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by Paul West
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Field Trip to Eyes Lane, Bretherton - Sunday 7th January
Replies: 2
Views: 630

Re: Field Trip to Eyes Lane, Bretherton - Sunday 7th January

A lovely winters morning walk in great company. Plus plenty of birds seen.
by Paul West
Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Coppull garden
Replies: 0
Views: 294

Coppull garden

Flock of12 greenfinch passing through garden. Most I’ve ever seen in garden.
by Paul West
Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Field Trips
Topic: Fungal foray Sat 28th October 10am
Replies: 0
Views: 2595

Fungal foray Sat 28th October 10am

Members Fungal Foray. October 28 at 10:00 am - 12:30 pm All are welcome. This is a grade 2 walk, mainly footpaths. The walk will be led by Dave Morrison in Lens absence. The walk will cover Astley Park wood first, then onto Chorley cemetery. Parking is available at the new car park on Southport road...
by Paul West
Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Coppull Garden 21/07/2023
Replies: 0
Views: 269

Coppull Garden 21/07/2023

Speckled Wood
Holly blue
2 x Red Admirals
Large White
Small White
Hedgehog
Sparrowhawk
by Paul West
Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Red Squirrel
Replies: 1
Views: 387

Re: Red Squirrel

My money is on it being a slightly red-hued grey squirrel.
by Paul West
Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Hic Bibi 02/04/23 7:00am
Replies: 0
Views: 159

Hic Bibi 02/04/23 7:00am

Kestrel
Several Skylarks
Several Bullfinch
2 Reed Bunting
2 L.T.T.
Numerous G.T.
Several B.T.
Jay
3 Chaffinch
4 Lapwing
Curlew heard
2 Robins
4 Crows
Numerous Magpies.
by Paul West
Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Slugs
Replies: 5
Views: 309

Re: Slugs

On a serious note though we have never and never will use any kind of pesticides in the garden. We just plant what the slugs etc wont eat.
by Paul West
Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:05 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Slugs
Replies: 5
Views: 309

Re: Slugs

If you ask the missus, she will say they are all in our garden.
by Paul West
Tue Nov 08, 2022 8:05 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Coppull garden past couple days.
Replies: 0
Views: 175

Coppull garden past couple days.

Raven over
Nuthatch & goldcrest in garden.
by Paul West
Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:46 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: 09/09/2022 Hic Bibi NR
Replies: 0
Views: 168

09/09/2022 Hic Bibi NR

Lovely afternoon at the reserve. 1 brown hawker 2 Migrant hawker 6 Common darter several undisclosed blue damsel flies 1 Comma 3 red Admiral 1 Large white 2 small white 20+ speckled wood 2 willow warbler 3 goldfinch 6 L.T. tits 1 G.S. woodpecker Sat watching a storm front pass through along the Penn...
by Paul West
Sun Aug 21, 2022 11:04 am
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Hic Bibi NR 20/08/2022
Replies: 0
Views: 165

Hic Bibi NR 20/08/2022

Chiffchaff heard

common darter
4 migrant hawker
2 brown hawker

4 red admiral
1 small tortoiseshell
1 large white
1 common blue (m)
by Paul West
Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Hic Bibi NR Sunday 07/ August/2022
Replies: 0
Views: 162

Hic Bibi NR Sunday 07/ August/2022

Min of 4 Common Blue ( Most I've seen this summer).
several gatekeepers
2 Peacock
several whites
1 Comma
Reed bunting
Willow warbler
by Paul West
Mon May 16, 2022 8:51 pm
Forum: Out of Area Sightings
Topic: Red Moss
Replies: 0
Views: 291

Red Moss

Cracking walk with my son on Red Moss.parked on Middlebrook & entered from the tip side. Cuckoo heard then seen. 100s of 4 spot chasers & Red damsels. Sedge warbler Willow warbler Reed bunting Meadow pipit Skylark Mallard Canada goose with chick's. Wren Unknown deer glimpsed in long grass th...
by Paul West
Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:16 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Withnell fold .
Replies: 5
Views: 538

Re: Withnell fold . 7:30 to 9:15am

2 Tawny
1 water rail
2 woodcock
1 kingfisher
Gs woodpecker
Nuthatch
1 roe deer
by Paul West
Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Arley Nature Reserve
Replies: 2
Views: 409

Re: Arley Nature Reserve

Mink will kill for pleasure. When I used to fish the River Dane, you would find dead fish scattered along the bank with just one bite out of each. At least an Otter will kill then eat its catch.

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