For more years than some of us care to remember a group of us have been going out together once a month, initially as Oldham RSPB Outdoor Members Group and then as Oldham Birders. Make-up and numbers have varied over the decades but there have always been a group of us sharing day trips and long weekends b...
Heywood, MOrrisons Car Park Sat 22/1/11 16:20
A widespread flock in skeins of at least 250 birds heading SW over head at several hundred metres - only a couple calling rather than the noisy chattering of smaller flocks
Waterworks Lane today:
1 Merlin - male perched on fencepost eating a small bird - fantastic views
1 Buzzard - perched on farm machinery at side of road - didn't move when I parked the car alongside
3 Yellowhammer
3 Song Thrush
34 Fieldfare
5 Grey Partridge
It came to my attention today via Facebook that a man called Jason Endfield submiited a Freedom of Information request in relation to his campaign to stop Natural England issuing licences to kill Ravens in England. What he discovered about the extent of licensed killing beggars belief. Here is what...
Well im not listing as such but will post some Highlights in the grim time ,we have a garden probably 25 yards by 25 yards in central Warrington , no fields ,just houses surrounding us ,close to the Halliwell Jones Stadium, wishing now we had moved to St Helens Road Leigh many years ago ,but who would ever...
As I could not find a thread dedicated specifically to this area, I decided to create one! 0640-1030 with Simon Ghilks We decided to have a look at this area this morning as with the heavy rain of the previous 24 hours, we hoped something might have dropped in. Little Owl in Lily Lanes area, disturbed ini...
Cornell University have set up a HD webcam on a bird feeder at Canopy Lodge in Panama. https://youtu.be/hHX9l2cvw-E It is live feed although it is also possible to rewind 4 hours to see what you have missed. The species I have seen so far are: Grey-headed Chachalaca Collared Aricari Red-crowned Wood...
Called round to John Ireland's house in Marple to see a nice male Brambling in his back garden, almost in full summer plumage. 14.25: As I was leaving we were both surprised to see an Osprey flying NNW low over his house towards Chadkirk Country Estate. Cheers John
As a pharmacist in one the busiest pharmacies in Ashton, I am not exactly confined to barracks at the moment. My wife however, is on her own when I am at work, so my days off tend, at the moment, to be concerned with keeping her company, therefore time in the garden will be very much at a premium. A medium siz...
Although Im fairley new to the bird scean ,I read that House Sparrows are in decline.
I have a group of 35+ visit my garden every day,
Do any one else have a bigger flock,or have had and seen a decline.
As I want to protect this flock what is the best way of going about it,I feed them every day and dont want t...
A flock of 30+ cormorant where heading inland ( fish beware ) also 5 yellowhammer , 4 reeed bunting , skylark singing in several areas , 20+ lapwing , 2 oystercatcher , 3 partridge ( not sure what species , a rare sight on the moss these days) 3 buzzard , 3 kestrels , 5 stock dove , 100+ woodpigeon .
I have for some years neglected watching the birds in my garden, at least partly because of the progressive removal of trees by my neighbours and the subsequent reduction in birds recorded here. In years gone by I used to spend many hours watching the birds both in my garden, and also those flying over....
Started a 12 week Isolation on Thursday after receiving a Letter meaning I can't go to work till June so been able to do some garden watching in a Small Garden next to a Street. Good activity with a couple of surprises. 1 Rook which looks like a 1st Year Bird record shot attached taken through the Kitchen W...
Been looking out for them for days and finally yesterday evening 2 House Martins turned up over the garden. Thought I'd possibly seen one earlier in the day flying from above the bedroom window where they nest each year, but it disappeared too quickly.
A quick walk around tonight produced the following:
Pheasant
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Blue tit
Great Tit
Long Tailed Tit
Mallard
Canada Goose
Moorhen
Dipper - Whizzed past on the river
Wren
Dunnock
Woodpigion
Crow
Magpie
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Just had a Raven go over my house in Whitefield cronking. Not the best garden for bird watching here and list this week is only 24. However yesterday 4 Jays flew over, Green Woodpecker could be heard yaffling from Springwater park way. Meadow pipits have passed over yesterday and today and had visits f...
Small rear garden North West facing on to other houses in the estate with wooden fencing on all sides. Common garden birds attracted to neighbours bird feeders but never anything unusual. Front of house faces grass embankment across the road with line of tall trees behind Chaddock Lane trading esta...
The bird food and the sunflower hearts being thrown onto the backyard lean-to have yielded only Wood Pigeons, and Magpies. The peanut bag and the fat container on the backyard washing line have yielded only a single visit by a pair of blue tits. Now it looks as if these latter will go mouldy before they g...
Does anyone know how to fix binoculars? The left lens doesn't focus. They must have had a knock at some point and something has come loose or something. Any help would be really appreciated.
plenty about this afternoon, lots of birds pairing up
1st chiff chaff of the year as well as several others calling all over drinkwater.
also goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch, pair of bullfinch
sparrowhawk, kestrel
blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit
robin, wren, pair of grey wagtail
blac...
Today, for the first time ever,I observed a nuthatch gathering mud, which he took to his nest- hole twentyfeet away,and proceeded to reduce the size of the entrance. Amazing. Fascinating.
12-May-12 (09:30-12:30) Lots of Butterflys around this morning, especially in the area around Rhodes Lodges: 2 Peacock 6+ Orange Tip 2+ Small White Green-veined White Small Tortoiseshell
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RSPB NATIONAL WILLOW TIT AND CARBON LANDSCAPE SURVEYS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT In case you don't regularly check the stickies. The following email has just been received from Simon Wotton (The RSPB Willow Tit National Survey organiser) From: Simon Wotton [ma...
Our Red-listed endemic race of Willow Tit is the second-fastest declining bird species in the UK, after Turtle Dove, and is also monitored by the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (RBBP). RSPB, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and others have conducted research into the causes of decline, and eliminated a numbe...
Following on from tonights announcement we are following the Government guidelines and temporarily closing the Focalpoint Showroom until further notice. Our suppliers had already contacted us to say that they were no longer taking in repairs and we now have no way of sending anything. We cannot d...
6 Mistle Thrushes .............First this year for me. 1 Jay Lots of Blue Tits Quite A few Great Tits Small flock of LT tits 6 Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch Together on the Grass : 35 magpies Several Carrion Crows, Woodpigeons, Robins. c15 Mallard on the pond behind the railings. Peregine not present on the B...
