fairbrother st, 7.30am 12 mallard 4 cormorant 4 coot 1 mute swan 1 little grebe 1 sparrowhawk 1 kingfisher 2 blckbird 2 wren 2 swallow the sparrow hawk didn,t see the kingfisher,i,m pretty sure the kingfisher is a resident somewhere between clippers quay and harry ramsdens,hopfully there are more t...
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...
Early morning stroll in Phillips Park Still frosty Seen One Mere Clough Tawney Owl 2 GS Woodpecker several chiff chaffs LT tit tree creeper Near Clifton aqueduct/lagoon lower woods 3 Goosander female Greenshank three black caps gadwall kingfisher -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 28th of March...
I think with this post i will tell you about some of the great places i visited for birding around north wales and Anglesey,starting with the latter.Cemlyn on Anglesey is a brilliant spot on the west coast with waders in abundance dunlin,turnstone,sanderling, oyster catchers,redshank,curlew,r...
Chiffchaff along hedgerow between Flixton E.T.W. and Manchester Ship Canal at 14.10 also Kingfisher flying along ship canal -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 5th of July 2010 02:27:17 PM-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 30th of March 2014 03:51:08 PM
17th April 6.45am - 9.30am Usual stuff. Of interest were: Plex Moss - Station Road 10 whimbrel (with curlew in usual field near junction with Plex Moss Lane) rt hen harrier (attempted to catch a partridge - either missed or failed to hold, too far away to tell) Downholland Moss - Moss Lane 2 ravens (one l...
Morning visit with dog included:- Grey Wagtail Stock Dove Shelduck Peregrine Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch Coal Tit Buzzard Shoveler Teal Gadwall Lapwing Cormorant Bullfinch + other usual species (45+ in total) A pair of Scaup were on Neumans Flash apparently and I heard a Lesser Spotted Woo...
We had a trip out to the new rspb reserve at Hesketh Outer Marsh today had a guided walk with the warden Graham Clarkson Not many species of birds seen but it was at low tide and will be a lot better at high tide Birds seen Peregrine, over 1000 Pink feet who must have got sick of the Helicopter coming off Warto...
Common Redstart and Willow Warbler by Errwood Reservoir but strangely no Common Sandpiper yet. No luck with Ring Ouzel at Danebower but plenty of Wheatear. Also bizzarely no sign of Red Grouse. Loads of motorbikes - more like the TT up here.
1 male wheatear, 1 stonechat and a single mipit up at the mine this afternoon. Also 3 raven flybys and 3 snipe. No sign of ring ouzel reported earlier.
Phil
Vale Royal Locks to Winsford (PM) I was advised by a nature lover from Northwich that this area is a hotspot for Grass Snakes, alas I didn't find any. It's a walk worth doing though, no uncommon birds about, but lots of wildlife, and at this time of year a botanical gem, especially the marshy areas adjoin...
Firecrest present this morning. Park at the bottom of Craig Road and take the footpath to the horse paddocks where the bird was showing very well at 07:35. Info thanks to Simon Gough
exploratory venture,bad morning for it though, 1 kestrel 2 reed bunting 20 longtailed tits 4 greenfinch should have slept in cheers geoff -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 14th of June 2020 05:38:22 PM
2 Hours early afternoon today 2 Garganey 50+ Teal 400+ Black-tailed Godwits MIKE -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 22nd of August 2012 10:06:52 PM
My first visit (approx 3 hours): Kestrel Goldfinch Nuthatch Coot Canada Goose Little Grebe Woodpigeon Carrion Crow Pied Wagtail Swallow Swift Buzzard Although the gardens seem to concentrate on ornamental horticulture, (which attract plenty of pollinators and butterflies), there is plenty o...
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...
A female Wheatear in the fields here this afternoon as I walked along the footpaths, north of the M62, and along Old Alder Lane to Causey Bridges. Also seen on a cold and windy day - Lapwing 4 Skylark 1 Meadow Pipit 4 Wood Pigeon 20+ Buzzard 1 Goldfinch 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Starling 6 Collared Dove 2 Mallard 2 H...
236 Black Headed Gulls on Atherton Park playing fields + 4 Common Gulls. 1 Buzzard - Beefold Lane, 1 Kingfisher on Beefold Pond + 1 on Millers Lane. 8 Grey partridge in field on Millers Lane. Good numbers of Redwing flying over last night. Kane
A really good afternoon. At least 100 martins and swallows around the water treatment works attracted a hunting hobby. This was seen at close range as it didn't see me below the bankside tree canopy and flew directly over at about 15 meters. Buzzard and sparrowhawk seen just after this. The other high...
A bit of a different take on twitching to say the least! The Cornell University Merlin App when you open it suggests a Bird of the day you are likely to see. I believe based on location season and Ebird reports in that area. I don't know the algorithm behind it works........as it says a new bird each day thr...
On the way to work this morning at c.9am a Grey Wagtail flew over the A559 Marston Lane/Hall Lane near to the junction with B5391Church Street/Wincham Lane, not a million miles away from Neumann's and Ashton's Flashes as well as other water bodies and floods so worth keeping an eye open. Albeit the bir...
A female Long-tailed Duck is present on a mill lodge in Walmersley. The lodge is situated immediately behind the conservative club on Mather Road; park in the area around the club and take the footpath by the side of it to the bridge along the edge of the lodge to view the area. Please note a small percent...
