At Reddish Vale on Mill pond there has been 28 goosander, 12 tufted duck, 2 golden eye, 2 grebe for the last 2 days. Lots of long-tail tits about too. Reddish Vale Vale Road Reddish Stockport. Visitor centre with farm and cafe on site, River Tame r...
Originally posted by John Rayner today: 13th March. I went with John Tromans tonight to see the Starling roost at Cavendish Mill near Stoney Middleton. This is an increasingly well known site and there were over 70 people watching tonight. I have difficulty estimating huge flocks but there must hav...
at least 2 willow warblers at the corner of wharth footpath today , first of the year. Some regulars noted incl. shelducks , curlew , linnet , meadow pipit , reed bunting , raven and buzzard.
This weekend was the first of Oldham birders' regular bi-annual visits to the Three Swallows. A good weekend with about 110 species between the five of us (self, Riggers and 3 other,non-computer -owning, survivors of Oldham RSPB). Highlights included Riggers emergency stop on the A149 for a mixed...
An afternoon visit to Lincolnshire today started off at 1.00pm at Rosper Road Pools, Immingham for the reported Collared Pratincole. The bird had flown off 10 minutes prior to arriving and as it seemed to be in the habit of feeding mainly in the morning and evening, we decided to head for Tetney Locks t...
Spent the last week on holiday in Suffolk. Very cold and windy but no rain until Friday.
Nice to meet Ian Woosey and Jimmy Meadows again at Minsmere plus two others I didn't know. I realise now that one was Geoff Hargreaves who I'd not met before and the other I'm guessing might have been Rob Thorpe.
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I am creating a new talk for the Bolton and Bury RSPB to promote local birding, I am also including GM areas in the talk, if you have any stories you feel would be good to include please put them here and I will happily add people's stories to the talk
Late afternoon 1500hrs Overcast but dry. Female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Finally after 6 visits this month had the black capped female high up in the Alder trees giving good views for 20 minutes. At one stage had the Lesser & Great spot in vision on the same branch. The bird was located in the exa...
Woke up this morning & looked out to see a small bird sheltering near the front feeding station. At first glance just thought Robin, as the feeders are quite distant & through double glazing, but something made me think it wasn't just a Robin so I went to fetch my bins to get a proper look. I was am...
2nd February 2008.
9 Goosander, 8 Tufted Duck, 21 Coot, c80 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose.
5 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Plenty of birds in song - singles of Song & Mistle Thrush - several of each for Dunnock, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin and Wren.
Grey Herons occup...
Myself and two friends Nature Reserve Hide Kingfisher GS Woodpecker Dabchick Nuthatch Coal Tit River above weir behind Wheel/pump House 4 Mandarin Duck Shelter at top of Keg Road Road up to the Keg Goldcrest Nutchatch in/around nest box Pied Flycather in/around nest Box River below weir Dipper Mid...
Very strong possible sighting in Canal Street of a female Black Redstart today at 2 o'clock at the End by the courts. Flew off down the Canal. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 22nd of June 2009 12:55:08 PM-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 15th of May 2010 09:00:09 AM
After being fascinated by the sound and size of watching some youtube footage of Great Reed Warblers I took a very early morning detour to Ilkeston today and had brilliant views in the sunshine as the bird moved around the reed bed it is frequenting. To see a thrush sized warbler was very interesting an...
4th-5th June: Popped down with Phil Owen to take in some of the special birds of this region on my first summer trip here. Generally good weather but the wind kept a few species down and therefore not seen. Overall a successful trip to a fab part of the country. Some of the sightings included: Paxton Pits...
7th April - a.m.
4 Sand Martins - it was a really cold morning - hope they were managing to find something to eat over the waters surface!
29 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 5 male Mallards circled around and displaying to a rather bored and uninterested looking female!, a pair of Blue Tits mati...
Just back from an eleven night stay on the Riviera Maya in Mexico, approximately fifty miles south of Cancun. There were four hotels on a site covering around two square miles. A variety of habitat including coastline, gardens with shrubs, bushes and trees, a golf course with several pools and final...
This might be a controversial topic, but it would be interesting to see what other birders think about Ring-Necked Parakeets (=Rose-Ringed Parakeet) There are some 30,000 throughout the UK, with the vast majority in Surrey, but small populations throughout including an expanding population in...
Velbon sherpa Pro,cf531el tripod, boxed as new,carbon fibre and magnesium with ph-157q head and quick release plate, with stone bag and hanging hook,adjustable legs for low level shots, leg warmers, maximum height 1.65m ,removable centre column, clip lock legs .£130
A Wryneck was present all day today near Knypersley reservoir just N.of Stoke, a bit closer for Greater Manchester birders than the East Coast!! Directions (if it still there tomorrow) are: Just N.of Brown Edge by Sands Lane on gorse covered hill. Drive over the dam at Knypersley Resr and continue to...
Stonechat, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (in Wythenshawe at last !!!!!!) Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (pair) in Mile Lane. All three Woodpeckers within half a mile of where of where I used to live. Some places, you never forget!!!
Tue. 6th Feb. f. Mandarin - River Douglas @ Marylebone Bridge Grey Partridge - Lady Mabel`s 2 Green Woodpecker - nr. Whelley Loop Line. Also 3 f. Bullfinch. 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper & 3 Goldcrest - `Yellow Brook` area. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 18:13, 2007-05-01-- Edited by Ian McKerchar at 2...
Quite a sizeable Starling roost is starting to build up at Rostherne (viewed from behind the church) - not as big as previous years but worth looking at. The early arrivals were met by a Sparrowhawk waiting for dinner
Ahead of our house move we still have the following for sale:- Josep del Hoyo 16 volumes Handbook of the Birds of the World - £400 ono (condition is as new - original cost over £2000). Handbook of the Birds of Africa all 7 volumes by Fry Keith Urban et alia £200 ono (condition is as new). Handbook of the Bir...
Went with the kids on a 'world of wildlife event here today- had a great time orienteering followed by pond dipping (3 newts!). Plan to go back really soon.
1-3pm
5 nuthatch
3 robins
4 woodpigeons
3 magpies
2 longtailed tits
4 great tits
4 mallards
blue tit
grey heron flew over
grey wagtail a...
went exploring this evening, into the little strip of woodland between Mauldeth Rd, and the police training centre. not been there before. plenty of birds around including:
Grey Wagtail - pair on the stream
Goldcrest -2
GS Woodpecker 1
Treecreeper - 1
Mistle Thrush - 3
Song Thrush - 2
Willow...
