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...
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...
We went over to St Helens, my wife's home town today to visit family. Had the chance to wander around Taylor Park for half an hour or so. Pleasantly surprised to see how healthy the boating lake is looking - haven't been there for years. They seem to have an aeration system similar to Salford Quays and the...
Hi, I recently dropped my bins on my last birding on a trip to Jordan. Does anyone know the best (and cheap) place to repair them? They are Viking Vistron. Ian
Having looked back to 2008 there was no topic for Middlewich, so I have started one! Today I got news of a Grasshopper Warbler in Middlewich, showing well. So seeing as I was going to Middlewich Lidl and it's only a couple of miles away I thought that I would go and check this out & add to my knowledge of...
2 Nuthatch on feeding station next to visitor centre. Great photo opportunity but didn't take my camera
2 Great Crested Grebes doing fantastic display.
5 Tufted Duck
2 Buzzards
Kingfisher
Great Tit
Usual common stuff
Was hoping for Dipper on the river but no luck.
Looks a pr...
Try this for a walk - Anglezarke Reservoir to Wheelton Plantation via Whiie Coppice. Today (1/6) 2 Ravens, Buzzard (upto 4 recently) Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Tree Pipits, Pied Flycatcher, Wood, 2 Garden and lots of Willow Warblers, Curlew, Swift, Cuckoo, Blac...
A couple of hours visit to rutland today. My 1st time and it was great, nice walks and fantastic views and so,me decent birds to boot.
Most notable and some new birds for me
2 Hobbys & i found them .. woohoo - Lifer
4 osprey - m & f and the 2 young - Lifer
green woodpecker
loads of cormorant
Tu...
Arriving in South Gloucestershire in glorious sunshine this morning at 08.30 John Barber and I were soon having excellent, close up views of the Red-flanked Bluetail. The bird is in the Shire Valley which is about 2 miles north of Marshfield and about 100yds beyond the houses at Shirehill Fa...
Quick visit Friday 4.30 - 5.30 Tufted duck Coot Teal Mallard Shoveler Buzzard Short eared owl Barn owl Curlew Common buzzard Kestrel Lapwing Carrion crow Wood pigeon First visit here....will be back Karl
not too far out of county but thought it worth posting Was working at styal prison again today (never got the bins out after last months episode!) 2 buzzards hunting very low around prison ( i did notice quite a few small rabbits in the layby's so maybe thats why they are there ) 7 or 8 house martins, they ar...
foxes have been very vocal on my street the last couple off nights,last night was woken at 12.50am hearing one barking,so watched from my window while they were running up & down the street,what looked like 2 at first until all the screaming started & could not see anything at first but then 1 r...
Second hand but still in very good condition. Includes SDL v2 eyepiece (20-60x zoom) and a worn, but functioning waterproof stay-on case. Lenses are all still bright and scratch free. Looking for offers in the region of £450. Please message me on 07837664231 if you have any questions or to arrange a v...
15 were on rowans outside Oldham College, next to the central library, in Oldham town centre all day today. One died and is in a freezer. Very likely to be there tomorrow - this is a regular site for them. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 21st of November 2012 03:14:44 PM
Discovered a new area today; two brooks running adjacent to one another brook with lots of overhanging trees in a low valley surrounded by farmland. Groups of birds were dropping in one after the other and I never needed to move my feet. Birds seen: 15 + Goldcrest 6 Treecreeper Collared Dove Woodpigeo...
I'm just curious as to whether birders around Gtr Manchester are seeing the rapid decline of Mistle Thrushes that I am experiencing locally in Hyde. I have not seen one for 12 months in or from my garden. 3 years ago it was almost impossible not to see or hear a bird if you spent more than a few minutes in the...
Water Rail in the reedy part of the 'Old River' Irwell at 3.30pm this afternoon where the water remains unfrozen. I had one in the same area 2 years ago. Also 80+ Goldfinches making a fantastic sound as they all sing together at the top of the trees. 2 GS Woodpeckers. 1 drake Teal -- Edited by Steven Nelson...
Birdguides reporting a juv Black-necked Grebe on the lake at Platt Fields Park for its second day.
Given the size of the lake there should be raesonable photo ops I'd have thought.
Apologies if this is reported elsewhere.
I drop my binoculars.thay can't be fixed.and no money to buy new pair..any Manchester birder,who got pair i can have for free..i'll be so so grateful if anyone can help a poor birder.email me at jw565674@email.com..than you john webb
I drop my binoculars and can't bt fixed and no money tobuy new pair..is the any many birder who got pair that thay no longer use.and willing yo let me have for free.please please help me if anyone can. Thank john webb rochdale birder
