Did my annual Spring walk along the Goit from Brinscall and up onto the Nab today. Birds of interest seen : Wood Warbler, Redstart, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Reed Bunting, Little Owl, Buzzard, Kestrel, Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, Swallow, Linnet, Great Crested Gr...

Redstart seen singing in the rain this morning.

Hi Joyce, I am one of a group of 3 "Fungists" who regularly go searching in the Darwen/Blackburn/Chorley area. ( I think you may have met Harry and Mike the other two - in Chorley Cemetery last autumn) and we have found it to have been a very disappointing year for Fungi. Our local Fungi h...

Hi Neil,

Green Woodpecker is another bird that has gone missing in the Roddlesworth area.
It is about 5 years or more since I last saw one locally.

Regards

Ian

Hi Neil, Have been looking for Tree Pipit at Hollinshead/Slipper Lowe all Spring and it is looking like this will be the first time in many years that I will have failed to find any birds there. Along with Redstart and Pied Flycatcher it is looking like they have disappeared as a breeding species fr...

David is correct. It had become a renowned meeting spot for "gay business" and the only way to ensure it came to an end was to unfortunately seal off the car park. Another case of a few spoiling it for the many.

Hi Gary,
Nice pic - but I think it is actually a Blusher (Amanita Rubescens).

I think you are spot on Len - looks like Oyster to me too.

Dave,

I think Bryan is def spot on with Mycena sp for *2 (possibly mycena galericulata) and I think *1 may be a mycena too - it has a look of mycena pura. I bet number *3 were not very big and not sure what to suggest for those at the stage they are at.

Dave,
Looking at the pic again (and its relative size as Joyce pointed out) I think it is more likely to be Stinking Parasol (Lepiota cristata) - I know we have found this species at Mere Sands before.

Hi Dave,

The last one has just come to me - it is as Bryan suggested a lichen -
Dog Lichen (Peltigera Canina).

Hi Dave The first two pics def look like Aniseed Funnel (Clitocybe Adora) The 3rd pic I would say Shaggy Parasol (Macrolepiota Rhacoides) The 4th - A real puzzler. Helvella sp perhaps. The 5th - Are they growing on an old spruce/pine cones could be a Conecap if that is the case. The last one I canno...

Male Pied Flycatcher and male Redstart both seen singing near to bridge at bottom of clough. Small flock (c6) Redpoll near old workings. Lots of Willow Warblers and a pair of Wheatear along Jepsons Gate track.

Dave, Harry and I had a stroll round Tockholes today and found your UFO. It has the look of a young Honey Fungus but the yellow colouring on the stipe is putting us off. Took a couple of pics to help in the book consultation process over the weekend.(We have about 20 books on Fungi so hopefully one ...

Hi Dave

Harry and I are planning a stroll around Tockholes Wood tomorrow.
Can you remember roughly where you found your UFO (unidentified fungal object) ? We`ll try and relocate it and if we can find it, see if its developed into anything more obvious !!

Cheers Ian.