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- Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:25 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Anglezarke Moors
- Replies: 0
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Anglezarke Moors
8.45-2.30 pm - circular walk taking in Heapey Lodges-White Coppice-Great Hill-Spitlers Edge-Holts Flat-Reservoirs. Heapey Lodges: Tufted Duck (10), Moorhen, Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Pink-footed Goose (skein of 60 over). Dean Black Brook: Single Brambling feeding on the beechmast with a few Chaffinch,...
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:36 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Croston / mawdesley moss .
- Replies: 1
- Views: 214
Re: Croston / mawdesley moss .
Quiet on the geese front on the Croston Finney side as the Pink-foots (2000-2500 of them) have relocated to the field immediately on the other (Rufford) side of the Douglas (but still in the Chorley recording area). 9 Greylag Geese and 350 large gulls (90% Herring) also present (small gulls - all Bl...
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:41 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Croston / mawdesley moss .
- Replies: 4
- Views: 479
Re: Croston / mawdesley moss .
2.00-5.00 pm: Incredible build-up of Pink-footed Geese this afternoon, up to 4500 largely centred on Great Close field (Croston Finney). Grey Heron flying over the field sent 1000's skyward towards Croston and Mawdesley Moss, but they returned, very noisily, shortly after. Considering the numbers, a...
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:39 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Knott End Field Trip
- Replies: 5
- Views: 534
Re: Knott End Field Trip
It appeared while you were in the cafe munching on a barm cake Len.
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:39 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Knott End Field Trip
- Replies: 5
- Views: 534
Re: Knott End Field Trip
Just a Rock Pipit missing from the list.
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:48 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Lower Rivington Gull Roost
- Replies: 1
- Views: 521
Lower Rivington Gull Roost
6.00-7.00 pm - first sizable roost of the autumn, between 1500-2000 gulls. Unfortunately the birds were out in the middle\northern end of the reservoir (where they usually seem to roost over the warmer months) and, combined with the choppy conditions, made it tricky to pick out any oddities. Of the ...
- Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:58 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Monthly Duck Count 17.09.23
- Replies: 5
- Views: 752
Re: Monthly Duck Count 17.09.23
E-shaped pond: empty
Twin Lakes: Mallard (13); GC Grebe (3)
Twin Lakes: Mallard (13); GC Grebe (3)
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:21 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Lanzarote 18 to 29th. August 2023
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2789
Re: Lanzarote 18 to 29th. August 2023
Yes Len, LBM is my benchmark for the Parakeets, used to hear them regularly over my house on their way to LBM. My largest counts for Parakeets over the last 4 years at LBM: 2020 = 13 2021 = 10 2022 = 3 2023 = 0 (lack of Chorley sightings by others leads me to believe they may have moved on or have b...
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:21 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Lanzarote 18 to 29th. August 2023
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2789
Re: Lanzarote 18 to 29th. August 2023
Some good shots there Len (nice to be reminded what a RN Parakeet looks like now that they seem to have disappeared from Chorley!)
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:33 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Hic Bibi ponds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 384
Re: Hic Bibi ponds
Cheers Len, I find separating Common, Migrant and Southern Hawkers in the field tricky at times, especially when you know they are all present.
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 4:47 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Hic Bibi ponds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 384
Re: Hic Bibi ponds
Looking at the Migrant Hawker again, I think it is in fact a Common Hawker - as it has a yellow costa (leading edge of the wing) - I am sure someone will correct me if not. So 4 Hawkers seen in total.
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 3:53 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Hic Bibi ponds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 384
Hic Bibi ponds
As others have posted recently the Hic Bibi ponds have been productive for Odonata in the recent hot weather. 3 consecutive lunch time visits (12.30-1.30 pm) have seen Southern Hawker (5 or 6 spread out across the ponds, mostly males constantly on the wing); Brown Hawker 2 (male seen off a few times...
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:14 am
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: St Aidan's, Fairburn Ings and Blacktoft Sands
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1904
St Aidan's, Fairburn Ings and Blacktoft Sands
Spent a day visiting RSPB reserves at St Aidan's, Fairburn Ings and Blacktoft Sands on the way to a very important football match in Hull. First visit to St Aidan's and it's an impressive and very large site (it was where was a Long-toed Stint turned up a couple of years ago). Spent 4 hours there an...
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:43 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Anglesey
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2158
Re: Anglesey
Balearic & Manx Shearwater, almost Porthgwarra levels of seawatching Ian.
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:42 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Dorset Birding
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1994
Re: Dorset Birding
Cheers Ian, the 5.30am starts were hard going though!