yesterday me and my birding friend went to the hills at the end of maple avenue were i live, there was some birds that i didnt expect to see.
. willow warbler
. blackcap
. crow
. jackdaw
and a rather strange visitor to the area, a couple of sandmartins and a dunnock.
there is also mallards swallows an...
Sat in my car at 3pm outside kids school. Small scythe winged grey backed falcon flew past just over the road. Saw for maybe 2-3 seconds. Moving very quick. Wish i'd have had bins at the ready.
Hi. this is my first post. I live near mobberley so not much doing bird wise around here[though the land around the airport can be sometimes productive eg whitethroat,garden warblers,buzzards and skylarks] .There are a few meres round here but are suprisingly sparce apart from the usual suspects....
Quick visit this evening for the Red-Necked Grebe in summer plumage.
What a magnificent bird and a lifer for me!!!
The reserve itself which now belongs to the WWT is just off Junction 31 of the M6 and on the site of the old quarry and surely has lots of potential for a rare wader or two.
Speaking with...
went to harewood house this morning to see the red kites some excellent views of these magnificent birds well recomended -- Edited by stuartherring on Sunday 10th of May 2009 07:38:36 PM
Alan Nuttall reported a Spoonbill flying south-east over Light Hazzles Resr at 09:30 this morning. It was heading south-east into Calderdale, over White Holme resr, but was not seen to land. It's possible that if it altered course it may have flown back into GM, so may be worth checking Blackstone Ed...
tuesday or wednesday large raptor high in sky being mobbed by smaller bird over carrbrook in stalybridge.
smaller bird may have been jackdaw, sparrowhawk or peregrine but with the naked eye could not tell type.
the raptor had fingers at ends of wings and never flapped,
glided away very fast north...
I live in Alkrington and I woke up this morning to find a big bird in my garden, it was holding what i think was a mouse or small bird in its claws, it was dark brown on its back and then really beautiful light brown on its chest.
I googled it and found it to be a hawk, is this common around here? I get a lot of bir...
Evening stroll for Bolton RSPB Local Group from 6.15pm to 8.30pm on 7/5/09
In addition to the usual birds there were Dipper(2), Grey Wagtail(1), Wheatear(4), Meadow Pipit(2), Tawny Owl(1) superb views, Whimbrel(3), Stonechat(1m), Swallow(30+).
No sign of Ring Ouzel.
Is White Wagtail counted as a seperate species from Pied?
I've tried to do a search to see if this has been discussed before but the search is down. I've seen my first in the county at Rumworth yesterday. I want to tick it as i feel i've seen something new but is it a genuine tick?
Cheers Dean.
Access just off Eddisbury ave urmston.
4 Bullfinch
40+ house sparrow
85 tufted duck
7 gadwall
GC grebe
heron
kingfisher
7 teal PLUS very odd teal.
One male teal today just behind rangers cabin at first thought i had re-found the green winged teal but confused as to what i was seeing.
it was...
A Dotterel present this morning at 7:30 on Axletree Edge at SD983139. Use junction 22 of M62 and turn towards Denshaw/Oldham. Park in the first rutted car park on the right. Cross the road and follow the Pennine Way for approximately 1/3rd of a mile. Info thanks to Bill Myserscough -- Edited by Ian McKe...
spotted a tawny owl with a single chick asleep in a tree this morning the chick was as big as the adult and only had a bit of down left on it .The owls must of laid there eggs early this year ????maybe they know we are in for a good summer
Sand Martin colony on the Ribble at Ribchester. Great views from the opposite bank.
Park in the village, only 80p Head for the Roman museum and the river.
Looks a good spot for photographs.
Don't bother with the tea shop. 1 tea bag in a pot of tea for 2, outrageous
Cheers Dean.
Good sightings at both venues today of
Chiffchaffs.
Robins.
Willow Warblers.
Ravens.
m. Redstarts.
2 GSWs.
m and f Chaffinch ++
Carrion Crows++
Curlews in abundance.
Tawny Owl heard in the woods
On the lake
Greylag Goose,
1 pair Grebe,
little Grebe,
Coot.
Lots of Oyster catch...
I have not seen any Dotterel on Whittle Pike for the past 3 years since the start of the wind farm. I have only been up a couple of times each Spring but wondered if any one had seen them. This used to be a historic trip site with doiuble figure birds only a decade ago.
This is the area of rough land bounded by the Ship Canal, the A57 and Barton Bridge on the M60. The Salteye brook runs through it and then into the canal at Barton Locks. Park in the lorry park at the Barton Moss Rd turnoff, cross the dual carriageway and go through gap in hedge onto road to locks.
See it now...
Time for a rant.......
its come to light that its only myself and one other person (Declan Savage) entering records from Elton for the current Atlas.
Im really shocked at this with the amount of people who watch there and the publicity the Atlas has had. It doesnt take long to add your sightings as r...
Dipper flying across Piethorne on Tuesday evening and 3 Wheatears on Wednesday evening, the wheatears were really fun to watch!! Sorry posted in the wrong place it should be in the Piethorne Valley thread, can anyone move it? -- Edited by Carol Albison on Thursday 30th of April 2009 08:02:11 PM
It's April and migrants are coming, hopefully en masse.
Don't laugh, but in 40 years of patient waiting I still have yet to see in Britain a bird which just about all of you who wanted to see one saw at Audenshaw; - an Alpine Swift!
They regularly turn up in April of course, but I keep waiting (and waiting...
Two, possibly three, Spotted Flycatcher just near Bolton golf course (on the path to Lostock Hall, just past the waterworks if heading from the golf course towards the hall).
This was 19th April, but I'd bet good money they'll still be there if anyone goes to look.
Apologies for the delay in posti...
Seen in a garden just near the Lostock Junction pub on Saturday evening. Very clear views from pretty close distance for about 10 minutes.
Wasn't sure if it's worth posting, but figured may as well.
Seen blackcap, chiff-chaff and willow warbler in same area.
Courtesy of Kevin McCabe, I have just received an extraordinary set of photos showing 2 Bitterns roosting in flowering cherry trees at a doctors' surgery in Church Rd Urmston, on 18th March. There were actually 3 in total, but one flew off when one of the ladies working there went in the garden to take t...
Has anyone got any recomemdations for field guides for the Maldives?
I presume through searching amazon etc that an Indian Subcontinent guide is my best bet!
But any of you with any info would be great!
Cheers in advance!
Walking around the lake and up the old railway line this am heard four chifchaf singing . a pair of reed bunting were very active ,and two great crested grebes were in the process of the mating display.
