Few who visit Pennington Flash nowadays knew Tom Edmondson, the true pioneer of local conservation, but many visit and enjoy the hide there named in his honour and probably wonder who he actually was. Unfortunately, Tom passed away recently and the following tribute is reproduced with the kind per...
With an increase in raptor persecution crimes in 2015, with mass culling of Mountain Hares and with another Hen Harrier found dead today from suspected gunshot wounds in the Cairngorms I hope as many of you as possible will sign Mark Averys third attempt to get driven Grouse shooting banned, please g...
For anyone thinking of popping over to the Unit over Easter please note the following opening times: Weds 23rd & Thurs 24th March normal winter hours : 9.30am-4.30pm CLOSED Good Friday 25th March Sat 26th March normal Saturday hours : 10am-4pm CLOSED SUNDAY as normal CLOSED Easter Monday 28th M...
I have a home patch that I visit regularly in daylight but rarely at night so I have very few records of owls. However I am sure that owls are present here as other observers do occasionally record them. However I have consistently failed to find owls with early evening visits. I wonder if anyone knows if...
Hi all, I recently had my 40th birthday. (Yes I now feel very old!!) I was very kindly given money off friends and family to go towards a new camera. I was planning on paying some money towards it and getting a Canon 7D. I know there are some very good wildlife photographers on this forum and I would be inter...
Great birders tripod by opticron centre column can be fully removed for hide use normally sell for £85. I would again accept best offers im looking for £45. For £45 I would throw in 2 base plates ie for a scope or camera. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 16th of March 2016 08:12:51 AM
Ive had this scope for 5 years and it has served me well . I have the hdf zoom lens to go with it .the eyepiece is a great asset as it is one of the best for this scope.also the genuine scope cover for extra protection.I am looking for around £200 but I am open to best offers.Reason for selling ive just bought a...
The Kowa 1.6x extender is now in stock. Having tested it previously I am very impressed at this little piece of kit. It increases to power of eyepieces on the Kowa 880/770 Series scopes and is probably best used with the zoom. The RRP is £249. It came into stock yesterday but we have limited numbers, plea...
Does anybody know why i can't log on to the site on my mobile phone. When i try to enter my username and password, it tells me they are invalid even though i can log on to my pc with no problem.
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Hi chaps I am walking from Manchester to Liverpool in July to raise funds for Lancashire Wildlife Trust's Chat Moss Project, who I volunteer with and who are doing vital work at mosses in Greater Manchester to help preserve such a unique and biodiverse site for the future, as well as helping people en...
What I think is a female Peregrine has been around Chorley town centre for some weeks now. It has rings (darvics ?) on both legs and a Chorley NATS member has suggested that it could be from the Manchester city center site. Can anyone help shed some light on this situation ? Chris Rae. -- Edited by Ian McKe...
A pal of mine is selling a brand new pair of Altberg defender boots. Size 9 wide, brown in colour. These are super boots and would have had myself but 1/2 size too big. Cost in the shops about £150 , he wants £ 80 Ono for them. If you want them call Dave on 07764 867255. Prestwich area if you want to try them on.
I'm looking to part from my trusty friend of 4 years, this "entry-level" zoom lens giving 150-500mm at F5-6.3, with HSM quiet autofocus and Optical Stabilisation (OS, Sigma's version of VR). The optics are in perfect condition, and the autofocus and OS working fine. There are some superficial wear...
Sunday late morning. Took the chance on maybe getting some Gull Lifers at Hampole tip after some scarcer Gulls have been reported last few days, but unfortunately couldn't get near to where the tip site supposedly was. I'd asked a few locals who hadn't heard of a tip as such in Hampole but they did direc...
Flying visit today after Snow Bunting was posted on bird guides found the bird near the overflow on opposite side of the sailing clubhouse near to old building showing as close to 15 feet away also 3 x Raven and 1 x Kestrel
A very early start to drive down to Corsham for a look at the Hooded Merganser with Adam Jones. Easy drive in good weather which led to concerns starting as we neared the site and I began thinking if this is real and it was a clear night it might have gone. Car park found and a black sports car was reversing to...
This is a newly-created FC woodland and grassland area accessible from Bickershaw Lane at SD623023 - room for a couple of cars in the small area at the entrance. It's next to the larger Barlow's Farm area which is much more open, with marshy areas. These two areas are between Hindley Prison and the big P...
Been meaning to try here before. You really wouldn't believe your slap bang in the middle of one of Europes biggest Industrial Estates.
Birding wasn't great, but was somewhere different and a hide that provided a bit of shelter.
6 Tufted ducks
2 Grey Heron
3 Canada Geese
1 Mallard
2 Chiffchaf...
If either of the people who bought a pair of Zeiss Conquest HDs off me on Saturday is reading these forums (as so so many of our customers do!!) could they please get in touch with me as son as possible on 01925 730399, I am in all day today (Weds 10th Feb) until 4.30pm and then next in on Monday 15th Feb. Thank...
The latest issue of the Cheshire & Wirral Bird Report, the one for 2014 is now in stock, it has arrived today and is up to its usual high standard. The price is £8
If you enjoy watching Willow Tits and would like to contribute to their conservation in Greater Manchester then this is an opportunity not to be missed. Lancashire Wildlife Trust would like to invite you to be involved in a Willow Tit Survey Training Day which aims to standardize recording methodo...
Just a note for anyone who enters their sightings into BirdTrack. They now have an iPhone/Android app which you can use whilst visiting a site to record your sightings as you see them. As your phone knows where you are it is simple to use - just add species as you see them. These records are them synched to...
