The local Whitehroats have been returning to their summer territories over the past couple of weeks. The distinctive scratchy warble is unmistakable and a real sign that summer is just around the corner. The first wave of this year’s arrivals seemed to be relatively quiet Read More …
Category: Birds
Bandit at two o’clock
There may be trouble ahead. One of the local Buzzards sets a course to intercept one of four intruders looking for an easy meal over Kenworthy Wood. Due to a combination of a Myxamatosis outbreak and a healthy population of foxes we now have the Read More …
Who’s a Pretty Boy then?
The amazingly warm hazy days of April 2005 continue. A great opportunity for an early morning visit to Chorlton Water Park. Since 2008 the South Manchester Ring necked Parakeets have steadily increased from around 7 birds to 70. Still some way to go to rival Read More …
Something brewing
The Ribble Estuary NNR just under 10 miles south of Blackpool Tower and home to over quarter of a million waders and wildfowl during the winter. On Saturday 21st Feb the highest tide of the year came rolling in. Typical, you really couldn’t make it Read More …
Frozen Meres – Part 3
Pintail negotiating the ice at Martin Mere. Another day in February’s tour of the frozen meres of Lancashire and Cheshire. I was hoping that being relatively close to the coast Martin Mere would be relatively ice free. Unusually the highlight was the walk through the Read More …
Nothing to see here………….
A reedbed in the north west corner of a frozen Budworth Mere. Nothing to see here……move on. A closer look reveals just to the right of the shrubby willow a Bittern. A slightly better view from October 2009 at Leighton Moss. For once it was Read More …
Tranquillity basecamp
A few highlights from earlier on this month with another chilly day at Leighton Moss. In fact it was so ridiculously cold that I almost had the place to myself. Snipe huddled around together at the edge of the reedbeds. Humans in short supply Out on Read More …
In the bleak midwinter
Marsh Tit close to the lower hide at Leighton Moss. Amazing to see how successful the Marsh Tits continue to be around the Silverdale and Arnside area. Probably helps that they have a non-stop supply of bird seed left behind by visitors. Leaving the seed Read More …
Scandinavian Visitors
Great Grey Shrike also known as The Butcher Bird an uncommon winter visitor especially to a small field just to the east of Blackpool airport. Roe Deer on Lytham Moss Shore Lark at Rossall Point, Fleetwood. Unfortunately although not a particular wary bird the sheer Read More …