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Lords, Ladies and Leeks

Posted on14 May 201314 May 2013Leave a comment

     Few Flowered Leek Despite looking like the picture of innocence this member of the onion family is the latest invasive species to arrive within the Stenner Wood site of biological interest. Further north its proved capable of spreading extremely quickly and outcompeting our Read More …

CategoriesFlora, FungiTagsApple Blossom, Few flowered Leek, Green Alkanet, Kenworthy Wood, Lords & Ladies, Stenner Wood

Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs

Posted on30 April 201330 April 2013Leave a comment

A quick round-up from the last few days of April and the arrival of a couple of Summer migrants.   Male Blackcap Nevermind the swallows the song of the male Blackcap is one of the first signs of summer arriving. This year the late Spring Read More …

CategoriesBirdsTagsBlackcap, Chiffchaff, Marsh Harrier

Avocets and Twites

Posted on14 April 201314 April 2013Leave a comment

Highlights from another trip to the coast – the RSPB reserve at Marshside just north of Southport. Plenty of Avocets and Black-tailed Godwits with circa 150 Wigeon hanging on for a change in the weather before moving north. Also a Spoonbill and several Snipe around. Read More …

CategoriesBirds, Flora, MammalsTagsArt, Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Brown Rat, Burton Mere, Coltsfoot, Dunnock, Marshside, Southport, Twite

Home is where the hole is

Posted on9 April 20139 April 20132 Comments

  Rose-ringed Parakeet in Didsbury. One of at least 3 pairs breeding in the local park (and another dodgy digiscoped effort). Although technically feral they seem to have found a niche in south Manchester and the population is now circa 30 birds. One of the Read More …

CategoriesBirdsTagsDidsbury, Dipper, Nest building, Ring-necked Parakeet, River Mersey, Rose-Ringed Parakeet

Grebeland

Posted on6 April 20136 April 2013Leave a comment

A few highlights from a quick visit to the Lancashire Wildlife Trusts Meresands Wood reserve. Always well worth a visit despite attracting a lot of dog walkers. In addition to birds also very good for mammals with most of the more common bats, Foxes, Stoats Read More …

CategoriesBirdsTagsDabchick, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Meresands Wood

First Migrants of the Year

Posted on4 April 20134 April 2013Leave a comment

  Avocets at Leighton Moss (a rare digiscoped effort). The end of March and locally we’re still awaiting the arrival of the first summer migrants.  The closet we’ve had is a male Stonechat at Millgate Fields but this was a case of passing through rather Read More …

CategoriesBirdsTagsAvocet, Bearded Tit, Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing, Leighton Moss, Morecambe Bay, Nestbox, Pee-wit, Snipe

In Search of Spring

Posted on31 March 201331 March 2013Leave a comment

  Blackthorn coming into flower at Millgate Fields, Didsbury. One of the favourite spots for  Bullfinch. Unfortunately contractors working on behalf of Manchester City Council have since pruned it all back to allow for “access improvements.” Also known as putting in a gravel footpath. Something Read More …

CategoriesAmphibians, Birds, FloraTagsBlackthorn, Butterbur, Frog, Frogspawn, Song Thrush

Nuthatches, Rats & Rails

Posted on25 February 201325 February 2013Leave a comment

Highlights from an unexpected trip to the RSPB Burton Mere Reserve on the Dee estuary. Initially we were planning on collecting a new tent from Go Outdoors in Chester but after being let down by their reserve and collect system we decided to have a Read More …

CategoriesBirds, MammalsTagsBrown Rat, Bullfinch, Burton Mere RSB, Nuthatch, Rat, Water Rail, Wood Nuthatch

Barn Owls and Bowland

Posted on18 February 201318 February 2013Leave a comment

A few highlights from a grand day out at Morecambe Bay and the Trough of Bowland. There’s nothing quite like watching 4 Barn Owls hunting over the mosses in late afternoon. Fortunately along the coastal marshes of Morecambe Bay they’re still relatively common. Apparently there’s Read More …

CategoriesBirds, LandscapesTagsBarn Owl, Bowland, Langden, Trough of Bowland

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