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- Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:53 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cuerden Kem Mill End
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1252
Cuerden Kem Mill End
Brief walk on Monday morning, 31st March Pair Goldfinch, 1 Kestrel, pair L Grebes, 9 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 2 Canada Geese, Goldcrest, lots of usual Robins, Blackbirds, Tits etc - Also watched a very active Field Vole feeding in rough pasture near the river, watched at the same time I saw the Kestrel! ...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:22 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Diurnal Barn Owl
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1063
Diurnal Barn Owl
Driving along the new road by B&Q Blackpool, a Barn Owl was quartering the development site (opposite the Honda Garage). This was today at 4.30.pm in bright sunshine. Watched it for several minutes - it was totally oblivious of passing cars and lorries and workmen close by! Brilliant views - whe...
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:28 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: L.R. Reservoir
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1130
L.R. Reservoir
LRR - 10 Cormorants - sat on boat in snow storm!
Pasture north of Wilcocks Farm (top of Dean Wood) at least 14 Lapwings and 2 Skylark -hard to see in a blizzard, 1 Snipe and a Nuthatch up valley from Alance Bridge
Y.R. - 1M+3F Goosander, 3 LBB Gulls, 18 BH Gulls. 2 Mallard
Pasture north of Wilcocks Farm (top of Dean Wood) at least 14 Lapwings and 2 Skylark -hard to see in a blizzard, 1 Snipe and a Nuthatch up valley from Alance Bridge
Y.R. - 1M+3F Goosander, 3 LBB Gulls, 18 BH Gulls. 2 Mallard
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: White Coppice back to Chorley
- Replies: 0
- Views: 699
White Coppice back to Chorley
Circuitous walk mainly for exercise but with odd stops for birds! White Coppice; Smiths Lodge, 14 Canada Geese, No 6, 4 Canada Geese, 1 Heron (plus a further Heron on the way to WC at Heapey), 1 Green Woodpecker A.R. - North end; 4 Canada Geese, 5 Mallard, 1 GC Grebe Healey Nab ; 8 Lapwings on top o...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:11 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Gale Moss
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1143
Gale Moss
The cold northerly wind seems to have brought a few more Lapwings back to Gale moss - their numbers have been gradually reducing down to a dozen or so but today there were 32 birds together - no sign of the pair that were previously holding territory on the next field, cold weather must have put the...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:16 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Boxing Hares
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2838
Tony, the area in question is just north of Croston - SD485 198, there are a couple of footpaths crossing the area, one N to S and one W to E (roughly!) the area is good area in general for birding, particularly the land just behind the pond to the east which is private but can be scanned from the f...
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:55 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Boxing Hares
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2838
- Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:05 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Duxbury & Reservoirs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 772
Duxbury & Reservoirs
Called in to main car park hoping to hear a Chiff-chaff - no luck! but recorded the following:- lots of small bird activity including good numbers of B & G Tits, Chaffinches in song, lots of Wrens and Robins, Blackbirds, Song Thrush, usual Magpies, noisey Jays, C Crows, Woodpigeons a Grey Wagtai...
- Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:44 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Duxbury & Reservoirs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 811
Duxbury & Reservoirs
Called in to the woods by the main car park - hoping to hear a Chiff-Chaff - but no luck, plenty of small birds around, B & G Tits, Chaffinch, Wrens and Robins abundent, Blackbirds, Song Thrush, several Nuthatches 4+, Grey Wagtail and a Green Woodpecker, usual Jays, Magpies and C Crows, Woodpige...
- Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:40 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Bird Watching In Norway 17/3
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1402
Hi Eddie, Great report - to say I'm jealous is an understatement! Please keep up the reports from Norway - it would be great to watch the progress of the birding year in Norway and compare it to Chorley. Perhaps this could be the start of reports from other observers around the globe - so if you are...
- Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:59 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Withnell Fold Flashes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 670
Withnell Fold Flashes
A quick walk up the canal for a brief look revealed:- 47 Curlew, 2 Oystercatchers, 56 Starlings, 18 Mallard, 7 Magpies, 5 C. Crows, 10 Teal, 2 Moorhen Reserve, Lots of Wrens, Robins, Blackbirds, G., B. & L.T. Tits, odd Moorhen, Pheasant ,G.S. Woodpecker, 53 Jackdaws overhead, 7 Mallard Some mana...
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:23 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Barn Owl 7/3 Salmesbury
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1467
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Reservoirs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 735
Reservoirs
Quick look at the Reservoirs to see if the winds had brought in anything unusual - which it hadn't or had blown it straight into Yorkshire, - still nice to get out for an hour ! A.R., 42 Mallard, 1 G C Grebe, 24 Canada Geese, approx 60 BH Gulls Y.R., 2 Mallard, 1 G C Grebe U.R.R., 16 Canada Geese, 2...
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:58 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Bullfinches
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2540
Hi, we live on Hartwood and have a resident pair of Bullies in our garden :D , they love sunflower seeds but will also eat most other seed when the sunflower seeds run out. Whilst obviously not the same pair we've had Bullies in our garden on and off for the last 20+years. Like Neil I would also rec...
- Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:19 pm
- Forum: 2008 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Anglezarke
- Replies: 0
- Views: 725
Anglezarke
Quick look at the north end of Anglezarke Reservoir this morning:- 1 GC Grebe, 16 Canada Geese, 4 Mallard and 1 lonely m Pochard, 2 Lapwings and 1 Curlew over. Woods on east bank were quite busy with small birds, severall G & B Tits and Robins, 3 Coal Tits, 4 Goldfinch, at least 5 blackbirds, 1 ...