My mate Tony was asking me this am about the best cameras for digiscoping. Said I didn't know what was out there now - my Coolpix 4500 is distinctly old technology now and frankly I was never that happy with the results due to the slow shutter response speed. Tone is using a Leica APO Televid 62 (old one not...
We headed off to the coast today deciding to steer clear of the Shorelark at Southport
We made our way first to a place called Barton, on the way to Myerscough Quarry, where a Common Scoter had been reported on the canal, we failed to find the Scoter, but instead found a mixed flock of Tree and House Spar...
We crossed the border into Derbyshire today.
3 male Ring Ouzels on hillside behind youth hostel
2 Swallows through
4+ Willow Warblers
We may have seen more if we'd have climbed higher up the valley, but we decided to retrace our steps and go to Pennington.
Tuesday 10 November, 7pm at Friends' Meeting House, Mount Street M2 5NS.(Behind Central Library)
Khaki-capped wildlife action hero Simon is best known for his presenting work on the BBC series Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Big Cat Diary, but did you know he was also a principal camerama...
GNd Hollingworth Lake 1200 hrs
Barnacle goose Akzo Pool in with flock ofCanadas
Watergrove Raven 20 Whooper swans flying over and Mandarin Duck
at 1330hrs
The poor weather of late stopped me checking my patch on the high ground.I decided to look at the Diver on Hollingworth and then on to Watergrove.
Hollingworth, 1100hrs Great Northern Diver,2 Goosanders males, 1 Cormorant.
Aczo Pond, 3 Teal, 15 Mallard,48 Jackdaw,33 Canada, 1 Barnacle Goose.
W...
One male mandarin and two females on top section of Adlington Reservoir this am with a kingfisher and two female teal.
Around 20 tree sparrows and two reed bunting in stubble in field left of Adlington, and sparrowhawk above.
Water levels very high so little else on water.
Just received by email what will be their last newsletter - if anyone would like to read about the mouth-watering list of birds they had January-June, PM me privately.
After seeing a few reports of the RND that's been at Westport for a few weeks I finally got a chance to go and have a look for it this morning. There were plenty of Great Crested Grebe, Pochard and Coot plus a flock of between 70 and 90 Tufties. After continually walking and scanning the main flock I found a p...
I called in at the new Ramsdales Hide at Pennington today, for the first time since it opened, and was quite frankly miffed.
People went to some considerable trouble to produce lifesize painted 'sihouettes' of a number of bird spp that were fixed to the walls and ceiling, and there were also conveni...
The butcher / fishmonger across from where i work in wilmslow, have a large sign outside advertising teal, pheasant and mallard all available ready dressed! Glad i'm a veggie is all i can say...... pheasant i expect to see as it's a game bird but mallard and teal was a little surprise. Maybe my sheltere...
I had a pleasant walk through Worsley and along the Bridgewater canal this morning.
In Wardley woods , 2 GS Woodpeckers, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrest, 8 LT Tits.
Worsley woods was very quiet, hardly any birdsong at all , only 1 GS Woodpecker and 3 Bullfinches seen.
Warke Dam had plenty of Mallard s...
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I ve just been to Light Hazzles Reservoir as per the site guide. Was quite quiet with just a couple of crows and a passing raven. I was wondering if this location is best visited in Spring/Summer rather than this time of year as Winter approaches. There are photos in the gallery posted for January al...
Brilliant day out with Simon Warford. We had planned a trip up to Holy Island, until a cracking little MEGA turned up, so we just had to have a little detoir on the way! Early morning start and arrived at Trow Quarry, Whitburn about 8.15 nice enough to beat the crowds - plenty of elbow room and cracking vie...
The bird feed supplier I use was promoting red and white millet seed last week. They claimed that it was the favourite food of sparrows so I thought I'd get some for the few House sparrows that frequent my garden. Sure enough, the sparrows soon found the feeder and seemed to prefer it to sunflower seed. B...
anybody got an update on the situation as it raised its ugly head again in the evening post.the notices are still there but have been badly vandalised.not by me i might add!
Recently the Leigh Ornithological Society did a talk/slide show to a local brownies group on birds. The evening was very successful and the kids enjoyed it. Following on from there we had a request to put on a show/talk to the youth of Leigh Rugby Union club. We hope to get the kids interested in the loca...
The feeding station at Rindle is up and running. I put some feed down this morning Thursday 15th October. The cost of the feed is funded by Leigh Ornithological Society and will run until March/April 2010. Please submit any sightings you feel are worthy of mention. If anyone has any ideas in relation t...
Today I had a large mixed flock of small birds in my garden, mainly Long-tailed tits. As I did not have my binos outside at the time I could not ID the others, but one was making a loud call, the like of which I have never heard before. A sort of SurrWEEEET.
The thing is that people have told me that Yellow Br...
Thinking of buying a new scope and have heard some good comments about this model.
The scope can be bought with either a standard Opticron IS 18-54x zoom eyepiece or a Opticron 15-45 x Pro eyepiece which is slightly more expensive.
Has anybody had any experience with one of these or could anyone po...
Fishing at Budworth Mere at lunch time today, when my friend ( who isn't a birder ) shouts out that two big black and white swans are flying overhead ! I looked up to see what I initialy thought were some kind of crane, but after looking at the reference books I think they were most likely to be Black Storks....
I can see that most if not all contributors to these boards are just as easily pleased with observing 'common' birds and their behaviour as they are in seeing new or rare stuff. So this is just an example of such an occurence today whilst I was having a quick reccie locally. I had just made the steep climb u...
Could be good this Saturday,near gale force W/NW winds are forecast which should produce all along the N.W. coast.Still a good chance of Skuas and maybe a Sabs as well(providing the forecast is correct).High tide is at 11.30ish,good luck
WeBS counts start this coming weekend, preferably Sunday 20th but Saturday or Monday if you can't manage Sunday. I know you haven't got forms yet (not quite sure why Adrian hasn't sent them out) - please keep records in your notebooks will they arrive.
New counters - please count all wildfowl (inclu...
