A positively excellent 5 hours plus in the area Marshaw-Tower Lodge-Trough Bridge, during which time I noted 21 species, being an average count here….This is upland birding.Spotted Flycatcher.It was the perfect start for me, when just five minutes ou…
I’ve not had a days birding since Thursday 5 May, and it hurts for me to have to say that I’m in danger of suffering from a bout of depression. But hey….Wildlife always has something to interest, and one of a few events this week for me, was a c…
Four healthy Avocet chicks emerged from the nest on Conder Pool Thursday morning, they were surviving into their third day on Saturday. I’m grateful to Howard Stockdale for the excellent footage he sent me….View the videos Full Sc…
Waders continue to give a good show at Conder Green, with up to 250 Knot hanging on there, and 80 Black-tailed Godwit in the creeks. At one point on Conder Pool, 7 Common Tern were present in the morning, and my best of several counts was 17 …
Friday got off to a good start for me, when, enroute to Harrisend for end of April chats. I found a pair of Redstart, obviously breeding in the trunk of an Ash….Watch this space.In the tree next to the Ash, a pair of Lesser Redpoll, wi…
Conder Pool continues to oblige when Sundays single became a double with 2 Common Tern present. Other interest was, the high concentration of Avocet which continues to increase, and the season getting off to a good start.Little Ringed Plover …
….but first the Short-eared Owl.Thanks to Howard Stockdale for the header image, which shows what looks like what can only be described as a twig protruding from the birds right armpit. I’d suggest this is the possible cause of the inability to fly a…
Negatives.It’s rare that I use the word negative to describe any of my birding, but a session in the Lune Valley turned out to be the most negative experience for me in ages.Sand Martin Bull Beck April 15 2021At Bull Beck where I had hoped to find Litt…
My visit to Conder Green was something of a repeat of my last on 5 April, though some numbers had changed, and new birds were in. Conder Pool laid claim to its first Barnacle Goose yesterday, present there since Sunday, it was with 16 Gr…
As the result of a fall in perfect conditions, in the four hours around the Birk Bank area, I recorded at least 22 Willow Warbler most heard only, Otherwise, a lone Chiffchaff, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Buzzard soaring and mewing, and 2 Dunnock …