The big book by Rob Fray, Roger Davis, Dave Gamble, Andrew Harrop and Steve Lister for sale. In very good condition. "Used" books appear to average around £30 online. Open to price suggestions of course has to be reasonable. I can get t to North Manchester, Oldham, Bolton over the next week quite e...
The Carbon Landscape Citizen Science project is now launching the Winter Farmland Bird Survey (WFBS) which aims to monitor the abundance and distribution of farmland birds at a landscape scale across the Salford, Warrington and Wigan mosslands, as well as on other farmland in the three districts...
Hi all. I'm about to quit the hobby wholesale for a multitude of reasons and although I have the tantalizing prospect of birding in Sweden (Stockholm) + New York City (the new world!) Coming up I know its all or nothing as, frankly, I can't in the present circumstances take it any further. I'm saying thi...
A square park, with basically just grass and trees (thought there's lots of different trees: big ones, small ones, willows). There are a few small bushes in the centre. Seems to be a perfect park for urban birding: buildings surrounding it on all sides, the bustling Oxford road going right past it, an...
Sunday, 5/11/17 On the road leading up to the viewpoint/car park - a superb ivy-covered wall with thousands of flowers. A comma and red admiral feeding in sunshine along with numerous flies.
For sale Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa Birds of the Western Palearctic Vol. 1 Ostrich to Ducks. RSPB edition Very nice condition. Dust jacket immaculate. £25.00 -- Edited by Ian Chisnall on Saturday 25th of March 2017 11:47:53 PM
Amazing to see 18 hawfinch fly over Horwich moors today, I wonder what is causing this recent influx into the UK, certainly never been a better time to try and see this species in the county.
The are the "middle model" of Ultravids. Selling on behalf of a friend who has had to give up birdwatching on his doctors' advice. They are in very good condition, and currently are living in Stockport. My friend would like £850 for them. If you are interested, please PM me and I will put you in touch.
Whilst away over Easter we went to Newport Wetlands as usual. This is based on two sites to the East of the mouth of the R.Usk in Newport. The 'formal' reserve & RSPB centre is at Uskmouth in the shadow of the power station, but this does get very busy. It does get good birds, we saw a singing male Subalp...
Heard some news the other day that the ownership of Highfield Moss has now been taken on by Wigan MBC but it will be 'managed' by LWT. Lets hope their first job will be stopping the local scroats from torching the place every spring. The stonechats down there already seem to have disappeared due to most o...
There has been much talk on the lack of insects and habitat damage etc, and many birders reporting lack of common birds on there patches, I have spent most of this year trying to stay local to my home area and bird just in and around where I live, the results are I am afraid to say disappointing, lots and lot...
Me and Mrs P are off to Corfu next week and was wondering if anyone had any info or pointers of where to watch some birdies or where certain birdies are!
We are in Aghios Gordios which is South West Corfu, I think!
Cheers Matt
Its come to my attention that there seems to be another outbreak of trichomoniasis (or canker) in greenfinchs. This is a tiny protozoan parasite that creates swelling in the throat as it forms a cheesy type puss. This usually infects pigeons but is also infecting some finches. This condition is trea...
Long unused after a fall loosened interior. Have held onto them 'just in case' but know I'll not do anything with them now. Would anyone like them to cannibalise them? Am happy to post out if that is of help re-using them.
Hello All, I have set up a conservation project - Bolton & Bury Swifts - to help try & address the decline of this enigmatic species in my local area. I am also volunteering for RSPB with a specific Swift remit, they have a funding bid pending to create homes for swifts in Greater Manchester, thr...
Did anyone else notice a big movement of Swallows today? I arrived at work in horrid weather and as I was opening up glanced out of the shop window to see dozens of Swallows, mostly juveniles, flying very low in the rain over the cattle field. They stayed around, seemingly trying to feed, for about an hou...
Four days on Rum, weather was horrendous for two, but still some decent birds. Ghurdil Bay 2 Golden Eagle 1 White Tailed Eagle Loch Scresort 15+ Red Breasted Mergansers 20+ Curlew 30+ Oystercatcher 3 Red Throated Divers 1 Glossy Ibis, An Isle of Rum First! Feeding just of Loch Scresort In a field. 3 Bre...
Trying to obtain spare copy of Martin Garners Birding frontiers Autumn challenge series, not concerned about the condition, its for a young birders trying to build up a reference stock of books Keep Birding
Montserrat Mountain 04/10/17 2 Bonelli's Eagles, 2 Firecrests, 1 Kestrel, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redstarts, 1 Jay and a singing Robin. Around 30 Crag Martins flying above the monastry. Salou Area 05-09/10/17 Noticeably very few gulls along the coast, just 1 Audouins, 1 Mediterranean plus a few Yellow Le...
Know anyone who might be visiting SE Brazil? I have 3 good homemade books of plates to give away (and they will be throw away if there are no takers). 1. All the plates from Tudor and Ridgely. 99 pages, spiral bound. 2. Birds of SE Brazil. 29 pages, spiral bound (plates extracted from both Handbook of the B...
The Rochdale Field Naturalists' Society are running a coach trip to Filey Dams and Filey Brigg this Saturday 14th October at the height of the autumn migration. If you are interested in going on the trip Sheila Simpson is taking the bookings. Tel 01706 853791 The fare of £15 is paid on the coach which le...
My morning shave was interrupted by an 8.30 call from John Rayner advising of a mega alert regarding a Scops Owl discovered at Ryhope, some 4 miles south of Sunderland. We were soon en route (I driving, and Doug Smith navigating, as this was "terra incognita" for me despite the site being only 2/3 miles...
Originally posted today by John Watson: View the following and accept disclaimerhttps://apps.wigan.gov.uk/planappsPlanning application A/17/84395/MAJORThere is a substantial bird report (which describes breeding birds only) & an ecological assessment. Both reports by Penny Ande...
