Large Falcon Present this morning 8.15am, looks like a Peregrine x Saker or Gyr. Vertical chest bars. Got a couple of long shots. No jesses visable on bird. Attacked a passing Grey Heron at one point. Looked larger than Peregrine. Anyone else seen hybrid type bird in the area, or is missing one. Just pu...
Looking at the pressure charts for next week we should be in for a run of south easterly winds from Monday till Friday.These winds are originating from quite a way across the continent and should produce a few Black Terns from Tuesday onwards,fingers crossed.
Had an hour at Ainsdale Beach the other evening: saw Sandwich Tern roost - circa 15 birds, Dunlin, Knot, Sanderling [in very smart plumage] and Bar Tailed Godwit - some still in breeding plumage and a tick for me. Also possible Grey Plover which would have been a tick but they were too badly lit by the sun...
Sad news this week, as Wigan-based birder Jimmy Meadows passed away after illness. Formerly a major user of this forum he had been less active in the past few years, in part due to failing eyesight. A true gent and one of those people who seemed to know most people in his home town. He played an active role...
My first visit (approx 3 hours): Kestrel Goldfinch Nuthatch Coot Canada Goose Little Grebe Woodpigeon Carrion Crow Pied Wagtail Swallow Swift Buzzard Although the gardens seem to concentrate on ornamental horticulture, (which attract plenty of pollinators and butterflies), there is plenty o...
Sightings from Shell pool and the Bassell site Sunday 20th March At least six Buzzard either overhead or displaying in the area Sparrowhawk 1 Kestrel 1 Canada Goose 12 Mallard 23 Tufted Duck 30 Coot 8 Moorhen 8 Little Grebe 6 Cormorant 1 over Grey Heron 1 Pheasant 1 Black Headed Gull100+ Lesser Black Ba...
A Short Eared Owl was present from 5pm till dusk hunting the fields behind the colliery and giving views down to 10m,completely unphased by the dogwalkers and dogs.
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...
A female Wheatear in the fields here this afternoon as I walked along the footpaths, north of the M62, and along Old Alder Lane to Causey Bridges. Also seen on a cold and windy day - Lapwing 4 Skylark 1 Meadow Pipit 4 Wood Pigeon 20+ Buzzard 1 Goldfinch 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Starling 6 Collared Dove 2 Mallard 2 H...
Went up this a.m. with P Johnson looking for Ring Ouzel but no luck. Did see lots of Meadow Pipits, even more Carrion Crow, 4 Pheasant and a Kestrel. Surprisingly no Wheatear, they must all be at Elton!. Also heard singing 1 Willow Warbler. Cheers Ian --------------------------- Forgot the half doze...
Quick visit Friday 4.30 - 5.30 Tufted duck Coot Teal Mallard Shoveler Buzzard Short eared owl Barn owl Curlew Common buzzard Kestrel Lapwing Carrion crow Wood pigeon First visit here....will be back Karl
Dialling back to last January one of the surprise birds of 2025 was reported just off the coast of Texel island - a fine male Spectacled Eider keeping loose company with several of its common cousins. After what seemed like ten days of frustrating delay (reduced winter ferry service/bad weather etc....
A really good afternoon. At least 100 martins and swallows around the water treatment works attracted a hunting hobby. This was seen at close range as it didn't see me below the bankside tree canopy and flew directly over at about 15 meters. Buzzard and sparrowhawk seen just after this. The other high...
Four hours gulling today with Pete Berry and 'our Jack' in perfect weather conditions (for grey hue assessment ) and probably over 20,000 large gulls in the area (including Arpley Tip) with a very large proportion coming and going through Richmond Bank in that time. 2 Iceland Gulls- the usual 2nd win...
Quick walk with dog through Wood (can't remember it's name) next to Princess Parkway gave the following species:-
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Nuthatch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
House Sparrow
Jay
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Blackbird
Redwing
Jay
Buzzard
Song Thrush
Woodpigeon
Wor...
3 Little Stints at Frodsham on No 6 tank at 1400hrs at the west end with Golden Plovers. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 24th of April 2009 06:18:36 PM
I am selling an old style Leica 20-60x (on 77mm objective) Zoom eyepiece and popping it on here for members first before listing on EBay. It is in very good condition and fully working, coming with both end caps and a neoprene pouch and has the locking mechanism so is the newest version that they made. It...
Tuesday 13th September 7.00-7.45pm Having missed the Grey Phalarope at Pennington recently I followed up the reports on Birdnet of one south of Chelford, at Acre Nook Sand Quary on Lapwing Lane. Sadly I couldn't locate it due to fast fading light, although a birder I walked past did inform me that it w...
Concreting over Moore East End back on the cards. The pre-application to rebuild the rail line, build over Factory Marsh and build a vehicle entrance by the Eastern Reedbed for lorries (errm, why did you need the rail link then) went to Warrington Council on Tuesday. Not sure if pre-applications are...
Just struck me that we didn't have a thread for this little gem of an RSPB reserve. On the Dee Estuary just off the end of the M56, I visit about once a month. On Sunday I saw Little Egret, Spoonbill, Avocets with 3 chicks, Pintail, Med Gull, BH Gull in stinging nettles (see other thread), Buzzard, and Rave...
Having spent the winter completing surveys around Barnby Dun I am now able to get to others sites with the light being longer, so hope to post more sightings from my visits from now on, from South Yorkshire in general. It is interesting to see some of the wintering birds reducing in numbers, but some lik...
Had an early walk around lower brushes up to Walkerwood reservoir
blue tits
great tits
wood pigeon 14
magpie 5
blackbird 3
blackheaded gulls 48
canada geese 37
robin 3
longtailed tits 6
mallard 2
pheasant
greenfinch 3
wren 1
house sparrows 4
mistlethrush
chaffinch
goldfinch
jac...
