Posted today by Chris Roberts:Shell Pool Nature reserveIt is with deep sadness that we report the passing of Alan Knight the founder of the reserve in the 1980s and our condolences go to his wife Ursula and family.The reserve was set up when the then owners of the site Shell Chemicals were intent on ext...
Marsh Cinquefoil now established at Etherow CP. In pond opposite the entrance to the hide. One of the Broad-leaved Helloborine sites had 5 plants showing -not in flower yet- 2 further plants broken off as part of area has been trampled. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 16th of June 2012 04:22:34...
A quick walk down the old Tyldesley Loopline near my house this evening produced the following birds: 3 Chiffchaffs singing and two seen 1 very vocal Wren 2 Robins proclaiming their territory 3 Blackbirds 1 Goldfinch 2 Magpies 2 Great Tits 2 Blue Tits 1 Carrion Crow over Several Gulls over Numerous Wo...
Tue. 6th Feb. f. Mandarin - River Douglas @ Marylebone Bridge Grey Partridge - Lady Mabel`s 2 Green Woodpecker - nr. Whelley Loop Line. Also 3 f. Bullfinch. 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper & 3 Goldcrest - `Yellow Brook` area. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 18:13, 2007-05-01-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 2...
Brilliant, had four Brambling in my garden today on the feeders and picking up the bits on the ground - never seen them in my garden before hence my delight. There did seem a lot of activity out there - Blue, Great and Coal Tits, the Bullfinches, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, a Great Spotted Pecker, several Nu...
A new site for me between Nantwich and Whitchurch today. 11:30-12:30 Main reason was to see the adult Baird's Sandpiper which didn't disappoint, on bank near to road, associating with a Ringed Plover mostly. Record shot attached. Sizeable crowd present. Also 1+ Ruff, 15 Lapwing, 8 Teal, Raven, 20+...
this am 2 grey wagtails 2 little grebe arley woods 1 dipper looked to be on territory yes it was on gm side -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 22nd of September 2009 01:08:56 PM
Having completed a days survey work at East Heslerton, near Filey, on Thursday I drove the short trip down to Bempton Cliffs.
What a great idea , not been on cliffs like that for a year or so, 1000's of Auks, Kittiwakes and Gannets all screaming in what appeared a chaotic mess on the cliffs, over the sea...
On Sunday I visited the Wirral for a spot of birding.
Called in at Crosby early am - a lone adult Bar-tailed Godwit was the best find, plenty of Dunlin.
Driving down the M53 mid morning there were 10 Buzzards in the air together, 1m up road of J4. A Hobby was with them briefly. Buzzard 11 was on a fence po...
The other day I was looking through my collection of bird books and found the first bird book I owned, yes it was the Observers book of Birds. The plates are not up to todays standard but they hold that somthing special, may be as a young lad they burned the feeling of wonder and mystery of the wild into me. T...
King George V Pool - 5 Pochard (2m, 3f), 2 Tufted Duck (1m, 1f), GC Grebe, 19 Canada Geese, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch. It is close season, so there is no fishing at this site 1st April - 16th May. Second year running I've checked this site in Spring and second year running there has been a small P...
First time I have given this area a real grilling 28 species recorded today, including Buzzard kestrel Bullfinch and 2 Willow tits. it just feels like it had potential, and east access to Stretford Meadows via bridge over M60. Keep Birding
Birds seen yesterday 10 Golden plover ( N ) 3 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew ( summering?) 4 Northern Wheatear 70 c Fieldfare (S) 2 Swallows 1 Willow Warbler 1 Blackcap - both the above 1st of the year Many Chiffs 2 Grey Partridge Approx 15- 18 prs Lapwing nesting. ( plus another 6 prs on old Airfield ) Cheers Chri...
On River Tame this morning:-
6 Goosander including 5 drakes between Dukinfield and Stalybridge
pr G S Woodpeckers in valley
pr Dipper Bayley Street, Stalybridge near tip from small bridge
5+ Heron on river between Dukinfield and Stalybridge
Pm towards Ashton
7 Goosander including 4 drak...
Spent 45 mins here this a.m. then gave up due to driving rain, howling wind and constant sand blasting!, definately the wrong day to visit. Still did manage to spot; 7 Manx Shearwater( a British tick), many Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Little Tern, 1 Red Breasted Merganser, 100+ Ringed Plover, simi...
On saturday lunch time all the pools on No3 bed were free from ice and a lot of duck were present including 200+ Tufted Duck and 151 Pochard, also present was a male SCAUP all viewed from the new John Morgan Hide. There is a new feeding station at this hide and there were a variety af birds feeding including...
Posted by Andy Slee:10 million for a sub 1km cycle path down the east end Silver Lane Pools.....to help people from Culcheth that want to get to Birchwood Technology Park get to an M62 Roundabout with a backwards connection to Gorse Covert or a walk / cycle along a 50mph dual Carriageway?By the time you...
7/4/07 p.m. 2 Little Ringed Plover - one in display flight 6 (3 prs.) Oystercatcher Snipe Swallow over Little Grebe 6 (3 prs.) Great Crested Grebe 2 Gadwall 3 LbBG 2 Sparrowhawk `courting` high above 2 Stock Dove -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 15:06, 2007-07-15
Just back from a week on the Algarve, based at Vilamoura. I was instructed it was not a birding holiday but was fortunate to find that Parque Ambiental, which had a couple of hides, was only a 5 min drive from the hotel, so it became my local patch with dawn and evening visits. Single visits to Ria d'Alvor a...
Black Redstart still present this morning at the south-east corner of Highfield Country Park; along Nelstrop Road North, around the north end of the Marbury Farm Community Growing Project, just before the small stables. Best viewing from by the manure piles (what3words ///taker.narrow.vast) E...
There probably won't be much to report on this page, but it's a good day to start. I found a hedgehog crossing the road on the estate at about 11 a.m. this morning. The time was unusual, but, on top of that, it was the first live one I'd seen locally for about fifteen years (probably longer). During that tim...
