I just spent a week visiting my older son who has lived here for 19 or so years.
I generally do a little low key "year listing" round the city parks, and like to compare the differences in the seasons. I realized that in 20 or so visits, I had never actually been here in May before.
Black Kites a...
Great views on Sunday 14th June of the Melodious Warbler. The bird is currently showing well opposite Marsh Lane Nature Reserve in Hampton in Arden and within a couple of minutes of arrIving, I was soon treated to great views as it sang away on various branches. At one point, the bird landed on a gorse bu...
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From the weekend
1600+ Black-headed Gulls and 140 Common Gulls in field at Hornby Sat afternoon. Spooked by a large Peregrine and put on spectacular displays with Starling-like close flocking
20 Whooper Swans with 19 Mute Swans, 2 Buzzards and 2 Ravens at nearby Melling
River Lune at Halton -...
Been looking on the internet at various makes/models etc and its sending me dizzy.a lot of the directions you get in books,magazines,forums etc are given in grid reference form and I am basically looking for a unit for that purpose.the Garmin nuvi 550 seems to work as a traditional sat nav and 'off roa...
Up last friday morning at 4.30am and filled feeders by 5am . . Gold and Greenfinch began to arrive then the Squirrel. . . . . . .
A battle then commenced - it was squirted and whacked with my fiberglass pole. But it kept coming back and it brought a juvenile with it. . At 5.45am I decided to take the feeders do...
Two streams flow into the old/now drained Jack Key's Reservoir and effectively become the River Darwen upon flowing out northwards towards the town centre. A mid morning walk around the old reservoir didn't throw up too much other than usual woodland birds plus a couple of Whitethroat, several Bla...
This year's holiday gite is located about 30km north of Marmande, in Agnac near Eymet. To the west of Eymet there is a fairly large lake, Lescourroux, which we've visited twice so far. First visit was disappointing, with just Little Egret, Mallards, Herons and a fleeting Kingfisher. Second visit be...
Originally posted today by Dave Ousey: Though we have not been known for going to difficult places to see rare birds, Three A Team members decided to give it a go. So when a Cretzschmar`s Bunting was found on Bardsey and a booking system was in place (kindly policed by Lee Evans) after sleeping under boa...
Masses of Guillemots, Razorbills & Kittiwakes. Lesser numbers of Fulmars. 30+ Eiders, 6 Puffins, 4 Shags and a steady offshore passage of Gannets. 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Linnets, 1 Swift, plus a steady trickle of Swallows along the cliff top. 1 Common Seal.
Seen from offices at Abraham Moss Grey Squirrel with no tail. It was interesting to watch this Squirrel as they rely on their tails so much for balance, but it seemed to have lost none of the agility associated with these creatures and appeared to be feeding on sycamore seeds.
Cetti's Warbler this morning near the culvert between the two lakes (know locally as Red Pond). Apologies for not putting on the thread name that Parson's Meadow is in Worsley Mesnes, Wigan. Various access points inc via St Jude's RLFC at Keats Avenue or along the cycleway through the garage court at...
I've been working in Bury at Wellington Street right beside the Irwell removing Asbestos from the old paper mills which got demolished quite a few years ago and I am 99% sure I seen a otter early this morning running under a old Victorian culvert on my site, as anybody ever seen an otter on the Irwell? The...
a walk between marles wood and dinckley.
1 dipper
1 common sand
3 oystercatcher
1 goosander with 5 gorgeous striped chicks.mother saw off a heron who got too close
1 buzzard over
1 green woodpecker
2 grey wagtail
3 pied wagtail
at least 7 nuthatch
3 singing blackcaps
a walk at osbaldeston h...
My first visit here and what a day male and female Pied Flycatcher, Common Redstart and Cuckoo! This place is great I would recommend it to anyone, more info below and more pics on my Blog. http://austinmorley.blogspot.co.uk/ http://www.pensychnant.co.uk/ -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesda...
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good numbers of blue and great tits,chaffinch,wrens and robins,blackbirds,song thrush.
highlight watching 20+yellowhamer feeding next to cow feeding area
good roost of 30+ magpies
2 heron and 22 mallard in fields on left on floodwater
saw the mammel as I was just leaving the north wast end of reddisher woods, never seen one around here before,didnt get to see tail but it seemed bigger than I would expect a weasel to be.Anybody got thoughts
The third spring Salford Quays birdwatching cruise takes place on Saturday 30th May (8am to 10am). In case the long awaited heatwave hasn't arrived by then there will be plenty of seats downstairs in the cabin for those who don't wish to brave the elements on the top deck! The boat will set off from the L...
Reading sightings of Mallards at Chorlton Water Park having Bolts through their neck My question is are Crossbow Bolts sold cheap,I thought they would be expensive to buy. as when fired,they most probably dont get the back,and dont you need a licence to buy them. as long as Idiots are allowed to buy th...
On my way to Dorset to visit my Mother In law I stopped off at the Cotswold Water Park, a place I have visited quite a few times. For those who have not visited before its a huge area of gravel pits and in the winter is noted for Smew and Red Crested Pochard. In summer it great for Nightingale, Cettis Warbler a...
