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- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Cuerden valley park
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- Views: 12
Cuerden valley park
Pair grey wagtail on river kem mill end single dipper also . Singing blackcap near the allotments 4singing chiff chaff heron and kingfisher on the river c great spot nuthatch and treecreeper also see bullfinch heard and two wood pigeons nests both with 2 eggs
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:54 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Clayton green garden moths
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- Views: 140
Clayton green garden moths
Heart and dart 7 buff ermine 1 silver ground carpet 1 white ermine 1 large yellow underwing 6 common marbled carpet 1 bloodlines 1 the snout 1 riband wave 2 clouded silver 1 light emerald 2 double square dot 1 pale tussock 1 green arches 1 ingrailed clay 1 engrailed 1
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 9:36 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Tuesday night moths
- Replies: 0
- Views: 236
Tuesday night moths
Clayton green moths heart and dart flame shoulder buff ermine white ermine brimstone moth double square dot light emerald silver ground carpet garden carpet flame carpet riband wave clouded silver common carpet the flat ingrailed clay and numerous micro moths still to ID
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:33 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Stag lodge cuerden
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- Views: 154
Stag lodge cuerden
Afternoon visit post showers chiff chaff in song blackcap singing and near rickety bridge 1st whitethroat in song bullfinches nestbuilding near one of the bramble patches
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:14 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: River Yarrow
- Replies: 6
- Views: 487
Re: River Yarrow
Hi Paul I'm happy to post the details things like this are why I think ringing is an essential tool for monitoring bird movement and conservation and why I enjoy my ringing sessions. Well done on spotting the grey wagtail rings in the first place without that cog in the wheel we would not have this ...
- Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:48 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Cuerden valley
- Replies: 0
- Views: 145
Cuerden valley
Cuerden lake 2 sandmartins and single housemartin over lake 3pr of teal on the lake 5 heron at nestsites. At Ken mill end dipper singing near cricket pitch. Ken mill lodge held a nice surprise 7snipe and 2 jack snipe feeding at the rear of the lodge tucked in but viewable all well till some idiot ca...
- Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:18 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: River Yarrow
- Replies: 6
- Views: 487
Re: River Yarrow
Colour ringed grey wagtail ringed as a juvenile on 14/09/2020 at Middleton nature reserve NR Heysham
- Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:44 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: River Yarrow
- Replies: 6
- Views: 487
Re: River Yarrow
Colour ringed grey wagtail on the yarrow is blue over blue and lime green over metal. Awaiting details of where and when it was ringed. Once received will post details
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:24 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eagle Owl
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1151
Re: Eagle Owl
Flying Jessie's are usually finer leather and permanently attached to the ankle leathers hunting Jessie's are slightly thicker. and mews Jessie's are usually used in the avairy when the bird is at rest
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:55 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eagle Owl
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1151
Re: Eagle Owl
Jessie's are leather straps or throngs that fit through the leg leathers to help hold and control a falconer's bird prior to release when hunting.
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:07 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eagle Owl
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1151
Re: Eagle Owl
Has anyone managed to get a close look at the birds leg's to see if its wearing Jessie's
- Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:54 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: End of year round up
- Replies: 1
- Views: 204
End of year round up
End of year totals for the local patch and garden.local patch totals for cuerden valley park this year 96 and garden total in or over this year 58 two new species for the garden this year jackdaw and stock dove during the cold snap. Also new species numbers for the garden 16 bullfinch 25 goldfinch a...
- Fri May 20, 2022 9:12 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Clayton green garden moths from Thursday night
- Replies: 0
- Views: 125
Clayton green garden moths from Thursday night
Selection of moths from Thursday nights moth trap. Cinnabar buff tip chocolate tip flame shoulder buff ermine flame carpet common pug heart and dart garden carpet common carpet green carpet oak hook tip scorched wing and two chauffer Beatles
- Fri Apr 29, 2022 5:45 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Hedgehog
- Replies: 8
- Views: 404
Re: Hedgehog
Two in our garden last night at 21:50 hrs very much alive and enjoying their supper. Two hodgehegs have been regular visitors every night this week so far.
- Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:36 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Garden siskins
- Replies: 0
- Views: 149
Garden siskins
Calm and frosty this morning perfect for a brief ringing session in garden. Trying to catch some of the siskins coming into the garden. Just over an hour with the net up and just under half of the 45+ siskin coming to the garden feeders were caught and ringed. The days totals were 1bullfinch 1dunnoc...