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
Rubbish weather, fog all morning, could hardly see the water. Afternoon not much better, but lifted slightly, and we were luck to see a Great Northern Diver fairly close from the Sheepwash Hide.
8/6/26 This being the farmland East of Billinge, and South of Newton Rd down to the fields just before Carr Mill Dam, with the draw being the Masons Arms at Chadwick Green.. 6 Grey Partridge. 14+ Yellowhammers. 2 Oystercatchers. 1 Common Tern. 4 Buzzards. 3 Kestrels. Linnets & Lapwings. -- E...
I visited this wood, just east of Kelsall, a couple of months ago when there wasn't too much about. It looked quite interesting, so I thought I would give it another go. Mixed woodland, albeit mainly coniferous, with farmland surrounding it. Delamere Forest is a couple of miles to the north. Amongst o...
went for a mooch down the gorge today. how do you get a highlight out of wood warbler stone chat redstart pied flycatcher spotted flycatcher 2 calling cuckoo they're all highlights
30/4/11 A walk from Alance Bridge up to the Wellington Bomber memorial, over to Jepsons Gate and back round: 1 Pied Flycatcher (m) 1 Redstart (f) + 2 males heard singing 3 Oystercatcher 2 Grey Wagtail 1 Treecreeper Lesser Redpoll, Coal Tit, Jay, Goldfinch, Kestrel, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Canad...
I was quite shocked when I read this letter on another forum regarding the spraying of midges on Audenshaw reservoir. Surely this is why there is a large array of hirundines and other birds using the reservoir!! Im surprised they are allowed to spray the bankings of reservoir with pesticides!!
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...
Spent a soul-stirring 10 days in the Uists and Barra in early July - our second visit to this area, and loved it even more than first time round. The Uists and Benbecula are spectacular places scenically and equally spectacular for wildlife, given the low population density, the rich resources of the...
Try this for a walk - Anglezarke Reservoir to Wheelton Plantation via Whiie Coppice. Today (1/6) 2 Ravens, Buzzard (upto 4 recently) Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Tree Pipits, Pied Flycatcher, Wood, 2 Garden and lots of Willow Warblers, Curlew, Swift, Cuckoo, Blac...
Had a look at the giant lilies, cardiocrinum giganteum in the park's gardens this afternoon. They will be in flower for a few more days and worth having a look at for NT members, quite expensive otherwise
Firecrest present this morning. Park at the bottom of Craig Road and take the footpath to the horse paddocks where the bird was showing very well at 07:35. Info thanks to Simon Gough
hobby catching dragonflies then taking them onto a lampost on the m6 sliproad to eat.rest for a few minutes then a repeat performance. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 28th of July 2010 11:00:15 PM
2nd Winter Visit
House Sparrow 44
Robin 6
Magpie 33
Blackbird 5
Blue Tit 31
Collared Dove 14
Wood Pigeon 17
Great Tit 17
Sparrowhawk 1 ( in Chadderton Cemy harrassed by 5 Carrion Crows)
Redwing 50 (min - parties of 29, 45, 50, 13 but last 3 at least probably all same flock)
Wren 4
Nuthatch 1
C...
A really good afternoon. At least 100 martins and swallows around the water treatment works attracted a hunting hobby. This was seen at close range as it didn't see me below the bankside tree canopy and flew directly over at about 15 meters. Buzzard and sparrowhawk seen just after this. The other high...
Thinking of going to Marton Mere near Blackpool in the next couple of days as Long Eared Owls are reported as being present. Does anyone know the place?, i.e. where am I likely to find the owls?. Any help/advice gratefully received.
Cheers Ian
Yellow-browed Warbler off Green Avenue, Astley. Bird is moving in a small tit flock around the first field west of the small park at the end of Marklands Road and has been very vocal.
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...
I'm on the verge of buying a new phone and I'm leaning towards the Google Pixel 10 Pro. Does anybody use this phone and how is it for phonescoping? I used to have a Google Pixel and I really liked it, but then it got broken and I bought a cheaper Samsung which is not so good. If not the Google Pixel 10 Pro, then d...
Both of these great sites are vastly underwatched. I went for an hour this afternoon and found a few good sightings, including a couple of year listers: Grasshopper warbler (another heard) Sedge warbler Whitethroat-6 Blackcap (male) Swallow-10 Grey partridge-2 Kestrel Skylark-15 Reed bunting...
Dunkirk Wood Common Buzzard (mobbed by three Carrion Crows) Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard only) Nuthatch (heard only) Song Thrush (singing) 6 Long Tailed Tit Also good numbers of Blue and Great Tits A female Sparrowhawk quickly put an end to the quarrelling of six House Sparrows on the housing es...
