Two weeks staying in the orca Praia Hotel, West Funchal, Madeira 02/12/16 - 16/12/16. 28 species in all. The endemic species and sub-species count was good but the sea was very quiet due to the time of year so only one pelagic species seen. I used the Helm guide to the Atlantic Islands which proved very u...
Did a week on The Azores mid Sept,main purpose of the trip was to see Sperm Whales,a species I've not really seen well before.With flights from M/c with Ryanair to Sao Miguel at only £49.99 each way the trip was a no brainer.Sao Miguel is the most easterly of the island group and therefore is not likely to...
We have just received for commission sale a pair of Leica 10x42 BA Binoculars. These have a strap and rainguard and are optically sound. They have a lifetime warranty and the seller is asking ONLY £599 for these. Please call 01925730399 for info or to book an appointment. We are following all COVID-19...
Nice walk this morning. Loads of Lapwings, two Curlew on the ground, and 4 or so flying at various places over the hills and Lantern Pike
Meadow Pipits, Linnets,Chaffinch
I'm having a clear out of old magazines. The following are available free of charge. Let me know if you are interested and we can arrange collection Birdwatch Magazine:the first 138 issues 1992-2003Bird Watching Magazine: March 1986-2001Birding World 1987- 2011 up to 2000 are in bindersBriti...
Managed to bird on and off in Central Park in my first trip to the city which never sleeps. .... so so so intense, like Pennington Flash in overdrive. I still haven't got too much into my files etc as I need to cross-reference what I saw, but definitely Blue Jays and American Robins everywhere, White-Cro...
On a cycle from Highfield to Orrell res yesterday evening: 3 pheasant (2m 1f) 1 Buzzard swooping in Winstanley Park and making a successful kill - although didn't have my bins to see what it caught. 2 Swallow 1 Chaffinch m 4 Mistle Thrush 1 possible Lapwing, which came over the hedge at Billinge Garden C...
13.00-14.30 Very Quiet on here today 1 Wren 1 Comorant flew over east 2 Jay 1 Blackbird 3 Great Tit 1 Kestrel 1 Long-Tailed Tit 8 House Sparrow 2 Tree Sparrow
Apologies if this place has been covered in the general Mosses thread - do move it if so. I had my first walk around this Forestry Commision site today, very pleasant. 32 species including Willow Tit, 2 singing Coal Tit, 20 Redwing, 150 vocal Starling between wood and sheep pasture, min 5 Buzzard in vic...
Can Anyone Help Me ? Next weekend Im visiting Maidstone for a birthday party and Im thinking ideal opportunity for a spot of birding. Trouble is I dont know where to go.I could play safe and visit an RSPB site but I just wondered if anyone out there knows of a site I really should not miss out on. Any advice g...
Recently, two men were seen acting suspiciously at a site where there are breeding Long-eared Owls in Greater Manchester. They entered private woodland and started visibly looking for nests, before also looking on the ground for pellets. They left quickly when approached. The two men were accom...
As mentioned on a previously posted North American trip report, I've long had a fascination with New World Warblers. I've been fortunate to see a few species in the UK, but in the end, I decided to go across the pond and start finding them for myself.During the late 1990s I was working on a large IT projec...
13.30-15.00 10 Great Crested Grebes, 42 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 6 Tufted Ducks and 1m Pochard on the water. Whilst in the adjoining woods and hedges, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Buzzards, 12 Redwings, 5 Fieldfares and 1 Jay. At one point 8 noisy Great Tits chased each other around the waterside willow...
I saw what I can only think was a Downy Emerald in my Swinton garden today. It was a brief view of a darter with rusty coloured wings but I only saw it from underneath and didn't get a good view of the abdomen, although it seemed a bit wider at the tip and not tapering. Do any dragonfly experts know of any recen...
I'm normally pretty good at reporting any gull ring numbers I manage to get. I've manged to collect a few helpful people to assist me via email etc. However I'm struggling to find any scheme that rings common Terns with metal rings with no additional coloured ring ( unless it has fell off) or even work ou...
3 grasshopper warblers reeling below bottom sholver on the edge of the beal valley tip yesterday at 8 pm -- Edited by stuartherring on Friday 8th of May 2015 05:29:11 PM
Tried somewhere abit different this afternoon, Buzzard, Kestrel 2 LRP Lapwing 110 Snipe 6 House Martin 40 Swift 50 Sedge Warbler 6 Whitethroat 10 Gropper Redpoll 5 inc 2 male on territory Water Rail 2 heard Loads of Reed Buntings and Mpipits Si -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 18th of January 2013 1...
We have on commission sale an Opticron MM4 77 scope with an SDL v.2 Zoom eyepiece and a green Stay-on Case. This is boxed and is in excellent condition. The kit would retail at well over £1000 and is on sale at ONLY £750. To test this kit out make an appointment by calling 01925730399. To see pictures check...
Didsbury area of: Fletcher Moss Gardens, Stenner Woods, Millgate Fields, Mersey between Kingsway and Simon's Bridge and Loonts Lake. NB the latter is a private site. This area mostly hosts common species but odd rarities have been found.
Stenner Woods:
Treecreeper 1
Siskin 19 - a good count i...
Filtration pools & Bridgewater Canal Grey Wagtail pair nesting along the canal bank 6 Reed Warbler in song 5 Blackcap in song Song Thrush feeding chicks in the nest Sparrowhawk male with prey 2 Swiift 1 greenfinch in song
Had a fine day out with the Leigh asda gang plenty walking but not many birds about.
2 stonechat
6 wheatear
4 willow warblers
2 chiffchaff
3 swift
6 swallows
and all the common species
no dotterels seen or reported from other birders
We have a pair of Pre-loved Leica 8x42 Noctivid Binoculars for sale. These are new in, come boxed with all accessories and are in excellent condition. They are the top Leica model as used by Iolo Williams and are on sale for ONLY £1499. To test these please ring 01925730399 for an appointment. For pict...
We have just taken in on commission a pair of 8x30 Swarovski CL Companion Binoculars. These are in excellent condition and come with the box, carry case and all accessories. As with all Swarovski I predict a quick sale so don't delay if you are interested. The customer is asking ONLY £699for these, cur...
A very interesting article today on the BBC website regarding how climate change is affecting Great Tit nesting habits. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61314226I think the link only works if you have the BBC App installed but the story can easily be found on the BBC News websit...
Managed a couple of hours in between jobs this afternoon so I dropped in on the Woodlark that had been showing near to Brereton Country Park. With the help of the other birders present I soon managed to get my lens on the bird but it was really difficult to focus on as it was 150 yards away in a stubble field a...
went with the wigan rspb group on the midweek trip to marshside and then to formby
organised by tom morton at marshside all the usual stuff plos a juv marsh harrier
from the car park then to formby birds seen at least 7 arctic skuas 3 light phase 4 dark phase
4 arctic terns loads of sandwich and common ,7...
