i have it on good authority that there are 20 common tern nests on horrocks flash but i can only find 15,the others must be hidden between the b.h.gulls that are consistantly arguing over chicks and territory,the starling roost at bryn marsh is quite a sight ,not yet a carling momment but they have star...
lots of garden birds to see and enjoy,
below the tennis courts a family of g.s.woodpecker very vocal and chick/s poking out of nest hole while joggers and dog walkers pass by oblivious to their presence,it,s a joy to see.they/it must be ready to fledge today or soon
cheers geoff
If you haven't already seen them (and if not why not ) I've put the current statistics for the website and forum on the notice board page of the main website and very healthy they are too thanks to all your contributions. Keep your eyes open for the imminent breaking of the million total hits for the websi...
Can I have a little help please.
Has anyone seen/got "The DVD Video Guide to British Birds, and if so do they recommend? I mention DVD Video rather than DVD/CD-Rom so to use on the TV
Or any other
Or any DVD Video?
Many thanks
Geoff
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and many thanks to all those who have helped me find some very nice cou...
Finally some decent walking and bird weather.Well done to all you more adventurous people who keep this site going.First for me in the woods was a male and female Blackcap. Also saw treecreeper which is becoming more and more elusive along with all the usual stuff.Good day for chiffs and chaffs,will...
lovely morning twitch,
2 wrens 1 blackbird
2 greenfinch 6 goldfinch
20 sandmartins 1 mystery wader(flew off only seen in distance)
6 mallard 12 mute swan
2 tame swallows 30 swift over
and yesterday just as i packed my bins and new camera away a peregrine screeched past with the chick,s br...
The 4 Peregrine chicks in the city centre were ringed today. They are 3 males and a female. Each has, as well as a metal ring, a red Darvic (plastic) ring with white letters, readable with binoculars. These are: B1 (the female) and B2, B3 and B4. It will be another 2-3 weeks before they fledge.
24/03/07 quick visit on the way to work 1 wren 2 blackirds 9 magpie 4 woodpigeon 2 skylark 6 cormorant 12 c/geese 1 robin 2 r/plover 6 mallard cheers geoff
About 25th May, someone sent me a heavy letter addressed to Judith Smith with the correct address, but not enough postage. I got a note from my local PO saying there is £1.16 to pay and to collect it there - a fairly common occurrence especially with this silly new sizing system! When I went to the PO, they...
early a.m. From Horrocks Hide ; 2 drk Garganey 2 Little Ringed Plover 2 Ringed Plover Dunlin 3 Redshank 2 drk Wigeon Oystercatcher 33 Mute Swan Common Tern 17 Gadwall from Teal Hide heard Cuckoo from the direction left of yacht club @ 06.15 EDIT - LATE NEWS - B.Hulme has just txt me (his battery went befor...
20 pairs of Common Terns nesting, 1 bird had chicks but under her wings due to cold wind. About 75 Black-headed Gulls nesting, about a third have chicks.
I've been watching this for the last hour or so. Incredible footage. Parents bringing mainly what look like mice. Watching the chicks devour them is facinating, they seem to take turns as well, every chick gets a feed.
WOW!!
Still at least 2 Redstarts singing at Raghole Clough in the afternoon (twitched on my old local patch from Norfolk!) and better still, a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling behind Piethorne Plantation in the evening, only the second record for the valley and my first. Also 8+ singing Willow Warblers, 2...
all the usual with shelduck,redshank reed bunting and whitethroat included as 'usual';; 2 partridge flushed into viridor wood, skylarks and lapwing also easy to find,afternoon stroll with grandkids to horrocks so no optics, the residents quite happy and lots of swifts, few swallows, house mart...
2 Common Terns were at Gleabe Lodge, Astley Bridge about 3pm today. They spent time fishing, and caught several small fish. They flew around several times, calling with the fishless bird closely following or flying parallel to the one with the food, calling all the time. I wondered if it was some kind...
just got back from the flash fairly quiet,garden warbler ,reed warbler,2 dunlin,male gargany by the point(maybe the female is on eggs?)3 redshank,5 little ringed,4 common tern,1 gcgrebe with young (pengys).water level still high front of horrocks,but should be great for waders soon as it drops...
A pair of Eagle Owls have apparently bred at in Bowland. Does anyone have any details? Apparently further details and viewing arrangements can be made via the East Lancs Ornithologists Club. EDIT: It's okay - I've found out the details from the website. And, sorry for posting in the wrong section. --...
After a very quite afternoon at Martin Mere, couldn't find the Curlew Sandpipers that had been reported and just missed a Hobby. Decided to pop over to Marshide. Glad i did 2 Curlew Sanpipers(lifer) right in front of Nell's hide With 100s of Dunlin. Black tailed Godwits in summer plummage a few Ring...
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...
