Anyone who fancies a day or half a day in a hide this winter,where you are almost guarenteed most common species,only a few feet away from your lens.on set up feeding perches,where you cannot see the feed,all looking very natural(check out any I have in the galleries on here for Glazebury,and they wer...
Sand Martins. I am asking your forum if it would be worthwhile to request of HH Smith, the builders at Radcliffe Market, if they could provide nest holes to help sand martins, who come every year, or do they think it would it be interfering with the birds.Thanks. I am a keen follower of your forum and am am...
Found liverwort Conocephalom Conicum (Snakeskin liverwort) today very aromatic when crushed huge spead of it on a damp wall. Also Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle in flower Stoneclough bridge. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 5th of November 2014 10:19:11 AM
Hi I am looking now to purchase a Hide Clamp......can anyone recommend a decent quality one. I have been searching the 'net for a decent one so anyone who can give a recommendation it wouldbe appreciated Thanks
Barbour Berwick Endurance. Olive Green with original hood. Size Large. This one of Barbour's 'Beathables' range. Other than a small (approx 5mm) repaired hole on one sleeve and a tiny bit of loose stitching on one pocket this jacket is in excellent condition. Barbour advertise these as waterproof...
Hi there, I'm new to this. I was wondering if anyone an recommend any groups? I live in Manchester but there doesn't look to be many out there. I've been going to Dunham Massey quite a bit but only ever seem to see crows. I did see an unusual green bird a few weeks back which I think might have been a green wood...
Not wishing to detract from Tony's excellent offer but if anyone wants a more complete run of Birding World I have Twitching (vol 1) and Birding World (vols 1-25) listed for sale further down this thread and am open to any reasonable offer. Cheers John -- Edited by John Rayner on Sunday 2nd of November 2...
I don't know if this is news to many people, but I've just been reading online that The Times' sports feature writer and conservation correspondent Simon Barnes has lost his job. Maybe nothing out of place there you might think, but if you Google 'Simon Barnes The Times', you will find a few threads whi...
I am not sure if this has been posted before but plans are being made to extend or move a caravan site on Spurn. It is as follows from the Spurn Point Bird Ob site- 'URGENT HELP REQUIRED 23 October 2014 The Observatory urgently needs the help of the birding community, please read this and help us by objecti...
This is a first and proberley last time i will see this 12 30 to day saw sparrowhawk chasing what i thought was a song thrush as they twisted and turned i relized it was a bat in the middle of the day hawk was left bemused brill sight to see after at least 40 seconds it gave up the bat then just climbed up very hig...
Bit of a long shot but I remember reading on here ages ago about a hide someone had for hire - on one of the mosses maybe? Is it still available and if so who owns it? I fancy half a day doing some local photography :) Thanks in anticipation, Peter
I have owned a pair of Swarovski SLC 8 x 30 binoculars for over 15 years and whilst I have always been very careful with them, they were looking a little tired. I emailed Swarovski in England to see if they offered a type of service for the bins and then sent them off to their UK office down south. I asked for a...
The above lens (Nikon mount) is for sale at £150. It takes superb insect photos and is describes as: "An extraordinary 1:1 (life-size) close up capacity, combined with what many consider an ideal portraiture focal length this prime optic was nicknamed "the portrait macro." Extra...
Hi I am looking now to get myself an Angled Spotting Scope, I would be appreciative if any members of the forum could give me some advice on ones to look at. I would much sooner buy a decent used one with the money I have rather than buy a new one. Budget is around the £750 region. I do have the opportunity to pu...
There will be a Leica In-Store Day at the Focalpoint Optics Show Rooms on Friday 24th October, starting at 9.30am and running until 5pm. Everyone is welcome, pop along and meet our Leica Representative, John. Have a look at the full range of Leica optics including the new 1.8 E...
Started some surveys from near the Point last month (September 30th). Having only visited once before this I am glad to be spending some more time here between now and Spring 2015. Late September saw heavy vis mig overhead with the following birds noted (obviously not there for pleasure, so can only n...
Morning walk through the clough along the river. Afternoon walk along the top of the clough from Dingle Reservoir along a very overgrown little used path. A machete would have been very handy to cut through the balsam ! 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 1 Pheasant 5 Woodpigeons 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 20 House Ma...
I have 2 of these android phones for sale at £30 each Both have been in protective cases/screen covers from day 1 and have unscratched screens. Both come in the original packaging with their chargers and USB connecters. One comes with gel case and the other a black flip-top leather case. I have one car c...
Food & Flora Farming, Land Use & Biodiversity Monday 27th October, 7-9.30pm Unicorn Grocery. M21 0BN An evening of speakers, producers and good food. Industrial agriculture is the world's biggest threat to biodiversity, but food doesn't have to cost the earth. Hear from farmers, campaigners & ot...
The private, member only, Deeside Naturalists Trust Nature Reserve at Connah's Quay is holding its annual Open Day on Saturday Oct 11th this year. This offers a unique oportunity to visit the site, look around the several hides overlooking the river & mudflats from the Welsh side opposite the B...
As a relative newcomer to the joys of birding I am keen to find all the local knowledge I can get. This forum is brilliant and has helped me enormously, and I am very grateful to all contributors. I am still a little apprehensive about posting myself because of lack of knowledge. A while ago I was a member o...
We seem to have had a massive sparrow explosion this year. Gone from 3 - 4 birds to daily flocks of 50 +. Whilst we have changed our feed regime, and this almost certainly is influencing the number of birds in the garden, it is a massive jump Is it just us, our area or are other people seeing a big increase in s...
Is it just me or do Jay's seem to be everywhere at the minute? I know I haven't posted any as single species sightings, and that is mainly due to me driving a 7.5 tonner at the time so not the best of ideas. I usually get distracted with work phone calls (yes hands free) and concentrating on road conditions....
Hi, I'm going to Scilly towards the end of next week. The weather's looking a little calm and it's early in the season anyway, but could anyone tell me the best places to bird? I'm staying at the Garrison campsite on St Mary's and am trying to decide on a route to take whilst patching. Many thanks, Joe
Sitting here bored at work as backup while they move our servers, listening to various songs.
Currently got on the new British Sea Power album (Do you like Rock Music) which is very good.
Track 8 is an instrumental called Great Skua and there are also some Barn Owl calls on one of the earlier tracks,...
I've been having to concentrate on mountain training for the last nine months or so with occasional birding and virtually no photography - all in aid of climbing Kilimanjaro with a mate [mid life crisis!] we reached the summit last week and had a day in Arusha National Park to relax before we headed hom...
