Astley moss Saturday 01/10 1 Stoat and a Wood mouse in the fields around Rindle road. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 28th of June 2015 09:57:03 AM
Morning visit with dog included:- Grey Wagtail Stock Dove Shelduck Peregrine Great Spotted Woodpecker Nuthatch Coal Tit Buzzard Shoveler Teal Gadwall Lapwing Cormorant Bullfinch + other usual species (45+ in total) A pair of Scaup were on Neumans Flash apparently and I heard a Lesser Spotted Woo...
Having not seen any peregrines for several weeks I thought they had finally vacated for the winter. This afternoon though, I saw 2 (1 adult, 1 1st year), chasing each other around St Peter's square for about 5 minutes, before settling on the Town Hall, just before dusk, approx 4pm. Not sure if they were...
On and around the feeders behind the Palm House yesterday, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay. Amongst the usual suspects on the lake, 8 Little Grebe -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 23rd of January 2015 07:16:31 AM
Driving home this evening at 5.30 on the road from Mobberley, saw a Red Kite cruising around over Sugar Brook farm getting some grief from the local Corvids.
Brilliant, had four Brambling in my garden today on the feeders and picking up the bits on the ground - never seen them in my garden before hence my delight. There did seem a lot of activity out there - Blue, Great and Coal Tits, the Bullfinches, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, a Great Spotted Pecker, several Nu...
A VERY WINDY! visit this afternoon. Tide was out so not much about.
Shelduck
Curlew
Redshank
Dunlin
Knot
Oystercatcher
Goosander
GT Bl Backed Gull
Ls Bl Backed Gull
Herring Gull
Common Gull
Meadow Pipit
There probably won't be much to report on this page, but it's a good day to start. I found a hedgehog crossing the road on the estate at about 11 a.m. this morning. The time was unusual, but, on top of that, it was the first live one I'd seen locally for about fifteen years (probably longer). During that tim...
26/4/09 Spot of sea-watching with Jimmy Meadows : 2 f. Velvet Scoters were close in on the rising tide all morning, giving good views in flight and at rest, Red-throated Diver, Razorbill, 5+ Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Scoter, 4 Guillemot, Gannet, 20+Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 5 Knot, Sanderling, Whimbr...
Went up this a.m. with P Johnson looking for Ring Ouzel but no luck. Did see lots of Meadow Pipits, even more Carrion Crow, 4 Pheasant and a Kestrel. Surprisingly no Wheatear, they must all be at Elton!. Also heard singing 1 Willow Warbler. Cheers Ian --------------------------- Forgot the half doze...
A female Wheatear in the fields here this afternoon as I walked along the footpaths, north of the M62, and along Old Alder Lane to Causey Bridges. Also seen on a cold and windy day - Lapwing 4 Skylark 1 Meadow Pipit 4 Wood Pigeon 20+ Buzzard 1 Goldfinch 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Starling 6 Collared Dove 2 Mallard 2 H...
Just got back last night from a four day stint at Spurn Bird Observatory. No great rarities, although I did miss Bee Eater which was present before we arrived, and Spoonbill on Sunday morning (due to spending too much time in the pub on Saturday evening).
The weather looked promising on Thursday w...
I have for a good few years now operated a rarity text alert system for county rarities within Greater Manchester. The system was originally offered to those birders who contributed with the Manchester Birding website in some way, usually those who sent in images, bird sightings and the likes. With...
Oakmere Way runs eastwards from the south east corner of Delamere Forest and provides a link, via a Forestry Commission permissive footpath to the top end of Whitegate Way. The two mile long route is sandwiched between Delamere Golf Club to the north and Cheshire Sand Quarry to the south. Lovely scen...
From the train back to Manchester tonight, 19.15 p.m. Peregrine falcon over suburbs towaeds Fiddlers' Ferry end of the town, heading west as I was heading east
Excellent butterfly spotting today with 6 species seen:- 1 brimstone, 11 peacock (maybe numbers on the mend?), 7 comma, 6 small tortoiseshell, and year firsts 2 male orange tip and 2 small white. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 29th of March 2019 11:06:20 PM
Posted today by Chris Roberts:Shell Pool Nature reserveIt is with deep sadness that we report the passing of Alan Knight the founder of the reserve in the 1980s and our condolences go to his wife Ursula and family.The reserve was set up when the then owners of the site Shell Chemicals were intent on ext...
Marsh Cinquefoil now established at Etherow CP. In pond opposite the entrance to the hide. One of the Broad-leaved Helloborine sites had 5 plants showing -not in flower yet- 2 further plants broken off as part of area has been trampled. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 16th of June 2012 04:22:34...
A new site for me between Nantwich and Whitchurch today. 11:30-12:30 Main reason was to see the adult Baird's Sandpiper which didn't disappoint, on bank near to road, associating with a Ringed Plover mostly. Record shot attached. Sizeable crowd present. Also 1+ Ruff, 15 Lapwing, 8 Teal, Raven, 20+...
this am 2 grey wagtails 2 little grebe arley woods 1 dipper looked to be on territory yes it was on gm side -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 22nd of September 2009 01:08:56 PM
