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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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...
Between malkins wood farm and moss house farm this am a pair of red legged partridge, a pair of grey partridge at least 20 lapwings[ 6 of which were ariel displaying] and a superb looking male stonechat.
I hope that its OK to post this here, apologies if it is Sharing this for a good friend She says:- Calling all bird and wildlife watchers and photographers - could I borrow your collective brain? As part of a project, Im running a survey that looks at consumer habits of wildlife watchers - optics, came...
Posted on behalf of Jack Dulhanty:Hi, I’m a trainee journalist at Manchester Metropolitan University, currently writing about Manchester’s birdwatching community and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on nature-based recreation. I’m looking for anyone willing to be interviewed regard...
I've had a look through and unable to see any posts from the Trans Penine Trail so thought I'd start one as I'm down there a fair bit walking the dog whilst birding. Today I dropped in on the Black Moss Covert NR adjacent to the TPT in Broadheath. Seen were the following 7 Common Woodpigeon (White-necked...
Visited 7 Acre Country Park in Breightmet Bolton. Just to confuse things its actually 15 acres. It consists of the large Bradshaw Brook running through the whole park, sycamore woods, open grass land and former mill lodges and leats.
Seen Dipper
2 Kingfisher
Moorhen
Mallard
ChiffChaff seve...
Originally posted today by Martin Loftus (images also by Martin):16 Snow Buntings on the north side of Bull hill at 10;30am and seen again at 11;30am this morning.Very flighty and difficult to locate in the snow and in the vastness of the moors..
Leigh Ornithological Society published a book in 1992 called "From Winter Hill to Yellowhammer Lane". Where is Yellowhammer Lane? A Google search returns nothing that looks right and I can't find it on any map I own.
Good morning in garden Surprise visitor Grey Wagtail Greenfinch Male and Female Great Spotted Woodpeckers Starling Blue Tit Great Tit Long Tailed Tit. Male Blackcap Goldfinch Chaffinch Wood Pigeon House Sparrow Dunnock Robin Blackbird -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 12th of February 2021 1...
Does anyone know /has anyone seen any literature on interspecific competition between Owls, specifically Barn and Long-eared, and specifically about competition with foraging habitat. A google search has so far proven negative. Really interested if anyone knows about anything. Cheers
Hi All There is a canada goose resident on the lake at Lakeside (just off Manchester road near Goshen fields) which has an odd looking yellow "ring". It is actually a spiral of what looks to be yellow plastic, similar to the coiled flex you get on a phone handset. To me it looks too thin to be electric flex,...
With ref to Richard Thews sighting at Elton Res. Hi Richard, Ive seen a couple of pinkish toned Black-headed Gulls before now, one at Sale WP and one at Redgate Recycling but neither quite as pink as this one. I didnt think much of it when I saw the first one and I merely put it down to feather staining from f...
