I keep wondering in this type of weather ,where do all the wildfowl go,as far as im aware there are no open still waters at the moment apart from small pockets,so where have all the tufted duck,great crested grebe,little grebe,pochard, coot.i know grebes will go on the sea,but what happens to tufted e...
This is not a statement its a question. I wonder whether I am being over cautious or not.
After a walk out recently I posted one of my sightings of grey partridges amongst the rest of the birds I spotted. Later I edited out as the thought occurred to me if I was an illegal falconer or illegal person with a g...
This isn't intended as an incredibly serious thread, but I'm sure we've all had encounters that defy convential wisdom.
For starters:
1. Willow Tits don't come to feeders, Marsh Tits do.
Tell this to the pair of WTs in my garden.
Hi all
I've booked a holiday to Delny near Inverness at the end of May and am hoping for some tips on where is good to go in this area? The ospreys at Loch Garten are a definite (and the main reason I'm going), but I've never been to Scotland before.
Would love to see eagles, crested tit, crossbills and a...
Two male Mandarins and a female, with a Little Grebe and a few hardy Mallard and Coot on the tiny patch of unfrozen reservoir as the snow came down this morning.
At home in Hodges Street this afternoon, a front-window tick as we watched seven Redwing feeding in a holly bush in a garden opposite. Can Wax...
It is with regret that it seems there may have to be future 'censoring' of some news coming out from Elton. Today three photographers were allegedly flushing the Jack Snipe (on atleast 3 occasions) in order to get closer or perhaps that 'better shot'. That this is unacceptable in itself is compounded...
Hi All,
Just thought i'd let you know the Little Egret that i spotted on Sunday was still around as of this afternoon at about 12.15pm. it's still feeding in the brook and seems too be spending the rest of the time in either Broadheys Field or the smaller one across the road from it.
Just like to say Tha...
im going on holiday to the pyrenees 21st june to 28th june.staying in a little village called bareges.it is 45mins from the airport(lourdes). the appartment is large with two seperate bedrooms so im trying to find someone to come with me to share the cost and enjoy the wildlife.the owners are english...
An adult Peregrine was sat on one of the gasometers in Liverpool street Salford today at 12.15pm.It stayed for about 30 mins before flying over the nearby scrapyard and then flew towards Trafford Park. My place of work is directly opposite and every dinnertime the binoculars come out for a quick sca...
What a great morning out birding, highlight of the day must have been 20+ siskins feeding on alder, superb views in full sunlit conditions, they were on the arnfield resrvoir reserve. goosander(1xm)on the river ethrow great view of nuthatch in ethrow lodge(park), 33 types of bird were seen by my wif...
First of all, many thanks to all those who have contributed to this website in 2009. All the significant records are entered in my daybook (records where there is no number given will not usually be entered up) You'll realise that these amount to several thousand records ( I think it was around 5000 las...
Help asked for, saw my first Ring Necked Duck today and just wondered why it's called this?. There is no ring on its neck, however there is one on its beak. Can anyone explain?.
Cheers Ian
Hi all you "Greater Mancunians."
After 17 years living in the N.East, it may seem presumptuous of me to even suppose to include myself among you, though I used to be a "Manchester based" birder before the majority of you were probably born, and I myself was born in Radcliffe af...
Couldn't resist the chance of a "lifer"on the final day of the year, so decided to go for the Drake Ferruginous Duck at Brookleys Lake. Arrived at 1.15pm and after a short time scanning the various ducks, managed to find it on the far bank where it was giving some really good views through the...
A couple of productive hours round Loch Ryan this afternoon saw the following:-
12 Slav Grebes
44 Red Throats
1 Great Northern Diver
7 Tysties
3 Long Tailed Ducks(inc 2 stonking males)
1 Red Necked Grebe
61 Pale Bellied Brents
1 Guillemot,
1000+ Scaup,simialar nos. of Wigeon,good nos. of R...
Hello all,
This Christmas I've been visiting my parents in Formby and whilst out for a walk I managed to get some nice shots of some Common Gulls. On further inspection of the photos I saw one of the birds had a ring on it's leg and I could read the code. Is there anywhere I can find out more about this bird?...
28th Dec.
A late afternoon walk at the site of last year's Snow Bunting. Bitterly cold and if it wasn't for corvids it would have been birdless. 6 Ravens topped the bill.
Cheers, John
For those people who don't regularly check the Manchester Birding website (you should do!), Ian is currently inviting people to take part in next year's Birding Tournament. If you think you might be interested click HERE...
Managed to get here despite manchester airport being closed for a few hours last night due to the snow. Staying wi family in Naul near Dublin. Back field full of birds. 54 redwing, 3 snipe, 13 lapwing, golden plover, linnet and a hooded crow. Merry christmas manchester birders!
I have just been watching
3 Snipe and about
20 Twite
4 Grey Wagtails
Robin
20 Malards
in a field were a stream flows in (Scobell st Church st Tottington, Bury)
Hi all,
I work for the Lancashire Wildlife Trust in Bolton and am currently aiding Bolton Council in their attempts to designate three sites as Local Nature Reserves. We have records from the past year for butterflies, bats, amphibians, vegetation, and dragonflies and are currently using these...
Coming in to work in Manchester university this morning I was met by a pipit walking towards me along the pavement in the snow in Dover Street (~0900 Upper Brook street end). I take it to have been a meadow pipit though views were rather limited once I'd found some bins and the call was a surprisingly stro...
Came across this site whilst looking for information on Lightshaw Hall. I am intrigued by the references to - 'Lightshaw Hall Flash is sacrosanct - NO paths please!' 'Say no to Lightshaw path' I hope to come bird watching to this area soon, what is being talked about? Look like there are some interesti...
Was out at the back of the airport this afternoon o the south side taking photographs(laden with kit) and my bins on their lanyard. The snow flurries were heavy and frequent. Got back to car and the bins had dropped off the lanyard and into the snow. Covered all my tracks to no avail. Was actually on a phot...
Was out at the back of the airport this afternoon o the south side taking photographs(laden with kit) and my bins on their lanyard. The snow flurries were heavy and frequent. Got back to car and the bins had dropped off the lanyard and into the snow. Covered all my tracks to no avail. Was actually on a phot...
I know its not Manchester Birding but Frodsham Marsh is one of the premier birding sites in the North West. Someone mentioned this to me at the weekend and apparently they are going to turn it into a windfarm. Apart from the major loss of loss of north west bird habitat in future as you drive to chester / no...
