Early morning visit to carry out Ringed & Little Ringed Plover Survey. 2 pairs Ringed Plovers but none of their "dubius" cousins.
This once bird-rich site is now devastated by bulldozers and warehouses but that dosn't seem to be putting off all the Lapwings and Skylarks which seem...
Bitterns booming but none seen
Male Marsh Harrier hunting over reed beds cracking views, later watched him fly out over the marshes near Eric Morcome hide.First time ive been and not viewed a Bearded TitThe weather was pretty grim looked foggy on arrival but brightened up later on.
Eric Morcomb...
2 Common Tern flying around and fishing on Bee Fold Lane, Atherton. Many Whitethroats, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff but there seems to be a shortage of Willow Warblers on my patch. Around 10 pairs of Swallow are breeding on Atherton Farm this year. 1 Common Tern on Daisy Hill Pond. 2 Tawny Owls, 1 Green &a...
On the 22nd I was surprised to see a female Northern Wheatear still in the ploughed fields next to Pear Tree Farm (cant find the map for the field numbers) on Chat Moss, a similar bird was there on the 12th. A pair of Stonechat are in the set-aside field as you go into Rindle road Astley possible breeding pa...
10 juvenile house sparrows in the garden this morning, being very noisy until parents fed them, also later this afternoon adults mating in the trees at the back.
cheers
Andrew
One pair great tits , one pair blue tits , nesting in my nestboxes overlooking Eagley Way. Tawny Owl - young to be heard very loud and vociferous at night
Late news for the 21st...
A Marsh Harrier (in very heavy wing moult) circled Peasons Flash ( Wigan Flashes) for afew minutes before flying north at 09.35 (info per Dave Broome).
Another Marsh Harrier (in good plumage) was quartering fields just off the A580 East Lancs Road by Astley and even...
singing less whitethroat on chaddock lane astley
today between holy family church and derelict barn coming from east lancs rd
also due to global warming 2 zebras seen in fields opp queens pub bickershaw
and no ive not been drinking jimmy
3 singing male Common Redstarts in the valley this morning - a most unusual, possibly unprecedented occurence here! - was a passage of this species taking place?
Also present - 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler and 1 Chiffchaff.
Robin, Greenfinch and Stonechat were all seen with young....
cracking start to day with
2 oyster catcher 1 redshank
1 little ringed plover 2 ringed plover
lots of b h gulls still on nests,common tern still on nests,water level up a little but not as bad as pennington,think we,ve lost some to the rain but not many.
from the screen at bryn marsh
sedge warb...
2 GREY PARTRIDGE,WHITETHROTES, SEDGE AND WILLOW WARBLER,GOLD CHAFF GREEN FINCHES,SWALLOW,SWIFT,BLUE AND GREAT TITS,REED BUNTINGS,SONG AND MISTLE THRUSH,WREN,ROBIN,BLACKBIRD. -- Edited by Gary at 21:40, 2007-05-20
Just had a great couple of hours at Doffcocker this evening. Grasshopper Warbler reeling behind small lodge took a bit of finding but my patience was rewarded when it appeared not 10 feet away low down in a bush and put on a fine performance. This has been one of my bogey birds over the years, heard a few...
Come on everyone time to give Ian McKerchar a nice pat on the back
I'm sure you'll all agree this is an excellent site. I've been using it regularly since about christmas.
The sightings reports are great from everone and i've seen some fantastic birds as a result.
The Bird forum in particular i...
At about 7pm tonight a Skua either Arctic or Long Tailed dropped in briefly onto the pools.The bird was an imm. prob 1st summer,it may well still be in the county.
JUST BEEN ON PENNY FOR MY USUAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON -4-6.30-THE WET WEATHER HAS MORE OR LESS RUINED THE POINT AREA FOR THE TIME BEING,ALL THE MUD AT THE FRONT OF HORROCKS HIDE UNDER ABOUT 10 FEET OF WATER,THE AREA WERE THE RINGED AND LITTLE RINGED WERE NESTING ALSO UNDER WATERSO THEY HAVE LOST THIER NESTS,...
The wind was keeping most the birds down but managed 2 common sandpipers,2 wimbrel,1 grey and 2 pied wags,1 jay,1 cuckoo,1 sedge,plenty willow warblers,1 bullfinch.Lots of crows in this area makes a change from seeing loads of woodpigeons.missed my target species redstart,dipper,flycatcher
We have just received details of one of the Peregrine chicks from last year from the city centre, which was found dead (leg only) at Dovestones in late September. It was a female.
The birds are sitting again, and if it's the same as last year, the eggs should hatch at the begining of May or even earlier....
At around 5:00pm today, Peter Alker was just out of a meeting at Pennington Flash when he heard a Yellow-browed Warbler calling and approaching the visitor centre along the bushes and trees that lead to the golf 'huts'. The bird eventually flew over the visitor centre and into the trees behind the pla...
Counted 27 common tern on flash but was quite difficult as they took turns in flight mode.
6 greylags, 8 tufties, 2 ringed plover,5 dunlin,4 chiffchaff,1 bullfinch,3 sedgewarbler,1 linnet,1 little grebe,6 great crested grebe,1 shoveller, 1 r---y,1 whitethrote and 2 reed bunting.
Called at Martin Mere pretty quiet birdwise but great to see avocet,ring plover and shelduck all with chicks.Only two raptors on view ,a very distant buzzard on a fence post enjoying an afternoon meal and a hovering kestrel in front of Ron Baker hide.
On to Marshside and realy close up views of Avoce...
pair of garganey at the front of screen top of rammys -in very heavy rain 3pm,hope they were not nesting,and the nest washed out as i have a feeling this is the same male that was on last week,back with the female.probably the pair from plank lane end a few weeks ago.also today 3 oystercatcher,2 male wige...
Visit BBC radio 4 web page and listen to the nature programe about the history of British Birds magazine very good. You will need real player but you can download it from the BBC wed page. -- Edited by MARK at 21:41, 2007-05-10
if you want to go,opposite the hey brook sssi area access from abingdon drive, platt bridge 2nd field in white grass
area,sedge warbler central,taken ages on the flashes to scope one,two minutes here,reed bunting akimbo 4 in view
at one time,also whitethroat,i think it,s worth a look if your pa...
A Whimbrel was circling over the reservoir at 19:00 hrs, calling, and departed to the west. A 2nd bird was on the spit in front of the club house and left shortly afterwards. Also a pair of Common Sandpiper displaying.
