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- Mon May 14, 2007 10:38 am
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Black Stork 2/5/07
- Replies: 1
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Black Stork
Neil !! You would not expect a former driving instructor to endorse travelling at 80mph AND then stopping on the hard shoulder would you? The bird had obviously missed junction 32 which is a much closer one to the maternity unit at Royal Preston Hospital
- Sun May 13, 2007 11:25 am
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cuerden Valley Park Sunday 13 May
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Cuerden Valley Park Sunday 13 May
Seen on a Friends of Cuerden Valley Park Dawn Chorus: Song thrush, GS woodpecker, Collared Dove, Blackbird, Chiffchaff, 2 pair tufted duck, Great Crested Grebe on nest, Whitethroat, sand martins, swallows, goldcrest, bullfinch, Canada Geese, numerous wrens and chaffinches; and today a willow warbler...
- Sat May 12, 2007 8:11 pm
- Forum: 2007 Flowering Plants First Date Submissions
- Topic: Pignut
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4342
Pignut
Out this morning on Cuerden Valley Park
- Sat May 12, 2007 8:09 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cuerden Valley Park Sat 12th May
- Replies: 0
- Views: 609
Cuerden Valley Park Sat 12th May
early morning 0530. Roe deer, blackbird, song thrush, Geat spotted woodpecker, chiffchaff, 3 bullfinch, great crested grebe on nest, whitethroat, goldfinch. sadly no willow warblers heard, even after 0700.
- Fri May 11, 2007 6:59 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Why use an on-line database to post records?
- Replies: 2
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on line records
I am sorry but I do not understand the question re on line recordings
David Beattie Botanical recorder, Chorley Nats
David Beattie Botanical recorder, Chorley Nats
- Fri May 11, 2007 6:51 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cuerden Valley Park Friday 11 May
- Replies: 0
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Cuerden Valley Park Friday 11 May
Whilst looking for damselflies I saw the following near the motorway footbridge; Garden warbler, willow warbler, chiffchaff, swallows, 2 jays, hundreds of tadpoles, speckled wood butterfly, green veined white butterfly and not seen in flower but smelled :- water mint I also saw 7 individual large re...
- Fri May 11, 2007 6:43 pm
- Forum: 2007 Butterfly First Date Submissions
- Topic: damselflies
- Replies: 0
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damselflies
Large red, Azure and blue tail all at the breeding pond at the northern part of Cuerden near the Wigan Rd Car park which is between the two motorway bridges
- Thu May 10, 2007 9:01 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cuerden Valley Park Thurs 10 May
- Replies: 0
- Views: 609
Cuerden Valley Park Thurs 10 May
Swallows, sand martins, great spotted woodpecker, goldcrest, reed bunting, willow warbler, chiff chaff, whitethroat, lots of ragged robin, redcampion, cuckoo flower, a few orange tip, a stoat, and a female Banded Demoiselle
- Thu May 10, 2007 8:56 pm
- Forum: 2007 Flowering Plants First Date Submissions
- Topic: Black medick
- Replies: 0
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Black medick
Careful examination of a possible lesser trefoil plant proved it to be a specimen of black medick. Cuerden Valley Park SD5623
- Thu May 10, 2007 4:25 pm
- Forum: 2007 Butterfly First Date Submissions
- Topic: Banded Demoiselle
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1341
Banded Demoiselle
It should not surprise you that a female was seen on Cuerden near the stone bridge SD5623
- Wed May 09, 2007 1:27 pm
- Forum: Amphibians
- Topic: Newts
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2051
Newts
Ecological surveyors found 1 smooth newt and 1f + 1m great crested newt in the ponds at Kem Mill in Cuerden Valley Park
- Tue May 08, 2007 1:43 pm
- Forum: 2007 Flowering Plants First Date Submissions
- Topic: Ragged Robin
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5864
Ragged Robin
Flowers appeared yesterday (Mon 7th) on Cuerden Valley Park
- Mon May 07, 2007 10:45 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: yarrow valley park 5/5
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1136
Bat detectors
You could check out the Bat Conservation trust web site for information or Alana Ecology web site. Prices can vary from about £50 to £250 depending on what you want. It would be good to buy a CD to help you as well. I have a CD and book called The Bat Detective, A Field Guide for Bat Detection by Br...
- Mon May 07, 2007 10:11 am
- Forum: 2007 Flowering Plants First Date Submissions
- Topic: Bistort
- Replies: 0
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Bistort
Seen on Birkacre between the top lodge and the Rooks near the end of our "Dawn Chorus" walk (Sorry Nora)
- Sun May 06, 2007 8:57 pm
- Forum: 2007 Flowering Plants First Date Submissions
- Topic: Oxeye Daisy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4252
Oxeye Daisy
Out today on Cuerden Valley Park