Objections can still be sent in for the proposed motorway Service station ,that will devastate the Eastern arable area at Silver Lane pools . The Service station which in reality is pretty pointless as there is already one a few miles west at Birchwood, would devastate a great greenbelt , farmland ar...
After a twelve month hiatus have relocated to Failsworth this is my new patch been watching for about two months putting feed in some locations so.. on fields Warick Rd woodpigeon 40+ magpie 20+ blue tit,great tit robin dunnock song thrush blackbird goldfinch at failsworth powerstation at least 1 c...
Popular haunt for the local Mute Swans, currently has the only bit of open water on the canal for some distance;
18 Mutes with Canada's, Mallard, Coot, BH Gull, Common Gull, 8 Tufties, 1 feral goose, 1 Muscovey and half a dozen duck of dubious ancestry !
Beech Hill 4.20 - 4.30
Just got home to approx 1000 Gulls going over the house heading south they looked to be coming from worthington and could have been headed to the flashes i could have missed a lot more as i dont know how they had been passing through looed to be mainly Herring and L b b Gulls sized bird...
Whilst trying to fill in a few gaps for the Atlas for SD91P as we're now in it's last week (much to the relief of my wife!) I was exploring the hillside at the end of Calderbrook Rd (just past the area where it is closed off) and was surprised to find a juv Spotted Flycatcher sunning itself and making the odd f...
The Neotropical Bird Club has made volumes 1-11 of Neotropical Birding (2006 onwards) available as free pdf files. Neotropical Birding Vol 1-9 [url=http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org...
Hi Saturday 9th of January (early doors) saw me having a stroll around Etherow Country Park - I hope this is a useful review All the usual suspects were present On the pools Large numbers of Black-headed Gulls Large numbers of Canada Geese 10 or so Greylag Geese Coot - numerous Moorhens - numero...
Waited in hope of new arrival and Male Blackcap turned up today. Also.Female Great Spotted Woodpecker.Dunnocks.Robin.Blue Tit.Great Tit.Coal Tit.Long Tailed Tit.Blackbirds.Woodpigeon.Starlings.Chaffinches. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 19th of January 2021 10:53:27 AM
Heavy duty tripod/monopod head Suitable for large telephoto lens or spotting scopes. £65 -- Edited by Charlie Garrity on Tuesday 19th of January 2021 04:06:19 PM
From tomorrow (14th Jan 2021) Focalpoint is sad to say that we have to suspend our Click & Collect service that we had been running during Tier 4 and Lockdown periods. Scotland today announced a suspension of Click & Collect for non-essential retail outlets and the feeling is that this will a...
Ian - Hope this is OK to post here! I have been made aware of an opportunity for people to get involved in a project called Bringing the Irk to Life. The project is hoping to improve the whole of the River irk Catchmnet and wants to engage with people who work and play in the catchment. The link below takes yo...
This week the whole country entered a full COVID Lockdown scenario and so Focalpoint did not re-open as planned on Jan 4th 2021. As a non-essential business we canremain available for mail order. The phone will be manned too during our normal working hours Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm and all calls will go thro...
With the recently imposed new winter 2021 covid lockdown and the once again tightened restrictions seemingly lasting until at least mid-February, it seemed pertinent to start a new garden lockdown blog thread for all users (from any county) to join and contrite to as they see fit or indeed as their n...
Since April 2020, its has been the policy of this forum to follow the Government's guidance on Covid restrictions in regards to allowing the continued posting of sightings and I ask users to please bear in mind the current Tier 4 restrictions too. Whilst I don't intend to repeat the conditions or limi...
Since April 2020, its has been the policy of this forum to follow the Government's guidance on Covid restrictions in regards to allowing the continued posting of sightings and I ask users to please bear in mind the current Government's Coronavirus restrictions too at any point in the future too.Whi...
Since April 2020, its has been the policy of this forum to follow the Government's guidance on Covid restrictions in regards to allowing the continued posting of sightings and I ask users to please bear in mind the current Government's Coronavirus restrictions too at any point in the future too.Whi...
A walk round the fields 11.30-12.30 today Bullfinch Greater Spotted Woodpecker Sparrowhawk Redwing Greenfinch Jay Woodpigeon Blackbirds Long tailed tit Great tit Blue tit Dunnock Robin Goldfinch Chaffinch Magpie Pink footed geese flyover 50+ Ring necked parakeets
From 0.01am on Dec 31st Cheshire goes into Tier 4 COVID restriction and as such Focalpoint will not be allowed to re-open as planned on Jan 4th 2021. As a non-essential business (try telling birders that we aren't essential ) we cannot open but remain available for mail order. The phone will be manned t...
There was a very interesting article in today's Sunday Express highlighting the plight of the Red Listed Turtle Dove. Back in the 1970s this festive bird had an estimated 125,000 UK breeding pairs but figures released this month by the 'Rare Birds Breeding Panel' estimate only 1,200 pairs left. For...
Harpurhey ponds
1 Dipper on the Irk Sunday 13th (Dave Harrison)
Monady / Tuesday
Bullfinch
Nuthatch
G/sp Woodpecker
Jay
pair Coot
pair Mallard
I see there is a thread for Blakeley Forest in the Irk Valley. Mersey Valley Wardens are likely be covering the Irk and Medlock Valleys in the ne...
We have just taken in, on Commission, a beautiful pair of the latest EL model, the Swarovski 8.5 EL FieldPro Binoculars. These are in mint condition and have only been used at most 10 times out in the field and have never been cleaned as they have pristine lenses. They are fully boxed with all accessorie...
We are open for appointments (as is usual at present) leading up to Christmas on Thursday 17th Dec, Friday 18th Dec and Saturday 19th Dec, then closed Sunday 20th Dec. In Christmas week are open Monday 21st Dec, Tuesday 22nd Dec and Wednesday 23rd Dec. Each day of opening will be our normal hours of 10am...
We have taken in, on Commission, a nice scope body for anyone looking for a straight scope rather than an angled one. This is the Opticron HR80ED Straight scope and is body ONLY (no eyepiece. It does come boxed and has the luxury Opticron stay-on case. It is in excellent condition and the seller is askin...
We have on commission sale a pair of Swarovski 10x50 SLC binoculars. They are in good condition and have the accessories provided, strap, case, rainguard and eyecups. They are an earlier model and so should still be under lifetime warranty as far as we know, this will be transferable to the new owner....
EDF Energy are planning to build a new nuclear power station, Sizewell C, directly on the border of RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, which is home to over 6000 different kinds of animals, plants and fungi. This could have devastating consequences for nature. The build could destroy an area equivalent...
All the usual suspects were present On the pools Large numbers of Black-headed Gulls Large numbers of Canada Geese 10 or so Greylag Geese Coot - numerous Moorhens - numero... 
