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...
Tim Birkhead, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Sheffield, talks about his new, lavishly illustrated history of ornithology. He has been President of the International Society of Behavioural Ecology and is a member of the Darwin Correspondence Project Committee. Further...
Just been away for a few days and only now had a chance to look at the website. For the record, there were 28 Whooper Swans on the Flash on Wednesday morning, November 12. They were recorded on the board when our Wigan RSPB midweek group arrived at about 10 am and were still there when I left just after midda...
A days outing at Hilbre today with Simon,once we'd gotten there we viewed the Great Northern Diver on West Kirby Marina immediately,which was a great start. On Hilbre Simon had a passing Red-Throated Diver out to sea,and we were in the company of a very sleepy Shag just hugging the rock face for most of...
bryn gates lane, access from the A58 lily lane, 105 G1 int a to z
the gull fest continues one count of 2k total gulls made up of bhg and lbb feeding on a recently muck sprayed field and some (500) lazing the day away opposite the police station in a new spot (for me anyway) which also holds ringed plover (1) l...
A solitary Kingfisher was seen on the Bridgewater canal between Vicars Hall Lane and the Iron bridge before Lower Green Lane, Astley 1330hrs. 12/11/08.
This thread seems to have disapperaed so I've made new one: 20 reported on Birdguides this am on St .Mary's Way, Stockport opposite the Nissan garage though mobile. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12:02, 2008-11-07
Went back to one of my former homes today - very nice views of 2 Waxwings eating rowan berries at the entrance to the waste collection depot. 2 Goldcrest also present.
At nearby Greenberfield Locks had:
3 Bullfinch (1 male, 2 females)
220 Fieldfare
90 Redwing
1 Goosander (female)
Nice to be b...
A male Snow Bunting was present mid-afternoon atleast between Hyde and Compstall on Werneth Low Road at SD955924 and was said to be very confiding.
Info thanks to Judith Smith (via the ranger who found it)
NOTICE TO AUDENSHAW RESERVOIR PERMIT HOLDERS - Some of you may already be aware that the padlock to the gate used by Permit holders "disappeared" over the weekend. United Utilities have been contacted regarding this issue and are in the process of obtaining a new lock and keys which will be distribut...
So the advice to see Bearded Tits on the Leighton Moss reserve went something like: "Any day round the middle of October, between 9 -11am, on a sunny day with liittle wind" - so we went today!! Not a bad result though had a pair on the grit trays on the causeway at about 0930. Had seen them briefl...
flock of 30 or so fieldfare over
a few redwing over
easily a dozen goldcrest
lot of lt tits, blue tits, great tits, coal tits.
3 jays
2 nuthatch
2 GS woodpecker.
2 greenfinch
Hi Guys
First time visitor to this site, im quite surprised theres not more posts on Chorlton Water Park and Ees. Its a great place to go.
Im down there 3/4 times pwk. It doesnt matter whether morning, noon or early evening If you just hang around for about an hour you always get to see around 20-30 speci...
After spending all night tonight updating the website with all the new list additions, photos and the like I go to upload it and find I have a problem with the website (nothing to do with this forum however). So, needless to say you'll have to hang on a little while longer before I can get the update 'out-t...
Would welcome all comments on how to deal with this situation.
First a public apology to all other halfs regarding our insensitive behavour this weekend, of course we care about you but blooming heck ALPINE SWIFT, RED-RUMPED SWALLOW and another CATTLE EGRET, what do you expect us to do, sorry:
S...
and again little bit of tidying up,we,ve got the rooftops covered(is there a smiley for pun)
so if your into counting them elsewere on your travels pop em down here.
cheers geoff
new thread just to keep things tidy,for rooftop, ariel and terrestial sightings of golden plovers, so time, date,location please just to avoid duplication.
12.00 29/10/08 Broadheath retail park 30 circled for 5 mins then headed off north.
bitterly dissapointed but thats birds for you
che...
OH YES The time has come again to start thinking about the migration south, lets hope Mr Adderleys ability to pick out Manchester megas in October are just over the border this year. In fact Mr Adderley if you could refrain from birding the 13th Oct-21Oct in the GM area I would be most Happy. Once again th...
27th October 2008 Visited Wigan Flashes and had following sightings:- Bittern (flying low and south over Scotsman's Flashes) 11am Kestral Black Headed Gull Coot Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Cormorant Wigeon Pochard Shoveller Mallard Mute Swan Blackbird Magpie House Sparrows *No sign of Re...
Quick look round this a.m. produced:
7 grey partridge
c30 tree sparrows (in two flocks)
2 yellowhammer
small mobile flocks of redwing
1 buzzard
c350 rooks feeding in stubble
and, for the second time, an aberrant song thrush with a darkish breast, large white patches on the secondaries and w...
Small article in the Times today....
More than 60 birdwatchers who thought they had found a new species when they spotted yellow sea birds off the coast of south Wales have been disappointed.
The birds are Oystercatchers whose white feathers had been dyed by scientists so they could study fligh...
A Nuthatch seen on my Little Lever garden feeders for first time in 20 years, assumed first time ever with them only recently colonising this area. The buzz made me want to go out birding but it started lashing it down Also a Sparrowhawk sent the collared doves scattering -- Edited by Steven Astley at 00...
