At approx. 11am this morning Dave Broome heard what he is almost certain was a Cetti's Warbler singing, albeit breifly and faintly from the back of Pearsons Flash (Wigan Flashes) by the cemetary. Unfortunately, despite several birders turning up to assist in locating the bird (my thanks to you all f...
Judith Smith found a drake Green-winged Teal at Pearsons Flash at 12:50 today, at the rear of the flash if viewed form the canal. Later, due to the weather the bird had moved underneath the overhanging trees along the Ince Moss Landfill edge to shelter from the weather and was last seen by Ian Woosey at 1...
On the 7th, Andy Isherwood found a single Mealy Redpoll amongst 20 Redpoll near Gin Pit village, Tyldesley. The birds were along the muddy track on the right after the grass field in the village, although they later flew off towards the back of the rugby club (Tyldesley RUFC). There may however, have b...
For some reason or another not put these sightings on - better late than never! 30/12 Pinkfeet 127 West (site tick) Water Rail 3 seperate squealing birds (also a site tick but didnt get to see them) Willow Tit 3 Bulfinch 11 Pochard 8 Shoeveler 4 Gadwall 4 Teal 143 Tufted Duck 31 Snipe 3 6/1 Worst visit ever...
two buzzards,one very pale plumage[ could be young bird] sat in field next to m61 motorway,just before foot bridge goes over the m61 traveling towards wigan.
today at 1250 pm,and seen here on regular basis.possibly descend from breeding pair off boothstown farmland.
My first day here in 08; some very interesting sightings; 512 Great black-backed Gull - the highest record by far for here (152 previous best 1/1/06) 450 Herring Gull - again very high numbers here 1500 Black-headed Gull 300 Common Gull 10 Siskin heading west 47 Goosander 1 Little Owl 30 Lapwing 4 Mall...
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On Wednesday I had to go to a meeting in Birkenhead.
On the way we saw Buzzard from the M56, Marsh Harrier from the Helsby end of Frodsham, the meeting overlooked Birkenhead's Peregrine site so super views of two birds both perched and soaring, on the way back several Sparrowhawk, more Buzzards and t...
Nice little article ian well written and shows the need to take notes carefully.
just cannot help feeling you knew about this little beauty before NYD or is it just blooming good luck that you get points on day one
Hi 'm new to the forum my name is simon i have been interested in wild life most of my life and just in the last couple of years taken up birding..
my local spots are dunham massey and the fields at the back of manchester airport...
just enquiring if anybody has noticed if the pied wagtails have returned to the same roost that they had last year in the galleries in wigan town centre not been yet myself at night but passed during day and a lots of bird poo on the floor jimmy
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Walk along the Rochdale Canal this morning - Slattocks roundabout to
Higher Boarshaw. Usually plenty of birds here - as there was today!
c25 House Sparrow,
11 Rook,
60+ Mallard,
6 Long-tailed Tit,
2 Mistle Thrush,
7 Moorhen,
2 Teal,
An absolute minimum of 25 Snipe - didn't quite realise h...
Quick visit today to check out the Smew which was a lifer for me.
The redhead hung out at the north end of the main mere but flew off when a kestrel flew nearby across the water. I didn't see the Smew land but it went south over the water and presumed it landed out of view.
Lots of other stuff on the wa...
did my 1st ttv today soon got the hang of it
but dont really get enough time to cover it
36 species in total all usual stuff though pleased to say that
i got a lot of house sparrows in one part ,,, jimmy
marbury park and neumanns flash= plenty of great spotteds, two greens and cripling views of a fem lesser spotted feeding, then sat preening in the sun for a good few minutes (no camera!). also- redwings, bullfinches, kingfishers, courting black swans, nuthatches, raven curlew, dabchicks, treec...
Have received a report of a female Scaup at Blackleach Resr Dec 30th, seen by 2 reliable observers, per voluntary warden. This is probably the bird displaced from Ringley sewage works by the ice in mid month.
First visit to Piethorne & first birdwatching outing anywhere since
early December.
On Ogden - 27 Goosander (12 males).
- 6 Great Crested Grebe.
- 10 Cormorants.
In 2007 I regularly chatted with the baliff of the angling club that
fishes Ogden Res. Spoke to him this morning and he said th...
to all interesed, my self and jimmy meadows will be combing the vast waters of the wigan flashes(still hoping to recruit a couple of other wigganers)on new years day and will combine our results over a pie and pint somewhere int middle of the flashes,to establish a list of birds present. we think a targ...
From the Dee-Estuary website
CATTLE EGRET - Neston, just off A540 - PLEASE follow these instructions, park in Clayhill Industrial Estate which is on road to Neston (B5135) just off A540 (where the double set of traffic lights is), walk back to A540 and walk north past Aldi traffic lights, about 150...
Has anyone else noticed a mini invasion of Blackbirds?
Whilst winter thrushes seem to be thin on the ground, Timperley seems to have been playing host to a large number of presumably migrant Blackbirds.
My garden (which is not much bigger than a big back yard), has had a maximum count of 7, my siste...
5 Mealy Redpolls were on Victoria Fields, Bickershaw today, with 2 Lesser Redpolls and c40 Goldfinch and a few siskins. Map reference is at SD 624025
All info thanks to Dave Broome
