Today, 11.40 - 13.45, Weather overcast First visit to Filey Brigg - up to high tide we found Meadow Pipit, Eider, Turnstone, Gannet, Dunlin, Knot, Kittiwake, Guillemot and Sandwich Tern, also had Oyster Catchers over accompanied by a single Whimbrel. We also found the bird went to see the im...
New to me this site, I joined a guided LWT walk this afternoon, led by Mike Longden (Project officer Chat Moss) About 12 of us spent 2 hours going round this fairly new facility, which lies south of the railway and south of Cutacre Country Park. Paul Thompson and David Aldred were with me. The best bir...
Had a nice stroll around the park in Harwood this afternoon and enjoyed watching a couple of dippers feeding in Bradshaw Brook by the bridge at the back of the lower football pitch. Also a GS woodpecker, a nuthatch as well as the usual tits and blackies. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 23rd of Octobe...
Walk up onto Marple Ridge, then along Wypersley Road to High Lane this afternoon. 4 Lapwing Plenty of Goldfinch & Nuthatches, 4 Chiffchaff seen with another 3 to 4 heard, Pied Wagtail, mixed flocks of Blue, Great & Coal Tit, (haven't seen so many Coal for a while) & a female Kestrel. 2 Brow...
Did the 2nd winter visit of my Timed Tetrad Visits for this BTO survey square (SD80Y) yesterday (16/1). Came across a large flock of c80 Siskins. Could hear them at first but despite scouring the trees could not find them - until I looked on the ground and noted that they were all feeding on the ground und...
Printers Lane 2023 Bolton.Birds seen in 2023Kingfisher HeronRavenSong ThrushHouse SparrowGrey WagtailWood PigeonTreecreeper Great Spotted WoodpeckerDipperBlack headed GullBlue TitDunnockGreat TitCoal TitMagpieSong ThrushNuthatchWren-- Edited by TONY DAVIS on Sunday 6th...
Male Peregrine hunting early this morning, 85 Fieldfare west/north-west -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 1st of November 2009 03:26:15 PM-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 1st of September 2015 09:30:57 AM
Roch Valley
Dippers singing on Roch at Hooley Bridge and Cheesden/Roch confluence.
Queens Park Lake
Canade Geese x 20
Grey Wagtail x 1
Coot x 5
Moorhen x 4
Mallard x 13
Tufted Duck Male x 1 Female x 4
Ring-Necked Duck - possible juvenile x 1. Sleeker than Tufted and not particularly consorti...
a possible 6-8 Hawfinch flew over the Whitefield MET stop this morning and into the park behind (Not sure of its name) I thought I could hear the tic call but as I didn't have any bins I am a bit reluctant to say 100% but that park might be worth a look if anyone is in the area
Canon EOS 7D Mark ii For Sale. Includes original box, charger, battery and strap. Pristine second hand condition and as near to as new as youll get. Unsure of shutter count but approx 5k. £445 Mobile 07811254173 -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 8th of October 2023 05:39:28 PM
Mrs P and I, plus 8 week old Mini P successfully twitched the Squacco Heron in Angle yesterday.
I have to say, it was probably one of the easiest Twitches I have ever been invloved in! We parked up on the track near to the harbour near the described red boat, and it was in the creek just beyond the boat, app...
Heavy Drizzle inhibited me from an early start joining pals for a seawatch at Whitburn, so I went off to Teesmouth to check the sea from Hartlepool headland, with the added incentive of trying to add last night's Wryneck to my Cleveland list.
I called in at Saltholme Pools where I relocated the adult...
August 22nd Sunday: -
It was reported that 3 Gr. Man birders abandoned their posts and launched a cunning strike by touring N.E. England ticking birds with gusto, with little regard for refreshments or other distractions. Such was their fanaticism that they even declined the offer of afternoo...
Originally posted by Mike Haylett today: Colony of approximately 100 Alpine swifts on the small craggy island in the bay. Quite a few red rumped swallows also. No warblers now, all departed north, regards mike
This site lies adjacent to Longford Park, Stretford, but is in Manchester M21, owned by MMU and under threat of development. 07.30 -11.30 (later joined by Phil Kelly & Tony O'Mahony) The most productive area this morning was the corner of Longford Road by the brick building. Redstart 1 male (vid...
This is a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve a couple of miles north of Junction 38 of the M62. After a visit to (fairly) nearby Blacktoft Sands, we filled in time here before moving on to Hatfield Moors. Well constructed hides overlooking several pools and a decent bird list for the site. See www.north...
I visited this wood, just east of Kelsall, a couple of months ago when there wasn't too much about. It looked quite interesting, so I thought I would give it another go. Mixed woodland, albeit mainly coniferous, with farmland surrounding it. Delamere Forest is a couple of miles to the north. Amongst o...
The 2008 Lancashire Bird Report arrived earlier this week. It's a beltin' thing to dip in to and the colour plates are excellent. I always find it interesting to compare bits from the Lancs report with goings-on in GM. For example, good days of Meadow Pipit passage over Billinge or elsewhere, unsurpr...
The Wild Daffodils are now at their peak and make a great sight once you go through the 2nd gate from the car park towards the War Memorial. They have been there for donkeys years but I feel they were probably planted originally. Are there any other sites in Gtr Mcr? Unfortunately a few of the garden varie...
4pm Butterflies of note: Wall brown on the top lodge near the sheep shed. Small copper Ringlet Purple hairstreaks flying around the top of an Oak tree off Bentley Hall road. -- Edited by Martin Loftus on Wednesday 16th of August 2023 09:03:53 PM
Considering i now live round here i thought id start a new thread to post my local sightings (unless one already exists? I couldn't find it if so) Bentley hall farm fields along Hall street. x3 Spotted flycatchers X2 Grey wagtails X2 snipe (which scared the living daylights out of me as I nearly sto...
While driving between Glazebrook and Culcheth yesterday afternoon I spotted some ducks on Glaze Brook a few hundred yards SE of Hole Mill Farm. The brook has very muddy banks here - the ducks turned out to be 70+ Teal with 3 Little Grebes also present. On one of the banks was a small wader resembling Comm...
Canon R7 for sale, like new with box and all accessories ( Box, Battery, charger and strap ), hardly used as I upgraded to the R5. £900 and pick up only at Bury. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 7th of August 2023 07:29:03 PM
