I had another pleasant visit to the Birk Bank area this week before the weather broke. The wandering wasn’t without at least a couple of surprises.Up to 22 Common Darter were over the bog, with four pairs copulating and ovipositing, also 3 Black Darter…
It was a new experience for me to see at least 20 Grey Wagtail on Wednesday last week, obviously some autumn movement on the River Lune at Halton…Gripping stuff! The videos are best viewed Full Screen….Hopefully.This is a particularly&nbs…
The day started with Steve guiding me to one of his favourite haunts in Halton, to view the River Lune below Forgebank where we enjoyed stunning scenery and marvel at an extraordinary riverine bonanza. In the space of 45 minutes and in no more tha…
Another pleasant spell at Birk Bank bog. Nothing overwhelming, but with plenty of interest to keep me happy for a couple of hours, not least because I witnessed my first copulating Common Carder-Bee’s on the boardwalk….A pity the bees were in sh…
Brown Hairstreak.The first confirmed record of the Brown Hairstreak in Lancashire, came from the Silverdale area in 2011, and was the result of an unauthorised release. The species is restricted to the south, the nearest colonies being in Wor…
Someone stepped onto the viewing platform at Conder Green on Friday, and started a conversation by asking if there was anything interesting here. Obviously a visitor to the area, he went on to ask how long the pool had been in existence. I ex…
Until I reached the car park on Thursday, I hadn’t realised it was 12 August. I had driven into Bowland to find the barrier down at Rigg Lane, and a notice saying ‘ACCESS AREA CLOSED TODAY SHOOTING IN PROGRESS’. I decided to ta…
A look in on Conder Pool yesterday produced the kind of interest you come to expect here. Thirteen Common Tern seen, heading toward the climax of their breeding season, with eight adult and five young seen, four of which have yet to fledge, though I’d …
I was on the western side of Hawthornthwaite Fell during the week, and got to around 400m before finding the first of 4 Stonechat seen on the visit. It was a female, and was the highest Stonechat I ever found on this fell, before soon disappearing from…
….No, this is Bowland Gold.Grizedale Bridge-Holme Wood. I stood by Grizedale Brook for almost two hours yesterday, relocating four times between Grizedale Bridge and Holme Wood, during which I had sightings of 13 Golden-ringe…