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...
A fox lopped past me at 1130 this morning, it was that close (and apparently unperturbed) for a split second a thought it was a dog ! Nice to see as they have been persecuted here in the past.
It seems to be all change at Birdguides. The new web site is now mobile friendly with all new Bird Map showing bird sightings. There's a new app coming soon too. Subscription rates have been simplified - there are now just two rates. You now get all the services previously offered for fifty quid a year (c...
This afternoon whilst watching the Ruff; Peacock 2 Comma 2 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Coltsfoot Common Field Speedwell Sticky Groundsel Hairy Bittercress Red-tailed Bumblebee White-tailed Bumblebee Dave
Hi everyone, I have been looking for various mammal species across Rochdale (specifically west Rochdale) this year and thought I would share some observations; I have been using camera traps as well as tracking and have had; Foxes (27 records), Roe Deer (7 records), Wood Mouse (23 records), Rabbit...
the scope has had very little use 18-48x 65 with cover and original box with velbon d 700 tripod I am selling this because I don't use it I'm looking for 160 pounds
I have been made aware that there are plans afoot to build Industrial Units / Warehousing on Stretford Meadows. This is a landscaped former tip now a great habitat for birds. Birds seen last year included Great Grey Shrike, Grasshopper Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat to name but a few. But mo...
In a little over three years, counting just from May 2015, Manchester has done really well for heron enthusiasts, with six species gracing the county. Of these Little Egret is firmly established as a species to be recorded as a matter of routine. One wonders if Cattle Egret will follow in its wake? - (I...
saw a fox being teased by 2 magpies in field near crankwood at 3-45pm 2 squirrel playing in trees around fir tree flash at 5-20pm -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 1st of November 2011 02:16:53 PM
Lunch time
Little Grebe 3+
Great crested Grebe
Tufted duck 30
Pochard 1
Goldeneye 6 (one male)
Kestrel pair displaying
Willow Tit near to treatment works
We have just taken another Nikon ED50 Fieldscope in on a Commission sale basis. The comments about the other are probably even more applicable to this one! It is an ultra-cheap option for anyone who wants a small travel scope, probably a an addition to a larger scope. This one is again angled, has a 20x f...
We Three saw 3 dippers on the river. One on it's own, and then at a waterfall/dam we watched two feeding young from the river to a hole in the dam bank.
Must have been serious as there were also 3 very large lenses in front of 3 men who looked settled for the day taking pictures.
A quick walk round produced a few mushrooms; The Miller - new to this site which i have been watching over for 15 years Fly Agaric Meadow Waxcap Hornbeam Milkcap Sulphur Tuft Conifer Mazegill Dave
We have just received, to sell on a Commission basis, a Digital Night Vision Monocular. This was an unwanted gift and has only been used once. The model is the Pulsar Digiforce 860VS Digital Night Vision. It is boxed with all accessories (leads, case, instructions) and costs £249.95 full price. This...
This is an important notice in case anyone out there is offered optical equipment for sale. There has been a break in (not Focalpoint) and several binoculars and at least one telescope have been stolen. All the kit was Opticron and included an MM4 angled Travelscope, DBA VHD Binoculars and Imagic BGA...
Having never been to South America, I was a little daunted to tackle a whole new avifauna among the diverse priorities of a family holiday (taking advantage of Stockport's 2-week spring half term) and only English and GCSE French with which to bluff our way through a Portuguese-speaking country. Ho...
On a two week holiday based in Alanya at the Monart City Hotel from 8th to 22nd May. I got out each morning early before 6.30am and usually found something of interest. I often walked along the promenade early but the species were limited as Alanya is a large city. I also visited Dim Cayi ( a dam at the head o...
This area is better known to insect watchers but whilst down here I always keep an eye on the avian life. Visiting on 31st May I chanced upon my third brood of Mandarins in Cheshire in less than 8 days!! This time I couldn't see how many duckling as they were keeping hidden under overhanging bankside vege...
We are looking for some volunteers to man/woman Hides and assist with showing members of Leigh Rotary Club around the Flash and I.D.ing the birds. Birdwatch at Pennington Flash Thursday 15th June ~ Meet in the main car park at 9.30 am Experts from the local Birdwatching Society will be our guides. Jo...
This is a reply to Doc Brewster's comment on the Flamborough thread earlier, I'll try to explain my reasons as best I can Doc as to why I don't do listing. I don't do listing as a rule, whether it be day, year, county, or UK listing, I haven't even done a life list, I just know what I've seen and what I haven't i...
Stamford Street, near St Michael's Square, site of demolished building. A five minute linger during lunch hour revealed the following butterflies: 1 large white 6 small white 2 small tortoiseshell 1 comma (an Ashton first for me) all in one of the scruffiest sites imaginable - thank God for buddlei...
A walk around the Preston Brook area today, we found two flocks of Fieldfares, one contained 180 birds along with 40 Redwings while the second had 30 birds, a further 2 Redwings were found along the remainder of the walk and we counted 7 Chiffchaffs.
Hello everyone, I am writing to ask for your participation in an important voluntary wetland bird survey across the River Irwell catchment within Greater Manchester. The method will be the same as the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS), will use the transects that they have provided to us, a...
