On Saturday afternoon I should have been watching Blackburn Rovers play Aston Villa but the game was rescheduled to Sunday so I had a free afternoon. The Ribble estuary is always worth a visit at this time of year and … Continued
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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