Visited a small reservoir in Cambridgeshire today...and found this duck loosely associating with the masses of Wigeon, Pochard and Tufted Duck. Not really sure what it is - hybrid, domesticated, species etc? Was seen to dabble as opposed to dive, didn't see it fly but didn't see any of the ducks fly f...
7 waxwings in my garden on Hanover Street, Mossley at 12.10pm today.
Also, seen this am-
bullfinch 2 pairs
goldfinch 6
blackbird 4
jackdaw 14
robin 4
great tit 4
blue tit 3
long tailed tit 7
collared dove 2
wood pigeon 2
dunnock 4
coal tit 2
March 23rd 2011.
A superb spring day in prospect, and after a few chores armed with ham and pickle butties (and of course optics) I was collected by friends Fred and Tony and we headed for the hills.
First stop was Selset Reservoir where immediately we noted Whoopers; a count revealed 30, and althou...
Whilst away over Easter we made two trips to Cosmeston CP, near Penarth to the SW of Cardiff. A regular place that we visit it is a bit of a tourist trap, getting very busy on holidays and sunny days but you can soon get off piste as it were & lose some of the crowds. On our first visit on Thursday 24th Marc...
A full set, all nine volumes, of the monumental The Birds of the Western Palearctic, in excellent (pristine) condition throughout, yours for only £200! Collection advisable (but other options possible) as they weight a ton!
Good afternoon - 1st posting so apologies for anything amateurish. Seen a couple of recent reports of a female Marsh Harrier with a tag around LW Moss area & saw the attached & wondered if I got lucky - was the extent of my camera zoom unfortunately. Can anybody confirm this is same bird as other...
Could I just remind everyone who feeds the birds in their garden to please clean their feeders occasionally especially with all the cases of bird flu about. I take mine down about every 4 weeks and put them in a bucket of warm water and bleach to sterilise them. The cases of bird flu are quite widespread w...
We have just received on commission sale a set of Manfrotto CXPRO3 tripod legs. these carbon fibre legs are boxed and in good condition but will need a head. The seller wants ONLY £149for these.For availability and to book an appointment please call 01925730399. All COVID-19 protocols are still in p...
We have recently taken in on commission a nice pair of Swarovski 8.5x42 FieldPro Binoculars. These are c.4 years old so are the closer focus model before de-specification and the price reduction. The have just been back to Swarovski for rearmouring and a full service and so are in mint condition, unu...
A friend of mine has Cheshire Bird Reports dating back from the 1970s to the present day. These are free to a good home. If you are interested, please contact me in the first instance. The owner is quite keen to get rid of these as soon as possible. -- Edited by Karen Foulkes on Monday 23rd of August 2021 03:...
I've contacted the reserve warden (not a fully staffed reserve) about this but not seen a reply for a few days. Local reserve has a few hides / screens. Someone at the weekend put bird food "looks like the "Robin feed" type on the inside shelves of the hides and on the open window ledges. Now whilst this mi...
The moat area has had a extensive clean up in the last few weeks, a lot of trees and bushes have been removed ,which in my eyes means a lot of birds will have to find new nesting areas.Its nice to see the site cleaned up and hopefully the work will be kept up. Will be taking regular walks here and hopefully see...
There has been a reported Yellow legged gull at Darwen motorway services near Macdonald's, so after a visit to Elton, off I went... When I arrived, I had just missed it my an hour! So I decided to wait a while in the hope it would turn up again. An hour and a half passed with nothing. But, 10 minutes before I w...
Called to see the 1st winter male Black Redstart at Preston today. Was not disappointed the bird is showing really well. Its at Saint Walbugh church. If you park up at the church (two hours free) outside go to the right of the church it sits on the wires at the top. Wait 10 minutes and it will come down to fee...
Used but in good condition, classic pair of Zeiss Dialyt 7x42b binoculars. These are the T*P model Nice clear optics with no damage to the eye cups or the rubber armour. any questions please ask. Andrew 07842745528
£350 -- Edited by Andrew Bates on Sunday 2nd of January 2022 04:42:30 PM-- Edited by An...
Lancashire bird reports 2009 - 2015
Birds in Greater Manchester 2009.2010,2011(x2)
Breeding Birds in Greater Manchester 1984
Cheshire and Wirral bird reports 2010,2011
14th - 21st Sept. Family holiday in the Papagayo area of Playa Blanca. Nice hotel, few miles from main resort, situated next to the beach with cracking sea view from the balcony and seemingly barren volcanic plains and hills on the other side, the only greenery being a few trees in the hotel and surroun...
Found a small colony of tree sparrows yesterday by Leigh Golf Course clubhouse (which is nowhere near Leigh!). Parked up on Broseley Ave. and could hear tree sparrows calling as soon as I got out of the car. Saw three yesterday but could hear more in the gardens. Today at dinner time I went back and walke...
Originally posted today by Simon Cunningham: At the shallow end of the lake at Sale Water Park we observed numerous pairings of coots and gulls. The coot dives and surfaces with some vegetable matter which it sets about eating while the gull picks around close by for left overs. The coots seem to tol...
Had a good look round the Simister area today to help with the SD80 challenge and get a few more breeding records for the Atlas. ( The area that I walked around covered SD80 H, I & N)
A very healthy House Sparrow population around Simister village - easy over a hundred birds - there was 40 alone at the...
