the same noise as some trucks make when they reverse. There is a large works just behind, with some Viridor trucks. So, I...
i recently just purchased some of these Hakwe 8x43 frontier Ed bins after having a good look at them as a recomendation from Johnathon Platt, i can do nothing but praise these bins, they are really bright ED glass, great looking style and only £300 quid, the full review more detailed link is below, in th...
New access to the Peat Pools has now been arranged but anyone considering a visit MUST read the new site guide on the website before doing so.
A visit this evening with Pete Berry produced:
Little Ringed Plover- 2 juvs
Teal- 4
Green Sandpiper- 1 (flew over calling only)
Peregrine- 1 fle...
Its got to be said that most of my patch is just over the Manchester border,White Holme gets a good looking at along with Light Hazzels and Warland.The last two reservoirs are the Manchester county area.
White Holme,3 Shelduck,2 Greylag Goose,2 Dunlin,6 Wheatear,noisey Canada goose pairs.
Warl...
Male Dotterel with 35+ spanking Golden plovers, some of which are of the northern race and in full sum plum. Very easy to see in a field by the side of the road on Abbeystead Lane.
From Jubilee Tower, 5 Red grouse and a Peregrine.
About 100 Chaffinches and 15-20 Bramblings in a flock feeding in plough and fallow in fields E of Billinge Plantations this morning on my (last) TTV - just in the county.
**apologies in advance, no pictures and only a vague description!**
On the train from Chester to Manchester, taking the route via Stockport, I spotted a medium-sized raptor perched on a fence. It was roughly Buzzard size and shape, but had a definite slate-grey back, dark head, and very pale bre...
Cracking article on this subject from Steve Christmas and other local birders that's well worth reading in the "Articles, Identification Issues and Reviews" section of the website. Fascinating and interesting information, that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Well done to all involv...
