Hi all, long time no posts! Just thought I'd better put in an apprearance again. Was at Wothington Lakes this morning, Kingfisher showing well on Worthington Reservoir, lots of BH Gulls, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Canada Geese, GC Grebe scattered around the other reservoirs. Hope you're al...

Was at YVP just after lunch, and also recorded pr Buzzards and sparrowhawk.

Thanks again, Chris. Well worth a visit if you are up that way anytime.

Andy

I was on the Farne Islands earlier in the week. Absolutely fantastic! Puffins (some 40,000) Guillemots, Razor Bills, Arctic, Common and Sandwich Terns, Shags, Cormorants, Eider Ducks, Kittiwakes, Herring Gulls, Black Headed Gulls and Grey Seals. All very close. Well worth a trip if you are up that w...

I was walking the Llyn Peninsula Coastal Path last week, and what a fantastic variety of wildlife there was as coast met land. Noted a large amount of Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat everywhere, and Blackcap, Buzzard, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler were also abundant. Nice also to see s...

Thanks, Chris. Will do.

(Just off to see if I can catch sight of the Osprey at Worthington)

Nothing of any great importance, but after a wet start noted: Swallow, Swift, Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, 20 of so Crows passing through, 1 Buzzard, Dunnock, Great Tit, Magpie, Pied Wagtail and Cuckoo calling. Bluebells and Gorse in full bloom and an abundance of Common Cotton Grass, particularly on ...

Mid afternoon at YVP.

Mallard, Magpie, Coot, Moorhen, Mute Swan, 2 Common Terns (on raft) Reed Bunting, Nuthatch, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, BH Gulls, Blue and Great Tits, and (first I've seen at YVP) a Common Sandpiper on the raft closest to the car park.

Chris,

Cuckoo calling at Stronstrey Bank at 12:20 today.

Andy

As Neil mentioned in the previous post, the fire has had a devestating effect on the wildlife, particularly above Anglezarke and the plantations. with significant disruption to the farming community during the lambing season. Let's hope the ground nesters are able to 'have another go' soon. News fro...

Grasshopper Warbler present again at 11.15 today. Also Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch 2 Buzzards (pr of Tufted Duck on top lodge).

Out for a couple of hours this afternoon in fantastic sunshine. Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Pheasant, Dunnock, Jay, Dipper, Grey and Pied Wagtail, Skylark, Blackbird, Wren, Blue and Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Curlew, Goldfinch, Crow, Mallard, Heron, Nuthatch, 20+ Swallows, Redpoll. Nice to ...

Excellent and impressive list, Neil, well done.

Thought I caught a glimpse of a Ring Ouzel this morning along the Goit but thought perhaps it was wishful thinking, however its inclusion on the Bird Race list leads me to believe that it could have been.

Andy R

My first Whitethroat this season along the Goit south of White Coppice. On the Nab there were 30+ Willow Warblers, Blackbird, Repoll, Great Blue and Coal Tits, Goldfinch, 4 Buzzards (to the West), 2 Jays, several Woodpigeons, passing Gulls. 20+ Tortoiseshell butterflies along with Peacock, Large and...

Just checked the field guide, Dave, and it looks like a Bee Fly (Bombylius major).

PS. Excellent collection of pictures on flckr!

Andy R