20 Corn Bunting - on wires @ Four Lane Ends Cottage. Also Buzzard. 2 Peregrine - heading W. over Mosslands Farm. Raven - pursued by single Crow over Olive Mt. Farm. Also 80+ Linnet, Grey Partridge, 2 Kestrel, 13 Stock Dove. 12 Tree Sparrow & 2 Yellowhammer - Rindle Rd. Also single Willow Tit, 86...
For anyone reading this before leaving work/home, the M60 was closed between junctions 10 & 11 over the ship canal at 3pm. I saw a toppled lorry and the tailbacks were horrific in both directions. Also a fallen tree in Northenden had totally blocked Palatine Road. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 19:30, 2...
Just a quick note to those already 'competing' in the Tournament and to those who may be thinking of, but Ian Woosey has just donated a brand new, unread copy of Ian Wallace's superb new book 'Beguiled by Birds' as a prize for the winner at the end of the year . Cheers Ian! Details ca...
Hi everyone, just signed up. Can anyone tell me if the Ring necked duck is still in the Rivington area? Went a couple of times when it was reported before christmas but never saw it mainly due to bad weather.
Wouldn't mind trying Etherow Country Park this weekend. I haven't been for a good while so wondered if anyone has been recently and if so, what was there and the best route to follow round the park? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Phil
I've been told that there has been a Red-crested Pochard in the Greater Manchester area for the last two days.
Does anybody know where it is at the moment????
Thanks
Phil Owen
Hi all,
Have any of you heard anything about Wigan Council's proposed dual carriageway from A49 Warrington Road at Goose Green to Westwood Park? The proposed route will go over Poolstock Lane, past Scotman's Flash and Westwood Flash, and join at a roundabout at Westwood Park. If it goes ahe...
Greetings
May I draw your attention to the County Life List page on the main web-site. You will notice that I am currently languishing at the bottom. It`s quite lonely down there. Will somebody else please submit their list to give me a bit of ( friendly ) competition ? I know a couple of you are doing...
11 Goosander - on the canal @ `Basin Quay`. ( Patch tick - you can`t beat `em ! )
Green Woodpecker - Whelley Loop Line
3 f. Bullfinch (again)
3 Nuthatch - 2 nr. Miniature Railway, 1 nr. Hall Lane Bridge
2 G.S.Woodpecker
2 Cormorant, over
-- Edited by Ian Woosey at 15:37, 2007...
Hi there
Carrington Moss is the nearest site of interest to me in Hale Barns and I've tried to find some of the better areas a few times but have never managed decent views of the shell pond in particular as the path was overgrown last time. Can anyone help with a few directions or hints. Thanks
Henerz...
hello all,busy day fixing roof,s ect.took 20mins out, to check on the smew it,s still on horrock,s flash, all the regulars under brollies,and me running for cover.Hope this dastardly weather blows over for next weekend. Geoff
Both Divers still on Audenshaw today. Sadly the juvenile bird has appeared unwell, diving only occasionally, during my visit and appears to have something wrapped tightly around its neck (probably fishing line). Also the the bird permanently had it's bill slightly open at rest and kept lif...
Light Hazzles: 2 Twite hiding in the rocks near to the little wooden footbridge. Very windy, most probably the stupidest place in Manchester to have visited today! Akzo Pond: 3 Pinkfeet (wild?) wandering about on the grass and then on the pond. Spoke to a local who hasn't seen the Greenland White...
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Thanks to a posting from Kane Brides over on the 'County Biridng Discussions' forum, this information may well prevent a wasted journey for anyone visiting Pennington over the next few days:
message from David Shallcross of the LOS-
Hi everyone I received a notice from P...
A count this morning of 19 Yellowhammers, 10 Reed-bunting, 3 Bullfinch + 29 Greenfinch at my feeding station on Beefold Lane, Atherton. Sparrowhawk flew in disturbing everything, also of note 6 Grey Partridge on Millers Lane.
Kane
Last Sunday (14 Jan) I went to see the 2 G N Divers at Aud.Res. I was surprised to see that the Imm. bird had what appeared to be an elastic band around its neck. This band is not tight, the bird appears to feed OK. and it does not seem at all distressed. I saw the birds down to about 25yards...
As many of you will be aware, Wigan Council passed the decision of their Cabinet to allow DEFRA to shoot the 100+ Ruddy Duck on Pearson's Flash.
Andre Farrar, the RSPB's PR Manager, is booked to give a talk at Wigan RSPB on Tuesday March 13th at 7:30pm (they meet at the Youth Services building on Penson...
in judiths guide she mention,s the dover lock pub car park as good to use,be warned, it was gated and locked sunday am with two cars locked in ,I,ll pop in for a pint later in the week to see whats going on and update you all
corries finished so i can watch telly now
Two skeins of Geese sp. (presumably Pinkfeet) seen distantly and not heard, heading NW viewing north from Hope Carr early afternoon. The first (c200 birds) about 12.30pm and the second (c120 birds) about 1.15pm.
Anyone else have a goose extravangaza today?
Tom
22 Pink-footed Geese over Haigh Plantations - N.W. @ 13.40
Also 2 Dipper - River Douglas, Haigh Lower Plantations.
25+ Meadow Pipit - Lady Mabel Wood. (not really a `wood`, in case you`re wondering !)
3 f. Bullfinch - Whelley Loop Line.
(Sorry Tom, didn`t see your post `till after i`d done thi...
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...
- you can`t beat `em ! )
Green Woodpecker - Whelley Loop Line
3 f. Bullfinch (again)
3 Nuthatch - 2 nr. Miniature Railway, 1 nr. Hall Lane Bridge
2 G.S.Woodpecker
2 Cormorant, over
-- Edited by Ian Woosey at 15:37, 2007...
), Peregrine (although there has been one being flown by a falconer here recently, though n...