on this foggy morning
at red seas and crooke
1 water rail
15 blackbirds
5 jays
1 kingfisher
1 buzzard
2 wigeon unusual for here probably dropped down in fog
3 willow tits in seperate locations
6 bullfinch
lots of siskins flying around but no count on these
20 teal
21 c geese
crooke
2 grey wa...
Out here for a few days with David Lindo and one of his friends and staying at a nice rustic holiday home, with a watchtower over Matsalu Bay. We were joined at dinner by another group of Brits with their Finnish guide and it turns out that 3 were from Ramsbottom! *waves* Its a small (birding) world!! So fa...
Is it just me, or are there are a lot of Chiffchaffs making a different call to what I consider to be their normal autumnal hoo-weet! I started to notice it a few weeks ago and it has become more and more obvious. Its more of a "sweeooeet". Higher pitched, quite sharp. Have I just been missing this for the pa...
Canon f2.8 L Macro lens IS USM for sale £500. This L lens is one of the best lenses Canon make and is in great condition. It is as bought, boxed with lens caps, lens hood and carry bag. In addition it comes with a tripod mount. If interested and want to have a look at it e mail me at mjfsscs at gmail.com
Originally posted today by Mark Gibbons: osprey over new line reservoir at Bacup about quarter to four then flew in SE direction over Brown Wardle so will have entered GM
Does anyone have a copy of the Helm publication "Birds of Sri Lanka' by Deepal Warakagoda, Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp for sale or loan? Cheers John
Just had some very sad news from Eddie King L.O.S. recorder :- Hi all I have just received some very sad news that Peter Hilton has died. He was taken into hospital some days ago I presume with the chest problems he had. For those who knew Peter, he was a gentleman and he will be missed by many. I have no infor...
Hello My wife and I spotted an unusual bird picking up seed one morning last week, from underneath a feeder in our garden in Denton (near the reservoirs). It was about the size and similar in shape to a robin. It had a brown crown and back, a yellow throat and shoulders and a white breast, wings and tail...
FOR SALE...a brand new pair of binoculars that I have very recently purchased as a present for my girlfriend who doesn't really want them as she prefers my smaller Opticrons. They are brand new, still boxed and come with all the accessories, etc. They are not ex-demo or anything like that, they are...
12/9/17 Ancoats Not far from Oldham Road. Couple of patches of Narrow-leaved Ragwort (Senecio inaequidens). Growing on edge of car park and pavement. I don't know how common this species is here or in the county generally. It's the first time I've seen it in GM. The BSBI says that it us...
We have had a pair of goldfinch in our Birtle garden all season, happily feeding on sunflower hearts. In addition a pair for part of the season. We have only seen three chicks,in their dark plumage, once last Wednesday evening. We have not seen them again. As we dearly wish to attract these birds are the...
The other day I was looking through my collection of bird books and found the first bird book I owned, yes it was the Observers book of Birds. The plates are not up to todays standard but they hold that somthing special, may be as a young lad they burned the feeling of wonder and mystery of the wild into me. T...
Sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, my dad had the following stolen from his car boot in Dukinfield. Opticron telescope - very old model, at least 30 years old with grey/green body, sorry can't remember exact model. It was in a soft black case. Cullmann tripod in perfect working or...
This week's local paper contains an article that indicates that part of Moore Nature Reserve is being proposed for development. Previous items showed that the adjoining Arpley Meadows had been earmarked for a housing development, but the plans indicated that the reserve itself would be untouche...
Just to draw peoples attention to Roy Dennis's Highland Website (or something like that), really interesting work being done on Woodcock migration by satellite tracking birds.
Cheers Ian
Hello all,I'm a student doing my MSc on ecological release in chaffinches (specifically differences in their abundance/niche/spatial use between here and Madeira, looking at whether they could be a different species over there). I've done the Madeira part and I'm struggling a little now I'm b...
Hi all, I don't own any books with this sort of detail and I thought I would ask the forum members as well as hit google. My question is about a few Chiffchaffs I've seen lately [last fortnight] with scruffy heads, seeming to lack some feathers and therefore no easy to see supercilium. The effect is to mak...
Not sure if this type of general topic is allowable rather than the usual site records threads (but I'll soon find out ) Ludworth Moor: Can anyone identify this 'Grass Moth'? Cheers, John
I'm considering selling two pairs of my bins to re-invest in another pair. The ones I'm thinking of selling are a 8x32 Nikon HG. They show some signs of wear on the body (a bit of gold paint wearing off the badge and wrinkling on the rubber eyecups - these can be replaced quite cheaply) but optically they a...
Excellent condition, complete with lens hood and case. £550 please phone 07976 088730. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 20th of August 2017 10:07:04 AM
Watched a very informative repeat programme on Channel 4 yesterday evening called Britain at Low Tide - Merseyside's Coastal Archaeology. Not strictly about birds but it explains the steps taken in the past to try to prevent coastal erosion on Formby and surrounding beaches. The birding connect...
Visit to London at the weekend via harry potter studios tour where incidentally there was a pied wagtail family living in privet drive!red kite also seen over the adjacent grassland. Highlights at wwt included ring necked parakeet reed warbler reed bunting green woodpecker lr plover Egyptian goo...
Got to La Crau, Peau De Meau reserve around 07:30 and it was already 34C! On approach Road had Hoopoe and a dozen or so Short-toed Lark. Also had Stone Curlew in a field plus 15 White Stork. On reaching the car park, immediately clocked 4 Black Kite and more than a dozen Kestrel. Closer inspection reveal...
I am selling my excellent condition pro series Canon 1D Mk4 camera body. Also comes along with 2, as new, original Canon Batteries, Charger, Leads, Manual and all other bits and pieces in the retail box. Camera is very clean inside and out with only very minimal signs of use as it has had light amateur us...
Just booked a holiday here for the last 2 weeks in September, would really appreciate any information on any good birding sites on the Island. Cheers Ian
Yet another pointless developement threatens to destroy more of our green spaces and in this particular instance some very important wildlife habitat and wildlife corridor. The proposed 'North Leigh' development will consist of a new road (to run alongside a perfectly good old one), an industri...
