Stunning array of flowers Common Spotted, Southern Marsh, and Bee Orchids, Common Centaury, Blue Fleabane, Yellowwort, Eyebright, Sun Spurge, Greater Celendene, Hemlock Waterdropwort, Gypsywort, Figwort, Great Mullion, Japanese Rose, Comfrey, to name a few also plenty of Banded Demoisell...
Hi everyone. I'm a newbie and I'm looking to get a halfways decent pair of Bins, on a budget. E-bay is stacked out with them. What sort of magnification should I be looking for? There's a pair of Sakura 30 x23's for instance, would they be any good?
I know things like Viking etc seem to be the popular brand...
Moved to it's correct place under telescopes lol - thanks Tim, slip of the finger in a busy work day!! -- Edited by Doc Brewster on Friday 9th of May 2014 10:27:47 PM
A joint bioblitz organised by the GM Local Record Centre and the Salford Rangers' takes place at Worsley Woods on Fri 9th/Sat 10th May with the aim of recording as many species as possible over a 24 hour period. This is a great chance to go down to the woods and find out about the species that live there, as...
Chris Packham reports late April nightly on Youtube from the frontline of the slaughter of all birds on the miserable little island which is the misguided recipient of the George Cross - Malta http://www.chrispackham.co.uk/
With the football season now over for myself, and with not expecting the call from Hodgson to join the squad in Brazil, I packed my boots away a month back. In the interim I've been wondering how best I might halt my belt size increasing that doesn't involve mondane exercises or faddy diets only followe...
Lovely few hours here 10.30-1.00 2+ Lesser Whitethroat just passed reserve near canal bridge Also Wheatear, 4 Common Whitethroat, Peregrine Falcon, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Blackcap, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 House Martin over church, many Lapwing and Swal...
Morning all. Just wondered if anybody had any thoughts - is it likely to be too late in the season now to find Dotterel on Pendle Hill or on the Bowland fells? Thanks for any input. Paul.
Having relatively recently relocated (work wise) to Kew in Southport I have resisted starting a thread but as the list of good birds continues to grow I've finally succumbed. So ignoring the 3 species of Owl (including 2 from my office window). I'd thought I'd start with todays sightings: Male Ring O...
Getting my Friday bacon butty this morning, I got chatting with the butty van couple and they know I do conservation work. They described seeing birds in their Worsley garden...like blue tits but smaller and with a bright red crest. I asked if it could have been orangey rather than red but they were ada...
Sad account of habitat destruction, in the name of conservation, relating to Red Rocks NR. Article attached to the Dee Estuary website, and well worth a read. -- Edited by John Williams on Thursday 24th of April 2014 09:29:04 PM
Yesterday I found a downed racing pigeon at Chorlton Ees while failing to find any more star migrants on a walk from Chorlton WP. I took its ring details through my scope. It was a Royal Pigeon Racing Association bird which have leg rings beginning GB. I discovered the best site for reporting lost pigeo...
Telescope - Swarovski 80HD with 20x60 zoom eye piece in excellent condition (less than 2 years old), together with Culman hide clamp plus Opticron window clamp, both also in excellent condition. The only reason for sale sadly is sudden death of owner last year. All sensible offers to birding friend...
The UK countryside supports large numbers of several thrush species through the winter. The Winter Thrushes Survey aims to find out more about their numbers and distribution, and the resources that they need to survive to spring and the next breeding season. Are we good hosts to these birds? What ar...
On Friday moning last week I met 2 guys from Lancashire Wildlife trust on Little Woolden moss in the area of f38 (the old barn). They told me that the trust had bought that piece of land (approx 8 hectares). They are going to encourage the land to return to natural bog and some work is going to start soon, no...
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The new 2011 Greater Manchester County Bird Report is out now! The Report Production Team genuinely appreciates the patience and understanding of county birders in the time it has taken to produce the 2011 County Bird Report. It has taken some considerable time and more considerable effort for the...
Just a bit of fun. . Is anyone going to get a photograph of the Pennington flash Cetti's warbler bird? I know there are lots of good photographers on here on no one has manged a photo of this skulker. Its fantastically stayed with us for ages now but still no photo? Good luck. Someones got to get lucky and ge...
