Great White Egret, River Ribble
I had about 20 minutes spare on my way to Clitheroe this morning and took a chance on the Great White Egret still being close to the bridge at Mitton. It had being located earlier in the day by Mike … Continued
Family camping holiday in Picos De Europa
This year we went camping in Spain during the school holidays. I chose the destination and I picked the Picos de Europa mountains, which apart from being great for camping happens to be stuffed with wildlife – what a coincidence! … Continued
Common Pipistrelle Roost
Video Footage of the Common Pipistrelle maternity roost emergence at the Inn at Whitewell on June 18th 2009621 Common Pipistrelles were counted during the emergence by members of East Lancs Bat group. Up to 5 other species of bat were … Continued
Warton Crag, 16th June
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Spent a very pleasant morning in warm and sunny weather at Warton Crag. Small heath and Northern Brown Argus butterflies were present in good numbers. Bird highlights included a couple of singing lesser whitethroats, 5 buzzard overhead and a peregrine … Continued
Brockholes Quarry 12th June 2009
Fairly quite on the bird front at the quarry. No hobby sightings whilst I was there today. There was at least a bit more going on with other winged creatures. This teneral black-tailed skimmer was on the public footpath by … Continued
The garden in June
The pond I dug over the winter is starting to pay off. This month has seen the first damselfly in the garden – a large red damselfly. Common maybe, but still a garden first and very attactive into the bargain. … Continued
Bowland Fells
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I’ve spent a quite a few days in the Bowland Fells this month getting off the beaten track. I’ve been encouraged by the numbers of raptors that I’ve seen with regular sightings of peregrine, hen harrier, merlin and buzzard (can’t … Continued
Southern Spain, September 2008
I’ve been to Spain numerous times and seen some good birds but normally in the company of non-birders so this was a much anticipated birding trip. I went with Tim and Janet Davie, and John Wright. We travelled … Continued
Biscay Wildlife Cruise, 16th – 21st August 2008
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I have crossed the Bay of Biscay several times before, mainly on the Brittany Ferries ship the Pont Aven sailing between Plymouth and Santander and have had some memorable wildlife sightings. However, this time. accompanied by Bill Aspin and John … Continued
Local Birding
Managed to fit in a couple of hours at Brockholes quarry on Saturday, where things were quiet. Most of the birds moving through like Ringed Plovers, a Garganey and a Grey Plover had clearly taken advantage of the settled weather … Continued