1 Green Woodpecker showing well 1 Pochard Shoveler Shelduck Teal Reed Bunting Great Crested Grebe -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 3rd of January 2018 03:16:05 PM
Xmas Day morning - driving through Deeside Industrial Estate on approach to the Dee Bridge:
2 buzzard
1 kestrel
1 little egret
1 fieldfare
flock of approx 20 redwing
lots of lapwing (couldn't count)
Not a bad start to the day!
Spent Sunday wandering round the Fylde area. Nice views of the Ross's Gooose with approx 2500 Pink-feet. Picked up a Purple Sandpiper with the Turnstones and Redshank on Fleetwood boating lake Spent high tide watching the waders at Fluke Hall - Oystercatchers, Grey Plovers, Sanderling, Dunlin et...
A full-on twitch to Musselburgh for the recently split American White-winged Scoter with Paul Greenall (our impeccable driver), Ian Lyth and Roger Baker. Alarm set for a brain-shattering 01.30 and our journey north began inauspiciously with delays due to i-phone updates and motorway closures....
Callands Estate yesterday (Late Posting) 20.00 5 Swifts flying South high over Sankey Brook. Unsure whether to post this, but it's getting quite late for Swift reports, most birds left weeks ago. 1 Buzzard mewing consistently flying at about 20 feet over Callands day nursery, it made several passe...
Just struck me that we didn't have a thread for this little gem of an RSPB reserve. On the Dee Estuary just off the end of the M56, I visit about once a month. On Sunday I saw Little Egret, Spoonbill, Avocets with 3 chicks, Pintail, Med Gull, BH Gull in stinging nettles (see other thread), Buzzard, and Rave...
A female Long-tailed Duck is present on a mill lodge in Walmersley. The lodge is situated immediately behind the conservative club on Mather Road; park in the area around the club and take the footpath by the side of it to the bridge along the edge of the lodge to view the area. Please note a small percent...
I visited the new RSPB reserve St Aidans today near Swillington in Yorkshire. Today was the opening day and we decided to arrive early so we would not have to struggle parking. Arriving at 9.20am there were just 4-5 cars parked and there appeared more staff and volunteers than visitors. Although with...
The "last of the summer wine" lads had a good day at Old Moor. Remembered my bins as well. Nearly bought a Viking 66ED scope - very nice.
Flocks of lapwings,starlings and plovers.
Brent Geese,
Swans
Great Tits
Blue Tits
Tree Sparrows
Green Finch
Goldfinch
Linnets
Grey Heron
R...
Sunday 7th: An impressive group of 12 Buzzards circling in the vicinity of Ashurst Beacon before dispersing Peregrine along the West Lancs side of the Billinge Hill ridge -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 20th of April 2011 10:27:00 PM
A fungi foray today around the reservoir, still very few species for the time of the year but a few goodies; Aniseed Toadstool Bell-shaped Mottlegill Birch Knight Birch Polypore Blackening Brittlegill Blackening Waxcap Blusher Butter Cap Clustered Toughshank Conifer Mazegill Dung Roundhead D...
A lepidopteran bonanza this p.m. with some real prizes (if you like that sort of thing). At least 6 green hairstreaks were on the heather/bilberry moorland near the cross, but more excitingly there were the first 2 painted ladies of the year, the first red admiral of the year (extremely scarce in the...
Concentrated for bugs on two sites first is a plantation of trees open to the public mixed woodland with some pine, activelly managed standing and fallen logs, located off and near the end of Knowsley road. Found Orchesella cincta Springtail 1mm size poss Dicyrtomidae genus globular springtail Ro...
We have a pair of USED Swarovski 12x42 NL Pure Binoculars for sale.Boxed. Includes Case, Strap, Rain Guard and Objective covers. Mint Condition. Approx 6 Months old on sale for £2069.00 The link on our website is:https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-12-...
At least one Norfolk hawker dragonfly in the ditch along the south west edge of the lake. Very elusive at times this afternoon but apparently showed better in the morning. Third consecutive year for this species at the site so may be breeding. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 29th of July 2024 07:...
We have a pair of USED Maven B5 18x56mm Binoculars for sale.Boxed. Includes Case, Strap, Rain Guard and Objective covers.Ideal for Long Distance ObservationMint Condition. on sale for £1270.00 The link on our website is:https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/maven-b...
Kirklees Valley trail is a new Local Nature Reserve in Bury. It is between Tottington and Brandlesholme Road following the old Helmshore railway line up to Greenmount. There is also however extensive woodland, heathland, old lodges, fast running streams and pasture along its length that is acces...
Kirklees Valley trail is a new Local Nature Reserve in Bury. It is between Tottington and Brandlesholme Road following the old Helmshore railway line up to Greenmount. There is also however extensive woodland, heathland, old lodges, fast running streams and pasture along its length that is acces...
Afternoon adventure with my grandson Seb. Devils Coach Horse beetle was a cracking and unexpected find. Not sure if it has been recorded in Oldham before.
Not the most exciting first post,but a nocturnal visit to Horrocks Flash revealed quite a few bats,sp unknown and 2 hedgehogs along the tow path,much to busters amusement. cheers geoff
A Fox was waiting around my Liverpool street workplace this morning at 6.15am. After a tin of dog food and 2 freshly cooked boiled eggs it spent the rest of the day fast asleep under the bushes next to my works gates. It was still there at 3.15pm as I was leaving. Its been turning up once or twice a w...
We have a pair of USED Swarovski EL 10x32 Field Pro Binoculars for sale.Boxed. Includes Case, Strap, Rain Guard and Objective covers. Mint Condition. Year: 2019 on sale for £1419.00 The link on our website is:https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-swarov...
USED / PRE LOVED Swarovski ATX Objective Modules 85mm, 95mm, 115mm We have a selection of USED / Pre Loved ATX Objective Modules for sale. All include SOC and in Excellent condition. Please refer to the following website Links or visit in store. Swarovski ATX 115mm Objective Module inc SOC - Ref: FP...
As this is such a long route, stretching from Audenshaw to Chorlton, I think it deserves its own thread. There are basically 30 bridges on the cycle/walking route, from bridge 30 at St Werburg's Road tram stop in Chorlton, back to the start just West of Audenshaw Reservoirs. I cycle it at least a few tim...
This didn't really belong on the Black Redstart thread which is already getting full of other stuff (mea culpa) so I thought I'd start a new thread for other regular steetwise stuff. Looking up for Redstarts there are quite a lot of breeding birds on our city centre rooftops as well as the stars. Today I...
. After a tin of dog food and 2 freshly cooked boiled eggs it spent the rest of the day fast asleep under the bushes next to my works gates. It was still there at 3.15pm as I was leaving. Its been turning up once or twice a w...