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Post by Northy on May 3, 2021 14:12:02 GMT
Normally a game keeper, same with the poisoning of lots of predators over grouse moors used for business shooting etc. I’ve seen dead buzzards when picking up with my gun dogs but the osprey episode is horrific Absolutely, the worst one of the tracking devices I've seen reported on was one Harrier which went along country roads exactly and then the A47 in Norfolk, it followed it perfectly until it got to the sea then disappeared, someone hiding the evidence |
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Post by heworksardtho on May 3, 2021 14:14:31 GMT
I’ve seen dead buzzards when picking up with my gun dogs but the osprey episode is horrific Absolutely, the worst one of the tracking devices I've seen reported on was one Harrier which went along country roads exactly and then the A47 in Norfolk, it followed it perfectly until it got to the sea then disappeared, someone hiding the evidence Just seen a video of two young lads killing a swan with golf clubs and battering two others on Rhyl Golf course yesterday |
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Post by partickpotter on May 3, 2021 16:49:04 GMT
Up in Sutherland which is, apparently, a good place to see Golden Eagles. Was good for me today as I saw a pair flying round for a good 15 minutes. Only managed one photo of ne of them... and that is pretty rubbish. I think you need better kit (and/or talent) than I have to get a good picture of them. Anyway, here is what I managed...  |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 3, 2021 17:03:44 GMT
Up in Sutherland which is, apparently, a good place to see Golden Eagles. Was good for me today as I saw a pair flying round for a good 15 minutes. Only managed one photo of ne of them... and that is pretty rubbish. I think you need better kit (and/or talent) than I have to get a good picture of them. Anyway, here is what I managed... Maybe my Sigma 150-600mm might have done trick. What do you use? |
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Post by partickpotter on May 3, 2021 17:26:26 GMT
Up in Sutherland which is, apparently, a good place to see Golden Eagles. Was good for me today as I saw a pair flying round for a good 15 minutes. Only managed one photo of ne of them... and that is pretty rubbish. I think you need better kit (and/or talent) than I have to get a good picture of them. Anyway, here is what I managed... Maybe my Sigma 150-600mm might have done trick. What do you use? A cheap(ish) Canon Compact (SX620). It might also be necessary to get a proper set up rather than what I do is snap while walking. It’s good enough for good scenery photos, but no good for fast moving, distant wild life. Edit.. I just checked out your Sigma... that is a serious bit of kit! |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 3, 2021 18:54:39 GMT
Maybe my Sigma 150-600mm might have done trick. What do you use? A cheap(ish) Canon Compact (SX620). It might also be necessary to get a proper set up rather than what I do is snap while walking. It’s good enough for good scenery photos, but no good for fast moving, distant wild life. Edit.. I just checked out your Sigma... that is a serious bit of kit! Thank you. I had to do it as its an investment. As im taking this wildlife Photography really seriously. One from weekend.  Scenery you can get some beautiful shots as ive seen in your photos. |
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Post by partickpotter on May 3, 2021 19:10:29 GMT
A cheap(ish) Canon Compact (SX620). It might also be necessary to get a proper set up rather than what I do is snap while walking. It’s good enough for good scenery photos, but no good for fast moving, distant wild life. Edit.. I just checked out your Sigma... that is a serious bit of kit! Thank you. I had to do it as its an investment. As im taking this wildlife Photography really seriously. One from weekend. Scenery you can get some beautiful shots as ive seen in your photos. That’s amazing.  |
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 3, 2021 19:43:15 GMT
First time using new lens today.  How far away were you Alsager? |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 3, 2021 19:59:25 GMT
First time using new lens today. How far away were you Alsager? Quite far to be fair. New lens gives me change to Photographer things without disturbing it too much. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 3, 2021 20:21:41 GMT
Anyone got thoughts on my post on the rare sighting i posted?
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Post by Northy on May 4, 2021 11:01:08 GMT
Help needed as its baffled me. So here is the latest sightings. Check out Congleton. I cant bring myself to believe it. 26 Apr- 2 May EHF/PHF: Ruddy Shelduck, LR Plover, Whimbrel, Bl-t Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Med Gull, Common Tern, GW & L Egret, Hobby, Sedge Warbler, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail MGT/RF: Pochard, GW Egret, Common Tern, Willow, Sedge, Reed Warbler, L Whitethroat, Wheatear, Tree Sparrow, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Bunting Railway embankment: Whitethroat WLF: Cetti’s & Reed Warbler Alsager: Skylark, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Yellowhammer Arclid SQ: LR Plover Astbury Mere: Swift, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler Axe Edge: S-e Owl Checkley: Wheatear Congleton: Goosander, Black Stork, Kingfisher, Mistle Thrush, Dipper Grey Wagtail Crewe: Swift Doddington: Shelduck, Swift, Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Reed & Garden Warbler Haslington: Hobby Salt Line/BPM: Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting Scholar Green: Osprey, Hobby, Grasshopper Warbler, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer also a few Osprey sightings throughout the Recording Area Looked into it and found this. RBA Cheshire BLACK STORK 3.5mls north of Congleton 1/2ml NE of Marton flew ENE over Marton Heath Trout Pools at c1.30pm SK11 9HD SJ.857.688 did see a pic before see what I can do. Ive seen a picture. Still cant think its true. If it is this is one for the programme springwatch. Why i am still sceptical is this. I know quite a bit about wildlife hence i thought it was a mistske. During the summer, the black stork is found from Eastern Asia (Siberia and northern China) west to Central Europe, reaching Estonia in the north, Poland, Lower Saxony and Bavaria in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy and Greece in the south,[13] with an outlying population in the central-southwest region of the Iberian Peninsula (Extremadura and surrounding provinces of Spain, plus Portugal).[22] It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and Asia, although certain populations of black storks are sedentary or dispersive.[19] An isolated population exists in Southern Africa, where the species is more numerous in the east, in eastern South Africa and Mozambique, and is also found in Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Botswana and less commonly Namibia.[23] Anyone more knowledgeable people feel free to have your opinion. Not sure about black Stork, but in April 2004 we had a white stork in our village near to Northwich, stayed for about 3 weeks, country lanes were lined with people taking pictures, it eats worms so was happy in the ploughed fields. Last year we had 3 spoonbills, and a few years ago had a pair of black winged stilts nesting, which got the RSPB out to set up a hide and keep watch on them. Birds are definitely spreading out more and some go off course now and then. |
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Post by heworksardtho on May 5, 2021 17:19:00 GMT
Travelling up the M40 today and yet again by Stokenchurch a great spectacle of the Red Kites , and also as far up as Banbury , these birds never fail to deliver
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Post by ravey123 on May 5, 2021 19:12:01 GMT
Travelling up the M40 today and yet again by Stokenchurch a great spectacle of the Red Kites , and also as far up as Banbury , these birds never fail to deliver Starting to see a lot of Red Kites in Staffordshire now - their increase in numbers this last 10 years has been incredible. I wonder what it will do to the Buzzard population |
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 6, 2021 6:51:28 GMT
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Post by Northy on May 6, 2021 14:19:54 GMT
Can't believe how tame these moorhen chicks and ducklings were on ny run on Tuesday evening   |
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Post by heworksardtho on May 6, 2021 14:24:17 GMT
Can't believe how tame these moorhen chicks and ducklings were on ny run on Tuesday evening How far did you run Northy , take Vokes with you next time |
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Post by Northy on May 6, 2021 16:27:41 GMT
Can't believe how tame these moorhen chicks and ducklings were on ny run on Tuesday evening How far did you run Northy , take Vokes with you next time Only 6.5 miles for that one |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 6, 2021 17:40:04 GMT
Not seeing the Goldcrests as much anymore. Beautiful looking things.
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Post by heworksardtho on May 6, 2021 19:20:02 GMT
Not seeing the Goldcrests as much anymore. Beautiful looking things. Theres a pair by the cafe by the lake at trentham gardens |
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Post by Northy on May 7, 2021 14:42:33 GMT
Not seeing the Goldcrests as much anymore. Beautiful looking things. Seen plenty around, we've left a bit of our back lawn go to wild the last few years, a fair few dandelions in and they've been coming in to eat the seeds the last couple of weeks. Saw a few on my lunchtime walk today from home, along with a song thrush foraging under the hedgerows and a mistle thrush singing away from near the top on an oak tree. Weirdest place I've seen a bird this week is on a roundabout in Birchwood Business Park, outskirts of Warrington, there was an oyster catcher wandering around. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 7, 2021 19:54:02 GMT
Not seeing the Goldcrests as much anymore. Beautiful looking things. Seen plenty around, we've left a bit of our back lawn go to wild the last few years, a fair few dandelions in and they've been coming in to eat the seeds the last couple of weeks. Saw a few on my lunchtime walk today from home, along with a song thrush foraging under the hedgerows and a mistle thrush singing away from near the top on an oak tree. Weirdest place I've seen a bird this week is on a roundabout in Birchwood Business Park, outskirts of Warrington, there was an oyster catcher wandering around. Fantastic what you have done. Doing that little bit can really help and it proves. So glad to here the Goldcrests are still about enjoying what they can 👌 |
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Post by lurcherman on May 7, 2021 21:21:54 GMT
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Post by heworksardtho on May 8, 2021 6:21:35 GMT
Got a robin on me bird table this morning eating the meal worms , he’s a feisty little bird and is chasing the sparrows off , was up parkhall yesterday and saw a greenfinch on the feeders haven’t seen one for years what’s happened to them , also a male bullfinch there not seen a lot of them either .
When I was in me early teens in the 70s and up parkhall every day in summer there was an abundance of sky larks and linnets , a nesting kestrel in the quarry where they had the firing range , owls etc , and in the barn which is Petitts pet shop in hulme , hundreds of nesting sparrows in the brickwork , starlings were so common to but now it seems a lot of these birds are in decline which is sad
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 8, 2021 6:34:18 GMT
Pair of Robins making regular visits to the two tables I've got here, they do their usual feisty routine with the others but they seem to get on with each other against all the odds.
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Post by richie22 on May 8, 2021 7:33:35 GMT
Travelling up the M40 today and yet again by Stokenchurch a great spectacle of the Red Kites , and also as far up as Banbury , these birds never fail to deliver Starting to see a lot of Red Kites in Staffordshire now - their increase in numbers this last 10 years has been incredible. I wonder what it will do to the Buzzard population I regularly overnight park in my lorry at Stoke church if I’m ever into London the next day, just the other day I clocked two large birds of prey about 30 ft above me swooping down and investigating a fresh road kill, my attempts to catch them on camera we’re poor. But still enough for a good friend of mine that keeps falcons to identify a red kite. Regular heading down the m40 you will see large birds of various shapes and sizes perched on the fences traffic watching… |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 8, 2021 11:56:55 GMT
Across from me. A Tree Creeper has been up and down the tall one quite a few times. Nice to see.
Its so great to hear the Red Kites are doing so well.
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Post by heworksardtho on May 8, 2021 18:39:59 GMT
Starting to see a lot of Red Kites in Staffordshire now - their increase in numbers this last 10 years has been incredible. I wonder what it will do to the Buzzard population I regularly overnight park in my lorry at Stoke church if I’m ever into London the next day, just the other day I clocked two large birds of prey about 30 ft above me swooping down and investigating a fresh road kill, my attempts to catch them on camera we’re poor. But still enough for a good friend of mine that keeps falcons to identify a red kite. Regular heading down the m40 you will see large birds of various shapes and sizes perched on the fences traffic watching… Do you ever use the Chinese chippy by the pub |
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Post by richie22 on May 8, 2021 19:07:45 GMT
I regularly overnight park in my lorry at Stoke church if I’m ever into London the next day, just the other day I clocked two large birds of prey about 30 ft above me swooping down and investigating a fresh road kill, my attempts to catch them on camera we’re poor. But still enough for a good friend of mine that keeps falcons to identify a red kite. Regular heading down the m40 you will see large birds of various shapes and sizes perched on the fences traffic watching… Do you ever use the Chinese chippy by the pub I tend to park the truck outside the lambert arms/ hotel. I’ve been known to pop in for a pint every now and then . |
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Post by murphthesurf on May 8, 2021 21:11:10 GMT
Seen plenty around, we've left a bit of our back lawn go to wild the last few years, a fair few dandelions in and they've been coming in to eat the seeds the last couple of weeks. Saw a few on my lunchtime walk today from home, along with a song thrush foraging under the hedgerows and a mistle thrush singing away from near the top on an oak tree. Weirdest place I've seen a bird this week is on a roundabout in Birchwood Business Park, outskirts of Warrington, there was an oyster catcher wandering around. Fantastic what you have done. Doing that little bit can really help and it proves. So glad to here the Goldcrests are still about enjoying what they can 👌 Yes, nice one. If anyone has enough space to plant a few teasels, they have thistle-like heads which are full of seeds and are marvellous to just leave as they are so that the birds can help themselves and enjoy them. Speaking of dandelions, it's best to leave them if poss rather than being a neat gardener and pulling them all up because bees love them - and bees also need all the help they can get these days in view of so many wild flowers and meadows sadly being wiped out by pesticides. |
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Post by murphthesurf on May 8, 2021 21:16:25 GMT
Pair of Robins making regular visits to the two tables I've got here, they do their usual feisty routine with the others but they seem to get on with each other against all the odds. Have you been brave enough to venture into live mealworms yet, Chuff??? Robins love them! You have to put the mealies into quite high-sided containers, though, or they'll wriggle away!  |
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