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As we were in the area decided to call in and have a look. 2 Spoonbills feeding out on a gulley cutting through the beach at low water was a good start. On the reserve itself really good numbers of breeding terns,mainly Sandwich but also Common,Arctic and Little Tern in reasonable numbers many with larg...

Yesterday around midday, 2 ?terrapins on branches in the water by the island in the duckpond (think I could see yellow striping on their necks but didn't have binoculars with me)

Hope it's ok to start a new topic, none there for Aberdeen at all! Latest leg of our Scottish holiday was our usual trip across to the Ythan Estuary on the Aberdeenshire coast. Lots of Eiders but no sign of 'Elvis' the returning King Eider! Fantastic spectacle of hundreds of terns in the tern colony al...

Such a shame that the Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club at Pennington Flash should see fit to embellish their shiny new buoys around the waters of the National Nature Farce...I mean Reserve, with resplendent plastic 'spikes' to prevent those nasty gulls and terns from resting on them. God forbid their...

We have received on commission sale a Swarovski ATS 65 Scope with 20-60x Eyepiece & SOC Includes Box, Strap and Objective Cap. Very Good Condition. Year: 2004 The seller is asking £1419.00//www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/swarovski-ats-65...

Day at Ardmore Point today, a regular spot. About a half hour walk from Cardross railway station. 1 nuthatch c15 siskin 1 linnet 1 reed bunting 1 swallow 3 meadow pipit 3 pied wagtail 2 mistle thrush 3 or 4 Slavonian grebe 70+ teal 170+ wigeon 87+ eider 1 smew 5 red-breasted merganser 2 goosander 2 or 3 red...

Red-Tailed, White-Tailed and Common Carder Bumblebees along the Irwell by Water Street car park today

Had an hour at Ainsdale Beach the other evening: saw Sandwich Tern roost - circa 15 birds, Dunlin, Knot, Sanderling [in very smart plumage] and Bar Tailed Godwit - some still in breeding plumage and a tick for me. Also possible Grey Plover which would have been a tick but they were too badly lit by the sun...

Hello, off to Mallorca at the end of april for a week. Will be taking the bins but limited as girlfriend not interested and neither are her sister and husband with whom I'll be sharing the villa! Although will have limited access to a car. Anyway, anyone been and got any top tips for the biggies!! Als...

24/02/2011 - Myself and Sid Ashton finally caught up with the long-staying Oriental Turtle Dove today in Chipping Norton. It was still present in the area of 'The Leys' and eventually gave itself up to us properly in the back hedge of house number 41. No access to that house today but the view fr...

When I first moved into Astley Green thirty odd years ago there were literally hundreds of Silver Birch trees on Astley Moss SSSI and Bedford Moss. Lancashire Wildlife Trust have over the years removed virtually all off these trees over a massive area,as apparently they help to dry out the mossland a...

Grey Wagtail in the garden for the last few days eating me dried mealworms - not bad for Platt Bridge eh!

Going in late June - can anyone recommend any hotspots or wildlife tour operators? Staying near Tobermory but about 30mins inland cheers, Joey

Just got back from working in Ireland for 6 days and had a few nice sightings whilst over there. Lesser Scaup - Iceland Gull - Cattle Egret - Green Winged Teal - Also Hooded Crow, Buzzard, Peregrine, Whooper, Bewick and Mute Swans, Barnacle and Brents, Eiders + a whole range of other wildfow...

Originally posted today by Rob Adderley: If anyone fancies an excuse for two walks in Cumbria this year (the first one needed this week) the Cumbria Bird Club have put out a request for volunteers to take the last few tetrads in a Yellowhammer survey. Some of these, eg Ambleside, are easy enough to get t...

A weasel ran across a gap in the hedge that runs along Cow Lane, near to the old car park. The only excitement to be had at SWP early afternoon

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This report covers the second part of our spring Canada trip covering Ontario migration sites along Lake Eire.The first part of the trip covering Vancouver Island, can be found here: Canada May 2024 trip - Part one Vancouver Island and surrounding area.Sunday May 12thThe previous day saw us fly fr...

Manfrotto 790b monopod,as new condition, no box £20 ,also vivitar monopod ,as new condition with travel case, £20,if interested get in touch.

I managed an afternoon at Newbiggin (my first visit) whilst visiting relatives in Morpeth and enjoyed seeing the activity from Church Point. It was lovely to see so many adult and juvenile Gannets moving up the coast, along with Fulmar, Kittiwakes and Sandwich Terns. I also saw a smaller number of Gu...

Just back from what was essentially a family holiday at a little place called Low Hauxley near Amble. It was a lovely place with the beach of Druridge Bay only yards from the front door and Coquet Island visible from the upstairs window. Doing any birding was always going to be a bit difficult but fort...

Looking at the pressure charts for next week we should be in for a run of south easterly winds from Monday till Friday.These winds are originating from quite a way across the continent and should produce a few Black Terns from Tuesday onwards,fingers crossed.

Decided to concentrate on my localpatch in 2009 Wearish Lane Clough Park in any of the spots and enter via the footpaths GS Woodpecker Bullfinch (m) Longtailed Tit (4) Goldfinch(6) Yellowhammer Sparrow HAWK Hindley Rd There is a caravan upholstrey company just after shops who has se...

May 2024 Canada Trip - Part 1 Vancouver Island.This report covers the first part of our spring Canada trip to Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The second part of the trip will be in Ontario on Lake Erie to hopefully coincide with peak warbler migration.1st MayWe took a flight from Manchester to T...

Took a short trip from Cheshire into the Clocaenog Forest today to have a search for Tree Pipits. After trying some previously good sites (on hearsay from other birders) I found them all to be grown up from when they were good for this species. Conifers have this annoying habit of quick growth (), I lost...

(Late post for) 28/6/10 4 Raven 1 Kestrel 11 Lapwing 10+ Lesser Redpoll 2 Coal Tit 17+ Mistle Thrush 2 Bullfinch 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull many Meadow Pipits, Willow Warblers & recently fledged Great Tits..

After a bad breeding season last year with only 9 pairs producing 11 young we are back on track this year with an excellent total of 24 pairs with 51 young, the highest total of young since we started.

Very quiet on Gatley Hill just a very vocal Wren testing his lungs. Gatley Carrs Snipe Meadow Pipit 4 Canada Geese 4 Mallard moorhen Heron plus a very large Toad at the dipping pond

I couldn't find a thread for this...........a small compact reserved section of land in between the warehouses on the South Side of the Manchester Ship Canal opposite Fiddlers Ferry. Went to bed early last night specifically so I could be down here for 5am to hear the dawn chorus (and thus slept throu...

A very pleasant walk around the fields just north of Shay Lane, easily accessed off Butterhouse Lane on sunday afternoon produced a Lesser Whitehthroat in full song in the hedgrerows with 4 swallows overhead and 2 Chiffchaffs in song. There were also some winter birds around still, with good number...