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
News from Andy Makin - he had a pair of Ring Ouzels this morning below the shelter belt at Adam Hill plantation, Burnt Edge but they couldn't be found later by someone who hadn't a lot of time to look due to work commitments. Yesteray, 3 Whimbrel flew over Two Lads Hillin the same area. This evening, Andy h...
This evening 2 R plover 5 LR plover 4 Redshank 5 Snipe 2 Teal 2 Mallard 7 Pied Wagtail 15 Lapwings 2 Kestrels 7 Herons flying over. Also 2 pair of Grey Partridge and 1 Curlew in f67, 3 Curlew in f69, GS Woodpecker in trees at edge of Rindle wood, Tawny Owl and Kestrel over Bedford moss.
