Starting to pick up now....
UPDATED: 15th May 2026
Garden Birds, Bird Watching, Bat Monitoring and Wildlife Photography.
Friday, 15 May 2026
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Garden Birds
Key features to look out for
- About the size of a Blackbird, but more slender
- Black, white and red plumage (on belly)
- Males have a red patch on the back of the head
- Juveniles have a red crown
- Bouncy, undulating flight
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Who is steeling our bird feeder???
Every morning recently we have found our bird feeder somewhere in our garden, we decided to put up a trail camera to catch the culprit and this is what we found.
Monday, 11 May 2026
Bickershaw Country Park Bird Watching (Nevison Flash)
DATE: Sunday 10th May 2026
TIME: 14:30-16:30
WEATHER CONDITIONS: Sun/Clouds 16C
OBSERVATIONS:
Returning to see if we could hear or see the Cuckoo's. Unfortunately no sign of them however, a great afternoons walk around the flash.
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| Peacock Butterfly |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Best Willow Warbler I could get |
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| Swift |
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| Buzzard |
- Goldfinch
- Magpie
- Canada Geese
- Coot
- Linnet*
- Willow Warbler*
- Cetti's Warbler
- Reed Warbler
- Reed Bunting
- Swift
- Buzzard (x4)
- Blackheaded Gull
- Chiffchaff
- Song Thrush
- Wren
- Blackcap
- Robin
- Blackbird
Sunday, 10 May 2026
Orrell Water Park Bat Walk - Sat 9th May 2026
DATE: Saturday 9th May 2026
TIME: 20:30 - 22:30
WEATHER CONDITIONS: 9C Cloudy dropping to 8C
OBSERVATIONS:
A great evening walk around Orrell Water Park organised by the Billinge Bat Rescue Team, thanks to an informative talk by H, Mike and Amber.
More info on the Bat Hospital etc can be found on Facebook > (20+) Billinge Bat Rescue | Facebook
Bats seen and heard:
Soprano Pipistrelle 55kHz
Common Pipistrelle 45kHz
Noctule 22kHz
Dabenton's 45kHz (flying close to the water surface)
Nathusius Pipistrelle 39kHz
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| Orrell Water Park |
A video showing one of the bats the team had brought with them and then some of the bats over the lake along with bat detector sounds
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