08/03/09 Scotland-weather,very poor and very good! A one day whistle stop tour of Fife's premier birdwatching sites with both Warfords, Mr Woosey and me(Riggers). The weather forecast was for a dry morning and wintery showers in the afternoon. Quite a surpise on the way up there as we encountered b...
The Greater ManchesterEcology Unit (GMEU) are looking for a qualified Ecologist, based in Greater Manchester or surrounds, to join their team.Full details are available here,https://greater.jobs/search-and-apply/job-details/TM-78347/
We have just taken in on commission a nice pair of Image Stabilised Opticron 12x30 Imagic binoculars. These are only 5 months old and have been used twice as the user found them surplus to his requirements. So they have an almost complete warranty when bought from ourselves. The are boxed and come with...
Just been watching a pair of Coot on a local pond fighting over a dead Perch about 4 ins long. I've never seen Coot eating fish before,apart from the ones at Pennington Flash which eat quantities of fresh water mussels I've only ever seen them eat weed and grass. Just wondering if anyone else has observe...
This was my birding friends local patch in his memory I have put up a feeder and a plaque here are the birds seen on the first visit wood pigeon, black headed gull, blackbird, blue tit , Robin , chiffchaff , great tit , Canada goose , mallard, willow warbler , magpie , wren , blackcap , chaffinch , Dunnock, s...
Back from an amazing 12 days in Jordan with about 3 days full birding and other opportunities in my tour group walks. Managed to see most key species including 6 lifers in an amazing 3 hours. Highlights:Wadi Numeira: 2 Sinai rosefinch-best views of the trip. Dana: Syrian Serins on the Al-Reesh tra...
Spent 45 mins here this a.m. then gave up due to driving rain, howling wind and constant sand blasting!, definately the wrong day to visit. Still did manage to spot; 7 Manx Shearwater( a British tick), many Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Little Tern, 1 Red Breasted Merganser, 100+ Ringed Plover, simi...
We have on commission sale a Swarovski ATS65 (angled) with two eyepieces. These are the latest zoom, the 25-50 wide-angle, and the 20x wide-angle fixed mag eyepiece. The scope has just returned from Swarovski, Austria, after a full refurb and service and has not been used since its return. It comes w...
Big Moor near Barbrook Reservoir in Derbyshire today...8.30am - approx 6pm The plan was to visit Hatfield Moors first for a Wader Lifer then come here, but it didn't pan out that way! Steve Burke and Simon Gough turned up a little later and nice to see Chris and Vicky Harper. - Pallid Harrier, no sign all...
09/05/2008 - 11/05/2008
2 nights camping on the viaduct (why didn't we realise that getting tent-pegs into an old railway viaduct may be a problem?!?) and all we had to show for it was 3 Arctic Skuas
A bitter disappointment after last year's Skua fest!
Maybe we'll get better luck (and better winds...
Sun 28th
Beautiful setting overlooking the Soway but the action was on a small scrape by the side of the road.
c40 Lapwing were put up by an unsuccessful hunting Merlin. Other waders on the pool included 3 Golden Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Curlew and the star attraction - a juvenile Stilt Sa...
Got my permit today, and had an nice liitle stroll round before racing back to Horwich, forgot what an excellent site this is encourage you to join lancs wildlife trust and apply for permit. looking forward to spring. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 25th of January 2011 02:54:32 PM
We have just received on commission sale a pair of Swarovski SLC 8x42 HD Binoculars, these are the v.2 model, which in my opinion was the best of all and it is exactly the same binocular that I own! These are boxed with all accessories and include a spare rainguard, a tripod mount and a digital compact cam...
Originally posted by Ian Boote today: - Came accross a unusual plant at Blackleach country park called cut leaved gypsywort, or High Wolfstrapp or Lycopus exaltatus. Native of west asia and central east Europe.
This is a request for all members who reside or birdwatch in the Worsley area.
On Thursday, 7th November an application by Peel holdings to build around 600 homes on fields opposite and at the side of Bridgewater school, Worsley Road, Worsley was refused by Salford City Council. One of the fields wh...
We have on commission sale a Swarovski UTA, which is a Universal Tripod Adapter for attaching binoculars to a tripod. The foot has a thread to attach your quick release plate to and it has a strong rubber 'band' to secure the binoculars in place atop the adapter. This is quick and easy to set up and use and...
We have, on commission sale a dinky little scope kit that will fit in an incredibly small space and the price will not break the budget. It is a Kowa TS-502, so a 50mm objective, straight, non-prominar scope. This has a fixed 20X eyepiece and comes with a Jessops travel tripod, The kit is in above average...
I have had several enquiries about Newchurch Common, especially from readers of The GMBirding Forum thread. Folk may not know but within the Focalpoint Website is a News/Blog Section, which is a great place to look for product reviews etc. In here I have a regular Blog with photos from each walk at New...
We have on commission a nice pair of Zeiss 8x25 Victory Compact Binoculars. These are in excellent condition and are boxed with all accessories. The customer is asking ONLY £550 for this top-end pair of compacts. To check availability call 01925730399 (Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm). Photos are on our websit...
We have just received to sell on commission a nice pair of Swarovski 10x32 EL Swarovision Binoculars. These are in the 'Sand' colour and are in excellent condition, hardly used. They come boxed with all the accessories and are approximately 10 years old for a model with a 30 year warranty. The custome...
For anyone who hasn't had the chance to see this amazing insight into birds eggs by David Attenborough here's the link for it on BBCi Player - a perfect hours watch on rainy days like today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09yj7dx
Pleasant morning walk for a few Atlas records :
Chiffchaff singing end of Doctor Fold Lane.
Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Chaffinch in good numbers.
Skylarks pleasingly conspicuous.
House Sparrows at the dwellings.
Lapwings - c 6 pairs
Linnets - c 4
Whitethroat x 1
Oystercatcher feedi...
Please can anyone help identify the following butterfly? Assuming that it is a butterfly and not a moth! Does not fit the wing pattern of any butterfly I have seen before. Seen yesterday 8/4 sunning itself on path around Piethorne Res. About the size of a Skipper sp. Hope Ive attached the photos correc...
What a way to gain access into the GM200 CLUB well done the Warford duo, as for me supplying all the info and leg work yesterday made it easy for you.
The pressure is on for me now to try and get on the GM200 christmas table.
Mr warford senior enjoy the pride of finding your GM 200 bird yourself
keeping b...
We have about five years of these magazines that are available to a anybody willing to collect from Stockport until the end of April. Please PM me if interested.
We have on commission a Swarovski TLS APO 43mm digiscoping adapter with an additional Canon T2 mount thrown in for free. This is to be used to digiscope with the Swarovsli ATX Scopes using a DLSR camera with full-frame format sensors. The T2 Mount can be used if your camera is a Canon, otherwise a suitab...
We have, on commission sale a Swarovski ATS80 HD Scope with a 30x Wide Angle Eyepiece and a non-standard, non-Swarovski Stay-on Case. This is not boxed and does show signs of use, especially a small chip damage to the filter thread on the front objective end of the scope. The scope however is optically...
We have just received on commission a lovely Swarovski scope. It is the ATM80 with the 25-50x wide angle zoom eyepiece and the Swarovski stay-on case. This is in excellent condition, is boxed and has all the accessories. It is on sale for ONLY £1700 which is a saving of over £1000 on the price of the curre...
Star field off hardman avenue, off George lane.
I am no expert on butterflies but i believe i have seen a ringlet today 1st at 12.00pm then about 1.00pm as i went back to try to get a photo. It was at the bottom r/h corner of the field(near the canal) if you enter from hardman avenue. I do have a couple of pic...
We have a Commission Sale tripod head that is a real bargain and should be snapped up. It is a Manfrotto 128RC semi-fluid head, the exact one that myself and many other birders use, and comes complete with quick release plate. It is unboxed but is in excellent condition. The seller is asking ONLY £50 for...
