A day late unfortunately (but I do go to work occasionally- honest!), but Andy Isherwood had a good day at Hope Carr on the 14th with an immature drake Scaup (3 points in the Manchester Birding Tournament ), Peregrine (although there has been one being flown by a falconer here recently, though n...
David Shallcross (Chair, Leigh OS), Jake Moot (Wigan Flashes conservationist) and I did an interview with ChannelM TV this morning at Pearson's Flash about the forthcoming Ruddy Duck cull. It will be shown at 5pm and again at 9pm, on ChannelM (which is a TV channel devoted to Greater Manchest...
mallard only at dover basin,picked up all the regulars on the way to horrock,s,added fieldfare to the list at dover pub kingfisher posing on the brook, teal from the hide, the smew was showing well at the eastern end of the flash then flew to western end.
45 Twite were at the LH feeding station and came down to feed on Nyjer seed that had just been put down. These two gentlemen walk along the Pennine Way every Sunday morning at exactly the same time, so maybe the Twite have learnt to tell the time!
There were also 3 Goldeneye on the resr and 2 Red Grouse sho...
Croal Irwell Confluence
7+ Goldeneye
3 Goosanders
12 Herons
2 Pheasants
Prestolee Aquaduct
2 Dippers on Irwell viewed from aquaduct looking upstream on the righthandside bank.
Crompton Lodges
Kingfisher been showing well on NR lodge recently
Can anyone help me out ? Has anyone got the following Greater Manchester Bird Reports that they would be willing to sell ;
1976, 78 ( willing to pay £10 each )
1980, 81, 82, 89 ( £8 each )
1991, 92, 94, 95, 96 ( £7 each )
2003 ( £6 )
They must be in very good condition.
I will collect from anywhere in t...
An old friend of mine, Peter Bennett watched the reservoirs for many years and had the records for the area through the 1970's. Unfortunately Peter died a couple of years ago and his widow has found all the records.
If these are of interest to anyone could you contact me intially please.
Ken Davi...
No sign of the Iceland Gull, even with light till 4:35-40ish. Upward of 3000 BH Gulls, including 1 leucistic bird, but only 2-300 large gulls came in. Other birds included:
Little Grebe 2, Mute Swan 1, Canada Goose 5, Teal 35, Goldeneye 37, Goosander 23, Lapwing 42, Sparrowhaw...
not that i'm trying hard to hang on to my lead,or trying to formulate an all out frontal attack,i would like to keep my nose just in front for a while,a casual glance at the runners and riders and the rules had me pondering, if a countable was seen at pennington and then at dover basin the same day penningto...
Still at Horrocks Flash, in the NW corner of the area fronting the canal (not always easy to see due to reeds, islets and constant diving. Sometimes with a couple of Tufted.
( news a day late )
Quick splash and dash - literally !, the only birds of note ;
Shelduck - flew out of Rammy`s & headed towards Lightshaw
drk Wigeon
8 Goosander (4 drks)
Just after I left (typical !) Barry Hulme had a Dunlin on the Spit.
One evening a week before Christmas I ventured down to Mersey Square in the middle of Stockport. The shops were shut, but I was not shopping I was looking for the annual Pied Wagtail roost. Its location varies annually, but it is always around the bus station or shopp...
As a novice birder I know I have a lot to learn. So getting birding magazines has been really useful for me as has surfing birding websites. I've also joined the rspb and the wwt and the birder code is very clear; also common sense. However, if anyone wants to pass on any tips about birding to help me...
kingfisher(in flight) mistle thrush,2 shelduck,jay,great;blue;longtailed tits,15+redwing,cormorant
tufted,teal,and the usual smew on horrock,s 1 gs woodpecker heard by Mr Woosey, seen just after by me in a garden.all in all a pleasant day,s birding
07/01
150+ Lapwings & 70+ Golden PLovers on a bulding site on Ashton Moss around 4pm today ( ashton park garden centre - Lord Sheldon Way )
Also 100+ stralings, 1 Heron, 10 Pied Wagtails & 1 lonesome but very loud robin.
fem. Scaup - first found around Rammy`s Scrapes then flew off onto main flash. Re -found in front of Boat-house but swam away towards Plank Ln end.
drk Wigeon with 26 Gadwall from Lapwing Hide. 5 Goosander, 16 Snipe, 26 Cormorant, Grey Wag, GBBG, Herring Gull.
Etherow CP 7th January 2007
08.05-10.55
Egyptian Goose
2 Dipper
male Goosander on R.Etherow and pair on Keg Pool
2 drake Mandarin
heard both Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker
2 Kingfisher
male and female Sparrowhawk in separate sightings
Raven
20-30 Redwing
20-30 Sis...
Both birds could be seen in the nest hole this morning at the site used in the past few years.
The low sun shone right into the hole so both could be clearly seen.
Hello from a new member! I'm a keen GM birder from Wigan (Worsley Mesnes) and my regular birding haunt is (obviously) the Wigan Flashes. I've spotted many birds there. I spotted my first Bittern on Bryn Flash (while fishing) last July. I saw a Kingfisher yesterday near the culvert on Scotman's...
), Peregrine (although there has been one being flown by a falconer here recently, though n...
adult Mediterranean Gull at Rumworth around 11 this morning.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 12:34, 2007-01-08
drk Wigeon with 26 Gadwall from Lapwing Hide. 5 Goosander, 16 Snipe, 26 Cormorant, Grey Wag, GBBG, Herring Gull.