I had a lovely day at Wicken Fen on Sunday 30th November as part of a long weekend in Cambridge. Wicken Fen for those who don't know is a special place, a rare example of original fenland that has never been drained and has apparently been maintained by seasonal sedge cutting since the 1400s! It was donat...
HI THESE WERE MY BINOCULARS AND ARE IN AS NEW EXCELLENT UNDAMAGED CONDITION.ONLY SELLING AS MY HUSBAND HAD GONE MAD AND PURCHASED SWAROVSKI BINOCULARS AND I HAVE THEREFORE INHERITED HIS CAST OFF HAWKE BINOCULARS. THEY WERE PURCHASED DIRECT OFF THE RSPB SITE LESS THAN 12 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE ONLY BEEN...
For any birders who want to take their birding to the next level, try moon-light/street-light birding at Salford Quays, a magical experience, with Pochard, Tufted Ducks and Mute Swans all visible At this site, you can literally go birding 24 hours per day, with the Aythyas being seen from ar...
Help needed, I have just booked a 4 night stay in Lisbon with my wife from 13th-17th April 2015, I will have the opportunity for early morning birding whilst there and wondered if anyone has experience of the City and the best spots to visit at this time of the Year. My only worry is what will turn up at Elto...
Wildlife Watching Supplies Medium weight c33 bag hide in Realtree Snow pattern (best checking their website for the full details). New price £82 so will accept £60 posted or £50 pick up meet within 10 miles of Warrington. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 20th of February 2015 06:15:18 PM
As above Nikon 300mm f4 AF-S IF ED, boxed with original foot and Kirk replacement collar and foot plus neoprene covers - bought new by me around 18 months ago from Grays - I would have said this was immaculate until I spotted a slight flat spot on the metal section where a filter would screw in - not sure how...
We thought we would have a change and have a trip on a Saturday with myself, Bob K & Steve K for company, with Steve K driving. We quickly worked out a trip into Yorkshire with a couple of new sites on the agenda. We met at a time that had allowed more sleep and we set off into a dense fog patch from Rochdale...
Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland (3rd impression 1980) Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland (1986) The first two Atlases still useful books despite later editions. Both in very good condition. Price £3.99 each - the price I paid at Oxfam I couldnt resist! Buyer to collect fro...
Would love to spend a couple of days at morcombe bay doing a bit of birding, does anyone know of any good places to stop and any tips to get the best out of my birding.
I know that it's subjective, but where IS in your opinions the best birding to be found in these isles of noises??????! Myself and my brother were chatting about it... They'll be the few obvious candidates, but or you where is it and why? You can even chuck a North West vote in.....
Originally posted by Melanie Beckford today: Having lunch at my friends house in High Legh and a pair of Red Legged Partridge flew into the garden and stayed all afternoon ! They visit quite often apparently...
Shorebirds - An Identification Guide to the waders of the world £8 Common Birds of the Yucatan Peninsula £4 National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America £7.50 Collins Field Guide-Birds of East Africa £6 Birds of the Indian Subcontinent £5 Newmanns Birds of Southern Africa £...
I was in my local Hoyles Park, Bury the other day with my dog and I saw a red bird which I can't identify. It was a bright rufus red with cream on its chest, underwing and under tail. I spied it on the ground and it was about as fat as a blackbird but longer. It flew up to a tree. The wings were slender and the tail l...
I don't mean actually dabbing one with paint. What I'm referring to is behaviour, mainly concerning Black Headed Gulls. Its behaviour that's fascinated me for a while, and was very apparent on my recent trip to Scotsmans Flash, it's akin to a practice in soccer. Black Headed Gulls will select either...
A walk around this morning looking for fungi produced; Golden Spindles (3 clumps, rare in area) Pink Waxcap (lots - a good year for it) Meadow Coral Yellow Club Scarlet Caterpillar Club Snowy Waxcap Meadow Waxcap Dung Roundhead Vermillion Waxcap plus a few other bits and pieces Dave
For those who don't know it Halsall Moss is another of the areas between the A5147 Maghull to Scarisbrick Road and the A565 Formby bypass next to Plex Moss - we did both today on the way to Marshside. There is generally something to see in the big skys over the mosses but today the action or lack of it was on t...
Hi I have half a day to waste in the Manchester area and am looking to get out and see some birds - the only additional issue being I'm a woman who is quite nervous and used to going with somebody else. Is there anywhere good I could spend a half day (willing to drive out around the North West and RSPB member) w...
If anyone has a spare, or indeed just one they are willing to part with, 2008 Greater Manchester Annual County Bird Report could they please let me know. Cheers.
A friend described a bird she had seen in her garden in Chorlton. She knows little about birds, but from the description and the victim (a pigeon), I assume it was a peregrine. Anyone else seen a peregrine in urban Chorlton cum Hardy? She said it had large talons and she was very pleased it was tucking int...
On the way over to Liverpool early this afternoon to see our new grandson, born this morning at 04.18, there was a Great Grey Shrike on top of one the smaller slip-road side trees as we joined the M56 motorway at junction 8 - had an excellent view as my wife was driving. On the return journey as we were cross...
Had a long walk from Ashworth Moor Res down into Deeply Vale this afternoon 1 Buzzard being mobbed by 3 Carrion crows 1 Snipe 1 Kestrel 15+ Fieldfares 4 Chaffinch 2 Greenfinch 3 Long tailed Tits 3 Robins 1 Grey Heron 4 Canada 2 Feral Pigeons 4 Wood Pigeon 2 Lapwing 2 Jay 6 Magpie 8 Meadow Pipits Pete -- Edite...
If anybody wants this book please send me a pm,don't want owt for it,could either collect it or send me a stamped self address envelope(at least 9ins x 7ins,and reasonably strong). -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 31st of January 2015 07:46:10 PM
The latest Cheshire & Wirral Bird Report has just come off the presses and we have several copies of it, the 2013 report, in the shop at Focalpoint. The price is £8 and has details of birds well watched by many GM Birders such as the Buff-bellied Pipit & Siberian Chiffchaff at Burton Marsh, Stil...
