Whilst up in the Bowland we were very lucky to come across this large female adder basking in the morning sun. A further search of the area revealed a sloughed skin 96 meters away. This looks like it may be from a female too. On a side note, what are the two specimens of fauna included in the album?...

Hi All,

Spotted another male adder within 2 minutes of leaving the car!

Images can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/80501866@ ... 315299252/

Has anyone else had any sightings in the NW?

Paul

Had two hours at White Coppice. 2pm- 4pm Cuckoo calling even though a fellow birdwatcher there told me that I was three weeks too late! Buzzard hovering over the fell edge caught what appeared to be a small rodent and dismembered it whilst in the hover position. All the usual birds were present incl...

G6 UXU wrote:Hello Paul,

Could you please tell me were you saw the Ring Ouzle as I have not seen one since the 50s. Many thank's and all the best.

Hi Chris, it was up in the Trough of Bowland. There are quite a few there at the moment

Hi all, Was out looking for adders and came across a male that was determined not to stop - period! Here's a link to some of the images captures that day :D https://www.flickr.com/photos/80501866@N00/sets/72157644744880664/ Several cuckoo were spotted too along with dipper, ring ouzel and other upla...

Chris Rae wrote:David,

Just walking through the field off Town Lane. There's no suggestion of a den.

Chris

Hi Chris,

What time was this?

Paul

Had a three hours on Darwen Moor this afternoon.

Cuckoo calling from 2pm 'til 5pm.

SE Owl quartering.

Very good visibility until the rain arrived at 5pm!

Had a look at White Coppice this morning. Two sightings of peregrine, the last seeing it set off on a mission! Plenty of buzzard, raven with most of the usual population showing up. Nuthatch busy feeding young. Didn't see dipper, green woodpecker or cuckoo! However, great views of a little egret cir...

Anyone using these in the feeders? Where I live, house sparrows and starlings are as rare as hens teeth! Low and behold, 5 starlings on the feeder and a couple of house sparrows in the garden. They emptied the feeder in a matter of hours!!! Bought some 'emergency' supplies from a local shop £4.49 fo...

Strange, I only commented the other day that we didn't hear a GSW in an area where we normally hear them!
We did however hear a Nuthatch.

Overall, my feelings are that there "appears" to be less GSW activity.

There's GSW presence though here in Walton-le-Dale near the River Darwen area.

I once caught a large one (18") in the River Ribble.

Had a trip down south a week ago and had Yellow Hammers, White throats, Buzzards etc all singin away! Found my first Roman coin as well as my first silver hammered coin! Anyone interested in history of our local area: file:///Z:/Media%20Shots/Badge%20dug%20up%20in%20field%20is%20medieval%20treasure%...

Flying around Saunders Lane in Longton at 15:00hrs

Whilst out mountain biking, we came across a calling Cuckoo and Green Woodpecker near to the avenue leading to the Barn.
Also Nuthatch, GS Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Raven, Tree Creeper.

Didnt have any Grasshopper Warblers "singing" along with our free-wheeling bikes tonight! la!

Paul

A short foray out on the West Pennines resulted in a Barn Owl's nest with five egg's in the last place you'de expect! The raptor count was quite low with only a pair of Kestrel's showing! Plenty of Willow Warblers, Chiff Chaff, also a pair of Bullfinch, Nuthatch, GS Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Redstart...