Rookery relocation
23 February 2023 The Rooks on the lane had been frequenting different trees to the those containing the seven nests of the existing rookery for a number of weeks. Then, yesterday – 22 February – I saw the rooks nest … Continued
Mellor 11 Oct 2022
Cloudy with clear spells 6/8, F3 Vismig between 07:30 and 09:30. No nocmig due to a failed recording Redwing 31 (15s,6s,1s,5s,1s,3s) Woodpigeon 100 (70s,3w,5s,1s,1s,2s,5s,1s,1s,2s) Jay 1 Swallow 5s Skylark 8s Meadow Pipit 62 Lapwing 45 (local flock)
Mellor Moor
08 Sept 2022 07:30 – 08:00, Weather Wind east F2, 4/8 cloud, 14° Brief visit to the viewpoint: Golden Plover 1 – associating with the Lapwing flock Lapwing c70 Snipe 7 Linnet c20 Meadow Pipit c10 Goldfinch c40 Swallow c10 … Continued
Mellor Moor
6 September 2022, Vizmig session 06:30 08:00 Map 8/8 cloud, light SE wind Meadow Pipit 10 Lapwing 50 Wheatear 2 juv Linnet c40 Chaffinch 1S Goldfinch c10 Swallow 17 Starling 2W Jackdaw Skylark 1 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Black-headed gull … Continued
Mellor Moor – new vizmig site
This autumn I’ve changed my routine from my usual morning vizmig walk and am trying a new location nearby at top of Mellor Moor. It’s just over 10 minutes walk from home and is accessible by public footpath so is … Continued
Spotted Flycatcher – 1st garden record
I’d often wondered why I’d never seen a Spotted Flycatcher in the garden given all the other birds that had passed through over the past 17 years. I’m sure I’ve missed a few, but today I didn’t as one spent … Continued
New Year’s Day, 1 January 2022
Went for a walk down to the Ribble at Osbaldestion with Jeanette. The weather was exceptionally mild with temperatures reaching the mid teens in the early afternoon sun. It felt like an early Spring day rather than the middle of … Continued
Whooper Swan, Dean Clough 21 October 2021
A quick walk around Dean Clough this evening was rewarded with this Whooper Swan on the lower res.
Redwings and Goldcrests, 18 October 2021, Mellor
weather Cloud 8/8, c10°c, wind 4S nocmig Quiet night with only a single Redwing call at 01:00 which was preceded by fireworks (it’s that time of year again!). Livened up a bit at dawn, with a few Redwing calls just … Continued
Thursday 14 October 2021, Mellor. More Redwings
weather Cloud 8/8 overnight. No rain. c 10°c Wind 2/3 w/sw nocmig Good overnight passage of Redwing with 76 calls recorded between 19:40 and 07:50. There were calls recorded in each hour of the night with the exception of 03:00 … Continued