The Great Outdoors: Photography, Birds & Bats (Bickershaw Country Park, Pennington Flash & Wigan Flashes) Camping, Astronomy, Aircraft and Amateur Radio.
Sunday, 15 November 2015
Shooting Birds....
Some pictures of small birds, Great Tits, Blue Tits,Coal Tit and Nuthatch. A good couple of hours messing about with the new camera.
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Short-eared owl
A couple of short-eared owls local to me are proving to be tough to catch up with. Attempts to photograph this owl at the moment have been thwart with bad weather, I assume keeping the owl tucked up somewhere warm and dry.
I'll keep going until I get a picture of her (or him).
It was nice to meet and put a face to the name - Tony hardy on Mcr Bird Forum, thanks for the chat!! I'm not a contributor but a keen reader of the forum.
On another note it saddens me greatly to see news like this from Pennington Flash - 5 Pink Footed Geese shot and their breasts removed and carcasses left behind - who would do such a thing, with this and someone setting one of the hides on fire earlier in the year I think the current lack of a on site warden needs serious attention.
I believe if you see or hear anything you can let the people know in the golf shop who have the number for the ranger service.
I'll keep going until I get a picture of her (or him).
It was nice to meet and put a face to the name - Tony hardy on Mcr Bird Forum, thanks for the chat!! I'm not a contributor but a keen reader of the forum.
On another note it saddens me greatly to see news like this from Pennington Flash - 5 Pink Footed Geese shot and their breasts removed and carcasses left behind - who would do such a thing, with this and someone setting one of the hides on fire earlier in the year I think the current lack of a on site warden needs serious attention.
I believe if you see or hear anything you can let the people know in the golf shop who have the number for the ranger service.
New Zealand Bird of the Year Scandal
New Zealand Bird of the Year contest rocked by voting scandal
Vote-rigging hits the prestigious New Zealand Bird of the Year contest, with supporters of one species accused of fowl play
Read more here
Friday, 6 November 2015
Short Eared Owl - Chorlton Ees
2-3 hours today expecting to see a Short Eared Owl and we caught a Kestrel and Long Tailed Tit instead, have to come back tomorrow now.
Met up with Tony Darby- thanks for the chat.
Met up with Tony Darby- thanks for the chat.
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| Jacksons Boat |
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| Lane by Cow Field |
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Garden bird survey aims to solve goldfinch mystery
While many of our familiar songbird species are in decline, one avian
character in particular has been spotted increasingly frequently in UK
gardens - the goldfinch.
Read more on how to help BTO get to the bottom of why these birds are doing well....here
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Rare red-necked phalaropes 'best Scottish season in years'
A bird described as an "extremely rare" visitor to the UK has had one its best breeding seasons in years in Scotland.
Read more here
Read more here
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