BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!The 2012 Greater Manchester County Bird Report has finally been published and is now available and yes, I did mean 2012!Copies can be obtained via either the County or Assistant County Recorder, for the 2012 price of only £7 (and we’ll throw in the P&P for that too!).
Sat looking at the feeders for an hour at noonish today whilst lunching, birds that visited in no particular order were or numbers; Blue tit Great tit Coal tit, one very scruffy individual ( not sure what he thinks of me) Robin Dunnock Blackbird Wood Pigeon Collared Dove Magpie Nuthatch House Sparro...
Back to Lockdown garden sightings. Small courtyard garden at the back facing North, now overlooking a new housing estate and their back gardens also. Ash tree at the bottom with feeders. Predominantly Goldfinch (20+) ravaging the feeders, with regular visits from Blackbird, Robin, Wood pigeon...
I thought I'd check the area out yesterday as it's just down the road from me. There was lots of activity in the morning but very quiet in the afternoons. I heard and then saw what I thought was a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Smaller than the Great Spotted Woodpecker it had white barring on it's back and it'...
Originally posted today by Dave Broome; The Moths of Lancashire is a book in the pipeline, by Stephen Palmer and Ben Smart. It will cover the vice-county areas V59 and VC60, so will include much of Greater Manchester. Info on the project is on the latest news section of Lancashire Moths
Saturday morning 10 am between the two road bridges :1 Dipper, 1Kingfisher,pair Grey Wagtails with young, at least 13 pairs of Sand Martins nesting in wall of Market Hall and in opposite bank, 5 Log Tailed Tit, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Song Thrush
The following Wetland Bird Survey/Waterbirds in the UK annual reports are available for free to anybody interested in them (the title name changed but they are the same report, from WeBS counts) 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2007-08, 2010-11 The wealth of information in them...
These three publications are free if anybody wants them: Britains Birds in 1989-90 the conservation and monitoring review Britains Birds in 1990-91 the conservation and monitoring review Britains Birds in 1991-92 the conservation and monitoring review Can come to a suitable way of collection/...
Free to a good home, be that an individual or a society. Complete unbound volumes of British Birds magazine with indexes. Volume 77 (1984) to Volume 88 (1995). All in excellent condition (just slight ageing marks on the cover of the 1984 index). Can arrange hand-over at a mutually convenient locatio...
So glad this is back. Not as locked down as #1 but definitely back to looking out more often. Last few days included 3 Bullfinch, 14 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Chaffinch, numerous Coal, Blue and Great tits, Robins and Dunnocks. Crows, Magpies and Wood Pigeons are always around, as are Blackbirds. Less frequen...
Below is the link for the Peregrine webcam - though the pictures aren't very good quality.
There was a panic today, as none of the chicks could be seen from the fixed camera. Anyway, all 4 are OK - they have wandered further along the ledge (as they did last year). It's a very long ledge.
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This morning, so far Two Great Spotted Woodpecker chasing each other around the back of the garden. Both birds came onto the fatball feeder in the garden, but separately. One was definitely a female, but I was unable to ascertain whether the other bird was male or female, from the view I had. Also Jay an...
A Ring Ouzel present this morning (10:15 atleast) and may have been present a couple of days apparently. Climb the 63 steps to the top of the valley and the bird was in a field to the left.
Info thanks to Simon Warford and Dennis Atherton
My back garden is 30 feet long x 20 feet wide surrounded by a 10 foot wall . It is primarily used for vegetables. It has a bird table and plenty feeders. My front garden is all flowers and a large bush,it attracts lots of insects including grasshoppers from next doors jungle.The best birds visiting at the...
I thought I'd start a thread on this as I have just (two nights now) started to have a go at this albeit with fairly basic equipment. Its quite addictive. My first night was a bit of a disaster as I had located my setup in the back garden and instead of birds I just picked up the neighbours pond trickling away...
m green woodpecker treecreeper f GSW f sparrowhawk tits, blue, great, coal m&f chaffinch charm of goldfinches 2 dunnock nuthatch 3 goosanders in flight 2 m 1 f and a young stag, nearly wet myself, just walked 20 yards in front of my hide. snagged a couple of pics of that at the green woody, will send t...
We all know theres an unpleasant side to most of our birding sites. Illegal hunting is clearly the worst, but also fly-tipping, off-roading, louts, arson, etc are all in there Months ago, I met someone shooting rabbits on a LNR, and I risked challenging him. More recently, Ive talked with birders &am...
A Woodpigeon was in song for a prolonged period this morning, joining the regular singing Robins, seemingly one either side of the garden along the hedge. Single Robins enter the garden and on occasion two will arrive at once and have a skirmish. House Sparrow numbers in the garden seem to be up to a max...
At least 70 House Sparrows feeding in the garden today, with 3 Blackbirds, the female of which was very dominant over the two males, 2 Robins, 2 Dunnocks, upto 3 Woodpigeons and a couple of Magpies. Didn't venture outside other than the feed them though, the long days sat out on the decking in the warmth...
My lounge looks out onto some lawn, with Hawthorn, Dogwood and various bushes surrounding it. Trees are mainly Silver Birch and Sycamore with some Pine and Spruce trees. Yesterday I had 9 Redwings, which were the first of the winter and not regular visitors. A Goldcrest flitting around the trees see...
Disturbance at the carpark area has begun, they oddly were working on the reservoir side of the bridge, which I can't understand of what benefit this would have?
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If you are interested in any of these email me at gordonrsmallwood@gmail.com and either make me an offer or I'll suggest a price. Not looking to make big money here, looking to make some space and pass on to new homes All socially distanced collection only from Timperley ideally.
Apologies in advance if this is a daft question, but we came across a dead heron today and I wondered if it should be reported to anyone in case they want to autopsy it? If so who? It's on private land and not in anyone's way. Quite recent, it wasn't there on Monday afternoon so it's less than 3 days dead. Tha...
Guys, Please can I ask your opinion on this bird I am not saying where it's taken as it may away opinion it's Manchester. -- Edited by Steve Scrimgeour on Wednesday 10th of March 2021 09:02:05 PM
Saw a Green Woodpecker today for first time in there having been going in there for a few years. I Know Bill Myerscough heard one several times early last year but not sure if he saw it. We get them breeding around Rochdale but would be nice to get breeding in Hopwood. Just need a lesser spot now! Steve -- Ed...
