Does anybody know if the long eared owls still roost at Pennington, been told there have a winter roost there. I did go down there the other week but no joy after spending hours serching the trees from most of the hides.
Does any body know if the Juv Whooper that was frequenting Pennington Flash in late October/early November has been putting in an apearance every now and again. A Juv Whooper flew into Rammies today at 1215hrs(27/12/07) and showed well in front of Horrocks Hide. It seems more advanced than the one pr...
I'm not much for listing, but given the superb coverage that Gtr Mcr is getting at the moment, I wonder how many someone could rack up if they were to spend the day listing, moving from site to site but with the local site watchers on each site using mobiles to update on what's about, staking out the tricki...
Had not time for birding for last few weeks but a couple of decent sightings in my garden over the last few day. 19/12 1 Fieldfare ( Life Tick ) 24/12 1 Treecreeper ( Garden Tick ) in a mixed flock of tits & finches 24/12 Lesser Spot WP Good Views at top of trees on other side of the field at the back of my hou...
Just looked out of kitchen window to see a Great Spot feeding on the ground on apples Id just put out for blackbirds. Only posting this because Ive never seen this behaviour before, is it common?. Its now on the peanuts which is much more like it!!.
Cheers Ian
The GM Fire Brigade at Eccles rescued a Mallard from the canal at Eccles on Thursday, which was stuck in the ice. They took it back to the fire station and kept it warm whilst they waited for the RSPCA to pick it up. During that time it laid an egg!! Sadly the egg was smashed, and the bird ended up at Three Owls...
John Butterworth had a redhead Smew on the Mersey at Banky Meadow with 4 Goldeneye at the hairpin bend on 18th. Sorry about the late posting, but I am living partly at my mother's due to her illness, and can only get to my emails intermittently at present.
I carried out the Atlas TTV at Watergrove (SD91E) this morning and in addition to the commoner species were the following:
Pochard 2 - my first here since 2003!
Goosander - 4
Woodcock -1
Little Owl - 1
Stonechat - 1
Siskin -20
Lesser Redpoll -30
6 Pintail (2 males) were in the middle of the resr j...
12/12/2007 -
No sign of LSW this morning, after a couple of hours producing a sore neck from looking upwards too long!
Other birds in the area though included:-
2 Siskins
2 Goldfinches
1 Bullfinch
3 Goldcrests
4 Nuthatches
2 Coal Tits
12 Long-tailed Tits
2 Pied Wagtails
1 Mistle Thrush
1...
I think people might not like this but::: Just thinking, is it fair that some people can see the birds that the rest of us can't because they can visit 2 sites that have limited numbers of permits but lots of good birds. Then count them on lists when most could not see them. Not that I keep lists of course,(S...
I may be accused of nit-picking, but the waterbody at Worsley Mesnes is (according to Ordnance Survey) SCOTMAN'S Flash, not SCOTSMAN's. The extra 'S' in the middle is often added, understandably so, by unwary souls. A sign erected for the sailing club last year did say "Scotsman's Flash"...
Some great sightings yesterday and today. Yesterday a Houbara bustard walked across the main runway at Dhahran Military Airport, unfortunately cameras are not allowed on the Airport but fortunately I had a fellow birdwatcher nearby who I grabbed to confirm the sighting.
Today with the same guy...
Had a visit up on to the moors near Ashworth Moor Res and was amazed to see 8 Snow Bunting breifly before heading towards the new wind turbine (or dotterel beacon!), saw them for about a minute before they flew off. 2 Snipe up there and that was it. I will be doing some photos up on the moors over xmas for uni s...
Trying to get a good picture of the bird, I managed still not to get a decent pic, but have seen TWO birds. Definately two of them as they were next to each other at one point.
I'll be in all day if anyone want to contact me.
Wandered around Pearsons yesterday, couldn't find the public footpath nad it was really quiet.
Everybody I asked looked at me " what are you talking about" look.
Where is best to park and find the path.
Mike
Whilst un-happily counting Coot in a gale at Sale WP this afternoon I received news of this monstrous rarity. Oh my god Back home to tinternet and landline. I could have got a morning flight over on Skybus but you can't get off again until Monday, which dosn't leave enough time to book leave from work as I...
So here we go me and Alan warford need Bittern so if any one has any info please pass it on as and when,
I also need Marsh tit they must be out there somewhere lets us know where you saw them last..
What do you need,or what would you like to see go on ask on here or send private e-mail, lets get everyone out ther...
Dear all, after recent events concerning county lists getting me down more than a little I feel I should attempt to explain exactly where my 'guidelines' for the county lists are coming from. Deciding what you can or can't count on your list is not, nor should it be, my decision. It's a personal thing, s...
Have been having some problems over the last few days, not been able to access the forum, on my computer, has anyone else had this problem
can access all the rest of the website and have no problems with the rest of the internet, just the forum, some may say its a good thing you cannot get on paul but its so f...
On strike from work today so I thought i'd have a walk and see how many species I could find. I walked from the Three Sisters, along Landgate Lane, past Park House Farm and then all round the Flashes... No real rarities, but a "patch tick" with 2 RAVENS at the Three Sisters and a total of...
While doing some winter atlas work yesterday I found a Green Sandpiper in a flooded field in Simister. Nothing much else about, but that was a nice record.
i have only been birding since 2000 and those who have been going longer might know different but has this been one off the best years in the county to date. with desert wheatear, cattle egret, chettis warbler, gannet, little auk, yellow browed warbler, red necked and grey phalaropes, leaches petrel...
was in rusholme yesterday and today - around m14 - platt lane/head place
yesterday hundreds of b h gulls, in platt field park about 3pm
as for today turned out to be a surprising day - was in the same area just after 3.15 and i heard a screeching/whistling call and i looked up and i saw 4 birds flying...
Myself and my son decided not to go to Pennington today what with colds and the weather!
We have spent the morning watching the normal finches and tits etc at our feeders and generally the garden has been busy.
Unusually today we have been visited by 3 Lesser Redpoll and a Jay.
We should watch our f...
