May I be the first to wish everyone who utilises the Forum, A Happy Christmas and hope you all get what you want from Santa.....
Thanks for all the hardwork you have put in this year , Ian , we all appreciate it.
All the best
Steve
42 Waxwings at Central Carpark, Keswick on 7/12/08. Numbers increasing daily from 8 two weeks ago. Still lots of berries on small Rowans in town centre so they are likely to stay for a while yet.
Just seen on Amazon website THE Collins guide has at long last been reprinted and release date March 2009.The title has been changed to drop the word Europe and replace it with Ireland !!!!!
Thanks Pete for the posting and putting me on to my 1st Salford Waxwing.
Comus Street, Salford 1.00pm drizzling.
Same thread as Henry Cooks report & sightings, with just 2 Waxwings present in the higher reaches of the tall sycamore tree opposite the chimney stack, nevertheless made a dreary...
Woodcock flying along the river Douglas at around 11.30 today. Sighted at the rear of the bus depot on Melverley street and was following the river towards the bridge across from Asda. This area looks ideal for woodcock with plenty of marshy woodland. If we have any more rain it looks like i will be work...
Hi, I'm new here so am not sure if this is the correct way to post a sighting or whether
it's relevent or of interest or not.
Anyway, we had a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on our peanut feeder in the back garden
today (second visit this week that I've witnessed).
First visit was on Monday at the same time (...
Noonish today,res was frozen over only a little , loads of bird pretty much what been there last couple of days but large gull population
Looking for woodcock ( up the creek no - change there then ! ) NEW bird for me at Elton. WILLOW TIT
Hung around near Paul's but didn't see Fire crest
Mike Horwood
Currently reading the December issue of Birdwatch magazine. On page 58 there is an account of the discovery of this bird in Cornwall in early October. Started reading the article hoping to learn something about this species and finished reading the article with steam coming out of my ears! To cut a lo...
Everyone keeps a UK Life List right ? If enough people show an interest, then Ian is willing to publish Life Lists on the main Web-site, in a similar vein to the Manchester Life Lists. Nothing too technical - it`s just a bit of fun/interest....... Contact Mr McKerchar privately if you are interested. -...
Does anyone have any information on the origins of the entry in the 2007 report of 12 common whitethroats at Etherow C.P. in May? It seems such a remarkable record that I would like to know more about it, e.g. was it a count on a single day (of a fall perhaps), or the record for the month in total and therefor...
I have received an indirect report of a Black Redstart 2-3 days ago in Victoria Station, near the Metrolink line. (More details to follow). This is where they were feeding when they bred on Federation Street this year, and they do occasionally winter. If anyone is using Victoria Station, please keep...
Might this be the hobby for you? Bird Ignoring (its on YouTube) Don't know who it's by, just found it on the internet... another here: "click me" edit ju...
The Spotted Sandpiper at Tittesworth Res. was showing down to 10 metres this morning. Best parking is on the road down the west side of the reservoir by a sign 'long walk to visitor centre'. Walk further south down the road (250m) and take farm track/footpath on LHS for 15mins then down steps to the dam a...
I am of course a very recent and therefore junior contributor to this website having been made aware of it by my long time birding soulmate John Rayner, though I suppose at 67 years of age I now qualify as an old timer. This feeling is reinforced by the possibility that I may be the only current participan...
OK everyone. Not seen this thread anywhere....recommendations??
This sort of question always reminds me of the Americans spending millions on a pen that can write in space upside-down - the Russians used a pencil!!
Just been shown an article in the latest Borough Life (Wigan) Winter 2008 issue. It is regarding the little pond that has recently been made on the site of the old BMX track at the Three Sisters Recreation Area, Ashton-in-Makerfield. According to the article: "one of the visitors was a green...
Tickem is a web-based programme a mate of mine wrote. It does loads of things from garden lists to world lists and everything else in between, it is an incredibly powerful tool. Also, for those of you visiting foreign parts, you can pull out country lists from anywhere in the world to check what would be...
lots of waxwings in the centre of the village - great views in poor light.
checked the reported sighting on durham rd darwen coming home, couldn't find neither birds or berries...
1 male Hen Harrier heading west over the moor late this afternoon, also 1 Short-eared Owl out and about.
5 Reed Bunting, 2 Stonechat and 1 Meadow Pipit on the moor.
Near the res on the west side, 500+ Fieldfare and 300+ Redwing on the Hawthorns (covered in berries), also 6 Goldfinch and 4 Greenfinch...
Hello Gents, first time on, seen many pictures of Great White Egrets in the country but never one sat in the canal at Radcliffe end, viewed by myself and Ian Campbell and Peter Baron at about 10.30am Saturday[img]
OH DEEP JOY At last I've seen my first Waxwing, infact approx 40 of the little beauties, from car park of Nico's in Barrow, near Whalley, this afternoon. Now I'm getting greedy and want to see one(or 40) within GM boundary. Oh, Warfy, this means your £10 is safe. Cheers Ian ........... -- Edited by Ian Ca...
