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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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.
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...
Sunday 9am Male blackcap in garden on Beaumont Road Chorlton. The bird spent 5 mins in ivy before moving along gardens towards Beech Road. Later watching Chorlton Griffins v Timperley Villa (8 - 1 to Chorlton) 2 sky larks over - Hough end Fields
Popped in on the way back from pennington, large finch flock siskin redpoll goldfinch, 2 larger redpoll seen briefly, but then kept away from view,40+ teal on water.
bullfinch, grey wagtail heron etc..
did my other ttv today could have done with a tractor that boggy in places 29 species in totalall the usual stuff best bird was a green woodpecker in birley wood on the survey out of the survey area up to a thousand wood pigeon came out of their roosting site wonderful to see
