I went up to Watergrove this afternoon to look for Whinchat, a species that has eluded me so far this year. Just when I was beginning to despair of anything good turning up this autumn, as so far there has not been a single wader here apart from a few Lapwings. An immature Yellow Wagtail was feeding on the d...
A Little Egret was present on Akzo Pond at 1150 this morning before flying off low in the direction of Hollingworth Lake. Unfortunately it could not be relocated here. This is the first record of the species for the Hollingworth Lake area and the Rochdale borough. Simon -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12...
110+ Teal at Lightshaw Flash, conveniently flushed by the shooter putting corn down for them. On Dover Basin 3 Wigeon, a shot Mallard and another dead on the towpath nearby. Not a good idea to go to this area now the shooting season has started, particularly Saturdays and Wednesdays in the late aftern...
9 Buzzards circling over Blackrod for 15 mins at 0930 hrs. (L. Garnett per Tony Johnson)
A male Yellow Wagtail and 20+ Linnets, 120+ Greenfinches on f59, Astley Moss this morning (potato field now ploughed)
2 Hobbies and 2 Yellow Wagtails Little Woolden Moss (per Dave Steel)
An adult Buzzard was standing in the middle of Cross lane in the centre of Salford this morning at 6.25 am.It was inspecting a recent roadkill of a Squirrel and was not very pleased about my approaching car.I got within 40` before it flew and perched on a nearby house. I parked up a little further down the...
Hi all, thought i put my sightings on for the last week or so from Ashworth Moor Res, there has been some good migration through with a few good birds - for Rochdale anyway. Pintail - 1 29th Yellow Wag - 1 24th, 2 29th Whinchat - 2 29th White Wag - the best autumn on record for this species here; 4 24th, 2 25th, 1...
On the pavement and rooftops of Alexandra Road off Langworthy Road this morning, also saw one fly over (?the same bird?) nearby about a week or so ago.........I didn't age it but could this be possible evidence of breeding by the pair that were on North Wharf for most of the Spring ?
After a relatively quiet few weeks, an excellent few hours this morning were enjoyed that makes local patch watching certainly worth the effort! First up were 2 Kingfishers watched disputing over fishing rights over a small lodge. Close up views of them as they "zipped" low over the glas...
does anyone have any info on croxden peatworks or bickershaw coal rucks as i want to find my first jack snipe this winter and have heard these are the places to try. cheers
Monday 13th. County birder Pete Berry is taking part in an organised seawatch off Porthgwarra over the next week, although the seawatches are taking place at many sites across the south coast of England throughout the late summer and autumn. Today was his first day there and this is what he recorded t...
Quick tour around the resrs at lunchtime today;
3 Whinchats (male & 2 juvs) may have bred locally, but not regular at this site.
2 Stonechats (the male still in brilliant breeding plumage)
100+ Canada geese (inc one Greylag hybrid)
c12 Tufties
16 Mallard
7 Lapwing
2 Heron
1 Gt Crested Gr...
A few migrants this morning - at least 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 4 Blackcaps, 20+ Willow Warblers & a Curlew over.
Yesterday 3 Redstarts all together in one little hawthorn bush! Felt like I was at Spurn....well maybe not quite!
Simon
45 minute watch this morning from 6.45 - 7.30 a Single Swift South, 8 Swallows East in the clear before the mist started to move in from the west when 75 Swallows appeared from no where and where feeding very high up over Tesco's Prestwich with the odd one or two heading on SE.
Sptted Flycatcher with a flock of LT tits and Blue tits on the canal (sadly didn't stay around for Ian Woosey to see it), also Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher and Redshank on Horrocks Flash.
Vis Mig has started:-
21/8 pm
3 Swift NE, Sand Martin N and an influx of 40 House Martin.
22/8 am
11 Swallow E and heard what im pretty sure was a Turnstone calling over.
Thanks to everyone who helped with this survey.
If you haven't already returned your forms to me, please could you send them as soon as you can?
If you have returned forms and I haven't acknowledged them yet, please accept my apologies - I'm pretty busy organising the field work for the new BTO Atla...
Mixed tit flock at the Bury Old Road entrance opp tram stop contained 17 Long tailed tit, 15+ Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, Blue and Great tits, single Coal tit, 2 Chaffinch and 31 Goldfinch.
RSPCA inspector and county birder Paul Heaton picked a Nightjar up from Trafford today ' in the line of duty'. The bird is in apparently perfect condition and will be released tonight on or around Astley Moss SSSI, I do not currently have a time for the release but those interested should give me a ring a...
Went home to Bradford last night to see family so spent the morning birding on the other side of the pennines.
They live in a place called Allerton which is on the hills above Bradford. Good moorland birding and excellent from now till November for Vis Mig!
1st Stop was Denholme clough for my 1st Visi...
Am in Berlin then travelling on to Halberstadt in Saxony later today. Being very rusty indeed, and having been unable to find any of my better birding books, I'd appreciate some guidance on what ticks to keep my eye out for.
Halberstadt is right slap bang in the middle of the forest and right by a large...
Im after a bit of help if possible.
i have found in the garden a juvinile collared dove that i think has an injured wing, its been in the garden most of the day and will not fly, its a little bloody around the notrils and its right wing is drooping, ive picked it up and put in in a large box. Now i need some advi...
Just found out a YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS was taken into care in Someret and kept overnight before been released at 4pm the following day, what a twitch that would have been, how much could they have raised for a local charity and how many birder would have gone to see it, what would you have done, kept it q...
Perhaps the best week's garden viewing in 21 years started with a huge passage of Swifts 5/8, perhaps 500+ all going south. On Wed, 8th, a full adult Med Gull circled around in the evening for about 1/4 hour, following harvesting in the adjoining field, and on Thurs 8th 4 Buzzards soared for over half an...
I have located black redstart along Mossley Street Manchester and feel confident they have bred. Please keep an eye out for the birds which are active on the roof tops near the Art Gallery. I located them first by call and have not as yet seen them come to ground to feed. I will be contacting relevant buil...
