A Red Kite was seen by Neil Hancock flying over Egerton towards Belmont at 1415hrs. Whilst looking for it later, Phil Rhodes had a male Hen Harrier at Whittle Hill (SD7115) on the GM side of the boundary above Whittle Hill Farm.
30+ Yellowhammers 40+ Redwings 15 Tree Sparrows 2 Grey Partridge 2 Skylarks in fields 67/68 between pathway off Rindle road. Astley peat works was very quite just 2 Snipe and 1 very scruffy looking fox. Walking into Botany Bay woods turned up 4 Woodcock, 6 Snipe ,10 Pheasant, 6 Goldcrests and 1 Tawny...
Phil Rhodes had an excellent flock of 16 Whooper Swans at Rumworth this morning (thanks to Phil for the info.....) -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 16:33, 2007-02-24
Elton res 15 Tufted duck, 2 Oyc, Skylark sining, 82 Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing (some in sub song) also Crimson Faced Parakeet still in Area. Heaton Park 300+ Redwing by the entrance opp tram stop. Most likely and under estimate as they were all over the place....(lots in sub song) Atrium - Whitfield. Grey...
i consider myself very lucky to live within 10 minute,s walk of the wigan flashes area so if anybody want,s a look see (or just directions)and some company we could arrange a patch swap(sundays only in winter)
cheers geoff
6/1 late afternoon/dusk Med Gull - adult on 3 (found by Paul Wren) Great Northern Diver - ad & juv still on 2 Yellow-legged Gull - 2 adults on 3 -- Edited by Tom McKinney at 17:46, 2007-01-06
Male Hen Harrier - Knowl Moor / Higher Red Lumb Farm, 16.15 Flew in from the East and along the dry-stone wall at the top of the field then spent a couple of minutes hovering and quartering before two Crows intercepted it and drove it off. It flew Northwestwards over Cheesden Edge. I was here looking fo...
I'm new here and thought I'd post a message. I did used to visit the old web site but one day it just seemed to disappear - just found this one via Birdwatch magazine. I go out birdwatching with my girlfriend Sue, quite often outside of Manchester. I suppose my local patch is Elton Res, in Bury. I l...
4 little grebe on whitley res ,kingfisher on mesnes park 1 water rail at red seas 1 goosander 26 teal lots missing due to fishermen 2 lesser redpoll at crooke also still at the marina is the chloe wigeon (escapee }pity about that but still a nice bird to see 6 lapwings and 4 skylarks displaying at challen...
After telephone conversation with Ian Woosey I think the area I was in this morning was Lightshaw Hall Flash. I'd parked up at Plank Lane and walked towards Abraham on the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
I viewed the flashes from just past a farm with houses set back from the canal on opposite bank.
I c...
210+ Lapwings and 1 Hare in the field next to Allwood farm on Astley moss. At least 15 Yellowhammers and 6 Chaffinches in the hedges beside field 69 and Rindle road.Many Tree sparrows at the small feeding station, also heard a Willow tit but could not see it. 20 Yellowhammers with Blue and Longtailed t...
had the car this morning so gadded about,6 coot,s having a domestic,6 pair of tufted ,few mallard ,moorhen,4 teal ,2 jay,1 kestrel,chaffinch,robin etc and a woodpecker drumming(i think) that,s me field note,s done geoff
A message to Ian. For some reason I am unable to send emails to you, not having any problem with other email addresses. So wondering if you have been having problems or whether the problem is at my end.
Just to say there is now a field map for Carrington Moss and Sinderland / Dunham area, so that a field number can be attached to any records, for conservation purposes. I've sent this by email to everyone I can think of, but if anyone else wants a copy, please contact me at judith@gmbirds.freeserve...
An Oystercatcher at Watergrove this a.m. on pool by the hide is the earliest ever recorded here, and appears to be the first so far this year in the Rochdale area. There have only been two previous Feb records here in the past 10 years. This species does not normally arrive at Watergrove until 1st week...
