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...
Possible Siberian Chiffchaff near Bollington, 14th April. Middle wood Way is an old disused railway line - it's now a 'green lane' for bikes and walkers. I have several good detailed photographs attached. It had all the signs of the Siberian race, black legs and bill, no yellow at all on head, breas...
During my tetrad survey covering the Lower Reservoir this morning, I found 2 Common Sandpipers - they were observed mating at one point and there was other display behaviour and calling as they flew back and forward across the res. Could these be likely to nest locally or is more likely to be a pair on mi...
Thought I'd start a specific thread for this lovely place seen as I've just moved to a house that backs onto it. A walk from 9-10.30 this morning produced: 800 Wood Pigeon over, incuding a single flock of 700, 3 Goosander, Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Bullfinch, Nuthatch, 6 Gold...
At Marbury today with Henry C looking for the reported Hawfinch - no luck. Nothing at Haydns Pool either except the rangers building a Sand Martin bank. However, on the mere we had excellent views of a couple of Kingfisher, a Raven over and at the end really close sightings of a Water Rail - didn't realis...
37 species recorded today for the Bird Atlas / GM Breeding Atlas including pairs of the following: Great Crested Grebe Oystercatcher Coot (2 pairs) Tufted Duck Grey Partidge Also seen 4 Snipe, a Stonechat, a Sand Martin (the first of the year was here on 30th March), a Kestrel and a Sparrowhawk. The hi...
A productive morning and early afternoon walk covering Hey Wood, Hamer Pasture and Brownhouse Wham Reservoirs. Tree Pipit - one circled overhead and called several times over Ring Lows Lane (SD900158) then flew SSW at 09:30. Yellow Wagtail - one flew low calling over Dewhirst Road to the south of Br...
A quick walk down the old Tyldesley Loopline near my house this evening produced the following birds: 3 Chiffchaffs singing and two seen 1 very vocal Wren 2 Robins proclaiming their territory 3 Blackbirds 1 Goldfinch 2 Magpies 2 Great Tits 2 Blue Tits 1 Carrion Crow over Several Gulls over Numerous Wo...
A Wryneck was present all day today near Knypersley reservoir just N.of Stoke, a bit closer for Greater Manchester birders than the East Coast!! Directions (if it still there tomorrow) are: Just N.of Brown Edge by Sands Lane on gorse covered hill. Drive over the dam at Knypersley Resr and continue to...
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...
Sunday 30 Oct pm with Tony Darby A splendid Giant Puffball visible through a hedge in a field on the way to the East Bay to twitch the Red-crested Pochard. It was literally bigger than a football! -- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Tuesday 1st of November 2011 01:43:02 PM
This site lies adjacent to Longford Park, Stretford, but is in Manchester M21, owned by MMU and under threat of development. 07.30 -11.30 (later joined by Phil Kelly & Tony O'Mahony) The most productive area this morning was the corner of Longford Road by the brick building. Redstart 1 male (vid...
Got a phone call from Dave Broome to say he was watching a White-lettered Hairstreak in Tydesley Cemetery. Popped up and after a small wait had nice views of one perched in the treetops. Also saw what was almost certainly another one flying around the Elm tree. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 17t...
We had a trip out to the new rspb reserve at Hesketh Outer Marsh today had a guided walk with the warden Graham Clarkson Not many species of birds seen but it was at low tide and will be a lot better at high tide Birds seen Peregrine, over 1000 Pink feet who must have got sick of the Helicopter coming off Warto...
Originally posted today by Andy Slee: Working on the outside 22m Level of Newton House, at grisley Risley today, I had the shock to be looking down on a Green Sandpiper calling as it was making its way across Birchwood Business Park. Looking back where it came from, it would probably have come from Silv...
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...
On Sunday I visited the Wirral for a spot of birding.
Called in at Crosby early am - a lone adult Bar-tailed Godwit was the best find, plenty of Dunlin.
Driving down the M53 mid morning there were 10 Buzzards in the air together, 1m up road of J4. A Hobby was with them briefly. Buzzard 11 was on a fence po...
Spent a few hours down there this afternoon and its certainly starting to feel a bit like Autumn with the ducks building up:-
Lillte Grebe now 24 inc young birds... possibly 2 more chicks on the southern pool which were out of sight.
Wigeon 2,
Teal 24
Gadwall 9,
Tufted duck pair plus female with 4 d...
Some late sightings I forgot to add from last week! Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Jay, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Swallow, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff - 3 foraging as a loose "flock" and 1 singing, c30 Tufted Duck and 6 Goosanders. Cheers, Bill. -- Edited by Bill Myerscough at 16:06, 2...
4th March.
Visited this area of Oldham for the first time ever today - despite having lived in the area for 20+ years! Really will have to try and get out a bit more
On the upper reservoir - 1 Little Grebe, 2 redhead Goosanders and a pair of Tufted Duck. 170+ Black-headed Gulls, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser...
A Little Egret was seen two weeks ago, in the reservoir outflow to the River Yarrow. Seen from the Street by Tom Grimshaw and Jack Farrimond. With thanks for info.
