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...
Sightings from Shell pool and the Bassell site Sunday 20th March At least six Buzzard either overhead or displaying in the area Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 1 Canada Goose 12 Mallard 23 Tufted Duck 30 Coot 8 Moorhen 8 Little Grebe 6 Cormorant 1 over Grey Heron 1 Pheasant 1 Black Headed Gull100+ Lesser Black Ba...
Pair of Stonechats yesterday(07.03.09) at Gaitworth/Gatewarth, showing well in scrub and opener area just into reserve, over wooden bridge past Level Crossing. Jack Snipe feeding on island in the wader scrape at Pickerings Pasture today (08.03.09) 5.00pm-ish. Peregrine over here, landed on s...
Hi folks. Thought I'd start a thread to publicise any speakers who are due to speak at RSPB local groups if anyone is interested . To start off we at High Peak in Marple have Dr Kevin Briggs giving his 'confessions of a Lunatic' talk about the wildlife of the Lune Valley. Starts at 7.30 tomorrow night at Ma...
16/6/2007 Oystercatcher - 4 G C Grebe - 6 Grey Wagtail - Adult feeding 1 Juv G S Woodpecker Pheasant 2 young Fox's. Some of you might remember this site for the drake Long Tailed Duck a few years back that stayed for about a month, its certainly an interesting area with potential, abit underwatched but no...
Monthly visit to family
No sign yet of any real summer visitors, but lots of singing males and birds paired up-even the visiting lesser black-backs were flying round in pairs.
2's ( or multiples thereof) of the following:
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Mistle Thrush
Blackbird
Carrion Crow
Rook
Magpi...
Had a trudge round Heaton Park this afternoon the Boating lake had:- 5 pochard Pair Shoevelr 2 Gooander 2 GCG Elsewhere in the Park GSW 8 Siskin 2 Bullfinch 2 Treecreeper Jay Sparrowhawk and some very tame squirrels which where follwing me around and at one point thought it was gonna climb up me instead...
Astley moss Saturday 01/10 1 Stoat and a Wood mouse in the fields around Rindle road. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 28th of June 2015 09:57:03 AM
For anyone who knows Warrington,a hobby flew the full length of Bewsey Road chasing 2 house martins then followed them south along the railway line that heads to bank key station at 4.30 pm(I followed it in my car on my way home from work)-Who would have thought that 20 years ago,A adult hobby in warring...
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...
3 Little Stints at Frodsham on No 6 tank at 1400hrs at the west end with Golden Plovers. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 24th of April 2009 06:18:36 PM
Sunday 7th: An impressive group of 12 Buzzards circling in the vicinity of Ashurst Beacon before dispersing Peregrine along the West Lancs side of the Billinge Hill ridge -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 20th of April 2011 10:27:00 PM
Originally posted today by Keith Williams: Late post for Saturday, 25-30 Yellowhammer in the field between Dean's Farm and Old Carr House viewed from Carr Lane.
Thought I'd start a separate thread for this area, as it is apart from Gorse Hall and is almost at the point where Hyde, Dukinfield and Stalybridge meet. At Broadbent Fold Farm there were 25 Linnet feeding around the horse paddocks, with another near the summit of Hough Hill. My hifhest ever count here...
Sunday 29th March 2015 Another quality day in the company of Simon Gough and Steve Burke produced another Wildfowl bonanza and Gull fest with a whole host of species providing a top quality supporting cast. 73 species seen on the day, including 1 Lifer for me, 6 heard only, and 2 that I missed, so day tot...
spotted redshank on the north shore of the resr at approx 12:37 this afternoon briefly them flew off in the direction of elton reservoir possibly
Info thanks to dave winnard
Sunday 7th August 10.00-12.00 Large numbers of the more common ducks and geese. Mallards Coots Mute Swans Canadian Geese Tufted Ducks Lots of juvenile Black Headed Gulls 1 Greylag Goose 2 Grey Heron 3 Great Crested Grebes (2 Juveniles) 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 Nuthatch Sacred Ibi...
Short eared owl today at 14.30 This was on the moor above the reservoir on the opposite side of the road from the sandwich van If this is out of our area I apologise Good close up views but not quite as good as the twelve (12) that i saw last week on the Dee estuary at Dalton marsh all at the same time, it took fiv...
Had an early walk around lower brushes up to Walkerwood reservoir
blue tits
great tits
wood pigeon 14
magpie 5
blackbird 3
blackheaded gulls 48
canada geese 37
robin 3
longtailed tits 6
mallard 2
pheasant
greenfinch 3
wren 1
house sparrows 4
mistlethrush
chaffinch
goldfinch
jac...
I'm in Argyll at the moment, playing belated Father Christmas for some of my relatives. Had a trip down the Kintyre Peninsular with my mate today, despite poor weather we didn't do too badly. First stop was Rhunahaorine Point, an excellent place to scan the superb Sound of Gigha. On show today were Gre...
A full-on twitch to Musselburgh for the recently split American White-winged Scoter with Paul Greenall (our impeccable driver), Ian Lyth and Roger Baker. Alarm set for a brain-shattering 01.30 and our journey north began inauspiciously with delays due to i-phone updates and motorway closures....
