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
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
A quick walk around Dean Clough this evening was rewarded with this Whooper Swan on the lower res.
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
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
weather Fog 8/8 visibility max 150m, wind 1w, temp circa 12°c nocmig First decent night of Redwing migration with 95 calls recorded between 22:30 and 07:30. There would no doubt been more if the recorder had been put out earlier. … Continued
weather overnight rain followed by fog clearing to little cloud, Wind 1 SW, 14°c nocmig – Mellor Single curlew called twice at 01:45 vismig – Dean Clough c50 Grounded Meadow Pipits at Dean Clough
weather High cloud 6/8, Wind 2, temp c14°c nocmig At last the first Redwings and Fieldfares have arrived with both being recorded last night and this morning over the house. This follows the first significant arrival on Wednesday on the … Continued
Here’s a prediction. Continental thrushes usually start arriving in the UK in late September. The big arrivals happen in October, but it’s Oct 4 now and there’s very few winter thrushes around, even on the east coast. The main reason … Continued
weather 4/8 cloud, Wind South 3, temp c 12°c. Conditions much improved on recent days after further overnight rain nocmig Quiet again. Heavy rain overnight vismig At last, something to report. The improved weather this morning definitely unblocked some passage … Continued