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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...

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

Woodcock, 60+ Siskin.

Hi I am very interested in becoming a bird ringer. Have been for years but always thinking of some excuse not pursue it more. Are there any opportunities locally(ish) to train to become a ringer, I live in Little Lever, Bolton. Any info greatly appreciated. ATB Ste

Hi, Please can you take some time out to read the STICKY WELCOME NOTES at the top of the county bird sightings section and all the other links. Mr McKerchar has gone to a great deal of trouble to have a safe web-site, but in his own words a numbers of unscruplous individuals do and can visit this site. Egg c...

First Blackcap (male) of the year in my Walkden garden on Thursday, competing with Starlings for some old blue cheese on the bird table and surprisingly, holding its own against six of them. Friday and again today, it was singing its head off and I presume ready to mate on arrival of first female. H...

Cracking view of 4 Buzzards over Belmont road, 50 to zero mph in 4 secs 3 birds at first, 2 putting on a fantastic flight display. Almost touching tallons, i thought they where going to start twisting and tumbling. Lots of wings folded stooping and general showing off. The other bird hovered for a wh...

seen today 1 m sparrowhawk 5 singinging chaffinch 1 goldfinch singing fieldfare m thrush 3 song thrush 4 blackbirds and just out of our boundary by about 30yds a little owl sunning itself on on a derelict barn in leyland green lane

this morn 4 goosanders on river douglas also 2 stock doves in trees side of the douglas

Had a couple of hours around the woods 1330 - 1530,quiet, highlights 4 ravens flying north and at least 2 brambling with group of mixed finches.

Today I watched a Mistle Thrush flying for a couple of minutes around a woodland in full song. BWP states they sing "exceptioanlly from ground and not infrequently in flight" . First time I've seen it in 35 years birding, (other than jumping from one perch to a nearby second). Anybody else c...

Seem to have lots of new pictures to drool over, and the out of county pictures are excellent, but regarding the Misellanous photos especially the cattle Egret dippers, what a handsome bunch for that time in the morning as for mtself sporting a green baseball cap, well lost that cap up at light hazzles...

right everyone i need a little bit of help, im looking for a new pair of bins and should have around £400 to spend, ive done a bit of research so far but would welcome any recomendations you lot could make or things you haev used and are a deffo no no. cheers in advance Andrew

We, the research team from WWT travelled to 4 of our centres this week to carry out routine ringing, heath checks and screening for Avian Influenza in any waterfowl that got caught in our decoys. It started off on Monday (5th Feb) leaving WWT Slimbridge en route to WWT Welney. Nothing much around at...