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Hallo all, I have just returned from a trip home and though I did manage to get to Pennington Flash, there was little of interest. I thought that some of you may be interested in up-dates from my local patch here at Voss in western Norway. If however you feel that these don't belong on this forum just let me...

I work until 9.45pm and the last 2 Wednesdays I have seen a barn owl on the A6 near the Georgian House Hotel {Jarvis} - is it normal for them to be in the same place, same time on consecutive weeks? Do they have a set area in which they fly each night?

Can I ask everyone who took part in the national winter wildfowl counts 2007-8 to send their forms back to Adrian Dancy as soon as possible, so that the data can be entered up on the county database in time for the 2007 annual report. Thanks.

Nice Heronry, counted at least 12 birds. Quiet a bit of activity at least 8 nests appeared occupied. Buzzard Kestrel 1 Great Crested Grebe a few Black Headed Gulls. Dean.

male wheatear in the large plough south of moss lane early this morning and also 2 little owls showing well. Very quiet at Hope carr single curlew over north and still good numbers of gadwall (62 minimum) As i arrived home could hear whooper swan distantly afetr a while 20 appearred going north just b...

Im going to Mallorca for 2 weeks in August and am looking for some birding ifo anyone bin there dun it and got the Tee Shirt

Hi All, I am currently in Florida and having just moved into a hotel with wireless internet I thought I would post my list of birds that I have seen up to now. Starling, Osprey, House Sparrow, Pied Billed Grebe, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, White Ibis, Wood Stork, Egyptian Goose, Turkey...

pair of tawnys calling to each other on estate back of house at 04.45 this morning

ok before you all start ,yes I.ve been dragged kicking an screaming into the year 2000+ and am now the proud owner of a navman system,it,s not perfect and tries to take you through shopping precients etc but i.d guess 98percent ok and very easy to use,so i,m going to compile a list of post codes that will g...

Dave Broome found a Firecrest (presumably one of the 2 seen late last year in the same area) in his parents' garden at Rushdene this evening. The garden backs onto the flash. He thinks it went to roost in a row of Leylandii at the end of Rushdene, which run parallel with the railway embankment and adjoin t...

Word on the street (or rather on BirdForum) is that it is Tom McInney's birthday - so Happy Birthday Tom.

There's a high tide of 9.5m at Marshide, Southport this weekend. 11am sat, 12pm sun. Wind direction good too. Cheers Dean.

this morn only looked at top res 49 l b b gulls 6 herring gulls 52 b h gulls 1 little grebe 1 grey wagtail 1 mute swan juv 2 tufties

Hello fellow birdwatchers. I'm going to Spain in under two weeks and, typically, have left things to the last minute. Does anyone have a copy of the now out-of-print Arlequin Press site guide to Extremadura by John Muddeman that they could sell to me or kindly loan to me? (I promise to return it in perfe...

2 nuthatch, together hopefully a pair, no sign of treecreeper that have been about in the park over winter. dave mcintyre

Had an explore round the fylde coast yesterday....heres the sightings Freckleton Naze - very windy and birds distant Whooper Swan 9 Blackwit flew over Curlew 100+ Wigeon 3000+ Filedfare 100 Tree Sparrow 3 Siskin plus other common stuff Warton Marsh Whooper Swan 67 Pinkfeet 8 Mut...

Is anyone aware of the ringed barn owl that was found shot at Pennington Flash this week???

According to this month's Bird Watching magazine there was a first ever Red Kite at Pennington Flash on 21st January. I don't remember this being posted, or did i miss it? Anyone see it or have any info? Cheers Dean.

Did my final "Winter" Atlas Timed Tetrad Visit around Mossley and Greenfield yesterday. As well as the daffodils everywhere and frogs spawning in nearly every flooded ditch and pond (much to the Herons' delight!), some Lapwings had established territories, a Skylark was singing ov...

1st time out birding in 5 weeks !!, so i have decided om gonna dedicate some time to what is within walking distance from my house. Had a nice stroll through all the above mentioned areas not much to be seen out of the ordinary but wanted to get a feel for the area. Most notable was a dipper on the river medl...

Very impressed with the Arctic Skua Bird Record Details on the Systematic List, Ian. It looks a hugh task but it will certainly be very much appreciated by me as you add other species on. Cheers Steve

Saturday 23rd Feb Cormorant 1 Canada Goose 41 Mute Swan 4 BH Gull 123 Coot 36 GC Grebe 3 Mallard 28 Tufted Duck 19 Common Gull 6

I am pleased to be able to announce that a Peregrine nest tray has been affixed on the clock tower at Bolton Town Hall today, thanks to our honorary steeplejack Colin Brooks, with help from Ken Haydock, Jill Mills and myself (what a climb up those stairs with all that pea gravel!). It is on the N side of the...

buzzard in the trees inspecting a nest on the m60/m62 junction a about 1.15pm saturday

Presume "out of Country birds" are allowed? For anyone adventurous or mad enough to go for the Wallcreeper thats been present near Callais.. Just had the following email from a birding friend of mine who lives down south who went last weekend and saw it... "Just been for the Wallcr...

Aldi in Tydesley have a shedful of £24.99 scopes(the same ones Lidls were doing last year)They're really good as a spare or to leave in your car,GET ONE whilst stocks last,well recommended at the price. Pete Berry

22 feb pm. Pair of Ravens displaying. Nuthatch 5 Treecreeper 2 Gt Sp Woodpecker 2 Bullfinch(6 around car park) Plus usual woodland stuff being very active. Cheers Dean.

g g shrike at roddlesworth woods today bit of luck might fly into our area

I have spoken to Ian Harper at UU about the Twite situation at Light Hazzles, today. Apparently, despite feeding, the Twite just weren't there this winter. Feeding had to stop because the seed was rotting, which in itself can carry disease. They also weren't at Cant Clough in Lancashire, which inte...

This article is going to be in the Salford Star summer edition, also sending it to birding magazines, etc: SHOULD BBC SPRINGWATCH HAVE BEEN BROADCAST FROM HERE ? If you'd have taken a walk around the North Wharf area of Salford Quays earlier this year, you would have encountered a scene that c...