A personal blog about observing the wildlife around east Lancashire in north west England and trips further afield, including Scotland, Spain and Portugal. I always make the effort to record the wildlife I see, submitting the data to the relevant local or national recording body so that my observations might be a tiny help in the fight against the destruction of the natural world. I randomly update this blog when I have time and/or feel motivated to do so. I almost always have my camera with me and I’ve been taking pictures of wildlife on and off for decades and manage the odd decent photo with my trusty Nikon D500 digital camera. I upload most of my images to my Flickr page, and post some of the better ones here on the blog.
- Woodlark, Skipwith Common
For some unfathomable reason I’d never visited Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve in North Yorkshire. … Continued - Sound recording birdsong with an iPhone
I’ve been getting some sound recordings on the iPhone recently just to see what the … Continued - Barn Owl, Dean Clough
This morning’s walk round Dean Clough was intended to look for the first Wheatears of … Continued - Purple Sandpipers at Rossall PointA Sunday morning trip to Rossall Point to catch up with a few “year-ticks”, in … Continued
- Red-necked Grebe, Clowbridge ReservoirA Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena was reported from Clowbridge Reservoir near Burnley yesterday so I … Continued
- Hardy Stonechat, Jan 7 2025A first walk of the new year around Dean Clough in icy conditions was enjoyable … Continued
- NocMig 11-12 Sep 2024
The recorder picked up an excellent movement of Pink-Footed Geese overnight which began around 23:20 … Continued - NocMig, Sep 4-5 2024
The recorder was out last night despite the rain and captured a bird at 23:39 … Continued - Nocmig Feb 24-25 2014
Weather Calm, clear overnight. Temp just above freezing. Equipment Tascam DR-05, internal mics, protected in … Continued - Black Darter at Gannow FellBlack Darters, Red Darters, Common Hawkers, Emperors, and Common Blue Damselflies made for a delightful session of photography on a long Friday lunchtime on Gannow Fell, Lancashire.
