Whooper Swans over Mellor, 23 October 2025
I recorded the calls of Whooper Swans at 06:50 (while still dark) and later saw four flying east followed by two skeins of Pink-footed Geese. Here’s the recording of the Whoopers.
Nocturnal Migration 15-16 October 2026, Mellor, East Lancashire
Some highlights from last nights nocturnal migration over my garden: Common Scoter calling so low you can hear its wingbeats European Golden Plover flight call Common Snipe Dunlin flight call Recordings processed with BirdNet-Analyzer
NocMig 11-12 Sep 2024
The recorder picked up an excellent movement of Pink-Footed Geese overnight which began around 23:20 with further skeins detected a to, 23:33, 00:39, 00:47, 01:11, 02:19, 02:43, 03:00 and 05:13. Fifty seven call were registered in total and the best … Continued
Nocmig Feb 24-25 2014
Weather Calm, clear overnight. Temp just above freezing. Equipment Tascam DR-05, internal mics, protected in ziplock bag with dead-cat windshield fitted placed flat on a flat surface. Twelve species recorded overnight, including Pink-footed, Canada and Greylag geese. Oystercatchers were very … Continued
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
Wednesday 13 October 2021
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
Sunday 10 October 2021
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
Friday 8 October 2021, Mellor. The first Redwings and Fieldfares of the Autumn
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
Monday 4 October 2021, Mellor
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
Saturday 25 September, Mellor
Weather Low cloud / fog 9/8. Visibilty 100m. intermittent drizzle. circa 15°c. Calm. Wind 0/1. vismig Meadow Pipit, 77 between 08:40 and 09:10 in small groups. Some ground in the fog. Chiffchaff, 3 in garden nocmig Pink-footed Geese, three skeins … Continued