2 Swifts screamed over my garden in Astley earlier on today, whilst I was cleaning my pond filter- which is nice Probably loads about now though but these are the first I've seen this year (in the UK anyway!).
3 on Birdguides at Holcombe Moor (1m) at the top of Saplin Wood near ruined Taylors Farm today. Rob Adderley had 14 in the east today - will let him tell you all exactly where they were...
Ever get envious of reading about Ouzels someone else has found? Well today (after a 15 hour night shift ) I got myself up to Watergrove Reservoir, one of the few locations I hadn't heard of any Ouzels from for a while and a likely spot to cash in on my own 'Ouzel fest'. Now when you look at the valley and h...
Having read about everyone tripping over Ring Ouzels in the west of the county I searched a few likely spots over here in the hills today and was pleasantly surprised to find at least 8 (5 males and 3 females) in the area above Higher Chelburn Res'r, Littleborough giving stonking views. Also in the ar...
Andy Makin reports that the 5 Ring Ouzels (3m 2f) were back at the Adam Hill plantation area tonight, with 5 Wheatear, and 2 Snipe calling on Mast Rd near the cattle grid. At Elton Resr Simon Johnson had 2 White Wagtails, a Common Tern, a Little Ringed PLover and 6 Teal. At Dover Basin today I had a singing W...
Target for today was common tern managed 4 from horrocks hide along with 2 common snipe,6 redshank,2 ringed and 2 little ringed plover,200 sand martin,10 great crested grebe,6 cormerants,8 lapwing. new hide-shoveller,teal,gadwall,carrion crow,chiff chaff,long tailed tit. also bagged me a l...
There were two Tree Pipits at Adswood Tip yesterday evening, in small saplings at the south eastern end, close to Tenement Lane. Also present: 2 Chifffchaff 2 Willow Warbler 1 Kestrel
quick look 08.00 fairbrother st 4 mute swan 2 coot 2 blackbird 1 wren 30 sandmartin buzzin all over does any one know if they nest on the irwell i watched some investigating the holes in the pomona dock wall?? cheers geoff
First swallow has arrived at top farm resting on telephone line then skimming across the field.joined by 3 singing skylark and 4 meadow pips. 4 crows 8 magpies 2 grey wags coal tit willow tit long tailed tit blue and great tits 4 chiff chaff 6 woodpigeon song thrush great spotted wood nuthatch no signs...
Phil Lord has only just rung me (2pm ish) to let me know that he's found a first winter Glaucous Gull on Scotsmans Flash, a very good county bird indeed! Large Gulls don't roost on Scotties and only use it to rest, wash, preen etc, but it is possible it may stay a while so long as the boats don't come out! Well...
Pual Hammond and I had a Cuckoo at Moss Brow Farm, Rindle Rd. early morning. What with the mist and sun in our eyes it led us a merry dance for at least half an hour, until it flew across the road just in front of us. Later on we picked out a Little Gull preening on the Peat Pools, which led to a momentus occasio...
Willow Warblers are back at last! Two were singing this afternoon. Other signs of summer included two Chiffchaff, two Swallows, and two House Martins high overhead. Also seen: 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Linnets 2 Meadow Pipits 1m Bullfinch 1 Lapwing 2 Skylarks. The mystery 'grouse' reported by local kids s...
Whilst up Walker Fold (Bolton) this afternoon my son and I happened upon a Lizard on the path! Completely gobsmacked, we followed the little fella to a crack in some rocks were it couldn't escape from and we studied it to only afew inches, it was about 5 inches long, generally green but with rather intri...
Ring Ouzels reported to me today: 1. Moorbottom Rd, Holcombe Hill: 1 male, 3 females(Peter and Norma Johnson and Ian Campbell 2. Stalybridge side of Hobson Moor: 6 birds (sexes not yet known) (Barrie Adams) 3. copse at Hollingworth Hall Moor (SK008988) 2 males 2 females (Jack Christian) Lots to go at...
5 Ring Ouzel (3 males) this morning at Burnt Edge, Horwich. I first picked up a female chattering away in Holden`s Plantation, which then flew towards the farm, then came back with 2 males, and joined up with another pair. By this time Ian Mckerchar had `ambled` over from Two Lads, but they`d flown off h...
got to say went for ring ouzel so was driving around a lot in a new area to me,but i also saw 3 longtail tit 1 meadow pipit (almost sat on me knee lovely) 2 skylark 2 pheasant 6 woodpigeon 12 crows 1 coal tit(nest building) 6 chaffinch 2 pied wagtail 4 greenfinch 2 swallow had no joy with th...
An excellent morning at Hollingworth Lake with a pair Red-breasted Mergansers present early am (at least 0750) until flushed by a power boat at 0920 - therefore must be different from Audenshaw birds. 3 Kittiwakes ( 2 adults and an imm) from 0915-0945 at least. Also a drake Gadwall, 21 Wigeon, 20 Gol...
A House Martin passed over my house in Woodsmoor yesterday morning: my first of the year. They breed in this area, but I haven't seen the bird since, so can't be sure that it's 'one of ours'. I counted eleven Sand Martins over the Mersey yesterday evening from the bridge just below the viaduct near th...
A Greenshank was at the Peat Pools this afternoon (favouring the very back of the pools), along with a single Ringed Plover, 8 Little Ringeds and 8 or 9 Redshank.
JUST GOT BACK FROM A WALK ROUND THE WHOLE FLASH-ABOUT-30 BLACKCAPS,15-20 WILLOW WARBLERS,4 L R PLOVERS,2 RINGED PLOVERS-SUPPRISINGLY NO WHITETHROATS OR HURRUNDINES WHICH I WAS EXPECTING TODAY,BUT THE BIGGEST SUPPRISE WAS A WOOD SANDPIPER,PRETTY EARLY DATE FOR ONE OF THESE,RIGHT OPPOSITE THE...
A quick walk around Crompton Lodges last night: 81 Mute Swans - a few pairs nest building 16 Tufted Ducks - 10 male & 6 female 2 Kingfisher 3 Grey Heron Kane -- Edited by Kane Brides at 09:40, 2007-04-14
