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:
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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...
great white egret this morning in the field on the left of rindle road, astley (the one leading up to the feeding station) with the fishing pond in. Present from 11am and no doubt the bird seen over the M60 at barton the other day Initial info thanks to eddie king Further info/sightings on the astley, cha...
Current visitors to my garden has dropped off over the last month, From Great, Coal and Blue tit and the normal , I can only attract the whole population on Westhoughtons Collared Dove and Starling (22 Collared Dove in one sitting).Also now have a family of mice under the shed , Have washed and rinsed th...
A late unconfirmed report of a Red-backed Shrike on Hobson Moor by the path to Mossley last Monday. There's a description of the bird in a letter in this week's Glossop Advertiser, which I'm sure you all read and cherish every word. I let some local birders know about it yesterday, and Bill Underwood ha...
An amazing morning for thrushes through here's my spoils from an excellent vanatge point near the Astley Peat Pools as they passed through a narrow group of fields all heading west and mainly quite low to the ground. 08:15-10:30am (one wonders how many I missed not getting there until 08:15?) Redwin...
Whilst walking along the wall this afternoon at Elton Res. I spotted a leucistic Carrion Crow. It had very pale grey wings and back, its body colour was a darker grey. It also had a dark bill. I was unable to make out its leg colour as it was in long grass. There was a pair of Carrion Crows harassing it all the...
I need to replace my Canon A85 compact camera which i've been using for digiscoping.
I'm looking at the Canon A590 IS which has all the right spec and more besides. Could any of you guys that digiscope help me with the importance of the Optical zoom? The A85 has a 3x which i've found to be ok, need to set on...
17th October.
Just a quick note to let all know (as I am sure Dave is far too modest to do so himself!) that Dave has been awarded the prized accolade of Photo of the week on the Birdguides website. Well done Dave - cracking photo and I think I am correct in saying that this is now the second time you have won...
15th October.
"Saddleworth is set top become one of the country's most attractive areas for birdlife with the creation of a massive nature reserve".
Read more on this story at www.oldhamadvertiser.co.uk/
Look to the right of the web page under "latest stories" - "...
3 Bar Tailed Godwits showing well still in fields at Cheesden Bar at 11.45am today just north west of Ashworth Moor Res. Near Rossendale school i think it is just left of the A680 Grid Ref SD170820. They are roosting on Ashworth Moor Res and were there last night(info per Dave Winnard), PS Forgot to ment...
Can anyone help and let me know where the entrance is to Rumworth, been down the A58(Deane Rd) from opposite the Tavern all way down to the Garden Centre and can't find an entrance , also been down Beaumont Rd from the lights at the petrol station up tp te lights at the top of the hill and no entrance.I can se...
Hi all,
Does anybody know of anyone ringing in Manchester? I've just come home from a week cannon-netting waders on the Wash (I can write a trip report if anyone would be interested) and I'm thinking about getting my trainee ringing licence. I'll probably look for a trainer nearer to my university a...
Just curious really... I've been thinking about the numerous courses that Wigan Tech once did (but sadly don't any more) which had such diverse subjects as creative writing, astronomy, archaeology etc. etc.
The question is -
Has anyone any info. on courses re: Birding/Birds/Ornithology etc...
