a male Marsh Harrier drifted over NW this eve, came up from Elton by looks of it! Patch, Rochdale and Manc tick - who needs a lost swift? not bitter me!
3 dunlin flew through and 2 grasshopper warbler rounded off an amazing eve, o, and still 45 Goosander here.
Dave
2 crows, could be ravens but too far away for me to tell without bins, seen occupying the top of the sw floodlight. Seen on my previous 3 visits aswell. Anybody else seen these? Can't be sure maybe the fact that these are occupying very high floodlights is blurring my judgement, then again maybe not! A lo...
ive just bought myself an opticron es 80 ga ed after making do with a cheap scope for far too long. trouble is, i now need a new sturdy tripod for it and ive got no idea what to look for. im skint now so the top models are out but i would like a decent solid pod with a smooth head (for tracking the unidentified she...
A late dash last night and a whole slice of luck enabled me to bag this stunning male along with the male Yellow Wag presumed to be the Iberian race.
Have posted a couple of pics of the Citrine on BirdGuides & Bird Forum - looks like it may have been a one day bird as no reports yet today.
My last male C...
BBC's NW Tonight, (after interminable boring football features), managed to show the Manchester bird on its nest tray tonight (courtesy of RSPB's Aren't birds brilliant which has just begun again in the city centre near the big screen) - the chicks have hatched but I don't think we know how many yet....
An early brood of 4 ducklings on the Irwell at Burrs CP, Bury, 29th. (Thanks to Neil Anderton and Brian Fletcher) -- Edited by Judith Smith at 21:49, 2008-04-30-- Edited by Judith Smith at 21:49, 2008-04-30
watch a battle this morning between 4 mistle thrushes and a carrion crow on holden rd leigh lasted a good half hour both pr thrushes must have nests there dont know if the crow got anything but when they finally drove it off it did not take anything with it
also about 2pr goldfinch 1 pr bullfinch
Did a 2 hour survey of this 2 x 2 km square this a.m. It's hardly
classic bird territory (mostly suburban Rochdale but some areas also
in Oldham). It covers the southern end of Stake Hill industrial
estate, Higher Boarshaw, Middleton cemetery and some of the posher,
more rural areas of Chadderton...
28th April.
I was fortunate enough to find certainly 1 (seen very clearly although only briefly) and possibly a second Dotterel here this afternoon in pretty poor weather conditions.
There was a bird was found here by Paul Heaton on 30/4/06 and habitat here seems just right for this species on pa...
29th April.
Had the first freshly-fledged young House Sparrow of the year in the garden this morning - being fed by the adult male of the pair. Looks like this pair are a little ahead of their peers - who have only recently been seen stripping the fleece like lining off some hanging baskets, presumabl...
In the early to mid 80's atleast (as I remember), Rindle Road used to be busy with birders, gathered to witness the excellent numbers of Hen Harriers and Short-eared Owls that used to winter in the area and of course Nightjar, Tree Pipit and Turtle Dove which were all mossland specialist species durin...
For those who don't know it, this is an excellent area of rough grassland, scrubland with marshes and pools. One side borders on the PPG factory and another side onto Bickershaw Lane. Grid ref: SD627025, access from the end of Belmont Ave.
Today there in rain: 4 Grasshopper Warblers reeling, 4 Sedge...
After reading reports in the Bolton News that the Terns where back. I went to see but no sign. 6 Swallows 1 Willow Warbler 3 pair Great Crested Grebe LBB Gull BH gulls flushed 2 Snipe Tufted Duck Spoke to a guy who, while interested in the birds, was also a fisherman. He didn't half have a good whinge about C...
24/03/08 14.00 15.00
6 reed bunting 4 blackbirds
10 chaffinch 6 yellowhammer
12 great tit 1 willow tit
2 dunnock 2 blue tit
20 tree sparrow 4 magpie
2 crow 1 wood pigeon
1 lapwing 1 greenfinch
1 robin 1 wren
2 collard dove
very nice bit of birding from the comfort of the car seat,hats off to who...
hi, i am begining in bird watching and have stared compileing a life list i am only 16 and would like some tips on were to find more birds round the hindley/wigan area and what equipment to use etc. thankyou. ryan
Is anybody else out there keeping a county year-list for 2008? Seeing as how we are now a quarter of the way through the year, i thought it would be interesting to see how everyone is doing so far. My GM 2008 list is currently on 108. As this is the first time i've kept a county list im not sure if this is good, p...
Directly over westleigh highschool, above the astroturf was unmistakebly a hovering kestrel, i only saw the one but it was a definate kestrel, also my birding partner says he has sighted a GBB gull as well as some LBB gulls.
Although there have been a few early records already this year, from now until about the 3rd week of May is usually peak time of year for Dotterels passing through Britain, and with nearby places like Pendle Hill getting good numbers every year surely they're under-recorded in Greater Manchester?
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12.9.07 - Middle and Goyt Hall Farms - mid pm
Yellow Wagtail - 1st winter bird around the Horsefields and newly ploughed field by Goyt Hall Farm (a good bird for here).
Little Owl - 3 birds noted around Goyt Hall Farm area.
Hallo all, It has been a while since I have written anything. I have just come back from a trip to Sweden. It was fantastic to say the least with Cranes, Owls and Woodpeckers. But back to Norway. Even though the cold nights are still forming a new thin layer of ice on the lakes, it soon melts and warm sunny da...
