i've been such a lucky birder this xmas... got this! and some lovely books; extreme birds, how to be a bad bird watcher, bird by peter hayman & rob hume (including an ipod dvd) and my darling wife an...
Had a pleasant morning exploring the fields,but not much to show for it
1 kestrel 1 grey heron
usual tits ect but birds a little sparse but miles of fence posts to check
crankwood wood,from the outside of course 4 g s woodpecker calling/displaying and a lot of drumming
cheers geoff
Whilst reading one of the papers last week there was an interview with that annoyingly handsome Channel 4 "T4" presenter Steve Jones. During the course of this question and answer interview it came to light that Steve is a skilled, keen and knowledgeable birder. For those of you not famil...
2 Buzzards seen 9.45am today. 1 in a dead tree in the middle of the field between Middlewood and the canal, a second sat on the fence bordering the filtration beds near to the motorway (Worsley).
Just been out for a quick walk this morning. Had really good views of a Merlin in the field to the west side of Newton road. It was initially on a fence post but it was quickly moved on by a crow. It then perched up on a lump of earth in the field whereby I managed to watch it for quite a while.
Then to top this of...
Driving along Burnley Rd out of Accrington today, towards the A56 turn-off, I saw 3 Waxwings silhouetted in a tree about 100m W of the Texaco petrol station. Luckily I had bins with me so pulled in quickly and was able to have a good look before they flew off.
Thought we could lighten up these dark evenings......
Just received a copy of Birdwatch issue 199 January 2009, and there is an excellent article on the back page from the lads in Norfolk known as Punkbirders.
Not certain if Ian would be able to reproduce the article on the website,as it makes ver...
There have been potential or confirmed recent sightings of Black Redstarts in the city centre over the past couple of weeks at the following locations:
1/. Samuel Ogden Street, near to the junction of Whitworth and Princess Street.
Birds were regular afew years ago along the canal off Whit...
New thread hopefully to cover an under reported area of god,s county,this morning covered a to z page 84 7d and 7e.
Diggle Flash? and Bolton house road and fan lodge,27 species jotted down excluding gulls over and feral pigeons.Mostly all the regular birds but strangley no redwing or fieldfare tha...
2 Firecrest were in a stand of conifers at Leiber Cement Silo on George Richards Way in Altringham at 1:20pm today (19th Dec), showing well from the road. Note there is no access to the yard itself. Info thanks to Geoff Hargreaves. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 17:36, 2008-12-20
There is currently a pretty impressive Starling roost in Astley which I've been watching from my house, always nice
Today there were around 3000 birds swirling around for atleast 40 minutes, forming typically impressive shapes with the flock ranging over Manchester Road in Astley between Ma...
A female in a Hindley Green garden today (filmed). This garden is another regular place for Firecrests and had a female last year as well. (Information from Andy Makin)
May I be the first to wish everyone who utilises the Forum, A Happy Christmas and hope you all get what you want from Santa.....
Thanks for all the hardwork you have put in this year , Ian , we all appreciate it.
All the best
Steve
42 Waxwings at Central Carpark, Keswick on 7/12/08. Numbers increasing daily from 8 two weeks ago. Still lots of berries on small Rowans in town centre so they are likely to stay for a while yet.
Just seen on Amazon website THE Collins guide has at long last been reprinted and release date March 2009.The title has been changed to drop the word Europe and replace it with Ireland !!!!!
Thanks Pete for the posting and putting me on to my 1st Salford Waxwing.
Comus Street, Salford 1.00pm drizzling.
Same thread as Henry Cooks report & sightings, with just 2 Waxwings present in the higher reaches of the tall sycamore tree opposite the chimney stack, nevertheless made a dreary...
Woodcock flying along the river Douglas at around 11.30 today. Sighted at the rear of the bus depot on Melverley street and was following the river towards the bridge across from Asda. This area looks ideal for woodcock with plenty of marshy woodland. If we have any more rain it looks like i will be work...
Hi, I'm new here so am not sure if this is the correct way to post a sighting or whether
it's relevent or of interest or not.
Anyway, we had a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on our peanut feeder in the back garden
today (second visit this week that I've witnessed).
First visit was on Monday at the same time (...
Noonish today,res was frozen over only a little , loads of bird pretty much what been there last couple of days but large gull population
Looking for woodcock ( up the creek no - change there then ! ) NEW bird for me at Elton. WILLOW TIT
Hung around near Paul's but didn't see Fire crest
Mike Horwood
Currently reading the December issue of Birdwatch magazine. On page 58 there is an account of the discovery of this bird in Cornwall in early October. Started reading the article hoping to learn something about this species and finished reading the article with steam coming out of my ears! To cut a lo...
Everyone keeps a UK Life List right ? If enough people show an interest, then Ian is willing to publish Life Lists on the main Web-site, in a similar vein to the Manchester Life Lists. Nothing too technical - it`s just a bit of fun/interest....... Contact Mr McKerchar privately if you are interested. -...
Does anyone have any information on the origins of the entry in the 2007 report of 12 common whitethroats at Etherow C.P. in May? It seems such a remarkable record that I would like to know more about it, e.g. was it a count on a single day (of a fall perhaps), or the record for the month in total and therefor...
