10am to 10.45am 7 Mallards 1 male eclipse Mandarin (seen in April, and has reappeared since late July in eclipse. A bit more colour now confirming male. Always seen on river, not ponds) 4 Feral Pigeons 7 Woodpigeons 3 Wrens 2 Dunnocks 4 Robins 1 Blackbird 2 Chiffchaffs Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, and...
My missus was up at Three Sisters today and came across 2 guys playing a tape to try and lure Willow Tits out so they could see them.At this time of year when birds are setting up breeding territories this sort of action is deplorable as it could potentially frighten off possible breeding birds.As Willo...
A walk from Hills Clough (east of Watergrove) to Owler Clough, Summit (GM county boundary with Calderdale) and back via Ringing Pots Hill / High Lee Slack produced the following: Skylark - 23 singing, 5 carrying food (FF) and 6 just flying around Meadow Pipit - 3 carrying food Reed Bunting - a pair and 4...
Hi there, I don't know who mans the forum boards but we went down to the town hall again today with the scope and mum was definitely feeding in the nestbox. Is there any info about these fab birds as I would love to follow them a little more :) -- Edited by Julie Bennett on Sunday 19th of May 2013 09:06:59 PM--...
I am off to the Forest of Dean 8,9 & 10th of March hoping to see the Goshawks, been told to try looking from the New Fancy view point. Has anybody else visited the area and know of any other good sites for birdwatching while I am in the area (first time visit). I will be visiting Symons Yat to see the Pereg...
Many members will know just how good the Acuter Grand Vista scopes are, especially for the money. We have had one brought in for Commission Sale which was purchased from us but has proven to be too heavy for the customer. This has been used only twice and so is in perfect condition with all accessories an...
Just a quick post to let everyone know our opening times over Easter. With just the two of us here we are as usual taking the Bank Holidays off as a well earned rest!! So we are open as usual on Thursday 13th 9.30am-5pm, then closed all Good Friday (14th). We are open as normal on Saturday 15th, 10am-4pm, th...
We have just taken in, on commission sale, a Swarovski AT80HD Scope in excellent condition, complete with 20-60x Zoom Eyepiece and a Stay-on Case. The scope is angled (hence AT!) and is an older model than the current batch, being in grey rather than the current green. It is the Swarovski equivalent o...
2 Red Admirals whilst walking the dog this afternoon. There does not seem to be many reported nationwide (see Atropos migrant reports), so these could well be from a local release of captive butterflies.
today 1.30/2.45 3 pos 4 buzzards 4 kestrels pr stonechats 1st for tom morton on this sight and me yellowhammer linnet fieldfare at least 4 teal snipe chaffinch g s woodpecker jackdaw b h gull greenfinch l t tits we went there today to see about setting a tree sparrow winter feeding station up and guess wh...
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...
This is the old mill site on the Radcliffe/Little Lever border between the canal and the Irwell. Sightings Dipper, Mute Swans, Grey Wagtail, Cormorant and 2 Goosander and the River. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long Tailed Tits, Goldfinches, Goldcrest House Sparrow and Nuthatch in the Trees -- Edit...
Changes to the British List (Mar 17) 17 March 2017 The British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC) is pleased to make the following announcements in relation to the British List: Wood Duck Aix sponsa Four records: one, adult female, 1 January to 24 March 2008, Loch Morlich, Highland (s...
A 3 day visit to our Head Office in N.Carolina with a few snatched opportunities to bird... So if you're ever lucky enough to get out to the Eastern US buy yourself the "Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern N.America", a wonderful publication. I've been a few times to Atlanta and Long Island, NY and fou...
For Sale is my "like new condition" LEICA TELEVID 77 Scope with a 20 - 60x Wide Angled eye-piece, a Skua stay-on carry case and a Velbon CX586 Tripod with Quick release head and plate. Scope and Eye-piece are immaculate apart from a couple of scratches/marks on the tripod foot (see pic). Tripod, Tripo...
Stroll along Ladybrook this afternoon-60+ redwings in treetops, about 25 very acrobatic siskin,feeding on alders, 4 very noisy jays and at least 8 herons,causing a kerfuffle in the trees near the stables..Plus plenty of usuals including song thrush,blackbirds,blue,great and long tailed tits...
Hello, for sale Swarovski sts80hd scope. (Straight rather than angled) Included Swarovski stay on case- 20-60x eyepiece. Also tls800 slr adapter and DCA camera adapter. Used but in excellent condition. looking for £1,250 for everything. Happy for people to view first, can be viewed and collecte...
Brand new ... H B W Illustrated Check list of the World of Birds Volume 2 - Passerines . £150.( Plus carriage or collect) . Any monies received will go to a Wildlife Charity .A stunning book and nearly 1/2 price! The book was received with one badly creased page ( Shrikes ) , the publishers asked me to retur...
Spotted Flycatcher today in the Wigan side of woodland by Calico Brook, off Finch Mill Avenue, Appley Bridge (a site straddling both GM and West Lancs) -- Edited by dave broome on Wednesday 19th of September 2012 09:10:30 PM
Nikon D90 superb condition £160. Nikon D300 boxed as new only 1368 shutter activations almost unused. Perfect body for birds in flight. this is a reluctant sale £250 PM if interested.
Hi All, I'm new to the page and haven't really done any real birding in 20 yrs, I used to be a volunteer warden and long term warden on Skomer. I do some local stuff now around Heaton Park in Blackley where I live and other obvious places but I have forgotten all the hidden gem places I used to frequent. Any...
Have you had any of the Kowa 1.6 extenders in stock recently ,everytime I look they are out of stock -are they hard to get hold of as other shops seem to say they have them in stock all the time? cheers John
Just had a friend message me about seeing two house martins in north Lancs today. Unless I'm mistaken that is incredibly early! I normally think of house martins as returning late March or early April. He's a reliable observer so not a mistake, but just another indication perhaps of how the climate is...
