Hi folks. Thought I'd start a thread to publicise any speakers who are due to speak at RSPB local groups if anyone is interested . To start off we at High Peak in Marple have Dr Kevin Briggs giving his 'confessions of a Lunatic' talk about the wildlife of the Lune Valley. Starts at 7.30 tomorrow night at Ma...
Birds seen yesterday 10 Golden plover ( N ) 3 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew ( summering?) 4 Northern Wheatear 70 c Fieldfare (S) 2 Swallows 1 Willow Warbler 1 Blackcap - both the above 1st of the year Many Chiffs 2 Grey Partridge Approx 15- 18 prs Lapwing nesting. ( plus another 6 prs on old Airfield ) Cheers Chri...
As of November 1st, 2025, Great White Egret has been removed from the County Rarity List. Full details of the decision and some analysis of past records can be found on the ‘What’s New’ page of the Manchester Birding Website here
26/1 Late afternoon Snipe - 7 flushed off the (very) flooded hay fields by Millgate Fields. Never even seen a single Snipe there before. Little Grebe - 2 on Mersey by Simon's Bridge Goosander - 2 pairs on Mersey Green Woodpecker - 1 by Millgate Fields
Looks like the UK Gov have decided to use the previously GE Hitachi owned land (that UK Gov bought in 2024) to build our next generation of Nuclear reactors over the Tern Colony at Cemlyn. Now don't get me wrong, I am a nuclear reactor designer and operator by day job but Wylfa was built in the 1970 for one p...
A female Long-tailed Duck is present on a mill lodge in Walmersley. The lodge is situated immediately behind the conservative club on Mather Road; park in the area around the club and take the footpath by the side of it to the bridge along the edge of the lodge to view the area. Please note a small percent...
Originally posted today by Keith Williams: Late post for Saturday, 25-30 Yellowhammer in the field between Dean's Farm and Old Carr House viewed from Carr Lane.
(Can't find another thread specifically for Lymm Dam but felt it worthy of a mention here) Spent a very pleasant hour wandering around the Dam last night and enjoyed some very close and interesting views of several species. The paths around the Dam follow the sides of of the slopes and at some point aff...
Not the most inspiring topic header, but I had a Hobby over my garden in A in M today about 4.45pm. Looked like it came from the Three Sisters direction. I thought I saw one yesterday out towards the Three Sisters but it was flying away from me so couldnt say for sure. Cracking garden tick -- Edited by Ian Mc...
236 Black Headed Gulls on Atherton Park playing fields + 4 Common Gulls. 1 Buzzard - Beefold Lane, 1 Kingfisher on Beefold Pond + 1 on Millers Lane. 8 Grey partridge in field on Millers Lane. Good numbers of Redwing flying over last night. Kane
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...
Thought I'd start a site report thread for one of my local patches, and today is as good a day as any because after nearly twenty years of trying up here, I found my first RING OUZEL. A superb male, it was up by the road to Rowarth on the south side just after the bridleway track, but soon did a vanishing act. A...
The "last of the summer wine" lads had a good day at Old Moor. Remembered my bins as well. Nearly bought a Viking 66ED scope - very nice.
Flocks of lapwings,starlings and plovers.
Brent Geese,
Swans
Great Tits
Blue Tits
Tree Sparrows
Green Finch
Goldfinch
Linnets
Grey Heron
R...
Sunday 7th: An impressive group of 12 Buzzards circling in the vicinity of Ashurst Beacon before dispersing Peregrine along the West Lancs side of the Billinge Hill ridge -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 20th of April 2011 10:27:00 PM
A Short Eared Owl was present from 5pm till dusk hunting the fields behind the colliery and giving views down to 10m,completely unphased by the dogwalkers and dogs.
This little gem of a site was introduced to me by Red Rose Forest on an evening stroll a couple of weeks back. I had heard stories from various sources of gangs maruding around at night and weekend, so up until then it had never crossed my mind to go for a wander. Now having met Mike Savage of Red Rose and upon...
Maybe its just me but I seem to be seeing much more movement of Pink-feet this year. I'm probably seeing at least 1 or 2 skeins per day over the house whereas in previous years I'd probably see 1 or 2 per week, or am I imagining it?
Rubbish weather, fog all morning, could hardly see the water. Afternoon not much better, but lifted slightly, and we were luck to see a Great Northern Diver fairly close from the Sheepwash Hide.
Dunkirk Wood Common Buzzard (mobbed by three Carrion Crows) Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard only) Nuthatch (heard only) Song Thrush (singing) 6 Long Tailed Tit Also good numbers of Blue and Great Tits A female Sparrowhawk quickly put an end to the quarrelling of six House Sparrows on the housing es...
On walk from town centre to bridge at East Didsbury saw the following: Sparrowhawk - female by pyramid Kestrel - near bridge for M60 Bullfinch - pair near vale farm Chiffchaff - definately 4 birds possibly 5, in several places but 2 birds near vale farm blue tit great tit long tailed tit dunnock mistle t...
A very smart Mealy Redpoll is currently at Amberswood (near Hindley, Wigan) this early afternoon, in the north-west area of alders with approx 80 Redpoll and 150 Siskin. Info thanks to Andy Makin -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 2nd of November 2009 10:09:47 PM-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday...
Had a bit of a Rochdale Bird Race with Paul Cliff, highlights included;
Wigeon - 2 on Ogden Res, 3 on Hollingworth Lake
Goldeneye - 1 on Hollingworth Lake
Little Owl - 1 at Birlte
Lesser Redpoll - 2 Rochdale Golf Course
the cold snap hampered our efforts with Tufted Duck and Little Grebe not seen,...
We are looking to thin out much/most of our bird book collection and have various books in the Poyser, Pica, and Helm series (covering bird families) as well as 4 in the New Naturalist series, field guides for virtually all world hotspots/countries, as well as the handbooks for The birds of Africa (6 v...
first stop public hide watched a male marsh harrier flyover towards lilians aprox 11.30am.great black backed gull with 3 chicks directly infront of hide.also aprox 200 coot,20 gadwal,2 pochard. lower hide watching female red deer at waters edge munching on grass also,family of reed bunting and r...
