Have you ever seen the albino Starling up on Clayton's farm? It used to be in the first field as you enter Range Road. Sadly I've not seen it for a while.
Hello I'm trying to learn as much as I can about birds but I'm still a novice. Tonight about half an hour ago I was out walking and saw an owl. It was larger than a tawny owl. It was screeching really loudly. I've been listening to different owl sounds on the RSPB website and none of them sound anything like the owl I heard. Has anyone any suggestions on what it could have been. It was stood on top of a telegraph pole in Dukinfield. Other people were out looking at it because it was so loud!
Hiya Vicky ... it would have been a female Tawny Owl ... she's a lot bigger than the male. You don't say whereabouts in Dukinfield she was but there was a male calling at the bottom of Sandy Lane at 02-00 hrs Tuesday morning. Hope this helps. Roger.
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Tonight about half an hour ago I was out walking and saw an owl. It was larger than a tawny owl. It was screeching really loudly. I've been listening to different owl sounds on the RSPB website and none of them sound anything like the owl I heard. Has anyone any suggestions on what it could have been. It was stood on top of a telegraph pole in Dukinfield. Other people were out looking at it because it was so loud!