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- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:44 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eyes Lane and Croston Moss
- Replies: 1
- Views: 146
Eyes Lane and Croston Moss
Eyes Lane, Bretherton - 200+ Black-headed Gulls, 2 Oystercatcher, 50+ Lapwing, 20 Shelduck and 1 Green Sandpiper or Dunlin (view of rear end only) on flooded field to NE of Red Bridge, a further 100 BH Gulls, 6+ Herring Gull and 10+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls with 25+ Lapwing on Asland Walks field. 1...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Here and there
- Replies: 0
- Views: 93
Here and there
River Douglas/Carr Brook - 5 Wigeon, 4 Teal and 2 Mallard. Eyes Lane, Bretherton - 17 Shelduck, 80+ Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Buzzard, 150+ Black-headed Gull. On the River Douglas were Teal, Mallard, Canada Geese and 3 Goosander. 200+ Starling in 2 flocks. TwinLakes/Croston Sewage Works - 1...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eyes Lane, Bretherton
- Replies: 4
- Views: 171
Re: Eyes Lane, Bretherton
Thanks John.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eyes Lane, Bretherton
- Replies: 4
- Views: 171
Re: Eyes Lane, Bretherton
Thanks Peter.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:10 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eyes Lane, Bretherton
- Replies: 4
- Views: 171
Eyes Lane, Bretherton
Mid-afternoon visit - The flood SW of Red Bridge is now just a damp area, on the NE flood were 60-70 Lapwing, 100+ Black-headed Gulls and 6 Shelduck, other birds seen included 25+ Fieldfare, 60+ Starling, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 male Kestrel and around 10 Goldfinch. Screenshot 2024-03-06 225211.png - Yell...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Y.V.PARK. 10 am - 11.30 am
- Replies: 2
- Views: 251
Re: Y.V.PARK. 10 am - 11.30 am
The fungi on the pine needles could be Butter Cap, it certainly looks like it. The only issue is that Butter Cap is normally only recorded fruiting between June and November.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:06 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Yarrow and Belmont Reservoirs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 79
Yarrow and Belmont Reservoirs
Yarrow Reservoir - No sign of yesterdays Pochard, 6 Mallard, 3 Goosander and 4 Common Gull. Belmont Reservoir - 2,000+ Black-headed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 25+ Lapwing, 25 Curlew (groups of 16, 6 & 3), 2 Reed Bunting, numerous Canada and Greylag Geese and 37 Whooper Swans over heading...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:40 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Lead Mines
- Replies: 1
- Views: 172
Re: Lead Mines
In addition to John's sightings I had, 50+ Fieldfare, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey WAgtail, Oystercatcher heard and 1 Queen White-tailed Bumblebee.
Pochard plus 1 other at Eyes Lane, Bretherton takes my Year List Challenge to 104 species.
- Male Goldcrest.
Pochard plus 1 other at Eyes Lane, Bretherton takes my Year List Challenge to 104 species.
- Male Goldcrest.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:38 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Belmont Reservoir
- Replies: 1
- Views: 236
Re: Belmont Reservoir
48 Curlew were reported on Friday evening on the Manchester Birding website.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Adlington Landfill Site
- Replies: 2
- Views: 287
Re: Adlington Landfill Site
Nice shot Gareth.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Croston Moss
- Replies: 1
- Views: 218
Re: Croston Moss
I had an hour or so on the mosses late morning, from the Rufford end. I saw 6 Common Buzzard at one point as well as the Great White Egret and a Little Egret. Also 2 Grey Partridge on Mawdesley Moss, a male Goosander and a juvenile Mute Swan on the River Douglas and at least 4 singing Skylark on Loc...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eyes Lane, Bretherton and Croston Sewage Works
- Replies: 0
- Views: 112
Eyes Lane, Bretherton and Croston Sewage Works
Eyes Lane, Bretherton - Canada Geese, Mallard and Teal on the River Douglas, 87 Lapwing on the flooded field to the NE of Red Bridge with 80+ Black-headed Gulls and 40+ Black-headed Gulls on the flooded field to the SW, 2 Oystercatcher, 4+Moorhen. Croston Sewage Works - 1 Sparrowhawk high above the ...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Eyes Lane, Bretherton
- Replies: 0
- Views: 98
Eyes Lane, Bretherton
First visit at dawn 7am - No sign of Shoveler seen by John F on Saturday Evening. highlight was 15 Shelduck on the flooded field NE of Red Bridge. Second visit about 8.15am - still no sign of Shoveler, nice to meet John F who pointed out 41 Golden Plover on the Asland Walks field. Third visit at dus...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:15 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Anglezarke moors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 163
Re: Anglezarke moors
Great find and super shot Paul.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Anglezarke Moors circular around Holts Flat Plantation from Lead Mines Clough
- Replies: 0
- Views: 99
Anglezarke Moors circular around Holts Flat Plantation from Lead Mines Clough
Birds seen/heard - 2 Raven, 6+ Carrion Crow, 4 Magpie, 4 Skylark, 1 Common Buzzard; Blackbird, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Blackbird, Pheasant and Tawny Owl heard in the plantation; Dipper, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Mistle Thrush and Chaffinch in Lead Mines Clough....