Friday 25 July Brown Hawker Emperor 50+ Common Blue Damselflies Common Blue 2 Speckled Wood 4 Large White Large numbers of Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Small Skipper Cinnabar caterpillars on the Ragwort Some rather nice Teasels too
I've recently returned from a classic week on the Scillies, 14th-19th October, 2011. This year was probably my best in the five years i've been going. Upon arrival I didn't know what direction to go and what to see first such was the cast of long-staying rarities present. There were good numbers of sca...
A short holiday to France with my good friend Ethan and his partner. For a bit of context, Ethan and I both studied Zoology with Herpetology and met at university; neither him nor his partner are particularly interested in birds but I hope to see some interesting continental species along with the rep...
Just got back from my annual pilgrimage to the Mecca of seawatching,and although it was poor by Cornish standards I still managed to see:-
Great Shearwater (1)
Cory's (1)
Balearic Shearwater(20+)
Sooty Shearwater(15+)
Storm Petrel(40+)
Bonxie(12)
Arctic Skua(3)
Plus all the usual sus...
1 Green Woodpecker showing well 1 Pochard Shoveler Shelduck Teal Reed Bunting Great Crested Grebe -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 3rd of January 2018 03:16:05 PM
Xmas Day morning - driving through Deeside Industrial Estate on approach to the Dee Bridge:
2 buzzard
1 kestrel
1 little egret
1 fieldfare
flock of approx 20 redwing
lots of lapwing (couldn't count)
Not a bad start to the day!
Spent Sunday wandering round the Fylde area. Nice views of the Ross's Gooose with approx 2500 Pink-feet. Picked up a Purple Sandpiper with the Turnstones and Redshank on Fleetwood boating lake Spent high tide watching the waders at Fluke Hall - Oystercatchers, Grey Plovers, Sanderling, Dunlin et...
Callands Estate yesterday (Late Posting) 20.00 5 Swifts flying South high over Sankey Brook. Unsure whether to post this, but it's getting quite late for Swift reports, most birds left weeks ago. 1 Buzzard mewing consistently flying at about 20 feet over Callands day nursery, it made several passe...
A lepidopteran bonanza this p.m. with some real prizes (if you like that sort of thing). At least 6 green hairstreaks were on the heather/bilberry moorland near the cross, but more excitingly there were the first 2 painted ladies of the year, the first red admiral of the year (extremely scarce in the...
Concentrated for bugs on two sites first is a plantation of trees open to the public mixed woodland with some pine, activelly managed standing and fallen logs, located off and near the end of Knowsley road. Found Orchesella cincta Springtail 1mm size poss Dicyrtomidae genus globular springtail Ro...
We have a pair of USED Swarovski 12x42 NL Pure Binoculars for sale.Boxed. Includes Case, Strap, Rain Guard and Objective covers. Mint Condition. Approx 6 Months old on sale for £2069.00 The link on our website is:https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-12-...
At least one Norfolk hawker dragonfly in the ditch along the south west edge of the lake. Very elusive at times this afternoon but apparently showed better in the morning. Third consecutive year for this species at the site so may be breeding. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 29th of July 2024 07:...
We have a pair of USED Maven B5 18x56mm Binoculars for sale.Boxed. Includes Case, Strap, Rain Guard and Objective covers.Ideal for Long Distance ObservationMint Condition. on sale for £1270.00 The link on our website is:https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/maven-b...
Kirklees Valley trail is a new Local Nature Reserve in Bury. It is between Tottington and Brandlesholme Road following the old Helmshore railway line up to Greenmount. There is also however extensive woodland, heathland, old lodges, fast running streams and pasture along its length that is acces...
Kirklees Valley trail is a new Local Nature Reserve in Bury. It is between Tottington and Brandlesholme Road following the old Helmshore railway line up to Greenmount. There is also however extensive woodland, heathland, old lodges, fast running streams and pasture along its length that is acces...
Afternoon adventure with my grandson Seb. Devils Coach Horse beetle was a cracking and unexpected find. Not sure if it has been recorded in Oldham before.
A Fox was waiting around my Liverpool street workplace this morning at 6.15am. After a tin of dog food and 2 freshly cooked boiled eggs it spent the rest of the day fast asleep under the bushes next to my works gates. It was still there at 3.15pm as I was leaving. Its been turning up once or twice a w...
We have a pair of USED Swarovski EL 10x32 Field Pro Binoculars for sale.Boxed. Includes Case, Strap, Rain Guard and Objective covers. Mint Condition. Year: 2019 on sale for £1419.00 The link on our website is:https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-swarov...
USED / PRE LOVED Swarovski ATX Objective Modules 85mm, 95mm, 115mm We have a selection of USED / Pre Loved ATX Objective Modules for sale. All include SOC and in Excellent condition. Please refer to the following website Links or visit in store. Swarovski ATX 115mm Objective Module inc SOC - Ref: FP...
Thursday 20.08.15 Too far east along the prom to see the Tern flocks and odd Skuas unfortunately, but... On the groyne west of the Lighthouse: Turnstone 2 Dunlin 1 Grey Heron 6 Little Egret 2 Redshanks Moorhen 1...funny place for one of them. Paddocks: Linnet 70+ Pied Wagtail 2 Sparrowhawk 1m 1f Goldf...
In light of most people's acceptance that there is little genuine bird related TV progs of interest and in the knowledge that most people are keen to be entertained or taught more with respect to birds, thier calls, ecology and other related topics of interest I thought a new thread dedicated to the we...
It is with great sadness to have to let Daves friends and the many birding companions he had over many years, that Dave peacefuly passed away overnight. Thankfully he is at peace now and he, nor his family, will have to suffer any more pain. The Lancs and Manchester birding scene has lost a very decent b...
I own a pair of Optricon DBA VHD 10x42 binoculars , thinking of upgrading to Swarovski, the ones Ive tested , not sure if its me but I dont see a significant difference. Any advice on upgrading would be gratefully appreciated
. After a tin of dog food and 2 freshly cooked boiled eggs it spent the rest of the day fast asleep under the bushes next to my works gates. It was still there at 3.15pm as I was leaving. Its been turning up once or twice a w...