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- Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:29 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: How do I see a red dragonfly or a damselfly
- Replies: 2
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dragonflies
As you predicted Neil, though a little early - Common Darter seen on Cuerden Thursday July19
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:35 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Tree Sparrow
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1020
Tree Sparrows
If you click on the link in the green area below that says " Annual Reports and Newsletters" You should be able to find the bird report for 2005. This may answer some of your questions
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:30 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cuerden Valley Park Thurs July 19
- Replies: 2
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Cuerden Valley Park Thurs July 19
Meadow Brown, Green veined white, small skipper, buterflies; Brown hawker, Southern Hawker and Emperor dragonflies; Kingfisher, little grebe, chiffchaff, whitethroat, raven flying over and calling. Lots of rest harrow, meadow sweet, great willowherb, rosebay wilowherb, purple loosestrife, and less H...
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:22 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Where abouts was the bee orchid in Cuerden?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1037
Orchid
The Bee Orchid has now gone, If you look under " Flowers first dates" on June 12th you should find directions where the plant was. I will put a photo on the photo page
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:18 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Evening walk R. Douglas Adlington. FLOWERS SEEN
- Replies: 1
- Views: 967
plants
Thanks for these reports Nora.
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:19 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cuerden Valley Park Sun 8 July
- Replies: 0
- Views: 522
Cuerden Valley Park Sun 8 July
Two juvenile kestrels with an adult in Wigan Rd field. Southern Hawker in Stag Lodge field.
- Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:18 am
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Sowbread
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1125
Sowbread
The sowbread (a flower) mentioned in the flora report last year has not been seen in flower this year only the leaves
- Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:02 am
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Sightings at Dragonfly Breeding Pond - Cuerden
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1085
Breeding Pond
Glad to see you found the pond and the emeror
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:16 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Cuerden July 3
- Replies: 0
- Views: 609
Cuerden July 3
Not stricly a sighting but after taking some cub scouts pond dipping we heard a female tawny owl calling
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:15 pm
- Forum: 2007 Butterfly First Date Submissions
- Topic: Bees
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4328
Bees
Have hardly seen anything for three weeks due to the incessant rain. However on Monday 2nd very briefly in the twenty minutes of sun, I did see several honey bees in the walled orchard on Cuerden. I wonder where the hive is?
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:09 am
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: where is the Dragonfly Pond in Cuerden?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2577
Re: is it the wigan road car park?
I have been analusing the map and do I park up on the wigan road car park and then go over the motorway bridge? where is it from there? Do not go over the motorway footbridge. The breeding pond is just on the right before there. Weather has an important bearing on whether (no pun intended) dragonfl...
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:07 am
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: where is the Dragonfly Pond in Cuerden?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2577
Re: I went to the small pond near the orchid meadow.
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also. is stag lodge the car park that is just before the crossroads that lead to Bamber Bridge and Sainsburys?[/quote]
Yes
also. is stag lodge the car park that is just before the crossroads that lead to Bamber Bridge and Sainsburys?[/quote]
Yes
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:05 am
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: where is the Dragonfly Pond in Cuerden?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2577
breeding pond
[quote][/quote]The pond is before the footbridge over the motorway
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:29 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Where is the best place for emperor dragon flies in Cuerden?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1447
Emperor
See my reply about the breeding pond
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:27 pm
- Forum: 2007 Recent Sightings Submissions
- Topic: Kingfisher in Cuerden?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 955
Kingfisher
We have three pairs this year. 1) Sit quietly near the stone bridge SD5623 early mornings before eight 2) Stand on the bridge at Town brow as the river flows underneath except at school start and finish 3) sit on the bench by the pond at the top of the flower meadow early morning and search the lowe...