Saturday 22nd Good numbers of Ruby Elfcup Fungi at Jubilee Nature Reserve this morning. Cheers Dave Phillips. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 24th of February 2020 05:46:58 PM
Saw an interesting moth on the claypits today but couldn't identify it.looked on the internet and the closest I could find to it was yellow underwing.roughly the same size as a cinnabar moth big bodied with a yellow patch at the base of the wings.the rest of the wings were dark/black with a prominent ye...
Good weeks birding around Moray Firth from Spey Bay across to Loch of Strathbeg. Some great sea watching that would have been even better a month or so earlier.
Saw the following;
Red Throated Diver,
Black Throated Diver
Great Northern Diver x 1(Burghead Bay)
Slavonian Grebe x 1(Burghead Bay)...
At 12.15 today 3 ring necked parakeets were at Tonge Cemetery on Cemetery Road Bolton. They were still there content and preening at 12.50 when I left. Two of them have been mating and using an unused old Gtr Spotted Woodpecker nest. The local magpies and crows are showing an interest in the new noisy n...
Twenty copies of British Wildlife from late 2016 to end of 2019 free to a good home, to be collected from Ramsbottom area, first come first served. Regards Brian 07708161437.
With Arpley Tip shutting down and suffering severe withdrawal symptoms Jeff and I decided to check out Gowy Landfill,a bit of time was wasted till we found the best areas to view the gulls,well worth it with about 10,000 gulls in the area we managed to see the following in a shortish space of time:- A cra...
There doesn't appear to be a thread on here regarding Wild Justice's campaign to challenge the legality of the General Licence issued by DEFRA which allowed any landowner to kill or take certain species of wild birds to prevent "serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegeta...
I would imagine most of us have had a Bird they most wanted to see at some time or other. A Bird that's been Number 1 on their wanted list.. Mine was a Snowy Owl. I remember as a child reading about Britains first ever recorded breeding Snowy Owl's on Fetlar, discovered by Bobby Tulloch on Stakkeberg in 196...
Firstly, my apologies for the absence in news from the Greater Manchester Bird Recording Group (GMBRG) to its members and interested parties and for the lack of recent County Bird Reports, the reasons for which are complex and now largely behind us and so I seek to look forwards, onwards and very much...
Well I must admit that Berkshire is generally one of those counties that I drive through without spending much time in, however, with a bit of annual leave left to take, I grabbed the opportunity to twitch a few birds at Queen Mother Reservoir today. Though the Great Northern Diver didn't stick around...
Whinchat (a male fly catching for 10 mins or so) and Skylark at Tandle Hill today. Seems years since they were last here. Also amusing to see Great Spotted Woodpecker checking six fence posts bottom to top each time. Regards Brian
Bolton's best cycle trail. Runs from near Town centre to Middlebrook Retail Park. Follows Middlebrook for most of its length. Walked 1.5 mile stretch trying for a Kingfisher that I saw when cycling in late 2010, (near the A58 bridge) but no sign here today. Three year ticks however: Dipper flew past 4...
Following on from the Birds In Music thread.
Some birds that have appeared on the big screen and there are some classics.
Staring Clint Eastwoodpecker
For a few Dollarbirds more.
A fist full of Dollarbirds.
Easy Diver.
The good, the bad and the Lappet faced Vulture.
Various Bond Movies
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First visit since putting our mums feeders in tree near her plot feeders had been used but nothing there at 11:00
Birds seen in 15 mins
Magpie 5
Wood Pigeons 7
Collard Dove 2
Blue Tit 10+
Starling 20+
Sparrowhawk
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Various gulls over
Filey road, just behind Kingswood park, a friend pointed out at least four birds around the size of a wood pigeon. All four a completely white with bright pink underwings. Apparently they are there most mornings. I presume they are escapees from near by, just what type!? Not had a good enough view of th...
There has been an announcement from the BOU that from January 2018 they will adopt the IOC World Bird List as the basis for the British List. This will lead to some splits (like the Bean Geese) and some lumps (like Hudsonian Whimbrel as a subspecies of Whimbrel, and the redpolls!). For any who follow the...
Lesser Celandine in flower on the Smithy Brook SBI, Worsley Mesnes this morning -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 2nd of February 2012 10:26:45 PM
Just wondering if any other birders have ever done the Lancashire Wildlife Trust 30 days wild in June and kept a record of the number of species. It's a big challenge that I managed to complete in June 2019, recording 100+ bird species, covering all the ten Greater Manchester boroughs and mostly on foo...
Good Morning Birders, I need your help with an issue at Chadkirk Country Estate. the mill pond has been systematically filled in with woodchip which has destroyed the marginal vegetation where the snipe used to overwinter and this activity threatens the rest of the water body and the meta populatio...
Outside my flat,Just noticed a scuffle,A vicious Crow picking a fight with a timid Wood Pigeon. Glad to say The Woody Stood his Ground and sent the Crow packing,has anyone else seen this,as I thought the Crow,with his reputation,would of easily got the upper hand
Two new books based on a culmination of 130 years of observations at Rostherne Mere are now available to purchase. Written by Steve Barbour, Bill Bellamy and Tom Willis with Ray Scally as principle illustrator, this book represents great deal of work, a wonderful insight into the bird life and hist...
I have an Opticron ES80 GA SD body with 20-60 HDF zoom in an Opticron stay-on case, in fantastic condition, for sale at £350 or nearest offer. Can meet up at a mutually convenient location to try if needed. -- Edited by dave broome on Sunday 17th of November 2019 05:13:23 PM-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Mo...
Popped down after Marshside to watch the Egrets come to roost 61 Little Egrets came in upto 15.55 1 Great White Egret at 15.44 Great Northern Diver 60+ Jackdaws 4 large skeins of Pink Footed Geese over Little Grebe 4 Pied Wagtail 6 Grey Heron good numbers of gulls, mainly Black-headed -- Edited by Jon...
The next International Swan Census is due to take place in January 2020. The census is focused on Whooper and Bewick's Swans. Overall, the census is organised by the Wetlands International / IUCN SSC Swan Specialist Group, whilst WWT coordinates the British, Irish and Icelandic surveys. The censu...
Hi All,
I have noticed in the Sighting Forum that a few Mute Swan darvics and metal rings have been sighted recently - (Especially at Chorlton Water Park). North West Swan Study Group welcome all records/sightings, please send details to either info@northwestswanstudy.org.uk or kane...
Many of you will birdwatch regularly at Pennington Flash and will want to be involved in securing the long term future of one of Greater Manchester's premier bird sites. Some would say the premier site It is a grade A Site of Biological Importance (SBI) selected for its breeding and wintering waterfo...
SALFORD WETLAND A FILM PREMIERE 6:30pm-8:30pm Monday 22nd October 2018 Venue: Salford Council Chambers, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton M27 5AW Nature In Salford wildlife presenter Luke Blazejewski premieres Salford Wetland, a film on the ecology of the new Castle Irwell Urban Wetlands Nature R...
